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The sun., 1902-07-12

IN Ar~eise-t'. views o. 10 Q Prspo.s,
thsnse m tire ussiisiins s..I.

bTur. PRIV who has ,l--.sf.I a.
sdT~rVt-e,i iis consumption Of ma .
'mporiAnt huild ~. In this CIV. sIt,..
'ercay that ttr proposed ant,,. 'u. o.
,o ih. BEhllng Cndr yto,id,ns fur o.,
covering uf woodwork tn toll bu LIIrs.
with metal ~oud rn.rt Wuh thr appu,,
of afcn.i''',- generally H. adt.d
THIS amendment - q s.usitl. ard rl.,
conc~s~iot "a prup.r'y interest. tr TIA. sr~,t
chN IN viring ou' legislative san .tian fpt ,r
aeus" which .houll mover have yN,fsf
The amount uf Nood ussd 10 truld.ra huiIi
ins - 80 small ma danger from Hr" abs,
lGi'lv do"- not r,,-' however. ~. limit,
ton 81 ~" prop',~d amen im'n' Whur
provti"> that where tho rAf,o.,-i surf l.,.
OF - 'r'W Ia bu.litus sNs.eI. .u f,.f cen
OF The "NI-o~-i -uTft"r 10 am npof ,u,n frIf.
a. must h~ - METAL or of vou,i ,oy,r..,
one. .Nc"piing I"~.ihll t."s" vao ~.ll -nr-
Iroof' WOOD
The rlr'os' rro'cc' on j. assured Wall.
and fOOfs VII ~, required IN b.. rr "A. 3D. .
material, IN iN"tH -.iv'. ,-,i.-iru,tt,ls D.,
IRE ' %" l1v u ~ 'Ntst, ts ur nm syrssIf,
ITEM ~ cost ~ ~" Improvement pi rTpI. .-itt.
m"n' - ~" ar'lu',f Il has alNt,. ..,r .gi
Z" ~" nm outrtIr t'pt f"v interested inanu.
fa'fuf 49, ot ~ "tlTC,,i UTuts~s Tor we. ufDaf
NO wood should have been rnl hlcd roi orI.
10 lew 'r'hUt" uToit PROPERTY uv nsrs ts' o.,
eWbifrpss and r"iaTd ne dsNsloprt.tt Of ff.
~ which - Producing To" modern hi.h
huildinE
Notwi'h-tanding beautiful labrra'orv 'as.s
mad" Tor ~" i'"nef' of III" Buildins pcpaf'
went, practical tests of wood s"nt oui for
actual ~" and "Spericnc" go fnr tn shce
thaf wo"iwOfk treated hy any ~ a." so-callet
tre-pfonf pro, -s-.. is no, made indsstruc,
hl". while thor" II good reason 20 believe thai
the value ~ the material As to workable
duCe1
The sun., 1902-07-12

q little sf,er n. fourth slaas ~ I'm
ported Pil<ner
We hay. said all that h ne e~~ary
In defence ~ the intellcct 81 giants.
Anthroiomc,riciAns will not deny that
feet : inches is a good height. Per-
sonally wc don't consider any fellow
giant Who IL under feet In spite of
old tales and some old fossil bone~ of
animals wrongly ascribcd to primitiN"
race % men there is small doubt that
giants and ordinary folks are bigger than
thelr predecc~Sors were and could HEX
EN-, GOLIATH and OG and all the rest
Of the mighty men of legend. belong 4"
that golden age which never was and
may be- vet Honor our present giants
They are doing and growing the best
they can. They cant give themselves
such preposterous proportions n Mr.
HsNRioN NJ the Academy generously
h'~'ov cd in the eighteenth century uron
some gentlemen not usually put into
the giant class He made ADAM i2a fee,
y inches, NOAH ln3 feet ABRAHAM -
and HERcyLEs. that p"or undersized
pagan, only TO-
The sun., 1902-07-12

~ bcada st Q low rate ~ interest sven
during the period ~ widespread bust
ne~. depr-~sion followins the 1919 panic
The ne, deb, Of the city ON Jan. l. iSso,
eight years after TwEED's political over
throw, wa- tiOo.oOo0oo
I'm Jan l. isss. when the former city
Of New York becain. merged into the
greater city, its net debt was slJ' ooo.""'
an increase during the twenty-five years
intervening between isT? and iss' of
toooo.ooo, or at the rate of s,.U''""
year. Most ~ this addition was
expended for visible public utilities
improved water facilities, new parks
public buildings, pier. additional street
pavemenis. bridges and schools.
Assur~ily. the plcthoric shadow of
TWEED is not responsible for city obliga-
tlons incurred after his death: and New
lork's credit has never been wrecked.
The sun., 1902-07-12
rss sssisrs~s sxswST Lisr.


r. We. TpituH ~ TuT sUS Sg HaNihs
carefully read yetu .,iitortal ot "Wednesday
oa tho subject of CtVd SsrNice laws and W"
utoposssi sN-n,utirn Of forty-t~o places ~
the N.sztst'. oNr~ 49, no, shrpt -ri AZ
seeing tas hitter of Mr. RTr~h tssnsd i"' n
J N bonner. Register ~ this morh1hs
gslttou
I .av III. l-ttsr of Mr. nre.h adNi-s',i'N,
because was prsssnt At ~" bearing IN 'h,'
supr-m. Court b-forv Mr. Just i,rc ttsssf&lh
or Nr,in's boy. and ~. quotht"n t'"rrin =
. quotAt lon from the bttef Rad by NJ br~eh
~ tNat hstr,ne
N-'ou ~ ~ -.-- ~ states. ->of does 4 news
sarilv follow. , ,lould th, application suor'"'i.
,htl tntrud To remove n ~. placed IN the
exempt class I tN"rrforr ,ak vhr then
should t.is application h. uld~' l,c p'sp'-
ter mus' zen b" satisfied VIA t's pf's"h'
-tsT q, "up,oy~-S
II unfor,rna,-lv, 'oo truc iNat ~ has IN
varAldy been -" Tu,. .ai Wh'Te ~, ri tons
have 'sDn granted Z - Tin'rs nave Icon N'.
cit'i ,os.n 'ly bv r'-i ;naton nd .
Srij',.s ri'"'.,' ''''" ~ '''"''' V ''''', ''
Tie Register puo'-~ S,.,rlon 5 c1nrt'r ~.
Law, of iSS'. which e read ,'remll' and ~
ror iun c'ton With Other sections oi 'le Law
vii ,hoN 'h7i nj li7hili', 4, courn'@i Sb-o-
lut'ly To s2lnp tie amount ol tie BOND ""
u coup"lloI 10 fUttl. n a.. NV - hen he az
sun"N ~" position to Nht'h he was el"'t~i
-. Th" VIM. l,v. Civ,l scrvic" hy Of 'tc
= Y,
Department. may exact \ bond ~ any reason
ahl" amount from eacIi subordtnsi" IN hi-
ONO" Register kounrr therefore nae ample
protection
u Is 10 h. regretted that any oficisl elected
on reform Il1'form thouh lind " nrce--
sary Ia rrmov" from the competitive class
o' tn. civil sTyicr. any number of EMPLOYEES
equalliur, P'~oTtng to tts own admi--tnr.
one-trirf ~ MS entire STAN, men even ~"
pre""d nc sfmts i.tration. witch has hs'n
chArT~l Otr ~ rem" Indulgence in the
si-oils svu"m. found the SURVIVORS of -"
them and retained them IN tre CoNt"ft ~"
Ser'ice. ard oh'Hin-d tte heH'nt of thcr
efficiency and experience.
" - - hc uointcd ou' "a 80 .onrsct lon
that many, not ull. ot those included In tPis
-eNempt ion iNonochsn. hhv. had from
eight totN"ntv Years CNr. r-n"e 10 tie fu'i'-
of their several positions add tLFt .Nurrlenc"
- one essential Qualification 10 sEv- ~"
Reg ster liability La claims To dread
Your attention. Mr. Editor - also called
to the fact hat whenever = default or mai
fea-nnc- has occurred N the ranks of & 4"
public servants. the offender has invariably
h~~n an smploN@" appointed wi'loui r"irf-
mo to the provisions ct the eva S.rNtc"
law. and never psss.d through an rNamtna-
ton. In other words hs was du -cN'mpi
man
THF Sr> iS To bc commended in the stand
II has taken on this QUESTION. and hot-' "
viii continue to make public On behalf OF ~"
service aud IN" community all sucA matters,
~ they com" up for consideration ana Dc
cision JouN TREGASKiS
Ngg logK Iu,v ~
The sun., 1902-07-12
Nebraska Crsps.

tron hs Nsb'asts !1ais Jol,nal
Many years have paNSed away
since that most cicnttul uay
n had been = hong Time dry
Wh~n dArk clouds ob>Cu urrd the sky
And n rainrd fot forty days AID iorty nirhtS
Noah had the oniy boat
Csikrd up tlght enough 10 float
Al w.r- IN u whrn " lifted irom the mud
High thoNs the mountains psAks
Ere he found place Ia snrhJr In IN. uood
Mrs Noah used to frrt
She declared the earth too vet,
And b~'noaned NJ loss of cropa that mus, ensus
On she sAid IN tones Of nam,
am sick Of ~ much rain
And she ~ouldnt do a thing but sit and stew
Noah bsds her iry h-t tears
And Ahandun all htr fearx
-fci, sAid ne. Tor this dtsccnior, nov endure,
Though TIE rust ma, hnrht the re
And the Yield of oats prnNv Shy,
Nov another hun y . com Swp "A assured
NoAh optimistic Noi-~
Nsds All hands on deck rriolce
POT thsl Snew his glad prediction a. no Joke.
Though thc clnuds ruilsd blsrk a. night
Ara the earth Nas out oi SIGHT,
And TIE rain >iih ter IN iotrents hls he sfoke.
We have >scn " taln again
Just ~ hard a. id then
rboush perhaps not qans ~ si-ady after all
Nut, Nhils Srnstns out M duds
lSfvdtct. IN spite at nrods.
We have bumper COrn crOp IN the taIi.
The sun., 1902-07-12
OPEN THE BiTH>. SAYS CANTOR
Tsmman, tsed to Do u ny June 10
Twelve san closed.

A mild clash Gas occurred bc' 'wecn
Borough Pr -idert cantor and the Dock
Department. over tho delay In opening the
public baths nf IN" CITY Tamusny. Mr.
cantor points nut. ALWAYS had IN" baths
IN u-e by June 10. hut on that date this
year only twn baths were available "
seems that seven of the public haths still
remain clcr.d. hit the reason IL that h"
Health Department has reportcd that they
are too near sewers and that their location
oairht 10 l." changed There arr Ave other
baths not Vet In us" for which no location
has been eeC,i.ed
President Cantor thinks that one of these
baths should l." plnced nj the foot 81 Fast
Thirty-scCond street. and 80 suggested to
the Dock Department The depart mem
replied asking Mr. Cantor 20 get the nec-s-
ssry permission from John II S'srin. who
owns the pier Instead 81 following out
tho suggestion Mr. Cantor has informed
the offcialr of the Dock Department that
IL il their duty 'o got tho permission.
The sun., 1902-07-12
JOHN DE WOLF or.
Loses His Job ~ ~up~rinte teodeot NJ Pars
In BROOKLYN and Queens.

N was announced yesterday that Park
CommissioSer Young of Brooklyn AMI
Queens had on "wednesday dismissed John
De Wolf from his plaoc ~ Sup-rintendcr'
Of Parks Tho cause Of lie wolfs r-m IVA :.
IL is said. IL a matter 81 record, hut II ma
no, he given out There are said 10 b. 10
charges of oficisl mis-, onouct against him
Mr. DE Wolf was imported from
Rhode Island and appointed 10y Comm,s
sioncr Brower In Mayor Boody's admins
trarion and dismissed by Cornmissiorer
Squier. vho served under Mavor Wurster
When Mayor Van Wych came In De Wolf
Wa made Landscape architect for th'
consolidated city A. a salary Of Nono a
year On the appointment ~ Samue
Parsons TO this place under the Low al
mins,ration De Wolf was transferred T..
Commissioner Young's department as Su
per int endent 81 Parks ~ 81 500 a wear
" J hartmann. who has heen an 81.
gineer In the depart ment for the las elgh'
years, has been appointed in place ~ W.
Da Wolf
The sun., 1902-07-12
rrB4 aCCEpTS INVITATION.
Tne New Repul,lir Win ne Represeute'
nj the ~. Louis Exposition.

WAsprSdroS. July 1.-THE new repuh
liz 81 Ciha will 10 represented az the -
Louis E,po.ition Charles NJ. Pepper, ~
Commissioner Of the Exposition to Cuha
to-day rc'civrd a cabIesram from Minis''
So,li.r informing him thai the invi'a'lor
xfich wa extended by the Minister Aiuoff
his fri Official acts, had t-nen ao''Jt"'
hy the Cuban Government The "Shi'h'
will IT, dep~ndent on the appropriate
which will L. made by the Cuban Curgress
According Ia Commissioner rrTsr, VI
rev ntlv returned from the island. tho q
ceptance of IN" invitation when IN" Cun'
r-.aple arr sufyerins from . serious .ndu-
trial deprss<ion is good sign ~ -.
pluck ard their determination 10 MAJ
tain tho inds p,ndcn' status q the r''
r.pthlt-
The sun., 1902-07-12
Religious Intemperanc-.

As We write. there lies before us pile
with the Vatican of tho vexed question
of the Philippine friars, which make the
grlevous mistake II reviving the religious
lntemperanCe II the past. tn" only way
10 settle that problem. new IN the history
Of American government, - 10 approach
II in a reasonable spirit, from which Is
removed every trace of the old odlum
theologicim and 20 treat u a. n practical
matter, with view To the interests of
harmony and peace both IN the Philip
pines Themselves and here AZ home, IN
both the Catholic and the Protestant
camps
Inqucstionably a chef cause Of dis
cord m those islands has grown out Of
the material and spiritual domination of
the friar> specitcallv No doctrines Of
the Roman Catholic Church are IN con
troversv. The Government is forbid
den bv the Constitution to interfere IN
any measure with questions Of religion
and u has taken no step toward any such
Interference IN the PHILIPPINES The
friars to whom the Ehpinos have So
much aversion are not the Roman Cath
olic Church, they are prejudicial 10 its
interests rather than beneficial 10 IL.
81 long "a this native hostility exists.
The policy of Rome IN too sagacious To
oppose obstacles 20 our Government in
its task Of Philippine pscihcatlon.
4 few davs ago. We printed letters
from an officer of the army who had
scrv~d long in those islands and from a
Catholic correspondent who had becn
a resident there They agreed both in
describing the influence II tho frlars as
unfortunately haneful and IN holding
that these particular members of Catholic
orders do not represent truly the Roman
catholic Church ~ an institution. but
are n cause of r"proach tn II Otherwise
We should not have printed their letters
for we will no, allow THE >UN to ba used
to east asJarSiuns IN anv Church
IL tho letters before us. however. the
facts related nv the army otiio"r from
his own long observation on the ground
are denied with heat. though that he IL
an unpre judiced wltnr-s IL apparent
and the Catholic writer ~ denounced A.
an impnstor paradlng under Catholic
colors. though, actually, he Is of that
faith and his responsibility IL unqucs-
tinnahlc. He IL "A liar and n bigot,
SAYS ono of these CORES spnndents. for
example and ~ much "a Catholic a.
the Devil himself and the officer -
described n the same letter ~ a swash-
bucklcr and praciitloner of the water
cure. Intrinslcally unworthy Of belief.
our readers will remember that the
letters thus assailcd we're respectful in
tone and can only he successfully con
troverted by up.e,ting their relation of
fats. Badness charged against indl-
vldual priests. oven II u - proved.
carries with u no implication against
the church whose religious and moral
code they defy.
Keep cool. good 'riend-. for this now
vexa,ious Philippine problem is on the
wav of settlement which will not give
reasonable ground for offence To any re-
ligouS s,Iscrpfibili,ie,. Anger and hate
are enemies and not allies of religion.
The sun., 1902-07-12
var ON Ssvtr0R psNRosS.
psa s,..e ard tis,s Assi In the ls.s~~ss's,
sf tsansif's pessss-

SCRANTON. Pa. Judy "a The launching
- tho boutn of Congressman william Ton
nell here TODAY irave. no doubt ,n the
mirds Z any urs here that tho state AL
min,s,t ht,on a harrisburg. inciusi'ns OoN
Stonc and httutuvy.,.n"rai tikin. has
d"claf'i Nar "a the a-p.ra'on- ~ f"-s
l~nru-r to succ-.d himsrlf in the niissi
state >rnA'r
Tia .Ich w.ud d. the ca.~ vas ca''y
pred, i,d d,iiius the g.yrnt la,t." for ths'
r,.t-rr a'urial rnmita''pn Wien a." friends
of hr tlSsn h",am" greatly .nras-d AZ
>eaa'c' rrnrus" ',r taking rand IN IN"
hath, NOV" ou To" pat q the a t"r that
undoubtedly oost Eikia 'hr pfiz" that h-
G, N-tcd
ou Nc6ne'day Tisnt, however. p-nro-",
QUAY, Elkln aId stone all cDuferr-d N tn"
Gnverunrs manson ~ liarrishurg and u
wa intiTat,d after th.- ,cuf,. .enc" that
IN" ha'ohet had teen bIf III AZ Il that Elkia
would h. iound Suppor,'ng r-nrcre for n
nomination
How inilc ground th.t" vas for nj
hoI- wa Indicated ~ 49," meeting ~ the
Return Judge. II Tho El.VCu'h Congress
district. held u, - TO-DAY irr tnr purpose nf
declaring tougreszInan tpnurll r"noiuinats,i
Tor the u'iicn that hc now holds The de
tails of this convention were looked after
hy Deputy Attorney General Fleltz, and
the resolutions wei" written hy him The
fact hat Mf f,eitZ h me ~ the men clnre~t
to Mr. Eikin al harrisburg n ids import ance
to III" action itk"n hef" to-day
The resolutions formally launch the boom
of Mr. ,ouuell for Mr. Pantose- seat In the.
belief. 80 the Resolutions say, that the
great northeastern Iof',on Of Pennsyl.
wanna. with her larg" financial. indu-t rial
ami commercial interests. Ia entitled Ia
representation m the Uyrnr houra ~ Con-
The sun., 1902-07-12
TEtf bVN fNFOH I'p" HVHSEs'
Great Display Of Equine Millinery ~ the
sP. q. 4. Headquarters.

The Society for tho Prevention Of Cruelty
10 Animals fitted honn"ts - .ooo horses,
free 81 charge. Yesterday morning Presi-
dent Hainas Of the society let IL be known
a few davs ago that there would be q dis
tribution II hors. millinery At the socie'y's
building. Tw-nty-six'h street and Madison
avenue. yesterday morning a. 10 O'clock.
HorScs and wagons lined up along either
curb in Madison avenue for two blocks
north and south. with the overflow strung
out in Twenty-fourth and Twenty eighth
streats In two hours all the hate had been
given away, but Mr. Haines said he'd have
?eo more To hand out early next week
The honn.ts are made 81 what IL called
Indian Panara They hsve wide hrims
and high crowns. which make the horses
look a. " the Orange count" milkmaids
had been PLAYING tricks on them
The sun., 1902-07-12
popr WAVES INV 4 wAR0UIs.
John spencer Turner. Jr.. Once an Ep's-
copal Minister. Itonorrd ny the vatican.

John Spencer Turner, ~ who has becn
made n Marquis hv IN" Pope. - son of
John spencer Turner, II - Rems"n
s,r,-., BROOKLYN ~" - student in one
a ~, -"minsrirs in Rom" and deacon
of Tho Church The honor which h" has
r,.,.i,. 81! from Pop leo Nlll ~, u is under
stood. ~ recognition ~ hi- philan'hropic
work among III" poor IN Rome "hrf" ne
hHs hNai for thre" wears
No W1s formerly an Episcopal minister
b,lt on account nf his extreme High ,huro h
l.ar.,ncs had 20 giv" up several charge-
N. finally r.,ir.,d from the Episcopal faith
and gong To Paris. became Roman 'atho-
liz He - now ~ his thir'y-ihird year
n - .aid that he NAV return To- Br"oklSn
a,,,r taking Anal orders in the Church
The sun., 1902-07-12
va PROHIBITING ~ SCHOOLS
secretary Root R~fu'-s Charge Againt
Philippine Teachers.

wAsHISdroS. July II Secretary Root
aant out to-day several identical letters
DENYING tina, public school teachers in the
ph,ippnr~ have used their places for
prp-alv'ing purposes n" includes in tho
letter = cable despatch from Acting Gov
rrunr wush, saying that such charges are
unfnundrl. and quotes from Archbishop
Irslard'- speech bcfor. the convention ~
the Nat ional EiuCational Association At
MinrcarohS and from IN" Rev w u.
Nckinnon. Catholic priest officially con
n,.rtrd with The public school system In th-
phuippiu.s ~ further confirming Gov.
Wrl,hi's report on The caarg~s
ri. letter declares that ~ IL the purpose
~ IN. Phllppin" Government 10 maintain
tho same free non--'''iarian instruction
which exists m N. IniJe ed Stat.s.
The sun., 1902-07-12
V,mo>,ng the Veterans .

To- TuE kpiToR ~ Tnf SrN Sv let
him Who sAy- reform of the present type
exrmpl,red by our present municipal govern
nent - 10, bowling success 40 way hack
aud at dosn. for hiss not the real auicl.
l-~n served up To VI in the declaration of
one Grout. Comp'roll-r. that h" y about to
remove the Civil War veterans nov employed
IN hi- oinc~ whom he deems incompet-nt.
he TO he the judIr of their utn-rss
let W. get down to business and bounc~
the old Iov- Nho stood for the starry ras
irrhtp. gave IN. h-st y~ars Of their hive. the
di.sipl..- q nd follower of John 4, Sheehan.
While think Of u I might Say that perhaps
the ~ opl. Of New York Will wake up IN the
near future and trus, it. municipal shairs, A.
u has it, statr and rational Hfhirr, to the
regular Repuh,icen party ] NtN
NV lonk. July .
The sun., 1902-07-12
The Canal Treaty with Colombia

In view ~ tho disturbed domestic con-
di,ions In the Republic ~ Colombia.
Secretary HAY j. quite right IN Fastening
the conclusion ~ the canal treaty with
that Government Ratification by Co.
lombia should he obtained ~ soon as
possible The Secretary course IN this
matter denotes tho sam" practical wis
dom and sense Of the oT portune which
have distinguished the greater part of
his diplomatic achievements.
The fortunes 81 the great enterprise
Of the Twentieth century must not he
subjected IN the chance Of delay through
possible events Of revolution IN Colom-
hia. The treaty once ratified, Of course,
our canal rights are assured against
any future contingency arising from
internal disorder.
The text of tho treaty ~ modified
since the Panama route was definitely
selected a. trst choice has not been
made public. We assume that the in
strument nov removes any obstacle 60
the absolutely unrest rictcd usc ~ Aneri-
can material IN the construction ri IN"
canal. If any such obstacle ~ found IN the
previous agreements uf Colombia with
France under the old concession
The reports of trouble between Co
lombia and Nicaragua, intensified by tho
rivalry for the Possession of the canal
have apparently suggested thus curious
and novel question:
To rHr EproR ~ TdE Sr~-,Si' suppose
;ha, neior- the canal treaty with the Republic o'
Colombia S ratired Nicaragua should begin wsr
upon the Horo,a Govrrnmsn, and. with costa
Raca A. her AIiy should cSup, and hold the Pan
ana ls,hr,l, suppose ths' the result Of suC
c.UfuI campaign sh~ should retain hnd arnc,
that part ~ Colorhn rhr Panama route would
then ~ under Nicsraguan Sp,r-cign'y should
ne not tatn have N'cans.an canal after oil, %
n. srsua-a'ion Of senator NoHo.N snd other
ana What would be lu- Diplomatic position Of The
t'nr-d Sta',, Government IN rat event'
Nsw NoN july io roSiNTo
The answer is rs plain a. the question
Ia interesting The United states Gov
eminent by the treaty Of Dec. IL, is4s,
guaranteed To New Granada and there
fore 10 Colombia the integrity Of her
cpt'tpi W wv wv
is definite enough:
The unrcd states guarantee positively and
rneaeiou>ly ~ New GtsnsdA, by the presen, stipu.
tatlon. the peTfert neutrality 81 the beiote-nen
TONED Iahriu, with \ view ,nat IN. free 'ransl'
from the one 20 me other "a may not b. intcr
rup,.d and embarrassed N any future tim. while
this treaty sts,s and Ia consequence. ihs Unred
States also guArsnt-e, IN tr- same manner. 'he
nights Of sovereignty and property which New
Cransda has and pos,es,-> over sad 'srrtor'-
Tho treaty still exists, and We have
acted more than once under i's provisions
for the protection II the Panama rail-
way against internal disorders IN Co
lomba. our duty IN case Colombia's
sovereignty was menaced hy foreign
aggression would he perfectly clear.
Tho reply, therefore, 10 our CORE
spondents questions il that in no cir
cImstGnces could Nicaragua maintain.
acquire. or even claim 10 exercise, with
the acquiescenCn Of the nltcd States
the rights of spver-lgntv or temporary
possession of tho territory m which lies
the Panama canal route.
The sun., 1902-07-12
ron CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Bond Issues Of Nesrl, 81 ono .OOO Author
ired-Erre Alarm system for Nchmood

Among tho i--ues Of The oorpors'e bond'
for improvements authors zed by the Boar 4
Of Estimate yesterday we're sI5a.0o for
a now street cleaning plant in BROOKLYN.
s?iSsn for new school in The Bronx.
s2S.Go for a fr" alarm system IN Rch
mpnd and tT5.ga for repair Ia the River
side and Kingston avenue hospitals.
The Comptroller was authorized to huv
for fl200 a plot a. Albany avenue an
Bergen street. Brooklyn. ~ site for a
nee school. and President Cantor vas
authorized 10 secure. for not more thar
For,v-frs, street for public hath
The hoard sanctioned condemnhtior
proceedings To acqure sixteen lo'~ 10 We~'
i3s,h and I3sfh streets. To h. added !"
the site ~ the new Harlem HOSPITAL. n"
estimated value of IN. property 'o Is" taken
il about $3.50
The sun., 1902-07-12
MARTINIQUE WIDOW NAY STAY,
Secretary shaw ked To Reconsider the
order mat she He Deport~d.

Mrs BeniSr Batisia. young French
woman, whose husband and relatives were
los, in the de-,ricti ion ~ ~ Pierre. Mar
,inique. arrived here on saturday aboard
the Quebec line steamship Kornna and
wa. ordered deportcd. after her case had
heen Investigated. hy the Board ~ SpeciAl
Inquiry NJ Ellis Island Sh" IL about ="
beCome n mother
Commissioner Williams decided yc~ter
day 10 request the Secretary ~ the Treas.
urv 10 reo,..n IN. case. with the object OF
letting Mrs Bs,ist" remain here ne hAS
the assurance of Gustav II Schwah, Chair
mar 81 the Martinique Relief Committee
~ tho Chamber ~ Commerce, and the
French Consul that her immediate want
will 10 looked after and that she will mo-
become n public charge