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The One Failure OF Capt. Pershing. Z.

Within a period now measurable in
months, no other officer OF the United
States Army has been more frequently
or more favorably mentioned in news
reports than Capt. PERsHING. Every
few days We hear of his preaching the
gospel Of peace to some new Datto out
in the wilds of Mindanao. Interspersed
with these accounts, others come to tell
of his subjugation of some rebellious
Datto whose greatest need is just such
parental spanking as PERsHINd bestows
upon him. Notwithstanding all this, the
fact remains that in one very notable re-
spect PERsHING is failure he remains
Capt. PERsHING, L. S. A.
1t is precisely there that PERsH1NG
makes his fatal mistake. He persists in
spending his days in wallowing in tropical
swamps; in hacking his way through
tropical jungles, the fearless leader OF
his fearless followers He persists in
enduring physical hardships; in living on
hardtack and bananas; in instructing the
rebellous heather of Mindanao in good,
sound American righteousness; and in
hiding his light under bushel.
No magazines present us with My
Life Among the Moros, by Capt. PER-
sHING or The Sanitation OF Parang-
Parang, by Capt PRRsHING; or pictures
of Capt. PERsHINd at various ages, or
Capt. PERsHING leading charges against
a Moro Gotta. His name does not stare
us out of countenance in six-inch-letter
headlines in the screaming press.
Poor PERsHING! Poor, lonely, far
away PERsHINo! He needs good, wide
awake BELLAIRs.
The sun., 1903-05-15
Ethics OF tho stock Exchange.

The true function of the Stock Ex.
change, as is we'll understood by economic
students, is to afford an accurate register
of the value of properties. The more
sensitively quotations on the exchanges
respond to actual changes in values,
the more accurate guide they afford
to intelligent investors. Whatever adds
to the information Of the public regard
ing values is help to business; whatever
detracts from this information or seeks
to falsify or befog it, impairs the value
of exchange quotations as guides TO
investors and hurts business. The more
nearly the exchanges correspond in fact
to these requirements OF the theory on
which they are founded, the more they
will command the respect OF investors
and the larger will be the volume Of
sound business attached to them.
Sensitiveness of the exchanges to
influences affecting values has put ii
in the power Of unscrupulous persons
toN change the prices OF securities.
at least for the moment, by the circu-
lationl of false rumors regarding the
management and earnings Of properties.
When false rumors are circulated wrong
is committed on the investor, and 1t Is
all the more serious in its consequences
il it affects an investor Of limited means.
Whenever a conspiracy is entered upon
deliberately to injure the reputation Of
property by the circulation OF mis-
leading statements regarding it's earn
ings or balance sheets, a crime is COM
mitted against the law Of New York
and against the recognized ethics Of
brokers and those who deal in securities.
This is not the place to dissect the
merits Of the recent controversy over
the management OF the Metropolitan
Street Railway; but If those inter-
ested in that property, as managers or
shareholders, can show that con-
spiracy was formed to depress the
price Of its securities, without warrant
in fact, they have right to ask that any
member Of the Stock Exchange engaging
in such conspiracy shall be punished.
The question Of honest dealing on the
Stock Exchange goes beyond the in
fuenoe upon the individual property
which may be the subject of misrep-
resentation. 1t reaches first the ac-
tual holders of the securities assailed
by sympathy it reaches holders Of all
classes of securities whose quotations
are affected by the temper Of the mar
ket; and by it's reaction upon the market
at home it affects American financial
interests in foreign markets. Foreign
financiers have not looked with much
qualification upon the theatrical coups
of some of our new kings OF finance.
To corner property and run the price
of its shares up 100 per cent. within
a few days: to raid the market in order
to obtain n majority of stock to sell
out again at fancy price to the ele-
ments in control-these arc types of
operations which do not appeal to the
conservative temper of European finan-
ciers. They do not add to foreign con-
fdence in American methods. foreign
disposition to absorb American secur-
ties. or foreign willingness to leave capi-
tai in periods OF stringency at tho COM
mand Of the New York market These
operations are relatively legitimate, how
ever at least in form, compared to
the attempt to injure properties and
The sun., 1903-05-15
THE Luck or M'CORMACk.
Morris Park winner Pushes His Vein Hard
in a Rame and Wins All.

Edward Mccormack, the curb broker.
who ran a six-dollar -shoe string at the
Morris Park races last Saturday up to 81 .075,
distinguished himself again Yesterday by
winning diamond ring in rattle which one
Of the brokers got up. One hundred and
s1ty-flve chances were sold at prices rang
ing from one cent to Sl,65. Mr.. Nc
Cormack's, which he drew from a hat
called for the payment Of Sl.23, but he
matched with another broker, who had
also drawn for a chance, as to who should
cost him not one cent The aggregate Of the
chances sold netted the rafffer about ei37.
The sun., 1903-05-15
PRESIDENT APPOINTS UMPIREs.
They Arc to Act In the Adjustment OF
Claims Against Venezuela.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE State Depart
ment received notice from the President
10 -day that, in accordance with the agree
ment OF Great Britain, Germany. Italy and
the Netherlands with Venezuela, he had
made the following appointments OF um-
pires in the adjustment OF the claims OF
these European countries against the last
named country, Frank c. Partridge OF YER
mont, for British and Netherlandsl claims;
Gen. Henry NJ Duf1eld OF Michigan. for
German claims, and jackson H. Ralston
of the District OF Columbia, for Italian
claims.
The protocols signed in Washington by
Herbert W. Bowen, Venezucla's special
envoy, and the representatives here OF
England, Germany. Italy and the Neither
lands, provided that the claims OF each OF
these Governments against Venezuela
should be adjusted by commisslon at
Caracas, to consist OF one British subject
and one Venezuelan. one German and
one Venezuelan, one Italian and one
Venezuelan and one Holander and one
Venezuelan. and that in the event that any
upon the amount Of damages to be paid
by Venezuela to the European country CON
cerned, the President Of the United States
should name an umpire, whose decision
should be final.
Mr.. Partridge has been private, secre.
tary to the Secretary Of War Solicitor OF
the State Department, Consul-General at
Tangier, Morocco, and Minister to Vene,,
zuela, He is lawyer and is associated
with Senator Proctor of Vermont IN the
business of quarrying marble.
Gen. Duffield lives in Detroit. where ne
practices law He has been for many years
the political lieutenant OF Senator Alger.
In the Spanish American War he served
as Brigadier-General Of Volunteers ana
commanded brigade Of Michigan troops
in the Santiago campaign.
an ardent single tax advocate. He was the
agent Of the United States in the arbitra-
ton of the Pious Fund case, in which Mexico
was the other party, before the permanent
tribunal at The Hague last year
The sun., 1903-05-15

The Duke Of ARGYLL. who ia trying to
sell Iona Island and the Null Of Ross, Is not
the only British peer who has too much
land and too little money. The Duke OF
WELLINGTON is trying to lease his famous
seat Strathfieldsaye, with an estate OF some
seven Thousand acres, given to the first
Duke of WELLINGTON by the British people
in 1917, and held in fealty by the delivery
to the sovereign each year on June IS, the
anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, Of
tri-colored flag. Four hundred years ago.
in EDWARD Tvs reign, GEORGE NEVILLE,
Duke of BEDFORD, was degraded from his
rank by Parliament, on the ground that his
poverty did not permit him to maintain it
with dignity. II Parliament should follow
that precedent now there would be great
lessening Of the numbers Of peers, and quite
possibly the fourth Duke of WELLINGTON
might find himself once again Lieut. Col,
WELLESLEY. retired on half pay.
The sun., 1903-05-15
Gaelic "a be Studied In Bridgeport.

From the Ntp Haron Ercnin0 Register.
BRIDGEPORT, May l2.-The interest taken
In the revival Of the Gaelic language by the
Irish people of Connecticut was manifested
In the meeting held in this city yesterday,
ut which q permanent State orsanization was
formed. II will be known as the Gaelic Ian
guace Society of Connecticut, The meeting
was held at Hbernian Hall. and was attended
by representatives of Gaelic language schools
in this city, New Haven. Waterbury. Hartiord
the discussion OF plans for the extension OF
schools and the enlargement OF the existing
ones, officers were elected as follows:
secretary, william Foley Of wnllinRford
,reasurer, ": 7 Maher Of Bridgeport. iSsp ~,
about forty pupils The membership is in
creasing rapidly and the pupils are dissen-
mating what they learn among their aeeo-
ciates. Those interested In this city hope
that In a wear from now there will be large
number who can speak the tongue.
The sun., 1903-05-15
Jspau'. Preparation for war.

A correspondent writing on April "a from
Kobe. Japan. says:
am here for n few days to see the Osaka
Exhibition. Sinre my arrival the Emperor
came to review the fleet. and there are many
rumors that there will soon be war between
japan and Russia. There has been heavy
fall on the Stock Exchange. l hear from
private sources that the Osaka regiments have
received orders TO be ready for active service.
and that there have been farewell meetings
between the soldiers and their families. There
is no doubt that preparations for war have
been going on quietly for some time.
The sun., 1903-05-15
Mr.. WYNNE-S PORTRAIT or a COW.
Letters From Friends and Others Giving
Their Views Of what the Artist Meant.

WARRINGTON. May t.--Assistant Post
master General Wynne. who, in answer TO
a request for portrait Of himself, received
a portrait Of a particularly handsome COW,
standing knee deep in meadow, grass and
oontently chewing a cud, and who has
own mind whether the artist meant any
thing" has received many letters from
friends, acquaintances and strangers e1-
pressing their views on the subject. The
following quotation from the nonsense
verse OF Ge1ett burgess was contained IN
The most recent Of the contributions:
Ever sec purple cow
never hope 10 see one,
Bl, his II tell you anyhow:
I'd rather sec than he one
The writer added the following: "Thee
cud of content is better than the burr OF
unrest. Chew on
Mr.. Wynne took the allegorical COW home
the other day, and 1t now occupies the
place of honor on the wall of his den
The sun., 1903-05-15
Nemeuto Bricks From ETHAN Allen
Cell"

At the time OF the tearing down Of the
old Hall Of Records Subway Contractor
John r. Mcdonald obtained about dozen
bricks from the walls of the cell in which
tradition says Ethan Allen was confined
He has had one of the sides Of each OF these
bricks enamelled in white. On the surface
of the enamelling have been photographed
pictures of the old hall and OF the CELL
The bricks will be distributed among the
chief officials Of the municipal government.
The sun., 1903-05-15
Spring in the Park.

Oh, Romeo and Juliet.
Had your day been as this.
You would have gone to Central Park
To revel In your bliss.
For there Is no, another place
We wot of quite SO nice.
And which approaches quite so near
To lovers Paradise.
When twilight lets her curtain fall
And pins II with a star,
II there are empty benches there.
You don't' know where they are.
And every bench bears such . load
OF ecstasy for two.
That you would sadly sigh because
There were no bench for you.
From hot and stuny tenements
In dark streets where the air
Is thick and close. the lovers come
Where everything Is fair.
Green grassy plains and wooded wales,
And lakes whose ripples show
The wandering moonbeam's yellow tracks
As through the Park they 60.
And solemn. kindly trees that watch
Through tender hours and hear
No word that Tom says to his Best.
Nor Susie TO her Dear.
Beyond the great Parks siiences
The rumble OF the street
Is family heard. but just enough
To make the silence sweet.
The little birds have gone 10 sleep.
The squirrels do not play.
And tender Guardians OF the Peace
Go round III. other way.
Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one.
May. In . thousand places hcrt,
Join when the day Is done.
No palaces or royal halls,
Or lofty brazen gates.
Or onyx walls, or frescoes rare,
Surround these loving mates.
Theirs Is a ersnder house than all
That man can build or buy.
Its carpets arc the living grass.
Its ceiling Is the sky.
Its lights the stars. It's windows Wide
Face earth and air and sea.
And those who sit within It's walls
May view lInnity.
There hearts 60 out TO hearts. and hands
Clasp long and ferveutiy.
And lips give kisses back to lips
No matter who can see.
This Is the clty's counting place.
And here the multitude.
In natures green environment,
Msy meet In melting mood.
Here John and Maggie. 10 the calm,
Soft stiffness Of the night.
May bill and COO and swap sweet speech,
To their own hearts delight.
And when tn. fros's OF winter come
To drive them all away.
They settle down to husneAs ana
Announce their wedding day. Will,
The sun., 1903-05-15
LOVING cur FOR G. F. ELLIOTT.
Brooklyn Club Celebrates His 2Sth Anni'
yersary as . Lawyer.

The Brooklyn Club celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary Of George F. Elliotts
admission to the bar on Wednesday night
by giving a dinner in his honor and pre-
Mr.. Elliott has long been prominent in
the Republican organization and is now
an aspirant for the place on the Supreme
Court bench to become vacant at the close
Of the year by the retirement OF Justice
VI. w. Goodrich, who has reached the age
init
The sun., 1903-05-15

In the latter part OF April Mr.. d. NJ.
PARRY, president Of the Manufacturers
Association, and the Hon. MARCUS A.
HANNA we're at direct issue on a certain
question, concerning which the general
state of the country to-day proves that Mr..
PARRY said what was so and that Mr. HANNA
said what was not So Yet we observe that +,
although Mr. PARRY has again given to
Senator HANNA an opportunity to right
himself, the latter refuses to embrace it,
The sun., 1903-05-15
Shade for Polar and Grizzly Bears.

The grizzly and polar bears in the
Central Park menagerie will have a COM
paratively cool time Of it this summer in
their dens on the hill. Director Smith
has had a wooden hood put on the top of
the inclosure which covers the south and
east sides
The sun., 1903-05-15

:, our Iritrds Iho Idror us uNh manuscripts lo'
nvy IN MI eoy,s send stamp, for mat purpose.
The sun., 1903-05-15
Stuss.

TO THE EDITOR or The suns Sot hF Nv
Sun to day that two vieilan; detectives sh'h''''
In a roomful OF men playing "sinss" IN ~. os'
avenue cafe. What Is stuss'
Stuss Is a variation of faro. table is mari
with the thirteen cards and bets are made on 'n'7
In much the same m amer.
The sun., 1903-05-15

pApts-Kiosaue No y. near Grand Hotel ana
Eiosoue No. TO- Boulevard dcs Capucincs
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NEAk The pIPIp,ER.
Comet May be Seen in the Northern
Skies Tonisitt,

Comet May be Seen in the Northern
Skies Tonisittr
From Wednesdays Daily
1t is announced by tho Sc who ought
to know that the comes, which has
been attracting the attention of as
tronomers all over the country for the
past several weeks, can be seen by OF
tumwans in the vicinity of the dipper
in the northern sky There are few
people who cannot loca'le the big dip
per and little trouble should be ex
perienced by Ottumwan;s in seeing that
brilliant body. 1t is STATED that the
comet is now receding from the earth
and that it will continue to grow dim
mer until it finally disappears from
sight. The comet apo tars like hazy
star and can be plainl y seen with the
naked eye. Tonight it will appear just
west of the handle of The dipper, hay
ing passed through the bowl. Last
night about $50 O'clock it appeared
just at the juncture tof the dipper and
handle.
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oriqinaI Notice.

a. N. Thomas VS.. the Unknown Claim
ants of the real estate hereinafter de-
scribed, ct al,
To James Sutton, Milla Sutton, Charles
Harvard Susan Harvard, Margaret Har-
ward, Thomas ]. Sutton, the unknown heirs
at law and devisees Of James J. Sutton and
of Charles Harvard, and the unknown
claimants of the real estate hereinafter de-
scribed:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the petition of, A. N. Thomas Ia now
on file in the Office of the clerk Of the dis
trict court of Wapello county, Iowa, claim
ing that he is the owner in fee simple of
the southeast u of the southwest u of
section is, and the northeast n of the
northwest u of section 10, all in town
ship II. range 10, in Wapello county, Iowa,
and alleging that the unknown claimants
of said real estate are the unknown heirs
at law and deysees of James j. Sutton
and of Charles Harvard, and that such
rights as 1t is claimed they have in said
real estate are derived by Inheritance from
said James ]. Sutton and Charles Har-
ward, and claiming that each and all of
you have no right, title or interest in said
property and asking that his title thereto
be quoted and established and that you
and each of you be barred and forever
estopped from having or claiming any
right, lite or interest In said property adj
verse to said plaintiff.
And that unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day OF
the next term Of said court, to be begun
and held at the court house In Ottumwa,
Iowa, on August II, 1908, default will be
taken against you and decree rendered as
prayed.
iHEINDEL &; WEBER.
Attorneys for Paintin.
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To coIorado-InexpensiveIy.

Don't make the mistake of assuming
that it costs a mint of money" to
spend your vacation in Colorado. 1t
doesn't. In no other part of the
United States-that is, in no other part
where summer visitors go--will your
money go SO far or buy so much
For IS, SO or $40 a week you can
get good board and lodging at Colorado
Springs, Manitou or Denver. Most of
the people who go to Colorado spend
not to exceed SIP a week That in
cludes eyerything-liying, amusements
and side trips. Instead of putting up
at expensive hotels, the stay at COM
Portable boarding houses, at lodges"
or in camps.
The cost of reaching Colorado has
been materially reduced. Round-trip
Chicago; $25 from st. Louis; $3.50
from Omaha, st. Joseph and Kansas
City. Tourist sleeping cars are attach
ed to Rock Island trains for Colorado.
The berth rate from Chicago is only
$3.50. But tickets are good in stan
dard sleepers of limited trains, if you
prefer to travel that way.
Thousands of people are already
in Colorado. Hundreds are on the way.
Thousands more are going in the next
two or three weeks.
If your ticket reads via the Rock
Island system you can depend upon
having quick and comfortable journey
in both directions.
Information as to rates, etc., will be
furnished by any, Rock Island ticket
agent or by addressing,
S. F. Boyd
D. P. Agent, Davenport, Iowa.
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ed bonus of $1,000 so that the new
concern will begin business with $751;
Board Of Directors.


A meeting of the stockholders was
held yesterday afternoon and tn b fol.
lowing board of directors was ele cted:
E. A. Howard, Fairfield; Geore se H.
Robinson, st. GATHERINGS, Canada : Ed.
Hunt, Fairfield; Joseph Dain, Ottum-
wa; Robert B. Louden and Charl es NJ
Junkin, Fairfield.
Officers Of Company.
The board of directors then pI ,oceed.
ed to effect an organization by elect,
ing the following officers of the. com
pany:
President, William Louden.
Vice president, Joseph Dain.
Superintendent, George III. Rot ihnson.
Secretary-treasurer, Thomas Lou
den.
Auditor, Charles j. Fulton.
The Louden Machinery Co., Of this
city, manufacturers of hay tools of ev.
cry description will be a heavy c,;nsum.
er of the malleable irons, as Will al
SO the Dain Manufacturing Co., of OF
tumwa and the Stever Railroa d. Joint
Co., of this city, SO that the plan which
will have large capacity will be pref
ty well taken up for it's first. years
work. The location has not yet been
determined, but the directors have sew
eral fine places in view.
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SheriH's Sale.

Notice is hereby given, lat by virtue
of special execution. to me directed by
the Clerk of the District Court of. Wa
pello County, Iowa, against The goods.
chattels, lands, tenements. etc, of .Io-
hanna C. Mitchell and John Mitchell, De-
PENDANTS, in favor of the Ottumwa Loan,
Building aud Savings Associa- .on. Plain
tiff, I will offer at public sale. to the
highest and best bidder, for cash, at the
front door of ule Court House in the city
of Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa, on
the Sth day of August, 1903, between the
hours of o'clock a. m. and O'Clock D. M
on said day, all Of said Johanna c, Mitch
ellis and John Mitchell's right, title and
interest in and to the following describ-
ed property situated in Wapeio County,
Iowa, to-wit: Lot No. eight 81 in Robin
sons first addition to the city of Ottum-
wa, Iowa. sale to commence at the houh
of l: 80 o'clock p. IN. of said day.
Witness my hand this 9th day of July,
1908. ], II. Cremer,
Sheriff of Wapello County, Iowa.
By John ID. Stephens, Deputy.