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ddjudicdtd. The borderedu, he said, had
been already adjudged to be the work OF
| DREYFUs how then, could " DO the work
OF EsTERHAzY EsTBRHAzY, however. rely
ing on the support of BILIoT, BoIsDEFFHE
and GoNsE insisted on his case going to n
court-martial. Such tribunal having been
convoked, EsTBRBAzY admitted that the
handwriting OF the bordereau was his own,
but declared that 1t was tracing over
his handwriting As to the incriminstory
petit bleu, or postal card, he insinuated, but
did not attempt to prove, that PIcoUART
had forged the document. The court-mar-
tial accepted his story as regarded both
points, and unanimously acquitted him.
As ESTERHAzY has since admitted that he
wrote the b0rderedu at the order OF his
military superiors, and, as Col. SoHwARz-
KoPPEE OF the German Embassy has since
acknowledged that he wrote the petit bteu
addressed to EsTERHAzY, II is somewhat
difficult to justify the verdict OF the Ester
hazy court-martial for which, it will be OBJ
served not the friends. but the enemies, OF
DREYFUS are responsible.
It was not until Jan. IS, 1 1903, that EMILE
lola came forward rs a champion OF DREY-
Pus, and launched his celebrated letter,
''Jaccuse," in which he denounced all who
had been concerned in the conviction Of
DREYFJS or the acquttal of EsTERHAzY. 1t
is to be noted that the two principal points
made by lola have been since indicated
by the Judgment Of the Court OF Cessation.
II accuse" he said, 'the first court-martial
Of having violated the law in condemning
IN accused person on Il document kept
secret. l accuse the second court-martial
IEsTERHAzY'sl of having, by order, screened
this illegality, committing in its turn that
which, in a Judge, is a crime--knowinRly
acquitting a guilty person." ZobA was
presently tried for libel convicted OF
libel and fined. At his trial, Gen. DE
PELLIEUX and Gen. DE BoIsDEFFRE tes-
titled that they had personally seen q
document wherein DREYFUs was incrim-
mated by name; referring to the Henry
forgery Did they know the document
which they quoted to be forged1 Who can
answer? All we know Is that the forger
within twenty-four hours after the confess
sion of his crime, was found dead in his
prison, whether by his own hand or by an
others is uncertain. What Gen. DE Gall
LIFFET, the present Minister of War, thinks
OF the behavior Of DE PELLIEUx and DE
BoIsDEFFRE is indicated by the disciplinary
treatment melted out to them.
We have outlined very briefly the facts
which preceded the determination Of the
Brisson Cabinet to order a revision OF the
Dreyfus sentence. Every ono of these facts
is set forth in the evidence taken before tho
Court Of Cessation. We leave IT to any I'M
prejudiced reader to say whether the facts
show that the friends Of DREYFUs have
mismanaged their case. or are in anywse
responsible for the cloud cast on French
military honor by the course taken by the
General Staff
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trate on terms which ignore our building
up OF the coast strip during O long period
when our right to 1t was not called in
question by Canada.
The Interpretation, too. which Canada
seeks to give to the treaty iseems to us
fantastical. She would like. apparently,
to have US measure back ten marine
leagues, at Lynn Canal, from line drawn
across from headland to headland at its
mouth, In order to determine the treaty
boundary. Conceivably that might be
question for arbitration had the treaty
directed the measurement to be made
simply from the coast :" but when this
document expressly inserts an unusual
stipulation, declaring that the line shall
run ten leagues back, and parallel to tho
windings OF the coast" we must insist that
this word windinRs" was put in for the
definite purpose of not cutting across the
indentations OF the coast, but Of going
around them so as to give Russia all tho
ports. Tho line therefore, goes around tho
head Of Lynn Canal.
Our only object, then, in granting lease
OF an open port on Lynn Canal, that of
Pyramid Harbor. would be to put an end to
this whole controversy on the basis of the
sovereignty Of the United States along the
shore strip. The Canadian demands for a
port on the Alaska shore have been stimu-
lated by the discovery of the Yukon mining
region and the fact that Lynn Canal offers
the shortest route thereto Under the lease
OF Pyramid Harbor, Canada could build a
railway down to Underwater, but since great
majority of the Yukon miners are Amcr-
cans our countrymen would share its bene-
Mt. Such lease, however, ought to be so
restricted that no injury should come to
our American coastwise shipping; and, in
any case, should carry with it settlement
OF the boundary dispute on our basis
Even with that proviso it is very doubt
full concession.
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The New system of Street Signs Bad.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUr-Sir: II Commissioner
KeArny wants to hear from the public on the ques-
ton Of his new idea as to placing street signs he
can hear from me as one OF that body. In the past
week ran up. for the first time. aga INST his nc
syHtem, and while after some effort I discovered a
method in the madness" / am glad know VII , is
responsible for this unmitgAtcd nuisance At FIRST
thought 1t the trick Of foolish boys the work of
drunken man, but later 1t occurred to mo that
had read somewhere about some brilliant mind who
had made new discovery in this line.
The Commissioner predicateS his new system on
the fact that he knows the name of the street in
which he Ia riding. but wants To know the name of
the side street at which he wishes to aliyht, Ac-
cordingly, he had tn Of the side streets put
on the lAmppnsts, 80 ~ to read of from the passing
car as II they wsr" the name Of tho street through
which he VA r DIM. TAIs assumes that he is the
OILY individual III the city and that every one
rides in street, ara aud il similarly situated.
Now, for Whose inform alton are tut street corner
signs supposed to be placed2 For the man who
knows what street he is dnH Not at all. They are
for the stranger in the borhood who does not
know one street from another. To him side street
Is as important as principal street, and he never
for a moment thinks or imaGines that street signs
mGdo to accom- odAte people who ride in street
cars exclusively,
II the Commissioner could hear all the impreca.
tons that have been hsApsd upon his head by mis-.
guided travellers 1t would lower his conceit
This new system has no good reasons ~ sustain it,
either IN theory practice and 10 altogether mis-.
leading to the stranger public For the reputation
Of the city It ought to be speedily abolished There
should be two sigma the build ngs At each corner
or four II on . lAnppost They can be read II on
the side street plainly II one really looking for
them. as n on the principal street. where they arc
now 80 mlsleening bkEA THERE.
NEW YoRK, July 30.
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The Neu York Herald explained yesterday
that its alleged interview with Admiral
DEWEY at Trieste was supplied by an al
legged Or. HALsTEAD BoYLAND, the we'll
known physician, who sometimes when
travelling. corresponds for the Herald In u
dilettante way"
This alleged well-known physician and
dilettante journalist, we are further in
formed, held at Trieste "a friendly CONVEX
sation " with the Admiral, which, to the
alleged regret Of Mr.. JAMES GORDON BEN
NETT, has found its way into print"
1t is regrettable," says Mr.. JAMES Cor
DON BENNETT, now that the outrage which
he has committed has awakened indigna-
tion everywhere. "that a friendly conversa-
ton should have found its way into print
The Admiral cannot regret it more than
the Herald does"
That is to say, according to the Tout's
own version OF the disgraceful affair, the
alleged interview was furnished by GER
tain person who either lied in a diettante
way or in dilettante way communicated
to Mr.. JAMES GORDON BENNETT for publ
cation strictly private conversation with
Admiral DEWEY.
In either case the vicious motive ts APP
parent and regrets after the deed is done
are cheap.
But is there really any such person as
DIR. HALsTEAD BoYLAND, the weu-known
physician ?" and II such a person exists,
what sort OF a person must he be2
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The One Survivor.

In the Democratic National Convention
OF 1896 these were the candidates voted
for on the first OF the Eve formal ballots:
Congressman BLAND OF Missouri, former
Governor BoIEs Of Iowa, Senator BLACK
BURN OF Kentucky Governor MATTHEWS
of Indiana former Congressman BRYAN OF
Nebraska, Col. JOHN II. MCLEAN OF WASH
ington and Cincinnati. former Governor
PATTIsoN OF Pennsylvania who had been
defeated the year previous for Mayor OF
Philadelphia and WILLIAM Z. RUSSELL,
former Governor OF Massachusetts,. There
were $40 delegates, and Of the votes scat
tered among the various candidates Mr..
BLAND led with pa, the largest vote, and
100 more than his nearest competitor, Mr.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
Since the day of the Democratic National
Convention, a little moro than three years
ago, death has come to "Silver DICK" the
pioneer silverite; to CLAUDE MATTHEWS,
the farmer-Governor of Indiana, and to
WILLIAM L. RUSSELL, the most popular
Democrat Of Massachusetts, representing
respectively the wishes and hopes of the
Democrats OF the Southwest the Ohio
River valley and New England. JOE BLACK
BURN OF kentucky the blue grass Con-
federate Colonel, has been succeeded In
Washington by a Republican. BoIEs Of
Iowa. after being placed at the head Of the
unsuccessful Bryan electoral ticket in Iowa,
las practically foresworn the cherished
cause OF silver to range himself among the
Iacksliding conservatives. Col. MCLEAN is
a Bryan man without evasion, dispute or
concealmcnt He is against the crime OF
S73 and for the candidate OF / SOC rega rt-
less of any Presidential aspirations Of his
own and deaf to the pleadings of Washing
ton friends or Buckeye supporters.
There remain only PArrIsoN not a for
m!dalIe candidate in the convention of 500,
and OF still less political Importance since
Pennsylvania has become 30 overwhelm-
ingly Republican as to extingulsh the last
Pickering hope Of Democratic success, and
BRYAN, the perennial and persistent, in
whose favor the Democrats Of Pennsylva-
mia are already on record by the declara-
tion of their recent State Convention at
Harrisburg in June.
BRYAN is practically the only survivor.
Some of the candidates of the Democratic
Convention of three years ago have died.
Others have retired. Others have been re-
tired but BRYAN remains to supply the
Democracy not only with a candidate but
also with complete set Of principles and the
power to sustain them by oratorical argu-
mcnt, and with the zest and vigor Of a
leadership which there is no one to chal-
lenge or dispute.
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The Free Port on Lynn Canal.

The proposal, now revived, to lease to
Canada harbor at the head OF Lynn Canal,
Alaska. at nominal rent, was originally
made long ago, but failed to find much
favor either on our Pacific coast, where it
was thought too much OF a concession, or
in the Dominion, where 1t was thought not
enough.
One thing certain - that even II ever so
questionable proposition should be carried
out, 1t should be as the complete solution OF
the boundary controversy. and not as tenn
porary arrangement, with further claims left
dangling before our eyes, A ,Rodus vivendi
line could not concede the lease of port, but
should run, as our Government proposes,
along the submits Of the White and Chill
koot passes, where the Canadian stations
now are. and two miles above Klukwan, on
the Dalton trail. Even then we should be
wide apart on the question Of a permanent
boundary, for our Government sees no
advantage in submitting to an arbiter, as
Canada desires, whether we have any right
to the American towns of Dyea and Skag-
way, which we have built up.
Canada asks to have the terms OF the
Venezuela arbitration govern the one she
now proposes but the cases are wholly
different. Venezuela made instant protest
against the encroachments of England upon
her territory, and we held that the latter
could not plead that settlements established
10y her under such circumstances should be
exempt from the boundary arbitration.
But Dyea and SkasVay were built up by
Americans without any notice from the
Dominion that they were on territory
claimed by her. Why. then. should we put
to the risk Of arbitration, however small
that risk may be, our ownership OF these
aourishing towns2
One great weakness in Canadas whole
demand for an arbitration OF the boundary
Is that it is a very modern afterthought
Up to the early eighties her maps put the
boundary just where ours do to-day. In
other words, for more than half century
after the conclusion OF the Anglo Russian
treaty Of 1925, and for moro than dozen
years after our purchase OF Alaska on terms
guided by that treaty. the Canadian inter-
probation OF Its meaning was presumably
what ours is and always has been. We arc
justified, C. rNforc, IN declining to arb-
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| dared to declare. an opinion favorable
| to the gold standard, 80 essential to its
| prosperity even to its salvation from ruin;
| yet all the Democratic papers OF the town
supported them in their cowardlce. Now,
less than n year before the assembling
OF tho national conventions OF the two
great parties, there is still the same cow
ardly evasion In both the Democratic
party and demo cratic newspapers Of New
York. They are not making pretence
OF demanding a declaration for the gold
standard from the Democratic party, but
are engaged in petty and captious criticism
OF the Republican party, to which alone, as
they well know, New York will have to
look next year for the preservation OF
its prosperity. A movement is on foot, ac-
cording to one ofthese Democratic papers OF
Saturday, to "boom the candidacy OF Mr..
AUGUSTUS VAN WICK, the unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for Governor OF this
State in 1898 on contemplate platform
wholly evasiye of the currency issue,
though at the same election full delcga-
tion OF congressman from the State was to
be returned. This ridiculous project to
put forward VAN WICK as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent in 1900 is formed solely for the pur-
pose Of securing like evasion Of the cur
rency issue by the national Democracy In
the next Presidential election and it comes
from New York;
BY the side Of such evasion tho courage
OF the New York followers Of BRYAN in de-
manding silver rises to sublime altitude.
The political attitude of New York in tho
election Of 900 must depend wholly on the
attitude Of the two parties toward the cur
rcncy question. or course, this great COM
munity cannot without self-destructon,
support any other party than the one which
fatty demands the maintenance Of the gold
standard
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The Future of Samoa,

The report OF Messrs. TRIP ELLIOTT
sioners sent to Apia, has the great merit Of
being unanimous and their recommenda-
tions are clear and emphatic.
They propose first to abolish the King
ship since the Office is little but that OF o
figurehead, and yet makes trouble among
the natives whenever 1t is to be filed.
Home rule, nevertheless, will be guarded
by Il system OF government something like
that in Fiji, with a chief at the head Of
each district, meeting annually In a native
council, and by native courts for Furnishing
minor crimes.
Next the great evil of rivalry between
the three foreign nationalities Is to be
diminished by the substitution OF one
power for tripartlte rule, the single admin
istrator who is to have large measure of
authority, being chosen by some disinter-
ested nation. and aided by Council OF
three delegates, representing Great Britain,
Germany and the United States. To this
reform would be added the abolition OF
consular jurisdiction. so bringing all ma
tionalities to one court and one law.
A third reform Is directed to putting
down lawlessness outside the municipality
OF Apia by enlarging the jurisdiction OF the
Chief Justice and revising the court sys-
TEN, while the fourth will make the pro-
libltion Of the importing Of arms effective
lstead OF a dead letter, as now. With the
cent surrender Of arms by both the Ma.
MA and Malietoa factions, severe penal.
Is against introducing other weapons
Wild be an important measure Of security
eSnst civil war.
neither these recommendations will be
apRved by the three Governments that
sign the Treaty Of Berlin, and whether,
cafed out they would put an end to the
evils Samoa. 1t is not easy yet to say.
hadict they certainly are, yet at first
glance hey seem to be founded on com.
mon sese and on the results Of expert.
ence ne only in Samoa but elsewhere in
the SontS Seas. II, as the Tripartite Com.
mission firms, the natives are willing 10
give up Ncir present right to choose q
hinR' that's step gained.
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Fro~ de Ch a,tonoopa 7Ym,,.

Either Mr.. Hoke Smith has eGreg ously missed the
ton" ~ southern sentiment on the policy toward
the PHILIPPINES or We have. A large percentage OF
southern newspaper circulation is eIpansionist.
great majority. perhaps. II the national Govern.
ment were under Democratic pntro the party in tho
South would he unanimously for expansion in our
opinion, The South Ia better represented on this
question by Morgan and Wheeler than by Hoks
Smith and It is natural that it should be Under
southern Presidents the area OF the country yaa
doubled by conquest and urchase Of territory.
The South 10 peculiarly responsible for the annexA-
ton OF Florida in 1912; Texas, 1915; New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah. Nevada and California in has Ths
Southern people predatory and fond Of taxing
in territory a. any people ought to be. and Mr.
Smith is way on in his sizing OF them up on the
question involved in our Eastern policy
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Suit in Behalf of Himself and tho Ofacsr,
and Men of His Squadron.

WARRINGTON. July 31.-Rear Admiral VII.
liam T. Sampson to-day filed libel In thu
Supreme Court OF the District OF Columbia
through his attorneys. Messrs. McCammon h
Hayden, against "the Spanish vessel OF wa,
1nfanta Maria Teresa and miscellaneous storn,
and supplies captured upon her and other
Spanish war vessels" The suit 10 "in his own
behalf and also in behalf OF officers and en-.
listed men Of the United States naval forcs
on the North Atlantic station who took
part in the naval engagement of Santiago
dc Cuba on July 3. 1893. and subsequert
captures" In filing the libel Rear Admiral
Sampson has followed the example OF Admiral
Dewey in making claim through the Distrfc,
Supreme Court to prize money Admiral
Sampson also makes the contention as wa.
made by Admiral Dewey. that the Spanis,
feet, supported by the land batteries. wer,
equal or superior to the United States squat.
ron. II this contention 10 sustained hy tina
court the bounty that must be paid will Ia
5000 for each officer and man OF the Spanish
squadron instead OF 500, the amount allowed
by law for each officer and man OF an enemvs
fSe BIZ sets forth the desruco tSe Of c arya.
the. Maria Teresa and her loss on Cat Isiari
Il Is osserted that the report OF the Naval
f fens VI Worth ss9y that s o ns
suit is brought because athouSh nS Sqet than Ins
three months have now elapsed since the cap
by the Secretary Of the Navy wherein proceed.
inRs should be instituted for the condemnation
Indication OF the rights OF Admiral sampson
and the others concerned. Admiral Sampson
asks the court TO summo on the Secretnry OF tho
Navy and tho attorney for the United States 4
this district to show cause why Judgment
should not be rendered in favor OF the LIBEL
lants.
The bill sets forth that during the months OF
June and July. 1893. feet under the immedI.
Of Santiago. with Commodore winfield s.
Schley as the commanding ofhcer Of division
OF the fleet. under the orders OF the libel
share OF prize money for the capture or de-
s st, q Cerverag squadron are the flag
Indiana. Oregon. Gloucester. Hist. Ericsson
and Vixen,
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The First Post of Veterans of the Spanish
War.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: In your issue
of July 81 there was printed . news despatch from
Milwaukee telling OF the organization of q post Il
veterans Of the Spanish American the night
previous. The despatch said that the post the
first OF the kind that had been organized. Tho Writer
ia undoubtedly mistaken. The village Of Port Chess
ter on Long Island Sound claims the honor Of hav.
ing tho first post Of Spanish war veterans Its oaIp
was organized early In May. and on Memorial Day.
1899 II turned out twenty eight strong, and. Arm'd
with captured Mauser rifles, pSrHded with the q A.
r. The organization is known as Newell Rising
Camp No l. spanish American Veterans. 1t has
elected complete stat OF ON and adopted tia
regular army uniform. The name was selected in
honor Of Newell Rising, young man OF this city,
RGing'S father. who 10 member OF the q. A, r.,
presented tho camp with handsome stan Of SILK, \
color'. There are also camps OF spanish. American
veterans in Mount Vernon and White Plains WHOA
hntcdate by several months the one formed in NIL
waUkee last week j. b,
PoHI CHESTER. y. Y, July 30.
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Remedy for Hydrophobia in tho Time of


Nine. DE Sevirne.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: In one
OF her charming letters to her daughter, Nine
de Grignan. dated Paris. March Is. 1911, Nine
de sevigne SAYS:
Aweeh ago Nine. de Ludres coetIogon and little
Rouvroi bitten by q little bitch belonging to
Theobon This little bitch died mad 40 that Ludres
there to be plunged thrice into the sea- 1t was mel
ancholy journey. Benserade was in despair about it,
Theobon would not go. although she had been
little btt,n. The Queen will not allow her to wait
upon her until the results Of all this accident are
known.
Don't you find . resemblance between Ludres and
Andromeda2
As for me. fancy her fastened to a rock and Tre
Vile on winged atsed Staying the monster.
What an odd thing to be plunged naked into tho
sea- as Nine. de Ludres says with her lisp.
The treatment seems TO have been success
full. for on the 1st OF April Nine. de sevigne
greeting being unusually friendly asking after
Nine. de Grignan with 80 much apparent in
terest:
And then. all of q sudden. As about to reply
perceived she no longer listened. Her beautiful
eyes glanced around the room. l why prompt
E. aud sverybody perceived that saw It, and began
to smile.
For Nine. de Ludres was much mortified
that people should know that she had been
plunged perfectly nude into the sea
STARLIGHT. N. j.. July 20. C. H. WARD.
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To THE EDIToR or TUE SUNNI Is not "Ju.
daicus" claiming too much by making GambettA a
Hebrew | have always understood that be was
born at Oshors Of an Italian father and Gascon
mother. II is true that the Clerical party called
their great enemy jew, bnt they in the habit Of
doing that with every one whom they do not like.
They called Ernest Rcnan Jew yet he was OF
mixed Brctonan Basque blood.
And VII re does "Judlcus" ge. his authority for
saying that minority NJ French Jews were until
lately opposed to revision in the Dreyfus case? l
doubt II there Is one such Jew in tue whole world.
fear his statistics are As faulty his pedigree of
Gambetta. 9oLDAr
NrN NnMk. July 81,