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Mr., Funk OF Colorado.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr' Please an
nouncc me as Democratic Presidential candidate
for 1904 subject to the will Of the national Demo
cratic convention. A Western man, Bryan Demo-
crat; supported the last two Democratic platforms
but think the next platform should be changed to
meet the changed conditions OF things and unite
the whole party. Born. Oglc county. Ill.
People should have ample notice and time to form
Intelligent opinions In regard TO their servants and
platforms.
The outlook for victory is assured The Repubi-
can party has done nothing. don'tintend to: jus'
foollng the people,
NY personal platform In part would be oon'
cillate capital and labor and satisfy both. Abolish
the Patent once: for their physical well being
people should work more or less. The poor have
10 be looked after The rich will get rich fast enough
under any system. No country to take on more
territory for next thirty years; that way dlsarn In
part unwise ambition for one man 10 want 70 rllo
the earth not practical. CHARLRs e. FUNK
DENVER, Col, Nov. 0.
The sun., 1903-11-13
The Democratic Canal Doctrine.

It is not new Monroe Doctrine, it is
not Roosevelt Doctrine or a HAY
Doctrine; it is simply the Cass Doc
trine, announced forty-fve years ago
by Mr.. BUcHANAN's Secretary Of State,
in an official communication to the Hon.
MIRABEAU b. LAMAR of Texas, then the
United States Minister to Nicaragua.
Secretary CAss's prophetic words
were reprinted in THE Sun two months
ago tomorrow. Events during the two
months will make them seem even more
pertinent now than then:
THE progress OF events has rendered the inter-
oceanic route across the portions OF Central
America vastly important to the commercial world.
and especially to the United States. whose posses
sions extend along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
and demand the spcediest and easiest modes Of
communication. While the rights of sovereignty
of the States Ing this region should always
be respected. we shall expect that these rights be
exercised In a spirit benttng the occasion and the
wants and circumstances that have arisen. Sove-
regnty has It's duties we'll It's rights and none OF
these local governments. even II administered with
more regard to the Just demands OF other nations
than they have been, would be permitted In
spirit OF Eastern Isolation to close the gates ofnter-
course on the great highways OF the world, and
Justify the by the pretcnsIon that these avenues
of trade and travel belong to them and that they
choose to shut them. or. what Is almost equivalent
TO cucumber them with such unjust relations as
would prevent their general use
That is the Cass Doctrine. enunciated
by the Democratic Secretary of State
in the Administration Of Democratic
President. 1t goes far beyond the pres
ent application Of its general principle
by Republican President and Repub-
lican Secretary of State.
Under the Democratic Cass Doctrine
of 1858, even if the sovereignty over the
Isthmus of the Republic Of Colombia
had not passed to the new Republic of
Panama, or if the new Republic of Pam
ANA itself should attempt to block the
interoceanic waterway, American inter-
rant our Government in overriding a
sovereignty which in that particular
forgot it's duties and abused its rights.
To such an extremity, to the enforce
ment of the international right Of eminent
domain which Mr.. CAss's letter clearly
indicated as one of the possibilities of the
future, we have not been obliged to
proceed The independence Of Panama
and the new sovereign's attitude toward
us and the canal project remove that
possibility from the range of practical
questions.
But what Democrat can study the
Democratic canal doctrine of LEWIS CAss
and then in good faith attack the course
of MIR. ROOSEVELT and Mr.. HAY because
they happen to be Republicans?
The sun., 1903-11-13
HOUSES WANTED IN MANILA.
Rents Are Up s'Fold-lnsular Purchasing
Omce Here 70 Kaep Prices Down.

Rents Are Up S.Fold-lnsular Purchasink
Omoe Hero to Keep Prices Down.
An Office has recently been established
In the Whitehall Building through which
all supplies for the Civil Government Of the
Philippines are now purchased. Paul S.
Carter. who Is the purchasing agent, has
just completed a catalogue Of more than
100 articles which he has bought on
requisition from the Civil Government
to meet great house building boom there.
Mr.. Carter says he has spent $500 900 on
supplies in the last few months, largely for
building purposes because there is q strug-
gle against high rents in Manila. Great
purchases OF paint, to make old Manila
teotion against bugs, are included In the
outlay. Our paints promise TO- stick, he
says, for they are mixed with oil, not VIZ
water, like the Filipino paints.
As to rents, the purchasing, agent says
instance, was SIS Mexican a month at the
time of the American occupation, but the
hotel now rents for $500 in gold a month
Houses which used to he occupied by one
family are now occupied by three and four
families. Any one who had rented all the
entering the town and had then sublet them
would have made money at the rate Mrs
Hetty Green made hers.
1t is on this account that the people are
beginning to put up their own houses
Mr.. Carter is making great purchases of
lumber from the Pacific Coast. In Manila
lumber costs 500 per 1000 feet, but the
feet and paying the freight. The Insular
Purchasing Department, which Mr.. Carter
says 1does not buy the cheapest goods
at the cheapest prices, but the best goods
at the cheapest prices, is doing much to
make American homes a possibility.
The sun., 1903-11-13
Hall COl0mbi lat

Down In the city OF Bogota
Lived q gang who thought that Panama
Was graft for them, and they'd nlm fam
Twenty millions out of your Uncle Sam.
Because he wanted TO dig canal
That was good for him. Colombia. ct al.
He offered to give ten millions. but they
Were after ten moro TO come their way
As nice little rake on. a small per cent
To go 10 the private Government
II was merely ono Of the gilt edged tricks
Prevailing in South American politics
By which the grafters could make a pile
And give Uncle sam tho ha.ha smile
But the gang down there at Bogota
Weren't onto the curves of Panama,
And before they knew what was up-kerslap,
anew republic was on the map.
Somebody had cut II out of the herd,
But Uncle sam WASH = saying word:
He was getting ready to dig the canal
For the good OF himself. Colombia, OF al,
And what OF tho gang at BogotA.
Wholost the canal and Panama
And likewise the ten. What say they
OF the loss they've brought to Colombiaf
OF the chance Of lifetime, now passed by!
This 10 the burden Of their cry:
-Ofail sad words OF tongue or pen,
The saddost Aro these: We lost that tep.'.
W.J&LAAyTsoS.
The sun., 1903-11-13
A lTseless Controversy,

We observe that in many letters COM
ing to us on the school question, more
particularly those written by clergymen,
both Catholic and Protestant, there is
dogmatic assumption which their infdel
opponents would disdain as a begging of
the very question at issue. That ques-
ton, at bottom, is as to the authority in
reason of the religious dogmas to which
they appeal.
For example, learned priest in Brook
lyn bases an argument for religious edu-
cation on the Fall of ADAM and the conse-
quent need Of lifting up again the race.
Science and agnosticism deny that there
was any such fall and adduce an array Of
evidences to prove that, instead, the race
has developed steadily from the lowest
level.
We instance this simply to show how
useless it would be to keep on print
ing such arguments. They would only
start an endless controversy which would
cumber the columns of THE Sun to no
purpose The infidel or 80 called agnos-
tic rejection of all religious dogma, with
its implication of supernatural authority
through divine revelation, makes it i'm
possible for the two sides to agree on a
common basis for argument.
We may add that the great majority of
the many letters we receive on this ques-
ton of religious education are on the
negative side, and mostly from religious
infdels Usually they too raise the
fundamental question Of religious au-
thority and thus divert the controversy
to a dispute over supernaturalism which
is pro6tless because the contestants are
unable to agree on any common premise
Unless, therefore, the subject of re-
Hgious education in the schools is looked
at from the point of view of its advan-
tages or disadvantages as demonstrated
by results actually accomplished its
further discussion is not desirable. The
practical question is, are the parochial
schools, as a matter of fact turning out
more exemplary and more valuable mem
bers of society than are those who get
their education in the public schools?
The last number Of the Outlook, we may
remark here, gives replies it has received
VIC plCSliClito vi IlllcttcIi
colleges to the question if there is any
noticeable difference in the moral char
acter of the students who come to them
from the public schools and religious
schools, respectively. 1t is notable that
the answers are lii tho negative wi,eir-
ever in the college there is a chance to
make the comparison
For example, President ELIOT of Har-
ward replies that students who come
from public schools cannot be dstin-
gushed from students from other sources
on any moral grounds; President HAD
LEY of Yale speaks to the same effect, and
President soHuRMAN Of Cornell reports
that OF 45e students from the public
schools, e5 per cent. are church men,
bers.. while Of lis from private and. de-
The sun., 1903-11-13

The announcement that Crown Prince
GUSTAV of Sweden, and possibly also Crown
Prince FREDERICK of Denmark, will at
lend the ct. Louie exposition indicates
the degree OF interest felt by Scandinavians
in the fair. Sweden, Norway, Denmark
and Finland have all contributed largely,
in population and thrift, to the develop
ment Of this country, the last census show
ing nearly 10000 inhabitants Of Scandi-
navian birth, while in the upper Missis-
sippi Valley and the Northwest there are
more than 1000 900 people Of Scandinavian
descent.
The exhibit Of Sweden at tho Centennial
Exposition at Philadelphia was small but
excellent. with specimen
The sun., 1903-11-13

are not asking charity at our hands. But
they are poor. and many Of them are in
debt. Without that advantage which
they ask in the American market, for
which they offer more than an equiva-
lent their path to even modest pros
perity must be long one. Our moral
obligation to shorten it and the abundant
equivalent which we should receive for
doing 30 are not to be questioned. In our
relations with Cuba, moral obligation and
GOOD business sense 60 hand in hand.
The sun., 1903-11-13
No Proof That the Results OF Religious
Education Are Better.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The peo-
pie can be trusted to discover defects or symp-
toms Of degeneracy in the public school system
Just as quickly as churchmen and as there
is q complete absence OF any such indtoa-
tions now, our church authorities should
not be unduly alarmed and should cease ag-
tatinR a question the discussion Of which
only strengthens opposition and Injuries the
very cause which they would foster and
propa gate. H. j. DUNCAN.
TRENTON, Nov. s.
The sun., 1903-11-13

New York's total funded debt on Aug 81
amounted to s4e7 ,a44 ,404l3; and the tempo
rary debt, incurred on revenue bonds ia
sued in anticipation Of taxes. was SEQ, IT'S ,675
The Sinking Funds amounted to $l42,7lo.-
s42,8l. Bonds to the amount Of SleA5a which
have been approved as to legality, but not
presented for recording on the books of
the Finance Department we're outstanding.
The net funded debt, as shown by the books
Of the depaItmen less the Sinking Funds,
amounted therefore to 1926 ,224 ,56l52 when
business began on Sept. /.
The sun., 1903-11-13

manufactures and drawings Of machinery,
was the largest in the fair. set Of peas
ant figures, In the genuine dress Of the
people and grouped to represent familiar
scenes In their life, modelled by Prof
LoDRBMAN. illustrated the domestic habits
OF Scandinavians. At Chicago, in 1893,
the products of the four Scandinavian
countries were oreditably, though modestly,
represented. Sweden appropriated 1000
for the exhibit; Norway, $4,000, and Den
mark $4,000.
The sun., 1903-11-13
Brown Ink for Typewriters,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sfr: Why don't
manufacturers OF typewriter ribbons give US some.
thing In brown, a very disnined and distinguished
but no brown. asked dealer the other day why
there was no brown, and he said they didn't havo
anlline dyes OF that kind, and II wanted brown
the only way could get 1t to expose to the sun
light ioT month purple ribbon. which would give
me beautiful bronze brown. thanked him for the
Information and communicate 10 you for the bcneAt
of others who. like myself, would like TO have q
brown ribbon for letters. TYPoGRAPH
BROOKLYN, Nov. II.
The sun., 1903-11-13

From the winchester Democrat.
Brown came to town.
Brown was baker and started . shop.
Brown prospered
Brown was good looking: wore good clothes and
diamonds.
Brown was a would be society pet. and aspired
to compnnionship with the high rollers"
Brown took goods from tho depot platform that
did not belong to him.
Brown was arrested: indicted for housebreaking,
tried and acquitted,
Brown had confedcrates. but didn't "squeal."
Brown had big roll Of money. after paying his
attorneys.
Brown left town.
The sun., 1903-11-13
Huno.muncs s.d sophonisba.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr: Your literary
editorials are always source Of entertainment and
information and the accuracy Of their quotations
and illusions Is so we'll known that Is with feeling
of pain almost that note what seems TO be o man
ufactured limo attributed to Fielding: 20, Hunca-
munca Huncamunca, o." think this alluson
should be TO Thomson g well known limo. 20. Sophon
isba. Sophonisba. o." which was greeted with ndl
cule by literary England and parodied In the lines
commencing 20. Jenny Thomson. Jenny Thorn
son, o." small matter. perhaps. but when we see
It In THE SUN we want to feel that It Is so.
NEW YORK. Nov II. JOSEPH FITCH.
The sun., 1903-11-13
Public school and ParochiaI School Boys
COmDared.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: secured
my meagre education equally between the
public schools and the Catholic schools: and
ms to the merits OF each-in any sense taken
| know the Catholic schools to be superior.
The public school boy may lean more grace
fully on one leg Ms ne applies 70 ,ii1 boss foJ 6
ls where the Catholic schoolboy wins out in
the long run. NJ. T.. Z.
PRnYInENCE. Nov. q.
The sun., 1903-11-13
An Appeal to Statistics.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sir: In 1901
In the United States, where schools are secu-
lar, statistics showed lis offenders In 100. 900
OF the population; In England. where re-
ligon Is taught in schools. Mul hall statistics
say 268 In 100000; In Ireland 46 In 100 oO0
In Italy not one In 200 murderers was found
irreligious. JOSEPH MARsH
NORTH ANTON Mass. NOV. 8.
The sun., 1903-11-13
Pure brandy Not Called For.

From Le MOnNeur de CO1ndc.
For some time certain number of Cognac hrms
honorably known In England have every year made
up Quotations Of genuine neU hrand!es, absolutely
free from all ingredients foreign TO the juice OF the
grape and put them on the English market with
out regard 10 the price, anG caring only for the quail
ity and purity. Up to the present they have found
few buyers.
The sun., 1903-11-13
A Demand That The ChiId's Mind he Left


To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-.Sir: IT is best
to permit the child a free. untrammelled mind
during youth Exclude all religious ideas
from the minds of children. Permit them TO
jud ge for themselves freely later on In HE
when their brains have matured ard tney are
able to differentiate between cause ana clah.
Why make bisots out of cnildrep?
NEWARK. Noy.4 GORDON f. WHEELER.
The sun., 1903-11-13
Tho Three Gods of the Enslishman. .

From ne Sydney Bulletin.
Tho Englshnan 10 the last man among civilized
races 70 be artist. musician, poet but he 10
the nrst TO be q gentleman An Englishman thinks
coldly. loves ooldly and nights codly, but he gets
thore Just the same. There u always fascinating
smoothness about him, aud he wofships three goAa-
his nsg. his trade and hisAopshAu
The sun., 1903-11-13
In Old Kentucky.

From the Hazel Green Herald.
Drs. Bakes and Center amputated the middle
nnger OF Asbury Roblnson's right hand Saturday
evening without the use OF an opate and his screams
were heard over the town.
The sun., 1903-11-13

Thirty years ago wild pigeons were numerous
here. and each fall they passed over in such I'm
mense focks that the heavens were darkened. All
at once tncy disappeared and not pigeon has been
seen for score OF years. The Jackson Neps says
they have again made their appearance In the noun
tains this fall.
The sun., 1903-11-13
MINSTREL
On Being Sued II
His |

George Thatch
and monologist
lOist street, ha
uptcy with KIND
three other clah
known. The q
OF Bensonhurs(
estate. $s03; W..
Falls, $500, mond
3l1, merchand
more, $50, merd
SOS for rent; j.
for merchandise
$40 for mercha
Rice, the actor
bridge Printing
natl job Print
we're contractd
Mr.. Thatcher
ruptcy on accoJ
against him b
former partne
Primrose 4 We
years ago by I
The sun., 1903-11-13
|bIsCLOsED
INx ALLEGE}
WRECN
sssyef Them HS
yGlycerine C
All OF the
Safe Brea

yGlycerine Cd
All OF the
IL safe Brea
\ ELPHIA}
| explosion OF a
vhich practically
N the heart Of thl
| adjoining propert
unearthed what
| n safe robbers
four men, imper4
PERSONS and reslY
| men who were u
| are suspected OF
Of safe robbers
extensively throV
~ Delaware. !
Besides the nit
the room other
professional rob
mite fuses. lock g
and . revolver q
we're there. n
topolice headquS
Several books
Of suburban post
found and the p
the recent robbe
Spring City and
six. The six gs
dresses: William
New York; Joh1
Davis. one-leggd
been the gangs
Patton, st. Mary
Anderson, Scra5
Jones, Philadelp
Patton, who vi
crime, was hurled
Ing and came
shreds and min
Both feet we're
his head was bt
ceiling. While
just far enough
effect OF the exn
head foremost 4
they were sittin
floor stunned, w
the shower OF I'd
wall paper tina,
and walls. Nea
the house was a,
the nitro-glyoer
and the entire h
Several weeks
Who gave the d
the room in whi(
The man had md
we're four Of th(
10 the woman VIII
and his oompanp
lay night after {
They did not giJ
Concerning th(
n the house, the
Il thought st.
light, for early
nen who were al
anne to the froI
n with a key. q
he place before
question them, 4
hem his key"
Tho police are
/. Clairs. 1t is
'as the organiz
pd that Patton
y one that ham
n. None Of II
e was being d
zen it exploded
Patton did say
he glycerine Al
ocket, but the
hey think he VI
and th
he others how it
aafe.
The sun., 1903-11-13
Tho women Of History.

Queen Elizabeth was surrounded by the ladies OF
her court.
IL should think" remarked Leicester, your
Majesty would be afraid OF somo OF these trains
colliding."
"Not nt an." returned the Queen: Il have q per
icci block system"
Taking the hint. he was careful TO keep on the
royal robes
Joan Of Arc was explaining her success,
IL simply spread the rumor that carry hat
PIN" she said.
After this no one wondered why the enemy al
ways treBked so hastily TO the woods.
The sun., 1903-11-13

20. Hunoamunca. Huncamunca, o" was
manufactured" by Fielding, 1t is a parody
Of Thomson's famous line and appears. II
we remember right. in tom Thumb"
The sun., 1903-11-13

From the Winchester Democrat
Dock Pigg sold 10 J. NJ. Owen twelve heifers
Weight 800 pounds. at s285.
The sun., 1903-11-13
QUEENS F1
6ixty-three Of
Years Salad

Supreme Co
Island City &
brought by Nd
OF New York
recover the ard
the late Thon
the fremen
the Fire Depa&
dation. The
to pay one ye
IN considerable
mstatement id
, Justice Gard
lnstated, but n
OF the contrad
sister brought
the amount 7
keogh decide
out said a ID
account Of MD
MS work. H
ttcd to ascert
deducted.
The sun., 1903-11-13

-Oh, why do you tell me nay Paulinet
Why do you negative mc!"
She smiled with pungent spilea - sAAAo0
Because eits'NoVember-.SseE
The sun., 1903-11-13
HIS RIGH3
Expert Was [

Thomas wI
Quincy streeS
6srapher END
1W Fulton 2
magnesium 7
blown OF and
head, head and bod
Brooklyn Q, HoS
The powde2
20 the roof of
ourn it and
emptied sev
NJ match. Whe&
Taylor, holdA
IN his hand, Z
and q the bottl1
Two men :
u,Ns yves within !
hlosion occu
he concussid
The sun., 1903-11-13
Six Mon@

Edward II
arraigned in
TO nte'rday and 3
Workhouse !
method ID to{
from the ~
70 as to WIN
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KAISER INSECTS
THE KEARSAROE.

Klel June 5.--'T shall telegraph TO the
president today sirs, telling MN III Whai
perfect condition have found your snip,
said Emperor william. IN parting WIN a.
mral Cotton on board the heersarBe 10
day after he had spent an hour anu a
bsif lacking over the battleship as thor
oughly AS any naval Inspector could nave
done. working the turrets, examining ths
0uarters OF the men, looking AZ the 1000
in the galley and talking iamllarH WIN
some OF the able seainen
The emperor came along the staI-
hoard 1parter OF the Keafsorgc, Steer
Ing his own barge and attended py
cant. Won Grumme. while up the port
ganRway came Admiralty secy Noi'
Tirpitg Admiral Won Senden-Blbrah'
Gen. ven Plessen and Count Won Euieh-
berg Admiral Cotton and his stan,
cant. Hemphlll all the other American
commanders ard all the officers oil the
chin oxcept the midahlpmen who were
M quarters. received the emperor on
me quarter deck,
u am hapny 10 welcome your ma
,esty on an American ship" said Nd
olrai Cation "and I wish that | were
receiving YOU on American soil
II am very happy TO be here, the
cmparor replied. He then shook hands
With an tho captains whom he met yes
tsr6av calling them by name, and with
an the juniors who were presented ~
turn.
NOV captain" the emperor said TO
Capt. Hemphll, 81 want TO see your
ship"
Capt Hemphill thereupon led the way
with the emperor Admiral Cotton tol.
lowing accompanying the members OF
his majesty's suite,
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Undez AxzeSt;;
pleas Entezed.
"NH Guilty" Of Lbeing Couniy attorney JVye. SAP Cor
tell and Fetnshom- Latter WIN Sarcastic Humor IN
Gnates That hRe Council MAY Osdes The Complainant 10
Defend The Case Hearing Goes Ouer-No Bonds

President Charles Cottrell, Jr., and F.
s. Fernstrom OF the city council, by APP
polntment. met with County Attorney
Westervelt at Judge Diehl's court at II
o'clock this morning. While there, Dep
uty Sheriff j, Farley White read TO
them the warrant for their arrest on
the charge of criminal libel. Council
man Fernstrom stated that he would
Ike copy OF the complaint, so he
could learn what he was charged with.
II don't even know yet that there is
any complaint against u.s." he said,
County Attorney Westervelt explained
that they were In court for the purpose
or having the complaint read. Clerk
Bernhelsel then read the complaint and
Mr. cottrel and Mr.. Fernstrom enter
ed pleas Of not guilty.
when viii you have the case set?"
asked Judge Dlehl,
II would like the matter to go over
until some time next week." said Mr..
Fernstrom, 81 notice that the COM
plant states that this offense was COM
mitted by an official act Of the COM
mite. AS II is alleged to be an official
act and as the council does not meet
until Monday night | would like the
cases TO so over until after the meet
inf 70 the reason that the council may
instruct the city attorney to defend the
action"
This fine bit of humor on the part OF
the councilman from the Third, knock
ed dignity to the winds and provoked
loud laugh which was joined In by ev-
cry person In the courtroom.
How about bonds?" smilingly asked
the court. Mr. Westervelt arose, and
assuming his most grave air, said:
Your honor, | viii insist that the
bonds be fixed In the sum Of $4,000
each or that both be released upon their
own recognlzance
Judge Dlehl took the latter course,