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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
A Good Example Mt Yale.

It is a pleasure 10 note that during
the bi-ceHtenniaI ceremonies at Yale
which were attended by President
Roosevelt. the senseless custom of in
discriminate Handwriting was omitted.
This was judicious and cOmmendabla.
There is. Of course, no reason why the
President should not shake hands with
his fellow citizens at proper times and
within the bounds Of moderation But
il should not be done except under such
conditions Of time. place. and circum-
stance that il means something, both
TO the President and the citizen who
receives the handclasp. These Occa-
siOns are numerous enough
There is nothing 20 be said in
favor Of the Presidents standing up
by the hour and mechanically giving
his hand TO an indiscrimiuate CON
course Of people not one Of whom is
substantially benefited OF even hon
ored by the act Only a very small
fraction OF the people can ever shake
hands with the President anyway. and
the most Of those who do, merely make
il a theme for cheap Boosting there
after. 1t does not take much 10 inspire
some people with an undue sense Of
their own Importance
The story is told Of a Vermont farmer
who visited a neighbOring town and
returned 10 his home all aglOw with
cxultation because he had shaken hands
with a man who, on the day previous.
had shaken hands with President
Grant. The story may or may not be
true. but il perfectly expresses the feel
ing Of many who stand in line by the
hour in order TO touch fingers with the
President Of the United States It is
WearisOme, a meaningless, and dan
gerous custom which should be discOu-
tinued N toto. The example set at Yale
may exercise a potent influence TO that
end We trust So. at al events.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
THE NEW PAPER CONCERN.
Officers of the international Com
puny Not Alarmed.

NEW YORK Oct 22--N0 ap2-"h C0sIon.
is is claimed Is felt Fy- the officers of the
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- 80. ,-.-.-..5- ID.
'H' A"t'-I.'1 .''- 'I t-i. 81. --l-. ''.'--- az
per Company, netuirH=tanc the ~iza
Of the Iatter's caritaI The lsr-. area Of
r,r.st +r... 80 ,-1r bow. -. 77...,- r-r7, for
mo l'-l.-i. a.-' inc i.-'.---'7 il -"-' ENJOY
In regard 90 ~ ter power and other con-
venieucts They -eaIize that The new
c,r1o.ry has rrf ,-af bea7 irrar-1-at.d
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An Unnecessary Middle.

1t can scarcely be doubted that there
is considerable friction between the two
branches Of our military government in
the Philippines. This cropped out when
the Supreme Court at Manila released
a man whom General Chaffee had or
dered TO be deported. The difficulties Of
the situation were practically confessed
by the Administration when il refused
10 settle the disputed question Of au-
Jhorlty and left General Chaffee and
Governor Taft TO fight il out.
These troubles are, Of course. kept
from the American public as much as
possible. every effort beiul made 10
present the whole situation ia the Phil
inYiGes IN the most favorable light
Tut there are some things which can
not be concealed. When "a disaster
overtakes our troops it must De report
e.. and when 1t becomes necessary to
send re-enforceIneuts the people can
not very well help finding IL out Occa-
sion4y they learn something inciden-
tally and by inference. rather than by
the direct statements Of those In au-
thority For example, a day or two
ago the philadelphia North American
published letter from General Chafeo
10 Major Heath, in which the gen
eral suggested that Governor TAFT
was very much discouraged and
might resign at any time. The gen
ersl expressed the fear that the
civil government" was not working
well. and although his letter is eau
tiOusiy wCrded, its tenor leaves no
doubt that he thinks the Government
should be exclusively military for a
long time 20 come. He doubts the fit
ness Of the Filipinos for civil govern
ment. and is inclined 10 take issue with
Admiral Dewey's view on that subject
he says that the educated Filipino Is
more Spanish than American in his
tastes. which is natural enough, for thu
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The ran-Americnn Congress.

There is perhaps some reason to fear
that the Pau-American Congress may
not settle down to business as quickly
as might he desired. II is largely com
posed Of delegates from the Latin
American States. and Latin-Amcricans
Dc. not adjust themselves TO parlamen-
lary o.-auization as easily as Anglo
SaNous. However, the body is in Eood
hands and doubtless viii be able 10 ac-
rompIish much Of the peaceful purpose
for " hiCh ii was called
on yesterday. before the permanent
organization OF the Congress could b.
effected. senior Merou. delegates from
Argentina. offered a resolution express
iug the hope of the Congress that the
Governments Of Venezuela and Colon
bin would be able to compose their off
feTcnces. Senior Matte, delegate from
Chile. objected. on the ground that rssc-
IuJIous were out Of place until the con
ference had gotten Itself into fun and
formal shape. But Senior MerUus prop
csiti0n carried
This episode is Indirectly suggestive
Of a serious friction in the Congress be-
tween the representatives Of Argentina
and Chile. Should such a thing occur
the delegates from Peru and Bolivia
might take a hand and make trouble
There is a grave boundary dispute be
tween Argentina and Chile. and ii is
Just such a one as well might BE- sub
United 10 international arbitration. But
neither party to the difference appears
ss ~
ton on its initiative and no machinery
for any other sort has yet been pro-
vided
At the present moment the immediate
trouble arises from the fact that Chile
has been constructing military roads
through territory claimed by her
neighbor a treaty between the two
countries provides that neither shall
exercise sovereignty over disputed ter
ritory pending a settlement Of the boun-
Diary question. Argentina accuses Chile
Of ignoring this agreement. and a dip
Iomatic situation has developed which
might become something worse without
much additional friction. This differ
euce. like that of Peru and Bolivia with
Chile. and Venezuela and Ecuador with
Colombia. viii be apt 10 render the task
Of the Pan-Amcrican Congress delicate
and difficult and too much in the way
1 Of final results should not be expected
/ II the body. If IN the end it shall be
/ able To get the various South American
. boundary disputes-Other than the
+ Tacna-Arica-befOre general court Of
arbitration and secure the adhesion Of
all the States represented TO "a scheme
Of arbitration covering all future diff
/ fcrcnces. il viii have done wonders. 1t
1 is not an easy matter 10 induce peoples
who have been quarreling over their
frontier lines and fighting off and on
/ for the better part OF a century, TO keep
/ the peace one with another. But it is
perhaps possible.
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TUipina's education has been Spanish m
character The same is true very large
Is II the CUbans
II is hardly fair. though. 10 assume
tl.r civil government would be fail
urg In the Philippines. because as yet
G,ry has been no such government in
which ,Ee people have had any voice
The government las been essentially
military. although Governor Tafts
branch of il has been civil in form. II
is not strange that General Chahee
--oull take q soldiers view of the sit
uatiou. and object 10 division of his
authority With n civilian whose posi-
tiou is so anomalous as that Of Gov
erl1r Taft. All of this simply gives en-
phasis 60 what The Times has hereto
fore said concerning the mismauage-
mgut of Philippine affairs. There
should have been no attempt at civil
government unless the conditions justi-
fed it, and then wherever it was To-
,aIIy established it should have been in
strict conformity with the Federal Con
srItuti0n
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
LOW OCEAN FREIGHT RATES.
The Situation Attributed 40 De
moraIixed Corn Crop

NEW YORK. Oct z+-Shippius men
say that owing TO the low freight rates
and the difficulty Of obtaining lr-.sAi.
many chartered vessels. both sail and
steam. are lying Idle az the dl-t-reot
Atlantic ports AT great loss 90 tae
rhIrJercrs. II is said that the amount OF
idle tonnage iu this port Is 10000 tons,
and that a like amount is idle az che
ULarvoS OF PhiludClpn.a- one New -
broker said yesterday that a large per
reut4ge of the TO vessels he had char
tered were iJIe. and the charterers were
paying 20 their owners an average OF
$500 a day for their use. Funch. Edye x
Co. said that one Of their vessels had
been idle for three weeks some freight
shippers have been losing as much as
5000 or S6.ulo a day on chartered vessels
for which they had no use
The low freight rates. cue To me ue-
morallZed corn crop. Is considered 20 or
the cause Of this state OF AFFAIRS Gram
is the most important element ll cue
fixing Of freight rates. There is Atlle
corn being moved O. Europe. owing to the
increased price 4 steamship agent SAID
the other day that exports Of co-l were
.T.u"nH0 bushels behind. bus that there
would be a market abroad later because
Europe would have TO have corn some
time, regardless Of the price Coal which
formerly brought $40 and 81 q ton now
goes abroad for $ ton. General ear
goes from the Gulf ports 10 Denmark.
which PAID from $3.50 TO = q ton. now
pay SIP Freight rates In general have
fallen of - per cent. Grain in bag is
transported for 80 cents a quarter of 2>9
pounds. where 90 cents was formerly paid
At the Office OF Barber * Co, which has
under charter upward Of fifty vessels. Mr.
Barber said yHsteTddy thar freight rates
had been rgma rkab.y low. but that they
were not as bad now as they were two
weeks ago. He thought rho crisis had
passed. The regular steamship lines get
the major part Of tn present business,
but their ships often go out only par
fiallN- loaded
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
NEW JERSEYS TRUST BUSINESS.
Figures Showing the States Profits
on Incorporating Companies.

TRENTON, y. j.. oct 2I-AccorGiug to
the annual report OF the Corporation BIZ
reau. now being prepared by the State
Department, 2.5f2 new companies were
chartered by the State Of New Jersey
during the fiscal year ending on Srptem-
Der 81
For Incorporating these 2.3g new COM
paules. the State received S5jS3G954 in
fees. During 1900. Psi new companies
were chartered. the fees amounting 10
S3S92HS7, OF SlCS.4246l less than this year
The Steel Trust. which was iucorporat-
cd during April with authorized capital
stock Of SLIGO O0nO0O, paid S22O.UJJ or
nearly one-haIf the amount received IT,
fees during the year Leaving out the
fee of the Steel Trust. the fees receivd
during the present year would be only
SIS .Iy =. OF 81. 575-23 less than the amount
received during 1900 Despite the gain Of
Sl5S f2tG7 IN fees this year over 1900 made
through the chartering Of IN, Steel Trust
the years business is $ll1.1l2.UI behind
that done during lNg3.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
SOUVENIR FOR MRS. m'KINLEY.
4 brooklyn Man To send "A BeautifuI
Scrap Book.

NEW YORK. oct. 2i-CharIes A. Moore.
President of the Noutauk Club. OF Brook
Iyu. will forward to Mrs. Mckinley in a
few days beautiful scrap book contain
ing photographs and clippings relating TO
the late President trip through the
country in April and May
Mr. Moore and his vile were I'm the
Presidents PARTY on the trip. The book
IS bound i'm morocco and the covers are
bordtred I'm gilt with vines and forge e.
me-nuts i'm the corners. The pictures
taken on the trip are a feature Of the
souvenir.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
TRIED TO BURN A TENEMENT.
Detectives i'm Search of Jersey city
FirebuEs.

NEW YORK, oct. zi-Detoctive Lee. of
the Jersey city police force, was detail
cd today 10 ferret out the guilty parties
concerned in the desperate attempt 10
burn down the thickIy populated teue-
meut house at Ia4 Essex Street. Jersey
City
The house is occupied by about ninety
people. Some Of the families have been
ut war for a long time and a deep-rooted
yumIty exists. The house is occupied by
Poles and Irish tenants.
About f-i5 a. m. Michael MuIlin. one Of
the tenants, was awakened by smoke and
flames. He rushed into the rear ward and
found the wOOdshed adjoining the tone
ment on fire. IL has been soaked with
Kerosene oil and filled with oil-soak,d ref
use. II required heroic work To prevent
the blaze from spreading 10 the tenement
house Thomas Eloiuer and Richard Null
lin were scOrched in their fight with the
flames.
The smoke filed the Railways Of the
tenement house and the cries of fire caus-
cd a panic among the occupants Many
OF them fed i'm night attire The wild
stampede alarmed the entire neIghBar-
hood II required much work to alIav
the panic. Arrests are likely 10 be made
today.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
A BIG REDUCTION IN CAPITAL.
Edison Process OF Extracting iron
Said to BE Improbable.

TRENTON, n J. Oct 2t-The Sussex
county Iron Company has fled in the
office of the Secretary Of State a resoIu-
ton reducing the capital stock Of the
company from 100000 10 only 5000. The
president of the company is Thomas A.
Edison and the secretary John F. Ran
doIph.
OF the l,0@) shares issued by the comma
ny Mr. Edison holds $50. Other Drorai-
nent members Of this company are Judge
alexander Elliot. Jr-. u Orange. and w.
e Gilmore, and w s Mallory
No reason IS given for the reduction in
the capital stock Of the company. but il
IS doubtless iu accord with the decrease
in the working of the Edison iron plants
in Sussex county
The Edison syudiCztes hold "a number
Of mines in Sussex county. and M ETI-
SON tay .I,,.4 o. separated from the rocks
hy means Of electricity, but the process
has been found to Dee uuUroftahIe
The ore is crushed between powerful
rollers To the tUeEFSS Of 81 nd. and as L
runs over a huge screen the powerful
magnets draw the iron out and allow
the stone To- fail below IL was figured
that between the ore and the sand the
process could hr made To pay. GoJwith-
standing the l"" percentage Of iron OBJ
tanned
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
GEORGIA OFFICERS SURRENDER
To lie Tried in North CuruIinu for
Pursuing "a Fugitive.

ATLANTA. Ga. OCT. Ex-Governor
today turned over to North Carolina au-
rh0rities Sheriff Livingc0d and Deputy
Sheriff Finley, Of Faunin county. for rur-
suing and arrestiug in that State a fugi-
tive from Georgia IL the face Of afIi-
davits sent and represCuJatiYEs Of Gov
eruor Aycock. Governor Gambler felt con-
strained TO grant requisition. Governor
AycOCk has assured Governor Gambler
that they win be- given a fair trial
When their cases are called for trial in
North Carolina. Governor Gambler Will
send the attorney general as well as the
solicitor general OF that circuit over 70
represent the Georgia officers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
GAINES NEW BOOK DENOUNCED
a ChicaEoan's Opinion of ..The Eter-
nal city,

CHICAGO. oct 2L-Hau Gaines new
book. THE Eternal City was denounced
yesterday by Albion ". Small, head pro-
fessor Of sociology in the University of
Chicago, during a lecture on ANARCHY
before senior students. Prof. Small be-
Heves that there is much literature that
tends TO intawe the minds o. people with
auarchistic tendencies and thus arouse
them 10 deeds Of blOo3~htd.
Hall Gaines last book said the DrO-
fcSspr. contains more Mysteries to the
square inch than any other book of which
/ know. Ii is not worth a sane person ;
consideration and should be tahoOsd By
all Tiglt-thinkiug and serious minded
persons. The book contains many start
ling situations and questions OF Just such
a kind as 10 stir up and infamc MAD
like that Of CZOlgusZ-"
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A Peking report today has II that the
Chinese conservatives who are I'm control
OF the Court are suS- icI0us Of AR W.
the Chinese Minister in Washington. on
account Of his personal popularity iu this
country. The truth probably is that the
Empress Dowager. who hates all foreign
ers, cannot bring herself 10 tolerate one
who makes himself chummy with them
and IL is possible enough that Mr. WI
may be recalled He has done wei for his
country and deserves its thanks rather
than dismissal from Office.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
CoLoRADo's NEW GOLD FIELD.
The Road to BeuIRh Lined with
PrOspectOrs.

PUEBLO. Col, Oct. 24-The road to
Reulah. I'm the southwestern end Of this
county. is lined with prospectors on the
way TO the new gold field in the Cripple
Creek district
ore just brought in is said to assay
81 200 per ton The locality is not more
than five miles from Beulah. a we'll
known summer resort
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
Not THmmnny Year.


IFT0W LI0 FTTTsNlT1 D@-TII-H-)
The Croker machine IS almost without news
paper support. despite its sacrifice u nominating
a retorutr for mayor There are other signs,
but none so easily observed. that this Is not
a Tammluv wear in New York Tho one that Is
even more significant TO the initiated ls the fact
that tine organization has taken rgi0-Wrr as its
stauIarI-halrsr-f1 the practical politician al
WAYS hates To- put a good fellow iu the front
when there is going o. he a slaughter and enjoys
seeing a mug1gump killed. even on his own tick
e.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
A Fable.

Once upon a time there we're two boys. of
whom one. John. was extremely pIrsIInUuiUus.
while the other, William, a spendthrIit.
But one day William saved a cent and at
this his father fell over dead whereup0a VIII
liam came into the property
In the meanwhile. Johns father lived and
on and had finally 20 be shot
This fable teaches that 90 is sometimes better
10 do things IN moderation
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
No Chance for Revision.

Fr0m the Minneapolis J1UrnaLl
So far as the tariff revision is concerned. the
fact that the WAYS and Means Committee of the
new House although not yet made up. viii prob
blv be- controlled by auti-rryl-I0u members and
that Speaker Henderson has announced his oppo-
siti0u 20 such revision suggests that there viii be
none or very little. for many tDugre-5Iucn DO not
know the sentiment Of their constituents and many
Of them today seem ignorant Of the fact that
there is q widening demand for tariff revision and
reciprocity.
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May he Mistaken.


u 'TII VI T ITII'I|I''I III .-|'N'-'I
Senator FRYE may Doe right ln thinking that the
ship Subsidy bi.l had enough friends in the
Fiay-hith Congress 90 pass 10 IL there had been
time enough but il by 40 means follows lhat
the same will De true Of the FIfty-sevCuth- This
is a new Congress. and while IL retains many
members Of the old one there are enough new
Representatives % make its position this and
other public measures uncertain The ship Sub
sidy viii at least have % begin its fight over
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24

the navy. It has not escaped his at
tcu5Ion that the Victor OF Santiago was
given a captains ASSIGNMENT To- TIE
South American station. while the man
who speaded behind the horizon just
before that battle began was fay
ored with command of the Boston
Navy Yard. The precedent established
in fhe SchIev case may be used un.um-
fortabIv to provide o.hsr than fancy
staft service FIR some Of the conspir"-
tors against that gallant commander
President Roosevelt is understood 90 be
taking a cre4t deal of interest i'm tie
developments OF the Court of Enquiry
ON the basis of the evidence IN the
case yesterday. it would seem that Ad-
miral Schley's counsel could well AFFORD
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PunctunIity.
from the Chicago Chroniele)

ftrom the tulcdEo 'hrpulcie-)
One Of the irenarrhe= from Washington reiat-
ing % the naval court SAYS that Admiral Dew
81 Is the model Of punctu3Ity-' III is not more
30 than Admiral SohIov was when Ceryera's
squadron was trying 90 break out ~ Santiago
Hlrba- TIE must be partial 90 Sghlev IL "a
fellow feeling makes us woudr0us kind
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
The InsoIent Sugar Trust.


LtTDfn iIe bilsia lsrt-J
And now the sugar trust threatens 20 offer Con
grp-s but two alternative of tuhau relationship
either abandonment ut tHe tariff and free sugar
hv reciprocity OF immediate annexation hy which
sugar imports would Doe equally free. The sugar
trust acts AS il it had exclusive ownership IN
Cuba but IL may find that its title is not even
an easement
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
THE HAMMOND COMPANY FIRE.
Loss Likely to he about $500. 900
Covered by Insurance.

CHICAGO. oct 2f-The G. II. Hem
mOnd COmpany's packing houses. which
were badly damaged by fire last ni.ht.
form one Of the pioneer Institutions in
this line in the country. They were es-
tabIish,d I'm 1863 and gradually developed
from small proportions until they have
come TO occupy acres OF ground AZ Ham
mOud Ind.
The vice president Mr. N0Eel. said that
the loss probably would not exceed 500
uUD and that this sum was fully covered
by Insurance The plant Will bt rebuilt
an once
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
HnIf the Rattle.

CTrom the Detroit Free PressD
Rrovn-Are YOU anything of @ IiugUISte
Jones-Weu. / can read and UNDERSIGNED French.
German GOLF Yacht, baseball, and football, bur
/ cau't talk EN-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
Natural Expansion.

(From the New York WoFld)
Three Territories are going 10 knock at the door
Of Congress next winter for admission a. states
arizona New Mexico. and oklahoma. This Is
i'm the line Of our natural expansion
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
CURRENT HUMOR.


fTrem -ha Philadelphia Fr.1
.'I u7Iar-taul.' said th. -.ale-.r.r..r ara had
been abroad for SOM. rlrs. -rrlr rHu luI Miss
strong ae-e happily married short time after
my departure
..Y~." replied Ma. Narsrou. --afrer your de-
par,uEe ve were happily married "a short time"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
Feared Executive DisnpprovaI.


Senator FRYE ~ Maine let a lJrgc-Szrd cat out
Gf the bag when DE made known the fact that
one principal reason why be Is getting mp "a new
ship subsidy scheme Is that Presidcur Roosevelt
would not stand for the Hanna JilI Of last
M-nL.r.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
Keeps Ccrvera Wondering.


lFT0m The ILII3g0 hec0r1-HtFlId-J
II Crrvera las been watching the proc, rding5
in the Court Of Enquiry he must De wondering
what would have happened il he had only made
. bluff to ram one or two Of the other Ameri-
can
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-24
Time Required


Nrighbor-I saw the doctor call at your house
this morning Is your father very an.
B0y-Not yet. The doctor only came TODAY
for the first time
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Tn, dismissal OF Sir RCdVcTS Butler
stm sbsorbs d great deal cf interest in
England. where It was current gossip yes
tsrday ,hat the King had made "a sturdy
effort To save his old friend 1t was also
sand that both Lord Roberts and Mr.
Erodrick the War Secretary. declared
that they would resign unless Butler was
immediately retired. Much Of the move
m,Ht AGAINST Che late commander i'm Natal
is said To- originate with Lady Roberts
At The army clubs in London il is the talk
that there is too much p,tticuat ialaence
az the War Office. That probably means
that Lady Roberts has had "a knit, up her
sleeve Tor General Butler ever since his
fatal b.uuGcr at Coleuso cost Tho life Of
her only son. Women are very apt To- re-
member sucn things. and 20 set even
when that IS feasible.