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What stirs Up a Minister'S Son.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: This is the
of the year when the ministers Of the Church
on their annual vacations. II calls to mind an
article in todays New York papers, where several Of
the poorer people unable to the services
Of minister at the burial OF their dead. because
these over-worked servants Of God were qutey rest
ing In some country nook.
But how different 1t is when some Of the Sub
stantisl" members of the flock dies They can have
the services Of the priest he takes the rst train
home and som etimes does not stop to hange
his golf stockings. have In my possession three
notices Of the funerals OF the socalled substantial
people who have died during the past week.
In each case the minister came on-one from
Maine one from saratoga the other from the Jersey
Coast
Ia it q wonder that Inndels are being made daily
and their hostility to the Church gets daily stronesr1
This lie not meant rs TRADE against ministers or
the Church. No one has greater respect for both
as whole. than have i. have tho honor to say
that my father has been a minister Of the Church
for over '5 years and has been faithful worker for
the poor so long as he was able
But this little incident OF burying the Door has
stirred me up clear through" There are too many
ministers whode nj out their services for the Church.
much the same as q grocer would deal out pound
of butter-if you've got the money you get the but.
ter. ERNEST T. w1Sc1 psrpp
JAMAICA, N. Y, Aug. II. En-
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To the Enemy.

About the worst thing you can IND
to say Of the Hon. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
President Of the United States, is that he
tries TO identify his Administration with
the flag OF this country. The worst thing.
we mean from your point Of view.
1t Is true. He does. He did 80 boldly
and openly in his fine little speech OF Mon
day at Cliff Haven, when he said:
'.Loyslty 70 the Government s our National creed.
We follow, ali Of us, ono nag. Il symbolizes our
purposes and our aspirations Il represents what We
believe and what We to malntain: and wherever
II nosts Il 10 the Gag Of the free. the hope OF the
oppressed. and wherever 10 sssailed. ct any sac
rihce II will bs carried TO triumphant peace"
You may refine arguments you may In
vent phrases. you may pile on ridicuie and
abuse, but the President OF the United
States who holds that position. holds
position which Ia impregnable.
Wherever the American flag Is assailed,
at any sacrifice 1t will be carried on to a
triumphant peace.
That is the declaration Of the President,
the policy Of his Administration, and the
fixed purpose Of the people OF this country.
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The Man with q Clue.

In consequence OF the vigilance and eff
cheney Of detective service, impenetrable
murder mysteries are very rare in New
York city nowadays. Sensational suicides
OF unknown persbns have, to the despair Of
amateur novelists, become comparatively
infrequent as modern methods Of identif-
cation have developed. But in every large
city there are occasional mysterious and
apparently inexplicable crimes Of violence,
and In New York, during the search for the
criminal, there appears almost invariably
a parsonage whose peculiarities are 80
clearly marked as to entitle HIM to recogni-
tion as distinct and accepted local type
OF New York character.
He Is the Man with Clue an innocent,
unsuspected, orderly. timid and tacturn in
dividual, whose sudden prominence. brief
and evanescent. is best remembered after
ward by such designations as "the man with
the red beard" 1.-The mysterious stranger
in black" "the blond man wearing an
ulster" or 1.-THE long-haired stranger with
the straw hat"
No murder mystery in New York In re-
cent years has been complete without one
such parsonage; not the same individual,
but o different man in each case. The elu-
cidaton Of the facts ends always In his
total disappearance as even minor factor
in the solution. This man Of mystery at
some point In the inquiry is suspected by
some one OF completely in the crime He
always exculpates himself in card to the
public" Another noticeable trait which he
displays Is an insurmountable repugnance
to testifying in court. though In informal
interviews his fund Of knowledge as to the
circumstances under investigation Is almost
inexhaustibe
The very old adage that It is an Ill wind
that blows good to nobody applies often to
the men who thrive on clues. During the
period Of uncertainty and mystery. the
Man with the Clue lives in good style
and is the object Of much attention.
The mystery solved. he lapses into obscur-
ity, and after q long interval his place In
the constantly moving panorama Of cosmo-
politan life is filed by another.
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The Navy Bureaus.

One Of the problems for Secretary LoNa,
as for his predecessors, has been to appor-
tion the work Of his Department among the
various bureaus, particularly that OF Con-
struction,so 30 as to achieve the best re-
suits. According to the Army and Navy
Journal an order issued by Secretary HER
BERT "is still the bone Of contention among
the bureau chiefs" The Navy Regulations
assign to the Bureau OF Construction and
Repair "all that relates to the design
hulls OF ships;" but Mr.. HERBERrs General
Order No. 433 extended these duties so as
to include responsibility for the designs,
structural strength and stability OF all
ships. II Ia argued that this gives the
Construction Bureau too much to do with
details properly belonging to other bu-
reaus, by making 1t responsible for 80 much
Of tho vessel "a a whole. and also that it
interferes with the duties OF the Board OF
Construction, composed OF the chiefs OF the
Bureaus Of Equipment Ordnance, Steam
Engineering and Construction and Repair,
and the Chief Intelligence oficer since this
board Is to have general supervision over
the designing, constructing and equipping
Of new ships for the navy.
That friction has, at times, resulted from
the present system Is undenlable. Only a
short time ago. for 4 single example, Ad-
miral BRADFORD, Of the Equipment Bureau,
pointed ont, In a very able and earnest COM
munication to tho Department, that during
tho last seven Year, the Construction
Bureau had from time TO time secured to
itself the installation Of portions OF the
electrical apparatus Of ships, which he con-
sidered to be more properly part OF the
work Of his bureau. He also urged, on
broad grounds, that oficers who go to sea
in the ships, and are responsible for their
efficiency, should supervise the construction
and installation OF their various internal
fittings and their interior moving mechan-
ism Of all sorts.
One suggestion that has been made IL
the establishment OF q Board Of Control,
something after the nature OF the admI-
ralty boards in foreign countries, under
whose direction. In matters OF construc-
tion, the bureau should work. Such Board
| OF Control, having decided that a given
ship should bc built would call on the Con-
struction Bureau for hull to be in con-
formity with its views, on the Ordnance
| Bureau for the armor, guns and ammuni-
| tion, on the Steam Engineering Bureau for
the steam machinery and on the Equipment
Bureau for the equipment. Each bureau
would then have only its legitimate work,
and there would be no excess Of work on
the part Of anX TO cause disssnsions-
Recalling the changes made necessary In
-
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Rule Thirty-four.

The subjoined inquiry relates to the ques-
tion OF temporary appointments In the
municipal civil service:
ITO rus EDroa or TIE suu-str' what h the
provision Of tho whte Civil Service law. frequenty
quoted Of late. 10 tsmporsry appointments in the
municipal service OF the city, Iunderstsnd that
this provision secs the tenure Of fully i've hundred
appotntecs but have been unable to Eet dsnnite
opinion a. 70 what II n and how II worfs.
NEW YoRx. Aug. 10. JUNIOR"
This correspondent Is easily answered.
There is no provision Of the White Civil
Service law adopted by the last Legislature
which makes any direct allusion to "tem-
porary appointments" but the tenth Sec
tion OF that law provides that rules adopted
by the State Civil Service Board shall have
the force Of law. and the rules 30 approved
by the State Civil Service Commission in
clude Rule 81. which is as follows:
whenever thore are urgent reasons for nliines
vacancy In any post on in the competitive class, and
thcre 10 no list OF persons eligible for appointment
after competitive examination. the appointing ofoer
may nominate person TO the Municipal Commission
for competitive examination. aud IL such nomi.
nee shall be certified BY such Commission - quslhed
after such non-competitIve examination he may be
appointed Professionally to ali suoh vacancy until .
selection and appointment can be made after com
psttive exsminston. but such rrovisionsl appoint
ment shall not continue for q longer period than
one month. nor shall any provisional appointment
in force athe time Of tho adoption and FORMULATION
of those rules continue for longer period than one
month. nor shall snccessive temporary appointments
be made to the same position under this rule"
Prior to tho adoption OF this rule, tempo
rary appointments for the period OF one
month were made in the municipal
service pending tho preparation Of an
eligible list" Such an eligible list might
never be prepared, through the failure Of
the local Commissioners to call any exami-
nation; and thus, from time to time, the
temporary appointees might be continued,
frustrating the purpose OF the law.
Under Rule "a this has been done away
with, and it Is said that the change affects
as many as four hundred municipal
EMPLOYEES.
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sEAGOIyG BOTTLES.
In tho Matter of Speed tho Record IL AboQ
Twenty Miles n Day.

IWenty Mice n Duys
From the Baltimore Ssm.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 15.-some valuable in.'
formation respecting ocean currents has
been obtained by the photographic Once
through floating bottles thrown overheard By
steamers and recovered by passing ships.
which report the exact points at which they
were found. frequently the bottles are
picked up and again tossed overheard after the
latitude and longitude and the number OF the
bottle have been noted. so that the office In
Washington may know the direction taken BY
the bottle since put into the sea or last sighted
by SONG vessel. In this way the direction Il
be accurately estimated.
There are some recent, returns which show show
and and one % has % record ~ Of covering T. 400 miles ID
D2 days. This bottle was tossed overboard
irom the ste9sgmshP ans Fnrst bismapef & on My AZ /
GSokstsSt eRs IssSEe'e GR eho E6e bs
through the English channel. Is about 400
miles. giving rs miles as the lowest possible
which the bottle travelled eastward.
The longest distance made 6y any bottle Eas
r39 he Ss 70 tSsss
Another bottle travelled 5000 miles IN ga
another made 5000 miles in 327 days. or an
average Of t5a kn9ts 9t,o day, 4Hoshsr good
record TOT q DOtJlOlb mics IN ~ Gays. or m
average OF 1873 knots q day.
In conducting its experiments the Navy De-.
partment has had the cooperation OF the Rus
stan Government. which on the cruises oi two
Of its vessels had thrown Into the sea 7O3 bot
ties. OF which 80 have been recovered and re-
ported. Taken collectively. the paths followed
by these floating bottles give good idea OF the
tion of the waters seems to be westerly. as 10
evidenced by the destination Of the numerous
bottles cast adrift between Madeira and Cape
San Rogue, all Of which ultimately found their
way TO the Windward Islands, the Bahamas or
to the western shores Of the GMlf Of Mexico.
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More Trouble in South Africa.

While the Transvaal question Is still in
critical stage, a lively dispute has arisen in
Rhodesia between the people and the ad-
minstration of the South African Chartered
Company. The Legislative Council Is COM
posed Of seven official members nominated
by the Company. and four elected by the
people, who are outvoted on every occasion
by the official members.
During the past month the discussion
In the Legislative Council over the tariff
became so bitter that the elected members
withdrew, and public meetings were held.
At these meetings, significant illusions
were made to the Boston Tea Party, and
there were protests against tariff-making
without representation. The action OF the
Government officials In looking more TO the
interests OF the shareholders OF the Com
pany than to the welfare of the country
demned. Protests were made against treat
ing as Outlanders those who were building
up the new territory.
What the inhabitants object to Is having
the Customs Union Act, which Sir ALFRED
MILNER has sanctioned, forced on them
BY this imposition the people Of Rhodcsia
are deprived OF the right to tax many
articles that, on coming into the country,
might enable them to increase their revenue
The territory Is compelled to become a
member OF the Customs Union against its
WILL and tho people believe that the coercion
10 exercised in favor OF the Cape Colony
brandy distillers, whose liquor can thus
come in free along with other products
treated MS articles OF commerce on which no
duties can be levied within the Union.
Then there Is a suspicion that the Com
pany Ia manpuvring for the purchase by
the British Government Of the governing
rights" Of the territory, the Company get.
ting hack In per cent. consols the sum Of
$50, 900 900 alleged to have been spent In
opening up and developing Rhodeaia,
oharReable on the revenues Of the country;
the Company in addition retaining its full
rights to mineral royalties up TO 80 per
cent. or such other sum as might be ar
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The Owner of the Shamrock.

While the Shamrock is on her way across
the thirties and the forties to the welcome
that awaits her in the seventies, and while
the Columbia has been demonstrating her
lively fitness to help to make that welcome
hearty, we observe that newspaper In
New York, devoted to the interests Of the
liquor trade. is discussing the coming inter-
national event as an advertising scheme on
the part OF Sir THOMAS LIPToN. designed
to promote the sale OF certain commodities
in which he is said to deal.
II good taste does not restrain the utter
ance Of such brutalities, the common
sense and common fairness Of the American
public will render them harmless
Sir THOMAS LIPToN's business with us at
present is honorable and manly sport. He
has succeeded in advertising himself as
n yachtsman Of enterprise, pluck and un-
exceptionable methods and manners. Un-
less and until he does something to show
that he is not the man his friendly antago-
nists on this side OF the Atlantic believe
him to be, let us hear no more talk about
any other sort OF advertisement.
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The Five New Regiments.

Tho decision to add Ave more volunteer
regiments to the thirteen already author
lied will command general approval
throughout tho country. becauseit shows q
purpose to make the next campaign In the
Philippines crushing and final.
The ten regiments organizing at home re-
quire 13, o9o enlisted men, and they now
have, In the aggregate, several hundred
over that maximum, so that large surplus
will soon be available to fill up the three
regiments recruiting in the Philippines. The
five new regiments, II we do not mistake. will
require 6,545 enlisted men. The entire
eighteen regiments will call for about a.
Zoo enlisted men, one Of the island regi-
rnents being cavalry; and Oongress. In
the possibility OF stubborn resistance
in the Philippines, authorized the raising
Of 30, 900 volunteers.
What has been done thus far, therefore, Is
only, even with the five additional regi-
ments, to use two-thirds Of the volunteer
enlisted force authorized by Congress No
ono can say t.lat this is excessive. and 1t
insures the success OF our flag.
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What Would Jesus Do?"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. rise for
Information. After careful and interested pc
rusal Of book that Is undoubtedly the =" hit 1"
OF the recently passed season in literary life.
am still In doubt as to What Jesus would
do" under certain conditions suggested by
the book itself. Here Is story written for q
precise purpose and with but one reason for its
existence. TO prove that the consistent follower
OF the Christ must literally do rs Jesus would
do in all matters temp poral and spiritual. II he
would be true to his profession.
From the point OF view OF those who believe
with the author; his argument is. l think. pn-
nnswerable. and In making his characters play
their parts he certainly forces them into no
paper as he thinks Jesus wead and % wreek king ing
upon charity to carry II through; we see the
once thrifty business man courting ruin. rather
thaP afP deylate s from from the straight and narrow
the eloquence OF the hero OF the. tale. who Is o
Clergyman and has himself made great sacri-
follow ss eIsmrs sa rfss sssss pserces
consistent I,, Chrlstians,, and literally give up
ing hardship and distress and want in answer
to t the test question OF the book. What would
Much to my astonishment. however. find.
upon examination OF the book. that it is copy:
righted in the name Of its author with "all
information. with the question: II Jesus had
conceived and written a hook. whose direct
purpose was to convey to all the world His In
tentions. as explained In this work, that al men
might know them and emulate the exam pies
of the persons described In the. story. would
He seek to limit its circulation by COPYRIGHT
Conyright means monopoly. 1t 10 indeed very
proper In ordinary literary ventures. but this
is not literary venture; its every page Ia
protest against excusveness and profits. and
plea for the widest circulation possible at the
least expense to all and without gain to any,
am informed that the book has already run
into three millions OF copies. as it Is. Think
how many more people 1t might reach. were It
given to the world like the voice Of Rachel
Winsow. free.
I really find It impossible to parallel this in
tensely relig!ous book with anything that
to have been delivered without restrictions OF
any kind and find nothing In the writings OF
Matthew to Indicate that he wrote with a view
to a limited publication. The like is true OF
every other part OF the Testament Even
Paul who certainly wrote well. seems to have
had no idea OF the commercial value OF his
manuscripts OF course the laborer is worthy
OF his hire. but Ia this case for hire7 Is ft
not rather an exception to a general literary
and commercial law. in which. to be fully con-
Ristent. one should make a literal sacrifice Of
al rights and profits? Hence, the question
Would Jesus copyright that book. with all
rights reservedY"
FREpERIcK W. PAEaHoRN.
HACKENsAcK. N. j.. Aug. 10.
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the Philadelphia, the Newark. the Machias
class, the Detroit ciass. the Cincinnati class.
and 90 on, after completion, the suggestion
OF a Board OF Control seems timely. The
service paper TO which we have already re-
ferred we'll says that in designing ship OF
war "the determination Of the relation Of
the several parts TO the whole should not
be the result Of weak compromise between
contendlng opinions. Authority should DO
lodged somewhere TO deal with q vessel rs
q whole" A Board OF Control would pos
sess such authority.
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ranged, also its lands, trading stations, and
other possessions and privileges.
Another grievance OF the Rhodesians is
that the majority OF tho Company Is intent
on cancelling many Of the contracts entered
into with those who helped II when 1t was
hard pressed, In order to deprive them OF
the lands promised in exchange for money
and mining improvements undertaken by
them at the Chartered Companys instance.
In many cases the lands are actually To-
catod and occupied, but the Company,
although II received the survey fees, will
issue no valid titles, and the only means the
settlers have OF validating their claims Is
an expensive action at law for specific per-
formance OF contract.
The Mntateie Times. speaking for the
popular side as against the Company, ad-
vocates such modification OF the Council
as would give the community eight repre-
sentatives and the Company four. That
newspaper however, expects strong oppo-
sition to this measure. but argues that IL
the Company can govern the country only
In such way as to arouse and keep alive
general discomfort, the Imperial Govern
ment will have to assume the administra-.
tion and hold the Company responsible Tor
deficits. Imperial administration" 1t
says. us an expensive luxury, which neither
the Company nor the people desire, but
which the people might eventually prefer
to the existing regime apparently designed
to foster the interests Of the Company at
the expense OF the community"
The general opinion in Rhodesia ap-
pears to be that the British Government
will be forced to intervene in order to pre-
serve the peace, for not only is discomfort
strong among the whites, but there lie a
good deal OF unrest showing itself among
the natives, due to the disturbing influence
OF tho Transvaal dispute.
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cinc,nnatrs Railroad Investment.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: Please permit
aCineinnatAn at present visiting your city to offer
some comment regarding your article which ap.
pears in to-day's issue headed "Cncinnati Is Boom
ing." The ANAL sentence readingi 1T s far ahead
Of Cleveland In city debt and the assessed value Of
ita real estate Nearly $50 ooo 900 of its indebt-
ednesa was incurred in building . railroad Of $50
miles. extending from Cincinnati 10 Chattanooga to
develop Southern trade with that city No other
city In the United States railroad to begin to
compare with IT, 1t is now under twenty-five year
lease which s yielding the city 81 900 900 per an
num- and for the Ave ycars following this the annual
rental Ia tn be 81 ,25o. 900.
At the time of is construction the rate Of interest
prevailing wAs about double that OF to-day. con-
pequsn tly some of tho outstanding bonds bear as
high as 7.3 per cont By issuing retunding bonds
at 3 az per cent. there will be actual pront TO
the city besides ts being In causing
the city to be such large and important distribut-
ing point for Southern fruits.
NEW YoRK. Aug. 10. ELBERr O murray.
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HOLIDAY FOR rHH C1RoUs
Once q Year Employees Make . PflGrfmaea
to Elephants Grave while Band Plays.

From he Cinetnnai Enqinrsr.
In beautiful cemetery in the quaint city
Of Charlotte. N O.. there is q grave covered
with velvety sod. Like hundreds OF other graves
In the cemetery. but distinguished from them
all BY the unique monument which adorns It.
The marble shaft has carved upon It the name
of the dead man and the time Of his death. but
upon It also is engraved huge elephant.
sculptured with striking fidelity. To the
casual passerby the old sexton sometimes re-
lates the story Of the marble elephant. and tells
Of the touching ceremonies which take place
once a year at this grave.
the pride a nd terror OF Roblnson's circus.
Chief had a long career. in which he was re-
msn But 'sf Nemesisa "
him. and his bones are now Inferred ben cath
Man, Sas psyna
its annual visit 10 Charlotte. The RAILROAD
Shsfsi Si iendish % to@Psr. S. and S when hem the % sSsn
brute was let out Of his car. the lust OF staying
hs % % %D es s'eRf SRSs. s egs
sI%ess si hnnsa a' intsl ssses se di:plsys$% % E.
sauntered over until he was alon esids the .un.
suspectine keeper and and then: with one yieioSs
restraint and started Tor the town. trumpetins
and "fs as he heard The shriii srqmpetInS 81 ohief
Mary was the m other OF the herd and knew in
stantly what was REQUIRED Of her. When her
Chief and caught up. with him In the court
house square: Wrapping her trunk around the
@tS t9s % SrG i tss
ened Chief back to the tents.
About this time q y ths year the Robinsoa cir,
they reach Charlotte the head Of the show will
call all his subordinates together and an
best. and. with the band playing Chopins
funeral march and the herd Of elephants
way to the cemetery. where their companioD
sleeps the last long sleep that knows no wax
ing. Perhaps the seulptured Image Of the
man-killing Chief and the simple SERVICES. that
are, performed impress the dangers OF their
for show people are notoriousy optimistic;
At all events. the monument and the annual
procession to the grave are unique and touch
Ing thfnRs.