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Why Marion Crawford Didn't Draw
Well at ST. Paul.

Our esteemed contemporary. the s.
Paul Globe, is spotty with tears. II
grieves because the public "of st. Paul
does not take its amusements or en-
tainments seriously" Mr.. MARION
CRAWFORD lectured in st. Paul and only
handful Of people" went TO hear him.
Sir HENRY IRVING and Miss ELLEN TERRY
played in St Paul to audiences "thc size
Of which would make the lover Of art
and the lover OF st. Paul-hang his head
in shame" Lectures on biology, evo-
luton ethics, literature, cannot lure the
Sanctopaulsts from their homes. So
the Globe accuses them of mental apathy
and intellectual Indifference
These accusations are unjust. The
people Of st. Paul have the keenness and
the clearness OF their atmosphere. They
are sympathetic, not apathetic Their
intellectuals are wide-awake; and their
recent and present want Of interest in
certain forms of entertainment and in
struction is easily accounted for.
Minnesota has particular fondness
for that lively young Westerner from the
East, the Hon. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
She feels In him the fresh zephyrs Of
the Banana Belt, the wide wa YES Of her
innumerable acres Of wheat. II is his
mission and his happiness to lecture and
instruct. Urged by an unconscious
monopolistic instinct, he has gradually
become the great national Professor.
History, ethics, biology, sociology, the
art Of war, naval science. anti-Malthu-
sianism, political economy, the relations
of labor and capital, the evils Of trusts.
these are but part Of his great course
OF free lectures. Why should the st.
Paul folks pay 10 he instructed and edi-
fed? Every morning and evening news
paper enables them to sit n, the feet of
the kindly and earnest Professor who
has taken all sociology for his province.
! Without fees or the formality Of enrol
ment they are enabled to enjoy the adj
vantages of this unequalled University
Settlement
st. Paul shows quick ear for the tick
| ing of the Ieitgeist Mr.. MARION CRAw-
FORD is a novelist Of distinction and a
charming speaker, but az lecturer he
is parochial, fragmentary, unofficial in
complete.
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10000

Number OF passenger cars. ..,,..,...., @.2eo
Number of employees. exclusive Of Sai.
AIRED orfciais and clerks. .,........, it9.oAi
Number OF fare passengers carried. s.sOo SSA.a ss
The item OF cost Of construction and
equipment il not to be taken literally
inasmuch as many companies reported
their cost az the equivalent Of the capital
stock, funded debt, bills payable, &c,
while Others reported the amount paid in
cash or securities in the purchase Of COM
peting or subsidiary lines The earnings
from operation show an increase Of 1872
per cent, for 1902 as against 1890, while
the increase In operating expenditures
is 1905. The percentage OF operating
expenses in relation to total earnings
shows reduction from 8S4 per cent. to
SIS. The sum of ss3.0OO.OOO was paid
in dividends last year and s43.57S. 900 for
interest. The average dividend rate
upon both common and preferred stock
for all dividend paying companies was
81 per cent. The interest rare on funded
debt outstanding was A. per cent
The distribution of these interests is
indicated by the mileage Of track and the
number OF operating companies, the
larger and the smaller being shown by
States, as the extremes. The unmen-
toned States fall In between with vary
ing figures:
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Eenzine for SOiled Gloves.

The Fulton County Glove Manufact-
urers' Association, OF which the hon.
LUCIUs n. LIrTAUER is the president.
held a meeting at Johnstown on Friday
last. and without dissenting vote adopt
ed the resolutions here subjoined:
Whereas tac Hon. LucIus n. LrrArER. presl-
dent Of this association and Representative In Con
srcss for this Congressional district has been re-
gently subjected to necdlcssly offensive criticism
by portion OF the pubic press in this county and
In the state. because OF his alleged improper con :
ncction with certain Government contracts. which
allegations are now being duly inquired into by
the national authorities 10 determine the truth
OF the matter:
Rrsoired That II Is the sense OF the Glove Manu-
facturcrs Association OF Fulton county that In
Justice to Mr.. LtrrAuRn public sentiment should
be suspended. particularly here 'n this Congress
slona district. so ably represented by him. until
the results % such investigation arc made
known.
Resolved. Further that this association hereby
expresses the highest respect and esteem for Mr..
LITTAuER whom We have known we'll In a business
and social way for many years and our due apprc'
citation oil all that he has done for the benefit OF
the business, Industrial and benevolent, a. well
as public Interests of this county and Congressional
district. Our personal relations with him have been
such that we deem 1t proper to give this public
expression of our entire confidence In his honesty
and integrity and our Arm belief that the facts
disclosed by the ir vcsts iton now being made will
resul, In his cor plcte vim .lcsllon."
Gloversville we believe, is about five
miles from Johnstown. We hasten to
exhibit to a wider audience the resolu-
tions in which Mr. LITTAUER's fellow
members record their firm belief in his
complete vindication. and yet demand a
suspension of public Judgment concern
ing his inquiry Of LYON: Do you think
it advisable that should call on LUDING-
TON in reference to any other than the
standard gauntlets (!
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SOUTH BROOKLYN FERRY.
CITY Urged to Take II Over and Improve
II TO Build Up Commerce.

The Sinking Fund Commissioners were
told yesterday by large delegation of men
interested that New York might regain
a large proportion Of the marine trade
which. they slid. has been diverted to other
ports on the Atlantic colst II the city would
acquire and operate the ferry running from
the Battery to Thirty-ninth street, South
Brooklyn. The delegation was headed by
Borough President Swanstrom and included
representatives OF the Mercantile Exchange,
the Produce Exchange, the Coffee Ex-
change, the Merchants Association and
several other commercial organizations.
The plan which has been submitted to
the municipal authorities is that the city
shall purchaes the Thirty-ninth street
ferry and then put on service Of new
and fast boats. An improved ferry, the
speakers slid. would mean the building
up Of large system Of docks along the
South Brooklyn front, where wharfage
would bc cheaper than in Manhattan.
Irving r. Bust, head OF the Bush Terminal
Company. 81 lid that only recently the Scan
dinavian Line moved from South Brooklyn
to Hoboten because OF the better ferry
snrvice between that place and New York.
Mr. Bush said that no had been unable to
induce private capitalists to interest them
selves in an improved ferry service. becaus !,
Of their fear that the citv's tunnels would
cut down the ferrys profis.
The commission decided to refer the whole
matter to Dock Commissioner Hawkes.
for consideration and report.
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Dwight A. Lawrence.

To THE EpIroa OF THE SuS-ST: | would
not like to have the death OF Dwight A. Law
renee Of Albany pass without word from
mo II Ia my sincernst regret that cannot.
save In the ways prescribed by custom. ex-
press my sorrow.
lie was soldier IN the civil war NJ 10. and
one of the stanchest partisans Of the party
he loved 40 ardentiy: and from his cradle 10
his grave he was an upright. truthful. gentle
hearted soul No falsehood ever passed
his lips. no ranoorous criticism OF political
adversary ever entered his tender heart
lie was on the firing line In many fierce
political skirmsh from the early days Of
Roscoe COnkling TO the close of that majestic
politicians career and he never sullied his
partisanship with a Thought unworthy Of his
own honor
Dwight Lawrence's friendship for me- and
his sentiments of regard nre one Of the br ght-
eat spots In my life T. @ Il
WEsTPOPT, n. Y, July e
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COUNT CASSTNrS SUCCESSORr
Report That the Russian Minister to Jana,
May ne Sent 10 Washington.

WASHINGTON. july 27.--It is believed
by some observers here that Count Cassipi's
eturn TO this country in tho autumn will
he merely Tor the purpose Of presenting
his letters Of recall and taking leave Of the
President. 1t is said that his successo,,
may possibly be Mr.. Alexander Isvolskv
lately Russian Minister to Japan. who a.
first was intended for the Danish mission.
but is now spoken of TT ST Petersburg for
a more important post
Mr. lsvolsky ia already acquainted with
this country, having been at one time che
Of the Secretaries Of the Legation. previous
to which ! @ was sent az diplomatic agent
OF the Russian Government 10 the vi c,r.
where he rendered valuable service 10 his
Government II. is generally rdel
az among the ablest Of the younger genera
ton Of Russian dirlon ltis.s Saoui he
be appointei to the post here, il will he n
g'iI to the social lie of the cap al, hi.
life being a daugi ter Of Count Toll, win,
was for long time Russian Mi1is,er 4,
Denmark and enjoyed the personal friend.
ship OF the imperial family
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THE PIgS FUND SILVER.
II Weighed sO Tons and Was Sent 10 Sar
Francisco 10 BE Coined Into Pcsctas.


WASHINGTON. July 27-The i.a20 6s7.
Mexican silver dollars which were turned
over to the State Department by the Mex-
can government in payment of the Cali
fornia Plus fund award and were purchased
by the Treasury Department as bullion
to coin into Philippine pesetas, have been
delivered at the San Francisco mint and
warrant for s9)3,27i sent to the Secretary of
State for the catholic archiioceses in Cali
fornia to which the Plus fund belonged
i intly with the Mexican G. vernment
This great mass Of silver, weighing NJ ar,v
seventy tc ms, was turned over to AM
baesador Clayt' n at the City of Mexico
State Department until this means OF dis
p, sing cf it was found 1t was sent b.
express TO San Francisco in seven shin
ments. the transpo rtatit n charges reDch-
ing IS, 600. The amC unit paid by the Treas
ury was at the rate per unce for silver
bullion in LIZ ndt II On each / tie seven
days az delivery, and aggregated 500, PA
Deducting the express charges, the amount
turned over TO the Caurch was SsO5,274
The Plus fund was created for the Cali
fornia Church, then under Mexican row
ereignty, which included upper and lower
California. After the annexation cf upper
California to the United States, the Church
Cf that pc rite claimed share Cf the fund
which was retained by the Mexican G overn
ment, and after long diplomatic cCrre.
spc ndence 1t was referred 10 the Hague
Arbitration Tribunal, which decided last
year that the Church in upper California
was entitled to share.
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no OPEN wsNcuy'RTAS PORTS


WASHINGTON, July 27.-All doubt az to
the speedy conclusion OF the treaty with
China, providing for the opening OF ports
81 Menchuria 70 foreign trade, has been
removed by positive information received
here 1t was recently reported from
Pekin that Prince Ching, the head Of the
Chinese Foreign Office. had said that he
could not &C include the treaty for the reason
that the Russian Government continued to
object to any arrangement for the open
door in Mnnchuria. This statement at
tracted considerable attention, and was
credited in some quarters, but II is proper
to say that the United States Government
did net believe 1t, feeling confident that
Russia had acted in good faith in furnish
ing assurance that she would interpo Ne no
objection TO the port opening pre- gramme
OF this Go vernment. An arrangement has
now been reached with China by which the
commemorative between the United States
and that ct untry will &C ntfin pre- visi,
for the cpening Of two pc rts in Manchuria,
pre- badly Mukden and Ta-tung-kau. The
treaty will he signed within a very she ri
time. &c nfirnlatit n Of the foregt ing was
obtained tC -tlay by TIE SUN reporter,
who was autho rized TO make the following
statement:
a. uv uW'NtlCh "a ule OptilIB W HeN ~
calities 10 trade in Manchuria has been,
In sut stance. satisfecto rily arranged with
the Chinese &C vernment, and NJ thing re-
mains 20 be settled but the questit n of
date when said loo alities shall be opened.
This. naturally, will be subsequent to the
exchange Of ratificatir Ms Of the treaty In
which the opening is agreed upon"
As II will be necessary for the United
States Senate to approve the treaty, the
ratificat6 nS cannt be excha nRed ft many
ceremc ny, which Ia necessary to make
the treaty effective can be carried cut.
Az indicated in the statement quoted,
the ports will NJ be opened until after tho
raiifCaf 10 a have been EXCHANGED
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The TwO-BilliOn Dollar RrOOmsttck
Train

1t isonlya few years since DR.. HOLMES,
half in earnest and half in jest, wrote his
little poem of The BroOmstick Train. "
When that was written few looked for q
time when trolley lines would gridiron
our more thickly settled areas. and run
sleeping cars and dining cars in compc-
titon with steam railways Yet that
time ia already here. The extension of
the electric street railway system, in the
country az in the city, is among the lead
ing features in modern Improvement.
In 1890 there were in the United States
s,I23 miles Of street railway, l ,262 miles of
which was electric and 1851 miles oper-
ated by animal power. In 1902 there
were %, $50 miles of such lines, with 81 82O
miles operated by electricity and only
$50 miles by animal power About 24O
miles were run by cable in 1902, as gainst
4SS miles in 1890. About twO-thirds OF
the trackage OF 1902 is inside Of city limits.
the remaining third being suburban or
rural. The business ia carried on by
$40 different companies, of which IS
operate lines of over 100 miles Of track
each. Three-Quarters of the companies,
however, operate lines OF 30 miles or less
In 1890 the average length OF line per
operating company was IA miles, while
the average of 1902 was 20. 81 miles.
From the figures for 1902 presented by
the Census Bulletin recently issued, the
following may be selected a. notably
Interesting
Total m lcagc. Observation-Disclosures. q Ssa
Cost Of cons' r1rt!on and equipment 81 1877 49, o77
Capital stock ..,........ lsib6I2 sCO
Funded debt outstanding. .............. so27oo iso
Operating expenses .................. i42ai3 591
Earnings from operation ..,..,.,....., "a75Es H9a
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr; let "A Bus!
ncss Woman" continue TO manage The VestIyman,
no, the vessry. am aversc to commercial women
and political women. not becausc woman cannot
succeed In these lines but because no matter how
great might he her success 40 SUCH ms queen OF tho
home as the ruler Of man her influence Is far more
po,en, and more glorious
do not say tha: only the freak women" can
succeed IN business only that in rare cases o'
necessity they can do better elsewhere.
But II the women arc prone 20 thrk otherwise
n they affrrn that woman Is successfully crowdng
man from every profession md take pride In their
Accomplishment. then behold III" appalling Truth OF
the theory so recently cHpoundcd by the versatile
Prof starr Verify. We are even now Indians. mas
much as the women do AL me work while the men
~ hack and smoke the plpe Of lazncss,
BRooKiNS. July 20 RRADEN.
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An Inc lido 10 a an Indiana Town.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN~-.Sif; About wecp
ago, stopping over night In one az the strorg TEN
perancs towns in southern Indiana a gentleman
and concluded to 20 into drug store and partLke
OF a small "decoction" OF old Kentucky Bourbon
While We were QueIChing our thirst behind IN,
presc ption case two ladies entered the drug store
and presented a rcmonsl rance to the proprietor
who was a leading member OF the NJ. T.. cIurch
against the granting Of county license TO saloon
keeper jiist ACROSS the street. He signed IL without
a word,
This same drug store proprietor, vas sherwarc
informed. had given freely OF his money to hsIy
suppress oil liquor selling In saloons In this samE
Indiana town. and had also attended every tenn
perancc msVting for vars In the town. and taken
mast prominent pD't In all of ttcm.
will only add that such conduct as This has been
iDm my observation. In keeping with many Other
acts OF 80 -cnnrd temperance people in Indiana
Yet We are told that liquor drinking Is diminishing
In our STATE Such talk IL all boSh.
W, II. LAMARrEis.
lNDIANAPNLIp Juiy %,
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A large number Of the sports,nen Of Paris
have turned their attention from the auto
mobile 70 the arship They hope to solve
the problem Of aerial fight as successfully
az they have mastered the problem Of flight
on the highways. Various tests, public or
private, of new-fanRed flying machines are
taking place daily In or near Paris, and
French aiironauis whose oLin ems are
entitled u weight believe that, before the
end of the present summer. their achieve
ments will n.stonish the whole world.
These enthusiasts have been greatly en-
couragsd in their pr Plies. Ing by the re-
cent triumph of NJ. SANTOS DUMoNT The
other day he actually visited the races
at Longchamps in one Of his big airships
the trip having heen made as successfully
IA If he mad covered the distance in a cab or
by train Moreover several of the French
nobility are engaged In mating and break
ing aerial long-distance records
SANTOS .DUMoNT hin self now has three
new aiiships in the COURSE OF CONSTRUCT
ton, and there are, Ill told, no fewer than
fourteen OF these COntrivances building or
already completed in Paris which are de-
scribed ns first class vessels H. is said
that Europe will have, within thc next few
weeks, more than forty dirigble balloons
ready to compete for first honors.
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From nc London DG.v G"aphic.
~ John Grand .Carteret. has made II discovery
which proves that the picture postcard Is net he
modern invention Il has hitherto been believed TO
be In the "AInanach DC Ia Petite foste dc yaris'
for tho year lT77 he has found statemcn; that
people arc sending by post, to convey crngraru-
istiOns or compliments. tards engraved and often
annotated. which arr sent open Tor all 'hc world
~ see" The "Amanarh" goes ~ 10 say that this
innovation. Invented by an ensmvrr named D-s.
maisous, IL being much discussed. some propr
diaNking II on tho gTcnnd that II enables servants
70 learn too much OF their masters secrets. n
would be Interesting TO know whether any spcci-
mens OF these prinevaI postcards arc yet lying
hidden In the cabinets Of collectors. or among
faded ard forgotten bundles 81 old letters.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS IN 1903.
800 Persons Killed End 1854 Injured In
the First Three Months.

WASHINGTON. July IA bulletin issued
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
on the railroad accidents in the United
States, for the three months ended March
81, 1903, shows there were 800 persons killed
and 2sSs injured in train accidents. Other
kinds OF accidents. including those sus-
tanned by employees while at work and by
passengers getting on and of cars. &c,
bring the total number of casualties up 10
s27 Killed and 1,4sl injured. In one col
liston 20 passengers were killed, and in a
collision Of two freight trains II employees
were killed.
Many items in the tabuation show an
apparent increase a. compared with similar
items in tho preceding bulletin, but this
is partly explained by the fact that the
commission now secures more complete
returns of accidents than have heretofore
been made by the railroad companies.
The total number Of collisions and dcrail
ments was 1881. ~ which $50 were col
lisions and LIS! derailments. There were
POI collisions and i?5 derailrcnts affecting
passenger trains The damage 10 cars.
engines and roadway by these accidents
amounted ~ 81 ,4Sl .O48.
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PAYMAsTER DELANO DISMISSED
The President Approves the sentence Of
the d0urt-Niartial.

WASHINGTON. July 27.-The Navy De-
partment to-day received AZ order from
President Roosevelt for thu dismissal Of
Assistant Paymoster Philip w. Delano
from tho naval service. Mr.. Delano was
.ried on charges Of embezzlement, making
falls. returns and falschood. He was ac-
quilted Of the last charge. nut convicted OF
the two others.
Evidence was introduced at his trial to
show that the climate of the Philippines.
where ne was serving when the offences
charged We're committed. had injured his
physical and mental health. and he was
not responsible for his conduct on that ac-
count The testimony of the surgeon Of
the ship On which he served, the gunboat
Isla de Luzon. tended to confirm this con-
tention.
Secretary OF the NAVY Moody, in sending
the case to President Roosevelt, at Oyster
Bay. wrote that, although there may not
have been actual criminality on Mr.. De-
lano's part. the circumstances In the case
were such that his retention in the naval
service would be intolerable Young De-
lano's father is a Captain in the navy. The
dismissed officer was married in May.
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EXPENDITI RES ON WHITE iIOL Sc
Cost OF Extra ordinary Repairs and RE
furnishing S4JO,93l.

WASHINGTON. July 27-The annual rn-
port of Col. Thomas Symons. L. =, A.,
Commissioner OF Public Buildings and
Grounds, which was made public to-day.
shows that S470 93l was expended during the
fiscal year ended June 80. for "eStraor-
binary repairs and refurnshng" al The White
House The total amount available for
this purpose was 3i75. s45. The report shows
also that CIV, 1875 was expended for the new
Office building for the President and his
clerica! force This was the entire sum
available for erecting the building. The
new office structure Ia a onestory affair,
built of brick and not freproof There
has been much criticism Of this building,
not only on account of its archtcH'u al
appea rance, but because OF the large amount
OF moEey that the Government pnid TO
erect such cbeap-looking AFFAIR.
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Cruiser Minneapolis 90 he sent to the
AsIatlc station.

WASHINGTON, July 27,--.The cruiser Min
neapolis. now at the League Island Navy
Yard, is TO be sent to the Asiatic sltion
for service Ms flagship and will be assigned
TO the cruiser squadron now in Chimes
waters. Rear Admiral p. II Cooper. com.
mander oil the northern squadron Of III"
Asiatic fleet, has AZ his fa rship the battle
ship Wisconsin. and il is likely that upon
the arrival of the Minneapolis in Asiat"
waters he will transfer his flag from tn"
Wisconsin to that vessel