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The Memorial Day Parade.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-Sir; You
recently printed a complaint by me, which
expressed the sentiments OF many other
Grand Army men, OF the peTyersion Of Memo
rial Day and its observance In the military
parade In IL said that Notwithstanding the
protests Of numerous Grand Army posts no
satisfactory assurances could be obtained
from those responsible for the organization
Of the parade that alien societies and fam
tastically arTayed bodies Of men would not
again be allowed 70 march in the column.
The interview with the present grand
marshal published in The Sun Of April
- confirms my statement. The declara-
ton he makes that II is fitting that men OF
other nations who have come here 70 live
and have cast their lot with our coun try
should be invited 20 take part in the observ-
ance OF the day is ambiguous and misleading,
and can only be desl gned 20 Justify the meth
DDS which the majority OF the o. A. Il. con-
denn.
under heaven, Parthians and Modes and
Elamites, and dwellers in Mesopotamia-
turn out on Memorial Day II they wish. 70 do
honor TO the Grand Army. They may line
the streets and applaud 70 the echo, but they
are not wanted and will not again be tolerated
in a purely military function designed by the
state and nation as a tribute by the soldiers
Of to-day to the veterans OF the civil war, espe-
cially when they are not military men, but
organized for the occasion solely and appear
not as Americans or soldiers, but disunGt-
lively as a body OF foreigners, carrying the
flag OF the countries they have renowned
and receiving even their orders IN theu own
IL the present grand marshal has heard
no complaints OF the proposed makeup OF
the parade II Is solely because he remains In
tentionally deaf 10 what Is said an AROUND him.
NEW YORK. April 49,
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FINAL ADJUSTMENT or THE
ALASKA BOUNDARY.

WASHINGTON, April lathe Alaska
boundary WIS settled In general, but not
In full detail, by the London tribunal Of
September, 1909. Tho provisional survey
Of 1895 left all undetermined gap Of about
100 miles between two peaks, known a.
Rates Needle and Devils Thumb, toward
the southern end OF the disputed area. Tho
district involved Ia almost inaccessible and
is practically worthless, 80 that II matters
little who owns Il, Canada get3 little
more than we do, aud no one will begrudge
her ia possession.
The provision for marking the boundary
line by means Of artificial monuments will
be neglected in this strip, Mountain peaks,
OF natural construction, will be used in
'tead. The final determination Of the mat
er appears In the following official COM
unication from Acting Secretary Of State
lee TO Sir Henry Durand, the British
Abassador:
tcElLENcT: Referring 70 your note Of Oct.
ahAr. Hays reply OF Dec, 2, 1904, In regard 10
lhetport by Messrs. o. II. T1ltmAn and W. 7. King
,ho 1mmlssoneu appointed 70 carry out the de-
@ Won OF the Alaska boundary, so far az II was
Iol. defined BY the award OF the London tribunal
anu ncernlng the character OF tho agreement
Ue'"e The United States and Great Britain for
'ne ituhl acceptance OF the recommendations
VI tno 1mmi3si0neB by an exchange OF notes, 1
nave hhonor 10 state, by direction OF the Presl q
oeht' u the Government OF the United states
agrees VI tho Government OF his Britannia Maj
es'y tha'he part OF the boundary between Alaska
ana cana lying between the points and T men
uoned In o award Of tho tribunal Of 1908 shall be
uehned' accordance Withsthe general principles
laia down said tribunal, by the SUBMITS whose
Geographic coordinAtes are given With sufncent
approximate for Identification In the attached
taole' proVld that the commissioners arc hereby
empowered tter they have secured sufncent
oAA' 70 sele additional and intermediate peaks
between the lnts and . and and T, where the
distances bet'en the peaks given In tho table
exceed the prAble limit OF iptervsibIity. Pro-
Vlded also that such additional and intermediate
peak shall be ore than 900 metres from the
straight line joioE peaks and Q and and OF
the attached tab a. follows:
The ATTITUDES nd longitudes are taken from
ana refer TO the Fps numbers 10 and u OF the sur
Veys made by u British commission under the
convention OF u, The successive peaa arc
designated by pSecutlve numbers, counting
southwark from pot p.
IA table OF hudes and longiudes. With Sp'
pfoElmAie distance Is then givenl
Your acknowledgment OF this communication
with similar sataent on behalf Of the Govern
ment OF his AatsU will complete the agreement
reached oy the Commissioners. thus completing
the award OF the Iodon tribunal under the con
venton Of Jan. ,, ltS. as 10 the above described
part OF the AlGskaboudAry.
|, Expressing the Prsidents satisfaction at this
settlement OF the aAter have the honor 70 be
your E1cellenoy's beient servant,
ALVEY a. ADEH,
Aing Secretary Of State,
WASHINGTON, MGrh
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Let Americans AIRED Beware Of snOb.
bel

To TIE EDITOR OF " sUN-Sir: read
TIE Sun every day, uAlly with unalloyed
pleasure. but now and TN there is a fly in
the ointment. In yesteny's issue a para
graph announces that Wiam d. Howeus is
on his homeWard voyage, I'd adds:
Evidently Mr.. Howens wies 10 escape the
tourist season In Italy. which, Al its height ln
April and May. All true loveuNf Italy dread the
innux Of spring visitors, and MOON is so bitter
and 90 patronlzing as the soorAf the sojouTner
IN a foreign land for the touTistsho come 70 dis
tuTb the foreign atmosphere and crowd the pict-
uresque and peaceful bywayS.
There may be such sojourn.-doubtless
there are; and the longer they ouTn there
thus Kidding our country OF tAr presence
the better on We are. But rent the i'm
putting Of any such snobbeTy to + Hoyeiis.
who Is one Of the most Synthetic and
kindly Of men, II never would ocS 70 him TO
assume superiority over tourtsth hose lack
OF money or lack OF leisure madA hurried
at all He would be more likely toase some
pains 10 show such a one how 70 axe the
most OF his scant opportunity.
few years ago j opened highlAraised
book, the work Of a man who had \yeiied
extensively and on the first page thu read
he had written himself down a smoky ap-
plying the sneering epithet -Cookit" 70
than his. l closed the book at oncl and
have never reopened IL; =. The fact, Shat
some Of the most Appreciatve, and thetors
and historic places OF Europe are to be ind
among those whose tours are necessl iy
short and hurried AS l know from talk z
with them at both ends Of the Journey II
at anybody think l should begin with tht
Americans who make 50 long a sojourn
foreign lands that they forget or despf
the peculiar beauties and advantages OF the
NEW York, April IS.
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CITY TO FIND THE PENSIONS
the Municipal Clerks Bm said 70 Have
q Joker In 10.

the Municipal Clerks Bm said 70 Have
q Joker In II.
In their efforts 10 secure the passage
Of a bill providing for the creation Of .
pension fund for their benefit the en-
ployees OF the city have declared that the
fund would not cost the city anything, aS
the employees VIII pay in s per cent. Of their
salaries. Henry W. Harden, who was
directed by the law committee Of theCitiDens'
Union to examine the bill, declares, how
ever. that there arc jokers in the measure,
which viii mean that II will cost the city
several million dollars year II It becomes
a law.
Mr.. Harden said yesterday
@The bill provides that pensions aha1 Be
fixed at half Of the average annual salary
during the last FIVE years Of the service.
The annual cost Of the pension bill, there
fore, will be 1900 times 81, 0Oo-in all, 81
500, 900 a year. The total contribution,
on a basis Of per cent. Of annual salary,
cannot exceed $3.50, 900 year. This leaves
a blaAnce Of SO, $50 900 year TO be raised.
II has been urged that the bill does not
provide for any contribution TO the pension
fund from the public money. II, however,
expressly provides that pensions once hXed
shall never be diminished. This is manda-
tory. The practical effect will be to force
the city to raise the money by general
taxation"
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LORIILARD SPENCER JEWELS
Pearl NrekIaCe and Diamond Chain 60 20
prlncrss EtcBNaro.


The will Of Mrs. Sarah J Spencer, widow
Of Lorllard spencer and daughter Of
Charles @, Ghswold dirc,ts that al the
presents given her by her children should
be returned 20 the giycrs, She gives her
daughter Eleanora l. s. Cenci pearl neck
lace containing iGi pearls. diamond chain
containing 100 stones, a mOnoCle set with
diamonds, "a flounce Of old ArRentan lace
and a pendant Of large diamonds.
To Lorillard Spencer COCA his mothers
English ivory porcelain dinner cot Of iH
pieces, painted by SeEert. Her grand
son, Lorillard Spencer, Jr, inherts a
diamond riyiere OF 81 stones and other
jewelry. The remainder Of her jewels
Mrs. Spencer divides among her four chill
dren In equal shares She makes the same
disposition Of her HOUSEHOLD furniture and
other personal property.
Inasmuch, the will recites, as her son
LoHllard did not receive an equal share
OF his fathers estate, she bequeaths to him
specifically $3.50, 600 To William Augustus
Spencer she leaves the contents Of her
country house, Griswolden Dreillnden.
at Lucene, Switzerland, or, at his discre-
ton, a direct bequest Of $50 600. Her butler,
maid and cook receive 5000 each
All her residuary estate, including what
she inherited from her father and husband
and the proceeds Of the sale Of her SwitzeT-
land home, Mrs. Spencer directs the e1-
ecutors TO divide equally among the -four
children. The will was drawn In Paris
on May rs, 1904. the estate IL very large.
The daughter Eleanora 70 whom the
necklace and chain are left was married Ia
1870 to the Prince Of Vicovaro, whose family
name il Cenci, and n a lady OF the court
Of the queen mother Of Italy.
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The Harrisburg House Of Representa-
lives has approved by an almost unanimous
vote the Greater Pittsburg' project. Pitts
burg has been increasing enormously in all
other particulars, but II has failed among
American cities thus far to apply 10 It's pub
lie affairs the principle Of economy Of oper-
alton by consolidation.
BY tho Federal census OF five years ago,
the population Of Pittsburg was S2l 900 and
that Of Allegheny City 1879 1000, a total Of
$50 900. As now estimated, the population
Of Pittsburg is SI7,O 900, Of Allegheny l4o, 900
and Of the neighboring townships more than
IS 900. Allegheny and Pittsburg are first TO be
merged, and later Homestead, West Home
stead, Hays, Munhal and Whitaker bor-
oughs will become a part Of the city with
which they are now connected by material
interests. The Pifsburg Dispatch says:
the greater city viii be on trial when the two
cities are merged. The public. both within and
without the Sew city, win watch the experiment
with special Interest 20 discover II the economies
OF operation and the advantages OF consolidation
arc being secured The annexation OF Allegheny,
while the chief step toward the greater city. viii
By no means be the last"
With Allegheny and the neighboring
towns added, Pittsburg would have popu-
lation in excess Of 5p0, 900 and an aggregate
valuation Of realty and manufactured
products on hand Of $500 900 900, making
Pittsburg the richest city in the country
with the four exceptions Of New York,
Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.
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The Ru,,Ian Flset UndI,ided.

It now seems 10 be established by con-
current and Trustworthy reports that a
mistake was made in the original tele-
grams asserting that the Russian feet,
sighted Of Singapore on April 8, con-
tanned only q single battleship and was
commanded by Rear Admiral ENQUIsT.
Had the assertion been well founded
the inference would Of course be un-
avoidable that Vice-Admiral RoJRsT-
vENsKY, with most Of bis battleships,
was pursuing a different route toward
Vladivostok. The mistake in the original
kilograms was probably due to the fact
that most Of the battleships on emery
ing from the Strait Of Malacca passed
further out TO sea than the rest Of the
Baltic feet, and therefore could not
be sighted from Singapore. According
to a corrected despatch from that port
20 noyds, the Russian force is updi-
vided, and the same information has
been sent by wireless telegraph from
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Pron.r Cloths. for Mnm.n.

TO TIE EDITOR or The SUS-str: Afr. Edward
Aladdin Atkipson, Of Bsantown, Mass. Is quoted
a. asserting that "a woman can cothe herself prop
erly on to5 year"
should think a woman who had married man
who could make such q cruel statement would feel
so small that she could cothe herself on much less
than that. But perhaps the Hon. p. A. a. was
writing OF other ollnes and times, Perhaps even
the horTid Filipinos were IN bis mind. In that
rGgiime CLINE, doubtless, perfect ladies" clothe
themselves At much lower nEure than t65, and
quite properly. But then, what constitutes pro-
prety for -yener fellers- would hardly be ~ In the
presence Of the Sacred Goldfish, doubt n the
Hon. Z. A. A. would even donate one Of his famous
ovens 70 keep warm the sbiveTing ladies Of the
East should they arrive thus clad, In the intelleo-
tual chill Of the Back Bay.
No: the Hon. Y. 4. a. IL weighed IN the scales
OF the Sacred Goldfish and u found wanting.
EvHAALD BEAUMONT LTDEdUAD.
NEW YoKK, April IA
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IL the PloUphmln Looking Back
ward?

ward?
The announcement Of the threatened
reslenatln of Judge HARMON and Judge
JUDsoN kcause of doubt that the Gov
eminent ltends TO push the Santa Fe
railroad Csc to its limit will come as an
unwelcomegiece Of information TO those
who believdin the good faith Of the
Administrator.
These gentlmen, specially appointed TO
investigate III alleged violation Of laws
regarding rebtes and discrimination by
the Atchison, 1peka and Santa Fe Rail-
road, are repoted as having declared
10 Attomey-Geeral MOODY that there
is no question c the guilt Of that cor
poration. They ire reported as having
declared their iIention 10 carry out
literally their instructions. II this Is
not what the peoplwant it is what they
ought TO want, 1t what the President
and the Attorney-Gaeral ought TO want.
The Santa F6 case resents a concrete
instance Of the PRINCIPE involved in the
public uproar excited y Mr.. RoosKvELT's
message Of last Deceu5er.
II is in no way 10 the cedit Of Attorney
General MOODY that heshould show any
hesitation whatever or that he should
desire a pOstponement II the matter
until Mr.. RoosEvELT's etun from his
outing. incidentally, atleast, such an
attitude on the part Of Mr. MooDY would
imply his doubt that the President really
intends to strike and spare zone, regard
less Of any man or any groul Of men who
may appear in the line Of fte. That is
what the country expects. 1t Is what
the country has been led TO elpect. The
Attorney General cannot doubthe entire
good faith Of his chief.
II is Of no use 20 call an exta session
TO frame new laws If those alsoady on
the statute books are TO be neglected
OF overridden. Presumably, Jude HAIR
MON and Judge JUDsoN were elected
for this case because they were known
90 be men Of sufficient calibre 70 handle
II according 20 the provisions Of existing
laws. Presumably, they have at some
time solemnly sworn to discharge with
answering fidelity whatever duties NAV
devolve upon them. II they now en-
counter official distractions in the dis
Il. -. y = .
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MAY ACCEPT REBATES.
Not Illegal for the Government TO DO So,
Says Secretary Hitchcock.

Says Secretary Hitchcock.
WASHINGTON, April la.-Secretary Of
the Interior Hitchcock is confident that
his position in regard to accepting reduced
rates from railroads for the transportation
Of Government freight is correct, despite
the adverse opinion expressed by the Comp
troller Of the Treasury. Comptroller Trace
well, Il is held at the Interior Department
went out Of his way and exceeded his iuris-
dction when he informed the Secretary
that it was not only illegal but an inn
propriety for the Government to accept
rebates from railroads.
Secretary Hitchcock, acting upon the
advice of the Assistant Attorney-Gene
for the Interior Department, maintains
that he is amply protected by Section %
Of the interstate commerce act, which
provides that nothing in this act shall
apply 10 the carriage, storage or handling
OF property free, or at reduced rates. for
the United States Comptroller Trace
we'll holds that the transportation in ques-
ton IL only indirectly for the Government,
but directly for a Government contractor.
The Secretary Of the Interior has therefore
referred the whole matter TO the Attorney
General, before whom it is now pending
for his opinion.
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NO PLACE RON OsLERIsu.
The Iifc Jared DOT CT the ChiOrOfOnm
Theory In the Troy Conference.

Theory In the Troy Conference.
SARATOGA. April iS-Oslerism has no
place In the Troy conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, now holding It's
soyenty-third annual session here. When
tho roll Of the supenumerarieB and super
animated was called to-day the white
haired veterans responded in n manner
vigorous enough TO jar the life out Of the
ohloroiom theory. Some Of the responses
we're made by preachers who have seen
from forty TO sixty-hve years active SER
vice In their chosen field. Bishop Warren
Of Denver, Col, who presides, IS Is years
old, but considers himself as stu "a young
old man and Ii In excellent health. He
was made a bishop Ia 1880.
The financial statement Of the treasurer,
Charles Gibson, was as follows: Receipts,
$50 ,073. 90; disbursements, s., l07.i2; balance.
S76,9O67s, which includes investments in
real estate mort cages, S7l,sOO, and cash,
s., 1o6 49,
The interests OF the Sunday School Union
and Tract Societies and the Book Concern
were presented respectively by the Rev.
DIS John Il. mcfarland and Homer Eaton,
both Of New York. The Rev. Dr. William
d. Parr Of New York this afternoon de-
livered the address at the anniversary Of
the church extension society. The Rev.
c. II. Tyndall this evening delivered a lee
ture on radium.
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$4,000 FOR CHARITIES.

Oner OF tho Benson Family 20 Church
Charity Foundation Of Long Island.
Mrs. Arthur W. Benson, Miss Mary
Benson and Fred Sherman Benson, who
are connected with Grace Episcopal Church
in the Heights in Brooklyn, have offered
$40, 900 10 the Church Charity Foundation
OF the Episcopal Diocese Of Long Island
toward clearing Of the Ssl 900 indebted
ness on the property Of the organization.
The offer Is conditional on the raising
Of the balance Of the indebtedness by Oct
1 next, The board Of managers Of the
Foundation has accepted the ofer and
appointed a committee TO raise the balance.
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The Little Man with tho Long Knife

By this time the blood is all washed of
the floor, probably. The place will be
open again in a few days, We suppose,
Why shouldn't It be7 A man must live,
and thirst Is continuous.
You can see the place from the
Broadway cars. A shabby Coal Cellar
and Cave Of Harmony. II is a well
known fact in the psychology Of drink
that beautiful sentiments are apt TO rise
in the heart under a certain pressure Of
alcohol. Then domestic affections are
quickened, especially IL you are under
the painful frequent necessity Of thump-
ing your Tommy You have strong
views about religion. Your ethical
standard is high. To inspire noble
thoughts by gracious melodies and
odifying words the proprietor Of this
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From Ia cha O., HasaEa.

From Ia cha OF HdsdEd.
A Spanish clerk whQad lost heavily AZ the last
game Of jai Alai comned suicide Monday about
midday by shooting nsen with a Remington
une, The deceased ms name was Lorenzo
Alvarez, aud he was abt 20 years OF SFe and was
formerly employed as policeman a. the INST
station for about two IN. Untl last Saturday
he was employed In thouEllsh bazaar on Obhpo
street, but on that day ked for his wages. He
lsft a note for the Judge wing that no one was 10
blame for bis act bus hinh. IL appeArs that he
staked his ell on the gArrand losing decided the
beet thing 70 do was 70 e. his life.
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Cal the Gamblers Paradise.

rom me LONDON 1ruths
Modern Ca must be a sort OF gamblers para
disc, judglngTom some facts which I recently
had from fnd who has been investigating the
subject. In OF the principal streets near Mo-
manned All Sare, gentleman who knows tho
town well polsd out over twenty INST nooS,
over the shops,ith the NAMES OF bars upon them,
every one OF VIII he knew 70 be gambling hell
and a police ohal admitted 10 the investigator
that the town " full Of such places. The police
do not seem 70 lat fault. They raid the places
from time to tn but the o1enderS. nearly all
foreigners, and istly Greeks, are protected by
their oonsuls Andt Oh lightly. and return 70 The
business the neItE.
should Euess u the business ls chiefly carried
on fer foreigners twell as BY them. There Is a
sort Of cosmopolitan about gambling, and its
votAriea arc drawnrom all oornen Of the earth
by the scent Of thOAme. But this seems 70 be
ono respect in which typt has not improved under
British influence.