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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

business. That is the sole point on
which they thought alike" And that
is what is disgusting the decent people
with the dirty dog-fght In the mud.
Principles! There isn't any more
principle among them than there is in
cage full of monkeys scrambling for
nuts. What would the Declaration of
Independence or the Omaha platform be
among a convention of dirty and deliri-
Gus ring-tailed apes? Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10
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they in use In nearly every state in the
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

ately, and this will justify the United
States in fixing the ratio at Is to l.. 3
Stand firm, friends. Free silver is
sary to kill the Peoples party to make
it win. either.
Zone man. as Mahomet said, with
God on his side, is majority"
I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

Read w. E. Cummings letter in an
other column. 1t is vitriolic. Put your
ear to the ground and you can hear
Cummings, just like that one. The peo
pie are hungry for them. Never let up
on the leaders who have tried to destroy
the Peoples party-the hope Of mankind
Write us some more letters, Brother
Stacy squeal.
I D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

to have prompted the attempt on his life
At midnight it was reported that he had
recovered consciousness, and the physicians
at the city hospital were of the opinion that
he would pull through.
So it goes. The procession is big
one, and is frightening every day. Who
with go next?
But who will dare to complain as long
as the plutocracy are happy? ID.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10
TOOK LAUDANUM.
Lost His Place, and Sought a COuntry
Where the GOld-Bugs DO Not Rule.
st. Paul Globe,

est. Paul Globe)
Joseph Kelly, "a years of age, married
and a former clerk in the office of the
Chicago & Great Western Railroad COM
pany, this city, attempted to commit sui
eide last evening by swallowing the con-
tents CT an ounce bottle of laudanum.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon he
called at the drug store, corner of Ninth
and Wabasha streets, and purchased the
poison, telling the clerk that he wanted to
use it for q poultce.
He then repaired to his room at q East
Ninth street, where he took the drug
About three hours afterwards ne was dis
covered by one Of the boarders, and DR..
Gravel was summoned. He was SUISSE
quently removed to the city hospital and
but slight hopes are entertained for his re-
covery.
Mr.. Kelly was separated from his wife a
short time ago. and the latter now resides
in Minneapolis. This, together with the
fact that he lost his position recently. is
thougitt 20 have made him Respondent, and
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

He Got Tired of Life and Made an
End of 1t.

Broken In health, old and infirm in years.
without friends, money or the means of
support. Thomas Burke, So years of age.
ended his existence yesterday morning by
taking the contents Of a tWo-ounce bottle
of carbolic acid.
The body of the unfortunate man was
found at $50 o'clock yesterday morning
lying on the porch of a friend named Hag-
gerty. at 451 Sycamore street, and the
empty bottle was found lying In the mid
die of the street. The position OF the body,
together with a note, indicated that he had
made deliberate preparations for the end,
as his head was lying easily on pillow
and the features were quite composed
The remains were taken to the morgue.
and search of the clothing by Coroner
Nelson resulted IN the finding OF the follow
ing sad and pathetic letter: -,
MY dear friends: + mean 49, depart
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

A st. Louis paper says that "Aguinaldo
gold breast-plate. whistle and a cane
with two gold tasseIs" Where are the po-
lice?.
1t is evident that this savage believes
in the single gold standard.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

grateful to our gallant soldiers and
sailors, stop our philanthropic regard
for other nations, and turn our attention
to our own affairs. A naked semi-savage
sight as a civilized American citizen
killing himself for lack of employment.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

Now see the plutocrats wiggle to sad
die hundreds Of millions Of debt on the
new republic of Cuba.
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The Peoples party is worth more to
you, good brother, than million fat
offices for million Jim Bowlers.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-10

Cheer up, boys; the deluded tools Of
the fusionists are getting their eyes
open, and coming back by the thousand.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
First In War, First in Peace.

From the st. Louis Giobe-DemOcrat.
The fact that the United States has been
granted an additional $4,000 square feet of
space in the exposition of 1900 causes sur
prise all over Europe as well as in France.
America will now, at its own solicitation
have 203 900 square feet of room in the in
ternational exposition, and it wanted even
a greater amount. 1t will have as large
and interesting an exhibit as any nation in
the world outside of France. The expecta-
ton in France, and in Europe in general, a
few months ago was that it would take
only a small part in that affair. This cir
cumstance and the consideration shown for
Spains weakness in the leniency offered
her in the terms of surrender in Cuba and
in omitting to exact war indemnity are a
revelation for the old world. They show
that though America has the giant s
strength it refuses to use 1t like giant.
The expressions which this magnanimity is
calling out are a fine tribute to the coun-
try's moral dignity and civilization. They
are an impressive exhibition of the power,
courage and moral grandeur of democratic
government. They proclaim to the world
that America is first in peace as well as in
war;
Evening star., 1898-11-08

line of steamers. reeis. trucks and wagons,
drawn by magnificent specimens of horse
flesh and manned by as brave and intell!-
gent force of fre-hghters as ever han
d:ed hose. showed amply that Washington
has kept well to the front rank In this
line Of municipal development. 1t would
have bean more satisfactory, of course, If
there had been at least one water tower in
the line. and the area OF danger in the Dis
trict Is now SO extensive that at least two
more steamers might safely be added to
the equipment. These requirements rep
resent the constant struggle for increases
In the attitude of the citizens toward the
houses of Congress, and reflect one phase
OF the difficulty of maintaining the STAN
dards of municipal excellence. Like the po-
lice force, as far as it goes the fire depart
ment Is all that could very well be desired
by the citizens, but it might go farther, it
might with advantage be larger.
Washington's low fire and crime rates
testify amply to the good work which is
dcne without estentation by these public
servants, and their appearance as they
passed In review yesterday would tend to
make President Mckinley feel proud Of his
charge, the national capital
Evening star., 1898-11-08

plumbing and heatirg should be regulated
with due consideration for the health OF
the children and the ventilation should be
of the best. The drinking water ought to
be easy Of access and so distributed as to
reduce to minimum the chances of con-
tagion from cups. Considerable attention
has been paid Of late by school authorities
to the general health of pupils and teach
ers. In the awakening to the Importance
OF this matter some decidedly beneficial re-
forms have been wrought. but there Is
much ground to be covered, and it is to
this end that the Civic Center is now ad-
dressing itself. Certain disclosures of the
Civic Center reports win undoubtedly be
followed up by the municipal authorities.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
Legislation Needed.

There Is nothing improbable In the report
that Danish steamship company has
agents now on the way to the United States
to secure terms for the construction OF
four first-class passenger steamships. The
ships for the proposed new line between
st. Petersburg and New York are to be fur
nished by this company. If constructed in
the United States and made sufficiently
ership come under the postal subsidy act.
As good ships as any in the world are built
In American yards. 1t Is question of
running them under the American flag,
after they are built that deters our people
entering more largely into the foreign
steamship transportation business. That
reluctance must be overcome by legislation,
which will meet the obstacles to the own
ership Of vessels engaged In the foreign
trade. 1t is of prime Importance in the ex-
tension of our commerce.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
The Policemen and Firemen

Yesterdays Parade of the police and fire
departments of the District showed that
these important branches of the muhlcipal
administration are In their customary ad-
mirable cOnUltion. The annual review is an
excellent custom to foster for it puts the
members of the departments on their met
lie to maIntain high standard OF outward
Appearance. and stimulates a wholesome
rivalry between the precincts. The true ef-
Hciency Of the Iolice. Of course, rests upon
something Tore than skill In drilIin,, and
snartne55 OF personal appearance get i:
Cannot be Questioned that the influence of a
strict attention to the externals will have.
an effect upon the discipline and Capacity
OF the force The principal trouble about
the force today is that it is not large
enough TO cover the extensive territory of
the District. particularly in view OF the
the suburbs. the disproportionate growth of
the area requiring close patroIling and the
steady accumulation of property values.
Yet the average tests applied TO the force
are usually demonstrative of exceptional
efficiency. Accidents happen occasionally.
o. course. but the present tendency is to
trace theso strictly and promptly to their
source and to profit by the remedial sug-
gestions thereby furnished.
The fire DEF artment is so constantly earn
ing new lsurels that it is unnecessary TO
point particularly to its record. Yesterdays
Evening star., 1898-11-08
A Supreme Court Building Needed.

1t may be that Sundays Capitol fire will
result in the erection of new building
for the accommodation of the Supreme
Court. project which has been in serious
contemplation by the government for some
years. Senator Morrill,, who succeeded in
bringing about the provision of law for the
National Museum and later for the Con-
gressional Library, has never ceased in his
efforts to secure an enactment which would
produce a structure for court purposes in
keeping with the dignity and Importance
of the tribunal. The venerable Vermonter
has always believed that this country is
rich enough and great enough to provide
adequately for the transaction of its busi-
ness. His dream has been 10 balance the
library structure and grounds by providing
on the corresponding site on the north an
equally handsome home for the court, with
perhaps quarters for the Department of
Justice and such other legal and judicial
bureaus of the government as 1t might be
appropriate to assemble und sr single roof
senator Morrill, has by no means been
alone In his conception that the Supreme
court is at present housed in a most made
quate manner The court room itself Is too
small for the comfortable and easy trans
ACTON OF business The accessory cham
pers are insignificant and ill-arrangad. The
court is a co-tenant with the houses of
Congress and is at times embarrassed by
their nearness. The quarters occupied by
the law library inadequate, and, COM
pared with the new book home Just COM
pieted near by, is antiquated and uninvit-
| ing Yesterdays fire shows what danger
Gus jumbo of fre-aiding devices has been
! accumulated In the lapse of years, in
startling proximity to one of the raost i'm
Stohl iChr
ment.
Had the court been properly housed. with
its library carefully arranged and SIR
rounded. with modern facilities for lighting
ana modern opportunities to fight fire when
IL mas made its appearance, it is safe to
| assert that the damage to the courts rec
ords and the building would not have been
one-tenth as great as 1t now Is, IL the fire
had occur ed at ALL
Evening star., 1898-11-08
Editor.
At the Polls.

All the early reports of the balloting in
the various states indicate generally fair
weather in the districts where the ele-
ments have a tendency to interfere with
the voting In northern New York the re-
publican chances of large majorities have
been held for some days to depend upon
the state of the weather. Rains and heavy
roads would keep the farmers away from
the polls and SO benefit the democracy. To-
days dispatches thus far show that the
skies are clear in this region and that the
vote is being cast early
1t IS gratifying to learn from various
points that the voting began briskly, and
that everything indicated a reasonably full
poll Of the people. One of the chief fears
of the managers of the campaigns has been
that the people would be apathetic in the
supposed absence of any direct and vital
issues of a tangible nature. The republi-
cans have especially stood to lose from this
cause. The general tendency has always
been for the voters to drift away from the
administration in power during the second
year after its selection. This has account
ed for the number of times the lower house
of Congress has been in opposition to the
administration during the last two years
of its term
But this year there is especial reason for
the republican managers to fear the results
of apathy. 1t is what Spain has been
counting upon in her maneuverfngs at Paris
Any rebuke to the administration. whatever
might be the local cause. would be accepted
by Spain. and perhaps by the powers
10 mean that the policy of this government
toward the conquered nation is repudiated
by the people.
In North Carolina there is every sign that
the troubles which at one time were so Sc
riousiy apprehended have been averted
The negroes are reported as voting for con-
gressmen and state senators and acting
peacefully. while the whites have not
shown any tendency to molest them This
freedom from trouble is unquestionablg due
TO the thorough demonstrations by the
whites and to the withdrawal by the repub-
fight has hinged
Washington placidly watches the contest
without any home distractions The cleo
uons are very interesting to the citizens of
the capital. for they affect the Senate and
the House of Representatives, our local
legislature. and there is also a direct con-
Germ on the part of some section of the To-
cal population in each of the state con-
tests The Star has taken every precaution
10 insure that the fullest and latest ac-
counts of the battle shall be published and
buletined. and within few hours from
this issue most of the results which are
now so anxiously awaited will be fuI1v
known
Evening star., 1898-11-08
school Hygiene.

Positive results should flow from the
campaign of the Civic Center of this city
against unsanitary conditions in the public
schools Of Washington. Last nights meet
ing. a report of which appears in the news
columns today. brought forth number of
well-consldered expressions on this i'm
portant subject. and 1t is evident from the
Investigations conducted by a committee of
this organization into the sanitary sur
roundiLgs of the school children that a
radical reform is necessary in several d.
rectiops. Foul airs should be rigidly ex-
cluded from the school room and the school
play rooms. The yards should be at least
Tree from Roxious surroundings. The
Evening star., 1898-11-08
England Very Much Alive,

II IS noteworthy that, notwithsta nding
Frances pacific assurances about Fashoda
England's watchfulness as to her own fleet
Keeps up. Her ships are ready and well
placed She could call on them and be
eHect1Veiy served by them in any sea to-
morrow The fact is widely advertised.
evidently she wants the world to under
stand that she is ready for any emergency
that may arise.
That Is the best policy. The United States
proved the wisdom of it in the trouble with
Spain We received many pacific assur-
ances about Cuba. Spain was pretending to
be In most complying mood as to our sug-
gestions about the humanities there. She
recalled Weyier but did not materially
soften the course he had inaugurated to-
ward the helpless people of the island. She
pretended not to be aggrieved by the ar
rival of the Maine in Havana harbor but
the ship was destroyed by secret agencies
which Spaniards must have manipulat ted.
This government was not misied. 1t was
slow about its land preparations. but its
ships Were in place when the pinch came.
Dewey and Sampson sailed away promptly
from their respective stations, and were on
hand in time.
In France England has an opponent much
more deserving of attention than the United
States had in Spain. France is strong in
herself and strong in her alliance with
Russia She may surrender Fashoda, and
be never SO assuring about the whole Nile
country, but with Russia active In China
and France at the beck and call of Russia
she will safely bear watching England
does not intend to be taken by surprise
Her main strength is on the sea, and she
must maintain 1t or lose all. If she were to
be worsted seriously at any important point
in any engagement where she mad assem-
bled representative ships of her famous ar
mament her loss in prestige would be her
principal loss. The world would expect her
TO win. and if she failed to win the cur
prise would be very great.
An Englishman expressing himself at the
beginning of our war with Spain remar ked
that the Americans seemed to be very much
alive 1t is a pleasure to return the con-
pliment now. and to note that the English
seem to be very much alive.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
The Senate and the Treaty

The administration is threatened with the
senate. Go on" it is admonished, "and
make your treaty at Paris, but don't forget
that whatever You do must be reviewed by
by the Senate The opposition is organiz-
ing and VIII have opportunity when the
treaty is sent in for ratification TO EXPRESS
Itself Then you may not find it so easy a
task to annex the Philippine Islands and
make American citizens of mixed breed
OF ten million undeveloped people,
The administration, instead of being in
Inundated by it, will probably welcome such
talk II should This viii make 1t neces-
sary for the opposition to show it's hand
which. as The Star stated Yesterday. Is
duty the opposition owes to the country
If the treaty which the President sends in
Is unwise in what particular or particulars
should Ii be amended? If the PHILIPPINES
are not 10 be annexed, what is to be done
with them? The situation. as one NAV see
1t at q glance. will he an extremely delicate
one The administration will stand on the
work of its commissioners. If that is over
turned, what advantage VIII accrue to Spain
ard what fresh embarrassment to the
United States? There must be a treaty of
some kind The business with Spain must
be formally closed.
And there is one other point. The great
er the Outcry against the treaty the stronger
will be the demand for consideration of 1t
In open session Such demand has been
made with regard 10 several treaties carry
ing questions of large proportions but the
Senate's doors have always been closed at
such times. No treaty ever submitted 70
that body was of moment like this. The
Hawaiian treaty was a simple matter in
comparison. The Senate in that case was
asked to ratify action agreeable to the
great majority of the people of both coun-
tries In interest. Rejection would represent
loss 10 the United States, but no Immediate
embarrassment But what would follow the
rejection Of a treaty covering the whole
American contention with Spain? What
Interpretation would foreign powers put
upon such action by the Senate, and what
encouragement would they feel to come for
ward now with suggestions of their own?
The Senate is important feature in the
case. and whatever makes for plain show
Ing of hands and for full and open discus
sion is of good omen. Statesmen who con-
cede that something must be done, but hesi-
tate are unable TO define what ii should
be will not command very great admira ton.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
November Occasions.

When they've nted all the ballots,
When the votes are gathered in;
When the razors. guns and maliets
That are raising such a din; :.
Pubic time no more are wasting
When the turkey comes in state,
We will give the bird a basting
And prepare to celebrate.
Fashions have been changing lately;
Innovations still Increase;
And the gobbler. large and stately,
Now supplants the dove of peace.
When Thanksgiving times are hastfns,
One and all. in spite Of fate.
Join and give the bird bastIng
And prepare to celebrate.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
SHOOTING STARS.
Judgment in Allowance.

did you bet anything on the election
inquired young Mrs. Torkins.
"A little answered her husband. You re
not angry about it, are you?"
Yes, l am"
But not very
Il don't know yet. I can't say till learn
whether you won or not"
Evening star., 1898-11-08
The south ut Paris.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Now that the United States commissioner
general to the Paris exposition has been
exhibit, 1t Is to be hoped that the south
and especially our own state, will retrieve
the blunder 1t made in having little or nc
representation at thu Chicago worlds fair
Let us show the world at Paris what the
south can produce. and we will be well re-
paid for our trouble.
Evening star., 1898-11-08

Chairman Odell says that Colonel Rocse'
Welt will have 10000 plurality, and Plat
says that he will have 100000. Colonel
Roosevelt would no doubt be willing to
have the two gentlemen get together and
compromise their claims.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
Drowned Out,

on, the trump of fame is a megaphone,
Which wonderful might can employ;
But it's quite forgot when you hear the ton
OF a tin horn attached to a boy.