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RECEPTION DAY AT COLUMBIA.
the University starts the Celebration OF
It's lSOth Annfyersary.

Columbia began yesterday the celebration
OF her l5oth anniversary. Although only
10000 invitations had been issued, at least
$4,000 persons visited the institution during
the day. In the rotunda Of the library
building President Butler and tho trustees
received the guests. In the other buildings
almost every department held receptions
and teas.
In the afternoon. delegation Of Jap
anese students at the university waited
upon President Butler and presented to
him a hand carved Oriental screen. An
other gift to the institution was made by
Isaac n. Selignan in the shape Of . large
watercolor painting of the Columbia build
ings and grounds.
Across the way Barnard was celebratin 9
Columbia's birthday, too. The. college
buildings were open for inspection, and
Dean Gill and her academic associates re-
ceived. One of the most important features
Of the programme was the opening Of the
Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Gym
nasiun OF Teachers College. erected out
Of funds given to the university by Mrs
Thompson:
Last night, 1000 persons attended the
students dance in the main exercising hall
OF the gymnasium. The grove wss H.
Illuminated with ia panese lanterns hung from
tree to tree and In spite of the chill OF the
air, many couples escaped from the crowded
ball room to walk there.
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Colonel and Judge.

The Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
has poured himself literally through
Indiana. The old crowds have been fed
with the old voice. The Nebraska JEFF
ferson has put into Judge PARKER's
cause the eloquence, the magnetism, the
melodramatio power, the art to play
upon the nerves OF the multitude, all
that fine apparatus Of the orator, the
actor and the field preacher, all those
graces and gifts which the Judge lacks.
Yet the Judge and the Colonel, ap-
parently 30 unlike in temperament and
talents, have some common traits. Each
possesses large capacity for swallowing
whoppers. Their favorite dishes are
canards and mares nests. Both have
an admirable infantine simplicity, a
ready oredenoe of the incredible. divine
detachment from cold and brutal facts.
1t would touch the heart OF every
student Of the psychology Of genius
and childhood IL these two leaders, the
AARON and the MOSES of Democracy, as
the Colonel would say, could appear in
public on the stage together at Madison
Square Garden next Monday night. Per-
haps such an aggregation would smack
Of mental monopoly. II the Colonel and
the Judge cannot meet, voice to voice,
at least the Judge might render public
thanks for the good work Of the Colonel.
Even through frosty summary OF the
Colonel's speech at Kansas City Thurs
day night, his fiery zeal for the Judges
election may be felt:
He said that while the election Of the Demo-
cratic ticket would no, insure the immediate adop-
ton OF the policies for which he tBRYANl stood. II
would pave the way for their adoption
So the Judge Ia but an avatar or ema-
nation of the Colonel. A vote for PARKER
is a vote for BRYAN. By such little
pleasantries does the Colonel labor for
the Judge.
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Concerning "Blackmal Slurs."

The Nev York Tribune Is affecting
intense indignation at what it styles
a "blacknail slur' on President RoosE-
WELT in a speech delivered recently at
Plattsburg by Judge HERRIcK.
We search the various and conflicting
reports Of what Judge HERRIcK said at
Plattsburg about the activity Of the
Republican campaign fund collectors
without finding anywhere the ugly word
"blackmail.
That is not the case, however. with
the following imputation of matchmaking
operations to ODELL and the Repub-
lican organization in this State. Here
the ugly word actually appears:
Mr. HAckKrr and Mr.. opHLL should care fully
70 over their accumulation Of circulars and cam
paign documents for there Il no knowing how
many other papers useful to the Democrats might
be found-such. for Instance. as their personal at
tack last year on some Of the moro eminent OF tho
advocates Of MCKINLEY IN this city. These docu
meuts would b exceedingly useful TO the Demo
orats, and govd price could probably be obtained
for them.
1T Is Understood that Mr.. PLArTs State com
mIttee Is short OF money. owing to the way sub.
soriptons have fallen OF since that attack on emil
nent Republicans here who had for years been the
most liberal Contributors to the campaign fund.
"Inasmuch a. a session of the Legislature Is
some distance OF. and utH De difficult to bIaekmaI
corporations ,ust BY hrsai. Of hostile legislation
the sale of these anti Mckinley documents seems
70 offer the best opportunity TO replcnish an empty
treasury"
That is what we should call black
mail slur' of the genuine old-fashioned
sort. 1t derives contemporaneous in
terest from the fact that it appeared,
during a Presidential campaign, in the
editorial columns of the Mem York
Tribune itself
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The Maryland Magnet.

TO THE EDITION or TIE SUN-Sir: In the Teu
tonic language can carry my audience with me
a. william Jennings Bryan can In English. rank
higher a. an orator than do a. poet, having re-
ce,ved In my old home IN Germany. Al the age OF
H. q congratulatory letter from August Bebei
leader Of the German Socialists, for having spoken
against Bsmarcks celebrated Kulturkampf policy
and bis Close chaperonship Of Stoecker, the incen
diary anti Semitic preacher Of the royal court IN
language that was considered bold and original
for 30 young an orator.
II Is perhaps nauseating 70 hear man harp
upon his own qualities rs an orator. but ] would
ike you 10 feel with me when state the positive
truth that am capable OF electnfytng my audience
as n they were touched by q magnet. The local
bosses knew this. hence ] had 10 be muzxed, even
II President Roosevelt, who will be positively elected
without the help OF Maryland and It's notorious self
seeking custom house bosses would lose my I'M
selfish freely offered services a q national CAM
paigu speaker In both tongues among the 90 called
German Americans.
Were ] mediocre amateur orator. would not
rebel but belonging TO q different class. Tbeg you
kindly al the eleventh hour 70 please favor me with
your careful and direct advice in this dilemma.
BALTn6oRI, Oct u. Loun MIcHKJ-
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ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS.
One Of the Most Loyal or Them Points
Out the Need OF Defeating Higgins.

Out the Need Of Defeating Higgins.
To THE EDIros or THE SUISSE: Simply
because am a redhot Republican ! shall
vote against Mr.. Higgins at tina coming eleo-
ton for the following reasons, which It seems
to me ought to appeal to every honest man:
When Mr.. Edward M. Shepard ran for
Mayor on the Tammany ticket, though his
personal integrity was not for q moment
assailed. thousands Of dyedin the wool DEM
oorats. realizing that o defeat Of Mr.. Shepard
was the only sure and speedy way Of Kidding
the party Of Devery and Croker. voted for
Mr.. Low. They did not believe the party
could be purged of corruption even by an
emnently upright man within the party.
When, however. the vicious element had
been eliminated from Tammany Hall. prac-
tically with one accord they supported Mr..
Mcclellan; and Of his administration 10 date
there can be little adverse criticism. This
shows that tho revolt had speedy and good
effect.
SO believe that those Republicans who wish
to see their party triumphant hereafter will
do It q great and good service BY sacrificing
MIR. Higgins. who at least Is no better man
personally than Mr.. Shepard. in order to get
rid Of the obnoxious influence Of Odell.
This once done venture TO say that the
Republican party two years from date will
show o. much Improvement In State politics
as the Democratic party has shown In munich
pal politics.
Unless we Republicans now take stand
for clean politics there win DO little that We
can offer hereafter that win appeal success
fully to the independent vote. R. II. n.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.
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Tho Grocery's Arithmetic.

The Grocery's first explanation Of
Furna ceville was that the Hartman
corporation received a certain sls,8s1
as extra allowance because somewhere,
some time, it had suffered loss. This IL
frequently done in business transactions, v
said the Grocery. II felt itself perfectly
competent to speak as an authority on
business transactions to which the State
was party.
Now the Grocery has applied its bust
ness and mathematical theories to the
registration in New York city. 1t
scratched the sur face" and found
10000 illegal registrations which the
courts are declaring to be perfectly
legal as fast as it can be done.
The remarkable scheme devised by
the Grocery TO pay for the Siol ,0o0, 900
improvement OF the Erie Canal by not
raising it can never be forgotten. 1t
was the child OF the same system Of
business arithmetic that produced the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-29
HOOKER'S MAN cor FAT JOBS
Paid $4,000 by the State for Defending
q Case for Supt. Chas. Il. Skinner.


BUFFALO, Oct. 2S-Ellon ID. Warnei
who has brought suit against Lester +
Stearns. former State Tax Commits oner
and bosom friend Of Justice Warren C.
Hooker. to recover his share of $4,000
alleged to have been paid to Stearns for
services performed in getting Government
contracts for q contractor named Hingsion
intends to bring out further charge against
Stearns when the case comes 10 uial.
Papers in this proceeding have been filed
at Mayville and this claim ia to I've mad,
part OF the larger claim Of Warner.
In his complaint Warner says that Stearns
received 5000 from the State for defending
a case for Charles Il. Skinner. then Super
intendent Of Public Instruction. Mr..
Srearns In his answer declares that 500
was paid into the firm Of Stearns i Warner
but the 5000 was a personal payment to
him in continuing the case after the plaintiff
had taken an appeal from the decision of
the lower court. Mr.. StearIs holds tina
tho 500 payment was in full for the work
performed by the firm of Stearns 4 Warner
and in relation TO the payment OF the 5000
he says:
aThe personal services Of this defendant
as special counsel of and for the Depart
ment of Public Instruction in said proceed
jng and other cases and matters then in
stituted or pending were sought and re-
quired by said skinner in his official ca.
pacity and that such employment as special
counsel by said Skinner arose and grew
out of and came to the defendant by reason
OF his personal and political acquaintance
and relations with said skinner and his
advisers and political friends and tho De-
partment of Public Instruction OF the State
of New York"
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THE SUBWAY.

Policemen in full uniform. riding free.
occupy seats In crowded subway cars, Just
as they do in surface and elevated cars.
A newspaper Is just as effective In prevent
Ing a seated male human In Q subway car
from seeing q woman standing as 1t 10 In any
other car.
Advertising signs adorn the subway oars
one is familiar.
Riding on the subway 10 less inter estins
than 1t 10 on the elevated. The passengers
can't look into the second stories Of nat and
apartment houses and get inside information
on the domestic manners OF their fellow towns.
men.
There Is a smell in the subway-s smell
like that which characterizes well kept manu-
featuring shops In which electricity drives
the machines The smell escapes to tho
surface through the entrance kiosks and
the ventilating openings In the middle OF
upper Broadway. One more smell added
to the New York collection OF street odors.
The FURNISHED copper sheathing OF the
subway car sides is not as good for match
scratching purposes az are the painted sides
OF surface and elevated cars. but II will do.
To obtain headache. stand at the rear door
Of the last car In a subway express train and
watch the pillars knock each other out OF
the line Of vision.
passenger obstructing the aisle by stick
ing his legs across IL can cause as much In
convenience in a subway car as In any other.
Within two weeks the demand for smoking
cars under ground will be heard, A dead
cigar Is as offensive twenty feet underground
as II is on the surface.
The MISREPRESENTATION signs In the subway
are as effective as they are in other public
places-and no more.
Some genius will soon discover system
OF transfer that will enable him to ride all
day long through the subway on one fare.
The subway was built by an lriahmaA.
Hence, the tickets are green.
Many a man will lie to his children ana
tell how he rode with Mayor Mcclellan on
the f1rst train that went through the subway.
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A rheory OF Extenuat,ns Circumstances

To TEE EDIToR OF TEE SuN-SF: ! think
there are some extenuating circumstances
that can DO cited In behalf Of the Russians
In this CHASTITY Hull affair. have never SYM
pathizsd much with that Government. but
this time am disposed to take up cudgels In
It's defence II stand solitary 10 this position
Ihave the consolation at least Of knowing that
! am not swayed by the same blind prejudice.
or actuated by the irrepressible hate Of the
vulgar mass. My mind Is Of the judicial order.
and a cold. calm. far reaching intellect is
necessary for fair. W ise and impartial judg-
msnt on any question. With the aid Of tho
judicial order OF mind speak of In the fore
going. think see why the Baltic feet at
tackled and won the glorious victory from the
hands Of the fishing smack hotila
For months and months the Russians
have been waiting for some news OF a
victory. Their newspapers have published
modest reports OF the sinking OF their vessels
one after another and. as was to be expected,
II began to wear on their nerves. 1t was be-
coming too monotonous. and the Russian
like the rest OF humanity. likes a change now
and then. 1t isn't pleasant for any nation TO
hear that one or two or three Of Its cherished
monitors has been battered worse than a
high hat after some blessed damosel with
plethora Of -avoirdupois has sat on II, or that
Admiral Duemupsky, whose military genius
was supposed to be OF the first water. had his
face separated from the rest OF his anatomy
without his previous consent at the first en-
counter with the enemy. or that the sup
Should bowsa e1 BY Of
three and a half foot |aps 1t was humiliat-
ing, TO say the least.
a wireless like the following every few min.
Ap Ss tie Of sS
The sailors died cheerfully singing the ma
s:s S5 hSs
w never s. dd
msds sfi Il leeGd
one hollow. bubble. and so when the gallant
as cnses that se sSt e sRGn'q
ssf sss a.
v. ssesf Ilyed up 70 To eo%@and whsis il
nsr eav ah oashs
night. steaithiiy and fegrlessly. the Russian
and and s SP' that array Of shIns
smacks. rowbosts,;, oatboats and sch9on neIs;
Victories Vet are magnificsnt; 90 It's the proper
pssriotism. Russian ns yaiop. Russian genius
had been vfndicatedi
Let the enemies Of Russia say what they
will. maintain there Is still enough naval
strategy LETT in Russia to go around. True.
they sink their own ships. but don't You see
insy d DO shf % sT mnen the w fns nos
let il begin at homer BESIDES, in. sinking
your own ships you have the added adyan-
{age OF choosing your own spot and time,
True, they blow up their own soldiers, but
sly and crafty In this that is beyond the grasp
BE- a way that is dark and peculiar. but the
means may Justify the end. Whose endf But
''' j. BARNETT LARRIc.
NEW YORK, Oct. 81.
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explanation OF Furnaoeville and the
understandable crop Of 10, 900 Illegal reg
lstrations
This system of calculation Ia a novel
one. The Grocery has brought it we'll
nigh 10 perfection. It's superiority to
the old-fashioned systems is apparent
at glance. 1t enables the statistician
to reach any conclusion at any time and
from any figures. 1t should be known
and practised more widely.
II the Grocery were not to be knocked
out on Nov. 8, 1t would write and publish
text book setting forth Its system OF
arithmetic without the aid of facts and
figures, and sell it to the schools through
out the State.
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TEE. NoRTH, SEA INCIDENT.
impressive Iilustra ton OF sur Need Of an
Adequate Navy.


Adequate Navy.
TO THE EDITOR or THB SuN--Sir: The IN
precedented action OF the so-celied Russian
Baltic feet In firing upon feet OF peaceful
fishing boats In the North Sea. which seems
likely TO produce serious International COM
plications. Ia. II seems TO me- the very best
argument that could possibly be adduced IN
support Of the policy Of the present admins
tration In completing. eauipping. and main
tanning an adequate navy.
Imagine. II you can. what q position the
United States would be placed In should q
simiiar occurrence take place where one OF
our own fleets was concerned. The circum-
stance, unusual and unprecedented as 1t fs.
cannot now be placed among the improba-
bilities.
England with her magnificent navy 10 Mt
and ready TO demand and procure reparation
for this barbarous action. and were the policy
Of the little Americana" followed out and q
similar circumstance take place among ships
OF our own nag In the future We would be
a helpless and impotent as child to resent
the circumstance. l am sure that even the
httlest Of the little Americans" would hang
his head with shame II the great and powerful
United States Of America should be. as well
they might. compelled to let pass practically
UNDECIDED 90 wanton and fragrant an action
% this.
the best means Of preserving peace and ma :
tional dignity has been reiterated until 1t has
become threadbare: but II any additional
facts were needed to prove this truth they
may be found In this unexpected and prac-
tically Unprecedented act Of Russia.
FRED II. CozLRNs.
BRooKLYN Oct u.s.
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~ I = -
HARVARD AND"TECH" ALLIANCE.
Joint Committee Favors Plan BY which 10th
Institutions Retain Independence.


BosroN. Mass. Oct. 2s.-The efforts Of
the joint committee seeking scheme for
an educational alliance between Harvard
University and the Massachusetts, Institute
Of Technology are In fair way to bear
fruit. The governing bodies Of the two
institutions expect formal submissions
shortly OF plan OF alliance which has the
support OF the entire committee.
The feature of.the scheme is the thoroucA,
ness with which the committee has Coma
about the task Of convincing everybody
concerned that no merger" Ia contain.
PLATED. but that IL recommends a true al.
liance--a treaty, II one pleases between
two equal, self-governing educational pow.
ers. Not only does Harvard University
secure representation upon the CORPORATION
Of the institute, but In return the institute
has a place In the corporation Of Harvard
University.
The two Institutions arc 10 remain distinct
with separate faculties and administrators
as at present. Each institution will con-
grees independently, and will retain all
rights OF initiative in It's own field The
general field OF education will be divided
industrial science fulling to Technology
while the liberal 'lrts and pure science ro-
main tn Harvard.
mining and morallurgy will be abandoned
by Harvard and fall within the scope Of the
institute. According to the plnn each
, institution Is to hold its own funds. present
aad to come but Harvard is to turn over
to Technology the income OF such Of It's
funds az are applicabl to the latters pc.
culiar field OF instruction.
Whether the Technology alumni who
now oppose any Alliance because they fear
absorption can be bought to see that the
plan offered Is safe and advanta geous. re-.
mains to be seen.
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Why Do the Thing by Halves?

Yesterday Esopus found the Western
Union a convenience for the transmits
sion Of the following message to Lincoln,
Neb.:
hon. WILLIAM j. BRYAN: wish to thank you
for the splendid service you have rendered to the
Democratic party In Indiana and elsewhere during
the presen, campaign. ALTON b, PARKER
Why limit the appreciation and graft
tude to the present campaign, in which
Mr. PARKER has direct personal inter-
est? This is the third Presidential cam
paisn wherein Mr.. BRYAN has worked
like trooper.
Hon. WILLIAM J. BRYAN: wish 70 thank you.
though somewhat tardily. for the splendid service
you rendered TO the Democratic party In Indiana
and elsewhere in 1893 and 1900. when you had my
support and vote. ALTON q. PARKkR.-
Why not that as well as the other?
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Private Higgins and Public Higgins.

] am by taste and training business
man." says the Hon. FRANK WAYLAND
HIoGINs. He is good business man in
his private business In the business OF
the State he is jelly spined politician
and mighty bad business man.
The private Mr.. HIGGINS doesn't pay
contractors more than they are entitled
to or allow fraudulent or excessive
claims. Official HIGGINS does, as his
vote for the Furnaceville Iron Com
pany's claim shows.
Private HIGGINS doesn't pay for ser
vices not rendered and workmen who
don't work. Official HIGGINS, member
of the Canal Board, allows the payment
OF the States money to the look tenders
and bridge swingers on the second d.
vision of the Black River Canal, canal
fallen into ndcuous desuetude, a canal
of unopenable locks, canal the true
description OF the state OF which seems
like one Of DIcKENs's exaggerations and
caricatuGes, r.. e.-ss.:
Private HIGGINS doesn't make an alb
solutely superfuous $500 a year place
in his counting room for the benefit Of q
political bearer OF the bag and squeezer
OF the dough" Official HIaGINs votes
to make $500 a year job, Fiscal Su-
pervisor. OF State Charities, for BENDER,
previously Fiscal Supervisor and wis
kinkie for BILLY BARNES. Jr., Repub-
lican boss of Albany county.
Private HIGGINS manages his own
business. There he lie his own boss.
There he doesn't do thing to please
somebody else and then agree to undo II
at the command of the same person.
Official HIGGINS votes meekly for the
savings banks surplus tax law as per
order of ODELL; is solid against the re-
peal of that law, per the same; now
agrees to support repeal, per order OF
senior partner BENJAMIN.
IL Private HIGGINS had relative or
dependent or friend unfortunate enough
to become insane Private HIGGINS would
want that person to have the best Of
care, the most humane treatment. OFF,
cial HIaGINs voted to take some $4,000
insane persons ont OF faithful, unpaid,
philanthropic hands and to cut down
their rations and their clothes.
AS a private man and business man
Mr.. HlGoINs is all right. AS public
official he has not been success. He
has not worked for efficiency or strict
honesty or reasonable economy in the
public service He has voted as the boss
ordered He has been faithful servant
of the machine. an unfaithful servant
of the State. As State Senator and as
Lieutenant Governor he has shown his
unfitness to be Governor. A man OF
private virtues, no doubt, but lament
ably weak in public virtues.