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HE FIELD OF POLTTICS-GOSSIP VIEWS, AND INCIDENTS.
Sharp Williams opa-sm@n

TO be one of the ablest men in the
Democratic party. either in or out Of
Congress. He will be the minority
leader in the House in the next Con
gress. and by reason of this position
will have had an additional and more
favorable opportunity TO display his
abilities before the national convention
meets. The fact that he was only seven
years of age when the war broke out
was probably the only circumstance
which kept him from being a Confed-
crate soldier, but that should not be
counted against him. His father was
an officer in the Southern army and was
killed at Shiloh, but in this day and
generation the sins of the fathers should
not be visited upon the sons.
He is conservative. well balanced and
qualified 20 hold any position. He has
been steadily coming to the front for
several years. and holding the post OF
minority leader. he viii be more con-
spicuous than heretofore. and If any
Southern man is to be considered in
connection with the Presidential nom
nation. surely the Hon. John Sharp
Williams Is the man.
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ere. In spite of all her efforts to re-
main slim, she is becoming very stout,
and gives promise OF becoming as phe-
nomenally large as was her mother, the
late Duchess OF Teck. whose girth and
weight were simply colossal, though car
riec of by a most fascinating manner,
by a wonderful dignity and by such n
perennial and sunny good humor as to
charm everyone with whom she came
into contact The Princess OF Wales,
though an admirable woman. command
ing universal respect. is somewhat lack
Ing in that geniality which made her
mother the most popular princess OF her
day. Possibly IL may develop later. En-
bonpoint generally brings good humor in
its train. and in that event no one viii
complain that the princess does not pos
sess the sylph-Iike elegance OF Queen
Alexandra.
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Government Illustrations.
Pictures IL Official Reports Not Neces-
sarily ValueleSs.

Mr.. Giilegt of Massachusetts and
Mr. Cannon. chairman Of the Appro-
priations Committee OF the House, en-
ter protest against the TOO lavish
Use Of illustrations in Government re
ports
IN many respects they are right, but
they are barking up the wrong tree. in
our Judgment, when they point to
report of the commission 10 determine
the boundary line between the United
States and Mexico rs IN example of
pictorial extravaganza IN official pub
iicatiuns.
"Thc volume in question: says Mr..
Gil,ctt. contains nothing but pie
lures. al of one size. each picture
having upon it as its central figure
one boundary post. The first Is
marked No. ! and the last one Is
marked No. 25S, all practically alike.
differing somewhat IN the mountains
OF villages or cats and dogs and
horses that are put in to make it a
very pretty picture" In the opinion
OF Mr. Cannon the photographs of the
posts are 'about as valuable as the
photograph of hole would be-
We beg to differ in this particular
instance from these eminent states
men. The proper kind of photograph
of a boundary post. showing the con
tour of the surrounding country,
would furnish, under certain condi-
tions. valuable and. we might say,
priceless evidence in ease Of dispute
The United States has had number
of contentious Of this kind with its
neighbors IN the past-has one pend
ing. IN fact, at the present moment.
Do Messrs. Gillett and Cannon mean
to say that photographs of boundary
posts, assuming either to have existed
IL the early part Of the nineteenth
century, would not have played an i'm
portant factor in preventing the pres
entation of a claim, such as Canada
has now the hardwood to set up In
Alaska2
Without expressing any definite
opinion as 10 the value of "the photo
graph of a hole we may say here
that we have some very decided con-
victions regarding the value Of a pho
tograph that should disclose the III
terror of some peoples skulls. But we
mention 10 names. No, not for
worlds.
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The Statehood Fight.
Better an Extra Session Than the Crea
tion of UnIipe Commonwealths.

Better an Extra Session Than the Crea-
tion of UnIipe CommOnwealths.
With only ten days left Of the short
session, the fight over the omnibus
Statehood bill is still on, and urgent
legislation is blocked by it.
There are three things which may
happen: Either Mr. Quay and the
handful Of Republican Senators act
ing with him, plus the Democratic
contingent, may succeed IN getting the
bill through, As an amendment to one
of the appropriation bills; a compro-
mise may be effected by which Arr
IONA and New Mexico a. one State
and Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory as another viii be admitted into
the Union; or, no agreement being
reached and certain appropriation
bills failing Of passage, an extra ses-
sion Of the Fifty-eighth Congress may
be called
OF these three possibilities Repub-
Leans in Congress should not hesitate
to accept responsibility for the last.
An extra session Of Congress may he
an Inconvenience, but there are worse
things, and one Of them Is the ire
trievable blunder Of admitting half
baked States.
The Republicans in the Senate owe
II not only to party discipline but to
the best interests of the country to
defeat nj all hazards the bill sent over
from the House. The temptation to
compromise in order to avert an ex-
ira session Of Congress may be strong.
bat it should be resolutely resisted.
Arizona, after an existence of
. forty years as an organized Territory
has a seant white population scattered
over an immense area Of arid terri
tory. New Mexico Just comes within
the rule that a Territory which seeks
admission a. a State should have as
many people as the unit Of repre-
sentation in the House; but about
one-half of It's population Is Spanish
speaking. and one-third Of it is unable
TO read or write.
Oklahoma had a population of
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The New War College.
Its Value to the Army and to Local
Educational Interests.

Tomorrow, a. an appropriate fea-
ture Of the general celebration one
day ahead of Washington's Birthday,
President Roosevelt will lay the cor
uerstone of the new War College on
the Arsenal point reservation.
This ceremony VIII have both local
and national significance For while
IT viii mark for us an important ex-
tension of Washington's influence as
an educational center, il viii mark for
the country at large a first step taken
toward the creation of a much-needed
school of higher military training.
The conversion Of the old South
/ Washington Barracks into a seat of
graduate military instruction has been
one of the many projects Of army re-
form on which the present Secretary
of War has lavished his administra-
tive energies. il Is the natural COM
iplement OF his other program Of army
reorganization, now also happily ac-
cepted by tagging Congress For if
Secretary Roots first purpose was to
I lift the army to a strength common
suratc with rational needs and nation
al growth, his second has been TO Vi
talize and moGernize the expanded
military arm and bring 1t into intelli-
gent touch with all the changed con
ditions of latter-day warfare.
That the enlarged and recrganized
army lacked specialized and technical
instruction was evident from a glance
Mt the changes its personnel had I'M
dergone since the outbreak of the
| Spanish war From April, 1898, to
October, 1903, ISIS officers were
commissioned. OF these only 276-
or about - per cent-were graduates
Of West Point OF the others 616
were appointed from the volunteer
service. 414 were promoted from the
ranks. and 512 were taken directly
from civil life.
Training such a. the new War Col
lege Is TO furnish Is therefore one of
the urgent and immediate needs Of the
military establishment. Minor schools
the department already has at Forts
Totten, Monroe, Riley, and Leaven-
worth. But a central graduate insti-
tuition was required tO round and com
plete the education Of the officers
all. a great majority who have
missed the advantages of an original
and thorough military training.
The War College Is destined to play
an increasingly important role in our
military history The country will
welcome lis establishment as an added
means Of national defense. Washing
tonians will hail II not only as such,
but also as a striking contribution to
the National Capitals resources as a
center of education and intelligence.
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linois. Now Mr. Hardwick IS a man
OF small stature. youthful appearance.
and not such a person as one would or
mental force and vigor- In fact, his
looks very much belle him
Senator Cullom glanced down upon
the embryo legislator from the Cracker
State. and surprise was pictured in his
oountenance- Then he told a story.
When l was governor OF illinois," he
began. there was G vacancy in one OF
the district judgeships, and the governor
had the power OF appointment. There
we're applicants without number. until
it seemed 10 me that all the lawyers in
the district had sought the position 1
found il quite impossible TO make
selection from among them. Finally a
trustworthy friend OF mine recommended
a man He said he was a young lawyer.
a graduate OF Yale, able and honest. He
spoke so highly OF him that TO end the
matter I appointed the fellow sight un-
seen and be received his commission.
Some time afterward I sat in my once
and a card was brought in bearing the
name Of the new Judge. ! nearly jumped
out Of my chair when the man was
ushered in. He was a sailow. smooth
faced hungry. Insignificant. queer-look-
ing youngster, who appeared 10 be not
more than twenty-one years or age.
Rude as IL was, could not refrain from
saying, Well, it's a good thing l ap-
pointed you judge before seeing you,
else I should have named another man
He laughed. OF course. for he had come
10 thank me for the appointment But
IN Justice TO the man. I want 10 say
that he made one of the best district
judges the State of Illinois ever had, and
he was an honor to the bench"
Mr. Hardwick laughed and said that
with the same sort OF a handicap as 10
appearances he would endeavor TO do as
we'll as did the Illinois jurist.
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What Lord Miner Has Accomplished.

What Lord Miner Has Accomplished
Lord Miner. a self-made man. the son
OF an English professor of a German
college, has changed all this He has
successfully thrown all his weight
against the perpetuation OF this false
standard OF social value, and. thanks. 10
him. decent breeding and high character
have become in South Africa more ad-
vantageous passports than mere wealth
He has surrounded himself with a
personal stan OF men OF the same char
acter as himself, imbued with the best
traditions OF British official and scholas-
tic Ilfe. which not only make them IN
bribabIe and sensitive in matters OF
conscience. but likewise impart TO them
the manners. the bearing. and the cul-
ture which are so important an element
In any English-speaking community
They cannot be bought. patronized. or
Influenced. resembling in this respect
their chief. and when one calls TO mind
how many and specious arc the methods
invoked by those who have aNes TO grind
In South Africa. maneuvers social. Pc
cuniary. and even official and political, it
must be a matter OF congratulatiOn 10
everyone who has the welfare Of South
Africa at heart that Lord Miner and
his stan are so absolutely independent.
and though execrated and denounced.
especially by the mining magnates. are
so generally respected.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOT-
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ton. Furthermore. it's said that a
movement has been started among the
silverites Of the Hawkeye state with
tain control Of the State organization
and then push the propaganda work BE-
yond the borders OF Iowa.
It is well for the Democracy that such
a fooIhardy and insane effort should
be made in Iowa rather than elsewhere.
There il Will do the least harm. for it
is difficult to conceive OF anything which
could be done 10 place the party in
worse shape than il is just now in Iowa.
The guardian angel on a platform prom
ising free passes to Paradise could not
be elected TO a State Office in Iowa, il
he had ever been seen assOciating with
a Democrat, much less to run on that
party's ticket.
Sc il is as well that General Weaver
should be a candidate on free and IN
limited coinage OF silver sixteen-to-one
Platform as any other II could do lit
tie toward injuring his chances. II is a
fact which is causing comment. how
ever that this talk OF starting a silver
campaign comes at time when the Re
publicans of Iowa are badly split on
the question of revision or no revision
OF the tariff and that If there is any
chance for the Democracy, il is by step
ping in and widening the breach. in
stead of cementing il by agitating silver
Still it doesn't matter much what the
democrats Of Iowa do. There are so few
OF them that they are obliged TO do
something extraordinary in order to at
tract attention TO themselves.
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MI. Chamberlain in South Africa.

When Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
started on his voyage 10 South Africa an
impression arose that it would prove a
tremendous success. So great a triumph,
indeed. that it would land him in the
premiership, and at the same time bring
about the resignation OF Lord Miner
Neither Of these predictions has been
fulfilled. Lord Miner is more firmly
established in the saddle than ever
while Joseph Chamberlain's tour has
been signalized by many disagreeable
episodes II has not been by any means
an unmixed triumph. He has failed 10
win ove.. the South African Dutch 10 the
extent that had been expected. But not
withstanding this. / do not believe for
one moment that he has impaired his
prospects OF becoming premier. for he
remains more than ever the one pre-
dominating figure Of the Unionist party
He is returning home with the convic-
ton that no one is better qualified TO
deal with the problem in South Africa
than Lord Miner. The latter has. above
everything else shown himself TO b
level headed. and wholly insensible 20
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Southern Man Not Wanted.


year OF so before the Democratic
National Convention. as far back perhaps
as 1888, there always has been talk Of
placing a Southern man on the ticket.
generally for the Vice Presidency. Again
the suggestion has been made. but this
time il mentions the Presidency. as well
as second place.
The reason is obvious The South is the
backbone OF the Democracy. and furnish
es that party with the bulk OF its cleo
toral votes. without which II could hope
for nothing. and with winch it has only
been able TO succeed twice since the
war OF course. everybody knows that
a Southern man will not be nominated
for many years to come; il would be
suicidal TO do so, not that such man
would not be as loyal 10 the flag and
the Constitution as any man from any
other section. but sentiment is some
times stronger than reason. and senti-
ment would be against such action.
No Southern man really expects that
the Democratic party will go south OF
Mason and Dixon's Line for either its
Presidential or Vice Presidential can
didate. In the convention OF 1880 South
Carolina cast a complimentary vote for
Senator Tillman. but he is not an ex-
Confederate. and in the convention OF
1900 North Carolina voted on first call
for Gen. Julian s Carr of that State for
Vice President, but when IL was seen
that the trend was toward former Vice
President Stevenson. promptly changed
her vnfn 10 him.
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Than Her MoH-c%n

Archduke Charles, son OF the famous
general Of the Napoleonic wars, and
the hero Of the battle Of Aspern. BY
this second marriage Archduchess Eliz-
abeth had four children. one OF whom
is Queen Christina OF Spain. another
one Arch1uke Charles stephen. the sail
or member of the House of Hapsburg.
president OF the Imperial Yacht Club
and on admiral. The eldest is Archduke
Frederick. Duke of Teschen. generally
regarded as the cleverest soldier Of the
imperial family. and certainly the rich
est He is married to Princess Isabel
CT Croy. while the youngest son is that
immensely tall Archduke Eugene. who
towers head and shoulders above his
relatives. and who holds the semi
ecclesiastical office of grand master Of
the ancient Teutcric order. which binds
it's members. like Catholic clergy, TO
life Of celibacy. He is exceedingly
erudite. and although a general Of cav
airy and a capable military commander,
is likewise a full-fedged doctor Of divin-
ity. and had IL not been for the oppo-
sition of Emperor Francis Joseph would
have followed the example Of his grand
uncle. Archduke Leopold. and would have
entered the church. Archduke Leopold,
it may be remembered, died as full
fiedged cardinal.
Archduchess Elizabeth viii be greatly
missed at Vienna. especially by the
members Of the imperial family. For
she constituted. so 10 speak, a bond
os union between them all, and II was
her salon at Vienna that used to be
their rendezvous. In her youth she was
a wonderfully beautiful woman. and even
in her old age she still remained a state
" and imposing figure. added 10 which
she had Z wonderfully soft and melo-
dious voice. BY no one will her death
be felt more deeply than by her cousin,
the Emperor.
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Silverites in the Field.

With silver at 40 TO / there is talk
IN Iowa OF again raising the standard Of
the white metal and asking Gen. James
B. Weaver, erstwhile GreenbaclSer.
Farmers Alliance, Peoples Party. and
Populist candidate for the Presidency,
10 carry the banner. The disintegration
Of the Pops left General Weaver a man
without a party and, in his time. hav-
ing affiliated with many political or
CARNATIONS of varying faiths and creeds,
he felt lonely and Immediately sought
shelter beneath Democracy's wind blown
and tattered tent. He is said now TO lie
the candidate OF the silver faction Of
that party for the gubernatorial nomina-
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For Universal ExtraditiOn.

We have treaties OF eNtradition with thirty
countries, and international comfy in such
matters makes IL hard for conspicuous escaping
criminals to avoid eNtradition after Wig
orous diplomatic request for their surrender
But il is desirable that eNtruditon treaties
should be negotiated by all countries. 50 that
criminals fleeing the jurisdiction can be retakcn
anywhere as a matter Of international right
Some offcnses Of real gravity are lightly treated
in MANY extradition treaties. In twenty-three
Of our thirty conventions bgamy is not al.
extraditable ofense. In four burglary enjoys
the same eNcmption.-Philadelphi Ledger
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The Nelson Amendment.
Its Efficacy to Be Determined Only by
Practical Experiment

There are wide differences of oPin-
ION regarding the efficacy Of the Mel
son amendment 10 the Department of
Commerce and Labor act. The
amendment was assaulted in the House
bv the advocates of drastic antitrust
legislation a. inadequate, while 1t was
also defended as a better measure Of
publicity than had been presented in
any other bill.
Perhaps the real strength or weak
ness OF this measure cannot be fully
determined until after IL has gone into
effect. But the fact that il is this
publicity feature OF the bill which was
antagonized by the attorneys OF GER
tam large corporations indicates that
il j. not likely to be wholly Ineffective
Briefly, what is attempted is this ::
A bureau Of corporations Is created in
the new Department of Commerce
ard Labor. The chief of this bureau
is to have power to make "diligent IN
vesiigation into tine organization. con
ducj, and management Of the business
OF any corporation engaged in COM
merce among the several States and
with foreign nations" This informa-
ti0n Is for the purpose OF enabling the
President TO make recommendations
10 Congress for the regulation of such
commerce; and, IN obtaining il, the
Commissioner of Corporations is 90
have the fright 10 subpoena and COM
pei the attendance and testimony OF
witnesses and the production Of docu-
mentary evidence and 10 administer
oaihs.'
This bill may not follow exactly the
phraseOlogy of the interstate com
nierce act, but its practical effect APP
pears to be to give TO the head Of the
new bureau practically the same au-
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CastrO,s Stroke of Genius.

The President of Venezuela overcomes the loss
Of 50 per cent Of his customs revenue by de
creeing 30 per cent increase Of all tariff
rates. The burden of the new order viii fall
directly upon the foreign merchants, who
practically mouopolize the commerce of Nene-
zuela. These foreign merchants are chic tiy Ger
mans. 80 We have the engaging spectacle Of
Germany with mailed fist exacting a big
indemnity from Venezuela. and Venezuela in
return cNactiug an equal sim from the pockets
of German subjects President Castro means 20
nav Gcrmany's claims in fun If IL ruins every
German merchant in Venezuela to do it---New
York Tribune.
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influences OF wealth, society, or any
other kind whatever. Above all. he has
avoided the shadow of a suspicion OF
being in the slightest degree swayed by
the money lords OF The Rand, who, prior
to his arrival in South Africa. were
looked upon as ruling everything Ia
those days the fear of the money lords
had touched even the judiciary A So
ciaI rot was. upon the people. The rich
man went everywhere and did everything
simply because he was the rich man. No
door was closed 10 disrepute providing
the latter was sufficiently gilded.
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HARBORS-

Fun many a MONDAY nook | know
Where Memory is fain to go
And wait in Silence till the Shade
or Sleep the Solitude invade.
For there the resting places are
or Dreams that. jOurneying afar.
Pause in their migratory flight
This side the continent of Might.
John b. Tsbb. in the Atlantic.
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Ran for Office Against Lincoln.

John Alshury, who was known through central
Illinois 1.-THE man who ran against Lincoln for
the Legislature" is dead at the county poor
farm at Buffalo. III. Mr. Asbury was eighty
three years old lie came 90 this state In 1880
Because Of his simplicity Alshury had cousid-
cradle Of a following, aud-Vhen Lincoln was
nominated for the Legislature in 1872 he was
selected 20 run against him. During the lat
ter years 81 his life Alsbury became Populist,
and Was the Populist nominee FOR Congress ~
IS96--Chicaeo dispatch TO New York Evening
Post