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The sun., 1900-10-02
At the Bottom OF the Coal strike

Affairs In the coal fields are moving on.
The issues raised by the miners. which
turn out to be pretence. have been thrown
aside and the real issue Ia In view
First the labor leaders said that the miners
were oppressed: they wanted more advan-
tageous bargain with their employers, and
arbitration was the only gate 70 IT, Inc
operators, willing. as 1t has been proved
to go TO great extremes In meeting THESE
demands, have swept all complaints about
wages of the field by raising them TO
point they had never touched before. Arbi-
tration was. in many cases. agreed TO-
But, after the dispute has reached this
stage, the labor leaders say that the ques-
tion Is neither upon wages nor upon arpl-
tration, but that II Ia on the recognition
OF the union. They demand that every
miner In the Pennsylvania coal fields shall
surrender to a central body OF directions.
or Labor Trust. the control Of his own labor.
TO be had and held by them according to
their Judgment when 70 turn II into the
mines or when TO take 1t out.
Terrorism is In the air, Thousands OF
men, who evidently prefer TO carry their
citizons sovereignty under their hats'
since they do not join the trust, have stopped
mining until their confidence in their own
liberty to work without personal injury
Ia restored TO them.
The bottommoet issue, therefore, Is
now the uppermost. The miners rlght
TO pool themselves and the operators
right to employ whomsoever they wish
are equal; and there being nowhere any
opposition to the miners programme
there must be nowhere opposition TO the
proprietors' starting up their works with
other men. in case the very liberal terms
they offer to their former employees are
not accented
The sun., 1900-10-02
Our Seaboard and Lakeside Cities

The vast increase in the industry. popu-
lation and resources Of our American ship
ping seaports consequent upon the expan-
sion Of American commerce. Is exhibited in
the figures OF the Federal census as they
are appearing.
With the single exception OF Charleston.
South Carolina. which has suffered from the
diversion Of much OF its mercantile business
TO neghbors and rivals. every American
port on the Atlantic seaboard the Pacific,
Great lakes. and Gulf of Mexico, shows q
large growth of population since 1890.
For instance. in the ten years there has
been an increase in the population OF Port
land, Oregon, OF "a per cent; Norfolk, 49,
Boston, rs; New Orleans. IS; Fall River, 40;
Mobile. %; Portland, Maine, 81; Baltimore.
IL; Providence, 80; Pawtucket. Al. and New
Bedford, SO per cent.
The increase OF the population Of New
York. the chief shipping port Of the conti-
nent, is due only in part to its vast mari
time interests. for 1t Is also the greatest
manufacturing city OF the United States.
The group Of American cities which shows
the largest increase in population since 1890
is on the Great Lakes The percentages of
gain In some OF these towns seem most sur
prisng: Toledo. 81 per cent; Duluth. 59
Chicago. 54; Cleveland. 49, Milwaukee, &c.
Detroit 3s, and Buffalo 81 per cent.
San Francisco. which is now enjoying a
large increase in foreign commerce and
profting by the extension OF American
trade in the Orient, which the Bryanites are
endeavoring to interrupt, had in 1870 a
population of l4s 900; in 1880. 2S3 900. and in
1890. nearly 100000. By the June census. it
has 342, 900. while its tributary suburb, Oak
land. has increased from as 900 to o.. 900.
In fact. the few cases of decreased popu-
lation the census has shown are in
interior cities.
The sun., 1900-10-02
The Latest News From China

As the telegFams from Shanghai which
we printed on Sunday have been confirmed
by subsequent dispatches to London news
papers, we are justified in assuming that
the first step has been taken toward the
solution OF the Chinese problem. Not only
have four ManChu Princes been degraded
from their hereditary rank. but Prince
TUAS himself, although the father OF the
heir apparent. has been deprived Of all
his offices and pecuniary allowances and
turned over TO the Imperial Clan court,
a tribunal which exercises jurisdiction over
members Of the imperial family TO whom
offences are imputed.
II Prince TUAN is subjected to punish
ment commensurate with the part which
he is believed to have played in the Boxer
outragcs, it will be generally acknowl-
edged that the imperial authorities are
evincing a disposition to offer reparation
for the past and TO furnish guarantees for the
future. They will have done precisely what
we said they should have an opportunity Of
doing, when we declined to acquiesce in
Germany's proposal that the treaty Powers
should jointly demand the surrender Of
'l' oHl'idls CH'iI! IcopoIlslpI' loI lIle ut
tack on the legations. As our State Depart
ment pointed out such demand would be
premature. and ought not 20 be addressed
to a Government whose power Of main
tanning order We desire 10 uphold until it
should have displayed an unwillingness
to bring the guilty parties to justice.
From the outbreak OF the troubles in
China our conduct has been strictly rational
and logical. We announced that We had
The sun., 1900-10-02
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.
Mrs. Huldah Miner OF Fredouia, n T., Dies in
Her IOIu Year.

DUNKIRK. Y, Oct Mrs. HuldAh Miner Of
Fredonia who would have been l0l years old fshe
had lived till Dec 20. died on Saturday last She
was born In Redheld Oswego county. While
a child she removed with her parents 10 Lairds-
vile, Oneida county. Her father was a mag
istrate Her first husband died when she was
80 years old and she conducted q store in which
he had been engaged until she was married TO
for several years before her death with her
daughter In Fredonia Mrs Miner is survived
by three OF her four children, and by seven
grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren
and five great-great-grandchldr Among
the many events of which she loved TO talk to
interested listeners, she took special pride In
relating the fact that John B Cough. the great
temperance advocate, was converted 10 Chris
tianity at n cottage. prayer meeting held in her
kitchen at Lairdsville
The sun., 1900-10-02

Under the curiosity -piquiug and unErammaucal
title. who Presents the Banker With so4 DOOR, a
problem Is circulating In handful form. and has been
compared to the Lady or the Tiger problem. IL,
appearance at this time leads TO suspect Il OF being
somewhat campagnish. Here tits
In October OF 1900 q certain banker having Si06,.
900 on deposit In his bank and believing Mr.
Bryan will be elected. takes the 100, 900 10 Wall
Street. and purchases 100000 Mexican silver dollar,
for 5S cents each-each Of these heavier and nner
than the American silver dollar He then stores his
Mexican silver dollars in his vaults
In March, 1901, MI Bryan being President and a
free silver coinage Law enacted the banker takes bis
900 900 Mexican silver dollars to the United States
mint and has them coined into 200, 900 American sill.
yer dollarsi
He then issues notice 10 the depostors 70 meet him
In the bank and addresses them as follows Ny
friends and depositors, you have 10 your credit In my
bank 500 900 and as Intend 70 retire from business
herewith give you your ,lOo. 900 in bright, new
American silver dollars and you will note that have
$4,000 left for myself Before start my pleasure
trp 70 Europe kindly tell whom should thank for
this handsome present."
Perhaps At. Bryan can tell.
The sun., 1900-10-02
The Big Foot OF Abraham Lincoln

Notwithstanding the attention which
has been paid lately to the historic relation
between ABRAHAM LINCOLN and the Hon.
CARL SCHURz. we observe that Mr. ScHURz
had the hardihood TO say, in his Cooper
Union speech last week:
The party Of LINCOLN II men advocating the
arbitrary rule Of one people over another on the old
deSpots plea that such rule is good for the subject
had come TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN saying that they
were his party. II would have required all his good
nature to keep him from lifting up his big foot y kick
them downstairs"
This is really the most interesting pas
sage in the Hon. CARL SCHURZ's address;
for here if nowhere else. he spoke with
knowledge and authority.
He is perhaps the only man now living
who ever tried ABRAHAM LINcoLN's pa
tience almost to the kicking point.
The sun., 1900-10-02
RIGHTS OF CHINAhkN nv HAWAII.
Judge Estee Decides That IL Is an American
Port aud Open 70 Any From Here.

HONOLULU. Sept. "a. via San Francisco.
Oct. when the American ship Challenger
arrived here from New York several weeks
ago. she brought as her cook a Chinaman
All Sing. who had been living in America for
twenty years and had shipped under an agree
ment to be returned to some American port.
The vessel was sold here and her crew. dis
charged The collector OF the port refused
10 admit All Sing, and the matter was brought
before Judge Estee Of the United states Dis
trict Court. He decided that Honolulu was
an American port and that All Sing had right
10 la"d here and To go from here to any other
ATeric IN port. that being rightfully In Amer
lea, h. was free to go from any point In America
20 any other point In Americo
The sun., 1900-10-02

Comparisons nre reputed odious. and talents
differ. Nevertheless. comparisons are always
worth while. 1t is always interesting to set the
great gods in a row and consider which ia JuPI-
TER. The pianist Of pianists 10y common con-
sen' was LIszr. After him there have been many.
aud so II will be interesting 10 hear what LIszT
thought OF those following him. We quote
from Mr.. WILLIAM MAsoss very entertaining
Memories OF Musical Life" published in the
Century;
LIszT was fond OF RUBISsTKIN. and used 10 call
him the young BEETHOVEN. on account Of a GER
tain fanaed resemblance he bore TO the great com
poseL He also reeog gnied RuMNsTKN's great abii-
ity as pianist although think that - player he
The sun., 1900-10-02
Herr Ottendorfer on the Colonel.

From an Intsrrisp IN ihs Nsw York Troun.
Bryan's talk about mitarism Is unworthy OF man
who sspres to the place Of President lie took com
mission in the army and had no fear that he was
ting a bad example. He had no fears for the safety
OF the country because OF military dictatorship All
this talk about the military reminds OF an incident
that took place In the course Of the Civil War
walked past recruiting station one day and saw an
old friend in brand new uniform, with of1cer's In
slgnia and decorations. The man had never been in
the service, knew nothing about military Affairs and
had my doubts as TO his patriotism. So asked
him, why did you enlist"
"hhr" said he, that's the only thing TO do For
the next nifty years man wi amount to anything
no man will have a chance In politics unless he has
military record"
The sun., 1900-10-02
Towne on Unfinished Business

The Hon. CHARLES A. TowNB continues
to have fun at BRYAN's expense in the pres
ence Of large audiences out on the Pacific
slope While the advocates Of BRYAN in
the East are doing everything in their
power to keep Sixteen to One out Of sight,
Mr.. TowNE tells his hearers frankly that this
campaign Is only the old story continued.
We quote from his speech Of September %,
In San Francisco:
I'VE are still discussing the issues OF the campaign
Of 1890 becau,e the campaign Of 1000 began four
years ago have been telling the people Of Cali
foruia during the past week that the campaign OF
1900 the campaign OF ls9o under the head OF unn-
ished business
Possibly this may not be as pleasing a
sentiment Just at this time to Mr.. BRYAN as
It Is to Mr.. TowNE but II such is the case,
MIR. BRYAN will not dare 70 say So
Mr.. TowNE lef. the Republican parry
four years ago because the Republican
party's policy with regard to silver coinage
was unsatisfactory to him. His views on
free silver at sixteen to one are precisely
the same as Mr.. BRYAN's. but at present
he Is little more candid In expressing
them. Mr.. TowNE is a sincere man in the
matter OF convictions. and subtle humorLst
in his manner Of expressing them. He
seems to think 1t his duty to keep his chief
tains noble soul steadily up to the line Of
1895: perhaps that is one reason why he
was sent so far west
The unfinished business OF 1895 is the
attempt to overthrow the gold standard
and to degrade the American workingman's 5
hn praHit
This campaign will finish that unfinished
business. but not exactly in the way desired
by Mr.. BRYAN and Mr.. TowSK
The sun., 1900-10-02
ANCIENTS OFF FOR CANADA.
as OF Them Leave Boston for Their Fourth
visit to Foreign Soil.

BosroN. Oct Three shots, the first dsafen-
ing. the second merely loud and the third almost
an echo. reverberated through the North Station
this morning They were fired from a little
brass cannon on the rear platform Of a train
Just starting on its twelve-hour run TO Montreal.
They formed the parting salute OF the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company, which was
leaving the home city to invade her Britannia
Majesty's Dominion OF Canada 1t is the 2esd
fall field day Of this organization and its fourth
visit to foreign soil
About 275 members assembled at O'Clock In
Faneuil Hall. and with a band ahead paraded
TO the station Lieut. Col. Ferris with his staY
was In the lead, with the six companies OF In
fantry and the six companies Of artillery follow
ing The command was in full uniform Adju
tlnt-General Dalton and Surgeon-General
Blood of the Governors stan went with the
company as its special guests
The sun., 1900-10-02
Ruskin Hall at Trenton, Mo.

Walter Vrooman. founder OF the Ruskin
Hall movement in England. who has been in
Missouri for a week or two. returned TO this
city yesterday and announced that a Rlskin
Hall College has been established at Trenton.
Mo. The old Avalon College building and
i.OO acres Of land adjoining have been se-
cured. Mr.. NrOoman says that he has col
lected $1,000 In this country for the move
ment in addition Co the $4,000 contributed
by the trades unions in England. Most Of the
faculty OF Avalon College will retain their places
under the new arrangement.
The sun., 1900-10-02
Honolulu win Tax TRANSPORTS.

HONOLULU, Sept. "a. via San Francisco, Oct l..
The Territorial Government has decided that
hereafter United States transports must pay all
port charges required Of fmerchant vessels except
wharf fees, which are specifically excepted by
the Territorial act. Heretofore, and especially
under the old Hawaiian Government, these fees
were remitted in cases of transports as a COM
pllment to the United States II has been de-
cided now that rs transports have TO pay port
charges In all other American ports there Is no
reason why they should not pay them here,
especially as the Territorial Government needs
revenue.
The sun., 1900-10-02
HAWAII's WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
Communication Not Maintained Between All
the Islands.

HONOLULU. Sept. "a. via San Francisco. Oct -
So far the experiments with wireless telegraphy
about here have not proved successful Com
muncaton has been maintained between some
of the stations, but between the island and
Molokai. where 1t Is necessary TO make the
system a success, communication has not yet
been obtained II Is thought that the dim
Guilty Is in placing the instruments at the station
on this island at the right height Experiments
are now being made with a captive balloon
to determine exactly the height al which the
instruments should be placed TO secure unin-
terrupted communication.
The sun., 1900-10-02
The Bounder.

To THR EDITOR OF THESUN-sir: One "S. L. r.
commits himself In your issue OF today 10 the propo-
sition that the word ''boundeT" TO the English
people. with whom IL originated, conveys the notion Of
dead game sport. ara,tlIng good fellow. chap who
will run through fortune in year, will dnnE.
gamble and play the deuce generally with himself"
II is well for IS. L. +" that he does not give his
authorities for this view. as there are none As well
mig We suggest that our word hog" conveyed the
notion Of "a Tattling good fellow" rs l. r.
visits England he would do well not apply the
term bounder" to anybody bigger than himself. or
he will have a nght on his hands
There ARE some things that even London Any
will resent even when spoken In Jest
ONE WHO KNOWS 4 BoUNDKR OR TWO.
NEW YORK, oct |
The sun., 1900-10-02
CAMPAIGN POETRY BY THE PEOPLE.
The Tryfn' Mr.. Rryan.

The Tryin' Mr. BrIan.
oh. Bryan. Mr. Bryan,
You're very. very uyin'
With your constant speechityin'.
And we know you got your eye on
The " hIte House all the while.
But the way is wondrous hilly.
And the air will make you chilly.
Though you knock the thoughtless silly,
You are wandering, wandering. Willis,
From the white House all the while.
Yes you'll have to mend your pacin',
There's another william rscin'.
And with Ted he IS a.faein'
Sos 10 get your little place In
The White House all the while
ESSEX FILLS ". j.. Sept so. O,
The sun., 1900-10-02
Ask, for New Court Hons. in BrookIyo.

Justice Goodrich Of the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn has complained
TO the Board OF Estimate that the quarters Of
the court are inadeQ ate and has asked for an
appropriation Of $3.50 900 for a new court house
The board referred the Communication to the
Commits ,oner OF Pubic Buildings.
The sun., 1900-10-02
To W. j. II.

Now what you think you thought you thought
You think most thoug ghtiuly:
Blu, II you le, your thoughts think thoughts
They'll think the thought can't be.
So put your thoughts upon your thoughts
And l think youll plainly see
That the thought you thought you thou ht you
thought
You thought unthoughtiully
JAMES ". BRAprr. JR
HARTFORD. Conn, Sept 20.
The sun., 1900-10-02
E,-spe.ker Reed May Build at Oyster Bay.

OYSTER BAY, L. J.. oct Am agent Of er-
Speaker Thomas B Reed visited Oyster Bay
to-day and secured an option on fne piece OF
property adj Joining the home Of Gov Roosevelt
on Sycamore Hill. The place Mr.. Reed has in
N'w contains several acres and commands a
fine view Of tie Centre Island properly OF the
Seawanhaka-C orintrian Yacht Club II Ia on
an eminence almost n, high as Sycamore Hill
1t il understood to be MIR. Reed Intention TO
erect summer home on the property, tearing
down the present structure and beauufyinR the
grounds.
The sun., 1900-10-02
The Man Who Wore out Iincoins Patien CO

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sn: The
roasting" you gave Mr Carl Schurr this morning
by the publication OF President Lncons letter 10 him
is TO this generation most instructive reminder Of
his peculiar type OF loyalty TO burdened Admins
uation which did trust him thirty eight years ago
NEW YORK, Sept 70. THERON z, PARSONS
The sun., 1900-10-02

From Success
Ills possible for typewriter to win business con-
ndence from her employer. and to become almost In.
dispensable TO the house she works for, and she
ought to aim at this Accuracy and common sense
In her work must be supplemented by another quail
ity. however. or she will never succeed. The other
quality is absolute silence about what she knows as
confidential emp oyee. The gossip about business
matters is ine1cusable-in fact a breach OF trust
am afraid too many girls forget this fact
The sun., 1900-10-02
How Bryan would Give Banker seA. 900.

To THE EDITOR oP THE SUN-Sh. The fol.
lowing. sent from the West by a friend, is such a
pertinent to The advocates OF BryAn's policy
that think It would do good II widely circulated As
It will be II you please N put II In THE SUN
NEW YORK, Sept 20. GFS
The sun., 1900-10-02
NEW YORK. q,

correspondent IS L. F.. who writes about the mean
ing Of the word "boundeT D" Is way or. The British
bounder Is something between the snob and the cad
lacking the aspiration OF the one and the individu-
allty OF the other He's an outsider always, and he
doesn't know IT, but whether he be schooboy, hobble-
dehoy OF grown man. you can always spot him. It's
i'm possible TO describe him scientifically exactly
but he's-wel he's Just Il. that's all W,
NEW YORK, oct, /.
The sun., 1900-10-02
FOR M'HINLEY AND EXPANSION.
Col. Campbell. an Illinois Democrat, Converted
by a Trip to the PHILIPPINES.

McLRANsBoRo, H.. oct. i.'-Col. James r.
Campbell Of the Thrtieth United States Volun-
teers arrived home from the Philippines on
SATURDAY.. He Is ono Of the most prominent
Democrats in southern Illinois, but he is an
enthusiastic Mckinley man on the Philippine
question and he SAYS that tho quickest way
10 secure peace and good order in the Islands Is
the election Of Mckinley. He considers the
islands OF inCalculable value TO the United
States in commercial way,
The sun., 1900-10-02

rated TAusio much higheL Many years after Il,ft
weimAr relative OF mine met LiszT In Rome She
had short time previous 10 this heard RuBINsrEiS
In concert and was in state Of great enih SIN
about his playing and so expressed herself 10 LiszT
HIS sole comment WAS Have you ever heard
TAusIo'' The inference was that those who had
heard RuBlNSTRIN and not TAUsIo had missed
hearing the greater Of the two. think LisZr re-
garded TAusIo as the best OF all his pupils"
TArsio died young, and the element OF his
fame which has survived him with the greatest
brlianoe was probably the extraordinary
power Of his fingers. But Mr.. MAsoS's report
about LIszT's estimate OF him In worth all
the general rumor put together. Moreover. II
has been said that LIszT once prophesied
that TAUsIo would make his own name
forgotten"
The sun., 1900-10-02
The schoolmaster.

The Schoo lmaster.
The farmer was wond tous work
That all the land doth own sir:
Although the nation sat on him,
/, could no, keep him down, sir.
You're right my boy, hold up your head
And look like a gentleman. sir
Now tell me how It came about
Now tell me II you can, sir
They built a platform on his breast
Sound spikes II did not lack. sir;
But every time they nailed him down
lie ISSUED" through a crack, sir,
You're right my boy. hold up your head
And look like a gentleman. sir.
Now tell me. was the Boss 10 blamef
Now tell me II you can, sir.
The Lord tina, made sea s.rpents. sir.
And other men than plain, sir,
Well knows the platform was all right
The crack" was In his brain. sir
BRooKLYs. Sept 20. q bErHuHn
The sun., 1900-10-02

~ ou, trisrds Vho taror " vhh Ddnu"rfps 'o
p,biieailon pih 10 haze rsrdsd drtI" returned INV
mus an all eas,, send ,to mp, for that purpo"
The sun., 1900-10-02
Another one OF tho Hon. JOHN B. srAScH'

Another one Of tho Hon JOHN B. sTANcH-
FIELDS curves"
"The welfare OF the State asa whole dem Ands the un-
conditional repeal Of the so called Ramapo legisla-
tion passed In 1898. The measure was conceived In
fraud tampered with In committee, and eamo forth a
to the people OF the whole State Il Is not In
the language Of my opponent. merely remedial leg
islauon that Is required but summary repeal While
this law remains In the statutes Of the Slate the waters
OF every locality are In Jeopardy
Thus spoke the Hon. JoHN B. STANcHr1ELD,
the Democratic candidate for Governor at his
home in Elmira reoently He has since uttered
the same sentiment in substance many times
Yet now appear' that the Honorable JOHN
actually voted for the bill which he processes
to hold In such opprobrium and covers with
such contumeous language. Neither do the
records Of the Assembly bear out the charge
that the bill was tampered with In committee.
Many amendments were made TO the bill when
II was reported. but no objections were offered
to them either by Mr.. STASCHPIELp or anybody
else. At no time or stage did Mr.. STANoHPIRLp
lit his voice against the Advancement OF the
bill. What nett. we wonder2
The sun., 1900-10-02
Bryans Gloomy Prospects.

Bryans Gloomy Prospects.
From pt Nsr ORLEANS Tir<s- Dsroerat
with New York Bryan has an excellent shso., Of
being elected; without " his prospects are sioony.
The sun., 1900-10-02

For the unfortunate MIR. STAHcHTELp's In
formation. we copy the subjoined advertise
ment from the columns Of our esteemed con-
temporary, the Maniid Freedom. OF Aug. IA
The sun., 1900-10-02

Thus do Trusts and Imperialism 60 hand in
hand
In enthusiastically advocating American eI-
pansion in the Far Fast. Mr.. STAScHFIELD has
been encouraging the spread Of the awful de-
partment store Worse than all. this advertise
ment Is marked 1T. which looks as II this par
ticular Trust intended to keep right on.