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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations Of the New York
stock Exchange.

New YORK. NOV. II
Money on call nominalIy at 5a6 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 6 per cent Elk
changes. S192.003.5S1s balances, 49, $50, 254.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-21

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 20.-A special to
the Constitution from Tryon n. O.,
says: A telephone from Columbus
brings the intelligence that the county
poorhouse Of Polk county was burned
Tuesday and that four Of the Eve ia-
mates persisted in the FIRE. Origin Of
the fire is unknown
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
WHERE PUBLIC OWNERSHIP HURTS.

San Francisco has lately been very Socalistic city,
l. always inclined extreme ideas of government
Now the mayor a Socialist something very it,
ranks against movements in local politics.
the voters of Francisco have just failed to
prove proposition submitted them to issue bonds for
the purpose of taking possession of cable railroad line
and operating il. The franchise about expire.
Only about $4,000 voters part in the special cleo
The division 14,4S1 in the beginning of
street railroad business by the municipality 074a
against such venture into field hitherto for
private enterprise twothirds vote the affirmative
required. Consequently the proposition failed
Not many years ago Chicago voted in a general way,
the question whether the city should and operate
its street railways the yeas had it by
San Francisco has seemed quite as radical in such
matters the larger city Why then was the difference
so great at the polls?
Is it not probable that the tangible scheme bonding
the city for definite to acquire street railroad
looked far less attractive than the general vague idea
running the railroad department of cty's
business? Did many of the voters of Chicago
said at the polls that they wanted municipal ownership
have in mind getting the street railroads without paying
for them. Did they consider the cost?
There is strong flavor of confscaton in much talk
of the public invasion of fields held by private
enterprise is thing propose taking costly prop
critics for nothing quite another to raise money to pay
for them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21

diers good marksmens both with rifle and cannon
The Russian soldiers not had much practice and
are not SO good The may not be true of the
sailors of the nations. point in favor of the Jap
anese feet would its stations and its
fighting on interior against fleets operating from
vadivostok and Arthur, and the reinforcements
from Europe
If the japanese prevailed and able land troops
continent phase OF the would begin
Russia is said to have quarter Of million men in
the far On the other hand when Admiral Alexief
held his review Port Arthur few days with the
idea of mpressing Japan the futy Of attacking
bear assembled 20 000 Japan easily
and equip half million troops without drawing its
second IT, therefore Russia did add corsid-
eaby its present forces before the naval battle
Japan would have the the beginning of the
trouble the Pekin the expression of
correspondents well American and British of.
fces that the Japanese the best soldiers in the
expedtion-better than the Americans British Rus
slams If that be true estimate, the japanese would
whip equal number of Russians and Russia would need
considerably superior carry off the battle flags
Russia has about three times many inhabitants as
Japan and theoretically could raise times many
soldiers Fffteensixeenths of these inhabitants
ever live 5000 miles the theater war and the
duct OF military operations at that distance from the main
seat of supplies is not easy task
If the Mikado got the better of the first land campaign
in Corea Russia rather than have expensive
red in its province Of Manchuria probably would be
willing to call the whole misunderstanding and
treat the basis of the status in quonamey Russia in
Manchuria, with Japan suzeraln Of Corea-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
OUTCOME OF A FAR EASTERN WAR

If Japan and Russia fought single-handed the winner
would take Corea, would keep gain Formosa would
immensely increase its prestige in China Such would be
the only results declares the Chicago Tribune Neither
nationality could be submerged by the other Neither
capital in all probability, would even temporary
occupation by the troops of its enemy. The
great buwark TO Toxic it has always been Londo2
and St Petersburg is hundred times safer against the
Mikado than it against the great Napoleon.
The first question of the would the question of
allies. If England were drawn into ii on one side and
France France and Germany the other the
would be too fareachng even to guess at The
oriental phase of such conflict would be lost sight of in
the occidental vision the specuatons would be occu
pied only with the result of the European conflict But if
the good sense of the European powers kept them as it
probably would the fight panorama of great pro-
fessonal interest would unro itself before professors of
the military art.
What would be the result of this war between the
most eastery of the eastern peoples and the most
ery of the western peoples2 The scales hang pretty
evenly at present The weight of great military genius
thrown into either side would decide balance Whether
such genius would appear on which side he would
appear is question insoube Japan is feeling that
period of national exaltaon advancement and success
in which such genuses usually make their appearance
while Russia is not But such criterion cannot dehn-
tie enough to impose the prediction that great captain
VIII emerge from the miss his wiry yellow coun-
tTymen to victory
The trst part of the would be By sea- Ii Russia
sunk or drove into harbors the japanese warshps the
near would then have trouble in marching VIGOROUSLY
into Corea and in unloading shploads of his Cossacks
upon the tea fields OF Formosa Peace would hereupon
be signed on the basis Of the que for Japan
could no longer resist r. other hand japan placed
broomstek at its masthead and swept the Yellow sea
tne hight would just begin. The would then have
70 unload his soldiers on the Corea where the
gray host would be waiting on battlefield
Wbef vovFl h., +R,
The fleets Of the two so nearly equal in nun.
Ders and kind that the qualities the admirls and the
qualities Of the behind gins would decide Rus.
STA being great inland empire does net produce any
considerable number OF natural sailors She may have
sphuio trained saors-the event viii decide thatbrt
she has not anywhere number of natural sailors
that Japan with fishing population Of 100000 has AS
70 craftsmanship. NE know nothing The japanese sol.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
Errors Of NEGRO Dialect.

Our Northern friends seem to know as
little about negro lingo as they know
about negro character II they write
am for is and -" for " or TIL
and ring in a done in most unexpected
places and write ''massa for master.
they think they are writing negro dia-
lect. They have manufactured dialect
Of their own and stick TO It, IL is strange
20 us that they do not study the writ
ings Of Joel Chandler Harris. Frank stan
ton. Tom Page. Polk Miller. and other
Soueherr authorities. II 50 they would
save themselves many a blunder.
One cf the most notable bIunders the
Northern dialect writer's make Is the Use
OF the word .'massa" for the genuine
negro word. ''rnars;er" Strange enough
some Southern writers Of the new gen
GRAFTON have fallen into the same error
II we remember Miss Winnie Davis IL
one OF her books puts the counterfeit
into the mouth Of ore Of her negro chsr-
acters We have often wondered where
the countsrfelt came from Surely. we
never heard 4 slave gay rzssz. and
Ne have never seen any Southern rnsE
who did Perhaps {; originated 81 the
Old song. Nsssa's II De Col. Cor
Groun But where did the composer
Of the Song get the word? Does anybody
know We have repeatedly asked the
question and have ueTer received salts
fsctorv reply. -Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
, THE CURSE OF WEALTH.

That "often greater misfortune befall children
than great riches upon them by gifts and inherit
ance ishe conviction expressed by United States Judge
John F. Phillips of Kansas City. This conviction deep
ened by the exhibitions of prodgaty and depravty
the contending parties. is uttered "ober dicum
in announcing decision in the Bunel will case.
The quarreng heirs did submit to the labor of ac
curing an education" They "spurned the honors and
dignities that from labor IS strong language
that follows:
THE boy has been content to be mere parasite, co
exist in ideness and wantonness riot while
the girl aspiring to share in the bounty of trust has
grown up with rowing fancy and unstable habits litter
and hayward conemning parental authority and
spect. This condition of affairs is aggravated
by its demorazing effect upon lawyers and hungry
tanners who become largely interested in the SPOTS
the controversy unseemly thrust their personality
into the litigation"
These very phrases might be used in description of
many other idle heirs Of large who waste their
lives and their substance in idle vicious ways Such
friyolity is perhaps less in monarches where
wealth long inherited brings responsibilities recognized
and in enforced by public opinion For
public the happies state would which James Rus
sell Lowell in curious error predicted for the United
States when before the civil he wrote: "Ths new
world of be the great workers and of
small estates"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
LARoR,s AND CAPITALS LOSS.

1t is estimated that strikes and other labor troubles
during the present restricted the building opera
tons the leading cities the fifty millions
of dollars There is way of telling how capital
deferred from investment in building operations be-
of the high prices for material labor Surely
the of money put into new buildings this year
the principal cities will fall short Of the expectations
year ago.
1t is easy to understand that the checking of building
operations should the structural steel
of the products of the corporation The shrink.
age in the demand for this material had effect
upon other lines. There lessened demand for pig
iron and coke Blast furnaces and coke ovens have shut
down. there demand for coal This has caused
falling off in the business of the railroads.
the railroad corporations have reduced their working
force while others about to do the Only
thousand may be affected, but the number may be
increased.
Labor, usual has stand this loss but could not
labor have prevented the present condition? building
operations had gone ahead they planned last
March in all the big cities would the blast furnaces and
coke ovens be shut down now? Have not things moved
about in circle since the strikes in building trades
began? Certain conditions necessary the contnu-
of prosperity There be cooperation between
capital labor each doing its share keeping the
wheels of industry in motion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
Some Influences"
ID Kansas

( wellington News:-The attorney of
| Gilmore, the sterilizer man of the state
/ barber board, has written TO Frank Col
| Inns that his sterilizer which he made is
an infringement of the Gilmore patent,
and that he viii have TO quit using it. Is
/ it possible that CRAFTS are being pat
/ ented?
| FL Dorado Republican:-The Kansas
Amalgamated Federation OF Industrial,
| Commercial and Agricultural Interests,
at meeting held in the chamber OF
commerce, Hutchinson. Saturday, resolved
/ that their greatest need is an organl-
zation-and a candidate or TWO for office.
After this they went out and had din
ner.
Hutchinson News: = Renominate the
whole state ticket and elect it is a good
enough rule for Republicans to follow
next year.
Topeka Capital:-The Herald says:
The Kansas City Star remarked that
the pre-eminence of pumpkin pie oret
Kansas Day club bill OF fare means that
the politicians Will have their knives
out. The Parsons Sun enters the objec-
ton that Kansas politicians do not eat
pie with knife. That is true. All of
which causes the society editor of the
Hutchinson News 10 note that the method
is to grasp 1t firmly in both hands and
hang to it until the last cruulb is gone
And the editor of the Hutchinson News
is probably the highest authority in Kan
sas on pie and how 10 eat it.
Lawrence Gazette:-Melba made a date
with Topeka. and cancelled it. Topeka
admits that it was because she discov-
cred the place was cheap screw, and
refused to put up her price. We refer
Media to Eudora. That town is g whole
lot more artistic and far more liberal
than Topeka.
Topeka Herald:-Ed Hoch's mail is not
ccmosed entirely of letters urging him
10 run for governor In last weeks pa
per he says that he has lately received
an unusual number of letters from Peoria,
Chicago and Kansas City distilleries. He
lays it to the fact that he is from Ken
lucky.
Lawrence world:-One of the funniest
things is to see the list of papers that
are supposed 10 be opposing the machine
The Otto Republic and the Lawrence Ga
zette are both catalogued as Republican
papers.
Ottawa Herald:-M. A. Waterman is at
the head OF the investigation of fraud in
municipal and school affairs at Kansas
City, Kansas. Mr.. Waterman will be
remembered in Kansas as the man who
kept up the picture end of the Populist
campaigns. back in the nineties. If the
amount Of anguish Waterman used to
cause to the Republican party with his
drawings is equalled by his treatment of
Kansas City boodlers through resort to
law. the Kansas City cleanup Will be toll
erably thorough
GreeleYgCounty Republican:-Col. Marsh
Murdoock, of the Wichita Eagle, hits
Kansas City. Mo-. a solar plexus blow
by calling it ''predaceous abreption"
1t is doubtful if Kansas City will re-
cover from such deadly assault
Arkansas City Traveier:-From the grist
of politics ground out by the state papers
the biennial election law has the effect
of frightening the campaign, rather than
shortening it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
1aily - Eaele
Nj. M. MURDOCH, Editor.
TAMs sIxRY "UP TO IT."

Tams Bixby the president of the Dawes commission
has been summoned to Washington by Secretary Hitch
explain his connection with the and and title
companies which lease and purchase Indian lands.
The affairs OF the Dawes commission are being
investigated by Charles ]. Bonaparte, result of
charges against its members by Special Agent Bro
sius OF Indian rights commission. These charges
the effect that advantage has been taken of the
ignorant Indians in land transactions.
Secretary Hitchcock is greatly displeased because
government officials have associated with the title
companies, and he may appoint new Dawes commission
dispatches say Already Mr. Hitchcock has dismissed
number of officials because of charges similar to those
made against Mr. Bxby and other members of the COM
mission
Mr.. Bixby denies that he has been summoned by Sec
rotary Hitchcock but goes on business in connection
with the Delaware Indian damage suit Of 100000
against the government and says that if charges
taken up it will be done only incidentally Notwith
standing the Mr.. Bixby he will be questioned
closely regarding charges may be given the priv
lege of retiring the service seVering
his connection with the title companies.
Regarding the statement made by official of the
interior department the commission had written
letter to Secretary Hitchcock asking that its reports
Brosius charges be made public and suggest
ing that if the public informed of the commissions
side of the controversy the general feeling would not be
strong against it, Mr. Bixby said he knew of such
letter had not heard a suggestion Of such
sentiment by any member Of the commission
The investigation in its course" he remarked will
chow side of the situation When those answers
IN hx
directly the secretary Of the interior to be dis
posed of as he saw fit 1 am sure that the commission
has offered 10 such complaint"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
One Woman Drummer,

Qrom the Eldorado Republican,
The young woman drummer dole" the
cards. The first drummer stayed: the
next two laid down. the fourth took
one card while the young woman drew
two. The first drummer bet ten and the
second raised him ten. The young wo-
man went down in her stocking. pulled
out assfon and raised them an hun
dred. The two drummers stayed in, Dor
rowed I'll the money in the house and
called her. She had four aces and the
Gutter" The first drummer had four
kings, the second four queens When
the young woman Kicked her chair back
from the table at II O'Clock she remarked
TO the young men that they were lays"
and as they had no more money she would
go to bed; and she went The four
drummers counted up and found that the
young woman was SSGi amead of the
game, although at one time she was
$S5 in the hole.
All this in Ell Dorado, Butler county.
Kansas, Thursday night. October Is. 1903.
The four men drummers were playing
might've and invited the young woman
drummer to take a hand She said she
dIdn [ know much about it. but took
seat at the table High-fve was too
SLOW and a game of draw followed
with the above climax and the young
woman drummer is not even good
looking
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
One Woman's Travels.

(F'rom the Philadelphia Inquirer)
Miss Gordon-Cumnings was born with
an adventurous strain in her blood. and
has explored many places out OF the
usual lines of travel. She has rambled
thousands OF miles in China, was the
first white woman to penetrate the mys-
teries of Thibet: has seen the sun rise
from the granite erags of California
has climbed the Himalayas, looked on the
fire fountains of Hawaii. played at Rob-
Inson CrusOe on Pacific islands; has made
herself quite at home in the heart OF
Fiji and New Zealand. and is as familiar
with India and CeyIon in their least
known districts as with Bond street The
story of her adventures reads Ike a thrill
ing romance-from her brushes with death
among the Pamire to her experience OF
Samoan rebels
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
Greece and Macedonia,

[ have just had a long interview with
NJ Rail-, the prime minister and minis
ter for foreign affairs. on the relations
between Greece and Turkey in the Mace
DOMAIN question. NJ. Rail- who was also
prime minister at the most critical period
or the Greco-Turkish war of 1897. and is
row for the second time at the head of
| the ministry. is a statesman Of large ex-
perience and decided views, which he
expresses with charming bonhornie He
pointed out that while Greece and the
creek press were alone in Europe I'm their
support OF Great Britain at the time
OF the Boer war. the British press and
British public men were now strongly
ayerse TO the Turcophil policy Of the
Greeks in the Macedonian crisis. He
specially alluded 10 the action of several
English bishops and to Mr. Bryce He
reminded me that there was very
large Greek population IN Macedonia
larger than the Bulgarian, according to
his official statistics. and far in excess
OF what Mr.. Balfour had stated in his
much-eriucised speech. which has caused
SO much offense here. What. then. W.T.
the Greek government to Go for the do
Tense Of its compatriots in Macedonia >
The great powers could not. or would
not protect them, and it was beyond
the power OF Greece TO intervene bv
"a
peal to Turkey.
Il myself" said .he prime minister
asked the Turkish government 10 arm
the Hellenic population OF Macedonia and
IErace, not against the Buigarians. but
IN self-defense." But the porte. ALWAYS
inclined to b. suspicious. did not accent
this proposal. Greece desired the stSf.ss
quo ante in Macedonia and the premier
Denied the rumors that a son % KING
George either Prince George or one Of
his brothers. would be appointed Cover
nor-general OF Macedonia. No power has
so far accepted the idea OF autonomy Tor
that province
NJ Rail- insisted on the fac. that The
Macedonian Insurgents came not from
Macedonia Itself. but from Bulgaria. and
I gathered that n dfd oot consider .he
bulgarian governments wholly devoid q
blama fer their incuTsic-s over the frcr-
tier He regarded the present position
OF affairs IN that region as distinctly
poisttrg 70 var. In reply 20 ny question
as 70 the probable Volicv u Gre.ce IN
that contingency. he replied that she
would maintain her p-aSe-t attitude
Bearing IN Elird the excellent qualities az
the Turk as & soldier. the chances q sxsr
would Be on the SIDE q Turkey. Il
Eaalu denies. as al Greeks do TIE exist
erca - nny alliance wlfh that poE-r
In ~o.d. The Greek T-osit5ca f. tbs.
The Byi rariac IS a NOR dangerous rival
than TIE Turk. ard The latter sae-ned
e - the eaiy pe.seu. under TIE rsrcurs-
stances wso could protect the 8are.io-
man Greeks rom TIRE Bpsgarizn rsvolr-
tsoaz-y bau1s--sthsus C0-resppusence
London Chvauiese
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
Jet News.

A new problem crossed our path this
week when we read in a set of resolutions
that the supreme master has in his in
fintive wisdom seen fit 10 remove from
our midst, etc. As matter OF fact the
man referred to III the resolutions had
committed suicide on account of whisky.
He did not die what might be termed
natural death; then God. in His infni-
tive wisdom and merycy removed the
man from this earthss II the Supreme
Being was instrumental in the mans
death, then does it not appear that
We are but victims of fate, mere incon-
sequential ants on this dunghill OF sor-
row?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
THIS TAGGING ROUND AFTER HIM.

Walter Welman writes from Washington that Presi-
dent Roosevelt chaes under the necessity being guard
carefully and it is constant source of annoyance
to him that he is permitted stir his
Der without being accompanied and guarded by of
secret service officers The president realizes danger
which follows him everywhere and yet he only had hs
own feelings to consult he would dispense with the
guards He appreciates however, his lie is his
own and that he has right incur any unnecessary
risks Besides. Mrs Roosevelt is in of
worry lest lunate attack her husband and
the president it her exercise all possible pre-
caution But Mrs Rooseves fears and her frequent
appeals to her husband be careful every one who
knows the presidents nature IS Of the that
would be very likely of disgust with the bust
OF going about watched like the Gar Of Russia
dismiss his guards depend upon himself for protec-
ton
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-21
Day County PROGRESS.

Day county can afford a few characters
that some novelist could weave into an
interesting romance. In the eastern part
of the county dives a man who long since
passed lifes meridian, but in his rickety
old chest there still beats a youthful
heart, and on his typical Irish face there
plays a native smile. A short time ag y
he began TO realize (as all rational men
should that it is not safe to abide alone.
Where there's will there's a way" \
girl in Missouri, possessing kindred de-
sires. through correspondence and tel
epathy" sent her photograph. Our hero
lover, not being in possession CO good
likeness of himself which he might send
her. will wear a feather on his hat
when he goes to the train TO meet her.
They'll know each ether there" The
luptials will be celebrated this week