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Lieenses for Marriages..

A bill providing that no marriage in this
State shall be legal without a properly &C.
knowledged marriage license has been in
troduccd into the Assembly at Albany and
reported by the Judiciary Committee. 1t
Is o consequence of the discussion in tho
Episcopal Church, more particularly, over
the question OF marriage and divorce aud
Is an attempt to get assistance for tho
Church canon from civil legislation. The
license is to be issued by the County Clerk,
to whom the applicants are to be fully
identified, and ii is expressly stipulated
that it docs not constitute "A marriage
but requires Il subsequent ceremony OF
marriage, to be performed by "a clergyman
or other legally authorized person.
The trouble with the bill is that it
imposes an obstacle 10 marriage, and is,
therefore, so far, against public morals.
II makes necessary " ceremonies on tho
part of the pair intending marriage,
whereas one only is necessary for legal
purposes. Instead Of the civil officer
merely issuing n license for n subsequent
marriage to properly identified parties,
reasonably the legal marriage ought to be
completed by his recorded certificate, 80
that there shall be no legal necessity for a
further ceremony.
This would in no way conflict with re-
liglous views and convictions az to mar
rage, for the parties feeling them could, on
the strength OF that legal marriage, pro-
coed to a priest or minister to get the
blessing Of the Church on the union. II
the marriage is not to be legal without the
authority Of the state, why should not
that authority be- exercised, once for all, so
rs to make 1t a legal marriage, leaving to
the Church thereafter to give it spiritual
forco according to its doctrine and canon.
All unnecessary restraint on marriage Is TO
be avoided as morally dangerous.
In urging the passage OF this bill the
committee who drafted II says that the
evils Of divorce are owing In a great
measure to hasty and unlawful marriages.
but the divorces that made the scandal
which provoked the measure were between
people of fashionable society and were
solemnized by the Church, oftentimes with
great pomp, and the divorces were obtained
for causes not allowed in this State. As a
preventive OF divorce, therefore, this bill
does not promise to be eflcacious.
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Neutrality Of the Amnricnn Einr.

To rHr EDIroB or Tar SUs-Sir Never, TO the
best Of my knowledge has such an act Of dissertation
been pcrpetrated as the introduction Of the Amor
can aae in the celebration Of Gen. Roberts's recent
successes In South Africa. hcll by British students
in tho Princeton Theological Seminary.
The hall II IL roported. was tastefully decor
ated with Tho Gags OF England ami the United S,ate.
and over the President chair the Union Jack and
the Stars and Strip $ were drapcd together"
The fact should br enforced upon those students,
foreigners or political hybrids, whichever they ray
b.. that in using the Ameri,s Al Tia for the purposes
Of their celebration they Committed a political
ohencc. that our IA, rs lctur u Great Britain aud
tho republics. Is upu'gJ aul must not he ufol hy
foreigners for pIrpJ,p. - partisan demonarlt. u
by e!thcr SD
Those students, iu'r. 10 mon OF God aud pe.c4
-lrcsumably -shou,l il. r.p,,l, be told torcib,y
that in so usiag our 1as they committed a gross
breach of good Ia tc a. well -s an abuse of hos.
pitality. FRANZ DENTON.
NTw YORK, Feb. 25.
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Ebb and Flow.

On Thursday last two prizes of gold were
awarded by the New England Anti-lm-
perlalist League FOR the best essay on anti
Imperialism"
Four years ago a prize was given in San
Francisco by an advocate oH tho Chicago
platform for the best essay defending the
free coinage Of silver at tho ratio OF 10
to /. THE sun told the other day how
the winner, Mr.. c.. O.. HUTCHINSON, now
repudlates his brief for silver, having
been convinced that It's philosophy, and
hence its argument, was unsound.
Before long the essayistS for the Anti
Imperialist League, aftcrthe manner OF Mr.,
HUTCHINSON, will abandon their narrowa and
mistaken views and stand by expansion.
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operation In various contingencies, pos
sibly to u change in the command of
coast defences. IL cannot but lcud to II
better appreciation by each branch OF the
service Of the good qualities and abilities
OF the other branch; and with u Navy and
an Army SO small AZ ours are, even with
the proposed enlargcments, it is Of i'm"
%portance that the efficiency Of ono branch
shall not be diminished by friction with or
lack Of confidence in the other,
Tho success OF the new plan, which
practically is assured. will help In de.
~vcloping the plans for the Army War
College which Secretary Roor has ordered
. Board Of Officers to prepare, and thus
certainly lead to the Organization Of an
Army General staff. The plan is both
interesting and important, and honorable
10 the heads Of both branches Of tho Gov
ernment's military service.
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Cotton.

Tho conditions in the market for raw
cotton which The SUN three weeks ago
described as impending, have appeared
with great suddenncss. within the period
named the price OF the staple has advanced
over cent a pound, or W. So bale, andthe
demand for it shows increasing strength.
The Lancashire spinners and other foreign
buyers have discovered their egregiOuS
folly in trusting to the premature and ridic-
ulously high crop estimates OF Mr.. HENRY
NELL and in letting their stocks Of cotton
diminish in amoun by twO-thirds.
The London !Statist and other influential
financial and commercial journals OF Eng
land, which, together whit cotton manu-
facturcrs themselves, were deludcd IA to
the true state Of affairs. are now urging all
concerned to replcnish their store Of cot
ton as soon as possible, and at any price.
Otherwise, they say, there is a grave posi-
billty that the mills of Lancashire will have
to stop for actual lack Of cotton before a
supply comes from another crop.
The bearing Of all this upon our inter-
national trade balance is manifest. The
NtnttSt, lNuccu, ucCl4Ieo Indl llc u''I'd9t
in English purchases OF cotton which must
now be made is much greater than that
previously estimated by THE SuS. and it
can be stated confidently that nearly slO,-
900, 900 must % placed 10 our credit
abroad within "A few months. 1t is these
cotton bills that are nov pressing upon tho
market for sterling exchange, and gold
imports on their account are probable unless
they are Offset by a rise in the rates for the
use OF money abroad or 10y foreign sales Of
American securities.
We suppose that the Southern planters
instead Of cautiously regulating the pro-
duction Of their staple in the future will
plant all the cotton they can, da2zled
by the present high price and thinking
1t will remain constant for a long time.
Nevertheless, inasmuch as stocks OF cotton
are now low, there doesn't seem to be much
chance OF an immediate fall in price until
the next cotton season,
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The Little ~Expoundcrs and the Great
ENpoundcr.

A multitude Of new c]Xpounlers of the
Constitution have arisen during the past
ten days. Most OF them are yablc, very
eruditc, and very emphatic in their exposl-
tions. Among them We observe the Hon.
HENRY DELAMAR CLAYTON of Eufaula.
Alabama. We single ont Mr.. CLAYTON from
tho dozens Of cxpuUnlcrs now c~xpounding
because it was he who lcatncdly Informed
tho House of Representatives on Saturday
that the assertion Of the full power OF Con-
Cress TO legislatc differently for different
Territories, with respect 10 taxation,
marks n new epoch in the history OF our
country
Let us be candid, exclaimed the Hon,
HENRY DELAMAR CLAYTON. 1t is the
effect OF legislating for this new territory
that has inspired this measure and in
vented new and un-Nmcriran doctrine to
sustain its provisions, 1t i manifcstly
founded upon political and partisan consid-
er%ations.'
New and un-AmericGn doctrine? Five
years before Mr.. CLAYTON Of Alabama was
born there died at Marshticld another ex-
FOUNDER Of the Constitution vino. as long
as American political history endures, will
be known as The Expounder. We area about
to quote from DANIEL WEBSTER
The Constitution IL extended over the United
States and over nothing else II cannot he extended
over anything except over the old states and the
new States that shall come hereafter, when they do
rome In. There is a wan of accuracy OF ideas In
this respect th at is quite remarkable among eminent
gentlemen and especially professional and judicial
gentlemen. 1t seems to be- taken Tor granted that
the right OF trial by jury, the habeas corpus. and
every principle dos gnel to protect personal liberty
are extended by force Of the Constitution itself over
every new Territory. That proposition cannot be
maintail ed at ell How 40 you arrive at it by any
reasoning or deduction? It can only be arrived at
IL the loosest Of all possible construction. 1t 10
said that this must be so, else the right OF habeas
corpus would be lost, Undoubtedly these rights
must be conferred by law before they can be enjoyed
In a Territory"
And again, in his last wears of ripe expe-
rience and profound wisdom, WEBSTER pro-
pounded in Congress the very doctrine
which his successor, the Hon. HENRY De
LAMAR CLAYTON, declares to be new, I'M
American and invented by partisan inge-
nuity to meet n political emergency;
As to the power Of Congress, ! have nothing to
add to " hat I said the other day. Congress has full
power over the subject. 1t may establish any such
government and any such laws in the Territories
o., in its discretion, it may see 1T, 1t ia subject, Of
course. to the rules OF justice and propricty, hut it
Is under 10 Constitutional restraints"
Thus the little c~xpounderS were answered
by the Great Expoundcr ofthe Constitution,
and answered by that majestic intellect
years before many of the little exrounders
were born.
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which he regarded a. irl.advised


and futile at the time Of It's passage, Cuba
should be in point Of law what she
already Is in point Of fact, namely, United
States territory"
He is doubtful about the cxpediency OF
Hawaiian annexation. but apparently nc
cepts the accomplished fact.
On the subject OF the Philippines, Mr..
OLsEY's views are positive. He regards
the far-eastcrn archipelago as a huge incu-
bus which we have unnecessarily taken
upon ourselves. He thinks that We had
no call Of duty there. Proper coaling sta
tions and an adequate naval base are all he
would have liked TO see retained by this
Government.
1o insists upon the open door for Ameri-
can com in China, and holds that the
acquisition Of the Philippines wcnkens our
position, instead Of strengthening it In that
important respect.
Nevertheless, although Mr.. OLNEY thinks
that the Treaty Of Paris was Il mistake, so
far as it made us responsible for the future
Of the Philippines, he says plainly that we
are committed, that the Philippines are
ours, and that how we shall deal with them
Is u domestic problem simply. There is no
suggestion on his part of withdrawal.
In his view, the Immediate demands Of the
new position the United States Government
has assumed in the worlds affairs are the
strengthening OF its diplomatic agencies
and methods, and a powerful navy up to
date in all respects.
The great change that has come over us,
he insists, does not affect in the least our
traditional policy OF non-intcrfcrcnce in the
internal affairs and politics of the European
powers. That must be the rule Of the
United States for the future as il has been
in tho past.
On the other hand, the primacy of the
United States in the affairs of the American
continents must be asserted as firmly in
the future as in the past. Tho Monroe
Doctrine is unlmpaired.
He believes that We are already caught,
not by any formal compact but by the
stress Of the memorable facts Of the situa-
ton and our new responsibilities as an
Asiatic power, in an alliance Of the sort that
used to be described rs "~cntangiing," and
the ally is Great Britain. He deplores the
circumstance, because We might be and
should be friends with all the world. and
intimacy with and dependence on n
power is certain to excite the suspicion and
III will OF the others; nevertheless il such
an unwritten but entnngling alliance had to
be, be prefers that it should be with Eng
land, the power most formidable AS a foe
and most effective as a friend.
In the new situation he sees the certainty
of an enlargement Of the nations mental
and moral vision and the abatement OF
racial prejudices; but without involving
any decline Of the old-fashioned American
patriotism.
Such is a hasty but fair summary Of the
opinions Mr.. OLNEy advances in his article
In the Atlantic Monthly for March. We are
sure that no one can read il, no matter
whether he agrees with Mr., OLSEY or not
at every point, without increased admira-
ton for the energetic intellect and charac-
ter OF this interesting statesman, patriot
and expansionist.
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Richard Olncy.

He Is an American first of all; since the
Venezuela message Of CLEyELAND's second
term there has been 10 doubt about that in
any part OF the world.
Whether he is u Democrat or not, in the
modern sense Of the term, ia n question for
the sophistF. Perhaps it doesn't make much
difference.
The two most crodltablc acts of tho
Cleveland Administrator can be- traced
directly to RICHARD OLNEY Of Mnssachu-
setts. He was Acknowledgement when the
authority of the United States was cxer-
clsed to suppress mob violence at Chicago,
the State Government being powerlcss or
inert. Hewss Secretary of state when Great
Britain was notified peromptorily that tho
Monroe Doctrine has never been repudiated
or modified by this nation,
Mr.. OLNEY is out OF politics. We have
no idea that he sympothtacs with those
admirers Of his vigorous craftsmanship
who would like to soc him figure in soma
way, by som fractional subdivision OF one
OF the great existing parties, IN the Presi.
dental contest OF this year,
Yet we know exactly as we'll whore Mr..
- NAAN
OLNEY stands in regard to the great Qucs-
tions Of the present a- if he were in fact an
aspirant for q Presidential nomination in
1900; perhaps, indeed, we know this better
thar we should know II he intended to run
for President.
The interest which the cx- Secretary OF
State takes in the contemporancous de.
%velopment Of American policy, and tho
characteristic force and positivencss OF his
views concerning the nations destiny,
appear in an article which he has writ.
ten for the forthcoming number of the
Atlantic Monthly. We shall no, make ouo.
tations from this article, for ~, ryhody
ought to wait and read the whole nj il
We find many things with which We agree,
and some things with which We dop't
agree; but Mr.. OLNEY's straightforward
habit of mind and write English permit no
confusion as to his opinions; and We shall
say briefly what they are.
He is glad that events have put an end ~
the long period Of intrrnat,oua, isolation
and limitation Of the political activities ~,
the United States to the concerns or th,
American continents.
He t%cIicy'r TINT al.u.ua. 'I. ..uu,,.,
emergcncc lato IL, O..a, N.... w. l..,.
ened by the wdr VITA SIHIu, II va, in.,i.
table, had been long preparing. and could
not have been long delayed.
He believes that in spite Of the Tclle,
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The Civil Service Commission,

To THE EDITOR or The sUS-S,r. The local
Civil Service Commission seem dgtermined to make
a record ~ discovers OF mares nests and to seek
notoriety as nuisances. Scarcely q month has passed
without some payroll orauo'her being held up on
some frivolous preteat, resulting in every instance
In their being Obliged TO rccede from an untenuble
position. Some months ago they were compelled TO
recognize sundry clerks who had been rein.tat,I
under 4 decision OF Judge Truax. They are now
holding up all salaries OF attaches u the Council and
Aldermen on the ground that they have nothing 10
do with thelu-a very CHI ldish exhibition oI "sore.
nc,s' at the drcisi N Of the supreme Court. and vo.
lating section 10 of the White Ciyil Service Law
under which law they hold their own positions.
Aparagrapb in this section provides for the issu.
lug ~ q mandamrst 9 compel them to certify A. 10
properly appointed officials, and the Penal C6de also
holds the tcrrors O: iudictmert for nisdemeauGrfo
neglect to perform their plan duty. o course.
they II give wa after causing all possible anuoy,
auce. Cameron pnco told GRANT, who COMPLAINED %
an obstructive Cunp'rolier. that ne would ang yest
getting another Cpmptrollnr, which he did, Ths
MAYOR might well follow tAr precedent.
Another violation OF law by this extra particular
commission Is tho remarkable civil list Just pub
lished. ~ phith are IA Idmss Of frat men, btt ,et N,
ctdrJ,s Of s1'0ry AVID rddr''Vs whtrh tdrs ocrurr,i y,
~, last sir months The copy furnished t. the pub
He printer was absolutely misleading aud the 4 ,cu.
ment A. published Ia glarlngly incorrect. o. r.. +
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Scandinavian Lepcrs.

To rHE EpIroR or THr sUs-Sir, In IHE Srv Of
Feb. IS Mr.. Albert $. Ashmead, NJ. D., warns the
American people against scandinavian lepera. and
he is anxious 20 tell them that SOM four hundred
lepers have arrived here from the other side.
lie has been ~oticiRlly informed that tho chief
causes Of leprosv in these countries are -7.uttIn g and
gathering wood and The people that contract the
disease are fishermen, sailors and farmers
This is indeed some startling uovsl Any school.
boy in Norway could have gwen Mr. Ashm at
better about the subject than the
alleged doctor, did. ANY one in Norway knows that
the Crusaders brought the disease to norlhw, tern
Europe about Eve OF six bundled years ago. The dis.
ease linger- In Norway on the wet coast about threp
hundred miles from the lumhor district. or Ny. Ash
mesds wood cutting district aud about five
hundred miles from the PRINCIPAL fishing coast of
the country. 4. FOR sweden II must be said there
are fov lepers. although Swc len Yearly cuts down
about four tlm-,as much forest as Norway does
Again, Mr.. AshUead tells MS there arc stll about
seven hundred lepCrs IN NORWAY. wiz. IN all prnhA
hlity, IN time Will become citizens OF the rnltnl
StateS,' do not know cvact,y how many there are
IN Norway OF lepers, but whatever there arc are iso.
lated and confined to tNp spacious hospitals, ono IN
BERGEN and one in MDldc. Tho inmates live
there aud there do they lie, About ono.hilf II these
are helpless women, and a large percentage OF the
whole are lettering over tho grave. aud still this ms
tell the American people that 90 most II these help.
less lepers in course OF time will become citizens OF
the United states" Ms,
I. nDEHN, Feb. IA
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Forward.

fvom archbishop Keones address on WiShipo,on',
Birthday.
Recent events have made it manifest that our in.
tsrnational relations must hencefor,h be more ex.
tensive md more important than in the past. The
peaceful national ~seclusion Of The last century is at
an end. We now are forced to take our par in the
the world. We may be tempted TO look back re-
g~retfully to tho peaceful quiet OF former days. but
it is better to look forward TO the burdens and du.
ties Of the future.
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The migrations Of the anti-imperialists
deserve to b. recorded. There are only a few
hundreds OF these curious persons. but by con-
tinual travel they duplicate. ~reduplicato and
tridupllcate their numbers. This solemn ses-
sion and con vontic'o Of the faithful at phila-
dclphia, for example. Who il there2 Our old
friends are there. The Hon. MooKFIELD
STOREY. the Hon. GAMALIBL BRADFORD and the
Hon. PRANR STEPHENS, who calls the Prcsi-
dent q murderer" At Chicago. at st. Louis.
wherever there is an anti-impcrlalist CONFER
ence, there will BE- the same conterrcss.
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iDMTRiL DEWEr'S PRIZE MONEY.
Court vi Claims Holds That Spanish Force
in Manila Bay Wa Inferior to Ours.

III hlhha bHb was ihferinr 10 ours.
W~AsHINGroS. Feb. 27.-An opinion was
handed down in the Court OF Claims to-day by
Justice Weldon in the case OF Admiral Dewey
and tho mon Of the American feet in the battle
Of Manila Bay. The decision has not yet hoen
Nod. and tho announcement AZ made In tho
court docs not cover all the claimants
in the caso. The opinion holds that
,he Spanish force was Inferior to tho
United S,atrs fleet and that therefore,
the claimants are entitled TO only 500. instead
1890. Tor each man In the en"my's force.
The Admiral by this decision viii receive So
90 rs his share. II is expected that the at
tornoys for the claimants will make an appeal
to the supreme Court.
The Court Of Gains holds that the shore bat
terlcs and the 'orprioes AMI mines In the har-
tor cannot DO taken in account Ia estimating
tho strength OF the cnemv IN the naval hattla.
II was on The assum ption that tho fortihrations
dil form a part OF the onemy's force that the
case Of thr claimant. was chiefly based.
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Proposed University of ,hc United states

W,.u"aroy, Feb 2b-Scnator Denew in
trodu'ol a bill to-day for the establishment
o.ta" Juiycr t'yol the Ul.tri states, itNuthoy.
ig., the corporation created 20 acquire and
bod {. al estate npl to accept l~egac'es. ~. Its
L, ycrum"rt ia vested in n boar! Of Regents. Of
which the President NJ the United States shall
De, the head, e. IMPOSED ~ the presidents Of
scientific ant educational institutions Tho
grounds in this city formerly usel by the
Naval Observatory arc set aIart by the bill a.
n .ltn for tho nMiyerslty.
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METHODFST PRAISES CiTHOTICs,
Bishop Hurst says Their National Uniyer-
sliy !. An Examplc To BE Lmnlnled.

Bishop hurst says lhelr National CniyeI-
sity IL An Example to BE Emulated.
The Methodist ministers indor.ed Yesterday
the bill introduced at Albany at the b. chest Of
the labor bureaus to take employmentugencies
out Of the hands OF the saloon Keepers, and the
project TO build at tho national capital an Amer.
lean university. Concerning the latter they
heard that New York Mrtholists are likely, in
the name of their state. TO erect a building
there. a. those Of Pennsylvania. Ohio, Illinois
and somc states have already decided TO do.
Bishop Hurst said that he admired the
Roman Catholics for their foresight and liber.
atty in founding at Washington the instltu.
tioss at Georgetown and the Catholic University
with its Ave affiliated colleges. He declared
that rich Roman Catholics had already put into
their wills requests In aid Of education at
Wsshln gton amounting to S5O,OOO.OUO. This
showed. he said. that. so far rs America is con-
ccrnnd, the Roman Catholic headQunrters ara
no longnr in another contlBent, but on tho
bank OF the Potomac River. 'Mctholists and
Roman Catholics have no rivalry at Washing
ton" he said. We came to the capital
after them, and a, Q good brother once said
pretty certain 10 lind Metholists after yon. '"'
Bishop Hurst said that 100 nrros Of Iani pur-
IG]TrinnSssihnss o ,GS '( OF rs j zoe $l3?i% 9, VS. is I w
not sell. We didu't buy b. s,ll. Other Frnom-
nations than Mcthodjsts. hnvN contributed
about 90 per cent OF the tl.25O.OOO 80 far in
hand apart from tho site
Ono building. the Hall Of History. IL IN.
PenGsylvania and Ohio ench contemplate
mlorher;, and have given 100000 townrl
600 10 100000. and the pro!esSorship cnIow.
m"nts $4,000, making for tn Nethplis,s Of
earh stat naming "a hill KITS nggrcgatiuc
about tSOO,uuO
Bishop Hurst related "a conversation with
President N'E,r'"y. ~ To- tho %laitnr'S plans
after ne i"hyos The, White Hpusc. Tn Frpsi.
OF creating the Arc:igau University. but ILni
b" would, not lC a fgurohcal President
Mckinley j. already q director This I'M Il, IL
expected that the President will dnIiratr on,
bnlldlng and lay tho eornnr s,lnn " LMn nnr-