The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
shows the influence of heredity in this
Dra ach of the hardy Morse race.

ora uch of the hardy Morse race.
The address of Graves, of Georgia, or
lynching, before the Chautauqua confer
encs, was as revolving and atrocious ar
utterance as a respectable audience evel
listened to in this country, and the Chau
tauqua audiences are supposed to be the
cream of responsibility. The speaker ad
mitted that lynching was anarchy and
riot and crime, but it was here to stay,
and he seemed to glory in the fact
Democratic politicians are charged by
Republicans with being engaged in a
scheme to bring about a renewal of the
strike in the Pennsylvania coal fields next
year during the Presidential contest. They
recall the advantage they gained from the
Homestead troubles in the Cleveland-H ar-
rison campaign of 1892, and doubtless i'm
agine that if similar troubles can again
be fomented the blame can be successfully
laid at the door of the party in power, with
the result of a labor landslide toward the
Democratic ticket.
A Smithsonian scientist has calculated
that when boy of 100 pounds eats two
ounces of ice in five minutes, his stomach
performs heat work equivalent to nearly
an eighth of a horsepower. In machine
wasting no power, it would raise the boy
1874 feet high.
The Republicans of Kentucky, who
have nominate a Louisville business man
for Governor, express confidence that con-
ditiOns are as favorable for their success
as in 1895. when W. o. Bradley was elect
ed. The Republicans have Il strong ticket
and are united. Two former Democrats
were prominent in the Republican Con-
vention. Its Temporary Chairman, William
| &. Owens, was Temporary Chairman of
the Democratic National Convention in
Chicago in 1892. and w. NJ. Beckner, its
nominee for Attorney General, was for
merly a Democrat.
| One of Uncle Sans sailors writes to
say that what the navy most needs now is
more officers and more cooks. He thinks
an officer cannot drill 20 men and give
proper Instructions to each, yet that is
what they are supposed to do. One cook
| For 100 men, as they are app0rtiOned now,
is too few, and the result is often seen in
poor rations The food is excellent, but
much is spoiled i'll the cooking.
1t seems to be admitted that an inquiry
| in regard to the influence of labor unions
on Government work had been ordered by
the President and is now in progress.
From official sources it was learned that
| the purpose OF the investiga ton is to de-
termine whether the labor unions are at
tempting to exercise any control over Gov
eminent employees. The reports sent to the
Department of Commerce by the Secretary
of War and the Acting Secretary of the
Navy show several instances in which la
Dor organizations endeavored to dictate to
the officials The report from the War De-
partment disclosed the fact that at several
of f1n nrIp foo Lob
had interfered with the policy of the Of
ficers i'll charge.
Meantime the announcement comes
from Chicago that members of the Engi-
neers' Union proclaimed, upon reading
President ROosevelts intention to see that
non-unioHists should not be Disseminated
against in Government Departments. that
a National movement would be started to
defeat him for denomination and for cleo
ton if the fight in the nominating con-
vention is unsuccessful when preacher
wants a job he must first join conference
or q graduate of certain college," de-
clared labor official when a lawyer
wants to transact business in the United
States Courts he must join an association.
Yet when we say that man should not
work unless he joins a society composed
OF his brother workers we are condemned.
This rule of Rooseveit's will defeat him
in the next Presidential campaign"
The War Department has arranged with
the Post Office Department to send the
100000 pesos of new Philippine Silver
Certificates from Washington to Manila
by registered mail, in order that exorbi-
tant express charges may be avoided. The
documents are not available as currency
until the Philippine seal shall have been
stamped on them at Manila, yet the ex-
press company insisted on full currency
rates for their shipment.
Late crop reports are to the effect that
throughout the Mississippi and Missouri
Valleys, the granary of the Nation, fair
average crops will be raised, although they
are generality backward. Slight decreases
in the estimated yield are reported in near
ly all cases except Texas and Alabama,
where unusually large increases are shown,
particularly in the corn crop, now vir-
tually assured in those States. OF the
Winter wheat" States, two only Ransas
and Michigan) show better average condi-
tions than last year. In Nebraska and
Wisconsin the average is within per cent.
of the previous year. The remaining
Winter wheat States Including Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and Missouri show de-
creases ranging from II per cent. to 40
per cent, the average estimate being II
per cent. less than last year. In the
Spring wheat States" Minnesota and
North Dakota show decreases of 5 per
cent. respectively; South Dakota, IL per
cent. increase; the average for the district
being per cent. decrease.
In the Corn Belt decreases ranging
from 3 per cent. to 30 per cent. are re-
ported. In few extreme Northwestern
States, where corn is not the important
crop, a considerable percentage of increase
is shown, although this does not mate |
rally affect the average. The greatest fall |
ing off is in Kansas and Missouri, which |
show an average of 30 per cent. less in |
each State; the least in Iowa and Ken
lucky, with 3 per cent less. The average
decrease in u principal corn producing
States is II per cent In the South the |
corn crop on the whole is excellent
The oats crop will be from per cent |
to 10 per cent short of last year. Kan
sas, Nebraska and South Dakota report |
increases of from 5 per cent. to 16 per
cent, while Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, |
Kentucky, Minnesota and North Dakota |
show increases Of from per cent to SO |
per cent.
The rye and barley crops are better in |
Kansas and South Dakota, but the totals |
for all States show on the average slight |
decreases. These crops are notably less |
in Illinois Ipptuclsv op6 NortJ, D.lyoto