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Greek Tottcrs at Oxford.

II il PyrrhiC victory that has been
won for Greek at Oxford a presage Of
it's downfall before long in its strongest
fortress The fight for the abolition of
Greek Us "A requirement for the degree
of bachelor Of arts, fought for so many
years and now ended in this country. has
been transferred TO Europe. The argu-
mentS urged against disciplininC youth
in a glorious literature and the most
artistic language man ha., yet devised
are Of the same utlitarlau order that
We have been made familiar with.
In Germany the assault on the uni
versities has been made from the scien-
tihC side. and important concession have
been secured; in France it i pdrticu-
larlv the demands of the modern Lam
guageS that are put forward. In both
countries, and already even in England
and the United States. the cry i rising
for something still more "pract cal :"
and useful, university instruction in
commercial and industrial pursuits that
may be of immediate peCuniary adj
vantage 10 graduates If President
ELOTS ideal of university as a place
where everything shall be taught pre-
walls, in n generation or two the art and
science of moncy-making may be the
academic peer Of the humanities and
divinity and abstract mathematics.
In Great Britain the elimination Of
Greek is no new thing; in the Scottish
universities and in the newly founded
ones in England which have grown up
chiefly around technical schools, science
and modern languages have been the
weapons Of attack. Cambridge with
lis mathcmat ical turn might have been
expected 70 give way. but that Oxford
should collapse al the first attack is
amazing. oxford has wel-carned
reputation for extreme conscrvat ism that
has made her sacrifice obvious reforms
To old traditions. Her chief scholastic
crown for IA century and more has been
the Classical Honor school, and this she
can only save by bare majority. Alas,
the hccting years.
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Mr.. Littlctield speeds to tho East.

In n special despatch from the shores
of Puget Sound to the Tunes Democrat
Of New Orleans we have definite in
formation concerning the intent ions of
the most oriental of the candidates for
Speaker:
TACOMA Wash. Nov : --Conrressman CHARLES
Z. LtrTLEFIyLn Of Maine TO day announced his
cand.Iacy for speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tlvcs 10 succeed Gca HENprRsoN LtrrLErIELp
vas entertained here 10 day By senator FosrsR
and Representatives CrsHuAN and JONES Regard
ing his candidacy, he said.
Ilad consulted my own Interests entirely
should have Abandoned my California trlp ON learn
Ing that Gen HENDERSON would not be a candl.
date for rec 'ctlon. understand several other
gentlemen who are ~ he candidate, Tor that honor
have been maMng an active canvass during the
prcScn, campaign. on starting to California was
ASKED to make a number o, speeches IN the Middle
Western states Ms own interests as candidate
for the SHcah"rshIp would probably have been
improved wish compliance. bat the situation in
California decided he 10 remain with ,ncm until
the campaign closed"
At last, then, the distinguished gem
tlcman from Maine is in the field, posi-
lively and sure enough There is note
Of grievance in his reference To the efforts
of his competitors to promote their in
dividual interests while he was working
on the Pacific Coast solely for the good
of the whole party but this is not i'm
portant. The main thing to be observed
Is that Mr.. LITTLEfIELD makes "A virtue
of his own abstention from such semi
selfish campaigning before November
What we do not quite understand is
the slight change in the eminent gentle
mans attitude concerning his candidacy
which seems to have occurred since
Sept. Il, when he modestly remarked
TO a correspondent Of the Neu York
Times, just after Gen. HINDERsoN's
withdrawal and shortly before his own
departure on his philosophical mission
to the Pacific Coast
never yet heard OF a man In Congress who
would he unwilling to comply with practically
unanimous demand from his party
This was in reply to direct question
as to whether he was or was not a candi-
date for Speaker. Mr.. LIrTLEFIELp thon
minated that he would respond to a
practically unanimous invitation from
his party to become Speaker HENDER-
sons successor. And vet he is now re-
ported a. complaining in a very gentle
manly way that some of his rivals have
stolen march on him by getting in their
fine work early while he was laboring
disintcreStediy for his party's good in
a remote part of the Union; and he goes
still further and announces that even
then, in September last, he felt that he
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(,OrIilln

When Of two .aCtional enemies of dis
tinction one throws his arms about the
others neck in amt y and calls upon the
common party eye 10 rest upon him as
the leader Of tho day, the fact should be
recorded
For years past the free trade-protec-
ton quarrel in the Democracy has been
acknowledgement by HENRY WATTEEsoN
of Kentucky and AKTHlR PrE GoRAIAN
-! Maryland. GORMhN has been dashed
in the columns of Mr. NA1TERsoN'S
organ. the Louisvill" COurier-JOurndl,
o. savagcly ~ was the late SAMUEL j.
RANDALL, who's" economic role within
the party organization has been sus-
tanned by Mr.. GoRMAN with less show of
force. but scarcely with less effect. But
after the disappointment of hopes in
Clevelandi,m and the dawn of liberation
from BRYAN in other words, after three
successive crushing disasters of the De-
mocracy in Presidential elections and "A
Congress election in which Mr. CLEvE-
LAND reappearcd with similar result
the Courier-Journdl takes new start,
and has this TO say Of Mr.. GoRMAS:
The pcmocr ratio party has a clear Geld before It
for 1904. In Nj GoaMAs. a, least II has one
tionai leader OF SURPRISING wisdom and experience.
. Democrat from The crown of his head to the soles
Of his feet. lie VII presently resume his place In
the counscls Of the nation. His word should pass
for much with every thinking Democrat. He is
not only wis nan. lie is an upright. courageous
man worth dozen Hnls or a thousand Dcvo
lands. For ide ume being. al least. lie, vs. rally
about GoRaAS, for. whether he leads us to victory
or defeat, he viii not lead US astray~
The elections Of last week did nothing
to refresh the waning hopes of BRYAN,
brought no comfort to CLEVELAND and
withered the ambition Of HILL. SO Col.
WATTERSON turns to GORMAN.
In justice 10 both gentlemen it should
be said that if the four Presidential candi-
dates named had stood upon a plane Of
equal availability, Mr. WATTERsoN would
have preferred GoRMAN as a Democratic
quantity and force Certainly if the ma
tional Democracy is to become again
the serious and stable influence in poll
tics il was in the time Of SAMUEL j. TIL
DEN, GORMAN of these same four states
men is logically the partv's leader.
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docs not really exist in Spain; there are
not enough secular schools to render the
! system practicable What secular schools
exist arc VIGOROUSLY inferior to those pre-
sided over by the religious orders. has
much. therefore, rs the best educat ional
establishments which Spain possesses are
voluntary and UNCONVENTIONAL. il would
be suicidal for the Government to abolish
them. II is. further. to be borne in mind
that, as regards her prison system. Spain
is one of the most backward countries
in Europe, and tina. no agency at presen,
exists which could supcrsedc the religious
orders in the hcnciiccnt role of miti-
eating suffering and lesSening crime.
Under the circumstances, no well-in-
formed and iar-sigh,ed statesman would
dream of adopting in Spain those radical
methods Of dealing with religious asso-
Citations which are visibly practicable in
France, though even there their cxpe-
dency is questioned. Thus it has hap
pcned that Senior SAGAsTA. after holding
Office for more than nineteen months.
is obliged to confess his inability TO cope
with the problem which he was appointed
to solve
The Conservatives. who, soon. if not
at once. Will I've called upon to deal with
the question, probably under the leader
ship of Schor SIIvELA. will find them
selves in more favorable position The
fact that, as Conservatives, they have
never been identified with violent anti
clerical policy diSarms suspicion at the
Vatican and on the part Of the devout ma
jority of their fellow countrymen. They
can secure reasonable concessions from
the Pope, because he knows that such con-
cessions will not inevitably lead to others.
Neither will there be any murlnurs on
the part of the Spanish people when
they see certain limtatio ions imposed on
the growth of the religious orders. be-
cause they have faith in a Conservative
Government : appreciation of the educa-
tlonal and clccmosynary work done by
the brethren and sisters of the congre-
cations. In view Of these circumstances,
one can understand why in Spain the
Conservatives can 20 much further than
the Liberals in the way of subieotng
the religious associat ions To judicious
and discriminating restrictions
Another question which probably viii
be left for the Conservatives to settle
is that Of SPANS future foreign rela-
tionS. Although the SaCasta Government
has Officially denied that desen-
sive alliance with France is contem-
plated, there is no doubt that the subject
has recently been discussed in Cabinet
councils, III which the Spanish Ambas,a-
dors at Paris and London were requested
20 take part, It was not 10 be expected.
however that Cabinet So weak and 80
near dlssolut ion as SAGAsTA'S would
venture To take definite and irrevoca-
bic step IN "A matter of such obvious i'm
portance 10 the Spanish nat ION II Will
be left, therefore, for the Conservatives,
and especially, for Seilor SILvELA, who
lie looked upon a. not only the next
Premier, but also the next Minister for
Foreign Affairs, TO determine whether
Spain will enter into military conven-
ton with France providing for reciprocal
aid in time Of war
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Is Marriage RcsignatiOnc

KATE ANN HICKEY, who was teacher
in Public School No, 80 of this city. in
January last. married a man named
MURPHY and in February she returned
To her dutic, a. teacher. The city super
intendcnt of Schools. Mr. MAXWELL.
refused To certify TO her payroll on the
ground that her marriage was volun-
tary act of resignation under the rules
of the Board Of Education. Mr. Justice
COCHRANE Of the supreme Court has
granted peremptory writ of mandamus
ordering the city Superintendent TO re-
instate Mrs MURPHY ~ a teacher. and
TO certify To her payroll, and il is now
announced that the city Of New York
will take an appeal to the Appellate
Division. Judge COCHrANE holds that.
under the Charter, teacher cannot be
dismissed except under charges for a
violation Of the rules. ard as no charges
have been preferred against Mrs. Mr.E-
ply, and no trial has been had, she
remains teacher
Was the Court right?
The Board Of Education Of this city
has power, under the Charter. 10 enact
rules for the promotion of the welfare
and best interests of the public schools
and public school system of the city"
and il would seem, under this gene
raj power, the Board Of Education has
adopted rule that "A teacher who mar
rics shall be deemed to have resigned
her position. The Charter provides that
designations Of teachers shall be made
to the city Superintendent, but il does
not say anything about marriage being
equivalent TO resignation. 4 teacher
can be punished by fine, suspension or
dismissal, after trial before the Board
Of Education or Committee Of its
body, under charges for one Of four
offences: - Gross misconduct; CO. In
sgbordlnation; 80 Neglect of duty; (D
General incflicicncy. But no teacher can
be removed or dismissed except after
trial, under specific charges.
The question whether any law or rcgu-
latlon in restraint of marriage Is legal
Is broad question, which it is not neccs-
sary to determine To-day. although il is
our Impression that to compel the for
fixture of any Office because the incum-
bent has seen fit to marry is indefon-
sible, IL the marriage relation should
cause subsequent failure of ability
to discharge properly the duties of
teacher, then il may we'll be that the
teacher should be removed for nonfcas-
ance or incapacity. But this underlying
question Is not necessary for the decision
Of this case, which depends on the Ian
guagc of the Charter itself. 4 teacher
can only be removed, as we have seen,
for gross misconduct, characterization.
neglect Of duty or general incfiiciencv.
and, certainly, marriage cannot fall I'M
der any one Of these classes of offences.
Moreover. while it is true that the
Board of Education can enact rules for
the promotion Of the welfare and best
interests Of the schools. it cannot for one
moment be urged that q rule forbid
ding the marriage Of teachers on its
lace tends to promote tho welfare or
best interests of the school syst EN-, and
the rule which has been enacted is, on
its face, ridiculous. Language cannot
create q constructive resignation be.
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The Ministerial Crisis in spain

The resignation of Premier SAGAsTA,
which was rendered on Monday to King
ALFONSO Kill, has been expected for
some time. Ii is possible of course, that
he may be requested to retain his post.
and that with this end in view. he NAV
try to reconstruct the Cabinet In no
event, however, can the return Of the
Conservatives to power TO long post
poned This will be evident when We
recall the purpose for which the Liberal
Government took Office, and the COM
pleteness Of the failure to fulfil il.
When Senior SAGAsTA. the veteran
chief Of the Spanish Liberals, was in
vited in March 1901, to form Ministry,
1t was hoped that his party, which pro-
fesses to be strongly anticlerical. would
find an acceptable solution of the re-
ligious problem by which Spain. as we'll
as France, is confronted For many
years religious congregations have been
allowed to increase and multiply in Spain
without any interference on the part of
the civil authorities, but their growth
has at last reached proportions to which.
II Is generally recognized, the State can
no longer afford to be Indifferent. But,
If the extension and power of the re-
ligious ORDERS were to be restricted, it
seemed at first glance manifest that the
Liberals would be best fitted for the task,
inasmuch as, owing to their traditions
as well Us 10 their present professions,
they have been supposed to personify
anticleroal sentiments
A settlement Of the religious ques-
ton in Spain, however, is beset with
difficulties which do not exist in
France, and which the Liberals have
proved incompetent to overcome, for
the very reason that, as Liberals,
they are distrusted alike by the
Vatican and by the great majority of
pious Spanards, Pope LEO NIL. who
has uttered no public protest against
the suppression Of religious associat ions
by Premier CoMREs, has turned deaf
car 10 Premier SAGAsTA's overtures for
an accommodation. and the latter knows
that public opinion in Spain would not
approve Of the drastic measures that
have been taken with impunity inFrancc.
Even in France the teaching formerly
done by the suppressed associations can
not be replaced without considerable
addition to the annual appropriation for
education; IN spain, as things are now,
II would Inc impossible to find subS,-
tute for the educational work performed
by the congregational brethren.
The system Of obligatory education
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COUNT CASSINrS DENIAL.
says a Gold and Not Piquc Kept Him f>om
(hamher Of Commerce Dinner.

WASHINGTON, Nov. i2.-Count Cassini.
Russian Ambassador TO the United States.
denied this morning the report that ha
had absented himself from tho dinner Of
the New York Chamber Of Commerce last
night for the reason that the Russian flag
was not displayed on the mcnu card 20
those of Great Britain. Germany and th,
United States were. He declared that an
attack of bronchitis was responsible for
his absence and called attentio to his
hoarseness az evidence Of a lingering cold.
He said
Il accepted the invita ion 70 attend the
dinner but was seized suddenly wit h bad
cold and the physician ordered me TO stay
indoors. That il the reason did not attend.
and any other statement IL unit rue, is mis-
represent al ion. | did not know until Just
now that the Russian flag wac not on the
menu card. | arm very sorry II was not
there. Russia is a gool I lend Of the United
States. but she does not ask for Compliments.
She only asks for he truth. When found
| could not attend he banquet sent long
telegram expressing my sorrow that ] could
not come. ! have also been inv. ed TO az
tend the dinner of the Washingt >n Board
Of Trade Tomorrow and hope to DC well
enough to attend 4"
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Boundary or No boundary?

Again the Alaska boundary question
arises to cause worry and To testify to
the absurdity Of the existing relation
between the United States and Canada.
They talk Of commission to declare
the boundary, and our northern broth
ers are angry because they cannot have
II where they want it
Common sense and America say that
Canada and the United States should
kill all seeds of quarrel by becoming
one State and one people That would
settle the boundary question by wiping
1t out. from Demarcation Point to Chat
ham Sound and from Blaine to Passa-
maquoddy Bay.
Against this proposition there is no
rational argument heavier than a feather
in comparison with the arguments in
its favor.
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wv. r. GEORGE RETIRES.
Resigns as Superint cndent 81 the Junior
Republic" AT Eree,illr.

ITHACA, \. Y, Nov l2-William r.
George, snperint endcnt 81 the George
Junior Republic. the self-Govcrning school
for boys and girls at FreeviIle. has resigned
his place and will take charge of the work
If founding similar institution in Come OIL
cut He will retain his residence AZ Free
VILE but will devote his energies to the task
OF extending the influence Of the republic"
system. Under the management Of Mr..
George the republic" nj Freeville has de-
veloped to a remarkable degree and has
won tn" favor Of philan,hropists. The "re-
public now owns large and excellent farm.
with commodious buildings, and there are
various factories and shops ~ which the
boys are kept busy The boys elect their
own president and govern themselves.
and as a means OF correcting criminal ten
denotes in the young the school hos been
remarkably successful.
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cause the word resignation implies
the voluntary act of the person holding
the Office or position, and the mere
change of the domestic relation denoted
by the word marriage cannot. by
any phraseology, be made equivalent
to voluntary withdrawal from Office.
1t would seem 10 us that the decision of
Mr.. Justice CoCHRANE is absolutely cor
rect, and that it should not be reversed
on appeal.
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NON-l MON lAbbEl
WssnISGToS. u. C.. Nov. II.

To THr FpIToH or THF SrS-Sir, The
article by Richard II lancev upon the Prc,i-
dent : commission and the grand sermon by
the Rev Or Hills Of Plymouth Church are
stars OF hope for our great republic The
tyranny OF tho labor unions of the present
day, permitted by those in power, and cncour-
aged by many papers of this city to their
everlasting shame. il a blot upon our name
as a liherty-loving people
II Is most pitiful sight 20 behold our people
In power, from the President down, Crawl ling
on their knees before til" ignorant, lnwoss
wrctchcs nfestlng the labor unions. because
each and every one Of them has the all be-
holding power Of the ballot in his hand
The article or proposition by James W
Bclinger entitled the right 10 sell labor -
that j.. that the uon-uniou and real deserving
portion of ~" luboTug class form "A union
Tor their protection. that they may hold IN
violate their unqurstioncd and unqualified
right TO work for whom they please and for
what Compeusat ION they plsG~c-rvery man
who holds liberty dear should give aid and help
10 such 4 union
MAY THf SITS continue in its nobl" work Of
encourage cement To the oppressed OF our broad
land and shin" forever, { Il.
NEW YORK. Nov II
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Most Of the speakers at the Temple OF
Commerce the other evening read their
addresses, there being two conspicuous
exceptions, Ambassador CANNON of France
and Sir ALBERT ROLIITr. The latter, by
the way, made the hit Of the evening Ex-
ccl.ent alike in humor and in philosophy.
with the rhetorical balance that BELTS the
ID, G l.. and with the cosmopoltanism in
delivery and voice that we are accustomed
TO in Americas best may Britain forgive
Us, the chairman of the dele CATION from
the London Chamber Of Commerce gave an
example Of tip,op after-dinner speaking
Unfortunately, at the present time we
have no great speakers in evidence and
81 long AZ the habit Of reading speeches
continues none will come Public speak
ing is an art which needs cultivation other
wise it will become lost art. Let us have
reform,
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was actually sacrificing his own inter-
ests by refrainng from following their
greedy example.
There is an apparent inconsistency
here. Perhaps. however, Mr.. LITTLE
FIELD has satisfied himself meanwhile
that there exists in the Republican party
a practically unanimous desire that he,
rather than any other eminent Repub-
lican in the next House, shall be its
Sneaker
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To few Young men Is the road to success
shorter than TO the jockey, providing he
has talent Of the kind demanded by his
calling and opportunity to demonstrate 1t,
striking example Of this has been fur
nished within the past week In the case OF
the boy REDrERS, now riding at the Ben
nings track in Washington.
A year ago this boy, fresh from the Cana =
dian circuit commanded salary Of 50, 600
year. To-day he is in a position to earn,
approximately. $50 60 in 1903 Mr. VII
LIAM G. WHITNEY, for whose stable RED
YERN will ride next year, has paid $4,000
for Col JAMES f. PEPPrR's interest in the
jockey, and IL Is reported on good authority
that Mr.. WHrrSEY Is TO give the young man
an annual salary Of s?5 900 This how
ever, by no means represents his prospec-
tive earnings. II he continues to ride in
his present form, his total receipts durin z
the next twelve months may be fairly esti-
mated at twice that amount
There are other good jockeys in this
country besides REpfERN. There are
LYME and BURNS and O'CoSSoR. and they
are all employed at large salaries hut RED
FERNS case is notable because Of the COM
parativc suddenncss with which he has
reached the top of the heap"
REpFEEN's extraordinary Success is sure
to arouse in other youngsters strong desire
to emulate his career. To all such let it be
said thnt only about one boy in a hundred
WHO aspiros to expert jockcyship ever at
tains that mark, and ,h9t the road thereto
Ii arduous and dangerous in the extreme.