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The Washington times., 1904-02-03
BADLY MIXED.

Il want to go in tie court room. .
said Adam Jackson. a young negro. to
Deputy Marshal Cusiek, who Is On
guard at the south door on the east
side Of Criminal Coart No. I. where the
trial Of Machen and others for con-
spring to defraud the Government is
in progress.
Are you witness?" asked the dep
uty
NO. SIR" the man replied.
Are you member OF the bar, then7-'
asked Mr.. Cusick-
Yes. sir" was the answer.
Where do you praetice?" he was
asked
over at the briclSyard." he said
Seeing that something was wrong. Mr..
Crsick asked the man IL ne knew Mr..
Mschen.
"Oh. yes was the answer. he works
down at the brickyard, too. He 10 a
molder"
You must know Mr.. T.orenz. toog''
said Mr.. Cusick
Yes, the man replied. he works
Believing that Adam had rooms 10
rent in the upper story. Cusick sent
him to the other side Of the building
10 gain admission TO the court room,
and that was the last seen OF him.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
HEARSTTO "ASPHYXIATE"
MAYOR M'CLELLANS BOOM
Enters Suit Against City Executive in Interest of Cheaper
GaS-Intended to Embarrass Tammany Administration

Jealousy has cropped out among the
rival aspirants I'm New York for the
Democratic nomination for President.
There have been slight traces Of II from
time TO time. but as the date of the con-
vention draws near il is becoming more
and more apparent. and no doubt will
continue TO grow.
The evidence of IL. which is pro-
nounced just now, is the attack which
Mr.. Hearst's newspaper has begun upon
Mayor Mcclellan. To be sure, it is not
a vicious partisan attack, but it is sutti-
cient to show that the new mayor lacks
the support Of the only morning newspa-
per in Greater New York which makes
claim to loyalty to the Democratic party
at all times and under all circumstances.
Some Graft" Remains.
Mayor Mcclellan has been in Office for
month, and during all that time he
has not been able to throttle all the To-
cal monopolies Of the great city. to ex-
terminate all the graft" and enable all
the denizens Of the East Side to become
millionaires and move UP on Fifth Ave-
nue.. So he is not counted friend Of
the Common Peepul." ard hence Mr..
Hearst's newspaper. which is special
conservator Of the interests Of man
kind in general, has undertaken to
do that which it contends the mayor
should do despite the fact that Mr.. Nc
Clellan is endeavoring to get Repub-
lican Legislature to enact a law which
will give him warrant for action.
The case in point is the matter of the
gas monopoly in New York. IT is said
that the quality Of gas-that is. the kind
which is used for purposes of light and
| heat-is inferior. and that the price is
higher than it should be even for good
gas. For this condition Of affairs Mr..
| Hearst's newspaper, which is. OF course,
| speaking for Mr.. Hearst as a Presi-
] Dental aspirant, holds the new mayor
| responsible. The mayor has not il is
asserted. authority in law for doing that
which Mr.. Hearst wants him to do,
hence Mr.. Hearst's newspaper has un-
dertaken to fight the battles Of the
''peepul'' for cheaper gas.
Suit Against Mayor.
| 1t can. of course, do what the mayor
cannot do. and moreover IL can ther
claim all the glory II. through any cir
| cumstsnce. anything Is done. II has
/ brought suit against the mayor. OF
/ course. this Is not ar action inspired by
| malice. but it is inspired by a desire tc
| embarrass the Mcclellan administration.
There can be no doubt about that 1t is
easy to see the political significance of
| II all.
Mr.. Hearst Is an active candidate for
the Democratic nomination. but OF
course, he cannot get the votes of the
/ New York delegates unless Leader Muir
| ply and Tammany Hall say so. and IN
/ less there is n remarkable change in the
situation and conditions Mr.. Murphy
| will not select Mr.. Hearst as his candi-
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

A nice question is up before the au
thorities at Nome. Alaska, in which
town there were some gamblers until a
little while ago. The gamblers were
elected, and moved out on the fee. be,
yond the three-mile limit Bering Sea
States and the faro bank is, therefore,
technically on the high seas, II Ice is
supposed 10 be part OF high seas. This
suggests that the whole system of juris-
prudence will have to be revised IL fly
ing machines ever become practicable.
or the judges as well as the lawbrealers
Will be up In the air.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
MIDDIEs IN TROUBLE.

Many appeals for indulgence he-a
reached Secretary Moody on behalf az
the thirty midshipmen who attended a
performance OF the Prince OF PiIsen's
in Annapolis last week. without obtaIn-
ing leave from the Academy authorities.
Captain Brownson and other officers
at the Academy seldom go to the thea
ter. Consequently the midshipmen felt
safe in strayiIg away from the Academy
grounds without permission. The opera.
has a middies' chorus sSnd many mid
shipmen who had seen II IN Philadelphis
recommended IL 30 strongly to ths..r
classmates that they could not resist
the temptation.
But their calculations were bad. Mr..
DeKraft. the press representative OF the
company. has many relatives IN the
navy. and invited Captain Brownson and,
several other officers to be HIS guests az
the performance From the box I'M
which they sat the officers did not faI
to spot" the midshipmen- Now thirty
Of the offenders are on the prison ship
Santee.
Mr.. DeKraft interceded with Secretary
Moody in behalf of the youngsters. and
IL is believed they will be allowed to
get out Of the scrape with ten days in
prison.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
William G. Whitney.
Career of a Remarkable American
Ended.

The death of William Collins
Whitney removes from public life one
of the best known men of his time
one of the men who, if they are not
ren of genius, if they do not become
Presidents or absolute leaders of their
public, are at least able lieutenants 10
these leaders, without whom no work
could be accomplished for tine public
sood.
Mr.. Whitney will be remembered
especially for the effective and lasting
work which he did III the reorganiza-
ton of the navy. The foundation of
the new navy was laid by Secretary
Chandler, but without the developing
and organizing work carried on BY
Secretary Whitney the navy winch IL
the hands of Dewey and Sehley
proved so terrible weapon against
our foes might have been still an uu-
dertaking on paper, and nobody can
tell what would have been the conse-
quences of that.
Had it not been for the free silver
agitation which swept the country a.
the time of the Bryan speech in the
Chicago convention, had it not been
for the condiiioEs of agriculture in
The West, Mr.. Whitney would, it Is
generally admitted. have been the can
didste Of his party for the Presi-
Gency. Here again, nobody knows
Wat woud have been The result if the
iates had decreed that he should oc-
cupy the White House instead of Nc
kmley. The career of this man. who
was known to be one of the most able
statesmen of his time, whose delight
tnl personal qualities won him hosts
of friends, and who might have oc
cupied so many positions other than
ikcse he did occupy, with credit to
himself and benefit to the people. i,
one more proof that for every man
who WINS lasting fame in this country
of ours there are many who might
have been just as much talked about
Just as much admired, and praised
and abused, and hooted at, and mis-
represented. if some little twist ol
destiny had put them in the curreri
Of events.
Mr.. Whitney will be written down
IN history as one Of the makers of the
American nay. By those who knew
mm he viii be remembered as a de-
lightful friend, a strong eharacter, a
force wherever he might be, in poll
tics, in finance, or in society His ca
leer was one which might we'll satisfy
any man, however high his aspira-
tons, however great his opportunities
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
Municipal Mule Driving.
The Usual Trouble in Getting Theater
Managers to Obey the Law.

ndhdBetS 10 ODey the Law.
Mayor Mcclellan has scant time TO
sympathize with Mayor Harrison in
his perplexities regarding the Chicago
theater ordinance. He has troubles
Of his own. The same may be said Of
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia, and
of all the other cities in which the au-
thorities have made any move toward
enforcing the law. As of course
everybody expected, no sooner have
the authorities agreed upon some plan
by which theaters can be made safe
than the theater managers raise Objec-
tions 10 every point in it.
The tTibulations Of an inexper-
fenced mule driver are nothing beside
those Of the city authorities with the
American business man who is asked
e. sacrifice part Of his profits to mere
considerations Of personal safety for
others. For example, one of the
things which the city fathers wanted
a. secure in New York was the letting
down'of the asbestos curtain at every
iniermission, 50 that it might be GER
tain 10 be in proper order. One thea
ter manager said that his curtain
weighed four thousand pounds, and it
would be a great deal of trouble to
lover il two or three times every even
ing. Another said it would spoil the
fnales of the acts-in' what way. he
did not explain. To the suggestion
that the men who had charge of the
curtain should be assigned TO no other
duty III the course Of the evening,
there were also objections. In short,
lie majority of The managers made it
pretty PLAIN that no changes would be
made in the existing system which
would cause them either trouble or ex.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

A second cabin passenger on a Gu
harder came TO New York with her
ticket labeled ITO be married." so that
she would not be detained by the immi-
grafton authorities. 1t Is a perfectly
legitimate thing for a young woman to
come from Europe TO this country to be
married, but IL the authorities had beer
other hair-splittirg cases they would
have detained her "a, the pretext that
she was under contract
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

date. Mr.. Mcclellan. on the other hand.
has said or done nothing which would
indicate that he has Presidential aspira-
tions. Still. there is heard now and
then much talk of Mcclellan.
A National Figure.
The fact that he won an overwhelm-
ing victory in Greater New York last
November has attracted attention to
him outside of New York. Again. there
is onthing in his public record. including
ten years I'm Congress- which any polit-
ical opponent can attack. There are
many who believe that when the dele
gates in national convention turn 10
New York for a candidate Mr.. Murphy
will name Mr.. Mcclellan. Should
he do so. that action would be ln-
strumental toward making the present
mayor OF Greater New York the stand
ard bearer of the national Democracy.
The main question over which there
might be some quibbling is the fact that
Mr.. Mcclellan was born abroad, yet
Notwithstanding that fact there are
many who believe that II a New York
man is to be named, Mayor Mcclellan
is the most available. He is conserva-
tive and has demonstrated his ability as
vote getter.
Would Asphyxiate Boom.
All of this and more Mr.. Hearst
realizes. and hence IL is quite natural
that he should undertake to make the
Mcclellan administration appear as un
popular as possible. The ice trust did
much to kill the Van Wyck administra-
tion, and the effort is now being made
to have the gas trust produce the same
effect upon the Mcclellan administration
to asphyxiate it. as 1t were, or at least
10 asphyxiate the Mcclellan Presiden-
tial boom.
Democrats who have observed this
attitude of Mr.. Hearst toward the new
Democratic administration in Greater
New York. recall the fact that his sup
port of Mr.. Mcclellan in the mayoralty
campaign was somewhat lukewarm. It
is true that his newspaper supported
the ticket, but the major portion of it's
attention was devoted to Mr. Grout, the
candidate for comptroller. and Mr.
Fornes, the candidate for president Of
the board OF aldermen. Little was said
of Mcclellan, and that lacked spirit
and enthusia5m 1t is recalled that
the morning after Mr.. Mcclellan wds
nominated. Mr.. Hearst's newspaper was
so enthusiastic over IL that it's leading
editorial related to Statehood for the
Territories.
Jealousy Manifest.
This manifest jealousy on the part
Of Mr.. Hearst, whose boom is a recog-
nized fact. OF a Mcclellan boom which
has not yet started and is only a pos
sibility. is somewhat amusing to Re
publicans, and anything but pleasing to
| Democrats who believe that their parly
should go to New York for candidate
but expect, or at least hope, 10 find the
Il urfTH tod
candidates. now that IL seems iikeiy TO
get together lIuOn issues
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
BROUGHT SEVEN WIVES.

For nineteen years, with scarcely the
loss Of a day, Eugene DAILY, a messenger
n the Department Of the Interior, has
stood on guard in front OF the Office
of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
Within that time DAILY has naturally
met large number and variety Of
Indians.
The queerest old Indian 1 ever saw
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

When Bryant wrote about going to
ones grave sustained and soothed by
an unfaltering trust" he never dreamed
that his vision would come true in the
shape of a coffin trust.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

The Weather Bureau f. said 70 cost
There are times when every citizen feels
that the Weather Bureau owes him two
cents, damage for lost temper
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

A performance Of George Bernard
Shaw's CANDIDA" will be given in New
York for the benefit Of the kindergarten
association but il is not thought that
any of the pupils of the Kindergarten
will be In the audience.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

Our morning contemporary refers 70
a reception TO "the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Moody" It is seldom
that a high officer Of the Government
can pick up his paper in the morning
and discover that he has been married
unknown 10 himself.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
/HE.....
PERSONAL S/DE

come up here" said Daily the other day,
was Sioux chief who called himself
Ouonny Parker. The old fellow was
somewhat Of a Turk in his habits. He
had innumerable wives. and one day
all OF US here were given quite a shock
when the old chief came strollsnz nm
here with seven squaws fcllowfnr IN
his wake. He had brought seven Of his
wives TO call on tho Commissioners.
Perker was politely told that he
might leave some OF his family at horae
when he called again"
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
The Poor Soldier.
His Suferings in the Cause of MiIitar-
ism Excite Sympathy.

More or less sympathy has been ex-
pressed by two yellowish New York
papers for the unfortunate cavalry
men who were compelled to come all
the way from Fort Myer to escort ex-
Secretary Root for a short distance,
and who were obliged TO wait for at
least half an hour in the bitter cold
Of a Washington winter day, owing
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

Time was when a Senator could quote
tho Old Testament with reasonable GER
tainty of being understood. Nowadays
he can quote poker
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

1t is not true that they are going 10
give a sociable at one of the local
choir will sing Beautiful Snow" the
proceeds to go to cleaning off the snow
in front OF the church. The snow will
stay where IL is
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

Admiral Evans recommends the can
teen on warships. innocenly believing
that this will prevent sailors from in
dulging in sprees ashore and making
trouble for the consuls. Just wait until
the white ribbon people enlighten Ad-
miral Evans They were brought up on
hine
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
wsrships.

Japan may submit to the inevitable;
but she desires first TO know what 1t is.
and second 10 be sure that It is inev-
table
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

When Mrs. Maybrick reaches this
country and finds the Pulitzer Bureau
of Publicity ready to welcome her she
may wish she were back in a prison cell.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

Doctor-Don't you know that smok-
ing is most injurious to the nerves?
Jack Longiller-Yes, 1 know il, Doc,
brit my nerve is continually getting me
into trouble, and 1 don't see why I
should not retaliate.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03
AN EASY ONE.

His Daughter-You don't think much
of the count. papa?
MIR. Coldplunks-Think much OF him ?
Ia as soon see you marry a Wall Street
Ian b.-New York Times.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

Too many OF these Presidential booms
are built like a dachshund-long on style
and short on running apparatus.
The Washington times., 1904-02-03

"He resisted arrest, Your Honor, and
had to club him"
Surely, such a small man couldn't
make much of a resistance"
Il took the will for the deed, Your
Honor"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-19
WAITING FOR DEATH
Senator Hoar Conscious and
Realizes That the End
Is Near.

Worcester, Mass. Aug 1S-No marked
change was noticeable in tn- condition. of
Senator George T. Hoar this morning. It
is evident, hovTcver. that he is growing
weaSer constantly. although he may live
twenty-fOUr OF possibly forty-eight hours
longer.
The senator's mind is perfectly clear and
ne thoroughly realizes the seriousness
OF. his condition. He awaits the END with
calm resignation. Yesterday he talked
WitE his son and daughter and requested
them to convey farewell messages to near
relatives and intimate friends
Arrangements have been made to notify
the people OF Worcester of the senator's
death As soon as the news Is received,
fifteen strokes VIII be sounded on the
fire bells
At noon Senator Hoar was resting cas-
ily. He was still conscious and during the
forenoon he had taken a little LIQUID re-
f-eshments- There had been. however. no
gain In strength. but rather s. slight in
crease Of the weakness which developed
yesterday.
The last bulletin for the night was is
sued at ~ O'Clock, the patients condition
being 50 favorable that II was considered
unnecessary 10 give out any later news
except in case Of a sudden change.
Senator Hear remained In about the
same condition during the day. He slept
quietly. talked but little. but his mind was
clear and ne was entirely comfortable.
The prolongatioa Of the senator life dur
ing the last two days has given his
family some siight hope.
AffectiOnate inquiries as 10 Senator
Hoar's condition were received roday from
President Roosevelt Senator Fairbanks
and a E-rge number OF the senator
friends in public and private life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-19
STRIKERS IN AMBUSH
FusilIade of Shots as a Train
load of Strike Breakers
Passed Christopher, iii.

Zeigler. his, Aug IS--TwO wounded
guards lying in the hospital heTe-One
slot in the neck with both wrist and
hand torn by buckshot; the other, hit
in the side by a mixed load from a
shot gun-sum the casualties in the
second battle with the strikers, which
occurred today half a mile south Of
Christopher
Tke appearance of an Illinois Cen
trail special carrying twenty-six miners
and nine guards was awaited by the
strikers concealed in a cornfeId be-
hind logs and stumps just south Of
the switch on the Zeigler branch. Fire
was opened on the approaching special
in scattering VolIey and continued
for about i've minutes III q desuItOry
way. Especial effort seemed TO be
made to hit the engineer. as many
shots missed him only a few inches.
Bullets plowed into the hard wood
covering of the coacE and cabOose at
all angles. showing a heavy fire both
on the approach and retirement of the
train. Shots were plainly heard in
Zeigler.
The tTaiDmen returned under escort
of United States deputies and ZeiEler
guards. which escort will remain with
the train until it returns witE another
importation Of labOrers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-19
SYMPATHY WITH
HONEST LABOR
Ex-senator Davis Knows What
it is to Work.
BELIEVES IN LIVING WAGES
COMPLETE ANSWER TO a LYING
PUBLICATION.

n oANOKE. Va, Aug. 1S.-The fol-
II lowing letter from H e. Davis,
tie Democratic candidate for vice
president, has been made public here:
Elkins, ". Va. Aug. 10. 1904.-AIr. L.
Y. Johnson, Roanoke, Va.-AIy Dear
Mr. Johnson: / am glad TO have your
letter calling my attention 10 the pub
LEGATION placing me in an attitude OF
hostility 90 the laboTing class. No one
who knows me personally or is at ell
acquainted with the circumstances Of
my life, viii put any credence in the
statements to which you refer. I think
can well claim that belong to the
Iaboring class. For many years [
worked in the ranks as wage-earner,
and know what it is to earn my liv-
ing by the sweat Of my brow On the
ether hand. have been a large en-
plOyer Of labor, in railroads. coal mines.
lumber mills, etc. and have never had
any serious trouble with our men. I
can recall but two instances in which
there were strikes. and these We're OF
short duration and peaceably settled.
No man has ever been discharged from
our service because he was a union
man, or been evicted from company :
house for any reason. I think you viii
find that the conditions of the railroad
man ard the miner in connection with
the enterprises I have directed viii
compare most favorably with those in
other localities OF the country.
I have always believed. and my con-
victiOn came from the hard school of
experience, that, measured by the char
acter of the work he does and the cost
Of living, every man is entitled TO full
compensation for his services.
/ am charged with having Instituted
proceedings which led to an Injunction
against strikers, by Judge jackson Of
this state The fact is, I had nothing
whatever TO do with the case. and knew
nothing about the matter until I read
of it in the newspapers. The injunction
did not apply to the men in our en-
plOy nor pertain to them in any way
On the contrary, I remember on one &C
CasiOn one of our superintendents sug-
gested an injunction against our men,
and declined TO consider it
H. G. DAVIS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-19
ALL DESPERATE MEN
Three Negro Strike Breakers at
Omaha Arrested For Helm
Gus Crimes.

Omaha, Neb-. Aug 1S.-The sixth
week of the strike at the South Omaha
packing houses begins without mate
rial change from conditions during tn
past ten days; while the packers are
adding to their forces of strike break
ers, they are at the same time losing
by deseTtions a considerable number
of these men.
y rumOr Of the probable return Of
the sheep butchers. which was circu-
lated last night, proved 10 have no
foundation.
Receipts at the stock yards today
were $500 cattle; $500 hogs and 200
sheep, all much below normal.
Sheriff J. W WEIGH of Lafayette
county. Mississippi acting as deputy
sheriff with authority from TIE sheriff
of YalOhasha county, Mississippi TO-
day arrested among the strike-bTeak-
eTs at Cudahy's plant the two negroes
from Water Valley. Miss, one charged
with criminal assault, and the other
with burglary.
Jack Johnson, a negro OF Los An
geles. Cal, was also arrested for an
alleged murder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-19
WARsHIPs USELESS.
Fact Made Plain by Reports From
the Commanders.

- Az @-oAC = IAN W ASSpOA - Z NCIl
the Commanders
st. Petersburg, Aug. 10. 500 a. NJ
Long reports received from Admiral
Jsssen and Captain Reitzenstein, COM
nander of the cruiser AskoId, concern
ing the fights Of the VladivostOk and
Port Arthur sduadTOns. while adding
somewhat TO the details Of these en-
fragments. do not carry the naval sit
uation in the far east beyond the dis
patches previously received by the As
sOciated Press.
Captain Reitzenstein is apparently
unable TO throw any further light Oh
the Whereab bouts of the vessels Of the
Port Arthur squadron. Both the ad-
mirals and captain reports praise the
courage and devotion shown by the Of
fcers and men in the face of over
whelming odds, but they make il plain
that all the vessels thus far located
are damaged beyond the hope of fur
Their active service in view of the pres
ent lack Of facilities Of the Russians
for making repairs in the far east
The general staff attributes the re-
fusal Of the offer made by the jap
anese that nou-combatants might leave
Port Arthur 10 the simple fact that
none now remain except shipWrights
and other government employees whose
services are Indispensable all Othe-
male civilians having long ago been en-
rolled in the army. and the women and
children having already LEFT.