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intoxication, OF course, are granted Tor the
benefit Of wives more particularly, ana, 30
far as the latitude OF divorce has been
increased, 1t has been coincident with the
enlargement OF the legal liberties and faciii-
ties OF women under the influence OF modern
sentiment. For instance, Judge TRUAx OF
our Supreme Court speaking OF an applica-
ton for divorce, said on Thursday: There
are things worse than adultery, things
more ruinous to the home" 1t was like
feeling, undoubtedly, which prompted the
commission OF which we have spoken to
include in its recommended laws those
worse things" 1t Is inevitable that mar
raRe rs purely civil contract in a country
which separates the Church from the State
absolutely will be made civllly dissoluble.
The Churches accordingly, IL they legis-
late on the marriage and divorce question,
must make their laws for their own adher-
ents solely without regard to the State.
They can refuse to recognize divorces alto
gether, as the Roman Catholic Church does,
or recognize it only for causes approved by
them, and they can forbid the marriage OF
the divorced by their minister's but that is
as far as they can go and 1t Is as far as con-
science requires them to go. The difference
in the divorce laws OF the States, however,
is not 80 great as is that between the law,
doctrine and practice Of the Churches All
the States except South Carolina make
marriage a dissoluble civil contract, and
only New York restricts divorce to
the sole cause Of adultery. or the
Churches, the Roman Catholic alone makes
marriage indissoluble. The Episcopal
Church allows divorce for adultery only,
yet, as many instances have proved, its
members get divorces for any cause al
lowed by any State and take new mates
without suffering social or ecclesiastical
disadvantages. Professionalism generally
recognizes the cause OF desertion. as does
also the Greek Church In England,
divorce for adultery is allowed to the
husband but to the wife only when the
adultery OF the husband Is accompanied
with cruelty 50 positive that 1t would have
entitled her to a divorce a mensd ct thoro.
1t will be seen, therefore, that there is no
common principle OF marriage and divorce
in the Churches. but that they differ rad
ically in regard to it. This makes 1t all the
more necessary that the civil law should de-
eide the question for Itself, without regard
to the various religious opinions and doc
trines, and take sole Jurisdiction in the
premises. The sole legal marriage ought
to be the civil contract entered into before
civil and public official, and its record, az
SO profoundly affecting personal and prop
erty rights, should be as strictly guarded
! as the record of deeds. Thereafter the
civily and legally married could get the
blessing Of Church on their union II their
conscience or taste demanded 1t. and the
Church would be free to accept or reject
the marriage, according to its understand
| ing OF the divorce law
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Turning Western Coal Into Coke.

lit is true, as reported from Chicago, that
the soft coal Of the West has been success
fully cooked by new process, the discovery
will profoundly affect the iron industry and
will greatly increase the production OF pig
iron In the Western States. 1t will be an
other step toward the wide dispersion
over the country OF one Of our great in
dustries, the reduction of iron ore, and will
stimulate the growth OF all kinds OF iron
manufacturing in the Western States. Up to
this time, the great eastern centres OF iron
making have had decided advantage over
the blast furnaces of South Chicago, Mil
waukee and the smaller western lake ports
where pig iron Is produced. While all are
chiefly dependent upon the Lake Superior
mines for their ore, the eastern furnaces
are near the greatest sources OF coke
supply in the world, while the western
furnaces not only have to bring their ore
from the North, but also their coke or the
coal from which to make 1t from the East.
Raw coal is still used to some extent in
the production Of iron ore, but it is waste
full and costly process. 1t was estimated
in / s94 that the pig iron produced in Scot
land by using as fuel about 1000, 900 tons
OF raw coal year might be made at saw
ing OF about $500, 900 year with coke as
fuel. Coke has taken the place OF wood,
charcoal and coal as the source Of heat for
iron ore smelling because it is vastly super
Tor to other fuels for blast furnace purposes.
It gives far greater heat than any other
fuel, contains very little sulphur or other
substances that are harmful in iron smelt-
ing and saves by-products OF coal OF large
commercial value that are wasted when
raw coal Is used for smelling
But only certain kinds Of bituminous
coal, known as coking Goals, have been
available for the manufacture Of coke, and
the prominence ofthe Connellsville region
in western Pennsylvania as the greatest OF
coke making districts is due to the preva-
ence OF the best ooking Goals in that neigh
borhood. Only very inferior quality OF
coke has hitherto been produced from the
soft Goals OF Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and
| Utah. 1t is now asserted that superior
quality Of coke may at last be produced
| from these Goals, and that western coke
may be supplied to western furnaces at
much smaller cost than the eastern coke.
| Last year these western blast furnaces
| smelted little over fifth OF the iron ore
shipped from the Lake Superior mines
When they produce their coke at home
they may be expected to take larger
| share in all the industries to which iron
! ore gives rise.
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CIVIL GOVERNMENT THE PROVINCE MATANzAs,
MATANzAs. Oct. II, 1899.
Major. Grn. Jams H. wilson. Matdn;dL
HONORABLE GENERAL: de ply regret not to have
been in the Palace last evening in the very moment
in which you. accompanied by your distinguished
staff had the kindness to come with the purpose Of
greeting me in consideration Of the solemnity Of tho
date which We. Cubans. commemorated yesterday.
Such delicate Difference your part and on that
of your noble officers will never be forgotten by
nor by any one born in Matanzas who might be in
formed OF such an act OF courtesy. and can state
that fully return to the generous American Repub.
lie all the honor you have made in last evening
eloquent manifestation.
From this dat on. my friends and my self will add
to the impershable remembrance OF yesterday 8
date that of the honorable visit which had the
good fortune to receive personally account OF the
reasons already mentioned but which will influence
upon our satisfaction and gratitude in the sam Q
manner as if we had been personally favored by
such enviable and remarkable honor.
As humble representative of this city. in which
was born, and where you make yourself SO much
loved by your rightful proceedings request you to
accept these lines small token OF my friendship
to for the exquisite attentions you have always
paid to me with a sincere and \ most spontan eous
solicitude. Yours respectfully
p Z. BESTANCoURr.
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Columbia.

Our long list Of victorious sloops has had
the name Of another added to 1t. Puritan,
Maynower, Volunteer, Vigilant, Defender
and Columbia the greatest OF them is
Columbia.
victory OF more than ten minutes in a
moderate wind and another Of more than
six minutes in n wind that kept topsails on
deck leave no doubt behind. The Columbia
looks down upon her rival as all her
predecessors in defence OF the Americas
Cup have looked down on theirs. Be
the wind soft or hard. she is better;
and she s better. as the contests,
finished and unfinished, have proven, at
every point OF sailing, whether running,
reaching or on the wind. She must be pro-
nounced the best as she Is the most beauti-
full OF all the big and little wonders manu-
featured b. HERREsHoFF.
Our friend Sir THOMAS Upton, will go
home defeated with his name high on the
roll OF sport, an honor for any man. AS
manly in defeat as in defiance, he will take
back with him from this country nothing
hut the best of wishes: for throughout the
career OF the Shamrock he has reused
nothing else. We shall be pleased to meet
him off the Sandy Hook lightship at
any time following the proper notice, him
particularly Of all possible challengers, for
we know the largeness Of the undertaking
In which he embarked 80 vigorously and
we cannot fail to feel the strength Of his
disappointment at failure. Better luck
next time!
For ourselves, our most hearty congratu-
lations to Mr.. IsELIN, his judgment in the
choice Of friends for counsel and a skipper
for action: to the Columbias crew, than
which a better, we believe. never worked
on yacht; and last and emphat-
ically not the least appreclative,
to Commodore PIERPoNT MORGAN of
the New York Yacht Club, through whose
manly interest in yachting and public
spirited support OF it in the dual role OF
yachtsman and fnancier the American
people have had long season Of enjoyment
watching the Columbia's development and
victory.
How beautiful would Columbia look on
the Mediterranean sailing in the regattas
OF next spring!
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WAN on TUCATAN INDIANS.
Mexico Strengthening Her Mosquito Fleet
to Attack the Natives.

Mexico Strengthening Her Mosquito Fleet
to Attack the Natives.
New ORLEANS. Oct. 20.-Lieut. Lacanne OF
the Mexican Army has arrived here for the
purpose OF taking one Of the small gunboats
made here to CoZumel Island to Join tho
Mosquito feet which Is about to proceed against
the Maya Indians. The boat will be known as
the Montezuma. and is OF the same type as tho
the others which have been lately sent to Mex
let from New Orleans. Conzume Island lies Off
the coast OF Yucatan. and has been the rendez
yous OF tho Mosquito fleet. Lieut.. Iacanne
says hat the land forces have already engaged
the hostile tribes. and that the campaign will
be pushed to con clusion az rapidly as posi-
bic.
All the gunboats which are being used in the
service were made in this city. and are said to
have proved highly satisfactory They are OF
light draught and especially adapted to shallow
rivers An American crew has been secured
for Montezuma. Tho latest reports ara that
on which they have mounted some modern
rapid hre guns. and that they are prepared to
make desperate resistance.
For years tho Yucatan Indians up the Hondo
River have been in a state OF insurrScton and
hostile to all advances OF commerce and civilt-
zation When Vice President Iariscal was
in this city he said President Daz had de-
termined to subdue them and bring them
under aubjection. 80 that 1t would be possible
to work tha log wood and rch dye forests along
the Hondo. Lieut.. Lacanne has orders to
hasten from this port with the new gun boat as
quickly as possible.
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Hard to Hit Nothing.

From ne Nebraska State Journal
The Rev. sam Jones is not afraid to discuss the
silver question. In recent address he said
THE biggest fool in the world is the who stands
up and argues against facts. talking to one OF
those old free silver looms fow days and called
his attention to the great prosperity which has come
upon our country. mills and shops and mines
running on full time, and said truly prosperity has
come to our land again. II said 1t amt struck
me yet Isa!d: ITS mighty hard to hit nothing"
Letters Received by the Rev. DIR. DE Costa.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: give two
Of the letters now being received by me from
various parts OF the land. The first il from M
Epscopalian. the editor ola prominent Western
daily newspaper
Permit me to congratulate yon on the step you
have taken. May it, in the prov idence of God be
the b.Etnnng Of Sr"at work Of reform Trniy it
become a mere dry husi without spiritual life. II.
clergy. ms they have como under my observation,
latty as ret n put it the other day mere rocaI
froth:" l have no ;onfdenYe that the Church can
scionou old fashioned Chris ian man ard woman.
Trusting that the richest and most useful part of
your ministry is still before YOU, am" &c,
The extract below is from u letter Of prom
incnt rector AMI Dortor Of Divinity in ore OF
the intellectual centres Of New England
Il have Just re ID your letter and write that
in m opinion. y"n nae safe the case none too
SERIOUSLY. ! believe, more pNcr. that not ONLY has
the di-paragcmGnt { the Holy ripturrs created an
rnb-lI'f in IN religion we rrnre = M that Cpl it
Of uni rlI"f has also helped - bring t. birth this
discre lifting of the Bible.
il, my exp..,emCe M Te,koes, Of the cause his
always existed in the balfheartedncss oi supporters
aud defenders, | am not afraid % a foe. | unt
AFRAID % coward and traitors in DISCUSS. avn not
an Old man. but il Wrro Younger AM II my tolh
poiryr had not good deal We kcned Ny what have
been through. should take the step You have.
which II the only protest that protest., N,Nou
doubling the hi'DricHl ella ms ~ this church I
have for some time seen that the Roman Catholic
cOmmun on is the only BODY that is likely to pre-
serve the faith. do MT know that that il your
view, INT II IN mine,
Whatever course Won take, trust that Won Will
per- eyrrr in II aud be blessed believe this hypur
risy If deception III the r lscopa Church il DO
mnrnliZinV. a menace 10 the communitv. For NV
pelf feel indebted to you for the Exposure " this
wickcdGess.
have omitted thu names Of the above
writer's. though neither OF them enloned
privacy. b. +. DE COSTA.
NEW YORK. Oct. 20.
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The Facts as to Rear Admiral Schley.


There is no telling whether the author OF
the subjoned communication is II partisan
of Rear Admiral SCHLEY or of naval honor
and discipline:
.To THE EprToR OF THE SrS-Sir: II Admiral
scH1EY 10 guilty OF all the charges against him. why
doesn't the Navy Department court. martial him
and drum him out of the service But instead OF
doing So l read in THE StN that the Navy Depart
ment is going to give him another command.
Surely there is something wrong. In my humble
opinion, the Navy Department should act without
fear or favor and should take the initiative and not
wait for scHLEY to demand court of inquiry.
INV YORK. Oct. IL AS III
1t is to be assumed that after the fleet
in command of Admiral SAMPSON had
destroyed CERvERA's ships, and with them,
practically, SPANS power OF warfare on
this side OF the Atlantic, the Administration
overlooked SCHLEY's discreditable conduct,
from a desire to have no note heard but
that Of praise after a victory 50 glorious.
That policy was not abandoned, most
unfortunately in our judgment, when time
brought Admiral SCHLEY again forward as
Il candidate for another command.
But this fact Is to-day the only defence
left to the peculiarly minded friends of
SCHLEy They plead it in his behalf, as
Capt. CARTER pleaded the statute of limi-
tations.
ScHLEY's standing before honest men can
not be affected by a comparison OF the
facts set down on the record with the
Administration treatment OF him.
No sort Of official action, however, can
wipe out the record standing upon the Gov
eminent books opposite ScHLEY's name.
It shows him to be weak, vacillating in
subordinate, and to all appearances cow
ardly as Commander OF n fleet; at fault rs
Captain OF II ship, the Brooklyn; and dis
honorable as man, nasmuch as this same
record shows him to have been detected in
telling a falsehood to the Senate and of
garbllng a certain correspondence in order
| to hide the evidence Of it..
We believe that as a body the Navy OF the
| United States would ten thousand times
rather face an enemys guns point-blank
| than the shame Of numbering among its
officers one who dare not challenge the
| truth of record so disgraceful.
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INPROVE THE CANALS!
The Consensus of Opinion Expressed at the
state Canal Committees Hearing.

The Consensus of Opinion Expressed at the
state Canal Committees Hearing.
A public hearing by the State Com mittee on
Canals to allow OF expression OF opinion az to
the best policy to be pursued regarding canal
maintenance and improvements was held at
the Produce Exchange yesterday afternoon
The members OF the committee present were
Gen. Francis V. Greene. chairman: John
schatchard. Frank Witherbee. Major Symonds.
George l.. Green and Superintendent OF Public
Works Partridge
Representatives were in attendance from the
leading commercial organizations OF this city
&. Waldo Smith thought that the Erie Canal
would prove to be more useful for the trans
portation OF iron and similar products than IL
had been in the TRANSFORMATION OF grain. rro-
vlded proper improvements were MADE.
Stephen Hoye advocated permanent canal
terminals in this city.
+. b Thurber. representing the Chamber OF
Commerce. attacked Abram s. Hewitts letter
to the committee. in which Mr.. Hewitt stated
substantially that tho canals had outlived thelr
usefulness and that n permanent era OF low
rates had been established by the railroads.
MI Thurber said that Mr. Hewitt had not con
sidered what the canals could do with proper
improvements. , >,
will Tass away" Frank s. Gardner Secretary
OF the Board OF Trade and Transpori alton.
subm tilted the resolutions passed AT the S,ate
Commerce Convention recently heln IN utica
favoring the Improvement OF the canals ana IN,
the extension OF the civil service system to IN
rludp them
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Col BRYAN is now beginning to complain
that he was counted out in 1896. Curiously
enough. he began his lamentations in Ken
lucky, where he had gone to talk for the cleo
ton OF the maker OF a VIGOROUSLY unfair cleo
tion law On tho whole. the Colonel is not adding
to his reputation by his present performances
We had not supposed that there was any
man capable OF discourse OF reason who be-
lieved the wild yarns put forth by the Hon
JAMES X JONES OF Arkansas after the election in
1895 as to the contingent OF BRYAN. Since
however. the latter doesn't know that he was
fairly licked in 1896. 1t is doubly the duty OF
the Republicans to lick him handsomely In
1900 The Colonel seems to be a hard learner
and a hard loser.
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est degree by the incessant flow OF precept,
warning, admonition and advice from his
mouth and pen?
"our country: when wrong TO be put
right and to be put right by Me.
This maxim is the sublimely unconscious
concentration OF all the self-concet, the
cant, the stolid assumption OF moral and
intellectual superiority and clearer political
vision which for years have rendered Mr.
CARL SEIZURES influence nil in country
which he has succeeded only in wearying
to WEAKNESS beyond the power OF either
the English or the German language to
describe
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News from Mr.. Hoar's Soul.

Senator HoARs soul is the battlefield OF
thrift and philosophy, and the whole west
ern world Is witnessing the vicissitudes OF
the contest.
The latest bulletin comes in the shape
Of an interview with the venerable states
man, printed yesterday in the Washing
ton Post. 1t seems to show that thrift
is at last getting the better Of it's gallant II
mistaken adversary:
Il believe that the Republican party will win the
Presidential election of 1900. l think we will win.
not because of. but in spite Of certain policies OF
the present Administration. The general economic
and industrial ition Of the country 10 satsfac
tory and infinitely better than It from 1898 to
1897; and do not believe that the people Of the
United States wish to reverse our present position
and swing tho country back to the condition It
in whom the Democrats were in control Of the Gov
eminent lam aware that tho sentiment against the
policy OF the Administration in reference to the
Philippine Islands is gro wing stronger every day
and that under ordinary circumstances, that sent
ment mgA imperil seriously the chances Of the Re
publicans next year. II the Democrats should nom-
nate for President candidate who would attract all
elements once in sympathy with their party. they
would, believe. give us hard tussle in the next
campaign. By that mean that, IL they should nom
mate some safe conservative man. in whom the bust
ness m On OF the country would have confidence and
who would unto the party as CLEVELAND united It In
1884, 1888 and 1872. they would heighten their
probability OF success. But the Democrats will not
be wise enough TO do that. They will renominAts
BRYAN and the Republicans will easily win the
election. A Republican candidate nominated on .
platform of prosperity will be invincbe against .
Democratic candidate of the Bryan stripe nomi-
mated on the Chicago platform"
Why this sudden willingness to subordi-
nate the United States Constitution and
the Declaration of Independence and the
everlasting principles OF political morality
and the fortunes of the second GEORGE
| WASHINGTON and his band Of devoted pa
triots struggling heroically for liberty to
sordd considerations OF merely economic
and industrial significance Why does
Senator HOAR say 1--WE" and "us"2 Why
is he preparing to desert General AaUI-
NALpo for General Prosperity?
The last number OF the Congress sional
DIRECTORY, under the title OF GEORGE F..
| HoAR," contains this brief item OF political
| information:
His term of service will expire March 3.
1901"
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The climax OF self-complacency Is reached
at the end OF Mr.. CARL SEIZURES ten
columns of volunteered instruction to the
American people regarding their duty in
the Philippines.
Mr. SCHURz expresses his dissatisfaction
with what he calls that deceptive cry OF
mock patriotism, Our country, right or
wrong!" and he concludes his dismal dl-
dactics by Offering this emendation: "Our
country-when right to be kept right; when
wrong to be put right"
That Is to say: "Our country-to be kept
right by CARL SCHURZ when CARL SCHURz
thinks our country Is right; to be put right
byCARL SCHURz when CARL SCHURZ thinks
it is wrong"
A very simple and convenient formula,
provided the volunteer rectifer can show
! his authority.
Where does It come from? By whom is
it written? Does this particular gentle
( mans commission to exercise censorship
over seventy-tve millions OF Americans
proceed from Divine Right? Was it con-
ferred upon him by the kindergarten at
Liblar, or the gymnasium at Cologne, or
the faculty OF the University of Bonn ?
Did he fish 1t up out of the Vastly deep on
his way over? Did delegation OF repre-
sentative citizens meet him at the dock
and bestow it upon him when he landed
Was there ever popular vote In
his favor in any OF the several States
wherein he has resided while awaiting his
countrymen's call to responsible Officer Is
it his by tacit and implied consent II 30,
what Administration from LINCoLN's down
to MCKINLEY's-and he began his unsolic-
ted efforts at correction in LINCOLN 4
time and has kept them up down to
MoKNLEY's-Aas ever prohted in the slight,