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PRAIRIE DOG COLONIES

From The New-OrIeans Times Democrat
Il see by the papers that they are having troubs
EItn prairie dogs out In Nebraska. said visitor
from the West. 1T seems that they are multiplying
so rapidly as to endanger some valuable agricur-
uraI properly on which their towns are located As
"a matter or ract. the prairie dog is a remarkabs
nttIe creature and has never received half much
attention as he deserves from our American natl.-
about one hundred miles southwest OF Dodge CRY
and took good deal OF interest in studying n,
haoits OF colony OF prairie dogs that had estab-
nshed itself on one Of the propsry
Tne town covered three four acres and confaisei
perhaps five thousand inhabitants II is comnorsy
believed or the frontier and the tradition Found
Its way into most natural histories that sscl
prairie dog shares his subterranean home with
rattlesnake and a sand owl. That is an absurd
mistake. RattleSnakes and owls frequently a..
possession OF prairie dog burrows bur Whenever
they do so they evict the original teus..t I nav.
dug out many prairie dog hole and occasionally
i have found snake or an owl in possession hur
they were always alone. Some imes the excavations
connect and constitute quite an extensive SERIES
tunnels and galleries. but a rule the houses A.,
separate and distinct. I have seen MANY things IN
lead me to believe that prairie dog colony has
pretty we'll defined form OF municipal government
With an acknowledged leader or king who bosses
the whole settlement Every day a regular detail
or sentinels are posted around the margins OF the
town TO give warning OF approaching danger They
are very faithful. these sentries, and II "a most
amusing to see them squatting on their haunchss
solemnly surveying the landscape EXCEPT IN Ne
braska the prairie dog is rapidly dying out and n
q rev more years viii become practically extinct
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RUSSIA AND INDIA

To the Editor of The Tri5uns.
Sir: a Boer sympathizer writing 70 The T-,r,.
from Bridgeport Conn. issues a warning % -.
British people that II would be well for ,h.-, :,
be magnanimous. since the British themselves "a,
presently need that virtue in a conqusrinz foe VIZ
the Russians shall have swocped down and ov.-
run India After reading your correspondence L.
ter feel moved TO offer few comments riuon =, :.
upon part OF IT, at least speak with persor,I
knowledge Of india, and the last generation Of M
family were there also, with the Government
The Russians will never enter India: the thtns
a popular phantasy. dreamed about BY sr,,cb,s-
geographers and philosophers and scrubbed 49,
by hurrying tourists with ready pen. ana by ofbs-.
who stay at home and do their travelling gfh =.
atlas and a gazetteer and write about II ~ -
strength OF the Information acquired '-s
The Russians will never oveTruu india hr.r \.
cause they cannot get there the physical and o-ss-
obstac les being irsurmountabie; and. second -
cause the destiny of India points to selfgovernrs-
from within when the time shall be ripe OF r.
three hundred millions in HindOstan there are on
hundred millions of stalwart races far ahead ~
the common Russian both intellectually and n5vs
cally as the American soldier Is ahead OF the M,
he is fighting to-day The Russian will never gov
India. but FIVE hundred years from now tSSos-
will govern II who did before men came fhs-,
from the Western World. Britan's mission rii
have ended ENGLISH E.NCTTNrza'
Mount Vernon. y Y. April ;. 1900
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The old square pews have given place to those
of more modern make, and the pulpit, which
once stood high above the chancel Ghe rector
reaching IL through a hole in the walD, now is
of handsome brass. There still remain great
square pews either side of the gallery, where
the slaves sat in olden times.
Ore by one churches have moved uptown, but
by the hearty sympathy sps Bishop Potter and
the earnest efforts of DR.. Dunnell All Saints
has remained steadfast. The rector is always
thinking Of some pleasure he give his people.
and he proposes Immediately after Easter CIV
ing a series Of concerts Of high class of music
in the basement of the church. Lieutenant
Lempke's Signal Corps Amateur Orchestra will
assist number of we'll known people IN max
ing these evenings successful.
On May "a the anniversary of the parish. DR..
Dunnell proposes to give g. children's party.
The church seats perhaps thousand people,
and at feast days and festivals, especially at
Easter, many old NEWCOMERS make the long
journey downtown TO join il the services at All
Saints. The church is always beautifully deco
rated at such times.
There is nothing more interesting about All
Saints than its present rector, DR.. Dunnell,
who has a strong personality Of his own, which
shows in his having been elected for ten con-
secutive years to the chaplaincy Of the 22d Reg
iment. For his services to the State chap
lain OF the National Guard he has been honored
with gold medal Of handsome design, which
records his twenty-five years service and shows
him to be the ranking chaplain of the State.
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A BIG TROLLEY COMBINATION.
CONTROL OF THE BRIDGEPORT ROADS
PASSES INTO THE HANDS OF
SYNDICATE.

Haven, Conn. April (SpeciaD.-The entire
control Of the Bridgeport Traction Company the
Westport and Saugatuck, the Bridgeport and Shell
and the Milford street railways has passed over
from the old stockholders to entirely new set OF
owners. thus finishing a deal that is one Of the
important In street railroads IN Connecticuts
history Behind the deal, II appears to-day, is one
of the biggest trolley combination schemes that
have been announced in New England In years.
While A. NJ. Young, of New-York and his friends
the ostensble purchasers of the Bridgeport
roads the real purchasers representatives OF
the United Gas Improvement Company Of New
York and Philadelphia. This much is admitted by
prominent street railroad in this city and
Bridgeport. The purchase is part of a gigantic
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MATCHES MADE THE WRONG WAY

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t Is outrageous swindle that the matt,
companies are playing upon the public. and II Ia /.
wonder that more notice has not been taken o.. 4,
The wood Is sawed split o5liqueIy 10 III.
grain. Consequently more than half the matches
break just below the head unless the greatest cara
IS taken. and the match is useless This doubles
the consumption OF matches. and the cost to tbs
community.
But this Is not the worst. The match heads dro,
into cracks where dirt and ibres abound
pressure from above nibble of a mouse. ard
fire is started. resulting in destruction OF proue-
and often of human life.
Laws ought to be made compelling the companies
10 split the wood with the grain. was forraeriv
zone and the inhuTnan lust for gain in this par
ucular be brought under control G. z. PHEI pa
New Brunswick. y. j.. April g. 1880
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BACH'S MASS IN ENGLAND.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In The Tribune OF March 10, 1892 the present
writer made plea for the frequent perform
of the music of Bach Since that time con-
siderable progress has been made, and last
hear what is considered by many his greatest
achievement, the magnificent mass in minor.
1t is interesting recall the fact that twenty
four years ago this month april 2e 1870 the
mass in It's entirety was given for the first time In
London and has since been repeated upon some
dozen occasions, in addition to having been heard
several of the British provincial festivals (Bir-
mingham Leeds etc). The initial London per-
Torrance enlisted the services of Nine Lemmens-
Sherrington, Nine. Patey, Mr.. Cummings and Sig
nor Federico sooists, with Herr Otto Gold
schmidt, conductor. The preliminary rehearsals,
which extended several months, held at
Cromwell House, the residence of two distinguished
amateurs and the grand final rehearsals in St
James's Hall. So great the exercised in
the selection and training of the chorus that trials
of separate voices took place under the superin-
tendence of Nine. Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt, indie
pendently OF the general training under the direc-
ton of her husband. The gathering of amateurs
and artists remarkable, and admirers of Bach
came from all distances to be present.
The famous Jenny Lind herself. then a woman of
middle age sang with the sopranos. and account
OF the performance in The Athenaum' states:
The choral singing was on the whole. surpass
ingly fine; there were chromatic passages which
here and there detied perfect information, but the
attacks Of the vocal parts were as inclslve as pos
sible while the involved transitions OF the various
splendid been heard their high notes were
basses may be mentioned for their severity {? So
nority). The altos and tenors were likewise good
but larger number required to attain the
juste milleu.
The repeated on May Of the same
year, and IS familiar work to all of the i'm
portant choral societies in Great Britain, while
Bach festival extending three days held
in Queens Hall. London, not long ago Music has
indeed made rapid strides in England of late. The
fifteen hundredth popular concert of chamber
music under single management was celebrated
in st. James's Hall the other day and even in the
field of opera London has had large number of
important works which are quite unknown here
1t is comparatively easy matter, however, to
bring singers from Paris or Hamburg to the Eng
lish metropolis to do "LAttaQue du Moulin or
Die Verkaufte Braut.'' while to transport the
same companies across the Atlantic would be a
somewhat hazardous undertaking. a. E. CT.
New York April 4. 1900.
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THE GOVERNORS LOST BACKBONE

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: IAN Old Committee Chairman in ,o-day's
Tribune strikes the right note when he asks WY
does the Governor give much unnecessary at
tention TO the wants of the machine7' He u,xht
with equal proprieJy consult with Croker as PIat
and Croker are working the same general ulau
FROM the reasonable expectations. warranted bv
the Governors former course. he was expected to
show that he had some backbone but from past
events II seems that ne must have lost some or
ne would not be consulting with the man most
responsible for the deplorable condition Of
things in this city.
Had he at first shown the determination TO act
independently OF T C. Platt the same Mr. Plat
would ar last have acquiesced and claimed ina
credit for himself for the beneficial results thar
would have followed. II is to be hoped that ths
republican party will time rid itself OF bosses
of the style OF Plat and Croker.
New-York April g. 1900 1~
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could not have remained at Manila and retained the
respect and admiration OF the American people
New-York, April s. 1900. FACT.
LESSON FROM RUSSIA.
SUGGESTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE PHILIP
PINE FRIARs.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: When Alexander III decided on the emancipa-
ton of the serfs-a step forward of unparalleled
grandeur-he ordained another step of equal mag
nitude and needing greater courage for Its
enforcement. He saw that IT would be necessary to
change the attitude OF the peasant to the cutiva-
ton OF the land.
Russia had hitherto been held In great estates
by the mobiles. and cultivated by tho serfs attached
to the ground In a condition OF abject servitude
Alexander caused these great estates to be esti-
mated at the prevailing value Of the ground. and
then divided them up into allotments to be held by
the actual cultivators. The mobiles We're eventually
to be paid by the peasants for their allotments In
proportion TO the ground valuation then made.
Until this payment completed the peasants
were to pay small interest the investment, but
eventually they would become the owners OF their
farms. This surprising ordinance secured the con-
tinued cultivation Of the land and the increasing
welfare of the liberated serfs
About this time broke out a Polish insurrection
OF an overwhelming character. The Poles were
Enthusiastically determined upon reasserting their
national independence. Occupied by their aspira-
tions for Independence and the military preparations
necessary to insure It, they failed to take any meas
aTes toward the emancipation of the serfs and the
Alexander quickly realized his advantage. He
summoned two Of his most energetic officers. Co
he said Ito Poland and enforce your red pro
estates Of the great mobiles Never mind il the
upon the peasants all came over to the support of
the Russian Government, which they now regarded
their true friend and benefactor They cared
comparatively little for national independence They
deserted the nationalist, and the instruction inn
mediately came to end BY this astute policy
Poland saved Russia without military aid
If Administration is determined upon retain
ing the Philippines. would 1T not be well to show
equal in dealing with the soul deadening and
oppressive rule of the friars? Although sincere
Catholics. the Fipinos desire before all else their
emancipation from the rule of the friars National
Independence, and even questions of free trade or
tariff, to the of the people only inferior
considerations They will give in their allegiance
to the authority of whichever party deals success
fully with the question in which they supremacy
interested and returns to the people the great
estates tyrannically governed by the obnoxious
frars. s. r. BLACKWELL.
Lawrence N. Y, April 8. 1900
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Bridgeport. Conn. March So 1900.
AN OFFICIAL eENTLEMAN's GAME.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir Amid the bombast, prejudice and false testi-
mony put forward in the interest Of the Beers by
cheap and dishonest politicians. unreasoning senti-
mentaIsts and enemies Of England generally, 1t is
refreshing read the calm and we'll considered
utterances in the editorial columns of The Tribune
this subject.
AS of your constant readers the writer
has been hoping to have your views on the spec
tacle presented of a gentleman within few
days official OF the United States Government,
after making the most of all that such position
secured for him four months health hoIi-
day at the expense OF the Government, returning
to throw up his position-having served his pur-
pose-and announcing his determination to go on
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the lecture" platform IN the fntArss, 40
DOES THIS gentleman suppose that the n~.s,osrs
tnl5 country cannot see through his plan arSS OF
pose! little later we shall hear ~ hts'1 pur-
dacy Tor Office on Democratic platform and Ssh o.
LLee'ures VIII develop INTO political speechs. y.
that end. He foresaw his opportunity ana .
not unwilling to make OF this Cfoyarnrasss vas
IIrther MS plans Our Democratic Managers =. ~
their eye on him good material H@Ss
Montclair y. j.. April 4. 1890. RYsTANnrp
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EASTER AT ALL SAINTS.
BISHOP POTTER TO GO ON THE EX-
IRENE EAST SIDE

Bishop Potter will hold a confirmation service
on Easter evening on the extreme East Side of
the city. where dwell more Jews than in Jerusa-
lem The old Episcopal Church of All Saints
stands at Henry and Scanned SITS, and was
at one time the most fashionable church in the
city. Such men as Colonel Marinus Wiett,
leader of the first Revolutionary rising in the
city the hero of Fort Stanwix the bosom friend
OF General Lafayette. and the first Mayor of
New-York City, attended ii.
All Saints the seventeenth organized
parish in New-York. 1t incorporated on
October 10 1924 when much OF that now thickly
populated part OF the city lay in open fields and
hills
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DO THE PEOPLE WANT HIM2

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Permit to say that am and have been
a great adnirer OF Dewey both as man and an
Admiral Hero worship however, is one thing;
candid judgment as TO his qualifications for some
other high office is another Is II possible or proba-
Bile that who by his own assertion holds so
a View of the scope. Importance and In
duence OF the highest political office In the world
is qualified to occupy the chair of a Washington
or a Lincoln? 30 the people OF this country want
q President automaton?
New-York, April s, 1900. DAILY READER
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A PROBABLE RESULT.

From The Chicago Post.
III people were only compelled to practice what
they preach!" sighed the theorist-
What good would that do?'' demanded the pfsc-
teal man.
1T would make the world better wouldn't it."
"Oh. don't know I'm inclined 70 think tia:
whatever changes noticed would be In the
preaching rather than in the practice
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AN ATTRACTIVE NEw-JERsEY VILLAGE WHICH
APPEALS TO HOME SEEKERS

APPEALS TO HOME SEEKERS
Those who have become familiar with the region
about New-York City through bicycle tours re-
member with especial delight the shady streets of
Hackensack, y. J. Trees overarch the thorough
fares giving them GOODNESS in summer and beauty
all the year round. The place has many other adj
vantages a home spot. II is the healthiest town
5he records show, in the State. Thrty-sx trains
each way daily, stopping at six stations Troll
ley connection with NeW-York will be estab-
lished
The water supply from the upper Hackensack
River is entirely pure The sewage system is ex-
cellent. Other advantages 20 be mentioned are a
good police force. excellent Fire Department
equipped with the most modern apparatus; a pub-
lie library and reading room well regulated post
office, with twenty incoming and thirty outgoing
mails and three free deliveries daily; sixteen
churches Of all denominations. four grammar
schools and one high school, several well managed
newspapers and system OF splendid roads for
cycling and driving. Wafer sports may be induleed
IN The Hackensack River. The Ortani Field
Cub offers many social and athletic advantages
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history OK the wrongs OF ireland ana base fnBrAtI'
tude of Queen Victoria to Ireland. This article
should be possessed by every Irishman In America
ard by every Irishmans sons and daughters, 70
read. keep and preserve It. 1 have put my copy
In my scrapbook hand DOWN
Mr. OFarrell Is stranger to me. but thank
him for his we'll written article While ireland
owes nothing TO tie Queen for any wrong she has
righted for the brave sons OF Ireland. VINO
have fought and won her greatest battles on land
receive and guard her In such perfect safety that
no one would dare offend EDWARD DAY.
Asbury Park. N j.. April f. 1900.
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RECORDS FOR PHONOGRAPHS

Photographs becoming popular that new
ideas are constantly coming to the front. record
exchange" where person get new records FOR
those not liked which have become monotonous
New-York. ''
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The soldiers Of the 22d Regiment, too have re-
Gently voted him medal.
During DR.. Dunnells rectorship he has bap-
tized nearly four thousand people. married over
thousand couples and buried 1874 people
All Saints the first church in New-York to
begin daily Lenten services.
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AN ADMIRAL WITHOUT PARTY.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: have known and read OF "A Man Without
Country, and now / hear and read OF an Ad-
miral without a party! VIII wonders ever ceasep
How the mighty fallen. Pity Admiral DEWEY
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THE QUEEN IN IRELAND.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: L cannot but express my feelings of warm
est gratitude to P. A O'Farrell for his article
printed in The Tribune of Monday, March g. 1900
entitled THE Queens Visit to Ireland" 1t is a
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WHY Nor A DIpLoMATIc TRAINING SCHOOL?

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Why should there not be school for the
preparation OF young for diplomatic service?
We should in that way have efficient a body OF
men as our neighbors. and differing radically from
the Falstafian army of hacks who easily secure a
consulate if they have the requisite pull That
they do get 1t is bitter modification hundreds
OF their countrymen who learn that their repre-
sentative Is respected only by virtue of the Office
OF course. there many cultured men who ably
fill the positions which they sent to- but even
these at a great disadvantage. both to them
selves and the country. They do not know a word
of the language of the people to whom they
accredited. still less OF their customs and mode of
thought. Of course, it requires time and study TO
convert country politician into a trained diploa
mat so the interests of the Nation suffer. How
have Numbered along up to the present time under
such a system is a mystery, and Ii Is to be hoped
that the Macrum incident may bring forth the
who will give service of which
be Justly proud of Army and
Navy. Then will the consul who Is fishing of a
Sunday and who suddenly conceives the idea of
teaching the British admiral lesson IN American
independence by visiting his ship, knowing that
that particular day is wanted, be known
more forever. j earnestly hope others will con-
slider this matter for 1t is of vital importance
SUBSCRIBER.
Rridgeport Conn March IQO
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TO the Edltor or The tribune.
Sir: VIII you kindly permit me to make known
to your readers that the statement made recently
at a meeting at Scarborough to the effect that
horses. after being wounded in battle. not
abandoned lingering suffering and slow
death is Incorrect and misleading? 1t is mat
ter OF fact that badly wounded horses aban-
doned In time of war to lingering suffering and a
slow death whenever their masters have not the
time the opportunity to shoot them-that Is.
whenever such action would involve risk TO human
life The appended letter from the Under Secre-
tary Of State for War shows that the authorities
of the War Office recognize what happens on the
battlefield and recommend that efforts he made TO
obtain the extension OF the terms of the Geneva
Convention to those who may out after an en-
gagement TO relieve the surerings OF wounded ami
mails Among letters received from officers of cav
airy regiments the front Is the following
think that wherever possible badly wounded
horses destroyed the battlefield. Personally
! have shot have had shot. several. and have
given orders that ali badly wounded horses should
be destroyed by the men. and | think that this is
generally done throughout the service. OF course
there many when Ii Is impossible to carry
this out. when, for instance. cavalry have to re-
tire under heavy musketry fire. which sorry
to say. is often the case.
What is said by an officer of a cavalry regiment
is confirmed by officers of artillery and transport
corps. Indeed there is doubt that often in ex-
listing circumstances animals wounded on the
battlefield not and cannot be attended to. All
this would be altered If the terms of the Geneva
Convention were extended. Persons who go out
should not those who go out 10 care for wounded
animals. to whom much. be protected
horse: does not the cry come to us from the bat
tieheld: My God! my God, why hast Thou for
saken me?' LAURENCE W. PIKE.
Furzebrook, Wareham, England, March 49, 1900