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The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

The only objection raised by any body
to placing Congressman Boutelle on
the retired list OF the navy as captain Is
that 1t would be irregular and might
establish a dangerous precedent. That
Mr. Boutelle rendered the country dis.
tinguished service as a volunteer officer In
the navy during the war Of the
Rebellion, that he has been OF
great service to that branch or the gov
eminent for many wears past as chairman
of the House Committee on naval affairs.
and that If the placing of a person not at
the time on the active list on the retired
list, can ever be appropriate In any case, 1t
Will be in his, are all admitted. And now
comes Secretary Long, and removes the
only obiectton that can he raised by show
ing that Congress has from time to time
authorized appointments in the navy. up
on the active and retired lists, In a special
manner. citing quite number of cases
Of this kind. Moreover, he expressly de-
cIarss that the navy department makes no
objection to she action proposed. This pra O.
ticaI Endorsement will undoubtedly re-
move all opposition, and secure the Epsedy
passage OF the bill
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

That the Governor and Council decided
the Davis-Eaton contest for representa-
tive purely on their opinion of its merits
is evident from the fact that Davis who
Is given the certificate Is Democrat
while Eaton IL a Republican. 1t is said
Mr. Eaton will contest for the seat before
the House 1t Is Ia be hoped that body
will not be ilflnencsd by political con-
alterations
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

The statement that Secretary Hay will
not resign whether the Hay -paunosfoto
treaty ia ratified or not, is put forth,
probably, as an answer to the demands
that are being made by certain newE-
papers for mis- resignation because In
their opinion he paid too much Difference
to England In negotiating the treaty.
The treaty stipulated for neutral canal
which should be open on equal terms to
the ships OF all nations, both In peace
and In war. and which we should not
have the power to close under any cir
cumstances What these newspapers, and
the constituency they represent, want, Is
canal entirely under our control,
which we oan fortify, and close WHOM
ever 1t appears for our interests to do SO.
Mr.. Hay has not yet been called a
"traitor,' but 1t will not be long bafora
ne will be, unless he repudiates his treaty
or gets out of the cabinet. In causing 1t
to bs announced that he intends to do
neither. Mr.. Hay has put himself in
fair way to be held up to public execra-
ton
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12
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The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

All the Judges, lawyers and reporters
who were connected with the trial OF
Knight are dead. The convicted man
outlived them all
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

1t is now said that Mr.. Maniey may be
ASSISTANT secretary of war after the Maine
legislature adjourns.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

Patrons of the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the office.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

The Board of Aldermen appear disposed
to concur with the council in passing the
charter with recommendation that the
Legislators pass it and submit it to the
people; aud, on the whole, this may be
the hest thing to do with it. 1t is not
altogether satisfactory, it omits some
things that 1ught TO bs in it, but 1t I'M
proves on the present system in many
ways, and half meal is petter than no
bread If the people endorse it, and 1t
works we'll in practice, 1t may be further
amended, and those features added,
which have bee omitted not because
they were not deemed valuable by the
revision committee, but because it was
thought impossible to get them accepted
at this time Necessarily many or the
changes must be experiments, and the
only way to find cut whether they Will
work we'll in practice is to try them.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12
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The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12

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cents.
The evening times., 1900-03-13
The Railway Tramp.

\ tramp out in Idaho was riding on oae
Of the axles OF ? railway car and was Jolt
ed of and badly hurt He brought suit
against the railway company for damages.
claiming thai the brakeman and other
employees knew he was there and did not
put him of as they should have done. and
that. therefore his injuries were received
through negligence on their part.
In spite Of tnc exceeding ingenuity of
mis- plea. il is uot likely that the tramp
will win his case. and brakemen and con-
ductors generally will doubtless pray that
he may MOI since If he should establish
such a precedent their lot would be much
harder than it is. The problem of the
tramp on trains is one Of the most difii-
cult with which these employees have TO
deal. since he is often in a situation in
which they themselves have been at some
tine. and hi5 condition appeals to their
compassion. white they know that ac-
cording to q sgiieJ Interpretation OF their
duty. they nave no right TO aceede TO his
requests.
The railway tramp belongs, roughly
speaking. % one of TWO classes-the me
! chqnfc ous OF work OF the habitual vagrant
4 In some rarts Of the country and at GER
rsin iinc- tho former class is large
though it probably never predominates.
/ One of the pceuliaritics Of our system of
I civilization just a. present is that the me
. chanic has frequently 10 traverse great
/ distances i'm hurting for work. When skill
/ e5 Isborcrs are nut Of employment it is
a3f 10 he because Cf q strike. period of
J orer-praiucfioa or some other cause which
affects large section OF country. Thus
! # they wish TO gel work they must get out
/ OF the ree;ou where it is scarce. More
over. She American ct this class often has
friends in several large cities. He may
/ l.now that i he can get from New York to
Chicago. for example. he has better
! chance Ct finding job; he may have a
! friend in Denver. or San Francisco or Gal
weston who can assure him employment
NJ living wages. But railway fares are
high and he has no money. To walk from
enc place 10 the Other would be costly and
! lake lime. He. therefore beats his way on
the railroad.
| The other kind OF railway tramp compli-
Gates the criminal problem. 1t is he who
! is the curse of small country villages
which are or the line Of railways. He can
! commit q crime in lonely farmhouse, get
! on the next train. and be hundreds Of
miles away before the crime is discovered.
| This danger TO the public is thoroughly
| realized by railway officials. and for this
| reason there has been a systematic effort
on certain lines TO get rid Of the railway
/ tramp entirely. Good authorities say that
/ this can only be dcne by thoroughly pol
| licing the trains.
The evening times., 1900-03-13
TO ANSWER HEREsY CHARGES.
Prof. HcGiFcrt to Meet Accusers Be
fore the General ArsemblN.

NEW YORK, March f3.-Prof. Arthur c.
McGiffert of Union Theological Seminary.
who was recently reported by his friends
as being on the point OF withdrawing from
the Presbyterian Church and uniting with
the Congregationalists. made no sign al
yesterdays meeting of the New York
Presbytery. and it is now said he will in
sist upon facing the charges OF heresy that
have been made against him, and meeting
his accusers before the bar OF the General
Assembly Of the church in May.
Instead of letter OF withdrawal from
| the accused minister the members Of the
Presbytery listened to notice of appeal
made by the Rev. Dr. Geoge W. F. Birch
from the final judgment of the New York
Presbytery. made on February l. last, and
which carries the case to the General As
sembly. Prof McGiffert and his friends
expected that an intimation of his contem-
plated intention TO withdraw would be fol-
lowed bv the immediate abandonment of all
proceedings against him. Or. Birch. who
preferred the charges. was not willing TO
allow the matter TO be disposed OF in that
manner. He pointed out that his appeal
was against a decision of the New York
Presbytery: that Prof. McGiffert was only
an incident 10 it, and that the matter must
be passed upon by the General Assembly
before the case could be declared closed.
Attached to the appeal were the charges
and specifications and a full report OF the
proceedings in the McGiffert case during
the last year One OF the documents. made
public for the first time. was the reply Of
Prof McGiffert to a Committee of Presby-
terry. made June % 1899 and which is the
only answer the accused minister has made
to the charges. In this reply Prof. McGif-
fcrt says:
Permit me to say that l believe. as
believed at the tine of my ordinary, that
the Bible is the word OF God. the only in
fallible rule of faith and practice The
fact that there are errors in the Bible.
which am compelled as an honest student
to recognize does not in the least affect
my estimate of it as Gods word
Il desire to say most emphatically that
| | believe in the deity of Christ. and / am
not aware that my book contains anything
inconsistent with that belief. For the del
ty of Christ. unless it is to be interpreted
as excluding his real humanity, cannot be
held to involve necessarily the possession
of unlimited knowledge, or absolute free
dom from all liability to error. during his
earthly existence.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
believe in with all NV heart, but the ques-
ton as to the exact way in which it was
instituted seems TO me a purely historical
question which does not affect the nature
of the sacrament"
Conservative members of the Presbytery
who read these utterances said that Prof.
! McGiffert's admission showed that the
charges against him rested upon substan-
tial grounds.
The Presbytery decided against the Rev.
| DIR. J. G. Pattersons claim for $4,000
| against the East Harlem Church. OF which
he was formerly the pastor. DR.. Patterson
was counsel for Warszawiak in his long
| fight for reinstatement in the Fifth Avenue
| Church.
The evening times., 1900-03-13
AT THE THEATRES.
CoIumbfn-"auo yadi..,

No person who had read the flye-hun
dred and odd pages that compose the
greatest story of Henryk Sienkiewiez can
have heard of the announced drematiza-
tion OF the book without maryeling az the
courage of the prospective adapter. To
condense the essential portions of that
marvellous picture of Rome in the time Of
Nero into the limitations Of the hours be-
tween first and final theatre curtains were
to possess ability that would make easy
severer tasks than the engraving OF
dime Nevertheless, Stanislaus STANCE
"Ouo Vadis." which was presented before
an enormous audience last night at the Co
lumbia. proved to be comprehensive and
interesting play. the very variety OF the
material in which had rendered possible
such production as has not been seen III
Washington for many months. MI
Stranges version treats only OF the love OF
Marcus Vinitius and Lygia. the hostage.
The arranger has shown himself Sufficient-
ly skillful to do more than take-to refrain
from taking. and in this lies the exception
al clearness of the narrative. Quo Va
dis is interpreted by east of pronounced
ly old-School actors and. resultantly. lung
power seems to count for more than brain
power. The several portrayals are ade-
quate however, those of Joseph HawOrth.
Edmund d. Lyons Arthur Forrest, and
Maude Fealy being particularly good. Mil
dred Holland is underlined for next week
at the Columbia.
The evening times., 1900-03-13
sham culture.

Il is reported that in the Legislature of
one Of the Western States a bill has been
introduced providing punishment for any
person who shall sell ready made ora
lion. essay. or composition to college stu
dent This sounds like q fairy tale, but
il is said TO be a fact
II is certainly true that in many Of our
colleges students with mere brains than
money help to earn their expenses by
writing theses for their indolent or stupid
classmates, and there is nothing in
college life more discreditable 1t
lowers the tone of the college, il
is dishonest and demoralizing in every
way. and one must admit that while
the buyers of such literature are culpable
some blame also attaches to those who sell.
j. is a bad arrangement from any point of
view but il is not easy to see how legal
enactments will do much to stop it. The
college authorities would doubtless nut an
end to the business if they could. and If
they are powerless in the matter. outside
interference will scarcely be likely to &C
complish much.
There are people who say that in some
of the fashionable literary clubs of the day
essays are purchased by members of the
club who have moi The brains to write
them. Probably this does not often happen.
but If il did the clubs would have no right
TO exist. OF course. enc may argue that an
association in which such a thing is pos
sible is composed of people who could not
be compelled to be intellectual under any
circumstances and that they do well to
assume the virtue if they have il not That
is precisely the wrong sort OF argument to
use When society. from top TO bottom, is
honeycombed with pretencc and deceit the
situation is dangerous. There is a great
deal OF that sort Of thing in America now.
and il ought to be stopped. Whether the
muiJitudinous literary clubs of the day are
infested with people who buy their essays
or not, there is a great deal of sham
knowledge in them. Some of these clubs
of course are really useful to the members.
but others are simply sham and pretence.
When a crowd Of people gather TO listen 10
an essay on a subject in which they are
not interested, and discuss a question
about which they care little and know less;
when they repeat this performance two or
three lines a month for a whole winter
because they wish to be considered liter
ary they might much better devote their
time to a good. honest game of cards.
They would learn to know each other, at
any rate, If they made up their minds TO
The evening times., 1900-03-13

meet sensibly and stralghtforwardly on
the same level
There are two kinds OF would-be IN
teIlectual people in this country. besides
those who are really intellectual. There
is the class just described-the people VINO
discuss books because they wish TO ap-
pear learned. who read a novel, not because
they are interested in il. but because every
one is talking of il who has a library; not
because they enjoy reading, but because
they do not wish their educated neighbors
TO think them ignorant The blundsrs which
are made by this type of people are ex-
asperating. though sometimes funny. They
may by untiring industry. master the
letter or some famous work but the spirit
escapes them. and when they try TO dis
euss the work OF Thackeray. Balzac, or
Tolstoy. ore feels glad that those
sensitive and mercurisl gentlemen are not
within hearing They are the sort of reo-
pie OF whom il was once said that they
hear with their boots and feel with their
elbows. They are what Englishm n
call buffers" and when & man is duff
fer. his only salvation lies in knowing it,
and keeping clear of the things he does
not understand.
Another class of would-be intellectual
people is made up of real lovers Of litera-
ture who have never had a chance to be-
come acquainted with it. They study, not
because il is the fashion, but because they
love il; and IL books were utterly un-
fashionable and out of date they would
snap their fingers at society and read on.
This type is more or less common in Eng
land and America, particularly in this
country. Every teacher is familiar with
such students. pathctically eager TO know
all that they dimly feel they should know
in order 10 become citizens of the great
world OF books These students should be
told. frankly and emphatically. TO read
what they like. and try to understand it
thoroughly. and keep on reading as long
as they live, and can get the books; and
they may be sure that sooner or later they
will rise to The dignity OF educated persons,
no matter how small their advantages in
life have been.
The evening times., 1900-03-13
AMERICAN GOODS IN SYRIA.
4 sample Windmill Outfit to BE Sent
From Indiana

G. Bic Ravndal. Consul to Beirut has
written the State Department relative to
American goods in Syria as follows.
My report entitled Samples of United
States goods wanted in Syria has brought
offers of variety of samples and j great
quantity of correspondence. Messrs. Hum
mel & Mommaas. managers OF the house
of FIR. Wehner take much interest in
this sample collection and answer all let
teTs of enquiry fully and conscentiously.
For their own account they do not intend
to handle other articles than -four and
cotton goods. They hope to sell a. least
1000 sacks of flour per month when they
get fairly started. AS to cotton cloth,
they will make a big effort to introduce
these stuffs in opposition to Manchester.
"Messrs. Sabbag & Fills are the largest
exporters to the United States in this
country. They send our country wool,
licorice root. and bitumen to the amount
of nearly Sl000,000 per annum. | have
succeeded in interesting them in a general
irrigation scheme, and, as result of the
report above alluded to. a company in In
diana offered to send here free of charge
as a sample a complete windmill outfit.
Messrs. Sabbag have ordered the same
company a well-driIling plant. We shall
look for these machines in February and.
if our experiments prove successful. Syria
will become a good market for our we'll
drills, windmills. pumps. hand tools. etc.
Ibrahim Sabbag will visit the United
States this spring and may become the
sponsor of other American products.
Russian oil having gradually risen in
price during twenty months from SS cents
to s1.57 per box (65 pounds, there are
hopes of reintroducing the American prod
uct into this market. where fifteen years
ago American petroleum was sold to the
amount of S200, 900 to $3.50, 900 annually. A
prominent local merchant is at present in
cable communication with the United
States on this subject.
Negotiations are being carried on be-
tween Mr.. Michel Ghalie, of the firm of
Pharaoh 4, Co.. and houses at home con-
cerning the question of coal. This firm
disposes annually of about 100, 600 tons of
patent fuel, Cardiff bTiquettes. and Cardiff
coal, soft. of which about fifth is sold in
Beirut while the rest goes to other Sy-
rian ports and to Port Said. Mr.. Ghalie
informs me that nearly all the coal con-
sumed in the interior consists of Cardiff
briQuettes, rectangular pieces of pressed
coal and pitch weighing to Kilograms
each, as they can be carried more safely
and without much waste on camels.
The evening times., 1900-03-13
THE KAISER FIGURES In A SUIT.
German Emperor Indirectly Accused
of stopping n Publication.

Oh StOppthS a.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE refusal
of George Barrie & Sons. of this city, to
publish a book written by Henry w. Fis-
cher, a New York author. entitled the
Private Lives of William II and His Con-
sort has involved that publishing firm In
litigation of an important character, and
the matter formed the subject OF argument
before Judges Pennypacker, Sulzberger, and
Witbank in Common Pleas Court, No. :,
yesterday.
Lawyer Theodore A. Tack, counsel for
Mr.. Fischer, began suit some time ago
against Barrie & Sons to recover $4,000
damages for alleged breach Of contract,
and the hearing had in court yesterday
was upon motion for judgment for want Of
a sufficient affidavit of defence.
The work was TO have appeared in two
volumes, under the terms OF the contract,
on October 16 last, but according to the
auhor's statement, the publishers. after
having the manuscript, plates, and copy
rights in their possession for over two
years refused TO issue it. They set up as
a defence that the book contains improper
matter, and is full Of "Lese Majestic" ;"
Mr. Fischer claims that the book con-
tains the secrets of the Court of Berlin,
which he procured from papers and diaries
extending over period from June, 1888,
to April, 1898, the property OF Ursula,
Countess Won Eppinghoven, Dame du
Palais to Her Majesty. the Empress Queen,
and while some CT the data may be OF
startling nature. il is not of such
character as TO be unfit for publication,
and is of historical value. The plaintiff
indirectly acuses the present Emperor OF
having been instrumental in the suppress
sion OF the publication.
Copies of the work were produced in
court and submitted 10 the judges fer
their inspection There was dispute
as to the literary merit or the work, ard
the judges seemed 10 be both interested
and amused BY the casual glimpses cast
through the pages of the book, but when
the argument was concluded the court
directed that all the copies OF the book,
manuscripts, plates. etc, should be I'M
pounded for the present.
Attorney wilkins w. Carr on behalf OF
Barrie d Sons, contended that the de-
fence set up by them was legally sui
hcent and the case should go to a jury
on it's merits. On the other hand At
torney Tack contended that he defence
was insufficient by reason of the fai ure
of the publishers to specify the parti IL
lar extracts CT the book which they al
! legged were improper. Mr.. Carr argued
that il the court were of the same opinion
the defendants should have the rigat to
file a supplemental affidavit OF defence con-
tanning the necessary specifications. At
the conclusion of the hearing the court re-
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