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tton OF Il would present enormous financial dim
cultes Hundreds OF millions OF yen would be
necessary and the economic situation OF the coun-
try IL already seriously enough involved without
launching into such an adventure.
Given this division In the political world. Il 10 not
unreasonable to think that the coming session VIII
be lively There Is one point which I'M
doubtedy the members OF the Chamber will be
unltsd-the increase OF the parliamentary salary,
and in truth the Deputies not be blamed
for &C. The Japanese Representatives receive the
absurd compensation OF SEQ year. There can be
no doubt that reasonab bic increase in this amount.
that would permit the MEMBERS to live on their
salaries would go far 10 remove the corruption
that prevails at present In certain political circles
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financial questions that require 70 be settled 20
make up the budget deficiency. concerning Nh!Sn
Numerically opposite Views are expressed oy tne
two parties two points are 70 oe ip-ei winch a.
1sr-i~uiarly likely 70 arouse dssensi1u-tne amen1-
rent III the Election law and the NATURALIZATION
OF me railroads - .,.t
n,o.Si6cation Of he present method o. eecung ~,
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES j. needed, ana TOT se'etai
Yea rs such propositln have been Drought geIoFe me
Diet though various causes nave opttale1 20 PSSss.
- 10 discussion OF them. l. seems likely that
his time the matter viii be taken up, OUT IHe
"Dhbars'" correspondent doubts tt an agreement,
Will bee reached. or that any definite REFORM VIII
Full of solici,ude for tie commercal CLASSES
which Rave been sacrificed up % ~ present. Inn
the Government proies-e rs tel..'1 ~ sarsG
but even Of putting them into prlvi sed posiuon;
The Cabiuets project for the city distress 20 De
represented by one Deputy ior eac4 -" ~
tai.ts while country districts Will nave Only one
~ asch iGnuoo This = plainly going 70 me otner
extreme 80 f. Is not surprising % see mat NC
liberals themselves are parting company YIN
eliaI representation for al classes.
In respect 10 the Election law another sharp line
Of divergence between The Government ana us az
lies is 10 be Loted The CABINET qfsres 70 $50
iish bsll,plng by ticket while the Liberals demand
~ 80 fhess frilitfI sources Of dispute be added
TIA d,sa rnent that exists concerning me Tar
rescbing nr0o1Sal for State purchase or the ran
roads Il can easily be under-tooi mat tne stud-
tion Is far from serene. The CaOlnet, IN truth,
,orn-os-i mostly Of military mer-it jumpers
an,org rs members a marshal. a general ana three
sJo,ir9ls-is all In favor Of the complete nauonai-
iz,fion Of The railroads. which may nave us al
vantages as detail or me r1t9n.I ue ~ S a'
OF the Liberals too. are parusans OF tnls pm.
since n Vas suggested by none otner than their
leader Count Itagaki; but that does not prevent
co1siderable number OF them. among "noni is me
s.,-ost,9 nod, Of the PrOgressves from absolutely
rlEsineS 70 listen 70 his magnificent proposition.
In the present state OF affairs indeed the sxsou-
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erly exercised work recommended, and has
hoa nrnr - M nad

erly exercised work was recommended, and has
since been theoretically pushed.
The site al Park-ave. and Fifty nnth-st. is
regarded as on the whole advantageous for the
purposes to which II is 10 be put. The price paid
for the land was S13OOO0 while the contract for
the building calls for S244 900 a total cost 81
1914 900 Despite the cost OF the new building
and the site, ii is estimated that the city will
be in pocket a considerable amount by reason
OF the expenditure for the site Of the building
now occupied by the Board in Grand-st. Is ex
pected 10 sell for at least S15OOOO. although the
building Itself is worth little or nothing The
city is now paying Sl1.S00 year rent for quar-
ters II has 10 hire outside the Board Of Educa-
ton Building. 1t is figured that this sum. added
u the interest on the amount that will be re-
allied by the sale OF the Grand-st. property. Will
considerably exceed the interest on the sums
paid for the new site and building
The new building is nearly completed
terlorly. It has a frontage Of 100 feet In
Park-ave and A depth Of l23 feet in Fifty
nfnth-st The lower part Of the structure Is
built entirely Of stone but the upper stories are
Of light glazed brick. with stone trimmings. The
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tho supervisors OF special branches, such as
sewing singing and drawing Another annex
Of the Board OF Education is to be found at No.
421 Broome-st. where the Board OF Examiners.
which is under the control Of the city Superin-
tendent Of Schools. has its headquarters.
In the old building rooms never intended and
badly arranged for office uses have had TO be
assigned 10 those purposes. The basement Is
badly lighted and ventilated. In IL are found at
present the offices Of the Deputy superintendent
of Schools OF Manhattan and The Bronx. the
office Of the clerk Of the Board. and the auditor
OF the Department on the second floor are the
Board room. where public sessions Of the Board
OF Education are held. and the offices IF the Dor
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JAPANESE PROBLEMS.
THE ELECTION AND PAY OF DEPUTIES
LEGISLATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL
CLASSES - NATIONALIzATION
OF RAILROADS.

Notwithstanding the substantial success that the
Japanese Government has had in securing the
adoption by the Chamber OF its land tax It does
appear 10 b. on A very firm footing II the obser-
vations Of the Journal des Debats'" Toxic cor
respondent ere 70 be trusted. The politicians out
OF office are counting seriously its speedy dis
comhture II Is proper to say, moreover. that Mar
shall Yamagata himself does not seem 20 expect TO
remain very long in Office He formed his Cabinet
under positive orders from the Emperor himself,
who. in a critical moment thought that he was the
man OF energy and experience 70 appeal 20; but.
now that the immediate danger IS past. the Mar
shall, according 20 his friends would be ready 70
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which is so soon to be vacated by the Board Of
Education is more than sixty years old. 1t was
built In 1885, long before there was Board OF
Education by the old Public School Society,
which had charge in those days Of the task OK
teaching the young idea how to score bulls-eyes.
1t was constructed on the plan Of the old-time
school building and the arrangement Of its
rooms still bears witness to the uses 1t was
once put to-"
EVEN ELEVATORS ARE LACKING.
or course. there are telephones and such new
tangled notions in the old building but In its
more material aspects 1t is just what it was half
a century ago For example. there are no ele-
vators When strangers visit the building the
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MYTH COMPANY VETERANS DINNER

The annual dinner OF the veterans OF the 'th
cor,,onv 7th Regiment took place nj Demonico's
an tuesday evening and was one Of the most en-
tovabIs entertainments OF the kind OF the season.
About one hundred and twenty active and veteran
members we're seated AZ the table Among the
guests were General Roe. Colonel Appleton and
Major Holland
A Noteworthy incident Of the evening the dis
,,,ssal from duty OF Private Clark. About forty
Gears ago he was drilling with the company and
was temporarily absent when the company was
Jismtsssd and has remained technically on duty
sver since lie made the fact known at the din
ner and Captain Landon formally dismissed the
veteran
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ough and city superintendent. The third moor
tries with small success 20 accommodate the
offices Of some ~ the assistant superintendent
of Manhattan and The Bronx and the of'ices
Of the supervisor Of free lectures. Nh'r on the
top floor are the offices ~ The remaining assist
ant superintendents ~ Manhattan ana Inc
Bronx and the cxamination-roc m. The little
build,ng shelters ir an about one hundred and
trentv-dye people exclusive of the members Of
the Board
II is nearly two years since the plans were
drawn FOR the new building which is now 50
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s--- question asked ia: Where's the elevator
ana -1e u E-ace With which the Information
--at --er- y m elevator is received puts strong
emphasis gDon the thoroughnesS and nnaHy
7.th which he elevator has taken It's place III
The bus oess world. But clerks and commis-
siouers and superintendents and visitors All
have % climb in the old Board Of Education
Building
Nat o-lv is the building thai is TO he discard
~ lraaequate 10 its uses in its appliances and
construction. but it was long ago outgroWn by
he Board. II has been overcrowded for some
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herents OF the present Government are among the
foremost to give publicity.
II may be however. that these changes will take
place much more speedily, and tina, not only viii
the men now in power voluntarily retire, but thar
a real crisis will occur from the rupture OF the
understanding now existing between the Liberals
and the Ministry, and forming the latter's only
source OF strength. There are. indeed. a number
OF questions confronting the session about to open
which will not fall 70 rouse lively discussion. II
may be that the Cabinet will not always get the
help Il needs from It's allies To say nothing Of the
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give I'D task thar IS quite foreign 70 his soldier
to,,ne~annent The retirement OF the Ministry Is
announced as probable in few weeks AZ inc
close OF the session Of the Diet Upon Marquis ITO
will probably devolve the task OF FORMING ne"
Cabinet. he would do #. in all prooaohity' II as
cured ~ the assistance Of the Liberals. who have
ar-aadv supnor,ed him in his varioLs undertake
ings. ,, .
such are the rumors that were circulated in
1.,ar sly weeks since-rumors 70 which the adj
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wears and two years and more ago 1t was found
necessary to secure outside accommodations TOT
the building Bureau Of the Board of Education
That department now occupies two large ho"''
at No SO Broadway. The supply department
va. the next to outgrow ts clothes and tenn
norary home was provided for 1t by renting an
other old building at No. 100 Elm-st' In the
roar n the main building. The upper moor OF
,h1s rented building is occupied by the offices OF
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g.. mas been familiar cry for years that the
-. children were not supplied With schools
- ana In a measure the accusation has
rue but the children have scarcely been
49, Put 10 it for room In whih to grow in
-. a. their superors and directors OF
r,A,. o. Education have been put TO It for
u - |h'en 10 oversee the intellectual growth
n. u. Aoasands Of youthful charas.
''ur-storied. antiquatai building
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raptdIy nearing completion. The architects are
Napoleon Le Brun & Sons and the plans were
pronounced complete only aftar the most thor
ough and careful consideration. The foresight
which set the ball rolling 40 long ago was de-
prived Of mucn Of It's effectiveness by the fact
that Just as things were moving directly toward
the realization Of the plans the debt-limit bug
bear was raised. and for time all work came
70 a standstlll. When that evil spirit was prop
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SAVE MONEY FOR THE CITY. BEsIDRs
I" VASTLY IMPROVED ACCOMMoDA-
-sHoRTcoMINGs OF THE ANTI
o-ArrD BUILDING IN oRAND-sT.
work &. 50 far advanced upon the new build
ga. is 20 be devoted entirely to the needs
-, - n.es u the Board Of Education that 1t is
- f. viii be entirely ready for occupancy by
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cryTRE FOR SCHOOL WORK.

.r-,r HALL. OF THE BOARD OF EDU-
..-,oN NEARING COMPLETION.
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28
A BoER LEADER.

OF General Piet Joubert the Daily
Mail says;-"Long headed shrewd,
cold, and calculating, he is also by no
means a typical Boer. He has paid
two or three visits to England, and
perhaps is one of the three or four IN the
inner Government circles in Pretoria
who realizes what war with England
would mean. Still, he in a way lacks
physical courage; he has shown that
time and again. He is essentially a
time server, a trimmer, a sitter on the
fence. When he contested the Presi.
dental election against Kruger no one
took his candidalure very seriously. He
was so obviously put up as a vote split.
ter to ensure Kruger's return. His
religious tenets are not obtrusive, and
he has never been found out in any very
bad financial transactions. AS a general
in the field he is cool and clever, and a
thoroughly expert exponent of Boer
hghting tactics. which are mainly of the
'snIping' order. He has now gone to
the Natal border, at Volksrust; the next
best Boer commander, Cronje, oil
Doornkop fame, being on the Maricc
frontier, towards Mafeking."
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28
Whore ia elaas.one,s England2


Gladstone is dead. Chamber
lain, for the purpose of this BoeI
crisis, is in his place. And the
difference between the Transvaal
policies Of Gladstone and Cham
berlain is wide as the poles.
When the Beers rose in arms in
1880 to recover the independence
which Great Britain had snatched
from them three years before,
Gladstone was Prime Minister.
The lingo side of England clam
ored for the crushing Of the
"rebels." When the Beers inflicted
on the British forces the singing
defeat Of Maiuba Hill the clamor
Of the Jingoes became simply fran
tic.
But Gladstone was at the helm.
and he was not a lingo. He had
a higher conception Of England's
greatness. He loved to think of
her as too great to be unjust, too
strong to do wrong. So he turned
and said to his countrymen, mad
as they were about Majuba Hill:
"Let justice be done though the
heavens fall The Beers are right.
We are wrong. propose to con
cede their demand for independ-
ence, and proclaim peace in South
Africa on that basis" And he did
it.
The independence and nationhood
which the brave burgers are again
in arms to defend Was conceded by
Gladstone to be their rightful pos
session. But Chamberlain is now
at the helm, and he is a lingo. His
conception Of England's greatness
is the Imperial one. He would
have her extend her rule as
Caesars Rome extended hers, by
sheer superiority in brute force.
1t cannot be that Gladstone,
though dead, is forgotten by all
Englishmen. Chamberlain does
not represent them all. The ma
tional conscience that Gladstone
successfully invoked for justice to
the Beers in 1880 must still be ac-
cessible9 How can it be reached
and roused1 The official an
nouncement that President Nc
Kinley not see his way to MAX
ing a friendly appeal Tor peace
through arbitration makes 1t diff
cult to answer that question.
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28
Trapped bv Great Britain.

Great Britain was shrewd, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, when she
encouraged the United States to
carry the war for the liberation of
Cuba into remote parts of the
world, so that she could play the
part Of defender and protector, and
prevent other countries from as
sailing our coast line. There has
never been a moments surcease in
the selhshness OF the British Gov
ernment in its policy towards this
country. All the iraternizing
speeches OF English public men,
all the gush about affinity at ban
quet boards, has been for the pur-
pose of ensnaring US through the
thin disguise of friendship. We
are expected to be reciprocal now
by not asserting our friendship for
government by the people in the
case oil the war between England
and the Transvaal. We are ex-
pected to discourage republican
sentiment In the worl,i. England
has adroitlY placed our Govern
ment in the same groove she oc-
cupies herself as to an imperial and
colonial policy. There was no
good reason why we should have
been forced into this position. Had
we confined ourselves strictly to the
Liberation Of Cuba Great Britain
would not have dared to assume
either a hostile or patronizing at
titude toward us. We would have
been abundantly able to resist the
interference Of any other nation.
1t was when we were dragged into
the affairs Of the Orient that we
entered into a practical alliance
with England--an alliance hateful
to every American who treasure:
the patriotic traditions ot the revo,
luton.
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28
Thh Outlook

in Kentucky and Ohio is very
encouraging for the Democratic
party. The campaign, according
to Mr.. Bryan, has been a vigorous
one, and Democratic success can
be predicted in both States. 1t
would be a disappointment il we
lost either one of them. The same
bright prospect is to I)e seen in
Iowa and Nebraska, and it would
be no surprise If ali four States
were carried in November.
The question OF militarism and
i'm periallsm is large factor in the
campaign this fall. Everywhere
reference to American principles
Of liberty and adherence to the
lines upon which this Republic has
been built and maintained are re-
ceived by the people with every
manifestation OF approval.
There is a noticeable disposition
on the part of the German voters,
also says Mr.. Bryan, to fight the
Republican party because OF their
opposition to the ideas and purpo-
ses expressed toward the Philip
pine Islands. In fact, the foreign
vote is largely against anything
which will set up militarIsm IN
this Republic and which will drag
US into the colonial policy Of the
Old World. All foreigners cling
tenaciouslY to American ideas. In
the country districts the current ol
feeling runs largely against the
Republican party because Of its
policy Of imperialism.
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28
The Lesson of Blood.

1t is to be regretted that we have
only the British reports Of the en-
gagements at Glencoe and Glands
Laagte on which to base estimates
of the results. Our experience in
our own civil war has taught us
thar there is invariably wide dis
crepancy between the reports Of
battles furnished from the oppos-
ing sides.
But the British reports are
enough to show that the Beers are
fighting with their proverbial cour-
age and firing with their traditional
accuracy,
The percentage Of officers killed
and wounded at Glencoe is fear
full testimony to the effectiveness
of Boer craftsmanship. In pro-
portion to numbers there are FIVE
times as many officers killed as en-
listed men and more than three
times as many wounded. The list
of killed includes two colonies,
three captains and five lieutenants;
the wounded, one general, one
colonel, three majors, six captains,
eleven lieutenants. And at Glands
Laagte six officers were killed and
thirty wounded.
Well may the Gordon Highland
ers, who were celebrating the Sec
ond anniversary ofthe storming of
Dargai Heights, say that their ex-
perlence in India was easy work
compared with South Africa.
They are warning now upon men
OF their own race and blood, who
are fighting for their homes and in
dependence. Not since the Cri-
mean war have the lines Of Great
Britain faced such an enemy as the
BOer army which they are moving
on to crush by sheer force Of num-
bers in South Africa. To conquer
them they will have to pay tie
price of blood.
President Kruger's sharpshoot-
ers have already, in the prelimi-
nary battles and skrmishes Of the
war forced upon him, made good
the solemn words OF his last des-
patch to the New York W0rId,
on Oct. II:
"The republics are determined
if they must belong to England a
price will have to be paid which
will stagger humanity"
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28
Very Dearly Bought.

"My heart bleeds for tn sse
dreadful losses again today. 1t is
a great success, but l fear very
dearly bought"
The whole world knows and ad.
min es Victoria's character and
knows that her heart does indeed
bleed. And civilization will echo
truly her phrsse-"Very dearly
bought" A few small engage
ments and the dead are already
numbered by the score, the
wounded by the hundred.
The plea for peace and arbitra-
ton must come from the outside.
II would come with the greatest
force, with the best chance Of sue
cess, from the Great Republiel
Cannot Mr.. MGKinley's lips
form a manly, friendly, moving plea
in the name oi humanity With
the public sentiment OF America
behind him, urging him on; with
the best public sentiment Of Eng
land and its'sober second thought
ready to echo his words; with all
civilization ready to applaud anC
Join, why does he hesitate1
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28
What Do the Naval Orders MeanP

What Do the Naval Orders MeanP
With thirty-eight war ships al.
ready in the Philippines, the Gov
ernment Is hurrying eight more
thither, including the armored and
protected cruisers Brooklyn, New
Orleans and Newark. So great is
the haste to strengthen our already
powerful feet there that the New
Orleans has not been permitted to
wait even for the repair of ba terry
of detective boilers before sailing.
What does it meana What does
the Administration know or sus-
pect or fear that prompts this ex-
traordinary haste in the concen-
tration of great naval force in a
quarter where apparently we have
no need OF more than a mosquito
fleet OF gunboatsS
We are not at war with any
naval force so far as the public is
permitted to know, nor are we
threatened with war by any. Op.
eratiOns against Aguinaldo must OI
necessity be conducted upon the
land. Armored cruisers are not
required to blockade the ports oil
people that have no forts and moi
even a gunboat afloat. The arm
ored ships with their terrible guns
are not required for use against the
FilipInos.
Is there another Won Diederich:
on the horizon9 Has the State
Department reason to apprehend a
naval Intervention In our affairs ia
the East7 Oris it on the cards tha'
we are to assist in the forcible par
tition Of ChinaH
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28

THE anxiety in London over the
situation in South Africa is only
natural, as it is more than fifty
years since British troops have
faced a white force drawn up in
line of battle. Since the Crimean
war Great Britain has fought Sepoy
rebels, Soudanese, Zulus. Abys-
sinians, Afghans, Pathans, Afridis,
Burmese and all kinds and condi-
tons of brown and black men
armed with all kinds and condi-
tons OF muskets, kreeses, assegais
and other antique and obsolete
weapons. AT last, although with
the odds overwhelmingly in her
favor, she is facing men Of her own
race and color-and tolerablY well
armed with modern weapons.
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28

but not a particle OF evidence was
produced to show the existence oi
such conspiracy, though Captain
Wirz was found guilty Of that
charge. None of the other &C
eused was put to trial, but the
American people were deceived
into the belief that one poor sick
prisoner had alone caused the
death of thousands OF American
soldiers. The crime Of the Union
authorities was covered up in that
way and--torgottene
Washington sentinel., 1899-10-28

Mr.. HANNA's open defense Of
trusts clearly defines the position
the Republican party will take on
the trust question. Hanna has
committed his party to trusts and
consequently can rely on the latter
to put up the cash the Republican
Committee has asked for. The
trusts know that Marks word IS
law with the party and the Presi-
dent, and they will doubtless re-
spond very freely. A political al
machine like Marks cannot be
run without "grease," and plenty
Of it.
What the SENTINEL has claimed
all along is now clearly demon
strated. A Republican vote is a
vote Tor trusts.