The age-herald., 1899-07-09


 take quick offense at any thing bordering on disrespeet. There may be nothing novel in the American way of celebrating the Fourth, but they do not want foreigners to accept the bursting of the hreeraeker and the whiz of the skyrocket as the ex- tent of the patriotic sentiment in this coun- try. While the diplomatic corps is explain- ing to Secretary Hay it's oversight of the day, the representative of the Unspeaka- ble Turk is being toasted in the clubs and official functions.
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 The friends of General Fred Grant are predicting that lie will distinguish himself in the Philippines and cover himself win honors in the campaign there. In which case they predict that Governor Roosevelt will not have the walkover that he seems to expect In getting the New York deiega- ton In 1905.
 These two men started their public ca reers very much in the same way. Both were on the police commission in New York under the administration with Mayor Strong It will be remembered that the mayor wanted to turn the police force of the metropolis into a spy system. He and Grant had some heated discussion as to this, and Grant claimed that the commis- sion was paramount and not subject to the orders of the mayor When 1t became set tied that the mayor was the superior in power Fred Grant resigned and entered some private business.
 Subsequently Roosevelt resigned and en- tered the administration as assistant secre- tary of the navy. Both. went to the wars. While Roosevelt made dash to fame that somewhat startled the slow-gong Grant and won thereby the governorship of New York, still Grant plodded on and instead of resigning coming back from Porto Rico, asked for service in the Philippines He is now on the fighting line, and each move from now on will be watched jeal- ously by clique in New York, who hope that he may go to the national convention in 1905 with tho New York delegation in stead Of Roosevelt.
 Has nit Upon a Novel Plan
 The war department has hit upon a novel plan whereby the soldiers returning from the Philippines can be mustered out in San Francisco, and thus get extra travel pay and at the same time have some money for their families on their return home. It is pretty hard on the grog shops and merchants in San Francisco, but if the plan is carried out now fixed upon it will be d much better thing for the volunteers. The department will muster the volunteers
 
 Francisco, but will not pay them until they are on the train and the train started for the east. Thus, the soldiers will get thelr money before they get home, but will also bring it home with them and spend it where it will be of some good to their families, and not spend it all having a good time in the Golden Gate City. Some idea of what this will mean to the First Ten nessee and other troops in the east and middle states can be approximated when it is known that there will be paid to the Pennsylvania regiment alone, which is now on it's way, $l20,000; more than $1 090 for each soldier, as there are only 750 men in the regiment.
 To Governor Stone of Pennsylvania and the delegation which came with him to ask the president to stop over al Pittsburg and review the Pennsylvania boys when he went west the president said
 'I will promise to do this: l feel like want to shake the hand of every soldier who fought in the Philippines and thank him individually upon the great honor he has brought upon the country and for the hardships he has stood so manfully."
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