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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-16
BIG CANE ~ NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A Lion Seen In the Town Of ~oxford-Bear
Hunt In Canaan.

OXFORD. N. H.. Oct I6-Tor several days
loud roars have been heard In the wilder parts
OF the town. Many persons declared that the
noise was made by a lion. The sceptcal scouted
the idea, because no such animals ever inhab-
tied the region. Yesterday Benah Flanders.
while out cunning for partridges. saw what he
says was a large tawny lion in the eastern part
OF the town. Losses Of sheep and other small
live stock. heretofore credited to bears. are now
laid to the lion. which is supposed to have es-
capped from some travelling menagerie during
the summer
The greatest excitement last week among
sportsmen4 however. has been a bear hunt in
Canaan. Burt Weld, while hunting. came
upon a she bear and two cubs, and promptly
put a charge Of buckshot into the mother.
The bear charged the man, who, after using
up his cartridges, was compelled TO bring the
butt end OF his gun into play, and he broke the
weapon over the bear in fghting for freedom.
Mr., Weld escaped and since then there have
been big hunting parties out In search OF bigger
game than is usually found in this region. The
bears have been seen once or twice since. hui
not AT shooting distance.
William f.. Gibson Of West Lebanon shot and
killed in one half days hunting trip IS wood
chucks, 80 rats. 20 Grove, 5 skunks, 4 gray SOUR
rels. l partridge, ! hedgehoG and / dog.
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Keep En- Going.

To THE EDITOR oP THE Sun siri Merely
for an argument In favor Of the continuation OF the
present policy Of the Republican party in furnishing
this country an opportunity for selling all the goods /,
can make. I enclose a list OF nrms who have reported
10 me personally In the last few days that they canno,
possibly Ill all their orders and are turning many
down.
Anew nrms in Pennsylvania who can't keep up with
their orders: Latort Axle Works, Carlisle, Pa: MolleT
organ Company, HAgcrstown. Nd Hagerstown Fur
niture company, Iagsrstown, Nd. Hagerstown Table
Works, Hagerstown, Md. Hamilton Watch Company.
Lancaster, Pa Champion Blower and Forge Com
pany, Lancaster, Pa. York Manufacturing Com pany.
York, Pa; Kelley Stove Works. Columbia. Pa Al
toona Glass Company, Altoona. Pa; De Frehm Chair
Company. Johnstovn. Pa; Lorain Steel Company,
Johnstown Pa The Cambria Steel Company. employ.
ing over ten thousand hands. Is working night and
day.
II this Is not a vindicauon OF the Republican policy.
no,hin Is LEE A. HERvBy.
Traveller for Kelley oompsny's Export Guide"
PTTTSBURG. oct IL.
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AT extremely interesting and convincing sum-
mary. showing the rise and fall in wages during
the last ten years, has Just bsen prepared by
the Hon. CARROLL d. WRIoHT. Commits Toner OF
Labor. al Washington. The information upon
which the summary is based was gathered
from an examination OF the ~payrolls OF las
concerns in various parts OF the country.
representing twenty six distinct indus
tries and 1872 occupations. Only establish
ments which could produce itemized accounts
for the entire period named we're considered in
the calculation which. with one exception Uhe
business OF mining). refers to manufacturing In
dustries. Letting 100 represent the average Of
wages in 1891 the table Is a. follows:
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OSCAh - r k~lhDLAENDh
MANCHESTER. England, Oct. 8.
The Man who stamps His Letters at the
Stamp window.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. ! do
not remember seeing anything in print about
the amlable gentleman who stands at the Post
once stamp window. where he has just bought
a lot Of stamps. and proceeds to stamp a hand
full Of letters right there while the line waits
have read articles about the man who stop.
TO chat with the man in tho box Office when
he buys tickets, and 90 on, but l have not read
the hope that somebody more accustomed
TO handling a pen than | I'M will take him up
and not exactly fay him, but still manage in
some way to lmpart 10 him so that he will re-
II the lesson that every man should
be compelled 10 learn, II nature hasn't taught
him. that there are others.
CICERO y. Won SLUMP
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-16
orT or THE T~RANsvAAL.
Exile Lost III, wife IN south Africa. but Find,
u., uere-Now They want 90 return.

Frank Clrz. a carpentcr. who lived in tina
1'rarsyn1l from the tine no wns ? wears old
iii the British entered JOHANNESBURG a few
months ago, went 10 tho out Door Poor De-
pnrtincnt last Tuesday, penEiless' and asked
for temporary shelter until he could ma means
10 return TO South Africa 10 recover what lie
could of MS homo and I.vlng-. (ufz Salc thas
he had been cxiled from tho ' ransvaal without
cause by tho Britl'h military officials and In
being hustled out Of the country he had lost his
wifn.
Supt. Blair sent the man TO the flntoush
Home while his story was investigated. ie-
tcrdNy Mi blair IVES snrtriseh TO- receive a
message from Cli2's VIE, asking nls Wheie-
abuuts She had Just landed ana was nVlrf
at 40 GrceGwicn ,treet Cnrl "aS scnt a9r ana
husband and wife were united. Ihey VIA uy
Il worked hard all my life," said Curs e.
Fore forced f Girbf, E ssnd I" i owned 1etna a pretty little cot
tagc at Johannesburg with, my Workshop at
the, back Of H. I'd saved about $500 ana mv
on the 18th Of last July was turned out OF
my house at midnight by British soldiers and
ordered to leave the country at once. | didn't
have time to get my thipg out or get any money.
! had only the suit OF clothes wore and a Few
shilllngs in the pockets travelled from
Rotterdam and from Rotterdam TO New York.
arriving here three weeks age ! Tas sepa,
a af' along 1rT the T Journey Tssy for her to Follow. ifftb.essed
a lodging the night reached here, and the next
day I began TO look for work. / lived from
land TO mouth until last Tuesday. Then I
was sent 10 the Poor office. They
sent me to- a home and A.. then
and TO find my wife. I gave Mr.. B air a
description OF her. tie gave me a supper and a
bed and breakfast. After breakfast he says:
Now, | am goinE to give you a home And he
sent me to the Flatbush Home. He found my
wife She had met relatives in East Lon
don who had procured her a passage. and she
arrived here last Thursday.
My wife says all my possessions were taken
away, but she don't know whether the money
under the front doorstep was taken or not.
Now we are here, but we want TO 90 home, We
have no money: what shall we do2"
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Mr.. HIS speech.

The Hon. DAVID BENNETT HILL will not
be on exhibition as a captive lion In the
Croker Circus tonight. He has had
humiliations enough this year. Doubt
less Mr.. CROKER feels that for the present
1t Is unnecessary to prod the poor soul
more. SO Mr.. HILL u on the road. But
what he said at Springfield, ILL.,. yesterday
or what he will say at Indianapolis to-day
must not be regarded as spoken in other
than a Plckwtckian sense. II We could
look into his mental cylinder, we should
find something like this:
Nj. Chairman and Ladies' and Gentlemen: am
not going about the country, eating my words OF
1896 and pretending to be horribly scared BY imperial.
ism and Trusts. because ! like the business. | have
no especial fondness for standing on my head and
! am too old 10 relish making a show OF myself. Nor
do | enjoy being bethwaoked and bethumped by Mr.
CROKER But ! have resolved for ms own sake to
suppress my feelings. l may be sore all over. but l
will be a Democrat In good and regular standing
/ will help inter Organism decently. The great thing
IS to get Mr BRYAN out OF the way. Next November
will hnish him and ! shall have done my duty TO him
and more particularly TO myself. Then, ] hope and
believe. the old stagers will have a chance again.
Then, the Bryan experiment having failed, the old
Democratic policies and leaders may be held in honor
once more. And II the Democrats want a tried and
faithful man. eline will always reach me al wolferts
Roost I don't care much about being right but
should like 10 be President"
Such, probably. Is Mr.. Hills thought
but ~unspoken speech. The Hon. RICHARD
CROKER, a mind reader. has read It and
grinned to himself with deep silent gratif-
cation.
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A Veteran Appointed Assistant Commtuio,.,
of Agriculture.

AIBASr. Oct. Estate Commissions n,
Agriculture wieting to-day appointed ], n
Grant Of Buffalo Assistant Commissioner ~
Agriculture for the Ninth division. Grant /.
q veteran ana rs at present an Inspector for
on tho eligible list made after the state civil
Service Commission had conducted an ofam-
ination OF applicants for Assistant omp1ls-
tioner OF Agriculture. For a long PERIOD sfter
the examination no appointment was made.
ana Grant APPLIED 10 the supreme Court and
directing Commissioner Of Agriculture WietlnS
70 show cause on Oct " why he should nor he
anpoinied The commissioners action %,
day VII result in Grants dropping further
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-16
ALL THE MINES on AMERICAN
Canadian Commissioner Report on the Mount
Baker District Boundary.

VANCOUVER. d. c., Oct. &c. c. Deane,
who was commissioned by the Canadian Gov
ernment 70 define the boundary line In the
Mount Baker district, has finished his labors
and finds that most of the contentious OF Ameri-
cans were correct. He finds that every nina
IN the district Is on the American side OF the
line although Canadians asserted that hall OF
them were In Canadian territory.
He, reports. however, that the Americans
have been mistakinR a post stuck In the ground
there TO define the boundary. when the post
Is really. a mile from the boundary: that is.
Canada has a mile more territory north ~
the forty-ninth parallel than many United
States residents believed. This mile Of terri
tory Is barren and rocky and no minerals have
yet been discovered In IL.
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POSTAL BUSINESS INCREASING.
e,3sI More Post Ofnces Than Last Year-Monsy
Transaction Increased aI5s. 2Be. aaA.

WASHINGTON, Oct. B.-From u statements
prepared by Auditor Castle OF the Post once
Department. II appears that the number Of
Post Ofioes In the United States has incressed
from 20, $50 on July 1. 1898. to 7o.e9i on July J.,
1900. AN increase Of 1891. The number OF
money order offices increased during the same
period from lo,s25 20 So.024. d net increase Of
10, 100. The number OF domestic money or
ders increased from 23,e o2, O53 20 s,iSs,06
an increase Of 1900, 997. while the volume OF
business increased from 1888, 00s. 92i TO 1904
79o,sls, an increase OF siIi,7si. 1872, The reve-
1854, $40. An increase Of sl9. S5, $40 over last year,
and the expenditures have grown TO si07,2.s,-
Transactions Of the department. including
money orders, increased from $3.50, 1894 e in
1890 10 s7ii, sa4 ,i9l In 1900, I'm increase OF sl7s.-
259, 7o4, or s3S per cent.
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METHODIST CREED REVISION
Suggested BY the Rev, j. !. Bosweli-Too
Much FossiiiIed Religion, He Says.

Methodist creed revision was suggested IN
the Methodist ministers Monday meeting yes
terday. The Rev. DR., J. l. Boswell made the
point that Methodist doctrine ought TO be more
flexible. as there is altogether too much fos-
SLICED religion. He said he was an old man.
but felt II needful to keep up with the young
man From l7s4to 1882 the General Conferepoe
had the right TO change the articles OF religion
OF the Church at pleasure. In the Conference
Of the last-named year the law was passed that
took away from Future Conferences all suoh
right, he said. He instanoed a law protesting
against the Roman Catholic .Church's position
on pursatory and seid suoh law haa no i3nges
stricken out
The Rev. Or. J. NJ. Buckley reminded the OBJ:
Jector that tho Conference OF 1882 had referred
the matter to the ministers In the annual Con-
ferences. and they had voted by q large majority
In favor OF the rule asitis.
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THE WE'LL AND LA ABRA CLAIMs.
Final order OF the supreme Court Against
Their Validity.

WASHINGTON. Oct. is -Fina action In the
protraoted litigation over the Well and La
Abra mining claims against the Mexican
Government was taken to-day In the Supreme
Court when an order was entered Diminishing
the appeal OF Alice We'll from the Judgment
prosecution. The claims have been before
Congress and the courts for many years. and
at the last term Of the Supreme Court was
decided against the La Abra claim. The Well
case. which was OF similar standing. had In
the meantime been heard In the Court OF Claims,
been taken 10 the Supreme Court. In view.
however. Of the decision in the La Abra case
the appeal was not prosecuted and the court
to-day granted the motion Of the Govern-
ment to strike the case from the docket. This
action brings 10 a close the long fought battle
for the claims, and the balance OF the Indemnity
paid by the Mexican Government, Amounting
TO some 100000. will probably be refunded
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The statement continues:

1T may be stated that during the years In which
the course OF wages declined the rates OF 1891 aud
1892 In many instances remained unchanged, and In
like manner during the last few years. In which the
general course OF wages has been upward. the wages
In these Instances have not. Of course. responded 1,
the general rise In other instances the per cent Of
decrease was notably large during the years OF de-
preston, while during the last two years OF the period
the reverse Is true. and a much larger increase really
took place than that indicated BY the table =
The figures for 1899 and 1900 show a gratifying
average increase over the conditions OF 1901 and
1892. when wages in gold were higher than at any
period In The history OF the country prior to the pres.
emit year"
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POLITICAL CALENDAR. 1900.

Election Day. Tuesday. Nov, q. Polls open
"a NJ: polls close 5P. VI.
Remaining registration days In cities Of The
first class OF the STATE Of New York tNew York,
Brook, n and Bunfalo):
Friday. Oct 10, 7 A. VI. to 10 r. NJ.
saturday, Oct. 10. "A. NJ. to 10 =. VI.
Registration days In cities and villages Of
5000 or more inhabitants, elsewhere than IN
citle- Of the FIRST class, are he'll on the sane
days "a In those cities, from 3 4. VI. to 0 =. NJ.
The remaining registration day In election
districts other than In Ct les or villages OF 5000
inhabitant- l.:
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THE RESCUE OF CAPT. SHIELDS.
Fifty-two Prisoners Recovered from Ftnpinos
nv the Martinique Expedition.

WASHINGTON. Oct. i5.-Nsws OF the rescue
Of Capt. Devereau1 Shields and the company
of men under his command. who were CAPTURED
by the FilipInos in the island Of Marinduoue
last month. was received at the War Depart
ment TODAY in the following telegram from
Gen, Macarthur, dated at Manila on Oct. is:
Information from Martinique just received
that Capt. Shields. forty-eight men, Company
+. .Twenty-ninth Regiment, u. s. Volunteer
Infantry; two corporals, Company b. Twenty
ninth Regiment. I. S. Volunteer Infantry; one
insurgents. have been turned over to Gen.
Luther X, Hare. More particulars soon, giving
names Of killed and wounded"
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The record OF Company L. Forty-ninth
United States Infantry. is unparalleled according
to the Apdrr Neps. This is a company belong
ing to the second OF the negro volunteer regi-
ments. The commanding officer is Capt, Ed
WARD l.. BAKER also a negro. who Is sergeant
major. Tenth Cavalry. L. s. A. The company
has had on Its rolls since It was mustered into
service. over a year ago, one hundred men for
duty at all times. has never had a man tried by
general or summary court and has never had a
man on sick report Only in a negro regiment
could that record be made.
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THE DKH oCRAT'S DUTY.
The p atriouc views Of Gen. Brass Of Wi'con-
sin-For mckinley and Roosevelt All

sn-For Mckinley and Roosevelt All
From Gen. Braog's Speech al Mirdukee ids'
useh
Il have never vet voted for n Chict Magi'-
trate OF this nation whose nau" had not been
presented for the Tu1ragcs Il the people ny u
D.mocratiC convention. There Is no taint OF
trimmer IN my blood or lin age. IL mas
always been my pride to b. able TO Use ~
lace. and. uslnS the words Of u great leader
of the party in New York. before the spell OF
eNpediency oNerthrew the convictions oil hl'
judgment. say I am a Democrat But ! nave
u pride Infinitely greater than that that /
have always held my lif' and service subject TO
my country call. irrcspcc i've OF the politics oil
The head OF the Government.
The heart of this great people has Away
beat loyal TO t G Government when the war
trump sounded, and has never tolerated, aud
will never Tolerate. encouragement to n pubic
enemy while he Is robbing. fighting. Staying the
brave men. your son. and brothers, whom the
Governmont has sent forth to do is mission,
whether that enemy be an EngIishman or a
Mexican. a Spaniqrd or a Filipino,
1T matters not how specious the plea, how
earnest and honest the pleader, charm he ever
30 sweetly, or ever wisely. the American ear
may listen, but the loyal heart is sealed against
It's influence.
Sixteen T. one lives, with all the life in 1t that
Nj. Bryan can give to It, The impe1alist dodge
and Cookers denouncing trusts as the great
and standing menace 10 our Government are
both tubs thrown TO the whale.
The term syndicate Ia not a word OF such
ominous import as the newspapers seem to
make Of It, from the expression used by Mr.
Olney. / can say truly that II compelled TO
choose. as we now are. between n government
by such a syndicl tie a. Bryan and Altgeld and
Tillman. and men OF that ilk. in position 70 exc
cute the wishes OF their discontented and shift
less following. | would fee from 1t 10 take
refuge in a syndicate that represented Industry.
brains and business character. which has en-
abled It's members TO acquire wealth, l would
certainly prefer the latter TO the former If my
allegiance vas to Le controlle / by the term
syndicate
L can conclude no better than to use the
language OF my old friend, the former Mayor OF
New York. Abram S. Hewitt. a Democrat and
chosen friend Of Tilden. whose political integ-
rity has never been questioned. He says;
There Ia no longer any room for doubt as to
the course which should be taken by men who
believe In true Democracy and desire TO pre-
serve its principles for the benefit OF those who
are TO come after US. We are compelled by
every consideration OF honor, OF duty and Of
interest TO reDudilte Organism aud all that IL
represents. and TO vote for Mckinley and
Roosevelt And so say we all OF u.s.
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From a Troubled woman.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sfr' In behalf
Of every woman who Is a bread and butter" worker,
and those even less favored, who depend upon a slen.
der income, who are and must be controlled by deci.
slons Of political maiorlres for the Almighty's
sake please print daily up to and including election
day these indisputsble disastrous consequences OF
Bryan'S selection as the Chief Magistrate OF our
country. She VIII addresses you Is In suffering terror
lest the ignorant, unthinking. unreasoning masses
should be In the ascendency Nov. Q. May God spare
us from such an innlc,ion whereby integrity shall
give place TO enforced dishonesty.
OcT. IL. AN ANXIOUS. TROUBLED WOMAN
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Mr.. 2. r. BRoCKwAY. long the veteran SUI or
Intendent Of the Elmira R~eformatory. Is now
enjoying the well-carned ease and leisure that
he Is entitled to after his retirement from
a lifetimeis work as a prison oflCial. The con-
troll oi the F mira Reformatory Is now vested In
the hands OF a Board Of Managers who do not
believe in o~orroral punishment. while MIR.
BRoCKwAY did believe in II very thoroughly.
They practically forced Mr.. BRoCKwAY out Of
the institution which he had made the model
place OF penal reform in the whole world.
though he was not unwilling TO 60. "a
Is age forbade his longer continuance in
active work. The managers of the reformatory
do not seem TO have had n particularly pleasant
time OF 1t since Mr.. BRoCKwAY left. There has
been a great increase OF insanity among the in
mates Of the institution. and. II general news
paper accounts are to be believed, riotine and
other forms Of disorder have been upon the In
crease. Corporal punishment has been abol-
ished and the managers have substituted for
this the practice OF chaining refractory pris-
oners TO their cell doors for long periods. IL
may be an improvement on corporal punish
mcnt, but II does not seem 10 work we'll The
lndeterminate sentence for criminals, which may
practically be said 10 be MIR. ~BRocKwAY's
Invention, Ia coming into general use all
over the world. while hardly a day passes that
some association Of lawyers. ministers or
Magistrates does not recommend to the Legis-
lature OF one state or another the erection Of
the whipping post for wife beating and other
related forms Of crime. 1t has come to be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-16
A Suggestion as to Mrs. Fairchld.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir, After read
ing the interesting and sad history OF Mrs Fair
child n your paper of Oct. ~ it has been sug-
gested that she may be eligible for a place in the
Louise Home Of Washington. d c. which was
endowed by the late SIr. Cochran. for INDECENT
Gentlewomen of the District OF Columbia and
the State Of Virginia. The only other require
ment besides that Of citizenship 10 a small
yearly sum for the purchase Of clothing. This
amount could easily be furnished by the Colonial
Danes or the Daughters Of the Revolution. An
a mshOuse for a Washington would be a stain
upon our great Republic. NJ. II. T.
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From the Nam ger Of the Squire, Inn.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sf To the
recentlettets written by "zinski" and "Zeph" maybe
/. as managn Of Squirrel Inn. should make reply. an.
swering each and every question raised by them. But
let this surncc-viI., that II would be a favor 10 me. to
thu public at large and 20 the Squirrel Inn 10
THE Sun would Kindly send one Of It's smartest
young men ineog. to partaRe Of a dinner at Squirrel
Inn at ia o'clock. lam sure 1, would be welcomed by
me and. also. II he will write up bis opinion OF the
truth OF the assertions made by the aforesaid 'Zlnski"
and "zeph," p d, IRVING.
SQUIRREL Inn Oct ii.
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The robber TruSs-SVaevss T~slsorara

Successors Of the Robber Tariff. which the
Democrats used to howl at so vociferously.
The Democrats got their chance TO make q
beautiful and good tariff. and they made an
other Robber Tariff. Their wrath against the
Trusts is as artificial and l~nsincere as was their
wrath against the tariff. 1t IS all a part OF the
show. and a feeble and tiresome show.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr: just a few
lines concerning Deputy Chief Duane. who stated
that be pushes men into nrss," which stsnmen,
should be denounced BY every admirer OF the Fire
Department OF New York. Should words like that go
unchallen ged' Should a superior libel his Interiors
In this wlSet | leave II TO any citizen who has OBJ
served operations at a Ere and whose pride has been
directed 20 this nne department
NEW YORK Oct Is. GEORGE W. HALL
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The surprising success Of the separate anti
imperiali't third or thirteenth party In Con-
necticut must make the minions OF despotism
SILVER. At the New Haven meeting called for
the purpose Of organizing the new party. there
were three genuine Nutmeg voters. Let the
great work go onl