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Notes Of ForetSn Trade,

Argentina needs railways. More than <o0.o oo tons
OF wheat are piled up at railway stations. await
ing transportation TO tidewater.
One OF the main objects of the society for the
encouragement of French foreign trade Is 10 pro
mote the placing OF young Frenchmen In the service
OF foreign merchants. Among It's members the
society has 1914 merchants established In the Frcnci
colonies and $50 In foreign countries OF the latter
IS are resident In England. In India and other
British Asatlc possessions. in Egypt and Ahys-
sinia II In British African possessions. IS In CansdA
and Is in Australia
The British Board OF Trade Is TO inquire into the
cond,t of the bond inve stment companies opera
ting In the United Kingdom. The London TineJ
speaks OF them as an American Invasion"
Great Britain is barely holding her own In trade
with Argentina, While our imports from Argen-
tina have remained stationary In the pas, three
years. our exports TO tina, country have more than
doubled In two years.
The worlds silk crop In 1904 was 20.?Gs 600 hlo-
grams, against is.ia5Ooo In 1903 lapans cx
port was 5535,O00 Kilograms. an Increase ~
827, 900, The total exports from Far Fast points
were i2.l6S.o0o Kilograms. The rest OF the 1901
crop was from western Europe and the Ievan'.
The Orient Bank In Athens. Greece, established
under the auspices of the National Bank OF Ger
many, has added branch at Alexandria to ils
ones already In operation al Constantlnopa.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
The Raraian "Malcalm ~

TO TRB EDITOR OF THE SuS-.Sr, In tho issue
of May 20 THR SUN. relating a police matter, re-
marks that Pcrsians name has the accidentally
Occidental prenx OF Malcolm" Certainly. at the
nrst blush that 10 peculiar. and yet |, is applicable
clearly. About 1910. when England and Russia
were beginning the eternal yame Of scratching the
backs Of the border potentaics. . Pcnan Ambas-
sador TO 81, James's was exceedingly obliged for
the hospitality ihundating him He offered to
transport into bis country d number Of craftsmen
and settle them In delicious spot. Tho account
Of the site for the Scotch crofters. Sussex farm
hands and cockney weavers was as tho Rose Garden
Of Guiistsn-sse Moore's Oriental imagery al tho
time. party d,d 60. but never learned whether
they returned or were merged In tho native mass
~ al events. the English conyul who had great
part In the negotiation was ono Malcolm.
PEARL RIVER. N. y, May q. HI. WILLIAMS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
BARRED AT THE GATES.
Protest Against the Now York Central
Railroads Train shed Rule.

To THE EDITOR OF The Sun Sir: Whence
and why the barbarous and pitiless custom
OF the Now York Central Railroad company
which forces fathers and mothers. husbands
and wives, brothers and sisters and friends
to say good-by without the gates which lead
into the train sheds OF the Grand Central
Station?
To-day mother starting on long journey
asked that her daughter might accompany
her to the sleeping car IN order that the
daughter might arrange flowers In the 500
ton and assist her mother In carrying SOW
eral bundles. The car In which the mother
had . section engaged was made up In the
forward part Of the train. about nine cars from
tho gate.
he " Vas S aosins under ordsrs. The bundles
and flowers OF the departing mother were so
10 sos
Another mother who had two bundles was
rsauirsd 70 ssr them r. NJ tram si or h fo1
lip. Her husband was not permitted to assist
PEELED to walk the length Of the entire train
~ Is eSs New YorE Central in enforcing rules
In such. cases. and they occur every day.
actuated BY its solicituds for those who are
the Interests OK its uniformed attendants 90
q to enable them to work the company's
The enforcement OF such rules might be
excused where local trains are waiting where
q mAeellaneous gathering might, obstructt
traflc or be liable 70 injury. but In TIE case Of
sleeping cars, where tho patrons are going
SO their friends Tor a long time. It sseins to
mot mot o my ssa Sus 1sd 44eS
Nkw YORK. May ~. GEORGE MASkI.
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SALE or NIBLO COLLECTION.
Rare Books owned by Y. NJ. G. A. at, Auo.
tiOn--TOp Price $3.50.

uoh-lOp ETtcc UooV'
The sale Of the Niblo collection Of rare
books owned by the Y. NJ. c. A. began
yesterday afternoon in the Merwin-C Clayton
salesrooms in East Twentieth street.
One hundred and twenty-three Of the 100
lots were disposed Of. The sale will con-
tinue this afternoon.
The money with which to purchase tho
collection wRs left to the association by
william Niblo, the frs: proprietor OF Niblo's
Garden, who died in June, 1873. The rare
books bought with the money were seldom
used. As they took up room needed for
more popular issues 1t was decided to sell
them and apply the funds 30 obtained to
the purchase OF more necessary books.
This plan was agreed to by Robert Hoe.
Jr., who by the terms Of Mr.. Niblo's will
made the collection.
The top price realiz ed at the sale yester-
day was $3.50, which Mr.. Berry paid for q
vellum and containing the musical service
Of all the chants Of the nocturnal Office,
vespers and mass In the Ambroeian ritual
for the entire year. The manuscript was
written In the second half OF the fourteenth
century.
An edition Of st. Augustine's city Of
Cod printed in 1474, with painted initials
sold for So. The second Of the Latin Bibles
printed by Coburger at Nurnberg in l477
fetched Se5, while q Bible by Luther con.
tanning the final result and perfect develop
ment Of his scheme Of translation was
Knocked down at 500.
Still another Bible, 'conteynyng the
Ode Testament and the newe, which
was printed at London in 1868, went for
od and ksW Tsstansnt pi fpo% ahe v % ae
Codax sold for Si5s. and Blondeps Ar
chitecture Franchise for SPA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
The "Ethiopian Movement"

This is a movement-also described as
"Pan-Africanism'--to consolidate the
black natives OF the British colonies of
South Africa and to stimulate in them
pride of race and its assertion. africa
for the Africans is its watchword. The
bitter opposition Of the white inhabitants
to the movement ia expressed by one OF
them in the Nineteenth Century.
This writer attributes the origin of
the movement to American negroes,
whose teaching if not deliberately sed-
tious, implants in the native mind crude
ideas about the brotherhood OF man" +;
for he describes "Ethiopianism as an
importation from the United States
brought over by missionaries -"emis-
saries" he calls them-of the African
Methodist Church as means Of religious
propaganda. These missionaries, sat
urated with American political ideas,
go up and down the land telling the
Kafrs that South Africa is black mans
country and that the blacks must stand
UP for their rights.' For example, he
stigmatizes al pestilent and traitorous
a remark made by Bishop TURNER, a
missionary OF our negro Methodists,
that 'GoD meant that the negro shall
retain Africa and build up republic Of
his own"
So strong is this feeling OF opposition
among tho whites that there arc
people in South Africa, in Natal and tho
Transvaal especially, who would bundle
out Of the country the American negro,
bag and baggage, under Law excluding
undesirables. The expulsion Of all
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cession Of religious liberation, which was
received with 30 much rejoicing and
gratitude by the Old Believers and the
Catholics, may also prove short lived.
The party Of the Orthodox Church, which
was favorable to the announcement Of
persecution, was headed by the Metro
politan Of ST. Petersburg, who also advo-
Gated the emancipation Of the Orthodox
Church from the control of the Holy
Synod, which during the last quarter Of
century has tamely registered the
wishes of the Procurator Mr.. PoBlEDoN-
osTsErr. The Procurator, though his
influence was supposed to have been
fatally weakened, has proved strong
enough to procure the exile OF the Metro
politan to the Caucasus, and it looks for
the moment ~ If the Russian Torque-
mazda were again predominant BY a
sinister coincidence. the Moscow Gazette,
the leading reactionary organ in Russia,
has begun bitter war against religious
liberation, declaring that nearly half
million Russians in Poland will como
under the influence Of Roman Catholi-
cism II the Catholics are permitted
to proselyte. The newspaper pretenas
that the ediot proclaiIning liberation
has already had deplorable effect on
the moujiks, among whom stories are
said to be current that the Car him
self ia TO become q Catholic. What the
oirculators Of these mendacious reports
have in view il pslpable enough. They
are trying to work upon the sovereign's
nervous and validating disposition.
They will doubtless attain their end.
The only ono Of the Cars concessions
which not only has been carried out, but
which Is irreversible, was the remission
by tho Easter ukase to certain Mrs. or
village communities, Of arrears OF debts
amounting in the aggregate to $s7 $780,
600. 1t remains to be seen whether even
this shrewdly calculated bride will avert
a revolution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
New York Music in Summer.

1t L. to be regretted that the expert
ment Of WALTER DAMRoscH in giving
summer night concerts at the New York
Roof Garden will continue for only three
weeks. MIR. DANRoscH. who is an 40
complished conductor. has an excellent
orchestra, and it would be interesting to
know IL New Workers. are genuinely
anxious to hear high class concerts In
summer. Mr.. DAMRosCHs experiment
would prove whether or not there was a
demand for such entertainments much
more satisfactorily than the experience
Of his recent predecessors, both on &C
count Of his own position as conductor
and from the quality Of his band.
1t has long been maintained by an
undismayed minority that New Workers
were longing for summer concerts with
yearning that could be appeased only
by series OF performances given in a
garden where light refreshments and
smoking might be enjoyed with the
music. The force with which this myth
survived for years led to the loss OF
thousands Of dollars. Immature con-
ductors, with desire to make their
names and no opportunity to do it in
winter, have listened to these siren
voices and lost their money or that Of
their back ers in the effort to give New
York something for which it evidently
had no desire.
The failure OF one Of these undertake
ines never DISCOURAGED those persons
fond OF talking and writing about New
York's thirst for music in summer.
They could always explain how the
trouble had been caused. Once it was
tho conductor who was not capable and
the next time it was the situation Of the
hall. Shrewd dealers in amusements
perceived long ago that New Workers
were not enough interested in music in
summer to support the expensive enter
prise Of an orchestra, and none of them
was concerned in these failures ANTON
SEIDL at the height of his popularity
could not carry such scheme through,
here or at Brighton Beach. Several less
attempt during few years at different
halls. In every case the result was finan-
cial loss and no great public interest.
THEODORE THOMAS alone made success
Of such an enterprise, and that was
many years ago. New York had at that
time, however, a much smaller supply Of
music than it now gets every year.
If Mr.. DAMRosCH and his players were
going to remain here all summer their
fate might have its value in determining
whether or not New York was still in
different in this season to good music at
popular prices. Such a verdict would
have value because the experiment as
tried by Mr.. DAMRosCH would have
every advantage on it's side. But we are
very much inclined to believe that the
result would again be the same that it has
been in 40 many previous years.
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PORTO RIC.iN TRADE.
'orresh ndcnt's nl!ysis OF the Omr'a'
Figures, ana His CtntlusiUnl.

10 THE EDITOR or THs Sun Sir Porto
rico has gained by coming under the stars
anu stripes. and the United States has gained
ny l''t entrance of this fair daughter OF The
south into the American family.
Not only has Porto Rico gained by the
adoption OF American methods OF govern
h'eht ana education. but both parties to the
union nave gained commercially 10 u large
extent
Leaving out 1898. the year of the Spanish
american War, Wa nnd that year after year
the balance OF trade was against the island.
w amounts ranging from $40. OJ0 tlse3) 10
A.5ll,s!O 1890. Only In one year between
1871 ana 1908. namely. 1897. was the balance
favorable to the island. and then only to the
extent OF sse,sa2. These figures are in Ameri-
can gold. In the eight years 1880 to 1897 in
elusive Porto Rico had to pay out Sl2. OO0.-
ooo gold for her excess OF imports over ex-
ports.
American civil government In the islano
got under way In 1900. and. naturally. exports to
the United States and elsewhere fell on badly
that first year. the drop from 1907 being 81, 1907
oo0, OF which $500 900 was recovered the
next year. 1901. There are no entire statis-
tics available for the war year. 1898. That
t.lOo. 900 drop In 1900 oxports gave the island
an uhlavorsIls balance for that year OF S.
$4,000 In 1901 the unfayorabls balance
was only $4,000. and In 1909, only s77s.ooo.
Then. after four years OF American occupa-
uon-a very short period for the work Of re-
constructing practically everything tho tide
turned in Porto Rioo's favor. with . balance
to the good OF S0S7. 900. on total commerce OF
$4,000 oo That was Se.50O.o 900 moro oom-
MERGE than In 1895. the best OF the Spanish
years 1890 to 1897
Since 1900 fiscal years, Porto Rico's total
foreign commerce 10 shown By the following
offcial figures
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
Awful Fate Of Cutters who DO Poor Work.

From, the TdRor ana Gutter
Bad tailoring. Ike sin. makes men uncomfor r, able
aud unhappy. but good tailoring, like good actlo
makes them feel al ease and glad they are living
The cutter OF mems clothes should therefore
always bear In mind the fact that he In a powerful
influence In the world for good II he does good
work, but for evil II his work is bad. and should
keenly feel tina, he deserves honor for the anu
dlsg race for the other II his work Is bad his
punishment, even though It may not NJ the crime
and make him utterly wretched. will surely so nil
his days with shame, apprche nsions. shoulders of
horror, snubs and Insults. that he will Amost hate
himself. and will wish In every waking hour that
night will cope and bring him forgetfulncss. and
always through the night will long for day. to es-
cape In It's light and hustle the black tormcn,s and
silent cravings Of . guilty conscience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26

Tho veto by Governor HIGGINS Of spe-
cial bill passed by the late Legislature Of
New York to legitimate a child born out
Of wedlock, of whom the father was mar
ried man and the mother had assumed
illicit relations with him, knowing him to
be such. was both proper and obligatory.
There WAS no sort of justification for any
such legislative discrimination. If this
mans illegitimate child Is to bs legitimated
BY law every child born out Of wedlock ought
to he declared legitimate by law. This
passage Of such general law would be to
destroy the foundations of social morality
as built by the law OF marriage; but SO
also the special bill SO properly vetoed by
Governor HI0aINs struck fatal blow
against them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
A Proposed Congress OF College
Athletic Directors.

The outcry against tho savagery OF
college athletic contests and the spas
modio but always popular denunciatlon
Of the tendency to professionalism at
tendant upon intercollegiate oompeti-
ton are too familiar to occasion muon
excitement. 1t has been raised so often,
and so often shown to have been raised
unnecessarily and falsely, that criticism
Of college athletics, to be effective, must
now DO definite and incisive. 1t is pre-
cisely the exhibition Of these qualities
that gives force to the sweeping indict-
rnent against the purity Of college ath-
letios published IN the current number
Of McCture's. The general accusation
is supported by a surprising and start
ling array OF particular instances that
have the appearance Of being correctly
and fairly reported.
The charge is that commercialism is
making Of the college athlete a profess
sional; that the world Of college ath-
letics is permeated with spirit not OF
positive dishonesty, but Of Indifference
to tho demands of the highest honor;
that the subtle poison is slowly but
surely injecting the substance OF col
lege sport. The distinction between tho
amateur and the professional sportsman
is very fairly stated: no question OF
morals Ia involved except az the athlete
who really INDUCES in sport not for
sports sake alone, but for what there
is in it. is allowed to compete with.
and as one Of. those who play only for
recreation and enjoyment. Contests
between professionals and amateurs
are unequal. il the facts are known;
unfair, if the facts are concealed
A letter in THE Sun Of Wednesday
suggested as remedy gathering at the
close OF the present college year. or the
arran cement for next year OF CON-
gress of college athletic directors. When
it is objected that the present confusion
exists in spite Of the conference held at
Providence in 1898, the answer is that
the colleges should keep at 1t until re-
suits are achieved.
The plan for congress of colleges
this year or next, to perfect the scheme
OF government inaugurated by the
Brown Conference seven years ago. APP
pears to be feasible. To the university
that shall definitely propose the plan
will fall the lions share of the credit for
purifying college athletics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
Mrs. Maybrick's Knees.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN--.Sfr: There arc
moro things about the osslacation OF the bone Of
Mrs. Maybricks knee than the letter Of Med In
THE SUN OF to day Explains. This disease cannot be
understood from contemplating the case Of q lady
who was compelled for fifteen years to get down
on her knees daily TO scrub stone floors a. Mrs May
brick In her book says she did Bcrubbng only for
short time. while she was employed In the kitchen,
aud found that period the most agreeable of her
prison term. In her case 1t took Justification of
the bone approximately fourteen years TO de-
velop.
The disease Itself seems almost as curious as the
necessity which brought out tho doctors telegram
eAcusing her presence from a trial In Washington
OF a case 10 which she Ia not Z party and In which
she has finished as witness. She was no more
compelled to excuse her absence than the Empress
OF CHINA would he. FAIR PLAY.
NEW YORK, May -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
The Case or Carrie Swain and Frank
Gardner.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: beg
to point out to yon that In your issue OF April
1. In which you deal with the judgment pro-
nounced In my suit against MIR. Gardner by
the First Chamber OF the Civil Tribunal Of the
Seine, you have published an epitome Of such
and incomplete idea Of the same. In proof
OF my st atement | think 1t 10 only necessary
0r me 70 M II s Ss Ucu4
deals with my claim for damages:
Whereas the breaking on OF tho relations deter
nay hsvs betn for W
against whom he could not then formulate any re.
nss Nave owsd ier
wrong ful ast on his pa, Is could give rise In
c0vE ri s'lss tn. moral
obligation which no was under In securing on .
on 0 an .on s'a 81 x S1s as
the woman who throughout nfteen years had lived
Withdrawal Of this sIimonY is matter which lies
in truth only between him and his conscience: but
Il ss.
against Caroline Wiser are suficlenuy serious 70
w yei Of H lie Ia Common and to Justly
30 rigorous step.
In this suit also vas included claim against
me by the Gardeners for 1000 francs dam
ages. which claim tho court rejected In the
following terms:
Whereas although Caroline Wlsler In defending
her interests may have occasionally exhibited eI-
proved she may have been a. 10 tho eG.
tent OF the rights which according to her national
law q common existence OF fifteen years conferred
upon her; and moreover. Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner do
not prove that they have suffered any Appreciable
prejudice.
You will readily understand. therefore.
how very important 1t is for me to have Ii
clearly act out that the court. while in prin-
clple rejecting my claim. at tho same time
reco gniges my bona fdes and exonerates me
from all blame.
Under these circumstances would kindly
ask you to rectify your report.
PARIS. April 20. CARRIE ~ WIsLsA-
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MIR. Bryan. Extended +. rour Of tn. vor,,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-7Str: In rBR SIM
OF April ~ b. y. s." made protest against the
false use OF the word extended" frequently heard
and quite commonly seen In the newspapers, when
II Is said that such person Is to make an extended
journey" or couple will start on an extended
wedding tour" The absurdlty OF II may be seen
on questioning how an act can be extended before
II 10 begun. The plan Of an undcrtak king may h,
extended, but not the act ITSELF until It's original
limit is reached.
without stating my qualifications for 30 saving
unless very seriously called In question, think II
safe assert that this extended" nonsense Gamma,
be found As . habitual thing In any printed mai,
ter of dsae before the year 1870. and It wus NOT
very common until say, fifteen years later. I'm
like most vices. this -eStended" one extended
slowly. Some objeotor to the protest entered by
b. y. S." may say. and with truth, that In our
gTAndpsrena' days Series OF daily revival meet
ings WAS oalled--as whole-a "proiracted meet
Ing even before tho seKes was begun. BIZ, Inn,
phrase died out. May tho people who extend"
their Journeys before starting upon them ali like.
wise perish. Tho sooner the better
But here Is special from Lincoln, Neh, I'm m.
Boston transcript Of May 70. saying: col wi
liam ]. Bryan announces his plan to make an rI.
tended tour Of tho world
To what new extreme 70 Col. Bryan going now,
To make tour Of tho world would satisfy mos,
men: but an extended" tour OF the worid-ex,cnded
whittier. Possibly into the star sown vague Of
space. or will I, be simply an extensive tour OF
the world ALPHA CaII.p
AMsTRR DAM. y. Y. May 2j.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-26
Wants the state to Establish the French Mutusl
Sr,tem Of Racstrack Betting.

To THE EDITION OF The SUN--sfr: By . v1siS -
the local racetracks during the racing period and
. study OF tho betting system prevalent, one be-
comes convinced that the present conditions call
for radical changes.
Ono places bis bet, receives no receipt, but merely
has his badge number recorded on sheet. If tho
slightest error is made in writing ngure the whole
bet Is lost Should the horse win, II depends on
the good grace of the bookmaker whether he makes
good or not.
It's an admitted fact that without tho federation
Of betting on the tracks. horse racing would not
live one summer In this State nation. II Is be.
cause betting Is allowed that horse racing aud tho
racetracks have been such tremendous success.
BE II remembered. though the State laws forbid
gambling, the state has been porcep s crinis from
tho fact that she has been deriving a percentage
of the gate receipts from each track. an income
dependent on the betting attraction
Therefore, II would appear that as horse racing
is a financial benrht TO the State the State treasury
should Improve the betting system. Would II be
out Of place to suggest TO your readers q careful
examination OF the French mutues, with a view 10
having this system placed all the tracks OF the
state and doing away with the present crude book
making SYSTEM The track could have a per-
centage of the money bet and so could the State IL
needed.
II would appear that by the French mu,ues
being exclusively In vogue. horse racing would be
elevated and the sport would become universally
popular. The public then makes the favor,e.
NEW YORK, May IS. WILLIAM GRArsoN.