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the committee arose and said the speaker
hardly needed anintroduction, but was here,
and would now favor the people with an
address"
The major came to the front and begged
to differ with the honorable committee
and then introduced Hon. A. 7. Bishop, OF
Andover college, as speaker Of the day
The committee stared with open -mouthed
astonishment at the sudden collapse OF their
programme. "How in thun-? What in the
ma! Who in the dew" and their ex-
cited vision focused on the third mem
Der. But he was listening intcntly to the
major, who would add another word be
lore he sat down. ] am glad" he said, in
a concentrated way, that God has so
prospered me this year that | can give the
honors' TO our friend here, and buy my
own lemonade"
Then he subsidized smilingly, amid three
rousing cheers, waving Of flags and the toots
OF the comets.
The lightnings Of seven furies shot wrath
fully at Benzie's happy face, but he was
enjoying his Fourth" as only one could
whose plans worked well, and he did not
sec them, or hear the muttering thunder
OF that committee
The S~mifthvillc people then listened TO
an eloquent address, cheering hilariously
to show their appreciation.
After it was over, and cveryb body had sung
America" Farmer Robins slipped a bank
note into the majors hand, saying: That
squares our account" And the old man
laughed and allowed it paid better TO in
troduce a speaker than to SPEAK"
But that committee, Not a soul on the
grounds could tell when it disappeared; not
even the third cornet. by whom it sat, had
the least idea when or how it left the plat
form. But Farmer Robins said, mystic
r%iously, that 1T went away to rest" and
that committee work was hard work, he
knew something about it himself" And
Mrs. Robins smoothed her fine gown com
placently and added. softly. ''Benzic's plan
worked well, though
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IGNORANCE AND IMpUDENcE.
nad Break Of . Pistocratic Organ
That .eeks for Converts to
e Realism.

That republican organ Of the trusts,
the New York sun, yoicing. no doubt,
the general feeling of the better e.e-
ment of society" says:
war upon plutocracy is hopeless.
The democracy will never prevail un-
I'll II satisfies the country that the
democrats. not the republican party,
are the friends and instruments OF
plutocracy. They must offer more ia
yorable conditions for money making
than the republicans can furnish, or
they will remain indefinitely az poor
in political strength as they are to-.
day"
This brazen echo of Wall street is as
ignorant as insolent in thus giving adj
vice TO the democracy. The Sun evil
IDENTIFY does not know what democracy
means, or has forgotten il. Many
yearsago, when il was an honest sheet,
IT published an essay on the wide gap
between democrats and republicans,
and il the flippant editor who now
holds rule will refer to it, he may
learn something to his advantage, il
only not to expose his ignorance again.
The Sun now believes that by the bait
of success the democrats should be
willing to forego their principles and
go the republicans one better in their
mad march of commercialism, imperi-
alism and exploitation of the people.
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THAT COMMITTEE"
A Fourth of July
Story
BY MANDA L. CROKER

"OT2 o my. The double row Of red
and yellow hollyhocks on either side
the white path dropped and looked
ragged in the intense heat. Ordinarily, Ben
xc Robins would have pitied the pore
iAing.,' but now he sat g~loating over them
with savage delight, glad to see something
knock under
suddenly the heel of his right shoe
crossed the ample lnstep OF his lett, bring
ins the twin patches on the knees OF his
summer Jeans into the perspective, and he
exclaimed Il yum. l will see il. that
committee gets ahead Of me; il will be after
tlc Fourth Of July, il it does.'
The toni worn hands went down INTO the
Jeans pockets to hobnob with four pennies.
harness buckles and bits Of string, which
ho always carried for emergencies in his
vocation. and he fell TO work on a plan TO
defeat said committee.
Two weeks previous hc had been appoint
"a rs zone OF three" to prepare a Fourth
W July programme for ambitious Smith
WILLIE md the little burg" was already be-
ginning 10 buzz with patriotic expectancy.
Much depended upon the successful plan
ming Tor Smithviile always celebrated in
tac slovc ii the weather was fair, other
wise in the time honored city hall.
Inc ollcf members OF TINS very lmpor-
tiut trio were close-hstcd citizens of the
village, while Benzie dwelt on the ''outer
egc. as he put it.
Al the meeting called to make arrange.
mcnis, these two had everything their own
way, completely ignoring the third mem
Der. Benzie made no demur until il came
% choosing the speaker Of the day. Then
he stood out stoutly for a change; he want.
Ell "onc from abroad" he said, but they
iidiculed the idea, and chorused their oh.
%lecjions.
I'VE simply can't afford it." they re.
pca'ed; times are hard, money is tight.
and besides Maj. Bowling could crate on
this coning occasion, just as well as he
had ior the last ten years" And he
Notldn charge a cent All he ever OK.
pcttcd was the honors and the free lem.
nnadc, this last with a cunning chuckle.
Farmer Robins was so Disguised that
w lowered up read and shoulders above the
majority. saying hotly that when his ideas
"a Independence day dwarfed down to
sach 4 minimum that they could be put
70 soak in a glass of pink lemonade. he would
le quite ready to vote down the Fourth al
together. Then he had bowed himself
onf with the remark that they might con.
slet themselves a committee Of two And
nnt 10 meant to defeat that Bowling ora
tnn W de- hence the planning.
Presently he sprang to his feet shout
ing. Il rave it." so loud that his wife came
on in alarm. why, Benzic, What is the
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N AND OPINIONS.

VIII Secretary Gage explain why
It is necessary to ship gold to France
when he reports such a large balance
of trade in our favor and the gold
should he coming our way? These
shipments OF gold to France and Eng
land have been going on for some time,
and must be to pay our debts.
a mutual admiration society has
been organized in Iowa with TIVE mem
bers. Gov. Shaw proposes Senator AL
lison for president and Allison pro-
poses Shaw. The railroad corpora
tions have too good n hold on both of
them for the people to second the
nomination of either.
The republicans ire welcome TO
Senator McLaurin. Any member of
that voted or will vote for the
Hanna ship subsidy bill is not needed
by the democrats, nor the honest re-
publicans for that matter. Hanna and
the ship trust have got him. and IL the
price was high they gave more than
the goods were worth.
The president is juggling with
two important matters that will bear
watching. Free trade with Porto Rico
and civil government with the Philip
pines, both are promised to go into ef-
feet on or about July !, but the Porto
Rican matter will be delayed and civil
government in the Philippines will be
in name only, for the military will still
rule there.
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MENDACIOUS TRUSTSERvANTS
republican Newspapers Make hold
Assertions In Defense Of
Robbcr Combines.

The New York Mail asserts with
out qualification that nothing has
been adduced to show that any Of the
combinations known as trusts take
advantage of protection TO maintain
high prices" And this in its face OF
the sworn testimony taken before
the industrial commission which
proves the contrary and the astound-
ing secrets let out by Mr.. Frick when
he quarreled with Mr.. Carnegie. 1t
is a matter of easy proof that the
steel trust, the tobacco trust, the
cigarette trust, the salt trust. the
paper trust and others have all raised
their prices and all are protected by
the tariff. None of these trusts could
maintain this increase If the tariff
protection was withdrawn and CON-
petition was allowed to interfere with
them. Steel rails have recently been
advanced from $50 to s2s a ton, which
means an enormous tax on the rail-
roads which falls almost directly on
transportation for many millions.
The Engineering News says that at
the former price of SEQ a ton. the
profits on this years output Of tho
steel corporation were estimated at
S12, SOC. 1000. The cost Of ore has been
reduced this season 1929 per ton. but.
in the face Of that reduction, the
price has been sent up So.
The duty on steel rails is 1884 .
ton and the steel trust Is selling
them to foreigners for about $50 .
ton and paying the freight to Europe.
Would the increased price here be
possible without the tariff protcction7
But the New York Mail Is only .
sample Of all the other mendacious
republican protection organs. They
are largely owned by the trusts and
plutocrats and the truth Is not in
them
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LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mi-trcsses Of the Presidential Man.
sion from Nashington's Time
to the Present.

The following list should prove .
valuable addition 10 any collection OF
historical data:
l7s9-l.97-Mrs. Martha Washington.
wife Of George Washington.
1797-fs0l-Mrs. Abigail Adams, wife
Of John Adams.
1s02-1sO6-Mrs. Martha jefferson
Randolph, eldest daughter of Presi-
dent Jefferson, except 1903, when her
younger sister, Mrs. Mary Eppes, oc-
cupied the post of honor.
1s09-1siT-Mrs. Dorothy N olson,
wife Of James Madison.
1s11-1s25-Mrs. Elizabeth Monroe.
wife Of James Monroe.
1s25-ls29-Mrs. Louise Adams. wifi.
of John q. Adams.
1s29-1s37-Alrs. Emily Donelson. wife
of the nephew Of Mrs. Andrew jackson.
and Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Jr.
1s39-fsi1-Mrs. Angelica Van Buren,
wife of A. Van Buren,, eldest son of
Martin Van Buren,.
Mrs. Priscilla Tyler, wife
Of the eldest son of John Tyler.
1s42-1s4i-Mrs. Letitia Semple,
daughter of John Tyler.
1s44-1si5-Mrs. Julia GardinerVyler,
second wife OF John Tyler.
1s49-1s5o-Mrs. Elizabeth Bliss,
daughter of Il. Taylor.
1s50-1s53-Mrs. Abigail Fillmore.
wife Of Mil.ard Fillmore.
1sj3-1s5.-Nrs. Jane Pierce, wife OF
franklin Pierce.
1s57-1s6l-liarriet Lane. niece OF
James Buchanan.
1sti-1S65-Mrs. Mary Lincoln, wife
Of A. Lincoln.
1s65-ls6a-Mrs. Martha Patterson
daughter of a. Johnson.
1s69-1s7,--Mrs. Julia Grant. wife OF
u. ;. Grant.
is77-1ssi Mrs. Lucy Hayes, wife OF
U. B. Hayes.
1ssl-Mrs. Lucretia Garfield, wife OF
j. a. Garfield.
1ss1-1ss5-Mrs. Mary McElroy, sister
of G. a. Arthur.
1ss5-1ss6-Rose Cleveland, sister o.:
Grover Cleveland.
1ss6-1ss9-Mrs. Frances Cleveland
wife of Grover Cleveland.
1ss9-1s92-Nrs. Caroline Harrison
wife of II. Harrison.
1s93-1s9T-Mrs. Frances Cleveland
wife of Grover Cleveland.
1s97-io0l-Mrs. Ida Mckinley. wifi,
of William Mckinley.
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OUR CHANGING PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Mckiniey's seIf-sacrfnee U.
On the Altar of Patriotism
and Politics.

Though President Mckinley has il
the most pronounced and emphatic
manner declared that he is not and
never will be a third term candidate for
president, says the Chicago Public.
that this expresses his "long-settled
conviction" and that he would not ac-
cept a nomination even IL il were ten
dercd, nevertheless let no supporter
Of his despair. IL the circumstances
require Mr.. Mckinley TO forcgo this
"long-settled conviction for the sake
of his party and the continued pros-
perity OF his country, his public rec
ord is a guarantee hat he will make
the sacrifice. II would not be Mr.. Me-
kinley's first sacrifice of conviction up
on the altar of patriotism and politics.
lie was "A silver coinage man who gave
up his monetary convictions to save
the honor of the nation"b becoming
president. Long a strenuous advocate
Of the home market" for American
products, he has now assumed the task
of prying open foreign markets for
the sake of the great trusts upon
which the prosperity Of his country
depends. ~Denouncing "forcible an
nexation" of alien territory as Grim
inal aggression" within the purview of
the American .'code of morals" he
nevertheless suppressed this ethical
conviction of forcible annexation to
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the extent of debating q treaty Of ces-
sion from Spain and carrying on an un-
authorized war of conquest against
the friendly tllipinos. And though he
formally and impressively described
the concession of free trade to Porto
Rico as a plain duty" yet he used the
influence of his Office and the power of
its patronage TO protect the industries
of his country from the ravages Of
Porto Rican Imports. Mr.. Mckinley is
nothing if he has not been self-sacri-
ficing. His record proved him incapa-
bic of shrinking from the sacrifice
even of "long-settled convictions
when the occasion demands it.
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II want you To understand that
know oil, | say" "Yes; but what !
want to know is il you say all you
know."-Indianapolis News.
Johnnic's Combination. johnnie
give me an example Of "A combination
OF meaningless phrases" "Yes'm. A
burglar-proof safe stood in "A fire.
proof block."-Clc,el Gland Plain Dealer.
allow did the violet ever become the
emblem OF modest 2" That's what
surprises me. Not only is il the most
forward OF the years flowers. but it's
seldom OIL the street. Philadelphia
Times.
No Work Therc.-Towne-"r hear
our friend Soulgcr is working now
Brownc-"Oh. No." Towne-"No? /
was told the mayor gave him "A place
in the city hail. Erowne-"Well?"-
Philadelphia Press.
Mistress-"Bridget, / cannot allow
you to have your sweetheart in the
kitchen any more Bridget-"Oh,
mum, it's very kind Of you. but I'm
afraid he's too bashful TO come up
into the drawing-room." Boston
Globe.
Silas-"How'd ycou Ike yeour new
bulldog?" Cyrus-"Hc's too blamed
expensive" Silas-"In what way?"
Cyrus-"Why, he chew up all the scare
crows. Yeou see, he was raised near
a railroad, an he thinks they are
tramps."-Philadelphia Record.
Baxter-"An awful accident hap
pcned at the station this morning.
Hustle was hit by a locomotive and
carried half "A r1ile up the road. 1t
is not expected he will recover from
his injuries" Scott-"Up the road?
Then it wasn't his train? II must have
made Hustle mad TO be taken half
a mile the wrong way."-Boston Tran
script.
He laughed as we led him away to
the gaol. II know how to suffer-"
cried he. But when we conducted him,
not to a dark dungeon. merely, as he
had doubtless expected. but to n hid.
eous coy corner, with 10,sO 0 sofa iii.
lows in il, his forti>ude deserted him.
Mercy" he implored. and fell upon
his knees. 1t was our turn to laugh,
now, rs we thrust linn in there.-De-
sroit journal.
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as his eye rested ~scoTnfuIIy on the scattered
collection Of wooden shanties which made
up the little western town. Back in Perry
vile at least two brass bands nd a been
playin' now. | en- see tn wagon all COW
cred with flags n bunting a standing in
front OF tn Method st church all ready for
tn little girls in red, white an blue that was
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II PRAIRIE
Il Was Celebrated In . Way That Pleased
tho Yankee Settler

6 I AMT no use { I think O. Fourth
o'July in this God -forsaken hole"
grumbled the new station master.
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to represent tn states. An Judge White
nd a been all ready with his copy o tn
declaration under his arm, an askin' every.
body if they thought it was going & rain n
spoil tn doings. We'd a had dinner at tn
grounds with tn Hollises an tn Perrys,
men Libbie an tn kids. They'd a been
singin' OF tn Star Spangled Banner and
we'd a had plenty o. irecrackcrs an fire.
works at night. Well, | amt mentioned
tn Fourth Z tn kids this year; maybe
they'll forget it with nothing { remind EN-
OF it among these TURNER'S"
His dull eye came slowly back from the
dull line where prairie met sky.
Yes. | guess tn glorious Fourth don't
mean much L these Swcdcs an Dutch
Hello!'
As he watched, a fat little German was
excitedly climbing to the roof Of his rickety
board dwelling with a roll of bunting: un,
der the excited. broken English Of his wife's
direction he was fastening il TO the caves.
At the same momcnt the tiny upper win.
dow in Ole Johnson's shanty was opened
for the first time in months, though the
family slept in that room. A few mo-
ments later Old Glory flung its starry folds
from the sill. Old Fritz Schmidt was wiring
ing America" from his groaning horn across
the way. From down the road came a
shrill chorus Of childish voices singing the
Star Spangled Banner" with various ac-
cents.
The new station master ran across the
road and into his new little house. which
smcllcd still of paint. Ten minutes later,
three American youngsters. with flags in
their caps and strips of bunting about their
shoulders, had joined in the singing. The
glorious Fourth was being celebrated At
New Stockholm a. well as Mt ~Perryville.
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The ne%ighborhood of Kapolya. IL
Hungary. has recently been infestes
with marauding bands Of gypsies- A,
a preventive measure and as a warn
ing TO the others the gendarmes cap
tured one of the gangs, and only re
leased them after cutting short III.
hair of the principal members. This il
considered by the gypsies TO be til,
most awful humiliation, and the gang
determined to have its revenge. On,
dark night they sneaked back to III,
village and poisoned the wells. Mex
day Is persons died and n very grsa'
number were taken seriously i'll. Srv
eral gypsies have been arrested. and /;
large quantity Of s%trychn.ne was fount
on their persons.-Nienna Cor. LondoI
Mail.
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natter" she asked, breathlessly. while he
s'ood twirling his mustache and looking
out ana down over Smithville in good ma.
lnred contempt.
Nothing the matter, my DEAR" he an.
sNefed, blandly, ''only I've a plan which
nat committee would never dream emanat-
81 under the palmleaf of an old hayseed
IN, me- and he laughed gleefully.
airs Robins smiled her approval, and
vent back to her sewing. She could trust
pchlle II 1T was planning he was doing. and
.ue hoped the committee would trust him,
loo' Tor she never knew him to stop short
v success. But when ten minutes later
,ne say her husband making a Decline for
'nc bowling cottage, she muscd discon.
,cl'edly; oh, | should hope il the mat.
MN q the address was left to Bcnzie, he
Spula make a new deal. Everybody in
lmitnvllc knows the majors Grafton by
"eait thus minute. Dear. he didn't have
"ach o. a plan, after all, IL that was it,"
sesertheless, as the hot afternoon wancd,
NV Mrs. Robins sewed and sighed over her
appointment, the "third member and
J. major discussed the haysccd plan very
toward tca.time Benzie came np bet ween
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COWS Of ragged hollyhocks, which seemed
to freshen as he passed, whistling q rol
licking tune, and rushed into the library
with his hat on the back OF his head
His wife followed, wonderingly. Surely
il was no cause for elation that Maj. Dow.
ling had consented for the dozenth time
tot go over his experiences "da-ow.n sa-ou.th,'
to the yawning Smithvillians.
90, Benzie,' she said, deprecatingly, you
have been over to the majors about the
Fourth of July speech"
Il have, he admitted, smiling broadly
at the woeful Fuckers on his wife's matron-
ly face, as he took up a pen and drew a
tablet toward him.
rs he going to speak ?" she asked, with
a disappointed pout. Goodness Benzic.
| thought you'd do better by the commit
tee than that"
Farmer Robins waltzed his wife twice
around the room before he answered; then
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The passion for exactncss and neat
ness on the part Of King Edward VII
Is said to be "A revelation to many O
the people about Great Britain's court
The new ruler is having new dies
stamps, copper plates and crests mad
for the royal stationery, while man,
Of the recent designs for the coinap
nxd stamps were rejected because the,
d'i not conform TO the severe ideals o
tAC Asbiter Of TaIts.--N. Y. Wos Id.
Evening star., 1901-06-12
CHANDLER TO LODGE
THE EX-SENATOR INCLOSES HIS
CHECK FOR 800.
A Characteristic Letter Accompanied
the Reward for Clause in
Republican Platform.

Ex-senator Chandler will have his little
joke-even if he has to pay for it. They
have got him put away now ON the Span
ish claims commission, but he Is not sup
pressed by any means.
Yesterday ex-senator Chandler sent to
Senator Lodge his check for $780, the re-
ward offered by him to the person who
placed in the financial plank of the re-
publican platform of 1896 after the refer
ence to international bimetallism the
words which we pledge ourselves to pro-
mote"
A number of claimants insisted upon
credit for that declaration. Senator For
aker found the final draft of the platform
and it appears that the words which we
pledge ourselves to promote" were inter-
lined in pencil in the handwriting of Sen
ator Lodge.
Mr. Chandler in inclosing the check to
Senator Lodge found opportunity for some
characteristic remarks. Those who know
him think he willingly gave up the hun
dred for the chance. The letter is as fol-
lows:
by reason of the premises you should
without hesitancy accept the S1OO as right
fully your money. All wise men know that
Mckinley and Hobart would not have been
elected if the platform had not, while de-
claring opposition to the tree coinage Oh
silver except as the result of an interna-
tional agreement, also declared that the
republican party favored such an inter-
national agreement if it could be secured.
If Mckinney and Hobart had not been
elected in 1896. Mr.. Mckinley would not
have been reelected in 1900.
Therefore, those six words were of price
less value and l trust that when all the
facts are known my humble offering OF $loo
will be supplemented by such generous do
nations, not only from many members OF
the republican party, but as well from
democrats who have much trembled at
Nf oil
Bryan as to adequately recognize the
sagacity and courage which led you not
merely to conceive, but to actually insert
into the platform of 1896 concerning BIZ
metallism the words which we pledge our
selves to promote.
That immortal declaration twice made
Mr. Mckinley President, and the fidelity
with which the pledge has been fulfilled
the world knows.
Evening star., 1901-06-12

Goes to Penitentiary for Fifteen Year
for Murder.

Goes to Penitentiary for Fifteen Years
for Murder.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 12.-W. ]. Tay-
lor was today convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to fifteen years
in the Maryland penitentiary. The only
defense made was that Taylor was insane
when he committed the murder.
The crime for which Taylor was con-
victed was the shooting of his stepmother
on March last. The convicted mans
mother lives in this city, does his wife.
Taylor left here late Sunday afternoon, the
day before President McKinley's second in
auguration and few minutes after reach
ing the monumental city he called at his
fathers rooms, No. PA North Calvert
street. Some beer was purchased and in a
few minutes the fatal shot was fired. Tay-
lor spent the night walking railroad ties
and lettering about the suburbs of Balti-
more and came here on an early train. He
went to his mothers house on 9Th street
and when he read in a morning paper Of
the death of his victim he went out to sur
render to policeman. He met an officer
near Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
who recognized him and placed him under
arrest. That day he was taken back to
Baltimore, reaching there in time to be
present at the inquest