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 mark: The performance of proud old John Quincy Adams in going back to the national House of Representatives after he had been president of the United States, and there serving his Massachusetts constituents, has all ways been cited as ideal in it's simple attributes Of strong manhood IT would be alien to our purpose to ideal ize Gen. Miles-sfor, like others, he has his weaknesses yet candor eompels the statement that he has risen near CT to the John Quincy Adams ideal Of the honor and dignity of all service whatsoever in behalf of the people than most public men Of our time, and Gen. Miles, however the palpable ex- pertinent of his service as adjutant- general may succeed, deserves some credit for taking the John Quincy Ad- ams view of a citizens duty to the state that reared him" We agree with The Republican that no one is too good or too great to serve Massaehu- setts, and that whatever Gen. AIilegs motives were he loses no jot of his dig nity by accepting the honorable office he will fill.
 It is not always well to anaIyze mems motives too closely. Tn our present imperfect state they are al ways like the old woman's favorite beverage. little mixed. If they are not base they should be looked upon with little toleration, particularly if they originate in the mind of a man who has done patriotic work for his country. Even a person of worthy ann bition has many wires that he pulls to attain his purposes. Honors do not al ways come unsought and without eff fort.-From the New England Farmer.
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Walker, F. H. Christmas in olde Times; l Ss4 W. { Wells, c. Patty at Home; WAC PA
 Wethann, w. c. D. Recent Develop ment of Physical Science; 5So VII
 Yeats, s. Levett. orrain; Ys.7.
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cHAPLAIN AT .ToMBs" PRISON
To Speak Before the Y. M. c. A. To
 Morrow.

To Speak Before the Ii. MI C' A. II U-
 Morrow.
 The association has been very fortu- nate in securing Rev. J. J. Munro, chaplain of the Tombs prison, New York city, to give the address at the men's meeting Sunday afternoon at the usual hour, 3:45. The subject of MT. Munros address was will "Opportuni- ties which is a very fitting one for the first day of the New Year. He comes highly recommended and a large audience is expected. All men are cor- dially welcomed. The soloist will be Miss Amy Preudhomnne, who possesses a rich contralto voice and will be heard in several selections.
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of quarterly dividends on preferred stock out of capital instead of net earnings. From Leslies Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-31
THE DEADLY TORPEDO.
HOST DESTRUCTIVE WEAPON IN
 THE WORLD.

How I. ls Made and Used-FIred by Percussion Arrangement Which is safe Untn the Torpedo Has Travelled for a certain Distance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

About two years ago Court circles at
St, Petersburg were upset by quar-
rel between the Grand Duke Michael
brother to the Car, who is heir to the
Russian throne, failing the birth OF q
son to the reigning monarch, and M.
Witte, the Cars famous Minister OF
Finance.
AT state ball the Grand Duke ig-
nored the Minister'S bow and gave
MIN what Englishmen call 1.-The cut d.
rect M. Whites face showed no trace
OF annoyance. He passed on through
'ne crowded ballroom as if he had not
noticed the public affront.
hlghly-placed officials who had fawn-
60 upon him the day before fell away
rom him. They avoided conversation
"ln the man whom they thought TO
w ulsgraced in the eyes of his Imperial
,LLaster' and gathered instead around
We Grand Duke. NJ. Whites isolation
w." %dS as complete as that of Richelieu on
we Day of Fools" when not a single
sJ, urller attended his levee because they
v-., thought the King had quarrelled
"Ith him finally.
Ike Richelieu NJ. Witte was the
WIT. W.T.. Next day he sought an audience
t.'H me Gar and placed the facts OF
cs case before him. Because, in his
Seip,'elty of Finance Minister, he had
b'r. IL his duty to refuse the Grand
certain large sums Of money for
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10
M. WITTLE, THE MAKER
OF MODERN RUSSIA.
BY WILLIAM THORP.
Copyright, 1904, by William Thorp.

military purposes, the latter had pub
licly insulted him. Unless the Grand
Duke apologized to him privately ana
made atonement as public as the IN
suit, he would, he declared, be Obliged
TO leave the Cars service.
The Car appealed to him to recon
slider this decision, and pointed out
how difficult it would be, in view OF the
dignity which hedges the Russian I'M
nerial family, to make the Grand Duke
apologize. =, xu,4.o
swered, in effect, land l make no oe-
mand for an apology. You VIII, then,
allow me to retire from my Office. MY
{ usefulness to you and to the empire is
necessarily ended by this incident. NO
influence or authority can be lett TO
me-" s... ,,.;+,,
his hest seryant--the maker of modern
Russia. the handspring of the empire
indrstrial and commercial activity. he
sant for his brother and talked to him
nrivately. When they returned to the
roorT1 in which NJ White was waiting,
! the Grand Duke apologized freely ana
| praciously. At the next Court functlon'
| he made a point of greeting the FL
] nance Minister warmly before the lat
! ter had time to bow to him.
II is evident that the man VINO car
/ bend to his will the Autocrat OF all IN,
] Russias and his probable heir nlu ss
| lie a remarkable person. Sersle.
| .Tuliewitsh witte has risen py sneel
force of merit to the highest posiei0i
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ming Of a new transcontinental ROAD.
"Other Russian officials, especially
in the railroad and industrial depart
ments, may be immensely clever men,
but they are merely theorists. They
would regard it as beneath their
dignity to consort with mechanics ana
engineers in order to learn the prac-
teal details of the railway business.
II remember once, several years
aRo. when I was at st. Petersburg
the Gear wanted to consult with M.
Witte in a hurry. He was not to De
found in his Office or at his house, put
after q long search an aide-de-canp
discovered him seated on the step OF
the cab Of a locomotive several miles
up the line, chatting affably with the
driver and sharing his dinner OF plack
bread, cheese and vodka. He had
gone out there to inquire personally
into the details Of a railroad accl-
dent"
M. Whites work of developing Kus-
sia's material resources ana latent
strength has been phenomenal.
In his report on the budget esti-
mates in 1900 he was able to tell the
Car that the value of Russias IN
dustries had increased within twenty
Years from 541, 100000 roubles to l,Sl6,
400 900 roubles. In 1888, when ne TOOK
charge Of the railway department In
the ministry OF finance, he initiated
the policy of acquiring railroads Tor
the state. Within ten years he had
got possession of two-thirds Of the
entire mileage. and NOW there are
only three or four private roads m
operation in the whole of the Russian
donninions. while nearly 5000 miles OF
new track has been laid down by the
government or is in course of con-
structlon. Great manufactures have
been started all oyer Russia; over fifty
towns and cities have been lighted by
electricity, the currency has been es-
tablished on gold basis, and the
equilibrium Of the budgets restored
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In the midst of this muddle. one
man kept his head. Sergiej White
was still a subordinate. but he was
the only railroad official who under
stood the situation and possessed IN
itiative.
HE had things done before his SUI
periors started to think of them" said
q man who knew him at that time.
1.-The audacity of his orders took
tracked dozens OF trains which had
been ordered through at top speed by
great personages, and he rushed SOL
diers through instead. He counter
manded many Of the orders given by
his official superiors, but they dared
not rebuke him, for he Strengthened
things out, and the Car heard OF his
work and personally thanked him.
After the war M. White was called
to ST. Petersburg and given high
position in the Railway Department of
the Civil Service. 1t had been shut
against him when he started on his
career, but now it was only too glad
to have him. In a few years he be-
came director of the Russian south
western railways; two years later
head of the Railway Department, and
then, by rapid promotion, Minister OF
Means of Communication, chairman
OF the IdrlH COHluASSACA' hiAlSNSi "a
Finance, and finally, few weeks ago,
Imperial Chancellor-the crown OF his
great career.
"Why has he risen?" said a Russian
officer in New York, who Is well &C
auainted with him. Simply because
he has never been afraid to do big
things. on his own responsibility.
Nothing is valued in the Russian
service more than initiative, just be-
cause st is so scarce there.
m. WHITE had a great advantage
over his rivals, in being a practical
man. He knows all about railways,
from the oiling Of a truck or the
! driving OF a locomotive, to the PLAN
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after many years Of disastrous finance.
These are only few features OF the
immense industrial and commercial
development of Russia in recent years.
M. Witte has known defeat and dis
appointment in some of his great
schemes, but the Russians admire him
because he has never despaired of the
destiny Of the empire.
When the public debt was over AGO.
900 sterling land the finances were
none too prosperous, he did not fear
to add s250,000,000 to that debt for
the purchase of existing railways and
the building of new roads.
One excited statesman after another
besieged the Gear, trying to convince
him that "the German" was plunging
the country into hopeless bankruptcy.
Russia is good for ten times the
amount" was Mr.. Whites answer to
all such directors, and he had his way,
as he usually does, sooner or later
The military party, headed by Gen.
Kuropatkin, M. Whites greatest po-
litical enemy objected strenuously to
so much money being spent for rail-
ways. They wanted it spent for more
soldiers.
But what is the good of having
soldiers M. Witte argued, IF you
cannot move them. By giving you
railways l multiply each one of your
soldiers by ten"
They saw this patent fact at last,
and enthusiastically aided his plans.
To-day there is no man more popular
with the war party than M. Witte, be-
cause he has linked the Far East with
European Russia and made 1t possible
to pour troops into Manchuria. Yet
it is quite certain that his influence
has always been exerted on the side
of peace, and It is known that he
shared with M. Bloch the responsible
ity for the Cars peace rescript.
M. Witte has never posed as a po-
| lltcal refor1ner. confirming himself
strictly to his own work Of railway
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administration and finances; but there
Is little doubt that he is strongly in
favor of more liberal government for
Russia. He has taken no part in the
repressive measures which have been
so sternly enforced in recent years
against the working classes, the Jews,
the Nonconformists, and the Nihilis-
tic students.
In September, 1902, he took a daring
step, which plainly showed his liberal
sympathies. He appointed a number
of committees to investigate the acute
agricultural and industrial depression
Of Russia. The members of these
committees were men whom he had
trained and influenced, and under his
guidance they made up list of hum
dreds Of reforms which they held to
be necessary to the well-being of Rus
STA. Some of these reforms might
have been taken direct from the pro-
gramme of the Nihilists. They cover
ed the social and industrial ills OF
Russia, and even advocated starting
constitutional reforms tending in the
direction of democracy. The bureau
cratic system OF government and the
crushing burdens of military service
and indirect taxation were bitterly
complained of.
The Russian bureaucrats wera
aghast at the audacity OF such re-
port, especially when M. Witte sent II
to the Gear with his strong indorse-
ment. All his enemies united to seiza
the chance to crush him, and it Seems
ed for a time as If they had achieved
their purpose. He fell out of favor,
and had to resign some Of his offices.
M. de Plehve, the Reactionary Min-
lister of the Interior, declared that
such discussion of public affairs was
Revolutionary" and even went the
length OF imprisoning some of M.
Whites committeeman. But evidently
the Car has discovered that he cam
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which a subject can attain in Russia.
He started his career without any of
the advantages of high birth and in
duential connections, which count for
more. probably. in the Cars service
than in any other public service in
the world.
M. White is not even a Russian. He
was born at Tifiis. in Transcaucasia.
in 1S49, and is, therefore, an Asiastic
by birth. His origin is German. The
latter fact has proved a heavy handi-
cap to him all through his career.
His numerous enemies have a strong
appeal to Russian prejudice always
ready to their hands-"why should
this German rule over us?''
But Sergiej White soon broke his
births invidious bar" He was edu-
Gated at Odessa. and astonished his
teachers by his genius for mathe-
mates and physics. Leaving college
he entered the service of a private
railroad company. He could not go
into the army or the navy or the
civil service. because he was not
nobly born or connected with any
public officials.
He showed great talent for the or
ganization and administration of rail-
road affairs, but only his fellow
workers knew of his ability. 1t is
supremely difficult for any man to
make a reputation in Russia unless he
is either a public official or a Nihilist.
But when he was twenty-seven Whites
chance came.
The Russo-Turkish war broke out
and the Russian railroads proved
hopelessly inadequate to the task OF
transporting the Cars troops to the
front Road after road was choked
up by commissariat supplies, while
the regiments for which those supplies
were destined were waiting thous-
and miles away for transportation
and generals were losing battles be-
cause those regiments did not arrive
to reinforce their Vlrmies.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-10

5000 yards, and a wonderful bar IN
gain in pure white Satin Damasks, Ill
appealing, stirring and at the mark
6 cases and a wondrous bargain inl7In
1914 Sheeting, Dover quality, lasting 4 zfI
and desirous at ...............'...
$500 yards of yard wide Eclipse 0o
Flannel Outing In a French Flannel iii
Weave is for this sale ...........-..
No ordinarily sane merchant offers II
new Pillow Case Bargains with cotton Ii
at Ia cents, but in the 8 ....''.
Fringed Huck Towels, with fancy e.
borders and some six cases Of such, MI
will go like a whirlpool at ......''..
2 cases Bieached Cotton Duck Tow 10
els, the BARRIERS size, and splendid In MI
the household ................'
cases 21x42 Turkish Bath Towels q n
full bleached, and a genuine zoe value, /2lI
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Six cases of Powered and figured NIn
Silkolene, always priced at IL IL and UAI
15c ............. ''.''''''
Eight cases pure white Cambria Tie
about quality Lonsdale but brand ali
$4,000 yards Shifting Madras high OIL
est quality and inclusive of the new El3I1
Champagne Colorings .............. Wv
1920 Fancy Dress Bingham Ends in In
stripes and checks, now ........... w
the ; s.ss s"s 30: g sss.. up to Zoe
S2-inch Fancy Woven Madras, regu- In
lar 1Sc and zoe qualities .......... lUU
1900 yards wide Drapery Swisses in If1n
the right designs and with the start I'LL,
ling price of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. wv
10 cases pure white, neat little dot i0ln
ted Dress Swisses, and always sold at /7I.
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16 cases yard wide India Linen and -
a sensational sure enough Mill value all.
and good at 1Oc yard .............. w
$4,000 yards. yard wide bleached 70
Shifting and never sold for less than III,
10c yard, at ....''''''''''
10000 yards of beautiful Percales e
on white grounds and the choicest III
patterns to pick from, at ........... ~
"A and good Gable Cord Madras Hln
and large assortment to pick from. U4U
5.4OO yards of best and Americas Eln
High Grade Percale ............... U4U
$500 yards of go and Ss-inch Shirt In
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5000 Towels by actual inventory
mill end count fancy bordered, IN
bleached, Knotted Fringe Towels, EEEH
worth zoe .................. wv
1000 pieces, 12-yard lengths, Eng To-
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but of double value ............... w
1000 Cotton Comforts, the Mill End M
Men make us almost give away, at. UTU
sp as'ss'.oo n..'' for the o'''.a''''25C
Quality unknown yet, as all lengths n
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lat .............. '''''''
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$500 yards of all Wool Walstings. n n
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24
THE ELECTED PEERS.
Choice of Successor to Lord Pozcers-
court in House of Lords.

That the British House OF Lords comprises
several different kinds OF peers and is not COM
posed exclusively OF hereditary legislators. as
so many people appear TO believe, is recalled by
the announcement contained in the last number
OF The Official Gazette received here from
London. TO this effect: a writ has been issued
for the election OF a temporal peer Of Ireland IN
the place OF the late Viscount Powerscourt."
The writ in question has enanated from the
Lord High Chancellor Of England upon the re-
Ceipt OF certificate from two temporal peers
communicating 10 him the death OF Lord Pow
erscourt- Bearing the Great Seal OF the realm
II was addressed 10 the Lord Chancellor OF Ire
land The latter. complying with the Kings
commands contained therein, viii by this time
have dispatched through the Clerk of the Crown
and Hanaper al Dublin wits 10 every peer OF
Ireland summoning him. in the name OF the SOW
ereigu. To send 10 the crown Office at Dublin his
vote for a representative peer 70 MI the vacancy
There is no meeting Of the Irish peers for the
representatives Of the peerage Of Scotland the
members OF which assemble for the purpose in
Hollywood Palace. at Edinburgh. Ireland's peers
Office at Dublin. where the one part is filed and
the other certified by the Clerk Of the House OF
Lords. The peer thus chosen by his fellow peers
OF Ireland 10 be one OF the twenty-eight repre-
sentatives OF the order in the House OF Lords at
one y the peers Of Ireland who does not happen
70 be a minor a lunatic. who has not been
discharged from bankruptcy or who does not
already hold a seat in the House of Lords by
virtue OF English title or occupy a seat in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24

was unconscious. When he came 10 he sat up
and gasped: This ez a woonderfool country
Sure and Oirlands big wind amt a crcum-
stance TO Paterson's big blaw"
TWO carpenters revived their belief In the IN
luckiness Of the number thirteen They were
working the roof OF Public School No 13
Suddenly the roof rose beneath them bodily and
with q lurch dropped down again four inches
out of place They fed. strewing their tools be-
hind them.
A Paterson horse found ''bucking" against a
windstorm more than he could accomplish. He
was attached 20 covered milk wagon The
cover served as pocket for the wind. and for
two blocks the horse was dragged backward
The rear end brought up against a railroad en-
bankment and was smashed. This freed the
rear curtain and permitted the wind TO blow
through. When II stopped IN this uncere-
monious way the driver leaped out.
The storm which damaged Chappaqua last
Saturday also was freakish. Mr. and Mrs
Harry Crouk had a number OF stories 10 tell OF
the recovery OF number of articles two or
three miles from the ruins Of their home. Their
marriage certificate had been ripped from the
wall on which it hung and was found the fol-
lowing day three miles away. A large panel
picture Of Mrs. Cronk travelled two miles away
II the same direction A large rug. like Prince
the air IN the opposite direction. II was found
anchored 10 fence at the roadside about q
mile Up the side OF the Chappaqua Mountain. A
calf which weighed about three hundred pounds
tried TO initiate the cow that jumped over the
moon. but with poor success. being able only 70
get over high board fence into a. field or the
other side. a stove was waited FIVE hundred
feet into tree top. where it lodged.
Particularly fortunate was Warren Tornpklrs
in the recovery OF his vaIuables After spending
several hours in the search he and his two sons
found lot OF tumbled bedding that had been
blown out OF the ruins OF his house half e mile
from its site Pulling the bundle open they
found q small handbag containing STOO IN
money, package Of valuable papers and Mr.
Tompkinss gold watch and chain. A handbook
belonging 10 Charles E. Tonpkins was picked
UP IN the roadway two miles east of Chappaqua
The escape OF Mr.. Tompkns and his family
was almost miraculous. He. his wife and his
two sons were able 70 crawl out OF the ruins Of
their home with only a few scratches Their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-24

ing or the local nac FOR the place IN which Judge
Parker lives The name first applied TO the
EsopGs Creek. which rises IN the foothills OF the
e"tzAAis and flows into the Huts IN at Saugerttes
north OF Kingston The name Esopus also appears
TO have been applied by the Indians 10 the place
where IS now the city OF Kingston which the origt-
hd1 Dutch settlers called Wiltwyck The Esopus
war Is Il historical event which began in 1855 and
lasted until 1904 II broke OUT between the Dutch
settlers and tie Es0pus Indians ~ reason OF some
OK the latter becoming Intoxicated on selma Dps
while working for the Dutch farmers I'm the Ron
dout Valley. and being fired on by their employers
when they became too bojster01s. The outcome
was the destruction u WltTyck by savage bands
OF Indians. who killed tweUty-0Ue men and carried
on forty women and children as prisoners Gov
crnor StuyVesauI sent a force from Es.9s-A u-ter-
dam on learning ~ this. and thoroughly punished
tho Indians. recaptUrirE the prisoners When the
English secured the New-Netherlauds they changed
the name Of the village 10 Kingston. end IL be-
came the drst capital OF this State.
The name Esopus was later applied 10 a town
f. Ulster County IN which the village and West
Shore Railroad station os Esopls are now situ-
ated, bat the creek bearing the name does
flow through this town. which has the Hudson
River or one side and the Waikiki the other
The United States Geological Survey bulletin on
geographical names says OF the word Esopus.
Stream IN New-York. \ difference % opinion ex-
lists as 10 whether the Indian tribe q this name
took the name from ,Ee river or whether the river
named for tho tribe Schoolcraft gives 'seepus'