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,oast has been reduced to about 200

coast mas been reduced 10 ABOUT wv
miles.
This would be regarded as a brilliant
achievement II 1t were the outcome OF Il
years hard work by finely equipped
party. The fact that 1t is the result OF d
summer cruise and was accomplished
in a few weeks of steaming shows that
the conditions OF navigation were far
more favorable than explorers in that
region had ever before found them.
Passing Cape Bismarck, on July a.
only about two months after leaving
Europe, tho party found that the cape
is not a part OF the mainland, as 1t APP
pears on the maps, but is an island on
tho coast. It is not strange that KoL-
DEWEY failed to discover it's real char
Aoter, for his party climbed to the 'pla-
teau Of Cape Bismarck during terrific
Arctic snowstorm, which ef1ectually
prevented any great geographical ac-
quisItion." Tho storm did not subside
for three days, and as the food supplies
threatened to give out it was necessary
to turn the sledges back to the ship.
The Duke OF ORLEANS had no ambi-
tious scheme Of discovery in view when
he chartered the Belgica. He intended
to spend the summer cruising in the
Arctic Ocean between Spitzbergen and
Greenland and to carry on some ocean,
ographic researches. The management
of the Ziegler expedition requested him
to call at Shannon Island, off east Green
land, to see il the Fiala party might have
taken refuge there, as relief stores had
been landed on the island. We have
already heard that the Belgica found
the depot on Shannon Island undis-
turbed. As the party had no intention
of entering heavy sea ice it undoubtedly
found open water extending far to the
north. The French Duke was on the
ground ready to grasp the geographical
prize within reach. The Importance OF
good luck in Arctic enterprise was never
more strikingly illustrated.
Beyond Cape Bismarck the coast OF
Greenland was roughly oharted for ITO
miles to the north, and the newly dis
covered shores were named Terre de
France. Meanwhile, Mr. ERIcHsEN of
Copenhagen, the leader Of the successful
Danish expedition to the west coast of
Greenland was hard at work in Den
mark raising funds to carry out the
same explorations that the Duke OF
ORLEANS has partly achieved.
ER1cHsEN lived among the Smith
Sound Eskimos for ten months. He
hopes to utilize them in the work he has
planned. His desire is to procure a
party OF these west coast natives, CROSS
the inland ice. as PEARY did. and survey
the unexplored east coast from the land
side instead Of from the sea. He has
already demonstrated his capacity, and
the task he proposes will be in good
hands under his leadership. 1t will not
be surprising il the work necessary to
complete our knowledge Of the periphery
Of the island is carried out within the
next two or three years.
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The Duke OF Orleans's Good Luck In
the North.

There is every reason to give credence
TO the news printed last Sunday in THE
SUN of the remarkable success of the
Duke of ORLEANs's first Arctic enter
prise. The information came in letter
to Prof. NATHoRsT. geographer of the
first rank and one Of the most successful
explorers of the east Greenland coast.
The letter was written in Iceland by
Lieut.. BERGENDAHL, a Swedish member
OF the Dukes party, and was made pub
lie by Prof. NATHoRsT.
According to this letter, the Duke of
ORLEANS has accomplished with COM
parative ease, on shipboard, work that
has baff1ed every explorer for the last
thirty-five years since the German
Capt. KoLDEwEY, by a very difficult
sledge journey along the coast, reached
and named Cape Bismarck. That was
the highest point attained on the shores
of east Greenland until PEARY reached
Independence Bay, on the northeast
edge Of the island, travelling over the
inland ice from the west coast. Some
mariners of earlier centuries claimed to
have seen the east coast north of the
point reached by KoLpEwEy, but no
evidence was adduced to substantiate
their claims.
Cape Bismarck is in about 70 degrees
10 minutes north latitude, some 400 miles
south Of Independence Bay. This stretch
Of coast line has been for some time
practically the only unknown part Of
the Greenland shores. Its exploration
Is necessary to tho final determination
Of the outlines Of the largest island
in the world. The Duke OF ORLEANS
has not only succeeded in reaching Cape
Bismarck but has also extended the ex-
ploration Of the coast to IS degrees 10
minutes. In other words, he has out
lined the east coast Of Greenland for ITO
statute miles north Of the point reached
by KoLDEwEY. The stretch Of unknown
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privilege Of the suffrage without restrio-
ton. II the negro of the South is UNIT
to be trusted with the franchise, is not
tho Northern negro equally untrust-.
worthy az a voter? If it is right and
Just and necessary to take away the
suffrage from the one, should IT not Dc
rescued from misuse by the other?
In the very States where the electoral
votes are pivotal for the Republican
party in a close Presidential election
the negro population is large numer-
ically-in New York and Ohio about
hundred thousand each, in Illinois
about ninety thousand in New Jersey
about seventy Thousand, in Indiana and
Kansas somewhere about sixty thou
sand each. In Massachusetts and Con-
necticut there are enough negroes to
make their votes decisive IN close
election. They may turn the scale IN
California.
II, then, the Republican party aban-
dons the negroes Of the South and oon-
hives at their practical disfranchise-
ment on the ground Of their inherent
unfitness for the franchise, what reason
is there for the Northern negroes re-
naming in allegiance to IT'D It accepts
the principle urged by the whole white
South, that the negro is intrinsically
disqualified for the responsibility Of
voting, whatever the Constitution may
enjoin. 1t discards negro suffrage as
an experiment which has failed.
The negro question, therefore, Is now
settled by the substantial agreement OF
both parties as to it. At the South and
at the North the negro accordingly no
longer has any reason for looking on the
Republican party as his champion.
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Tn. Labor Regulation Amendment.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-sR: The editorial
"The Amendment Labor Advocates" In The SrN
OF Aug. 81 woke me up. l am not In the labor
racket Of TO day and know only Of It's movements
as read Of them. When one gets 10 be rs II shuts
him on from taking part in lfe's exci,emen,s
had my day and can say without vanity did q
members fun duty In the Plasterers Society after
It organized In 1865.
Bus In regard to this amendment am sur.
prised any class Of workingmen stand sponsor
for It, fall TO see any benefit 10 org nixed or
organized labor 70 follow Its adoption The power
10 oonfers on the Legislature may one day be used
for purposes contrary TO what Its trainers expected
II may not regulate" and "nx" wasos and hours
OF labor to suit those who run around with "or.
ranized labor In their pockets. 1t may regulate"
the ten hour day into practise again and "nI"
wages below what may be paying by private EN-.
ployers.
Young worklngmcn. Just think . little before
you vote 10 confer power that may DO easily used
against you. II you read this proposed amend.
mcnt carefully am sure yop will not vote for II.
thank TH1 Sun for calling attention " II. But
for this editorial would likely vote for II myself.
don't remember reading anything about II before.
III live TO vote will certainly vote against II,
NRw York. Sept. Q. E. p. AcDxRMorr.
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The Universal Hoko.

Tho Hon. JOE Hill HALL, revered
and beloved throughout Georgia as the
Whiskered Son Of Bibb, is one Of the
ablest Of modern Cracker statesmen.
He may himself become candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor. The tooth Of envy shows in his
snarl at the great educator, philanthro-
pist and domesticator Of railroads, who
is now meekly obeying what he styles q
divine CALI to take that nomination,
If he can get it. The Whiskered Son Of
Bibb says that he may be forced by
HoKE SMITHS fool friends" to hunt
for that nomination himself. Since it
is clear from Mr.. SMITHS newspaper
organ that almost all the prominent
men in all the prominent cities, towns,
hamlets and crossroads Of Georgia
banker for HoKE, Mr.. HALLS language
is seen to be as inaccurate as 1t is in
temperate.
At public meeting in Columbus on
Labor Day Mr.. HALL used this unworthy
sling and arrow against the fearless
champion of the peoples rights:
IL have heard q great man. so called. who 10
candidate for Governor. appeal to tho prejudices
OF the whites against tho negro. and congratulate
the Legislature upon dish andng the negro mill.
tary companies. would never vote for . man
for Governor who would congratulate LeEisls-
ture upon a thing like that"
more than sufficient answer to this
improper insinuation is found in the
remarks made by negro journal, the
Atlanta Independent:
The negro does not believe half the hard things
tho Hon. HoKE SMITH said about them on the
stump. We know he wants TO DO Governor. We
remember how many Of US he took TO Washington
and gave fat Jobs when be was Secretary of the
Interior. The Hon. HoKE gave US Jobs there when
he could have given them to white boys. The
negro will trust him on the record"
In short, Mr.. SMITH enjoys the con-
fidence of prominent negroes; and all
negroes who boom him are prominent. I"
Political necessity, or rather the sacred
compulsion of divine CALL" may
wiring from him sentiments that may
sound to the shallow ear like appeal to
the prejudice of the whites, but the
negroes know him better. HoKE SMITH
is above prejudice. The stream of
bounty that pours from his Gilded
Gehenna in Atlanta irrigates who knows
how many negro old cabin homes.
HoKE SMITH is the true friend Of every
prominent" race. He has no prejudice
against anything except railroads, and
that prejudice is merely temporary and
for the running season.
The Atlanta Independent makes one
mistake, however that is worth correct
ing. Mr.. SMITH doesn't want to be
Governor. Gladly, if he could, he would
thrust away the bauble. Yes, he would
shrink from the honor and the burden
even though his tongue should cleave to
the roof of his mouth and his right hand
lose its gladness. But stung by divine
call yearned for by the whole State
what can he do but 60 on the stump a
year or 30 before the election?
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Three Dollar a Day Jobs Next Year

II the transportation corporations Of
the State of New York continue in the
future to neglect the duties imposed
upon them by the railroad law, as the
correspondent whose letter we print
herewith alleges they have in tho past,
thrifty dwelers along their lines will
have opportunities in 1906 to earn good
wages for labor not too difficult
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr: Tho rail.
roads neglect and refuse 10 cut weeds on their
lands. The railroad law Uharter sas. Laws OF
1892 Article H., Section 5.) Is OF very little use.
Miles OF track now lined with weeds will cause
millions OF dollars damage TO other property,
have the facts and figures for proof. You will
benent your readers by taking hold Of this now.
VIII YOU FRANK J. EIoABRoADT.
SYRACUSE, Sept. o."
The section of the Railroad law which
Mr.. EIGABRoADT says is OF very little
USE is as follows:
Every railroad corporation doing business
within this State shall cause all Canada thlstles.
white and yellow daisies and other no1ious weeds
growing on any lands owned or occupied by II.
to be cut down twice In each and every year. once
between tho 18th day OF June and the 2sth day OF
June. and once between the 18th day Of August
and the 25th day OF August. II any such corpora.
ton shall neglect TO cause the same TO DO so cut
down. any person may cut the same between tho
2Sth day of June and the 9Th day OF July. and be.
tween the 25th day OF August and the Sth day OF
September. Inclusive In each year. at tho expense
OF the corporation on whose lands tho same shall
be so cut. at the rate OF - per day for the time
occupied In cutting"
Three dollars day is good pay for
swinging the scythe, 1t lies at the hand
of any individual who catches railway
corporation neglecting,to cut the weeds,
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For how many years has the Hon. SERENo
E. PAYNE Of New York held the post OF
chairman Of Ways and Means, to the ex-
clusion Of modern ideas and Intelligent and
progressive stateemanship?
IL it for five. is 1t for ten, is 1t for twenty.
or is IL for forty years that the Hon.
SERENo has stuck there2 We cannot say.
The dreary. monotonous vista Is not marked
of by impressive milestones.
Uncle JOE CANNON is said to be walking
the floor Of nights and bothering his tough
old head with the question Of q chairman
OF Appropriations to succeed HEMENwAY.
Would he were bothering his head about
successor to the Hon, SERENo E. PAYNE
on Ways and Means!
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What Dir. Fairbanks Said.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-sr: In an edi.
toral. MI. Fairbanks Platform" you commented
recently on the commendable position the elon gated
statesman had taken on certain important leading
questions Of general public interest," quoting from
addresses recently made by him. A controversy
has arisen between friend and myself as 10 Ger.
tain sentiments of the ce.Presdent Incorporated
In your editorial. My friend earnestly contends
that the statement OF the Hon. Charles Warren
In one OF his addresses was substantially this;
"The flag born OF the blood OF heroes stands
for the right Of every American citizen 10 perform
labor In the manner his interests dictatc.~
My contention 10 that tho Vice President did
not 90 commit himself on tho labor problem. hut
insisted that the nag guarantees TO every Amer.
oan citizen tho right to worship God In the way
his conscience dictates.
VIII you not kindly consult your fles and ,e,
US who Is rightf SEEKER roa T1uru
INV YORK, Sept. Q.
Mr.. Fairbanks. In the speech from which
The Sun quoted, took a charac teristicslly
bold stand for freedom Of conscience and
action in religious matters.
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Justice for Innocent Autom ob,li,t,.

To TIE EDITOR OF THk SuN-st. Your report
of the accident on Sept 4 to Railways nre chief,
printed Sept. s. says that an automobile ran into
the chiefs carriage. The facts are that no auto
mobile was near at tho time OF the accident, nor
did an automobile have the most remote connec-
ton with II except TO bring quick assistance after
II had happened.
The horse was being oyerdrvcn around a cor
ner mot 10 lre> and toppled over. breaking his
mock and in1uring the three occupants OF tho car
riAge. loH A SQUARE DEAL
RAILWAY, Sept. Q.
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throwing tho Dart in Cork Haroer.

TTV" wv 77o"o0" Du"V NUT"
Tho ancient civic ceremony known a.
throwing the dart has been duly per-
formed at the mouth Of Cork harbor BY
Lord Mayor Barrett.
The ceremony Is performed every third
year and It survives only in Cork. Pro-
ceedins to the mouth >of the hArbor. the
Lord Mayor casts silver dart into the sea.
and as he does 20 pIoclaims his Jurisdiction
and all Its inlets and creeks.
The naval authorities look on with unoon-
ancient Significance. Throwing the dart
Is now merely the occasion for civic out
ing.
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Equitable History Made Easy for Beginners,
Jimmy owned the game pairts testanntnHs.
James. he dealt the same In loco parents.
Game. 1t was mint. name did luster shed:
Public sine stint anxious to be bled.
Jimmy's stock was voted BY bunch of shirts
Owned BY him, but noted men of high deserts
Certainly twas funny. also 1t was sad
Jimmy had the money, but the others had" the
lad!
Jimmy was kinglet OF our high finance:
Snapped the 'stralning strnglet, started up the
dance.
weni He cut cAper, Certainly raised he'll,
Such as reams OF paper can't begin TO tell.
Walked around the table. wrung his genial shirts,
TIL Senators wore able 70 pay him his deserts,
James was not consistent BOY spanking needed,
But II Jimmy was ,nslstcn,. James did the same
as he did!
James. who'd swallowed camels like bite Of IAN.
bon,
Baked at birds and mammals served with win.
70 CamDon.
Bitter reams Of screed. rcboundlng eufqu. SUM,
Show the kings. at need confounding n,eum tuun,.
In death grip crucial, the vast bunco stecrers
OF giant graft hducial howl before their hearers
Regulations wither. stagger and 60 down.
Statesmen wonder whittier won't their lost renovni
Many ran amuck In tho awful rain of missiles,
But the swtftcst blows were struck by tho sedre.
like Paul's epstles,
Round the crime revealed draws the legal Gordon,
And topard that concealed on 'tother side of Jor.
dan.
II weve harbored vermin. as Governor Higgins
said,
Let our courts determine on Sing Sing board and
bed.
We're threatened by the danger, supreme Of all
our time.
That Justice shall be stranger 10 our kings OF graft
~ AA2W
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THE SIN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER s, 1905.

on It's property. Perhaps this provision
OF the law has been overlooked by those
who live in the vicinity Of lines that are
not kept in proper order. Mr.. EIoA-
BRoADT and his friends have remedy
for the evil OF which he complains, and
il they apply it the railroads will find
It more economical to care for their own
weeds than to pay volunteers 50 each
day for doing 1t for them.
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Why He Dropped HIS shovel.
From the Boston Herdld

From The Boston Herald.
few years ago . witty but not overln-
dustrlous Celt was one Of the street gang at
Newburyport. and few minutes before
noon he threw his shovel into the su tier
sat down on the ourbstons and proceeded
to fill and light his pipe. Just as he extracted
tho first puff OF smoke Superintendent OF
Streets Prltchard came around a corner and
throwing down your shovel for at this time
Of day."
-To cool It,. sir-r.". said Pat. .whereupon
the superintendent lodged around the corner
TO get his face together.
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Thu Question of "A CYnln.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sr: In letter
published In this mornings sun pleading for mod
ernness" In present day preaching. Mr.. Dushaw
asserts that The fear OF hell will bring New
Workers TO church" Does this imply that New
Workers have already experienced the worst,
PRINcRToN. Septic. G. II. JOHNSON.
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''somethins Nice" In Kansas.
From The Marion Record.

Tho young ladies of the Thompson Dry Goods
Company invited In the other afternoon 10 drink
lemonade with them rrefacing the invitation with
the remark that We must say something nice about
them In the paper. And OF course We could not
do otherwise, for they are all, without a single
exception, Just as nice and sweet they can be,
and our only wonder Is that they have been allowed
70 remain single 70 long-and some Of them, OH
20 long.
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imprisonment for Debt.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Str: ! have a
ANAL Idea OF our system OF jurisprudence. Hero
Is . sample They put a man In jail because he
Is sick and cannot pay 81. How can he get the
money II he does not or cannot work.
BROOKLYN Sept. 7. CRITIC,
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Qualified.

Columbus went In search OF the new world
My trainlngt" he asked. IL have found a lost
golf ball"
Herewith they instantly passed him . vote OF
0on0dapoe
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n orr frssnds rAo favor 10 vth wsdnusertpfs fof
pubiteaston ,osh to hass rsJsetsd arels rsvrnsd sv
etva IN su cases send stamps for that Ssrposs
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to humbug the people with empty con-
cessions.
Not even on the day OF the st. Peters,
burg massacre in January had the reform
movement gained a really representative
character. That was protest Of laboring
men. They are not large class In Rus
STA in proportion to population. The peas
ant is almost exclusively an agriculturist,
and he tills his own leased land. The en-
ployed iaboring classes are largely con-
been chiefly involved In the disturbances
of the last few months. A revolt by them
alone could never succeed. The peasant
by himself is also almost powerless.
Tho change which has altered the whole
situation in the last five months is the &C.
cession to the reform movement Of tho
middle and the non-politioal upper Glasses
in Russia. These include mobiles, greet land
owners and the merchant GLASS. These
people have studiously held aloof from
political movements all their lives. They
shared, most Of them, the general abhor-
renee Of the unspeakable corruption Of the
bureaucracy, but they kept silent because
they believed protest to be worse than
useless. They are breaking silence now
and are taking an active part in the reform
propaganda, because they realize that
tyranny and political rottenness have
reached their limit, and they believe that
united action can and must succeed. They
may not sympathize particularly with
peasant woes or the wrongs OF working
men. but they know that the situation is
desperate and that their own interests
would perish also in the cataclysm toward
which the country is being forced.
Their ehorts are centralized at Moscow.
not at st. Petersburg. Moscow Is Russian,
and tha We Of tie e4sire breSbers it, true
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Subscriptions BY Mail. Postpaid.

Published BY The Sun Printing and Publishing
Association Of 10 Nassau street. In the borough
Of Manhattan, New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-01-19
18Th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

Mrs. Elizabeth Grammar, of Blooming
ton, Surrounded by Descendants.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grammar, a venera-
BILE woman, formerly of Cumberland,
but now making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Andrew Mullen, in
Bloomington, Garrett county, cele-
brated the S5th anniversary of her
birthday on Friday. The event was
an occasion for a happy gathering of
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren and neighbors and
other friends~Of this good old lady,
who is still enjoying good health and
cheerfulness despite her five and
eighty years. Mrs. Grammar was
native of Baltimore city but she spent
a great portion of her life in Cumber-
land, where she raised large family
and is well known. After the death
Of her husband she lived with her
sons in Baltimore for awhile, but
about 20 years ago went to Blooming
ton to make her home with her dau.h-
ter. Mrs. Grammar has the following
children living: Mrs. Peter Yarnall
and Mrs. ID. E. O'Neill, of Cumber-
land; Police Justice Eugene Grammar,
of Baltimore; Mrs. Andrew Mullan, of
Bloomington; Mrs. Katie Philips, of
Piedmont, and Mrs Maggie Meade
She also counts among her descend
ants 81 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren. All of her children
except Justice Grammar and Mrs.
Meade, with many of the grandchild-
rem and great-grandchildren were at
the celebration Friday. A bountiful
dinner was served and after the feast
ing merry afternoon was passed
with the old lady as the central figure
of interest. MANY congratulations
were showered upon her.