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Now to Get Out the Vote.

The result of the four days Of registra-
ton is that 62s, sos citizens have estab-
lished their right to vote this fall Tx
perience teaches that out Of this number
probably not more than 900 will
exercise their privilege on election day.
OF these, $1,000 may be expected to vote
for the candidates Of the Prohibition,
Socialist and other miner parties. DEv-
ERY's vote will be very small, unless he
establishes a new precedent among can
didates of his class 1t is evident from
these figures that either Low or MCCLEL-
Ian, in order to win, must receive not
fewer than 200, 600 votes.
In 1901 Low received 298,S07 votes,
against 285,l75 for SHEPARD. IL he can
hold the vote that he had two years ago
he will be reelected. and to bring this
vote out is the task now set for the man
ayers of his campaign. Sixteen days
remain in which to arouse the registered
voters to the necessities of the situation.
1t will not do for the upholders OF
decency to tickle themselves with the
thought that there Is better cheer in the
registration figures for them than there
Is for Tammany. A non-voting regis
tered saint ia as useless on election day
as a dead one. Tammany can be beaten
only by votes in the ballot box. Good
intention on the registry list will not
defeat 1t.
The lesson OF the registration is that
there are enough voters in New York
to defeat Tammany.
The duty of honest men now is to get
the ballots into the boxes on Nov. 3.
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AlverstOne.

The decis ion of the Alaskan Boundary
Commission in London ia expected to-
day. Until it is formally rendered and
published, the very credible and gratify-
ing reports concerning the nature OF the
agreement rest upon unofficial state
ments, and may be subject to revision in
some or all particulars. Nevertheless
it is at the present time generally be-
lieved, both in this country and in Canada,
that on every material point the Amerl-
can case, as presented to the commission,
has carried conviction to the mind OF
one of the three British Commissioners,
Lord AIvERsToNE; and that his deciding
voice will to-day establish beyond fur
ther controversy the right of the United
States to the strip of coast territory form
ing the Alaskan panhandle. from Dixon
Entrance to the Mount st. Elias region
unbroken and uncut by tidewaters lead
ing to Canadian territory.
This is the essential, the great essen
tial. 1t has been for a third OF century
our understanding Of the rights acquired
nv purchase from Russia, 1t has not
been disputed until recently. 1t has
rested upon what Americans have be-
lieved to be the only just Interpretation
of the terms Of the treaty which defined,
in 1925, the Russian possessions conveyed
in 1867 70 us. 1t has never for an instant
been regarded by this Government as
4 proper subject for arbitration. The
only concern it has given to the people
Of the United States has arisen from Its
almost limitless possibilities As breeder
of ill-will between ourselves and Canada,
and even OF an ultimate conflict with
Great Britain. The danger latent in the
Alaskan oundary question during the
past four or five years can scarcely be
overestimated.
II this danger is finally removed to-
day by single act Of conscience and
courage by an upright Engiishman ef the
first order Of judicial distinction, ap-
pointed OK parte to an equally divided
commission for the examination OF the
technical features of our title. the event
will be illustrious in the records OF inter-
national controversy. What man in the
history Of either oi the two English
speaking peoples will have done finer
or more important thing? What in
dividual will deserve higher honor from
Englishmen and Americans-and from
Canadians also, in the larger and ulti-
mate aspects Of this service to England,
America and Canada alike than RICH
ARD EvERARD WEBSTER, Baron ALvER-
STONE, Lord Chief Justice Of England?
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DAWES COMMISSION INQUIRY
President Bixby I'm Washington To Confer
With Interior Depart mcnt Oncers.

WARRINGTON, Oct. 1s.-Mr. Tams Bixbv.
the president Of the Dawes Commission.
which is now being investigated by Charles
j. Bonaparte for the Interior Department
upon charges filed against it by Special
Agent Brosus, arrived in Washington this
afternoon to confer with Interior Depart
ment officers regarding Indian affairs,
Mr.. Bixby will 60 to the Department to-
morrow and see Secretary Hitchcock and
Indian Commissioner Jones about tha
Delaware Indian question. which Is on tho
docket Of the Supreme Court OF the District
of Columbia in a 81, 900 600 damage suit
against the Government. and also to talk
about the Departments investigation Of
the commission.
Mr. Bixby said tonight that he had come
here only to transact business relative to
the Delaware-Cherokee claim and that IL
the matter Of the Investigation was taken
up it would be done so incidentally. He
said the commission was anxious to have
the investigation proceed az rapidly as
possible, and that everything was being
done to expedite Mr.. Bonaparte's work.
In relation to a statement published
recently that the commission had written
a letter to Secretary Hitchcock asking
that its reports in answer TO the Brosirs
charges be made public and suggesting
that II the public was informed OF the COM
missions side Of the controversy the gen.
eral feeling would not be so strong against
it, Mr.. Bixby said he knew Of no such let
ter and had not heard even a suggestion
OF such a sentiment by any member Of the
commission.
The investigation in it's course" he re-
marked, will show up our side OF the situa-
ton. When those answers to the charges
were filed by the commissioners they wers
sent directly to the Secretary Of the Interior
to be disposed of al he saw flt. am sure
that the commission has offered no such
complaint
The statement that the commission had
written the letter referred to was made
by an officer of the Interior Department
The sun., 1903-10-19
Tho Chiuamsn In the sunday School.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN N.Sv; The Chinese
ara very attentive, exceedingly bright and In
tellectuAl, and quick TO learn having also the ad
mlrable quality Of desiring knowledge. That 10
the reason they are among tho scholars OF our
Christian sunday schools.
They will admit the soundneS OF our teachings
aud wonder At our practice. Al for the Christian
religion Itself. they could not md any use for II
whatever
| asked a ChinAman who was graduate OF one
of the schools ". when he went back to China he
would teach our religion. His reply was at once
convincingiy negative, by gesture OF bringing
his hand down upon his neck. which meant. trans
lated that he would forfeit his head BY such an acs
NEW YORK. Oct is FREDERIC DOUGLAS.
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A Hotel Poet.

Hotels, full Of glitteriug halls and
guests nearly as splendid. shoot up in this
town like JACKS Bean Stalk, or, shall we
say the palaces OF that Arabian build
ing and realty promoter, ALADDIN's s
Lamp? Everything of luxury and orna-
ment that ingenuity can devise is law
ished on these pueblos Of plutocracy.
Everything; for now they have found
the only thing that they lacked, a sacred
bard. He has arisen. inimitable, un-
paralleled; and the name Of Indiana is
now wiped of the map Of literature and
the charts of song.
He comes from Brooklyn. He Ia q
lawyer, as some Shakespearians believe
that the Swan OF Avon was. His name,
dear and memorable henceforth to all
who venerate genius, is the Hon. JOHN
POPE HoDNETT. He smites the melo-
dious gong and Poetry rushes to the
Front:
"oh thou great Necromancer. the nymph Of hotels.
On thy new polished marble where beauty dwells
Thy obvious lridescent gold and marble
Pillars: show thy varlegated hues: the cradle.
In which all fashions exquisite loveness; meets
The eye OF delcctabie inauisitiveuess: and greets
Its companions: In thy majestic spangled halls
Conclusvely, the most beautiful hotel: thy walls,
Mln,atured OF the heavens; where thy shining
Stars outmaneuvre the Planets; all sparkling,
Making night illumination OF all shades"
In these lines OF obvious iridescent
gold and marble, this majestic spangled
ode, we need to mention only the noble
rhyme or assonance Of marble and
cradle" Nothing finer has been pro-
duced since that seventeenth century
New Englander who thus announced the
death Of EDWARD WINsLow:
THE Eighth OF May. OF the 'Spaniola shore.
GOD took from Us our Grand Commissioner.
Now the poet, after brief glance at
Moorish or London architecture, steers
for the immemorial port of song, the
ladies'; the females as he calls them in
the old-fashioned manner Of SCoTT and
COOPER:
"You Sirpass the Alhambra. In aim Of grades:
Here great New York lovclest females be seen;
The typical blonde. perfect beauty. In her mien:
The fascinating brunette, tall and stately stands:
For New Yorks beautfss, n0to surpass. all osher
lands"
You bet they dol And now the die
tionary Of mythology capers down from
the frescoes, and under the influence
of HoDNETT's spell APOLLO forgets his
own and the Hesperides lose syllable:
Here Apollo, tunes his nute;
In the golden Hesperides:
And lovely VENUS. In bushIns youth.
With many lovers. her hear, divides"
We wish not to exceed the limits Of
judicious eulogy; but truth bids us say
that not since MILTON has anybody 80
scared with equal sublimity in prose
and verse as HoDNETT scars:
ITO the Ladies', whose mA,chess female lowell
ness. and prnccly beauty. gust. gritlness dignity,
grada,lon. solemnity. gratincatlon. gracefulness
and fascinating endearments: make them the very
brine Of mems thoughts. the salad and gravy OF
their deliverance here. and the hope Of entering.
into the gorgeous unpouted Palaces. OF the Just
made perfect hereafter, by thoir associations with
them here below"
Where ia FuPHIJFS now?
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The Mcclellan Cap.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir' II
Leader Murphy grants the request TO march
the Tammany hosts in Mcclellan caps, let the
fusionists parade their legiohs in mortar
boards us an Offset.
Gen. McClellan's greatest claim to oblivion
ia due to his invention Of the cap. or more
properly the piece Of headgear that goes by
his name.
1t may explain a recent case Of forgetful-
ness on the part OF q distinguished speaker.
who himself introduced and p0pularised a
piece OF military head and neck wear.
NEW YORK. Oct. II. J.P. ID.
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The Long and Broad Flag.

From me Busnos Avres Standard
Net q feller t'other mornin'-
Most amusin sort O. cuss;
cert'niy couldn't well be wuss-
! says; Where YOU hail I'm, pardncr'"
An he smiled In KNOWN way.
An replied In iorren lingo:
Porto Rico ". s. A.
Seen Teller down on Broadway,
With a shockin' head Of hair.
an An, 'S' q most q s'pp,u pau,tsndisa fad air.
An before we'd time 70 say,
This yere heather turned an sns'red:
HoneylUler. U, 8, A.
Net a feller here on Sansome.
With q sOmber e ro on;
Nearly all bis clothes wus gone
stopped an ast me fur q auatrr
Says: MY homo is fur away"
-Whur's You fr,im'' The yarinnt sns'redi
~sssntiagO, v. 8. A.
Seen q teller down tho Southern.
With a heavy iron boz,
Overcoat was lined with bearsIin,
Wore dozen pair o. sox.
Sized him up 10 be or miner.
Judgn BY hls awkward way:
Seen him write In big char sc-ters
Circle City, L, =, A.
Seen a saddle colored hsathen.
Wearn' earrings In his nose.
Linen cuffs around bis ankles.
Most Indecent lack o. clothes.
"Where'd this hesthen guy here spring frumi.
Inquired in q lofty way:
An he had the nerve to ans'rr:
From Manila, y. y. A.
"Hully geel never heard of
These yere cannibals before.
Air these heathens also votsrSy
WI we stan fur eay more
An when neK y0u ask frller
Whur hr y tTin,, soy. he's bound 70 say,
with iordly Mind o flourish
"All rrsat ttOn, Y, n, A.
BUyNOs AxRss. Sept l. A. M MARcONAT.
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Paul in Athens.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN.str: Mr., Dowie
says that he expects to create great impression
In New York as ST. Paul did In Athens. Now. the
fact Is that Paul made very poor impression at
Athens. He probably did not make dozen con =
verts In the city. Only two persons are mentioned,
Donysius and DamAris. A Lower OF REASON.
NEw YORK, Oct. H.
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A Party Watchers Pay.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sfr: II ] should 20
10 the polls on election day as an authorized
watcher from one OF the political organizations on
the ocial ballot, and accept the usual fee Is. for
services rendered. would bo found III may use
the vernacular, In the world Of graft"f The solo
reason for my scruple Is that this fee comes from
political organization. and not regularly through
the Board OF Elections.
Now, ifyou give an opinion on this trn'ng matter
l think It will be Of interest TO not few voters
acting as wa aichers on election day.
BROOKLYN Dot. H. T. N. @,
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Is There Moro I'm Life Than This I.

To THE EpIToR OF The Sun Sir: What
10 there more in life than the following
1. Earning tho wage
D. Discharge OF bligations-
g. Pursuit OF bettermsnt.
4. Pursuit Of advertisement
Isn't that about what normal mans life
should bsf ksADGs,
NEW YORK, Oct. Is.
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r. N. q.

II IT. N. G's" acceptance Of the pay for
his services Us watcher Influences in any
way his vote. he will be in the world OF graft
II II does not he Is Justified In taking IL as
compensation for work done for the political
organization. as he would DO II 1t came from
any other employer.
The sun., 1903-10-19

The cacao tree grows wild in tropical
America. and Is also much cultivated there.
and to some extent In Asia and Africa. 1t
Is from the seeds Of the fruit Of this tree that
the chocolate Of commerce is produced.
while the shells are used for tho deooction
known as cocoa. We import the crude cacaO
and leaves and shells.
While our import Of crude cacao has in
creased SO largely that Of manufactured cocoa
and chocolate has fallen from .4s7 .o77 pounds.
the Dlngley protective tariff began. to &c., ,ss4
pounds in 1908. valued at 1iAA.62S. The
benefit to our manufacturing and wage
earning interests is shown in the growth OF
our cocoa and chocolate factories, quoting
Census Bureau figures. the number Of fac
tories being seven In 1880. eleven In 1890 and
twenty-four In 1900:
Capital employed ...-..... aSs0,so0 @,soO.7s2
Materials used............. S2<oS 6.s18R2
Value OF product. 1,N215S 9.6a8,la3
The fact that our cacao imports included
about ten million pounds In 1892. and twenty
million pounds In 1902, from the West India
Islands, is Of especial interest In connection
with the possibilities Of Porto Rico along this
line It will be victory for us when the caeao
we use Is grown under the American hag.
In 1900. We got So2 pounds from Porto Rico.
but mono since. Still. tho fact that cacao
was raised there opens the question for the
future. Experts say that oacao planting
in Nicafagu qua Yields $500 yearly per acre. OF
which $3.50 10 profit.
Why not grow our own caoAo a wei! as
manufacture it into cocoa and chocclate'
Sc6INFcrApY. Oct l0
The sun., 1903-10-19
Csreumstsacss Altar Cases.

III thought Of sors TO live In Portland. Maine.
or Of moving out ami settln in spokane.
why. then, pert aps-no tsiiin'
! might vote for q. Mcclellan,
HUI ss lin going w stay here IN refrain.
The sun., 1903-10-19
AMERICAN COCOA DRINKERS.
The Increase In Consumption Relatively
Greater Than That Of C0fYee or Tea.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN Sir: II sur.
prises many OF us to learn that our consump-
tion Of cocoa has grown more rapidly than
that Of coffee. and much more rapidly than
that OF tea. In fact the use OF both cocoa
and coffee has increased in the United States
in recent years faster than that Of tea, which
shows no material increase. The following
figures Of our import Of each Of these three
articles bear out this statement
Coffee imported
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-01
American Hustler" Toniqht.

In "An American Hustler" which will
be seen at the Opera House this even
ing. Mr.. Geo. f. Hall, the popular
comedian, has secured a play which
affords ample scope for his genius as a
fun maker, and which has proven the
most emphatic of his many successes.
The new play is built ON entirely
different lines from THE American
Girl" with which Mr.. Hall has delight
ed his audiences during the past three
seasons.
The play possesses a clearly defined
and deeply interesting plot, and the
heart interest is most happily blended
with vein of brightest comedy, and
every moment is of absorbing and
highly enjoyable interest.
OF Geo. F. Hall, individually, little
need be said, for the work of this mag
netic comedian is so well and so fav-
orably known that his name is recog-
nized as a guarantee of excellence Mr.
Hall has surrounded himself with a
company of recognized ability, chosen
by him for their individual fitness for
the roles assigned them.
Incidental to the performance, sew
eral up-to-d date specialties are intro
duced, including Mr.. Halls famous
limitations of Prominent Actors 1t
is a thoroughly clean and wholesome
performance and will doubtless attract
the large patronage it deserves.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
Verdict for Plaintiff in Case Brown
Against Pierce.


OLIVER c.. HALL. Judge. IT,
w. S. CHOATE. Clerk.
THOMAS LEIGH. County Attorney.
FRANK j. HAM. Sheriff.
FRED w. LEE, Stenographer.
Augusta, April 80.
In the superior court, Thursday, was
heard the cas%ef A. M. Brown against
William H. Pierce, both of Augusta.
The defendant appealed from the de-
cision of the Augusta municipal court.
The action was a bill with account
annexed. there being some dispute
over the matter The jury returned
verdict for the plaintiff, assessing
damages at s4.O2. William H. Fisher,
Esq, appeared for the plaintiff, and
Sheldon & Sawtelle for the defendant
Court will convene at $50 O'Clock,
Friday morning.
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COMPANY M. *
New Military Company to Join
Second Regiment.
Muster In Will Take Place at The
Armory This Evening.
Officers Will Be Elected Wednesday
Evening Of Next Week.

The muster-in of Augustus new mil
itary company will take place at the
armory, City building, this evening,
First Lieutenant Frank E. Drake,
battalion adjutant of the Second Reg
iment, will be the officer in charge.
Fifty-two men have successfully passed
the medical examination and, tonight,
they will take and subscribe the neces-
sary oaths to qualify them to be-
come members of the National Guard
of the State of Maine. The following
general orders were issued by Major
General Farnham, adjutant general,
yesterday: 4s...
Augusta April 80, 1908.
Special Orders No. As.
l. The men enlisted by First Lieu
tenant Frank E. Drake. under special
orders, No q, State of Maine, A. G.
o. c. s., will be assembled by him at
the hall provided by the city of Au-
gusta for an armory, May l, 1903, at
is o'clock, P. M, for the purpose of
muster-in. e~. a. .+.
II. First Lieutenant Frank E. Drake
battalion adjutant, Second Infantry,
is hereby ordered to muster-in the men
WHO SHdil have pCCH July eIlllSleu anu
passed by the examining surgeon, pro-
vded that not less than 4S men shall
have been found to be duly qualified.
III. The muster will be made upon
triplicate enlistment papers and the
mastering officer will require the sig
nature to be written in ink and in full.
He will retain one copy of each en-
listment paper, and forward one copy
to the headquarters of the Second In
fantry, and one copy to this office.
". The above company is hereby
assigned to the Second Regiment In
fantry, and designated Co. M.
By order of the COMMUNICATIVE Chief
AUGUSTUS B. FARNHAM,
Adjutant General.
AS will be seen the new organization
will be known as Co. M, and will be
assigned to the Second Regiment, TAX
ing the place of the company at Ma
chias, which was recently disbanded.
Major General Farnham also issued
an order providing for meeting of the
company for the election of captain and
first and second lieutenants at the
armory, Wednesday, evening, May 6, at
s o'clock. First lieutenant Frank E
Drake was instructed to notify all
members to this effect, and Brigadier
General Frank L. Hoyt was detailed
to preside at the election.
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AMUSEM ENTS.
"Priscilla,"

The second evening of the presenta-
ton of Priscilla" witnessed a repeti-
ton of the first nights unqualified sue
cess. There was not such a crowded
house as enjoyed the opera on Wednes-
day evening, but it was most appre-
ciative audience and it was favored
with a performance better in some re-
spects than that af the previous even
ing. The Improvement i'm the work of
the chorus was particularly noticeab BILE
and in volume and go it approached
close to the professional standards. All
Of the principals won new laurels, and
Miss Miller. Mr.. Rilodeau, DR.. Thomas.
Miss Noble and Mr.. Jordan were all
given enthusiastic and we'll deserved
encores.
Special mention should be made of
Miss Coughlin, who took the part of
resignation in place of Mrs. H. B. Hill.
whose sore throat prevented her from
singing. Miss Coughlin had had little
chance for rehearsal, but she filled the
role most acceptably, both as to sing
ing and acting, and her scene with
Hatebad Higgins (Mr Jordan in the
second act was one of the best hits of
the evening.
AS on the first evening the playing
OF the orchestra was a most enjoya BILE
feature. Those in charge of the opera
are deeply grateful to Mr. Theme and
his musicians for their invaluable as
sistance, as well as to Governor Allen
for his courtesies at Togus, and to the
many in this city who joined so hearth
ly in the good work of making the I'M
dertaking success. Last evening, two
Bangor musicians were in the orches-
ira, Horace Pullen, the violinist, who
led and whose Augusta friends gave
him warm welcome, and E. A. Haley
who played the bass viol.
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A Splendid Production,

In "The Bonnie Brier Bush" which
comes here on Wednesday, May S, are
two remarkably talented children,
Gertie Robinson, and Edith Taliaferro
Both these youngsters inherit their
dramatic instinct and talent, for both
of them can trace theatrical ancestors
back through three generations. Lit
tie Miss Robinson is the daughter OF
the late well known English actor
George Robinson, who died five years
ago. Little Miss Taliaferro is the
daughter of the one time well known
actress who now conducts the largest
musical agency in New York City. The
little girls have been with Mr.. Stoddart
ever since THE Bonnie Brier Bush
was produced, and the nursery COVER
ness is an important member of the
organization whom the public never
see
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"A Bunch of Keys"

That sparkling farce comedy, "A
Bunch of Keys" will be presented in
this city on next Thursday. May Z, at
the Opera House, and it is safe to pre-
dict that standing room will be at a
premium before the curtain goes up on
this humorous play, as it is the best of
the late Chas. Hoyt's plays. One of
the secrets of the success of "A Bunch
of Keys" is that Manager Bothner has
jealousy guarded against weakening
by an Indifferent caste of tawdry seen
cry and in these details an excellent
discipline has been maintained.