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The sun., 1903-12-08

We have received the fifth semi-annual
report of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals in the district of Ponce
of Porto Rico 1t shows that the sentiment
and practice Of humanity toward dumb
creatures are making much progress in that
island The present growth of the popu-
laton Of the city of Ponce is described in the
report as enormous" and truly, for the
average annual rate of increase during the
decade ending with 1902, though az high as
per cent, has since been probably double
that rate" Already the SOC iety has 1900
members and it hopes to get five times as
many. The extent of the interest in its
humane work is indicated by the fact that
1870 complaints of i'll treatment of animals
we're made to it during the last half year
aAs a rule" the secretary reports, "all
State country and city officials are willing
to aid in carrying on our good work" The
agents of the society number SO, nearly all
of whose names are Spanish
The sun., 1903-12-08

The death of FRANK J. REpIcAN, the
brave policeman who lost his life in the
Fulton street tenement house fire, would
not have taken place il the building had
been erected since the present Tenement
House law went into effect. The fire orig
mated in basement bakery, and though
the flames were put out before much damage
was done to property, the smoke spread
unchecked through the building, over
powering the policeman on the third floor,
while engaged in warning tenants of their
danger. The present law shuts off the base
ment and all stairways from the living apart
ments by fireproof construction. 1t allows
no transoms or windows giving on hall
ways, and doors opening on Railways must
be fireproof and self-closing. In some
instances no inside stairs are permit
ted between the basement and the floor
above. The danger to tenants Of upper
floors from the dense smoke Of typical
basement bakery fire has. consequently. been
reduced almost to a negligible quantity.
The more is the pity that the bulk of the
tenement population must for years to come
continue to live in firetraps handed down by
generations of neglect to do what had at
last to be done anyway.
The sun., 1903-12-08
The Canal in the Message.

Mr.. RoosEvELT's 8 statement in support
Of the Administration Panama policy
is admirable in substance, if occasionally
somewhat dictatorial in tone
Most Americans will agree with the
President that under the circumstances
the Government of the United States
would have been guilty Of folly and weak
ness amounting in their sum to crime
against the nation, had it acted other
wise than it did when the revolution of
Nov. last took place in Panama
The Isthmian policy of Secretary HAY
and the President needs no other de-
fence than the converse Of the actual
proposition.
Suppose the great national oppor-
tunity had been allowed to pass unem-
braced. Suppose the canal had been
lost through lack Of perception and
courage at Washington.
The sun., 1903-12-08
The ApDIe Business.

From an incidental crop on general
farm, apples have become the principal
crop in large sections Of the United
States, change due almost entirely to
the adoption of mechanical refrigerating
devices by transportation and storage
companies. Before artificial cooling
plants were utilized to preserve fruits.
their sale season vas limited to the period
between ripening and the time when
the fruit began to spoil. Now, however,
apples are picked when they have reached
the proper state of maturity and are
preserved in cold storage until the most
favorable time to market them arrives.
The result has been beneficial to the
growers and to the public which enjoys
apples. The industry is of great i'm
portance to New York State where many
of the finest orchards are, as well as to
other States.
On Dec. 1, 1902, there were seven States
in each of which more than 100000 bar
rels of apples were in cold storage. New
York headed the list with 987 900 barrels.
Illinois was second with 900 barrels,
Missouri had $1,000 barrels, Pennsyl-
vania 100000, Ohio 135,s0O, Massachu-
sets $4,000 and Indiana 1O7,5OO. Be-
sides the apples in cold storage in each of
five States, $1,000 or more barrels of the
fruit were in common storage, these
being New York with 474,0 900, Maine with
100000, New Hampshire with l23,ooo,
Massa achusetts with 100000 and Vermont
with $1,000. The old fashioned style of
storage appears to be most popular in
the old fashioned States.
These figures show how great the apple
industry is. Its growth has been steady
during the last five years, as is shown
by this table:
The sun., 1903-12-08
The Republican Disaster in the State
OF New York.

BENJAMIN B. ODELL's attitude of un-
concealed hostility toward and undis-
guised contempt for President RoosE-
WELT has been completely put aside and
the appearance of very respectable and
friendly assduty has been substituted
therefor. There is not Republican
leader in the State Of New York who
misunderstands the meaning of it, and
not an honest and intelligent Republican
whose heart is not filled with dsmay at
the prospect. 1t is the blacklist outlook
that the Republican party has ever had
to face in the State.
And there is no avenue or channel OF
redemption! No way in which the in
fanny, the confusion and the humiliation,
the treachery, the corruption, the graft,
and the pollution of State and Party,
can be put aside! Mr.. RoosEvELT's most
implaoable enemies could never have
conceived for him the disaster which is
already and irrevocably his. And Of all
the Union, in his own State, New York!
The sun., 1903-12-08
The Doctrine of Inhnitesim ais.

1t is quite conceivable that EL1HU
Root, mathematician and the son Of a
mathematician, should advise President
ROOSEVELT that Senator LODGE Is meta
physically right in squeezing in an infin-
itesimal between II o'clock noon and II
O'Clock noon of the same day.
1t is not credible, however. that Mr..
Roof should advise the President that
the execution and signature Of army
commissions as recess appointments
within that infinitesimal interval is
physically possible or legally valid.
The sun., 1903-12-08

According to the bulletin of the State
Board of Health for October, there we're
no deaths in three towns in the State during
that month. These healthful communities
were Malone, with population of 5,s35:
Camden, with a population OF 3,745 and
Westfield, with population Of 2,4sO. Bald
winsvile, with a population Of 5000, and
Walton, population 1900, each reported
one death in the month. The total number
of deaths in the State for the month was
e,7s8, or 226 more than the average for the
last five years.
The sun., 1903-12-08

with me and my department were as innocent and
honorable as am sure were all my own motives
and acts.
81 also wish to deny your utterly unwarrahted
statement that the gross corruption In the case OF
TYNER has gone on for number OF years
"You should know. and your subordinates do
know. that no single act OF corruption, gross or
mild has been discovered against me; and the
United states Government with Its forty inspectors
and It's chief lnqusitor. Mr.. BRIsrow. will be un'
able to discover one"
AIN your we'll recognized and honor
able zeal for the public good, Mr.. TY-
NER continues, "you have allowed your
self to be deceived and imposed upon.
Whether this is the case or not, Mr..
RoosEvELTs we'll recognized zeal has
imposed upon him to the extent OF
making him accept an er parte report as
a definite determination of fact.
The sun., 1903-12-08
A Japanese Exclusion Bill.

REPRESENTATIVE JAMES NJ ROBINSON OF
the Twelfth Indiana district began his
legislative activity for the month of De-
cember by introducing bill extending
the provisions of the Chinese Exclusion
act so as to apply not only to the Chinese,
but also to all Japanese and persons of
Japanese descent.
The law which Mr.. ROBINSON wishes
to see enacted would require all Japanese
laborers now properly in any Of the "in-
sular territory" of the United States to
obtain within year from the date of
it's enactment certificate Of residence.
This certificate of residence would en-
the "insular territory where it was is
sued. If any Japanese failed or neg
lected to obtain such a certificate, Mr..
ROBINSON would have him deported.
Mr.. ROBINSON has cut out a pretty
large job for the Philippine Commission,
and he recognized this when he drew the
bill, for he has made an extra allowance
of year for the registration of the
Japanese in the group, if it is found
necessary by the commission.
The immigration of Japanese from
the Philippines to the mainland of the
United States would be prohibited un-
der this proposed law, as would be their
immigration from one group of islands
to another, but they would be allowed
to travel as they pleased within the ISL
ands of the group where they were
registered.
As the law would prohibit persons Of
Japanese descent from entering the
United States or its territory, the allegi-
The sun., 1903-12-08
Maryland has produced JILL more gifted

Maryland has produced JILL more gifted
than that friend of childhood days. Mrs.
WILLIAM K1DDY went up the hill to milk the
cow whose home was in barn 400 feet
above the level of the valley in which the
Kiddy homestead stands. When her pail
was we'll filed, the barn, detached from its
foundations by the snow, slipped gently
from its moorings and slid to the valley,
Mrs K1DpY kept her balance and her pail
of milk, and when the barn finished its
journey she emerged from it, carrying the
milk and leading the COW. She had no
bruises to show for her trip. Thus is the
advance of modern times over the old days
illustrated anew.
The sun., 1903-12-08

II was Johnnic's first day In school, He did not
know the letter a from a sawhorse. but this den
cheney was more than balanced by his assurance
The teacher called him up alone. The old method
OF teaching reading WAS then In vogue
"Can you read'" said the teacher.
Yes ma am" piled johnnie.
"Well now We shall see. ." said the teacher. you
read over after me. BE sure 10 read Just what l
do
So she began slowly. running her hnger along
under the words.
"Dld-you-evc evcr--scc-a.-don
And Johnnie, in the same deliberate, sing song
voice. running his finger along the page replied:
No-ma'am-I-ncvcr-dld."
The sun., 1903-12-08

ance Of the applicant would not influence
his case. Recently an educated and
well-to-do citizen Of one of Great Brit
aims West Indian islands was barred
from the United States because he was
born of Chinese parents. There are
persons Of Japanese descent, citizens or
subjects of other countries, who would
in like manner be excluded from this
country wire this bill enacted.
The sun., 1903-12-08

ford a precedent for further invasion
Of it's prerogatives by the Executive,
but that there should actually be in tho
White House a President capable OF
imagining and proposing the transfer
and this in the year preceding his in
tended campaign for reelection.
The sun., 1903-12-08

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuS-!Sir; | wish to
congratulate YOU on your editorial For
National Insurance" and also for editorial
entitled Panama. Ciudad Bolivar and Rio
Grande do Sui"
am sure that most of the patriotic Ameri-
cans want navy second to none. and that it
Ia needed 10 protect our coast and also in
building and defending the Panama Canal
under the Monroe Doctrine.
The bigger the appropriation the better for
this republic.
WALTER NJ. DICKSON
Member Of the United states Navy League.
SCRANTON. Pa, Dec. 9.
The sun., 1903-12-08
A Curious Criticism Of Tom Reed.

ROH0 Ogden IN Wf TnTfrnnHOnN UuaHeNV.
He had not the port OF man pr pared 10 front a
great emergency, and 10 go to his countrymen with
words OF wcghty rcmonstrancc and passionate
appeal. The satlrst had killed the statesman,
He could set on squbs, but had no stomach for the
thunder Of the captains and the shouting. Even
n he had cssaycd to get hearing for sober speech
people would have been looking for wittcisms
rather than wisdom. and he would have fouai ain,
self gravely hampcrcd by the reputation he had
built up as man OF smart sayings but not OF large
uttcrance
The sun., 1903-12-08
Nine. PaderewsM and the Matinee Girls
Rrom N. Pkladelphin Ledger.

Nine. paderevski says. in reply to an
American inquiry: Am jealous because
all the ladies adore my husband? What a
question. or course not. / think it's beau
tiful: no, more than beautful-wonderful.
For / am sure it Is homage given to his art.
When we were In Boston last time. we ar
rived only an hour or two before the concert
and drove to hotel near the hall. and there
/ saw already a long, line of young girls and
of them had worked hard all day. too: |
said then to my husband, Well, am afraid
could never show you such devotion.
The sun., 1903-12-08
BARRELS IN STORAGE ABOUT DEC. /. 1898 1902

In years when the conditions are un-
proptious for apple culture, the total
declines, but the demand for the Ameri-
can fruit for domestic consumption and
for export is growing steadily. The
apple crop is one that, thanks to the ap-
plication of cold storage to its preserva-
ton. small farmers, unable to compete
with more advantageously situated agri
culturists in the production of grains
and the like, CT J cultivate profitably and
dispose of TO- advantage.
The sun., 1903-12-08
Rather Fruitles Advertising.

From the International OuduerV'
II Is an open secre, that tailors make presents
OF elegant clothing to prominent persons, In con
slderatlon for which the latter are expected To
mention the maker. casually, to be sure, but as
often as possible. Other nrms are known 70 EN-
ploy persons who, when occasion offers. say In a
crowded street car, converse naturally. but quite
audibiy and encIgeucally. on ths msesAs q their
employers establishments
The sun., 1903-12-08
Signs of the Times.

Whcneer meet my grocer now.
He always makes a courtly bow.
And In the bootblack are revealed
The manners OF Chesterfield.
The cook-this fact youll scarce believe
Has given notice not to leave.
The bakers bread Is nj to eat.
The butcher sends US splendid meat.
The BARRIERS stopped his repsrtec,
And seems oontented with his fee
The janitor-its really true
Cracks Jokes like Chauncey NJ. Depew.
what's brought this wond 'rous change about'
lknow-'tis Christmas. without Doubt
La ToucHI HANCOCK.
The sun., 1903-12-08
Qusdruplc the Appropriation for New
Ships Of War!

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: | take
OF my hat in respectful Difference to the
author of the leading editorial In THE Sun
of to-day entitled For National Insurance"
1t is manifestation of the highest journal
ism in the interest of our national welfare.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8. D. c. l., ByRNEs.
The sun., 1903-12-08
Mr.. Bri.tow Nominated in Kansas for Senator

FT0fn nc EfhUUfTd UHtfNF,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
is the best public man Kansas has produced
Next year j. II. Burton will come up for the in-
dorsement Of the people The State Senators to
be elected will vote for or against Burton.
Should there be any question where Kansas
stands In contest between Burton and Bristow,
This Is q bigger question than machine and anti
machine. Dristow will swce p Kansas.
The sun., 1903-12-08

The most excellent feature of the plan for
the control OF the liquor traffic proposed by
FRANCIS VINToN GREENE and indorsed by
SETH Low is that there is no probability Of
it's being adopted.
The sun., 1903-12-08
The Three Hundred.

Leondas was holding the pass.
III we were only the Four Hundred instead OF
the Three Hundred" he walled. they could never
break through"
Angered at his lack OF foresight. the hero OF
Thcrmopyln fought 10 the bitter end.
The sun., 1903-12-08

Though Love may make the world 20 round
For Romeo's dear fair one.
|, sometimes lacks ability
10 make the meal a square one.
The sun., 1903-12-08

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Hiosque No. 10. boulevard des Capucines
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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-09-18
FIRST DOCUMENT OF Plus x.

Addresses Letter to Certain Cardinals
Confirming Appointments.
ROME-It has been announced that
Plus X would announce Tuesday his
first encyclical addressed to the Cath
olic hierarchy and people throughout
the world. but this was incorrect.
The pontiff published his first Off
cial document, consisting of letter
addressed to Cardinals Vannutelli,
Rampolla, Ferrata and Yves y Tuto,
confirming their appointment by Pope
Leo, as a celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the dogma of the I'm
maculate Conception. The letter
which is brief, is followed by prayer
to the Virgin Mary, which will ac-
quire Importance as being the first to
bear the signature of Plus X.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-09-18
AS TO BULGARIA
WILL WAIT TWO DAYS AND
THEN TAKE ACTION.
A CONFLICT SEEMS AT HAND
Little Nation, at Whatever Cost, viii
Cast Lot with Prosecuted Chris
tians of Macedonia-WiII Protect
the Women and Children.

MISUNDERSTANDING rumors come
from Vienna and elsewhere regarding
teh Balkan crisis and whilst it is i'm
possible to confirm the more sensa-
tionai statements. here is accumula-
tion of evidence that some violent so.
luton cannot long be delayed
The Sofia correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph sends, under Satur-
days date, another long dispatch
warmly defending Bulgaria's patient
and quixotic attitude of loyalty toward
the porte and the powers denouncing
Europe's indifferences to the wiping
out of large Christian community.
He says: Bulgaria has displayed
unexemapled moderation. Her last
urgent request to the powers was that
they should compel Turkey to suppress
the uprising by legitimate methods of
warfare, but to spare women and chill
dren from indignities and massacres.
But even this, Christian Europe has
refused and Prince Ferdinand's gov
ernment, having fully considered the
question and aware of the disastrous
consequences with which the powers
threaten Bulgaria ife she intervenes,
has decided that she cannot longer
neglect her sacred duty to prevent the
Christian population being done to
death. In couple of days more the
die will be cast and Bulgaria will do
her duty. An official communication
will be made to the powers in the
above indicated time, and forthwith
the necessary measures will be taken
and only countermanded if the pow
ers Immediately intervene. This is
Bulgaria's last word. The moral re-
sponsibility will fall upon Christian
Europe, even if the material conse-
quences have to be endured by Bull
garia.'
A dispatch from Constantinop1e to
the Standard says large forces are be-
ing collected to the north and north
west of Constantnople, where, in the
event of war, the first fighting is ex-
,pected to occur, and, though illusions
to any plan of compaign is strictly
censured, it may be assumed that Ger
man advice during recent years had
not left Turkey unprepared this time.
From Vienna comes the semi-official
statement that Austria has again pro-
posed to the powers to admonish Bull
garia, but that so far nothing has
come of the proposition.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-09-18
CHARGES NOW PUBLIC.
United States Attorney Gives Names
cf Men Indicted

WASHINGTON-U States Dis
trict Attorney Beach on Friday an
nounced that the six persons named
in the seven indictments returned by
the grand jury last Tuesday are:
George W. Beavers, former chief of
the division of salaries and allowances!
postoffice department; August Machen,
former general superintendent of the
free delivery system postofice de-
partment: James W. Erwin, former
postoffice inspector, with headquarters
in San Francisco; George H. Hunting
ton and Isaac A. Mcclellan, both of
New York City, owners of the Colum-
bia Supply company of that city, and
Eugene D. Scheble of Toledo, O.,
dentist and interested in the firm of
Maybury & Ellis of Detroit, Mich, let
ter box manufacturers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-09-18
ACTS ON DEMAND
TURKEY REMOVE THE GOVERNOR
WHO WAS OBJECTIONABLE.
LEISHMAH'S PRESTIGE LARGER
chekib Bey Says that Peace Has Been
Established at seyroot-city is Now
Quiet and the People Are Resumins
Business.

WASHINGTON-Th following bul.
letin was posted at the Navy depart.
ment Friday:
Admiral Cotton telegraphs from
Beyroot, September 10, that the gov.
ernor general of Damascus has been
appointed acting governor general at
| Beyroot and has expressed desire to
settle the case of the American vice
consul satisfactory to the United
States government. Beyroot quiet.
business improving, confidence in
creasing."
The State department had authentic
advices that Governor General Nazim
Pasha of Damascus. who has been ap
pointed acting governor of Beyroot,
is a trustworthy and broad-minded
man, and Minister Leishman has been
instructed to advise the sublime porte
that the Washington government is
greatly pleased at the immediate
of the governor of Beyroot and the ap-
pointment in his stead of response
BILE person and one favorable to fora
eigners.
A long cablegram reached the State
department from Minister Leishman
on the general Turkish situation.
which has not yet been made public.
The prestige of Minister Leishman
at Constantinople has greatly in
creased since the appearance of the
European squadron off Beyroot, and
the scope of his representations to the
porte has also increased in the last
few days. 1t is understood our gov
ernment will push to an early conclu.
sion all it's pending claims against
Turkey.
Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister,
was a caller at the State department
Friday, bringing further reassuring
advices that condition of absolute
peace has been established at Bey-
root
CONSTANTINOPLE- American
consul at Beyroot reports that the sit.
uation there is improving, thanks to
the confidence inspired by Nazim
Pasha, who has succeeded Reshid
Pasha Rumors of fresh outrages con.
tinua IN roach ConStantinOnle hut
these reports are deliberately spread,
with the object of creating the impress
sion that the present situation at Bey-
root was caused by the arrival there
of the United States warships.
AS matter of fact the general state
of affairs is chronic at Beyroot. In
security has prevailed there for
months.