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The DefectiOn" Of Web Davis.

The announcement of the Hon WEBSTER
DAVIS at Kansas City that he felt it to be
his duty to ally himself with the Demo-
cratic party was received with tremendous
enthusiasm
IL was almost as sensational an event
as II the Third Assistant Examiner of Section
b of Electricity in the Patent ONCE should
have appeared on the platform and made
an impassioned speech severing his rela-
tons with the Mckinley Administration
Or IA II the eloquent Deputy Translator
OF Portuguese in the Bureau Of American
Requisites, having for reasons beyond his
control lost interest in the Administration,
had turned his back publicly on the Presi-
dent and declared his intention TO support
BRYAN.
The history Of the Hon. WEB DAvIs's
detection Is by this time pretty generally
known. WEBSTER is born orator, like
SUIzER or jim HAM LEWIS. He can go
without food. whiskey or sleep longer
than he can go without talking. He be-
lieves In the bottom OF his heart that when
the great soul Of DANIEL WEBSTER departed
from that statesman's physical frame It
lowered over the earth until WEBSTER
DAVIS was born, and then descended and
took possession.
The Hon. WEBsTERs mouth was at the
service Of the Republican bureau of cam
paign speakers in 1895: and as a Missouri
Republican he obtained $4,000 Office in
the Department of the Interior under
Secretary BLISS and Secretary HITCHCoCK
He did not get along very well with his
superiors owing to difference Of opinion
between him and them as TO his relative
importance in the establishment.
SO the Hon. WEBSTER DAVIS quit his
work amid unappreciative surroundings
and went off on a long vacation to South
Africa. where there could be no question
OF his magnitude. inasmuch as there was
no one there who knew enough about him
to question IT, He travelled in state to
Pretoria. heralded everywhere by tele-
graph a. high official Of the United States
Government A good many unsophisti-
Gated Beers actually believed that the
weightiest part OF Mr.. MckINLEY's Cabinet
had come over TO Investigate their case
and help them out Of their troubles. In
one respect he showed in South Africa
wisdom worthy OF the original DANIEL
WEBSTER. He did not stay long enough
to be found out.
The Hon, WEBSTER returned TO the
United States, but failed to resume his
routine duties In the Department. The
Hon. WEBSTER is our only authority for
the statement that he was not summarily
dismissed for his performance in South
Africa. This subordinate OF subord-
nate Of a subordinate of Mr.. MCKINLEY
denies that he was forced to leave the
Administration against his will.
And now the Hon. WEBSTER feels 1t to
be his duty u" to ally himself with the Demo-
cratic party" TO stand on the Democratic
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A NEAT DIET ~ THE TROPICS.
The Necessity OF the Meat In the Present Army
Ration TO the Health Of Our Troops.

Ration TO the Hcaltn OF Ouf ItOOps
From the journal Of the Military Serrice Insn-
tuition.
Some claim that We should IN constructing
ration for Americans in the tropics follow the
diet of the native 80 far as practicable. for
getting that environment. lack Of transpor-
tation, poverty and shftlessness have much to
do with the ordinary native diet.
Assistant Surgeon p. r. Egan, Y. 8. A.. an
officer of eighteen years experience. says:
Everywhere found the main causes assigned
To be anRmn and phthiss. Everywhere l went
! was struck by this ever-preyplent anemia.
The rale yellowish. waxy skin. bloodless
lips and swollen. puffy features formed picture
never seen bv me out Of tropical Porto Rico.
Yet soon found that these people had been liv-
ing on rice. beans. maize. dried Goldfish
and fruits Meat very rarely entered into
their diet. They and their fathers be-
fore them had lived exclusively on the diet
urged by the public press "a suitable for trop-
ical climates and the result filed the hospitals
with such ghastly cases Of anemia that no one
who has once seen the picture can ever forget
the int resson. On the other hand soon dis
covered that the people who lived In the towns
and could afford II ate two hearty meals daily.
These people. believe. used more meat than
We used in American cities. and there is no
doubt in my mind that have used more meat
ami felt more need for il since have been here
than | have ever used In the same time in the
Cnitei States, Yet am one OF the few that
have not had togo home for I'll health: while
the natives that eat Ia the hotels with me. and
Ms freely as / do are perfectly healthy indi-
viduaS who showed not the least trace Of
anRmia.
The plague and cholera are more fatal among
the il-fed natives of the tropics than among the
aCCllmatcd foreigners, who live on mi xed diet,
with meat IN important component, Ber-beri
is now attributed to n1alnutrtlon. due TO mo
notonous and low dietary,
As showing that ialty foods are needed in
the tropics. or that native Americans
crave them when serving there. the writer
Is reliably informed that the subsistence de-
partment Is called upon by the officers
and Toops serving in the tropics to
furnish for sales as large per centun, pro
ra tn, OF breakfast bacon. butter. devilled ham.
ham, sugar cured lard and sardines as for the
same troops WHOM serving In the United States.
The British have been in India for 200 years
and their troop have operated there exclus svely
for ijO years. and while they vary the Sepoy's
ration to suit the various races. their own after
Il century and half of experience. where rice
is cheap and meat dear. is.
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WONDERS OF CAPE NOME.
Sand worth slB, 900 Dug BY Three Men In
the Space Of -Four Hours.

the Space Of -Four Hours.
SAN Francisco. July S.-News from Nome to
June "a shows that the landing Of $4,000 people
on the beach in one week has produced results
never before seen In a mining camp For three
miles especially along the river and the beach,
there is q solid stretch Of houses and tent.
Beyond to the westward for q long distance
there are soa ttering houses and tents. The
same Ia true Of the land to the eastward The
tents and cabins therefore extend for nearly
f1ve miles.
The white tents. which look Ike vast field OF
closely packed haycocks. bear the brands II
manufacturing firms in every important CITY
and town Of the Pacific coast and the East.
The beach for long distance is packed to the
waters edge with goods freshly landed from
barges. 1t Is not too much to say that millions
Of dollars worth OF goods are there, Lumber
has been so scarce In camp that almost none
can be had at any price.
Up and down the beach men with new and
shining gold pans are TO be seen in different
places washing for gold. whis surrounding
them are groups Of newly arrived eoldseckers
Of both sexes watching the results and full OF
intsrest as to wha, the pans =, IN may sh9N W.
lest fields in the district and its output will sur
Prise the world. At the new beach diggings at
out out in thirty davs, and during that time thew
got $50 900 In gold The most wonderful pieoe
Of work done by them was to shovel out SIS. 900
in four hours time. though It took six days To
wash the fortune from the dump. More than
$500 600 has been taken from an area Of 90 by 100
feet 1t is thought to be an old creek bed
Lucky Baldwin, the San Francisco millionaire
turn into gold. has had hard luck at Nome
He took up large concert saloon In sections.
but found no place ~ put II up. He expects to
90 TO Port Clarence nearby, which has a good
harhor and which Is bound TO be lively camp,
Baldwin has 600 tons of goods on the beach and
has TO hire small army Of men with shotguns
TO guard them.
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PILGRIMAGE TO WHISTLES HOuE.
Speeches Made There 10 the Massachusetts,
Club by senator Hoar and Others.

Boston. July 8.-Daniel Webstcr's home and
grave were the objects OF the rlgrimags
OF the Massachusetts Club on its annual
summer outing to-day. special train
with the party aboard left the South
station at iO:i5 thls morning. about fry
members and guests being present. A. soon q
Mars ed was reached the party proceeded To-
u" Wei |ter homestead senator George J..
Hoar. the Hon. James q. IEiord of New
llampshir" and the Hon Samuel W MCC4l
were the speaker, Mr. Lyford speaking for ld4
state, tho birthplace Of Webster. and Mr.
Mccall for Dartmouth College, Among thos, +,
present were Congressman George Edmund
Foss yof Illinois. the Hon. George s. BoutwelI,
Admiral Sampson. Gen. 4. B. r. SuraRuo OF
Worcester and Daniel r. Wolfe OF st. Louis.
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Great Peach Year.
From The baltimore American.

TTVTE H' I'ITfNOTF FWTNdH.
-Four millions Of baskets u peaches from little Della
ware and the eastern shore OF Marylandl That's now
the estimate made not by the growers nor the com
mission men, but by the practical unsentincptal and
truthful special agent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Com pany which expects to handle large part Of the
crop. All through the peachgrowing district In tha,
happy par, Of The country the report Is the same
Not only will the peaches be plentiful. but they will
be large and luscious The yelows. so long the banc
Of the grower. has amos, entirely disappeared. and
the small knotty fruit which In years past helped
ruin the price Of the GOOD peaches viii not be seer
this season
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And these bread and meat eaters have borne
the White mans burden" with honor to their
In South Africa to-day 1t Is biltong AGAINST
canned meats and the fearless as -au Is and un-
tinChins defence show II
In this connection II will be noticed that, " hile
the tsquimau eats fat, the wild Indian buffalo
meat, md the native Of tho tropics rice and
fruit, they all seem TO thrive much better in
which they never refuse. and also that all these
eaters Of a limited dietary are o-day. and for
200 years have been ruled py thos,
who 1--we on mixed diet with meat and bread
Before tho Civil War. when the master de-
sired the best practical food for his slave, food
diton, the diet was meat largely bacon. and
corn meal, throughout the South. In some parts
OF which the climate very nearly resembles that
nihc"nt physical srecimcns, and IhthisiS and
anGma were practically unknown
The master. W hilc good provider did not
desire 10 squander money upon his servant;
rice was Indigenous TO many parts and very
cheap, but experience had taught him that for
strength and health some other iood was essan-
tiai; and when his son took up arms IL was hog
and hominy' that kept up his courage, which
was sublime and his strength, which was mag
nItcent
L. 5, A, an officer Of sixteen years expert
ence. said. My personal experience of a year
In Tampa. Porto Rico and santiago was that |
Crayrd md ate as much meat of n kinds, rela-
lively 10 all food eaten. rs In cooler climates.
believe that meat consumption among the
natives OF hot countries Is limited by their
REQ found The noon and evening IN meals IS in n
private houses and restaurants prodigal OF
meats OF all kinds"
The writer recently requested several line
officer, with from 'Wcntv-two to thirty vcnrs OF
the most diverse military educa ton and experi-
ence. who had served directly with troops for
nine nm month In ,Lha' to suggest any change in
dered advisable. Each and every ono said
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Too Man, pre.hrt.rian Nilni,tsrs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-.Sh: The
Rev John Elliott notes In the Presbyteridn Journal
that there eight hundred Presbyterian minis
ters without charges, most OF them pinched hard By
the bite Of poverty"
Thus from within the rank, Of the Presbyterans
themselves we learn that there too many minis
terA The supply Is greater than the demand. J. b.
TROY July3.
The sun., 1900-07-07

Many curious deusions and Illusions were
exhibited AZ Kansas City and not the least curl
Gus Of them was the notion manifested when
Mr. TowNE's name was mentioned. by cries OF
This is not a Populist convention" Then
what was it? The Democrat stuffed full
OF Popuist doctrine. but still strutting about
and squawklne that he Is a Democrat. Is queer
bird
The sun., 1900-07-07

There was a national convention OF Gypsies
at St. Joseph. Mich. the other day. The next
great national gathering will be the convention
OF those political Zingari. the anti-imperialists.
at Indianapolis, The beauty Of this body will
be that every delegate in II will be appointed
by himself and will represent himself
The sun., 1900-07-07
A Sisterly View.

From the Chicago Post.
DO you think John takes after his father7"
asked the old friend.
No" replied John 9 younger sister promptly
he take: after blond girl who lives soross
The sun., 1900-07-07

OF course the Silver Republicans have made
BRYAN their candidate for President With
them free silver coinage at 10 to l is the para
mount issue.
The sun., 1900-07-07

PLATFORM and to support the candidate
whose name. according to the Hon WEB
STEERS whirling and overworked tongue.
Is WILLIAM j. BRRNNINos.
The sun., 1900-07-07
Reading Matter for Guam and Luson.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN:-SN: I take pleas.
In acknowledging the receipt Of one ile OF The
SUN. received Aph a. 1900. which were very inter.
estng and highly appreciated. Thanking you for
the courtesy extended, I am very respectfully.
RIP. LEARY. Captain. U. s. Navy, Governor
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, AGANA. Guam. l.. l., April
20.
In Guam literature has TO be imported. Who
ever sends some In care Of Capt, Leary will do
an act II kindness.
The samo Is true Of Manila and the Philippines.
Books. pamphlets and newspapers for the
Philippines can be sent to the American Library.
Manila.
The sun., 1900-07-07

n our friends who favor W v6h nsonuse''pfs y"
pbeaior pi,h 10 haze r'isctsd orfc" vTurnso' t"sv
snua IN all eases send Hamps for that purpos
The sun., 1900-07-07

pAMs-Kiosquc No 10. near Grand HOTEL anf
Kiosoue No. 10, B5 5ulevsId dss Capucinea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-27

A saloon hold-up and a burglary which
almost resulted in murder sunday night
yesterday caused Mayor Humes, at the re-
quest of Chief Reed. to declare that an
emergency existed which calls Tor addi-
tional police protection, In pursuance of
that declaration chief Reed was authorized
TO appoint ten extra policemen in addition
to the ten appointed several days ago.
Speaking Of the matter last night, chief
Reed said: 1T has become highly neces-
sary to clean out this town. The cape
Nome rush, beneficial as 1t is. and Seat
ties general prosperity, has caused, In adj
dition to the large number OF worthy peo-
ple who have come here an influx Of Grim
inals from the East and from California
l propose to rid the town Of them.
LAS the first step l have ordered the ar
rest and Incarceration Of every known
criminal or suspicious character. They
will be brought in, and those unable to give
satisfactory account of themselves VIII
be locked up and tried for vagrancy. Or
ders for their arrest have been issued TO
patrolmen and detectives"
All yesterday afternoon and evening pa
trolmen We're busily engaged in carrying
out Chief Reeds order. As a result tho
city jail is filled with men. and If the rush
keeps up 1t is likely that additional Jail
room will have to be procured.
AS further reform measure Chief Reed
last night declared that no more prize
fights would be tolerated in the city. Il
am satisfied" he said. that these fights
bring a very undesirable class of people to
the city The fights are fakes pure and
simple, and there is no clean sport about
them. The city can dispense with people
whose business is TO promote these nights
aud thus exc out an existence"
As a result of Chief Reeds determine
ton, the twenty-round go between Ike
Hayes and Fred Russell, which was sched-
uled for Thursday night at Germania hail,
will not pc permitted to take place. Con-
siderable grumbling was heard when the
news reached the Tenderloin district last
night.
Mayor Humes, when questioned about
the matter of additional police protection,
said II hold chief Reed responsible for
criminal affairs in this city. and l am
therefore willing to give him all the men
he thinks he needs to keep the town free
from crime If he wants ten more men 1 m
willing he shall have them, or if he wants
twenty more he shall have them.
LAS to priZehghts, he has consulted me.
I told him that Il he thought they were "A
had thing to stop them. and 10 stop any
other trouble breeder. | am confident that
within a few days the town win be nor
maly free from crime. for | am satisfied
that the police department is not only do
ing veryihing IN it's power to make 1t so,
but that it is entirely capable of bringing
about the desired result
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John Collins who has been in jail in San
Francisco for several days on suspicion Of
being Implicated in the robbery OF the
First National bank, of this city, yesterday
confessed his guilt to the San Francisco
police. Collins went farther than that.
He said that Lawrence Parker, now in
Jail in this city. and Tim McGrath, who
has not yet been captured, were his ac
completes in the crime. Collins stated
that he stole the money while Parker en-
gagged the attention of the paying teller.
McGrath, he said, stood guard outside the
bank.
The news Of Collins confession was tele-
graphed to this city by Charles Vanatta.
superintendent of the San Francisco
branch of the Pinkerton detective agency.
Almost Immediately afterward came a tele-
gram saying that Collins had applied for
a writ Of habeas corpus and that the APP
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-27
kid" PARKER, ALLEGED
BANK THIEF, AND THE
WOMAN HE LOVES.

t,XID' PARKER, now In the city jail
n for alleged completely in the 5000
robbery Of the First National bank,
probably owes his capture to pretty var
iety actress with whom ne is in love. After
the robbery the local police started to
search for him. They learned that Paula
Codera. an actress now playing an engage
ment in this city. had once smiled at
Parker and made him her slave. Where
ever she went he followed, although she
says she cares nothing for him The ac-
tress was I'm Victoria when the bank rob
berry occurred The police concluded that
there they would find Parker. And they
did. He was hanging about a variety the
alter in the hope of getting more smiles
from the woman. The police soon located
him and caused his ar est. Later he was
brought to Seattle.
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operations Of bank thieves all over the
country These circulars are sent out
whenever anything occurs, and In addi-
ton we issue a quarterly circular Of infor-
nation. These circulars have resulted many
times in the detection in the very act OF
persons irving to rob or swindle banks.
Every bank that is member Of The
association has an album containing the
picture of every known bank worker in
the country, and our agency continually
supplements this album with photographs
Of new criminals. During the year ending
August l. 1899, but three attempts were
made to rob banks belonging to the assoc
citation, and two Of these were futile. The
other resulted in the thieves securing 1920
In banks not members of the associa-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-27
WANTS MORE HORSES.
Fire Chief kellogg Asks Council to
AnnrOnrintc 81 900 for Tenms.

In letter presented to the city council
last night through the board Of public
works, Fire Chief Kellogg asks that $l,00O
pose of purchasing additional teams for the
lire department. The matter came before
the council with the favorable Endorsement
of the board. 1t was referred 20 the
committee.
The chief in his letter declares that the
department needs new horses. lie says
several horses now in the department are
UNIT for service or are in need OF rest ana
remuneration
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-27
TO SEND MEAT TO NOME.
Steamer Willamette Chartered to
Garry Aoo Head OF cattle From
Here juno /.

The steamer Willamette has ne~7 char
tered t> carry go head II cattle from s-
atlle ~ Nome satl.nS from aerc Jane /
c u Hamilton. of The steamship & 81 S't
leertng his name. returned itofu go /. an
rtsco Yesterday ana announced ths urws
Ne says there Will lie no passens, = car
Yied on the Willamette, as Z IS sht In
fantior % load her with cattle
Mr. Hamilton SAYS there Is muc1 a>tiNi-
~ over the Nome business In san Fro NJ
cisco several steamship comGaoies having
ARRANGED 70 send vessels from there as soon
=. ~ season Cpens He saws they all
report n good outlook, VITA Large Isis Of
K~AslEers and heavy caTsoes.
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ton during the same time thirty-four sue
cessful burglaries were committed. netting
the thieves about 100000. and nineteen
unsuccessful attempts were made. The
professional thief has learned to avoid
banks belonging to the association, and the
little metal sign over the tellers win
dow, Member of the American Bankers
Association. has been known to deter
more than one thief.
Money Is spent Freely.
This is due mainly to the fact that L
is the policy Of the association to spend
any amount necessary to capture a thief;
to follow him over the globe, If neces-
sary. and when once caught TO permit no
compromise Of the case Thieves nave come
TO know that II caught through the agency
of the association there is no escape from
punishment
The expense Of capturing bank thieves
is not borne 10y the bank. Its only expense
is its membership fee. The bills are foot
ed by the association. or course / cannot
tell what 1t cost 10 capture the men now
In custody. but I will say that every rail-
road center In the United States and the
whole Canadian Pacific railway system
was carefully watched from the time the
robbery was committed until these mon
were landed in JAN
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Of burglary committed in the rooms Of
Max Ragicy In the Hoyoke block The
evidence against him was, in the Judgment
OF the prosecuting attorneys office. insult
hcent 10 secure his conviction,
He IS Identified, however, as The man
who slashed Lincoln when the latter. as
Is claimed. caught him in his room.
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TO increase POLICE FORCE.
Mayor HumeS Authorizes the Ap-
pointment of Ten New Men.
FORTHCOMING TO BE STOPPED.

Chief Reed Declares His Intention to
ders for the Arrest of Suspicious
Characters Causes the City Jail
to he EiIIed-Au the Suspects
Are to he Tried for Nagrancy-
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BIOODsTONE rings. The birthstone ror
March william ID. Finck. ieweler. SIS
Second avenue.
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COLLINS ADMITS HIS GUILT
Alleged Seattle Bank Thief Con-
fesses to s. n Francisco Police.
duplicates "kID" PA7kE r

ged silence, and Says He Will
Fight Case-CoIlins Also Incrim-
mates Timothy McGrath, Who Is
She Does Not Care for Parker.
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BTCYCLFs repaired promptly. correctly
and cheaqly at sRnn.ns's. ~" Second ave
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plicaton had been set for hearing Thurs
day. on receipt Of this news the prosecut
ing attorneys office at once began pre-
pairing requisition papers An officer will
be dispatched to San Francisco tomorrow
TO bring Collins back.
The information that Collins had con-
fessed was conveyed by Chief of Police
Reed to Parker, the alleged confederate.
An effort was made 10 induce Parker to
confess mis- share in The crime Parker
remained firm. however, and denied his
guilt He had a long consultation with
Attorney 5. NJ Shipley yesterday. and an
nounces hts determination TO hight the
case.
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We aim % keeg The members uf the
association posted al all times by means
oi S9GAdeutlaI S4.e -lAgs cuucsla4a. Inc