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The Washington times., 1901-12-06
A Change of Sentiment.

IF l had known the depth of the bit
terness against the national Republican
.ieket that existed in Denver in 1896, 1
never would have driven out in my car
age along the principal avenues and
streets, on election day, with Mckinley
figs attached to my horses said Col.
George w. Cook, a prominent citizen Of
the Colorado Capital, who is stopping at
the Normandie.
1T was this way. Although 1 owned and
worked several silver mines, my Republi-
canism was paramount and l thought I'd
show that there was at least one man in
Denver who wasn't afraid to fly his colors.
But l never quite counted on raising such
q racket as my appearance that afternoon
precipitated. a mob that easily number
ed $50 men and boys followed me with
shouts and imprecations, and threats Of
personal violence. AS | paid no attention
to their insults, they resorted to throw
ing missiles, and a lump of coal cut a
painful cash in my head This angered
me, and going home ! got out nay Win
chester and ordered my servant to drive
me back down town against the entreaties
of my wife. The mob started after me
again, but they could not help seeing that
Winchester, and perhaps suspected that
my carrying ii was not intended as a
joke. At all events the crowd melted
away. and l went home later without mo-
lestation.
Just four years later there was an
other election in Denver. Wondering as
to the changes time had wrought, / got
into the identical rig in which / had rid
den in 1896. and was driven along the
same thoroughfares by the same coIored
boy. The same Mckinley flags were on
my horses. but this time they created no
public irritation, only laughter and ap-
piause on the part of many citizens who
remembered the rough treatment given me
in 1896"
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
Are We Creditor of Debtor.

The financial editor of the "Londo /
Times" says that this country is still
a debtor nation; that we have bor-
rowed "A good deal of money for the
pcrfecting of our consolidation
schemes; and that though we owe
less abroad than we did, the balance
is not yet on our side of the ledger.
and viii not be Tor many years to
come.
II is impossible to say that this is
not true, but there is nothing alarm
ing in the fact, if it be a fact. Ac-
cording to the published statistics,
the number of undisclosed items in
our international account must be
enormous. In the ten years ended
june 30, 1901, this country sold abroad
products of IT'S own exceeding in
value the foreign goods it purchased
By about $500, 600 GOO Now. business
balances are settled a. least annually.
If there were no transactions be-
tween this country and foreign coun-
tries but plain merchandising. the ex-
ceSses of our imports of gold, for
these ten years, should have equaled
the excesses Of our exports of goods.
Is matter Of fact, the excess of our
imports of gold for this period was
only about $ls,OOO,OOO, so that, on the
face Of the public books, Europe
owes us, on ten years of trade, more
than S3,i0O,0OO,oOO
But this Is absurd Europe has
been paying us in hundred ways,
which are not chronicled in official
statisties-in enjoyment Of travel, in
at least one steamship line, and there
must be large absorption of our ex-
cess Of exports in paying debts and
interest We doubt if the London
Times" financial editor or anyone
else can state the international ac-
count accurately.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
PERSONAL.
rraettcing Lnw in nhe west.


To hear the "reminiscences OF two such
men as Senator Clark of Wyoming and
! Judge D. A. Holmes. OF Chicago. erst-
while law partner of Senator Mason, is
worth any mans while They were talk
! ing in the lobby of the r Egs Of the days
when both were struggling young lawyers
the Senator out in Wyoming and the
Judge in Northwestern Nebraska-at a
time when Doc" Middleton and Kid
Wade were at the head Of organized bands
Of horse thieves.
just rs ! got located" said the Seua-
tor there came en- an election for prose
cutting attorney, and the candidate who
won had never studied or practicei the
law. Like necessity, re knew no law.
He sent for me, having observed my re-
cent shingle, and remarked that he'd like
to engage me to run the Office for him.
frankly admitting that as far as knowl-
edge Of drawing an indictment was con
cerued his mind was a bowling wilder
ness. l asked him why in thunder he
ran for the place, and he ingenuously
owned that he had a grudge against the
white haired scn-of-agun that was To-
Gated uD the street, and When ne trl-
umphed over him his revenge was com
plete His campaign expenses had ag-
gregated IS, and il I'd reimburse him to
that extent all the future emoiuments of
the office were mine We closed the deal.
and l stepped into a 1ourishing business
a once"
My debut in the profession was greatly
like the Senator's remarked Judge
Holmes. THE prosecuting attorney. who
put me to work for him. knew how to
draw an Indictment, but he got me to fix
up a batch of them against the most les
pcrate lot of villains and cutthroats that
ever disgraced the country. I was young
and verdant, and drew up the papers with
thoughts of future glory. My principal,
who was a giant physically, claimed he
vas too i'll to attend to the matter
though I found out later that he never
had sick day in his life. Court came on
and l naturally supposed he would give
personal attention to the prosecution Of
the outlaws. l said as much 10 him, but
he stopped me Immediately. Not If I
know myself It's your business, Holmes;
you indicted those devils, ard I'll be
hanged If you don't try the cases.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Aguinaldo's continued plotting,
after his oath of allegiance, has de-
stroyed every vestige of sympathy
for him. \ change of islands might
not benefit him, but would be quite
likely to prove advantageous to the
American cause in the Philippines.
Aguinaldo appears TO be a conspira-
tor without conscience. If he, the
alleged highest type of the native,
will resort to triekery after solemn
oath of fealty. the Tagals are a
hard proposition. Confidence in them
would appear to be wasted, and to
trust them in any place of power or
responsibility absolutely suicidal
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
AMOS RUsIE A DAY LABoRER.
Once Famous BniI Pitcher Now Lay.
ing Water Pipe.

MUNCIE. Ind. Dee. 5.-Amos Rusie.
once famous as tie greatest bail pitcher
in the world, is now at work as a day
laborer on the pipe line being laid by
the water works company at this place
at a salary OF Sl.50 per day.
Ru5ie in his prime commanded sai-
airy Of many Thousands Of dollars year.
He is not yet a middle aged man, but
has lived the pace in the past ten years.
Amor. when aeeu at work today, said:
''This shoEx Tn not afraid to gork."
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
Women in Politics.

Louisville P0st-Though we stin cling
to the idea that the home is the woman's
place and that politics is bad enough
for the men, the tendency is toward great
er activity in morals and greater In
fuence in public affairs on the part OF
the women Women have always been
and ever will be conspicuous in all moral
movements. The recent fight for the over
throw Of Tammany was moral as well as
political. and this accounts for the con-
spicuous part played by the women.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
CAPT. DICK" TURNER DEAD.
The Famous Keeper of Libby Prison
Expires Suddenly.

SUFFOLK. Va, Dec. Capt Richard
r. Turner. keeper of the famous Libbey
prison at the evacuation OF Richmond. to-
day dropped dead in neighbor's yard in
Isle OF Wight County. Va. aged sixty
three years
Being taken a prisoner at Richmond by
incoming troops. who were told OF his
alleged harsh treatment of prisoners.
Captain Turner was locked up and told
he would be hanged next morning. Tur-
ner's hair turned white during the night
At the time of his death Turner was
Democratic county chairman and a whole
sale lumber dealer
Captain Turner felt the severity of the
charges against him. although many of the
men who were held by him spoke highly
of his treatment.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
ORDERS FOR PUBLIC WORK.
Extensions of water Mains and
Erection of Fire Hydrnnt.

The District Commissioners yesterday
authorized the following items of public
work through the Engineer Department:
That 47O feet of 6-inch water main be
laid in Harrison Street extended. east
ward from present dead end, near Avalon
Street, TO lower driveway OF German Or
phan Asylum. at an estinn ted cost, in
Guiding one fire hydrant. OF 1886.
That ffty-two fsSt OF e-inch water main
he laid in Lincoln Avenue between s and
aeaton Streets. at an estimated cost Of
t96.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
Of settIed rovernment.
-0I seIiIcu g0veTnment
land Of just and old renown,
Where freedom slowly hroadens down
From, urcceJpnt TO urcCedcnt


The common thought of sane minds
was manifested by what the President
calls "A grim commentary upon the
folly of the anarchist" the interyen-
tion of the laws at which Mr.. McKin-
Iey's assassin had struck for his pro-
lection from the enraged people
whom he pretended to serve. The
people knew that he was striking at
the symbol of the law which made
them free.
If any anarchist can reflect, let him
reflect on the Presidents statement
which is absolutely sound, that the
success of anarchy would result in
loss of liberty. for the essential law
would in self-defence be obliged to
strengthen and give 'harshness to the
forces of order"
A striking illustration of this is
the quick response of the civilized
world to the Presidents suggestion
that anarchy be made a crime against
international law, like piracy The
assassination of Mr.. Mckinley is like
" to make anarchistic assassinations,
speeches, and writings a crime
against the law of all civilized coun-
tries Anarchy is the deadliest eIemy
of liberty.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
THE soUTH's REPRESENTATION
MIR. Crumpacker Seeking Repub-
Iican Caucus on His Bill.

Congressman Crumpacker of Indiana
yesterday was circulating among House
members for signature a call for a
Republican caucus to consider the bill
which he will introduce today, providing
for a reduction Of the representation OF
the South in the House of Representa-
tives.
The bill In question is in the shape of
an amendment to the apportionment law
of last year, so that the States which dis
franchise the negro shall be represented
only in proportion to voting population.
1t would reduce Southern -r-resenta-
tion by about sixteen votes IN the House.
Il want TO push this proposition If my
colleagues approve it," he said. IF the
caucus should reject it l will have moth
ing more to say"
His call for caucus found many sign
or.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
south African Horrors,

A new thing has come out of South
Africa. Miss Hobhouse, the lady who
has given to the press the most pic
turesque details of misery in the
Boer concentration camps, has been
Seported. 1t may be that Miss Hob
house did good work during her visit
80 South Africa, but laymen and wom-
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
The CnnaI's Protection.

Boston Globe-WhiIe, under ordinary
conditions, an uprising in Colombia would
interest the Government of the United
States as little as a rev oluiionary move
nlent' in Patagonia or in Ecuador, con-
ditions alter cases. II tie legislative au-
thortty Of the nation is contemplating the
purchase Of the Nicaragua Canal, IL
must see that neither its usefulness nor
its value shall ever be put in jeopardy by
any factional fight under the sounding
MING of .lreYOlmtiCn''
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
Irrigation as an Investment

Brooklyn Eagle-Water has a tendency
to re-create its supply. Irrigation in the
West has made tree planting feasible;
tree planting in turn has increased the
springs, deepened the brooks and in
creased the rainfall and dewfall. Land
has risen tehfold in value under these
conditions. In the desert it must rise a
hundred. II may be needful TO revise the
Constitution before we can reclaim the
desert Then let 1t be revised.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT
welcome the Merit system.

Butte Inter Mountain-Following close
upon the request Of the Postmaster Gen
eral for an appropriation to extend the
free rural mail delivery, comes the an
nouncement that President Roosevelt has
decided 10 bring the executive branch of
this new department of the postal service
under civil service rules This decision
will be hailed with rejoicing, and they are
in the majority who believe that fourth
class postmasters should come under the
rules of the merit system also.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
Mosonitoes ana malaria.

Minneapolis Tribune-Dr. Gorgas. the
health officer at Havana. claims to have
banisbed yellow fever from that city by
exterminating the mosquitoes. The theory
is that the mosquito is the only dissent
nator OF the yellow fever germ. and the
results appear to confirm 1t. in more
northern climates the mosquito is held to
he the disseminator of the germ of ma
larla-hence, hanish the mosquito and we
VIII Danish malaria
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
Major samuel Roberts.

Major Samuel Roberts died at his home
il Germantown yesterday. he was the
last surviving field officer of the Seventy
second Regiment of Pennsylvania, and
was seventy-eight years old. He helped
TO rescue Company A. Baxter's Fire zou-
aves. which afterward became the Seven
ty-second Pennsylvania
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
To Keep Out of Debt.
tsan Francisco Chronicle.)

(san Francisco ChFonicie-l
There is but one course to pursue IL
we desire to escape the desperate fiscal
condition to which European nations are
reduced. and that Is to maintain great
reserve of untouched subjects of taxa
tion. to live closely within our means
from ordinary sources of revenue. and to
pay of our national debt.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
RocHEFoRT's PAPER FINED.
Northumberland Must Advertise
Senator Fabrerc's Judgment.

PARIS, Dec. 5-M. Henri Rochefort' s
paper. the 'Intransigeant,' was con-
demned today to pay a fine of $1,000 and
also to pay for the insertions of the judg-
ment in five Paris newspapers and fifty
provincial journals in France for slander-
ing Senator Joseph Fabrere.
The 'Intransigeant" said that the SEN
ator was drunk when he interpellated the
Senate against the League of the French
Fatherland.
According to French standards, today s
sentence is considered very severe,
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

The winter sportsman continues
to get tangled in fences and bushes
with serious or fatal results. And
his friends continue to hold indigna-
tion meetings anent the brutality of
football
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
Our Foreign Friends.

Among the most striking manifes'
tations of the larger place we are
holding in the worlds esteem is the
universal interest excited by the
Presidents message.
The war with Spain was a little war,
and quickly done for, but it attracted
attention to our possession of some
engaging international traits, which
Great Britain was quickest to recog-
nize, and to some formidable quail
ties. To which other Powers are mani
Testing respect.
Since the war of 1872 the United
States has been Power to be recll-
oned with. We have had a large and
fine influence in the world, and that
influence has usually been exerted for
the amelioration of hard conditions,
for the elevation of mankind and for
the promotion of peace. During these
nearly ninety years no European
Power would have lightly entered
into war with us.
What difference, then, is there on
account of the Spanish war? Largely
in the matter of outward respect,
and in the treatment of our fnterna-
1ionai principles. Most of the foreign
newspapers liked to ignore us. Most
of them did not know that our Pres
idents wrote messages. Nearly all
affected to contemn US, and about all
gave US the impression that they were
afflicted with bad manners.
This is changed. \ marked cour-
tesy prevails in our international re-
lations. This ought not to change our
own attitude, but it is something to
rejoice over, for good manners breed
good feeling, and good feeling makes
for peace; therefore the compliments
OF the foreign press for the Presi-
dents message are gratifying.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06
rne Arch Enemy Of liberty.

If any anarchist thinks, he ought
TO ponder on the suggestive utter
auces of the Presidents message in
which he points Out the character ami
consequences of the crime of anarchy.
I'm anarchist is one who seeks lib-
er;y through disorder. The reason
which reaches this conclusion is itself
disordered. and he who argues thus
is possessed of an insane delusion
There is no liberty worth having eN-
cept ordered liberty, the kind of lib
erty expressed in Tennyson's verse
celebrating the land
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

\ Maryland man has been attacked
by an escaped gorilla; and if the crea-
ture is not captured very soon a good
many of the inhabitants of that re-
gion viii begin to believe implicitly
in the personal devil.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Owing to the removal of certain
individuals from Congress. there is
little prospect that the Congress
sionaI Record" will be yellow at this
session.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Representative Wachter of Mary
land is very much surprised that the
President attended the football game
last Saturday; and the indications are
that he will have to keep right on be-
ing surprised.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Mrs. Carrie Nations offer to elm
mate the cafe in Paris has failed to
result in a free trip to Europe.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Senator and Mrs Foraker last night
announced that their daughter. Miss Julia
Foraker, would be married to Frank
King Wainwright. Of Philadelphia. on
January 8. The nuptials viii be ceIe-
brated at the family residence in Wash
ington, and will be attended only by
members Of the two families. A large
reception will be held after the cere-
mOny
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Lord Sacllyille West seems to be
bent on proving that the English So
ciety novels do not exaggerate the
condition of society in the least.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Nobody objects to Mr.. PETER as a
spectator.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Senior Riano. Charge d'Affaires Of the
Spanish Legation. has gone as far south
as Florida for a short vacation.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Ex-Representative and Mrs. William F.
Aldrich. of Aldrich. Ala. are at the New
Willard.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Governor General and Mrs. Leonard
Wood will remain in Washington until
Tuesday. They are guests of the Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Root.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Miss Alice Hay, daughter of the Secre-
tary of State. was maid of honor at the
wedding of Miss Elizabeth Clark Tyler
and Mr.. Otto Miller. which took place
Wednesday in Cleveland. Several Wash
ingtonians attended the ceremony, which
was performed at the First Presbyterian
Church
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Mr.. Rogestvinsky and Mr. Zelenov. of
the Russian Embassy staff, inaugu-
rate the hospitality of the new house they
have taken by entertaining a number OF
friends after the Lehman concert.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Miss Eleanor Terry. daughter of Ad
miral Terry. while in Philadelphia wa
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Foster at Wissinoming.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

The Count of Montebello. nephew OF the
French Ambassador to Russia, is making
a visit to Washington, and is now guest
OF the Charge d'Affaires of the French
Embassy and Nine. de Margerie.
Yesterday Nine. de Margerie gave a
luncheon, when her guests included
Countess Marguerite Cassini, Nine. Wig
nal, NJ. dc Farramond and Mr.. Hermite.
The Washington times., 1901-12-06

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hague entertained
the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w Rockhill,
Baron Gevers. and Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
at dinner Wednesday night.
The bee., 1901-10-03
DOWN IN THE MINES.

the Peoples coal mine at Henderson,
upon investigation proved false, and
rather than yield their rights the
managers have temporarily shut
down the mine.
Over in Indiana an average of two
days per week has been good work.
In Hopkins county about four days
per week is an average. The former
is unionized and the latter is not.
Where does an organization better
mems condition?
Business men at Madisonville
complain bitterly of the effect that
the presence of the miners union
has had in causing the demoralized
condition of business. They all
know how dead Madisonville was
before the Reinecke and and Mon
arch coal companies opened up
mines and they don't want them
shut down, or practically so, by fall
ing into the hands of the U. NJ. W.,
as even the threat to do so had
caused business prostration.
The bee., 1901-10-03
Amusements.

The new Railroad Jack" COM
panv which is to appear at Temple
Theatre Thursday night, Oct. 8, aug
urs well for the management of the
fortunate house which secured this
attraction. All the eastern cities
have laughed himself sick over the
adventures of Jack Raggles," the
humorous tramp. 1t has been well
tried and proven a successful We
hicle to enrich its author, and at the
same time give the public who have
been lucky enough to see it, an un-
limited value for the money they
expend to sse it through. The fact
is they could not be satisfied to see
a portion only, for the play so
abounds in fun, satire and all the
elements that combine to make an
amusing, connected story, that to
miss aportion ofitis an aggravation.
This season Manager Caufman has
selected the thespian favorites for
Railroad Jack" with the utmost
care. Each artist has been engaged
for his or her well known ability and
each one selected to portray the va
rious characters allotted to them.
The story is unfolded bit by bit until
the deDouement. The climax of
every act a side-splitter and the
roars of laughter are spontaneous
and full of comic situations. This
year the management promises a
treat; all the .specialties are new,
songs, dances, scenery, mechanical
effects and music in every form suf-
ficient in number to please the most
fastidious taste and excellent in
quality to satisfy the most exacting
The most sensational scene on the
American stage takes place during
the last act; lady is thrown into q
cage with large and ferocious Lion
and rescued from under its very
paws by the tramp in full view oi
the audience. Duke" the largest
lion in captivity, will be drawn
through the principle streets of the
city at II O'Clock. Prices, 20, 35 zoe
The bee., 1901-10-03
HISTORY OF THE CASE.

The appellants we're indicted
in February last by the grand
jury of Hopkins county for" COM
bining, confederating, conspiring
and agreeing together to murder
Henry Taylor, and that j. B.
Indie, one of them, did kill
Taylor by shooting him. They
were found guilty of man
slaughter and each given a SEN
ltence of two years in the State
penitentiary. The killing took
place on January 21 near Box
town, in Hopkins county, where a
great number of union miners
had gathered to march together
to the Carbondale mines to in
duce the miners there to quit
work and join the union. The
sheriff of the county had issued a
proclamation calling on the
marching miners to desist. Lin
die and the others charged went
to Boxtown to serve the
notice of the sheriff and a
fight followed in which Taylor
was killed.
The appeal to the court here is
because of the forcing of the de-
PENDANTS into trial in the absence
of some of their counsel and ma
terial witnesses; the instructions
of the trial court and the speech
of the Commonwealth Attorney
to the jury.