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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-10
A Cry from the Tomb.

Mr.. GROVER CLEVELAND writes gloomily
to Mr.. HoKE SMITH, the editor Of the Atlanta
Journal, regarding the state Of the country.
He sees in our victories, our extending
power, our growing prosperity, and the
confident patriotism Of the people only a
mad rush toward disaster" and he ac-
knowledges that, alas! even he can't
stay IL.
Mr.. GROVER CLEVELAND Is right about
his powerlessness to arrest the national
progress. The days OF reaction, Of retro
gression, when he occupied the forefront OF
u dismal stage in his country's career have
passed away, never to return. The era OF
humbug politics Is over. 1t took this cour-
try q long time to recover from the cnlam-
ity, from the damage done tC its business
and its politics by the Cleveland episode;
but at last the recovery has come, and 1t Is
complete.
The period Of disaster Is over, but 80 long
as Mr.. GROVER CLEVELAND persists in
crawling out from under the political ruins
in which he was buried the memory OF it
will be brought back to the people and be TO
| them a warning against the vicious politics
which produced 1t. 1t is fortunate, there
fore. that he does not suffer himself to be
1897
forgotten.
When American patriotism won the warof
the Revolution the Clevelands of the day,
then known as Tories, predicted only mad
rush toward disaster" as the inevitable
consequence When JEFFERSON acquired
the Louisiana territory, they were as down-
cast as is the Princeton recluse now. They
saw only disaster in the annexation OF
Texas. The Mexican war and the addition
OF territory brought by it filled them with
gloom like his. They prophesied that as a
consequence OF the war for the Union grass
would grow in the streets OF New York.
They declared that war to be a disastrous
failure seven months before it was brought
to an end in complete victory. They con-
tended that the resumption OF specie pay-
ments was impossible. They predicted in
finite disaster along our seacoast as an in
evitable consequence OF a war with Spain.
From the beginning Of this republic its
speedy downfall has been predicted by the
Clevelands; but il endures and its rush
now is only toward greater power and
greater solidity. Whydon't these hopeless
Tories sell out and leave a country which
their mouthpieces say is in straits so des-
perate?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-10
City Refuse Used for Lighting.

From the Scientific American.
The burning OF refuse by the Shoreditch parish II
London to supply electricity for lighting streets,
dwellings, and public buildings has been consider.
ably discussed in the English electrical press.
Before the new plant was in operation the parish
had to pay about $50. 900 . year for carting the ref.
use to bArges on the Thames and towing 1t toE
dumping place in the sea. and about $50, 900 an
nually was spent for gas for lighting the streets and
parish buildings. Sixty thousand dollars WAS Ell.
pended for an electrical plant. The plant ran all
the time during week days and twelve hours on
Sunday. furnishing electric BOWER for small manu-
f~acturers during the day and for illuminating pur-
poses at night. The street sweepings have furnished
all the fuel. only S432 being expended for coal.
The total expenditures for tho first year Wers
$1,000 for wages. supplies, insurance. repairs, 20.
The interest. sinking fund, rents, depreciation. &c.
was $40. 205. making a total Of s29,276. TIL" gross
receipts for the sale OF light and power. including
credit equal to the average charge for street lighting
by gas. was S45. 2o5. thus leaving a net profit NJ
S15.9aO. This will DO used in charging IN" plant,
or course. by street sweepinGs must be understood
cinders, manufacturing wastes. &c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-10
THE COUNTRIES INDIGNATION.
The Men Who Turned on 1t in its Moment
of Need Execrated as Traitors.
From n, Boston Boot and Sho, Recorder.

From n, Boston Boot and Sho, Recorder.
We have just had the elimination and defeat OF
one Of the most disgraceful conspiracies in the his
tory OF our nation, in the vote for ~ratifying the
Spanish treaty in the Senate last Monday. Men
occupying representative positions have a right TO
hold any opinions and argue the same. as well as TO
urge the adoption Of any policy to the extent Of
their ability. In purely domestic questions. more.
over. the minority may be ercusable at times in re-
sorting to obstructive measures, particularly when
there is doubt as to the prevailing sentiment OF tho
people,. When it comes to dealing with a foreign
power. however. the nation must act as = unit, and
minority obstruction at such times is clearly moth
ing short of REASONABLE. because IL is giving AID and
comfort to the enemy.
The conspiracy was all tho more disgraceful be-
cause the arguments advanced were so utterly in
sincere and contradictory. The pretence of consti-
tutional objections to acquiring territory was an
absurdity on Its face and doubly absurd in view of
our previous acquisitions. There could be no honesty
in such a contention.
The obs;ructionist tactics and fool talk naturally
encouraged the Philippine Adventures and gave
them the idea that the United States could be fright
ened by 4 show of armed resistance. Finally came
the supreme test when an open attack was made on
the United States forces occupying Manila. Then it
was no longer a question of theoretical discussion.
but 4 plain issue of patriotism in support OF the Gov
eminent or treason In aiding its enemies. and to the
everlasting disgrace of the obstructionists, twenty
nine Senators deliberately placed themselves on rec.
ord as favoring the open enemy. Fortunately the con,
spiracy failed. but the men who voted that way.
whether the motives were obstinate. wronR.headed
conceit, or partisan S%tupidity. or perverted hatred
of their own country. should be remembered for all
future time.
Benedict Arnold had a splendid record as a patriot
before he became a tfaitor. Arnold was manly and
honorable enough to go overto the enemy, and made
no hypocriticRl claims to superior virtue. Our mod.
ern obstructionist0 plead honest intentions while at
tempting an injury to the nation compared with
which Arnold 8 treason would have been trivial. They
may escape legal penalties for their action, Il is true
hut they should not escape universal public con,
domination, which will make treason odious and
serve as = warning for the future.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-10
A Marriage in Medicine L~odEe-Threo
Maidens Left.
From II, Medicine Lodge Under.

From the Medicine Lodge Inde1.
Eds. Ind,z: On the night of the cath day OF jam.
airy, 1899, some twenty of us were invited to 70 to
MI. Marr's to witness the marriage of Walter Small
Of Sterling. Kan. to Olive II. Mari Of our county.
The Rev. J. +. Irwin of your city signed the neces.
sary papers. then We hled out to n long table full OF
good things 10 eat-cakes nearly as large as a half
bushel-and 1t was fun to watch our little friend.
the Rev. Irwin. get on the outside" of those big
slabs Of cake. And down along the line toward our
end OF the table there was an abundance of "hlling,'
also, and it beat kanir corn aud cane all out.
Goodness gracious! Mr.. Editor. We have only
three young ladies left in our neiglborhood who are
not mortgaged. The writer Of this likes one of them
'all right" but guess she don't like me; I don't
know" But do know that Mr.. small loves Olive
and will take care of the little woman. She is ono OF
the girls who cares nothing for paint and pride.'
and can ride a pony forty miles over our prairies
and bet n hairpin against a nickerB worth OF candy
she can boat any one running 4 foot race. or rein 4
pony in q herd OF cattle and cut out ten head as quick
as any one can.
Olive is a little lady. We will all miss her. but cup
loss is sterling's gain. Success was written on thett
faces without our wishing 1t. A WrELss.
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FRANCHISES IN ctBA.
Response OF the President md Secretary
AIrer TO the senats'a Resolution.

Alger to the Senats'a Resolution.
WARRINGTON, Feb. a.-The President to-day,
in response to n resolution OF inquiry, sent to
the Senate copies Of the correspondence with
Gen. Wade Mt Havana upon the granting OF
franchises for railways and other enterprises
In Cuba by the Spanish authorities between the
time the peace protocol was signed and the oc-
c%upntlon OF the island on Jan. 1 by the United
states military authorities. Ho incloscd
copies OF kilograms and letters directing Gen.
Wade to investigate the matter, including one
dated Dec. II. in which tho latter Is told 10
take such steps as he sees ut to prevent the
carrying out OF any such grants, and au-
thorizlng him to q K possession OF the
city at once II necessary to that end.
The reply OF the Governor-G General. trans
mitted by Gen. Wade. is to the effect that
the tranehises were granted by, a ,n SSet ere,
he (the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT considered his
action ridiculous and improneir; The Coy
assume supreme control OF affairs. and would
then promptly revoke, all Improper and nn.
afiaIrs would be conducted and concluded 10
tho satisfaction OF both Goyernments. Ihe
bTrSc' -. CsTrbiddiinTgs the granting, Of any fran.
clises bythe municipal or other local g0vern-
ment authority IN Cuba OF Porto HiS Geo. IN rs.
Il have the honor to state that no, franchises
or concessions o., any, character have been
military orcuration by the United States OF tho
islands, Of Cuba and Porto Rico, The excsu:
| tive orders. dated Dec. ~. 1897; directing that
no grants or concessions Of public or corporats
rights or franchises for the construction 81
public or auasi.public works shall be maIc by
| authority or body in Cuba or Porto Rico. except
upon the approval o. thc Major-Geppsrs
forces in the island. unless specially
authorized by the Secretary OF War. we're COM
municated on Dec, %. 1917, 10 the command-
ing Generals TN Cuba and Porto Rico. The de.
pertinent Is not advised OF any grants or CON.
cessions having been made by any municipal
portion OF Cuba in possession. OF the military
forces of the United States during the period
intervening from the date Of the OCCUPANCY NJ
said territory by the United States military
forces and the date Of said executive ORDERS
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Dewey Were His Name.
From the Manila Times.

He come an raised his flag aboard the ship.
An mentioned how that Dewey were his name.
But Wo. he said he meant Il, jist the same.
He put us thro, manGuyres short an long,
An KEEP us at Sub.caliber.~ betweens,
Until We come to anchor at Hong Kong,
An got our orders for the Philippines.
Then this ere Dewey struck a pow'ful gait,
An mentioned how tibet somethin, had ter drop;
An every blessed Jackie on the hop;
An wen . got is bunkers chork -S-block,
Wy, then he up an filled his magazines.
An tor EN- wen they asked him wot'S O'clock.
"a little game o Spanish Philippines"
An, wen ais done. he up an goes to sea.
An Wen no sights them islands on his leo.
He signals out fer every ship to clear.
"" fs S" %Sy II w wa ! iI E1dE 9 ll::s sG"san 10 ' ne his style,
The which were sieh he made 4 10 appear,
He knowed wot he were dom all the while.
He KEEP us on an off till close o. day,
An. wig Waxged out, Their ship. q y the bay.
He a Rs0w SSn The sS ODDS U 1siin him in he sS,G game,
Ri III iii anSssd ia sss ssy that wsr 6s mi.sS ns fGs S III, nsS s,m'
An bein' SIGH he didn't care a damn.
Not Eno~in whereaboui that we was al;
With every barker stripped IN trim trim fer fight
An wen the mornin' broke, Wy, there We lay.
pl LINZ. a q r. s nisd G.s .; | :,aPai R.t to its gun
Old Glory gleamin' pretty in the sun.
There weren't no time ter talk about It then,
Fer Spain cut loose her iron In . shower,
An powder monkeys turned to hRhtin' men,
An hghtin' men TO devils. In an hour.
'Twere lust one awful crashin', tearin' roar,
Thet seemed like 1t were Dustin o. yer brain,
Along with shHekso OF Yankee shells tibet bore
message labelled; Don't forget the MAinel"
Lor' bless us. but it were a proper sight.
Them ships an forts a-spittin' shot an shell,
An Dewey, lookin' pleasant an pkrlite,
Requestin' from the bridge to "give 'em hell"
An wen we gits the order to retire,
An waits until the smudgs has bowed AWAY,
Their ships As wasn't sinkin' WAS Ahre,
An Uncle Sam were master of the bay.
/ hear there's some as says II weren't no npht,
Az does their hRhtin' home an In a chair;
"It we'd been there" they says. wed done
right.
Well. mebbe So-God knows that they was there.
1t weren't our fault the SpaniArds couldn't aim,
Our ships was there to hit. as we'll they knows,
But, bless their hearts we'd licked 'em, list tn
If they'd had Gunners picked from all that grow
So, mates, these words is all I've got to say,
says EN-, an / means 'em, every one;
They amt no other man alive, to-day,
Would tried to do wot Dewey tried an done;
We knows IL. Va as sweat behind his guns;
They knows II, them az writes tho scroll of fam,
An wen they tells o. heroes to our sons,
Wy, mates. they'll head the list with Dewey
| RGInS,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-10
Pettlgrew's Psychic Measurements.

The Hon. RICHARD FRANKLIN PETTIGREw
OF Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has intro
duced som nfomentous measures into the
Senate and Is always ready to add sur
prising matter to the Revised Statutes.
His bill TO create forty departments, in
Guiding a laundry department, Is treas
ured by collectors. One OF his proposed
amendments to the Sundry Civil Appro-
p~riation bill Is sure to be treasured, too.
This amendment appropriates &c., 900 for
"psycho-physical measurements OF men,
women and children.
Mr.. PETTIGREw was a deputy surveyor
before he became a statesman, but his
tory refuses to answer when asked IL he
was a psycho-physlcal surveyor. His con-
stituents may be pardoned for being in
the dark as to his scheme Of psycho-physi-
cal measurements, for they do not pretend
to understand his movements or to compute
his obliquity. To his friends Mr.. PETT1-
GREW may p~layfully represent psyche
physical measurement as a mysterious plan
for the encouragement OF what he calls
bimetalllsm, but penetrating observers in
Washington and Sioux Falls see the grave
purpose OF the amendment.
Mr.. P%ETTIaREw Is conscious that he needs
to be surveyed and to have his condition
and position established and, II possible,
rectlfled. He wants to find out what alls
him. What abnormality or defect makes
him act as he does? Was there an origi-
nal malformation or has there been a le-
sion or a clotP What made him whirl out
Of the Republican party and become u slave
OF the silver lamp? What did he try to do
when he went to Hawaii What made him
so hot against the annexation Of Hawaii ?
What made him so hot against the
treaty? Where does he get his strange
bills and strange talkP It Is natural
that he should be anxious to discover II
his bumps are up to the mark and II
his psyche comes up to specifications. He
feels that he must go before a board Of psy-
chometers and find out what the disturbance
and the buzzing sounds are, and have his
lobes tested. He may not pass, but at least
thisa agony Of uncertainty will be over.
There may be doubt as to the expediency
of spending $4,000 for the purpose OF
measuring and mapping Mr.. PETTIGREw's
he%mispheres and correcting the obllquity OF
his revolutions, but this is a case in which
political economy should yield to HUI
manity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-10
Tho Meat Inquiry.

The appointment, by order Of the Presi-
dent, OF o military court Of inquiry into the
subject OF the charges Of Gen. MILES
against the meat supply Of the army re-
moves that subject. fortunately. from
popular controversy, and puts 1t where It
will be decided dlspass!onately as q ques-
ton OF fact.
II is properly a matter for expert lnves-
tigation only. Chemical analysis and opln-
lon are manifestly requisite. and as the
decision will be scientific 1t must neces-
sarily be conclusive. A vast amount OF lay
opinion and hearsay evidence has been
brought out in the public discussion pro-
voked by Gen. MILES, but 1t has awaited
nothing and generally has been altogether
worthless.
The inquiry, moreover, will be Of far
larger consequence than to the army only,
for It will concern methods Of treatment and
preservation used in food consumed by the
great mass OF the people and exported from
this country in vast quantities. The Ques-
ton of the adaptability Of meat so pre-
pared for use as an army ration in
a tropical climate must come up in
the course OF the inquiry, and incl
dentally tne proper way vi preparing
meat as the army ration under such cir
c%umstances may be determined by expert
decision. Practically, we had to send from
this country meat for our troops In the
tropics, but whether we must hereafter
conflne the supplies to salt or dried meat
ought to be demonstrated by the actual ex-
p~erience with the ration which this inquiry
will bring out.
It has never been a question for heated
controversy, but solely for cool scientific
decision, and all the attempts to stir up
passionate popular agitation over It have
been impelled by malice and dema-
gogy In gathering and furnishing the
supplies Of God for the troops the Sub
~sistence Department Of the army simply
made use OF the sources and methods
Of supply from which a great part Of the
people in civil life are accustomed to draw
their meat. II the meat so furnished is
proved by the evidence, scientific and prac,
teal, to be less suitable for an army ration,
more especially in the tropics, some other
method OF obtaining it must be adopted.
That is probably all there is to this whole
rumpus about the beef for the army.
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the Irish people through efecting the
purchase by the State OF all the grazing
lands In ireland, and the redistribution OF
them among the surrounding occupiers OF
holdings too small to support life, that Is
TO say, among men who are compelled to
eke out q livelihood by filling the lands OF
others. We nave before referred to the
vast scope OF this nararlan movement, a
scope TO DO measured by the fact that at
least one-half Of tho soil OF Ireland Is now
used for grazing purposes. That the amount
Of land under the plough would be still
further reduced, unless the tendency to
grazing we're checked by legislation, is evil
dent from the circumstance that the estl-
mated value Of cattle and sheep In Ireland
nearly doubled in tho six years between
1891 and 1897.
For the present, and until tho next Par
llamentary election 10 held in 1901, the
United Irish League must, necessarily, con-
fine Its political work to local contests. At
the recent municipal and borough elections
1t revealed its strength for the first time,
and convinced onlookers that 1t would sur
pass even the Land League, as regards ex-
tent and swift development OF influence. At
the elections for county councils, which are
now close at hand, 1t is expected to gain a
sweeping victory. Its representatives and
well-wishers will, undoubtedly, control the
Irish National Convention which Is to be
held in March. 1t has the support OF tho
Parnellites, the Dillonites, the OBrienites
and all the H~ealyites, Except Mr.. I. HEALY
himself, and even he said in September: II
agree with the objects OF the United Irish
League, so far as II deals with landlords,
but we must translate sunburstry Int
statutes" The depreciatory epithet, sun
burstry, is supposed TO indicate the speak
er's personal feeling against Mr.. WILLIAM
O'BnIEN rather than any want OF faith In
the efficacy of the aims OF the League.
Mr.. T. HEAnY is indeed too conversant
with modern Irish history not to know that
a political party cannot be assured OF long
life and great power in Ireland, unless 1t
have an agrarian movement behind II.
Parnellism prospered 80 long as it had the
Land League at its back. 1t lost cohesion
and influence when the tenant farmers.
whom it represented. had gained their
ends and ceased to care for politics. The
new United Irish League Is, as We have
seen, an organization OF far wider
scope than was the Land League, see
ing that it contemplates the purchase
by the State Of no less than one-half
of all the soil OF Ireland. 1t will be a long
time before the Unionlst party, now in
power at Westminster, can be prevailed
upon to undertake a financial operation of
such magnitude. Meanwhile. the United
Irish League seems likely to weld together
nearly all the Irish voters in the United
Kingdom, and thus to become a redoubtable
factor at the next general election and in
ensuing Parliaments. Nor is the fact TO be
overlooked that the reunion OF Irish Nation
alists for desirable agrarian reform is GER
tain to reawaken the sympathies of Irish,
Americans, and TO cause a renewed flow OF
contributions from this country.
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AGUISALDo's Twenty-Five are getting
their punishment early. The Executive Com
mittee OF the Anti-Imperialist League has
voted to extend hearty congratulations and
tributes Of respect to them. and has invested
them with the alliterative praise that they
were "unmoved by unreasoninG clamor: I'M
shaken by the untoward occurrence OF the
previous day" The death Of American soldiers
is regarded by the Anti-Imperialist League as
merely an "untoward occurrence" 1t inter
fered with the plans Of the League. There
must be some members OF ~AGUINALDo's TWEEN
ty-nine who will vince a little at this praise.
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Eel, In melting the natives to violence and
in insulting the Supreme Court, must be
Investigated, and, II proved, properly pun
ished. The British and American oonsuls
respected the decision Of Chief Justice IpE,
perhaps desiring that the point made by
him should i = referred to the three powers.
But it is pc allie that the powers may de-
eide to concede The eligibility Of MATAAFA,
who is now ruler de facto, and who is more
popular than his rival, the young son OF the
late King.
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Something Left for Them to DO.

To THE EDITOR OF The sUS-Sir: Tho exceed.
ing severity OF your editorial comment in THE Sun
Of yesterday on the attitude Of those Senators who
tried to defeat tho ratification of the peace treaty
may have been Justified by the imminence of the
crisis. but 1t occurs to me that your irreversible con.
Segment OF their political souls to eternal outer
darkness was somewhat too militant.
Calmly viewed the future would still seem 10 pre-
sent q held of utility for at least Hoar. Vest and Cor.
man. Tho fact that they failed in their eforts TO "a,
tablish an anarchy OF Malay asvageR need not be
accepted as a hnAl token OF their utter desuetudp.
II IL still open 10 them 10 organize, in compatriot.
ism with Carl SchurZ. Grover Cleveland and the Hon.
Fam Gtompers, for tho propagation Of sentimental
anarchiam at large. D..
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7.
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BRYAN says the fight against expansion will
60 on now with new neryy.-Ctereidnd Leader.
He doesn't seem to be able to put much
energy into his own fight against expansion.
He has tried to wake up MOSES and he has
viewed AHAB with alarm. but he has not sue
ceeded in waking up anybody or alarming any
body. In fact. there is a suspicion that he is
not very much alarmed himself. Aman who is
as frightened by the gold standard as the
Colonel pretends to be hasn't time TO be fright
ened by anything else.
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Cy sulloway and Now hampshire.

To THE EDITOR or TIE sUN-Sir; Having discoy.
cred Cy sulloway, have You also discovered the mag.
nihcent speech he made in the House on the 2sth
inst. in favor Of expansion and imperial liberty -
Cy really voices the sentiments of New Hanu.
shire and New England against the BILE ami.
American sympAthi1eTs with Agulnaldo and the Sulu
pirates.
His brief from the people seems to be more pro.
yocatiye Of good common sense. sound law and fear.
from three different colleges, Il. Is. ATHERros'
NASHUA, Feb. 7s