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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
Olney and the Trusts.

EN-Secretary Olney was the man who
advised President Cleveland to use
Federal troops against the strikers in
Chicago during the term of the last
Democratic administration.
What did eX-Secretary Olney do when
he was Attorney General to check the
growth Of trusts and monopolies? Moth
ing. But he made an excuse for doing
nothing. He said, when Attorney Gen
era!, the trusts could not be controlled
by Federal laws, but that they were
under the jurisdiction of State laws and
must be proceeded against by State of
t;cia1S
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
The Fire in the Rear.

Standing by the grave Of Henry w.
Lawton, / appeal to the patriotic mill
ions of my countrymen without regard
to politics, to put an end to the pesti-
lent fire in the rear, which for nearly
two years has followed our army in the
Philippines, filling the hearts of our
own soldiers with despair, and the
hearts of their enemy with comfort
and good cheer.-Jonathan P. Deliver,
in the House of Representatives, Feb.
q, 19OO..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
Another Argument Exploded.

The United Commercial Travellers
bers in 1900, and it had 1888 in 1896, an
increase of % per cent
The Travellers Protective Associa-
ton of America has 1922 members in
1900, and had 1900 in 1896, a gain Of
Al per cent.
The Commercial Travellers Mutual
Accident Association of New York has
a membership of 2O,S6O, compared with
1876 in 1896, gain Of 90 per cent.
More travellers are on the road to-day
than ever before, despite the calamity
howl to the contrary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
No News Good News.

w. 3. Wilson, one of the officers of
the Pennsylvania railroad, was in close
contact with President Lincoln during
a part of the Civil war, and in little
volume which he printed privately he
tells many Illuminating anecdotes of the
great and humorous statesman, relates
the Philadelphia Record. Mr. Wilson
was in charge of a war telegraph office,
and the President often dropped in on
him for the latest bulletins. One day i'll
September, 1861, the President called in
Seward, and said:
"Good morning. What news?"
Mr.. Wilson answered: Good news,
because none"
''Ah, my young friend,'' said the Pres
ident, that rule doesn't always hold
good. for a fisherman doesn't consider it
good luck when he can't get bite
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
Significant Contrasts.

In August, 1896, after two years OF
free trade, and with fear of Organism
the failures were 1,175 in number, with
liabilities amounting to $26,11O,366.
In August, 1900, after three years OF
protection and with confidence in the
reelection of Mckinley, the number OF
failures was 7O5, with liabilities
amounting to $6,255, O92.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
M'klNLEY AND PENSIONS.
The President Has Always Been the
Earnest Friend of Old Soldiers.

The President Has Always Been the
Earnest Friend of Old Soldiers.
In an interview, Hon. d. l. Murphy,
former Commissioner of Pensions,
states that President Mckinley, on the
morning of Sept. 4, 1899, said to the
National Committee on Pensions, q. A.
R.: There is no use denying the fact,
gentlemen, that the money power of
the country is against any further eX-
pansiOn of the pension roll" The I'M
dersigned members, only, Of the Pen
sion Committee, called Gu the President
by appointment that morning and in
the interest of justice we desire to say
that this statement is not true. The
President did not on that occasion, ner
at any other time, make use OF any
such words, nor did he make any such
suggestion then or at any other time,
and we We're present at all the confer
ences between the President and the
National Committee on Pensions from
July, 1899, until the passage of the bill
amending the act of June ~, 1890, in
May, 1900. At each conference he I'M
reservedly approved the amendments
proposed by the committee and unani-
mously adopted by the Philadelphia en-
campment More than this, the PreSi-
dent freely gave to the committee and
the soldiers and sailors and their de-
pendent ones whom we represented his
personal aid in securing the passage Of
the bill. Having satisfied himself Of
the absolute Justice of the measure, he
did not hesitate to declare in favor of
the amendment of the act of 1890 and
the liberal administration of all the
pension laws. The President is the
earnest and practical friend of the sol
diers and sailors of this country. From
the very beginning of his public career
he has given expression to sincere re-
gard for his comrades Of the war, and
on all proper occasions he has not fail
ed to declare himself earnestly in IA
yor of Il liberal administration of the
pension laws. In his official capacity
as a member of Congress and as the
chief executive of the nation, he has
evinced the utmost concern for LIBERAL
lied pension legislation and admins
tratOn. 1t is cruel and wicked wrong
to put into the mouth of the President
the words ascrbed to him in this inter-
view. He does not entertain such senti-
ments. The chief executive executes
the laws as enacted by Congress, and
no President in the history of this re-
public has performed his duty more
faithfully in this regard than our COM
rade, William Mckinley. He was and
is in thorough accord with the senti-
ments of the Grand Army as expressed
at Philadelphia and Chicago, in the adj
ministration of the pension laws, and
of this fact the National Pension Com
mittee has full knowledge.
r. 3. BROWN, Chairman,
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
JNO. PALMER,
Ex-Secretary State Of the State Of New
York; Past Commander in Chief G. A.
R., 1892.
J. w. BURST,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
William Edwin Anderson.
The Army and Local Troubles.


The army has never been called upon
but twice in the history of the country
to interfere with rioting that followed
strikes, and then only after the re.
sources Of the local authorities to pre-
vent trouble had become exhausted.
Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, sent
troops to Chicago in 1894, after the
local authorities had shown their in
ability to cope with rioting and John
2. Altgeld, then Governor, mad refused
to call out the State troops.
Governor Steurenberg FusiOnisO of
Idaho called on the Government for aid
to suppress rioting in Idaho.
That is the record, and there is not,
as Mr. Bryan says, a growing practice
Of calling in the army to settle labor
troubles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
TRUTH OR FALSEHOOD2
Records on the Trust Question Which

ReCOrds on the Trust question WHICH
Will Trouble Mr.. Bryan to Explain.
In his letter of acceptance Mr.. Bryan
asserts that the Republican party has
done nothing, attempted nothing, and
can be expected to do nothing to pro-
tect the people from trust monopolies.
If this is the truth, it is an important
truth; if it is a lie, it is a reckless, afro
cious lie which should forever discredit
the man who uttered it. Let US see.
A few months ago, speaking at the Chi
cagO antitrust conference, Mr.. Bryan
said:
Il believe Congress has, or should
have, the power to place restrictions
and limitations, even to the point OF
prohibition, upon any corporation Or
ganized in one State that wants to do
business outside of the State. IS
| am in favor of an amendment to the
Constitution that will give to Congress
power to destroy every trust in the
country"
At the first session Of the Fifty-siXth
Congress the Republican majority Of
the House Judiciary Committee report
ed constitutional amendment exactly
in line with Mr.. Bryan's plan Of deal
ing with trusts, as follows:
ITO lodge in Congress the power to
define, regulate, control, prohibit or dis
solve trusts, monopolies Or combina-
tions''
On the roll call on the question of sub
hitting this constitutional amendment
for ratification by the various States Of
the Union the vote was as follows:
Republicans-For, 149; against, 2.
Democrats and Populists-Fcr, 5;
against, 100.
In the light of this record, did the
Popocrat candidate state truth or false
hood when in his letter of acceptance
he asserted that the Republican party
has done nothing, attempted nothing,
and can be expected to do nothing to
protect the people from trust mo-
nopolies?
O1ney on the Duties OF Citizenship.
If one citizen may properly withhold
his vote, logically ali may, and all the
wheels of government be stopped.
L
assured that others will vote is but to
| give the latter an undue share of pOlit-
| zeal power and to forfeit the right to
complain of any abuse Of it.
The obligations of citizenship are
avoided, not performed, by standing
neutral in an election.
The voting power is a trust which
| calls for use and is violated by the ne
| glect to use.-From His Letter of Aug.
| IA.
An Advertiser reporter called at the
| office Of the Election Commissioners
! yesterday to ascertain if Mr.. Olney had
| himself done the duty he so eloquently
| prescribed for others. This was the re-
| suit:
Mr.. Olney is not yet on the voting list
of 1900.
Mr. Olney was not on the voting list
of 1899.
Mr. Olney was not on the voting list
of 1898.
| Mr.. Olney was not on the voting list
Of 1897.
Mr.. Olney was not on the general vot
| ing list of 1896
Back of this the Commissioners did
not have time to go, and research
| would be accompanied by investigation
| of musty volumes in the assessors de
| partment-but there is suspicion that
Mr.. Olney voted for Cleveland in 1892.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser of
Sept T.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24

The Ben Harrison mine in the
Greenhorn district Oregon, has been
bonded to Eastern people for $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
JNO. PALMER,

Ex-Secretary State Of the State Of New
York; Past Commander in Chief G. A.
r., 1892.
J. w. BURST,
Sycamore, Ill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
CATHOLIC CHURCH on BARREN ISLAND.

THE FIRST MASS IT CELEBRATED YESTERDAY.
The first service In the first Catholic church to
which Is generally regarded being the most
desolate of places held yesterday morning at
II o'clock Although this island is in the common
mind classed a wilderness, there some nine
hundred souls who make their homes there. They
have few advantages that are the lot of those who
dwell in more favored spots. AS instance Of
this 1t Will be remembered that some time ago the
rude shanty that used a schoolhouse was
nearly demolished by the which beat
schoomaster driven insanity through the
trials that he experienced. There is now, how
ever a new building. and the School Board Of
Brooklyn has taken particular pains to see that
the children of Barren Island get the advantages
Of school training.
The opening of a church and the beginning
elevation of Barren Island. 1t has been built by
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. White. and given with
conditions to the Catholic Church. Mr.. White
is contractor. connected with the garbage dis
Gothic architecture. II seats about four hundred,
and Is complete in every appointment
The Rev. Thomas F. Horan. who is in charge
of the Church of the Holy Family at Canarsie
offfciate hereafter at a mass there each Sunday
morning 1870 o'clock There are about three
hundred Catholics Barren Island. and the little
building we'll filed yesterday.
On the return of Bishop Mcdonnell from Rome
arrangements will be made to dedicate the
The Episcopal and Methodist denominations have
conducted services on Barren Island for some time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
BOROCGH ITEMS.

George Deller. 46 years old. German baker liv-
ing at No. 5SS Essex-st.. demented on account of
financial difficulties committed suicide yesterday
morning at his home. He took a shotgun and load
ing 1t with heavily charged she'll shot the top OF
his head of.
The body OF drowned man, we'll dressed but
with only five cent piece in his pockets was
found in the surf off Sea Gate at o'clock yester
day morning. The man had red hair and a fun red
cloth. The buttons his clothes were brass bear
Ing the design of an anchor. II rumored that
the man had Jumped overheard from OF the
transatlantic liners. ~
The body of a sailor. said be a shin carnenter
employed on the vessel Alexander Gibson. moored
at Forty second-st., hshed out OF the Rav
shortly after midnight yesterday. The body VS.
taken TO the Forty-third Precinct station and the
Coroner notified. "N
The drowned body OF Thomas Russell ten ware
old of No. 2T South Fourth-st was found fioa tins
IN Walabout Bay yesterday morning by Patrolman
McCaffrey
Charles Lohn. twenty-three years old living with
his parents at No. l07 Graham-ave. az rndnIeht
Saturday swallowed some carbolic acid In his hack
yard and died " --' "oOA
80 John Mitchell. twenty-sx years old living at No
y Fifty-fourth-st while descending the stairs Of
the elevated station at Fifth-ave and Twentiafb y.
late on Saturday night slipped and fell heaSinDr'
He received a fracture OF the skull and was rs
moved to Seney Hospital 'e
George Adams, sixteen years old of No o. OaL
land-st. Brooklyn. drowned from the nar =,
Flushing st. Long Island City. yesterday The In
was taken with an epileptic lit and fell mo tba
water. ''o 'A0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
JUDICIAL DIGNITY OFFENDED.
AND NOW JUSTICE FARLEY WANTS JAMES
B. DUKE TO MAKE AN APOLOGY

Somervile, June 10 (SpeciaD.-There was an ami
mated conversation between Justice Edward Far
ley, of this place, and James B. Duke, known as
1.-The tobacco king, at the home OF Mr.. Duke on
the Raritan River one mile from here, a late
hour last night. Justice Farley was called by i'm
portant business to the summer home of Mrs. Eve
Ign Wentworth Murray, two miles up the river.
and it a bright moonlight night he rode
there on bicycle. He returned by the way of the
river drive, and when near the Duke residence his
bicycle struck object in the middle of the road
which caused him TO turn over in the air and strike
the road with great force.
Justice Farley, who is heavy man, lay stunned
for short time. When he recovered he saws that
he found his bicycle wrecked against a surveyor s
stake which Mr.. Dukes workmen had left driven
In the road Five minutes later Justice Farley.
covered with dust and blood and carrying his
broken bicycle. was in conversation with Mr. Duke
at the door of his mansion. Owing to Justice Far
ley's dilapidated condition. Mr. Duke failed to rec
ognize his judicial dignity and believed he
sorting TO a ruse to extort money from him. When
Mr. Duke refused to believe Justice Farleys state
ment that the accident was due to the stake care
lessly left In the road. Justice Farley Indignantly
left his wheel at Mr.. Dukes door and walked home.
Unless Mr.. Duke makes apology Justice Farley
says he Will bring an action for damages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
DIR. HILLS ON ENVIRONMENT.
SAYS THIS GENERATION HAS SUFFERED MUCH
FROM ITS ovER-EMPHAsIs.

Environment is not an all compelling factor in
character according to the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight
Hills, who preached yesterday morning in Plym-
outh Church Living Above Ones Circum-
stances: An Outlook Upon the Truth and the Half
Truth About Environment" He said in part:
Having suffered much from many influences and
many half truths. our generation has suffered
grievously from the over-emphasis of environment
Nfultitudes the slaves of their surroundings and
the victims of events This magic word environ
ment has so to speak hypnotiZed them anu left
them powerless TO assert their will: Carrying
would make them the of happiness and
strength they go forward with bowed heads. sad
weary and dispirited.
1t is given the soul to rise above untoward
events for happiness is not in circumstances, but
in the will, and victory is not in events without
but in the trustful soul within.
Does not the philanthropist move through the
prison and cleanse 1t, without becoming convict?
Does not Cough company with drunkards without
losing his sobriety and becoming sOt? Does not
the great teacher company with ignorant pupils
without becoming ignorant, and being robbed of
his wisdom? Our age has failed to realize the i'm
portance of the will. The soul is king over circum-
stances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
UNION CHURCH SERVICES ON HEIGHTS.

Union church services will be held this summer
the Heights. as In former years. The First and
Second Presbyterian churches the Reformed
Church on the Heights and the Church of the Pill
grims will unite in these services. which to be
held in the Second Presbyterian Church. Remsen
and Clinton SITS. From July until August 5. in
elusive the Rev D. Banes Griffith. OF Kansas
City will preach Professor A. R. Merriam. OF
the Hartford Theological Seminary will occupy
the pulpit from August u TO September II. in
elusive.
The Rev. Alexander McGafHn pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. will spend the summer
in Ireland with his parents. He sails on July l.
The Rev. Dr. j. Douglas Adam pastor OF the Re
formed Church, will visit his old home in Scotland
Services will be held for only one more Sunday in
the Church of the Pilgrims and the First Presby-
terrain Church DR.: Dewey and the Rev Mr.. Clark
have not yet completed their plans for the summer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
"OTR GREATEST CITIZEN"
DIR. A1soP breaches A SERMON ON RICHARD
sALTER STORRS.

In ST. AIMS Church the Heights the Rev
Dr. Reese F. Alsop yesterday morning preached
on Richard Salter Storrs: Lessons from Noble
Life"
1.-The keynote of Dr. Storrss career declared
Dr. Alsop was his loyalty-his loyalty TO truth,
loyalty in his belief in the truth of the words
of the Lord Jesus Christ, loyalty TO his parish,
loyalty to his church and loyalty his community
and Nation
In beginning his sermon DR.. Alsop said:
Last Tuesday night was the closing scene of the
earthly labors of DR.. Storrs. In him has gone our
greatest citizen and profoundest scholar
DR.. Storrs always impressed me as a man OF
high principles and deep thinking. genial, kindly,
times humorous but never trivial He pos
sesSed store of Information ready for use
When moved by great subject he talked
magnifcently When he spoke his arguments fell
with the weight of a steam hammer
He was an illustration of the widest scholar
ship going hand in hand with the simplest SUD-
jects. He free from doubt and sceptlcism, and
amid the questiOnings and the unsettlements or
the last fifty years he stood rock, at once q
defender of the faith and help and inspiration
to those who We're wavering amid the attacks on
the faith. Many "A young man bewtldered by the
questionings of the age turned to him ana SAID
Behold he knows all and yet believes.
1t is not too much to say that his influence
was felt to the ends of the world; Or; Storrs was
working in human character ana building with i'm
perishable materials Who tei- the influence
of the fifty-three years of the life or man who
built a monument endurabe than one OF
adamite? For his influence will be carried from one
generation to another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
UNION LEAGUE CLUB COMMITTEES.


HILBERT B, Masters. president of the Union
League Club, has announced the following commit
tees for the ensuing year:
Membership-Davd Thornton, chairman; James
F. Bendernagel. Horace NJ. Carleton. Willard l..
Candee and John w. Hussey.
House-A. G.. Perham, chairman; William T.
Hardenbrook and Horace NJ Carleton.
Auditing-John S. McKeon, chairman; Henry
Carson and Thomas Bishop
Art-John marlborough chairman; Chester B.
Lawrence Almet r. Latson. Frank S. Jones, Henry
W. Knight. David F. Butcher and William H.
Bggam.
Library-William c, Clarke. chairman: George c.
Brainerd Christopher W. Wilson, Elisha T. Ev-
erett, Richard Young. Arthur Pell and Frank Har-
vey Field
Hill, L. A. Kimbal, Frank L. Coon, George H
Petit. Gerard B. Van Wart, Benjamin Russell,
William H. Fowkes, Archibald Edmonstone Will
lam H, Deming. Theodore c. Christmas, Frank 5.
Altman. John S Nugent, J. X. Noshel, Owen E.
Houghton, John Dtmas. Steward H. Benton. John
H. Burroughs. Albert II. Frost and La Sale White.
Potical-Benjamin F; Blair, chairman; Andrew
B. Rogers, Marshall T. Davidson, Jackson Wallace,
Ethan Allen Doty. Charles II. Russell George
Frefeld. John S, McKeon Charles Curie. Frank
D. Beattvs James H. Ruggles. Ludwig Nissen,
George W. Brush. Thomas P. Peters and ]. Cabble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
FUGTTITE TAXES TO AN AUTOMOBILE.
IT STOPPED TOO SOON FOR HIM TO GAIN HIS
LIBERTY.

Nicholas Dramas nineteen years old OF No Y
Roosevelt-st., broke away from Patrolman Brad
ley Of the Macdougal-st. station and Gerry Agen.
rogsrty the steps Of the jefferson Market Court
building yesterday morning. Dramas ran over
feminist 20 Fffth-ave, where he jumped on the
rear OF an automobile that was moving toward
Washington Square The automobile made better
time than The officers who were chasing their
prisoner, but unfortunately for Dramas the vehicle
stopped at the BreYoort House Dramas ran int
Washington Square. but caught 1880
Dramas and Julia Monteyo idi eighteen wears old
were arrested for the abduction OF Nellie Haddon
The nfteen- year,old daughter of Archibald Haddon
OF No. IS Hamton-st. The Haddon girl had hear
missing from q, her home since last Tuesday, and
station, found the girls in the back roo,, pc
saloon in Thompson-st. on Saturday night "
Dramas was painting from the effects az his fruit,
less dash for liberty when aFraigned before Maeis
trate LeIier, and was held I'm 1900 bail for eY
held in s. 800 bail. eiii was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
THE RINK MAY BE TORN DOWN
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS ORDERED ON THE cLER-
MONT-AvE. BUILDING.


There is a probability that the Clermont Avenue
Rink, in Clermont-ave.. near Myrtle-ave, Wnich
has been the of many gatherings. both social
and political. will be torn down. Building
Commissioner John Guilfoyle has obtained an order
from the Supreme Court which requires him to tear
the structure. unless 1t is properly repaired
at once The repairs which will be required by
the Department in order to make the structure
safe are so extensive that the owner may decide
that the demand for such building will not war
rant the outlay. The order of the court, based
on the latest examinations. is follows:
The Commissioner of Buildings. Borough OF
Brooklyn, is commanded forthwith to do the TOT
lowing: To take down or make safe the DulIuihs
known as the Clermont Avenue Rink. Dy removing
the decayed portions of each truss at the bottom
and supporting the iron shoes with proper
foundations; by introducing a system OF LateIai
bracing extending from the east TO the west vans
by reinforcing the roof ribs by system or struts
and tie rods; by removing the decaYed portions. Oh
the gallery posts at the bottom ana Jackns
up the gallery and supporting posts on proper
brick foundations by supporting the gallery moor
proper beams: by raising the guard ran OF Ine
gallery to proper height; by plumbing the IRON
smokestack and securing the same with proper
guys and turn buckles
The rink is owned by the Norman L. Munro
estate. of which Henrietta Munro, of No 20 van
dewater-st., Manhattan, Is the executrix On
May 80 the Building Commissioner secured an
gatherings.
For several years the rink has been used for Ice
skating in the winter and has been under the con-
troll of the Brooklyn Skating Club.