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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24

For all true words that have been spoken,
For all brave deeds that have been done,
For every loaf in kindness broken,
For every race In valor run,
For martyr lips which have not failed
70 give God praise and smile to rest,
For knlghtly souls which have not quailed
At stubborn strife or lonesome quest;
unto whom we stand in thraI,
We give thee thanks for all, for all.
For each fair field where golden stubble
Hath followed wealth of waving grain;
For every passing wind of trouble
Which bends thy grass that lifts again;
For gold in mine that men must seek,
For work which bows the sullen knee;
For strength, swift sent to aid the weak;
For love by which we climb to thee;
Thy freemen, Lord, yet each thy thrall,
We give thee praise for all, for all.
Margaret E.. Sangster.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24

,otterned upon the extinct Hay-Herran treaty,
nth the exception that the new convention fol-
lows not only the spirit but the letter of the
Snooner Act. Thus instead of the lease for a
fTed period of the canal strip, this new treaty
nrovides for a perpetual lease of the right-of-way
10 the United States and instead of a complicated
nrovision for courts of mixed composition-haIf
American and half Colombian-to administer JUS
tice over the canal strip, the new treaty permits
the United States Government to exercise the
most complete jurisdiction thereupon. The United
States may fortify the line and terminals, and
It may police it with troops. The money consid-
Grafton is understood to be the same, only Pana-
ma instead of Colombia is to receive the ten mil
lion dollars and the canal is to be neutral and
open to all nations on even terms"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24

want a man to be honest first. IF he isn't hon
est, then the more able he is, the more dangerous
he is. But besides being honest he must have a
fighting edge to him. He must have the courage
to fight and overcome evil. He must not be
scared at wrongdoing, much less being amused at
it. He's got to behonest, and he's got to be game,
but he must be something more. I don't care how
honest a man is, and how game he is, if he's a nat
ural born fool. 70 make his work really effective
he's got to have in addition the saving grace of
common sense.-Theodore Roosevelt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24

q Frayer.-The day returns and brings us the
EtIy round of irritating concerns and duties.
1Ip US to play the man; help us to perform them
~" laughter and kind faces; let cheerfulness
~" with industry. Give us to go blithely on
- BUSINESS all day; bring us to our resting beds
ns : and content and undishonored, and grant
Lon;. I 6 end the gift of sleep. Amen.-Robert
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-24
DR.. Bassett and Free Speech.

DR.. Bassett and Free Speech.
Prof. John S. Bassett's South Atlantic Quarter
" article on the negro question has provoked such
a storm of criticism that the trustees of Trinity
College have been called to meet next Tuesday,
December 1, to consider the matter of accept
ing his resignation, which he has placed in the
hands of President Kilgo. This is, all round.
a grievously unfortunate incident and so far as
We see, nothing but harm is going to come of it.
DR.. Bassett was f~earfully at fault in his
article. He answered incorporate folly with in
temperate folly; he condemned an extreme posi-
ton by going to the opposite extreme; he at
tempted to put out a fire by pouring oil on it.
We do not envy the trustees their task of deciding
as to what is best to be done There are two
ways of looking at the matter. One view is that
the college is a mere servant of the public, a
place where boys are to be taught certain Ian
guages and sciences, a patronage-seeker; and that
DR.. Bassett, having put himself so clearly in a
defiant attitude toward general public opinion,
occupies the same relation to Trinity College that
an unpopular clerk does toward the merchant
who employs him-that he should lose his position
because he Injuries trade. The other view is that
a college is to mold public opinion, rather than
be nodded by it; that it's highest duty is to pre-
serve freedom of thought and freedom of speech,
without which all learning is a sham and a
m~ockery. For each of these views something may
be said. Our own opinion is that in anything
short of advocating social equality or incendiary
ADVICE to the negroes, there must be absolute free
um OF speech and discussion, or the South will
Ole OF dry rot just as surely as Spain did, and as
many another nation has done. DR.. Bassett, we
believe, pleads mot guilty to both these charges;
Ut MS original article was so bitterly expressed
S 10 invite and justify the excoriation of the
people. But it appears to us that this pun
lnment has probably been severe enough, and
mat his utterances have been sufficiently rebuked.
Inc Board owes it to the public to disavow the
article, but if the Doctors emphatic denial of
Oh attempt to encourage social equality is to be
accepted, the wisdom of further action may be
Questioned. So to act as to discourage such wild
"Vefances as DR.. Bassett's and at the same time
~ discourage, by any extreme measures, free
|ought and free speech within rational lines
ws Is the straight and narrow path in which
MI namIIIyS Board of Trustees are now called to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
OPPOSES WILCOX BILL.
Assistant Corporation Counsel whitman
Says It's Identical With GoOdsell Bill.

ALBANY, April s.-Assistant Corporation
Counsel Whitman, Of New York city, APP
peared before the Senate Railroads Com
mittee this afternoon in opposition to the
bill introduced by Senator Wilcox amend
ing the Railroad law. Mr. Whitman de-
clared that the bill was in the interest
Of the Union Railroad Company of New
York city, and seeks to give it rights which
the local authorities are opposed to and
which are In violation of the local ordi-
nances. He said:
There is an important end intended to be
reached by this bill. 1t is identical with
the Goodsell bill II seeks To revive
or continue, as the case may be, all the spe-
cial privileges granted to street railway
CORPORATIONS which were fortunate enough
to be Incorporated before the general Rail
road law OF 1890 was enacted, and to grant
to them. at the same time, all the special
privileges and advantages of the general
Railroad law
The bill was defended by G. Tracy Rog
ers, president of the State Street Railroa6
Association.
j. Aspinwall Hodge Of New York city.
claiming to represent thirty-seven organi-
cations: Fred II. Allen of the City Club. II. ID.
Dumont of the Merchants Association and
William Mcconnell of the New York Board
OF Trade and Transportation appeared in
opposition to the bill
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
6O-62 West 23d Street.
RUSH FOR MOTORMEN'S JOBS.
Interbor0ugh Go. Almost Swampod ny
Applicants From Out Of Town.

For the last week the Office OF General
Manager E. P. Bryan Of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company has been swamped
with applications for employment on the
subway trains. In spite Of the general
demand for men the indications are that
the supply will be several times greater than
the demand. The news that the company
started its management OF the Manhattan
Railway system with a general increase OF
wages has impressed people outside OF the
city that liberal wages will be paid in the
subway Most Of the applications now are
from places outside of New York.
we are getting applications from every
part of the country well as from every
part of this city," said Mr.. Bryan yesterday.
tand wish something could be done 70
stem the flow. We have not even fairly
started to hire the men yet, and just how
many will be needed and when we will begin
to train the motormen i cannot say. it
was thought that the subway cars might
be running by the beginning OF January,
but there have been 30 many delays that
IL may be later
While Mr.. Bryan was talking, applicants
for work were coming in and waiting with
what patience they could. There were still
more in the corridor. most OF them from
out of town One man said he came from
Chicago another was from Newark and "a
third hailed from Rochester.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
NON-CNION MEN ATTACKED.
bridge workers Bound for Pfttsburg A.
sailed by Union Men In Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, April s.-A clash between
union and non-union men occurred at the
Calvart station here tonight For some
time the American Bridge Company has
been concentrating men in Baltimore from
the South, with a view to sending them to
Pittsburg to take the places OF strikers there
The union men here have beenendeavoring
to stop these shipments and upon several
occasions succeeded.
Tonight about ninety non-union men
from the South marched into the station,
headed by a Pinkerton detective named
Patterson. They were met by local union
ironworkers, who endeavored to dissuade
them from going TO Pittsburg
Patterson drew a revolver. The weapon
was taken from him and this was the signal
for a free fight. Revolvers were drawn,
knives flashed and b lies displayed. A
hurry call was sent to the central police
station a short distance away. In a lew
minutes a squad Of policemen arrived;
After considerable difficulty they succeeded
in separating the combatants, confscatlng
many of the weapons. The belgerents
then scattered, but not before six OF the
number had been placed under arrest
Among the latter was Patterson. the de-
tective.
Leaders Of the non-union contingent
then succeeded in collecting their men,
These were hurried into a coach which was
soon speeding west.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
DIDN'T INDORSE MONROE'S PLAN.
Central Republican Club Hears Him Talk
on q City Gas Plant.

At the annual meeting OF the Central
Republican Club OF the Thirty-irst Assem-
bly, district at I0i West i27th street last
night Robert Grier Monroe. Commissioner
of Water Supply. Gas and Electricity.
talked about the need Of a city-owned
gas plant.
When he got through. Charles Wallace
introduced a resolution indorsing the plans
Of Commissioner Monroe and requesting
that a copy OF the resolutions be rent to
the Senate and Assembly at Albany.
Alderman Elias Goodman said that while
he was in sympathy with the plan he thought
il unwise TO pass such resolution
because the club, for political reasons.
ought not put itself on record as favoring
the public ownership Of a gas plant.
A vote was taken and the resolution was
referred to the committee on political
affairs. At the annual election OF the club
John c. Rowe was elected president;
Jacob A. King. first vice-presdent; Walter
Watkins, second vice-president; James Y.
Watkins, treasurer, and Samuel Strasbour-
ger chairman Of the executive committee
The election was an Endorsement of MIR.
Strasbourger's leadership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
HISBdND SIZES 4 PREACHER.
Frank Tice OF Paterson says the Rev. a. >.
Thompson stole His Wnes Love.

PATERSON. \. j., April Sawyer lsa-
dorc Klenert has filed summons and decla-
lation in suit for 5000 damages brought
bv Frank Tice Of 10 North Seventh street,
this city. against the Rev Abraham ).
Thompson, pastor oi the haledoh baptist
Church, for the alienation OF his wfe's aifec-
tions.
Recently Tice caused the arrest Of the
clergyman on a charge OF assault and bat
tery' Tice said that he was informed that
Thompson was at the home OF his wife's
mother on North Tenth street and he went
,o The place to investigate. He said that
he was told that tho clergyman was not
in the house, but when he forced the door
he found Thompson behind the. door In
The dnrkened hallway. Tice said that he
was seized by Thompson but succeeded
in throwing tie clergyman into the street.
In the declaration to-day 1ice alleges
,hat Thompson yisi. ed his wife at all hours
of The dav and at night and that she was
twice found in the clergyman's arms
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
DISEASED BEEF SENT HERE.
Cattle suffering From tuberculosis and
Pneumonia seized just In Time.

ALBANY. April State Agricultural
Commissioner Wieting was. informed few
days ago by persons in Utica that car
load of diseased cattle had been shipped
from Newport. Herkimcr county. to New
York; that they were destined TO he
cut up in Brooklyn slaughter house. and
that the meat was to be sold to New York
consumers. Commissioner Wieting acted
prom pity on the information,and agents of
the State Agricultural Department inter-
cepted the car in the railroad yards in New
York city.
To-day the Commissioner received re-
port from his officers declaring that the
post-mortem examination Of the cattle
showed them TO be about the most diseased
lot OF animals that had ever been brought
to their attention. and that the meat would
have been wholly unfit for consumption.
or twenty cows found in the car in New
York, three were in a dying condition and
soon expired, and Others were found TO be
far gone with tuberculosis, while three
were suffering with venonous pneumonia.
Commissioner Wieting has been advised
that several others of the herd died at
Utica before they could be placed in the
car on the train for New York. He intends
to have the case followed up. and will if
possible prosecute the shipper of the cattle,
whose identity is as yet unknown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
DOUBLE-ACTION TRANSFERS.
7sth ward People Wa; Them AZ Gates
Avenue and Broadway, Brooklyn.

Nineteen members Of the Twenty-eighth
Ward Board OF Trade Of Brooklyn started
fight last night to compel the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company to issue TO passen-
gers on Gates avenue trolley cars transfer
tickets in either direction on the Broadway
cars They held meeting at 72S Broad
wav and adopted a resolution offered by
William Rosenbusch to start the fight and
then rode ON Gates avenue car to Broad
way
Transfer tickets issued there for the
Broadway cars are honored only on cars
going to the ferry. The nineteen think
they ought to be honored on cars going in
both directions.
They got their transfers and boarded
car 27O5, bound for East New York. Con-
ductor John Seekamp refused at first to
take the transfer tickets, stopped the car
and threatened to call a policeman. The
nineteen told him to get all the police he
wanted.
Some of the other forty-four passengers
in the car sided with the experimenters
and others didn't. For five minutes there
was lively little talking match. Then the
conductor accepted the nineteen transfers
under protest and sent the car on.
The nineteen say they are going TO try
the experiment every once in while ana
urge others to do it until the railroad
changes its rule.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
ELSBERG GETS DEMOCRATIC AID.
Item for Salary Of Inspector Of Gas Meters
Relnserted In Appropriation Bill.

ALBANY. April s-Senator Elsberg, one
OF the three Republican insurgents. APP
parentiy thinks II IL all right for him to
make any sort OF a bargain with Senators
III order to advance his own personal legis-
Iation. This was made apparent to-day.
Inc annual appropriation bill which passed
the Assembly contained the item for the
yearly salary and expenses Of the State
inspector OF Gas Meters. This inspector
Is Jastrow Alexander OF New York city,
who was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt,
when Governor, at Senator Elsberg's re-
quest. The Senate Finance Committee
struck this item out of the bill, regarding
the Office as useless.
When the bill came up for consideration
IN the Senate to-day. Senator Elsberg
moved that the item be reinserted in the bill,
which was done by vote Of 20 TO II. after
a warm debate. Nearly all of the Demo-
Gratis voted with Senator Elsberg and the
majority OF the Republicans against It..
senator Malby declared that he could not
mo out what the State Inspector Of Gas
Meters was or what he was doing and
that repeated letters brought no answers.
But Inspector Alexander promptly turned
up in Albany when he found his item had
been stricken out of the bill
Tho reason the Democrats voted with
Senator Elsberg developed later. There
Is another item in the appropriation bill
which approprates 100000 for the ex-
penses OF the Office next year Of Superin-
tendent Of Elections John McCullagh
OF New York city. IL was stated by
number OF Senators that the Democrats
expect to cut this appropriation in two
and cripple Supt. McCullagh's administra-
ton, and Senator Esberg and few other
Republican Senators. il is expected, will
join the Democrats in accomplishing that
end
In order to pass his Coroners bill in the
Senate. Mr.. Elsberg formed n combination
support the bill. with the idea that he and
the other insurgent Senators would kill
the Brooklyn Police Magistrates bill. leg
islating Democratic Magistrates out of Office
and permitting Mayor Low to appoint their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
NAY REVIVE MORTGAGE TAX.
Republican senator Tells How Gov. Odeli
Can whip Assenibiymen Into Line.

ALBANY, April s.--The Assembly has not
rs vet decided what it will do in regard to
the Mortgagc-TaS bill. To-day Speaker
Nixon, Majority Leader Rogers and other
prominent Republican Assemblymen con-
ferred for some time on the proposition Of
calling a caucus TO learn what the Repub-
lican Assemb!ymen will do with this meas
ure. The leaders could not arrive at de-
cision, and therefore the day went by with
out a caucus. II all depends on Gov. Odeil
whether or not one will he called. IL he Is
sincere in his efforts to have mortgage-tax
bill passed, a eau Us will e called at once,
hui probably not until next Tuesday night
A prominent Republican senator said:
IF the Governor wants the Mortgage ak
bin passed he can have II, for all he VIII
have To do will be TO call the Assembly
leaders to his aid and the Assembly
men will vote for the bill against their own
convictions and desires. 1t is easy enough
to secure an Assemblynan on the promise
that if he is def ate FOR re lection the
Governor will appoint him to a political
POSITION
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
ORDERS no QUIET srRIxEas.


Minerv ARC hestioos.
MAHANor CITY, Pa, April s.-President
John Mitchell Is greatly alarmed by the
numerous miners strikes that are occurring
throughout the anthracite region and the
unrest and dissatisfaction that seem to
prevail among the men. To-day he sent
orders to his lieutenants to make an effort
TO placate the men in some way and to in
duce those on strike to return to work.
This evening representatives from thir-
teen collieries in the upper part Of Schuyl-
kill county. representing between $4,000
and 1900 men. met in this city to
try to abate the numerous discussions and
strikes that are occurring at the collieries
daily. The plan will bring about a COM
promise. IL such thing lie possible. This
COMMITTEES will serve until such time as
the Cancellation board provided for by
the commission in it's award Ii appointed.
SHAMoRIN, Pa, April s-The strike at
the Reading Coal and Iron Company Bear
Valley shaft. started last week by COM
pany hands demanding an eight: hour
Saturday. which. request was refused.
fetnrnns o to worry Te striker. sG aSssd
to continue at work and submit their COM
plants to the Cancellation board TO be APP
pointed. This il the last Of several strikes
prevailing here recently.
WuKEs-BARRE, Pa, April s-Oficials
Of the Mine Workers to-day declared that
the Delaware and Hudson company is try
ing TO get it's miners 10 sign individual con-
tracts The officials have warned the men
not TO do this because IL will prevent them
from getting the benefits OF the strike
commissions award.
PoTTsvILLE. Pa, April s.-The strikes
at the various collieries in this region. which
threatened to destroy all the benefits de-
rived from the recommendations Of the
anthracite commission, are of, the first
steps at Cancellation being made here to-
day. The men got promise OF the re-
charged, and the adjustment OF work.
ing time to suit local conditions
under the nine-hour basis. so that the men
will get the full benefit Of shorter hours
As a result the miners in this part OF the
country will return to work at once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
FRANK VI. BAKER NAMED.
Gov. Odeii Nominates Him for Another
Term Is Railroad Commissioner.

ALBANY. April s.-Gov. Odell to-day sent
to the Senate the nomination of Frank NJ
Baker Of Owcgo for another five-year term
as State Railroad Commissioner. The sal
ary is o. 900 year.
Attached to the Governors nomination
Of Mr.. Baker was list of railroad organ
izations favoring his reappointment, to-
eether with thousands Of signatures OF rail-
road employees and many business men and
commercial bodies of the State.
The nomination was referred To the Com
mittee ON Railroads., which will report il at
it, next meeting Its immediate coniirna-
ton was objected TO by Senators Eisberg
and Grady. r.,
The Governor also announced the fol-
lowing appointments:
Delegates to represent the state at the
National Conferences of Charities and Cor
rection at Atlanta. Ga, in May next. Robert
W. DE Forest. Charles F. Cox and Jacob ii.
Schiff of New York city; Simon W. Rosen.
dale of Albany. and Ralph W. Thomas OF
Hamilton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
Wait From Secretary shaw.

Leslie NJ. Shaw. Secretary Of the Treas
ury, came to town yesterday and put up
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel He spent
about an hour at the Public Stores In con.
ference with Appraiser Whitehead and
also visited the financial district In the
afternoon former Appraiser Wakeman
heard that the Secretary was in town and
FASTENED to the Fifth Avenue, where he
conyersed with Mr.. Shaw for some time.
Secretary Shaw said that his own visit
had no particular significance. His talk
with Appraiser Whitehead. he said. was
way or contemplated at the Public Stores.
Heexpects to return TO Washington to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
ID ED.

BREyOORT. suddenly. on April Q, at Pittstown.
" j., william W. Brcvoort. In the s'th year
OF his age.
Funeral services on Friday. April 10. sti2 o'clock.
a, the residence of Mrs Frederic A. Potts.
Pittstown n. J. Special car attached TO the
Lehigh Valley train leaving 2,d ST. at rs A. H..
or Cortlandt ST. at $50 4. N.
PICKErT-on Wednesday. April =. 1903. James
Alonzo Pickett
Funeral services al his late residence iS Milton
ST.. orecnpolnt. Thursday evening 9th inst. I"
O'Clock.
INNYss. Suddenly. at Montclair. N. j.. on Mon.
day, April O. 1908. Elizabeth. widow OF George
Inness, ST.
Funeral service will take place at her late
residence, iS9 Grove ST., Moniclair. on Thurs
day April o. 1903 on arrival OF the rs p NJ
train from foot OF Chambers and sd sts. Enc
railroad. Carriages In waiting.
unsatisfactory. April o. David brnkernon
Ivison, In the esth year OF his are.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 attend the
funeral services al ~ West 4nh ST.. ThursdAy
morning, April .. at 1880 O'Clock
AILLER-In PARIS. France. suddenly Apnl u pr.
Guy Bryan Miller. In the 3ist year OF his are -
Buffalo papers please copy.
WILSON. Suddenly. on April ., Samuel u. Wuson'
Of pneumonia. at his residence. SIS Asdisos s''
Brooklyn
Eoucs Of sery1es hefeafsers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
ro,.yD MAN VINO SHOT GILROY.
.Jo,ce Was Trying TO Hit Another Man
with whom He'd Quarreiled.

William n. Joyce Of 252 West Twenty
ninth street was arrested early yesterday
morning charged with shooting Frank
Cilroy OF aii Fast Fortieth street at Dew
ery's corner" on Tuesday night. Gilroy,
in company with woman. had just stepped
from a Twenty-ninth street horse car
The shot was apparently hred from the
front platform Of the car.
Jovce was arrested after James smith
Of al West Twenty-ninth street had told
,ho nolce ina, Joyce was shooting at him.
Cilroy. who didn't know either man. was
Joycc admitted that he had done the
shooting. smith, he said, had insulted
his sis, er and he took him 10 task about II
when they met He had threatened TO strike
smith, he said, and when he saw Smith
friends making for him ne shot IN se"-
Joyce wac held in 81 900 bail TO await
examination in the Vest Side police court