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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
MIR. GRIGGy AMBITION.
Wants n Place on the United states
Supreme Bench.

PATERSON. N J.. July 1O.-Attorney
General Griggs spent last week in this
city and most Of the time he was on the
golN links OF the North Jersey Country
Club. While there he told some Of his
intimate friends that he would not be
General under the next Admins
tration even If Mckinley were elected. It
is understood Mr.. Griggs is ambitious to
get on the Supreme bench of the United
States. but Ms present intention is to
practice law in New York when his pres
emit term expires.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

Who Wrote ,he p1otform-rh,.
IL. mo wa
ohe VI t..e iho'' questiohs Ut
Kansas CITY after the platform had been
printed and read at breakfast by the dele
gates and tens of thousands OF the visit
inc Damocra,s II w,s ganer.I,v o,,cade5
lhat IL the instrument haa peeh ADOPTED
exactly as 1t was carried to Kansas City
BIZ the Hon. R. L. Metcalfe. of Nebraska,
from Lincoln. then Mr. Bryan's authorship
could not be doubted But there was a
wrangie In the Platform Committee lasting
more than twelve hours, and the docu-
ment which Mr. Metcalfe is alleged to have
brought from Mr.. Bryan was ripped and
torn and rearranged in it's parts and re-
vised in its phraseology until it is said
Mr.. Bryan scarcely could have recognized
it as the product OF his own facile pen.
Then. too. 1t is stated as a fact that Nh
BRYAN had not intended that imperialism
should be the paramount issue. though
he desired that question to be given the
serious consideration it deserved Who
then. wrote the platform as II was finally
presented to the Conyention9 On all sides
1t is granted that the document is a fine
piece of English, indicating that some per-
son accustomed to careful writing guided
the pen which indited the rounded SEN
fences and glowing periods. The Hon.
George Fred Williams, OF Massachusetts,.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
barking Up tho Wrong Tree.


The desperation with which the Republican CT
cans have begun TO emphasize the silver issue
amount, to admission of the weakness and indie.
iensibleness of the Republican position: but the
people, noting the tendency of the Republican
party 10 imperis lisn. and militarism. and reading
tn. Republican record OF extravaganza. of war
taxes in time o; peace, oil protection OF the OK.
tnrtiona,e trusts of the and Cuban scandals
-emhalmed beef. At,erism. Eaganism. Seelyis,n.
and the res.-of the wrong done to Porto Rico
of projected schemes Of loot. OF the humbug and
hypocrisy of tie platform. inviting even Repub-
Ncan coudemnztien--th and countless other
wrongs and abuses Of power will occupy the at
,cu,ion. OF the voters to an extent that will pre-,
vent lHeir giving any time or thought to bug
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
Hearinu ON tunnel Railroud,.

ALBANY. July 1o.-The State Board Of
Railroad Commissioners today, arranged
for a hearing on August 1 at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. New York City. on the ap-
plcation' of the New York and Brooklyn
Union Transportation Company and the
New York Transit Company for permission
to construct tunnel railroads from Brook
Ign to New York City and Jersey City.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

frrom the Peoria Herald -Transcrip..)
The arst thing on the Republican programme
i. the party is successful In the fall will be the
triumphant passage. Of the Ship Subsidy bill and
the ratification OF the Hay-Pauncefotc Treaty.
thus turning oyer Tho inter-oceanic canal to the
control Of EnglAnd
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

frrom the Richmond pi.pa.ehl

It's very keynote is JefferSonianism. in that in
the opening clauses it plants the party firmly
upon the cardinal avcrIncE' OF the Declaration of
Igtlt pcndeEce-su av,Tmen- without which o,r
charter OF Liberties would be as sounding bras,
and tinkIing cymbab, and the Constitution the
inockcry the policy Of the Republican party Is
steadily tending TO make it
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
As to DictntOrs.


tfrom the Chicago Chroniclc.)
"Dictatorl'' shouts Republican organ. will
liam J. Bryan is a dictator before the election
he would he a dictator in the White House.
And tha, may he true. We rrsy. however. con
sole ourselves with the thought that dictator
who does his debating is considerably to he
preferred over one who dictatcs at the dictation
of some one es,--at the diciation Of Mr. llama.
for instance
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

We learn with traces of alarm that
tribe of red Indians have invaded Canton,
even to the extent of reaching the front
porch. Mr.. Mckinley. we hope. suggested
to them that Pekin was the place for them
to exert their activities. They would fit
the situation there. exactly. How the
noble American aborigine would luxuriate
in pigtail scalps!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
4 Fierce for Unity.


Mr.. Stevenson will be force in uniting the
party The Democrats who left the party in
1886 will hardly bring themselves TO speak sharp
~ Of it with Stevenson on the ticket, and by the
time November rolls around will. if we mistake
not, be found working and voting for its Success
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

WfOW Ihc EoStoh yVUIhaI.J
Against any other nominee than the one who
comes nearest 10 unifying the Democracy the Re
publicans would have waiboyer. They will not
have a walkover against the Democracy's strong
est candidate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
Return of the Ynnkton.

PORTSMOUTH. N. H.. July 1O.-The U.
s. s. Yankton. Lieutenant Commander G.
l.. Dyer commanding. arrived today from
nine months tour of survey in Cuban
waters. She will be overhauled at the
Portsmouth yard and remain here about
three months The crew are reported well.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
The Modern messiah R.c.nt..

ROCKFORD. ILL.,. July 1o.-George
Jacob Schweinfurth. claimed by his follow
ers TO be the Messxlh. has renowned the
faith. He announces that he Will leave
Heaven at once.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

the Sampson scandal and feel sense OF
personal affront for the iIl-usage to which
officers of German descent. like Admirals
Schey and Kempf, have been subjected
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

HELENA, Mon. July 10.--The Montana
Central Railroad freight trainment who
went On strike yesterday over the wage
schedule returned to work today. set
Element having been effected Upon what
basis the adjustment was reached is not
known
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11

Evans Row VIII Have to Colt is
considered highly probable that the star
ring OF the Hon.. Webster Davis by tie
Democratic managers will make it incum-
bent upon Mr.. Hanna to request the Hon.
H. Clay Evans to step down and out OF the
Pension Commissionership. 1t is known
that few weeks prior to the r publican
National Convention. when there was much
loud grumbling in G. A. r. circles aga:n.t
Evans. that gentleman. either upon his
own initiative or gentle hint from Mr.. Nc
Klnley. rendered his resignation to the
President. This was used at the time with
good effect on the G. A. r. men who were
here quietly threatening the Adminis.ra
ton with trouble IL something WIS not
done to relieve them Of Evans. 1t will be
recalled that Mr.. Hanna sat down upon Mr.,
Evans hard at the Philadelphia Convention.
and at that time 1t was pointed out that
Mr.. Hanna's object in thus humiliatiug Mr..
Evans was to propltiate the disgrunt,ed
veterans whose pension claims he was
sighting. 1t was hoped BY the Admins
tration people that Mr.. Hanna'5 singing
rehuke OF Commissioner Evans at Phi.adel-
phia would satisfy all the demands OF the
disappointed pensioners. and particularly
marked "Ioosening up in the Pension
Bureau Immediately preceding the Ma
tioual Convention. and the lines have
not yet been frightened. But now comes
the Hon. Webster Davis bounding into the
arena full panoplied for var. and he is ex-
pected to hurl many a dart at the head of
the Administration on account OF Commits
sioner Evans niggardly pension policy,
which he tDavis) attempted to iiberalize
while Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
When Davis turns loose on Evans in Kan
sas and the West generally. 1t is expected
that the business responsibilities the
Hon. H. Clay Evans in Tennessee will
so rapidly multiply that he will be
compelled to quit public life to look after
his private affairs Then the world quietly,
will be passed around that the President
forced Evans out. and somebody like Cor
pcrai Tanner will be put in his place. This.
it is understood. is the programme, if Davis
forces action.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-11
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

TO Manage the CampniEn.-It seems
not improbable that the Hon. Daniel j.
Campau. OF Michigan, will be tho real
manager OF the Democratic campaign
senator James X. Jones, of course. will
retain the title and the dignities OF Chair
man OF the Democratic National Commit
tee. but it appears that the work OF the
organization Is TO be so divided that very
little OF the responsible labor will fall di
rectly upon the Arkansas statesman. II
is said that Senator Jones' family and
physicians have persuaded him to exert
himself as little as possible during the
autumn, as the work of the last car-
paign came very near killing him. While
MS health has improved considerably
within the year, still he Is not as strong
as he was before he went through tho
tremendous strain Of the fight in 1896.
Senator Jones. it is stated accepted
reelection to the craftsmanship mainly
because he disccrned disposition in some
quarters to depo5e MIN. and as a matter of
pride he wanted to show his enemies he
was strong enough with Mr.. Bryan and
the party organization to triumph over
them. In the exercise Of his duties az
Chairman of the National Committee
Senator Jones In a few days will announcs
the appointment of the necessary sub
committees for the conduct of the cam
paign. The Executive Committee which
will have charge OF the larger affairs OF
the campaign. doubtless will be made up
in large part of persons not members of
the National Committee. with Mr.. Campaa
as its head and Ex-Governor Stone. of
Missouri, one of its leading members.
The Pon. ]. c. johnson. of Kansas. will
rem ain at the head of the Ways and
Means Committee. in which position he
has done notably good work for the party
during the past year. Willis J. Abbott,
it is understood. will continue to run the
press bureau. Before the week Is out 1t
is expected that formal announcement
will be nrade OF the selection of Chicago
as principal headquarters. with branch
offices In the East either In New York
CT Washington. 1t is thought probable |
that branch headquarters for the West
also will be located in Omaha or Denver
and in San Francisco or Portland. After !
thus arranging the campaign preliminaries
1t is expected Senator Jones will accept !
the invitation Of Col. NJ. C. Wetmore, Of |
st. Louis. to be hts guest for week or
two at the St. Louis millionaire's summer
home in the Wisconsin lake region.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Stage Thunder and Lighting.

The reason why the mechanism fo1
making the noises that give realism &c
play are never seen by the audience
Is because the illusion would be com.
pletely destroyed If its operations were
exposed to view, explains Franklin
Fyles In the Ladies' Home Journal.
The noise of the waiter falling down
stairs with n tray of dishes, for in
stance, is simulated by dropping, as
often as necessary. basket filled with
bits of broken china; and cylinder of
silk, turned with a crank, drawing the
cloth over wooden flanges gives per-
feet rain and wind storm. A lightning
accompaniment Is made by touching
an ordinary file to bit of carbon-both
ON live wires-and the thunder by roll
ing ten-pin balls In a long, narrow,
wooden trough. The rumble of the
wheels of a carriage is initiated with a
vehicle like a miniature freight car on
a wooden track, and the striking Of
wood or metal on hard or soft surfaces
serves to convince an audience of the
approach or departure of horse. When
there is war a single shot or two is
usually the real thing, but a rifle vol
ley effect Is obtained by rapidly beat
ing a dried calfskin with rattans, while
heavy strokes on the bass drum will
convey the idea of cannOnading. If
this mechanism were seen in operation
by an audience 1t would make the
whole performance seem ridiculous.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
GOVERNMENT TeLeoRAPHY.
its Great Success in Great Britain Dur.
ing the Past Thirty Years.

Its Great Success in Great Britain Dur
ing the Past Thirty Years.
w. 5. HARDWOOD describes In the Cen
Jury the successful working of the Gov
eminent telegraph in Great Britain.
Since the British Government, in the
rear 1870, assumed control of all inland
kilograms, the business Of that depart
ment of the general postoffce has
grown to enormous proportions. The
object of assuming this control was
twofold; first, to reduce the eXorbitant
telegraph tolls of private companies
tolls so high as virtually to be prohibit
I've for many kinds of business; and,
secondly, to safeguard the public
against any return to former charges.
1t matters not what one may think as
to the desira bility of the introduction
VI such system into the United States,
the fact is patent that In Great Brit
ain 1T has proved signal success. The
twofold object was long since attained,
and there Is no likelihood that the sys-
tenn will be overthrown.
The report of the Postoffice Depart
ment for 1899 gives the latest available
figures. This report shows that the
people so far appreciate and utilize the
system that they sent In 1899, up to
the date of the closing of the report, In
ordinary kilograms, which are eXclu-
Sive of press kilograms, cable messages,
Government, franked and reduced-rate
dispatches, over three million messages
more than during 1898. In 1869, the
year before the Government assump-
ton, seven million messages were sent;
in 1892 nearly ninety million mes
sages. In 1869 the average charge for
kilograms was little over fifty cents,
while the charge for the same message
to-day, inclusive of address, is about
fifteen cents. In 1869 there were I'M
der three hundred employees, while
chere are at present over three thou
sand in the London office alone. Last
year, after allowing for a deficit of at
least a million dollars In the depart
ment devoted to the daily newspapers,
the system cleared above all cost OF
maintenance over one hundred and SIX
ty-five thousand pounds; in round num-
bers, eight hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
A Costly FLY Exterminator.

His house is steam heated and he has
been troubled with flies all winter.
Every time he sat down to eat a dozen
would fall in his soup. Last Sunday
there were half dozen guests to din
ner and right in the midst of the meal
six flies fell into the salad. He swore
vengeance. He would rid the house of
those flies or die in the attempt. After
the guests had left he got his wife,
daughter and the hired girl and they
"shOoed" the flies into the pantry after
good half hour of hard work. Then
he prepared his "eXterminator." lie
took an ounce or more of gunpoWder,
spread it over pan and put some
sugar temptingly in the center When
the flies had finally settled in 1t he
touched off the fuse and shut the door.
The next instant there was puff and
then an explosion.
He had forgotten to remove a couple
of cartridges which he had opened to
remove the powder, but had not used.
Monday he purchased $50 set of din
ner dishes and the carpenters bill was
$40
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
UnDrOhtabIe,

It has been settled to the satisfaction
of the agricultural experts of the gov.
eminent that spiders do not produce
silk of commercial value. Large silk.
spinning spiders are found in the palm
trees of Venezuela. Some of the spi.
ders produce white silk and others vel.
low silk, and this silk has been made
into handkerchiefs, but silk produced
In this way cannot be made valuable
commercially, because of the trouble.
some necessity of keeping the spiders
separated to prevent their deyouring
each other. Their food being insects
this also involves considerable difficulty
in supplying them. Attempts to util
lie the silk of a Madagascar spider o.
the same species some years ago result
ed in the discovery that the product
was more expensive than ordinary silk.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The State Besjukovschtschina, In
Russia, is probably the only place in
the world that is run entirely by WON
en-. This state is made up of seven vii.
lagos, each presided over by a Mayor
ess, the whole under the superintend-
ence of a lady named Easchka, who
acts as President. There are women
magistrates, women preachers, women
policemen-in fact, every capacity In
the state is filled by women. The roads
are made by women, and women sell
milk and deliver letters. If you want
to bring ali action against your neigh
Dor in this state you go to a woman
lawyer; and If there is anything in
your house to be stolen, then a bur
glar of the weaker sex steals 1t. No
place of any Importance Is filed by q
man.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
story of n Railroad Man.

A good story is going the rounds in
railroad circles being the result of an
order issued by the Rock Island rail
way not long since, requiring all its
section foremen to report to an oculist
on a certain day and have their eyes
examined. One afternoon, after those
present had undergone the examination
and the eye doctor was about TO close
up for the evening, a messenger boy
rushed in with a small package neatly
tied up in tissue paper, and which
proved to be a glass eye. The follow
ing and evidently hurriedly scrubbed
note was attached:
Topeka, Kan.-Oye Inspector-Dear
Sur: The day befoor yesterday, at
nune, got word to cume down and
have me Use looked into for culur blind.
ness as we call it, l had As ties and 10
rales to put down beyont the sand cut.
an as jerry Sullivan an Dominick
Cooley hay bin indishposhed since the
wake that was holded over the ded
corpus of Danny doherty, me hands wor
tue short to spare me. Twas lucky
that the rite oye that wuz first in me
he'd were nocked out wild 40 pix, an
me glass oye that is purfect figger NV
the oye that was not put out, is STINT to
you for denomination. / cud spare the
glass oye better than the oye in me he'd,
an If she is euler blind I'll git me one
what amt Yures thruly,
mike DONOHUE."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
Leugthened DAYS.

To-day the average man lives almost
ten years longer than his grandfather
lived. Indisputably, therefore, the year
1900 finds conditions more conducive
to longevity than existed a century
ago. This Is true beyond a question
for the masses, who feel Immediately
the effects of plenty, hunger and cold
the great physical dispensers of life
and death.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26
MDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDmDD@DmN
X EITTkB W6IIsIiIB. &
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

More, having, not without difficulty, OBJ
tanned a temporary substitute in her
school, went to New York to meet her
new charge in the steamer Harvest
Lass, which had been telegraphed from
Sandy Hook the day before.
Little Willie will know me-" she said
to herself, because l sent my photo
graph by the last mail. l wanted my
face to seem familiar to him, poor lone
lamb"
She stood on the pier eagerly scan
ming the countenance of every child
that landed, her face Frightening once
or twice as she saw q boy whom she
thought might be Willie, when all of a
sudden hand was laid lightly on her
arm and she found herself looking up
into a handsome, bronzed face far
above her.
Sir" she cried, starting back
Il beg your pardon" said frank,
pleasant voice, 81 did not mean to
alarm you. But is this Miss More?"
She inclined her head
II am your cousin William"
And this time Catherine started back
In more surprise than ever.
"Sir," she said, you are mistaken.
William is little boy"
Hardly" returned the tall stranger,
unless you would call me little boy.
Dear Cousin Kitty, no one ever told
you l was a child or poor. 1t was your
own inference. Thank heaven, l am
independent and wealthy, and, as l
have come to mans estate, think it Is
rather my duty to take care OF you
than to allow you to take care of me-"
Catherine looked at her handsome
cousin in mute amaZement This grand
upsetting of all her theories and ideas
was more than she could comprehend
just at once.
But, Viii"
"But, Catherine. Nay, my dear little
gray-eyed cousin, the lawyers have told
me how willing you were to adopt and
care for the homeless orphan, and how
my Cousin Millicent shrank from the
task. And from the bottom of my
heart l thank you for what you are
ready to do"
How Dorcas started when she saw
what sort of fellow little Willie" had
proved to be. How Mrs. Hopper gig
gled behind her bonnet frames when
she thought of the little child's crib and
the picture books upstairs.
"Of course, such an elegant young
gentleman as that will go to the hotel, I"
said Mrs. Hopper. But he did not. He
stayed at the cottage, sleeping on the
back parlor sofa until other accommo-
dations could be provided for him. And
when Millicent came over with her
prettiest smile and outstretched hand
the young Australian received her with
an odd, curt GOODNESS that made her
feel excessively uncomfortable.
You see, Cousin Milly," said he, you
didn't want to be bothered with me;
you thought the Australian authorities
ought to be compelled to provide for
me-"
And when Mrs. Hopper heard that
little Catherine More was to marry her
rich cousin she wasn't at all surprised.
Its the most natural thing in the
world" said she, "only it's pity that
Cathie isn't little prettier."
But Catherine More was satisfied
with her lovers declaration that to him
her plain face was the sweetest In all
the world.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

When a woman announces that she
is coming on visit, 1t is necessary for
one member of the family to stay at
the depot to meet all trains for at least
three days.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

In the Santander mining district Of
Spain, 5000 men have gone on a strike
and troops have been sent to prevent
disorders.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

After a house has been upset three
weeks, no man is good enough to ad-
NIT to his wife that 1t looks any cleaner.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-26

Kimberley, May 23. - About 500
Beers have surrendered at Vryberg, north
of Kimberley, and little more than half
way between that place and Mafekng.
The road is all clear from Mafcking and
all opposition in this district is practically
npIaI