The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
CALL FOR INFORMATION.
Roosevelt Must Furnish Clean Bill of
Health Before Democrats Favor
Panama Camel Treaty.

Some of the Democratic leaders
in the Senate, says n special of the
2lst to the Republic, insist that
the fate Of the Panama Canal treaty
will hang in the balance until the
information asked for by Senator
Hoar. in his resolution has been
received by them.
The Administration must have
a clean bill of health, " said
prominent Democratic Senator to-
day. Not until it has shown
that it has not been in collusion
with the men who brought about
the revolution at Panama will the
minority Senators look with favor
on the treaty and be willing to al
low it to pass the Senate. "
Following this line of action, the
nomination of Minister Buchanan
to represent the United States at
Panama was held up in the Senate
executive session on n motion that
the nomination be rcconsdered
Democratic leaders declare that
the only way in which the admins.
tration can show itself guiltless of
c0lIuslon at Panama is to have
that resolution adopted and to
place the information il calls for
before the Senate.
The Democrats in the Senate
want it understood that, in adopt
ing this course, they do not oppose
the building of canal, not even
the Panama canal, under the pro-
visions of the Spooner act. They
take the position that they are en-
titled to full information before
acting upon the Panama treaty.
1.-THE HOLY CITY"
Thirty men, red eyed and dis
heveled, lined up before a Judge
of the San Francisco police court.
1t was the regular morning com
pany of "drunks and disorderlies. /"
Some were old and hardened, 9th
ers hung their heads in shame.
Just as the mOmentary disorder
attending the bringing in of the
prisoners Quietcd down, strange
thing happened. A strong, clear
voice from below began singing;
Last night lay a-slceping.
There came dream so fair"
Last night! 1t had been for
them all nightmare or a drunken
stupor. The song was such IL con
trast to the horrible fact that no one
could fail of sudden shock at the
thought the song suggested.
II stood in old Jerusalem,
Beside the Temple there"
the song went on. The Judge had
paused. He made quiet inquiry.
A former member of n famous
opera company, known all over the
country, was awaiting trial for
forgery. 1t was he who was sing
ing in the cell
Meantime the song went on,
and every man in the line showed
emotion. One or two dropped on
their knees; one boy at the end of
the line, after desperate effort at
self control, leaned against the
wall, buried his face against his
folded arms, and sobbed, "Oh,
mother, mOther!"
The sobs, cutting into the very
heart the men who heard, and the
song still yelling its way through
the court room, blending in the
hush.
At length one man protested.
Judge" said he, have we got to
submit to thsi We're here to
take our punishment, but this"
He, too, began to sob.
1t was impossible to proceed
with the business of the court, yet
the judge gave no order to stop
the song. The police sergeant,
after an attempt to keep the men
in line, stepped back and waited
with the rest. The song moved on
to its climax:
Jerusalem, Jertsaeml Sing, for the
night is o'erl
Hosanna in the highestl hosanna for
eyermore"
In an ecstacy of melody the words
rang out, and then there was 81
lence.
The judge looked into the faces
of the men before him. There
was not one who was not touched
by the song; not one in whom
some better impulse was not
stirred. He did not call the cases
singly--a kind word Of advice, and
he dismissed them all. No man
was fined or sentenced to the work
house that morning. The song
had done more good than punish
ment could pOsSibly have accom-.