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An Extraordinary Case.

The Lunacy bill, recently made law,
was passed without a sign Of popular
demand for IL, and agains. an oppo-
sition that spread throughout the En-
pire State and included the protests OF
many Republican members Of the Legis-
lature. Yet it WAS not until Governor
ODELL fled a memorandum in signing
IL that its opponents had anything more
than the vaguest kind Of general state
fnent in its behalf to combat.
The nature Of this memorandum, its
honest value as an argument in favor Of
the legislation thus singularly enacted,
appears from the State Charities Aid
Associations analysis Of it published
yesterday in THE Sun, which discloses
the fact that the indictment against the
system Of insane asylum management
which the Governor has just overthrown
actually applies to system abolished
six years ago. Whether it be ignorance
or whether il be something else that was
at the bottom Of this remarkable exer-
tion OF Executive power upon the State
Legislature need not now be discussed.
The great detail in fault-finding of date
and specification appearing in the Gov
ernor's memorandum makes the affair
the more extraordinary.
Criticisms by Governors CLEVELAND,
HILL and FLOWER were cited by
Governor ODELL, Notwithstanding they
were directed against a state of affairs
now long gone. II seems also that the
lack of checks upon extravagant expendi-
lures, of which Governor ODEIL 80 vehe-
mently complained, was remedied in the
law under which the State Charities
Board has recently been acting, but
the former defects have virtually been
restored by the law just passed All
of the instances Of alleged extrava-
gance, moreover, with which the Gov
ernor charges our present system,
not only had the approval Of the Com
mission in Lunacy. but in some cases
the Commission took the initiative in
suggesting them.
Point by point the State Charities
Aid Association has met the arguments
advanced in the memorandum and has
proved them to be either irrelevant,
because directed against q system that
was abolished in 1896; misleading because
based on an imperfect statement Of
facts; or rejecting, as in the case of
the charges of extravaganza, not upon
the volunteer boards which the bill
abolishes, but on the very commission
whose powers it makes absolute.
There is under discussion similar
legislation 20 centraize tho manage
ment Of sll the State charitable insti-
tutions. The arguments for and against
it in general way are those that have
been developed in the case Of the Lu-
macy bill. We believe tha, the public is
in no mood now for such legislation
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Meteor HI.

To-day is the elimination Of Prince
HENRY's visit. since the yacht Meteor,
the ostensible cause OF IL, is TO be
christened. The American President s
daughter, in response to an invitation
from the German Emperor. will christen.
Tho boat will 90 home to-day, that
is, into the sea. Her German crew will
take her 10 their home when she is rigged.
As a schooner she is a symbol of Ameri-
can water sport and glory; the America
was schooner. As her majestic size
and recent birth make her probably the
finest of her kind, our wish that Kaiser
WILHELM may have long and pleasant
companionship with her, is made with
every confidence.
The United States seem 10 have
entered the international circle wherein
every little Interchange of courtesy
between two high officials OF different
countries, no matter from what il arises.
is looked upon as loaded TO the muzzlc
with world politics The yacht is sunk
in speculations on the effect of the
Princes visit upon our international
relations.
Well, all good effects will be welcome.
So far as American sentiment ia con-
carned we imagine il to be chiefly n
feeling Of hospitality toward very
friendI" gentleman and a good fellow,
whose high personal station in the world
naturally and properly increases public
interest. Tie suggestion abroad that
this gcn'lcman's coming here means
more than a good-naturol launching Of
a yacht doesn't frightcn us.
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ENEMIES OF VACCINATION.
Editor OF London "T1mes' Contributes
TO Jersey Controversy.

The health authorities Of the northern
Hudson county towns fear an epidemic
Of smallpox because Of growing aversion
to vaccination. Prominent people are
opposing vaccination In controversy
now being carried on in the local news
papers. Meanwhile smallpox appears to
be spreading.
A public school principal Of this town Is
among the anti-vaocinationists. In answer
TO q printed statement made by him con-
corning the change in view In regard to
vaccination in England, Frederick Taylor,
a Manhattan business man who lives in
West Hoboken, yesterday gave out the
following letter which he had received
fro m the editor Of The London Times:
PRINTING HOUSE SoUARR,l
LONDON. England. Feb. 10. 1902. !
Frederick Taylor. ESQ. p. o. Bor 1909. Ess
DEAR SIR: The editor is glad to assure
you that the story about the destruction
Of q monument TO 6ir W. Jenner In London
Is quite unfounded. nor is It true that there
is a strong feeling against vaccination among
people in England generally, there IA GER
tain amount OF opposition to II, but an i'm
mense number have been vaccinated or re-
vaccinated this winter In London in conse-
ouence OF the existence OF smallpox In an
epidemic form In this city. Belieye me
TO be. yours faithfully. II. HAMILTON FYrE.
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cided In the interests OF our manufacturers
70 admit free Of duty certain kinds OF raw
material, when Secretary Blaine suggested
that the countries producing those articles
would certainly grant something IN return
basis, ii IL evident that we did secure with
out tacrifiC" whatever was granted IN re-
turn ne that time and this piece OF 5000 luck
nppe1Ts 10 have given some OF our leRislA-
tors false idea OF the normal action OF our
reciprocal ARRANGEMENTS with other nations
Indeed. these have been too often regarded.
til that year. ns crafty yet lawful devices
by which nation can obtain something
for nothing
VIII the gentlemen Of the opposition say
candiily that th.y object to the proposed
1rrangemer' With cuba because they think
this is not dov,ce by which we 1r" 10 ret
scrr - hiny 'nr 10Th irg2 MARION WILCOX,
II EAST EIGuTY-sECoSD sr
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VIII England Lose Elsewhere what
She Gains In Asia?

Amid the chorus Of congratulations
with which the announcement of the
Anglo-Japanese treaty is received in
London one Cassandra voice is heard
II proceeds from the most sober, clear
headed and far-slghted journal pub
hshed in the British metropolis. Wo
refer, of course, to the Spectator. which
regards tho treaty with doubtful eve,
and confcsses a nisgivlng lest of the
two parties to tho compact, Japan should
derive much the greater profit by it,
and lost England, by her new alliance
shorid have provoked enmitips which,
at the present critical conjuncture, she
could III afford 10 excite
There is some ground for the Spec
'GiOr's fureboding. Japau's interest in
avcrting the absorption Of COrea and
Manchuria by Russia is unquestionably
of primary and paramount kind. Eng
lands interest IN the matter is of soc
ondaIy' sor, We're Russia once firmly
planted in the Corcan peninsula anu IN
the three Manchurian provinces, Eng
land might lose at the utmost n little
trade, hut the Japanese would see
themselves condemned TO age-long iso-
la,lon in their overcrowded islands.
Admitting, however, that the new al
lance has averted any further dismem-
berment of China, and has assured the
maintenance Of the Open Door, we
must recognize, as We suppose that the
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To THE EDITOR or THE sUS-Sir: As an
American by birth. with none other than
Irish blood flowing In my veins. | desire 70
protes, against tho action OF the persons 10
charge of the Robert Eminct celebration. TO
be held next sunday evening. In selecting
senator Beni amin Ryan Timan as the prn-
cipal orator OF the occasion.
Aside from the disGraceful conduct Of this
man on the floor Of the Senate yesterday.
there is every reason why his presence at an
event hayin; Tor its object commemoration
OF the deeds of martyr In the cause OF liberty
should he ont OF place; Mr. Tillnan's idea
stake poor unfortunate negroes on the va guest
suspicion Of CriMc--i lrrjy 10 the coward mob
10 redress real or imaginary private grlcv-
anocs by ven yphnca-tnt the obtaining of which
he odds are usually at least a Euadred to one
against the victim
Robert Emmett believed In liberty. This
hero oi the pitChfork believes In license.
NIw lOkA. Feb. 20 CELr.
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execution OF CHARLES I. and the Wings
feared TO look into matters too closely.
A striking incident In Tom Brown at
Oxford shows how strong feeling was
only fifty years ago.
Bit by bit and step by step DR.. GARDI-
NER unravelled the history Of the two
first STUARTs. and established the facts
as they were. Drawing upon the i'm
mense mass Of documentary evidence
that has been preserved and never
published in the Calendars of State
Papers and in the Camden Society
publications that he edited, more not
ably In the series Of monographs, be-
ginning with the accession Of JAMES ].
and coming within one volume OF the
death of CROMWELL, which are called a
History of England !" for that time, dur
ing more than forty years he made
known the results of his wonderfully
careful and impartial researches, throw
ing a flood Of light on English history
and on American history as well.
Judgments may differ now as before
but they must be based henceforth on
the facts established by DR.. GARDINER.
He was a remarkably clear-sighted
searcher, as impartial almost as a ma
chine: an archivist Of the class Of which
RANKE is perhaps the greatest example.
He was not a great historian, however,
IN the sense that GIBBoN or HAL
LAM or MoafMsEN Is great. His books
must be consulted, but will hardly be
read for pleasure. The very manner
In which his History Of England
grew excludes the idea Of proportion,
and for style he had little sense. Its
merits are truthfulness, and fulness Of
information. II is a marvel Of what
persistent industry can accomplish In
long period Of years.
For new ideas, for exciting events,
for great men, the period DR.. GARDINER
has made known for the first time
with exactness is as fascinating as any
in human history. And his honest
statement Of facts makes the men he
tells Of more human and Ineligible
from BACON and COKE, to IREToN
and CROMWELL.
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In some Of the most recent as well as
In the older textbooks Of geography used
In our schools not a few inaccurate pro-
nunciations are distinctly authorized in the
pronouncing vocabularies. For example.
the stress In Bagdad is properly on the
second syllable, not on the frst In Bolivar
on the second syllable instead of the first:
In Colebes on the second syllable instead
of the first; In Galapagos. on the second
syllable instead Of the third; in Pelawan
on the second syllable instead Of the third.
in Sarawak, on the second syllable instead
Of the third in Monaco, on the first syllable
instead of the second as one Of our LEADING z
reference works gives It. A school text
book, above all things, should not mis-
laad
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STATE COLONIES HERE.
Every Part OF the Union Represented I,
New York City's PopulstIop

There is no State OF Territory Of n.
Union which Is not represented in IN,
population Of the Greater New York TIrs
there were l20 natives of Utah. 20 bor,
In Alaska and IA born in Hawaii here hv
the last census. But State colonies VAR,
decidedly.
New York, with a larger forelen.bo-r
! population than any other city, has .oo ooo
inhs bitants born IN other States. Tba
numbers Of natives Of neighborinp Now
Jersey, Pennsylvania end Nlassa chu-e,ts
respectively 5000, $1,000 and 25OpO. ara
the highest, but the next largest S,a,a
colony is Virginia, 200
Connecticut, whose sons IN New Yor,
city have been conspicuously successful
in business and professional lie. adds
2o,0oo, Ohio l2,oO0, and natives Of Mary.
land, State having intimate business 20
lations with New York, 9,0Jo.
There arc $50 AlGba mans in New York.
$3.50 Californians. 400 us,iyos NJ Dna.
ware, 400 from Florida, 1900 from Geor-1.
5000 from Illinois, 2,jC0 from Indiana,
1900 from Iowa, 300 from Kentucky,
2,4CO from Louisiana, $500 from Maine,
S,4oo from Michigan. 100 from Minnesota
5,4o0 from Missouri, 900 from Nebraska.
1900 from New Hampshire, 1000 from
Rhode Island and $500 from North Caro-
lima
The North Carolina colony In New York
city is surprisingly large. for North Caro-
line is State from which there is to other
States little emigration and into which
there IL, practically, no foreign immigra-
ton.
There are 800 Texans In New York,
900 Tennesseeans, 800 natives Of Micbi-
gan, 2,lOO Of Wisconsin, 100 Of Minnesota,
500 OF West Nirginia. 400 Of Vermont and
400 Of South Carolina. The largo number
from the last State, remote from New York,
is due 70 the colored population in New
York largely from South Carolina,
There are fewer than 800 natives Of
Arkansas In New York city and fewer than
500 from either Kansas or Mississippi
From Colorado there are coo and there ara
$500 from the District of Columbia.
Thore was OF the period Of the last census
800 natives of Porto Rico, and eleven ma
tives Of the Philippine Islands.
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LONDON. England. Feb. 10. 1902.
Frederick Taylor. ESQ. p. o. Bor 1909. Esv
BRYN MAWR LACKS S1l7 900
To Meet Terms OF s2SO.OO Rockefeller
Gift-Bryn Mawr Club at Work.

Since Mr.. John d. Rockefeller's gift OF
$3.50 900 to Rryn MawrCollege was announced
last December the friends OF the college
have not been idle in their efforts TO raise
the additional $3.50 600, which is the condi-
ton of the gift The initial sum is TO erect
a new residence hall and central electric
light plant, while the added $3.50 900 will 60
toward a new library building.
At a recent meeting OF the alumna OF
Bryn Mawr, it was stated that So, 900 had
been collected by the AlumIp Association
alone, and that this amount added 10 col
lections from other sources gave a total OF
sl03 900. Since, however, the whole amount
must be forthcoming on Commencement
day, June @, and sl47 600 is still 10 seek, the
task set for the President and trustees
appears to be no light one.
A committee Of IS has been organized.
consisting of members Of the Bryn Mawr
Club Of this city, to cooperate with the
committee Of trustees. Gifts may be sent
to the chairman OF this committee. Miss
Marion Paris. 3s5 West Ed avenue. More
than 10 per cent. Of Bryn Mawr students
have been New Workers.
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sand.

During the recent storm the asphalted
streets, particularly Fifth avenue, have
been lamentably slippery, as usual.
The fact is that although the proper
treatment of this very serious difficulty
is perfectly well known, it is but very
me groly provided for,
When the streets are covered with
ice they need sand. Arrangements for
sand-sprinkling should be organized
and made use of on an immensely
larger scale than they are at present.
There is nothing more necessary for
keeping the streets safe.
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I'r. SAMUEL RAwsoN GARDINER. who
di"d yesterday at tho age of ~ years.
d.' piece Of thorough work that has
rcrolUt.nni2ci the study Of an important
period IA English history and will stand
ior 81 long time. The downfall og the
SIJARTs, the Great Rebellion anu OIL
VIE 'poNwEII.S Pro'ectorate were too
''~Nly bound Jp with politics and To-
j r.an after two hundred years. for men
io investigate them calmly. On the
main events men held strong opinions
without caring 10 look into the facts too
closely; the Tories abominated every
thing that preceded and followed the
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When the Seventy first Regiment Armory
redeemed the skies with the flames OF it's
burning Saturday morning. and one Of its
sparks crept down a slender vacuum pipe
into the inflammabe heart Of a fireproof
hotel, there came an emergency for the
police of the city TO meet which might well
be compared 10 that caused by the nitro
gelatin explosion at the Murray Hill Hotel
just few weeks ago. The police lines
after the explosion were thin and loosely
kept. Confusion reigned except where
order was maintained with an exercise
Of force and roughness that wes near 70
brutality. But from the time the first
flames jumped out from the armory win
dows Saturday morning until the last spark
in the hotel had been drenched there were
always policemen enough to keep order
and to prevent Interference with the fire.
men and to prevent curious sensation hunt
ers from running into places OF danger
The police guard about the Murray Hill
explosion was summoned under the aus
p!ces Of the three-platoon system The
efficiency OF the police work on Saturday
was the practical working Of the old two
platoon system.
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n Prince Henry should Go prok, Z,

To rHF FnIroR oF rnF syS-.St-: a freud oi mine
asked. 81! .rincc Henry shoYld become broke
while he Is hero sow night he retrieve hlms,lr-
Answer Hook der Kaiser.
An Irish clerk In "a, oflce overheard this and
undertook - repeat 81 60 later caller. Ne stated
the matter all r-ht uutn h came To the answer.
when lr said. Pawn the Eg',rr." y.
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renewed their assurance that II is gen.
uine and determined
IL the Court decides that Mr.. SPAL-
DINo's election was valid, all will be well
II the Court decides otherwise, all will
still be well II there is no wavering
among the ant-Freedmanites. Their
course is TOO plainly correct 20 be lost
unless they abandon it deliberately.
But if they do abandon ii the coming
state of baseball will be worse than the
last.
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PNET MONA VERY CoUNON.
3s3 Deaths From r.r Disease Last week
Due IN uart to Measles.

There has been an unv-ua. increase in tia
numhrr of deaths from pneumonia alI otN,r
diseases or the r'srira1iy organ, H. t.'
last four week. During the week ead.l:
Feb. Is. according 10 tie Health DeplT,m ~,
there wcr" 2ai such deaths tud "a the i.-
lowing week, ending foh -. there wer'
asa In the corresponding week 'aSt r,.f
,lnre wer" only 2i3 death, u. iry.,.-'
= said Ia q" due 10 ;hc epidemic of mo.-!.-.
A. cases Of that disease frequently. .g'E,. o.
pDsullouia
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A Good Woman

The tributes at the Court Of Special
Sessions yesterday to the memory OF
the late Mrs. REBEccA SALoME FOSTER,
who met her death 80 awfully in the fire
at the Park Avenue Hotel, demonstrate
anew that the qualities and graces in
womanhood which appeal most power
fully to human admiration are spiritual,
and of the essence of a character exalted
and unworldly. The contemplation Of
them, of charity, self-sacrihce, loving
kindness, piety, purity, and tender
devotion, uplifts the soul of man and
puriiies it. 1t puts him as if in a holy
place.
This is a material time, but there is
no materialism now and none is possi-
BILE hereafter which can prevent the
swelling Of the breast Of man with the
emotions most ennobling to humanity
when there arises in him the memory of
spotless and sanity womanhood.
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FIRE MENACES FINE PICTURES.
Half . Million Dollars Worth I'm the Du-
rand-Rucl Collection I'm Danger.

The DurandRuel art collection, valued NJ
$500 900, was menaced by fire for a few
minutes yesterday morning The fire was
in the basement Of the four-story building
at the northeast corner of Thirly-siXth
street and Fifth avenue, the picture being
on the upper floors. Mr., DuranG-Rg'l
who lives on the top foor was prepared
TO move out the more valuable paintings,
but the hrcmeu assured lin that il would
be unnecessary The fire did about $500
damage
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NJ, uo,s,u. cift, to H. Nau,. Town

I'-o-1 'ts Hav'o-d DaGv Cou,a-i
J. r Morgan Of New York. who has already
done so much for his native town. has now given
the fund fur the relief OF the hospital such a u,t
,hA, lis success Is assured He has notified II,
q. W Russell that he viii rive 5000 whenever
during ,sll tina, will complete the subs ripton
IN the g., ~ that T. needed II will be remembered
that Nj Morgan and his friher gsve $50 900 for
The free puhlir library and he has since given oh,,
valuable gis TO the Aiheneum and 10 rrinlty
College.
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Thanks TO the Bureau 81 Lamps.

To Tnr EnIroR or TrH SuN-Siv: The resi-.
dents OF seventy eighth street between Columbus
and Amsterdam avenues desire to thank the
"plrcau of Lamps aud Cos Tor the kind attention
a- protrutUr'i given 20 tr" Improvement of the
lighting ~ the street. : change for the better
H.. been c~rrtet AMI thHs wish 20 Acknowledge
tao a-lc IpwAEu NJ SALoMoS.
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Look that your flags be flying to-day
says Mayor Low, in honor Of Prince HENRY
and the presentation TO him of the freedom
of the city. at City Hall at noon to-day.
let the flags fly by all means. from house.
store and fiat.
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n our friends trho rapor Us unh nanuscrtpfs for
publication uish harr rsJeded articles refurned. T
usa IN all cases send stamp, ror that purpose.
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To THE IpttO. % TIE - .~ir. As breath.
les resident 81 NrooLlNI, who has With gratitude
o. Providence more than once escaped a crush on
the Brno,I,u Uddcr m which others have been ..r
i,Ss fortunate yer, resp sctfully tender YOU IN,
cN7rcssion Of a sincere u-sirc. shared I am con.
Nirced hy maui. to s-H tho connecting elevated
structure alonr C"utre street between the Two
bridges carried uto ofcCt. \ NJ. PABNFs.
1 IL
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PARls-Kiosque No. u. near GRAND Hotel. and
Eiosque No. 10. Boulevard dos Capucines.
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To 1RH EpI1oR or THE SrS-.SG: I am real
estate owner In Rfooklyn ana see no other remedy
for the congestion at the Brookyn bridge than
the Centre street 4" extension connecting the
present nrooEl,n Bridge aud bridge No. ? by a
iocp ~ this shameful crowdng which occurs
daily continues Nil ne NeH detrimental TO the
drvelupuen, Of lrooAyn. where 50 large a populA.
tlon OF working people now ind homes
INV 1okK. Feb. n. pAsnL LoSovoHTn-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-25
STAGE NOTES.

| Walter Jones, who has been playing In
| the West, has banted himself down to 1S(
| pounds. and now dances with his old
time grace. A couple of months ago Mr.
Jones touched the beam at 253 pounds.
William Faversham will remain in Lon
don until Gilbert Parker completes the
dramatization of "The Right of Way" In
which Mr.. Faversham is to star in this
country next season.
Robert Hilliard is reported to have be-
come tired Of working in Wall street, and
will probably go back on the stage next
season. appearing with Anna Held In
Richpin's version of "Du Barry
r. A. Barnet, author of "1492," Is ncgo-
tiating with several New York parties for
the production of "Nicolette." his latest
opera, with the result that the piece will
have an early production next fall.
Maurice Barrymore has been rapidly
sinking the past two weeks, and is now
confined to his bed. The doctors pro-
nounce his case absolutely hopeless and
say it is only his wonderful constitution
that keeps him alive.
The extraordinary movement in theater
building in New York IS being led by
Klaw & Erlanger, who have begun work
on their New Amsterdam on Forty second
street, and have secured the site for
their new home for the Rogers Brothers
company, which will be erected on "A lot
Dut ten doors away. Ine latter mouse
will be opened January 1, 1904. and one
half of each season will be devoted to
the Rogers Brothers productions While
both the theaters will have entrances on
Forty-second street. not minutes walk
from Broadway. the main structures will
be on Forty-first street. The New AM
sterdam, which will open with "Mr. Blue
Beard next December, will be one of
the finest theater structures in the
world. The building and lot will call for