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Two More Acknowledgement.

If the Senate concurs, General HENRY
@. CoRBIN will realize the ambition he
has nursed since the Spanish war, to be
head Of the army with the rank of Lieu
tenant-G General. The Grosvenor amend
ment to the Prince bill to abolish the
grade was adopted by the House yester-
day. The bill as reported to the House
provided that when the Office Of Lieu
tenants General shall become vacant, it
shall not hereafter be filled, but said
office shall cease and determine" The
amendment extended the time of expi-
ration to October IL, 1905; so that, if the
Senate agrees, General CoRBIN will get
the coveted rank when General BATES
retires in April; and, after General Cor
BIN relinquishes it in August, General
ARTHUR MACARTHUR will have the oppor-
tunityto call himself Northumberland
WooD and the other beneficiaries of the
Spanish and Philippine wars will be shut
off unless Congress succumbs to tempta-
ton and revives the grade when military
heroes are being made in some breach
of the worlds peace. The Spanish war
was not really big enough to produce
Lieutenant Generals or justify promo
ton to that rank.
If those veterans of the civil war and
of the House, Generals GRosvENoR and
KEIFER, had not interviewed in behalf
OF their fellow Ohioan, who did not hear
q shot fired in the Spanish or Philippine
wars, the Prince bill would have passed
the House as reported to it. The sense
of that body was that the grade should
cease with the retirement of General
JOHN c. BATES. 1t must have taken a
lot of buttonholing to ave the Corbin
bacon. Mr.. GRosvENoR's interest in
MACARTHUR, who hailed from Wisconsin,
was reflected, and a very mild reflection
it was.
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An Experiment at the Opera House.

an AAHDSb ~ nv opNto
Whatever Mr.. CoNRIED may do at the
Metropolitan next season, he will intro
duce here n foreign custom of operate
management that has never been possible
hitherto. He is going to follow the Con-
tinental habit of engaging artists for a
limited number of appearances with the
personnel of the troupe as a background
for these visiting stars. Previous man.
ayers have regarded this as IN enticing
but impractical scheme in New York.
1t will be put to the test, however, at the
Metropolitan next winter, and some of
the most distinguished artists engaged
for the season are to come for q COM
p~aratively small number Of perform
ances.
In the German opera companies the
most noted foreign singers as well as
those who have made their fame in their
own country travel from one opera
house to another, appearing in a capacity
described as guest The foreign sing
ers are usually there to be heard for a
fcw performances and then move on to
some other city. The same is true of a
few among the foremost German singers;
but the majority Of these 20 to the opera
houses in their OWL land, to be heard
several times by the public Of a new
town. If they are approved they OBJ
tain permanent engagements.
Mr.. CoNRIEp will have both kinds of
these visiting singers. The most i'm
portant are already known here, aad may
possibly be engaged for these shorter
periods because 81 the high prices they
are accustomed to receive. There are
other singers, however, who will be put
to the test. If they succeed as guests"
this winter they are fairly certain to
come next year f~orlonger periods. Many
of them are willing to make the journey
here because of their great desire to
come to the Mecca of all singers.
1t is, Of course, impossible for the i'm
presario to decide before these singers
are heard here whether or not they are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-20
Senator Nelson on Calls.

The Hon. KNUTE NELSON, a Senator
in Congress from Minnesota, brought
his manuscript speech on railway rate
regulation to this extraordinary close:
The House. in closer and moro immediate touch
with public sentiment, because they ottener and
more directly have to go to the country than the
members OF this body. have with great unanimity
responded to the call OF the President and the call
Of the country. Dan we afford 90 be derellot under
these circumstances and on this occaslont"
The respective courses Of the House
and the Senate on the Statehood bill are
asarcastic commentary or Mr.. NELSON'S
theory that there is a freer circulation of
popular air in the former than in the
latter.
AS to the call of the country and the
echo of it by the House, Mr.. NELSON can
hardly have read his remarks thereon
without at least an interior grin. He re-
members with what fiery haste the Esch-
Townsend bill was passed by the House
of the Fifty-eighth Congress. That was a
"oall" to the Senate to put the bill to sleep.
And what was the call" of the present
House to the Senate when the Hepburn
bill was passed? Was it anything else in
effect than Lick it into shape; amend
it; make it constitutional?
The Senate has been discussing the re-
formation Of the bill with a high degree
of acuteness and learning. 1t is the
Senate's proper work; but it is curious
for a Senator to assume that there is any
tangible public sentiment" behind a
of the ultimate form and fate
of which the House knew nothing and
may have cared about as much. The
Senate is trying to make the House bill
court proof. That is the "call" which
will be heard last and longest.
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Later From Manila.

AS later reports Of the Mount Dajo
engagement between Moro outlaws and
United States troops come v e the cable
the gross injustice perpetrated by those
who denounced the American soldiers
for alleged cruelties in action becomes
more and more apparent. These sem
fences are taken from the news received
yesterday:
" Further Investigation shows that many women
and children we're saved In the attack against Moro
outlaws on Mount DaJo, Those killed were killed
at long range by shell hre.
The attack was delayed eight months, while
Governor SCOTT was endeavoring to persuade the
outlaws TO surrender.
The reports OF company and troop commanders
10 Major General WooD show that every effort was
made 10 save women and children. After the fight
was over the General ordered supplies and assist
snce for the women and children remaining alive
In the crater"
Since the wiping out of the band of
outlaws the officers Of our troops have
been congratulated and thanked by the
Sultan and principal dattos for quieting
the district and making possible the
cultivation OF the fields. While these
personally interested natives were thank
ing the United States soldiers for their
deliverance those same soldiers were
being denounced and condemned at home
as butchers guilty of the most iend-
fish inhumanity to helpless women and
children.
A splendid record is that Of the latest
maligners Of the United States army!
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A st. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Times Of London furnishes statistics which
throw light on the Russian Governments
present activity in the way Of repression.
In the month ending February IT, rs news
papers were suspended and SO editors ar
rested. A state of siege was proclaimed in
81 places, and a minor state of siege in "a.
The number Of people ~summarily executed,
not including the Moscow repressions, was
1 400; the number of political arrests was
1,716, and in Russia proper 10000. Tenn
porary prisons were opened in II towns;
1000 postal and telegraph employees were
dismissed; more than a score Of workmen's
cheap restaurants in st. Petersburg were
forcibly closed 80 as to prevent the unem-
ployed from obtaining relief. 1t is esti-
mated that agrarian outrages resulting from
misgovernment entailed actual destruction
of property worth $50, 900, 900.
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methodist Conference Refuses to Listen 70
CFItieiam Of Book Concerns Management,

CFItieiam OF Book Concerns Management.
NEW Brunswick, N. Jj March l9.-The
printers troubles. which have involved for
some time the Methodist Book Concern in
New York, occupied q good part Of the ses-
sion to-day Of the Methodist conference,
Only the book concerns side was presented.
Representatives Of Typographical Union
No. 9 we're here, but they were not allowed
to reply to the statements made by the pub
Usher Of the concern, DR.. George p. Main.
THE oruK Of the question, " said DR.. Main,
sis the open shop, not the eight hour day
We can do better with an eight hour day
with an open shop than with a nine hour dag
and a closed shop. The linotype men are
turning out more and better work now than
under the union regime. We are lowering
no flag In this fight.
Some Of the charges made against US are
true. Some Objectionable theatrical RdverS
Using get into the ieb:ofiSe, brought in by
jure the concern. There are standing orders
no TO do any such work. From the superin.
tendent down those Instructions are UNDER
stood to be inviolate. 1 sincerely regret
that this controversy has occurred"
A resolution was introduced fndorsing
the action Of the publishers Of the book
concern. Hardly had this resolution been
passed when representatives Of Typo
graphical Union No. 0appeared. They had
communicated with Bishop Goodsell, the
presiding officer of the conference. He re-
fused to grant them the privilege of tho
floor because they were not Methodists,
The Representatives OF the union were
headed by e. A. Harold Of New York. He
had this to say:
1T Is VIGOROUSLY known that the book
concern published whiskey and theatrical
advertisements M booklets In their job
Office, and such matters were passed upon
by the superintendent. For five years the
book concern has been doing job work for
whiskey firms. 1t began that work in 1901.
In 1908 they did a big job for whiskey i'm.
porters at a Broadway address. This con.
cern also supplied the composition and tho
plates for Mrs. Warren's Profession" and
the. Authors Apology" We have tons Of
documentary evidence and we wanted to
tell the conference about It, but we will get
there yet. When the Philadelphia Methos
dist conference opens on Wednesday we viii
be there and I think that they will hear OUT
0rioUapHaa
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I. There No Memorial of Boothq

To THE EDITOR OF THB SuN--Sr: In this morn
ing's SUN l read a letter entitled Edwin Booth:
should There Not Be a Monument Here to the
Greatest American Actorl"
There should, indeed Why is there mott Are
we Indifferent. unappreciative or forgetfult
In New York there is not even q theatre bearing
Booths name. Some OF our best and handsomost
playhouses have high sounding, meaningless or
English names, whereas Booth" Forrest" SAL
viul," "Cushman," Anderson" would express a
public recognition OF the worth OF these great men
and women.
Only two theatres in New York bear the names
OF iIlustrious actors. j. O, II.
NEW YORK, March II,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-20
FRENCH NUNS IN BROOKLYN.
The Order OF the Infant Jesus to Have q
Branch in That Borough.

A branch Of the Catholic Order of the
Infant Jesus, hitherto confined to France,
will soon be established in Brooklyn with the
approval Of Bishop Mcdonnell. Five
months ago three nuns of the order ar.
rived in Brooklyn, and have since been
stopping with the Little Sisters of the Poor
in their home in Bushwick avenue The
brownstone house at 288 Clinton street has
been rented as the headquarters of the order,
and in a few weeks a dozen OF more of the
nuns expelled from France will be settled
there. They will devote themselves e6a
olusively to nursing the sick poor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-20
The Ware and the Market,

He grabbed his pen and paper.
He worked with might and main,
And then he wrote a poem
OF sweet unearthly strain.
He caught the spirit music
Vibrating rich and deem,
As when the winds OF passion
Across the heartstrings sweep.
He ran the human gamut
OF hope n doubt and fears;
He sans the nnal glory.
The rainbow after tears.
Alas he could moi sell Il.
The magazines. In brief,
Were nlled with Senate smuggling
Or busy bifnng beef.
hoLAHpnuloH W1uSoS,
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BOOsT ron BRAcKETTs BOOM.
Saratoga County Republican Convention
Names Him for Governor.

bhFutOBb county EtepuDhcAn COuNoAtAOn
Names Him for Governor.
BALIsToN, March Ex-senator Edgar T.
Bracket was hailed az the next Governor
Of the State at the Saratoga county Repub-
lican convention here this afternoon. His
boom received the biggest boost 80 far,
and the convention rang with cheers for
their leader. As the convention opened
Charles G.. Lester Of Saratoga, who wal
appointed Supreme Court Reporter through
the efforts of Senator Bracket, was on his
feet and in an address pointed to Senator
Brackets long record in the Senate, re-
ferred to him as the i~nstigator OF insurance
reforms and a man who had the courage
OF his convictions to vote for the ousting OF
Senator Depew.
Mr.. Lester then introduced a long resolu-
ton favoring Senator Bracket as a midi
date for Governor. The convention was in q
turmoil when the resolutions were adopted
and the cry went up for Bracket. He was
conducted in by a committees appointed Tor
that purpose. The delegates leaped TO
their chairs and cheered the Senator for
several minutes
Senator Bracket thanked the convention
and promised that if he should be elected
many wrongs which now exist would be
righted. Senator Bracket wa accorded
the privilege of naming the delegates to the
State convention, and he chose the follow
ing: William w. Worden, Harvey J. Don
aldson, George E Whitney, James B,MoKain,
Elmer E. Baker, Bartlett B. Grippin. Isaac
Manohin, Burton Desmond, W. j. Dodge,
Frederick w. Kavanaugh.
The convention nominated the following
county ticket: Member Of Assembly, George
H. Whitney of Mechanicsville; County
Judge, Nash Lockwood Of Saratoga; Sheriff,
John Bradley, Jr., Of saltwater; County
Treasurer, John X. Walbridge Of Saratoga;
Surrogate, William s.. Ostrander OF Sohuy-
l%erville; Superintendent Of the Poor, SAM
uel w. Pearoe.
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The Civilization Of Africa

From The Ndfrobt tBralsh East Africa Globe Troaer.
The combination OF landowners surrounding
Donya SAbok, q spot which the lion, rhino, buffalo,
giraffe and Gland seem to have adopted as a home
OF shelter and safety, have resolved 10 protect, In
a degree, a preservation OF their rights and the
animals Us well. The gaInc OF the country at present
plays a big part in the assets of our infant colony.
and II Is the duty OF both ofhclAls and settlers 10
see that laws regarding shooting and trapping
OF wild animals are rigidly enforced.
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BROOKLYX's BIGGEST SCHOOL.
No, I4s Opened in Williamsburg with q
Capacity OF $500 Pupils.

Public School 147, at Bushwick avenue
and McKibben street, Williamsburg, the
largest in Brooklyn, having a seating capao-
ity for $500 pupils, was opened yesterday,
with Charles d. Raine as the principal.
The school, which has eighty-seven class
rooms will have among its total number Of
pupils $500 who have been on half time in
six other schools.
School IA In Boer,im street wbirh has a
capacity of $500 pupils, the next largest
to the new one. The new school fronts on
Bushwick avenue and extends from Seigel
street to MoKibben street.
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New York,s Civil Service.

FT0m We Guy Hecofu.
In the competitive class II. so7 persons filed appll-
cations for examinations during the year 1905.
There have been held sixty -four mental competitive
examinations. In which 10. $50 candidates competed;
sixty-hve mental non-competiuve examinations. In
which 1855 candidates competed and i22 mental
promotion examinations, In which 1913 candidates
competed, and one examination for change OF title,
In which ono candidate was examined-a total of
252 mental examinations, In which Il. 43l candidates
competed.
During tho year there were nfty-seven physical
examinations, In which AM candidates competed,
making a gross total OF 800 examinations, in which
there were 7,14s candidates. The foregoing ngures
apply only to the competitive class as distinguished
from the labor class.
In the Labor Bureau there were nled Is, 1893 spn!i.
cations. Thirteen thousand six hundred and eighty
six applicants were cited TO appear for physical
examination, of which number 3 1919 failed TO appear.
The other 9,767 persons were examined. OF l72
candidates cited to appear for trade examinations.
lao persons appeared and were examined.
There are in the employ OF the city of New York,
under the jurisdiction OF the Civil Service Commits
sion, at the present time. 40.t46 persons, who are
divided Into the following classes:
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2ooth birthday of Ben Franklin.

WARRINGTON, March ia resolution
was to-day reported to the Senate accepting
an invitation extended by the American
Philosophical Society Of Philadelphia to
Congress to attend the 2O0th birthday oele.
bration Of Benjamin Franklin, commencing
April II, 1905, and authorizing the Vice.
President and the Speaker of the House
respectively to appoint a committee Of six
Senators and ten Representatives to attend
and represent Congress on the occasion
named,
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New York has nearly 10000 policemen now, and
their reputation does them no Injustice half OF
them are, In the classic language of Mr.. .DEyEiY
as crooked as Pearl street."-rS. John DahV
Telegraph.
With the exquisitely Ineffective three
platoon system in force New York needs
four times 10000 policemen, and then-the
three platoon system would be a farce and
n fraud
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whom there Is some sweetness In the world besides
sugar. Othsr productions In the garden of the LoHD
besides tobacco. and other administrative princi-
Piles in Cons government besides tarin-men with
StAtesmSnly souis."
Sweet men, with statesmanly soulsl
There is only one such man in this town.
1t Is the angelic doctor himself.
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A Momcntous onesfinn.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sr; Isl trousers
or drawer" In speaking OF the lower part OF ma.
jamasH | have inquired many where and caused n
mort OF lowering, but as yet no one has bewrayed
the light TO me. H. C. ovEv
NEW YORK, March Is.
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A BROADWAY Poet In the spov

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-,sir: What superb
q~uietnesS and undisputed tranquility reigns over
lower Broadway What a delightfully."- smooth and
vttreous nnlsh TO the surface Of this now glorious
river OF nolsel7ss asphalt. as compared with the
rafting eobbles OF days gone byi BROADWAY.
NEW YORK, March 10.
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supreme Court Takes a Recess.

WASHINGTON, March le.-The Supreme
Court to-day, after handing down various
opinions, took a recess Of two weeks unit
April 2.
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To THE EDITOR OF THR SuH-.sfr: As TO the
definition OF gentleman" / have not observed that
any OF your correspondents have cited the well
known coupiet, which runs about as follows:
Define a Gentleman Yes, / think | can:
He's as gentle as q woman and as manly az A man. -
The above Il believe. by Thaokeray) ranks I'm
my scrapbook alongside Of Newman's definition.
NEW Teax, NarehAA IA
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If a negro has been lynched in Louisiana
for stealing a COW, what necessarily severer
penalty will be inflicted upon the Pelican
negro who steals a horse?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-20

] am typical OF a very large body of citizens
SETH Low.
Can that be 80?
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II our friends rho Iaror US uth manuscripts for
publication rfsh 10 hare rejected articles returned. thtv
must IN all cases send stamps for that purpose,
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-09-07
Gas Heating Nantes.

Little gas bills may be the result of
the new heating nantes which a
Frenchman has devised to do for gas
heating what the familiar incandes-
cent mantle does for gas lighting. The
mantle is composed of rare earths,
whereof the chief Is said to be cerlum.
This mantle. which Is heated by burn
er just like an ordinary gas mantle,
gives but little light, merely dull red
glow, but 1t radiates an intense heat,
nearly twice as great for q given con-
sumption of gas as any of the devices
hitherto used. A complete stove may
contain half dozen burners and man.
ties, and as each can be lighted sepa-
rately they may be controlled perfectly
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-09-07
COMFORT FOR HORSES.
Combination of Hame, Collar md
BreastpIate.


Horsemen are divided as to the use
of the hame and Dutch" collar on
their animals. Each has its draw
backs and advantages. The hame col
lar is said to rub the animals unduly.
On the other hand, it is contended by
some that the Dutch" collar interferes
with breathing and is responsible for
other unfavorable conditions.
An effort to combine the two has
been made by Grant E. Bennett of
Cleveland, o. The hame collar and the
breast collar are secured together at
the lower part of the former. There
are two short, adjustable tugs passing
from each of these In order to further
equalize the distribution of the weight
The inventor says that the two col
lars thus adjusted work together in
perfect harmony and accomplish the
object desired by protecting the entire
lower shoulder from sores owing to
the pliable breastplate taking the bear
ing at this special point. The result is
that the horse is enabled to apply his
strength at the lowest possible level
and with ease owing to the amount of
bearing surface and the absence of
friction
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-09-07
Marketing Linn Beans.


August Is the month for heavy pro-
duction Of lima beans. They continue
to bear, however, till the first hard,
killing frost. The amount and length
Of profitable bearing depend largely
upon keeping the vines picked clean
and not allowing pods to get dead ripe,
for the ripened seed of any kind takes
most vital substance out of the plant
and causes it to die Besides, the
beans when not quite ripe bring the
highest prices. The time TO pick the
pods is when they show faint traces
Of light green to yellow. After the
pod becomes yellow the beans inside
are ripe, turn white and are then con-
sidered dry" beans. White ones mix
ed with the green damage the selling
price from few cents to half their
value per quart, says Farm, Field and
Fireside.
On the market lima beans are sold
by the quart; hence the best pack is
the ordinary sixteen or twenty-four
quart berry crate. Real early beans
often sell better in pint boxes, as the
price is so high that customers of the
retail stores do not want as many as
full quart. The peck market basket
is another package used, six to ten
quarts being put in each basket with a
covering of green netting to enhance
the greenness of the beans.