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VACANCIES IN THE ARMY.
Some of the Positions soon to BE
Filled.

The amount Of army patronage at the
Presidents disposal has considerably de-
creased since the mastering in of the VOL
unteer regiments. but positions in the reg
ular service. which are naturally more
desirable than the temporary places in the
volunteer branch. exist III large numbers
and excite the usual amount Of political
efiort.
One Of the most desirable places IS hat
Of lieutenant colonel and inspector. made
vacant by the death o. General LaW;ru.
who held that rank in he reGuiar lrJnch
when he was killed. \ hoard is nov con
sidering the names of candidates selected
to be examined and an appointment will
shortly be announced.
Another desirable billet is shat of major
and assistant adjutant general. one Of the
staff appointments. which is considered
the best Obtainable in the service. The
President will also have the selection Of
some one for transfer &c the pay cOfTs.
with the rank Of major. and a captain or
major of the line. who has seen long ser
vice may be chosen. Men who have small
chance OF retiring higher than the Iauk OF
major are often appointed 10 she pay corUS,
but civilians ar seldom given the riUCh-
coveted commissions
Besides these regular appointments
there are siXty-Jwo vacancies in the rank
of second lieutenant. all of which will be
filled from civil life and the ranks. The
West Point class graduating in June CO n
prises less than this number Of cadets. but
none of these vacancies are TO be retained,
as retrements and other causes will p.o-
n -
July 1 next. when the graduates are COM
miSsioned.
The opportunity for the common soldier
to secure commissioned rank has been
greater in the last twelve months than al
any previous time in the history of the
army and more from this class have been
appointed than in fifteen years. 1t is pro-
posed to still further recognize men from
the ranks in making appointments to va
cancies which now exist so it can no lon
ger be claimed the man who now enrOlls
in the ranks has not fair chance OF Ee-
ing a commissioned officer if he is bright
enough TO meet the eXaHlha'ioh require
ments.
II was commonly stated by army officers
that men sppointed frcm the ranks are the
strictest disciplinaTians in the service and
more harsh in dealing with the privateS
thar West Pointers. Probably they may
recall their own experience and regard
harsh conduct as necessary to compel re-
spect The class of men who have been
appointed from the ranks of late, however,
has been of a higher order than usual, and
as a rule is composed of excellent material
for soldiers. The results of examinations
now being held are awaited with much in
terest by the friends of those who have
been given permission to appear, but until
the board has submitted its reports no
information as to the standing of those
found qualified will be announced.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1909.
The Capture of spfon kop.

II General Sir Redyers Buffers despatch
from Spearmaus Camp, dated this morn
ing. means all it seems to, the probabili-
Ties would seem to be that the relief OF
Ladysmith is not far distant Warren, it
appears. stormed Spion Kop on Tuesday
night. and succeeded in capturing ii
He was able to hold it all day yesterday.
although exposed to a heavy shell fire. II
MAS still in his possession when Butler re
ported. The reasonable presumption is
that Warren was able TO entrench and get
some heavy guns in place between We'd
nesday and this morning; hence that he is
in better condition to hold his advantage
today than he was yesterday.
Butler expresses the fear that Warren's s
losses were considerable which may be
taken as Indicating that he desires to pre-
pare the public mind for sad casualty
list. He states that Major General Wood
gate who probably led the assault. was
severely wounded by a shell Other and
earlier dispatches which will be read in
the days budget show that the attack on
Spion Kop was strongly supported by op-
gieter's Drift Dundonald. backed by
Clery. seems to have engaged the Beers
with energy and success on the Ollivier's
H9ek Road at Acton Homes on Tuesday
while Lyttleton occupied their attention
at Zwarts Kop.
The net value of Warren's movement is
not easy 10 estimate with accuracy as yet
but it has every appearance of being great
The possession OF Spion kop. as We under
stand the situation OF affairs removes the
chief menace to an extension of Butler :
thanking movement beyond Acton Homes,
aad ought 10 make untenable The BoCr posi-
lions from the point occupied to Dewdrop, as
Spiou Kop formed the salient Of the de-
fensi,e line in front of the village named
With the kOp fortified and shellng the
trenches and laagers toward Dewdrop. and
Dundonald and Clery swing around by
Acton Homes toward Walkers Hoek. il
would appear that the lower Free State
passes must be cut of from Joubert imme-
diatcly. unless he withdraws from Lady
smith to defend them. passing around by
Bester's. Aside from any such possibility
the tactial advantage apparently is on the
British side although that by no means
necessarily involves even a probability that
the march into Ladysmith is to be ac-
complished without further and desperate
lighting the results of which any attempt
to predict would be premature. If Joubert
decides to resist the relief OF Ladysmfth to
The last, he can still infict severe losses on
his antagonist. We shall be better able to
judge OF Buffers gains by watching for
what the Boer general may do next. If he
believes that resistance on his present line
can only lead TO signal defeat, it is highly
probable that it Will be found deserted
some morning. and the, Boer army dfscov-
cred somewhere else.
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better of than they were in London a
hundred years ago. The cities of this coun-
try have grown 50 enormously in so short
a time that we have had forced on us
many problems for which we were not
ready: hence the immense abuses of pow
er which exist in some municipal govern
ments, and the utter absence of beauty.
grace. and comfort from large sections of
other cities. II is entirely possible that
in another generation the pandemonium of
today may have disappeared. and that all
large cities will be as beautiful as comfor-
table. and as healthful places of residence
as the best of the large hotels and apart
ment houses are now.
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In one city after another the noise prob
lem has been taken up and handled with
more or less skill according TO the en-
lightenment and public spirit of the in
habitants. One writer on this question has
compared the modern city with the mod
ern hotel, and points out the fact that the
noise which was once considered an in
evitable feature of hotel life has now
largely disappeared. No longer are gongs
pounded TO call the guests to meals. or
wake them up in the morning; no longer
do bare floors permit the clatter of heavily
shod feet through the corridors: in a hun
dred ways the sounds inseparable from
large and closely packed colony of human
beings have been lessened or deadened.
There is no question that racket of all
kinds could be suppressed in a city if the
population in general chose TO take little
pains. What, for example, is the need of
the numerous whistles and bells heard in
railway stations? In the country these
may be useful; in the city they certainly
are not: and the multiplied whistles Of
innumerable trains make life hideous in
the neighborhood of the station. and thus
depreciate the value of property, which is
a consideration worth the attention of real
estate men. One or two railroad compa
nies use specially constructed nOiseless
yard engines in their freight yards in
Boston. so that the nuisance in these yards
is much lessened.
If. in course of time. the horse is ban
sro,,. tho r,opSe-n -if,- alantrirff.- do
ing the work formerly done by heavy
draft animals. noise will be considerably
Iessened and sanitary conditions improved
II seems likely that this will one day be
done II is also possible that the residence
section of each city win be practically free
from traffic, people whose business re-
quires them 10 live near the business cen
tire being provided with apartments in the
upper stories of Office buildings, at such a
height that the noise of the street below
will not seem unpleasant. Il seems proba-
BILE in short that the city OF the future
Will be much more comfortable and
beautiful place TO live in than the city of
the present. Just now We have begun to
build dwelling houses on sanitary lines,
but have not thought much about beauty
OF construction, except in the dwellings Of
the rich IN another generation advant-
ages which only the rich now enjoy viii
have altered down 10 the middle classes,
and the poor will be housed more comfort
ably at least than they are at present. That
is the way in which the laws CT progress
seem to work. The poor today are far
The evening times., 1900-01-25

1t is a rather surprising despatch that
comes from Manila in relation TO the pa
cific mission of Archbishop Chapelle. The
statement is made that he demands inn
munity from the processes of civil courts
for all the Catholic clergy in the archi-
pelago. and that they shall only be liable
to suit before or trial by ecclesiastical
tribunals. We can hardly credit the story.
Mensignor Chapelle has lived long enough
in the United States TO understand that
this nation will never tolerate the eXemp-
tion of any class from the common and
equal operation of American law. which is
made for clerics quite as much as for lay
men. Otis old habit of verbal inaccuracy
must have struck the press censorship
again.
The evening times., 1900-01-25

If newspaper reports concerning the ac-
ton of the Senate Democratic caucus be
true. the country will be surprised to see
how strong the Hoar, Wellington, Petit
grew. Hale. and Mason Filipino element is
in the ranks of the opposition. One Sen
ator who took part in the caucus is quoted
as saying that Democrats will be content
with nothing short of a declaration by the
United States that it does not intend to
keep the Philippines, but will set up
AguinaIdo as a sister republic as soon as
he laws down his arms. Such an express
sion may represent the views of one DEM
ocrat or possibly of negligible minority
of the party: but nothing is more notori-
Gus than that the great mass of the or
ganizatiOn are as much determined to
keep our flag flying in the Philippines as
Mr.. Mckinley can be. If the object of the
Democratic annex to the Boston junta is
to drive away votes. and bury the party at
the polls next November. nothing could be
better adapted to the end than the present
policy and course of the Democratic Sena-
tors
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Insulting the President.

1t would be hard TO look back through
the local history of any American Admin
istration without discovering the exist
euce of some vulgar and blatant parasitic
Pharisee in Washington who considered
himself a sort of national censor of mo-
rails, and. definitely, Keeper of the Presi-
Dental Conscience. There is no doubt
that such vermiform appendix regards
himself as attached to the present White
House encourage.
1t is his self-imposed task to nose
around in the hope of catching an empty
champagne bottle within popping distance
of the President. Apparently he feels it
his sacred duty to retail in remote
preachers meetings" such edifying hear
say charges as that the apollinaris water
used in the Presidents room in the Capt.
tol in the closing hours of the Fifty-hfth
Congress. was not as innocent as If look
ed. The name of this individual is Crafts,
and he calls himself reverend"
According to Crafts, Mr.. Mckinley, al
though as President of the United States
be entitled to particular immunity from the
pestilent tongues of slanderers and scan
dal-mongers. is not to be allowed even the
measure of protection in his privacy that
every ordinary citizen looks upon as a
right. and makes trouble if he does rot
receive at the hands of organized civilized
society When the Paul Pry kind of erea-
ture attempts censorship of the meats
and drinks of respectable private
gentlemen, he is apt to be treated
with personal rudeness sometimes de-
scending to the plane of castigation.
But anybody can assail the Chief Magis-
trate of the Nation from the sewer of OBJ
scurity. and the man above all other men
in the country who during his official
headship of it, should be guarded against
all insult and impertinence. is unable TO
resent it. What the President may not
do an enlightened public opinion ought to
do for him. and the Crafts and assaults OF
evil ones aimed at his head, should be Wig
orously and sternly repressed.
The evening times., 1900-01-25

There must have been something wrong
about the story that under advice from
Washington, the Governor OF Kentucky
had ordered his troops to evacuate Frank
fort. To-day it is reported that the rail-
ways are preparing trains to carry the en-
tire State Guard to the Capital, and that
marching orders have already been re-
ceived at various points. This probably
reflects a strong Republican conviction
that the decision of the Legislature and
courts will be favorable to Goebel.
The evening times., 1900-01-25
Drawing a CIothesIine.

From the Baltimore SUM-
Mr. Robert Clsgett, ir., Nashville (Tenn)
laundryman, is evidently a man of enterprise.
for he extensively advertises, all business men
should do, in the newspapers. Through this
medium he informs the public that he has the
Largest and most complete laundry in the
SOUTH" and he makes the further announcement
that mo negro washing is taken That may
increase Mr. CIagett's business in Nashville, but
il seen in New England it will be apt TO create
a howl among some of its phianthropic citizens.
who keep themselves busy in looking for alleged
determinations against the colored people in
the South"
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Widows on the Pension Roll,

N IUIII IHt TIIIaueIpnIa IIIIlts.
OF the civil pensioners, less than p per
cent widows; but as the records go further
back, the proportion of this class of beneficareS
is vastly increased. The number of invalid pen
sioners is fixed; whereas there has been practically
legal limit, until quite recently, to the crea-
tion of war widows. There are g. I75 widows on
the pension roll credited to the Mexican war, and
only 9.20i surviving soldiers of that conflict The
Indian wars, from 1882 to 1872 show 3. 900 widows
and 1866 surviving soldiers. There is but one
living soldier Of the war of 1872; but there are
pos widows Of that war on the pension rolls.
The evening times., 1900-01-25
MIR. auay,s Negative Attributes.
From the Chicago Tribune.)

Mr. Quay's charm is not one OF external APP
pcarance He is not professional beauty. He
is not an Adouis, not even middleaged Adonis
No woman would call him ''sweetly pretty" And
vet he excrts some strange persuasive power, not
recognized by the Constitution and the laws, and
not exercised previously in the Senate, which is
sofitning rugged senatorial breasts and creating
the feeling that "Quay is a good fellow and we
must let him in'' As the Tammany statesman
said, 'what is little thing like the Constitu-
ton between friendsf'
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Censure of Newspapers.
(From the Kansas City sta

Ct TOM InF haIisas NIIy NIdT.J
A good deal of the criticism and censure which
frequently degenerates into mere scolding and
abuse of the American press, is incted by per-
sonal malice, an invincible disposition TO berste
something or somebody feeling that the supe-
rior righteousness of the assaiant demands that
he should attack something that common and
presumably sinful people believe in; but taking
the assaults by whoever made, there runs through
them a wide streak Of misinformation and
ignorance as to what true newspaper is and
what it really saws and does.
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protee,ion nnd Subsidies.

F'rom the New York Times.)
The American shipbuilding interest has enjoyed
the highest degree of protection in the exclusive
privilege of supplying the coastwise trade. 1t
has had a rebate on the imported materials for
its products IL has grown TO a point where
il can and does compete in the building of war
vessels for other nations. 1t is not content
with this Ii seeks from the taxpayers large sub
sides. We are not aware of single sensible
and substantial reason why the taxpayers should
he compelled to pay such contributions to any
class, and especially to this class, which already
epioyS peeuiar monopoly.
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No one need be particularly surprised
that the Hon. Charles DENLY thinks
that the Philippines can best be governed
by a civil commission Probably he has
not the least idea of becoming that COM
mission. Our own humble view is that he
would not become any commission; but no
The evening times., 1900-01-25
MIR. Stanard's Candidacy.-W

Mr.. stnnnrd's Candidscy.-When the
Hon. Z. o. Stanard. of Missouri. returned
yesterday from visit to the President with
the members of the National Board OF
Trade, he was asked some pointed ques-
tions by friend regarding the boom for
Vice President which Col Henry c. Payne
has launched for him. did Mr.. Mckinley
mention any subject of direct personal in
terest to you?" was the veiled question
flung at the Missourian. He said he was
glad to see me-. replied Governor Stanard,
with a show of pride and a palpable effort
to feign ignorance Of what was meant by
the question Then his tormentor became
direct TO the point of impertinence. Did
the President" asked the friend say he
would like 10 have you as his running
mate2" Governor Stanard blushed and bit
his lips After an embarrassing hesitation
he replied: Not a word was said on that
subject-not a single word.
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From the Philadelphia North Ameriean)
~ feel very weak" said the medium.
'sWell,- said his brother spiritushst: i al
WAYS keep supply of spirits in my cabinet here.
what'll you hayep'
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
stt i claimed that Robert Tabor was gentle
man before he an actor.
sswelI, it's pretty evident that he didn't ieel
eapabIe OF practcing both professions at the same
time
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many New Workers in Washington are pre-
pared to believe the latest stories from
Albany to the effect that Governor Roose-
welt at last has triumphed over the Platt
machine in the Lou Payn contest. The re-
port is that the governor has now over q
majority of the senate at Albany, and in
a few days will send to that body for con-
firmation the name of a new insurance su-
perintendent to succeed Payn. 1t is re-
marked as significant that this rumor is
not specific in the important matter of the
name under consideration. Conceding.
however. that the Rough Rider has gained
a victory on this point, the belief is wide
spread that it will prove the most costly
triumph of his career. The Platt machine
is so committed to Payn that it cannot af-
ford to submissively take a drubbing from
the governor without resolving to revenge
itself at the opportune time. That time
will come. it is thought, when Roosevelt
asks for denomination.
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His Inference.

(From Harper's Bazar)
Bobby-Pa this book says st. Peter has the
keys to heaven; has hey
Pal believe
Bobby-Is he the janitoT, pa?
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CURRENT HUMoR.
A Mercenary Scheme.
Urom Golfers Weekly.)

(FT0m I0IIlefS WttkIFJ
Auntie-A penny for your thoughts.
little Nephew thinking that II l sept
quiet and pretended to be thinking You'd say
Just what you did. Gimme the penny.
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THE DEFENCE FUND.
Amount of the War Credit Expended
by the state Department.

Secretary Hay in response to a resolu-
tion of the Senate of January s, 1900, ask
ing for information as to what portion of
the $50. 900, 900 appropriated by Congress
under the act approved March 9. 1898, was
expended under direction of the State De-
partment. has transmitted TO Congress a
detailed statement of expenditures.
Secretary Hays statement follows:
There was s49S. $50 50 allotted to the Depart
ment of State, and of said amount the following
sums have been expended as Indicated
TRANSPORTATION of destitute refugees
from Cuba and Porto Rico. S14.S90 o.
Extra clerical services in department. LIS 50
Extra clerical services in consulates.... $40 ~
Reimbursement of diplomatic officers
for expenses OF secret service, ETC.. 1889 7S
Reimbursement of consular officers for
expenses OF detective service, con-
6dential information, etc.......... 1920 rs
Compensation and expenses OF special
agents ....................... 1O,32s 81
Expenses connected with the L. ;. ).
Xictheroy ........................... ~ "A
Carving pilots to commander of block
AIDING squadron off Santiago, boat hire
and pil6tage ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1909 Is
and telegran,s $40 %
Cahleprams s...................... s.6e4 a6
Paris Peace Commission .............. 15j, l02 12
Transporting destitute Cuban political
prisoners released from foreign Span
iSh prisons .....!...s.-....-...-..... fo' Il
Expenses of British cOnsuls in charge OF
the interests Of the United states. -. sSl Us
Philippine Commission (S24 600 of which
is still in the hands OF the disbursing
officer of the Philippine Commission
for payment OF expenses already incur
red1 .......................... 1876. 40 81
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Getting Ont of IL.

From the Philadelphia Record.)
soh. weIl'' remarked Nissan, after his fifteenth
unsuccessful shot at the birds: 50 Live and let
live is MY motto.'
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Antonio MayoraI and Carlos Armstrong
are at the Arlington from Porto Rico as
members of another commission which
comes here in an endeayor TO have an eZ-
tension made in the time limit for the fore
closure of mortgages.
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Navo. paid his respects 10 MN IN tut Pit1ttiS''
Of the municipality itself. where Pdlizzolo was
e1pnIoyed A. assessor OF tho urban police. before
being driven from office by his terrible enemy.
NofarbaTtoIo. Tie victory OF the latter ) wIat
prompted his assassination
Nloldv straw is the cause Of no snd Of srrrhes
in milk preservation. as the mold sporrr on ti.e
straw bedding attach themselves to the hair ot
the cows and arc brushed into the pai, while
milking. and swo or grrms. hoth o. which
make milk bitter or give it bad favor. have
their origin in old straw or musjy hay. says the
.sNcw Ycrk Tribune" Feeding cows hJy n-
mcdisteIv bcforc rsiIking is another notable
cause Of milk becoming bitter. The throwing
and tossing Of the hay in feeding the cows fills
the air OF a stable with spores and germs haV-
ing hay as a home; and these tall into the open
milk na..- verv readily. Or. Harding, Of Ec1eya,
\. v. found that milk drawn Immediately alter
the hav feeding Of cows bad on examination 2on-
n00 ~ these germs 90 the ouucc Of Mir WIthrt
an hour after milking. Put N i cold tcmpeta-
;urc they developed ideal bitter miik ~ iess
| tbsn fortv hours There are other callses for
Lii. boco,,ino hitter but except in the case Of
oova very long in lactation. they are ali the
resptt= Of germ life from some source. some
have a very obscure origin, and hud their way
INTO milk through different channels. l once
know OF The spores given of by some nOidv
fruif that had been overlooked, spelling SOME
milk set near by in open pans There arc m
stances where the trouble has been traced To
improperly washed milk utensils. certain class
OF germs finding home IN cracks. seams and
dents in them. While the injury 70 the mix
would in more numerous eases come from h0i'-
ing the milk at above GO degrees, certain o.
them iRd their best cultures in milk at ID to %
degrees temperature and give bitter flavor IL -
in these particulars that caution must come. 3D.
solute cleanliness and knowing that all pals.
strainers. cans and dippers used in milk making
and delivery must not only be clean, but must
after washing. be sterIizsd for ten minutes with
live steam. 50 that spores and germ life are ao-
solutely annibilated