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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-01

From President Eltors Commencement

From President Eitots Commencement Addres,.
Yesterday the corporation were assured by Mr.
Jacob II. schif Of New York that he would give the
whole OF the cost OF the Semitic building and lee.
ture If certain seventy other subscribers who
had been contributing to that building would trans
fer their gifts to fund to buy collections for that
museum. so We are assured that tho Semitic de-
partment 10 to be we'll equipped with the m cans OF
instruction.
And this past week. also. another beautiful memo
rial fund, bequeathed by an admirable character
and leading man Of science who lived among lis
for forty years. was completed refer to the Asa
Grey memorial fund. made up at this moment to its
full amount of $50 900
And this week. too. have been appraised Of
another gratifying benefactiOn. More appropriate
benefacton could not be conceived more valuable
from its Intellectual prospects. from its commemora.
ton OF a high minded devoted man. Calvin Ellis
died several years ago, and left the OF his for
tune to his beloved sister, She has lately died and
tho property OF Calvin Ellis is to be devoted to
the uses which he specified in his will.
They arc for furthering medical research in tho
departments Of anatomy. physiology and pathology.
subjects in which he delighted and in one of which
he taught. He was long dean of the medical school
and professor devoted to the practice and nyesti
cation Of medicine. himself an investigator OF high
quality and he left us all his money to be used in
the furtherance of these objects for the public good
And this week, too, the corporation received let
tcrs which appraised them that person whose
name is not to be mentioned has decided to give
5000 900 for the furtherance OF our department OF
architecture. 500, 900 as endowment for the build
ing and 500, 900 for the building.
But. gentlemen. I have not mentioned more than
a small fraction Of the bonefactons of this year and
time does not permit me TO continue the catalogue
We shall receive in cash gifts this year not counting
some OF the prospects which l have mentioned
more than $3.50. 900. Applause And similar
was the addition OF last year to the endowment OF
the university.
1t has been wonderful year in respect to gifts
Eight hundred thousand dollars came to us from
the great gift OF Henry Lille Pierce.
A distinguished merchant. Edward Austin OF
Boston left us by will this year $500 900 for poor
teachers and students to help them in the payment
of their studies.
In the middle Of this year there died in Quincy
street retired scholar Of admirable quality as
student and as citizen. Henry Warren, man who
bore from his youth the burden OF great inhrmy
but most resolute soul, who devoted himself from
the time shortly after his graduation to the studies
OF the lndo-Aryan languages. and when he died he
left his beautiful estate on Quincy street and
Sl35 900 to the university for the furthering
OF those lndo.Aryan studies,
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The National Game.

The Chicago Times-Herdld expresses the
opinion that the baseball games between
the mines OF Chicago and Brooklyn played
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday were
played for gate money! the victories
being apportioned between tho clubs in ac-
cordance with their proprietors' view Of
what the most advantageous apporton-
ment wasfor gate money purposes.
Now this is the most serious charge that
can be brought against tho National
League. If the baseball contests to which
they invite the public are not fought out
honestly the members OF tho League are
engaged in as indecent and disgraccful
public deception as can well be imagined.
The Chicago newspaper brings no positive
evidence in support Of its suspicion, but
unfortunately the possibility Of its being
justified has an all too solid foundation.
Two years ago the League undertook to
allay the general disgust at the rowdyism
OF its players by n show OF adopting rules
for its suppression. All that was necessary
to silence the rowdies was to enforce the
simple and universal law OF sport that
questions OF play are to be decided by the
umpire, no other man having voice in
the decision. As a binding pledge OF their
sincerity in guaranteeing the public against
the disorder that had become practically in
separable from professional baseball games,
the members Of the League signed special
agreement to stand by the rule making tho
umpire supreme. And they have violated
both rule and agreement perslstently and
almost uninterruptedly ever since.
Under the Leagues management the ma
tional game is apt at any time to be con-
verted into a wrangling mob. A decision
unsatisfactory to any player on the field
may bring him and his fellows in for n
wordy and perhaps physical assault upon
the umpire. The umpires are cowcd, and
so the players create whatever degree OF
disorder it may please them, practically
with the Leagues approval.
With such low order of management
charges like that brought by the Times
Herald are never without distinct color
OF reasonablencss.
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ONE REALLY CRIMINAL TRUST.
Observations of an Independent Newspaper
Concerning the Associated Press.
From The Chicago Inter OCEAN.

From the Chicago Inter Ocsdn
trust which strikes at the moral consciousness OF
the people. which aims to breed a popular miscon-
cepon OF current events. which pollutes the chan.
nels Of information upon which the people depend
for intelligent guidance. which poisons the under
standing and degrades the masses to a condition OF
mental serfdom. and which protects corruption and
shields fraud, is moro to be feared than any COM
bination of mercantile interests yet conceived.
When the Civic Federation Of Chicago undertakes
to grapple with the trust octopus let it inquire into
the most Infamous and most perilous of all the
combinations yet formed in this cOuntry-a trust
which already has shackled almost tho whole Amer
can press, which has debased every Newspaper In
Chicago except one. and which. unless checked will
eventually enslave the minds OF three.fourths OF
the reading public in the United States. Were II not
for the Inter OCEAN and its few associates outside of
the trust the country would be to-day helpless in
the clutches Of this gigantic and hideous conspiracy
against the conscience and the intelligence Of the
people.
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Insanity, Consumption and Hair.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sir Your CORE
spondent. Inquirer" in THE SUS Of June % states
that insane men are seldom bald headed. l once
heard an old gentleman when twitted about his
bald hea soy: well. have one consolation will
never get consumption" During the past year
have met scores Of cOnHumptives, aud in nearly
every case they had pIentifully covered heads
bnt, stranSriy, ths men IN most cases have bare
icraggy beard il common among cOnEumptives
A striking exception to this rule "a the cousun pty,
with red or auburn hair and thick, fun bearI grow
INK well ny on the cheeks, have never seen con
sumptVe with full black beard. ! would advise all
parents whose sons show tendency to thin boards
and poor chest expansion to choose ali outdoor uc-
cupaton for them. U"ud food. plenty milk out.
door occupation fr sh air and sunshine are the pre-.
vrntiNes we'll the cure tor consumption and
the greatest OF these fresh air and sunshine
~ w.
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In Foreign Eyes.

An English officer, Capt. S, S. LONG, has
been giving in British service journal the
results OF his observation OF our campaigns
in the Philippines. He finds fault with our
stafr system as a whole, on the ground that
officers who are once assigned to the staff
departments usually serve in them per-
mancntly, and so are largely ont oftouch ="
with the line. He specially critcises the
Quartermasters Department for some de-
tails, including those Of providing certain
clothing not suited to the tropics and OF
defective sea and land transport AS to
that, however. Capt. LONG Is judging from
the standards Of the British Indian service.
UIliGk has had generations Of tropical ex-
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THE RAPID-FrRE GUN CONTRACT.
Secretary Alger Gives . Hearing to the
Rival Companies.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-A conference over
the disputed contract to the briggs Seabury
Gun and Ammunition Company for eighty
rapid fire guns was held this morning between
secretary Alger and representatives OF the
briggs Contrary and the American Ordnance
Company. Those present at tho hearing were
Assistant Secretary Meikleiohn. Gen A. r.
Burlington. Chief oi the Ordnance Bureau !:
william G. Wilson. President OF the briggs
Company l.. L. briggs and Samuel Behrends
OF the same company. and former Commits
sioner OF Pensions Murphy OF the American
Ordnance Company The representatives Of
the American Ordnance Company retired from
the room upon the request Of Secretary AlRer
who desired to hear both sides separately
action Of Kssistant p sec ps4'M eiEeioSn in
annnliing the contrsct awarded them i9r the
U-pounders. The attorney for the company
argued that the firms plant at Derby. Conn.
had been filled with the machinery necessary
pared to, NO ahead with the work when Mr.
Meikleiohn. upon representations made by
advertised for proposals. He did this. they
eontended, knowing that the briggs Company's
Ordnance Company. and that to call for other
Sdyantass = the knowledge Of the briggs
-, Mr., !ejohn explained to Secretary Alger
that he had discovered that the briggs Com
a former contract. and he did not think that so
long as they were in default they SHOULD re-
ceive another contract. He held that the
second contract had not been entered into. as
the printed contract had not been signed:
The briggs Company replied that 1t ire
quenty took several months for a contract to
come back from the Government Printing
Office. and the department meanwhile desired
that the manufacture OF the guns proceed, 1t
was customary. therefore. for the chief OF the
Bureau OF Ordnance to notify the firm OF the
acceptance OF it's bid. so as to have the work be-
gin, Gen. Burlington had done this in the case
under consideration. The briggs Company
presented n written statement OF the matter.
withdraw the call for bids Just issued.
Following the conference with the briggs
Company. Mr.. Murphy represented that the
American Ordnance Company should have an
other chance to bid for the contract, as y was.
In his opinion, the only company dual ed to
turn out the guns within the time specified by
the department.
Secretary Ager promised to take the matter
under udvisement and will render a decision
In day or two.
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Bishop Potter an Agnostic.

The PREDATORY note by Bishop POTTER to
the published sermon at the ordination of
Or. BRIGGS Is really n square avowa Of the
extreme rationalistic view concerning the
Church and its authority. Take this. for
example:
There Is in his the u words sparaGe-
ent OF those various expressions OF the conception
Of authority these find form in symbols. articles
other formulated utterances all down the track Of
history. But the time has come when the Church
and itsteachings must vndiCatc themsevesb by some.
thing moro than speech hardened into dogmatir
forms. In our age. snd in world that reads and
compares and inquiries because IL thinks. authority
must vndicute itself by its appeal tn those Judges
OF all truth which tho image uf the Divine in
mantle spiritual munitions. the conscience and
che I, ason."
The meaning Of this can only be that in the
opinion Of Bishop POTTER the time for dog
matte religion has gone by. II that is the
case, the time for Christian theology has
gone by, for theology rests necessarily on
dogma the dogma of revelation, OF super
natural direction and occurrences or on no
evidence which can Ice adduccd or sup
ported naturally, but wholly on dogmatic
assertion. Tho divinity of CHRIST and
His birth and resurrection are dogmas
purely. They cannot be demonstrated, but
must be taken on faith in their dogmatic
assertion. They do not appear to -" the
spiritual intuitons. the conscience and the
reason" but must be accepted as facts on
the authority of dogma purely. In nat
urnl and n wholly railroads.&c. view, they
are impossible, for they violate the law OF
nature. They must be rejected or be accept
4 a.. rit - 4 hn
Bible or the Church. because Of speech
hardened into dogmatic terms"
Bishop POTTER goes on to speak thus OF
the Bible:
Tho Book la a literature rtceless. incomparabl 10
and most precious. but st literature. and 1t must
accept. and those who love and reverence it must
accept for It. the conditions Of Its existence
II the Bible is literature it is human simply
and has no supernatural authority Looked
at in that light and as without special aul-
thority us the Word OF Cop, 1t is incredible.
for 1t describes events and relates occur
rences which are naturally impossible. NJ
human intelligence could have penetrated
into the mysteries the Bible assumes to ex-
plain only Cop can know Of them. II
"the Book Is n literature" it is merely Il
work OF the human Imagination, not Il
record OF verltable supernatural occur
FENCES; 1t is a collection OF myths of the
vain and impossible attempts of men tC
fathom the mind OF GOD. Where, then
Sc Aees Bishop POTTER get tho authority fol
The creed 30 dogmaticslly required by
The Episcopal church,
His argument is nothing but an agnostic
argument, and as such it will commend
him to the favor and applause Of the mer
Gin world that reads and compares and
inquiries because 1t thinks" who give uL
the mysteryof life and death, Of creation
and OF the government OF the universe rs
impenetrabe by man, and reject religious
dogm as unable to " vndicate itself"
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views OF GEN. CHARLES KING.
The Difhculty of Reconciiine His Opinions
with Those of Others.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sux-sb; am
unable to make Gen. Charles Kings remarks
on the Filipinos square with the opinions ex-
pressed by men who are regarded as among
the best authorities. In the first place what
writes: "The capab,ity Of the Filipinos for
se,t.qovernment cannot be doubto1"p The
problem before the United States Is the estab-
lishment OF good government over the people
IN 'he rhlippihe is'ahds' Does zen ming
call them all Fillpinos and does he wish
us to infer that they are homogene-
Gus anu capable OF ompihlne 10 secure
! the blessings Of peace. education and
prosperity How about the Malay pagans and
tar "r. II, ian mI pn, VINO , no auar
oouS IN ,avor Oh leaving .nese -oooooo peop ,,
lied Malays who do not like them and whose
feeling toward them was epitomiaed in the re-
ter. the American naturalist: III you meet
-oano,. 40 -. =, ,,a.n,,,
nhe apohs ahd retipe II 'hey 90 not instantly
Worcns Uot 'd All not shoot than but trs,tad
th ist uiu not shooc tnrm, put ueaCt i
mem %t.m hinHness' as our tSvernmeaht VIII
nn nu '4ey Rhse MN ,neir az ~
~ n AZ IL .ne snora1h poitSy 81 tte
ths OF Tx Spanish sa rs sstrct
term fipnos H as he spaniards DID, i to those
sSie sn9 OF the people whom they called civ
nss Osse1 Use tney had pesn pr9nEht more or
PVT snot the evidence oyeTwhelminS. is i not
iouha IN every careful summary o. me situa.
nn Mnen mas aPhenrea ~ prlh.; tnat vase
steadv a e inc t bavo fo DO wtS
the iinsg95srsstionary movement from It's incep.
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The Psychical Moment.

In the case Of the Hon. RUSSELL A. ALaER,
Secretary of War in President MCKINLEYs
Cabinet, there are certain considerations OF
delicacy which cannot fail to impress any
mind capable OF correct perception and clear
foresight.
Mr. ALGER has decided to transfer his
activities from the administrative to the
Legislative field Of usefulness. His ambition
to be Senator from Michigan Is entirely
legitimate and laudable.
To further his candidacy Mr.. ALGER has
formed an open and avowed partnership
with political potentate in his own State.
nominally a Republican, but really a
strange blend Of the Populist, the anti-ex-
pansionist, the Chicago platform statesman,
and the boss with a large and heterogeneous
personal following. II Governor PINGREE
Is indeed Republican, in regard to all the
great issues that will enter into the next
Presidential election, then Mr.. MCKINLEY
is something else.
In making this arrangement with Pm
GREE Mr.. ALGER Is likewise within the
bounds Of indisputable propriety. For it
appears that in the person OF his new asso-
ciate he not only gains the valuable sup
following, but also discovers political
philosopher with some OF whose convictions
on important subjects he Is already in full
sympathy.
Nobody will question Mr.. ALGER's right
to accept the Pingree creed in whole or In
part. If his adhesion to the same is sincere.
his position will be perfectly respectable
while he is running for Senator.
But as Mr.. ALGER, not as Secretary
ALGER.
A member OF the Mckinley Administra-
tion, an associate and adviser of the Presi-
dent has no more business to be in political
alliance with PINGREE than with BRYAN.
The impossibiity Of the situation is already
apparent. Governor PINGREE's almost
daily declarations OF utter hostility to the
ADMINISTRATORS policy, in terms exceed
ingly contemptuous and insulting, are
| compelling on alternate days explanations
| from Mr.. ALGER that must be about as
| humiliating to the Secretary as they are
annoying to his chief.
With such a running mate as PINGREE,
| Mr.. ALGER has undertaken to make the
race and to defeat II he can the reelection
of one of the Administrations stanchest
supporters in the United States Senate!
1t is quite conceivable that Secretary AL
GER has been deluding himself with the
| idea that lie can consort with PINGREE, in a
local way in Michigan, and for his own per-
sonal purposes, without involving the Adj
ministration or damaging the cause which
the Administration represents.
| That thing can be done by Mr.. ALGER.
but it cannot be done by Secretary ALoER.
From all Of which we conclude that tho
appropriate time for the Hon. RUSSELL A.
ALGERs resignation as Secretary OF War
has now arrived.
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|rhc Extent of Our Territory in the
Far East.

u Far East.
As successor to all the rights OF Spain in
the Philippines our people are interested
in many questions scarcely mentioned in
| the official and popular statements pub
lished up to this time. Some OF our terri
toral rights, for example, are based upon
treaties concluded between Spain and other
Governments In quite recent years No
statement regarding the population and
It's distribution can be based upon exact
data, but We may reach a clearer idea OF
the approximate truth IL we understand the
manner in which the best estimates have
been made The purpose here Is to call
attention to some important but neglected
sources of information and to correct one
or two prevalent misstatements OF fact.
We may give our schoochildren the
dearest and best idea OF the north and
south extent OF our new possessions by
teaching that they extend from FOrmosa
to Borneo. Some writer's have scarcely
grasped the fact, as yet that our domain
includes scores Of islands scattered along
the eastern edge OF the China Sea for
about two hundred miles north OF Luzon
All our islands south Of the Balintang
Channel are properly classed as part
OF the Luzon group. All our islands
north OF the Bslintang Channel form the
Batan group or, in Spanish, the Islas Ba-
tanes. They are very small islands, with n
total area Of about 100 square miles and n
population, by the census Of 1887, OF only
1857 souls. There are no lands between
the Batan group and the south point OF
Formosa; the water separating them Is
known as tho Bashi Channel. No western
or Oriental power ever contested the rights
that Spain acquired to these islands by
conquest and occupation. Tho northern
extent OF our possessions is thus clearly
defined by the Bashi Channel.
The southern limit Is marked by the
most salient Topographic feature OF the
Philippines group. 1t will be referred to
briefly here because OF Its relation to the
political boundaries fixed between our pres
eht possessions and those OF Great Britain
and the Netherlands.
We have seen that the Philippines are d.
rectly connected with the Island OF Formosa
by great submarine ridge which appears
above the surface here and there, forming a
series OF island stepping stones between
the large land masses north and south
OF them. The Philippines are also d.
rectly connected with Borneo and Celebes
10 the southwest and south by three
lines OF ridges. partly emerged and partly
submarine, and these almost parallel
\ ridges, taking a broad semi-circular sweep
TO the north, form tho larger part Of the
Philippines and the dominant features OF
their relief In tho Sulu and Celebes seas
these ridges are isthmuses, in part sub
merged, connecting the northern with the
southern lands. What are the bases for the
dividing lines in these three chains OF
islands between our possessions and those
OF Great Britain and the Netherlands This
specially important question in view Of
fact tfRt the maps in some excellent
RreIAred 10 meet the recent demand
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which was that the canteen could not be car
rled on without license from the local author
tiles. There, as elsewhere. the army canteen
and the liquor sellers are enemies
But the real reason for abandoning the camp
is that II Is no longer needed. Started during
the war with Spain for special purpose. It also
served as q rendezvous for troops returning
from the Antilles. and has been OF much ser
vice. Now. however, the recruiting. organic
ing. drilling and dscharglng Of troops are
modified to accord with our present operations
in the Philippines. Camp Meade will. there
fore. follow other camps into the realm OF
things that were.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: Promi-
nent men in the Presbyterian Church Of New
York. both lay and clerical. sustain the position
taken by THE Sun with reference to the state
ment made by the Rev. c. A. Stoddard as to the
cause OF DIR. Chambers's resignation from CAL
vary Presbyterian Church. They characterize
the Stoddard letter as itself " sensational" not
simply partly true" but almost entirely I'M
fair. unjust and erroneous.
His comparison between the localities where
DR.. Shaw. DR.. Thomas Smith. and the Rev. Mr..
Dennison are laboring and the one where DR..
Chambers has heroicay worked for nearly
twice the length Of the longest period Of ser
vice Of any one OF the others Is misleading.
DR.. Chambers did not have better start than
DIR. Shaw. who received help and encourage
ment from the Preshyterians OF the city and
was placed in the midst OF Presbyterian people.
Why did not the writer OF the only mean thing
that has appeared In connection with the resig-
nation OF DR.. Chambers tell his CORES pondent
that only recently the Rev. Mr.. Smith resigned
although he etterward withdrew his resigna-
ton? Why did he not tell his friend that tho
Presbvtery pays MIR. Dennson $4,000 a year
out of its general fund.- so that he is practically
Independent OF the surroundings Of his field?
The Implication that DIR. Chambers would have
been unsuccessful even with an independent
fortune is one OF which PERHAPS the Rev, c. 4:
was said to have had during his ministry two
noted qualifications, viz. "a rich wife and a
sore throat" but think he must have spoken
and enthusiastic testimony has been recently
given 10y active pastors prominent In New York
as to the efficiency. courage, persi stent faith
fu!ness and success OF ID. Chambers a In his
tcrianism in this city. A PRESBYTERIAN.
NEW YORK June ~.
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There might naturally be some suspicion
that the suit brought TO stop tho sale OF liquor
at the Camp Meade Post exchange or canteen
may have been the final straw in the decision
to abandon that camp. The Pennsylvania Anti
Saloon League instigated the prose sution. and.
as extremes In this case met. the llpuor sellers
on the outskirts OF the camp are thought TO be
equally pleased with the decision u the courts.