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IarMIGRATIoy INcRElsIEG.
Commissioner Powdorly Recommends Fur.
Their Legislative Restrictions.

WARRINGTON. Oct. 26.-The annual report OF
Commissioner General Povderly. OF the Bu-
reau OF Immigration. which was submitted to-
day to the Secretary OF the Treasury. besides
presenting the usual inform alton as to immi-
grants who arrived In this country during the
fiscal year ending June 30 last. makes recom-
mendations for legislation intended to protect
the country from the evils OF increasing immi-
grafton Of an ''indscrminate character as to
physical condition. mental and moral traits,
and Industrial capabillty."
While the total arrivals reported reach the
number OF 311,715. exceeding those reported
for the next preceding year by 80 .416, or 30
per cent. the opinion Is expressed that at least
$4,000 were not listed In the above nun Der
through defect in the law. as we'll as an inde-
terminate mum Der from Canada and Mexico,
who are not under existing regulations &C.
counted for. The increase over the figures for
last year Is represented largely by immigration
from Europe. specifically from Italy. Austria-
Hungary and the Russian Empire and Finland.
which show gains respectively OF IS.SUS. 22,-
694 and 81. 1874. or 81 81 and 104 per cent
OF the total arrivals Europe supplied 297.743,
Asia 1912. Africa 81. and all other countries
5.343. The distribution as to sex was 1927
males and 10. 1873 females as to age. 1883 I'm.
der ii. PAS. 1877 from IA to As. and 1856 OF IS
years or over: as to illiteracy, 60,4t6 who could
read but were unable to write as to amount OF
money brought; 39.O7l having each $50 or
over. and 1850 having each less than $50.
and the total money exhibited to inspection
officers, aggregated $5.4l+,482 There were
relieved In hospital 2;02 and returned to
rival 263.
Tho recommen dation OF last year Is repeated
as to the necessity OF transferring the mmi-
grafton stations at Canadian ports to certain
designated points on our northern boundary.
which shall be the only ports OF entry for aliens
coming through the Dom inon. This recon-
mendation is sustained by figures showing
that the transatlantic immigration to this
country through our northern neighhor has
increased from G.J42 in 1897 and 1874 in
1923 to 1850 during 1899. and other data
shown that the care exercised in administers
ing the laws at American ports IL merely di-
vertinR the tide OF prohibited immigration
through channel Offering comparatively little
obstruction.
The report recommends tho prompt extern
sion OF the immigration laws to the islands
now held by military occupation as a result OF
the war with Spain and to the Hawaiian
Ialnnla
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Mr.. Mazet and Mr.. Hoffman.

The Assembly Committee OF Invcstiga-
ton, the sessions OF which will be resumed
next Tuesday, includes two New York city
members. One, the Chairman, is Mr.
MAzET, the representative Of the majority,
and the other Mr.. HOFFMAN, the spokes-
man OF the minority. The constant effort
OF the majority has been, Of course, to I'M
cover abuses in the city government Tho
attempt OF the minority, quite naturally,
has been to shield and protect Tammany
heads OF departments and to minimize the
effect OF the testimony given against them
or by themselves or by their leaders while
on the stand.
1t so happens that these two representa-
tives Of what has come to be known as the
Mazet Committee are both candidates for
elective Office next month. Mr. MAzET is
the nominee OF the Republicans for his
present Office OF Assemblyman for the Nine
teenth district, and Mr. HOFFMAN is the
nominee OF Tammany for Municipal Court
Judge in the Fifth district.
The term of an Assemblyman is one year;
Of Municipal Court Judge, ten years. The
salary Of an Assemblyman is $500; the
salary OF a Municipal Court Judge is So, 900.
AS soon as Mr.. MAzET was renominated,
and, indeed, before his nomination was
formally made by the Republicans Of the
Nineteenth district special efforts were
exerted by the Tammany leaders to encom-
pass, II possible, his defeat All the machn-
cry of the organization, aided by such ad-
ventitious alliance as could be made with a
fragment OF the Cts, >" was turned against
him. Voters from other districts were
transferred into the Nineteenth. Mr.. Ma
zET has been obliged to meet the force of
this concentrated attack and the political
impact OF the whole Tammany organiza-
ton. led by Police Commissioners, not only
in this district, but in neighboring districts
az well. and Of the local "Cits" and their
neighborly sympathizers, too Nightly
meetings and al-day campaigning are
Tammanys challenge to Mr.. MAzET.
On the day fixed for the Republican
judicial Convention in the Fifth district tn
nominate a candidate against Mr.. HOFFMAN,
there was no action taken; the convention
adjourned. At a subsequent meeting a
nominee was put Up, but he withdrew a
few days later. His dcclination was duly
filed at the Bureau Of Elections, but the
Republican local committee in charge of
the matter has put no other candidate In
the field. Thus it happens that Mr.. HoFF-
MAN has no opponent except Socialist and
Prohibitionist. In this district last year
THEODORE ROOSEVELT polled $500 votes.
Tho Republicans within the Fifth Judicial
district have. therefore, this alternative
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THE EPILEPTIC COLONY.
Craig Colony Growing into a Prosperous
Village.

From ns Roehes,er Democrat and Chrontels.
Large improvements and additions have
been made at Craig Colony for Epilsptcs.
situated at Sonyea. during the past spring and
summer. and the place 10 fast assuming the
appearance Of prosperous and growing
village.
The most valuable erections. among the
several which have Just been completed. are
those OF the group OF buildings put UP for the
use OF female patients. which are already
known. from the color OF their exterior. as the
White City. Eleven large buildings CONF prise
this group. and when the work 10 finished
there will be accom- m odations for $50 patients
who are now waiting its completion.
In addition to the White City there are four
large dormitories in course OF erection.
The colony has had a remarkable growth for
the three years past. and indications are that
further and larger additions will be necessary.
as fast as provision can be m ade for them. Ap-
plications for admission to the institution are
on fle by the hundreds, many from foreign
countries. The plans OF the colony authorities
are along the lines OF improvements and addi-
ton. until there will be accommodations for AZ
least a thousand patients.
Ono OF the recent conyeniences granted the
Institution 10 the location OF a govern entail
Post Office at Sonyea and the appointmentof
A. G. McFetridge as postmaster.
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Criticisms by DIR. Briggs.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sir: In DR..
BrigGs's Study OF Holy Scripture" no says
that the jewish institutions ARE now seen to
be development OF the experience OF Israel
during the centuries Of Its residence In the
Holy Land No one would think OF ascribing
the Constitution OF tho United States and all
the elaborate system OF common and statute
law in Great Britain and America TO the Anglo
Saxon tribes who invaded England and estab-
lished the basis oithe Ang Saxon civilization
1t would be no more absurd than to ascribe the
elaborate Pentateuchal codes to Israel OF tho
Exodus" Does not this deny every revelation
from Mount Sinai to Mount PisRah. during forty
years, in which. tho Bible afirms. Jehovah
spake to Moses2"
DR. Briggs says again: The only answer is
that Jesus could not give his teachings In insr-
rant forms: the Holy Spirit could not commu-
nicate the inerrant word to man" Here he not
only denies the fact OF a credible revelation to
man. but also the very possibility OF such a
revelation Again. says DR., Briggs: 1T was
apparently this gift OF tongues with which the
disciples were endowed at Penteeost. and they
spoke. therefore. not in foreign languages. but
In the ecstetic. perfervid unntelligible spiritual
speech OF which Paul tells US In his FRS,
Epstle TO the Corinthians" Here he afirms
that At Penteeost the Apostolic witnesses TO the
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QUESTIONS OF RELIGION
Different Points of yiew-A Striking Criti-
cism from an Episcopal Clergyman.

rNuw
D'n.h, Hoth's .. I,.-wm.n
''' ="
To THE EDITOR OF The suN-ou' hn Sui-
torial In to-day's SUN closes by poioiV ueoia,ins
DR.. Briggs to be an intellectual coward,
beg to ask what epfthet you nave Ie,' lot '.oev
thousands OF clergymen known as o.s"ouoA
Protestants who haoitualiy act on 'ne 'seu
Tito principle common TO the pries'noou vi al
traditional forms OF religion iho'ca'ou W '"o
WORD esotericismf This word rneans op'u''ne
privately held ana OPENLY revea,ou on, % "a !
as may DO safe Tor the pubic 'oIe 1o' ,,'e
p"ouc being practically a coward cour'' LUZ
the safety oil one 9 own pocket OF heau'
the esotsric clergyman. whetner rroUes'an.
or homanist says with meianchthon' am "o'
gong 10 make myset post lor o'erS uos W
dehle by telling exactly what .n,hk' anu ms
deems the Luthers ana Johh h''.ohs VI tne
Church fanatics or Tools for acting On tho eAo-
teric principle oil the pagan poet:
who dares think enc thing and another tell
Ny soul detests him as the gates OF hell
Dr. BriRgs has dared to tell at least part OF
yhat he thinks and to stand by 1t on all occa-
sions through thick and thin. II. because he
trims a little or beats around the bush /"
somewhat YOU call him coward ~ what Dug
Won not IN saw ~ those who holding his or sim
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Tho Jews md immortality.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sir: In a recent
letter on immortality from an agnostic point OF
view. the writer Mr.. Higgins says: The Jews
originally had no definite belief in the doctrine
OF immortality" The magnificent reply OF
''Schoasticus published in to-day's Sun.
seems all su fflcient in itself; but would never
thelsss urge the request OF 'Scholasticus" that
Mr. Higgins should let US have the proof" OF
his assertion. What has he to say concerning
the following quotations from Jewish writings
which evidence the contrary?
God will redeem my soul from the power OF
tho grave" Psalms Xix. 15l. Il will ransom
them from ihe power OF the grave: will re-
deem them from death" Hosea. xiii. 14l. THY
dead men shallli together withlmy dead body
shall they arise" isaiah. XVI. 1917. The
righteous hath hope in his death" proverbs
xiv. 32). GIG. TAUGHT.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct "a.
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From the London TruA
The lyrical Swinburne and KiplinR
have both broken ont into verse;
And We thought that our own Alfred Austin
OF course would do ditto-or worAe.
Before. at the time Of = crisis.
Meknow with what metrlcAl pride
He his Pegasus took from the sable
And started on 'Jameson's Ride u"
But now every morning we've looked through the
inns
In vain for our Laureatss soul.Strrng rhymes
Ay. his harp has still hung the willow
His quill has renamed ON the desk,
And day afle day we nave waited
In vain for IN lie Austiueslue.
Yes. day after day, TIL last Monday,
And tuea-mOBt surprising OF blows -
There appeared long letter Of Alfred's,
But Wrtten-ye MuseH i'm pioAe
II is not. though for us to dispAraRe the deed.
There was something of AuGtin'S at last one could
read.
But stay! though the letter in question
Se,mJ prose Of the prOnest kind
To assert that II certainly
We are rot altogether inclined.
PerohAnce It's newspaper blunder;
Competitors. scarcely awake,
Have been known in the setting OF copy"
On occasions To make mistake;
And that which mere prose ere too ready to call
Perhaps was intended for verse after ALI
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presented to them, to vote for the Socialist
or the Prohibitionist nominee, or not to
vote at all.
Entirely irrespective Of the view which
may be taken by the voters as to the eff
cheney, sincerity or political eervioeable-
ness OF the Mazet Committee, 1t Is fact, as
philosophers have often had occasion to OBJ
serve, that a righteous cause even In the
tangled field OF practical politics becomes
not less worthy when zealously sup
nortpd
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To THE EDIIoa or The US-Sir: Enclosed I hand
you a copy Of very nonsense song. wAIch
found In a scrap book belonging 10 my grandfather.
The verse Is strange and | am sure has not been
printed in the last sixty yeaus. S.
NEW York, Oct. 20.
THE wHAS6o TRLE.
The Woggly bird sat on tho WhanZo tree,
SoopinH the riuku corn,
And Rraper and graper, alas! grew he,
And cursed the day he was born.
His crutc was uluIn and his voice rum,
As curiously thus sang he.
"Oh. would I'd been rAmmsd and eteTnAlly CLAIMED
Ere perched on this whango tree"
Now the whango tree had bubbly thorn.
As sharp Is q nootIe's bill.
And II stuck IN tae wCggly birds umptum lorn
And weepldge, the sluar. lid thrill.
He fumbled and cursed, but that wasn't the worst
For he co Ildut at all get free,
And he cried. lam CANNED aud injustibly uamued
On the lugGardly whango tree"
And there he sits still. with no worm in his bill,
Sor no 2uggledom in his nest;
He 10 hungry and bare. and gobliddered with care
And his grAbhles give HIM no rest;
He Is weary aud sore and his tugmut 10 soar,
And nothing TO mob has he.
As he chirps. 81 Am bammsd and eorruptbu
iAmmed,
In this cusgsrdom whAngo trs&"
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To THE EDuoE OF THE suS-Sir: Will you kindly
allow an Old Toronto man" to reply to letter re-
garding Canadian Sentiment" which appeared In
your issue OF nth inst and signed AN Old Toronto
Boy" know hundreds of Canadians In the States
and have yet to ind who voices tho sentime
OF your correspondent.
Canadians are. think. numbered among your
most law abiding citizens here. and while entertain
ing the highest respect and friendship for this ooun-
try. they never can and never will. in my opinion
lone their love and patriotism for the land OF their
fathers, and am quite sure no decent American
would give rap for . Canadian who would think
otherwise. CANADIAN
NEW YORK Oct o.
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Pussy Killed By a Rooster.


F'o" w "utNe'"' I'Iu'1 1''usps"ue"-
A peculiar, sparrinR match was held in Dan
KelloRR's chicken coop the other day. The
principals were a cat and a rooster. and II WAS
due to the death. Dan threw pieoe Of meat
into the coop for the chickens, cat came
rooster objected and fight ensued. Several
fast rounds were fought with the honors very
even until the last round. when fortune favored
the rooster. Dan in the m eantime was getting
around into the coop 70 stop the battle. fearing
opened the door OF the COOP the cat was lying
on It's back in the throes OF death: he having
been spurred in vital SPOT. The rooster
seem ed to realize that he had been fighting a
cat. as 1t did not crow. as is usual In a chicken
fight
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An Interested Reader.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: I have
been much interested by tho religious discus
siors in THE Sun More than all. am glad to
see that the editor has opinions on the subject.
and is not afraid to express Thorn. THE Sun is
the only prominent secular paper In the coun-
try. so far as know. that has given any edi-
torinl notice to the evolution in religious
thought that has been moving the people for
tho past few years
1t Is Observation-Disclosures Standardization in
te!ec:s cross swords and combat each others
arguments on mooted questions in friendly
d bate. S. 8. BRYAN.
NEW YORK Oct a.
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From tht indiana polls Journdl.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE. Ind. Oct. 2i.-A peculiar
damage suit has been filed in the Circuit Court
Of Montgomery county against DR.. George W.
Eddingneld, Appointment practicing physictan
alleges that some time ago DR.. EddingAed was
called to attend his wife In childbirth and that
call aud after the fee had been rendered to
him, Before another physician could be
secured Mrs. Burk and the child both died.
for their death and demands $1,000 damages,
There 10 no record Of a similar case. SO far as
knows. In American Jurisprudence.
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Tho Mr.. RoWIOys.

To TIE EDITOR or The suS-Sir: I am a Demo
erat. dyed-in- the. wool Democrat. but desire to
thank you for giving prominence to the remarks of
Mr.. Rowlsy of Brooklyn" in his reply TO one OF
these traitorous individuals that are much in evil
dence about these days. and also to thank you for
the reiteration Of those patriotic sentiments which
ought to be expressed by and people while the
country is in state Of warfare. II to me tina,
a people cannot AFFORD to be less enthusiastic
than our English cousins in support OF the Govern.
msnt while it is endeNvoring to bring order out OF
chaos. &c.
HARTFORD, Conn. Oct. a.
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Tho British schoolboy on Kruger.

From the Pail Nall Gazette.
Among q number OF amusing schoolboys' essays
contributed to the current detrs Saturday journal
is the following by a youthful essayist aged ten:
Kruger and KannerbuliSm is one. He is man
OF blud. Mr.. ChAmberlng has wrote TO him sayin
como out and Ate or else give up the blud OF the
English you have took. he is boardutchman and a
wickid heethn. lord Kitchener has been sent for
his goary bui and to bring back his scanderlus
head ded or alive"
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greater or more decided now than It was
then. A very radical change, however, has
taken place since then In the character Of
the minds to whom the doubt and denial
come. The ranks Of scepticism are now
recruited largely and powerfully from the
theologians themselves. That is the dis
tin gushing feature Of the scepticism of
this time.
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Resurrection OF our Lord wero insane and con-
tsmptible babbers. and thus discrsdits that
browning festival In the calendar OF the Church
which he IL forced to respect and observe BY
his vows az her minister.
How as an honest man can he reconcile these
published opinions with the seeming orthodoxy
OF his last Sundays sermon7
BROOKLYN. Oct. "a. AN EP1scoPAL1AN.
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Scribner's Magazine for November opens
with graphic and appropriately illustrated article
on the Great November Storm OF 1898 it contains
also the second and last instAl!msnt OF Mrs. John
DreWs autobiography and the last installmsnt Of
Rolert Louis steyenson'S letters. Benjamin f.
Martin and Charlotte NJ. Martin describe
the Pans OF Honors de BAlzac: President
HAdley writes the Formation and Control OF
Trusts Ahne Gorren comments on American
Society and the Artist" and Jesse Lynch Williams
has amusing and excellent short story.
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From ne london GIob'
His definitely and authoritAtively stated that the
American sput something into tho water yesterday in
order to prevent the Shamrock from winning Tho
news has leaked out that the something was the
Columbia.
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Grandmother and Granddaughter Married
by the Same Minister.

FTUH DuIIB VeTTcUec
remarkable coincidence conn ected with O
recent Harpswell wedding is that the venerable
Elijah Kellogg. who performed the ceremony.
united in marriage the grandparents OF the
bride over half a century ago.
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Tho socrntio Immortality.

To THE EDITOR OF The suN-Sir: Let me
add few words to show that the teachings
about Immortality OF Socrates are not
practically identical with the Christian be-
lief" "Phaedo" says that Plato was not
present at the death OF Socrates. There Is
no doubt" snys Church, that the philosophy
Of the 'Phaedo' ia not Socratic. but Platonic"
Untr.. p. S7l. The same 10 the statement OF
Zeller In his Plato.
1t is certain. says Church. that the
metaphysical arguments Of the "Phaedo"
were not used by Socrates In prison. We
must also remember that the Socrates
OF Xenephon is not the Socrates OF Plato tZel-
Ter. appendix.
will now give the Socratic teaching in his
own words: Il shall live with other gods who
are good" tp. 114). THE soul returns and is
born again from the dead" 127l. I'VE received
knowledge before we were born" $50. Souls
wander about awhile but are again i'm prisoncd
in body" 150,. Souls go to the Acherusian
lake. and after a time return to be born as ami
mails" GOA. Those who are holy live on the
earth's surface. Those who purified themselves
with philosophy live without bodies" t2o0).
Critic. owe a cock to Asclepus" t2l2l.
II that Is Christian doctrine. must confess
do not know what Christianity 10.
TRENTON. Oct. "a. ScHoLAsTIcUs.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir; Why
do not people go to church? The reason. in
my humble opinion. is that great part OF the
ministers in New York do not merit the at
tendance OF men who are capable Of thinking
for themselves. They discourse TO poor. errng
humanity either on Current Topics" or THE
Evil Of Sunday Newspapers" and themes Of
that sort
About four or five years ago. during the time
that the Armenians were being maltreated. a
peace" prayer meeting was held at New
York church. The Venezuela affair was
also exciting interest The minister said
England wants bit OF Venezuela. a bit OF
America. the Transvaal and" he beloved
out. she wants the earth" Then the
church OF God was the scene OF prolonged
clapping OF hands by the greater part OF those
present. Yesterday Baptist minister told
his congregation he hoped the British
would get properly thrashed" In the present
war with the Beers. Could any man OF self
respect go and hear such windbags2 Tho
churches would be jammed in New York II the
ministers preached Christ.
There's an old saying in my country tScot-
land). Tho Lord never calls a parson to a
smaller salary" and that brings my letter to
an end by saying: Preaching. alasl has now
reached a business basis. with few exec ptions. "
JAMES NCGUFFoG Brown.
NEW YonK Oct %
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"a Friend VIII you Aav. the kindness to send
your address
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-09
m. E. CONFERENCE.
SINTY-THIRD ANNUAL SESSION
BISHOP HENDRIX.

Especial TO VirgInian-Pllot.)
Washington, N. c., Dec. S.-The SD
annual session of the North Carolina
Conference, NJ. L. Church, South, con-
yencd here yesterday morning at $3.50,
Bishop e. r. Hendrix called the body
to order, and led the devotional eNer-
cises. Rev. w. L. Cunninggim was for
the sixth time chosen secretary of the
Conference. and called the roll. About
100 clerical, and % lay, delegates were
present ut the opening session. The
first session of the Conference was de-
voted largely to reading communica-
lions from connectional officials and re-
ports from trustees OF the various col
leges. The class of undergraduates
young preachers who were received n
year ago on trial-werc called. and
made reports, and were, with q few cX-
ceptions, advanced to class of second
year. The roll OF supcrannuated
preachers was also called. and among
the number Rev. II. Page Kicand re-
sponded, who is the only surviving
member present of the Conference held
here 81 years ago. Rev. Jesse II. Page,
OF Laurinburg, asked to be placed on
the superannuate roll OH account OF in
trinity. and failing health.
To-day'S session was devoted largely
to hearing reports of preachers under
call OF question 20. Tho reports are
mostly favorable and encouraging.
Good progress was made to-day, and 1t
now looks as ii the meeting might close
Tuesday afternoon.
The weather is pleasant and bracing,
and large numbers of visitors are COM
ing in on nearly every train and boat;
and IL the weather remains pleasant
there will probably be 5000 visitors here
Sunday.
Bishop Hendrix knows how to dis
patch business. This is the first time
he has presided over this Conference
and he has made most favorable im>
preston.