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QUESTION or NATURALIZATION


To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir. The
existing naturalization law 10 not generally
understood. because not generally read Its
terms are very clear II provides that per-
sons OF foreign birth may become citi-
zens by the order and decree OF any court
of record Federal or State, If they satisfy
the Judge by tho testimony of at least two
witnesses. first. that they are Of good moral
character second, that they are attic he'd
to the principles of the Constitution OF the
United States. and. third. that they are well
disposed TO the pence and good order of the
Government
II is not sufficient that they apply for
naturalization and produce two witnesses
TO swear that they possess these Quail1ca-
tons. The law gives the Judge no authority
to admit them to citizenship, even II twenty
witnesses so testify. unless he Is satisfied"
Of the truth Of their testimony Satisfied
Is the word of the statute.
The great body Of applicants and their
witnesses are mlnifestly totally ignorant
of the meaning of the questions put 10 them
by the Court. and simply answer. Yes" TO
them all. as they are instructed to do by
agents of the political committees iof both
partiesI who hunt them up and bring them
In 10 nave them made voters. The slightest
cross-eXhmination of them would compel
the Judge to deny the application.
The witness when asked; rs the appli-
cant attached 10 tho principles Gf the Constl
tutionE always answers. yes. sir" BUT
what could ho say. In nineteen eases out Of
every twenty, il asked: How do you know
this' What have you ever heard him say
about the Constitution Which Of it's prir
cipics did you ever henr him mentionp What
do you yourself know about the principles
OF the Constitution" lie would confess
his Ignorance and ref,ite iis own testimony
as given in his answer To the first question,
! once heard an applicant who had been
asked by Justice FELL. in the Circuit Court
at San Francisco. IL he was in favor OF a re-
publican form Of government" Reply:
No sir; | am n Democrat" The Judge.
who was himself Democrat. did not admit
him to citizenship.
No change in the naturalization law is
necessary to make II the duty Of Judges to
get AT the truth In each cnse. II has SO long
been the custom TO admit the applicant upon
the mere yes. sir" of ignorant witnesses,
that to inaugurate the system Of their cross
examination would be an innovation which
would displease those who are Interested in
making voters without limit: hut the remedy
Is so simple and lies so fully within the
power OF the courts that there ought to he
concerted action among Judges to reform
the present loose practice, which Ia nothing
less than vicious legislation from the bench
GEORGE C.. GORHAM.
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st. Elmo, Fire Rep,rted ASHORE.

To THE EDITOR or THy SUN-Slr, Last night
after a very hot and sitting day. We had brilliant
display OF lightning, and my husband. on going to
a window to look at the approaching storm noticed
a peculiar light on the top OF q large maple tree
about nifty feet away He called me and together
we watched the light for about ten minutes.
The tree, having lost some Of It's branches, Is
almost straight across the top, and along this line
the lights played In = dancing. nIckering way,
measuring. aS nearly aS We could Judge. from about
two feet at end OF the line TO few inches at the
other. They were very bright Just after a flash
OF lightning and grew DINNER until II fresh Nash
When the rain came we saw no more light for some
time, but after while II appeared dImiy few
times after lightning flashes.
Is not this very rare occurrence We hear
OF ST. ElmOS light ON ships and sometime, on high
mountains. but had never known OF It's nppca ring
on the tops OF trees. N,A.N,
GALIIpoLIs. Ohio. Aug, IS
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From the -. Louis Gipbc -Dein Icrg'
or the Statuary on the Worlds Fair ground.
Blizzard" arrived ArSt, and dspcrSes trgI
gcstvrncSS over the baked asphalt urarl. Z.
lovers ~ art should 90 and look az 1t IN - 'u1.
storm next winter, The Illusion VIII then hn d,
clra'c. Critical cowboys will he satisfied 81 "'
OF the unitlcs. The horse has his back turrrd
Tie north, whence the billiards come. |. ~.
have been just Tx" the nccc, SiUcs ~ srUI ~.
decoration to hav" turned INC i:gur ~" otA,u III.
in III" atutGd" OF shrinking before III" s0N. 1''".
nv airs from southern Texas. tut tUf IA .
landing OF the grand basin preserved the i. ga u
point oi the compass.
HUdded under his horse Is the p,a,nsuar
who H. lost his hat, 50 We cannot t". wDc, '
h" Is COW purcIcr or not, but rs losc is o.
% William NJ, EvaTts. quito scholars ,'
o." that has poccd over MANY great p'.
an 'dUcat"d professional feature, lhat mra'
.dSs,y -, 'n plans from pullman window .
's3 marine, II YOU prn,, President Ilarrrrpi
'prrt'o diversity. rord up IN q b,''.b''. 40"
.'g na,!'r bars. u, Deer llai, cot, an. o..
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that section of the line which is really
needed and fully justified, the prairie
strip from Winnipeg westward. That
would open to settlement many thou
sands of acres of superior wheat land
and furnish the same outlet for the prod
uct Of that area as that which il now
open to Manitoba and the country west
ward along the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. The double track to Port Arthur,
on the shore Of Lake Superior, will soon
become necessity in any case. That
the Canada Atlantic line will be OF great
value within the coming years there can
be no doubt
Against this there stands the proposal
Of the Liberals TO construct another line
through the region already traversed
by the improbable Interoolonial, and
to continue that line from Quebec to
Winnipeg, through a country which is
as yet imperfectly explored, virtually an
uninhabited wilderness whose producing
possibilities are quite unknown. The
time for the construction of that line
may come, but its installation under
present conditions seems to us, as it does
to probably a considerable majority OF
the Canadians. premature. unwarranted
and unwise.
The argument of some OF the Liberals
that present lines and those proposed
by the Conservatives are open to ready
attack and destruction by force OF
Americans in case of war between the
two countries savors of far-fetched
bugaboo. As we are not going to war
with Canada, We are not going to tear
up her railroad tracks. We're such an
utterly improbable occasion to arise,
the location of line $50 miles further
TO the north would be no guarantee of
immunity from destruction by an Ameri-
can force. A few men with few pounds
of dynamite skilfully used on few
bridges can put any ordinary road out
of business, and Canada has no military
force which could guard against such
proceeding. But such a contingency
is hardly worth discussion or considera-
ton.
1t is expected that the railway discus
sion will be closed within few days,
and the final vote will be watched for
with keen interest, Should the Govern
ment lose it's measure, the resignation Of
the Ministry seems little short of in
evitable, and general election may be
preCiy itated
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spread through the Union. The dis
tress among the working people was
acute, free soup kitchens were set up in
different parts Of the town, and the build
ing of the Central Park proved godsend,
for work OH it was given to many Of the
unemployed.
The first long step in the development
Of New York into great capital of civli-
cation was taken in the transformation
of an unsightly district into one of the
worlds most beautiful and most extern
sive urban pleasure grounds, through
the artistic genius of FREDERICK LAW
OI4AisTEp and CALVERT VAUx. under the
able administration of ANDREW HAS
WELL GREEN.
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As viewed by a Bricklayer

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-ST ser
by your paper that Sam Parks is IN STAT
prison. am New York bricklayer starved
out by walking delegates, and IN here Wort
ing on the railroad track at 81 20 "A dav o
support my family
The jourueyman mechanic in New Nor,
is slave of the walking delegate I III
done with him He is a curse to a good rl'-
chanic He and his bnckers will permit thr
good mechanic TO do but u certain amour.
Of work He cannot rise. The poorest sou
must be his equal lie is called or II hl-
family do starve, He has no assurance on.
steady work. He ia always under the ,vrauu'
Of tn" walking delegate
EENEST j ROBINS
STD,l ,JTgrM Y 4 Ing ~
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Headquarters at Sing Sing.

SAM PARks'S subjects are faithful to
him. The Housesmiths and Bridge
mems Union, of which he was a walking
delegate and the sovereign, has passed
resolution of confidence in him and
voted to continue indefinitely his pay of
Sis a week. During his retirement in
Sing Sing prison. he will necessarily be
shut off from those royal perquisites for
collecting 5000 of which from manu-
facturer under a threat of a strike, he
has been exiled for a time from his king
dom. His devoted people will not with
hold their tribute; and they show their
enthusiastic loyalty by recommending
that he be Grand Marshal of the Labor
Day parade; and that if he is still de-
tanned in captivity, "a horse be led for
him to mark his place in the line
The other walking delegates of the
Housesmiths and Bridgemens Union
deny that they intend to consult their
captive chief and that Sing Sing will be-
the headquarters of their union. Yet it
is clear that he still is the head and
front of their society, and is regarded
as a hero and martyr. In the eyes of
the law, he may be guilty of extortion,
but in the eyes of his subjects he has
done no wrong. He has preyed upon
employers; exacted contributions from
the enemy. This is part of his legiti-
mate prerogative and function. That
it should be interfered with, causes as
much surprise as indignation among his
lieges.
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A Great Benefactor of New York.

The death of FREDERICK Law OHM
sTED, in his eighty-second year, at the
Massachusetts town of Waverly. on
Friday, recalls the history of the con-
ception and development of the scheme
of our Central Park, for with that splen-
did achievement his name will always
be associated, first of all, in the public
mind.
In April, 1851, AMBROSE c. KINGsIAND,
the then Mayor of New York, addressed
to the Common Council message urging
the establishment of park in the north
ern section of the island, where dwell
ings will ere long fill up the streets and
avenues north of Union Park; and he
advised immediate steps toward the
purchase of the necessary land because
each year will witness a certain increase
in the value Of real estate outside Of the
city proper which could then be OBJ
tanned -at a comparatively small ex-
pense Population, said the Mayor, is
tending to the northern wards but a
few years since considered as en-
tirely out of the city, and it seems
obvious that the entire tongue of land
south of line drawn across the City
Hall Park is destined to be devoted
solely to commercial purposes
In 1856, five years after, the mu ncipal
government took possession of the land
which is now Central Park, acquired
for about five millions of dollars Out
of thirty-three plans for its construction,
the one offered by Mr.. FREDERICK LAW
OLMsTED and Mr.. CALvEBT VAUx, in as
ISOLATION. was accepted, and under their
direction Central Park was laid out
The President and executive officer of
the Central Park Board from 1857 to
1870 was Mr.. ANDREW H. GREEN, and
the development Of a peculiarly uaat-
traCtive region into beautiful and
magnificent pleasure ground, according
10 the plans of Messrs. OLMsTED and
VAUx, was largely due TO his vigilance and
his consummate administrative ability.
Happily, Mr. GREEN survives Mr.. OLM-
sTED, who was two years his junior, and
retains his zeal and his ability further to
serve public interests; but his admins
tration Of Central Park from its founda-
ton to the time when il had been made
one OF the most artistically beautiful
parks In the world will remain prime
contribution by him to New York.
The making OF even fairly slightly
park of the land acquired by the city
seemed hopeless undertaking TO those
who knew the district in 1857. II was
region of "squatters, desoate mean,
infested with swamps, rocky, altogether
unattractive. The splendid achieve
ment of Mr. OLMsTED, with the assistance
of Mr.. CALVERT VAUx and Mr.. WHEY
MOULD, can only be appreciated prop
erly by people whose recollections go
back to that period in the history Of New
York. A marvellous transformation was
brought about by skill and genius in an
region, in the course of Il
very few years
The year when the making OF Central
Park began was the notable year 1857,
the year of the terrible financial and
commercial panic and Of the Great Awak-
ening, or the religious revival which
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TO IuE EDITOR or THE SIN. sr VI.
Won kindly deny the assertion nla.ie by th
various papers excepting yours. MAT o.
Tuesday | 'repulsed Miss 1omssch ~ tNr
court room? Mr. EOxbury'S family and /
hay" only III" Nndliest feel rgs toward vs..
Tomasrh. The papers in general have g''".
the public very fercnt inprs Ssiun
wrote 10 on" OF the papers that publ'sil"'
the statement asking them to dany IL but -
yet they lave not done So T. LUXulEY
40 WEST ll2TH STREET.
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McClGr"s NGg.:lw Tor september l., made
notable by MI Ray SannArd bakers article, a
NcN Industrial Conspiracy" an astounding rrycla
tIUa ~ lNr Lcqu'c>crncc Of employers in union
t, ronny and corruption In Chicago There arc
articles an "Andrcwss Railroad Raid" an cxrit
Ing episode Of the cvll war auI on the work OF the
PasLeur institutes. together with several Interest
Ing short stories. Miss Clara Morris writes u
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Curi0sities Of Literature.

Virgil was reciting hts Il lcd
But why" asked his friends did you sing ~
Arms and the Man"
81 didn't think, he tacrrd. "of course. sholid
have made II Feet aud the Man"
Fearful that this SnUb 10 thc football heroes
would Kill his epic, he was ialn 10 weep
Romeo had climbed the ladder to Jucl's balcony
Amt It Just lOyclN' She murmurcd swcr'I.
Yes" answered the adnriur swain, there cpur
be any small hoy uEdci the sofa trouble this why
And Shakespeare, who Was cavcSdroppIng. got
his notes all MIXED Gp.
Cicero was found In tears
And is II because you are outlawcd?" ASKED
his ta!thtul dependents.
NO. Sobhed the great orator. They haven t
written any I'VE act mclndrama about H."
Rather than suffer Insult upon Injury. he allowed
himself 10 fall into the hands OF his murderers.
MacaIiay hal ilst nnsAcd the work
Tel, US" said his frcads. why do you coll IL
the Lays OF Ancient Rome''"
because" he answered, the lies are the his
tOrirHl novels"
Satisfied he hadn't made slip In his English
they gave uuNlntcI praise
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To ruE EDIroK or TuE SuS-,Sr, AZ the next
election what coDd heat this ticket
LoG D!ou Tor Mayor
Jim Jr1rire Tor Sheriff
Nnd then appoint SIR Tommy CrMcc,u, ~ N,
Port. thereby giving vim u cham, to get even.
NEw ioEK, AIS ~, |5rrR
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ness to largeness from the valley to the heights
where tho air Is pure. the sky clear and the vision
enlarged, Here Is happiness worth the Journey
here Is pleasure unoonnncd, Tho prize is worth
tho cost"
And DR.. FAIR takes the prize.
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Readers Of THE sun leaving the city can have the
Daily and Sunday editions mailed 10 their addresses
(which Nd. be changed when necessary Tor 20
cents a month Order through your ncwSdealer
or THE SUN 10 Nassau street.
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Inerrlng Childhood


The child /, 80 often right 1t has not the mis-.
ceaneous knowledge OF the grown up person VINO
reads newspapers and keeps u tame Encyclopaedia
Hritannca IN carefully devised cage. Hut the
childish mind las an uneriIuT logical faculty. not
IN any way confused BY superiority OF lnfornatiun
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n our friends mho faror US wah manuscripts ro'
publication IRISH 10 rejected articles returned ev
mus, IN all cases send stamps for MAT purpose.
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PARIs--Kiosaue No. IL, near Grand Hotel ana
kosaue No. 10. Boulevard dcs Capuclnes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-16

1t is understood that Henry Richards Of
Gardiner has decided to remain perma-
nently in that city and resume the prac-
tice of his profession as an architect. MIR.
Richards brings thorough qualifications to
work, both artistic and technical He
studied architecture very thoroughly after
leaving Harvard, was for some years in
the office of Peabody & Stearns, and after
this began work as an architect for him
self, building Mrs. DORIS fine house at
Bar Harbor, another at Newport, one or
two public buildings near Boston, and
other lesser undertakings But his career
as an architect was cut short by his join
ing forces with his brother in the family
business at Gardiner, though he has kept
up his studies. and in some degree, his
practice in the meantime. The Kenne-
bee valley, and indeed the whole State, is
to he congratulated ON having so compe
tent an architect take up his work in this
section.
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CHORUS OF HERE"
Answers a Call for Volunteer
Life Savers
From Crew Of Dolphin, During Squat
in Havana Harbor.
Sec. Moody Will Commend Their
Pluck and Courage.

Havana. March 15.-The arrival OF
the British squadron consisting of the
warships Aridine, interchangeable. Retri-
button. Tribune, Fantone and Column
bine. this morning, from Kingston, ia
maica, gave the harbor naval aspect.
The morning was occupied with eX-
changes of salutes and calls.
This afternoon. while Mr.. Moody and
his party were making an informal
visit on a shore. a squall of tremen-
dous violence swept over the harbor.
1t became as dark as night and the
wind and the downpour were terrific.
Commander Stoney of the Dolphin,
realizing the peril to the small boats
in the harbor during such a squall call
ed for volunteer rescuers. The entire
crew Of the Dolphin responded. Boats
were instantly manned and sent off
The launch returned with four half
drowned Cubans and the captains gig
with another.
The courage and prompt action on
the part of the Americans are espec
tally commended as the British ships
did not rise to the emergency although
one of the capsized boats was much
nearer to the Aridine than to the Dol
phin. Secretary Moody will. tomorrow,
summon the Dolphins crew and COM
mend them for their pluck and pres
ence of mind.
Up to tonight it is known that five
men, all Cubans. were drowned by the
capsizing of boats during the squall
Secretary Moody and his party dined,
today, with Minister Squiers. They will
pay visits to President Palma and the
members of his cabinet, tomorrow. On
Tuesday they will proceed to Bahia
Honda and on returning to Havana will
go to Santiago by rail and return on
the Dolphin.
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STRIKE ORDERED
BY Mule Spinners at Woonsocket and
ManvilIe, r. /.

Pawtucket. r. l., March 15.-The
Rhode Island Mule Spinners' Associa-
ton at it's branch in Woonsocket. this
afternoon, decided by a unanimous
vote to call a strike, tomorrow, in the
four mills of the Manville Co., three of
which are in Woonsocket and one in
Manville. r. I. AT noon a meeting was
held in Manville by the Manville
branch of the Mule Spinners' Associa-
ton and they decided, on account of
the majority of the employees being in
Woonsocket. tc abide by the decision of
the Woonsocket branch. The spinners
ask for an increase of 10 per cent.
The Rhode Island Mule Spinners' AS
ISOLATION, which is one of the strong
est labor organizations in New Eng
land, has never lost a strike. If the
strike is extended several thousand op-
eratives will be out of work. The
Manville Co. is capitalized at $4,000, 900
and employs 5000 hands, $500 at the
Manville mill. $500 at the Social and
Nourse mills in Woonsocket and 1000
at the Globe.
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DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS
At New York Include Two Freaks and
an Admiral.

New York, March 15.-The American
Line steamer st. Paul, which arrived.
lastnight, from Southampton and Cher
bourg, had moderate gales with occa-
sional rough seas. Among the passen-
gers were Baptista Ugo. an Italian
giant, whose height is feet. inches,
and a lion-faced boy from Russia. They
come here for exhibition purposes.
Among the saloon passengers were
Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, q.
S. n. and ]. F. Archboid'
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WATERVILLE ADVERTISEMENTS,
LIGRTBODY'S HEADACHE POWDERS.

Absolutely safe, contain no substance
that is injurious to infancy or age, or to
those enfeebled by disease. No possible
danger of forming the drug habit by the
use of Lightbodys Headache powders.
China, Me, January so, 1898.
ache Powders the best remedy for head
ache ever used. They are all right and
will do all you claim for them.
CHAS. F. JUMPS.
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NOTICE..

The recent change in city officers neces-
states the immediate collection of out
standing taxes, which are to be paid to the
retiring collector Notice is hereby given
that all poll and personal estate taxes not
paid by April l. 1903, will be enforced as
provided by the statutes governing the
collection of taxes. Real estate taxes not
paid by Oct. l, will be enforced against
the property by advertisement and sale
as provided by law. The collector will be
at the City hall office during the remain
der of the present month daily from to
5 o'clock p M, and on Saturday even
ings, for the purpose of receiving such
payments as may be rendered.
C. K. TILDEN,
Collector of Taxes.
Hallowell. Me, March IL, 1903.
march12dtapril1
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Next Saturday will be the Tooth ami
versary of the day on which the first
town meeting of the town of Gardiner
vas held. The meeting was held, Mon
day. March e. 1903 in the Church house,
which was situated nearly on the spot
where the Christ church parish house
now stands. A meeting in commence
ration of the event will be held, at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon in Christ
church, and will he addressed by sew
eral Of the citizens of Gardiner.
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TWO MASKED ROBBERS
Kill One and Fatally Wound Second
Man at Pueblo, Col.

Pueblo, Col, March ia daring at
tempt at robbery with a tragic ending
occurred in one of the most fashionable
restaurants in this city, tonight. Two
masked robbers entered the Loestaus
by the front door. One went to the
cashiers desk and the other attempted
to rob the guests at the tables. The
second robber pointed a revolver at DR..
J. F. Turner who was sitting at a table
and ordered him to throw up his hands.
The doctor hesitated and the robber
fired full in his face, killing him in
stantly Then the man shot c. B.
Bishop in the left side. Without secur-
ing any booty the robbers fled. Bishop
is in a critical condition.
DIR. Turner, who was about 30 years
old, came here from Iowa, two years
ago, He was a graduate Of Princeton.