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The herald., 1898-10-22
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Major Marchand, the French officer at
Fashoda, is described as very retiring, a
popularity which at school gained hom the
sobriquet of ''The Mouse
Governor Stephens of Missouri has ap-
pointed a woman, Miss Fannie V. 'Mudd, in
spector of oils for the city of St. Charles, in
that state, to succeed julius Rauch.
The whimsical taste in photographs which
has taken possession of Israel Zangwill, the
novelist, has induced him to have his latest
picture taken while stirring the ingredients
OF cake.
Rev. DR.. Samuel NJ. Hawkins has been
fifty-nine years in the service of st. Mark s
Episcopal church, Brooklyn, having assum-
ed charge in 1910. Interesting anniversary
exercices were held few evenings ago.
Rev. Nj. G. Harris, superintendent of
Methodist missionary work among the jap
anese of the Pacific slope and Hawaiian
islands, is the only Chritian clergyman who
has been decorated by the emperor of Japan
An old deed to which the name of General
Lafayette is signed has been unearthed in
the general land office at Washington and
1t has served to settle the question as to how
the great Frenchman wrote his name. The
signature shows that he wrote is as one word
with small "f'' and not two words, with
capital 'F."
The news OF the Canton tragedy as London
first got it was to the effect that President
Mckinley had been murdered, and people
had time to speak of the presidents many
good qualities and to speculate as to wheth-
er 1t had been an anarchistic plot before they
learned that the victim was a brother-in.
law of the chief executive.
The body of Colonel Charles Wikoff, who
was killed at Santiago, and after whom the
camp at Montauk Point was named, is to
be buried at his old home, Easton, Pa. Col
onel Wikoff was acting as brigadier general
when fatally wounded, in the first days
fighting He was buried with religious ser
vices in Cuba, but when the body arrives at
Easton there will be military funeral.
Mrs. Juliette p. Mara of New York, wife
received a decree of divorce from her hus-
band two days after he had died at Mon
taull Point from wounds received at Santa
90, has decided that she does not want such
decree after all and has had it Cancelled by
the court. The dead husband, John j. Mara,
was member of the Seventy-first New York
volunteers. He was promoted from the
| ranks to be sergeant for meritOriOus ser
vice on the field OF battle
While secretary of the Prussian legation
at Frankfort, Bismarck attended ball, at
which was present certain Mr.. DE Clancy
noted duelist of pompous and selfsutfi-
cient manners who in dancing held his hat
at arms length. The spectacle had for Bis
| marck comic side, and in the course of
the dancing evoutions he dropped coin
in the hat. The next day he was called out
| and duel with pistols followed, Bsmarcl,
remaining unhurt while his adversary was
wounded.
The herald., 1898-10-22
QEYdI;X.1El. lE4rIIHYS{0YS

where he says, was our candydate! In
somebody else's saloon,' says /. NO. says
he. 'Whin tn prisidint,' he says, called
tn nation to ar-rins,' he says, an congress
voted fifty million good bucks FIR tn nay
tional defnse,' he says, Thomas Francis
psar says Ss 1Hs hs left If ' his good job in Il pipe
yard he says, AN wint down to tn re-
fIasa yoluuteers SeGs i e ont sSs he % says. wan
says tn officer. "Put me down." says Dor
gan, "f-r tn tenth call, he says, This, gin.
tle,nin iv tn foorth precinct he says. il
Thomas "a Francis dS DSSTsan nsrS Hhq be .nSs Ss.
upon our banners, he says, an he says
tn naytional honor will be maintained he
says, in tn county boord,' he says;
IL wint out to take tn air an met me
frind Clohessy, tn little tailor firm Halsted
sthreet. Him an me had shell iy beer to.
stnesh th;St a. si u 5snan IL heroes. y says We
says he, r make no doubt twas brave iv
Dorgan,' he says, f-r to put his name in f-r
tn tinth CALL he says, but he, says, I
don't like Plunkett, an it seems to me q
man'd have to be a hell iv sthrong man,
even if he was hero, to be Plunkett's man
an keep his hands out iv ye'er pockets he
saws. .Tm with Clancy's candydate,' he
says. He niver offered to enlist f-r tn war;:
he says, but twas Clancy. put Terence on
tn polls foorce and got tn school f-r Ag-
gle, he says
"That's tn way feel" said Mr.. Hennes-
sy. II wudden't thrust Plunkett as far al
I cud throw COW be tn tail. If Dorgau
was Clancy's war hero I'd be with him."
him."
"Annyhow," said Mr.. Dooley, mighty few
! iv tn rale heroes iv tn war is r-runnin' f'r
office. Most iv thin put on their blue over
alls whin they was musthered out an wint
aot p M thin. Ye can an see % as NANNY as tin " thin
at tn rollin' mills defindin' tn nations hon.
or with ,wheelbahr's an Stag shovel
Chicago Journal.
The herald., 1898-10-22
: Mr.. DOOLEY ON The /.
HERO IN POLITICS :
seooseosooo . . . . . . . . {

| "'Tis as much as a mans life Is worth
these days." said Mr.. Dooley, ito have a
vote. Look here" he continued, diving un-
der the bar and producing a roll Of paper.
"Here's tn pitchers iv caniydates pulled!
down firm tn windy, an JUS KNOWN,
they're here makes me that narvous f'r tn
contints iv tn cash dhrawer I'm afraid to
turn me back fr minyit. Pm goin' to
throw thin out in tn. back yard: 49,,
"All heroes, too, Hinnissy. Ihey'se Mike
O'Toole, tn hero iv Sandago, that near lost
an had to be sint home without LAWN IN
city. There's Turror Teddy Mangan, tn,
night man at Flaherty's, that loaded tn
men that loaded tn guns that kilt tn mules
at Matoonzas. There's Hero O'Brien that
wud've enlisted if he hadn't been too old an
tn conthractin' business in such good shape.
There's Bill Cory that come near Iosin. his
nila. They're all here, bedad, r-ready to
sarve their country to tn bitter end, an
to r-rush, voucher in hand, to tn Guy
threasurer's office at a minyit,s notice.
| "I wint to hero meetin tn, other night,
Hinnissy, an that's sthrange f'r me. WMn
man gets to be my age he laves tn shoutin'
f'r tn youth iv tn land, unless he has q pol.
itical Job. niver had a job but wanst. That
was whin / was precln't cap'n, nm good
wan l was, too. None betther. I'd been on
tn cinthral co'mity today but f'r me losin'
ambition whin they r-run a man be tn name
iv Eckstein f'r alderman. ! was sayin, I,
Hinnissy, whin man gets to be my age ne
ducks political meetin's an r-reads tn pa
pers an weighs tn iv-dencc an tn argy,
mints, pro-argymints an con.argymints, an
makes up his mind calmly an votes tn Dim,
lnycratic ticket. But young Dorsey ne med
me 20 with him 10 tn hero's meetin' in
linucane's hall.
well, sir, there was O'Toole and all tn
r-rest on tn platform in unyform, with flag
over thin an tn bands playing They'll Be
a Hot Time in tn or Town Tonight Again,
an tn chairman was Plunkett. Ye know
Plunkett--a good man if they was no gr:rand
jlries. He was making a speech: Whin tn
battle r-raged, hesays,, AN tn bullets frn
tn naughty spanyards' rsypeat,n Mouse a, ss
air. he says, where was Cassidy! = he says
In his saloon says ], in Im'rald avnco,
lsays l. Thrue Fl ye. says Plunkstt. An
The herald., 1898-10-22
A ROUGH RIDER LIT

am a bold Rough Rider
From the Arizona plain,
I've lust come back from Cuba,
And I'll vote to go again.
If you'll only give us Teddy
To lead us as before,
Well follow him to blazes,
Our little Theodore.
For his heart is golden gravel,
Ten thousand to the ton,
And he's stubborn as a grizzly.
And his pluck is Number One.
Teddy, Teddy!
Rough and Ready!
Well follow you; we're after you;
We're charging as of yore.
In the battle here or there,
With the bullets in the air.
It's victory to follow Theodore.
I am a bold Rough Rider,
And I come from Murray Hill;
Twas tough upon fellow.
But bah Jove, I'm in 1t still.
They called me dude and Johnny,
But they don't now any more
Since I've had my turn Of fighting
With our little Theodore.
For he's really very courteous,
Considerate and kind,
And plucky? Jove, he led US
And we didn't stay behind.
Teddy, Teddy!
Rough and Ready!
Well follow you; we're after you;
We're charging as of yore-
In the battle here or there,
With the bullets in the air,
It's victory to follow Theodore.
/ am bold Rough Rider,
And my name is Pat McCann.
And If the word Is fghtin',
Begorra, I'm your man.
But if .ou tramp the world, my boys,
For ~ oes DER and Ger.
You SNr find a Drawer
TIL. ~, little Theodore.
For. hi.s SOUL is just one sparkle,
When he rises, sword in hand.
We'd face Old Nick himself bedad,
Wibh Teddy in command.
Teddy, Teddy!
Rough and Ready!
Well follow you; we're after you;
We're charging as Of yore,
In the battle here or there,
With the bullets in the air.
It's victory to follow Theodore.
y. I. c. Clarke. In the Criterion.
The herald., 1898-10-22

Will the voters of California elect legislature that NAV be
dominated by the railway monopoly? 1t question
greatest moment to the people of this state
THE NEXT Never before the attitude of the public
LEGISLATURE enemy so bold in political move
ments. Along with the expansion of its
material interests takes open and undsgused in
politics 1t lends of its leading attorneys 90 about the
state trumpeng for the Republican ticket and it substantially
orders all is employeso edo politics in Republican harness
The election of Republican legislature, together with
Republican would practically place the whole esla
i've and executive machinery of the mercy of the
railway interest We do not say all Republican
legislators that may be elected next month personally
amenabe to railway influence AS body however would
be subject to the leadership that asserted itself Re
publican state convention The party whip would effective
when matters of special to the monopoly happened to
be pending
ant business that will before the next legislature Whether
the successor OF Senator White the peoples champion shall
tool Of the peoples question that must be
at the polls 1t is question of peculiar Importance
section of the state Largely through the determined per-
sstent efforts of Senator White the preliminary work of con.
structing arbor at San Peddro is about to begin Bud
senator has warned the people that the harbor
an assured thing The most powerful lobbyist in the
States, Coils Huntington has his keen eye fixed upon that
work. and he will lose opportunity thwar the wishes
people possible lie has not abandoned hope at least divert
Ing part of the San Pedro appropriation to the improvement
The herald., 1898-10-22

United States Treasurer Ellis H. Roberts says there be
$2S5000O surplus in the treasury not including the sOO
600 gold reserve, by December. He also
BONDING THE says the from the tariff and
PEOPLE POOR the stamp act is pouring in as to
threaten serious monetary congestion.
This point blank admission that the So 100000 bond issue
utterly without because the money derived
bonds has been used We paying interest while
lying idle in the vaults On the other hand
very necessary Withdrawal of this money circulation
threatens business disaster As time goes the inquy
bond issue is shown in IA clearer light
The herald., 1898-10-22
Too Much Leniency shown

for the horrors Of the transport ships has
been fixed upon anybody, yet to hear of
any cashiering of officers whose gross neglect
OF the rudiments of sanitation made fever
epidemios in the camps inevitable, vet to
hear that contractors have been heavily
mulcted for failure to furnish supplies Of
the stipulated quality and quantity at the
places and times agreed upon. But news has
come not infrequently of men in the ranks
shot dead for breaches of discipline. The
about the leniency New York Times.
The herald., 1898-10-22
SPlRI1 oF IllE PRESS
900 900 900 ooooc
Cause 81 80 rndian Wa

The present troubles with the Leech lake
Indians are merely the forcible revelation Of
the discomfort that exists among all the
Chippewas of Minnesota except those who
are comfortably established on the White
Earth and reduced Red Lake reservations.
The Indians are losing their reservations
and are being despoiled Of their valuable
timber without fair compensation. There
is reason to believe that the estimating OF
the amount of pine timber on. ceded lands is
tinged with the same inefficiency, corrup-
tion and brutal callousness to the rights of
the Indians which have marked SO large a
part Of all dealings with that race.-Min-
neapolis journal.
The herald., 1898-10-22
At the Ticket Window

"When does the next train that stops az
McAllisterville leave here?' .,
you'll have to wait four hours"
"I think not"
"Well, maybe you know better than do
ma am"
eyes, sir, and maybe you know better than an
that At train m' myself g or whether I'm inqpirins
for relative that's visiting at n my yhn,a house ;t
and wanted me to call here and ask about y. lt
and save her the trouble, because she's pack
ing ing up her things and expects to take that
train herself, and not me, and she'll have to
do the waiting, and not me, and maybe you
think it's your business to stand behind there
and try to instruct people about things they
know as we'll as you do, if not better, but my
idea is that you're put there because they
couldn't use you in the switching depart
ment, and perhaps you'll learn some day to
give people civil answers when they ask you
civil questions young man my opinion is you
won't" >,
with a gasp) eyes, ma'am."-Chicago
Tribune.
The herald., 1898-10-22

The report of Mr. Cages speech at San Andeas gives the
impression that the canvass the candidate not
continuous Pasadena tournament of When a man is
happy and the world to be smiling upon him. he
break in violent temper and say naughty things
other people, We make the kind suggestion Mr. Gage
he would do less harm to his campaign by staying at home
by such exhibits of temper he gave at San Andreas
The herald., 1898-10-22
A Sure Thing

"I dunno's kin git my money baok," !" said
Mr.. Cornstosse, as he ruefully rubbed his
brow; "but must say as how ami gong
to recommend any customers to that con
"Have you been making investments:
"I sent a dollar to a man who advertised
that he would tell sure way to make money
fast" sy
eyes. He says put glue on it, Wash
in oton Star
The herald., 1898-10-22
The Next Congress

next house of representatives seem to he
growing as the date for the congressional
elections draws near. Like the campaign
Of two years ago, to the middle west is to
be left the final decision. The Democrats
are claiming things in that section with
much more confidence than the Republicans,
but perhaps there is vet a chance for Hanna's
barrel to get in its work. It appears to be
conceded by Republicans that their only
chance is through the use Of great corrup-
ton fund. What travesty upon popular
oyernment!-Atlanta Constitution.
The herald., 1898-10-22
Teddy Shaking His Own Reputation

It is astonishingly out Of character with
Teddy Roosevelt's reputation for frankness
and even reckless disregard for the conse-
quences of plain speaking that he should
be party to the suppression of his report
on the Santiago campaign. This is the more
remarkable for the reason that he is max
ing his campaign as the Republican candi-
date for governor of New York on national
issues entirely, to the exclusion of every
question on which he will have to pass if he
happens to be elected.-Boston Post.
The herald., 1898-10-22
SATURDAY. OCTOBER e2. 1888.

Colonel Roosevelt playing to full houses In New York
state in the role of the conquering heomosty to the gal
leres This is of course in a Pckwickian o
ssPECTACvLAR political sense, but it is nevertheless
CHAP" truth. AS here in California Mr. Gage, the
Republican nominee for governor is to his
Republican confrees campaign disappointment the nominee
the party similar office in the Empire state,
cause gvous his party friends Accompanied by
body guard mounted Rough Riders in full military uniforms
the gallant colonel told marching from village ham,
from city, through the great state of New York.
with guidons utteng in the peaceful air and the CLINT OF sa
bres flashing in the aumna sunshine in the hope of getting
cnch rather doubtful experiment The
business here there is always dangerous expeden in
campaign in which American voters to be conciliated.
Therefore among the wiser there utter in the Repub
lcan camp of New York lest the millionaire military hero
shoot the mark.
By the way, interesting though indirect contrast of Colo
mel Roosevelt the soldier and Roosevelt the Citizen
in address recently delivered in Lynn Massachusetts, by the
Rev. Cason the Labor church that place. OF
the Tammany society of New York supports Judge Van
Wyck governor against Mr. Roosevelt Speaking
hold which the Tammany society has upon very large number
poorer classes York. mainly through
dered and incidentally audng Mr. Roosevels unpopuary
with such classes, Mr. Casson said:
He Roosevet has sympathy for the poor; he has but
hatred for them He forever fights Croker and Tammany
York. but bad is Tammany better friend to the poor
than twenty bgades of Rooseve would be- spectacular
chap Roosevelt appeals to the by grandstand plays
about good government.
Tammany appeals the by providing
Tammany may be corrup but better corrupt crowd that finds
the toers food than bgo who with hghsoundng phrases
tries to deprive them of opportunity of enjoying their
day of rest and destroys their homes by driving into residential
districts the painted lilies of the street.
Remember this the language not of New York Demo-
cratic politician but of clergyman, before Massachusetts
church congregation 1t shows the diverse side the Roose
vet medal and the truth of the old adage A
gold that gtters."
The herald., 1898-10-22

1t santa Monica IN tie nsxt hs
appear with persuasive 'fnducement = Az carries b
large stock without champion in the senate and With
Huntngtonian place Of Senator White the interests Of
people would be at the mercy of the willy old lobbyist
An earnest of voters who the Importance OF elect
ing machine legislature would the state, and part
uary our own section the threatening danger In the
legislature the senate equally divided between Repub
can Republican members In the assembly there was
Republican majority of fourteen If the political trend in
California anything like Republican leaders in the east admit
it is then the election Republican legislature at least
within the range of probability
drawing when the important question must
be decided Before conventions held there
very decided sentiment in this nehborhood in favor OF
ing by interests primary consideration in this elect
on The line that interests clearly defined
The incoming legislature will decide the question whether
Southern California shall still be protected in the United States
senate whether shall all bend the knee in suppance to
the mighty mogul of the Southern Pacific.
The herald., 1898-10-22


five the principal state the colonel to take the
and Dr. Swallow the negative of the following prop
osons
Resolved that neither the state its taxpayers have
interest padded pay rolls committee
expenses or by stealing under forms of law
Second that there evidence that the capital hre
the work of an incendiary.
Third that there evidence that in the rebuilding the
capital there unfair system of competitive bidding
Dr. Swallow proposed that Colonel Stone should have
opening half hour for closing the debate and that
he should have intermediate hour for speaking and also
in which to witnesses in the presence of the
audiences be produced at Dr. Swallows expense and
the close of each discussion that the audience should render
la verdict by rising vote.
This Colonel Stone declined stating that if DIR.
Swallow has evidence to prove maasance in Office he should
lay before grand jury Dr. Swallow reminds Colonel Stone
that the laws do not permit private person
take such into court that all such prosecutions must
originate with and be presented by the attorney of the
and he alleges that he has urged the attorney general
prosecute and has offered to furnish the the witnesses
statement of the facts which they will testify but
no effect
1t will be remembered that it was charged at the time that
the capital building fire in order to open the
the erection of 1t is charged that plan
bidding adopted which enabled favorite of the Quay
regime obtain from which nordnate profit
will be realized.
Fraud maeasance in Office corruption of legislatures
the administrative offices have been repeatedly charged in
Pennsylvania Quay became the dominating power
the Republican party and he and his friends have hardly put
themselves to the trouble of making denial Quays has
time and again been connected with official scandals and the
tgnt people have doubt that he and his machine
been guilty of the charges made against them but there
been successful effort made to dethrone him and to
the odum that rests upon the Republican politics the
The great issue in the present campaign that state
of honest government exemption from the rule of boss and
machine whose sole object is to atten public calames
Republican candidate for does not face the
consenng to open the door the introduction conclusive
proof that the taxpayers have been pundered officials dis
honest and that the political morals of the Republican party
are corrupt.
His to the charges is evasion. In other
any party whose officials notorously guilty
official would surely be overwhelmed at the po but
what the effect will be upon the oughhded Republicans
Pennsylvania will undetermined at the counting the ballots
the second Tuesday of next November Pennsylvania Re-
pubcans have long been drilled to the party losp that
individuality has been crushed out of them In that the
dreadful consequences of excessive paranm have been
conpicuouy apparent than in any other In New York
veeng from side to the other but in
has been almost continuous tramp the of dis
reputable leaders for the last third of a century.
The herald., 1898-10-22
Tariff and the Woolen Industry

The Republican papers are trying hard to
trace the stagnation in the wooden industry
to the Wilson tariff. Strange that the mills
should have done prosperous business
while that tariff was in force and that sus-
pensions and assignments should have be-
gun Just as the Republican orators were
beginning to call attention to the splendid
fruits of Observation-Disclosures IN. H)
Union.
The herald., 1898-10-22
No Star Chamber for Lo

The fact that the Minnesota Indians in
sist that when they 60 into council with the
white men the correspondents OF the news
papers be present to hear their side OF the
story shows there has been some develop
ment of the "untutored mind. Syracuse
Standard.
The herald., 1898-10-22
Not to Ia pauntad

A Colorado gentleman advertised for a
well preserved skeleton, and shortly after
the paper was out an old maid Of his town
appeared in her best bib and tucker and
asked if his intentions were honorable
Denver Evening Post.
The herald., 1898-10-22
Rebuked His
Grandfather
RaMed

"You should be rich and famous" said the
fortune teller.
"Alas!" cried the sitter. "Then am
undone. For my dream was to devote my
life to art. rt."-Philadelphia North American.
The herald., 1898-10-22
A Mitigating Thought

You must have been awfully homesick,
John"
50! was. If it hadn't been for thinking
of the lawn mower l don't believe | could
have stood ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The herald., 1898-10-22
Pat "Chates' the Railroad

Well said 'l Pat, chuckling, I've just
How so?"
"Why, I've taken q return ticket. and
I've no intention Of going back at oil, 1t Il. =
|-Tit-Bits.