Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-25
sp.cl.l oorsnona,ne. Of Every Evening.

New York, June %. The long range
fight between District Attorney Jerome
and Governor Folk Of Missouri, seems
70 have terminated rather TO the dis
advantage Of the former, who made
closing contribution TO the argument
very much IN the nature OF back
down and then literally took TO the
tall timber on a fishing excursion TO
Canada. The trouble arose from Mr..
Jerome's belittling the results accom-
plished by Missouri reformers. Gov
ernor Folk, taking these remarks to
himself replied with considerable bit
terness to the general effect that
Jerome's criticisms were "far from the
facts. - Jerome reioined that Folk
was a very fine fellow but didn't
understand what a hard job he
(Jerome) had, spending most of his
time in explaining why a rich man is
hardly ever convicted of crime. But
he also enid ut is monstrous that
o prosecuting officer should be an in
vestigator, - and this gave Folk, who
appeared quite ungrateful for Jerome's
compliments, a chance TO get back at
him by taking the view that investi-
cation is precisely the duty of prose-
cutting officer and that il he hasn't evil
dence enough he should 90 till he gets
IT, Mr.. Jerome's achievements as an
investigator having been principally
confined TO breaking through q win
dow Of Canfield's gambling house,
when he could just as we'll have
entered by the door, he might have
found some difficulty in answering the
Missouri governor. But he had reached
Canada by that time and didn't have
60 answer. Perhaps his net won 3 have
such holes in it when he lands the
Canadian fish as it has had when he
hasn't landed New York sinners
The commencement season is at its
height now, and the trend of public
thought for the past few months is
Indicated by the subjects selected by
the speakers addressing the graduating
classes Of the various institutions.
The insurance Investigations, muck.
raking and railroad rate legislation
are topics referred TO in many of these
speeches. A frequent note OF alarm Isl
sounded at the lengths TO which the
federal government IS going in the
regulation of all sorts of affairs that,
under the constitution, belong right
fully in the domain of the state of the
municipality. Or. James Douglas,
in his address tosthe graduating GLASS
OF Columbia University, the other
day, pointed out that certain railroad
abuses which could have been cor
rected under existing law, have been
made the excuse for giving govern
ment commission control over the
transportation business Of the country,
and that unless checked promptly this
movement for centralized government
control would 90 on until It embraced
all the ordinary activities Of citizens
and destroyed individual Independence
ana initiation. Many of the speakers
rejoice at the thorough housekeeping
that Is now taking place in big bust
ness operations and voice the belief
that it will lead the way to a higher
business code and more substantial
prosperity.
Sysonby is dead. He was only a
horse, but the best Of his kind one of
the finest racers over foalod IN this
country, the winner of every contest
but one in which he ever started
During his turf career his winnings
for his owner, James R. Keene.
amounted 70 ls9 600, and 100, 600 had
been refused for him. Yet the finan-
cial loss caused by his death seems to
be only second to the genuine sorrow
the event has inspired in the men who
knew and handled the horse. Sy.
sonby was much more than the mere
gambling machine that most race
horses are-he was a parsonage. His
intelligence was such that his trainer
positively asserted that he understood
what was said TO him and his gentle.
ness and docility made him so great a
pet that jockeys, hostlers and stable
boys, who are not generally given "a
sentimentality, shed tears when he
died. Mr.. keene has been unlucky in
losing his best racers, both Domino
and Commando having died prema
turely when at the height Of their
powers. Sysonby' ailment was a form
OF blood poisoning, first appearing as
a skin disease, and proved fatal in
about two months from its beginning.
in spite Of the constant care of the hest
veterinarians and regular physicians
who could be procured Tie was -four
years old.
''It was classici Il was glorious II
was upitting Our gross recent.
have been 3, 600, 600 francs. - Til,
excerpt from an interview with 'Di
vine Sarah Bernhardt, Just previou,
TO her departure for Europe, admir-
ably epitomizes the mixture Of artist,
ardor and commercial cupidity showr
by most foreRn artists who visit New
York. Art with big A and None,
with a big M, constitute their "brigh
lexicon. Miss Bernhardt played be
fore a most enthusiastio audience a
the Lyric Theatre on the occasion q
her farewell TO America, and posi
lively announced that she should neve
return. But the next day she consol
ingly remarked that if a big new