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Married Women Teachers.

Unless their legal advisers can find
some way Of carrying the question to the
Court of Appeals, the married women
teachers in the public schools have lost
their fight against the rule Of the Board
OF Education providing for their dis
missal from the city service. The rule
was adopted year ago, the argument
in its favor being that the home cares
and outside interests of married woman
were such that she could not perform
the duties of a teacher as acceptably as
an unmarried woman. DIR. MAXWELL,
the City Superintendent of Schools,
holds this view, and he has been influen-
tial in bringing the board to the position
it has taken.
The rule was brought before the courts
by the application Of two teachers for
writs Of mandamus to restore their
names to the payrolls, they having been
dropped because they married. At Spe-
cial Term the applicants we're successful
and the writs issued. The city appealed,
and the Appellate Division has reversed
the order of the lower court and af-
firmed the Board Of Education's right
to adopt and enforce the bylaw aimed
at married women. Mr.. Justice HIRsCH-
BERG, in his opinion, says that it would
seem right that the contract should cease
with the termination on the part of the
teacher OF the right to contract. When
single, the Court says, woman's SER
vices belong to herself, but when she
marries they belong to her husband.
MIR. Justice GooDRIcH dissented from
the decision. The result of a strict en-
forcement OF the bylaw will be to de-
prive all the married women teachers
of employment, and to provide work for
as many unmarried women.
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MajOr.dOmo Dclany's Strategy

Some malicious or i'll informed persons
have criticised harshly the tactics en-
ployed by Major -domo JOHN j. DELANY
and Col. GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN in their
defence of New York gainst the North
men, on the ground that even the neces-
stiles of war do not release men from the
obligation Of truthfulness. These carp
ers point out that Col. MCCLELLAN de-
clared that 81 900 children in New York
city were deprived Of an elementary
education, when the fact is that not a
single child Of school age is unprovi,ied
for; and that from the headquarters of
the army of defence have come state
ments of the Hon. r. FULTON CUTTING s
business and social activities which have
turned out to be fabrioations
Men like Major-domo DELANY who
realize the dan ger to which the city il
exposed will not be terrified or turned
from their path by any criticisms Of their
actions. The private advices received
mt the southeast corner Of Twenty third
street and broadway show that the
Mortimer are unusually active, and
though their crafty nature makes it ex-
ceedngly difficult to obtain trust worthy
information of their plans, there is no
doubt Of their intention to loot the city.
The reports from the Anti Northmen's
Secret Service agree on one point, how
ever, and that is that the Mortimer ex-
pect to find the city unprepared to de-
fend itself They look for an easy victory,
and some of them believe that the town
will fall without struggle.
Upon the receipt Of this information
Major-domo DELANY and Col. MC(LEL-
Ian held u conference, at which Admiral
CHARLES f. MURPHY was present. 1t
was agreed unanimously that the in
vaders could best be overcome if they
were still uniformed of the defence
plans when their assault was delivered.
III the attacking force finds an unex.
pected opposition, IL will be confused,
and may be thrown into disorder, over
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school Saving Banks.

Certain school teachers in this State
have been encouraging thrift by means OF
a sort of volunteer cooperative banking
or savings banking They make deposits
for their pupils in the local bank, which
credits the deposit TO the general school
fund. As soon as sums deposited by a
pupil amount to SIS, they are trans
ferred TO his individual account. Until
such transfer, the interest is divided
bet ween the depositor and the school
fund. Most Of the accounts being under
$25, the system has naturally been to the
advantage OF the schools.
However excellent the intentions Of
the teachers who have introduced this
system, it is obviously against the spirit
OF the banking law OF the State and cre-
ates saving banks which are outside Of
supervision by the State Banking De-
partment.
In response 70 an inquiry from schooI
principal In Nassau county. Attorney
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Mr.. Cleveland's Popularity.

Mr.. CLEVELAND went to Chicago last
week to make speech before CONNER
cial organization, At a reception he was
greeted with heartiness which showed a
warm and general public interest The
doors of the Art Institute, very large
building, had to be closed three times,
10 great were the crowds. According to
the Inter Ocean, "every third man, on an
average expressed to Mr.. CLEVELAND
the hope of having an opportunity to
vote for him again. Educators, capt.
talists political managers and preach
srs" were there, but the bulk Of the crowd
was made up OF wage earners many Of
whom had given up days pay in order
to shake hands with Mr. CLEVELAND
The Hon. CARTER HARRISON decided to
have "a sore throat az long as Mr..
CLEVELAND was in Chicago.
Home and Farm, a Springfield weekly
journal which has widely distributed
circulation, took ballot on the question
who should be the Democratic candi-
date for PRESIDENT" Mr.. CLEVELAND got
1883 votes, more than BRYAN, JOHNSON,
HEARST and HILL combined.
The weekly State Register Of Iowa has
taken a similar ballot. Mr.. CLEVELAND
got 1888 votes. Mr.. BRYAN was second
with 93S
There is general philosophic, as well
as an immediate political, interest in
these and other evidences of public con-
fidence in Mr. CLEVELAND.
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REACTION IN RUSSIAN
Interesting Statements About the Retire.
nent OF Minister WItte.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-.Sir, The be-
lief that the removal of NJ White from the
Russian Ministry OF Finance was due to dis
agreement between himself and the Minister
Of War, turns out, according to information
from Russia. to have had other and mach
more serious causes. II was owing, in fact, to
the ascendency which the party Of reaction
appears for the time being to have gained
over the more liberal elements in Russian
politics.
A little while ago the Emperor Nicholas,
who had become uneasy about the agitation
which was spreading over the country. ad-
dressed invitations to some of the higher
placed persons and dignitaries of the empire
to give him their views on the situation. Some
Of them frankly expressed their opinions
Among these was Gen. Dragomiroff Cover
nor Of KiefY and commander OF the military
district; also Gen. Arsenieff, named project
OF Odessa after the Kishineff affair, and
others. Their replies. couohed in perfectly
frank. sincere and respectful anguaRe were,
1t was said. secretly approved OF by Minister
Witte. Count I.amsdorf. az also Gen. Kour-
opatkin, Ministers Of Foreign Affairs and OF
War. took the part Of Gen. Dragomirofr and
the other advocates of liberal measures, on
which the reactionary party, at the head Of
which Is NJ. de Plehvc, Minister OF the In
terror, raised the spe, ,re OF revolution. and
so decided the fate Of NJ. Witte and Gems
Dragomiron and Arseneif, leaving Count
Lamsdorf and ten. Kouropatkn much shaken
in their positions
Gen. Dragomiroh. who appears to have
been as reckless in politics as he was wont
to be In battle. gave his enemies the oppor-
tunity they wanted at tho time OF the KefI
disturbances On the news reaching St.
Petersburg OF threatened riots at Kief. orders
were at sncs tele gra phed to Gen. Dragomiroff
to mobilize the whole OF his command He
at once complied with the instructions and
wired st. Petersburg that his troops were
drawn up ready for battle but no enemy was
visible. This happened to fall on the thirty
fifth anniversary Of his attaining the rank OF
General. when It Ii usual for an officer to re-
ceive some mark Of imperial favor-n such n
case, the title OF Field Marshal. Instead, he
was passed over and later removed from
his command. In his place NJ. de Plehve
secured the nomination Of NJ. de Wahl. Chief
of Police Of wilma OF sinister reputation
and Gen. Arsenien at Odessa was replaced
by Neusardt. one Of the agents Of NJ. Lou
poukhine, Chief Of the Russian police under
NJ de Plehve.
The consequence OF these measures is
general anxiety among liberal and patriotic
Russians az TO the future. They regard the
removal OF the two Generals and their replace.
ment by such men a. De Wahl and Neugardt
as insults 70 the army and ask how IL Is all
going to end The Emperor seems unable
to stem tho current, and allows things to drift
under the direction OF the leaders OF reaction,
who, as has been said. appear TO have full
control Of the Empire y.
NEW YORK. Oct II
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come, and driven back to the icy fast
nesses of the frozen pole.
1t was therefore decided by Major
domo DELANY, Col. MCCLELLAN and
Admiral MURPHY to make public no de-
tails Of the defence plans, but to distract
attention from them by pretending that
other matters occupied the attention
Of the public. The statements mem
toned above were issued in the belief
that any artifice necessary in war is
honorable. Other statements of SINH
lar nature are in preparation and will be
publiske2 from time to time.
We take this opportunity to inform
New Workers. that the remarkable stories,
fables, statements and statistics ema-
mating from Major-domo DELANY, Col.
MCCLELLAN and the others of our noble
defenders are intended entirely for the
confusion and subsequent undoing Of
the dreaded Mortimer, and are not for
horne consumption at all.
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General CUNNEEN shows that these school
savings banks are also violation Of the
letter OF the banking law. section 81 OF
which says, in part:
NO bank, banking association, individual bank
er, rm association. corporation. person or persons
shall advertise put forth sign as savings bank,
or in any way solicit or receive deposits as savings
bank"
As the Attorney-General says. while
this scheme OF school savings banks
may be commendable in many respects,
it will unquestionably be subject to many
abuses were it allowable and proper to
constitute the various schools Of the
State practically savings banks for in
structing and encouraging the pupils to
save money, without any restriction or
control on the part Of the State Banking
Department.
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ZEN, does Baron DE RosEN continue to

then, does Baron DE RosEN continue to
negotiate at Toxic? good deal OF light
is thrown upon his purpose by the two
following facts: First we learned from
Suez, the other day, that IL battleship
and an armored cruiser, both flying the
Russian flag had passed through the
canal on. their way to reinforce the Rlis-
sian fleet in the Far East Secondly, a
correspondent of the London Times in
Russia telegraphs that two army corps,
aggregating one hundred thousand men,
are being modified and despat ched III all
haste TO Manchuria. although we have
been told on good authority that upward
of 250, 900 soldiers have already been COL
lected in the region between the Amur
River and Port Arthur. Some estimates
have put the total even higher. What
possible use can Russia have for from
$50, 900 to 400, 900 soldiers in Manchuria
if she intends to accept the terms offered
by Japan, and thereby to insure the
maintenance of peace?
There is another reason, besides COM
mercial self-interest, why Americans
should sympathize with Japan at the
present critical conjuncture in the Far
East. We are sorry to say, but we must
say, that, in our eyes, the st. Pc ,ersburg
Government has forfeited the reputation
which it once possessed for truth telling
and for honor The oral assurances given
to our State Department by its Ambas-
sador in Washington have proved to be
but wind, and even its written promises
have been, with brazen defiance, set at
naught.
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DUTY on NOV. ,.
Grand Army Men In the Municipal
CamD0Ign.

&NWVos0us
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: i un-
derstand, on good authority, that the Grand
Army men in Greater New York will sup
port Mcclellan for Mayor because he 10
Gen. McClellan's son.
If this be 80, then patriotism has gone
to the devil The Grand Army men in 66
fought for their country-her honor, and
against slavery. That was patriotism. But
In the year of grace ises are these same
patriots going TO support the worst kind
of slavery, that of women. for the gain their
shame brings to the pockets Of Tammany?
Are they going to support dishonor OF the
city's fair name and her future? Are they
going to fight for her captivity, to put her
into the power Of corrupt and rotten high
binders, and all this because the son OF .
patriot leader Of 'oS. Gen. Mcclellan, II to
run for Mayor
Will not some Of the Grand Army Of tho
Republic men take the time to write deny
ing the report that is commonly heard
that they will support Mcclellan, and let
us believe once again that patriotism still
lives and does not disintegrate with ad-
vancing years2 PATRIoTIsM
NEW YORK. Oct II.
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where Are the Prominent Democrats ?

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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: When
Benvolio Murphy and Cassius McCarren
put in motion the political wheels which
are intended TO result in the election OF the
saffron Tiger ticket on Nov. 8, the announce
ment was made that many prominent, dis
tinguished and disinterested Democrats
from other States we're already on call and
would come here to speak In support Of the
Tammany ticket in such numbers, and with
such heartiness and effusiveness, az to
knock the pins of support from their fusion
opponents completely.
So far, at least. these distinguished
Democrats from other States have not
made their appearance. None of them
has materialized at any Tammany gath
ering on either side OF the East River and
authentic and trustworthy reports from
the outlying political territory Of Queens,
the annexed district OF The Bronx, and
from the centres OF political thought and
partisan zeal on Staten Island, give no
news Of the appearance Of any one answer
ing to the description OF distinguished out
of-town Democrats.
There is no dearth Of oratorical ability
among Democrats elsewhere. Except in
Ohio, where Tom johnson is a candidate
for Governor, and in Maryland and Ken
lucky, where every Democratic partisan
is himself campaign orator. no State
elections Of importance necessitate the
participation OF Democratic speakers.
Notwithstanding this, and notwithstand-
ing the dearth of demand for their oratorical
services elsewhere, the Democratic OF ma
tionnl prominence" counted on to appear
here are absent from the fray when duty
calls and danger turks.
What has become Of them? Are they
lost, strayed or stolen? Has political COM
munication with the South. the West and
even with Pennsylvania and New Jersey
been shut off? Some Democratic orators,
it is said, have come to, others have passed
through, New York; but to the demand
that they should speak here and thus raise
the Tammany Tiger canvass to the plane
OF national Importance, these visitors have
returned either a polite negative or no
answer at all, and up to date the Mayoralty
canvass is simply and wholly local fight
and Is Getting more truly local each day.
New YORK. Oct. H. Fl.
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Brig Gen. FREDERICK FUNSTON. COM
handing the Department of the Columbia,
recommends in his annual report the aboli
ton Of the dress chapeau and epaulets for
general officers "The former is hideous,
the latter heavy and gaudy,' says Gen.
FUNSTON. The tendency throughout the
military establishment Is toward less fancy
and less ornate dressing. in service and
dress uniforms, and the time is not far
distant when the wonderful sartorial crea-
tions once used to hide the soldiers naked
ness will live only in secret societies and
old prints
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The Liberation Of Orchestra Seat,

TO THE EDITOR ~ The SUN -,sD, one Of the
stTanxest systems OF designating theatre seats ~
To be found at the new Lyric Theatre IN the letter
Ing Of the orchestra chairs AAA. IA, BBB, BB
Gee, &C, ID, EE, RI, \, Is e, &c. 4 bald headed
man who buys q ticket marked A thinking Is Is for
row. c, 7. u.
NEW YoRk Dot 10
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Readers Of THR sun leaving the city can have
the Daily and Sunday editions mailed to their adj
dreases (Which may be changed when necessary
for 10 cents a month Order through your news
dealer or THR SUN. ITO Nassau street.
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The man who votes against the Tammany
ticket on Nov. will vote in favor Of the
application OF the Ten Commandments to
the management Of the city's business
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pARrs-KiosQue No. u, near Grand Hotel. and
EiosQue No. TO- Boulevard des Capucines
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-04-30
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Earl and Countess of Yarmouth
sailed on the Americen line steamer
ST. Paul "Wednesday for Europe.
The United States European squad
ron arrived at Marseilles Wednesday
from Vile Francis and exchanged sa-
lutes with the forts.
The Lindel elevator at Mount Yer
non, H.. containing 100. 900 bushels OF
grain collapsed Tuesday night, entail
ing u loss of $4,000.
The Japanese foreign Office has pub
lished a telegram announcing that
Russia had completely evacuated the
| Shingking province of Manchuria
H. G. Webb, the big guard on the
! Cornell football team last fall and a
sophomore in the engineering depart
ment of Cornell university, is missing.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has resumed its investigation into
the complaint of William r. Hearst
against the anthracite coal carrying
railroads
Attorney General Knox has ap-
pointed j. c. McReynolds of Tennes-
set assistant attorney general of the
United States to succeed James NJ
Beck. resigned.
The federal government has sent
! w. A. Langille. an expert timber
| cruiser to Alaska for the purpose OF
cruising and mapping the timber belt
| of Southern Alaska.
In the English cathedral at Toxic,
Japan. Miss Virginia Evans, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans,
L. S n. was married Wednesday to
Harold ingalls, Sewall of Boston.
The shipping agreement between the
International Mercantile Marine com
pany and the British government has
been finally and satisfactorily conclud-
ed on the lines previously announced.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-04-30
IOWA TOUR COMPLETE.
President Roosevelt Cordially Re-
ceved at keokuk.

Keokuk, la, April 30.-The presi-
dent left Iowa at 10 a. m over the
Burlington road, en- route TO Quincy
and st. Louis. At the station in this
city Governor Cummns of Iowa bid
him goodbye and Governor Dockery OF
Missouri welcomed him to the state
Of Missouri
The party arrived at $50 over the
Rock Island road from Ottumwa and
was met by the reception committee.
consisting of city officials and promi-
nent citizens, and escorted to car
riages. In the carriage with the pres
ident was Mayor Andrew J. Dimcnd
and Hon. John N. Irwin. ex-governor
of Arizona and United States minister
to Portugal under Mckinley.
Escorted by the old Fiftieth band
and six companies Of the Iowa ma
tiOnal guard the procession moved
along Main street, which was Law
ishly decorated with flags and ban
ners, and thronged with fully 10000
people. AT Rand park the president.
standing in the pit Of natural amphi-
thedter made tcn-minut speech
which was heartily appaudea The
grave of the Indian chief EecGrk
from which this city gets its raIo
is located here ard the car.iag " r.
halted for few moment be .de > 8
monument. The party was then dr .
back to the train and departed sogth-
ward at 10 o'clock
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-04-30
RUSSIA MAKES FLAT DENIAL
Official Advices From St. Petersburg
to Washington.

Washington, April 30-The state
department has received a dispatch
from Ambassador Mccormick at st
Petersburg to the effect that the Rus
sian minister for foreign affairs has
assured him that the published re
ports OF the proposed convention be
tween Russia and China relating to
Manchuria are absolutely incorrect
and that there is no foundation for the
report that Russia demands that China
shall refuse the requests Of Other
powers for treaty ports and consulates
in Manchuria. He has been assured
that the Russian government has no
intention to exclude other countries
from advantages now enjoyed in Man
churia, or to confer exclusive privi-
leges upon Russia; that the United
States may be sure that nothing will
be done TO close doors now open and
that American commerce and Amer
lean capital are those which Russia
most desires to attract. 1t is under
stood also that similar assurances
have been received by the secretary of
state from his eXcellency, the Rus
sian ambassador.
These advices have done much to re-
lieve the feeling of anxiety and appre-
henSion which was aroused in Wash
ington by the first reports from Pc
king of Russias intention to domi-
nate Manchuria. The officials are glad
to take the Russian disclaimer just
as ii cimes, without stopping to raise
any point as to whether there has not
really been a complete change in the
Russian demands rather than an error
in the original statement from Peking.
There is no disposition to be hy-
percritical, but the fact that nothing
is said about Russian evacuation ac-
cording to the original treaty viii Of
course justify our government in keep
ing close watch on North China and
Mongolia, as well as Manch lria.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-04-30

CALLS ON POPE LEO.
King Edward Makes a Visit to the
Vatican.

Rome. April 3O.-King Edward dur
ing the day reviewed $4,000 Italian
troops assembled on the parade
ground 1t was an imposing spectacle
and splendid weather contributed to
he brilliancy of the scene.
King Edward left the British en-
oassy for the Vatican during the after
aoon in closed carriage, accompa-
pied by Colonel Lamb, the British mil
hary attache. and followed by another
.arriage containing members of his
suite. The king wore a field marshal's
lniform He had no escort, except
some policemen in plain clothes. and
40 troops lined the streets, in con-
!rast with what was done at the time
Of Emperor Williams visit to tho
pope. People gathered on the streets
and looked on with curiosity but they
,bstained from any demonstration.
The carriage in which the king drove
% the Vatican did not belong to the
Quirinal as a carriage of the king Of
italy could not go within the precincts
If the apostolic palace.