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The Murder Of Gilbert Gates.

The story Of the trial Of ALEXANDER
JESTER at New London. Mo-. charged
with the murder Of GILBERT GATES over
thirty years ago. reads like the closing
chapter OF an old.fashioned dime novel.
JESTER and GATES were companions In a
westward hound prairie schooner " at the
time named. GATES was a young boy and
had made the acquaintance Of JESTER. who
was something Of a travelling fakir. He mys-
teriously disappeared from TESTERS COM
pany, and the latter was arrested on a
charge Of robbing and numbering him.
JESTER escaped from JAIL. but last year was
identified as a prisoner In the town jail OF
Tecumseh, in Oklahoma Territory. where he
wa confined as W. II. HILL.
The story of the murder or alleged muir
der OF young GATES was very vaguely re-
membered. and II events had taken the
course they usually do In real life. 1t is i'm
probable that any effort would have been
made to connect JESTER with the an
cient crime. But GILBERT GATES had a
brother. JOHN ". GATES. who since his
brothers death has amassed wealth and be-
come u Nlhu Vi NhttOIdi pVoIiilclICc Us VIC
head Of the American Steel and Wire Com
pany. One day while reading a newspaper
at the Oriental Hotel at Coney Island. Mr.
JOHN w. GATES came across an item stat
ing that the ~gray-headed old man in the
Tecumseh jail had been identified as ALEX
AMBER JESTER. GATES took the first train
for Oklahoma. and sincethat time has spared
neither time nor money In an effort to
bring together evidence OF TESTERS guilt.
The whole West. and, in fact, the whole
nation. has been ransacked for people who
remember the crime and who could bring
any testimony. even the most minute. to
bear upon it. Among others. one f. j.
WEISS was employed to go over in detail the
route taken by JESTER after the disap-
peararce OF GILBERT GATES near Middle
Grove, Mo. in 1872. Over fifty witnesses
were thus found who recalled JESTER and
can. It IL said. produce damaging evidence
against him.
As an illustration OF life In the middle
West as we'll as Of American persistence
and OF the old adagc that murder will out.
the Jester trial IL indeed striking.
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The President and China.

Let II be hoped that there Is only one
Democrat In the United States capable OF
expressing the opinions attributed to ex-
Congressman JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS Of
Washington:
.I charge the Chinese outrases upon Americana
directly upon the head OF the Republican Administra'
ton. II Is the direct result Of the announcement made
BY this Government, through Its different s~posesmen.
that the United States Intended to enter into the dlvis-
ion OF China, participating In It's distribution. and
maintain spheres Of influence"
Ono or two other professed "anti-im-
perialists" have gone 80 far In the courage
OF their mendacity. or in the fanaticism
Of their se~lf-delusion, as to attempt to
trace vaguely a line Of connection between
what they call imperialism - and the pres
ent emergency In China.
No other mar has ventured to charge
directly upon President MCKINLEY the re-
sponsibility for the murder by the Chinese
Boxers OF the Americans In Pekin. No
other man has dared to put his name TO the
impudent falsehood that the Administra-
ton. through Its different spokesmen. has
announced its intention ito enter into the
division Of China. participating In It's dis
trtbution." thus provoking the massacre Of
Americans along with Europeans.
There IL. indeed. a heavy burden Of re-
sponsibility upon the President with regard
70 China-the burden Of duty In a situation
such as never before existed in the history
OF the world; an emergency unforeseen and
u%nimaginable three months ago. There is
likewise a responsibility resting on every
American citizen without regard to party.
There are acts Of overt treason less des-
picable than the attempt Of which ex-Con-
gresham LEWIS OF Washington Ia guilty.
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The Twelfth Precinct station house Eldridge

The Twelfth Precinct station house Eldridge
street. near Grand) Ia the one which. next TO
the Nineteenth or "Tenderloin has the
largest number OF arrests. There arc many
licensed saloons In this precinct. and one Of
them on Essex street Is a resort Of bakers. very
numerous In that densely populated district Of
New York. On Tuesday. in answer 10 q COM
plant which appears to have been anonymous.
but was. at all events. misleading. Capt.
HERLrHY of the EldridRe street station. at
about midnight. with Detectives COHEN. LANo
and BUSH ir citizens clothes. together with q
lot Of policemen in uniform. swooped down on
this place. cutting Of all exit. lined up acr oss
Stanton and Rivington streets. and arrested
nineteen persons, among them the saloon pro-
p~rietor's wife. When the alleged gamblers
were searched the total amount OF money
found on them was IS cents. The whole nine
teen were locked UP in prison until Wednesday
morning. when. In the Essex Market police
court. they we're discharged. having committed
no crime and being guilty apparen tly OF moth
Ing which the law describes as an offence. The
possession Of <s Genus among nineteen persons
would not qualify them under existing and
accepted standards to be designated as gam
blers." though II appeared In court that on a
torrid night in midsummer some Of the patrons
OF the saloon were playing the harmless Teutonlc
game Of pinochle. Nevertheless. the accused
suffered a nights incarceration In cells and
they are without redress for q gross and I'M
warranted misuse Of authority under condi-
lions Of unnecessary harshness. A clear-headed
police captain is more needed perhaps In
some precincts than a single headed police
board in the city at large.
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Brya. and Oosro-A. object Lesson.

To THE EDITOR OF TEE SyN-Sn. Organism
and the bane 1t implies-an unsound monetary
basis-had It's prototype In ancient Rome. u
fiourished under the republic and It's natural
effect Is wildly set forth In a dozen cleen-ous
words by Tully In book ILL.,. chapter 20. Of the
Instructions 10 his son Mark: "Jaotabatur
enim temporibus Ills nummus sic. ut memo
posset soire. Quid hsberet." At that period
the value and rate Of money had become 80
inconstant that nobody could be certain how
much he was worth
Our informant goes on to say that BY common
consent Of the Tribunes and the Pr1tors an
edict was passed establishing a Just ratio and
appointing a penalty for transgression.
We are left In conjecture as TO tho adequacy
OF the ediot to remedy the evil with which the
Roman Government was obliged to cope be-
cause 1t had permitted itself 10 become inoou-
lated with Organism.
As to the case before our voters this fall me
old saw applies: An ounce Of prevention. DO.
Let those infatuated with the pet scheme Of
their political Nebraska Moses make pause and
reflect that ike causes produce like results, In
all ages. the world over. Let them destst from
further efforts 10 infict on our country a de-
based currency. OF which. II established. no
man may foreses the dire and far. reaching oon-
sequences. AUGUSTUS LIBBoED.
ALLENTOWN Pa, July 10.
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The Power Of n silver President.

The leading Bryanite Of Colorado. the
Hon. THOMAS PATTERSON. scouts, in the
Denver Ners. the idea that the effect Of
BRYAN's election upon the cause Of silver
cannot be revolutionary and immediate:
1T Is not true that the Senate 10 an impregnabls
stronghold OF the money ring: his no, true that the
allied silver forces cannot capture the House: II Is not
true thai Mr.. BRYAN a. President would be helpless
unless he had Congress with him By carrying for
silver only those States which voted for II In 1898 the
gold majority In the Senate would be reduced to two.
The gold standard was forced upon the country By .
gold standard President In the face Of a Con gress
opposed TO II. and II can DO forced on the country By .
silver President, even though Congress Be opposed
to him."
Mr.. PATTERSON has not studied the
course OF politics without learning some
thing. He remembers. for example, how.
in 1893. under the pressure Of q sound
money Administration. the late DANIEL W.
VOORHEES,. a rabid silver Senator from
Indiana, voted for the Silver laws repeal.
The Administration sword cuts all ways.
II can hack a road for silver when -four
ished by BRYAN as well az when In CIRvR-
LANDS hand It made one for gold.
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The tragedy In China puts upon the United
6tatee a sudden need OF more troops. The
American sovereignty In the Philippines
having bcen disputed. the army In America
Il to-day smaller than It has been at any
time since the great army Of the Civil War
was dbbanded. and 1t u impossible 10 say
with precision how many soldiers are now
called for: but there d a rule Of extreme
simplicity for determining their number.
A. many men must be sent to China ~
are needed to restore 10 American citizens
the safety In property and person guar
anteed TO them by treaty. and 10 obtain
from the Chinese Government the redress
proper for the murders that have been
committed
As many men must be in the Philippines
as are needed to carry to a successful con-
clusion the task Of putting down In that
United States territory all disorder. whether
caused by rebels or bandits.
Happily at this unparalleled crisis In ma
tional affairs the Washington Administrator
knows that American lives and American
interests are 10 be protected regardless OF
the obstacles that may be thrown In the
way by "anti-imperialism."
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Chicago.

II IL a narrow mind which finds In the
great American city Of Chicago only mate
rial for ridicule or objurgation suoh as we
Prof. HERRIcK OF Chicago University the
sort Of mind which can see nothing In New
York except an example Of a debased
municipal government.
The building Of the great city on the
shores Of Lake Michigan IL n OF the most
remarkable achievements in the history
OF all civilization. Fifty years ago Chicago
was little more than a village on a low. fiat
prairie. which seemed hopeless a. a possible
site for one Of the most populous cities Of
the globe. for a few years before II
had been merely a swamp. with only one
eminence ten feet above the general level;
one architectural triumph. built Of squared
logs and known as Fort Dearborn. and five
yellow wigwams TO serve the purposes Of a
total population Of one company Of United
States infantry and a few W~innebago In
dams.
Even at the time OF the outbreak Of
the Civil Wal Chicago was still among the
minor cities OF the Union. 80 far a. the rela-
tive magnitude Of its population was con-
cerned. It was then a scrambling. rough
and-tumble and uninviting place, and 80 It
continued to be during the war. But 1t in
creased so rapidly In population. that in
1870 it already contained nearly three
hundred thousand inhabitants and had
become the fifth city Of the Union In size.
H. ntkaro kainD Naxr Enrlr DhVola1-
phia. Brooklyn and st. Louis. The CEN
sus OF ten years later had carried IL to more
than half a million and far beyond st. Louis.
and In 1890 1t ranked In population second to
New York alone and had become one OF the
great capitals OF the world.
OF course. such rapidity Of growth. I'M
| paralleled in urban development. brought
about crude conditions. Chicago Was not
well knit together. As we say OF a boy
whose stature runs up too fast. II was
"weedy.' Graces and elegances belonging
TO communities OF long and slow develop
ment were not TO be expected in II. but that
they had obtained root and that the fruitage
was made manifest to an astonished world
when the Columbian Exhibition at Chicago
proved TO be artistically the most striking
and satisfactory Of the whole series Of
Worlds Fairs. After that demonstration Of
its public spirit and aesthetic cultivation
ridicule Of Chicago as raw and coarse. sordid
and vulgar gave place in all reasonable
minds to admiration Of its enlightened de-
velopment,
Moreover. the political spirit Of Chicago
has been usually wholesome. 1t was noble
in It's loyalty during the Civil War. 1t
crushed out anarchy with courageous resolu-
ton. II was not set back even by confagra-
ton. In 1895. when a fierce political assault
was made against the honor and financial
security Of the Republic, fearslest a vast mr.
ban population so rapidly gathered together
as that Of Chicago would join in the attack
prevailed in the old communities Of the
Fast. Actually. however. Chicago did better
at the election than they did themselves.
BRYAN was beaten in Cook county. the
county in which Is Chicago. by nearly sew
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A New star I'm Aquns.

From a Harpdrd college oosrvatorv Cireurar
From an examination OF the Draper Memorial pho.
tographs. MIS- Fleming has discovered q new star In
the constellation Aquils- IL, position for 1900 ID
II. a.. iel5:l6, Dec. 0deg. 10 m. %. II was too faint
70 be photog "a phed on ninety six plates taken b..
tween Aug 81. 1855, AID Nov. I. 1893. although stars
as faint as the thirteenth magnitude are vlsibl
on some Of them. l~tappears on eighteen photog raphs
taken between April q. 1899. and Oct ~. 1899.
On April 81 II was Of the seventh magnitude and
on Oct 81. 1899. Of the tenth magnitude. Two
photog raphs taken on July ? and July Q. 1900. show
that the star is sun visible, and that It's Photographic
magnitude Is about lis. A photograph taken on
July ,, 1899. shows that It's spectrum resembied
those Of other new stars, while a photograph taken on
Oct ~. 1899. shows that the spectrum resembled
those Of gaseous nebulr.
on July Q, 1900. the object was observed with the
iSinch Equatorial by Prof Wendell. Who estimated
It's magnitude as lis 10 I2.0. and confirmed ,hs
monochromatic character Of is spectrum
z. c PIcKHNNo.
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New York welcomes the oarsme who have
come to town to compete in the National Re-
gatta which will be held upon the Harlem River
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this
week. The most conspicuous figure Of the lot Is.
Of course, the sculler. Ten EYcK. an able young
man. but whether a real crack alter the manner
of HANLAN and GAUDAUR is not known.
Although this Is a national regatta. II Is but a
preliminary 10 the coming regatta at the
Worlds Fair in Paris.
The Harlem River has long been q we'll Quilt
waited field for oarsmen. but the peculiar and
unrivalled advantage. which II enjoys Is at last
recognized. The Speedway provides a grand
stand for watching the rowing most beautiful
as 1t is in It's art and enjoying - an athletic
contest. such as is found only on the moving
train that follows the crews at New London.
The Speedway. however. Is open to tho
public.
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suty thousand votss. or nearly nifty thou
sand moro than IN New YORK itself. Was
there anything raw and unoouth, sordid and
vulgar about thatf Did II indicate q dis
orderly or q conservative q vilization. ignor-
snoe or enlightenment
Dean STUBBs Of England. after an unfort-
innate leoturing experience In Chicago. rails
at II a. utterly mean and unlovely and now
Mr.. HsRRIcx. q professor in the faculty OF
it, famous university. has written a book
In which he seeks to exhibit his superiority
by pointing out the superficial roughness
which Is inseparable from u growth 80
rapid. though. Of course. 1t Is apparent to
the simplest observer. But the mind that
can 60 no deeper Ia shallow and the imagt-
nation which Is not kindled by the wonder
full triumphs Of civilization achieved in 50
short a time on that swampy prairie Is duh
and prosaic.
For many years New York has been the
target for supercilious and superficial criti-
cism Of this same sort; but We are less SEN
sitive than the Chicago people and We care
nothing for 1t. though even yet the notion
prevails throughout America that New York
IA a very sink Of iniquity. a modern Sodom.
Bryanites are now making ready stump
speeches. describing New York as the most
notable victim OF the Money Power -:
wretched. squalid and hopeless. But We
are not troubled. for W know New York to
be the best example Of municipal dvtliza-
ton in America and one Of the most or
dsrly and most peaceful Of the great capt.
tails Of the world and We see 1t advancing
moro rapidly than any other city in all the
attributes OF q community Of true and high
enlightenment.
Chicago has even more reason for pride
In It's civilized development. for the whole
period OF It's existence has been scarcely
more than a single generation. The Dean
Of Ely may rest assured that all Chicago
needs Ia a little further time. Half q GEN.
fury does not count for much In any phase
OF European development. Already the
university. the libraries. the Art Museum
and the parks Of Chicago are proof that to-
day the city 10 garnering not only the per-
fected substance Of material things such as
the "desiocated pork Of which MATTHEW
ARNOLD oondssoended to write. but also the
rarest flower and fruit Of civilization as
well.
The Dean Of Ely secs no counterpart In
this Republic Of what he knows as the
~peasantry Of Europe. We have no peasantry
except that which comes to us mainly
through the English Channel and Its neigh
boring waters. and 1t disappears In the
second or third generation. We can stand
a little dirt and a few clanking wildernesses
some years longer; but we already have
millions Of farmhouses. and humble habita-
ions in the cities. In which books. pictures
and music show that love OF the beauties
and refnements Of civilization have an
abiding place In the lives and homes Of
the people Of this country.
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Dsmocsaoy and the Consent Of the OWNED
In the South.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-ISn. In
view Of the growint' disarection Of the Afro
American voters Of this city toward the party
Of llberality. Of humanity and Of progress the
party whose attitude from It's very inception
toward the negro has been the complete parti-
ton Of the chains that bind him; IL will not be
amiss to warn these short-sighted and mis-
guided persons that
First-Despits the bowling OF Democratic
demagogues that Government should DO with
consent OF the governed the Democratic
party does not stand for any such thing. Does
any one claim that the negro OF the Southern
Democratic states Ia being DISTINGUISHED and
robbed Of his constitutional rights by and with
his copsent2
acknowledgements, both North and South.
are alike. Al are OF the same principle or
rather lack OF principle. II would be only a
question OF time when. under absolute Demo
cratic rule. the Northern negro would fare Just
as his more unfortunate brother Of the South
has Jared already. Then. soorned by Demo.
Gratis az a fool, and spurned by Republicans
asa traitor. to whom will he turn for relief
JULY IL. ROBERT i. PLuMMER-
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for equal judicial indepsndsocse Why dos
II not insist that the upper house Of the
Ottawa Parliament be remodelled after
the Australian patterni At present the
Senate Of the Canadian Dominion and
the Senate Of the Australian Common
wealth have nothing In common: the
former IL q ridiculous and impotsnt COPY
Of the British House Of Lords; the latter 10
q counterpart Of the Federal Senate OF tho
United States. Tho members Of tho upper
house at Ottawa are appointed by the Gov
ernor General; the members OF the Austria
Ian Senate are elected by the people OF tho
constituent States, each Of which 10 entitled
10 the same number Of Senators. Under the
Australian system the Senate not only Ii
a truly coordinate body possessing rights
identical with those OF the popular
branch Of the Federal Legislature. except
a. regards money bills. but It Offers q safe
guard Of State rights to the less populous
members Of the Confederation. Would not
Nova Scotia. New Brunswick. Prince Edward
Island, Manitoba and British Columbia well
come a change In the Dominion Constitu-
ton. which would give each Of them a rep
resentation equal to that OF Ontario In the
Ottawa Senate. converted into an elective
body2 How long a time is likely to elapse,
after the safeguards Of State rights pro-
vided by the Australian Constitution become
known to the Canadians. before a demand
for similar guarantees u heard throughout
the length and breadth Of the Dominionf
Tho truth. Of course. Il that the British
North America act was framed BY mel who
had in view not a Federal republic. but Q
monarchy modelled upon the British pat
tern. Tho use Of the word Kingdom "
was intended. and tho word Dominion ="
was a compromise. The Senate. composed
Of appointees Of the Crown. represented
by the Governor General. Is a pinohbeck
imitation Of the British House Of Lords.
The monarchical purpose is no less
patent In the provision for an appeal
In all cases from the Supreme Court
Of the Dominion to the Imperial Privy
Council. Luckily for the Australians.
when the hour for confederation came, they
had no Sir JOHN MACDONALD. and they
took for their pattern not the monarchical
Constitution OF the United Kingdom. but
the republican Constitution Of the United
States. That they chose wisely In the
matter Of judicial independence IL already
clear to the Toronto Globe. That they
were equally farsighted In their preference
for an elective over an appointive Senate
will soon be equally plain TO all Canadians
Of a truly democratic turn Of mind.