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Justice in the Brownsville Case.

The essential difference between the
Foraker bill and the Warner bill for the
restoration of the discharged soldiers
Of the Twenty-fifth Infantry 10 the
army is that Mr.. FORAKER opens the
way TO reinstatement through "an oath
before any authorized enlsting officer
of the United States Army or Navy that
the applicant did not engage in an afray
at Brownsville or have any knowledge
Of IT, while under the Warner bill the
applicant must satisfy the President Of
his innocence. How this may be done
it is hard 20 say or to see. The soldiers
have made oath to their innocence, some
Of them repeatedly. About sixty of
those most likely to have been par
ticipants in the ARRAY or to have knowl-
edge Of the guilt Of others have been
examined and cross-examined, under
oath, by officers Of the army and by
lawyers Of recognized ability, and
their guilt remains a matter Of "opn-
ion" and not Of proof Mr.. FORAKER 5
bill provides for full restoration Of
all rights rank, pay and clean rec
ord TO all who may take the required
oath. Mr. WARMERS bill provides for
only a limited restoration. Surely those
who are entitled to reinstatement at all
are equally entitled to full and COM
plete restoration of all that has been
taken from them by the Presidents
order. Of thatthCre can be no possible
question.
The least that Mr. WARNER can do,
aud should do, is to harmonic his pro-
posals with those of Mr.. FORAKER up
to the point of the means by which the
men may take advantage Of the oppOr-
tunity offered them. In the satisfaction
Of the President and the oath before an
enlisting officer of the army should rest
the only difference between the two
measures. Upon that point Mr.. For
GKERs argument that the President,
by reason Of his previous bitter words
and drastic action, is in 'an unfit state
Of mind TO act judicially in passing upon
the applications for reenlistment Of
these men is eminently sound. Such
a course is, as Mr.. FORAKER says, equiya-
lent to requiring them to prove their
innocence 10 the satisfaction Of q Judge
who has already prejudged their case,
not once, nor twice, nor three times,
and casually, but repeatedly and officially
and each time with a manifestation Of
the most unqualified conviction that
not only some of the men discharged
did the shooting, but that many, il not
all of them, had knowledge of the per-
petrators, which, through a conspiracy Of
silence, they have refused to divulge,'
These men have now been heard and
there is no proof of their guilt. Tomake
a restoration of their rights dependent
upon their proof Of innocence is con-
trary TO the entire spirit of the nstitu-
tions OF civilized nations
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EXPLORING BRAZIL.
Dr.. HamiltSa RlceJ Discoveries Repeat
These Of Earlier travellers.

To THE EDITOR OF The sUN-SR: was
greatly interested 10 read In the newspapers
about DR.. Rioe's explorations Of the northern
part Of Brazil and how they have stirred IN
scientists at Washington, Is that possible,
Well, beg TO inform you that DR., Rices el.
ploratlons only corroborate the assertions
that have ALREADY been made by a country
man Of mine, Mr.. COuto Magalhaes, who eI.
plored that same region In about the '6Os OF
last century, and who somewhere In the fOs
published a voluminous and interesting book
entitled 20 Selvagem. in which be gave a
full account and description Of It..
Mr.. Couto Magalhaes carried on his eI.
ploratlons for. several years and even took
the pains 10 learn the language Of the Careioa
and Tucanos that Ia the way TO spell their
namesJ, the tribes DR.. Rice Is now making
MaRalhAes, and every blessed year after
him, the spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian and
all kinds Of explorers mapped the region
again and again, and the modern oartog.
raphers who have this knowledge at the tlp
OF the fingers will certainly enjoy Dr.. lamlI.
ton Rlce's explorations,
As for the interior sea he speaks Of, We can
find II already mentioned In the British In
oyclopadla, 70 quote a BOOK that Is easily
find there that the Amazon was formerly the
Mediterranean OF South America, and that
that sea ages ago was 30 large a. 10 20 from
the OrlnooO on the north TO- the River Plata
on the south, making big island OF Brazil.
There IL nothing new, but II has been for.
gotten certain great explorer OF Africa
when pointing out on the map 70 Mr., Glad
stone some mountains he had discovered 81
being the real source Of the Nile vas politely
reminded by the Grand Old Man that the said
mountains we're known a century before
Herodotus ] am confident that as soon -
Dr, Rice reaches q better civilized part Of the
country he will undoubtedly meet somebody
who will be glad to remind him that Brazil
has been discovered since 1900 A, y.
New York. April IS. j. =. ME-.
The sun., 1908-04-18

With India and Ceylon These buildings
arc arranged ON one side Of crescent
the other side being occupied by the
J French colonies, including Algiers, Tupis,
West Africa and Indo-China. II now we
go south from the Concert GIden we en-
counter first the Court Of Art, which
comprehends some twenty acres and
contains eight separate halls, Beyond
this spacious plaza is the smaller but
more beautiful Court of Honor, The
halls flanking this on each side are de-
voted partly to the exhibition of indus
tries partly to educational exhibits and
partly TO pure science.
The idea Of the Franco-Britlsh exhibit
ton originated with the French Cham
Der Of Commerce in London and much OF
its attractive character will be due TO
French cooperation and superintendence'
It is well known that the French treat
ment Of public places and monuments
is distinguished by majestic, digniiled
or charming designs and by the feStal
air which is somehow impaired, The
exposition is likely to gain immensely by
the free application of French ideas.
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A question for MFR. stIn,,on.

TO THE EDITOR OF THR sUS-Sir: In to-
DAYS Sun is a letter made public by Governor
Hughes from Henry L. Stlmson In favor Of
the anti-betting bills.
Mr. Stimsoh says, referring TO what he calls
unconstitutional gambling -it seems to
me sometimes as II hardly postal clerk or
other Federal employee ever went wrong
except from that cause.
On the supposltlOn that he refers to race
track betting should like to ask Mr.. Stlmson
where are the races held that postal clerks
could 20 10 after their working hoursl
Perhaps, though, he means they bet In pool
rooms In any case his phrase 1t seems to
me sometimes" is not very lawyerlike. lie
might be more convincing II he would state
a definite number Of times Of such III doing
as he hints at W. 7, L.
Brooklyn, April IG
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No Revolutionary Movement in Colombia.

To TRE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir, Permit me-
TO correct the report originating in Panama ano
published In the newspapers Of April 10 stating ths'
there was imminent rls!, OF revolution In Coombh,
for which reason IL was also asserted President
Reyes was retiring temporarily from the PFcs
dCncy.
beg 10 assure you that the above report IS Ssb'o.
uiey false There Is perfect peace and gsncH
contenunent In Colombia. The reason for lhr
departure Of President Reyes from Bogoia Is con
talned In his cable OF April 10 to the foreign leGa
tons snd oonsu!s and which reads as follow;
Taxing advantagJ NJ the perfect tran1llH"
the country Is nov enjoying, propose TO visit lh'
departments OF the Atlantic cOa'' In order to Dc
velop national Industries N those regions. DurlnS
my absence General Euclldes O. Anguio, Minister
OF Finance, will exercise the functions OF tr's'
dent. and there win be no change whatever 10 me
Ministry"
In ordt - ,vOld the bad eject and wrong I'M
pressions causyG by such news. emanatlng from
unfriendly sources, ssk you TO publish the io"'
going. c. NJ. SARflA'
NEW YoRK, April II. Colombian Consul
The sun., 1908-04-18
Earnins, Of Easlish Lawyers
From ths LOhdon GlObi

In the Lao LiH are the names Of 10000 barris.
ters How many are practising members Of the
profesSloni Sir Robert RlnlAy oncs put the mum
Der a. low ~ 1000, and nobody has ever placed II
higher than 900 II Is tolerably safe then, to say
that there are tJSOo members Of the bar who 10
quote Sir Robert FlnlAy. either get work, or arc
putting themselves 10 the way Of getting it, Sir
william Robson. in his speech at the meeting Of
the Barfiste1' Benevolent Association, recalled.
with apparent approval. q calculation made by a
magazine writer that the total income OF the bar
Is k1eoooo . year II this Calculation be correct,
the average earnings OF the 800 practising mem.
bers Of the bar amount 70 f5ib. The calculation
Ia not very comforting 70 forensic iodUiinTs when
the huge incomes earned BY such advocates a.
Mr.. Rufus ISaAcs and Mr.. Balfour Browne are al.
lowed for
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nrran,. Prospects, in the South.

Bryan's Prospects In the South.
The Charleston Nslrs and Courier casts
a horoscope Of the Denver convention
by these signs and tokens:
The convention viii be composed o. on. dele
sues OF whom a candidate must receive two.
thirds or 6dS. 10 be nominated, Presumng that
New York will send an unlnstructed delegation M
favorable to Mr. BRTAN. that State With Pennsyl.
,aula Delaware. Michigan, New Jersey aud Mary.
had added wilt compose group with a strength
of ,il delegates favorable to a candidate who eau
. win All o. them. with the exception OF Penn.
,,IgAnla, arc debatGOle and Necessary 10 the elec.
ton ofa Democratic President; therefore lhey will
have the consIdcrale attention Of the conN entlou
ohio We suppose, will send forty six delegates
Inclined to support 'rpsON HARMON, Rhode
Island. Maine. Vermont Now Hampshire. CoDnec.
ticut and Massachusetts, will send either anti. Bryan
or unlnsructcd delegates. In Massachusetts tbs
strength OF BRYAN is the Hearst following, and
HTlRsrs pc t,plc intend TO set rs a SEPARATE party
tuls year This latter group OF States will have
IA delegates which added to the ~ OF the former
"
'JMr. BRYAN % ~. while Ca standing nrm would
be able to prevent Nj BsY'.'s nomination"
Meanwhile, what about the Southern
States, which will by 40 means be solid"
for BRYAN? Those States as rule are
not in the habit of inslructing their
delegations. The chances are they will
be less 80 than ever as time goes on
and developments in other parts Of the
countrymulhply The detection Of such
Commonweaths as Louisiana, Alabama,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia,
Maryland, Tennessee. even Texas and
Kentucky, will surely add something to
the defections already estimated by the
Neps and Courier 1t may be true that
at the time the State conventions assem-
BILE the Bryan superstition will still pre-
vail in certain quarters; but il 80, will il
not be in a modified and doubling form!
Is it not more than possible that the
Southern delegations will 60 to Denver
free to engage in a party council and
still able to take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity that may present itself?
Certain it is that the Bryan managers
have all their hopes anchored to the first
ballot II they find any hope in that,
from the present outlook, they are well
come TO II.
The sun., 1908-04-18
Chinese IN MEXICO.

From ne baltimore AmtnedH
There srs about 25 900 Chinese living In 's
various towns of The Republic Of Mexico, and 10
where In the world are Cinnamon better usal,0
than IN the country Of President DIAz," said w.
sing Ii Foon q prominent merchant OF JuAfei'
Mexico.
"MeIioo knows no racisl prejudice, and ever
man, no matter what his nativity, is given fal'
show. As consequence the Chinese 10 NeA'o
are happy and prosperous. do not complain o.
the exclusion laws OF the United States, but Ger
talply IL q hardship. In coming TO Baltimore las
time had 70 get q speola permit from Wa'hns
ton 10 pASs me through II PAsO. Tex, because inc
regulations arc that ChlnamSn must 90 u'"
Mexico 70 the United States either By way Of New
Orleans or New York To do this meant loss oi
time and money on my part. ami besides WS' 4
personal injustice. as I Am amerchAnt well knoEn
throughout MEXICO, and ny solo business 10 thN
eountry Was 70 purchase heayyStook OF Gooaast
The sun., 1908-04-18

With a broadside fire Of eight II inch
guns, which have an effective range OF six
miles, and with a speed Of more than 81
knots, the Dreadnought, according to that
high authority Engineering, was equal as
fighting machine to any other two battle
ships afloat when she went into commission,
A German naval expert declared when the
Dreadnought was launched that she was
superior TO the best six battleships in the
German navy. The truth is she rendered
obsolete the most powerful vessels Of ten
years ago and was 80 much more powerful
than battleships of the Louisiana or the
King Edward VII class than every other
great sea Power began at once TO plan
Dreadnoughts for her navy. In the United
States two we're authorized and are now
building, the Delaware and North Dakota.
To opponents Of naval expansion like Mr.
BURTON and Mr.. WILLIAMS two battleshps
doubtless seem enough and 10 spare. But
we must consider that three British Dread.
noughts have been launched since the great
pioneer ship, that three others are building
and that the purpose Of the Admiralty is 10
add still more Of these swift leviathRns TO
the British navy. We must also consider
that the German naval programme con.
templates a strenuous rivalry TO England
in the construction Of such ships. and that
France and Japan are also infected with
the fever Of expansion in emulation Of other
sea Powers, A grave doubt arises whether
the House was wise in allowing itself TO be
influenced by the economies Of Mr.. TAwNEY,
the peace loving sentiments Of Mr.. Bur
TON and the misplaced buffoonery Of Mr.
WuLIAMa
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OmithOIOEIcsI weddings.

From ne WeSiminyi6r Cd:tnC
There was poetic appropriateness In two Ved'
dlnEs which were celebrated In London last Sato''
day, In which Mr. Bird led Miss Linnet to the altar
and Mt Wren was linked 10 Miss Mghunga'.
Although II Is seldom that one comes ACROSS Two O.
these "ornithologiear" weddings In one day, ihH
are by no means uncommon. Not long sso
church near Dublin was the scene Of an interes'hs
marriage In which AFR. Grove was united 10
Miss Grove by the Rev Canon Peacock. the ~eu
ding march being played by Mr. Rook. MUG.
more remarkable, however, was match Whlen ~
Edinburgh In hutter some years since lu'
bride was Miss Hen-h Peacock and the onae'
groom was Mr. Robin sparrow. The Rev. NJ
Daw performed the marriage eeremony W.
Philip Hawk ofnelated rs best man and Miss Lar
kins a. principal bridesmaid: while The maTnag'
lines were extracted BY Mr., John Grow, sesslo"
clerk. at Is worthy Of further remark ADDS :.
reporter. that the se1tons name Is Raven, one Of
the pew openers is Gull, and the assistant ssI'on
IL Henry Lay-cock."
The sun., 1908-04-18

From ne Flovd Journa!
Two students at the State University, Ofoens'
A. O. Gross and II. a. Ray, last SUMMER WamPu
over 1901 miles In northern, central and sou.oe,n
Illinois, Identifying and recording ell the oltsS
seen on q strip OF land $50 feet vide. some OF w'
results Of their canvass have recently been mao.
public They found ITO birds, an average O.
about one bird 70 an acre. Eighteen per cth'
were English sparrows; 70 per cent. OF all the o'i9,
found during the summer season belonged 70 "a,
fopbWtng ten species: English sparrow, meaao"
lark, crow, blaokblrd, mourning love, SekgS-'
red winged blSckbird, prairie horned lark, nes'l'
robin, gold sparrow. Elghty-nvs different spec',
were found. II appears from careful oompanou
Of the crops OF the various regions with the ulI1'
found there and the latter's habits, that the Lns
llsh SPARROW h the only decidedly Injurious pIl
In the list The crows and meadow lSrks arr eSpe'
clallY praised as Important dsslroyeu Of Injurious
inaNClN
The sun., 1908-04-18
Loneliness of Captain Van sChaick.

Even the most optimistic friends OF
Captain W. S. VAN SCHAICK Of the steam
boat General Slocum must have under
stood that their appeal to President
ROOSEVELT for pardon was not likely to
be granted. 1t is true that the President
interfered in behalf Of State convict
whom most men would believe it TO be
better for the community to keep in Jail
than even TO Danish. In that case, how
ever. the actual pardoning was done by
another, and the Presidents name does
not, we believe appear on the official
records. In spite Of this precedent there
was no real reason to think the President
would do otherwise than he has done in
the present case,
At the same time the President must
have felt, while he was refusing TO par
don Captain VAN SCHAICK, the pity Of
that malefactors loneliness in Sing Sing.
There he should have company-the so
ciety Of the employers whose policy he
carried out, who share with him moral
responsibility for the Slocum disaster
though they are legally beyond punish.
ment. The thought Of their immunity
must have crossed the Presidents mind
and caused him regret.
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necelVenhips.

To THE EDITOR or THE sUS-Sir; Can
TRE sun inform the public why Il s necessary
to multiply receivers In case Of q bank or
trust company. and why the services OF a
receiver are worth SO much mere than the
same man can earn In any other financial
relationP
/. They are at no expense except their
time. and not ell Of that.
.. Legal advice galore Is supplied at the
cost Of the property.
3. They assume no authority or liability
without the approval Of the Court; the salary
Of the Judge Is generally a 1.-THE OF what Is
accorded to the receivers
] suppose the poor creditor should be
thankful that he ls not assessed.
NEw YORE, April II. CURIOSITY.
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Easter After the Panic.

Once on time. you know. my dear,
Our maids and swAlns In glad array
A custom kept-now old and queer.
OF strolllng out on Easter day.
But now ts grown d. trop, they sdy,
And not Al all the thing 10 do.
BAH none except the declasst
WIN walk upon the Avenue.
80. not for worlds would one appear
If he, AlGsl In town must stay
An6 run the risk NJ vulgar leef
OF trespassers from far Broadway,
'Twould be the very deuce 10 pay
To meet all BronI and Harlem too.
Fiei Only those who push and pray
VIII walk upon the Avenue.
To Lakewood on the highest rear
Or for Old Point where Tephyrs play,
All fashion wildly neea from here.
And people smart, In motor gay,
Deseyt the town without delay.
In stralnlng streams the common crew
Who think the thing is still az rae
VIII walk upon the Avenue.
Hut stopl | quite forgot the year
Why. not a soul IA worth q sou
This Faster. mlllonAlres fear
wa walk upon the Avenue.
GSOS0I 7. MASS.
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The Coming FrancO.Brltlsh ENhlbl-
tiOn.


Although the date is not precisely
fixed, it is announced that before the end
Of May King EDWARD VII. and NJ, Fall
IIERRs, President Of the French Republic,
will open in a suburb Of London the
Franco-British exhibition, which will be
by far the greatest show Of the kind that
has been seen in the United Kingdom.
As regards magnitude the grounds COM
prise 40 acres, although the exhibition
is not worlds fair, but one in which
only two nations and their respective
colonies will participate. The eIposi-
ton will be unique also in that it has
political as we'll as an economic purpose,
being designed to affix the seal OF popuI
lar appreciation to the cordial under
standing brought about by statesmen on
both sides Of the Channel.
The site Of the exhibition is well chosen.
II lies on the extreme western border Of
inner London, just to the north of Shep-
herds Bush, and is remarkably accessible
from all quarters; it is said, indeed, that
the various methods of transport are
capable Of conveying $1,000 persons TO
the spot in an hour. The grounds are
being laid out according to the plans Of
Mr.. KIRALFY, the fundamental feature
Of which is that the several parts Of the
exposition shall be grouped about a
large, square, open space in the very
middle Of the enclosed area This is the
Concert Garden, the four sides of which
will be occupied by large ornamental
buildings devoted to amusements or re-
freshments. Without going into archi-
tectural details we may say that London
has never seen anything like the variety
and proflfsion of the display which will
be offered at Shepherds Bush.
The arrangement Of the principal de-
partments may be most clearly indicated
by taking the Concert Garden for start
ing point. On the western side lies the
Machinery Section, occupying three
large halls, ranged on three sides Of an
open space covering eight acres, and
called the Court Of Progress. The total
space available for machinery will be
100000 square feet. On theopposite side
Of the Concert Garden one. finds the great
stadium, where the Olympic games are
10 be held. The proportions are colossal
The width Of the stadium is that Of the
Circus MaIimus; the running track is a
third Of a mile long; the water basin is
100 yards in length the arena inside the
tracks is 235 yards long, and the seats
wilh accommodate 10000 spectators,
though there is said TO be room alto
gethef for 10000.
Returning to the Concert Garden and
proceeding in a northerly direction one
comes TO the Colonial sections Here
large halls have been or are to be erected
hy the Dominion Of Canada, Australia
and other self-governing colonies, as
w as by the Crown Colonies, together
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Intellectual AyOcsuOns Of a BO,tOnlan

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-STr With
increased interest seize The SCN each day
and plunge into the narrative Of the diabolical
conspiracy directed against Mr. O'Phelan
and ponder on the probable strife which will
ensue. Why should The O'Phelan explain or
defend himself? lie has plainly declared that
thus is 40. What more is needed? ] myself,
a poor minor Mathematician, tell you that !
know (my methods I will not give in detail
how many beans make Ave.
Mr.. Albert K. Gallatin, assert, is in error
Tor else your typesetters are) when he makes
bold to say the ordinary Apollonian parabola
is v'=2pr. lt is not. II v'=2 A. NJ, and H.,
a. he says. an elementary problem, The
final solution Of said Quadrature Is I'm
afraid 10 come home in the dark"
Mr.. George Wlnslow Pierce, first scholar In
the Harvard class Of Ca that eminent mathe.
matician who wrote a colossal work entitled
my Sound Speed DiscOyery"-a scholar who
after graduation received words Of praise
from Professor Jimmy Mills Peirce agrees
with me. Ny Sound Speed Discovery re-
lates how the author shot moose In northern
Maine. The moose's head now adorns the
interior OF Memorial Hail In Cambridge on
the wall. mean.
For the last eghty-three years have been
trying 10 solve the knotty problem as TO the
ultimate fate OF Heliogaholus's paroauets
without success also the exact location Of
Moses when the light went out. Perhaps
my master, Mr.. O'Phelan. will shoot a few
hints in my direction, Sometimes have a
violent headache.
Dr.. Jelly, the alienist, SAYS | may continue
70 live where am at present with no danger
10 the community.
Here is a poser which no one on this planeC
or the others lexcepA myself has solved.
Hence the following words found in tho
Encyclopedia Britannica:
Put down sI and carry two.
Geel But that Ia hard 10 dol
Teacher says I Just don't care,
can do that sum.
Nature never intended mortals 70 analyze
these grave matters. Note and heed the fall
OF Adam. G. NonLE.
BosToN, April II.
The sun., 1908-04-18
Flsherman's Lack.

The fact he caught ne iish At oil
Does not distress him much,
Upon bad luck Of such a kind
He Is not apt 10 touch.
The fisherman will raise his voice
LAmenting all the day
And tell OF how. despite his pains,
The big one got away.
Although 10 catch necessities
We some OF us may fall,
We pass such things In silence by
Nor stop 10 tell the tale.
Thus In the bigger sea Of life
We md that II Is so:
The whoppers that we never got
Comprise our tale Of woe.
NoLAEpBUHoH WnaoH.
The sun., 1908-04-18
4 BOstoa Charity.
From hs BoStOA Record.
be old hats 70 70 the ash h

2 TVW w HOTTVW HtFtVTu.
Not all the old hats 90 70 the ash heap, al least
they do not all 90 there when they are discarded
by the owners, Some hat dealers send them 10
the Court House. where they glven 10 the drunks
and other men who have lost their head covering
either In the scrap that preceded their arrest or In
the proceedings that followed.