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of Bulgaria, are sure to receive proper
attention. The difficulty comes when
these have to deal with their own peo-
pie, who care very little whether their
acts may or may not disturb calculations
in Manchuria or elsewhere.
The Macedonian troubles that have so
strongly stirred the Bulgarians, the dis
turbances among the Austrian Slavon-
ians, the renewal in Italy Of the lIeden-
fist agitation, and the swiftly executed
military coup in Serva against the late
King, seem all to have had a more or
less common source. Regarding the
last, Servian writer points out that
attempts against the Constitution are
by the Scrvian Code punishable with
death, and that King ALEXANDER by
laying violent hands on it had invited
his fate, Servian law not contemplating
the possibility of such an emergency as
arose in the spring The methods,
however, he regards as having been
unjustiIiable.
How long the present uncertainty in
the Balkans will last depends on several
circumstances, but mainly on the stay
ing capacity of the opposing elements,
The wearing-out process is at work IN
Turkey and in all the Balkan States,
and it is only question OF time wheh
the strain on their resources will result
in collapse. Greece and Servia are now
actually under financial control, while
the Sultan has little to depend on beyond
the patriotism of his army and the pit
tances which the financial commission
at Constantinople find it expedient to
dole out to him from time to time 10
avert the final catastrophe.
As regards Greece and Turkey the
ultimate settlement is one in which the
maritime powers will have something
to say, but Servia, Bulgaria and Rou-
mania stand in a different category and
depend entirely on their two great neigh
bors, A war between Bulgaria and
Turkey, about which there seems some
apprehension. cannot have the same
issue as that between Greece and Tur-
key. This for many reasons, the prIn-
cipal one being that, whatever the efforts
made it cannot be localized as the latter
was; and if prevented by Austrian and
Russian occupations Of the strategic
points of Servia and Bulgaria, the in
dependence of these two States, which
is now more or less illusory, would be
ended.
The situation is extremely compli-
Gated, racial and religious ambitions
clashing with economic and commercial
necessities.
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The Dolphin and the sylph.

The twelve or fifteen members Of Con-
gress who have taken possession OF the
Dolphin and gone on summer cruise
along the New England coast do not
constitute the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. There is no such COM
mttee. The House Committee on Naval
Affairs for the Fifty-seventh Congress
went out Of existence when that Congress
expired on March 4. The Committee
on Naval Affairs for the Fifty-eighth
Congress has not been appointed, for
the sufficient reason that the House OF
Representatives in the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress is not yet organized.
Chairman Foss? There is no Chair
man Foss. There is a Mr.. Foss who
hopes perhaps to be chairman again
when the House meets and Uncle JOE
CANNON is elected Speaker, but he is
only Mr. FosS now. He and the COM
panions of his summer voyage have no
official standing aboard the Dolphin or
any other Government vessel, except
as plain, ordinary Congressman.
The Erening Post defends this junket-
ing trip by an argument not very respect
full to- the President:
Who could blame the Naval Committee when
the PosmaSte General goes cruising on one reve-
nue. cutter a Senate committee on another. and the
President employs an auxiliary cruiser solely for
the summer use OF himself. his wife. and chldren'"
The case of the President is somewhat
different. He is Commander-in-C Chief
of the navy, as well as of the army. He
has an official right to order speed trials
and experimental cruises by any naval
vessel, and to accompany the same in
person that he may observe the ships
performance and watch her consump-
ton Of coal with a view to possible i'm
provements and economies.
Besides that, he has declared that we
must have navy equal to that of any
other Power. How can he know what
sort Of navy we already possess unless
he studies it ship by ship? He began last
year with the MayAower. This summer
he is making personally thorough inves-
tigation of the Sylph.
The gentlemen aboard the Dolphin
have no more right there than if they
had constituted the Committee on Venti-
lation and Acoustics in the last House.
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The American jews Losing Their Religion.


ModcrnIty has struck blow at Jewish orthodox y
from which II may never completely recover. The
Jews who fashioned the Jewish life Of American
Jcwry prior 70 1890 built bllndly but strongly, a
people who might have set up great Jcwry or laid
the foundations OF greater Judaism prepared
for Rehabilitation In every direction This affects
Orthodoxy. Every newcomer falls more or less
into the net. Either tradition or practice Is de.
stroycd, because the settled jew has denied one or
both and has ruled and taught that economic con i
slderatons are superior to matters OF faith or spirit
To speak OF the observance OF the Sabbath rs pous
obligation Is infercnually TO charge the leading
Jews in this country and elsewhere with gross I'm.
pety.
Modenlty forces down practice and observance
This new world. 10 which so many He'd because they
were Jews, bcwdcrs because tho flame on tho
Statue of Liberty SlngCS our phylaCtcrics Ortho.
doNy Is now an affair of our elders. Young men are
no, religious that there is not u strictly kDcF"r
prosperous eating house on the Fast Side Of New
York is sufficient testimony to the TACT they do
not attend synagogue. Young JcwCSScS do not
know their Judaism has any other claim upon
them than that Of Chupah Fathers do not expect
their children TO be orthodox. Aud the newcomers
will not help Us. The crises through which tho Jew
has gone in Russia since 1850 have affected him
riouSly. No middle aged father expects his son TO
be orthodox In practice or convictIon--hiS Orho-
doxy Is for himself. and the dividing line between
the generations has been definitely recognized by
the Russian rahbS.
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CATHEDRAL COLENNS LANDED.
Rolled Ashore Easily-Rut Now Maybe a
Truck Won't Get Them Up the HILL

The cotton sections of the two big granite
columns for the Cathedral Of St John the
Divine were rolled ashore yesterday from
the lighter on which they lay, at l35th street
and the North River, as easily and smoothly
as two srools of cotton. A cable was
wound about each section five or six times,
and when the tide cached such height
that the columns were on a level with the
landing stage the cable was unwOund by
hosting engine and the great pillars
slowly rolled ashore onto a platform built
for them.
The columns will now be moved by steam
power to Cathedral Heights on special
truck built in Boston. The truck Is ex-
pected to arrive to-day.
Several safe movers and granite experts
who watched the unloading Of the columns
yesterday said that it would be impossible
to move them on a truck 1t will be neces-
sary, they saw, to roll the pillars along in
some such way as the Obelisk was carried
to Central Park in 1881. or In the fashion
that house il moved.
The two smaller sections Of the columns
weighing only forty tors ariece were lifted
from the hold Of the lighter Ben Fra nkn
by the Merritt 4 ChRpman Wrecking Com
pany's 81 cum derrick Relic nee. The Re-
liHnce has hosting power OF eighty tons,
and the forty ton sections, together with
the five-ton pedestals were easily la nded
Four more columns, in eight sections,
lie req v for ira importation in Vinalhaven
Me. The two renla lining columns, which
are now being polished mr y not be req Gy
for shipment before next year. The
columns ire worth s25, 900 apiece, and their
transportation from VIM lhe ven to the
North River pier cost 81 900 each.
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NEW FRESH AIR FARM OPENED
Owned by the ST. Vincent de Paul Society
Dedicated by the Archbishop.

Archbishop Farley opened and dedicated
the St. Vincent de Paul Fresh Air Farm at
Spring Valley yesterday morning. Nearly
q hundred prominent Catholics, most Of
them members Of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society, accompanied the Archbishop's
party to the new charitable institution
Following the dedication, a luncheon was
given by the officers OF the society
in honor of Archbishop Farley and
his guest, Mgr. Farrelly. The luncheon
was served on the lawn under the trees,
Thomas NJ. Mulry doing the honors Of host
This opening marks the fifth year OF this
fresh air work The society's first summer
home for poor children was small and in
many ways undesirable. This summer
several hundred little ones will be kept a
the farm during the hot season.
There are lawns provided with games
and amusements, shade and fruit trees In
abundance, fields and gardens and brooks
and every attraction of country life 20
delight the children whose lives are spent
in hot ci v streets or tcnements.
In declaring the farm open yesterday
the Archbishop said
No matter what they say about the world
being bad--and indeed ii has been wicked
| mainta ain that In many ways II j. much
better than II has been. Charity IL the sum
OF all virtue and the large increase of Chart
able donations makes il plain that ius'"a!
Of the world getting worse II * getting better
Thank God! ] congratulate all who nave
helped in this present great work. ana ASK
them not to let the fountains Of their charity,
which now flow so freely. dry up ana "ith'r
and I can assure them that their bank ac-
counts will not be any less Tor their charity
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OLIVER, ROOTS SUCCESSOR.
DclHef That Ho win No Made Secretary OF
War I'm the Fall.

WASHINGTON, July A.--The resignation
OF Col. William Cary Sanger, Assistant
Secretary of War, will probably take effect
before the end Of this week.
The matter was kept secret until his Sue
cessor could be- selected 10 that rush of
candidates would he avoided. Gen. Robert
Shaw Oliver, the new Assistant Secretary
of War. was chosen largely because of his
connection with National Guard matters
and his familiarity with army affairs.
1t is generally understood in the War
Department that Col. Sangcr's rtirement
will be followed next fall by the resignation
of Secretary Root, who has for some time
desired TO return to his practice in New
York. Secretary Roots friends were in
formed last winter of his intention to re-
tire from the Cabinet this summer. and last
February he tcld Senator Mason of Illinois,
that he did net expect to remain in the
Cabinet long after the adjournment Of
Congress- There we're many matters con-
nectcd with the army, however, that re-
CURED his personal attention. and he found
ii impossible to leave while they were pend
ing. The formation of the army G neral
Staff and the military schools at Fort Leaven-
worth and Fort Riley, together with the
establishment in Washington Of the army
war college, were all Of sufficient inn
portsnce to demand his presence at the head
Of the War Department. Another reason
for deferring his retirement was found in
his appointment as a member of the Alaskan
boundary tribunal,
1t was the wish OF the President, it is said,
that he should retain his position in the
Cabinet while serving on the commission.
1t is said upon excellent authority that
it is Secretary Roots present intention to
retire soon after his return from London,
and that it Is planned to have him sue
ceeded by Gen. Oliver. 1t is explained
that Secretary Root now feels that the
great military problems which confronted
him when he entered the Cabinet at the close
OF the war with Spain have been worked
out. and that with the legislation already
passed by Congress his scheme OF reform
in the army can be carried out without his
personal direction.
He will leave for Europe about Aug 20,
and Gen. Oliver will then become the active
head Of the War Department and continue
to direct the affairs of the army until Secre-
tary Root return. some time in October.
Secretary Root will then begin the rrepara
ion Of his annual report, and this will prob
ably DO his last official communication to
Congress. In this report he will discuss
such unfinished army plans as no feels will
require completion. This report will then
be guide to his successor, who may de-
sire to carry out Secretary Roots ideas for
improving the army.
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pnIirn md Inughs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun str Does not your
article to day on the latest mystery In The Bronx,
with the Incidental account Of the crruriInG Of the
police by the Brick Gang" furnish food for r"lcc
ton on police administration tho practical against
the spectacular, ms IL were" Should these gangs
be allowed to exist In any part OF any well regulated
city, and have We not abundant proof OF the open
existence OF many OF thcry night mere la New York;
Could we not spare some Of the force from the
sensational raids OF the "drng net variety TO break
up such outrageous bands OF rouThS'
Why deprive the men ofthat very effective weapon
the nghtsuck7 Docs not tar absence OF II form a
stronger temptation for tho uac of the revolver, and
would II not be better to have the latter weapon
carried In u holster where II could be kept IN order,
rather than IN a trousers pocket to rust and get
tangled up with tobacco pouches bits OF string, &C.
TO the peril of Innocent bystandcrs and the user
himself j. W. H.
NEW YORK July 10.
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NEW HEADS OF THE CARMELITES.
Prior Bruder OF Pittsburg Elected Superior
General OF the Order Here.

General or the Wruer Rere.
The Very Rev. Plus Mayer, Prior General
Of the Carmelite Order. who came to the
United States several weeks ago to attend
the elections Of priors for this country, has
announced the new officers.
The Very Rev. Ambrose Bruder OF Pitts
burg has been elected Superior-G General In
the United States. He is a young man,
having been born in New York in 1857, and
his rise in the Carmelte Order has been
rapid. Soon after his ordination he was
elected prior at Pittsburg.
These priors have also been elected in the
various provinces: The Revs Albert Wag-
ner, Pittsburg; Dionysius Best, Niagara
Falls; T. j. Donald, Englewood, N, J.;Albert
Murphy. Chicago; Alphonse Brandst ater,
Scipio. Kan; Sebastian Unaler, Leaven-
worth. Kan; Ferdinand Van der Stay.
New Baltimore, Pa. The refinitors are
The Revs. Paul Ryan, j. c. Feehan, A. j.
SHIFTS and Bernard Fink.
This was the first election ever held in
the United States at which the Prior-Gen-
eral has presided. Plus Mayer, though
born In Germany, studied here at ST. Fran
cis' Seminary, Milwaukee, and became
Provincial OF the order in the United States.
He will remain in this country for several
months preparing for the extension and
Improvement of the order Many see in
the Prior-General, should Cardinal Gotti,
Carmelite, become Pope, a future Cardinal.
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The Reformed Reporter.

The front page of JOHN ALEXANDER
DOVES weekly Leaves Of Healing is
bright with likeness of Mr.. ARTHUR W.
NEwCoMB, or. as the editor puts ii, " the
excellent Young man whose brave honest
and intelligent face looks out upon the
reader from this page" Mr.. NEwCoMB's
counterfeit presentment reveals him as
severe. forcible and successful person.
age He is much more than that. He is
"a Literary Brand plucked from the
Burning New York newspaper man
transferred to Chicago and transformed
excellent young man is the literary
trophy for GOD and Zion" He has been
saved by General Overseer DowIE from
"an almost inevitable doom of despair
rs regards his spiritual condition by his
association with the secular newspapers.
All young men who think Of asking for
a job at this or any other secular news
paper Office should read and perpend
Mr.. DOVES editors solemn warning:
Nothing is more terrible than the fact that tho
public newspaper press. that hell OF modern litcrn-
ture. has become, with but few exceptions. the
botomrss pit OF destruction. TO all who have ever
sraspcd the pen to write for the world in the inter
Of the flesh and Of the devil Slavery to sin is
the sine qua non OF success In Satans domain OF
newspapcrdom; for darcs to be free and
write for these syndcates of liars who control the
daily newspaper press"
Mr.. NEWCOMERS written testimony I"
shows that even at an early age, though
reared by Christian parents and a worker
in the church, the Sunday school and
the Young Peoples Society, ne learned
to practise deceit toward his parents.
He was an accomplished liar and
smooth hypocrte even in his boyhood. I"
In short, he had that gift for wicked
ness which marked a member-elect Of the
able a foil for his present virtues. He
smoked before he got into what Zion
City calls pants. He went to college
at is and was graduated at 23 The
length Of his college course is proof
enough Of the wickedness of his courses.
He began to tipple occasionally"
Now it is difficult thing to tipple
occasionally" Indeed, We never heard
of an occasional tppler before.
At II, the now excellent young man
lay sick for three months. He was
never, at any time, in more complete
possession of the Devil than during
this time. The ordinary Devil, Of course.
The Newspaper Old Boy was yet to come.
Mr.. NEWCOMERS parents, readers of
Ledres Of Healing, telegraphed to Mr..
DowIE for prayers, and the young
mans life was saved. He did not make
any better Use of it. As soon as he was
graduated from college he took up
newspaper work" He seems not to
have been "a common, ordinary re-
porter. He was an uncommon and
extraordinary reporter. Whether he
was dramatic critic, society re-
porter n poker expert, a collector of
church news; whether he was all of these
and something more, we leave to the
newspaper demons to find out from these
words:
My days were spent In the companonship of
some OF the worst elements OF city life, MY nights
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Steamboat Inspector May lie Dismissed

WASHINGTON, July 14.-As a result ".
the bitterness which has developed ov"
amendments suggested to the regulation
governing the inspection Of steamboats, II II
probable that one Of the inspectors ,aklnA
part in the annual conference, which I@,,
been in session here for several weeks. WI
be dismissed. Messrs. Witlcdg" Of q,
Louis and Sloan of Dubuque were rlld'
Gated of the published charge that 'heY
had made public through the newspapers
the proceedings Of the conference. S'crG-
tary Cortelyou has now turned the lnye''l-
CATION on the instigator of the newspaper
charges, and this has resulted In hN'hs
upon one of the inspectors the re+ponsl,
biiity for the charges. The officers hFa.:.e
TO mako public the name. OF the m"i'ne,
but they assert that if it is shown corc.u.
sively that he instigated the publication o,
the charges against Messrs, sloan ahu
Witledge drastic measures will be taken
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DAY or THE BASTILE'S FAIJ


French New York celebrated the ami.
versary Of the fall of the Bastile yesterday
In many parts of the city, the Brooklyn
navy yard for one place--the French
tricolor was displayed. The French gun.
boat lie Tage, in the North River, got itsq,
up en- fete and received many guests.
The ceremonies on the gunboat began
with an inspection at 10 clock by Admiral
Rivet. AT noon the Argentine warshin
Presidente Sarmiento, which had flown In.
tricolor since sunrise, fired n-run
salute. which was answered in kind bv
the Frenchman. In the afternoon al,
hands on lie Tage had a half holiday
the sailors either dancing on the lower deck
or playing cards and lominoes in the fora
castle and turrets At dinner they hod
an allowance of wine ard dessert. In The
evening the ship was outlined in lanterns
Ashore thirty French business men gayra
dinr or last night to Admiral RiVet and Can,
Amelct at the Iatayette-B revOort UotoI
There was mammoth festival at Harlem
River Park under the auspices Of the French
Benevolent Society. The children took
possession Of the grounds during the after.
noon, danced, used the swings and ate
large amounts of sandwiches, milk and 10.
cream.
Consul-General Magny received an own.
ton when he arrived in the evening. lie
was met at the gate by section of Tie
veteran Lafayette Guards and escorted 10
the platform in the ballroom. A dance
and concert succeeded. Ambassador
Jules Jusserand was expected, but was de-
tanned in Washington.
The celebration aboard lie Tage was
somewhat marred by the finding the dav
before Of the drCN, ed bcdy of n ,rnr,,,
named Henri Waller. Waller had been
with the ship seven years ard had been
missing since he received shore leave
week ago, There was cut on his forehead
when the body was found. The funeral
will be held TODAY
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Alabama Has Not Yet Settled All Her Debt

To THE En,roR or THE SuN--Sfr' Can THE SUN
inform me what amount the State OF Alnbama owes
on her Endorsement In the '10s Of railroad bonds
few years ago wrote the then Governor of
Alabama asking him what the prospects were of
the state coming TO a settlement OF It's indorse.
inent on bonds Of defau!tIng railroads, and he
had the check" TO answer THAT. as the indorse-
ments were conceived IN fraud there was no pros
pect."
had always supposed until received the above
that the state, the same as an individual was re-
sponsIble for the acts OF an authorized agent TO
indorsenien when innocent part eS were Involved.
The bonds were marketed on the strength OF tho
Endorsement at nearly par.
The State gave It's Endorsement to develop It's
resources: II did, and yet IL Is unwilling In any
bonds Of tho ruads that were foreclosed,
The Endorsement appears aS regular as tho pres
crt issue OF bonds and 70 does not appear altogether
unlikely that In the course oftmr AiNbama'S bond
holders may get reply not unlike the one quot cd.
CHAUNCkY X. BUCHANAN,
TARRYrowN ", ", July II.
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From The Clcreland Plain Dealer.

1t has been that officers singular good
fortune to be placed in position to reap the
reward of others services He succeeded
Gen. Brooke as Military Governor of Cuba
at time when all military difficulties had
been removed and the civil complications
were we'll advanced toward settlement.
People who have followed events since the
freedom Of Cuba became an accomplished
fact do not forget that Gen. Brooke was at
the head of the government for more than
year before his retirement from active SER
vice. and that all the chief reforms and i'm
provements in Havana and elsewhere were
accomplished, or in fair way to be, long
before his mantle fell on Gen. Wood.
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REPUBLICAN CLrBS ORGANIZE.
Kings County VIII Begin Work for the
Presidential Campaign.

The Associated Republican Clubs Of
Kings County have perfected a permanent.
organization and will now begin work for
the Presidential campaign next year Ar
a meeting on Monday night In the Con.
gross Club house at $50 Bedford avenue
Williamsburg, the following officers wer'
elected TO serve until December, 1904
DIR. j. W. T. kastendieck, president; Or
W. A. Griffiths, first ce-presidcnt; Charles
r. Law second e-presidcnt; Thomas &
Edge, third vice-president; Robert Curran
recording secretary; James T.. PearsaIL
corresponding secretary; Charles j, Webber
treasurer, and George j. Hardy, marshal.
Fifteen Assembly districts were repre-
sentcd at the meeting