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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
ELIOT TALKS TO HEBREWS.
Har, ards President Praises Their Family
IIfc-l.nAe rnment In This Country.

BosroN. Dec. I5-President Eliot OF
Harvard said some interesting things Ia
the Hebrew residents of Boston last evening
in a lecture on New Americans at the
North Bennett Street Industrial School.
we are all New Americans, said Presi-
dent Eliot. opening his address. The
difference il hat some OF US are newer than
o, hers No matter from what country
you have come, he continued, you should
now remember that YOU are living in re-
public Many of you migrated from the
monarchies Of the Old World.
One OF the mos, important things In
State is the family life. Let me say that.
az | have observed il, the best type Of family
life il 10 lie found among the Hebrew
people But you should not imagine that
the laws in a repubh" are any less Stringent
in their demands than were those of the Old
World Liberty is not licensed here. You
have also found that equality before the
law does not and cannot mean equality of
means or wealth. In fact there is no country
where the discrepancy in these respects "
az pronounced a. here
In comparing municipal governments
Of this country with those Of Europe. IL APP
pears TO have been demonst rated that uni
versal suffrage does not produce he best
results in municipal government There Ia
one remedy. publicity. We have an in
stance of this truth in the recent evil, the
coal strike Of the Pennsylvania miners,
where the miners union, a secret organiza-
ton. declared strike without giving its
reasons therefor, and the Operators on the
other hand, declined TO treat with the miners,
also without publishing reasons.
The consequences of this dread Of pub
Lefty are to-day upon us. The present
commission has been appointed for the sole
of inn fIn On an
and publishing them for the purpose of
making ali amicable and equitable settle-
ment
IF you find anything wrong in your
dist riot my advice to YOU would he to find
reporter who is looking for a subject 10
write about and tell him the facts in tho
case in such a way that it shall be brought
to general attention"
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WATERS OF the university sketches the
plan of campaign:


The Board OF Agriculture will make this eshl-
bi,on car prominen, feature In al the institute
work In the state and make II stin more effective
by specializing Thus. " the meetings are to be
held Ia a section OF the state where the live stock
Industry II prominent feature. We viii take from
the college representative specimens Of improved
breeds particularly Ia those sections Of the State
where the stock have not been improved they
should be. aud hold stock Judging school In this
case AN exhibit OF the different foods,urs and forage
plants that are adapted To the uses of the sockmen
OF that portion Of the state viii be- nade and special
emphasis laid on the selection. breeding, feeding
and managemeu, OF i've stock. In those sections
OF the State where dar,ins dominates. the car will
be equipped along this line aud he virtually travel
ling dairy school. In the horticultural sections OF
the state the car will be equipped by the hort.
cultural department with spray pumps, spray
material. various fruits. different kinds OF trees
and plants. so a. to give practical demonstrations
In the modern methoGs OF controlling the insect
pests and fungus diseases. and Ia the planting aud
pruning OF orchards.
An ordinary passenger car will serve
for the present. One-third of the seats
will be taken out and Il speakers stand
pui' ih'CtiIs van iiViu III VIC 'di
Adapted TO the use of commuters and
run every day but Sunday, such a car
would be boon. II might take the place
of the smoking car or be used as the
smoking car. Card-playing IL already
forbidden on some roads on account of
the sQua bibles it has caused and should
be prohibited by all roads on account
of the abominable abbre waited humble
puppy which il produces. Coach the
commuter in agriculture and horticult-
ure. Let him learn by demonstration
how TO quell vicious bull by looking him
in the eve. how to plant potatoes how
to" break setting hens, how to know
"pizen ivy, dogberries and murderous
mushrooms, how TO feed the hens. milk
the cows, NOW without running the
scythe into the ground-the whole COM
pass of bucolic science. This is the way
to rescue our commuters from despon-
dency. restore to them their rural ideals
and set them to tickling the earth. The
earth may be none the better for their
efforts. but their livers will be much the
better.
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INTERNATIONALLY. NJ .A.DINNER
Over 800 Members and Guests Present
Appeal Made for $40. OlM.

With mineral water to drink their toasts
u and with no cigar smoke to cloud their
vision, the members Of the International
Committee Of the Young Mems Christian
Association had their annual dinner in the
large ballroom Of the Waldorf last evening.
Over three hundred members and guests
OF the association, including prominent
professional and financial men. heard the
reports from the secretaries Of the different
branches Of work done by the committee
during the year The boxes were also
hlled, among their occupants being Miss
Helen Gould, Mrs Russell Sage, Mrs. %. Is.
Potter and Mrs. james q. Cannon. Over
the speakers table hung an enormous
map Of he field Of operations Of the com
mittee
Seated with Presiden, Luc' u Warner
at the table were Gen. q. O Howard, Gen.
y. b. NJ Young. the Rev. j. Ross Stevenson
the Rev. Lyman Abbott. Pre- ident Lucius
Tuttle OF the Boston and Maine Railroad.
and II B. MacFarland
Senator Proctor of Vermont, Who was 10
have m ade the principal address. did not
come. but sent a letter which was read. in
which he said that the association was doing
much to solve the labor problem, beca use
~ 'eiiueu 10 cultlNaUS ana not OphTON Ne
Independence. Individuality and manhood
OF those within it's influence.
Reports showed that thirty-eight new
buildings were erected during the year
and II 0OO, 900 secured for an endowment,
fund The railroad branch now has 50 900
members, the work having been extended
during the year TO many street railways.
Secretary Kitchener Of the Industrial
Department said that the solution Of the
labor problem lay in the upbuildng Of the
individual, work that the a-sociai ion
was trying to do.
In the army and navy work perhaps
the greatest work has been done and one
of the announcements that brought out
applause was that to do with the new Naval
Branch in Brooklyn, largely the result of
Miss Helen Gould's donation, where the
average daily attendance of sailors has
been over 400
james G. Cannon. vice-president of the
Fourth National Bank said that the man
agenent of the vast field of work was AZ
perfect As that Of any great industrial
corporation and he paid tribute to the
unselfishness of the workers. Thomas
r. Stillinan also praised the work and
President Lucius futile paid a tribute TO
the work Of the railroad men.
Secretary Lugee made an appeal az the
close OF the dinner for $50 600 in order that
the committee might live up TO its record
Of closing its books for the year without
indebt edness
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
SLIDING ~ CENTRAL PARK.
Allowed This Year Where before children
Have Been Chased on.

Park Commissioner Wilcox ia going to
turn over much OF Central Park to the
children this winter while snow Is on the
ground.
The police, instead Of chasing them IA
formerly. have received Instructions to look
after them and try to prevent accidents
Some Of the hills in the Park are set aside
for the use Of the boys and others for girls
At two places the boys and girls may min gle
while coasting.
The children will be allowed to roll big
snowballs on the ball grounds. the north
meadows and the east green. Boys and
girls may slide together down the hin near
Sixty-eighth street and Fifth avenue and
on the hin north Of the Museum Of Art,
The children will be permitted TO coast
on nearly every good-sized Hill in the park
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16

To THE EDITOR or The SrS-S,r' am in
t.r.sted in the question OF Nivisection. and
rend with respect Dr Keen open letter to
senator Gallinger in your columns VIII YOU
allow me to correct the inference that anti
,ivi-ectioni-ts oppo-" viviSecti ion on the
ground of its useles-ness' Many OF them
accept the statements of Lawson TAFT. Sir
Frederick Trsves and others a. tending TO
show that II Is far less useful than has been
claimed. and some OF them do assert that II
l. useless. thus far, to man. but they do not
oppose II OH that ground but upon the ground
Of it, very doubtful morals Life is sweet
even to an anti-vivisect ionst but he thinks
life saved al very grave priC" when l.
saved bv IN" torture OF animals
Mr. Merwin, writing IN the Atlantic Monthly
for March, made the new point for anti
yivi~ection that W. are becoming very much
more timid a. regards pain and danger than
our forefathers, and that yivisection both
shows and fosters this tendency
y y. CLEouoRS
MANCHESTER W Dec ~
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The Secretary Of War has begun prepara-
lions for joint military and naval manGu-
vres next year by ordering a board OF ar
tillery and engineer officers TO meet at
Fort Monroe under the presidency of Col.
j. p. STORY, Artillery Corps, to recommend
a field for the operations. and TO revise
the regulations governing them where the
manpuvr.s Of last autumn showed revision
Ia Ira necessary. 1t II probable that a
different locality than that Of this years
operations will be selected. as the army
authorities think that nav districts should
De utilized from year to year. Much Of
the preparations for this years manpuvres
were made hastily and some Of the forts
involved required very great and expansive
labor To fit them TO take their assigned
parts. BY beginning preparations at this
early date. and with the experience already
acquired, IL is expected that next years
combined operations will be more com
plete, and their results more valuable,
than were those OF last autumn and will
not be confined. a. we're these last. chiefly
70 demonstrating weaknesses and short
comings in the artillery defences Of the
coast involved
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
4 Nirginian Project.

A political idea which has gained some
local support and has provoked some
violent opposition is the proposed assem-
bling, somewhere in Virginia in 1903, in
advance of the meeting of the Fifty
eighth Congress, Of representative South
ern Democrats to lay down certain
principles which shall form the basis
of the national platform of 1904"
II is pointed out that with the unim-
portant exception of Nevada the only
States carried by the Democrats at this
years elections were Southern States;
that the electoral votes upon which the
Democrats can most confidently depend
are cast by the States of the South; and
that Virginia, removed from the menace
OF colored control is free to take lead
ing part in party affairs, res,iming her
former prominence AS the Old Dominion
of Democracy, if not, indeed as tho
Mother of Presidents.
The opponents Of the plan of a pro-
convention conference in Virginia urge
these objections: The line of political
division between the North and South
is being rapidly eGaced. Commerce,
manufacturing industries and mining
development are destroying il. A con-
ference of Southern Democrats might
revive sectional enmities and would
give no good promise of political ad-
vantage, for all the States which are to
send representatives are already solidly
Democratic and cannot cast electoral
votes enough to elect President.
But these objections, whether sound
or fanciful, would not apply either to a
conference of Virginia Democrats only,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
Chaplain MED abe aud Cardinal Gibbons

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SrN-ST' In a
despa, ch from Ionkers. dated Dec, 10. ! am
quoted a. denouncing Cardinal Gibbons in the
course OF II speech upon the Philippine friars
did not denounce Cardinal Gibbons. |
criticised him for apolonIins for the Philip
pine friars His remarks concerning them
were telegrap hed all over the country. The
Cardinal has not heard all the facts If he
viii get from Washington public document
No 1870 he can read the sworn statements
of Catholics and ProteStants made before
the United States Commission appointed by
the President to find out the truth with regard
to conditions there before the war.
The fact II the half has never been told
The eGscrat ion in which the friars are held
Is deserved II the Cardinal wants the proof
and demands il. and The SrN will agree to
On TRAIN Dec ~ & & MCCABE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16

We take from the Ciereldnd Leader
this juvenile and hasty opinion.

,
this juvenile and hasty opinion:
II the United states senate should block all
Representatives and the President regarding the
regulation OF the trusts there would be a quick and
sharp strengthening OF the general feeling that the
Senate itself might be the better for radical
chr nges'
Thai is, IL the Senate refuses To pass
House bill, try and get the Constitution
changed in the hope that a more obedient
Senate may be had The preposterous-
ness of resortng TO the slow, difficult and
now all but impossible method of Con-
stitut ional amendment to obtain what
you are not strong enough TO obtain by
legislation is obvious
The proposition is founded upon en-
tire ignorance or carele-sness of the
proper functions and powers Of the
Senate. Government by town meeting,
direct, immediate. popular government
and not representative government with
the checks and balances devised by the
makers of the Constitution, seems To be
the aim of no inconsiderable school of
contemporary political sentmentalsts,
Morally. the Cleveland Leaders, idea is
threat. The trlst-huntcrs must be hard
up for reasonable arguments.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
THE SOITH'S REPRESENTATION.
senator Prltchard Fa,Ors Reducing II In
Republican National conventions.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Sin a converse
ton with Senator Quay to-day. Senator
Pritchard Of North Carolina declared tina,
he was in fave" Of reducing the Representa-
ton Of the southern States in national
conventions Of the Republican party. the
size of the delegations to be determined
strictly by the total poll of Republican
votes in the elections Of those States
Senator Pritchard has never declared him
self on this question before, and II is be-
thing of a sensation among the Republicans
OF his State. who are generally in favor Of
maintaining the present representation in
national conventions. Senator Pritchard
for to do this would be to violate the Con-
stitliton,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16

Boston is going to have forum or talk
hall, room where anybody can come and
spout. All subjects will lie discussed There
are at least seven new religions a week in
Boston All religions will have their spol,es-
men. All crankisms and all cranks will he
welcome. A talk hall has long been needed
IN Boston. II will have a good effect upon
tie public health. The Massachusetts in
sane asyums are full ard running over.
largely on account Of suppressed speech.
The talk-hall will keep good many persons
from being committed TO other asylunis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16

Prof. WESLEY Of the University o: Michi-
gan tells his class in philosophy that il has
been discovered in the university labora-
tories that girls ears hear higher range Of
sound than do those Of boys" Naturally.
The feminine sensibilities are more delicate
and acute than those OF the grosser sex, and
their capacities Of Rapture or agony greater.
But mark the punishment that accompanies
the gift The men make most Of the noise
The women have TO drink it in TO the last
dregs Of vibration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
New ENtraditiOn Treaty with Nc,,co

WASHINGTON. Dec. i5.-The reoent I'm.
successful attempt to extradite two Of the
ST Louis boodlers who fed to Mexico
has resulted in the signing of a treaty. with
ma, country, amending the present ex-
Wadltion treaty SO AS to add bribery 10 tho
list OF Offences. This treaty IL now before
,he senate Tor ratification, II defines bribery
10 be the giving, offering and receiving ~
a reward to influence In the dischnSs w
OF legal duty. and provides for the mutual
surrender Of fugitives from justice charged
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
Col. BRYAN for Police Commissioner.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SrN Sir: Why
has not some one suggested the appointment
of william Jennings Bryan rs Police Com
missioner? Probably one OF the first i'm
portant reforms Col. Bryan would introduce
would he the substitution of silver for the
yellow metal buttons now worn by the force,
and he could be depended upon to close he
depended upon to raid even the New York
stock Exchange If he should deem II advis-
able j. W.
NEW YORK Dec Ia
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or to conference under Virginia auspices
and leadership, to which the Democrats
OF every part Of the Union should be in
vited with view to outlining a new and
more promising policy for the whole
party in 1894.
Why il il not as much the function Of
the Democrats of Virginia to undert AXE
the initiative us it is of the Democrats
of New York or Indiana?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16

Frenchmen. Galatians and Irishmen
are by nature shallow says DIR. PARK-
HURST. II they possess any DEPTH he
unfortunately continues. II IL not to be
discovered by any known method OF spirit
uai sounding" Shade Of Sir BOYLE. how
deep they must be,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
Hot water for THIRD Rail.

TO THE EpiroR OF THE Sun str No, being a
skilled mechanic. | would like to ask THR sun "
the elevated railway people couldn't overcome
the present diculty with he Ice bound third rail by
substituting hollow rail for the solid one and run
ming stream OF hot water or steam through II
during all freezing weather. II seems 70 me that
a two inch steam pipe would answer the purpose
OF the rail, and be a good deal cheaper. Has such
a plan ever been considered
FIFTY FIRST STRICT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
Football Booby Prize.

From The Kansas C1y Journal
The william Jewell college football team is en-
Titled to the BOBBY pennant II won one game
early In the season but defeated In every other
that II played. II Is to he hoped that the young
Mp'ists know more about baptism than th-p do
about football.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16

PARIs-R,osuue No ~ near Grand Hotel and
Iosaue No. 10. boulevard dcS Capuclnes.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
AMERICAN WHIST MEET,
OVER TWO HUNDRED PLAYERS con
TEST FOR PRIZES AT MAN
HAITIAN BEACH.

over two hundred men and women participated
in the whist tournament at the Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach. yesterday The first session
of the eleventh annual congress is to be held to-
day. The competition for the Brooklyn trophy and
an mpromptu game for pairs occupied the after
noon. In the former the New-York Association
had strong lead after the first three rounds. anu
everybody conceded they would win in the evening
The winning team was made up follows:
Knickerbocker Whist Club-Newman and Faher.
Watson and Watkins. Dr. Walls and Miss NJ H
Campbell. Brooklyn Whist Club-Baker and Gill
hooly. Albany Whist Club-Snow and Muhfeder.
Rochester Whist Club-Ingersoll and Smith
TIL total score made by the New-York Associa-
ton is thiry-seven tricks, record not approached
by any of the other six teams There were thirty
six players or nine tables, in the contest for
pairs. The latter found Boston experts ahead.
Fisher Ames of that city getting the largest score.
with W. a. Potter. of Providence, for partner
In the other progressive games at night Boston
and Cleveland shared the honors.
The first business session of the league will he
held this morning at II o'clock
The following is the result of yesterdays games:
ddsd for mixed pairs & n1s '1bss B6ss3p
", A. Potter Providence sl9 plus East and West West
Brooklyn aToPhy 2o foT auxa %
nns Ro1nd Association Plus North
Round aNNeW Associaton plus Nea-jersey
secoSd session. @ Round Association plus
tiC3a'' ton wins with a.
Names Of players for NewYork; Knickerbocker Whist
Faber Watkins BROOKLYN Whist club. Baker
F@S cab and SMITH,
ProgTessye pairs trnens section Howell garneA e9
C. Parker and NJ r Hoar Cleveland. second score.
and sst9. AN2Ft9 and sP9sh Mr.
SSH plus: North and south: the Misses s:hnidt;
Mrs s's # F. Rose 10 = Nd1YorR 1 @ P III i5 pIa5 @ west MI
New-York tribune., 1902-06-24

viii be seated at the Kings table. where eiio
Princess Of the Asturias. Princess Charles Oh
Bourbor-Sicily eldest sister Of the hlns u
Spain. viii have the place of honor on 'iie
sovereign's right. Princess Henry OF russ"
VIII be seated on his majestys left MY fNei"
will be placed between the Earl Of Pennorohe'
lord steward Of his majesty's household. and liie
Maharajah of Gwaiior. the most prominent oi
the visiting Indian princes Mrs. Reid will be
seated at one of the smaller tables between
Prince George Of Greece, who is an old frieno'
and Admiral Gervais head Of the French Spe-
cial Embassy.
On Wednesday Mr.. Reid. alone Of the mem
bers OF the American Embassy. and Mrs. Re1o'
will dine with the Prince and Princess or wares
AZ S.. Jarnes's Palace. On procession day, FIJI
day Mrs Reid and Miss Reid will be the guests
of the Duchess of Buccleuch, the mistress OIL
the robes Ir Reid Will drive in the procession
with Admiral Gervais- Thus the representa-
tives of the two great republics Will have equal
rror1inence in the procession. After the pro-
cession- Mr. Reid will lunch at Buckingham
Palace That night the members of the Ameri-
can Embassy will attend dinner to be given
by Lord Lansdowne the Foreign Secretary
Mr.. Reid viii witness the naval review on
Spitkead on Saturday, from the royal Sdchl
The other members of the embassy VIII be on
board the boat set apart for the olpIohduc
CORPS On Saturday night Mr.. Reid viii dine
with Rear Admiral Aren't s Crowninshield, on
board the United States flagship, the oattte-
ship Illinois.
Mr. Reid. on Sunday. will attend the informal
reception of the special ambassadors at hert-
ford House. where the Wallace collection Will De
open for inspection. -
On Monday. June 80 Mr.. and Mrs. Reid VIII
be present at the gala opera performance, anu
On Tuesday July i, they will attend the saroen
party at Windsor. and. afterward, the evening
reception OF Lady Lansdowne, which VIII close
the strictly official entertainments
Mr. and Mrs Bradley Martin entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Reid and a brilliant company OF ABOUT
fifty persons at dinner tonight The Bradley
Martins guests included the Duke and Duchess
of Newcastle, the Prince and Princess of Pless
Prince and Princess RaGziwill the Earl ana
Countess of Chesterfield. Earl and countess
Spencer Earl Cadogan, the Lord Lieutenant OF
Ireland and Countess Cadogan. and the Earl
and Countess of Craven (who was Miss Cornei1a
Bradley Martini.