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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-07-07
Ratb ftsr Maatter.

W0r tiber so Sabren fbpn .uurbe
Wtrs. WihSloip's Gootbiug Gprut
bon Wiaionen BON Mhttern betm Sab
men Der 9iuber angewenbet. Wtrh bu
I'M S@lafe bur9 bas S@reiet etaes
aiubes gea0rt, bas int 3abnen if unb
Dor e9merasn meiats @enn 10, lake
fofort eiue 5Iaf6e bon .Wsrs. Mtns.
Ions Soothing SprupS bnlen. Setu
Wertb if tnbeaablbar. 60 mirb BEN
tleinen 2eibenbenfofort 2tnbernne per'
f@affeu. Berlabt eu9 barauf Nthtter,
eS if feim 3meifel barhher. gs letIi
0pfenterp unb 0iarrboe, regalirt ben
Magen uub bic Meren, bejeitiet @tnb.
aolit, ertpei1t ben @aunien, BERLIN.
bert gntjhnbung unh fidrtt b6s ga13e
spfeul. vNrs. MinSloms Soothing
6prupA fur aabnenbe 9inber tf onge,
nebm In Gef9mod anb bas &ecepi
fammt BON eineu1 ber bejien tpetbIi9eu
Aerste iu ben Ser. Gtaaten. gs iR Bel
allen Grugsifen In Der sanaen MeA 10
babeu. prets rs Gents per Glaf@e.
2auft ni9ts anbereS, ols Nlrs. Wtnss
Ions Sootbing,Sprnp
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-07-07

inn Sites baartlein mittbeilte, mas er
tpuBte uno argp0bnte, tpenn er i'm
bei6por, lid p6lbr6ens" s"-tpie Der
9llte Die 9adprinseiiin INNER nannte
-alt5unebnen, tpiiroe er es llibt biel=
leidt tbun? Miiroe er ibnt ni6t v5l0r=
6en" 5uliebe nit -&atb unb Shat sur
Seite ifeben2 &eb M}a6el mar in
prag. Stir aBn mar es elm 2ei6tes,
pon 9oftor Slaipatidef in &arlsbab gu
erfabren, mas in Srage fam. @ell=
bofen mar iiberseli9t, baB &eb 9lles
erfabren miirbe, tpenn er ii6 Der Sadie
annahln....9eh.4batt aas 3eug eaau,
Glugbeit, @iB, 8eri9lagenbeit, Nus=
bauer, fllr8 Nlles, mas Wellbofen ielbit
feblte. Gs fam alio nur barauf an,
bab er ipollte. g8iirbe &eb tpollen?
Ser junge SffiSier tpllBte es ni6t,
aber in Dem unpioeritebli6en Orange,
iiberbaupt etpas gu tbun, iebte ct fi6
bin unb fbrieb eiren lansen grief an
i'm. Seite auf Seite, 8ogen auf 8Deen
fiillte er raid unb bibig, man6mal
itDbnte er babel, pie in b69iter 9iotb,
man6mal traten iOgar pie Sbrdnen in
ieine sugen, aber INNER f6rieb er
meiter-bis in Die 9ta9t birlein.
Gnoli6>mar er fertie. @r mar balb=
tpbt Dor 6enliitbsaufre9un9 unb 9ln=
itren9ung glei6mobl f6loB er ben
Srief iofDrt uno trug i'm ei9enbdnoig
CUR Polt. Grit bann atbmete er tief ouf
uno sdhlte Die Stunben, bis er 9lnttport
er1alten fonnte.
(Tortfesun9 folst)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-07-07
Gin reiseubes csbpa BON i6tpi

= Gin rei3enbes esbpG BON i6ud
bifder gifsn6dBngemttb blI1teit, bas
ielbit bic beruesenifen Bieiualbabn.
wike Der .Gliesenben gIdtter" In BEN
S6atten ffelen barfte, tna9t ieBt Int
Sdmabenlanbe BON H1 reben. NIs
zines Nbenbs ber 3ug auf ber ioge,
nannten 6ilberbabn bon Neubauten
gegen SegerIo6 BET Stuttgart .faufeS /,
mubte er berf9iebentIi9 ieinen 9auf
bemmen. ansebIid, neil an Der Gremfe
ettuas tn 1uorbnnng eeratben mar.
@ben bate bas r3a9le" nieber auf
freiem Jel6e gebalten unb bas perios
mol raunte eilfertig ben 3ue entIans.
uuter ieben Masen blifenb unb nod
benz 69aben iu9enb. Die paKagiere
berloren bie Gebulb, unb 10 febIte es
noitirli9 ni9t On eti9eIeien auf bas
sgdbnleA, bic bon benz 3ueperfonaI
nit fdmdbif6er Oerbbeit ermibert uur.
ben. 8alb aber fam es su ernfibaites
rem 6treit, unb ebe man fd'S pe.lab,
tpareu bic paifasiere aussefisgen unb
balgten fi6 nit benz 3ueperfonaI ne.
ben bem Babnbamn1 beruni. Na@,
benz man R@ sesenfeitis eenug bur@.
gepragelt bate, iiies man uieber ein,
nub nun bampfte bas n3hgIe" ber
fdndbif6en &eiben3 su. Gort muBte
Der 2ofomotiufabrer. ber ben 2bmens
antbeiI ap ben prhaeIa abgtffiegt
bate, ms arantenbaus esbraGt
msrben.
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5. & q. N. Grturiions> Staten.
e q d Sos angeles, CAL

N a d Sos NngeIes, GAL
9tational educational Nfoeiatiou
am IL. bis IA. SnIt; Hate $52. 90
ytdbere gin3elbeiten tuerben fpdter be,
tannt gemadt.
Id Snbionapolis, Sub
SuternotionaIe aonbention gpwortt
9easue, 20. bis %. Suit; Rate eiu
JabrpreiS plus $500.
Ha d Rt@monb. ga.-
B. Y. P. u, 13. Is. Suli, gdItle
bis 81. Suit; ger!duseruns Bis Is,
ausuf. Rate ein Gabrpreis plus -,
Sommsr Souriaen.Mateu
mud aQen Sommer aufeutbaItsorteu
iiub ieBt In aroft.
Megen ueiterer auSfunft uenbe mar
fi9 on ireenb eineu aseuteu Der 8abr
ober ffreibe ON
D. 5. Prfes o. g. q I. u,
paleffine, 3ezas.
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nige feasa. Die anbsren pateute fol.
len far 9erReanng BON 5eibeu' unb
pergamin, 5tOffe, afs @riab fur M6,
beIitoffe bienen. Nl8 Yeweis, nie
portreffIi6 bic 6srfe1unsSmetbobe bic
isr 5iofe III, biene bic psrbiirste 8bat,
fade, baB man fur oas patent, mel.
des @raf 6endsl far 400, 900 Mart
eruarb. fhon iebt Wiilion Mart bic.
tet. 9tab alleoem mirb GberiGIeRen
bur6 ben nimmer rafenoeu JleiB bes
@rafen @uioo beudsI Don Donnerss
marG um eiHea Sabuiirie3peig bereis
6sri, neI6er heftimn.t f1eint, bas ais
esmsine Ysrtsbtsteben aud i'm &reife
2ubliniB auf3ufsifd)eu unb su bsIebeu.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-07-07
@labeme betfl ans sem saufe

fam bic ausel, iuelde y. 9. Steabman
bon Stem gort i'm 8iirsertries traf.
sic peruria6te cine srdBlide freiienbe
@nnbe, bic iid 30 Sabre lang burd
gti9ts beilen laiien ipollte. 8a beilte
Jpn 8udlens Grnica sSalbe. 9isielbe
beilt S6nitte, 8ranowunben, 8euleu,
Jle4ten, Sibnerausen unb a[lerlei oauts
ausi4fdge. Gs 1T bas bette Simorr.
boiben Mittef, oas es sibt. rs Gents
Die Sda9tet. Sur sarnntirt. gu ha-
ben in Der GpOtbete bon s, &alteper
& Son.
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Vrinile8iem az nerfamte,t.

Die "San Antonio international
Fair Association mirb Mneebote far
bic foIsenbeu pripileeien entsesen,
uebmeu:
MuSfdIieblide 3efaurant. pripiIe'
glen, "church-booths" ausgenonmen.
Bar Yripilesium.
@igarren unb Sabaf.
Chill. 6ianb.
See Cream, Bou.8ous. au@eu unb
talte Getrdafe.
"Pop Corn.
ObR.
DaQons.
Barber Qasen.
Ingebote werben In Der Office ber
Gefeaf@aft ON Is. Suli 1899 rSHuei
tuerben.
Wegeu @in3elbeiten uenbe man H1
an 3. N. Wanee
6efretdr.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1899-07-07

- Die beutiden 20, unb 10. Maarf.
Sttde nit benz BiIbniB Railer Wil.
belm l. tperben nod elmer Derfaguug
ber Obers 3ollbebbrbe In 8epIib |. 9.
bel Der 1iuterlegung bon aautionen
&C. ON Der beuti9 bobmii 8ren3e
ni9t mebr augenommeu. Die felt.
fame WtaBaabme mirb bamit begriiu,
bet. baB bic genannten @olbfRde-
neil Dor elf Sabreu unb ldneer ge.
prdgt = ni9t mebr polmertbig leieu
unb bur6 ben Iaugen Dertebr bon ib.
eem @belmetaa eingebiibt bdtten !
Oieie Mustunft murbe einem BerIiner
Nabfabrer 81 She'll, Der tiber QBarus.
bort |. 3. inS b0bmii9e 2ano rabelu
unb BITE BON 6fterreidii9er 6eite Be.
tauntliG ftir Rutfabrer bDrgel9riebene
Summe bon so Mart binterlegen
mollte. 3wet 3wau3is.M .MartHade nit
rem 9ilbnihe Raiier Wilbelm III.
wurben bonn 3onbeamten angenom.
men. bas 3ebn Martfad NIT benz
BilbniHe aaifer Mil6elms /. aber su'
rtdeewiefeu! NusenideinIiG if bic
Werfagung i'm uebereifer erIafIen uub
bhrfts baIb Diberrufeu lperbeu.
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ggie III ntes I

Bir bieten einhunbert Dollars Selobnune
fir ieeen SAL BON Ratarrb, bet nift burG
Ginrebmen bon Saa's &atarrb Rtr eebeill
iuerben rdpn.
SIS @heneb & Co., gtsentb., Tolebo, g.
@ir, bic nnteraethneten, bnben S. 8. gbe,
nep felt ben letten Is Sabren setannt unt
5aitsn TN fur polltomne, eRrsnbaft in allen
@ei4aftsbanblungen unb finar3ieu befd.
higt, alIe bon ietner Sirtna einsesansenen
acknowledgement su erfiillen.
Beft & IruaE GrobbanbeIs- -Drosuiften,
TpIebc, o.
@aIbinG Rtnnan G Marbin, @ros,
banbelSs Drpeutiten, 9pIebo, ..
San's Ratarrb. b.aur tpirb irnerli9 seuom'
men mnb trirft bireft auf bas Glut unb bic
i6Ieinisen Oberfdden bes Gpfen1s. 3eug.
nifie frei berfanbt. preis 10 gts. fiir bic
6laf4e. gerfanft bon allen Mppthefern.
paa's Tamilien 8iIen iinb bie beifen.
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= Nidt meniser als $4,000 Marl
.GInberlobn" Bat biefer Gage ein Ser.
liner Droidtenfatf6er ausge3ablt er.
balien. Ct fanb Dor brei Sabrsn In
feiner Drof9te runb 1000 Wtart, bs'
fiebenb tn etaatsoblisationen. &si1ss
tafeni6einen fouie etuos @oIb unb
lieferte olss fofOrt Der poIisei ab.
Niemanb melbete f9 aber, trob Ser
oerf6iebeneu seri6tli@eu Nugebote als
8erlierer ober gisentbhmer, lobaB
mon Dobl In Der annabme niGt febl
gebt, bob Der Gunb aus eInem Diebs
fiabl berrtbrt. Der Drof6tentuii9er
III bur6 iein Slid ni6t tippis eenor.
ben. fonbera er bat bic fefe MbF9t,
nod wie Dor als 2obntuiiaer auf BEN
BOD au bleibeu. gtma 1000 Ma,i
Rnb BON benz Guube> ftir bic 6fentli,
DEN getanntma@unseu, @sri6tstofteu
u. I. 10. tn absus sebra6t uorben.
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gapfere Maumer fallen

@rtranfunsen oes Masens, ber 2eber
uuo Der gaielen gum Opfer, tuie aud
Srauen, uno ale ipiiren bic Solsen oaz
BON bur6 slppetitoerluit, 8lutperunreiz
nisung, Jtiidentueb, Nerpolitdt, &opf=
tpsb uno ein allsemeines @efabl Ser
S9tudde nnb Der Mattisfeit. gs 1T
aber sar ntdt n6tbis, baB man ii6 70
i6ledt fiiblt. Man bore, tpas s. SO.
@arOner in Sbupille, Snotana, iast:
Electric 8ilters 1T aerabe bas, mas
elm Menih brau6t, tuenn er ii6 p6Qis
ab9eipannt fiiblt unb tpenn es ibm slei6z
siiltis setuorben 1T, ob er leben bleibt
ober itirbt. Gs bat rnebr ba5n beige
trasen, mir neue &raft 5u perleiben, als
alles 9lnoere, tuas i@ nebmen fonnte.
Sd fam jebt GQes efen unb babe ipie=
Der cine neue Inuartl6aft auf ldnseres
2eben. g9ur so gts. in Der &potbefe
bon S. &alteper & Son. Sebe Slai9e
iuirb sarantirt.
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Pribtle9tett 81. berfamte,t.

Die "San Antonio International al
Fair Association mirb Nngebote ftir
foleeube pripilesien sntsesennebmeu |:
Ghr bas "book" ober spool.
pripiIeaium; au9 fnr tas, irel@es
als "wheei"- BribiIeeium betauut iii.
Nngebote werben In ber Office Der De.
ieui@aft am Is. SuIi 1899 ae6ifnei
iueroeH. :. M. Hanee,
Sefretdr.
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@ei6dfts< l1n6 @ub,
11ullgs= =SelepbOn fitr ; Cts.
pro Sag. Seine &ere6s
nnltg fitr Mietbe II. &e>
gen Oct Gin5elbeiten luen0e
ll1alt iid) alt bic sii0weit.
li6e Selegrapbeit> lln6 Sc
lep1ul1 : @eirai6aft, na0
5iuar ait 0aS Goltraft ST
partente1t. SelepbDlt 355.
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- OaS Uemtir3 Der "Gebhard Chill
Powder Co." tam NIT teinem dnoe'
reu nergli9eu perben. @r tH BON le'
benz 8roesrifen au bsjieben.
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- Roofing Felt, Bed unb ASPHALT
bel 6eurp paulQ. Eel. SO.
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-&arotmmtb's "KOH-I-NOOR"
Sletttft hdlt ldnger on aIs 3 an.
oere. Wlan feae eine probe an.
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Mstllionea spersem peridaenfty !

gs 1T setpiB ipobltbuenb fir bas
Bublifum, au erfabren, oaB es bod tpez
nisitens elm @el9dft i'm 2anbe siebt,
tpeldes ni6t bappr 3urldI9redt, ben
Beoarftisen unb 2eibenben geseniiber
sroBmiitbis 5u lein. Die 8eliber bon
Or. &inss Neuer gntbeduns fir
S9uinblu9t, Suiten unb Sdnupfen ba-
ben iber sebn Millionen BrobeFal1en
oieler sroBen Meoi5in perl6enft anb
baben bic @enustbuuns S1 ipiiien, baB
oabur6 in 9auienben BON ablolut boffs
nunssluien Sdllen cine 9eiluns eraielt
tunrbe. Gitbmn, 8rpnditis, Seiierfeit
nno ale 2eiben bes Salies, Der Bruft
unb Der 2ungen tper6en oaburd fdber
furirt. Ran fprede in Der apotbefe
BON s. &alteper unb Sobn Dor unb laiie
ii9 eine Brobe1a56e ,imionit geben.
&esulare @r6Be so Gents unb $1.OO.
Seoe 5laide tpiro sarantirt, ober Der
Yreis Suriideritattet.
Na2 etuc QtupSI' 1utIluIu Weul
bas .Seuti9e abelsblatt" in isiner
neuefen Nummsr ieinen blaubliitigen
9efern nnb 2eierinuen eine .biebere
Ohpreubtn4 nor, BON Der eine Grdfin
benz Nbelsbldtts nit Begeifernng Sol.
seubss ersdbIt: .Wir warsn to 8ers
lin. @ines $aeeS gins meme Sod.
ter nit unferer Dienerin In ben Sbiers
garten. pl6Blid fiebt meine SoHter
tn Der Gerne ben aaifer Ia 6uiaren.
uniform auf einem Ghimmel anaerits
ten tommea uub tbeiIt ss ibrer Beelei.
term nit, BITE nod nie ibren 8aiier ae.
ibaut uub NIT f!opfenbent ber3en bef.
fen Naben ertuarteie. Na1bem Waie.
adt porbeiaeritten unb auf bic gerbeu.
guusen id4elub einen freunblideu
8rgB erwibert hattie, ipanbte fi4 meiue
fo@tsr aur Dienerin. Diefe batts
3brdnen In ben Mugen unb laate er'
idattert: n8oit, a9 Soft, mie NOT
6as id6n, es mar mir gan3. oils m1rt
Der Iiebe @ott porbeiserittsn, i6 Der,
geRe es mein 2ebtas ni9tl' so ae,
brudt 3u Ieien i'm .Oeuti&ea abeIs,
blatt" BON 4. SUM- 1899.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-25
SATURDAY,. MARCH %, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES,


XCUSE us from accepting the
Inter Mountains designation of
"hil wing of the democratic
party The democratic party of Butte
knows no north nor south, no east nor
west. 1t is united firm and stronger
than ever. It has no factions and no
wings 1t is one united party and will
achieve splendid victory this spring.
The democratic ticket was placed in
nomination by a democratic convention
composed of delegates not from the
"hill,' but from all parts of the city.
Delegates We're selected at democratic
caucuses held in all the wards of the
city and We're confirmed by primaries
There We're sixty-four delegates AMI all
We're unanimous in favor of J. Il. Nc
Carthy fer mayor. There were two
candidates for treasurer, Mr. tIus1es
proving successful. There We're four
candidates before the convention for
police magistrate, Mr. Normoyle prov
ing successful. The proceedings of the
convention were completely harmoni-
Gus. There were no factions The plat
form denouncing Clark was passed
amid great enthusiasism and without
a dissenting vote
For years the democratic party of
Butte was hndered by a handicap.
That handicap has now been disposed
of. 1t has been transferred to the re-
publican party. Having gotten rid of
its handicap the democratic party will
tuun this spring like race horse The
aFcplH,ican party will soon find Guy thai
Nif it wants standing among the people
of Butte it must get rid of it's handi-
cap. 1t has taken up the Doodle mans
burden and must suffer the conse-
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-25
Name the Men.

C AVS the Butte Inter Mountain:
% IF Mr.. Kirk is elected mayor
of Butte there will be no more
blackmailing carried on under the aus
pices of the municipal government. No
policeman will be permitted to extort
fees from the unfortunate or hold up
those who wish to purchase immunity
from crime"
If the Inter Mountain is aware that
city officials have been engaged in
blackmailing or in extorting sums of
money for their own use, it is the nlain
duty of that paper to give the facts to
the public. Let us have no Indefinite
charges. Name the men who are guilty.
and specify the charges Guilty off,
Gals will receive no defense from the
Standard. Officials placed by the peo-
pie in positions of trust who use those
positions to eXtort money or to black
mail should be landed behind the bars
and, be they who they may, let the
Inter Mountain name the men and
specify the charges and the Standard
will assist in landing the guilty men
behind the bars.
1t would surely be unfair to leave the
charges in the present indefinite condi-
ton. The Inter Mountain will prob
ably not contend that all members of the
administration and of the police force
are guilty of eXtortion and blackmail
1t will probably concede that there are
some honest men. In justice to those
who are honest and who have not been
guilty of eXtortion and blackmail, the
Inter Mountain should name the men
it believes to be guilty and specify the
charges.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-25
First Klondile Divorce.

From the Philadelphia Times.
The Klondike has just had it's first di-
vorce case. The trial, which was con-
Quoted with proper legal formality. says
the New York World, took place in Cir
Gle City.
suit for absolute divorce was
brought against a miner named Fin
ney by his wife, who was a full
blooded Indian. She won her case and
vote of the jury. The story is told by a
witness at the trial named William c.
Atwood,who has recently returned from
the gold fields.
The Finneys were married few
months ago by the United States COM
missioner at Circle City. They lived af-
ter their wedding in log cabin at some
distance from any neighbor. All went
well until dispute arose as to which
of them was to be the head of their
household.
Finney several times attempted to
convince his wife that he was her lord
and master, but his wife proved so
abundantly able to take care Of herself
that he came off badly bruised from the
encounter. Scarcely day passed after
that that the pair did not fight. Flnney
finally hit upon plan of giving his
wife whiskey, of which she was very
fond, until she was in a helpless condi-
ton, and then beating her to his hearts
content. She stood this treatment for a
long time and finally appealed to the
courts for redress.
The trial which followed was attend
ed by the entire population of Circle
City. The injured wife explained that
Finney had repeatedly beaten her to
within an inch of her life and she was
firing of married life. Fnney, when
asked to explain, said that his treat
ment of his wife was family affair,
and remarked that she should feel sat-
isfied. for she was the best dressed wo-
man in the city.
The decision in favor of the plaintiff
was quickly reached. The squaw then
asked Finney to give her a sewing ma
chine and a dog, which she said were
her property. Finney objected. where
upon a committee was appointed, which
proceeded to the cabin and presented
the articles to the delighted woman.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-25
Ten to One.

q o simple thing as dinner is
~ likely to figure in the politics of
this country for the next twelve
month. To begin with, the leaders of
the New York city democracy con-
cluded that it would be a iudicious
thing to bid to a banquet several
scores of democrats of national fame;
they decided that, for the proposed
spread, Jefferson's birth anniversary
would be a fitting occasion. It was re-
solved to extol jefferson simplicity with
~iands and wines and napery of the
valuation of ten dollars per diner.
There are democrats in the United
States who believe that the New York
democrats erred last year when they
failed to take cognizance of national
issues in their state platform. These
democrats were the more disturbed
when the recent utterances of Mr..
Croker, in hostility to silver, came to
their attention. Some of these demo-
Gratis. when they received an invita-
ton to the proposed banquet, were
wary. Their democracy is of the Chi
>eSo P4osioA III - pt-liie OlilS lfue Qen-
ocracy, by all party tests, in the
United States. AS a result, several
conspicuously- prominent democrats,
Bryan and Chairman Jones included,
wrote to the promoters of the banquet,
their purpose being to ascertain. before
sending their acceptances, whether the
proposed democratic banquet was to be
really and truly democratic affair,
The correspondence that ensued was
lively and entertaining. The fact was
made evident that the proposed ten
dollars-a- plate banquet was very sure
TO have its distinction in the absence
of several of the foremost democrats
whose names were on the original list
of guests. Not that the price per
plate, although high. was a bar, but the
idea was that several democratic lead
ers who made the fight of ninety six,
and who doubtless will make the fight
of nineteen hundred. didn't propose to
break bread, in memory of Jefferson,
with politicians whose recent activities
nave chiefly been to break down the
democratic party. Later on there was
a hubbub. In repetition of the case
recited in the Scriptures. many Of the
guests invited to the feast began with
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He Is Gaining Ground.

n \ OST of the people in this world
WI would be well pleased We're 1t
~ ! vouchsafed to John Sherman
to live long and be happy. 1t were
better for his name and fame had his
career closed years ago, so far as the
part of it that relates to public life is
concerned. In his time, Mr.. Sherman
has done his best and his worst. He did
his best in the days when he dealt in
masterful way with the civil wars
finances and when he brought the gov
ernment back to the specie payment
basis. In later years he did his worst
when he permitted himself to become
the sponsor for legislation which wrong
fully and. indeed, criminally committed
his country to the single gold standard
The early tidings of this week re-
specting Mr.. Shermans condition were
of the most forbidding import: happily
the rumor that death has claimed him
was followed with a prompt denial,
This denial was, in fact, more of sur
prise than the original announcement
itself had been-the public had prepar-
ed itself for the announcement of the
venerable statesman's death. This
mornings news tells of marked i'm
proyement in the patients condition
and warrants the expectation that he
will land safe at least, if not sound, or
the soil of his country
Probable it is that, in any event,
John Sherman has not long to live. Not
that he is too aged to make possible
the chances of a rally--he is seventy
six. But Mr.. Sherman has grown old
recently at a pace that is not accurate
ly measured by months and weeks In
his case it is the collapse of courage
and of ambition, the cravings of disap-
pointment, the recollection, constantly
recurring, that he was made the victim
of a coarse politicians selfish ambition
and that he was fairly thrust out of the
senate. where ne had hoped to round out
his days. in order to satisfy the greed
Of a brutal upstart in national politics.
Mr. Sherman is a good deal more
than thirty-six months older than he
was three years ago, mentally as we'll
as physically. He permitted himself to
become an old man with a grievance.
and mankind knows of nothing more
melancholy than that. Yet Mr.. Sher-
man can hardly be blamed for having
fallen into deplorable mental mood
it was too much to ask him to forget
that he had to make way for a man
of the caliber of Mark Hanna. John
Sherman rendered splendid service to
his country. That was a long time ago
it was when the republican party
was in fact the sponsor for this coun-
try's right tendencies.
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very short time fit themselves for posts
as clerks, statesmen. agents. telegraph
ers, stenographers. merchants and pro-
fessional men. Such being the case,
the objection to Japanese immigration
cannot be SO serious after all. The
trouble is to keep the coolies out and
at the same time permit the intelligent
Japs to come. It Is not the Chinese
question over again by any means. The
charge cannot be brought against the
Japanese that they refuse to identify
themselves with American customs and
institutions.
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~ HE Boston Herald has come to
the conclusion that the rope as
fire escape is practically as
worthless as nothing at all. AS a mat
ter of fact at the Windsor hotel fire it
lured people to death who might 9TH
erwise have possibly been saved. The
Herald says it is the testimony of those
who ought to know that not one man in
twenty, and not one woman in a hum
dred, can descend more than few feet
by means of a rope. Sliding down a
rope IS an art that is acquired only
by practice. and it is rarerly mastered
by anybody but good gymnasts, who
appreciate the importance of using their
legs and their feet, as we'll as their
arms and their hands, in moving up
and down the rope. No less than eight
of those who tried to escape from the
burning hotel in New York are said to
owe their deaths to their inability to
make proper use of the rope after they
undertook the perilous task
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Complex and Ill-Managed.

From the Indianapolis News.
Iho war department presents a problem
much more complex than the navy pre-
sents, but with all that can be said by
way of mitigation or excuse, the fact still
remains that our military establishment
is organized on a wrong basis it is ad-
ministered with too much favoritism, and
it has at its head u man that does not
enjoy or command the respect of the
country or of the army