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Miss Bertha Negendank, Mrs. J. Ernest
Scott, Mrs. Henry p. Stubbs, Mrs. Wal
ter Tatnall, Mrs. Charles +. Wollaston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Stewart Courtney
of Baltimore nee Miss Martha Robinson,
have returned to the Oriole city after
spending few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Robinson on Harrison street.
The Misses Jackson return to school
next Thursday.
Miss Ethel Candy is confined to her
home by serious attack of typhoid
fever.
Colonel Charles M. Stevenson has re-
turned from Porto Rico and will make
his future home in this city.
Miss Gertrude Wilbur of Rochester,
N. Y, is visiting her cousin Miss Ruth
Harwood in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Marvel spent The
holidays with Mrs. Marvcl's father in
Salisbury, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Macarthur
have taken home on Won Buren street
and will entertain much this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace G. Knowles
spent the holidays in New York with Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace, parents of Mrs.
Knowles.
Mrs. Sarah S. England has gone to
visit relatives in Fairville, Pa.
Mrs. j. Herbert Mullin and son of
West Chester, are guests of Wilmington
friends.
James w. Ponder has returned from
Milton, Delaware.
James w. Lattomus has returned from
Greensprings where he spent Christmas.
Robert T.. Pennington has returned from
Seaford.
Hugh Garland is home from the Uni
versty of Virginia IN a visit.
Deputy Attorney General Peter L.
Cooper and Mrs. Cooper have been visit
ing in Germantown at Mrs. Cooper's
hum..
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert III. Ward are
entertaining Herbert G. Ward of Iowa,
and Miss Carpenter of Vermont.
Miss A. Louise Elliott and Miss
Elizabeth Elliott are guests of John l..
Elliott and Mrs. Mary Stephens in
Washington. ID. G.
Mrs. Spruance, wife of Judge Spru
ance is seriously ill at her residence oil
Delaw are Avenue.
| Miss Helen w. Clarkson has returned
| to New York after spending few days
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. James
| B. Clarkson. Miss Clarkson is making a
position for herself III the field of liter.
ature.
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NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
Military Board Meets Today. Com
pany E Mustered Out Of Service.

The Wilmington Board of the National
Guard of Delaware will meet at the
armory this morning to act upon the bills
preparatory to winding up the accounts
of the present administration. The
board comprises Governor Ebe w. Tun-
nell, Secretary of State James II.
Hughes, Adjutant General Garrett ).
Hart, Acting Quartermaster-General A.
d. Chaytor and Colonel Commanding
Theadore Townsend.
Acknowledgement Hart is preparing
his biennial report of the N. G. d. for
presentation to Governor Tunnel. The
report of the court of inquiry asked for
by Captain Edwin Rutan of Company
X has been completed by the courts re-
porter Charles X. Lloyd and has been
handed over to Colonel Townsend
A general order has recently been is
sued by Colonel Townsend for the mus
tering out of service Of CompanyE which
is at Wyoming. Company Il will prob
ably be reorganized in some other town
down the State.
The sun., 1900-12-29
Tn Amend Ixidnnning Ln1y.

Topeka, Dec. 2s-It is likely that the
Kansas law against kidnapping will be
amended this winter, attorneys and 9th
ers being of the opinion that the punish
ment provided by the present statue is
not sufficient for the crime. Before Gov
ernor Stanley went home last week he
talked the matter over with Attorney
General GODDARD and they agreed that the
law should be amended. 1t is probable
that the governor will recommend the
change in his message.
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A DAsTARDLY TRICK.
Some One Tampers With Senator
Blakley's Telephone Wire.

Reports of a supposed dastardly Demo
cratic trick reached this city yesterday
afternoon from Rising Sun via messen-
ger boy 1t was to the effect that the
telephone wire of Senator Webster
Blakley's house had been tampered with
by Democrats in order to cut off his
connections with the rest of the State
and prevent his keeping number of
important engagements, the dates of
which were to have been fixed yesterday
over the telephone.
The Senator tried for several hours to
get the exchange on the telephone and
then remarked that either Democrat
was sitting on the wire somewhere or
some one had stolen it.
He then sanlxy down in chair ex-
hausted and after calming his wrath by
counting ten, hit upon the plan of secur-
ing a messenger boy. He hired a hoy
| to go into town to get one. After secur-
ing the messenger boy he arranged for
his engagements and last night seemed
to be in as happy frame of mind as
usual.
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Will Ring in New Century.

The iron tongue of the big bell on Inde.
pendence Hall. Philadelphia, will cry out
twenty times in welcome to the new cen
tury. Superintendent Reeves has settled
upon a method which he will follow at
midnight on Monday next. Precisely at
10 o'clock twenty strokes will be pealed
out, one stroke for each century. Fol
lowing will come LIS strokes, symbolical
of the year Of the independence o. the
country. For 1901 there will be told
nineteen strokes, followed by pause
and ending with single stroke.
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HELD A POST M0RTEM.
The Stomach of Samuel Fields viii
be Analysed.

Coroner's physician James A. Draper,
Jr., held post-mortem examination yes
terday over the body of Samuel Fields,
aged 81 years, who died suddenly on
Wednesday near Wrangle Hill.
Coroner Yandever stated last night
that 10 evidence of foul play had been
discovered.
DR.. Draper said that there was no re-
port to make as yet but that the stomach
had ben removed and would be sent to
Delaware College at Newark for an
nalysis. There will be no inquest IN
less the analysis of the stomach shows
some evidence of foll play.
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Haven NJ. E. Lvcenm.

The Epworth League Lyceum of
Haven M. E. Church will present it,
second paper in the series on "Children"
tomorrow afternoon at 4.SO o'clock. The
program follows Opening chorus, Ly-
ceum; Invocation; duet, selected; paper,
"a Study Of Child Life" Mrs. Mary r.
Robinson: solo, Miss Helen A. Foreman;
selection from "Price's Maxams," Mr..
Jerome Anderson; collection; closing
chorus; benediction.
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Heptasophs Elect officers.

Brandywine Concave No. 4 Hepta-
sophs or Seven Wise Men at their annual
meeting last Thursday night elected the
following officers: Archon, g. e. Smith +;
chancellor, George Stanley; provost, @,
e. Stewart: prelate, ]. p. Griffith, Jr.:
inspector, General o. A. Baker; record
ing secretary, G. S. White; financial
scribe, 9. ii. McGinness and treasurer,
S. Il. Stewart.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Thomas Curry of Greenwood is visit
ing friends in this city.
United States Marshal John Short
went to Lewes yesterday afternoon.
Armon D. Clayton, Jr. and Harry
Young are spending this week in New
York city.
Miss Lille r. Stayton of Greenwood
is visiting her brother William G. Stay
ton, No. 200 East Tenth street.
Miss Lizzie Sayin of Middletown, who
has been spending week with Miss
lNba s. Lloyd, returned home yesterday
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Flre threatens Two vessels.

Victoria, B. G.. Dec. 2S.-According to
advices from Sydney, N. S. w, the Brit
ish ships Melville Island and Almora ar
rived recently at that port after narrow
escapes from being burned at sea with
all on board. Fire was discovered on the
Melville Island Oct. S, and for two days
the crew was kept busy, finally succeed.
ing iii checking the blaze. \ fire started
on the Alm0ra on Aug. 81 and gained
great hcadwny, but fortunately gale
arose. cnrrying enough water on board
TO uucnch the flames.
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Anniversary and Century Welcome

Grace Sunday School will have its
Christmas anniversary and twentieth
century welcome tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock. There will be special music
by the Sunday School orchestra; Christ
mas music by the main school and prim-
ary department; recitations, readings
and solos by Master Lauert Guyer of st.
Johns boy choir; solo by Miss Wander
sloot; duet by Miss johnson and Wander
sloot Of st. Paul's NJ r. Church and an
address by DIR. King. The exercises will
be held in the church with plenty of room
and welcome for everybody.
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rnnnons Rnce norse pead.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-The Tribune says:
Lieutenant Gibson, an even money favor
ite for the American Derby last summer,
in which race he ran a poor third after
having performed brilliantly in Ken
lucky, winning the Derby and the Clark
stakes in record time, died week ago
last Tuesday at Washington park track,
after suffering for several months from
the effects of being fired. Charles II.
Smith, the owner, at one time refused
an offer of $4,000 for him.
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Teachers Approvc Football.

Springfi, III, l!ls.. Dec. 2S.-At the State
Teachers association, now in session in
this city, leading representatives Of the
high school teachers Of Illinois, acting in
the high school section, placed the seal
Of their approval upon the game of foot
ball. with proper supervision by high
school authorities and under such regu-
lations as shall insure the elimination OF
brutality. After a thorough discussion
on the merits of high school athletics
favorable resolutions We're adopted.
The sun., 1900-12-29
WILL MOVE.
William B. Clerk Engages Rooms at
Hotel Walton, Philadelphia.

Wilyliam B. Clerk and family will in
a few days remove to Philadelphia where
they will spend the remainder of this
winter.
Mr. Clerk has engaged suit of rooms
at the Hotel Walton. While in this city
Mr.. Clerk and his family resided at
the Clayton House.
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Hand Badly Injured.

Alfred Vanderson, employed by George
A. Wolf, publisher, No. SO7 Shipley
street. had his right hand badly mashed
yesterday afternoon by getting it caught
in one OF the printing presses. He was
taken to Watson's drug store, Eighth
and Market streets, where the injured
hand was attended to.
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sa.,,.r, r,,xinr Hamlet Again.

St. Louis, Dec. 2S.--The condition
r.. Ha Sothern's voice had improved t.
such an extent that he appeared in
aHamlet'' at the Olympic theater Thurs
day night. Mr.. sothern declared that he
was in good shape again and would con
tinue his engagement until the season
was ended.
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Extended a Call.

At meeting of the congregation of
North Baptist Church held last Wednes-
day night, Rev. e NJ. Francis who has
been filling the pulpit for some time,
was invited to become pastor of the
church. Tomorrow morning Rev. Fran
els will preach a special sermon to young
men.
The sun., 1900-12-29
Match Company Chartered.

Dover, Del. Dec. 2S.-Certificates of
incorporation We're filed today as follows;
The Windsor Hills Club Company, Bal
timore, Nd, with a capital of $15O,0O0.
The American Match Company, Read
ing, Pa, capital 100000.
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CIGARS for Trolley Men.

The motormcn and conductors of the
New Castle trolley lines extend thanks
to Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Hilles for
their gift to the men on Christmas morn
ing. A large package was sent to the
powerhouse containing % cigars for each
motorman and conductor or the line.
The sun., 1900-12-29
Dropped Dead ait a BANQUET.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Select Council
man A. b. Iidstone of this city dropped
dead while delivering an address at the
annual banquet of Hiram lodge of Ma
sons. He was 80 years old. employed as
an agent for commercial house. Heart
The sun., 1900-12-29
Won nIumenthaI's FuneraI.

Berlin. Dec. 2S.--In the garrison church
the emperor, empress, princes OF reign
ing families, representatives Of foreign
soyeregns, the ministers and the highest
military authorities attended the funeral
service held over the remains OF fleld
Sfo,abol Count von Blumenthal, the old
ast fipld marshal in the German army,
who died Dec. 81.
The sun., 1900-12-29
Bryan Lectures In Kansas.

Abilene, Kan, Dec. 2S.-Williom ].
Bryan lectured here for the benefit of the
city library fund, having an audience OF
about 600. His topic was ''The Ancient
Landmark" and he discussed taxation
trusts, the money question and imperial
ism from a Democratic standpoint. Ht
then left for Galveston.
The sun., 1900-12-29
Wagons Collide.

A team belonging to Simon Spires Of
Second and Orange streets, collided with
one belonging to Thomas Cartmell Of
Sixth and Madison streets, at Front and
Market street at 4.55 o'clock yesterday
after The shafts Of Cartnells wagon
were broken.
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West End Victorious,

An exciting game Of basket ball was
played last night at the West End Read
ing room between the West End team
and theWestmoreland team of Philadel-
phia. The West End team won by the
score Of 20 to A.
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80 80 40. Cr01ye,s Picture.

omaha. Dee. 29.-Daniel Burris, an
Omaha man, has positively ldentineu a
photograph of Pat Grove as one ol .ne
two men to whom he sold tne morse
which was abandoned at facinc June'
lion, Ia, last Saturday by man mn a,,
swering Pat Groves description: lns s
>shorse was purchased on Dec. 10 ,, ane
aas paid SIS in cas- cash ea ana noya a s0lr ar
w illia7m~ =. Burris will gY to faciil'
u ondons-th horse n order tha
xerviceAmay be removed
The sun., 1900-12-29
Wants a Pardon.

Thomas S. Clark, who is serving a
five years sentence in the penitentiary
ut Trenton, n j., for completely in the
Dover Bank robbery, will seek pardon
from President Mckinley.
The sun., 1900-12-29
Joseph Biggar Inquest.

Coroner Vandever last night held an
inquest over the remains of Joseph Big
bar, who died suddenly in this city last
Wednesday. The verdict was that he
came to his death from strangulation
caused by ruptured blood vessel.
The sun., 1900-12-29
Reached the Breakwatar

The torpedo boat Ericsson reas g 3
Delaware Breakwater rhuusf15
noon. The boat viii 20 up the
river to the Philadelphia 14as I
She is under command Of L4ieaSf8f|
I'll. Davis, and for d time f6xy
laid up at the Brooklyn Nam Hi
Ericsson which is of steel And Sl
screw craft, was built iii 1S9s iii
La, She is 1897 feet III leneth
sped is twenty -four knots I'D h4si
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Interesting Entertainment.

An interesting Christmas Entertainment
was given last night by the Sunday
School of st. Andrew'a Episcopal
Church, An excellent plrogram had
been arranged and thu Intire schoo
passed D pleasant evening. st. Johns
Sunday kkhool held its christmas Ell
ertainme sp, the parish hh huse on Thurs
dav esMh9 rat her
* S. dth sssifs+ Win
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Funeral of JOE

The funeral Of I and
lied suddenlyy} }AIiyerAl1
day MOI Ms vace N
City yes%- -
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PeEe Marquette R. R.

W. F. MoELLER, Gen'. Pass Agent.
Grand Rapids. Mich
II. j. WIScHELL, Agent. Alma
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talk, at the other tables was In marked
contrast with the hilarity that pre-
vailed where sat the gray-haired, rudy
checked old chief and the laughing
coterie that listened 10 the fun that fell
from the lips of Witchie Garrison.
Armstrong, silent and somber, at the
captains right, looking forward from
time TO time, saw only one face at the
generals table that was not lighted up
with merriment; il was the face Of the
boy he envied, if envy of this kind ever
entered into his heart, and he wondered
as he looked at Billy's curly head what
could have come over that glad yousg
life to leave so deep a shadow on his
handsome face.
One night, just one week later, Arm
strong's eyes were opened. More than
once in the meanwhile he had invited
the young officers confidence, and Billy,
who three months earlier had been all
gratitude and frankness. protested
there was nothing on ms mind. lie hau
been very i'll, that was all. AS TO
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-29

| Canker's charges they were simply rot.
| He hadn't the faintest inkling what had
/ become Of the purloined letters any
more than he had of the Whereabouts
of his Delta Sig friend, young Morton,
now officially proclaimed a deserter.
! But Armstrong heard more tales Of
| Witches devotions 10 him in his i'll
ness, and the slow convalescence that
ensued, noted how the boys eyes fol-
/ lowed her about the deck, and how
many a time he would seek her side,
even when other men were reading,
walking or chatting with her. Arm
strong looked with wonderment that
was close allied TO incredulity and pain.
Was il possible that this blithe lad, who
had won such warm interest in the
heart of such a girl as Amy Lawrence,
could be forgetful of her, faithless to
her, and fascinated now by this selfish
and shallow butterfly? 1t was incred-
/ ible!
But was it? The days had grown hot
ter, the nights closer, and the air be-
tween decks was sitting when the sea
rolled high and closed the ports. Off
GERS had taken TO snoozing up on deck
in steamer chairs. BY an unwritten
law the port side of the promenade
deck was given up TO them after IL at
night; but the women folk had the run
of the starboard side at any hour when
the crew were not washing down decks.
Armstrong had been far forward about
two o'clock one breathless night to see
for himself the condition of things in
the hospital under the forecastle. The
main deck was crowded with sleeping
forms of soldiers who found ii impos-
sible TO stand the heat below; so on his
return, instead of continuing along the
gangway, he decided TO climb the iron
ladder from the main TO the promenade
deck. II would land him at the forward
end of the starboard side. There he
could smoke cigar in peace and quiet.
II was high time everybody was asleep.
But as his head and eyes reached the
level of the deck he became suddenly
aware of couple huddled close to-
! gether in the shelter of canvas
screen, and under the steps leading
aloft TO the bridge. He knew Gray's
voice at once, and Gray was pleading.
He knew her tones of old, and she was
! imperative and listening with obvious
| impotence. for. almost at the instant
OF his arrival she spoke, low. yet Ols-
! tinctly: DO as / say; do as | beg YOU
when we reach Manila, and then come
and see how | can reward"
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lie had known her nut the rev Gays
the Queen remained in port, coaling and
preparing for the onward voyage across
the broad Pscifc: but great function
airy of the general government had told
aim pathetic tale the very day of his
first peep at the Royal Hawaiian hotel,
had given him capital dinner al that
famous hostelry, whereat she appeared
in charming attire, and in a flow of
spirits simply irresistible. Her sallies
of wit had made him roar with delight;
her mimicry of one or two conscientious
but calculated danes who had come
over on the Queen, bound as nurses for
Manila, had ticllled him 10 the verge
of apopleXy; but when later she backed
him into the coolest corner OF the
lanai" with the plash of fountain lose
al hand, and the sweet music of Ber-
gers famous band floating softly on the
evening air, and told him how her
father had loved TO talk of his, the gem
erals, dash and daring in the great
days Of the great war. and led him on
to tell Of his campaigns in the Shenan-
doah and the west, listening with di-
lated eyes and parted lips, the cam
paigner himself was captiyated, and
she had her will. a great senator had
told him how she had come thither TO
nurse a gallant young officer in her
husbands regiment. how she had
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NORTH.
No. i-i2;i3 p m.
No. 3-S:40, p. m.
". II. BENNETT,
Gen. Pass A9en
Toledo, Ohio
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CHAPTER Ky.

Manila at last! Queen city of the
archipelago, and Manila again be
sieged! The loveliest of the winter
months was come. The Luneta and the
Paseo de Santa Lucia, close 10 the
sparkling waters, were gay every even
ing with the music Of the regimental
bands and thronged with the carriages
of old-time residents and their new and
not too welcome visitors. Spanish
danes and damsels, invisible at other
hours, drove or strolled along the road
way 10 enjoy the cool breezes that
swept in from the beautiful bay and take
vistful peeps at the dainty toilets of
the American bellies now arriving by
every boat from IIong-Kong. All the
Castilian disdain they might look and
possibly feel toward the soldiery of
Uncle Sam gave place to liveliest inter-
est and curiosity when the wives and
daughters of his soldiers appeared
upon the scene; and there was one car
rage about which, whenever il stopped.
a little swarm of officers gathered and
toward which at any time all eyes were
directed-that of the White Sisters.
Within the old walled city and in the
crowded districts Of Bimondo, Quiapo
and San Miguel north of the Pasig, and
again in Pace and Ermita TO the south,
strong regiments were stationed in
readiness to suppress the first sign OF
the outbreak so confidently predicted
by the bureau Of military intelligence.
In a great semicircle of over 20 miles,
girdling the city north, east and south,
the outposts and sentries of the two
divisions kept watchful eyes upon the
insurgent forces surrounding them.
Aguinaldo and his cabinet at Malolos
TO the north had all but declared war
upon the obstinate possessors OF the
citv and had utterly forbidden their
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copyright. 1890. by F TennysOn N..ly.l

ICopyTlght, $500, BY ;. Tennyson Nssly.l
10 the DrlGge wnCreOn neither officer
nor man nor nurse nor army wife had
presumed TO set foot in all the six days
run from San Francisco; as though he
would ask if the general knew just what
she was, this blithe, dainty, winsome
little thing that nestled so contidingly
indeed, so snugly-close TO his bat
tered side, and who had virtually taken
possession of him in the face of an en-
vious and not too silent circle of her
own sex. Truth to tell, the chief would
Indifferent sailor, and the Queens long,
lazy roll over the ocean surges was eX-
citing in his inner consciousness a long
ing for cracked ice and champagne.
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TOLEDO, SAGINAW * MUsKEGoN R'Y

1 Lv. Ashley for Detroit
at 1910 =. m.
Close connections are
made at OwossO Junct'u
with all trains of D., G..
II n NJ Ry.
BEN FLETCHER. + 7 A.
J Detroit. Mich.
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Leave Ashley.
$50 a. m for MuskegoI
2:5O p. m. for Muskegou
JNo. W. LORD.
Traffic Manager.
Detroit
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Except Sunday
A. b. COVEY. Agent.
OwOssO, Mich.
Douglas Island news., 1900-01-31
NOTICE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNIT
 ED STATES, FOR THE DISTRICT OF
Douglas Island news., 1900-01-31
PIaying Ont.

Only few months ago the leading democrats of the country were urging Mir. Bryan to make the trusts and not silver,tho leading issuein his campaign ing. Some of the republican papers be- came badly frightened for fear that their opponents would succeed in the coming election on the trust issue. At that time the News contained an edi- torial upon trusts, claiming that com binationS ofthat nature were not inher- ently vicious and in certain cases ben efcial to the country, and that the proper course to opursue was to legislate the bad features out of the trusts and let the good remain.
 We are pleased to note that such papers as the P.-I. and Tacoma Ledger have recently contained editorial comments bearing upon the same lines, and it has been demonstrated within the last month that the public senti- ment has been undergoing a change on the question of trusts and no dema gogue will be likely to succeed in gain ing an office on that issue, that is of muchimportauce.
 The News has always maintained that there was no sincerity in the democratic howl against trusts and it is fortunate for the people that it was opened up so long before the election that the voters will be able to study the question and become informed as to the motive that prompts the leaders of that great party in bringing it forward If the trust is sue had been kept in reserve until about the time the conventions were held, it might have been a dangerous question for the republican party, that as arule, is honest and sincere with the voters of the country.
 The News has a plan of its own to destroy the evil in the trust eOmbina- tion which will be discussed in a future issue. For the present, however, we take much satisfaction in knowing that the News was one of the first papers to cor rectIy analyze the democratic trust is sue and on that question, like all others, the great religious weekly is on the right side.