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Alaska as a Winter r esort.

For not a few seasons Alaska has been
winning recognition, at least on the
Pacific Coast, as a summer resort, the
principal recorded objection being the
intolerable pest Of mosquitoes on the
Yukon. But to find its winter climate
drawn into serious comparison with
that Of the continental United States is
somewhat Of a surprise to those who
picture the Alaska winter as a field Of
great white s~ilences under the Arctic
night broken only by the growl Of the
train dogs vs. they "mush on" or that
VOLTS long howl that has been credited
to Unalaska's lonely shore.
Colonel GLAssFoRD of the Signal Corps,
in charge of the Alaska telegraph lines
@Old Probabilities epoch, has compiled
an interesting table Of temperatures in
our great northwestern possession. For
the purpose of comparison he selected
February 5, not a day at random with the
intent of making the best showing, but
the day which marks astronomioally the
dead Of winter half way between solstice
and equinox. The Thermometer stood
at 20 degrees on that day in Salchia,
Alaska, just the temperature of Grand
Junction, in Colorado. Summit, Alaska,
had a reading of 20 degrees, and the same
was the case in Spokane, in Salt Lake
and as far to the south as Flagstaff,
Arizona, and Memphis. Della in the
north showed IA degrees, the same cold
as was recorded in Little Rock, Cincin-
natl and Pittsburg. At 10 degrees Cen
trail City, Alaska, and Buffalo are brack-
eted. The zero OF Fairbanks found its
mate in Denver, Even the twenty below
of Ketchumstock in the Alaska noun
tains was paralleled at Fort Brady in
Michigan.
Thus " the novelists of the north
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
The Spanish Treaty Claims.

Representative SULLIVAN has intro
duced a resolution to abolish the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission and to put
into the charge of the Court of Claims
the work which the commission is sup
posed to be doing, YesterdaNthe House
Committee on the Judiciary authorized
a favorable report on the resolution.
1t is probable that a good many Amer
leans have quite forgotten just what the
Spanish Claims Commission is and will
be surprised to learn that its mainten-
ance thus far has cost the country $3.50 900,
or about five times as much as was ex-
pected when it was organized.
Under the Treaty of Paris the United
States assumed financial responsibility
for all claims Of American citizens for
injuries to life or property in Cuba sus-
tanned during the term beginning with
the Cuban instruction in 1895 and end
ing with the ratification of the treaty Of
peace. A commission was appointed to
pass upon these claims. The act Great
ing the commission provided that claims
not filed within six months were forever
barred. About 800, 0O0, 900 of claims were
presented. They represented all sorts Of
things, from wrecked sugar plantations
to injured personal feelings. With few
exceptions the claimants estimated their
losses or injuries at rates which were
considerably above fair market prices.
With a elaboration which is truly
beautiful the commission has been boil
ing down these claims and has sue
ceeded in boiling a good many entirely
put. The reduction works occupy a
rented building on H street in Washing
ton, and a considerable staff assists the
five chief boilers Cat $1,000 a year EACH
in the reduction process. Cynical OBJ
servers declare that as a place Of rest the
headquarters Of the commission rivals
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Scrofulorum Diplomatica and Milk
Sops.

Having exterminated Newport society,
the protective tariff and the Gray Wolf
pack, Mr.. HENRY WATTERsoN, the Great
Silent Man of Kentucky, has time to do
more and almost as noble work. He
has reformed the Latin language. He
is going to abolish the United States
diplomatic service.
All Latin scholars, especially those
still at school, will welcome the reformed
Latin Of Louisville:
Scrotulorum ~dlplomatica, which soon or late
overtakes the weak American subjected to the glare
OF the sun OF regal life"
Will anybody deny what Mr.. WAITER
son thus 'leges in Latin? And among
the dazzled sufferers from s%crofulorum
diplomatica were THOMAS FRANCIS BAY
ARD and EDWARD JOHN PHELPS:
Neither OF them could be fairly described as q
Democrat. They were the merest in,erudes.-
There is but one original and genuine
Democrat, no mere interlude but "the
whole show" Unfortunately he is the
Great Silent Man and oonceals his opin-
ion from a breathless world.
Away with wealth and office'-Mr.
WATTERsoN's aversion to office Is known
-"the environment Of the castle and
palace, with their titular distinction and
despotic formula, the dazzle Of stars
and garters"-except as names for
inns-"of crowns and %coronets"! What
Congress Should do is to abolish the
Diplomatic Corps altogether. 1t is little
other than a School for Milksops."
Exactly. Fellows, as the Sage by the
old cabin door says sagely, with a
drawl and a collar Of gold lace"
If 1t is ever necessary to send an ex-
traordinary American plenipotentiary
there is the Sage himself. the only original
Democrat, a man who has been subjected
to the glare of the sun Of hotel life in all
the principal cities Of Europe; known to
(. thousand porters and lackeys, famil-
lar with the brilliancy of gold lace and
an inveterate stormer Of robber castles.
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OPPORTUNITY for Civic Enlightenment.

To THE EDITOR OF THR SUN-7Sir: II the writer
OF the article entitled subway and Civic Pride
will get q copy OF the speeches delivered In Woolsey
Hall, New Haven. on Sunday afternoon. March Is.
which contain an the modern uses OF the word
civic" and have extracts made from them for dis
tnbution at the subway stations. he will soon have
people showing that there is more civic pride
TO be developed" by riding in tho subway II these
aforesaid tracts are read than riding on the elevated
gazing at the chimney pots.
II this does not produce generous and whole
some civic pride" 90 up TO New Haven next Sun
day afternoon. April !. and attend another one OF
these altruistio gatherings that Is TO be held in
woolsey Hall, ! have no doubt but that much
valuable information will be given at this meet
ing on the different purposes OF this high sounding
word civic, perhaps enough 70 make up o lecture
10 deliver at subway stations on civic pathog IN
in waiting for trains. OUIDNUHo.
NEW HAVEN. March "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
cosrA RIcAN CONDITIoNa.
OmciaI News Of the Nations Peace
Orderly PrOgress.

~ - p.-u 40. rFuu C,,~, O..
TO THE EDITION OF ihE 9uN-oF' Il
evenings n this mornings papers ID
lished some sensational articles about d.
pioon ~noli,,cs and aa the statemen,s III
49," 49,. 80 L,, 10 A. 20 ,ha ~ 10y
are nor only uinuSt out uh'uu 10 'he 'oVt1
ment ] have the honor TO represent here
Consul-G General, I request you TO publish
y,onr valuable ~nevspaper the true s,a,s
'UW .e. "S
alIaiTs, when i nave the pleasure Vi EXPIRE
ing In this letter.
dont NJ Costa Rlcu ia n very honorable y
uen' u .oes" "oe nI
n one OF our foremost statesmen. u
term of office, which began on May s, I'D
exnires MAY 3 next. lie does not pr,t,l
..sn,a la orano ara ali he wart.
10 commune IN or,rv, u az no ""n.s y
preserve pupilc oIueF ana 10 guarantee n
constitutional right for the election Of pf,I
dent and Deputies to Con Rress. whIchj
oSarot.ad In costa Rioa ayerv fo,r ~.
e&erceee ~ Nos.a we eN.iy Io"s yat
We DO not oeiieVe IN revolutions IN Cc
RIGA: the last one, and the largest one We
hod took nlaoo in 1910. and aimee than N
.ian. 49, haan baid rag,Iarlv and neoo.,N,
The revolution OF 1870 was nothing in n
parlson TO the smallest OF your street M
or strikes.
" n - o,- ,ow. tbo nr,nou
According TO u laws. the primary n
the i've candidates for the Presidency \
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
The Hamm Amendment.

By adopting the concurrent resolution
introduced by Mr.. HAMM Of Wayne
county proposing an amendment to the
Constitution to prevent fewer than a
third of the voters of the State making
changes in that important document
the Assembly has taken a step toward
a much needed reform. Under the
existing condition any amendment sub
mitted to the voters is practically certain
to be carried. Its advocates vote for it,
and the average voter pays no attention
TO it. MIR. HAMM's resolution makes this
provision for popular vote on future
amendments:
The people shall approve and nifty such amend
ment or amendments in one OF the following meth
DDS; nrst, by the Affirmative vote OF electors
equal in number to a majority Of the electors of
the State voting for Members Of Assembly at the
election at which such proposed amendment Is
submitted. or. second. provided twotthtrds of all
the electors voting at such elaDtion shall vote thereon,
by the Affirmative votes Of Q majority OF the cleo
tors voting thereon"
1t is highly dangerous to permit a
relatively small fraction of the voting
population to possess the power that
such a fraction has now. If an amend
ment Is not desired by more than a third
Of the electors voting at a general cleo
ton its failure is unlikely to do any par
ticular harm, and several undesirable
changes have been made in the Consti-
tuition that would not have succeeded if
asensible provision such as the one under
consideration now had been in effect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
The Law Must Not Go on Strike.

1t is to the interest Of the consumers,
that L., Of the great majority Of the peo-
pie, that coal shall continue to be mined.
1t will continue to be mined il the au-
thorities, local, county and State, do
their duty. They must prevent dis
order and protect non-union workmen,
by force If necessary, by all the armed
force Of the State if necessary.
This elementary duty was not per-
formed in the last anthracite strike.
This year there is no sympathetic public
sentimentality upon which weak kneed
officials can rely in winking at violence.
The public has learned something since
1902. 1t sympathizes with itself. The
law Is not on strike. 1t must keep at
work. 1t must work harder than ever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Members of Ell s Church Exempt.
From The Boston Globe.

The Hon. Samuel l.. Powers at the New England
Street Railway Club banquet the other evening
said the only ONCE he held was a member OF the
standing committee OF the Unitarian Churchill
caBo 70 him unsolicited and cost him nothing 10
obtain-a very unusual thing, he remarked. This
reminded him Of the Episcopallan Bishop who was
held up In a stage coach by a Western hlghwaymap.
The Bishop was the only occupant OF the coach.
Throw up your hands" said the highwayman
I'm going through you"
You won't find much on me. for I'm only a
Bishop" replied the clergyman as he threw up
both hands.
"A Bishopl' said the highwayman. What kind
OF a Bishopt"
AN EpiscopallAn.- was the reply.
Put down your hands" said tho hlEhwAymau,
I'm an EpisoopAlian myself"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Songs Of the


To THE EDITOR OF THR SUN-Sr: ! was II
OF IS In the Fremont campaign, and for real N
have never seen anything like II since. The No
featuring employers here would charter se1
trains 10 take voters TO nearby towns, but the VI
too, got there somehow. I r~ecoilect that al n
mont speakers advocated o railroad 70 the Pa
They hired the best singers. and I ~recolloag
song about the Rocky Mountain Climber andss
Then shout with joyous cheer,
For brave Fremont
Shall lead the front
And be our pioneer"
Another favorite elee was about Buchanan, n
OF II. As ! recall. was:
"The old gray horse 10 q well known hack-nt
du do,
He has often been fed Of the public rack. d
du do icy.
"Wo're bound TO work all night,
We're bound 70 work all day.
I'll bet my money on the old bay horse
Will anybody bet on tho grayt"
THOMAS GrBsok
PATTERSON, N. j.. March n.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Good word for Plat.

To TIKI FDIToR OF THE sUN-Sir. ID
not think that Senator Plat is an angel, y
when a writer 10 an April magazine say
him: 1T is difficult In any sketch Of p
to tell what he has publicly done. for hs !
publicly done nothing. Nowhere In the ba
Of our laws are to be found the amendste
hammer marks Of Platt." I say TO any 81
man that this L. Treason Of the Senate n
riot. Who saved the country from repud1
tion and dishonor by placing the gold p,n
in the Republican platform OF 1897 II Pn
never did another thing in all his life. "
take my hat OF to him for doing that. Nh
not tell the truth? +. G.A'
New YORK, March 20.
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Borough President CoLEB Of Brooklyn
explains his dismissal Of forty department
subordinates by saying that 'they have
not made good Perhaps they were not
sufficiently regular in their attendance at
the various mass meetings called by Mr..
CoLEB to declare what a fine Borough Presi-
dent Brooklyn now has,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31

York city, will this time catch and hold
fast a redhot message projected from the
minds of a multitude of sober, sane,
responsible business men all over the
United States. AS we interpret it, this
message reads:
Hands off"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31

Delaware. the smallest State In the Union
a one, wants to give it's name to the big
gest battleship in the world, bar none. A
most c~ommendable ambition, regardless OF
what the Congress and the Navy Department
may eventually decide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Would a practitioner of correct and ele.

Would q practitioner Of correct and ele-
giant locutions prefer to say:
ITO Professor T. r. LoUEsBURr the gift Of MAX.
ing n long cared linguistic spectacle OF himself
now and then is given"
Or:
Professor T. n. LousBBunT Is given the gift of
making a long cared linguistic spectacle Of himself
now and them
The Professor prefers the latter form OF
expression. We prefer the former.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Two Riddles of the SPHINX.

The Sphinx had Just ~propounded q nddt j
which makes o woman madder: TO see . u
prettieT than hers or one that Is q dupnoaie'
Herewith the Anoients gave Il up. u
And then the Impasdve Puzzler propounO"'
this: 49,
when an auto goes around In q circle, Is W
smell In front Of IL or behtndf-
And the ancients gave 10 up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Shift I'm Trousers CreAse,.

From ne Madras AG1.
A momentous change In mems fashions has pes
set by H. r. H. the PnncS OF Wales. those v.
have glanced at the Prince u waIes's clothes VIE.
his Royal Highness has been In mufu al any .
the recent gatherings during the roysl Wa, nv
have noticed that the crease is down the fae"
the trousers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31

Spring fashions are the chief attraction In the
Defnedtor for April and are very fully illustrated.
Two short stories and an instalment OF the womau's
club serial make up the hctions. Mr.. Kobbt has
q paper on odd Folks at Home the nrst Of q series
on popular songs: Dorothy Donnelly writes on
-Porta." and there 10 an Easter posm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
When the Rule Failed.

Prom te B0At0n RECORD. ~
Two small boys on q City Point car wert o1
cussing means Of getting money.
ats easy" said one. Just fall on the car ~
break your leg. or something. and you fh u
maybe as much as 1900 10 pay for ~
Sure answered the other. my brother eoA
II once.
How much did he Cetf- inquired the nu' Do
eagerly.
Jaw, nuthin'.s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Campaign Song OF 1874.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuH-Sfr' Harkingt "
sixty odd years. the following verse OF a canpl
song OF the "Tippecanoe and Tyler too canpts
reverts 70 mo:
IF / had 1--WE dollars in silver.
tell you what I would do:
I'd buy q barrel Of hard cider
To drown old T1ppecanoe.'
NEW YORK, March 20. II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
THE DEAD MUSIC OF POLITT0
A Song Of $50.

To THE EprroB OF THE SUS-Str: The Id
from Jubilee" in The SUN on the Fremont et
paign and campaign songs recalls 10 the whE
song, q verse OF which, according 10 his reed
ton, was In these words:
A hail 10 Fremont Swell the lofty acclaim
Like winds from the mountains. like prairies atru
Clear the track, the Pathfinder moves In our h.
And our hearts shall beat time 10 the mara
Fremont"
II any reader Of THE SUN can supply the u
verses would like 10 see them In print,
CONCORD. N. H.. March 20. HOWARD NJ. Ccot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
the Stock Erohanre Gentleman ?

To THE EDITOR OF TIKI SUR-str: Down n y.
we say that a gentleman is a man who feels "
the devil until noon. STOCK ExcHAH0S
NRW YORK, March %.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Hsw to Mako skiddoo Cake.

To THB EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Str. Do the women
who read THB SUN know how 70 make skiddoo cakei
II they don't, may I suggest that II 70 the ordinary
ingredients they add twenty three eggs they will
have accomplished II. p. s. The older the eggs
are. the skiddooer the cake will be. A. COOK.
NRw YORK. March 90.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
The Preparatory Problem.

Well ali play the fool, a. 10 seasonaoly al,
And tricks from our ancestors borrow.
But why in the wide world can't some modern wit
Contnve a new lie for tomorrow
MARCH 81, II
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robbed Of one Of their stock properties.
For those who love the shivers and the
cold no temperature record has yet been
compiled for the higher and destructive
criticism of Greenland Icy mountains.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31
Their Names in the Paper,

From The Il MD Ed0le.
Joe Sober. the Rev. Grippe, Henry Stud. Grandma
Roof and Charlie Loveless all got their names In
tAe Thomas TTtblns this weed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-31

n our friends tcho fapor as whh manuscript lor
publteohon tcish 10 haze re,ected articles returned mst
u,aa n all cases send sta n . for thai purpose.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-17
TYLER RETAINS OFFICES.
Texas Court Restrains Cotton Belt from
Removing Headquarters.

Texarkana, Ark, Feb. IA tele-
gram received here from Austin an
nounces that the supreme court has
finally handed down a decision favor
able to the plaintiff in the famous Cot
ton Belt general Office removal case
wherein the city of Tyler was plaintiff
and the ST. Louis Southwestern Rail-
road company defendant. The suit was
begun by citizens of Tyler some four
years ago. to prevent the removal Of
the railroad company's general offices
and shops in Texas from Tyler to this
place The railroad won in all the
lower courts, but the action of the -su-
preme court reversed all that. and To-
Gates the general Offices permanently at
Tyler.
The removal of the general Offices
here meant much for Texarkana in a
material way, and there is keen disap-
pointment at the unexpected nature of
the courts judgment Almost every
body here, including lawyers. felt con-
fldent that the railroad would win the
suit.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-17
ENGINEER KILLED IN CAB.
Head Crushed by Projection But Train
stopped Before Accident.

Binghamton. n. Y. Feb. 17.-Jos-
eph Leslie. a locomotive engineer on
the Susquehanna division of the Erie
railroad was found dead in his cal yes
terday at Wellsburg. No damage was
done because of the alertness of the
trains crew.
Leslie, who was engineer of a fast
freight train, reached out of the cab at
Corning to catch orders handed to him
on a ring, when his head struck some
projection and presumably he was in
stantly killed. Passing through Ell
myra his lifeless body hung out of the
engine cab. the head striking sema-
phores. and gates, blood being spilled
all along the tracks. The tOwerman at
Elmyra noticed something wrong
from the fact that the freight was then
running at the rate of a mile minute
and he cleared the track ahead.
The conductor made his way over
the train and set the air brakes. The
fireman was not aware of the death
of the engineer until We1lsburg was
Mother Hubbard type.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-17
FALLING BEHIND,
Manufacturers Growing Less
Able to Keep Up
With Steadily Increasing De-
maud for Their Product.
RAILWAY EARNINGS
Show an Increase of 24.5 Per
Cent.
Bank Clearings Show a Total
Below Last Week.

New York Feb. 17.-R- @. Dun &
Cos Weekly Review of Trade. says:
Weather conditions have continued to
stimulate retail trade in seasonable mer-
chandise, part of the earlier unsatisfac-
tory results being offset by a vigorous
demand for winter clothing and foot
wear. while household consumption OF
fuel has revived retail trade, so that
coal deaIers viii not carry over as heavy
stocks at the end of the season as was
indicated by last months business. Nor
has the possibility of strike unsettled
confidence in the future, jobblng and
Wholesale sales of dry goods for the
spring trade reaching greater aggre-
eate than last year, and collections are
prompt IN most instances
Manufacturer IN most leading indus
tries are falling further behind with
deliveries, particularly in the steel bust
ness, while Increased capa city has not
kept pace with requirements, but re-
ports from The woolen mills are irregu-
lar.
"As to foreign trade. preliminary sta
tistics Of exports in January fell short
Of the month preceding but promise 10
Burpass reCCrls for the corresponding
month in previous years. While for the
last week at This port exports were
S2,911 $50 larger than a year ago but
imports declined s1.741 $50. Railway
earnings in the first week of February
were 14.5 per cent larger than in the
same week of 1905, but prices Of securi-
i ties were somewhat irregular because of
the h1mer money market and heavy
new bond issues.
Domestic hides continue dull and
weak. Leading western packers ask
pTohibitive prices, which curtails bust
ness. prelerring to accumulate stocks
rather than accept low bids made by
q tanners. Failures this week mum bered
81 in the United States, against 258
last year, and 33 in Canada compared
with 50 a year ago"
BTadStreet's s says
Spring trade in dry goods. clothing.
shoes and millinery continues to show
expansion, despite the presence of win
ter conditions. Interruption from this
eource, i'm fact has been less than an
ticipated. and shipments of goods ON
old orders and preparations for house
srade at leading centers go on uncheck-
ed Retail trade has been appreciably
helped by the weather. but cOnsfdera-
bic stocks VIII unquestionably be car
ried over. because recorder business has
been heavy, owing to mild weather
earlier In the season. The effect of this
carry-over on next fall and winter de-
mand remains to be seen
Other developments have been gen
orally favorable. Concessions in pig
iron prices have brought out some new
business west and south. Leading in
ferests are reported with practically fun
books. but deliveries in some lines are
freer and high premiums are said to
be disappearing except where small
quick delivery orders can be filled from
stock Building material was appar-
entity never 80 active as at this season.
lumber leading, and the output in north
ern forests has been helped by recent
heavy SHOWS. Common brick viii be