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The age-herald., 1902-02-16
If Not Yourself Who Would You Be?

There are times in the lives of all men and all women when 1t would seem that the storms clouds of life shut out from view the last beams of hope. These are the moments when the spirits sink and the heart beats are deadened by dis coura cement. All about there is the same encircling gloom and the dejected one, sorrowing in silence, dares not scan the horizon for the bow of promise. Yet so strangely constituted are men and women that if in the moment of supreme dejection they detect the faintest flicker in the lamp of hope they turn to it and receive from it a stimulus which may lead them triumphant out of the slough of despond, indeed. even to the performance of acts of heroism
 Many are the causes which operate in this strange world of ours to bank our horizons with clouds, sometimes they come from within ourselves, sometimes wholly from without. But whether from within orAwhether from without they are there all the same, casting, shall say, sombre tone to our surroundings! l ask, whether I shall say it. for one must remember if 1t were not for the clouds there would be no radiant bows of prom ise when the sombre masses were form erly heaped so dscouragingly.
 It is while in these depths of human wretchedness we look below and believe there can be no sadder plight in deeper depths in which to fall, and when we look upward the happier condition of others in some creates the feeling, if not akin to envy. is still not far from bitterness. Let no man believe that worse does not lag behind the i'll he experiences and be- hind those who appear in enviable sta- tions there Is not entrenched some tor turing devil of their own. Put-yourself In his place, is a good saying and sugges- tive one In whose place is it safe to put ones self. if one would escape the shad- ows and clouds?
 If the man or the woman who feels that none is more miserable than he or she will think for moment he or she will find some one with whom it would be absurd to shift places. On the other hand with whom would you change identity in the more enviable conditions? When you put yourself in another's place you do it absolutely. There can be no quarter or half measure. You cannot strip a man of his wealth and leave his body behind it, or bis history. or his
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without police permit In every case q most searching examination is made. The police have free access to all assemblages whatsoever and in theatres free sents are provided for the police officers All clubs and associations of every kind must have charter, which is carefully scrutinzed by the authorities before being granted. Even churches must receive police sane ton before the same can ne founded and the meetings are subject ro the same su- pervsion as any other meeting. Schools mot be opened without permission of the Minister of Public Institution, and the applicat must subnft a certificate of good
 moral character from the local p olice, and
 even then permission Is often refused.
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not life of pleasure, not even one of satisfaction. It Is one of struggle for att tention, of being in evidence, of heart aches and heart-burns. of surrender of home, of home life. of the love of chill dren, of relatives. of friends. All is sur- rendered to social conquest. Think for moment of the divorces, scandals, adul- tries: of the drink-crazed women, of the sanitariums. And you envy these?
 Nay, when the heart is troubled and the bar crosses the path of progress seek not to lift 1t by the desire to be what others are. Deeper depths of mis- cry are to be sounded than the one you now suffer in and the condition of those you would envy may be more miserable then the one you experience. Let the light of your endeavor shed it's beams on your own path for 1t leads where 1t Is written In the chart of your Destiny. up- ward. if you bravely struggle, onward!
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METHODS OF RUSSIAN POLICE.
Some of the Disadvantages of Living
 Under the Czar.

It is 3 long cry yet before there will pe anything like freedom of speech and as- semblage in Russia. says the Maricipal Journal and Engineer. The police are all powerful in the land and permit nc meet ings of private persons for any purpose. Only chartered corporations and associa- tions can hold meetings. and no rramises can be hired without first obtaining per init from the police. All crowds except those in places of amusement or worship, are dispursed. and in St. Petersburg ami some other large cities one can not enter tain company cs friends at his house
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furlongs-Saint Cuthbert 109 (Odom). to 2, won; If You Dare 93 (Boyd), 20 to l, second; Ranco 1OU (otis), 10 to l, third. Time: 1:13A.
 Fifth race, mile and three-eighths, sell ing-Major Mansir 110 q. Miller), to 5, won; Elghor 1O6 QIelgerson>, to ?, sec ond; Little Elkin 10i CMinner), to l, third. Time: 2:22h.
 Sixth race. mile and seventy yards, selling-Cast Iron 1O2 Oyne), 16. to l, won; Garter Ban 1O4 CBrennan). Il to ,, second; Frank M. 1o1 (Otis), g to 5. third Time: 1:47.
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The Age-HeraId will give to all new subscribers on rural routes, rural mail box, free of charge, with year's subscription.
 For particulars, address The Age He~ald or see carrier.
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Provides for Assistant Director.

four years.
 Provides for Assistant Director.
 An amendment was offered by MT. AL lison and adopted providing that in the annual collection of statistics of births and deaths the data shall be obtained only from registration areas.
 Mir. Dubois offered an amendment pro- viding that the director of the census shall collect annually statistics concern ing the business of trusts ,r industrial combinations, the statistics to be col lected through reports made to the di- rector by the responsible heads of such concerns and to cover all details of the business.
 The amendment was rejected-17 to 31- the vote being along strict party lines except that MT. McEnery (Democrat of Louisiana voted againsk the amendment
 MT. Allison offered another amendment eliminating the provision for the collec- tion of statistics concerning the produc- tlon Of cotton as returned by the ginners. lie maintained that cotton statistics now were. collected by the Agricultural De- partment. and the statistics collected by the census office would be a duplication.
 Statistics Not Accurate.
 MT. Iiliman opposed the amendment vigorously. He held that statistics of the cotton production now collected are not accurate-mere guessworlx in many in- stances. By obtaining the statistics from the ginners, he cont ended, 1t would be possible to know by Christmas each year what the cotton production for the year was. He urged that either this provision be left in the bill or that a sufficient sum be given to the Secretary of Agri- culture to enable him to take the statis- tics of cotton production.
 MT. Berry appealed to Mir. Allison to withdraw the amendment.
 MT. Quarels urged that no change in the measure be made. It had been demon strated by experience that the statistics collected by the census office from the girners were absolutely accurate.
 Finally MT. Tillman offered an amend ment in the nature of a substitute for MT. Allisons amendment providing that the census director should issue monthly bulletins on the cotton production as re- ported by the ginners. beginning on Oc- tober 1 of each year and extending to and including March l. No action was taken upon the amendments, the Senate agreeing to take up the bill and amend ments immediately after the executive session on the Danish treaty, to be held on Monday next. 1t
 The Senate at 5:25 p. m. adjourned.
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Rug, $1.9O. Large Smyrna Rug; heavily fringed; floral and Oriental patterns; you have paid s2. .75 for rugs not as good.
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amended so as to provide for an assist ant director of the census at a salary of s4OO0 per annum; and furt..er that the terms of the appointment of both the di- rector and assistant director should be four years.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
MASS CONVENTION TO
END THE COAL STRIKE
Governors, Mayors, and Cit
liens Asked to Attend.
INVITATION TO MITCHELL
Hundreds of kilograms Sent to State
and Municipal Rulers and Pronli-
nent Men 10 Take Part.
INVITATION TO MITCHELL

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 3o.-Detroit
last night called upon the governors Of
the great coal consuming States, the
mayors of the principal cities, and citf-
zeRs Of the country at large, to as
sembIe in enc great convention In De-
troit On October and take steps TO end
the coal strike
Mayor Maxbury and President Smith,
of the city council, by order Of that
body, sent hundreds Of teIegrams TO the
State and municipal rulers asking them
10 attend the conference. vt the same
time the National Association CT Manu-
faeturers appealed 10 President Mitchell
to meet them and aid them In their ef-
forts 10 SETTLE the coal war
This action followed the action of the
council last Friday in adopting reso-
luton offered by Alderman ". H.
Deamer, providing for the appointment
Of special committee TO call and ar
range for q national conference on the
coal strike
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
MAY NOW
ACT IN COAL STRIKE
Conference Today Looked
Upon as So indicating.

The official atmosphere around the
temporary White House today was al
most that of Cabinet day on Tues
day during the winter Members of the
Cabinet have been coming in every other
day or so 10 inquire about the President
and have brief chats with him. but this
morning there were with the President
at one time Attorney General Knox.
Secretary Moody, Postmaster General
Payne, Secretary Cortelyou and Cover
nor Crane of Massachusetts.
All these callers left at O'Clock. the
two Massachusetts statesmen being the
first to go. No official announcement
was made as to the matters under dis
cussion. but the impression gained
ground that not only vas the coal strike
talked over but that Governor Crane
came to Washington especially on a mis-
sion in that connection
The President has lately received
many communications regarding all the
various phases Of the coal strike. Petit
tions have come from societies and or
ganizations Of all sorts. asking him to
interfere on one or another Of a dozen
different grounds While feeling the
deepest interest in seeing the disastrous
strike ended, the President up to this
time has not felt that there is any au-
thority for him to exercise any inter
ference.
In support Of the VISIT Of Secretary
Moody, In company with Governor
Crane, the equal interest Of the former
as a New Englander well acquainted
with the States needs and resources. is
readily appreciabIe. Attorney General
Knox has been following the strike
closely since its inception last spring.
but has at all times denied any inten-
tion Of interfering on his own respon-
as a Government Official
The Presidents condition today was
TO be satisfactory Reports
that he was not as well as stated in the
official bulletins were denied at the TEN
porary White House.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-Secretary Of
the Treasury Shaw was at the sub
treasury during the greater part of the
morning and number Of bankers called
on him, including President Baker Of
the First National Bank, President
Hendriek of the Bank OF Commerce. and
President Perkins Of the Bank Of Amer
lea The Secretary said that he did not
care to discuss his plans TO relieve the
money stringency in detail and he re-
marked that the reasons for them we're
obvious
He was asked how soon he eonsid-
cred that the effect was to be felt He
saz5: Instantly. was assured before
announced these plans that 1t would
make S40000.00O available al once
Speaking of hts reasons for releasing
the reserve required on Government de-
posits. the Secretary said:
"If you buy 500 600 Government bonds
In the open market. you viii pay a pre-
MUM for them. SUPPOSE you are a bank
and desire 10 deposit these bonds as Sc
curity for Government money. You can
receive only the par value You are
therefore cut of. say IS 600. as far as
the use of that money is concerned.
while the bonds are in the Treasury.
Government Amply Protected.
The Government is amply protected
there Is no possible chance Of loss. and
! can see no reason for compelling the
bank TO keep p per cent Of the money
it received from the Treasury, as re-
serve against an impossible contingency.
There is no reason for it."
Concerning the offer TO accept other
than Government bonds as security for
deposits the Secretary said. I have
made it plain. think, that I will &c
cept the same general class of bonds
as are allowed by the laws Of the State
TO savings banks. But that is not all
I shall exercise my own judgment in
accepting any Of these that is presented.
These bonds must b. panic-proof and
must be valuable here, in London. or
elsewhere I have been asked about the
legality Of this step, There is ample
authority for it
MF. Shaw will return to Washington
tonight.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
TELEPHONE
COMPANY COMING HERE
Representative Foerderer :
Concern Is An bilious.

The Keystone Telephone Companv de-
clares its intention TO come into the
Washington field As the keystone is
considered the strongest rival Of the
Bell Telephone Company. local business
interests will watch the development Of
its plans with much interest.
The Keystone is Congressman Foer-
derer's company and has operated nm
TO this time chiefly in Pennsylvania r.
IS now announced, however. that il in
tends to branch out in many of the
Eastern cities.
The keystone company has enlisted
many powerful allies They are the in
dependent systems that have invaded
the Bell company's preserves in the East
and Middle West They are thoroughly
organized and armed for the frav. In
der what the promoters have termed 4
traffic agreement" all Of these inde-
pendent companies have planned
united attack on the Bell monopoly IN
der the powerful leadership of the Ke~-
stone company.
We shall have an independent svs-
tenn Of telephones in operation in New
York within year" said one of those
in command OF the Keystone and its al
lied forces in Philadelphia this morn
ing. Boston and other large cities in
the East and Middle West will soon be
within our field of operations. We have
plans well under way to put an indie
pendent system into Chicago"
Financially. the Keystone company is
well equipped TO wage a winning war
fare against the Bell monopoly. Con-
gresham Foerderer and John NJ. Mack.
who control the Keystone interests IN
Philadelphia. ara heavily interested in
the movement to invade the Bell strong
hold According to those who are in
close touch with Mr.. Foerderer and Mr..
Mack, they have associated with them
powerful capitalists in New York. Bos-
ton, and Chicago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30

NEW YORK. Sept 30.-"I return to
New York bitterly disappointed in Mayor
Low and his commissioner of police. -
said Dr.. Parkhurst. who got home from
Europe yesterday. There Is no i'm
Provement, and the outlook is bad. 7
greatly fear that if Mayor Low does not
force Police Commissioner Partridge 10
act, when his term shall draw to an end
Tammany viii carry the next election.
and We shall have the same old system
in vogue again
Though" continued Dr. Parkhurst,
with an ironical smile. Il don't l.:ow
that that would cause any regret. I've
heard since my return and fIom reports
received from our club while was
abroad that in some particulars the city
is suffering greater wrongs than 1t did
under Devery There is as much gan.
bling. as much disregard Of the Sunday
laws. as much vice, as there ever was.
and Commissioner Partridge does moth
ing 70 stop IT,
We ought to have a strong. bravo
man at the head OF the department; one
who could read human nature. and who
was not afraid to do his duty Partridge
Is Emphatic. He is weak and vaciIiat-
ing. He is not pronounced In an ad-
mirer Of pronouncedness. even II it lie
eviIly directed. I'd admire pronounce
edness even in Devery or in the devil
Mayor Low is primarily to blame for
the shameful condition of affairs. He Is
the man who must answer for it. He
appointed the commissioner of police
and he car remove him and put in a ft
and proper man in his place. but it ap-
pears to be impossible to awaken him.
During Devery's reign corruption was
more openly and boldly advanced than
before; boIder than it is now. but does
anybody doubt that corruption money is
being passed now? The gambling houses
flourish as they did before and New
York IS fully as vile But it does MT
appear to be as safe. There has been :
reign of murder
Policemen have told me that New
York's dens OF vice and gambling houses
can be absolutely closed in twenty-tour
hours after the word has been sent OUT.
The word goes out nearly every day. but
the police know enough to know when II
is the right word. New York SHOULD
have commissioner OF police brave
enough TO send out the right word and
shrewd enough TO detect and punisl
those of his subordinates who dared dis
obey
i had hoped. but hardly expected bet
ter things" continued the doctor. When
Mayor Low was elected ! looked for
strong. weII-directed effort TO do away
with the rottenness that had brought
about Tammany's downfall. but l losi
ali faith after my first talk with Com
missioner Partridge. When he stated to
me that he had placed himself, Z. and
therefore the police department, in the
hands of Inspector Adam Cross I left
his presence deeply disappointed"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30

nor Jordan and his executive council
appointed the Rev. c. H. Hayden. pastor
Of The First Presbyterian Church of
Cleveland. as commissioner to solemn
ize marriages IN the State
The bride and groom will ieavr New
bury al ; O'Clock this afternoon in a
special car for New York.
Honeymoon IN a Cottage.
The honeymoon will be spent in a
small cottage on the estate of the bride
groom's father.
Miss Hay. is one OF the most popular
and brilliant young wonsen. in Washing
ten society. She is a sister OF Mrs.
Payne Whitney and OF the late AdeIbert
Hay, who formerly represezysd fhg.
United States Government al Pre.a-,a.
Some time ago her name was corr.e1
with that Of Count Adam Tarnowski Tor
mer secretary Of the Austro- Hungarian
Legation at Washington. but that the re-
port that they were sngaged was with
out foundation was proved by the sppli-
cation Of the count to be transferred
because, II was believed at the time.
Miss Hay refused him.
Nr- Wadsworth is son of Congress
man James ". Wadsworth. of G.reseo
y. y He is a graduate OF Harvara and
occupies himself with the manaesmeDf
of the great Wadsworth esszts in xiv
ingston county.
He is cousin of. Craig Wadsworth.
now third secretary OF the United States
Embassy in London, and OF Mrs. CIar-
enee Mackay
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
Youngest Daughter of Secretary of
State WGdS Son OF Wealthy
New YORK Congressman.

NEWBURY. n H. Sept 3O.-At The
Fells. the country home Of Secretary OF
State John Hay. this afternoon, his
daughter. Miss Alice Hay. became she
bride of Mr. James u. Wadsworth, jr..
Of Geneseo, N Y The ceremony was
performed by Rev. c. H. Hayden, of
Cleveland, Ohio. who also oficiated at
the wedding ceremony of Colonel and
Mrs. Hay. The rooms at The FelIs,
where the bridal part. assembled. were
elaborately decorated with potted plants
and the rarest Of cut flowers.
The wedding day bad drawn near
quietly and until yesterday there was
nothing about The FeIs. the beautiful
summer home Of Secretary Hay. to in
dicate that so momentous an event was
at hand. The coming Of the guests
few at a time. during the past two days
EweIled the gathering at The Fells last
night 20 about thirty.
Early this afternoon a special train
arrived from Boston bearing the rest Of
the relatives and friends. and soon after
the ceremony was performed The
townspeopIe were greatly interested IN
one OF che most important events in the
history Of the town. and quite num-
Der received personal invitations TO wit
ness the ceremony.
In compliance with the law Of New
which provides that no mar
Ttage ceremony can be performed here
by clergyman from another State IN
less he has been commissioned. Cover
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
WRaf Nj. Sha10 SaYS
OF His Financial Plan

Secretary Shaw believes that he is
fully justified in the strong steps
he has taken to relieve the. financial
situation.
There is no statute prohibiting the
action taken with regard TO reserves
held against Government bonds, he
says. On the contrary. there is q
law authorizing it.
The Secretary believes that there
viii be immediate relief from the
course taken. as ne has been given
assurance by New York bankers that
s40, 0,0O0,00 viii be available for loan
purposes at once
There viii be absolutely no danger
in releasing these reserves. ne SAYS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
ENGINEER KILLED TN
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECK
Defective Rail Causes Fatal Accident on
the Baltimore and Ohio in Chicago.
Fireman Saved by Jumping.

CHICAGO. Sept 30-One man was
killed, another slightly injured. and fYe
others narrowly escaped death in a
freight train wreck on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad at Tooth Street shortly be-
fore midnight.
The wreck is supposed 10 have been
caused by a defective rail throwing the
engine and four cars Into a ditch. Sam
uel Mckinley. Garrett. Ind. engineer.
vas crushed to death beneath the en-
gine. J. Tulley, fireman. was slightly
injured when he jumped from the cab.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
UPSTATE DEMOCRATS
GIVE DEYERY OVATION
Tammany Silent as He En-
ters Saratoga Convention.
IGNORED ON CALL OF ROLL
GoOdwin's Name Read for Ninth Dis
trict-Chief to Fight for Recogni-
ton Before Committee.
State Slate When
the Convention Met

For Governor-Judge Parker, OF
Ulster; Bird CoIer. Of Brooklyn.
For Lieutenant Governor-Ran-
do1ph Guggenheimer. of New York
For Secretary of State-John ".
Cummings, of onondaga.
For Attorney GeneraI-Charles "
Bulger, of oswego; John Cunneen,
Of Erie.
For State Treasurer-E. B. Nor
ris. of Wayne county.
For ComptroIler-George R Finch,
OF GIens Falls.
For Associate Judge Court Of AP-
peaIs-John Clinton Gray, Of New
York.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
BOXERS ASSIST IN
RE0PENING COLLEGE
Institution at Tungehow Receives Val
liable Gifts, and Catholics to Be Paid
Claims for Losses.

PEKIN. Sept. 30.-Forty-eiebt military
and civil officials. 5000 Chinese residing
in district that was violent 10 its sup
port Of the Boxers in 1900, and 145 ua-
tive converts assisted yesterday at the
re-opentng OF the Tungchow College
Fourteen hundred of the Chinese pre-
sented congratulations and gifts.
The chief mission stations in North
China that were DESTROYED bv the Bov-
ers have been rebuilt and are being re
opened Three schools under the direc-
tion Of the new educational regime
win soon be opened
Viceroy Yuan-shih-kai has decided 10
Immediately pay the indemnitles due the
Catholic native converts. thus settling
all the private claims against the Chit
nese arising from Boxer outrages-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-30
FRANC0-PRUSSIAN WAR
VETERANS ANNIVERSARY
Mr, Michael SPAIN rendered a Surprise
by Relatives and Friends in Honor of
His Seventy-ffth Birthday.

A surprise was rendered Mr. Michael
SPAIN by his son. Mr. Emil SPAIN. OF
les Sixth Street southwest. last even
ing, the event being his 18th birthday
anniversary.
Mr.. SPAIN is a veteran of the Franco
Prussian war, having served in the Ger
man arm
Mr. SPAIN was surrounded last night
By his children and grandchildren. be-
sides friends and relatives residing in
this city The only near relative not
present was son, Mr. Carl SPAIN, chief
of the telegraph bureau who is stationed
az the central station in Frankfort-on-
the Main, Germany