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affected The physicians believe that this
operation will hasten the President
complete recovery.
The surgeons agreed that it would be
better to open the cavity, drain its CON
tents and establish complete drainage for
the future. A local application of CO.
caine was made in the region surround
ing the cavity instead of giving the Pres
ident an anesthetic and DIR. Rixey per-
formed the operation.
1t was a very simple operation. one
which is performed many hundreds of
times day for the relief of persons who.
in popular parlanee, have 'barked their
Sims" Its Importance in the Presi-
dents case is magnifed by reason of the
exalted public position which he fills.
The effect of the operation will be to
permit the wound to heal from the bot
tom, which is the best way, according to
the surgeons, for wounds to heal. IL it
had been permitted to remain in the con-
dition in which the surgeons at Indian
apolis left it, the healing process would
have been slow and unsatisfactory. All
the doctors agree that it is likely now TO
be very rapid. They agree also in stat
ing that there is not even a remote prob
ability of other complications, such AZ
blood poisoning
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COWS ATE DYNAMITE.
hen There Was an Explosion and Sud-
den Shower of Meat.

Then There Was an Explosion and Sud.
den Shower of Meat.
Thirteen cows, the property of Claude
Peters, dairyman near Martinsburg,
Pa, were destroyed recently by attempt
ing TO eat dynamite The defamation
could be heard for a mile in every direc-
ton. The cows were blown many feet
into the air, and not a single one of the
herd escaped. The accident is one of the
strangest on record.
For some time past a crew of work
men have been engaged in advancing a
telephone line along the roadway. A
shed was erected on bit of land belong
ing to Peters. and in this the dynamite
was stored. The dynamite was used for
blasting purposes. The afternoon Of the
accident the cows were apparently con-
tentedly munching the pasture grass
when they observed the powder she'd
They all journeyed to it and found the
door was open. On the floor near the
door was box filed with sticks of dyna-
mite. This was upset SO that the dyna-
mite rolled out on the grass, and several
OF the cows started an investigation.
1t is not known how many of the cows
secured sticks of the explosive. but when
they began gnawing at it the friction
caused an explosion. and in an instant the
air in the immediate vicinity was filed
with particles OF flying COWS Peters
found the ground Uttered with hoofs and
other evidence OF the animals. and the
milking was not done that night
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a capital city worthy of the name was
made possible.
These men did it. Their patriotic spir-
it fed the fire of war. They struck the
welding blows at Shiloh; at Vicksburg
at Gettysburg; at Fredericksburg; at
Lookout Mountain; on hundred other
famous fields. They hammered in the
Wilderness and in that romantic march
from Atlanta to the sea
Ten years ago they were here, and men
and women thronged the sidewalks. and
many tear-illed eyes watched those gray
haired men go by, bearing their faded aud
battle-torn flags.
1t may be that their carriage was not
so erect, their uniforms so bright, their
alignment so near perfect, as is the case
with the holiday soldiers of inaugural and
other occasions, but there was a deeper
significance. far beyond the glitter and
fanfare which accompany the installa-
ton of new President.
But if the soul of the great highway
could speak it would be, first, of that
event which stands above all others in its
history and traditions-the great review
of the armies of Virginia and of Georgia
and of the Tennessee, which occurred
on the Odd and oath of May, 1865. No
scene in human history has ever APP
preached in significance, the pageant Of
these two triumphal days.
There may have been more brilliant
scenes Imperial Rome decreed fri
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TO COUNT FlLIPlNos.
Uncle Sam to Undertake a Census of
All the Islands.

A census Of the entire Philippine archi-
pelago is to be undertaken, and before the
end of the present year the first complete
count of the inhabitants ever taken. and
the only one since that of the Spania-ds
in 1887, will be made
The formal order to carry out the law
has not as yet been issued, although the
papers are all ready for the Presidents
signature. The schedules have come to
Washington from Manila and have been
approved. The regular census bureau
IN Washington will undoubtedly tabulate
and publish the results of the census, but
the enumeration, it is believed, can hest
be undertaken by the force to be organ
lied for the purpose in the islands, it
being essential that persons familiar with
the localities and prevailing language and
dialects should be employed. The expense
will be borne by the insular treasury.
1t is expected that such a careful cen
sus as is contemplated will settle many
disputed questions about the population
Of the islands, which are thought to con-
tain over 100000 inhabitants, and par
ticularly in regard to the vital statistics,
the death rate and the rate OF increase
or decrease in the population.
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Scandals In Illinois.

Scandals in State Institutions are be
coming very tlreSome, not TO say dis
gushing. 10 the people of Illinois. Yet
SO long as present conditions continue
scandals may be expected to develop
with ever recurring frequency.
\ few weeks age a patient in a hospl-
tai was SO badly scalded. through the
.careIeSsaeSs OF an attendant. that death
resulted. Now the public learns Of far
worse horrors at the Kankakee HoSpi-
tai for the Insane. Next week or next
month it viii be something else. Scan
sdalS are certain to develop because the
conditions in the various institutions
are such as TO breed scandals. And 1t
IS TO De feared that conditions cannot
be very radically improved while that
sanctimonious little hypocrite-YateS-
continues to occupy the Governors
chair.
Governor Yates. no doubt. is as much
chagrined as any one at the dISgraceful
scandals that have developed under his
administration But he refused to heed
she WARNINGS of those who endeavored
SO point our 10 him the inevitable eonse-
Quenees Of his acts. In his puny at
tempts 20 build up a personal political
machine he oss deliberately turned over
the control Of State Institutions 70 the
haSeSt elements in his party.-Chicag 50
American
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G37 widows and dependents. The aggre-
gate includes 4,695 pensioners outside the
| United States.
The number of death notices of old
soldiers not now in the service received
by the bureau during the year was 3d.
12S, but only 27,043 of them were peR-
sioners. The report says that the death
rate among the pensioners for the COM
ing year will be about 10000 and the
losses to the rolls from other causes will
be about 5000.
The total amount paid for pensions
during the fiscal year was $137, 504, 26S
and the yearly cost of operating and
maintaining the bureau and the agencies
outside of the payment of pensions pro-
per aggregates $3,590,529.
The pension system since the beginning
of the government has cost s., 992, 509,-
019 exclusive of the establishment of
the soldiers ONES. The average value
of each pension is now a little over $132
The number Of applications for pensions
filed was 1SS,62G; rejected, lis, AGA, and
granted. 117,26S. During 1902 the bu-
reau handled Al, t06 more pensions appli-
cations than it received. showing pro-
gress in catching up with the accumu-
lated work
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BANKER WHO FINANCED
$1,000. COO. 600 CIVIL WAR BONDS

Jay Cooke. the noted Philadelphia
banker who handled the larger r~ OF
the S2,000,OO0 900 of bonds issued by
the United States government to defray
the expenses of the Civil War, had a
second attack of brain congestion the
other day at his summer home near Put
Inlay. Ohio. He is over Sc years old.
In his day Jay Cooke was the most
prominent figure in American financial
circles. He was born at Sandusky, Ohio.
in 1921. and began his active business
life with f. W. Clark & Co., bankers,
at Philadelphia. In 1888, in connection
with his sons. he established the great
house of Jay Cooke & Co. This was be-
fore the days of great captains of indus
try, trust promoters and multi-million-
aires, and yet his financial operations
were on a great scale. 1t was no small
operation to handle the larger part of the
$2,O00,000,O00 bonds issued by the gov
ernmont during the war of the rebellion,
but he did il easily and most success
fully. His next important venture was
not so successful. for. after promoting
several minor enterprises, he undertook
the financial management of the North
ern Pacific Railroad construction. A
financial depression ensued in 1873. The
house failed snd a disastrous panic en-
sued. Jay Cooke, however. saved some
thing out of the wreck and retired to
Ogontz, Pa. where he spent the re-
mainder of his days so quietly that he
had almost been forgotten
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ni.rnstod Win Roosevelt.

The President. it is stated, is out of
patience with Southern Republicans
He wants action, not continual begging
for patronage The fact is the Presi-
dent is intent upon building UP a politi-
cal machine for himself in the Southern
States, bit me Republicans there will
not pledgt the delegation to the next
Republican National Convention unless
..c> < - Give in return appointments to
Federal Offices for themselves and
friends That this is the case Is shown
10y that reliable administration organ.
the Washington star, when 1t says:
The President nj first ignored many
of the organizations in the South, and
made appointments that suited his own
taste. He was warned that he was do
Ing himself harm. politically and men
tally. He then turned around and
placed the Southern patronage question
largely in the hands OF Postmaster
General Payne. who has been known
from the beginning as the political man
ager of the Presidents interests"
With Payne and Clarkson. those two
ardent civil service reformers to whom
the President has entrusted his renom-
luatlon campaign, he may get the
Southern delegation and then again he
may not. IL will be remembered that
John sherman once thought he had
them corrailed, but Alger and Dudley,
blocks-of-tve Dudley. bought them
away from him. md some of them were
said to have been acrobatlc enough to
require purchasing twice over. History
may repeat itself
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but none of these events had the soul
stirring significance which attached TO
that mighty procession of blue-coated sol
diers.
The school children were massed upon
the embankments of the capitol grounds,
and while singing patriotic songs, show
cred blossoms and garlands upon the sci
diers as they passed. Flags and ban
ners and notices fioated everywhere
The Army of Virginia marched first
on the 23d. Gen Meade rode at the
head. with his escort. Then came the
cavalry led by Gen. Merritt. Custer fol-
lowed with his cavalry division. Then
came the Ninth Army Corps. led by Gen.
Parke; the Fifth Corps, led by Griffin.
and the Second Corps led by Humphreys.
On the second day, the 24th. came
sherman. with his host of 65.000 men.
When he appeared at the head of the
column at the moment of starting. that
mighty throng of spectators went wild.
They made rush for the here. and he
was forced to shake the hand of more
than thousand men. women ana chill
dren. They hung his horse with gar
lands and loaded him and his aides with
huge lunches Of flowers. By his side
rode Howard. and following were Ha1en
and Logan and Blair and Slocum. A
future President Of the United States.
Gen. Harrison. led a brigade in that
marching host.
Those stalwart Westerners. with their
free swinging gait and their slouch hats.
were a revelation to the men of the East
sherman was proud az his army and iis
achievements. Many had held them IS
little better than = mob. and their eom-
nlander was glad OF this opportunity 70
exhibit them TO the nation as a iiscipsin-
Cd army. worthy in every respect 10
compare with their brethren Of the East
a touch Of comedy which everywhere
lies 50 close 20 the tragic was displayed
by some Of Sherm2n's men who brought
up the rear Of the marching divisions.
There were eolnred -'uncles'' and aunt
les" and performances mounted upon
mules, there were goats and nileh COWS,
and denkeys. being led By the men. there
were PET owls blinking in the Sunlight:
there were pack mules laden witS bacon
sides and cured hams sal sfHe sQuawkiTsg
fowls Of the barnyard- TLase we're -SAez-
mans Bummers"
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The Shrewd and resourceful men who
are at the head of the great Industrial
combinations entertain no apprehen-
sions rs to the future of the trusts so
long as the American people can be de-
luded into the belief that an amend
ment OF the constitution is all that is
necessary to curb the power of the
trusts. OF course they win profess to
be alarmed and indignant at the Presi-
dents philosophical and not unfriendly
discussion of the subject on the stump
and IN his message to Congress, but
that is only a part of the game. such
tactics are as old as the hills. -Balti-
more sun.
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{ AlSS;::s(s g
Jhe News ~


Sam Small is not the first man to get
drunk, but few men are so frank about
it.
At last accounts American marines
were still holding down the Panama
canal.
President Roosevelt can point with
pride to the fact that his leg is tot sore
from pulling.
Gen. Botha is declared 70 be the new
leader Of the Beers, but what is there
for him to leadf
What is the great Northwest to do
with all those dinners Il had prepared
for the Presidentf
Wall street talks about moving the
crops and then proceeds to lay IN its fail
supply Of lambs wool
Explorer Peary says he could discover
the north pole IL he had 100000. II he
can capitalize il for 100000 when he
finds Il the money viii be forthcoming.
Girls on bicycles are to take the places
Of boy messengers in Omaha. Doubtless
the company after studying over the mat
ter decided that the boys needed more
time TO read dime novels and smoke ci-
EarrLteS.
The latest piano stool rests the back.
Vow it is up 10 some genius 70 invent
s,-ano that viii rest the neighborho0d.
With an editor az Assumption. IL.
printing The Bible as news 1t woul6 ap-
pear that Egypt stands in heed Of a few
missionaries.
II New York had not spent 80 fau-h
money on monkey parties over al New
port last summer II would have more dol
lars now with which 20 transact buxi-
ness.
II makes a lot of difference 70 Wan
street whether the western farmers ere
using their owu money OF whether the
stock gamblers have ii borrowed from the
banks.
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In Russia no man may enter q Gov
eminent public house without remoy-
inc his hat. rule which has caused
some trouble. it appears, since the eS-
adjustment os the Government spirit
shops, There have See1 disputes be
tween the officials behind the bars and
the customers as TO the removal OF
the headgesr. with the result that the
question was submitted TO the Min
lister of Finance. That Official has
caused notices TO be issued warming
the public against any dlrespectfal de-
meanor while in the State public
houses. frequenters Of which muSt in
the future remove their hats.
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What We Wear.

One Of the prosperity" claims Is that
nothing is cheaper than it was ten years
age. This is true as to some lines of
clothing. but there is reason for it. 1t
appears that the trusts are not only sell
ing their products abroad cheaper than
at home, but also are furnishing a poor
er quality of goods for home consump-
ton. The truth of this as to clothing is
set forth most explicitly and emphati-
cally in the census bulletin on wooden
manufactures. just issued. In speaking
of the great hosiery and knit goods in
dustry this bulletin says:
Formerly the larger proportion of
the raw material consumed in this in
~dastry (hosiery and knit goods was
wool, so that it was proper to combine
the reports of this industry with those
of the wool manufacture. At the pres
ent time the cotton fiber predominates
so greatly that the industry can hardly
be considered as a branch Of the wool
industry. but shOuld be treated as an
independent or cognate industry"
This is certainly ample confirmation
of the charges that have been repeated
" made that the effect of the wool tar
ff was to cause an increase in the use
of cotton and shOddy in so-called wool
en- goods. The fact that our hosiery and
knit goods industry can no longer be
-classed in the WOODEN manufactures is
warning that we have gone very far on
the road to suppression of honest goods.
There is further evidence in the tables
of this bulletin that the same evil
exists In all branches OF this Industry.
1t shows that in 1900 the total amount
of unsecured wool purchased In the
wooden manufactures was 394, 1868, 52}
pounds This the compilers reduce to
23S, 632, 4J2 pounds Of secured wool,
which must further undergo a consider
able reduction when spun into yarn.
The total materials other than wool en-
tering Into this manufacture amounted
in 1900 to 221.620.67s pounds. But it
should be observed that the shoddy
used In this manufacture of woolens.
amounting to Il, 400, sos pounds In the
census year, is a solid material of which
one pound Is equivalent to two pounds
of secured wool
Furthermore. this enormous increase
of shoddy and other adalterants is ex-
prcssly declared By the compilers Of
this bulletin as follows:
The quantity of new wool used in
the wool manufactures has Increased
12.3 per cent since 1890; the quantity OF
shoddy used has increased 2S.S per cent.
The increase in the consumption Of
wool wastes and noils is 1872 per cent,
and Of all other hair and animal fiber.
including camels-halr and mohair, 33.7
per cent. The quantity of raw cotton
used has increased 25.5 per cent"
Such is the result Of the tariff on wool,
which Is of no practical benefit to any
body, and which largely increases the
cost OF clothing TO everybody In the
country Honest wool cloth is almost
unattainable. and the substitutes for it
are neither sanitary nor desirable.-In-
,dianaD0lis News.
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dianapolis a simple
needle was used to
relieve the trouble,
but Sunday the
surgeons used q
knife. making an
incision into the
small cavity. The
bone was exposed
and carefully ex-
amined under n mi
eroscope. 1t was
found 10 10 SliDhfiv
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Senator Jones OF Arkansas. chairman
Democratic national committee. in n m
rsrview at Washington. said he felt sure
the trust question would bring much aid
70 The Democratic party. and thar the
attitude OF the beef and coal trusts, dem
onstTating Republican, policies. would
ca1se many Republicans to vote for q
Denoc-atic House q Representatives AZ
tie coming elections.
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highway could disclose if 1t had speech,
1t could tell Of high hopes, of vaultins
ambition, of blighted prospects, of proud
hearts bowed and broken. Presidents,
Senators, political leaders. both naval and
military, have trayersed it's length. In
the long ago it was the haunt of Benton
and Clay. of John Quincy Adams and of
Calhoun. Five of the nations rulers,
three of them martyrs, have been borne
to the tomb over its pavements.
Since the days of Jackson it has been
the scene of glittering pageants on each
recurring inaugural day, and Of late
years these displays have been msgnif-
cent beyond description.
And now the veterans of the great
Civil War. many thousands of them,
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ligious man. No matter what business
may be occupying him. he never misses
church on Sundays. In person Mr. Baer
is tall and slender. He is the personih-
cation of nervous force, and this, in fact,
shows throughout his wholeS career. He
is deliberate talker. but low spoken;
forceful but mild, and he never fails to
give the impression of a man who is per-
fectly self-contained and with tremen-
dous reserve force.
Mrs. Baer is active in public interests,
chiefly as president of the Reading Wom-
ans Club, and both are prominent in
Readings social life, when time affords
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This, says he Ueca Globe, rs some
thing new 20 AmeriE ans no Representa-
tive Of when, By the way, was invited
to tae conference. ia our dealings with
the trusts We are not familiar With de
Dressiors in prices On the contrary.
we are painfully aware. some Of rs. Of a
very high exalfation 10 prices. The Rus
sion breed OF trust niiist BE- widely differ
eut from ours, and II. indeed. it really
''depresges prices" we would more that
II BIZ allowed entry ii.to the United States
fres. ~ IutF.
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Expense Accounts as Bribery.

Expense Accounts" as Bribery.
1t goes without saying that the office
of United States Senator can be
bought. The people of Michigan once
submitted to the sale of the Governor
ship and at times in the past they have
shut their eyes to many extraordinary
transactions in relation to the election
OF United States Senator's We are
aware, too, that the methods Of pur-
chase have been refined until an easy
conscience could be brought to regard
them as legitimate. A member of the
Legislature is not bribed openly. His
expenses" are paid by the candidates
for whom he is expected to vote These
expenses" may be great or small The
closer the contest for Senator the great
or the expense.-Detroit Free Press.
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~TaraTEg or PROVIDENCE.
G. +. Baer, the Man Who Was Deter
mined Miners should Yield

George +. Baer, the self-proelailped
capitalist by divine right" is president
of the great Reading Railroad. coal and
iron companies. He was elected to these
important Offices a little more than enc
year ago in succession to Joseph 5. lIar-
ris, who retired at that time. This great
captain of industry holds vast interests
IN probably a score of great ENTERPRISES
and is the employer of nearly 5000 mon.
He began life as a comparatively poor
man, but his extraordinary talent for
financing properties soon brought him TO
the front
Mr.. Baer is REGARDED as \ sincerely re-
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HE encampment OF
Grand Army Eeter-
ans in Washington
serves to revive the
memories of thirty
seven years ago,
when the battle
SCARED and crippled
warriors of the Re
public trod in Iri-
umphant array ever
Pennsylvania ave-
nue. after the close
Of the hercest strug-
gle ever waged be-
tween brother and
brother.
What a story the
soul of that famous
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Quite a DiHerence.

1t is instructive TO note that propo-
sitlon to reduce the tariff is spoken of
as tariff tinkering." but a suggestion
to increase it-that is something like
this: a new proposal to enlarge the
schedule in order to afford better pro
lection TO some phases OF industry that
are not now sufficiently defended
against the assaults CT TIE pauper labor
of Europe. Indianapolis News.
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PENSIONERS NEAR MILLION.

Veterans and Dependents Receive
$I37, 1884, 46S for Year.
The annual report of the commissioner
of pensions, Eugene f. Ware, shows that
the number of names on the pension rolls
still is under the million mark despite
a net gain Of 5,732 pensioners since 1893.
The total enrolment July / last was
900. 446, against 997, 735 last year. The
total comprises 73S, 800 soldiers and &c.,