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FIRING THE TEXAN HEART

! Senator Bailey has now really some
thing to get mad about. and if his temper
is nearly as infammable as he pretends.
he should be a regular devouring cyclone
| of wrath
1t will be remembered that he became
uneontrollably angry merely because SEN
ator Beyeridge pronounced his attack ''un-
warranted" Now comes Judge Penfied.
Solicitor OF the State Department. and
who was ineluded in Senator Bailey's de-
nunciation. and he tells the Senator plain
ly and fatty that he lies. and knew at the
time that he was lying. Judge Penfield' s
statement of the cause of the trouble is
as follows:
"a judgment was recovered by Biclen-
berg against Scott in one of the Mexican
courts. Scott took the case to the SUI
preme Court of Mexico, where it is still
pending. DR.. Scott and his attorney. sup
ported by Senator Bailey, requested me
to draw an instruction to Ambassador
Clayton demanding of the Mexican Gov
ernment reversal of that Judgment. /
refused to draw the instruction. because
no Government ever did demand of an
other Government that it reverse the
judgment of one of its lower courts pend
ing an appeal in the Supreme Court. and
because Intervention does not lie for Il
judicial denial of justice until there has
been Il final denial of Justice by the court
of last resort | went To the utmost limit
Of propriety in drawing an instruction to
Gen. Clayton that he should request of
the Mexican Government the use of its
good Offices with a view to the fair and
impartial determination of the case pend
ing III the Supreme Court If | had COM
piled with Senator Bailey's request, it
would have been a violation of all the
precedents: it world have been disre-
spectful to the Mexican Government, and
it would have been an utter disregard of
whatever rights Bielenberg had. because
the demand was that Bielenberg's judg-
ment should be set aside on the mere cx-
parte statements of DR.. Scott and his at
torney and Senator Bailey. without the
production Of the record and without Civ
ing Bielenberg any hearing
Judge Penfeld then proceeds to show
that Bailey's statement was untrue by
publishing a letter written him April l..
by Secretary Hay, giving him the in
formation that he claims was withheld
from him. Judge Penfeld concludes:
Senator Bailey is one of those men
who go hunting for trouble, and this is
simply one of the spaSmodic displays of
asininity in which he INDUCES at regular
periods"
If all this does not make fighting
talk down in Texas, then report has
greatly misrepresented the hair. trigger
ness of the people. TlmId men began
preparing cyclone cellars just as soon as
they read it. But Mr.. Bailey has so far
been wonderfully silent. The explanation
is given that he is .'out of town.
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Memorial University.

The Memorial University at Mason City,
Iowa, will open its doors Sept 10. Stu
dents will be received in the College of
Liberal Arts, the Military School or Pre-
paratOry Department, the Commercial
School, the Conservatory of Music, Bar
ton Hall, the Ladies' College, the School
of Art, and several of the professional
schools.
This institution was founded by the
Sons of Veterans, and is the first substan-
tial achievement Of that Order 1t is
dedicated to the Grand Army of the Re
public as a memorial to the men and
women of war times, and its purpose is to
graduate patriots as well as scholars. II
received the cordial Endorsement of the
34th National Encampment of the G. A.
r.; of the w. Il. G., the Daughters of
Veterans and other patriotic societies. Its
remarkable success is another evidence of
the high esteem which the American peo-
pie have for the veteran soldier.
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THE INVALID PENSIONS COMMITTEE.

Chairman Cyrus A. Sulloway, of the
House Committee on Invalid Pensions.
makes public the following statement of
the work of the Committee up to and
including June y, 1902:
Private bills introduced and referred
to the Committee, First Session, Fifty
seventh Congress, up to June ~, 1902,
6,34S House bills, 433 Senate bills, or
6,IS1 in all. There were referred to the
Committee in the Fifty-sixth Congress,
5,S11 private bills; Fifty-fifth Congress.
3.SS3 private bills; Fifty-fourth Congress.
2,GD private bills, F'ifty-second Congress.
2,l0l private bills.
Bills reported by the Committee in the
First Session, Fifty-seventh Congress, up
to and including June -, 1902: House
bills, J53; Senate bills, 1872; total, 1,:'45.
OF this number there were passed in
the House 901 House bills and 33g Senate
bills, total, 1.2i0; and there are now re-
manning on the calendar J2 House bills
and 53 Senate bills, all reported by this
committee; total. 1,3i5.
The Committee on Pensions of the
House reported DDS private bills tits own
and Senate bills cOmbincdD, 226 of which
passed the House and two of which are
still on the calendar, so that the total
number of private pension bills reported
TO the House in the First Session Of the
Efty-seyenth Congress amounts to 1913.
Number Of special acts passed in prior
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Harry. you'd better let Otterhein Kra-
mer manage the steering sweep said 81.
Hes much stronger than yon. and we'll
likely need all the strength he has. You.
Monty. Gid and ALI lie iewn on the bow
there, rest your carhines on that scant-
ling. and watch the shore closely. BE de-
lberate, but try to instantly squelch any
crowd firing al us at the sweeps. Pete
and Sandy. You get up on the upper deck,
and keep general lookout Tom and Abe,
you and Shorty and me will manage the
sweeps, with Wash to spell u.s."
Take your places Oars, air. shouted
Shorty. going to his sweep.
They pulled out into the current. and
headed for the opposite side of Broad
River. They were soon caught in n swirl
which. in spite Of kramer's hardest WORK
with the steering sweep. veercd their bow
around and pointed them for the roaring
rapids. Shorty and Tom, who had the
starhoard sweeps, strained themselves to
the utmost to force the bow around but
without success.
Nor did it help for 81 and Abe to back
water with their sweeps. The boat drift
The National tribune., 1902-07-10
UNHAPPY EXILES.

A writer in the New Orleans Times:
Democrat says that the most unhappy
men he has ever met are a number of
Americans in South America who had to
run away from this country. for some
reason or another Though many of them
have done well in their rev homes they
are all unspeakabiy anxious for chance
to come back.
They are always eager to hear any
thing relating to the current drift in the
United States. They watch for the news
papers. watch for letters from home, and
if. rerchance. some fellow drops in from
the section from which they fed they
have thousand questions TO ask about
this man and that. and the old families.
and The old playmates. and maybe the Old
sweetheart and other similar queries
which develop the old picture and bring
up all the purity of the old surroundings.
Yes. there is Il world of uathas III these
cases. ard enc can have no idea of the
vast number of these refugees without
making Il tour of South and Central
American points. Many of them have be
come men of wealth and influence. but
these good fortunes have not wiped ont
The longing they have to return to the
familiar and dearer scenes of their child
hoGd.
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Then all hands but Kramer, who stayed

Then all hands but Kramer, who stayed
/ with the steering sweep. lay held OF the
rope, set their heels firmly against the
planking. and began mighty, unanimous
pull. ST watched the giant trunk anxious
ly. to see if it would swing around under
the strain. 1t did stir, but the force OF
the current against its great length was
stronger than that eXerted a,.ainst the un-
wieldy flatboat. and slowly, with their
muscles straning to their last ounce OF
strength, and their hands hlistering. they
pulled their craft through the boiling eur
rent 10 where Sis strong hands could
grasp the roots. and with the help OF
Shorty. Tom, Abe, and Wash. work her
around to where shN could he held Sc
curely against the great trunk. Then they
sat down for a few minutes to wipe the
sweat from their faces and rest their
wrcnched muscles.
There came the reward of another vol
ley of cheering from the soldiers on the
farther bank.
Then came more. still louder cheering.
and they looked around in woHdcrmeut. y
clumsy. hat-hGttomed hoat shot out from
the bank into the current. 1t could be
plainly seen to have been hastily patched
up during the night for the occasion. New
plank had been nailed on to the old hulk
and its seams were stuffed with white
rags. Its oars had been rudrly shaped
with an ak. 1t was crowded with men.
and in the center of them were upheld the
colors of the 18th Iowa.
Some of the rebel sharpshooters walked
up at the sight, but We're admOniShed by
the batteries to lie very low and keep
quiet.
Driven by the strong arms of its rowers,
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and Secretary
Moody are acting very discouraging to
those naval officers who stick close t.
their desks and never 20 to sea- espe,
eially when those desks are in the pleas
ant vicinage of Washington. Pay In
spector Rand, who had very strong pull
under Mckinley, was promoted five years
ago, and had himself assigned to as pleas
ant a billet he could find, here in Wash
ington. Now he wants to be promoted
again, and placed in the rank of Pay
Directors, which would make him eligible
for PaymasterGeneral, which President
Mckinley promised him. But Secretary
Moody decides that he cannot be pro-
NOTED, since he has done no sea duty I'M
der his present commission, and the Presi-
dent upholds the Secretary. This
troubleth much many men who ought to
90 down to the sea in ships, and do busi-
ness in the great waters, but prefer the
pleasures of life ON the banks of the quiet
Potomac
The National tribune., 1902-07-10
One Sure Sign.
philadelphia Times.)

A story comes to illustrate the hard
headedness and sheer common-sense of the
late DR.. McCOSh. He made the acquaint-
ance of couple of Scotchmen who worked
as farm-handS on an estate near Prince
ton. and, learning that they did not go to
church, hauled them over the Goals for
backsliding and induced them to attend
Sunday services regularly. They were
simplem nded men, with immense respect
for the venerable instructor. and they in
variably ran to him to settle disputes or to
advise them in matters of business. One
morning they appeared before him as he
was going into chapel, and, telling him
they had had quarrel as to the sign OF
hearing the first cuckoo Of the season.
Jamie had said it was sign that the one
who heard it would speedily marry; Sandy
declared it was sign that the hearer
should get speedily rich.
Its sure sign of somethin', Doctor.
What may it be? Can We tell us?''
Yes said the Doctor. To hear the
first cuckoo of the season is Il sure sign
you're not deaf"
Aud he solemnly turned on his heel and
left them staring after him.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10
APPARENTLY the perplexing question

APPARENTLY the perplexing question
of the friars in the Philippines is about
to be settled in satisfactory and busi-
ness-like way. The amount of their pos
sessions is not so great as at first esti-
mated, and is now put at $6,000,000 Mexi-
can. or less than So 3.0900 Of our money
Beside this. the Roman Catholic Church
has property valued at S3,500.000 Mexi-
can. Much of this ought to remain in the
hands of the Church-its necessary
church edifices, pastoral residences, hos
pitals, schools, etc. The Government will
be quickly reimbursed for the purchase
money by the sale of the lands to actual
settlers. The friars are all to leave the
islands, which will remove one great
source of irritation to the Filipinos and
the native priests. Seemingly, the only
hitch at present between the Vitican and
the Commissioners is as to any future
priests who are sent to the islands. The
Vatican wants to send Spanish priests.
who will teach the people Spanish-and
incidentally, if not directly, dislOyalty-
while the Commission insists upon only
American priests being sent to teach the
people English and loyalty.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

The British West Indies are suffering
intensely from the same cause which
prostrates Cuba-the cheapness of boun,
ty-fed beet sugar. Germany, France and
Austria continue to make sugar very high
for their own people, in order to sell il
very cheap TO outsiders. As Great Britain
and the United States are the great su
gar-eaters of the world, nearly all of the
benefit goes to them. Germany and
France try to even up by making q
market for other goods in those countries
jamaica and the other possessions in the
Indies want Great Britain to put such
tariff on beet sugar as will enable their
product to compete with it, and insist that
universal bankruptcy will result from the
refusal. Great Britain naturally does not
want TO increase the price of sugar to her
own people, nor does she want to inter
fere with her profitable commerce with
Germany and France.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

WHEN the .'favorite SON. Of 4 State be
gins to so down, everybody seems to want
to kick him along. Two years ago Sen
ator James X. Jones seemed to hold the
State of Arkansas in the hollow of his
hand, and he WIS the official pilot of the
great Democratic party. He was defeated
for reelection as Senator, and deposed
from his Craftsmanship, and now the Gov
ernor of the State energetically protests
against his being cared Tor in that hospital
for discredited and debilitated politicians
membership of Il Commission.
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up on to the roof Of the new building, and
from there took in the grand panorama of
the surrounding country. To the north
west they could see line of troops. who
had crossed far up the river. advancing on
the city with n line of skirmshers in
front.
The Jobs done. The city's ours" re-
marked Shorty with yawn. for he in
Stantly felt Overwhelmingly tired and hun
cry. Lets get back to the boat. and see
If Otterbein Kramer's got anything for us
to eat
Il guess we're about through with that
boat remarked ST. turning to follow his
partners suggestion unless Uncle Billy
decides to send us down in it to lombard
Charleston in the rear. We must look OUT
now for our horses. and | don't mind say
ing I'd like spell OF marching for u
change"
ITO he confirmed
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

THERE is not Il little grim humor in the
dealings of the Judge Taft delegation
with the Vatican 1t is the most business
like party that the Vatican has ever had
to deal with, and probably pretty jolly
Introduction of the venerable and rev
erend fathers to the straightforward
American ways. OF course, time is of
little account to IN institution of such
hoary antiquity, while it is everything to
a live American. The Vatican proposed
to put the matter in the hands of an
Apostolic Delegate. This would mean
that that official would leisurely study the
situation, and report to Rome, where it
would be as leisurely considered and
communication made to Washington. and
so on ad inlinitum, and 30 years from now
might not see settlement much nearer
than it is now. Judge Taft managed to
make them understand that he was there
to do business then-not in the next cen
tury-and that they had better not fool
with Opportunity. They can do business
over there fast enough when they want
to, and they soon saw they wanted to, and
then everything rushed.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

\ BOARD of army officers is engaged in
uniforms. Thcy have first taken the
neutral gray tint adopted by the British
after their South African experience. and
mheSitatingly condemned it, for at Il GER
tain distance it shows as Il very pro-
nounccd and distinct black 1t is thought
that the light conditions in South Africa
must be quite different from what they
are here. Seven other hues of khaki are
under examination. Our own opinion is,
that nothing is better than the old-faSl-
ioned blue. 1t melts as well INTO the
landscape as any color can. \ single
man is quite inconspicuous ut any dis
tance. if he keeps still. 1t is motion that
attracts the eye, mere than color. Now
that the gun-barrels are no longer bright
Il picket standing still cannot be detected
st any distance. 1t is trre that when Il
line of men move the whole country seems
blue with them. bnt the individual sol
der, standing alone. makes very little ef
feet in the color scheme of the landscape
We have never taken at al kindly to the
khaki. 1t looks slevenly, unsoltlierlike,
and that in the field it would be very
clammy and uncomfortable. If Il man is
going to be out-ofdOors in Il hot, rainy
climate he had better wear nothing but
wool. \ blue wo0len shirt, pantaloens.
lcggings and a campaign hat. with wooden
socks and good, broad-soIed shoes, make
an ideal uniform for hot weather service.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

AGUINALDo is afraid of assassination
at horne, and wants to come to this coun-
try This is very good commentary on
the condition of things there. which the
Americans are trying to remedy. Bring
him over, by all means, and simply turn
him lose He is no longer of the least
consequence, but lie would learn very
much by simply wandering at will around
this country, and learning for himself
how Americans live. think and act.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

PERHAPs the most overwhelming sur
prise and disappointment was that which
came to an Arkansas gentleman who, hay
ing conceived dislike of neishbor.
stnck Z stick of dynamite in his pocket
and started out to blow him up, house,
family and all. The other gentleman
seems to have been marksman of the old
type. He got out his rifle and fred at the
would-be bombarder. The bullet hap
peiied TO strike the dynamite pocket. and
the neishbors in varioIs parts of the coun-
ty are bringing in to the sorrowins widow
such bits of her late iamented husband as
they come across.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

Gen. Horace Porter, United States Am
bassador to France, who was on the staff
of Gen. Grant during the civil war, has
just been awarded a Congressional medal
OF honor FOR distinguished galIantry in
action at the battle of Chickamauga. Gen.
Porter is now in this country on leave, and
the medal will be personally presented to
him, as soon as it has been suitably in
Scribad
The National tribune., 1902-07-10
Office: a39 Pennsylvania arcnue n. w.

EVERYBODY now feels called upon to
give the Democratic party advice. forget
full of how plentifully it has had it in the
past. and how il has acted III spite of it
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

ADJUTASTG GENERAL CoREIN figures out
that Uncle Sam has 10.S4.5, ,25S men avail
able for military duly. Now. other coun-
tries had better be good.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

THE population of tie United States on
July l is estimated by the Treasury of,
ficials at 79,1l1,0e0. Eighty millions is
no longer a figure of speech, but living
fact
The National tribune., 1902-07-10
How He Knew.

Casey-Ut's tn foine time Gi hod on
tn Foorth! Divil thing kin Oh remim-
ber afther noine o'clock in tn marning.
FarrellLThin how u We know ye had
4 good tonne?
Casey-Sure. did mt Oh hear th' cop
tellin' tn joodge all about ut tn mkt
marningl
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

Mr. BRYAN urges ID. B. Hill to keep
quiet for the sake of Harmony. Um-um
why don't Mr.. Bryan try his own medi-
cine?
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

THE physicians have announced that
the King of England is out of danger, and
there is the profoundest wish that their
predictions may be verified. not merely
In extending Edward Wis life, but for
the cause of science and humanity. If he
definitely recovers. it win be demon
stration of an immense and real advance
in the knowledge eRd treatment of the ex-
ceedingly dangerous troubles of the alb
dominal region. 1t will give such hope
and confidence to other sufferers as may
prolong their lives by carrying them sue
eessfully through similar operations
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

THE pressure of public opinion is such
that we may look for a beginning ia be
made on the Panama Canal soon after
New Years. The first thing to do is to
examine the title, and quiet any French
claims. The next thing-and that is
going on nOw-is to negotiate a satisfac-
tory treaty with the United States of Co
lombia. This, of course, cannot be rati-
fed until Congress meets in December,
but there are strong hopes that the treaty
viii be such as TO meet immediate ap-
proval. The next will be the appoint
ment and confirmation of Canal Com
mission, and we can trust the politicians
to see that there is no delay in that direc-
ton
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

TIE Georgians are in a predicament as
to the selection of statues for Statuary
Hall, in the National Capitol, 10 represent
the two greatest Georgians. They have
made one sensible selection in DR.. Craw-
ford w. Long, one Of the discoverers Of
anesthesia. They are hesitating now
among Gen. John 3. Gordon, Alex II.
Stephens, and Robert Toombs. Statuary
Hall, from the righteousness of the selac-
tions from the various States, and the
artistic badness Of the work, has become
even more Of a laughing-stock than the
New York Uniyersity's Hall of Fame, af-
ter its selection of Robert f. Lee as an
American who had rendered conspicuous
service to America. So it is not Of ex-
treme importance whom Georgia shall
select as the best products of her nearly
two centuries of existence
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

THE Germans have pushed the potato
production to point not imagined in this
country. In the potato they have the
creates: amount of food for man or beast
that a given area of soil can raise, and
they are raising unheard-of amounts to
the acre. About 40 per cent of their
potatoes are used for feeding cattle, and
now they are exerting themselves to find
q way of making potatos last all the
year round for feeding purposes, and re
duee the cost of transportation. As 3 IL
tons of potatoes can be reduced to one
ton by drying, and will then keep in
definitely, good and efficient method of
drying would be a great boon TO farmers,
and prizes are offered for such a process.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

IT SEEMS to have been Il very business
like session The House sat 100 days,
and adjourned for SO. During that time
15,363 bills were introduced. or more than
in both sessions of any previous Congress.
OF these 2.541 were reported and 1881
passed. OF the 1,4S4 laws passed, which
were approved by the President. 913
originated in the House, and 553 in the
Senate: of these 1.4S4 laws 800 were pub
lie, and 1,1S5 private. OF the 299 pub
lie laws, 156 originated in the House and
143 in the Senate. OF the 1,1S5 private
laws. 775 originated in the House and
40 in the Senate.
The National tribune., 1902-07-10

Daring Entrance into COMMUNICATIONS
Passage Of the River-Racs to Get Flags on
the State Housss-skirm.sh with the Rebel
Cavalry-Breakirg Out OF the Fire-Burn-
iur of Cnlunhia
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covers which are now so generally used by pub
fishers have been printed from presses OF this
Sescrfption Much Of this work comes from the
plant of the Brett Li-hographing company The
revolution in the demands MADE upon commercial
-oior work A revolution which has been in progress
only a very few years. is one OF the most signin-
cant signs of the artistic future OF American
~sf+srasnship suddenly almost without warn
ing sprung up the gigantic tra35 Of designing and
executing trade labels. posters isiilng matter ao-
and often intricate in invention. when required
-o,L, Of the highest class. The pId advance OF
.ifhoerapFy as an is largely consequent upon
,be hrh Qua lily Of the whom II attracts to its
-anks It's artisans men OF education ana
cT,lrllre-EentleneI rule who IND the prosecu-
-toa Of IL Craftsmanship attractive as a LIES oc-
C1.Dation This is particularly the case with nrms
,fLe the one under consideration which have made
The advan, cnleur of their business into regions OF
ejrrere art the pride and end Of their ambition.
IT, rfer efTo Us this adva lcemeDt is largely Que
The wide distribution Of the art hthcsraph. Nhi>h
mas Rad p marked influence The development or
the artistic sense Of the community. has been
r-aatsr boon especially Ia vast interior dis
+rs than i generally realized. and is destined TO
an ever widening artistic mission.