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4 Different Kind OF Block AIDE.

This citizen is earnest, but perhaps a
blockades in Venezuela and elsewhere:
TO THE EDITOR or THE SrS-Str: Did not III,
United States, In her last war with Spain. blockad,
the port Of Havana, excluding British ~ well q
German shlpsf Now what rot are we reading IL
the papers OF 10 day. Ports must not be closed Il
our ships In venesuela. wfat are we. or wha'
would We have others think We are-dogs In ths
manger' Have we not the Assu rance Of the two
Powers concerned that their aim Is only 10 collect
moneys due them Are we no, satisfied Herewith
Are we going TO show our mis,rust OF their word
as well as our bad manners' Have they not shown
their implied, confidence In US by putting their In
terest and welfare OF their people In Venezuela In
the hands OF our representative In Caracas VIVA,
more can we expect DO We think that these two
Powers win come erovcllng and bowling and scrs p
ing before US asking consent to collect VIVA, 1.
Justly due them T. ASHLEY GALE
"NEw lorK Dec. 10"
Mr.. GALES compari son and questions
proceed from an imperfect understand
ing of what our Government admits az
justifable and what it docs not admit
as justifiable in the matter of blockades.
Our blockade of the Spanish port of
Havana, established by Admiral SAMP-
son on April %. 1893, against the COM
merce Of Great Britain and Germany and
all other neutral nations, was war
measure. adopted in time of war A
state of war existed previously to the
blockade. The existence Of state of
war had been recognized on April 81 by
the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs
in his note to Minister WooDFoRD an
nouncing the rupture of diplomatic
relations.
On April 25, the resolution Of Congress
was passed empowering the President to
use the land and naval forces of the
United States. and the foreign Govern
ments were on the same day formally
notified that this nation was at war with
Spain.
The right to blockade the enemy's
port with competent force, to use the
language Of our own Supreme Court in
one Of its decisions. il a right secured
to every belligerent by the law OF ma
tons.
There would be no question of the
right of Great Britain and Germany to
exclude American vessels from the
Venezuelan ports. il state of actual
war existed. either with or without for
NAL declaration by either party; if the
blockade had been duly instituted and
proclaimed tn neltrals and il tho hlock-
ade were effective, that is to say. actually
and effectually maintained by German
or English ships
The right to institute a so-called pa
cific blockade az a measure of pressure
upon nation with which the block
aiding power does not choose to con-
slider itself as at war, and to enforce this
pacific blockade " against the ships
of nations not parties to the dispute
is another and an entirely different
question.
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Mr.. Gold~tn smiths DIGESTION for the
Professors Of international Law.

VsW~svSs " suseSuosVues ss"'
To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir: The
British and German demands on Venezuela
are not at this date very clearly before us.
But II they comprise private debts the ques-
ton may arise whether a nation is war
ranted in collecting private debts by force
Of arms Might It not he maintained that
the speoulator who lends to a foreign gov
ernment or corporation must take the risk
Of lending TO Q borrower on whom lac cannot
distrain and cover II by the rate Of interest?
The punishment Of the defaulting or re-
pudiating debtor will In forfeiture Of credit
for the future, a. il was In the oass of do
faulting Spain.
Great powers are just now inclined cheer
fully To accept the duty assigned TO them by
Providence Of extending their beneficont
dominion over weak or "decayed' nations.
What are the lawful grounds for armed CO.
erciOn seems. therefore, not an impractical
question. 1t IL submitted to the maStors
OF International law.
One Of this great Powers 10 complimented
with the title OF the policeman Of nations.
But the ordinary policeman Is not judge in
his own cause, the debts which he collects
are not his own. nor is there any danger OF
his proceeding to annex the house and lot
OF the debtor.
Little nations, II they are defrauded or
injured, have no means Of extorting repa-a-
ton. GOODWIN SMITH.
Toronto Dec ia
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FRAUDS IN EUROPE.
Russian Merchants Represent Their Got.
tons a. American l10th.

The dry goods merchants Of this coun-
try arc interested Ia the announcement
that Russian merchants and syndicate
Of Chinese dealers have agreed that Rus
sian cotton cloths for the Chinese trade
shall be made in imitation Of American
cottons and passed on as American goods.
They propose even to initiate our brands
on sheetings, drills aud other cloths.
These brands are known in China as
Chops; they are such devices as dragons
snd other pictures dear To the Chinese heart.
Each chop is stamped only on one kind
Of goods, so that buyers learn 10 recog-
nize the goods they desire by its chop.
Our merchants say they do not believe
the Russians are yet able To make sheetings,
drills and other kinds Of cottons that viii
stand careful comparison with American
products The danger 10 our interests
foreigners Of our brands, which will tend TO
deceive the Chinese public and may result
In large amount Of trade being transferred
from US TO the Russians. Nearly all OF our
sales OF cotton goods In China are made
IN the pA,t Of the so1ny, the
with Russian limitations OF our manu-
features by way Of the Siberian railroad.
The particular mark or brand which
our manufacturers put on their goods Ia
worth a great deal TO the exporter II the
goods are popular 10 the Chinese market.
When the Chinese like a piece Of goods
they are almost certain to buy the came
brand next time; they are very slow to
change to another 30 long as they con-
slider the cloth good purchase. OF course
II the Russians sell their cottons with Amer
lean brands they will not only cut directly
into our trade by this deception, but will
also hurt the reputation Of popular Ameri-
can brands 10y using them to sell inferior
Goods
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TEXAs's SUFSRAGE CHECK.
u Adopts Georgia's Poll Tax Plan for bis.
franchising Negroes.

cd. tod ita nvx N
uto' ga euo pV., n'"., y.as Us w
ihethou "' Pfacticai OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ioi
its large colo'ed population IL resor'ed
to no ambiguous and discriminating Con
.ti,utional Amendments: il employed no
.nrandr,,,ar cla,,so.p !, .ot M M nil.
w ~"
lea''hg educa''oia' test as pai 10 sun rage.
II established no complicated system OF
registration II merely provided that every
citizen Of ,hs Cracker state otherwise mali
e,,d COLL ,'o,, ,ro,,;d,d Tho, h. I'D n.id
'" .'u'l ,'''' Pio>'u '."' u" no. p"",
cohtihuouslV since isH ue prescrined
poll tax falling on all citizens alike, white
and black, rich and Door. city residents and
farmers
u,d,r ,i.i.. ,,-,,.;si,,, ,h. ,o,o ~ f..,or,i.
"" p'"'N'v' Wv w" VI
on" OF tie mos popno'is' AZ u Is one OF the
Richest, OF the States of the South, has been
slowly declining, while the number Of in
habitants increases. with the result that
there is almost automatically a steady
sitting OF the electorate. The number OF
colored delinnlents in the PAYMENT OF IN.
poll tax l.. OF course. much larger than the
humber of white citizens unable TO meet
each wear its modest requirement.
Those colored citizens who are able and
willing 20 nav IL retain unhampered their
right TO vote. hut the primary election
system OF Georgia. under which white men
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quarter only were found In churches.
chapels and missions on the last Sunday
in November. OF this attendance, more
than one-half was OF women, one-ffth OF
children and only one-quarter OF men.
Not much more than one-half was in
Anglican churches.
In London. therefore, so far az this very
partial census can be taken as an indica-
ton, churchgoing is at low ebb, and
among men, more especially. In New
York the men make a very much better
showing, according to the census Of
church attendance taken here during
the same month.
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4 Growing Town.

1t never rains tunnels but it pours.
Weeks of struggle and doubt over the
Pennsylvania franchise have been fol-
lowed by the Aldermen's passing in one
sitting that franchise and another one
perhaps equally beneficial to the city, the
New York and New Jersey franchise.
New York is probably entering upon
a period of growth surprising any in its
history. Business Ia coming in. Let US
be good to it and be careful not to drive
it away, either through excessive ex-
actions by the general union known as
the State, which has the power Of tax
alton, or by the smaller unions of the
workingmen who build things
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"Like q City Set ON Q mn"

To THE EDITOR or tbs SUN sly: | read with
great Interest in this mornings SUN the article
headed Like CITY Set on a Hin" The view Of
New York skyscrapcrs from the rear end OF any
trolley car crossing the Brooklyn Bridge about {
In the afternoon on clear winters night Is one
Of the sights OF the world
ANY one sailing from Gibraltar at night has q
faint impression OF It, but II Is a pleasure TO read
in your paper true description OF another feature
OF the rcat Bridge 80 llie known TO the thousands
from other lands who come here TO see H.
BRooKlYN, Dec. Is 4 TRAVELLER.
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Mater.

Mr.. WHEELER II. PECKnAM, president
of the City Club, maintains that in all
probability "the water supply of the
city can be increased fully 20 per cent
without the expenditure of a dollar for
additional work"
II Mr.. PECRHAM is right there should
be no sparing of public support of him
and his club in their efforts to increase
the water supply in the manner they
propose. which is the simple prevention
of waste
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stops was due to water and fuel and Q
per cent. 10 tires. Other troubles were
insignificant. What better proof could
be had Of the American manufacturers
ability TO detect and eliminate the faults
in their product?
1t is obvious from this report that i'm
provement is most needed in the auto
mobiles driving mechanism. Motors and
engines need To DO simplifed and some
of their parts made stronger. Tho tire
question il still as vexatiOus a. ever.
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thurChgOing In London.

A census of the Sunday church attend.
ance in London, which the Daily Ners OF
the English capital is now taking, had
been completed at last accounts only in
the Metropolitan boroughs of Kensington
and Hampstead
These are divisions Of London in which
the church attendance might be expected
to be especially large proportionally, the
first being district of aristocratc and
the second of middle-class residence.
more especially; but they are only two
OF the twenty-eight boroughs into which
London is divided, They contain only n
very small part of the people of the town,
the population Of Hampstead being 81. 942
and of Kensington l78,62s, or total for
the two Of ?5s,57O, out Of a total popula-
ton Of the inner or Registration Lon
don" in 1901, of 4,536, O83.
In the whole of London there are about
seven hundred churches and toward six
hundred mission churches or chapels OF
the Church of England, and about eight
hundred classed as Nonconformist, :"
including fifty Roman Catholic. The
census OF church attendance in Hamp-
stead and Kensington was Of only 1874
churches and chapels and missions, 65
Anglican and 60 of other Churches and
religious societies.
Accordingly. the census of the Duilu
Ners, so far as taken, IL Of little signfi-
canoe, yet We give the count of the total
church attendance in Hampstead and
kensington on Sunday, Nov. 80. made by
that journals reporters:
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New Mexican Prc,iOusn ess.
From ne Washington Post.

FTO'1 THt W "SHIhNoh T1s'
"Fifty-,wo wears ago" said former GOV.
IT, Bradford Prince OF Santa F. \ NJ
the pccy,. OF New Mexico elected n full
State ticket and Two United States senators
Tho latter started to Washin gton aud got as
far as where Kansas City now stands ere
they LEANED of the compromise whereby
Statehood was given to California and New
Mexico was Kept u territory
Ever since then tho New MeNicnns have
been bending all their efforts TO get into the
Union. and several times they have bat mar
rowly missed success
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Continental Union.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrS Sir. hereby
subscribe 10 all expressions OF opinion IA
vorable to the annexation OF Canada to the
United States of America
r e PENTLASD,
Canadian-born American Citizen
PORTLAND, Ore Dec. o.
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To raR EDITION ov Tns sus-S di Mr.. Apple
more Mnce was Nned In New Bedford yesterday.
Is he not ~ pie for your falicry especially at this
siAdsome mincr pie Christmas season.
fALL NesR. Dec. 10. DAVID p. KEsvF
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New Nfothpr.In-I.aW Joke.

Hcvlu-Gruc' says that you are the best friend
he ever had What have you ever done Tor HIM
Jewett married his mother IN law.
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1t appea.s, then, that OF the total
population Of these two London boroughs
together, or ?5s,S7O, almost exactly one
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The Ail-AEev Eleven Criticised.
From Inc Albany .trgus.

From Inc Albany irous.
Ia there a football team in all these United
States which could cope with such an aaEre-
CATION ns the following. which appeared In
the baltimore Sun:
Hercules Centre
Goliath ,........,...... Lett guard
fsSsI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, f fsi, issss
S,oncwall Jackson ......'....,.,.'.'... E'sh' end
Isrs "i' Putnam RICH, half back
Alexander the Grea, ......,.....,. Left hall bark
Bacchus Full back
Napoleon .'.............'.,... quarter back
This ia fairly formidable eleven, but II
presents numerous elements OF weakness.
In the first place, we have absolutely no con-
adence in Hercules a. snap-back. He played
"A good game on the Attica Athletic Club team.
but there never yet was found a captain who
could get him to train.
The first instance when this doughty fighter
saw snakes IL n matter Of common talk. II
was az disrracefuily early oge. some histor-
iens, including Suetonus, claiming that he
was still in the cradle. Even the most de-
voted supporters of the muscular gentleman
will admit that such sprees should he banished
utterly from the nursery And N Other re-
proper mode OF life for an athlete in training.
samson at right R,l,rd is out Of the cues
bs,rav honor Ss wn 40 did III
full temple-destroyer, shouid be cut by az Al.
acquaintance. player who went out calling
the night before the big game with the Philis-
tines, and let the young lady cut OF all his
long curling locks, certainly has n ot the foot
ball spirit He would never do on the AL
World eleven.
David takes the other guard in preference
to Goliath without the least doubt. u critic
agreed that the smaller man played a around
his antagonist the last time they lined up
against each other. and Goliath was put out
OF the game completely. before the first half
was ended.
Cesar played pluckly the first couple Of
career he refused the three chances which
Antony offered him. and lot Brutus down him
Joshua's nickname makes him seem nothing
but u Joke
Father Time AZ left end is too errstic: he very
seldom hits happy medium. Al times he l.
altogether too slow. while more often he j. too
fast. Death, on a white horse. has shown
more acquaintance with the game. Father
Time. although plainly trying to brace him
self up. since he had n glass In his hand, was
evidently losing sand every minute.
Alex puts IN good individual game. but
he il too fond Of going II nlone. and never
could ret iiaed TO team work. Bes des. dis
satisfied with the picskn sphere. he would
siyh for more worlds to conquer. Putnam.
tho selaction for the other half. notoriously
hated interference. and no man who feels that
way can gain much ground. Napoleon IL
very fair strateEist. but there is now better
general ma ~ chr oniclcd in tho song, Napoleon
twas that marched them UP. Who was Y
marched them down. Twas Mr.. Dooley.
To pooey goes the palm. though wicked
SANDER says he prefers three fingers,
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Two Colonies Tor Polio. Commission. Or.

ToTHB EDITOR or TRs Sus-.Sir: II Mayor Low
wants a man who viii make a model Police Com
missioner let him appoin, Col Ashley W. Cole OF
Drooklyn n. who Is nov the head OF tho state Rail
road Commission Col Cole'b fine military record
and experience, his thorough knowedr" OF our
municipal cond,,on> end needs. and the great ad
mnstrRtive abn'y hr has exhibited as private
secretary TO the Governor And In the ilelroaa Com
mission Will all enable him to give the police OF
New York the government and discip' ne they M
sadly need ALPHA MI.
DRookLrS, bee if.
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A ia ufhter Of the Revelation

DE Styie-what makes that Venezuelan maid so
haughtyf
ounbusta-Shcs a Daughter Of the i2Sth Revo.
luton
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From Inc iTbdnU Ir1us.
l. there a football team in all these United
States which could cope with such an agEre-
cation ns the folio owing. which appeared In
the baltimore Sun:
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-04
~~---7--S|7
Three Years. Time.

Washington, Oct. 3.-Three years is
the period of time now fixed in the
minds of the officials of the War De-
partment as requisite for a complete
settlement of the Philippine friar lands
question, If ii is to be adjusted on the
present. basis. This appears to be an
extraordinary waste of time, but il is
accounted for by the statement that so
many and complicated are the land til
ties to be examined that all the re-
sources of the Philippine civil govern
ment cannot satisfactorily adjust them
in a less time.
Monsignor Guidi, who has been
named as the representative of the
Pope, has not yet left Rome so far off,
cials here know, consequently 1t is not
probable that the actual negotiations
between himself and Gov Taft can
begin at Manila, much before the end
of the present year. 1t is pointed out
here that the actual sufferers from this
protracted settlement of the friars'
lands issue are the friars themselves.
This fact is regarded as likely to lead
in the near future TO a change of the
Vatican programme, and 1t would not
surprise the officials here IT, before the
have progressed very far,
the Vatican would decide to return 70
the original proposition of Gov. Taft,
and drop the whole negotiation in favor
of a prompt settlement on the basis
of a lump sum.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-04
AT SHOOTING AGAIN
NEGRO DEPUTY SHOOTS INTO
CROWD OF MINERS.
THEN THERE is EXCITEMENT.
STRIKERS THREATEN TO TEAR
DOWN THE sTOCKADE.

And Six Companies of Infantry Are
der and Protect the Deputy From
LynchIng-The News That No
Agreement Had Been Reached at
the Washington Conference Has IA
GeneralIy Depressing Effect.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 3.-There was
an exciting time at the Nottingham
mine of the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company tonight. negro
deputy came out of the stockade, when,
it is alleged, he was assaulted by some
strikers. The deputy sheriff shot into
the crowd and bullet struck Joseph
Yarkman, a striker, in the abdomen.
After firing the shot the negro re-
treated to the stockade. Soon a large
crowd gathered and they threatened to
tear down the stockade. and take the
negro out and hang him. Col naugher-
ty of the Ninth Regiment. dispatched
six companies to the scene at once
The troops arrived just in time to pre-
vent a serious riot. The mob was dis
persed. The negro deputy who did
the shooting will be handed over to
the civil authorities tomorrow.
The news from Washington that no
agreement was reached at the confer
ence had 4 depressing effect on all in
terests here. Some of the local opera
tors who were interviewed think the
miners, now that all hope of arbitra-
ton seems to be gone, will gradually
return to work. The strike leaders are
of the opinion that the strike will con-
tinue and that the cold weather will
yet compel the operators to make con-
cessions.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-04
DETAILS COMPLETED.
Final PreIiminaries to Steamship
Merger Have Been Completed.

Final PreIiminaries to Steamship
Merger Have Been Completed.
New York, oct. 3.-The final details
of the steamship combination having
been finished, resulting in the forma-
ton of the International Mercantile
Marine Company, the European direc-
tors are leaving for home. On the Gel
tic, which sailed to-day. were Sir Clin-
ton e. Dawlxins. head of the London
banking house of j. s. Morgan & Co.;
j. Bruce Ismay. president of the White
Star Line, and w. j. Pirrie Of the Har-
land e. Wolf shipyards in Glasgow
MIR. Ismay talked freely over the re-
suit of the conference and said that
all had been completed with the excep-
ton of the election of officers.
II win have TO make. another trip
here in order to settle many little
things" he said "but the main points
in the new company have all been de-
cided. / do not care to talk about the
report of the Cunard Line receiving
new subsidies from the English govern
ment. There is room for another COM
pany and also room for the tramp
steamships. An arrangement for the
schedule of the big ships will soon have
to be formed. We are going to try to
have a mail ship leave every day, but
never two in one day. as has been done
in the past. We will also have the
German lines enter into this agree
ment of sailing If we can, and the ships
abroad Will be arranged the same way"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-04
Z0LA'S FUNERAL.
1t VIII he Held sunday and Prom
Uses to he Most Imposing.

1t Will he Held Sunday and Prom
Uses to he Most Imposing.
Paris. Oct. 3.-The funeral of Emile
lola Sunday promises to be of the most
imposing character. majority OF the
socialist and labor groups and several
student associations have decided to
send delege tons. The project of po-
lice Is organizing extensive measures
to preserve order.
Contrary to previous announcements,
Dreyfus will not attend Zolas funeral.
This decision was taken as the result
of an interview with Nine. lola, whom
he visited to-day Nine. lola pleaded
with Dreyfus not to participate in the
ceremony, because his presence might
lead to disorders.
Dreyfus was anxious to attend the
funeral, considering 1t a duty which
he owed to the memory of lola; but
the widow expressed to him her APP
prehensions that unseenlly dernonstra-
tions might occur If he attended, both
during the ceremony at the cemetery
and afterwards.
THE project Of police" she said, "is
also In fear that your presence may
lead to disturbances, and for nothing
in the world would / have the funeral
regrettable Incidents"
NJ. Dreyfus, who displayed consider
able emotion, responded:
But they will say / am hiding my
self; that / am a coward Yes, a cow
ard" he repeated, land You know well
l am not"
Nine Zola again begged him for her
sake to abstain from attending the
funeral, and finally Dreyfus gave in
and promised not to attend Nine. lola
weepingly thanked him for the sacri-
flee.
The general opinion here is that M
Dreyfus acted most wisely in acceding
to the request of Nine. lola to absent
himself from the funeral of her hus-
band, which is to be held Sunday. This
ceremony would otherwise undoubtedly
have been the occasion of unseemly In
cidents and perhaps of serious disor-
ders.