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that the present construction on the
Isthmus of a canal equipped with several
locks will not prevent its ultimate con-
version into one lock canal should
the future demands of commerce justify
such a change. As the canal is admitted
to be chiefly for the benefit of future
generations, why. inquiries Gen HAMS,
should not part Of the burden Of cost be
/ imposed upon them? Why should We
! spend an additional hundred millions
now, and postpone the completion of the
waterway for ten years, when possibly,
if not probably, n sea-level canal will
never be required?
II is further maintained that the diff
cultics of passing ships through locks
are much exaggerated. They are much
less than those encountered when ships
have TO be dockcd for repairs. The
fact is recalled that the commerce of the
Manchester Canal, though it is OBJ
structcd with locks, is steadily growing
while that annually passing through
the 500 Canal, also provided with locks
is enormous. Gen. HAMS seems to ac-
cept the computation that the water
supply OF the Chagres River is sufficient
for traffic of 80 900 900 tons annually,
or more than three times the tonnage that
now passes through the Suez Canal, and
10000, 900 tons more than passed through
the 500 Canal during the last twelve
month. He evidently regards with in
credulity the assumption that the tom
mage traversing the Panama Canal will
ever reach such figures, but he submits
that, should it do so. the question of the
cost Of converting a canal with several
locks into one lock canal would be-
come Of secondary importance.
II is the conviction of Gen. HAMS that
a one lock canal at Panama will never
become necessary, and that canal pro-
vided with several locks can be so con-
structed as to furnish all requisite ia
cilties for vessels of the largest tonnage
and greatest draught that will ever come
into use In view, however. OF the I'M
certainties attaching to future COM
mercial conditions, he points out that a
canal furnished with several locks may
be so built in the first instance as to keep
In view its ultimate conversion into a
single lock canal, should a necessity
therefor arise, This. he AYERS, can be
done without increasing the first cost
indeed, if eventual conversion be con-
templated, the first cost may be some
what reduced The retaining walls OF
masonry in the Culebra cut, the outlay |
on which has been calculated at about |
50 900 600 could be omitted. if the canal |
is built with view TO its possible con-
version into a one lock waterway. Ac- |
cording 70 Gen. HAMS. the first cost |
might also be diminished bv reducing |
the height of the summit leve! 70 about |
G5 feet above mean tide, and by the con-
struction of dam at Alhajuela or Gam
boa, so as to create reservoir in the |
upper valley of the Chagres to supply |
water for the canal in the dry season,
and regulate freshets in the wet
The suggestions made by Gen. HAMS
deserve and doubtless will receive serious
at the hands of President
and the Canal Commission.
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Rlatphemous Defenon.


TT0Fn NJ IIJTIdOTI D1ub MlI.
An amusing instance OF how ignorant sor,
Magistrates can be when legal knowledge ia n,
CURED has recently leaked out In borough no,
forty miles from London
\ gentleman OF = legal frame OF mind WAS re
quested BY iramway car Inspector 70 show his
ticket. which the wind had suddenly blown out of his
hands. It WAS never denied that he had purchased
one for tho journey. but being unable TO produce
tho ticket. and unwilling to buy another. he was
accordingly summoned 10 the local police court.
The defendant pleaded the adequate, even ~ in
genlous. defence tina, It vas an act OF Cod Tn,
Bench Indicted rather heavy nne. aud II is stated
that the chairman considered the defence vtoss
bihsphemy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
Senator FrawIey's Boxing Bill.

The last law under which boxing bouts
were allowed in New York State was
repealed, not because of public opposi-
tion to the sport itself, but on account
Of the scandals which the managers Of
exhibitions allowed TO exist The public
became convinced that many of the
contests, if not most of them, were
frauds. to which the spectators were
asked to pay admission only TO witness
bouts that had been fixed before the
men entered the ring.
Senator JAMES j. FRAwLEY's bill per-
hitting limited round amateur exhibit
tions. which has passed the Senate, is a
sensible piece of legislation, 10 which
no reasonable objection can be made.
Under its provisions opponents of the
art of self-defence could give exhibitions
Of boxing in public, the right to do which
is denied to them now. Exhibitions of
wrestling, jiu-jitsu and the like are not
prohibited by law, and clean boxing
shows should not be.
If the Frawley bill passes and promot-
ers of sparring contests do not conduct
them honestly however, they may expect
that the law will be repealed as soon as
their crookedness becomes known. The
repeater will not be put through the
Legislature to please what some ringside
experts call "a handful of parsons and
old women, either. II will be done by
men who enjoy the sport. but abominate
the practices that brought it into dis
repute in New York five years ago.
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The Badger pootors, Trust.

From me Applstor tIPtsJ Post.
Tho undersigned CID physicians OF Appleton
have adopted and agreed to abide By the following
schedule OF fees for professional work to go into
effect Jan. /. 1905:
ordinary day visits $40
Ordinary night visits. between O'Clock p. II.
and o clock a. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
Country work. rs cents per mile and tIS0 for
visit
ordinary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Complicated confinement. minimum. ........ 20Ol
Assisting midwife minimum. ................. 1900
once consultation. minimum. ................ 80
Medical fees in Appleton arc no greater than
they were forty years ago. On the other hand tho
cost OF medical education has increased ienfold.
tho cost OF living has advanced at least 20 per cent
and each succeeding year demands greater aud
more expensive equipment for the proper prsetlcs
OF medicine and surgery.
We are sure that tho people Of Appleton des!rs
the very best service and IL is wish to satisfy
that desire. To keep in touch with the lstes, de-
velopmcnts In tho medical world and 10 qualify
ourselves TO give patients the dement's OF the
very best equipment requires an outlay entirely
out OF proportion TO the Incomes present tees en-.
able US 10 earn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
Secret of Prohibition, Weakness.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-sr: In a Work
ingman's" letter In TIRE sun OF March your CORE
spondent charges the members OF the Christian
Church with double dealing. In that while trying
ito save the lost" they arc voting license TO the
liquor traric. Undoubtedly this Is true, but he
overlooks tho fact that the majority OF the mem
bers and workers IN our churches have no vote
on this and other vital questions.
Susan b. Anthony said years ago that -rn,ni,,.r,
and rumscllers were the strongest opponents OF
woman suffrage Let me Add that Whenever
women stand equal before the law With men, God
win not ever seem 70 havo deserted the world much
less tho Prohibitloniss and churches OF any other
Just cause. ELLA z. WIZARD
YALXsvTlIn. Conn. March 10.
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An Opinion From the Far East.

The following comment on the situa-
ton in the Far East Is taken from per-
sonal letter just received from Toxic
The writer Of the letter is in close touch
with Japanese officialdom, and IS n man
whose opinions are entitled 20 considera-
ton. He says
i DO not think the Japanese will follow Kuro-
PArKIS beyond Mukden or Telling. After they
get those places. In the spring, they will probably
go for Nladlvostok by sea. landing alsrEe force
north or south OF It, and soatng II by cutting the
railroad between It and Hardin. AS soon as nAN.
CATION opens-if the Baltic feet has no, come out.
orifit has come and been crippled or destroyed
Vladlvostok will probably be the point OF attack
SO far as my information goes the broad plan Is TO
hold southern Manchuria, take Vladlvostok. and
not follow the Russians much further inland
doub, very much whether they will go to Hardin.
even II KUBoPATKp retreats there. All they want
Is Port Arthur. Nadivostok. southern Manchuns
and the sea coast. Their lines OF communication
will then be short and their position will be tire
mendously strong
This view of the Manchurian situation
is not entirely new, but il is Of interest
as the statement of competent observer
who is in close contact with Japanese
affairs.
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March.

The Lion or the Lamb All. Voc beudsi
The Autton's mostly In the Kings Inside.
lndelicacy OF the Season. March,
For one rank Month thou wilt with Us abide
Wad take the Lamb and let the Lion 70.
II Donk-ASs Nature had not mixed Thlngsso:
But We must cen take Climate IKE a pie
There IS no Upper Crust without the Dough.
Yet iet US pray that when we pass the Arch
IEi1t l4fe and Death. 70 thump Harp. OF Paroh
Like Corn within the Peppers name pierced Mesh.
Wen 'seApe the Lion and the Lamb Of March.
", z. p. FRKNcH. U. g. 4
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Kind words From an Old Friend

To TIE EDITOR or THE SuS-sfr. Ny last mile
stone as diEent reader Of THR srls. reads. Ten
months 10 the end OF the thirty ninth year Yor
should give me prominent place on the list ~
your patrons.
You indulge occasionally In severe reflection.
on this municipality but all good Phcadslpbisns
VII Join me when say THB sury is the hrfrhtest
and the best J1ura n w..
PHIIADEIPHIi. March H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

To THx EDrToH or TEx SUS--sir: wha, sort OF
geography is this you arc putting forth, sandy
AcNAbi
what has the circumstance Of a man being born
In Aberdeen TO do With his nationality, II his nAno
be Patrick and his blood Irshi
man cannot always choose hls birthplace, but
he can mako amends for It by HIS name Besides
ireland is everywhere and Includes all oo,ntr,e.
as the general includes the particular
Lot us hear no more about Aberdeen and Patrick
Henry. Did he not say, Give me liberty or give me
DEATH What more want yei
NBw YORK, March ~. PHE1rM c,.roo,r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

DR.. JAMES j. WALSH began last week
series OF lectures in the Carnegie Lyoeum
on The Women Of the Renaissance, which
is to be continued on Thursday forenoons
during Lent The initial lecture was all
that might have been expected from man
Of ripe scholarship, whose learning is mel
lowed by huraor, genial philosophy and
never failing enthusiasm. However IL is the
occasion. not the content, OF DR.. WALsH's
lectures which is Of chief interest. They
are given In support Of a charity which has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
Kansas Justice Marie, o .ao4 Persons.

Lcdrcruorfh Corrsspondenes Topsta Cape5i.
Judge LAurens Hswn retired from the once
OF Probate Judge OF this county few days ago.
after continuous service OF twenty-five yeArs
he viii make specially OF probate law In which
he is probably one OF the best verssd men n
America
In his long career on the bench ho Issued mar
Ttago licenses 10 $50 couples and performed
mage ceremonies for e.904 persons
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-sir Referring 30
"Sunshines" gentle criticism Of your misuse OF the
indicative was" for the subjunctlve -wore,- in
Thursdays issue. submit that tho subjunctive Is
not dead" nor even dying" 1t SIN lives and
claims It's own important place in the Jus norma
ioquendl" OF all good English scholars, even though
TIE sun unworthlly sneers at such as -lncursble
grammarians."
In the sentence quoted By Sunshine" was can
only refer to fact-positve and pAst-whlle -were-
merely. and very properly. expresses doubt. And
yet THE Sun says there IA no difference between
the two expressions" and seeks to cover its own
slip OF the pen by slap al the critic.
submit that THR Sun knows better. and It's very
defence admits tho error.
IL Is TO THB Sun. OF oil the New York papers.
that we confidently look for tho highest standard
OF correct English and Its most righteous usage.
Then why not confess judgment. and accept sun
shines" criticism with good graoel J. WB
NEW YORK, March 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
The Writing Of Good EnKlish.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-sfr: Is there any
thing surprising In the fact that the average
American man or woman write a sensible letter
Ia plain English Have We not our schools, and
our sun
There Is something decidedly uncomplirnentsry
10 American intelligence In the Amusement with
which some people view the voluntary contribu-
tons 20 TEE sun As II the mighty ones whose
business It Is to WELD tho pen were TO say TO US OF
the rant, and nle. You others can write. you can
spell Wonderfui-
As for the letters being written in a natural man
ner, the everyday American Is not as rule. given
TO arectaton. Perhaps his we'll developed sense {
The ludcrous preserves him from It. n. l. A.
OIFoap n. j.. Mhroh Q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

Pun many gem Of puresi ray serens
The dark unfAthomed caves OF ocean btsr,
No doubt. like those on our terrestrial scene
Lost b. some Advertising mermaid fair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

Knicker-when I'm calling, never Know whati
do With my hands and feet
rookrT-orcr your hand 70 tho girl, and use goB
feet 10 ret away from her father.
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Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
association at 40 Nassau street IN the Borough
~ E~qf~Iln. New YORK.
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ser.re BLOW, to the InterhorouEh.

From THE EVENING Sun.
y shall never 70 back 10 work FOR the INTERIOR
ouEh company. --Jencks OF ne sfrFine r1Sorr1sa
y shall never again work for the lnicrborough.
-Mdddsn Of me striking .rdinn,r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

n our frffnds u1o fdpor Us irah manuscripts FOR
publication uish 10 hare reJecci articles returned fhry
NUT IN al rases ssnd stamps TOR nat purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

The ten highest buildings In the world are the
Einel Tower. Paris. eSi feet high; the Washington
Monument. SIS feet. City Building, Philadelphia,
h9S feet Cathedral OF Cologne, Sill feet: Cathedral
al Strasburg i6o feet the chimney OF the St Rolox
Chemical Works. Glasgow. 45I1 feet. 81. Martins
Church. Lsndshut. Germany. 454 feet. St stephens,
Vienna. 4S3 feet. the Great Pyramid. $50 feet. and
81. Peters, Rome, AS feet.-Boston Globe.
Not 80. The fourth place belongs TO an
edifice not mentioned in this list, namely.
the Protestant church at Ulm. whereof the
steeple is the loftiest on earth, exceeding
the spires of Cologne by about twenty feet.
And in justice TO Boston it should be stated
that the Bunker Hill Monument would hold
the third place, almost equalling the Wash
ington Monument and surprising the Phil
adelphia City Building. If 1t had been erected
on top of the Giralda at Seville.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
A Tale OF Three Darh.

To TIE EDITOR or THE SUH-sh:
Tuesday, Strike breakers.
Wednesday. Strike broke.
Thursday. Strikers broke. 1
NEW YORK. March II.
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Labor Mi,l.ader,hip. Hall a, Far.

Labor MisIeadershIpb Hall OF Famr
Kebrny, Debs.
Irons. Paris.
Weinselner.
CANDIDATE ron ADMISSION.
Jenoks' Pepper
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30
TRADING FEYERISH
SPITE OF PEACE.
PERSISTENT REALIZING BLOCKS
EFFORTS TO RALLY STOCKS
st. Paul, Union Pacific, Erie and New
York Central suffer-Buying Orders
Fail to Materialize Largely and Bust
ness Becomes Nominal.

New York, Aug. sO.-The local stock market
failed to sympathize with the buoyant rise in
the London market number of the interna-
ttonal stocks opening here considerably below
yesterdays closing. Losses of point were
made In the first few minutes by st. Paul.
Reading and Amalgamated Copper. Canadian
Pacific gained about as much and there were
gains In some other stocks
Trading was feyerish and heavy. Persistent
realizing defeated efforts to rally prices and
the grain carriers and specialties fell sharply.
The local traction group. however. met support.
Japanese government bonds were fairly steady
outside of the first 4 14s which declined N
Business contracted and the market was
steady at the decline until when the
decline was renewed. st. Paul fell two points
and Union Pacific, Erie, New York Central and
louisville & Nashville and other favorites ex-
tended their losses to point or more. Bonds
were steady at noon
Buying orders did not come in in any volume
until the list showed an average loss Of point
and Well exceeded that for St. Paul. New York
Central and Amalgamated Copper After the
market had rallied a fraction business became
nominal.
Reading recovered point from the lowest
with some sympathetic effect elsewhere. The
grains, however,: were poorly held the market
showing an inclination to give way when the
demand slackened.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson & Coz, brokers, Chamber. Of Commerce,
Minneapolis. Closing figures are bid,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30

After an interval of nearly two years
the duke of Argyll has resumed his
search in Tobermory bay, off the Island
of Null, for the sunken treasure among
the wreckage of the great armada gal
leon, the Florida, which went down in
1888. The operations are being con-
Quoted with the utmost secrecy in boats
hidden from sight BY canvas awning az ing
mean campaign took the Malakof by
storm and wrote his celebrated dis
patch "J'y suis,, IL rest" Here I
am; here I stay y, these words made
him famous all over the world. Yet his
friends said that the worthy soldier had
manner, with no thought of phrase max
ing.
ag ia fss4 eomtpnped tRe
paragraph: "a DR.. Thornton has pro-
iected balloon and solicited subscrib-
ers at 10 guineas ($50) each to patron
ize his scheme. He describes his new
vehicle as having wings and a tai,
ical powers; made to ascend and de-
scend at pleasure, to travel 100 miles
whiting the hour in any direction and
to carry letters and persons to any dis
tance.', The performances did not
equal the promise.
One OF LQo largest pipe ana uCGlng
manufacturers Of this country gives the
following useful bit of information to
distinguish between iron and steel pipe.
the scale on it is heavy, whereas the
scale on steel pipe is very light and has
the appearance Of small blisters or bub-
bles, underneath which the surface is
smooth and somewhat white. s,
Fasts, y says Parcival Gibbon in the
Worlds Work, are frequent and long
in Russia and it is on record that the
mortality rate thruout the country
shows a large increase toward the end
Of each Of these terms Of abstinence -
| 80 Marching Thru Georgia., is said
to be the favorite tune Of the Japanese
soldiers. Native music has no marches
as it is without "time.'' Patriotic
Japanese composers have, however,
since the war began remedied this de;
feet by adapting various foreign
pieces. The soldiers have picked up
the new airs, and sing with great de
light the Japanese words fitted to them.
lz7One >of the novel features Of the
Lewis and Clark exposition this year
is shallow lake, 200 acres in extent
in which are many kinds Of fish. The
lake also contains about 125, 900 cleo
trio lights, which illuminate the water
and allow people to, see the fish as they
swim about.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30
THE CASH TRADE
Hay FIRMER: FLAX. CORN OATS AND
BARLEY UNCHANGED,

Hay F1RMER: FLAX CORN, OATS AND
BARLEY UNCHANGED.
FLAX-Receipts, 20 cars, against II lsIt
year; shipments, ,none;5 Duluth, none Clos
ing prices: Minneapolis-Cash, $1.19A; to ar
rive, $1.O4A- t.g.s -.
oATs-No. white closed at 24kc. Receipts.
Sc cars; shipments, 20 cars.
CORNING 3 yellow closed at 51Nc. Re-
ceipts. Z cars: shipments, none. e.
FEED AND COARSE GRAIN-Coarse corn
meal and cracked corn. in sacks sacks extra.
$20@2o25; No. ground feed {2-3 corn and
Ia oats). so-lb sacks sacks extra. s1s@1e. %;
No. ground feed ~ corn and 4 oats), so-l5
feed (1:s corn and 2-8 oats), 7o-lb sacks sacks
extra. $19@19.25
,na M1LIsTgEs maa;,n., bulk
dog $19: all b in Minneapolis: in 2oo-lb
sacks, 81 per ton ADDITIONAL; in 10O-lb sacks,
$1.b0 per ton additional. Shipments, LOGS tons.
RYE-No. closed at 65X @5eAc. Receipts,
ears; shipments. none.
BARLEY - Feed grades closed at 35@41c;
mailing grades, 42@47c. Receipts, as cars:
shipments, cars.
HAY-Ghoice timothy, $1o.bo@u; No. 2 tim
othy. $s.5o@e6o; No. timothy, $7@s; choice
upland, $s@e.5o; wheat and oats straw, SAG
$50. Receipts, 60 tons.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30

Two stamps were once put into an
offertory box by a lady in Georgetown,
says the Philadelphia Ledger. They
were 2-cent stamps, issued in British
Guiana in 1850. The lady had come
across an envelope among her papers
bearing two of these stamps. The in
cumbent, Canon Josa, sold the envelope
with the two stamps on it by auction
year the same two stamps changed
hands at $3,25o. The new purchaser
sold them for $4,000 to German deal
or, who sold them to Russian noble
man for $1,000.
Vermont former great Senator,
George r. Edmunds, who has been liv-
ing IN Philadelphia since resigning his
seat in 1891, is to leave the Pennsy]-
vania city. He has sold his residence
there and will hereafter divide his time
between his cottage at Bay Head, N. j.,
and his winter residence.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30

Edward Hughes portrait Of Queen
painted. On completion her majesty
carefully scrutinized it and, with the
feminine viewpoint, said: ri fear it
fiatters me, but that is how I would
like to be remembered.
Siena, Italy, is famous for the large
hats Of it's women and the long horns
Of its cattle. The hats, which we know
in America as Leghorn hats, are pc
cu1iar product Of Siena, altho they are
known abroad by the name of the city
from which they are exported.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30
MONEY REPORTS

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 3O-Bank clearings to-
day, $2,2S1 1851. New York exchange: Selling
rate, 25c premium; buying rate, 25c discount.
Chicago exchange: Selling rate, Soc premium;
buying rate, par. London 60-day sight docu-
mentary exchange, s.; S4A:
1912, e4274.
PARIS, Aug. 3O.-Trading on the bourse to-
day was extremely active on the news OF the
conclusion of peace. Russia Is rising at a
bound. Russian imperial fours of 1901 rose
over 9 francs and those of 1904 rose 20 francs.
The price Of Russian bonds of 1901 was 95.45
and that of Russian bonds of 1904 52S.
Three per cent rentes. 99f s5c for the ac-
count. Exchange on London, 25f Ice for checks.
BERLIN. Aug. 3O.-The rate Of discount for
short bills, 3A per cent, and for three months
bills, 21s per cent Exchange on London, 20
marks 1914 pigs.
LONDON, Aug. 8O.-Bullion amounting to
$4,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of Eng
land today for shipment to South America.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30
SAME Low QUALITY
IN HOG DIVISION
DEMAND STRONG AND PRICES
HOLDING FIRM

Cattle Receipts Moderate and String
Of Westerns in the Run-Ten Cents
Lower than Last Week for the Kill
Steady with the Advance Of Yes
terday-sheep Receipts Liberal, but
Prices Steady.