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The Washington times., 1903-07-13
PRESIDENT WRITES
TO SADDLER FRIENDS
1T Least High Jinks" Says They Have
Letters From the President.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. July 1.-THE
wholesale Saddlery Association and Ac-
eessory Manufacturers of America will
hold their fifteenth yearly convention
here this week.
President A. G. Austin. the high links
OF the association. says he has received
these replies from prominent men invited
TO attend the convention:
Honorable High links:
through your president I desire IN
thank you for invitation to attend vour
session IN Atlantic City. l was thrown
IL with the High links early In life and
from them learned, no doubt. to be
strenuous. At present / am too busy
hsEing clans out OF Oyster Bay to at
tend your merry gathering. but send
sincere greetings.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Members of the High Jinks:
Your president is all right but our
President is far from it. / understand
they are both candidates for reelection
and the next issue OF The Commouer-
viii give my reasons why they should
be defeated. although your president is
great friend OF mine
WILLIAM J. BRYAN"
Gentlemen OF the High Jinks.
If your president had known enough
to have made me member OF your or
der when meeting here last year. I
might have attended this seasons con-
vention in Atlantic City. and at that
time explained why I am now for
TEDDY" instead OF
MARCUS a. HANNA"
The Washington times., 1903-07-13
Dayton Is Day Dreaming.

Among the friends of Representative
Dayton of West Virginia there IS much
talk regarding a certain amount of i'll
feeling existing between Uncle Joe'
Cannon. the Speaker to-be of the next
House, and the Hon. George Edmund
Foss. for several terms past the chair
man OF the Committee on Naval Affairs.
and that this i'll feeling may cause Mr.
Cannon TO deny his colleague the chair
committee lists in the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress.
Undoubtedly the wish is father to the
thought. Mr.. Dayton is the ranking
member among those of the last COM
mittee who are members of the Fifty
eighth Congress. He has long aspired to be
Chairman OF the Naval Committee, which
may be considered as the fourth com
mittee in Importance in the House. In
view of the rapid growth of the navy,
and the general scheme for greatly in
creasing the fighting force at sea, the
Naval Committee is second TO the gen.
eral Appropriations Committee in the
matter Of appropriations. Ever since he
has been a member OF the committee
Mr.. Dayton has taken a great interest
in naval matters and has made care
full study of its needs in the hope that
he might some day be placed at the
head Of the committee. For a number
of months he is said to have been pull
ing wires" in an effort to induce Uncle
JOe" to give him the honor
The Washington times., 1903-07-13
GEN. MILES TO PROVE
He IS STILL VIGOROUS
Will Ride Ninety Miles in Hot
Weather.

LAWToN. Okla. July 13.-In spite OF
his prospective retirement next month.
Lieutenant General Miles will start from
Fort Sill tomorrow for Fort Reno.
ninety miles away. He Will try TO ride
the distance in eight hours. Horses will
be stationed every ten miles. This ride
is to prove to the President and Secre-
tary Root that General Miles is still
vigorous and active. and should not be
retired. General Miles sixty-hve years
probably will not be so hard on him as
his POI pounds and hot weather.
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FOss Not in Disfavor.

But there really is no good reason
why he should have it or expect it.
He would undoubtedly make an excel
lent chairman. but unfortunately for him
he is second on the list. The record Of
Mr.. Foss has been satisfactory; he is
in accord with the Navy Department and
the Administration on naval matters and
the upbuilding OF that arm of the ser
vice. and precedent dictates that he
should have the craftsmanship again.
Furthermore. II is extremely improba p
BILE that Mr.. Cannon would take so i'm
Portant a chairmanship away from !
colleague from his own State and confer
1t upon a West Virginlan without very
good reason. Uncle Joe" may be de-
pended upon TO look after the Illinois
delegation, and If he should turn down
Mr.. Foss II might make some difference
in the politics OF the Prairie State,
The Washington times., 1903-07-13
INDIAN TERRITORY
BOARD FOR WORLDS FAIR

Assistant Secretary Thomas Ryan, OF
the Interior Department. who is chair
man of the Iidian Territory commits
sion for the st. Louis Exposition. has
named the other members OF the com
mission. Frank c. Hubbard the Ter
ritorial commissioner at large. was
made executive commissioner. and the
following representatives of tribes
were named: Chichasaws. II. B. John
son; Seminoles. a. J. Brown; Quapaw
agency, w. L. McWilllams; Cherokees,
J. Z. Campbell; Creeks. II. B. Spauld-
ing; Choctaws. J. J. McAlester. Mr..
Hubbard is the only member of the
commission who Will be paid. He will
be in charge of all the details relating
to the Territorial exhibit
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That Canada and the United States
are getting into close identity is shown
in the fact that at the recent home
eonners' festival in Toronto 80 600 Ameri-
cans from nearby cities. all natives OF
Canada. went over the line TO see the
old folks. There are about one and one
half millions Of Canadians in the United
States. On the other hand. within six
years more than 100. 900 Americans have
crossed the line and gone into Western
Canada 10 settle.
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be opposed to ratification. But the Presi-
dent of the republic and other influen-
tial public men see that it would be a
mistake to defeat the treaty. 1t is be-
lieved that the canal debate Will con-
unue for some time and that the ina'
result will be ratification unless the
diplomatists feel that they could wrest
more money out of the United States
by further delay.
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Dailu Calendar of American HistoFp
July Is.


1fS5-Stephen Hopkins, one of the sign
ers OF the Declaration of Indepen-
dence for Rhode Island died.
lSS2-Source of the Mississippi discoy-
cred.
1s0l-The first general officer to be kill
ed in the civil war General Car
nett, Confederate). fell at Carrick's
Ford, W. Va.
1SeS-Ihe Confederate Army recrossed
the Potomac at Williamsport Nd.
Draft riots in New York, 1000 riot
ers killed.
Ao'A- flrst narrow gauge locomotive
putt. Shipped from Philadelphia
Tor the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad.
A'VO-Ailled forces attack Tientsin and
and are repulsed Col. z n lis
cum of the Ninth United States IN
fantry killed.
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TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
POSITION VACANT

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examination
for August 26 to select a commercial
telegraph and telephone operator for
the office of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture. The position pays $1,000 a year
and is open only to persons who are
over twenty years OF age.
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c. C. MARTIN DEAD.

NEW YORK. July 1S.-Charles c.
Martin. superintendent of the engineer
ing department OF the Brooklyn Bridge.
died suddenly OF apoplexy at his sum-
mer home in Far Rockaway. He was 4
graduate Of the Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute. and has had charge OF the
Brooklyn Bridge since IL was opened.
The Washington times., 1903-07-13
MOROCCO REBELS DEFEATED.

TANGIER Morocco, July 13.-It Is
confirmed that the war minister. FL
Monobhi. entered Taxa. the stronghold
of the pretender. Blu Hamara. on July
7. The entry followed seven days of
fighting. which resulted in the complete
defeat of the rebellious tribes.
The Washington times., 1903-07-13
HUNGARIAN ELECTORS RIOT.

BUDAPEST. Hungary, July 13.-A riot
started yesterday at a meeting of cleo
tors at Nagyvarad. capital of Bihar
province, at which DR.. Barabas,
leader OF the extreme left in the Hun
garian Diet. was speaking. Seventeen
persons were injured and the military
was summoned to restore order. Many
arrests were made
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

by marrying journeyman baker OF the
name of Stock, man wholly without
any education. Another sister is that
gifted crank. Lady Florence Dixie. who
carried on most extraordinary cam
paign against the Irish Land League for
no other purpose than TO spite her
mother, the aged Marehioness OF
Queensberry. who professed Fenian sen
timents and was the financial hacker OF
at least two Fenian newspapers
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

Some of the people who find fault with
indigent noblemen for swindling the pub
lie rather than seeking honest work
might try the experiment of offering a
job to one of these needy adventures,
and see whose patience would be first
exhausted
The Washington times., 1903-07-13
GOLD SEEKER LOST.

COLON. Colombia, July 1S.-The Brit
ish schooner Gold Seeker. Captain
Diggdon. OF Liverpool. y. S. was cap
sized by a heavy squall on the night o:
July 2. ten miles of the Isle OF Pines
The Gold Seekers mate. cook. and
boatswain. named respectively Fraliek
Downey, and Moore. were drowned
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

The reports from the Colombian con-
zress at Bogota indicate that the friends
OF the ratification of the Isthmian Canal
treaty are active. and that the opponents
are equally active. What Is called pub
lie opinion" in Colombia. so far as IL
finds expression In the press, seems to
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

of Wales Sailor by Professionally
About His HoEe-ShoId mA Ito Ii
Which Overs adowedt1 Family

was overtaken by financial misfortunes.
owing to his knowledge of the wiles of
Whitaker Wright and other gold mining
company promoters in London not being
equal TO MS technical and practical ex-
perience of gold mining itself
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

AT Atlantic City thieves entered a cage
where Nine. Durine, an animal trainer
was sleeping beside her lions and tigers,
and stole her jewels. If this isn't true
it's the press agents fault. The credit
able part of the story, however, is that
the Jewels were paste.
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

Although King Peter says he cannot
punish the Servian regicides, he will
probably be willing to extract from them
a promise not TO do it again.
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

Mr.. Roosevelt is making motions to-
ward his gun, the concert of the powers
is playing tremolo. and it is about time
for Mr. Kipling 10 be out for bear IN
another ballad. Then everything will
ouiet down once more
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

Those who wish the Fourth OF July
rendered altogether harmless by the pro-
hlbition of cannon crackers and the like
apparently forget that one Of the rights
granted by the Declaration Of Indepeud-
ence was the immortal and inalienable
right of man to make a fool OF him
The Washington times., 1903-07-13

proposed to make Auditor has been.
for more than eleven years, doing
business as an official with himself as
private individual, auditing, ap-
proving, and paying his own bills,
without it ever occurring to him
that he was doing something extraor-
binary.
We have fraudulent acquisitions
filed and fraudulent vouchers made
out-a conspiracy to do good" We
are informed upon high authority, it
without exciting more than
passing comment or causing the Dis
trict Attorneys Office an extra hours
labor.
We are confronted with District
employees holding places of response
bility, who are known by other en-
ployes to have been graduates of re-
form schools, and others still, who
have been removed "for cause" by
Federal officials in other branches of
the Government.
We are called upon to note the
abuse of the franking privilege one
day, while the next our attention is
drawn to the fact that another Soon
spiracy to do good" is advertised, free
of charge, in the official reports of
the District, as yielding a tempting
return upon small investments.
Where is it all to end7 Isn't it
time that a stop were put to this
whole business, and that saner,
cleaner methods in District govern
ment obtained? Isn't it time that
benevolent ring rule yielded to an ad
ministration in which the public in
terests were paramount, and those Of
individuals were made to take a back
seatY Isn't it about time that we
dropped "warm hearted philanth-
ropy" and got little closer down to
business 2"
The Washington times., 1903-07-13
District Affairs.
Viewed in the Light of Some Recent
Disclosures.

Disclosures.
1he loose methods of con6ucting
the public business of the District 70
"illch The Times has drawn attention
from time to time, are the natural
outcome of the system under which
the city Is governed. We have a gov
eminent, no doubt, which is eompara-
lively free from sandal and eorrup-
non. 1t certainly is infinitely better
than that of most of the large CITIES
IN tins country. The tax rate is NOT
extravagantly high, and the assess
nents are, as a rule, levied in a spirit
OF fairness and justice. The public
improvements are made on reasonably
intelligent lines, and the absence Of
graft distinguishes most Of the
transactions IN which the taxpayers
have legitimate interest.
Yet, after all is said. # must he
admitted that the administration of
District affairs is susceptible Of inn
provement. To maintain thai If i
not, IS TO invite stagnation and decay
To hold that it is above criticism. is
an attempt to foist upon the com
munity system Of government alb
horrent to American ideas, and TO set
a
the DEGREES Of clique above the voice
of public opinion.
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Elsewhere we have the corrective
housecleaning which a verdict at the
polls furnishes. Here we must de-
pend for a correction of abuses al
most entirely upon the vigilance Of
the press. We mention no names. but
II IS evident that a newspaper con-
Quoted so as to produce the least fric-
ton between it and officials-a paper.
we might say, that uses lis position
to fill public Offices with its benchmen
and favorites-c cannot possibly do its
full duty by the public. Its opinions
and views reflect the effect of the
shackles 1t has placed upon itself. II
proelaims eloquently by its silence
that it is muzzled.
Such a newspaper becomes, sooner
or later, the mouthpieee of the gov
erning clique. The interests Of the
public are subordinated to its svm-
pathy for incompetent officials who
happen TO be its friends. It's the
eternal you-tiekle-me-and-I-tickle-vou
business from one weeks end to the
other, and year after year A spirit
of Iunselfish and warm-hearted phil
anthropy" pervades the atmosphere
in which seamps thrive and grafters
love to dwell. Friends must be taken
care Of" no matter at what cost
Proteges have to be looked after. A
cult of "inhooence" springs up. The
government Of a "elose corporation"
takes the place of a government by
the people, or government by public
opinion, and, before long, what hap
pens?
Yes, what happens7 We find the
orders of Commissioners for an audit
Of certain books ignored as a Pope's
bull Of communication might be In
this blessed year Of 1903.
We see a Collector Of Taxes, hand
ling from four to five millions every
year, without a bond, except such as
men long since dead furnished fifteen
years ago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27
Pittsburg Post.

defles the antitrust law. The attempt
Of the administration to control the
beef barons by asking the court to re-
strain them by injunction has been a
miserable failure. There is no doubt
that if the criminal section of the anti
trust law was invoked and the principal
beef barons were convicted and i'm
prisoned, the fear of like punishment
would effectually break up the COM
bine and competition and more reason
able prices would prevail.
The present supineness of the admin
istration in dealing with the trusts,
and the beef combine in particular, is
inexplicable except upon the theory
that there is bond or affinity between
the Republican leaders and the trusts
that they dare not sever.
The beef barons rob all classes. By
combining and refusing to bid against
each other at the principal western
stock markets they virtually dictate the
price that the farmers obtain for their
stock. BY combining they refuse to
compete in selling the dressed beef and
thus farmers, tradesmen and consum-
ers all pay toll to the beef combine In
this way about six companies. each con-
trolled by one or two men. have the
entire cattle trade and its products of
the continent in their grasp, and, al
though there is law to punish the un-
lawful combinations, President Roose-
welt and his legal advisers refuse to
execute it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27
Deeli.ine Prosperitx.

Wall street generally discounts in ad-
vance the falling of in demand for
products or the reduction in earnings
Of railroads, and these bear raids are
but indications OF worse that may hap
pen. When stock like the steel trust.
that pays dividends Of 4 per cent, sells
around %, there must be something
Eadically wrong. With every one Of it,
products protected BY the tariff and
with nearly complete control Of the
market the sprotecttonists should be
able to give 1t least Z plausible reason
for the enormous decline In its pros.
pefity. Can Il be that protection does
not protect ~ bsnsnciariss ana YET
Scompels the American psSpls 10 pay
extoFtionate peieesi ITS thsluassslsx-
asperating To- thnse Who 1es e1sel .txust
spsoducs that ~ slpsalg1ses ~ ablas %
purchase them n, q mpch - pelee
than Obtains = II. hame mashat !, &.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27
DIVIDED couNsELs.
Republican Leaders Unable to Agree
| on Financial Legislation.

Republican Leaders Unable to Agree
ON Financial Legislation.
The Republicans are having troubles
of their own these days aud on ques-
tons thas they should be most united
about, and the numerous pilgrimages
to Oyster Bay Of the leaders of the diff
ferent factions do not seem to clear
the way for united action. First we
are told that Senator Aldrich and his
committee have agreed upon a fnan-
cial bill which is generally acceptable
to Wall street and is approved by
President Roosevelt. Then we hear
that Uncle Joe Cannon is mulish and
does not fall in with the programme.
He is "agin rubber currency" and does
not think any financial legislation
necessary. I'VE have the best currency
on EARTH" and SO on. Strange to re-
late, Rockefeller and Morgan agree
with each other that the Aldrich bill
will save the country and, incidentally,
of course, Wall street. They are very
insistent that the loans to the banks
by the United States treasury, with
out interest. should be made legal and.
il possible. permanent. They also de-
mand that the receipts from customs
duties should be deposited in the
banks, as the internal revenue taxes
now are. This latter part of the pro-
gramme is said to be especially objec-
tionable to the prospective speaker.
and Congressman Fowler in an inter.
view says that Uncle Joe prefers the
Fowler currency bill to the Aldrich
bill. With Wall street and congress di.
vided on the scope and plan of finan-
cial legislation and the Republican
leaders divided, there is q chance that
the Democratic minority may have to
decide the question of legislation or no
legislation.
In all the controversy about the pro-
posed financial legislation it will be no.
ticed that no Republican comes. for
ward with any proposition that would
be Of comfort or assistance to the ordi-
nary voter. The people appear to have
no place at the Republican feast. The
Wall street financial magnates are in
vited to Oyster Bay, the trust and cor
poration officers and attorneys are
called into conference, but not one
known friend Of the common people Is
invited or, indeed. allowed to voice
their sentiments. Wall street, the
trusts and the railroads are omnipotent
in the councils Of the Republican
party.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

Roosevelt Wall Street Favorite.
'This is the age Of the men who do
things. They are our leaders and
heroes. We adore achievement. We
worship success The strenuous life
has become our ideal. and the president
Of the United States. whom we all ad-
mire, is the exemplar of that ltfe."
The above quotation from the Wall
Street Journal. Aug, 4, 1908. indicates
the real Wall street opinion Of the
man who is being paraded in Repub-
lican papers az a trust buster and an
unrelenting enemy Of Wall street, with
III watered trust and monopoly stocks.
The trust promoters understand per
haps better than tie public the mean,
Ing u the presidsnt's trust fighting At
tituds. Thsy Know that u has really
1oas nothing % sEsatiy inj1rs III
trusts ana AaDsax - critical momont
a1Ways 1aysss1 h1ses and sreat 90.
sDogn11ooa. W
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

LODGE OF FECT1ON.-Langdon No. 8
third Tuesdaye' of each month at the Masonic
Temple.
ROBERT Work, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

DEGREE OF HONOR.-Meets in the Work.
man hall on the first and third Fridays of each
month.
MRS. w. F. WINTER. c. H.
MRS. N. L. SULLIVAN, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

A. F. e. A. M.-Lebanon Lodge holds regular
communications at the Masonic Temple on the
first and third Fridays of each month.
JOHN RYLANCE, w. NJ.
ROBERT Work, Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

60. F. No. soe-st. Alphonsus Court meets
Ion the first and third Wednesdays of each
month in their hall over the Mooney State
fBank. JOHN SHEEHAN, C. r.
JAMES J. MoYER, sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

o. E. S.-Langdon Temple holds regular com:
Emunications on the first and third Tuesdays of
JAS. II. BAINE, T1IL1E MCGRuER, w. NJ.
Sec'y. JAS. s. LoYHEs, w. P.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

K. o. T. M.-Langdon Tent of Maccabees
inject in the Forester hall the first and third
PYhursdays of each mouth.
j. d. SALTER, Commander.
w. HANSON, X. of r.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

A. o. U. W.-Langdon Lodge meets in the
Workman hall the first and third Monday s OF
each month.
A. G. McN1vEN, M. w.
THos SHEEHAN. Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

LADY c. O. Est Mary's Court, meets at
1.-The Forester hall on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month.
MRS. A. I. KGHMsTEDT, G. r.
MRS. T. II. HOLLAND, Rec. Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

RATHBONE SISTERS.-Langdon Temple.
No. 5. meets every Friday evening at the X. of
P. hall.
MRS. w. j. B1RM1xAHAM, E. c.
MISS Lulu HoDG1Ns, X. of R. & G.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

LADY MACCABEEs.-Langdon Hive Of the
Lady Maccabees meet in the Workman hall
the second and fourth Thursday 8 Of each month
MRS. GRACE CRAWFORD, Commander.
MRS. SADIE MILNE, Record Keeper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

REPRESENTATIVES,.
Eighteenth District-M. Mcknight, Chas.
Chisholm.
Fortieth District-Jas. Mcdowell, N. Robil-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

M. ". Abingdon Camp, No. $3.50 meets in
The Woodman hall the second and fourth
Mondays Of each month.
A. o. VOID, Clerk,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

W. o. W.-Exoelsior Lodge No. 81, meets on
he second and fourth Tuesdays of each month
u the WOodman Hall.
F. E. B. MEacER. CT
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

!. YEoMEN.-Meet in the K. OFF. hall, on the
first and third Thursdays of each month.
THOs. SHEEHAN, Yeoman.
c. c. CRAWFORD, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-08-27

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-Meet on Wednes.
lay evening of each week q the K. Of p. hall.
3. A. SHAW, Recorder.