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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
SUNDAY MUSIC FOR THE POOR.
Mr. JoNEs'S SUGGESTION FROM. LIVERPOOL
APPROVED
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: read with great interest the letter sent you
under recent date from Liverpool, with its urgent
suggestion that some effort be made TO provide
music in specified districts for the pleasure and
uplifting Of "New-York's poorest poor" following
the methods which have met with signal success
as your correspondent explains. in Manchester,
Leeds and other towns in England The simple
outline Of entertainment given by Mr. Jones in his
interesting communication is emnently practicable.
and could be easily carried out that II is TO he
hoped some noble phlanthropist may provide
a lasting fund for musical recreation among the
poorer population whose daily routine records
only hopeless monotone of toll and Hstless living,
knowing little OF needed cheer. for which, in
very truth. find them famishing.
How lavishly own demands for recreation are
supplied, DO fancy that such cravings are eX-
perienced by the rich alone?
We cannot expect the poor to come to us and
learn reforms just along the paths we would
mark out for them to tread in. Rather We must
go them. give them new impetus. such as
anticipation and pleasure blessed medicine9 alone
can give, and apathy 0he cause Of much moral
6lstempeT1. even in slight measure once removed
new life viii course through their veins. encourag-
ing toward better things
As a beginning for this movement, why not make
il a pleasant Sunday afternoon affair Have
several singers a nucleus to lead in Sankey
hymns: few music books to loan to any singers
present and other two-eent copies for sale TO those
snatches of the familiar hymns. sounding through
their appointed tasks would suggest a centre
OF illuminated hope during the intervening days.
I would rejoice TO see such eleVating hope in
spring influences every prison and penal institu
tioE in the land Under such humanizing nfiu-
enees institutions now punitive would become true
refOrma tories.
l should be so glad give my mite if only some
whose time is already pledged in other
work would begin with the tenement districts,
while waiting for means for larger programme.
which in time might include the inmates or asy-
lunns, penitentiaries and other dependent institu
tions. The superlative advantages of such antici-
Pa1ed recreation cannot he estimated in the far
members Kings Daughters forming new cir
clesl adopt this musical idea? Concerning II all
gladly furnished may remember by address
ing II. Lee J. Jones. Liverpool. England Would
indeed. that rich philanthropists would re-
trench their lavish gifts now being poured forth
in superfluous measure the higher institutions
of learning. supported by luxurious patrons, and
spare some those gilded crumbs laVishly
dispensed at the rich mans well provided intellec
tGal board to endow a monument which, pro-
viding for the lowliest, shall afford them soul
uplifting feast of simple music
Newly orS. July ). 1900 MUSIC LOVER.
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CRICKET.
PATERSON CLUBS CLEAR LEAD FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP.

The Paterson Cricket Club has at length OBJ
tained clear lead for the championship OF
the New-York Cricket Association, and it will
he found difficult matter TO oust it
from its position. The Brooklyn club, however,
hopes to reverse the result of Saturdays game
when the return match is played at Prospect Park
The splendid showing of Kings County is gratify-
ing. The sportsmanlike manner in which this club
contests all games deserves success, and 1t would
he a good thing for association cricket If some of
the other clubs patterned their actions accord
ingly Considerable wrangling over umpires' de-
cSions has been noticed this year. and II Is stated
on authority that unless an Improvement is noted
in the case of two teams they will be
brought up before the association for considera-
ton. The records:
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pr-Tz WINS At CINCINNATI

Cincinnati Ohio. July s.-The feature at the Chez.
ter Park bicycle races to-day was the moter-pacss
professional race. mile heats. best three IN five n.
tween Reno Runck Of Cincinnati and ". A Rr+.
Of New-Haven. Conn Rutz won three straiest
heats and the race Time-t.59 3-5, 200. 203
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BOWLING AVERAGES.
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL CHESS MArcH

According to Sehor ID. V. Sterling. who took part
in the recent Paris interna chess tournament
there VIII be similar contest at Havana next win
ter after the conclusion of the Internal tourney
az Monte Carlo News came TO hand to-day that
forthcoming international contest al Munich will he
superior to that Of the players in the Paris games
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THE STUDENT DUEL AND THE FOURTH.

THE STUDENT DUEL AND THE FOURTH.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Aprupos the duels Of German students de-
scribed in your last Sundays Illustrated Supple
raent permit me TO say that "Paukerei auf der
AIeusur' are duels. but only fencing matches.
The German people all through consider fight
with swords more gentlemanly than with fists.
ASIDE from that these fencing matches rather
harmless: nobody gets killed there, seri-
ously injured-perhaPs ''ene Schwarre'' "a scar)
his face in a while which is, as you say.
considered honorable mark.
But what about the Fourth of July in America?
Can you tell NE bow many were killed outright on
that day last year in all the United States, how
many died from wounds received that day, how
many perished in fires kinded through the celebra
ton Of that day. how many lost their eyesight or
otherwise injured crippled for life? or are
there any statistics available where that could be
found out? I made a bet that the casualties Of
Fourth of July 1929 in the United States would
exceed those of any engagement between the
American troops marines and the Fihpinos-
The loss of property through fires that day can
be left of consideration, but the sufferings Of
the sick not only on that day, but every day
for about q month before it, through the constant
banging. cracking and blasting, especially IN the
sleep is mostly hard to get, and the anxiety Of
parents Of small children on the Fourth of July
hack again in their houses, certainly worth
mentioning.
If the American students in Germany think of all
this they will be pull the beam out of their
from that Of their neighbOr. Otherwise. the Ger
students would be justified in replying TO
A CONSTANT READER OF THE TRIBUNE.
NewYork, July ). 1890.
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~wSA
Sports ]! =
0pgOR
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TO-DAY

Reconsideration Beach Racing Asso-
citation, at Brighton Beach.
LAWN TENNIS.-Western championships
at Chicago.
GOLF,-Pomfret School against st. Paul
School, al Morris Country
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MOhIcIar ana NeW-lorA played a Tie game,

w. S R. Ogilby of the Livingston Field Club,
still leads the league batting averages. with F..
F. Kelly of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club,
second, and f. j. Prendergast, of the Manhattans,
third The games of next Saturday likely Il
make a decided difference IN the averages. With
the exception of the Livingston Field Club all
teams in the league will be engaged The averages:
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sing New-York goo yards): G. g. EnbIston Nsw-Y-.t
$50 yards se-ond; r. E Schultz Newark 800 yars-t
third Time-fi.2S
Two mile handicap (professlonaI-Won by F. A NJ.
Farland (scrachf: l. r. Jefferson ESQ yardst sseo-9
A. Newaouse 80 YARDS, third rime-f-l5fs.
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ST. LOUIS, II: P1TTsBURG. 5.

ST. Louis June s.-st. Louis hammered Meekin
all over the lot and the game was never in doubt,
0O'ie' r. H E
St, I,ou.s............,6 9s9SS4S&l3 lS /
Batteries-Young and Crtger; Meekin. McCreery and
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The Constant Reader is right in his conten-
ton that "Pauzereien auf der Mensur"-to use
correct German-are not strictly dues. They
afford to the German students much the same
form Of amusement which football gives to the
American undergraduate. They are fought
with the schlager or straight sword. sharp
ened both sides about six inches from the
point. and the contestants are so bandaged
that serious injury to the fighters is usually
prevented Wounds have been inflicted, how
ever, which resulted in death, and the statistics
Of the insane asylums in Germany will show
that many inmates have suffered loss of rea-
through sword made in such encoun-
ters
The duel in the illustration to the article to
which exception is taken is one with the Sabel.
an entirely different form of settling contro-
versies from that Of the regular Mensur. Some
personal grievance is almost always the cause
for such a meeting. and according to the in
suit involved the contest is fought either with
bandages shown in the picture Sine,
sine" IN the latter case both fighters are
stripped the waist For the results in the
second form OF fighting it is necessary only to
refer the correspondent to the reports Of such
occurrences in German papers or to the testi-
nony Of any German student who has been
Corps man and taken part in such disputes
THE REV. Mr.. GIBSON UNJUsTLY ACCUSED.
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: VIII you allow brief space in your
columns for setting at rest if possible an injurious
calumny that is going the rounds of Eastern
papers? Your readers viii remember that some
time ago a named Durant was executed in
San Francisco for the killing of two girls in the
meeting house Of the Emmanuel Baptist Church
The statement is going the rounds that the
pastor Of the church, the Rev. ]. George Gibson
recently on his dying bed confessed that he was
mains pastor Of the church. under appointment nv
this society a missionary. He has made no con,
fesslOn whatever. and there is not the slightest
evidence that he In any possible way con-
nected with the tragedy. T ] MORGAN
Corresponding secretary, American BAPTIST TIoma
Mission Society.
New York. July 7, 1900
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BROOKLYN WINS IN THE THIRTEENTH.

Cincinnati. July S.-Brooklyn won out in the thir-
teenth inning to-day a miserable decision by
Emslie and a scratch hit. Score;
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CHICAGO

LO1'9 '''' = Totals .....34 "a IA 5
.Bowerman batted for Carrck in the ninth
Chicago ..........-.'.'..'--0 z o q IA
Earned Chicago L NewYorE Left on bases
2 Donohue Mccarthy Mertes, Green 2. Cngman.
Cunningham Selbach Doyle Home run-Ryan: Stolen
base-Nertes Double play-Ryan Childs and Donohue
Struck out~By Carrck. 3. Base on bsls-oh Cunning
ham 6. off CarricI /. Time: :55. Umpire-ODa
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FIFTH RACE-For three-year-olds and upV
BASEBALL.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.

Chicago IL; New-York. g. Brooklyn. A; Cincinnati, s.
Iols, IL I'ittsburs, >
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CINCINNATI

sBatted for Hahn thirteenth inning. tBatted for
Kennedy eighth inning.
Cincinnati .......2 0 "a
Earned runs-BrookIyn 2; Cincinnati l. Two base hit
Kennedy. Double playsSteinfeldt and Beckley Ken
nedv Dahlen and Jennings First base balls-Hahn,
A, Kennedy, 6. Hit by pitched bal-Hahn l. StTuGS truck
out-Ry 3; by Kennedy, I; by kttson & Mld
pitch-Kennedy Attendance-50Oo Time-3:O5 I'm
pire-Emsle.
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cuIcAco,s EASY TIME WITH NEw-YoRK.

Chicago July s.-Carrick's pitching was easy for
the Chicagos to-day six singles nine doubles and
a four bagger giving them one sided victory.
Both teams played poorly in the Held Attendance
1000. Score:
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ANERTCAN LEAGUE.

At Kansas City-Mlnneapolis. 4: Kansas City,
At Rochester-Montreal, 8; Rochester, s.
At Buffalo--Buffalo, Il; Cleveland, 3.
At Mlwaukee-ChiCago Z Milwaukee, 0.
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'SiRnihes not ouI
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HE DOESN'T LIKE TINE BOERS

Auburn, N Y. Feb 8 (speciaD.-F w Nash of
Minneapolis, is here having lust arrived from
Cape Town after spending three years and a half
IN South Africa as the agent of a mandatory of
farm implements. He In Cape Town until De-
cemoer l8 He is not fond of the Beers He said:
The Beers are queer characters. Ever since the
great trek north the Orange River fifty
years ago they have been retrogradng They have
cation with ;he civilized world, and they have de
hositahs ba racial Peeuiares The Beers are
eood mouse IS open to the traveller They pray
They are hypocrites in my opinion l have known
them TO get up at o'clock In the morning for fam
medateiy aterward As his guest tbe Boer Viii
cheat Shilling in deal II he eue ca ne e %1
ne is not scrupulous about the means used to Sc
ignorant and minded An American eric among
me peter class Is given better treatment than
pie no distinction is made any one who speaks
The English made fatal mistake at the outset
OF i the war in attempting to fight in Natal all
try in the world Every kopje is natural forfca-
predicted that would cost the lives of forty thou
sand Englishmen to drive the Beers back You
Iish have given up the attempt. The English are
peculiar They won't accept advice from any one
In machinery they are manufacturing the same
claiming it is better than the American prod
uct upon which improvements have been made
he is known in South Africa. has been fighting on
his own ground and in his own way, and the
English have been letting him do it. The proper
point or attack for the English is Modder River
where Methuen was defeated because of a lack of
sunicent force The country at this point consists
Of veldts. something like Western prairies
Water is abundant, which is great thing in a
land where water Is generally scarce and army
cannot go except in certain places because of It's
lack.
see that the English are to attempt a passage
In the south or the Orange Free State. This will
prove as lataI as the attempted passage through
Natal because II is just the same kind of country.
Ihe Boer force consists all told. OF about fty-five
thousano men Every man has been pressed into
the army, At the last Presidential election In the
Iransvaai there were 1900 votes which includes
every thale from fourteen years OF age In the
the resi- OF the force made up of colonial Dutch,
American and English criminals and Adventures
and Continental sympathizers The Beers are well
PROVIDED with munitions OF war. There will not be
any uprising In Cape Colony, although the SYM
Rathles OF the Dutci roionists are naturally with
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ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE rueELA NEAR coLENso

are vigIantly patrolling the Tugea to prevent
prise. The destruction of the road bridge by Is
another indication that frontal attack is not
favored What the bridge destroyed for II Is
impossible to imagine Surely Butler was not afraid
lest the enemy would cross it 10 attack him. But
whatever the reason for the act the structure held
out with remarkable tenacity under the shell fire
OF the naval guns For an hour forty-fve
pound shells were lodging all round IT, until il APP
peared as If 1t had charmed llfe and then when
the task OF striking 1t regarded almost hope
less one OF the end spans was carried away. and
the structure was rendered useless for traffic Its
demolition must have cost close to 5000
The average Tommy Atkins views the future
philosophically. He regrets that his cherished
dream OF partakng OF his Christmas dinner IN Pre-
toria has not materiazed but he is at all dis
couraged by Fridays fight. II required, he would
go through 1t all again. but he would dearly like
10 be able TO see his opponents. If once the enemy
allows our men fair fight. they are quite confident
that they will more than wipe Off the score now
standing to the Boer credit
Owing TO the operation of the press censorship
me iact that General Butler was personally I'm
mand was not allowed 10 be published until some
days after the engagement The leadership was at
nrst attributed 10 General Clery and probably II
was 10 shield him from the doubtful honor OF the
command that intimation was subsequently given
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THE WAR OFFICE, PAIL MALL.

he were army In himself head down. he charged
across that deadly stretch Of open. They crumpled
him up before he had gone ten feet Later in the
day, when had again gone out to the firing
fell But the tide had been turned the almost
hausted men had been stopped; there had been
nothing like a panic-they acted as If tired.
AS IL by a followed.
Strange to say, it was the midday meal hour. The
men opened their hayersacks but the cry the
front was for water. And here let state that
many black skinned driver be he Basuto, Zulu,
Kaffir Cape boy, deserved honorable mention for
nghting forces, and shall forget the sight of
two brave men-warriors they may have been when
home with their own tribes-urging their teams up
to the firing line. Some of the Highlanders were
speak; their water bottles had long been exhausted
fighting is thirsty work. Until the arrival of an
o1hcer struggling, pushing crowd surrounded the
first water cart
And now what is the result? In a nutshell this
No matter how many men it may (and it will
take many or her best and bravest), England will
win but, beyond doubt. long before this sees print
she Will nave changed her methods of fighting. 1t
Is useless to brave If bravery were their
only weapon. A half grown lad of sixteen filled
with the spirit OF lighting ancestry with his cheek
iald close 70 the butt of MauSer lying intrenched
ana -1nYlslDle, is as good / said before as five
brave t1ighanderS advancing out Of the open. The
Beers have learned this, and the British are gain
Ing their knowledge at dear cost Perhaps in the
neht actlons 10 come we may some efforts
investment or flank turning. The Boer knows his
ground; and his style of fighting suits IT. The
methods or Quatre-Bras and Waterloo belong TO
the bygone age. The English troops are neither
eemoranzed nor frightened. But England has just
begun 10 realize the bigness of the work. It is
serious business It is no little war. Cape Colony
as write, is full of slumbering sedition Re
peIiion was npped in the bud and is now held in
of the Dutch Afriksnder would mean the extinc-
ton or English speaking influence
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fell. seriously wounded, into the arms of one of
his men. Tho end was now near. however, the
order for recall was already speeding its way to
the heroes, who would have submitted to retain
their hopeless position rather than recede a yard
without authority.
Throughout the fighting line there were similar
experiences, with but little variation, though else
where the losses were not great. Within range
of the enemy's concealed rifle fire there was a
perfect zone OF death. and our men lured into
that zone before they were aware of II. The seri-
BUSINESS of the position realized. they did know
where 10 return the fire. and. awaiting instructions.
had to submit TO be made targets of
AT about o'clock. when the sun was still high
In the heavens. the Beers audaciously crossed the
Tugela, seized our guns. and took prisoners
small bodies OF men who had been compelled TO
seek shelter In different parts of the field. One
party was commanded by Colonel Bullock, of the
% Devons, who, as he declined meekly surren-
der was knocked down with rife butt by
Boer private All our wounded and killed were
robbed OF their clothes and belongings but the
Jured were not equally molested. After lying under
the blazing san for several hours. they glad
70 accept drink of water which their captors
Drought them and were not sorry when shortly
aIterward our ambulance men arrived and
permitted 10 carry them Off
IL iH inserutable to the lay mind how the enemy
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utmost t! heroism, they. were rePulsed attribute
this unfortunate result to lack of reliable infor-
nation as to the strength and movements of the
enemy. 1t was well known that they commanded
an almost inpregnable position, but what uses
they had made of it the number or disposition
of their forces subjects of pure conjecture
Even now no one give any accurate idea of the
Boer strength beyond estimating that as it was
distributed over an area of eight miles with no
doubt certain forces for reserves il must have
reached at least ten thousand.
That they must have expended considerable labor
on their fortificatiOus and intrenchments is proved
beyond doubt. and that they could have carried
on this work during the last month without our
being aware of its extent is certainly creditable
TO those who had-or should have had-their atten-
ton riveted on the obtaining of these details
Had accurate information been forthcoming Cen
eral Butler would never have done anything so
suicidal TO attack the position fair in the face
as he did. few miles west of COlenso the Tugela
could have been crossed with little difficulty; and
by leaving sufficient force to hold the Beers on
the position subsequently attacked there should
have been comparatively little opposition and be-
fore the Beers had time to intrenCh themselves
could have ousted them.
BRIDGE DESTROYED BY BUTLER.
The Beers now apparently convinced that
there will be no further direct attacks and they
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action he is disposed 10 regard not altogether
worthy of his traditions"
British infantry" says Captain De Malleray In
another passage. presents most excellent ap-
pearance when manOeuvring on parade In close for
nation, but when engaged in field maneuvres II
leaves the impression that Il Is lacking In supple
ness and mobility. And vet In modern battles how
often will IL be necessary TO pass under with
ering fire from close 10 open formation. after
deployng with extreme rapidty 10 form up again
IN close order? To up. the British army
strikes me an engine OF war OF an Anticipated
pattern. 1t may best be compared in my opinion.
with sort OF contrivance that Il half a machine.
half tool of very ancient and curious design. and
brilliant and ornate enough In tts appearance TO
hatter the vanity of its opulent possessOr The
British army looks better. and ia greater delight
10 the eyes, than any other army that exists. But
when its mechanism Is studied the enchantment
ceases" This mechanism Captain DE Malleray de-
cares Is made up OF unavoidable medley or old
methods and new, OF brand new modern Improve
ments associated with Out-of-date appliances. con-
trivances and traditions.
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! he says that the Beers are at loss what to do
with these men, whether they come as accredited at
taches or volunteer advisers. They REQUIRE great
deal OF attention and their advice, being based on
absolutely different ideas of tactics is vaneless.
and only leads to loss of life when 1t Is adopted.
During General Jouberts illness-which. by the
way, was internal inflammation, due TO a stumble
by his horse-Schalk- Burger telegraphed TO DR.
LeydS to send men who could shoot straight and
experts TO work the mines and manufacture ex-
plosives, not useless advisers. From what L saw
myself of the Boer forces at the time Of the out
break OF the war know that the Beers have a pro-
found distrust and contempt for European military
have PRACTICALLY foreign officers even In the ar
tillery- The TranSyaalers. however, acknowledge
that they have learned several useful tactical de-
vices from the Free Staters especially In making In
trenchments in the least expected places and at
the foot OF kOpjes instead of only on the ridges.