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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26
The Fourth of July.

(From the Philadelphia LedgerD
The observance of Independence Day should be
the duty of all kinds and conditions of Ameri-
cans and of the strangers who have come among
US from the Old World. TO here enjoy the broad
or freedom and the greater prosperity OF the Re-
public No class of should stand apart
from or neglect to participate in the celebration
OF the day on which was first proclaimed the
immortal truth that, before the law, ''all men
are created equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienabe rights;
that among these are life, liberty, and the pur-
suit of happiness"
The Observance should be as general patri-
otto reverence for the day and the duty OF citi-
zenshp can make it.
Tie great anniversary cannot be most fittingly
observed by mere noise and tumul., though
Webster said that the booming of cannon should
be part Of ii. So it should, but the voices ct
eloquent, patriotic men, raised in e<altation Of
our noble institutions Of government, should also
be a part of it. The Declaration should be read
in public places. flags and banners should deco
rate the, highways and byways, patriotic music
should be heard and military and civic pageants
should be common features Of the Fourth OF
Iuly celebration,
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THE KENTUcKY,s FINAL TRIAL.
The New Bnttieship Puts to Sea in
Il Denae Fog.

me- We" battIeShfp RUS 10 sen IN
II Dense Fog.
NEWPORT, R. l., June 25.-The big lat
tleship Kentucky has gone to sea on her
forty-eight hour final sea trial. leaving
Newport in a dense fog. The special baard
appointed by the Secretary Of the Navy to
conduct this trial met here this morning
and boarded tho vessel at $50 o'clock 1t
Was composed OF Rear Admiral Frederick
Rodgers, Commanders C. r. Roelker, and
]. NJ. Hemphill; Lieutenant Commanders
c.. z. Vreeland and X. Henderson; Naval
Constructor Caps and Lieut.. Jo4eph
Strauss.
AS Admiral Rodgers boarded the Ken
lucky his flag was run up at the main AID
salited. 1t was IL O'Clock before the Zig
ship started out to sea feeling her way
carefully through the fog. During the
forty eight hours the vessel will undergo a
thorough test in every particular. and espe-
cial attention will be given to the work
ings Of the superimposed turrets and TIE
result Of the firing OF the big guns in the Sc
turrets The board report in this particular
is awaited with great interest.
At the end of the trial the Kentucky will
go to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for docking
and while there viii have her after bridge
moved considerably forward. This was
found necessary in firing from the aft tur-
rets. The Kentucky will later join the
North Atlantic Squadron at Newport.
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WAITING FOR TEE TEACHERS.
Boston Calculating an the Arrival of
the Transports.

BOSTON, June Pa cablagran from Ha-
vana dated Sunday says that the transport
Brooke, the first of the five transports
which is to carry the Cuban teachers to
Boston, was expected to get away from
Havana this noon. She will touch at
Matanzas ana Will leave there tonight
with 325 male teachers She should arrive
in Boston early July l, and should be the
first ship in.
The second ship to arrive in Boston
should be the Mcpherson, which left
Santiago Sunday morning, AMI will leave
Gibara June IS. with 123 ma,a and l25
female teachers. She is dua here late in
the day July 1. or early July ,.
The third ship should be the Burnside,
which is scheduled to leave Cienfucgns
June 20, witt sixty-six men and sixty
three women. The voyage to Boston will
probably take six days.
The Sedgwick. leaving Havana today.
Matanzas tonight. Cardenas June &c, and
Sagua June q, with 475 women. should be
the third ship to arrive in Rostol, getting
in ahead OF the Burnside because Of the
shorter voyage.
The passengers on the Sedgwiek are
Superintendent Frye Miss Grace Minis.
private secretary to Colonel Higginson,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Of Boston. who
have been there for the past two weeks
getting acquainted with the teachers.
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CONSIDERING FRE1eHr RATES.
Eastern Railroad Men Discussing
Pools ON Western Lines


NEW YORK, June 25.-Eastern freight
traffic men are frankly discussing the ef-
forts of the chief executives Of the Western
railroads to evade the Federal laws prohib-
iting the formation Of railroad pools. The
wholesale rate cutting on east-bound
freight has developed situation which
threatens serious loss Of revenue to tbs
railroads. Peculiar conditions of local
competition in the West have destroyed the
efficiency OF successive rate agre5 msn;s
almost as quick as such agreements were
formulated. The Western reads have ap-
parently reached the conclusion that AZ
amicable division of traffic is the only sure
way to keep rates on uniform and prii;a-
BILE basis.
A plan was reported to the meeting OF
Western Presidents in Chicago last week
that provided fer the establishing of sys-
TEN OF local pools under which til. goes
east-bound tonnage OF the roads can be
equitably apportioned. Official Information
relative to the pools is withheld, but tie
Western railroad men insist that their di-
vision of the traffic is to be accomplished
without any violation OF the law.
The proposed plan is still un-ler consid
Grafton by committees representing tie al
ferent groups of railroads in the st. Louis,
Kansas City, st. Paul, and Omaha terri
rria
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INVITED TO GEORGIA.
The President Asked to Attend n
Celebration mt Atlanta.

Georgia citizens who are preparing FOR
the blue and the grey celebration at At
lanta on July 20 want the President to
join with them. but it is doubtful whether
Mr. Mckinley can attend. The Invitation
Committee called upon him yesterday
morning at the White House. 1t was
led by Representative Livingston. and in
cluded Col. W. A. Hemphilf. Major H. H.
Smyth. Ex-Governor r. b. Bulloch, James
p. Averill, C. r. Haskins, E. H. Thorn
ton, H. N. Randolph, 7. r. Sawtell, aad
Col. A. ]. West.
They explained that the day will be cell
ebrated in honor of the thirty-sixth anil
versary of the battle of Peachtree Creek.
when General Sherman engaged the Con-
federate troops before the capture of At
lanta. They mean to observe it with
monster barbecue ard speech-making, in
which the vanquished and the victors will
alike take part. Tine President said his
sense of propriety during the coming
campaign may prevent him from attending.
The President will leave for Canton
during the latter part of the week, to be
gone about month. With Geographic and
long distance telephone communication
keeping him in touch with Washington. he
will be able. it is said at the White House,
to watch events in the Far East almost
as carefully as if he were here in Wash
ington.
Although there is good long distance
telephone communication with Canton, no
messages of Importance are ever sent that
way. The leaks in such a system are too
many and the necessary secrecy cannot be
secured. Dispatches of state are always
forwarded to the President from the White
House offices by special telegraphic code.
The key is held only by Colonel Mont
gomery, chief of the White House office,
and Private Secretary Cortelyou.
The only speaking engagement thus far
ahead of the President Is one made some
time ago to address the G. A. r. veterans
at their reunion in Chicago during the
latter part OF August Plans for his s,r.n-
ner trip after the end of the Canton visit
are still imperfect
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From the Baltimore sun.)

tffoin the Baltimore SUM-
We are perfectly we'll accustomed to the cry
of the stump speaker as the campaigns come
around that if the other party carries the elec
ton the old ship of state will be wrecked upon
the rocks OF adversely. The Other party" al
ways does win and yet the old ship of state
sails on and the people continue to do business
at the old stand. During the campaigns Of 1854
ard lS92 the Republican jcreinlhs were pro-
phesying that If the Democrats were successful
the elements would melt with fervent heat
and the heavens would roll up like scroll.
Just before the election factories closed
and operatives discharged with the notice
that in case of Democratic success their services
would not again be needed. The Democrats did
succeed and after another of the factories
resumed and continued to do business
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to see that they are accorded every privi-
lege, immunity from the law. and control
over the pr ,perty claimed by them under
whatever oS:or of title, is hardly open to
question, as far as the executive branch
Of the Government is concerned. 1t was
generally understood near the time that
secret agreement to this effect was
made with Archbishop Ireland. Senator
Elkins, and others during the three days
and nights which preceded the friendly
interposition of France. through NJ. Cam
bon, the French Ambassador to this coun
try Mr.. Mckinley has shown his good
faith to the Church authorities at Rome
by joining with them in delegatirg to
that distinguished Catholic prelate. His
Grace the Archbishop of New Orleans,
the carrying cut of the engagement.
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GLASS DAY AT YALE.
onsn,encement Exercises mt New
Haven Now Under Way.

NEW HAVEN. June 25.-Commencement
week at Yale. opening on Friday wish III ,
Deforest prize speaking. followed on Sat-
urday by the Scientific School class exeT-
cises and reception. did not dsviste f.on
old forms until yesterday, when the bac, "a
laureate address OF President Had;ey took
the place of the old baccalarreate sermon.
dating back probably to the beginning CT
the college. The address. combining ETH
cal ana religious counsel in about equal
proportions. was pitched in a high phi
losophic rather than sentimental key. ard
laid stress throughout on the idea OF st ir-
ftual patience and endurance-patient be-
ing rather than mere doing ard per. istence
inspired by faith. The address opened with
no text, but the tradition of sermon vas
deity preserved by the suggestion of
text from Romans midway In the Discourse.
Inc custom OF final e1hortatioa with the
Class rising was adhered to, and one CT tie
closing sentences. in which the president
declared that IL would be better for Ya.e
to be sunk fifty fathoms deep than produce
seh-centred men. was particularly power
full and impressive
Class day this morning and afternoon
preserves rigidly It's old features-the class
GRAFTON and poem. the class histories read
In the ::Eapiitheatre, which by its uacoin-
mon size this year suggests Yale's record
class in numbers. which reach 337 sub
ject to possible slight reductions from the
invaiids in scholarship. The class Is an
exceptionally fine one in appearance. and
has shown its spirit by what promises to
be its successful crusade against the sOpho-
more societies. The Grafton was delivered
by Jesse ID. Dana, Of Lewiston, Me-. and
the poem by Kenneth Bruce, OF New York
City. before the usual brilliant audience
in Batteii Chapel. The Law School ex-
ercises will take place this Afternoon.
when the address by Bourke Cochran and
the Townsend orations win be delivered.
The class-day exercises at Yale were held
on the campus this afternoon, beginning
at o'clock in the wooden amphitheatre
for that purpose. There was
a considerable company Of auditors pres
ent, comfortably filing the structure seat
ing 400 people. Many OF them were from
distant parts of the country, friends and
relatives OF the 327 members of the AGA
demic class The exercises consisted OF
the singing OF college songs. interspsrsed
with rea9inS OF personal humorous Els
tories CT the members OF the class As
each mans name was reached in the
reading. ne was hoisted On the shoulders
or classmates. The historians were:
Charlton B. Thomas, of Irvington. KY;
Maurice P. Gould. OF Waubansee. Kan;
Ashley D. Leavitt. OF Melrose, Mass, E.
b. Sill, Of Tonkers, N. Y. and G. n.
Draper, of Hopedaie. Mass The reading
Of the histories was followed by the plant
ing OF the class ivy.
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CUBAN TEACHERS ON BOARD.
Transports Crook and sedswicL En-
Route for Boston.


HAVANA, June 25.-The transports
Crook and Sedgwick leave tonight for the
United States. The former takes 2G5
men teachers from here and will call at
Matanzas for others. The Sedgwiek takes
30 women teachers ard will call at Ma
tanzas and Cardenas. Both vessels will
land their passengers. in Boston. Many
friends of the teachers came to see them
OIL, and tugs and launches and band were
hired to accompany the vessels out Of the
harbor.
The teachers seem to be very much
pleased with their coming visit and few
Of those who had made arrangements to
go failed to appear. The Cubans gem
orally, however. regard the trip with little
sympathy. The Discussion" says it does
lot regard the trip as necessary. though
it expects good results will follow. 1t
warns the teachers that they represent
Cuba, and says they must not forget tina:
they are Cuban ladies and gentlemen
Some of the saloonkeePeEs at Quemedios
protested to General Wood against an. or
der issued by General Lee closing the sa-
looms - measure OF Protection to the
troops against yellow fever. Their protest
was of no avail, however, as General
Wood has endorsed General Lee's action.
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Buffers advance to Standerton and Ian
Hamilton's occupation of Heidelberg may,
as the British experts believe, raise an i'm
passe between the Roar forces of Botha on
the north and Steyn on the south of the
Vaal. But, evidently. it has not COM
pletely discouraged the latter. De Vets
commands have again raided and cut
Lord Roberts communications at Honing
Spruit. being only driven off after column
had been sent out from Kroonstad to en-
gage them
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26

lrrom the KANSAS city star.l

From the Kansas City Starr
The menace to Roosevclts Presidential aspira-
tions lies in the problemaiicsl relations between
him and Mckinley. They. are natural anipodes.
In the event OF Republican it is assumed
that is will be only by the exercise OF the
EXTREMIST caution and prudence on the part of
Roosevelt that harmony will be preserved be-
tween the President and his lieutenant. Any
arrogation OF leadership authority by Roose-
welt would be certain invite the hostility OF the
Administration, which is usually influential in
the selection OF its successor.
VIII Roosevelt, with his positive and aggres-
sive character, be able 10 maintain an attitude
which will he satisfactory to Mckinley That
is the question In the event OF his election,
Roosevelt might enrich the literature Of the ma
ti0n and do himself good political turn by
writing books when the Senate is not in session.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26
Calling Mr.. COY Namex.


(FVm the ToItdo DIIu1.I
Yesterday the Ohio delegation 10 the Nationai
R,prbl,can Convention named Georsc H. IoS
- ,,..,,har of the National Committee from this
s,ats for four wears The vote stood % Tor Cox
and N against him. The position OF national
committeeman from the great Commonwealth
OF Ohio is 4 high honor. The man chosen should
be one who has the respect and confidence o,
the Marty Cox has neither. lie is political
thug-a man who has made politics business.
his means OF livelihood. His name ia a stencil
in the nostrils OF every decent. scif respecting
voter in the State OF Ohio. Nr. Hama has
made colossal blunder in forcing the Repub,i-
can party OF Ohio 10 pay his individual political
Enlfs
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26
4 LnclS of OrntOry.
(From the Atlanta Journal.)

The nomination OF Governor Roosevelt for Vice
President was attended with somethng ike
genuine enthusiasm. but the Republican
National Convention. on the whole. was
very tame affair. Consequently il
did not give inspiration to eloquence. We are
surprised, however, at the quality OF the speeches
which made by men who are ranked among
the speil-binters of the Republican party. The
speech making was begun by Senator Woicott. as
temporary chairman, and. ordinary as his effort
it still superior to that of the states
man and Scholar ~ he is called. Senator Lodge.
the permanent chairman. The Convention and
the country expected great speech from Lodge,
and were disappointed 1t was not only common
place. but was more on the line CT the campaign
demagogue than that of man who Is ciassed
as = statesman.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26
NAY DISPENSE WITH TRIAL.
Probability That Russia Will Accept
the Wiring ut Once.

PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-It is prob
able that the unsettled state of affairs in
China may result in the cruiser Variag,
which is being built at the Cramp ship
yards, being accepted without having to
go on her official trial trip. 1t was said
today that $50 sailors and thirty-seven
officers were on their way here from Rus
STA to man the vessel, and they. with the
500 already here, Will give her full COM
plement.
Captain Behr. who will command the
vessel. said today that she is being pro-
visioned for a years cruise. and that her
armament and ammunition are all aboard.
II is said that she will leave the Cramps
about July /, aand instead Of going to
Russia will go to Port Arthur.
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THE RUsK1N HALL MOVEMENT.
An English Delegate to Consult with
President Gompers.

NEW YORK. June Csc W. Bowerman,
one OF the Ruskin Hall delegates who
came from England last week to found
LABOR College in this country. went TO
Washington this evening to confer with
Samuel Gompers, President OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. James Sexton,
the other delegate. will go to Boston to-
morrow to confer with labor leaders there.
Sexton said today that labor congress
representing all English-speaking peoples.
is to be held at Oxford, England, next
January for the purpose Of extending the
RGskins Hall movement and establishing
labor colleges wherever the English ian
guage is spoken
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Trom the Omaha world.Herald.l

Q'rom the Omaha World-Herald)
II requires immense nerve on the part of join
" Thurston to talk about hawks and "buz-
yards" As pretender he has been the most
thorough amoIG all men OF history; lie has
cheated the human vision for a long period
OF time in Nebraska, but the people OF this
State have come to be something of authority
on 'hawks ard buzzards.''
Nor is it out of place to remind the public
that the man who was chosen TO second Me
Kiniey's nomination was one who while draw
ing pay as one of Nebraska's Senators accepted
a ice from the Standard Oil Company to appear
against the State of Nebraska in the Supreme
Court
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26
A LANTERN IGNIIEs GAS.
Three Brewery Employees Injured in
an Explosion.

ROCHESTER,. y. Y, June 25.-By an ex-
plosion of gas in well under the Burton
Brewery on Wentworth Street. between
West Avenue and Brown Street today.
Milo Thompson. Christopher Newhardt,
and John Staud. employees. were seriously
injured and considerable damage was done
to the building The we'll is over ninety
feet deep. hole six inches in diameter
having been drilled from the bottom Of an
old eighteen foot well seventy-two feet
further down
The drillers completed their work Sat
urday night and pumpnen were on hand
this morning to place the pump in position.
AT seven o'clock Thompson. assisted by
Newhardt and Staud, started TO lower a
lighted lantern into the well to see now
much water had collected. The lantern
had not been lowered more than five feet
when with loud report the gas that had
collected exploded. blowing the men some
feet away and tearing up the building
badly.
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conditions. But there is no possible war
rant for a political organization to make
the cause of these railroads its cause for
the sordid considerations of large cam
psign contribution. That this relation
today exists between the management of
the Republican party and the railroads in
question cannot be doubted by any intelli-
gent American who has kept his eyes open
during the past six months-or. to be more
definite, since Mark Hanna has set himself
firmly and immovsbly against the passage
of the Morgan Hepburn Nicaragua Canal
bill
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TO TRAIN GuArEMALA's ARMY.
President Cabrera Secures n German
Military InstructOr.

NEW ORLEANS. June 25.-Capt p
Siefenback. of Hamburg, Germany, passed
through here today en- route to Guate-
mala, where he goes as instructor Of the
Guatemalan army. President Cabrera
has just equipped his army with Mausers
and rapid fire guns. the latter purchased
mainly in the United States.
Captain Seifenback viii introduce Ger
man tactics aud military methods, having
had thorough military training in the Ger
man army. He will have his headquar-
tiers in Coban and viii proceed to organize
a reserve force as supplementary to the
regular army, to be used in case of revo-
lutions, or war with Mexico.
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IMPRISONED IN A WELL.
A Man Rescued With Difficulty Fror
Results of n Cave-In.

Il Man Rescued With Difficulty From
Results of n Cave-In.
DEERFIELD, Mass, June 25.-While
Fred LAMAR, forty-ive years old, IVES
cleaning an old well yesterday it eaved
in and kept him imprisoned seven hours.
He was finally rescued and Is no. seriously
injured He was at the bottom. twenty
FIVE feet deep, when the sides caved in
and held him tight, only his face being
free. \ large stone rested directly over
his head. but he had sufficient space in
which to breathe.
The neighbors quickly gathered and
worked heroically to save him. Planking
was put in the sides and a rubber tube
was thrust down into his mouth to enable
him to breathe. Whisky was poured into
1 is mouth every little while After seven.
hours work his body was uncovered AMI
he was drawn cut, safe but sore.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26

From the Atlanta Constitution


The are not 50 blind "a the assumed leaders
would have them to be. They no more believe
in a Congress superior TO the Constitution now
than they did several months ago, when there
verr =, many pains t1ker. 20 hide the fact.
They are as true to the traditions OF our Gov
ernment as ever: and they cannot be led aStHay
by silence or false lights They now wait
ing to see il Kansas CITY will build up a bon
Are which will itlr-aju5 thu nation. They arc
ready to respond 10 the cil' which made 4
nation, which has enls,sed our borders. and
which has spread into all the nations Of the
earth, setting the bond free and topping crowns
from unworthy heads
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RidicuIou. New York.


(FrOm the New YORK IT1buht
What spectacle the State made gong to the
Convention with a promise not to push Governor
Roosevelt and Immediately beginning intrigue
in violation OF its piedgei What mockery was
its pretense oil support Tor Lieutenant Governor
woodruff when there WAS not man in the dele
gation who expected to vote for Mr.. Woodruff
in tba Convention, The scheme of bad faith and
fraud went through. but the delegates who have
A sense OF self-r,speet-men like Mr.. Payne. Mr..
sloan. and Mr.. Saxton-ninst feel humililted
over the condition of the party which corpels
them TO perform before the country the ridicu-
lous DANCE to such piping. 1t is melancholy
exhibition for great state to make in the
council. OF the nation.
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Is it possible, as stated yesterday, that
the Surgeon General of the Army has not
yet been consulted in regard to medical
supplies and an ambulance corps for
China? Are the blunders of the Spanish
war TO be repeated? No doubt the beef
contractors have had due notice. But they
will feel lonesome when they come to
Washington! Eagan is no more But his
next friend can be summoned to the Eb-
bit House by telegraph; and there is
DENLY! All is not lost.