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Tho Mayor of Boston.

A committee representing the Central
Labor Union and the Building Trades
Council OF Boston called upon the Hon.
THOMAS NORTON HART, Mayorof that town.
last week, and gave him u large amount Of
advice and directions. They included in
their exhortations requests that city labor
contracts stipulate that only union men be-
employed; that when city laborcrs must be
laid of, union men be kept at work, and
that the Mayor give Il hearing to union
men discharged for cause. Alter much
talk on the part OF the spokesman Of the
delegates and much silence on the Mayors
part, the spokesman asked the Mayor when
he would write to the labor organizations
and tell them what he was gong to do.
81 shall not write at ALL" said the Mayor
quietly. when shall we call for an an
swer2" continued the surprised spokes-
man. Whereupon Mayor HART read to the
visitors this declaration OF independence:
You need not cali. IshslI try to run the city in
the best manner possible FOR all the citizens. II any.
thing | may do benefits your organizations 50 much
the better for them
Whercat the visiting statesmen marched
out, full Of wrath and threatening political
destruction to the Mayor, 1t was Il new
experience to them to find p politician and
city officer who would not yield TO their de-
mands for preference before all other citi-
gems, and who did not consider them as a
privileged class to be favored at the cx.
pense OF the rest OF the community.
Justly and ~intelligently managed. the
labor and trades unions are "A good thing
for their members; but these are only Il
small part Of the army Of laborers. Ma
nicipal governments and Legislatures are
easily guided or ovcrawcd by the pretcn-
sions OF the so-called labor leaders. and
sometimes meekly accept from them rules
and laws that are unjust IT, lHhorer- who
are not in unions, and perhaps couldn't get
into them ifthey tried. Some Of the bosses
Of these unions act as a sort of board ot
consultation to the authorities and fire.
quently obtain fayors. The Mayor OF
Boston will not resign any OF his functions
to these se~lf-chosen monitors, and he will
not recognize any privileged or sacred char
acter in a union man.
United States citizenship stands for the
greatest labor uniOn in the world. No Off
cial in the United States can rightfully show
favor to any other.
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Church. In the end. an important part
Of DR.. Halls congregation showed i'm
patience with his simple doctrinal sermons;
they wanted something else. but what
they did not know. Whether DIR. PuRvIs
will DO able to restore that old faith to
the Fifth Avenue Presby terrain Church has
yet TO DO demonstrated. II will be useless
for him to attempt to resnimate his church
with the scepticism OF the new school, for
people who crave that sort OF Intellectual
food do not 20 to q Presbyterian church
for the dish.
DR.. BABcoCk, In succeeding DIR. HENRY
VAN DYKEin the Brick Presbyterian Church,
will meet q congregation which has had IT.
tastes formed by a more rhetorical min.
istry, sentimental rather than doctrinsl, and
his task consequently will not be easy. The
day Of " star preaching seems to be over.
the day when by sheer force Of pulpit elo-
Quence u minister could keep a church
crowded. Never before was 1t 30 desirable
as now for q minister to be sustained by
the strong faith OF an organization, 30
that his audiences shall be attracted less by
his individual ability as a speaker than
by n hearty desire to worship COP and
learn OF doctrine. The sceptics. more and
more, are not going TO church at all. NO
preaching can draw them. They reject
the very premises OF the preacher and they
listen to him with irritating criticism.
When they have In them deep devotional
sentiment It finds satisfaction In the
service rather than in the eloquence OF
the preacher, and the Presbyterian manner
of worship does not specially attract such
people. DR.. BABCocK cannot build up his
church except by strengthening its faith.
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REPORT OF THE REG ENTS.
Statistics Of the Colleges. High schools ana
Academies of the State.

ALBANY. Jan. 1.-the annual report OF the
State Board Of Regents shows that there were
81 40 students in 1880 in New York colleges.
prof, ssionai. technical and other special
schools, and 80. 10 in New York high schools
and academies Tho growth Of students for
the year in New York colleges, professional
technical and other special schools, was ! .oSD
and m the secondary schools 3.435
The report says that there has been during
the pas, year a decidSd advance IN the stand
ards o. busin ess educut ion in New York State.
and largely on account OF the movement in
this state there has be6n also a distinct In.
crease in tho interest taken in business educa-
ton in other States. The better class Of bust.
ness schools in New York and In many other
States are urging the necessity OF longer and
more thorough courses than they have hereto
The last report Of the High School Depart
ment shows the lumber Of high schools now i4
the University to be 54l and the number OF
s sSs g hish i .shoS an iqBs asiss ,S SE p . ScS ySeT tSs
creased from s6l5 in ls's to S5e7 IN 1892.
S Mniie a. ,sf has ss Decreased esse IRE from n's stSy,S in iSss to
BEND u 81 sa'3o,9e! tG I Or e. si ~" iSr each
PENDED by the Sal high schools. was S.. 70s,-
student. The average sx penditnre per student
In the academies was Sl4S, Is In lS1h an Inc
creuse OF slS. Is over that OF 1898.
ton in the state in 1899 was. s5.226.s24s3. Of
irom local ss;?i Sources ices : ao oi ssa u 's4 e, see or o %rs
l0.sS per cent. wa contributed by the state.
During the past year the gniyeTtity GRANITE 70
s53. 100 was for the 500 quota uhpder the Hor.
ton law. $50 99.Ss for attendanSe. So, 222 ,53
for books and apparatus. and\soo'3d5 for
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AMERIC4y INTERESTS M CHIyA.
Final Assurances From Kuropean Govern
ments Tina They win lie Protected.

W~AsHISGToS. Jan 15.-Final answers. giving
definite assurances that American interests in
China will he protected, have been received at
the State department from four OF the SIX
countries requested to furnish pledges in
writing to that effect, The answers OF The other
two countries are expected shortly. Each OF the
foreign nations in its communications mnds
It's consent TO the request OF thu United
States provisional on the agreement dfthc iva
other nations. Notification WAS sent 90 all TX
that there was uranimity among the countries
from whom tho United States Hernc,tel
pledges, ami the four Deceived
az the State Department contain accrpthnrts
Of the American proposals without rrs"rNdt'on.
When tine other two final answers have lecn
delivered. the State Department Will send :
formal notice to each Of the six countries of the
unanimous agreement.
Under tho terms Of the arrangement. each o.
the countries involved. including the )nu't
Sta'rs, agrees to preserve and conflnG". 'A'
treaty rights OF the others IN that part OF thlut
under ,oreign control. The foreign 60 ln're,
that were asked TO give the desired ASSURANCES
are Great Britain. Germany, France. Russia.
Italy aud Japan.
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Science In Newspapers.

A writer In the Chicago Standard, a Bap-
tlst publication, complains that science, as
iished up for consumption by newspaper
readers, is usually about the most gro
tesque and amusing reading in the world"
Az an illustration, he selects the story Of
the project. seriously discussed In Eng
land twenty-five or thirty years ago, OF
digging u canal to admit the waters Of
III" Atlantic into the Sahara desert and
thus create u vast inland sea, with ports
at Timhuctoo and other commercial cen
tres. His demolition OF this idea ia most
g~rotesque.' He marshaIs 4 great array Of
mathematical computations to determine
the evaporation from the surface OF the
proposed Sahara sea, and draws the con-
clusion that II would take twenty rivers M
large as the Mississippi to maintain II navi.
gable depth Of water in il, To build n
ranal," he remarks, Large enough TO carry
such n volume Of water would bo sumething
OF q task"
A scientific mar should become familiar
with the facts bearing on the question
before he wrote q line and could -,
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dispose OF the matter In q few words. He
would simply say that no canal, even II
II we're as large as hundred Mlssissippis,
could create the inland sea for the reason,
known for years, hat the mean elevation OF
the desert ls about 800 feet above sea
level, and that depressions below sea level
exist only Ia a few small areas along the
northern border ard In the Fayum region
OF the Nile. The pump seems to be the only
practical means, at present, for introducing
Atlantic waters into the Sahara.
Az q matter OF fact, there never was Il
time when 30 much useful and interesting
scientific information was spread before
the public, day after day, as is spread nova
days, and the main agent in disseminating
this knowledge, 30 far as the great mass Of
readers Ia concerned, Is the newspaper.
For several reasons, 1t Is much easier now
than formerly for the daily newspaper
to make accurate reports OF scientific mat
ters. The workers in scientific fields, for
example, have largely outlived the old
prejudice against popularizing the results
Of their labors. Many Of them are engaged
By newspapers to write popular accounts OF
discoveries they have made or summaries
Of work done in their fields OF investigation.
Reports Of the best papers read at scientific
meetings are often prepared in advance for
general reading and supplied to newspapers
that wish to print them.
The most interesting and valuable
features OF science come to public notice
through the newspapers and are read by
hundreds OF thousands who could never see
the scientific reports.
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PLAGUE REaPPEARs IN HONOLULU
Houses Now BEING Burnod to Cheek this
spread of the Disease,

HoNoLuIU. Jan. q. via San Francisco. Jan IS.
Up TO date TWENTY-FIVE deaths have occurred
from bubouic plague. Practically every cas-,
has proved fatal. but four eases now In the
hospital promise recovery. Abouttwo thousand
persons have been removed from the infected
quarter. aud are now herdcd in quarantine
camps. The Council OF state has Appropriated
$4,000 for a garbage crenatory. and S1JU.OOO
with which TO put the city In u sanitary
onditio aud guard against the spread
OF the plague New cases are constantly APP
pearing ~ points distant from the original
centre OF Infection, showing that tho germs u
the disease have been widely scattered.
No passengers are allowed 10 depart until
they have spent ten days In quarantine. In.
coming steamers cannot put any passengers
ashore nor can any one board them. Many
tourists who are here are unable to get away.
Freight Is carried 10 the stealners In lighters
and no vessel comes to the wharves. A shot.
gun quarantine has been established on the
Island OF Kauai and no passengers are allowed
to land.
The lifting OF the quarantine on Chinatown
lust before Christmas Is thought to have been
responsible Tor the fresh outbreak OF tho
disease. On Dec. ~ Il was decided 10 destroy
all infected houses. Since then iva sections of
Chinatown have been DESTROYED. Twosections
were burned yesterday. One Of these included
the PRINCIPAL Chinese Joss House in the city
where a Chinese was found sick with the
plague, Several thousand Chinese. Japanese
and native Hawaiians and q few whites are IN
the two quarantine stations.
As soon IA a case OF sickness y found, or =
suspect discovered the Board OF Health physi-
clan uxamines It.. II found to be the plague the
victim Is removed to one OF the two cam s and
the premises are burned. In this way 1t 10
hoped to stamp out the infection. In the mean
time % house to house inspection Ia going on.
especially In the Asiatic quarter, This inspec.
ton has revealed several eases OF leprOsy that
had escaped the vigilance of the authorities.
&. +. Reynolds, Executive Agent Of the Board
OF Health, who has been most active in the
yesterday and is now believed to have tho
plague,
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4 Representative Here With Full Au-
thority to Negotiate the Transfer.

thority to Negotiate the Transfer.
Capt Christmas Dirckinck Holmte,d, for
merry Of the Royal Danish Navy. arrived here
last Friday on the ST. Paul from Copenhagen
via London. Before leaving for Baltimore yes.
terlay he informed a SUN reporter that he 10
the authorized agent OF the Danish Govern
ment, with full power to negotiate with the
United States Government for the sale OF the
islands Of st. Thomas. 81. Croix and st.
John. known as the Danish West indies.
Capt. Hulmfeld was in this country last No.
ysmher and hal an Interview with President
Mckinley and Secretary Hay concerning the
sale Of the Islands. but while the President
and the Secretary Of State gave him an alton
tive hearing, nothing definite could be accom-
plished. then as the Captain had no credentials
from his Government. There were other oon-
sideratious which prevented the President
from tdNiHg any decided step in the matter.
Most in uTtant OF these was the necessity ~
Obtaining an Official reiutation Of the report
that Germany had secured an option on one OF
the Islands or on a harbor in one OF them. IL
such had been the case. there would have been
little jnilrpmnnt for the Cuited States to ac-
quire the rest of the islands.
capt. Holmield. on his way back to Den
mark, was met IN London By Secretary White
Of the United States En-. bassy. who. In the
meantime. had received telegraphic ~instruc-
ttoqs from Washington, and they proceeded to-
GfNbFl - 'plfuilNEfus III Tttull VI otIt-
tary Whites interview with representative OF
the Danish Government was that Denmark
became convinced OF the serious intention OF
this Government will regard to purchasing
the islands and Capt. Holmieid Was ap-
pointed official negCtiator. with full authority
10 make all the preliminary arrangements
BESIDES the necessary credentials. Capt.
IIOImfcld now carries with him Official as
surances from his Government that neither
Germany nor any other power holds an option
on any part Of the Islands The next meeting
between him, President Mckinley and Secre-
tary HAY will occur very soon. and II Ia not i'm
probable that a preliminary draft Of the treaty.
through which the Islands are to change
owners. may be ready within a few days.
Carl Fischer Hansen, who has been inter-
ested in the acquisition OF the islands by the
United States. protested Yesterday against the
reports that hGye credited him with being one
OF the agents OF the Danish Government In the
matter. Il have been spoken OF in certain
newspapers IA the authorized representative
OF the Danish Government" he said. and as
having been one OF the persons present at an in
tervlew in Washington between the President.
Secretary Hay and Capt. Holm!eld. All Of
that IL incorrect, In no sense have l ever been
acting MS the authorized agent OF the Danish
Government. NV interest IN the matter Ia
sImply that ~ a private Danish-American citi.
zen. Capt. liolmleld. on the other hand. Ia
the sole official representative Of the Danish
Government As far as the proposed sale OF
these Islands is concerned"
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In the Senate yesterday PErTIdREw pet
tierewsd with even more than his habitual
pettigrewness. He said that Mr.. mckinley
had laid himself open to m impeachment and had
acted by order Of the British Government. He
swat,ed the British Government THE igno-
rance and sycophancy Of the British people
the miserable. contemplate rot OF RUDYARD
KIpLING. British rule in Egypt. and other
things too nuDerousto mention. He said that
white men couldn't live in the tropics. a saying
Enthusiastically pettigrew. BY the side OF
PETrIGREw. even BILLY MASON seems to have
almost a rudimentary intelligence and a faint
glimmering 0! reason.
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4 Puma story From Pnraguly.

FToW No tHIt1p0 N'tord,
The puma OF mountain lion Of the Andes 10
naturally an afectlonatc and harClless animal.
and is often domestlcated, and Nsomc OF tina
nnchmcu IA Patagonia aud Chill often tame
them and train them for w~atchiOgs. An
extraordinary story Ia told ot. the tyrant
irahcia, a Jesuit priest who ruled IN Paraguay
for many years and was NOTORIOUS. all over
South America for his cruelty and craft. It -
said that Francia once had a WON au chained
% a tree in the ioreat where she would either
s,Gryc or be deyoured by wild beasts. After
she had been out about ten days he sent a
scout 10 see what was left OF her. and. much 70
his as~tonishment, IL was found that she had
been fed and protected By two punpas. malo
and female. and had suffered in no way except
fIom exposure and fright. The pumas brough!
her raw meat from tina animals they had
killed and slept by her side each night Ike
wAtphlOcg
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In the basement of the high school at
Sioux Falls. Ia. hot luncheons are 10 be served
to the pupils during the noon recess, The
practice already prevails In Omaha and sons
other advanced cities. Its advocates believe
that light hot luncheons will do good to the
health and the brains Of the pupils. whose cold
snacks in school or quick -gobbled masses at
home are not to be encouraged. Sioux City
will charge a n moderate sum for the food. DR..
ELISHA BBNJAMIS ANDREWS OF Chicago wants
the lunches to be free and the educational free
lunch Is an idea worthy OF that fruitful brain.
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TOBICCO ~ THE WUMiS'S TEKPEr.
Passing of the Chicago Building From the
Control of tho Temperance tniOn.

Control of tho Temperance Union.
CHICAGO. Jan. 15-Within a few days cigars
and tobacco will be on sale in the rotunda ~
the Woman's Tempe a, La Sale and Monros
streets. Atobacco stand is now being butt
and upon It's completion all of the hopes q the
member Of the woman's Christian Temper
lnce Union to keep the building free from the
taintlot tobacco will have vanished.
This is one Of the irst changes which denote
the passing OF the building from IN" control OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
Within another year a s'ill greater, change Is
contemplated. by which Willard HaN VAL pass
out Of existence, and the rOstrum, which was
dedicated by Miss Willard to the cause 81 TOM
pcrauce. will make room for the counters OF :
bSnk.
When the building was completed there was
an attempt on the part ~ the Union 10 prevent
any smoking in the building. Tenants were
forbidden 10 smoke even in thc'r private
OftinNl
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In a sermon OF "Creeds and Trusts" a
Chicago clergyman. the Rev. ALEXANDER
kENT OF the Peoples Church. put forth the
novel theory that religion and theology are the
sources Of Trusts. II the tariff was the mother
OF Trusts. as has been asserted. he declared.
then he was justified in saying that popular
theology is the grandmother OF Trusts" As
the tariff Is not the mother Of Trusts. Mr..
kENr's very Interesting theory falls.
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NEW AUTOMATIC MACHINE GIN,
II Weighs Only Twelve Pounds, Has n Drum
Feed and VIII Fire $50 shots "a Minute.


wAsHISGroY. Jan. l5.-Gcn. II. r. Bua!ng-
ton. Chief OF the Bureau OF Ordnance OF the
Army has received a report from Sprlngfeld o;
recent tests conducted there Of different type.
OF automatic machine guns. These reports Of
guns tested were the Gatling. Colt automatic.
Maxim and Hotchkisa. and a new invention
called the Carr gun. All but the Carr gun were
familiar to the Army %onicors. but this gun pre-.
scented several novel features. II Is the inven-
ton Of Howard Carr. the champion or-hand
| rife shot OF America. The aim If all inventors
OF machine guns has been 10 produce n gun OF
great lightness. one that can lie carried BY one
man and fred autom ~atIca,ly. II ia this feature
otthe Carr gun which has appealed TO the Ord
nance Department. Its weight is only twelve
rounds. while the other guns rahgr In weight
from forty to over hundred pounds
Another fsatnre OF me Engi is the use Of, a
other guns. In a belt feed the cartridges are
stuck IN loops IN n wnb belt. WITH the drum
feed the cartridges are dropped into slots,
radiatlne from the centre Ike ths spOkes OF a
wheel, with the cap toward the circumlerence
and tho bullet toward The centre. Each slot
holds I'VE cartridges, It il contended thar It
70 stiek the cartridge. into the web belts,
Each drum holds 800 rounds. and lts weight
when hlled Is only twenty.eight pounds,
case, placing the fresh cartridge ia
the chamber and closing and firing the
piece, is accomplished by the counter
recoil a. the, sun returns. to Us nor.
nal position after re"oil. THE Is caused
by the use o' "A strong spring which Ia
compressed By the reroIl OF the barrel. 80 that
cach discharge furnishes the POWER to Opcrn'"
the m"chantsm for the next IRE single shots
can be Hired ~ pl.nng the trigger the same as
using an ordinary gun, TO nrr continuously
the trigger Is hold back and the gun operates
AZ a rate OF about four hundred and fifty shots
each minute.
Al the preliminary tests a. Springfield the
Carr gun proved very satisfactory. hut II was
shown that the gun and tripod needed more
weight, and before completing the test IL was
withdrawn Tor the purpose OF Increasing It's
weight 10 give 1t more frmness during opera
ton.
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When Nimrod Was Q Boy1

From the Ch,ca1o Trt3ar,.
i declare don't know what to do with that
boy 70 exclaimed tho discouraged mother TO
one OF the, Helzhbors who had dropped in.
Hos gone hunting again. I've tried, to raise
hun right, but he Isn't good for anything 10
THIS world but Just TO huntl'
Poor, patient rnotherl The world has never
hear Oi her,
But her son grew up to be ,hs mighty
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All the Same to Him.

From the Philadelphia Ir,s.
Clerk You can't get a room tor}him hero.
He's trunk
know %y't he ,sHV $6a q; ,h hi, weary friend /
hotel.
rc Mytte-Well' he's too drunk to know 'ho!'.
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From N, Ritdfsiphm Worth AM ricIn.
Floor w~alker-Hurry out. malam, The stores
aGrn'
Ms. Purchase oh, is it; Then III Just wait for
the Are sale.
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Threatens tn sue Him for Saving Her Life.
Prom N, Ctnciana.i Enqur

OMAHA. Jan, 1O.-Mrs. Martha Saylcs OF ,;2a
South Main street tried to suicide about two
weeks ago and Is now threatening 10 bring suit
ior damages AZ Councl! B!ufs against u neigh
boring druggist because he frustrated her M.
tempt BY the prompt administration NJ A riose
o. sulphate ot zinc and a mixture. Of warm
adruggist did not eptitls him to practise mcdi.
oiAo "~D
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From CoHI'rs Wrtkp.
She heard ABOUT the elopement. Has her
mother forgiven thsm1
Hs-I think not. | understand she has zone to
Live With them.
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" our Jy,ends pho favor W. H.h manl'0'p" ,o'
sSblcaton viih 10 ha-, r,,cisd arhes' rsfsrred' "sv
.vut IN all eaD. end stamp, for ha, purpo,s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-16

p~.nn-kiosque No. ~. nea- Grand Hotel ana
Kl.aus No. 10 Bouievsrde dcs Capucinss.
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Wifely GonstRpcx.

From ne 'hicrgJ Tims H,r1dl
i have been married for uft..n lrlr. ,7i
my vile never fails TO meet me at ths\Ipnr
WONDERFUL"
viptng ny fsSk" ~ y "
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In his new masterpiece, the official hand
book and Whole Duty OF the Democratic party,
the Hon. Corr HARyEY hurls himself at Mr..
mckinley.
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From a. Ct,eaJo TvIbuHk.
ANY attempt to abbreyiste 1900, observed the
professor. will be almost sure to come 10 nauyht.'