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New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
AMERICAS DUTY IN CHINA.

SHOULD STAND WITH ENGLAND TO MAIN
TAIN INTEGRITY OF CELESTIAL EMPIRE.
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The report that America is to follow the
lead Of Russia in Withdrawing her troops from
Peking is exceedingly dlsquieting from the stand
point Of Englshmen who are desirous above all
things, for the promotion OF that good fellowship
between England and America which during the
last year or so has conduced so extensively 70
the avoidance OF powerful coalitions inlrnical 70
both countries
Can it be possible that the proposed joint action
with Russia in Withdrawing from Pekiug IS a
party move TO represent the Administration as
antagonistic to England Such an idea has been
advanced. but is surely undeservng OF credence,
Tor the friendship Cf England is worthy better
treatment than 70 be played with like shuttlecock
according to the political exigencies Of the hour.
would it not better serve the electioneering
purpose 70 come out boldly with a statement that
American and English forces VIII act unitedIy IN
restoring order in China and in establishing and
maintaining a stable government?
1t comes rather properly TO inquire Of those who
cavil at closer relations with England What other
nation should be cultivated as q friend? England
has fostered trade relations with China at very
great expense, having millions upon millions Of
money invested in a commerce that should ex-
pand and grow tremendously under favorable con-
trade but must insist that her merchants be not
Snut out from a market opened by her enterprise
Undoubtedly the most unselnsh course 10 pursue
y TOT the FOWerS 10 unite n seating the present
emperor securely upon his throne, but making
him responsible 10 an advisory committee com
posed OF some OF the ablest men that be fur
nished by the Continent OF Europe England and
America institute = policy somewhat similar
TO that OF the Government OF India Leave the
national and provincial forms of EoEernment as
they are, but hedge them around with safeguards
against the abuse Of authority, gradually intro
duCing the best Western ideas looking TO the bet
terneut of the people. This is a duty the civilized
world owes to civiZatiO
Should Russia Germany be determined
territorial aggrandizement. the united protest of
England and America alone would keep the peace;
b "a X q md lzSfa
persist in Selling Manchuria, then England in
self-defe1ce, must secure the Yangtse Valley, and
other spheres OF influence being occupied by Japan.
Germany and France the result viii be the com
pete breaking up OF the en- pire, and may
pect TO the Powers striving with another
for years for the hons share Of sQoilS.
Thus. America has II in her power TO avert
world by standing firmly with England IN
insisting upon maintaining the integrity Of the
Chinese Empire, and surely such policy should
form noble platform which the most ex
aIIed political party might stand with honor. and
command the sympathy and SUPPORT OF Its con
stituents. F. ". BARKER
New-York. Sept. l. 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
FUyERAL or WILLIAn J MORGAN.

Albany, sept. The body Of Colonel William J.
Aorga1. Controller Of the State. was this morn
Ag taken 70 Buffalo the Empire State Ez-
press, where Sunday II wiz be buried IN the
-@Hl--y plot- Prayers were read az the family
feS-cence II Main-sve. By the Rev. A H Lucas
y Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Of this
ny The honorary paIIbearers were Lieutenant
'sovs-aor Woodruff. John T. McDonough secre-
tsry q State; State Treasurer Jaeckei Attorney
seneral Davies John y. Partridge, Superintendent
o Public Works. M Bend, State Engineer and
surVeyor. DeDufv Controller Gilman Judge d. s.
[otter, q Glens Fails: S. Fred Nixon and IhoIaas
z-stn q this city There several girls
g 1oWers from the Controllers Office and from
ls2encs- Among those in attendance was the Tor
lnsF State Controller James A Roberts Governor
roosevelt was represented al the funeral Dy MS
--'-1tsEy secretary. Cnlenel q. C. TreaoWeiL
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
TIE 24,45S EXTRA LADIES'"
IhE GREAT TROUBLE IS THAT NOBODY
KNOWS WHO THEY ARE

KNOWS WHO THEY ARE
Ihere is another blunder In the census It has
S'Seloseo horrible state OF things and has neg
iec1eo % take measures for a remedy. It shows
a1 &c "a Lhe city Of New-Tork there are something
e. ~ ' Hiore women than men. That is to say
- yrI poses OF pairing. there are Just mary
what stage manager would call extra
iadles' The disclosure VIII be a triumph 70 those
persons who believe that the young men OF the
generation are negecting the duty of marrying and
Io aIsct 70 believe that It is Just easy TO
So, Vi NE Wife" and get as il is to say
81 me beer" and get one They viii exclain
'ilSI the last prop is knocked from under the DO
sluon OF the negectful bachelors
II is not likely. however that the disclosure
VIII make any difference to the bachelors Nor
VIII 1t make any difference in the facts IN auv di-
recuon II merely holds up the hopelessness Of
thousands OF women for the world 10 see. Strictly
speaking they are not all women yet. The census
lheIegantly calls them females. and that means
Of course. that they are of all ages The census
is old fashioned in its phraseoIogy. A hundred
years ago noyelisrs wrote about sensitive fe-
males when they meant nice girls. But it makes
no difference Those who are still children OFFSET
a proportionate number of man children and they
will grow up in the same ratio
II Is pity as has been intimated that the
census did not help toward a remedy for this con-
diton while it about it. but the first step
toward the Of evil is the discovery that II
exists, so something has been done For the
census merely shows that there are so many
women more than there are men, but it does not
snow at all which Of the SIS women in the city
are the extra ones II that were known II would
De OF the greatest help. Being already doomed
they could be kept from standing in the way Of
the women for whom there is stfI hope They
could even be made useful in special ways Some
OF them could be set aside for servants for those
rnistresses who object TO girls with followers.
And. being known. the bachelors with whom so
much fault is found could avoid them and not
waste time on women who extra and impossi-
bic from the start.
And it is probable that something could be done
fer the women themselves for they are extra
only as regards New-York. They could be removed
70 places where men are IN excess They could
be trained and sent Of in regiments as Army
nurses They could learn TO cook and go IN droves
TO mining communities They could be settled IN
small college towns, where feminine society is
now luxury. The discovery Of the evil carries
with II 2 hope Of good II IS TO be hoped that
when another census is taken each woman will be
required 70 tell whether she is regular or extra,
and then the scale Of happiness will soon begin TO
tip perceptfbly.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
OBITUARY.
Francis EDWARD HINCKLEY

FRANCIS EDWARD HINCKLEY.
Francis EEwz-6 HinckIey died On Thursday He
was bo-- c- March Il 1854 n EIrDira, y 7 The
family is CT Eew-Englaud stock When a child ne
removed wt-h MS parents 70 Illinois After gradual
iag from Knox College, GalesDurg, Z vent 10 Chi
csgo u so From 1870 70 1880 he was lgaged as q
csvl engineer = b-t-ge building and raIlroading
Ee became president q tE6 Chicago, PelHn and
Southwestern Ea---os5, and was largely interested
Z profitable Western railroad and lumber enter
pr-zss- Re was one Of the c7rporators OF the Chi
cage Caiversity and contributed generously 70 its
g-Ppo-- Win RS wire and three sons he lived al
lake Forest
about fTe years ago his business interests called
TIA East s-C re settled with his family In ester
---gE Ess- EeE-E riz1CC1. Staten Ls-snc, where ne
Gee NJ ---rcz-=y was conrecfe- WIZ tls Niagara q
rover and Development Company. and was one OF
ne protectors q large steel company Just formed
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
CARL SCRURZS POSITION.
HIS LETTER TO SECRETARY GAGE PRO
vIDEs ARGUMENT AGAINST BRYAN.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; Mr.. Schurz's open letter to Secretary Gage
gives more food for laughter than anything he has
said. Every one hear finds it ridiculous in itself
and damaging TO Organism. Conceding substan-
italy, the correctness of the Secretarys statement
that upon Mr.. Bryans Inauguration df elected he
could at once make Government bond payments IN
silver coin, Mr.. SchurZ says. in effect:
What OF that7 Elect Mr.. Bryan, and then be-
tween December and March let the Republicans
pass law which will prevent his acting according
to the silver theories upon which he claimed cleo
ton Open the door and admit the wolf-and then
pull his teeth before he bites. Why object to TAX
ing a cup Of poison when there is anhdote IN
the house7 Don't shoot the mad dog chasing your
children, for you can easily find a mad stone
that will cure the bite
Mr.. Schurz evidently did not realize that he said
also, in effect The only safeguard against Bryan's
crime with silver Is in the Republicans" Yes?
Why then. elect Bryan, when the first duty OF Con-
gress must be to pare his claws? Does not Mr.
SchurZ know that II took three years under Nc
KinIey pass the present inefficient currency act
establishing the gold standard?
He insults common Intelligence BY suggesting
that II Bryan were elected IN November II would
be certain, possible, for Congress in less than
three months-December 20 March ito pass a
stringent gold act.
MOI With ballots VIII promptly shoot the
mad stones or 'antdotes' in the shape Of i'm
probable legislation.
New-York, Sept. 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
OBITUARY NOTES

- Louis Sept "A man who died on Wednes-
esy az The St Louis Hospital. where he was known
ss Charles Russ has been identified by friends who
E-e" n-r- years ago as Charles Russell, a famous
scroaaI and clown al one period one OF P 7.
L1@[Iur-1 S leading attractions. Russell was known
d TIE human arrow" He died in poverty
E--lars Cal. Sept The Rev. Lorenzo Waugh,
SAC % De the Oldest Methodist minister in the
Eorlo. c-ed suddenly in the railroad station here
.Ist after slightiug from a train. He was born in
Focahoutas County Va. IN 1903 and entered the
ministry slXty-e.ghr years ago. he came 10 Cali
or1a - 1s5z and soon after 70 him was presented
y General Vallejo half section OF land, on WhlcA
e n-ace MS home. He was known throughout the
SLeLe as Father Waugh
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
FOREST FIRES IN NAME.
SENATOR HALE's HOME IN DANGER-MANY
MEN FIGHTING BLAZE


week past been sweeping over vast areas in
Eastern Maine, and the sky Is dark with smoke
clouds while the air IS thick and ctuders are
falling even n the streets Of Bangor. No rain
c1 any account has fallen since June, and in the
DRY woods the slightest spark starts a fame
For this reason The Fish and Game Comrlis-
gioners to-day suspended the operation Of the
-zx granting Licenses 70 shoot deer II Septem-
Der with the object Of keeping sportsnen out
q the woods and thereby reducing the danger OF
fires.
For seve-aI days past fierce fires have been
sweeping through the woods just north Of Ban
Eo- and row other fires are reported IN close
PROXIMITY 20 the city Of Oldtowu and the towns
q Milford Alton and La Grange Around Lake
Cteuo. twelve miles east of Bangor. great fire
Is raging II the heavy and valuable pine growth,
E-E the village Of clifton Is threatened with de-
s-ractlor-
II Hancock County the danger tonight is
great FIRES have approached so close TO ELS
worth that fears are felt for the safety OF build
i1gs Il -1e suburbs, including Senator Hale's
Tre residence. The Pines Eight hundred men
sre engaged IN fighting back the Ires that en-
circle Ellsworth. and high wages are offered
70 volunteers. Al South BrO0ksvtlle the sum
rrer home u Professor Arnes. Of Tufts College
is II danger Of destruction, and fears are felt
for rre SAFETY Of me entire village The damage
ms far .s beyond estimate, and with no pros
rec- cf rain II : feared that The worst Is 70 come
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
GERnAN-4nERICANs GO RIGHT
MKrNI.EY- ROOSEVELT LEAGUE AT WORK IN
MANY STATES AND CITIES.

7-ra r-errnan-Arerican Mckinley Roosevelt
reaque met last night in the assembly hall Of the
Tinted Charities Building. al Fourth-ave. and
Tventv-gecond-st. Arthur Won Briesen, the presi-
dent was IN the chair
According 10 the report Of L F. Thomar chair
nan OF the Committee on Organization, the League
has organized in all the Assembly districts In
Manhattan and The Bronx and in fifteen wards in
Brooklyn In Queens County much organizing work
has been done and more is 10 follow Preparations
are being made to form branches on Staten Island
Leagues have been started IN Buffalo. Niagara
Falls North Touawanda, Rochester, Syracuse Au-
pose OF the committee to have leagues IN all the
larger cities in the State, well as IN ConhecIcu
NeW-Jersey. WesL Virginia and Ohio. -,.
EenuO LOeWy made the report OF the LITERARY
Committee. He said that more than one huh9Tso 3
thousand copies Of tracts had been sent 10 Ger
man-Amerfcans, and he spoke or the great SUI
cess that the leagues new paper DE NeEsInIste
Staaten Zeitung.' having The second issue
VIII out to-day. -.
German vote would take in the election he sac
that Americans IN this city were dlVlded
into I'VE classes First. those closely allied with
Tammanv Hail. second, and by far the most nuIneF-
those thoughtful Germans who still retained
their fndependence and manhood and who could
not be delivered controlled: they were most
~ for Mckinley and Roosevelt; third, Germans
who wish 10 be thought altogether Amertcanlzed;
they would enter the party which was most thor
oTghlv American and would give more votes TO
Mckinley than 70 Bryan; fourth, those who nave
The norrrait OF Emperor William on the walls or
+betr rooms and were entirely German; they sell
dom voted and last, the Socialist party, which
g-orIingmea who were earnest followers Of Presi-
Mckinney
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
DISPATCH AND "DEsPATCH"

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Dr. James A. H Murray and the Rev.
Walter W Skeat are certainly par noble
fratrIrn" lexfcographicaLy considered, but when
they differ so absolutely to the orthography
OF this word which authority is a student OF Ian
g71aee TO follow? In the Romanes lecture on The
Evolution OF English Lexicography," delivered at
Oxford on June q, 1900, Dr. Murray says:
The word dispatch" from italian "dispaccio,
had been in English use for some TWO hundred ana
ffrv wears when JOhnsons Dictionary appeared
is by everybody but the HlterateJ with dis !;
This was Johnson's spelling both before ana
affer he published the dictionary as may be seen
IN his Letters, edited by Dr- G. BlrkoecK nh
spelling OF all the writers whom Johnson quoted
ant by some ineXplicable error the word got INTO
the dictionary as despatch and this speHing was
even substituted in most OF the quotations
have not found that a single writer rouoWeo Lnls
spelling in the eighteenth century y e.
son Wellesley Wellington and all our commanders
bout 1920 hering down OF the influence or ohh-
son's Dictionary has caused TINS erroneous spe!ng
1.'despatch') to become generally known ana 70 De
looked upon authoritative; so that al the pres
art time about half newspapers give the er-
raneous form to which, more lamentably the Post
ofce after long retaining the correct ofcial ira
dition, recently capitulateo
Per contra the Rev Mr., skeat, In his 'Etymo-
logical Dictionary OF the English Language" says
aothfnR as 70 the word being derived from the
Italian but declares: THE spelling dispatch Is
very common but despatch is the more correct
~ the word was 'despeecher Roman de Ia Rose
The usage Of The Tribune which 10 thAL OF ~ ~.
Murray. seems preferable 10 that or ne
Srra nscrfpt' (our Boston authority as TO Worus)'
which follows the other sPesl4ipng. sPs4pg ,rErrATF
West Roxbury. Mass. August g. 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
MURDERER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
CUT HIS THROAT AND TOOK MORPHINE TO
ESCAPE TIE GALLONS

Wilmington. N c., Sept. Rather than be
hanged the hands OF a Republican or PopuHst
as he declared. Archie Kinsauls. a condemned
White murderer, who was sentenced to be hanged
to-day at Clinton, Sampson County. this morning
made two unsuccessful attempts TO commit suicide
in his CELL by cutting his throat from ear 10
ear and another BY taking morphine the means for
his self-destruction having been furnished by SYM
pathizers and secreted by him in his cell until
few hours before his execution was appointed 70
take place Under the circumst tances and because
local ministers of the Gospel had adnonished the
Governor that the condemned was not ready
TO die. the Chief Executive has granted the mur-
derer respite Of one week. but dispatch 10 The
Star tonight says that physicians declare his
condition critical from the wound in his throat
kiDSauls. himself a Democrat is condemned TO
die for the killing OF a Populist in Senator Buffers
county IN the heated political campaign Of 1898.
While il is urged that politics did enter into
the murder from the fact that Democrats ha ara
been most urgent in demanding his execution feei-
ing has been high and before his conviction he was
liberated from jail BY friands and he bade de-
hauCe 10 the law and evaded capture for nine
months. in which time he remained in his
county and at last shot down BY a posse and
again placed in jail
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
NO HATRED OF THE SOUTH HERE.
DENUNCIATIoN OF WRONG NOT DENUNCIA-
TON OF PEOPLE OR PLACE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: I saw the Rev. Len c. Broughton re-
ported in Mondays Tribune as saying with re-
gard the race riot IN this city That must shut
the mouths Of the haters Of the South at the
North" This conveyed a wholly wrong impress
sion there is such class and has not been since
1855 and 1866 even II there was before. We Of the
North always have loved this whole country, South
and North, "one and indivisibIe. and forever"
We loved our own States. but we loved the United
States better. That was why we fought 10 prevent
dissolution not for sectional hate; it did not exist
in the North.
was born in Massachusetts in the early part OF
this century. 7 knew Phillips, Wilson, Garrison
with them. I voted for Fremont as the SAYING IS
Il was in it and l confident none OF JnOSe
hated the South they loved IL, rather, because II
a part Of the National domain. They mated
now, black white; and We hate mob violence
and lynChing in New-York or in Georgia; not
Indignantly, but with righteous tndtgna ton
have before the statistics OF lynchings IN al
credited with 2S-New-York none, with population
MANY times that Of Georgia The South with ltS,
the North {; negroes, 81; whites, %
I panied that any profesSed t1lsclple OF our
wrong denuncia Cion of people or section This
is al the more unfortunate because il destroys the
effect OF the deuunciation where IL is needed sub
stitutes quasi justification and serves to provoke
Dr. Broush hton IS a public speaker whose say
iugs are reported widely. judge he speaks with
out notes and with passion, and while he does
good l think he has done much harm in Brooklyn
bv fnfudcious and prejudiced statements, raising
dIsssnsious that are only harHlIul NJ >.
BROOKLYN Aug. B, 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
CHARLES c. LYNN.

Charles c. Lynn. well known resident for many
years q re upper part ot Manhattan and later
prominent resident Of BensonhUrst, died at his
nome. L seventy-etghch-sL, Brooklyn. on Thurs
Gay. from gssr-tLs st the age q seventy-one. He
was born ard educated n this city was engaged in
--e c-ygccCs business II Harlem and later became
yea estate dea Ter He built many houses IN
L1-SlII-Esr and speculated II the property lnere
ne leaves z widow and TWO
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
HARD TO REALIZE Mr.. scHURz WROTE IT.


To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The letter published in to-day's Ttbune from
the Hon. Carl schurz to Secretary Gage IS very
remarkable one It is hard to realize that the dis
tinguished and talented gentleman should be re-
sponsible for such a production
He impedly admits that Mr.. Bryans admins
tration might pay the Government bonds in silver.
but proposes to hold the Republican party respon-
sble because 1t has majority in the Senate and
House Of Representatives and could pass act to
pay the bonds in gold before Mr.. Bryan could be
inaugurated. In other words Mr.. Schurz says am
opposed to Mr.. Mckinley and the Republican party.
While know it is right in its financial policy yet
II IS a party that should be defeated. and 7 hope
to It displaced by party that admit TO be
wrong and the party which espouse should be
prevented from doing wrong by the party I am
struggling TO defeat
The ex-Secretary Of the Interior and ex-United
States Senator has a short memory indeed. for he
must know that the strong and able free silver
minority in the United States Senate by the rules
of that body could defeat any proposed legislation
Of the Republican majority by prolonging the
struggle The memorable extra session OF 1893
called repeal the Sherman act is a strong re
minder Of the difficulty Of securing the legislation
suggested by Mr.. SchuTZ.
Mr.. Cages note of alarm is timely. and since Nj
BRYAN has fatty refused TO say what his admins
tration would do in regard the payment Of bonds,
whether II would be in silver or gold. 1t is wisdom
to keep out Of power Mr. Bryan and his Popu4st
corn bination o. J.
Washington n. J.. Sept 4. 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
PRAYER IN POLITICS.
INDUSTRY AND CAusE PETITIONS
FOR HELP From MILLIONS.
FOR HELP FROM


To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Some Of the Women's Christian Temper
anoe Union people seem to- think that it is neoes-
sary to resort to prayer, and ask the Almighty to
assist IN the defeat of Mckinley and the election
Of Bryan.
On the other hand, we know. because It has been
tried and tested, that the Democratic party IS in
capable Of successfully gng the affairs Of this
great nation; for during the time when II con-
trolled the. government two things stand out to
mark its history-One a depleted treasury, selling
bonds TO pay the usual expenses Of the country IN
a time Of peace, and another soup houses in all
the great cities OF this land, where enforced idle
labor might eat the bread Of charity. Then there
were thousands Of prayers offered up by American
men and women that never again might their
country be brought TO such a crisis
II the Democrats should win this year there Is
good reason believe that the wheels Of industry
would again become paralyzed, and labor again
petition for work in vain. Then would millions
realize as never before the necessity Of uttering
another prayer a portion Of which IS, Give Is
this day our daily bread" J. L. NJ.
MiddIetown \ Y. Aug 81. 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
AN UNWAPR4yTED sToRF.

On August IS a number OF newspapers printed
stories Of alleged Insult 10 the American flag at
Port CARING, Muskoka Lake, Canada According
these accounts young American woman had
American flag in her hand. when she was at
tackled by a number Of Canadians. who attempted
wrest ii from her. and men OF unbIemisAed repu-
tatiOn thus made 70 appear as hCodluIns and
ruffians the fact being that a Bit OF friendly fun
was inexcusaby distorted into serious incident.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-08
THE WEATHER REPORT.
GULF STORM EXPECTED HERE TOMORROW

Washington Sept THE tropical storm is central this
evening of louisiana coast During Friday wind
veocities ranging from thirry-sx hfty-sx miles
the northeast reported along GuIf
Coast Pensacola Nsw-Orleans. Along South
Atlantic and Eastern Florida the winds d.
mlnshed in force from southeast and The
perature fallen in the Ohio Valley ana the Middle
Atlantic New-Engiaud States influence Of
The winds which shifted from northeast.
fallen only Florida. along
the southern Rocky A1unNn region. and Light showers
reported Friday evening in the Middle Atlantic
States
The Indications that moderate temperatures
prevail the part the country during
days and the Gulf viii advance
attended the Southern States
day Central and Eastern States sunday High
viii prevail along the Middle and West Gulf
Saturday. Along the Atlantic Coast the winds viii be
the Storm warnings dis
played from Pensacola 70 Brownsville.