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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-31

age Middle Wcsterner, she ought 10
keep out Of the Presidential race.
In order that our readers may know
little more about Governor Shaw
than can be learned from Senator Dol
liver's elogium. The Times Will state
that. before his election to the Cover
nUrship. Mr. Shaw was sort Of com
binatiou village banker and mortgage
lawyer in which joint calling he is
said L. have made considerable money.
He may have some other claims 10 the
Presidential nomination. but if so. we
have never heard Of them
However. il is not necessary to puT-
sue this matter any further. We have
already taken Governor Shaw's candi-
dacy too seriously-much more seri-
ously. we venture TO say. than Mir. Dol
liver does. The bringing out Of Shaw
as a Presidential candidate appears TO
he simply smooth and pleasant way
of laying him gently on the political
shelf. 1t keeps him out Of the Sena-
torial race. and while of course he
stood no chance of winning "A toga
(even in Iowa.. the result will probably
be TO make the elections of Senators
Allison and DolliveT unanimous. II
there is at this time anything on earth
that is not worrying Senator NJ A.
Hanna. it is the Presidential boom of
Leslie NJ. Shaw.
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1t is reported today that the alleged
explanation Of Rear Admiral HowisOn
concerning his attitude, past and pres
ent. in connection with the Sampson
scandal, is unsatisfactory to the coUn-
sci for Admiraf- Schley. and that, IN
less President Mckinley should take
the bull by the horns and relieve him
in thes meantime. he will be challenged
for cause Oh the assembling Of the
Court OF Enquiry That such a chal-
lenge would be sustained there is no
reasonable ground to doubt 1t is gen
orally understood that a great deal of
evidence has been gathered in proof
that HOwison repeatedly and continu-
ously. since the time when the Ameri-
can public accorded the honOrs OF San
tiago TO Admiral Schley, has been talk
ing whenever opportunity afforded; al
ways using the language and express
ing the sentiments OF a bitter Sampson
partisan.
Admiral Scbley's assistant counsel,
Captain Parker, of course was unaware
Of these facts when he stretched E!s
authority in saying that Howison's ap-
pointment as a member OF the Court
would be acceptable TO his client. Bat
there rs plenty Of internal evidence 10
show that Crowninshield and his man
Of straw. Hackett, knew all about it,
and that their knowledge that Howison
on the bench would represent the Navi-
cation Bureau cabal as much as his
nephew. StayUon, at the bar. is the
reason why they are desperately deter
mined 10 keep him on the Court if, pos
sibly. that can be done.
II can be done only in case Nj Nc
KinIey can be induced 70 lend his
countenance to the scheme. There
seems TO be a public impression. or
rather a hope. that the President Will
see the inadvisabihty of piling one
scandal on the head Of another and
Will remove HOwison, and order the
appointment Of a fair and impartial
man. which the letter Of the present
third member Of the Court TO Hackett.
and his conduct generally. show that he
is not No one better than Mr.. Nc
Kinley knows what the effect upon the
country viii be, should the idea get
abroad that Crowninshield and his
dummy are working to pack the tri-
bunal
II is for the Communicated Of
the Army and Navy to say whether
this latest outrage upon justice. the
naval service, and decency is to be per-
mitted. or not The American people
are watching and waiting for what the
President may do, with a great deal
Of curinus interest
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Circulation statement.
A strike Crisis Approaching.


1t would be impossible to read the
dispatches today from Pittsburg and
other points in the region affected by
the steel strike, without receiving the
impression that the war between the
AmaIgamated Association and the
Steel Trust is rapidly approaching a
crisis. The most ominous signs of
breakup are offered in the return TO
work Of a number of strikers at the
McKeesport seamless tube works, the
march OF the McKeesport men TO Du-
quesne which ended in fiasco, the Canal
Dover Injunction, and the blisteTing
editorial attack Of the "Pittsburg La
Dor World" which is the official organ
of the International Tin Workers Pro
teCtive Association. and the mouthDiece
of the PittsbuTg district Mine Workers.
and Pattern Makers, upon President
Shaffer. These things have combined
10 disheaTten the strikers. and the
newspaper attack is evidence Of the
dissensions which exist within their
ranks and at their headquarters.
Should the climax be capped by the
secession of the Joliet and Bay View
=.
would not be difficult TO conclude that
the strike movement was in a very bad
way.
The onslaught Of the Labor World"
upon the Rev. Mr.. Shaffer is Of interest,
in that it pointedly declares him to
have been in the wrong from the out
set Of the trouble II demands his i'm
parchment by the Amalgamated Asso-
citation for compelling steel workers TO
violate contracts; for eXpelling the
South Chicago men and revcking their
charter without a constitutional hear
Ing; and for the reason. as IL alleges,
that the whole strike is unConstitu-
tiOnal. ard has brought ruin to the men
who had made the AmaIgamated Asso-
citation what it was on July 1 last.
1t is unnecessar D discuss the mer-
its of the e'i2Sial Cainst the Amalga-
mated Pr ght by the labor
organ re dress TIT But in so far as
they CO action in forcing the
Western Amalgamated men to violate
contracts with their employers which
were mutually satisfactory, it must be
said that they are quite in accord with
ever may have been the extent of pop
ular sympathy with the strike against
the Morgan steel Combination when il
started. there can be no doubt that it
largely disappeared when Shaffer plac-
ed his organization on record as one
indifferent to and defiant Of all con-
tracts and engagements, no matter
how formal OF sacred.
That mistake on the part Of the strike
leader-in-chief was "A greater blow TO
his cause than the successful starting
of a dozen non-uniOn plants could have
been. and it would not surprise Us if,
in future, it were 70 be regarded by the
labor organizations Of the country gen
orally as the fatal mistake Of the move
ment. a strike based upon principle
is scarcely to be considered righteous,
when almost the first step in its prose
cution is a fragrant violation Of prin-
ciple At least that is the public view
Of the matter. and we are much mis-
taken If intelligent opponents of organ
lied labor do not agree with it,
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According 20 the paris Matiu," the
Sultan Of Turkey has begun a policy Of
retaliation against France. by withdraw
ing concessions and immunity from taxa
ton from the French religious communi-
~ az Beirut, Syria. The French commu-
mites at Jerusalem also are TO be taxed.
Although the attitude Of Abdul Hamid is
one Of aggravation. il is uude rstoOd in the
French capital that the Government will
not notice it, until after the Cars visit
10 France in order that the harmony of
the festivities in his honor may not be
marrcd. When he has departed some &C
tive steps may follow, their nature de-
pending, perhaps, upon what his Russian
Majesty may have said 10 NM. Loubet
and Delcasse on the subject Of the
Franco-Turkish embr0Slio.
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Conditions in the rhiIinntner.

Representative Hull has returned
from the Philippines, and the account
which he gives Of conditions there, if
accepted at its face value. is not as re-
assuring as We could wish. Among
other things ne says that the present
conditions Of brigandage make it ex-
ceedingly unsafe for people to settle
in the islands, and that in his judg-
ment we shall need forty thousand sol
diers there for some years to come.
1t is quite possible, though, that in
presenting this rather gloomy picture,
Mr.. Hull was thinking particularly Of
his lumber interests, and if so. his
judgment should be considerably dis
counted. Perhaps he does not wish to
encourage a rush to the Philippines
just now. as it might interfere with the
plans Of public officials who are un-
willing to be ''drones." Perhaps. also,
the presence Of a large military force is
something Of an advantage to those
who, like himself, have got in On
the ground floor" and hence he does
not want it reduced. Conditions in the
islands probably are not as satisfac-
tory as they might be, but Mr.. Hal
can scarcely be considered a distinter-
ested observer.
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The Ne,r Nork Policc scnndaI.

The police scandal in New York is
losing none of its unsavory odor as
time passes. although it is stiH very
far from clear that the department is
permeated with corruption To the eX-
tent that has been loosely charged In
So large force, il is but natural lSat
there should be some crooked work
and conditions in such a city as New
York furnish boundIess opportunities.
Whenever a few cases Of wrongdoing
are brought TO the surface. and the
changes are rung upon them daily, it
gives the general public an idea that
the whole force is deeply involved.
Certainly nothing has yet been
brought to light which tends to show
that the New York Police Department
is corrupt to such a degree that the
only remedy is to take the control from
the city and give it to the State II
CTokerism is in any way involved in
present conditions the proposed change
would be simply u substitution Of Platt-
ism. which. in the judgment of many
people. would be very much worse II
in no other way Plattism is worse than
Crokerism in being more crafty and &C
cult in its methods.
But so far as the developments have
gone there has been q most suggestive
implication OF Republicans connected
with the force. Deputy Commissioner
Devery has. Of course, been made the
most conspicuous target, but, in the
main, the charges against him have
| been both general and indefinite SO
far as anything specific is concerned,
we cannot as yet say how much fOun-
dation there may be for the accusations
made against him OF those thus far
caught in the meshes Of the law and
against whom anything like clear
showing has been made nearly all are
Republicans. and they seem to have re-
ceived their positions generally through
the bipartisan Police Board. The only
significance in this is that il tends to
exonerate Crokerism in good part. and
indicates rather strongly that a substi-
tuition Of Republican management,
whether city or State. would not give
any guarantee Of an Improvement in
the personnel of the force
There may or may not be some sort
of political combination in New York
/ against Tamlnany, but there is nothing
now in sight TO indicate that the city
will speedily be deprived OF control of
its own municipal affairs. That is not
the remedy in such cases, and every
body ought to be able to see il.
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shn,,,s PresidentIaI Boom.

And now comes another Presidential
boom Senator Deliver announces,
with due formality, the candidacy Of
Governor Shaw. Of Iowa. for the Re
publican nominate in 1904. The Sena-
tor IS at some pains 10 tell the country
who Governor shaw is, and what sort
Of man he is. although in respect 10 the
latter there is a degree Of indehniteness
that is 10 be regretted. When we are
told that Senator Delivers candidate
IS the Governor Of Iowa. that is def
mite TO be sure. and IL is. moreover. an
explanation that was greatly needed.
If Mr.. Dolliver had simply stated that
Leslie NJ. Shaw would be a candidate
before the next Republican National
Convention, il is entirely safe TO say
that nine men out Of every ten In the
country would have been in blank ig-
norance as 10 the identity of the man.
As Mr.. Deliver is an Iowa man. and
as Hawkeye men nearly always stand
together. the inference would naturally
be drawn that the Senator had refer
ence 70 some person living I'm Iowa, but
il would only be an inference after all.
When however. we are informed that
this particular Shaw is Governor Of the
State, all uncertainty is removed, and
we know who is meant
Mr.. Deliver. though. goes further
and tells us that Governor Shaw will
be not only the candidate Of Iowa. but
OF the major part Of the Middle West
Perhaps he will when that portion Of
the Middle West lying outside the
boundary lines OF Iowa becomes fully
assured that there is such person as
Leslie NJ. Shaw. and learns something Of
his character and abilities. Bat just
nov, Mr.. Deliver seems To- be taking
4 great deal for granted. The Iowa
Senator does not stop even with this
Representation. In order 20 set Gov
ernor Shaw's claims fairly before the
public Mr. DoIiyer assures US that
Shaw is typical Of the Middle West"
that he is ''Iowa's favOrite son. a sim
PIE. truthful, able man, a business man,
n man of affairs, plain citizen without
frills. his heart animated by a sincere
love Of humanity and his manners dem
ocratic and direct" All OF this is good
enough as far as it goes. The trouble
Is that it applies almost equally well
q al least some hundreds Of thousands.
and perhaps millions. Of men in that
great region known as the Middle
West. II Governor Shaw IS typical Of
- sc Ion. We take il that he IL a fair
samrle. and If Iowa can do
than offer as = mere aver
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A BOON TO coNsuMPTIVRs.
New York Physicians Try n New Tu
bercuIOsis Treatment.


NEW YORK. Aug. 31.-Dr. WHfred C.
Fralick, Of this city, has made public at
the Metropolitan Hospital, on BIackweITs
ing for the cure Of tuberculosis. His own
statement of his work says:
Il have been experimenting for a period
Of more than seven years with fluid con
tanning properties similar 10 those exist
ing IL all normal blood. This duid con
tains compounds which viii destroy all
known disease germs almost Instantly
and while its action is autagonTstic 70 OBJ
jectiOnabIe organisms. ut the same time it
viii intensity and increase the desirable
properties Of the blood.
This is the first time fin the history Of
medicine that a material has been infused
into the blood with compounds which an
tasouize the germs of disease and their
poisonous ema1atious- In fact. every cap
ulary is flushed and every cell fed with a
most potent and in every way desirable
enemy TO unnatural conditions"
Dr. Cornell and Dr. Mcknight performed
the operation with the preparation Two
patients In the last stage Of tuberculosis
were carried into thu operating room and
after the usual antisepJic preparation a
vein OF the left arm of one and the right
arm Of the other was exposed The cauuIa
was inserted and DR. FraIick-s fluid was
allowed 20 Cow in
Sixteen ounces heated TO a temperature
OF Jos degrees was used in each case. The
effect on both patients was the same. Al
most immediately flush came into each
wan face, the pulse strengthened. the ewes
frightened. and what DR. Fralick said was
a healthy perSpiratiou showed itself on
each face and chest.
Asked what were the component parts Of
the solution infused DR. FraHck said he
was not Yet ready To give il 10 the public
Within "A short time. he said. he hoped 10
tell the fun story Of his work through the
medical journals He said he had made
many experiments and each time with
gratifying success When the solution
comes in contact With the bacteria in the
blood itself. he says. compounds are form
ed and nasCcDt oxygen Is liberated
Dr. Frallck does not hold that the treat
ment can be of lasting service after the
disease has progressed beyond a certain
limit. but he saws by providing healthy
blood 10 the veins il viii at least ease the
patient and lessen the suffering
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-31
AN IMAGINARY TRINITY.
The Postmaster General Receives a
Curious Letter From Denver.

The Postmaster General Receives n
Curious Letter From Denver.
The Postmaster General received a let
ter Yesterday from a woman in Denver.
Col who imagines herself TO be a trinity
connosad Of the President, and Supreme
Court of the United States, and a reincar-
nation Of Queen Victoria. The letter,
which was written in a refined hand. is
as follows:
Charles Emory Smith, Postmaster Gen
..I5aar Sir. am here in Denver. Col.
t,lease have my mail sent to Denver 1
am FupIand's Queen and the President
- Sunrene Court o. the United States.
Yours very truly,
MISS MINNIE E KNOX
Lock Box les. Denver. Col
np 81 40 not like the postmaster and
+b, insrector al Denver and so do not
,,;sb Won 10 write to tlem again. The
Iv,fta5 states Secret Service is a nuis-
80 in rho Post0fiice Building I'm Den
- ,Tbey are not the Government Mr.
yViiI,m NcKinley's right name is Bar
Der
Miss Knox. who for some time past has
o,,inced great interest in postal affairs
several days ago wrote a letter to the
T-tir3 Assistant Postmaster General re-
1uestiur. that he send her a fun set of
the issue Of Pan-Amertcan postage
stamps and claiming ownership OF the
ratIT6ad train from which the picture on
the 2-cent stamps Was taken.
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FAVOR THE MANILA CABLE.
business Men of HonEkonE interest
ed in the Project

In connection with the proposed con-
struction Of a cable from the United
States 10 Manila and its eventual counec-
ton with HongkOng, W. A Rublee the
American Consul at HOngkong. reports TO
the State Department that the business
people Of that section are taking a keen
interest in the project Mr. Rublee adds:
The excessive rates charged by the pres
ent cable companies have been "A source
Of IOnR-coutinued dissatisfaction. and an
American cable company that would be
the means of reducing rates would be eX-
tremely popular in the Orient. and should
receive a large share Of local patronage.
The present cable tariff between the
United States and HongkOng is from $IG5
10 $l.75 per word, IL IS reported that an
American cable company would establish
a rate not exceeding 81 "A word Such a
reduction would be a great boon TO the
business men in the Orient. The Chair
man Of the HOngkong Chamber Of Com
merce last month. at my suggestion
brought the matter before the commit
tee of the chamber, and this representa-
tive institution endorsed the project eX-
pressing the opinion that the increased
facilities afforded by reduced tariff rates
would lead TO a very considerable expan-
sion Of trade between the Far East and
Western countries.
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Recent reports, 70 the effect that Lord
Salisbury would retire from the premier
ship after the coronation ceremonies next
wear, are regarded in WeII-informed circles
in London as groundless His work IS not
as hard as formerly. since he is well sat
isfied with Lord Lansdowpe's conduct OF
the Foreign Office; his health is improved.
and he has a large family billeted upon
the best places in the ministry and public
service 70 look after. II is. therefore, hard
~ probable that the noble Marquis Will
surrender the seals of office, unless death
should overtake him, OF the Liberals vote
him out Of place.
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A RELIC OF THE PAST.
Curious stone PIOw Unearthed II
New Jersey.

BLOOMFIELD, y. ), Aug. 5l.-Harry
Brown, mason, Of Williamson Avenue,
who is engaged in building a cUIvert IN
Upper Broad Street, near Watching Ave
nue., unearthcd an interesting relic in
front Of the house Of Joseph Miller. late
Thursday, in the form of a brownstone
pillow. which Mr.. Brown believes is fully
800 years old. and perhaps much older.
When the relic was taken out of the
earth Mr. Brown thought it was an ordi-
nary stone
A further examination revealed the fact
that the curious looking object was a
stone pillow Mr.. Brown at once had the
relic placed in his wagon, where it was
viewed by hundreds before he took it to
his home
The mold is on the left side Of the
plOw while the top of the stone is per-
feCuy fiat and on II the tillerS of the soil
in the days OF the pillow placed a beam,
20 which an arrangement of some nature
was fixed TO pull Il through the earth.
On one side OF the stone is "a mark
which those who have seen IL declare to
be the head Of an Indian
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-31

tFr0m the Baltimore AmcrioJu)
Once upon q Time the People made Much over
one Of their Heroes auC Sent him "a lot e
LsureIs, aud Asked him II there was Anything
Else they could Do Tor him
NO he Answered. In a speech which Caught
the Gallery. 81 shall nov 20 % my Home and
rest ON ms L3UTrIS'
Next day be was Asking for Cut Prices on
Feather Beds and Air Cushions.
Moral Laurcls are Only rested upon in Print
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1t IS reported that Secretary Root has
cut down the estimates of the army en-
Eineers for river and harbor improvements
for the next fiscal year more than thir-
teen million dollars. He is quoted as eX-
pressing an opinion, with which the cOun-
try agrees. that a great deal Of Govern
ment money is squsndered through river
and harbor bills. and his voice Is for re
form. But he will have difficult task TO
impress his views upon the log-rollers OF
Congress next winter.
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Tho TrNnr Gurhrrr.


(From the Boston TrInseript)
The thirty oil wells In the Beaumont region,
Texas. now spout much in forty DAYS as the
whole country produced in a year before their
discovery. But nobody seems TO expect that oil
its products viii come much lower 20 the
consuming public. II is only the gains of the
lucky landowners that excite comment as vet.
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CURRENT HUMOR.
The Letter I'd Lie La,v.

lFram the Baltimore AmericanD
Take that dog Of the street OF Tu run YOU
In. ordered the conscientious policeman.
Bat whyG" asked the man with the dog che
has a license on"
That's an right. as far as 10 goes. but that's
a spItz dog. and we have strict orders 10 en-
force the Luti-CNps ctCraJiou ordnance
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Coming To- II.

(From the Brooklyn C.t.zsu)
Brooklyn Workiugmln's Wife On IeOjl-What's
happened. Danny
Her husband tdesperate)-WeH, Tye been fred
bv j. a.. Morgan and there's nobody else in
the world % work for.
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Too Much wind.


Fr5m the Kansas City JoumaL)
Tic new towns ia the Indian Territory are
meeting with roverses early The hostile Indian
and the wild beast that once terrified the from
tier settler longer have 10 be reck0ned with
but the devastating storm is still besetting
peril.
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CFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
~ man is going TO try 10 cross the Niagara
Rive gorge ou a bicycle with Crooved wheels
is hes Wouder d. he'd like gro0yed wheels on
his hcdrse
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CFrom the Chicago News.)
Prince Chuu would like the job Of ap0Iogiziug
90 Germany better IL he could cal up the German
Government and apologize over the lOng-distanc,
phone
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The Chicago Library.

From Town ToPies)
ooh. papa, how kind Of you to buy me such
a beautiful volume for my birthday gift
And Irene De4rb0us ewes filled with happy
tears as she began eagerly 90 turn over the
leaves OF the edition De luxe Of the Chicago di-
relLCry.
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prom the Boston Transcript
Some members Of Congress spend their vaca-
uOHh abroad OF az summer resorts. but Congress-
man Henry spends his going over the CUnnecti-
cut tobacco fields with a microscope.
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How TO Incrense Trade.

tFrom the Boston Herald.)
Our exports 20 the Philippines can be stiI
further increased by sending still more soldiers
over there who will need things from home.
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No Doubt.

tFrom the indianapolis News)
General Kitchener j. said 10 De holding al
enquiry about bis captured force. lie should
be IN no dUubt-the Beers did IL.