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Evening star., 1901-04-15

interests of Mr.. McLean's election to the
Senate?
Then again: If Mr.. Mclean is a Hill
man, how will the intelligence affect Tom
l.. Johnson a member of the firm of Nc
Lean & Johnson? is that firm limited?
The contrary impression has prevailed. AS
generally understood. Mr.. Johnson has his
eye on the White House, and is seeking
the governorship of Ohio with view Of
making that office the stepping stone to the
Presidency of the United States. Mr.. Nc
Lean is seeking the seat in the United
States Senate now occupied by Mr.. For
aker, and he and Mr.. johnson, 1t has been
supposed, are to work together. But does
Mr.. McLean's interest in Mr.. Johnson's
success go no further than this Ohio Of
flee? Is he for Johnson for governor of
Ohio, and for Hill for President of the
United States? And will that arrangement
insure Mr.. Johnsons full cooperation in
the campaign to elect Mr.. Mclean United
States senator?
Verify, as The Star stated the other day,
one should keep his eye on Ohio for in
teresting political developments this year.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

the civil service law enacted by the Taft
commission and expresses entire faith in its
honest administration under the direction
of that body. The reports already coming
of the first examinations held in the Philip
pines under the law indicate that the ma
tive applicants for places materially out
number the Americans, who would natur-
ally seek such an outlet for their unem-
pIoyed energies. A thorough application of
the merit principles in the insular service
will give the Filipinos an object lesson in
good government, while the distribution of
the clerical positions among them will af-
ford means of training numbers in ways
OF public usefulness. 1t will be the most
striking Endorsement of the merit principle
to put it in force now despite the tempta-
tion which must have been strong to utilize
the many places created for American gov
ernment of the new possessions as spoils
for partisans The work of maintaining
the merit principle at home will be the
easier for this demonstration in the dis
tant territories
Evening star., 1901-04-15
Gains for the Merit PrincinIe

1t is cheering sign when so uncompro-
missing a civil service reformer as William
Dudley Foulke declares, as he does in the
course of an interview printed in today's
issue, that the merit system is steadily
gaining and is stronger today than ever
before. Despite the wonderful advances
which have been made over the old spoiIs
sy stem, spirit of skepticism has prevailed
very generally throughout certain reform
circles for some years, especially since the
issue of President McKinley's reactionary
order of May, 1899, which undid some of
the Inclusive" work of his predecessor
The Star then felt and said that while
there were some features of this action
not wholly pleasing to the friends of the
reform, 1t was to be acknowledged that
President Cleveland had been too sweeping
in his own 'inclusions' and that some
measure of readjustment was necessary
for the sake of a substantially progressive
reform. 1t now appears from Mr. Foulke's q
own statements that President Mckinley
has given the friends of the merit system
great encouragement by his action with re-
gard to the new possessions, where, If a
spoils spirit had prevailed In the admin
istration, wide field might readily have
been opened for the worst form Of carpet
bagism and favorttism. Mr.. Foulke praises
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Judge Parlange at New Orleans has de-
cided the case of British supplies for South
Africa in the only way possible in the cir
cumstances. On the one side were law and
precedence and common sense, and on the
other a mere fustian maneuver in the in
tereSt of the Beers. Under the disguise of
appeal for the enforcement of neutrall-
ty in the South African struggle on the
part of this government, a few aggressive
champions of the Beers sought to make the
government an ally of the Beers; sought
to close the markets of the country to le-
gitimate trade with Great Britain in order
that the Beers might benefit. Judge Par
lange was doubtless prepared to pass upon
the question the moment it was submitted;
but, instead, he took the papers and pre-
pared, and We now have, an opinion worthy
of his office and of his responsibility.
The question. indeed was long ago set
tied. AS it now applies, it is easy to be
seen of course that the markets of the
United States are open to the one side as
to the other Boer money will buy mules
here the same as British money. Mule
dealers are no respecters of money, their
only condition being that it ring true on the
counter and serve all the ends of business.
But when the tranaction is completed and
the risk. 1t is for him to deliver the mules
where they are wanted. And therein has
existed the Boer difficulty as to our mar
kets. Delivery of anything. mules or what
not, was next to impossible. Without
navy. or shipping of any kind, or a seaport,
the Beers have been at the mercy of Great
Britain on the sea. While they have been
shut in, Great Britain. with her way clear
in all waters. has been free to buy in all
markets, and able to deliver at her own
pleasure.
The effort to make it appear that this
government has winked at law-breaking in
this matter, and sneakingly played the part
of an ally of Great Britain, has in some
quarters betrayed feebIeness and in others
insincerity. At the session of Congress last
winter the point of open markets was
raised, and Chairman Hit of the foreign
affairs committee enlightened the House on
the subject. He spoke so clearly and with
such authority that those who had raised
the point were promptly silenced. Mr. Sui
zer| was at that time as he has been at
so many other times the assailant of the
administration, with the South African
campaign as a convenient text. And now
that Judge Parlange has added the au-
thority of the bench to that of an expe-
rienced legislator speaking in the halls of
Congress the question would appear to be
settled except for purposes of further po-
litical agitation.
1t may be too much to expect the poIiti-
clans to let go of the question just yet
But the country generally is pretty we'll
advised now that Thomas Jefferson is on
one side and William Sulzer on the other.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

There is not more heinouS offense in
the whole criminal calendar than burglary
The man who breaks into q house at night
does not do so merely to rob. He is pre-
pared, in ninety-nine cases out of a hun
dTed-indeed, in one hundred cases out of a
hundred-to commit murder in addition.
The only difference between him and the
other variety of murderer is that the ordi-
nary murder is half the time the result of
passion aroused by some real or fancied
provocation. Burglary is always without
provocation and deliberate. The murderer
Is often a man possessed of some of the
fiuer instincts. The burglar-the able bod
led brute who in absolute cold blood
chooses plunder and bloodshed as his pro-
feSsiOn, can never be anything else than
an abandoned brute. 1t is question to be
left to the moralists and the PSYCHOLOGISTS
whether it would not be an act of mercy
on the part of the law to take such per-
son out of the world and enable him with
out unnecessary waste of time to enter
some other sphere and begin all over again,
There is another phase of the matter
The theory of the law being that the ad-
ministering Of punishment for crime is de-
signed not so much to crafty the spirit
OF reprisal and revenge to vindicate the
right and to warn all men that it must
not be violated, the question rises whether
the present penalties for housebreaking are
such as to exercise the proper deterrent
influence.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

The death of James G.. Berret removes
one of the oldest of Washingtons citizens
one of the most respected and, in the days
of his activity. one of the most useful
Col Berret did not permit the years to
obliterate him from service of the COM
munity, even though during the past dec
ade or 50 his activities were necessarily
limited. He continued, virtually to the
end, to participate in projects for the bet
terment of the capital. His sound judg-
ment, his good sense and his devotion to
duty always stood in good stead when any
enterprise demanding sacrifices of time
and energy was on foot which promised in
the least the development of the capital
on a national basis. In the days long past
he was a forceful figure in local affairs
and his career covered many momentous
crises in the nations history, through
which he passed in the storm center of
Washington. His loss will be felt and
mourned by a multitude in this community.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

,ut not in chains

The captive stands-but not in chains
Before the conquering foe.
He wears good clothes. He quite disdai,
The garb of long ago.
He wears the shiniest of hats
And clothes of latest style,
And patent leather shoes and spata
And yet he will not smile.
1 cried ooh, Filipino chief,
Why will you not be gay?
How can man maintain such grief
With three square meals per day?'
"Alas. 1 used to be-" quoth he,
The happiest of men;
But now with deep regret / see
The things that might have ben.
If Of this food and raiment new
I'd had a chance to know,
l would have made arrangements to
Be captured long agor'
Evening star., 1901-04-15
Too Much Pistol Everywhere.

Hardly a day passes but the crack of the
pistol is heard in some part of this city.
with more or less resulting mischief We
sometimes seem to be outdoing the widest
of wild vests in the recklessness and fire.
quency of our ''shooting-up'' indulgences.
On Saturday evening New York had three
affairs of the revolver. There We're several
accompanying deaths and fatal woundings.
In no case was there an allegation of acci-
dental shooting. or of the didn't know It
was loaded excuse. The pistols We're out
for BUSINESS, and while one of them was
Justification may be valid, the other two
We're held without license and fired with
fierce intent.
There is law in New York against car
rying concealed weapons. 1t is a strong
law in words. Is verbal power its limit? :,
Evening star., 1901-04-15
Boycott the VandaI.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

There will be an immense number Of
visitors to Niagara Falls this summer, for,
In addition to the normal tide of travel.
the Buffalo exposition will include the falls
as one of its attractions, and every visitor
will see, on the brink Of the gorge. shut
ting off one of the best views of the falls,
what Is proudly advertised as 1.-The biggest
signboard on earth" It Is to be $50 feet
long, 81 feet high, and be held in place by
two miles OF twisted steel cables. The OBJ
ject Of this paragraph is to caution all
who see 1t to- take careful note Of the
article advertised, and never, under any
circumstances. buy it. The boycott Is
their only remedy against vandal who
so. impudentiy defaees one of natures
grandest works.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

1t is hoped that the Cuban commission
that is coming to Washington will succeed
in doing more than merely demonstrating
that the junket as an institution has been
discovered and approved by the Cubans
Evening star., 1901-04-15
Hopeful.

81 should think you would sometimes get
a little pessmistic about politics.
Never answered Senator Sorghum.
Sometimes it looks as if an unremunera-
tive season were upon us. But it is an Idle
fear. If you will look back through his
tory you will see that there never was a
time when there wasn't some way Of get
ting money. out of politics. Therefore, L
hone on"
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Some difficulty was experienced in secur
Ing a publisher for a recent history of
Tammany Hall owing to the fear of Offend
ing Richard Croker. Mr. Croker's sensibil
tiles have stood so many jolts that it Is
difficult to understand why he should lose
his temper over anything which assumed
to chronicle him as one of the most sue
cessful operators in his particular line.
Evening star., 1901-04-15
SHOOTING STARS,
Wasted Vocal Energy.

Are you going to stand still and let the
trusts absorb everything worth having?'
pleaded the agitator.
No. answered the matter-of-fact citi-
zen. I'm willing to do anything l can to
make the trusts give up. But my observa-
tion is that a trust is very much like a
bulldog. You can't make it let go simply
by hollering at it,
Evening star., 1901-04-15
This Worldly Era.

"You say that fellow took an advan-
tage of you in a commercial transaction
"Yes, sir" answered the acute person.
He has accomplished something that
hasn't been done before in years. He
caught NE mapping. 1 am undecided
whether to take legal action against him,
or try to purchase a partnership in his
business"
Evening star., 1901-04-15

The hint that J. Pierpont Morgan's life
ought to be protected while he was in
Europe was promptly repudiated AS a
matter of fact Europe is not so much more
wild and uncivilized than the United States
that extra precautions are necessary.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Russell Sage says it is too late in life for
him to try the philanthropic pace set by
Carnegie. No humane person would ask
Mr. Sage to undergo the shock Of parting
with two or three millions
Evening star., 1901-04-15

II must disturb Mr.. Bryan to see so
many men looming up who will hardly be
content 10 figure as subordinate quantities
il they take an active interest in the de-
mocracy's next presidential campaign.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

The attitude of the students toward the
car may have had something to do with
the lack of Difference to Russian power
that is beginning to develop in eastern
a Sia
Evening star., 1901-04-15
Admiration.
II SuDpOSt

Il suppose you admire strictly legitimate
actors more than any other kind
Il do" answered Mr.. Stormington Barnes;
for their courage"
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Sir Thomas Upton keeps on making
preparations TO win yacht race, and Incl
dentally trying to make himself sufficiently
popular to soften the blow if he does.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Japan wants China to send 10000 men to
Manchuria. China does not yet see why
people will persist In trying to drag 1t into
the prospective fight
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Perhaps 1t was mistake not to provide
General Funston with a book on the eti-
quette of captures before he set out.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Boni Castellane now has enough money to
enable him to start in for a new crop of
debts in the course of time
Evening star., 1901-04-15

The reports that General De Wet is in
sane bring up very delicate distinction.
He may be crazy, but in military opera
tions he is assUredly not foolish.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

A Spanish bull fighter has been killed.
This incident will suffice to give zest to
the sport for another century or So
Evening star., 1901-04-15

That poverty Is no disgrace
Has frequently been shown;
Perhaps, If we were not so rich
we might be let alone.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

The use of fists instead of firearms in
Kentucky quarrel is likely to be stigma
tized as mere guerrilla warfare.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

Kansas has about decided to drop the ak
and do business with the threshing ma
chine.
Evening star., 1901-04-15

DIn order to avoid delays. on &C.
count of personal absence, letters tn
THE STAR should not be Addressed
to any Individual connected with the
office. but simpIy to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or business Depart
menfs according to tenor purpose.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
BASE BALL MATTERS.

Those who have the matter in charge
of organizing base ball team in this
city this spring have made such prog
ress in their work that they now as
sure the people that Wausau will have
a good team to enter the field when the
season opens. The committee soliciting
subscriptions to the fund, to be used
toward organizing, has met with flat
tering success for the citizens have con-
tributed freely. Letters have been re-
ceived from players all over the country
who are desirous of getting on the team.
A team will in all probability be chosen
from those living at near by towns so
that the expense of getting players here
will not be great. AS yet nothing def
mite has been done towards organizing
the Wisconsin Valley League While
interest has been shown by the people
in the towns invited to join yet for some
reason they are backward about COM
ing in. A state league is to be organized
however, and WauSau has been asked
to join this organization. A league will
also be organized of towns along the
lake shore and central Wisconsin and a
proposition has been submitted to have
Wausau enter this. In a short time
some definite conclusion will be ar
rived at as to what will be done.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
THE TRUE CITIZEN.

The PILOT Office has received a copy
of The True Citizen" which was re-
Gently published by the American Book
Company, of Chicago, and which is
another of the famous-cclectic school
readings. This is a book that will prove
a valuable ethical instrument in the
hands of the hoys and girls of the higher
grammar grades. Teachers generally
appreciate the necessity of cuItivating
the moral powers or natural attributes
of the mind, and the idea of ethics and
civics going hand in hand has been, to
some extent, disregarded by the parti-
san spirit of the day The Influence of
one with great intellect viii be Tor the
general good if there is gathered with
knowledge firm and ideal character
Such a book as The True Citizen, with
its teachings illustrated and made ac-
ceptable by interesting anecdotes, win
add an immeasurable influence in form
ing young ideals. The range covers
childhood, youth and manhood bestow-
ing on the periods of each, suggestions
valuable TO development. Nothing can
impress the plastic mind so much as
living examples and anecdotes Of per
sons who have become famous by right
living. The book Is receiving favorable
attention from teachers at large
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
The PEER OF RECTAL SPECIAL
lists.

Not all of his many patients in this
city and neighborhood are aware of the
fact that DR.. Louis NJ. Turbin, the great
specialist of Chicago, is considered the
most skillful operator in Chicago, Ills =,
in the speciality of rectal diseases, but
it is nevertheless a fact. The success
ful results of Dr. Turbin's special
methods for the cure of piles, fistulas,
tissures, prolapse, or falling down of
the bowel and of other diseases of the
pelvic region are familiar to others in
the profession who'can not but admire
his skill.
DIR. Turbin is an expert rectal surgeon
and performs with the utmost skill and
dispatch the very latest and most sue
cessful operations for the cure of dis
eases of the orifce. or opening of the
bowel
Those who have suffered untold agony
for years and been treated by others
without cure, have been cured and put
in possession of perfect health by him.
Its a pleasure to record that DR.. Tur-
bin IS not stranger to US, but that he
has faithfully fulfilled his appointments
herffor many years. and likewise every
promise made. He is a sincere and
skillful specialist.
Dr. Turbin viii be iR Wausau, Tues
day March Goth, at the Bells Hotel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
CITY COUNCIL.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held at the city hall on
Thursday evening. 1t was one of the
very important meetings of the year as
there was an application made by the
Wisconsin River Railway Company for
franchise to use the streets, public
ways and bridges for the construction,
maintenance and operation of an elec-
tric railway. For further particulars
on this matter see application of fran
chise in another column, which is pub
lished in full
There was also an ordinance pre-
sented concerning the closing of saloons
at midnight, etc. There was quite a
little business transacted besides this.
500 was appropriated for the purpose
of assisting in putting in proper shape
the private foot bridge which crosses
the Wisconsin river near Manson's mill.
The amount is to be paid to the Wau-
sau Box and Lumber Company and
that concern is to furnish the balance
of the necessary cash. to finish the
work.
The saloon license of VIM. McFadden
was transferred to Otto Holman and
James Olmstead.
1t was voted to raise $4,000 for the
building of the addition to the Lincoln
school on the west side, by placing
Sc 666 &c in the tax rolls of 1901, 1902
and 1908.
The salaries of the officers for the en-
suing year were fixed as follows:
City clerks salary, $1,000 in full for
all services; bond, $1,000.
City treasurer's salary $500 per year
in full for all service; bond $40, 600.
Assessors, So per day for actual time.
City attorney, 5000 per year.
City engineer, 81 200, including one
assistant
Mrs. M. E. Williams offered to deed
two lots owned by her in Dunbars ad-
dition, if the city would agree to sup
port her hereafter and give her 5000
a month and pay doctors bills when
necessary. Referred to committee
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
STORMY MARCH.

The month of March has been a
''eorker'' so far as disagreeable weather
is concerned. We were just congratu-
lating ourselves on kind Providence
bestowipg upon us the mildest winter
weather known in years, with just
enough snow to make business run
along smoothly, when at the beginning
of last week change took place and
at intervals since there have been falls
of CONCEALED moisture, heavier than
any We have had during the winter,
and old BoreuS has blown blasts that
would take the whiSkerS off man. On
Tuesday evening a snow storm set in,
accompanied by a wind, which de-
veloped into regular Dakota blizzard,
and when morning dawned about .
foot of Snow had fallen, The wind
drifted the wagon roads so full of snow
that farmers were unable to get into
town, and few were the loads of logs or
wood that came to town that day. The
railroads also suffered, especially the
St. Paul. The passenger train on that
road from the south, due at 500 o'clock
did not arrive in the city until near
evening, This was occaSsiOned by two
freights being blockaded. one In cut
at Rudolph the other near junction
City, According to weather predictions
by usually reliable prophets we are to
have more Of this same Kind Of weather
before the end of the month. Il ap-
pears that the beginning and end of
winter this season have been revesed. AT
least as far as snow If concerned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
AT THE HOSPITAL.

At recent meeting of the directors
of the Riverside Hospital number of
changes were made which will effect
the operation of that institution as it
has been heretofore conducted. There
will now be no resident physician, DIR.
w. B. Eicher, who formerly acted in
that capacity, will mote up town and
open an Office In his stead there win
be board of three hospital physicians
selected from the physicians now prac-
ticing in the city, and each quarter this
staff will be changed Thus if patient
is brought to the institution who has no
choice of a doctor the manager and
head nurse have the privilege of select.
ing one from the three on the staff for
that quarter dividing the wnrk as
nearly equal as possible. The physi-
clans selected for the hospital stats for
the coming year are as follows:
LIST quarter-Drs. W. W. Eicher, H.
L, Rosenberg and A. /. Brown.
End quarter-Drs d. T. Jones, F. A.
Walters and A. T. Koch.
Cd qparler-nrs. W. H. Monroe. &.
w. kitski and A. Chrizlianson.
4th quarter-Drs. A. W. Trevitt, w.
.C Dickens and L. E. Spencer.
DR. L. ~ Willard win serve on the
staff at all time in his particular line,
that Of eye, ear, nose and throat spe-
eialist. It's also probable that three
of these physicians viii be added to the
board of directors Of the hospital asso-
citation.