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oAxAL aINas.
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To THE EpIroR OF TEE suN-Sir: Forty
years ago Jarvis Lord Of Fairport Ia State
Senator) was the Democratic head OF the
Canal Ring and Lewis Seely Of Rochester
was the Republican head.
No matter which party was In power In
Albany. one or the other Of them secured
the canal contracts and then apportioned the
plunder among their followers.
The ring always secured the nomination
by both parties OF men who would serve
them as members OF the Canal Board. and
then with the old game OF balanced bids they
obtained the contracts In their own names
or In the names OF dummies.
The Canal Ring was a stencil In State poll
tics until Mr.. Tilden broke 1t up.
The sudden disappearance Of $1,000. 900
OF public money during the last process
Of canal Improvement indicated that the ring
was very much alive six years ago. No one
could be found who had stolen the money.
1t just disappeared. as II II had been waited
away by some gentle breeze TO the planet
Mars. Some contracts were let because
the State was sued for nopfulalment OF
them.
II 1t cost o.oooo 900 to let few contracts
for small ditch, what will 1t cost to construc Ct
bitches from the tidal Hudson to the St.
Lawrence River. and from the Hudson to
osweco and Buffalo, which will pass barges
OF I 900 tons capacity?
viii S25o.ooo,oo 900 complete them on that
basisf
II we reflect Ben as Governor and Seth
as Mayor We may be compelled to double
the assessed value OF real estate so as TO
legalize the bonds which Brother Grout will
have to sell to meet our magnificent expen-
ditures. Town AND COUNTRY.
NEW YORK. April 10.
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A WIDOWER IS "SINGLE"
Under the Interpretation Put by tho Sur
roBate Upon II. N. Hoes viii.

The collateral relations Of Richard NJ.
Hoe are excluded from any participation
in his estate under decision OF Surrogate
Fitzgerald. Mr.. Hoe provided In his will
that his wife should enjoy his estate. which
was valued at several million dollars, for
her lifetime. On her death 1t was TO be
divided among his five children. An addi-
tional clause provided that II any Of hs
children should die without issue the por-
ton OF such child should be divided a. II
the testator were single
A number OF Mr.. Hoes relatives brought
suit for a portion Of the $50 900 personal
ate which Miss Annie Hoe, q daughter
who died childless. had inherited. The other
heirs contended that the will meant that
Mr.. Hoes estate should be divided as if
he were a widower. The disputing rea-
tives asserted that the provision meant
that his estate should be split up a. il he
were a bachelor, in which case they would
get part OF his ertate.
Surrogate Fitzgerald says that in the
contingency foreseen by the teetator he
provided that the distribution Of his estate
should be the same as II he had died. a
New Yorker, interstate, and without lesv
ing a widow. This decision restricts the
inheritance Of the estate to the testator 8
children
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HER HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY.
Mrs. Martha Thornton Cutler OF Llewellyn
Park Has Lived a Century.

WEST ORANGE, April Is.-Mrs. Martha
Thornton Cutler quietly celebrated her
Tooth birthday to-day at her home, Oak
leigh, in Llewellyn Park. Because Of tho
death OF her daughter, Mrs. Levi Pavsnp
Stone. on April S. Mrs. Cutler observed
the day only by receiving calls from her
most intimate friends. She has excellent
health for one 80 old, her most marked
infrmity being deficient eyesigit.
Mrs. Cutler is member of the Richardson
family; which PLAYED an impor,snt part
was Samuel Richardson of Sudbury, Mass
where she was horn. SIZE married Roland
Cutler, also Of sudbury. Oh Re-. ls. 1893
Mr.. Cutler was a member OF the CID finn
retired, a wealthy man. in 1850 and novel
TO Llewe!lyn Park. whore he q ed Aug
-, 1879. Mr.. and Mrs. Cutior had sll
children.
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BARGAINS At ANTIQUE SALE.
Was Day OF Small Things In the Bensusan
Collection, and Few Attended.

The second afternoon of the sale Of tn,
Bensusan collection was a day Of small
things. Odd pieces Of silver, porcelain.
embroidery. locks, weapons and do or
knockers made up the principal items
in the catalogue. so the total realized from
the 2SO items sold was only sl,757. Tho
attendance was not large, and some bargains
were picked up.
An old Bull travelling case with Sheffield
plate mounts went for 81, and carvel
ivory manicure set brought IS. Two an
tique brass Florentine door knockers and
four Colonial door knockers brought on an
average only 81 apiece; two strips OF antique
yellow satin, enough to make a gown, wero
sold for 90.
The highest price OF the afternoon was
paid for two carved walnut armchairs In
Louis XIV. stvle. with gilt tops and up
holstery in Hungarian point tapestry.
These brought s72. A Carrara marble
bust Of Cleo brought $50, and another Of a
Colonial dame. s42.
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Bad A bile Bill.

The Doughty-Bailey Automobile bill,
now pending in the Legislature at Al
bany, should not be permitted to become
a law in its present form. 1t provides,
for example, that no machine shall
run upon any highway OF this State
within distance Of one-half mile Of any
post Office in this State at greater rate
Of speed than eight miles per hour on
condition that the respective officers of
the highways erect within the limits Of
the distance named signs reading:
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MACHINE TO BALE WASTE PAPER.
DR.. Woodbury. is Going to Try q Perambu.
Isting Press in the streets.

Street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury.
has decided to experiment in this city with
a contrivance. which is now used in Bos-
ton, for baling waste paper and street
sweepings. The machine is a box-like
affair into which paper and sweepings can
be shovelled as it is driven through the
streets. II is equipped with mechanism
driven by a small gasolene motor for COM
pressing the refuse into bales and binding
the bales with strips Of wire,
The cost Of each machine is about $500.
It's advantage, according to Commissioner
Woodbury., Is that IL will do away with the
present slow and costly system OF carrying
away In canvas bags the paper and sweep
ings collected from the streets. With the
new machine a wagon load Of filled canvas
bags can be com pressed into an ordinary
hata
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WE DECLINED TO USE FORCE.
Refused TO Join Other Powers to Coerce
Guatemala to Pay Her Debts.

WASHINGTON, April is.-Diplomatic cor
respondence between the United States
and Germany, made public to-day. shows
that year ago the German Government
endeavored to get this Government to join
It in collective measures to compel the
Government at Guatemala to adhere TO
bond arrangement in which American,
English and German capitalists were in
terested This Government declined the
invitation. The correspondence consists
Of two memoranda. the first from Herr
Won Holleben. the German Ambassador
in Washington, and the other from Secrc-
states sd declines in to JOIN With other PoWer. egs
in coercve action, but will reserve for
United States citizens all rights secured
by such action
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NEGROES ANGRY ABOUT THE FAIR
Say They're shut Out. and Appeal to Their
Race 70 Exhibit,

The refusal OF the st. Louis Fair Com
missioners to stablish a negro depart
ment has aroused the ire OF Bishop
Abram Grant Of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church and several other lead
ing colored men who believe that they
should have a part in the fair. They have
issued an appeal 10 the colored people in the
form Of an open letter to Afro-Americans,
in which they are urged to make a display
on their own account.
The appeal says the managers OF the
elcept the Afro1A Americana and Tie sen,i.
ment on the part Of the managers seems
to be TO debar. ignore and humiliate the
negro.
The signers invite the co peration Of
their race In operating a negro exhibit.
The Rev. j. Hargey johnson, NJ. D., is
named as Commissioner General OF the
proposed negro department, and Bishop
Grant OF Indianapolis as the sou rec of in
formation in regard TO the plans.
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Ma jor.Gens. Breckinridge and Luddingtou
Retired.

issued to-day announcing the retirement
of Major-den. Breckinridse. Inspector
General Of the Army. and Major-Gen. Lud-
dington, Quartermaster-Genera Gen.
Breckinridge's retirement took effect Satur-
day and resulted in the promotion Of Gen.
Luddington 10 the grade OF Ma ajor- General.
He then retired, and to-day Col. Peter d.
Vroom Of the Inspector Generals Corps,
was promoted TO be a Brigadier- General
and Inspector-Gcneral and retired. Col.
George II. Burton was then made Inspector
General with the rank Of Brigadier Gen /.
eral and relieved from duty as Inspector
General of the Department Of the East.
He is expected 10 reach Washington and
assume the duties Of his new of3ce to-
morrow
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Eastertime in New York.

The religious celebration Of Easter was
more general this year than ever. OF
course, the Roman Catholic churches
were thronged at every service, but the
Protestant churches also were crowded,
even those of denominations which for
merly rejected the Easter festival as
peculiarly Romish invention. Even
at the Unitarian church Of DR.. MINoT
SAVAGE a congregation larger than usual
assembled.
A very significant incident OF this
Easter celebration was the great number
Of people who made communion at the
Episcopal churches more especially at
the Ritualist churches, where there were
masses beginning early in the morn
ing and hourly repeated. For example,
at the Church OF the TRANSPORTATION, the
Little Church Around the Corner -
which, however, may be classed as very
High rather than extremely Ritualst
as measured by the standard Of st.
Mary the Virgin or St. Ignatius-the
first communion was at in the morn
ing, but even at that hour the church was
I1ll6u WIN sit siVNht
at the second communion, there was a
still greater attendance, with every seat
occupied and many standing: and at s
and again at 0 o'clock similar crowds
appeared. We are told, too that very
large part OF the communicates at all
these services were men. At the two
great Ritualist churches all the masses,
often repeated, were crowded as never
before, and there. too, men were remark
ably numerous.
1t appears, therefore, that at this time
Of religious scepticism an impressive re-
action toward sacramentarianism and
the observance of religious ceremonies is
taking place. Evidences Of this tendency
appeared very strikingly throughout
the Lenten season. In the Roman
Catholic Church OF this city retreats of
men and women were made remark
able by the unusually large numbers Of
the faithful who went into them and
by the social and intellectual distinction
of the penitents. Father HUNTINGTON,
the Protestant monk, as he used to be
called, though he disdains and rejects
the designation of Protestant and
insists on his Catholicity,' conducted
an intensely earnest mission at the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION. At Bap-
tist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches
the season Of fasting affected the whole
tone OF the services and the sermons
Relatively to the population, the church
attendance in New York was greater,
probably. than in any other Of the great
capitals OF Christendom. far more than
in London, for example.
These evidences OF a widespread ten
dency toward greater regard for the old
time. the medieval formalities OF Chris
tianity are peculiarly significant at this
time when tho growth of Ritualism is
provoking so much agitation in the
Episcopal Church, more particularly.
On the other side Of the account we
must put the great part Of the population
Of New York. about one-third, which
pays no heed TO formal Christian OBJ
servances OF the whole population,
the Federation Of Churches, under the
direction Of that remarkably skilful or
ganizer and veritable genius in the han
ding OF statistics. the Rev. DR.. WALTER
LAIDLAw, estimates that about l,2oo, 900
are Roman Catholics, l,s0o, 900 Protes-
tants and 6oo 900 Jews. In the Protestant
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CONTINENTAL UNION.
when the Eagle weds the beaver.

when the Eaglc Weds the Beaver.
There's . maiden who. though grown to woman
hood.
Is q child among the nations.
She Is one OF Bntains fair and Lively brood.
Held IN check by her relations.
Her near neighbor Is . cousin big and smart.
And II seems somehow or other.
That they cannot always live as now. apart
She will have 70 leave her mother
Her big cousins noble Eagle proudly scars
While her Beaver eoyly eyes him,
And n he came, lover, 70 her doors
She would surely not despse him
In the starry sky she reads her destiny
'Tis q bn ght and wondrous stoD
or what the maiden. Canada, will be
When she sits beneath Old Glory
Britannia may . tear OF sorrow shed
When her daughter wills 70 leave her.
But Coumba vii pat the Lions head
when the Eagle weds the Beaver
FkIpEnIcz W. VrSExA
Nrv yoRu. April u
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MUSICAL GENUS ~ THE AR.MY.
Gen. Corbin Has Found II Out Since Ve
sugg gestcd That singing Clubs BE Formed.

WASHINGTON. April ls-In his last an
nual report Adjutant-General Corbin rec
commended an Improvement in the military
bands Of the army and suggested that the
soldiers organize singing clubs at tho
military posts. Now he is being bon-
barded with musical compositions and
letters from composers. Every mail brings
some new song or march which, the letters
accompanying them say, are just what IL
needed 10 I'LL the long felt want and arouse
a martial spirit.
Those who cannot compose send patriotic
lines to be set to music or songs for accom-
plishing the desired end. Each OF tho
senders asks for Gen. Corbin's personal
opinion as to the merit Of his composition
The General prides himself on answering
all letters. He started out to have all OF the
offerings played to him 50 that he might
pass honest Judgment on them. But they
are now coming too fast for that arrange
ment. They will be referred TO the Gem
eral stan when IL meets in August.
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The Form ard the Essence.

To THE EDITION OF THE SCN-Sir: A
.Presbyter- In THE SuS Of April ~ queries
II the new theology In ignoring or denying
the supernatural and miraculous In Chris
tianity" Is not attempting to reduce 1t simply
TO a more ethical rule which. without in CON
sstency. can be followed by a pagan or
heathen.'
Now. has the effort throu ough the old theologi-
cal system Of Christianity succeeded inimprov-
ing the world 80 completely that II cannot be
improved upon? Is II q calamity that creeds
and forms Of worship are now giving place
to the ethical proverbs that make for right
living and conditions?
The Church. as II plouRhs the waves Of the
ocean OF future time. will spread its sails for
the truth-laden winds, whether they arise
In past or present times. We have a great
organization In the Church. and the great
question to-day is. How can it be directed
religion with its unnatural theology. Is TO
be replaced b, truth and natural ethics, may
not that end be the sooner reached?. II the
my religion" should be adopted BY all human
beings. would the aim Of Jesus. when he re-
EssisS and smpas.sssS the Golden Rule Of
To my mind the people who ar, to-day
discussing doemas and forms are like the
disputed and wased civil strife and ensendered
end Of an egg should be broken ri p,,ou.x
WORCESTER. Mass, April II.
To THE EDITOR oF THE SUS-Sn: cor
respondent in Saturdays SuN seemed TO
question my statement that the doctrine OF
the Real Presence la taught at Trinity Church
That he may be no longer in doubt regard
ing this matter, beg leave TO quote from a
well-known work OF Or. Morgan Dix. en-
titled The Sacramento System. page ies:
And IN all these errors ttransub,tan Italian
Zwlugihnlsn, virtuAlsm aud consubSt ant alton,
we oppose the Truth, which accords With the words
OF Holy Scripture and the statements Of the old
Catholic fathers, which retains the sign In Its sub
startll Integrity while admitting In IL a mystical
and spiritual change on conversation: which de
body and blood Of Chi,s. under the forms Of bread
and wine. &c.
II will be observed that he does not con-
fuse the fact OF the Real Presence with the
Roman doctrine OF transubstantiation which
Is only an attempt 10 explain how the presen &c
j. effected. Upon this point the Catholic
Church has never dogmatlzed.
istic yestments in use at, Trinity Church are
identical, save In color only. with those which
are used at St Mary the Virgins and St.
Ignatius's.
spondent would take axe the trouble TO 70 attend
a low mass at the Church Of 81. Mary the
mon PRAYER 1 Is followed % At 70 T The w Iet,er % The
mere fact that the name mass" Is used does
not imply any essential chanre in the service.
tho term 70 not 20 ,hs y
every valid celebration of the Holy Com
munion whether at ST Mary's, at Trinity. or
at Grace Church. is also a celebration OF the
has no theological gnincance. and the use
soms Of p ths Lutheran boas Of E9fop
the use Of it has never been discontinued.
NEW YoRK, April ~ l.. NJ. A, H.
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what Has the Harvest Been,

To THE EDIroa OF Tue SUNNI: We have had
various opinions from men as to the merits OF the
pajana and the old fashioned -nlghte.-
Now let US hear from the girls. How many con
verts did the Pink Pal ANA grl" make.
NEW YoRK, April u. ". X. LswB.
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Discovery In Reliance.

To rHs rpIros or TIE SuY--Slr: II Is Inter
esing TO note that Cup defender Reliance is real
nice" boat, ANNA GRAN
Apsfl IA
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
NOTES OF CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Sunday, August 9-Tenth after Pente-
cost-St. Romanus. NJ St Oswald. NJ.
Rom-s St Emydius. n.
Monday. August 1O-St. Lawrence, NJ
Tuesday. August 11-SS. Tiburtius and
Susanna, NM Rom.s St Xystus II. P.
NJ
Wednesday. August 12-St. Clare. Y.
Thursday. August l3-SS. Hippolytus
and Cassian, NM Rom-s St. Vincent de
Paul. c.
Friday. August list. Eusebius. c.
Roms St Hormisdas. P. C. Vigil. Fast
Saturday, August 15-Assumption of
the B. V NJ
Gospel for the tenth Sunday after
Pentecost is from st. Luke xviii:9-14.
At that time. Jesus spoke this parable
TO some who trusted in themselves as
lust. and despised others. Two men
went up into the Temple to pray; the
one a Pharisee. and the other a Publ
can. The Pharisee standing, prayed thus
with himself: o God, I give thee
thanks that / am not as the rest of men.
extortioners. unjust, adultereTs. as alsO
is this Publican. I fast twice in the
week; / give tithes Of all that l pos
sess. And the Publican standing afar
off. would not so much as lift up his
ewes toward heaven. but struck his
breast, saying: o God. be merciful to
me a sinner. | say 10 you: this man
went down TO his house justified rather
than the other: because everyone that
exalteth himself shall be BUNDLED. and
he that humbleth himself shall be ex-
allied
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
MADE JOYFUL ACCLAIM
FOR ELECTION OF POPE
Special Services at ST. Aloysius' and
Ginning of Bells.

Special services in honor of the Sacred
Heart and of the election of the new
Pope were held last night at ST.
Aloysius Church. The Rev. Dr.. Mar
chetti. auditor Of the papal legation
presided. assisted by the Rev. Father
Pittar, s. J.; the Rev John E McLane
s J.; the Rev. Edward X Fink. S. J.:
the Rev. Edward Corbett, S J.; the
Rev. John E. Hurley, S. J., and The Rev
James 81. Cotter, S. J. Fred l. Doy-
ereux acted as master OF ceremonies.
A few minutes before the hour for
service the bells of St AIoysius Church
pealed in joyful chime. and were
Joined by those OF every other Catholic
Church Ia the city. IL was the monthly
FEAST OF the Sacred Heart and each
church took the opportunity 10 express
he JOY of It's parishioners In the selec-
ion OF a successor to the late Pontin.
The special The Deum" was sung al
81. Aloysius by the regular choir, un-
Ter the direction Of the organist. 5. J.
Kubel. and an eloquent sermon was de-
EVered by the Rev. John +. O'DOnoyan,
: j.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
BAPTIST.

Maryland Avenue Church, Fourteenth
Street and Maryland Avenue. the Rev.
J. w. T. McNiel. pastor-Preaching at
II a. N. and p. m. by the Rev. r. 5.
owens.
Metropolitan Church. Sixth and i
Streets northeast, the Rev. John Comp
ton Ball, pastor-Sunday school. $50.
and T. Y. p L. al T. Preaching at Il
by President F. Menefee. OF Washington
College.
Calvary Baptist Church-Preaching by
The Rev. Kerr Boyce Upper. pastor Of
the First Baptist Church. Philadelphia,
Pa.
Centennial Baptist Church. Eighth
Street. between F and G northeast
Sunday school at $50 a. m; preaching
al II a. m. and p. m. by the Rev. Burt
H. Eddy; prayer service Thursday even
ing at S o'clock.
First Baptist Church, Sixteenth and o
Streets northwest. the Rev. Charles r.
Winbigler. pastor-Preaching by the
Rev. Charles Colman, d. D., of Philadel-
phia, at II a. m. and p. M
Grace Baptist Church. Ninth and
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast-Sunday
school $50 a. m. The Rev. DR.. Donald
son viii preach at II a m. Mr. Leeman
will speak at 7:45 D. m.
Fifth Baptist Church, z Street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh Streets south
west. the Rev. c. G. MeadOT. pastor
Preaching at II a. m. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. H.. Clarence I. Gessfo-d. super
intendent; Juniors p. m; 3. Y =. T..
Z p. n. No preaching service in the
evening
Grace Church. Ninth and D Streets
southwest the Rev Charles f. Sontag.
rector-Ninth Sunday. Trinitytide Holy
Eucharist a 7.30 a m. Sunday school at
9:45; morning service and address at II
O'Clock. No evening service.
Second Baptist Church Auditorium.
Fourth Street and Virginia Avenue. the
Rev. E. Hez Sven, pastor-Preaching at
IL a. m, by the Rev. a. w. Graves, Of
Falls Church. Va; p. m, by the Rev.
J. y T. Marsteller. OF Virginia
The Epworth League of Epworth
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, on
Capitol Hill, is arranging 10 give an
echo meeting of the Detroit convention
on Tuesday evening. Several promi-
nent speakers are expected to be pres
ent and special music will be given IN
der the leadership of Van A. Potter.
Refreshments will be served and an en-
ioyable evening is expected.
The Washington times., 1903-08-08
ST. PAUL'S.

Tomorrow morning al the : o'clock
mass the members Of the HOLY Name
Society and the children viii approach
the hoI- rab-a.
The Rev. Father Krug is on his vaca-
ton and is not expected TO return until
about the 18th or goth
The Rev. Father Ketcham. OF the
Catholic Indian Bureau. has returned
from his visit 70 the Indians In the Far
West. he has been assisting AT ST..
Paurs during the week,
Since the statement Of last week rela-
tive to the returns Of the lawn fete con
Quoted by the Rev Father Krug and the
Holy Name Society additional amounts
have been received. and the net profits
are nearly g. 500.
ST. PauTs baseball team is gaining
new Iaurels. and has 10 its credit forty
one points cut Of a possible forty-seven.
The team Is seeking new worlds 10 con
duer." and there is some talk Of an OpeL
challenge TO the entire baseball fra
ternitv.