New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed in Last Weeks Papers.

Pretty quiet week, wasn't -" said Busy Man
'Took sli my tire trying to keep cool"
"2h. there were some few doings IN the various
se1.vities OF life" returned Constant Reader
although no thrones tumbled. The hot weather
sou mention was accentuated by the toFTld az
generated by various political blast furnaces
one was temporarily put out Of business oy the
Attorney General, who decided that william h.
Hearst could not begin court proceedings WHICH
he didn't want 70 begin and never Wou4a nave
begun II he had had the chance 70 ouSt mayor
Mcclellan Senator Platt celebrated his seven
ty-third birthday by a dinner at Manhattan
Peach ana announced that his recent pact with
Ex-Governor Odeu was merely another step in
fbe oonnosino Of the State Boss Symphony IN II
major The Repablicans sent force OF sieuths
and bloodnounds up the state on the track Of
the Hearst Ciovernorship boom, with instructions
10 lynch il IL they caught It prowling around IN
the open. Governor Higgins dismissed the
charges brought by hungry ofiiceseekers that
Borough President Coler Of Brooklyn had vio-
lated the election law by ante-election promises
Of the jobs he would ladle out to the faithful
District Attorney jerome Went down South and
impaired % Georgia lawyers his most recent
discovery-to wit that public opinion and the
newspapers are a powerful force. It was hard
for the lawyers to believe this, but Jeromes elo-
Quence prevailed.
THE first act OF the Thaw-White tragedy now
being ended, there's little comedy on TO arnuse
the audience while the stage is being made ready
for the trial scene. It's entitled Who's Ny
lawyer: or Legal Lingerie! Thaw says Mr..
1Iartridge OF Pittsburg. is his counsel Mrs.
ghaw, who holds the base OF supplies OF the
defence, says that Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bo-
nynge are stIl Thaw's counsel. All counsel say
they are I Thaw's counsel. Jerome, who Isn't
bothered ~ counsel or council, says that It
doesn't matter. that If Thaw is declared insane
he'll have to stay in an insane asylum for the
rest OF his life and on being pronounced cured
and sane stIll stand trial for murder.
Burton w. Gibson. the lawyer who has been
mentioned so frequently in the Kinnan murder
case, was put in the Tombs. He stayed there
night, but not liking the accommodations
cent for a habeas corpus and had 1t remove him.
Now he says he's going to sue the coroner that
cent him 20 such hotel"
''How's the Russian Bear?' asked Busy Man.
''The peasant is batting him now." replied
Constant Reader. ''Hordes Of peasants are burn
ing estates all over the empire and the landed
proprietors and mobiles taking to the tall
timber Those that fail TO reach the timber are
best described as remains. Three Guard regi-
rnents met in st. Petersburg TO help in the for
nation OF soldiers union formed to guard the
constitution az they can find iD and 20 prepare
90 Join the people when the masses are ready
N.
Fortress OF St. Peter and St. Paul in St. Peters
burg. st. Petersburg policemen went on strike,
and mutiny, murder and pillage continued TO
spread IN all directions ANY one seeking a sum-
mer resort where there is plenty doing should go
Didn't I hear something about some fuss
over a three card monte game among those
Spanish steWs we're accustomed to call our
sister republics?" inquired Busy Man.
You mean Guatemala, Honduras and Sal
Waldorf" returned Constant Reader. They have
been having some slight pickering and seeking
some honorable advancement with machete
and machine gun, and their fair fields have
presented in some slight degree the aspect OF
a Chicago packing house. But now they have
accepted the good Offices Of the United States
and are TO settle their differences and divide
the pot. Another disturbance 20 the peaceful
digestion OF various persons due TO a bad
attack of malaria which seized Mother Earth
and settled in her Rio Grande valley. She's
been shaking so hard In that region that there
are few chimneys left standing and people
generally have deserted their homes for the
what else have you in your budget. o thou
animated newspaper" said Busy Man.
"A plenty" said Constant Reader. I'VE ran
short on dimes last week, and
am always short on them. Lend me ten
right now" interJected Busy Man.
The Treasury has got to squirt TO keep up with
ane demand. A shortage OF $4,000 dis
covered in the Treasury, but the officials couldn't
ind any one 70 blame Technically, it was laid
on the coffin OF an Official who has been dead
nVe months His accounts straight, but
somebody must be blamed
The policy OF politics in life insurance policies
was again exemplifed when the Mutual Lie
lied complaints in more suits against r. A.
McCErdy and then dropped the suits H. H.
Rogers and William Rockefeller refused to stand
tor reelection Mutual trustees and the pres
ent administration and policyholders' commit
tees OF the big companies continued to tell one
another how highly they approved Of one an
others actions.
The inquiry began before a referee as TO
whether the injunction obtained by the Gas
Trust to prevent II from charging the lawful
rate Of so cents should be made permanent The
gas company pleaded poverty and said IL the
SO-cent rate was upheld II would have 10 go to
the poor farm.
The telephone companies. shrinking in mod
esty and with bewitching coyness told the CITY
they would give IL SS500000 for a monopoly
franchise for twenty-five years. Il isn't danger
OF competition that leads TO this: it's pure gem
eroSity.
Miss Laura Biggar once the Widow in "A
Trip to Chinatown. settled with the Bennett
estate heirs for S50O.OOO. Louis A. Gourdain.
the lottery man. who has been trying in vain TO
get into Jail and cannot because. although he
has been sentenced, commitment papers have
not been made out. decided 10 give II up and
much against his Will remain a free man.
England and the United States alike were
shocked by the death of Lady Curzon daughter
OF the late Levi z. Letter. Of Chicago, and wife
OF the ex-Viceroy OF India. Alfred Belt, the
South African fnancier, reputed one OF the rich
est men in the world. and City Magistrate c. w
Meade and " s Logan. the lawyer. OF New
Thomas f. Stillman, the New York City
lawyer was seriously injured IN an automobile
accident in Paris. and Mrs. Samuel j Piza, wife
OF a New York importer, was killed by leap.
made when she was temporarily deranSed, from
Boston hotel window