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TEE IAMIvE IN NORTH CHINA.

Famine has been added to the terrible
evils that have afflicted China since the out
break OF the Boxers. The area anected by
this latest afbiction is In the north central
provinces entirely outside the regions whsre
the Boxer raids and the foreign invasion
have inflicted 90 much suffering. partial
crop failure has depleted the su ply and In
creased the price Of food so that many hun
dreds have perished Of starvation. The sale
Of young women into degrading slavery 10
always horrible feature Of famines In China.
most pitlful aspect Of the present distress
I, the stories told Of the bartor of daughters
by their parents who thus seek TO procure
food to keep themselves alive.
Famine relief measures In China have
always been most inadequate The Govern
ment has often endesvored to mitigate the
distress Of famine years but. as . rulo. its
efforts have been half psralyxed by lack Of
transportation. Rice forwarded to the hun
CRY has frequently failed to reach the stricken
districts In time to save life.
1t II true that China uses inland water
ways more largely than any other nation
They are inadequate. however. Tor many
Of the canals have fallen into ruins and
transportation on many Of the rivers 10 i'm
peded by rapids This 10 the case on the
great Han River. on other important tribu-
taries Of the Yanstss aud on the stkiane or
West River Of Canton. The large Hoangho
II 20 rapid and shallow that only stretches OF
H. here and there. are navisabls. A. for
the land routes the bullock cart roads and
the paths for human and animal porter'
are as bad ~ they can be The greatest
coal field. a. large a. those Of Pennsylvania.
IL In the present famine district and Ia sttll
worthless because II Il inaccessible. II
does not pay to work the coal mines noar che
Yangtse n land haulase Of more than twenty
miles Is required 20 deliver the oosl at river
shipping points.
Tho lack Of transportation that confines
China's exports mainly to . few articles OF
high value In proportion TO weight and bulk.
ori ginating near the sea or along the Yangtse.
IL the great OWL that intensifes the SUFFERING
in famine years. II the return Of peace
brings an era OF railroad construction II will
not only promote material development but
also mitigate the calamity Of food scarcity
which 80 often prevails In one or another part
Of the empire.
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Of waS bstwsn nuaala and Crest Britain.
becauss The last-namsd Powsr. owing to
its naval asceadency. would BE- an Ideal
ally for the large and well-trained land
forces OF the Japansse An attempt on the
part Of Russia to Gust England from India
at this time would undoubtedly be met
by q coalition Of the British and japanese
which would cost Rusaia ell that she has
gained and planned for during recent years
In the Far East
But. 1t may be asked. might not Russia,
while unwilling to come forward herself
openly o. an aggressor, encourage an In
vasion OF India by the Ameer OF Afghan
istan? We do not believe that the Ameer
ABpunRAHMAN. who has always been
depicted az cool and calculating man.
would venture upon suoh an undertaking
unless he had the positive promise Of overt
cooperation on the part Of the Russian forces
stationed In the Trans Caucasus and In
Turkestan 1t Is true that II ARDURRAH-
MAN were to die. his inexperienced successor
might be capable Of an act Of rashness
which would cause the authorities at Cal
cutta some annoyance. owing TO the fact
that the Anglo-lndian army has bern to a
certain extent weakened by the despatch
OF contingents to South Africa and to China.
There may have been. also. some indica-
tions Of dAanection In the vassL States.
and communications may have passed
between them and the Ameer Of Cabul. the
only MohAmmedan potsntats from whom
the Mussulmans OF India could have the
faintest hope Of procuring assistance In
the event Of an uprising.
Should the greater part Of the 10 900 infan-
Try now relieved from duty In South Africa
be sent to India. we may reasonably con-
olude that at least some signs Of restlessness
have been observed by the Calcutta Gov
ernment. and that considerable increase
Of the British troops at its disposal has
been deemed expedient. So far indeed.
az any information on the subject has
reached the public. there Ia absolutely no
ground to dread at this time the outbreak
Of another widespread Indian mutiny
The same thing might have been said.
however. at the opening Of 1857. when the
last mutiny occurred.
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The Macomb's Dam Trolley.

Tomorrow. Thursday. there will be a
hearing in the City Hall upon the propo-
sition Of authorizing the Union Railway
Company TO extend its tracks across the
Central or Macomb's Dam Bridge across
the Harlem, to connect the present south
ern terminus Of the Union trolley line In
The Bronx with the Eighth avenue line at
Central avenue. and with the terminus
OF the Manhattan Elevated at lsSth street,
A considerable amount Of misinformation
has been difYused as to the question In
volved in this application. variously de-
scribed as railroad grab with. rec
ompense to the city and as an assault upon
the rights Of drivers.
By the topography Of New York the Fort
Washington Heights were inaccessible from
the lowlands on the west shore Of the Har-
lem near the present elevated railway ter
minus at iSSth street. but to connect the
two. q viaduct / 500 feet In length and sixty
feet wide was constructed between 1890
and 1893 at cost OF t7sO.ooo. Joining Fort
Washington with the Macomb's Dam Bridge
The cost OF this bridge was q, 100000. With
the development Of the means Of transpor-
tation in The Bronx and on Manhat tan
hland the necessity Of direct railway oobncc-
ton between the two. at this point. has be-
come a. imperative as between New York
and Brooklyn on the Brooklyn Bridge. A
passenger on the elevated TO continue his
travel on the Union Railway in The Bronx or
a passenger on the Union Railway to reach
ths under-trolley at Eighth avenue must
walk across the Central Bridge in any
weather. an almost insuperable barrier to
traffic as between the two boroughs at this
point As the Union Railway in its appli-
cation 10 the Municipal Assembly describes
the case.
The distance between the terminus of your peti-
toners railroad and the terminus Of the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad and the Eighth avenue line Is
q distance over which thsre Is no means OF trans
porston. and the public are accordingly obliged To
walk this distance In order " make connections and
there Is and has been for time past earnest
public demand for an extension OF yoW petitioner .
railroad as above stated
In 30 far as the three railroad systems
which may be said to converge at this point
Metropolitan Traction. Manhattan Ele-
waited and the Union Railroad Of The Bronx
terrtory-are concerned in the granting
or Withholding OF the commission sought. 1t
does not appear that their advantage would
be Of any Importance compared with the
much greater advantage Of the public. The
case is analogous TO the condition which
would be created II every person going from
Brooklyn TO New York or from New York
to Brooklyn was compelled to leave the
cars at one side Of the river and walk over
the Bridge and take another car at the
other. instead Of the existing method which
has promoted enormously the facilities
OF trafic between the two boroughs OF
Manhattan and Brooklyn. The rights OF
drivers are certainly to be considered and
respected. but a drawbridge connecting
two OF tho liveliest points Of New York cam
not properly and wisely be reserved for
their use exclusively.
The sun., 1901-07-24
4 P0pulist Town.
From the Topeka Daily Capital

From the Topeka Daily Capital.
John n. Curran. Secretary OF the Populst
State Committee OF Kansas. Is authority for
the statement that the Populist leaders Of that
State are figuring on coming To the new
Kiowa- -Comanche country and establishing
a to wn TO be run on the coo pcrative plan The
colony. he says. II organiHsd. will be composed
Of John W Breidenthal. Congressman III
Ridgely. Annie l.. DiRgs. Bob Semple. Eugene
Latimsr. Frank Lamb Of Parsons; " n.
Cook OF Osweso. himself and other proml-
nent Populsts Jerry Botkin. he says. was
the advance guard to look the neld over
Curran came down 70 investigate the matter
further He is accompanied BY Fred and
Mabel Digs, son and daughter OF Annie |.
"fhe opening Of the new country will give
the Populists an opportunity 10 demonstrate
that their theory Of 60 vernment Is the best
said he They can get In and establish
a municipal o wnership IN wn before any val
liable franchises are given away and can
run II from the very start according 10 Their
own theory II some Of US are lucky enough
10 get few claims. We NAV use them for
municipal ownership 10 wn site. We are goin.s
10 try our luck anyway II we fail. then
we will have 70 buy q site for our proposed
town or course. the whole thing may fall
TO the ground. but II Is being seriously con
sidered now BY many OF the Populist lee ders
OF Kansas. and IL looks as II It would 60
through
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Pittsburs Jews Organize for the Repeal Of
tho Sunday Law.
From the P,nsburo Post

The Jewish people Of Pittsburg engaged
In business pursuits have effected an organ
ization to secure modification Of the Sunday
law OF 1874 that will enable them 10 carry
pursuits on Sunday. They would have the
law OF 1874 changed 40 that thev will be per
mitted 10 do business as on an ordinary bus
mess day TO the extent Of buying and sell
ing and working at their industrial voCa-
tons. but do not propose % interfere with
the quiet Of sunday by displaying goods on
the sidewalks or other demonstrations com
mon In trade To carry out this plan Pc
publican Jewish club proposes 10 take tho
question into politics and secure pledges
from legislative candida tes that they Will
favor the change OF the Law Of 1874 In The
way indicated. permitting the Jews 10 keep
their shops and stores open for business,
The sun., 1901-07-24
Msdsrn Dem scracy Allied with Calamity.

To THE EDITOR oF THE srS--S6: I enclose
the following clipping taken from the E~ntnS Ne
ropoh OF this city. edtorsliy commenting on an
article in the Tampo Herald.
Aside from 10 evident sincerity In rejoicing over
the possibility OF misfortune and distress means
Of proselyting for the Democratic party the views ex
pressed by the Tampa paper and echoed by us Jack
sonvils conte porary fair sample of the mental
pabulum which the people OF this section are obliged
70 take In their local papers.
n IA the misfortune Of those who have their home
In a STATE whete political sentiment Is made unan.
imous BY Acts Of the Legislature that this kind OF doc
tfins Is tolerated and encouraged,
Z. J. SEYMOUR,
MASONIC TEMPLE. Jactsonyllle Fla, July IL
The sun., 1901-07-24
Strenuous Amusement, of an Ostrich.
From the Trenton Times

TTVHF HV6 TtTFFVF
Guard Edward Hankinson. OF the Cad
walader Park Zoo is having trouble OF his
own theae days Dick. the famous ostrich
IA up TO his old tricks again,
Last Sunday Hankinson's white angora cat
had one OF her ewes kicked out. and Monday
morning Dick. still being In his furious mood
trampled out the life OF the pet peacock and
now the guard is endeavoring TO make a pet
OF the other bird
Dick got his head fastened in the wire fenco
MonnnS r,aa m..'noo1 no u, ~ a''ew o, 70 rear %
dog noticed the head through the fence an
sprang forward. landing on the birds lon :
neck He took out a hunk OF flesh The
Distressing cries OF the ostrich quickly brough'
Guard Hanklnson to the scene, but before he
could draw his gun the bulldog escaped
Dick is not permitted to leave his stall nov
and his neck Il frequently rubbed with lin
ments fle IL minus a large portion Of hIS
beautiful feathers since the fight
The sun., 1901-07-24

aluminium Ia now used in making collars
for women. The metal Is cut In strips long
enough to 20 around the neck and OF any
desired height. and thcn for the sake OF venti-
lation II Ia cut lattice fashion so that II looks
not altogether unlike a strip OF patent fencing
for a heny1rd When In use the aluminium
Is covered with the lace or ribbon which
forms the visible part of the collar and il
won't wilt under.a heat less than 200 de grsss
Fahrenheit
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Prophet Moore and the Reporters.


Inc suDsequent expiansuon. " ".o
Prophet Moohs were ~'oey ai ~.
ior'nisn' OF H'oto seo. .n' 49,.
Sos'"es Nv" .-,,-s o.. "a. 49,,
% 70 TaAo up Al" 'opeo'' ~.
purposes. letter Which no soht W 'nA'
newspaper on July after the break IN me
hot sneil In this mart of the country. Mr..
voo., ,h.n ..,d reserr,n0 IN his earlier
'
outsiVinss'
.Ths only interviev have given IN msefd
"a .no,,.d Al. ,n,.,,,sv in which gave
n As nv opinion that the hea, would continue for Al
kas, three days after July ssespt rn~s rs'f sosit
so"'s Nom Ietai 'Aocs''
ne pseoeuon nss oeen ,ua' W. ,s%. - ,.,.,..S
.s go, ,r,,, .no,.,. IN. ,,..,., portion Of the
country l.s, nIrh, experienced the hishes, temper.
aiures Of ths sesson. Ny statements were conssrva-
tive And have been fully 'er'ned oy evsn"'
In this communication Mr.. MOORE pre-
tended to repeat his prediction OF July
and then proceeded to describe It a. con-
servative and to claim that 1t had been
fully verified"
Now. the statement In question. subse-
ouently indorsed by Mr.. MooRI a. fairly
and accurately reported in the Journal.
was Just this. and no more or less:
-ro, IN. Intensity o, s heat, IN. e.sn, Of ,,s NOR
,a,y and the length OF It's stay the presen, heat wave
ul exceed anything In the history Of The United STATS
Weather Bureau and she result OF Nrm,nAuoa OF
,ns pl.,e1, s, NOV ., so", !, ,h,, n, ,r,,.n, no,
v,,, e.nno, b. broken for si has, ,hr.. days Each
day will b, hotter aan tn, previous one and the
,aiity win be fearful
A glance will show that the qualifying
clause which we have italicized In Mr..
MooaR's pretended re-statement on July
S OF what he said on July ., 10 absolutely
lacking in the original statement. There
Ia not a word there about possible relief to
come from local showers. or In any other
way. There was no break In tho frenzy Of
his alarmist remarks, as fairly and ac-
curately reported In the Journal. The
qualification and contingency upon which
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MASONIC TEMPLE. Jachs
HOT wrATHRR AND DEMOCRACY.

Something good comes out OF every calamity The
latest Is the prediction Of the Tampa Rrad that the
no, weather Of the West will turn people Democrats
Here 10 the H~aId's statement
IT the hot winds 20 on and destroy the crops and
reduce tho people Of the Northwest 10 poverty. the
states up that way viii go Democratic At the neIt
secton When men are poor and detected and stricken
then they turn to Democracy as the prodigal 'on
came home TO his father, When they are rich and
naughty and insolent when their stomaehs are full
and their heads are turned with self glory they are
naturally Republicans.
II the crops fail, and the financial bubble bursts
and the gloriss OF wealth and style 60 simmsring.
the masses will nock 70 the good old Democratic ban
ner like becs 70 the tap Of sugar maple Ills always
go Il Is the rule OF human nature
The sun., 1901-07-24
Has Any One Seen This 50 uirreI?

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-sn: Ny pet nv.
ing squirrel has gone he snawed hole through his
cage nigh, before last and GOT Away. som. other
squirrel must have coas-d him away because h. lked
his home he would ea, nuts from my hand. around
my shoulders and go to any one Last evening |
sat and watched IN the trees for him until was dark
Every one reads THE Sun and thought maybe he
might go 70 some one who would send hIm back to me
CARyI, ~ Y. EDITH EDWARDS.
The sun., 1901-07-24

To THE FpiroR or THE sun sly From
standpoint Of one who Is almost constantly travelling
the different lines In this city cannot under
stand why they restrict ~rtsln lines In transferring
~ being controlled by company, unless II IA thst
hey see that The public tolerate H. and Is time enough
when public sentiment compels them. I can sec
where In many Instances would save vorking gme n
who cannot pay two fares In one direction p~rh Aps
an hour each day, The public would b. greatly
b~nented. Gyo A nASuEf
JERSEY CRY. July "a
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The Honest Pedisr. the su,piciou, Woman and
the Thermometer

Are these thermometers accurate'"
Absolutely accurate. madame" said the
street vendor They are set b y the Weather
Bureau every morning"
Then how II n that one saws 81 and an
other In the same basket says TO?"
That, madame. only shows how very
accurate they ara, how sensitive to the -lig ght-
est variation In temperature You will
observe that the one that says 40 IN on the
side, and was more recently under the rays
Of the declining sun.
"Oh ! see now. Let me have one please
The sun., 1901-07-24

The So Loms ReputRr. which used up
all its big rs in throwing hts over the
Empire last year, Is now boohooing that
we are destroying the foundation OF the
fabric Of free government. and that it Is
we ourselves WHO Will be crushed by the
collapse Of the splendid structure" STILL
preparations are being made for the Louis
lana Purchase Fair just ~ II the fabric OF
free government didn't resd to he shored
up. The fenr OF being crushed Ia merely
professional Democratic formnllty.
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kissing TO he Omitted at King Edward :
Coronation.

F''VT fF LVHuoH IFI'
The kissing OF the King by zach Peer is one Of u"
services TO he abolished william " wished 20 get
I'D OF this o'rem nlal In 1891. but u,m,isy he vas
obl ged 10 submit and was even kissed by 1he Arch
bishops and Bishops part Of the AFFAIR 10 which he
had strongly and specially objected
The sun., 1901-07-24
Loytna CUP to Ceryera.

To THE EDIroR OF TnE suS-SF; A -Cerv.ra
Testimonial Association" " consisting OF our leading
business and citizens, Was organized In this VII
lage las, Tuesday evening. u. obkci Is TO present
to the gallant Spanish Admiral loving cup as a
mark OF our appreciation OF his kindness N Hobson
and his little band Of heroes. a word of encourage
ment from THE srN. that shines for all" would be
appreciated. ARTHUR bird.
SYDNEY, y. v. July 10
The sun., 1901-07-24

Tirrss Union ana CRiHn '"s
And no mosquito is afraid Of a Fioridian
or of anybody else. n the mo.onIto we're
more prudent and less bloodthIrstv thar.
The sun., 1901-07-24
Congress may regulate Trusts busn sanno, destroy
them "A ALbdnu journal

o. yes. but what has Congress 10 do with
the matter? The Ohio Democracy has vosted
itself with the power OF suppressing Trusts,
and all properly constituted Trusts will be
good enough to consider themselves sup
pressed. II any decline tn he suppressed.
why. the Ohio Democrats VIII take note OF
them and let them GO.
The sun., 1901-07-24

A testimonial Of American gratitude to
Admiral Cervera for his treatment OF Lieut.
Iobson would be fitting in every way.
and fortunately the customs OF war place
M obstacle in the way OF an honored and
honorable enemy's acceptation Of Il
The sun., 1901-07-24
Better with Blush.

From th Karsds CgV Stdv.
Blush Pigg Is reported to be resting easily MS
morning
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JAMES AiiPERaTIVY'HAA Pi 'p
The sun., 1901-07-24

pAms--xi,sque No. 70. near Grind hossi. and
Eiosass No. 10. Boulevard des cspueiDss.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-06
WISE MODERATION

disposition has been manifested in some
few quarters 10 crticise the report OF the Tene-
ment House Commission for not being sutii
ciently radical All who are interested in
improving the hard conditions under which
thousands dwell in the OvercrOwded East Side
must naturally think every measure half
measure which permits the building of tenement
houses offering less than the ideal environment
for the moral and physical Improvement of the
tenement house population. Probably no mem
ber of the commission thinks the recommended
laws would restrict builders 10 perfect plans.
and no one of them undertaking TO erect
model tenement house would be content to build
no better than that law compelled. Neverthe-
less we think the commission has been wise in
not asking all that il might wish To ask. The
law has no power to compel the erection of
honses of any sort. good or bad. The most ii
can do is to prevent the erection of structures of
a certain sort. If the standard is set too high
the result will not be admirable new homes,
but further congestion in miserable old ones far
less comfortable and sanitary than those which
might and would have been built under a law
less extreme in its requirements.
Improvement can only be secured gradually.
The regulations which to-day are the highest
which will not discourage building may in
few wears be made more rigid without harm,
owing 10 advances III CONSTRUCTIVE HltlIous II
would have been folly twenty years ago TO
require any freproof construction in tenement
houses Now some architects seriously argue
that they should he entirely tireprOof, on the
ground that the extra cost is offset by the space
saved. Investors not yet educated up to
such initial outlays, though it is to be hoped
they soon may be; and for the present it is
probably necessary to be content with fireproOf
construction only in the most dangerous parts of
the tenement houses That is better than the
enactment of laws which OvershOot the mark
and lead to reaction. This is not matter of
mere speculation. but of experience. The exist
/ ing law is not so severe in some OF its rules
one in force some years ago, because it was
found that the old law stopped building and
led TO investment in and perpetuaton of the
worst class of old buildings Reform in this
matter must go hand in hand with commercial
4 conditions Otherwise 1t will so arouse real
estate interests as to defeat proposed improve
ments in the law or If by chance improvements
do slip through they will be block on prog
ress So il is better to take in moderation what
can be secured instead of striving for the
| impossible.
| II may perhaps be said that the commission
should be less concerned about the income of