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ON A CHARGE OF RERESY.
Professor Bovine Called Before the
Methodist Ecclesiastical Court.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Boston, Mass, Dec. 1.-Papers have
been served upon Prof. Borden P. BOVINE,
OF Boston University, calling him to trial
before the ecclesiastical court of the
Methodist Episcopal church to answer to
the general charge of heresy.
Rev. George A. Cooke, pastor of Trim
ity Methodist church, West Medord, and
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Explosion in the Mine.
(Bv The Associated Press.l

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. IAN explo-
sion has occurred at Flat Top mines
controlled by the State), and Two are
reported killed outright. Several badly
injured, one prominent. Train bearing
injured will arrive at 8 O'Clock.
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THEIR PLACES WIT
NEGROES.
(Rv the Associated Press }

+ Richmond, Va, Dec. 1.-The Wes-
: tern Union Telegraph messengers ;
|. struck today against reduction CT
+ wages. The company is filling their ,
4 places with negroes.
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wise man steers clear of the kitchen
when his wife is putting up preserves.
Self-preservation is the first law Of nature.
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REYES FACES FAILURE.
This Government Will not Receive in
His Present Official Character.

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 1.-Dr. Herran, the
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
NE WSI APEI}~---...rsrrVION

The Manifesto Of Political Bandit.
From Fall River (Mass.) Evening News.
We hope our readers read, pondered
and inwardIy digested the manifesto
of ]. Edward AddiclSs. The chronic
candidate for senator from Delaware.
who lately made feint of withdrawal
on the pretension Of great concern that
Delaware Republicans should secure
the two senatorships. II he was the
stumbling block he would take himself
out of the way, on condition, however.
which made II possible for his partisans
TO dictate the elections and which
might let him in on gubernatoriai ap-
pOintment, in case the health of one OF
the senators should chance to require
bis resignation Of the office That the
Withdrawal was mere bluff is evident
from the fact that that his partisans
have continued to vote for him stead
lily ever since. ~
To their lasting credit be it said the
Regular Republicans refused to enter
into any compromise with the Union
Republicans which should leave the
door open for AddiclSs to step in by
! indirectiOn. Immediately upon this re-
fusal of the Regular Republicans to en-
ter into any arrangement with his par
| tisans, Addicks flies into a rage and
swears that no man that has voted
against his election shall ever hold any
office in Delaware Nor shall any oftheir
sympathizers be allowed to come to- the
front. He takes a big oath that DR..
Ball. whom he offered to give one OF
the senatorships If he would use his in
iluence ogive him the other and whom
he defeated for reelection TO Congress
| by running Byrne against KIN, shall
have no influence on Federal appoint
ments In this threat he perhaps
counts on Senator Hanna. and on the
fact that Roosevelt commit
ted the serious mistake OF nominating
Byrne to the office which, he resigned
in order to beat Ball at the polls. But
the committee on the judiciary have
checkmated that nomination, and Sc
Byrne is out The thing to be done
now. and to he done quickly, is for thC
Regular Republicans to agree with the
Democrats and elect two anti-AddiclSs
senators. even if one of them is q
Democrat. as he would probably have
TO Dt III idllhthH tu lic Ahch MiNiv"
whom this scheme could not SO
through. In any case there is mo peace
to be made with the freebooter who has
sworn that there shall be no senator
from Delaware unless he can be one o
the two. In fact. shortly after the ad
iournment of the Delaware Legislature
in 1895, i'm telegram to- Senator Wash
burn, OF Minnesota, he said. what he
repeated to DR.. Ball last autumn wheI
the later refused AddicSs' overture
that they should join forces and botf
go to the Senate. I'm either going t'
he senator. or I'll sink the Republi
can party in Delaware ten Thousand
fathoms Deep
This policy Addicks has steadily pur
sued for many years. And to carry i
into effect has spent hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
oManls Inhumsnlty to Man.g
1m the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The real. simon-pure "public-be-
damned" 9utocrat is not always the
railroad magnate the head of a soulless
corporation, the trust billionaire; not
by any means. He is often the incon-
spicuous private citizen, of modest
means, VINO never owned dollars
worth of stocks or bonds and who
wouldn't know a coupon from a cough
drop. But he is too lazy to do half an
hours work for the public goOd-and
incidentally for the fulfllment of the
law-and too mean to pay couple OF
dimes to some one else for doing it, and
the result is that the public has to suf-
fer
On Monday morning the sidewalks OF
this city were coated with ice. In
most cases it was not frozen fast, bul
had a layer of water underneath it.
To remove it and make the tagging
perfectly clean was an easy task, which
even child might perform. But if il
was not done il was impossible to wall
along the sidewalk with comfort on
security, or indeed without positive
peril TO limb and life. Many house
holders promptly cleared off the skin
of ice, and all was well before theii
houses. But many others simply
grunted "The public be damned" and
let it stay as it was, to the menace OF
tens of thousands of their fellow citi-
zens
Next day the ice was replaced by q
heavy fall of snow, knee deep, to wade
and wallOw through which meant harC
work, discomfort, injury to clothes anC
grave peril to health. The law required
it's prompt removal Many citizens die
remove il. Many others did not, but
simply brunted. "The public bc
damned" and left the snow there fol
men, women and children to walloN
through, and to remain there perhap.
for many days to come in the form oI
ice or slush, to the discomfort and in.
jury of all passersby.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

teous to theSenate, which gave so much
time to the consideration of this meas
ure, for the members Of a House Com
mittee to bury it, as has been done for
year and more. The House should be
given a chance to pass on the measure
The House is now devoting time to
the consideration of q currency measure
that TO one expects the Senate to take
up at this session. IL would be better
to consider the shipping bill. which is
Of great Importance to the nation. The
only certainty of accomplishing any
thing is to pass the bill as It left the
Senate. But if that cannot be done let
the House amend 1t. and perhaps the
Senate may find time to consider the
amendments
1t is most unfortunate that Americans
are now compelled to invest their
money in foreign ships, employing for
eign officers and crews. because Ameri-
can ships cannot successfully compete
with those Of foreign nations. The
country needs ships for naval purposes
in case of war, and it needs to be in
dependent of other nations to the ex-
tent of being able to carry at least one
half Of its imports and exports instead
OF less than one-tenth, as at present. II
needs ships to extend its trade, to say
nothing of the vast millions that would
be expended in building in this country
the vessels necessary and in operating
them. But there has been a continuous
decline for a long period Of time.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
1Innr ON rHE GAs Bill

The Jones bill to limit the charge for
gas in this city to seventy-five cents
per thousand feet becomes ridiculous
when little common sense is brought
to bear in its consideration.
Suppose it should pass both houses,
will the gas company he required to
furnish seventy-fve cent gas? Hardly.
II can say to the people Of Whining
ton: I'VE cannot make gas for the tg-
ure your legislators name, and, there
fore, we will discontinue the service
What remedies would the people have
that could be enforced in law or
equity? Could we compel the company
TO furnish gas at a rate that would
bankrupt il?
But suppose The company should say:
I'VE can't make gas for seyenty-iiye
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
Now sucar Ninlsinr Process.

Thomas Wommack, a prominent
planter of East Baton Rogue parisi., In
New Orleans. has discovered a process
for making sugar which promises to
revolutionize the industry in Louisiana,
says the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
Mr.. Wommack declines TO divulge his
secret until he has secured n patent
but he says the process converts the
whole product from the ordinary sirur
into first sugars. with only a small per
centage Of the residue in the shape OF
a black kind Of glucose, with scarcely
a trace OF sucrose in it and as hard as
4 brick. lie brought samples of this
residue product to the Sugar Exchange
for chemical examination. AS an eyi
dence Of the success Of his discovery
every pound Of sugar made by him this
season is clear white frsts.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

August Emmett Maxwell. who. with
Senator G. G. Vest, of Missouri. Is the
only surviving member of the Con-
iederate Senate is living in Pensacola.
Fla, at the age. of SO.
Miss Jackson-HOw beautifully dc
choir does render dat anthem, Gates
Ajar."
Miss Johnson-Yads, indeed. dey nuts
as much sentiment an soul into it as
if It wuz Squire Hennery's chicken
koop gates.
Professor Friedrich Delltsch. OF the
University Of Berlin, whose recent lee
lures on the Babylonian origin of the
Blble created q sensation, will visit the
United States in March.
In nearly all Chinese cities a large
percentage Of the inhabitants live in a
sort OF hand to mouth fashion. buying
food from restaurants. Hot water is
sold from stands by people who make
a business Of providing it. The great
necessity for economy in fuel seems to
be the primary cause Of this mode of
living.
Mrs. Newbride-Do you guarantee
the purity of your milk?
Milkman-Oh, yes; we always filter
the water before we put it-eu-that
is er--we always filter the water that
the cows drink.
Albert Shiels. principal Of a NsN
York public school, has been offered
the principalship Of the Normal schoo
which the Argentine Republic is about
TO organize at one Of its principal cities
With a glad cry she rushed into hi.
outstretched arms and was folded in 9
loving embrace.
/ But,
Being q woman.
Let it bed istinctly understood
That,
although folded.
She was not shut up.
Mrs Hiram Offen-Here. Bridget
see how dusty it is under the bed.
Bridget-Yes'm
Puzzled Saiesman-Are you sure yol
vast a cyclopaedia, madam?
Mrs. MalaprOp-Yes. for my grand
son. He wants a reg'ler bicycle. o
course. hut he's too small for that yet
"Of course" said the foreign visitor
you have a Minister to Austro- Hun
gary"
WAL. sir" replied the Yanke'
church member. 'Austro is a new on
on me. but if it's a genteel crossword
will say. in the matter O. askin' fu
money, our Minister is too austro
hungry to suit me-"
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

cents. but will contract to furnish Il
for dollar" Then most Of our citizens
rather than have the service discontin-
ued would agreee to pay the dollar.
Could they be prevented from doing it?
Or could the company be enjoined from
collecting what individuals agree TO
pay? We have yet to learn that the
Legislature can take away the right of
contract
II may be urged that unless the COM
pany obeys any law that may be passed,
its franchise can be taken away, but 1t
will doubtless insist that its vested
rights cannot be abridged by a
legislative enactment Were it not So
a company could be given franchises
and after it had expended great sums it
could be forced out OF existence or
squeezed to death by an unfrlendly leg
islature.
AS far as this company is concerned
it matters little in comparison with the
principle involved We have not the
slightest knowledge of what the com
pany would do should the Jones bill
pass, but we are certain it could take
care Of itself
II gas inspection is required, let us
have It. If there are grievances TO be
righted, we should SO about it in the
proper way. John Edward Addicks has
said the gas company shall he squeezed
If the Union Republicans have theii
way. But we predict right here that
should the Jones bill pass, its only ell
feet would be to precipitate lawsuit
in which fat fees would be paid to as
scciate counsel. and the company would
win in the enc.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
reafhed by the public generally; it was
MOI aattering to the plaintiff.

reached by the public generally; it was
no} fiattering to the plaintiff.
The Star at the time. however, seems
10 havg paid no attention to the incl
dent probably for the reason that the
session had come to an end. and there
was no good purpose to serve in agi-
tating the matter. But mere than a
year passes, when the plaintiff inserts
in teh papers an advertisement calling
attention to the fact That he is again a
candidate for Office. 10 then became the
province OF a public journal, and prob
ALLY its duty. TO oppose a man that it
deemed unfit. The scenes Of that last
day of the session OF 1896 were enough
To make the blood boil. and the fact
that one who had acted as
the plaintiff had was again
seeking an election to office
was sufficient to call for scathing COM
ment No one doubts that in doing it
the paper performed a public service,
yet fer it's act it is penalized. 1t may
have been unwise. it may have hacked
caution, but its utterances bore the
stamp Of sincerity. OF course, public
Journals have a great responsibility;
they must not rob men of their reputa-
tions, but when persons thrust them
selves upon the public as candidates for
Office the press has a right to demand
that they shall have clean records, and
when they are under a cloud OF slspi-
cion, even strong language should be
tolerated under the head of privileged
communications.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
IN HEAvEN,s MAMIE. Aor, =

Two United States senators must be
elected. The people demand it, and
their demand is reasonable Hitherto
John Edward Addicl1s has made it i'm
possible, but now it can be done If the
men opposing the Addicas organiza-
lion are sincere in their devotion to
rarty and to principle. IL is proper
and it is expedient. Every interest of
the State demands it, and our honor is
at stake 1t is also demanded by DO
.itcal considerations. There is always
need of a vigorous minority party, but
if this session draws to a close. leaving
two vacancies, and Addicks lives and
retains his money, two years hence,
the Democratic party will be the sub
joct of laughter The same thing is
true of the Regular Republican party.
This negative fight that we have
been making for years is not attract
i've, and only men OF determination and
stern integrity will engage in It, Ad-
dicksism has already attracted the
venal, the adventurers and lately it has
been receiving the support of those
who are virtuously inclined. but who
have not sufficient backbone to main
tain their independence
Consequently the time has come for
affirmative action. If there are not
! cnough independent men i'm the I.egis-
lature TO accomplish anything. let il be
known. The people have been patient
enough. We must have individual rec
ords, and the manly way is for one
party or the other to issue a series of
propositions signed by the remembers, and
directed to the other side. Then let
those who are in favor of it, or opposed
TO it be named that the public may be
informed Tho public has n right to
know. and it is The duty of those who
are trying to accomplish something to
point out the obstructionists.
It is sufficient to say that any one
of the proposed plans for electing a
senator or senators by Democrat,
and Regular Republican votes would
be acceptable to the party at large. All
the great Republican Journals, as wei
as the independent sheets, have criti-
cised our impotency, demanding as &
solution the acceptance of any one o.
the plans offered; yet in response to this
We get only rumors and intimationI
THAT in the course of time something
may happen. We might suppose tina
there is the cunning and diplomac.
of Richelieu in these maneuvers. bu
there is not There are no tricks il
plain and simple faith" anN
plain and simple faith is all that is re
J quired in this exigency.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
FALSE no rHEIR oaTHs

The Legislature Of 1908 Yesterday
demonstrated that 1t is not representa-
tive of the decent people or Delaware
and that when honesty stands ON one
side and political rascality on the
other, political rascality wins the dav
There should now be two rolls: one of
honor and one of dishonor. Those who
voted for the repeal of the Infamous
voters assistant bill may regard them
selves in the former class. while those
who voted against the repeal have no
excuse to offer. save that they wish
to see the briber protected.
Everybody outside of Farnhurst
knows that no more scoundrelly a
measure ever went on the statute
books Of Delaware Its fun iniquity
was not known until after the late
election; then every man, woman and
child knew that something like ten
Thousand voters had been bought and
that the voters assistant act was the
machinery through which It was done.
They knew through their own observa-
tion that young men casting their first
ballot, colcred men forwhose emancipa-
tion Delaware men died. members Of
the church and those Who exercised
some little influence in the community,
had gone through the mill that turned
vote into the ballot-box and cash
into their pockets. They knew that
fathers had been encouraged to sell
their sons. and that the voters assist
ant law acted as a check to see that the
briber had his goods delivered.
Not a man who voted against the re-
peal but knew from his own observa-
tion that all Of the above things had
been done. Not a man but knew that
the law he wns asked 20 repeal was
in subversion of the national and
State constitutions. in opposition tc
good morals and in defiance of the
very spirit OF our institutions; and yet
they voted to retain this infamous
stauttel No explanation from them is
required or win be accepted. They did
it With their eyes open. George Ken
nan in his story did not tell half OF
tho tale. Il has been a matter of COM
mon discussion in which every man
personally knew, enough incidents &C
damn It. Il is damnable and degrad-
ing that the State is to be saddled. with
['ch a law through another election
IND it is a disgrace to the State tina
q it cannot be Immediately repealed
Those who voted against the repea
must not mention the infamous assess
mept and collection laws forced upoi
us by the Democrats, again. This l.
infinitely worse. and more shameful
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

We understand that certain members
of the Legislature who voted against
the Voters Assistant repeal bill ex-
plain that they were personally in favor
of the repeal, but their constituents
were opposed to il. and therefore they
voted as they did. II the time has
come when constituents are to control
the consciences Of legislators, then de-
cent men must refuse an election. These
members have taken an oath to perform
their duties with fidelity which the
constituents have not An ordinary
man when it comes to a choice, had
rather choose to regard his oath than
to obey the clamor Of constituents.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

When John Weaver was nominated
for Mayor Of Philadelphia by Boss Dur
ham the Municipal League Of that city
was almost indecent in its haste to en-
dlorse him. Now It transpires that Di-
rector English, who has labored faith
.ully to bring the Ash5ridge admins
tration into aisrepute, and with conn
plete success, is slated for his present
position. The League protests, but the
laugh is on it.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
DEEP SEA KITEFLYlNe
Germany and America VIII Unite
Explore Tropical Air Garments,

Germany and America VIII Unite
Explore Tropical Air Currents
1t is announced that the GerI
government has placed a naval We
at the disposal Of Mr.. A. Lawre
Rotch Of Boston, the director Of
Blue Hill Meteorological station
Harvard observatory, for the purl
OF enabling him to carry out his /.
cherished plan OF investigating
means Of kites the air currents alb
the great trade winds of the trop
Mr. Rotch's cruise, it is expected, I
last about three months and win &C
the middle Atlantic between Afi
and South America.
The problem involved is one wh
scientific men are almost entirely
norant about. and it is believed tina
can be solved only by means of spec
~ constructed kites. such as have b
used for similar purposes at the b
Hill observatory for a number Of ye
past When flown from the deck 0
moving steamship it has been pro
that these can be sent to unusus
great heights. for if above the surf
winds a stratum Of motionless air
tervenes the vessel can be urged
ward so as TO pull the kite up Into
next breezy tract. Mr.. Rotch origina
this form Of scientific kitehying a
tie over a year ago and has had
satisfaction Of seeing it gener,
adopted by European meteorologists
being far more effective than flying
kites from n stationary base.
Some preliminaries in the way
equipment Of the expedition have S
TO be arranged, but it is the hope
the Harvard meteorologlsts to hi
everything IN readiness for start II
July. Given the use Of vessel CO
pletely manned and equipped the {
uf the expedition to America will
lie above $4,000.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
PENaLIzED

The verdict in the Donahoe libel case
against the Sunday STAR giving the
plaintiff $7O0 damages, may have been
in accordance with the evidence, but 1t
is blow at that freedom Of the press,
a freedom that is necessary for the pub
lie information and protection. No one
can question the impartial rulings of
the court. in which the law was care
fnllr Followed. but the result makes
it evident that either our laws relating
to libel should undergo revision, or that
better juries are required.
1t may be possible that the Star over
stepped the Sounds in its scathing ar
raienment Of the plaintiff, but the
provocation was great It all grew out
OF the efforts OF John Edward Addicks
to break into the Senate in 1896. II was
q stirring time, three Democrats LETT
their party on tie last day of the ses-
sion. and there was a suspicion amount
ing almost to a certainty that others
wore ready to desert on subsequent bal
lots. Motions to adjourn were voted
down by the Union Republicans with
the help OF a few Democrats. It was
in the midst OF that turmoil that the
plaintin left the room against the pro-
tects of friends. Everybody knows the
tale: a sudden illness and Withdrawal
from the chamber; he was brought
back. only to escape from his friend'
and leave the House again. We al
know the conclusion that was Instant,
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

A Long Island City alderman has in
trloduced a resolution authorizing men
TO spank their wives and daughters
who stay out after ten in the evening.
1t is safe to say that The statesman in
Producing the resolution has never at
tempted TO apply the remedy.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

senator Quay is whipped in his fight
for the Statehood bill, and his Demo
cratic supporters are now endeayorlng
to fcrce an extra session The dilatory
and obstructive tactics OF the Pennsyl-
vania senator have been employed In
holding up the most important legisla-
ton. and if an extra session is required
his should be the glory.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25
Ths Fate Of the shippina am

From the Philadelphia Press.
The House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries will deserve the
thanks of the nation If it agrees at its
meeting to report fayorably the ship
ping bill passed by the Senate early in
the last session. 1t is not very cour-
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

Professor William James Rolf, the
well-known educator of Cambridge,
Mass, has just celebrated his 18th
birthday. His eldst son. John Carew
Rolf. has been the head of the Latin
department of the University Of Penn
sylYania since September.
Evening journal., 1903-02-25

BABY EHSE i S.. 'D' sss 'ss 'Ss 1ss .I. SI:'s 'or