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The Triumph Of williams.

The primary returns from Mississippi
indicate that JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS is
the choice of the people TO succeed
Senator MONEY. The Hon. JAMES X.
VARDAMAN has made a courageous and
efficient Governor, and in that office has
given promise Of greater public useful
ness; but undoubtedly he showed to
disadvantage when he pitted himself
in the forum Of joint debate against
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS, who is N of the
most easy. fluent, t~ireless and promis-
cuous takers in Congress,
Neither candidate shone resplendent
or enhanced his reputation in the primary
campaign. Governor VARDAMAN was a
disappointment because he had given
promise of better things than dema-
gogy; JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS sue
cumbed to the temptation to make sec
tional appeals which he would not care
TO utter in Washington. Both men
played 10 the galleries; perhaps WILL
IAMs did it with more judgment; VAR
DAsiAN thought he knew the vicinage
better.
Aside from the merits of the candi-
dates the Governor was no in the class
Of Mr.. WILLIAMS as a practical and cell
advertised politician. Representing a
plantation district for fourteen years.
the Democratic minority leader had en-
joyed opportunities for dispensing Fed
eral patronage which gave him a long
lead over the Governor in the begin
ming. President MCKINLEY was very
kind TO Mr.. WILLIAMS in other days; Mr..
ROOSEVELT ~entertains no very kindly
feeling for the present Governor and is
disposed to be lenient toward Mr.. WILL
IAMs, taking his partisan filings in a Pick
wickian sense. The presumption is
strong that Oyster Bay would rathee
like, on the whole. to send a congratula-
tory telegram to Yazoo.
There was once q revolt in the House
against JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS be- ause
he talked too much and too often, and
he acknowledged there might be ground
for the complaint by reducing his output
and yielding the floor to his pent up fell
low Democrats. Let us hope that he
will practise the same restraint when he
enters the Senate chamber in 1911.
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CAPTAIN BtDD'S NEGROES.
In His River Expedition Against a Confed-
crate lamp They Behaved GaIlantIy.

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-S,r: Referring
to the obituary of Captain William Budd
in The SuN OF July 81, was a mistake not
made ia saying that he was the ""st oficer
to command a crew of negroes
No doubt the writer had in MINI me river
expedition composed OF colored troops which
Captain Budd accompanied with some OF his
gunners, taking with him two guns from his
own ship.
This expedition. which was undertaken to
break mp and dislodge a camp of Confederate
soldiers. was avery important one. az II set
tied conchIsively and aflrmativeL g." "ues-
ton men discussed In army circles ". .her
the negro would eight or not. For the first
time under fire these raw. unseasoned troops
behaved in such'a soldiefiysnabner as to win
the. commentators OF The officers OF the army
and navy who directed fheir movements.
Captain Budd once expressed his regret TO
the writer that he did not ."embalm" in his
official report the name Of the heroic old
negro who, unprotected and exposed to the
constant fire OF the Confederates from the
banks of the stream, directed the pilot from
the roof Of the protected pilot house as to the
course Of the gunboat notwithstanding his
exposed and perilous position IN this deadly
open. the old negro escaped without serious
injury.
Ii may be OF interest 10 mention the fact
that il was Captain Budd who discovered and
raised the famous yacht America, which OH
the breaking out of the civil war had been
converted into a blockade runner and had
hands of the United States Government,
After being used by the navy she was sold at
public auction TO General Butler.
New fORK, July 81. Il. r. .,
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The Big Three In Boston.

Mr.. FAIRBANKS is a hero, but was he
the hero of the Boston festival? He
is said to have shaken 10000 hands; but
the Bostonians are careless about num-
bers. Thus the crowd that watched the
parade and pageant of Mr.. FAIRBANKS,
Fatty Darling" the veteran fire horse.
and other celebrities is estimated at
from 20O,0 900 to 1000, 900, according to
the taste and fancy Of the mathemati-
clans. Mr.. FAIRBANKS was cheered;
he was nominated for President. One
authority calls him the feature pre-
sumably the glad Charley" Of the
week and knows that he has made
friends on all sides by his geniality."
Other authorities are sure that General
MILES, chief marshal of the show, was
hailed with more enthusiasm by the
multitude. Probable enough. He is a
fine figure Of a man. His majestic form
is especially dear to Boston, whose wor-
ship Of beauty Is all the more creditable
If she is not herself a grace. Between
FAIRBANKS and MILES, longitude and
pulchritude, the choice mus have been
hard.
In the opinion of many good judges
Mayor FITS Of Boston, a~ffectionately
known as Little JOHNNY" was the cyno-
sure OF most eyes and hearts, and this
in spite of his retiring character. At
one point of the procession the Vice
President stood up a mile or two and
put his arm on the Mayors shoulder.
viii nobody send us a picture? It must
have looked like the Leaning Tower
overhanging a wee. modest daisy. The
Advertiser paints another touching and
pleasing incident:
Mayor FITS and Vice. President FAIRBANKS
looked as burned as though they had spent q week
at The sesshore after yesterdays parade. We
had to keep our hats on so much that we got the
full eject OF the SUM- the Mayor explained. As
the pa rade went by Park Square the marching hosts
were immortallzed by the moving camera. When
the carriage containing Vice President FAIRBANKS
and Mayor FRS was approaching the Vice .Presi-
dent was standing UP TO acknowledge the cheers
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speech urged, the establishment Of q
permanent and continual court Of srbi-
tration. which should consist. not Like the
unimpressivs tribunal created In 1890, Of
a few ~jurists. for the most part undis-
tinguished, who by tho way have been
called upon TO act only four times In
seven years, but OF seventeen or more
Judges Of international reputation, who
should be named by their respective
Governments for q fixed term and paid
from joint contributions of all the Sig
natory States, % that to IL
might be made without COS to partiou-
lar itigants. Mr.. CHoATE's purpose is
to make OF the new international tribunal
a permanent. court Of appeal from the
findings Of commissions Of inquiry or Of
special arbitration, and the %precaution Is
taken to debar a member Of the appellate
court from taking part in such prelim-
mary commissions or from sitting in a
case wherein his own country Is con-
cerned.
There is happily considerable ground
for expecting that Mr.. CHoArE's pro-
posal or something like it will meet with
the approval Of all the Powers repre-
sented at The Hague. 1t was, in prin-
ciple. accepted by the representatives Of
Germany. France, Great Britain, Austria,
Italy and many other countries, and if
the adhesion Of Russia was neither
prompt, definite nor cordial, this may
have been due to the fact that Professor
DE MARTENS had received no precise
instructions on the subject. When we
recall, however, that but for the Cars
initiative the first Hague conference
never would have met we find it hard
70 believe that in the end he will array
himself against the single proposal cal
culated 10 improve the prospect Of per-
msnent peace which has the slightest
chance Of securing general assent.
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u FAIRBANKS.
Full Account OF Its Breathless Heights n
Austere Grandeur.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-str; l think the
thing about Boston's Old Home Week that I'm
pressed me most deeply. largely because II is such
a beautiful expression of nature untouched by
takers, was Mount Fairbanks.
You have several times described this noble
peak. sublime in a stormy setting. but ! was so
moved BY It's grandeur as we saw II yesterday that
I am tempted 10 describe IN words, OH so made
quatc. its peaceful beauty.
Under the lead OF an expert Boston guide q little
band Of us. bound together By q common impulse
and the usual alpine Announcements. started from
the Bell In Hand to make the ascent.
will not weary you with an account OF our dim
culties in scaling the almost perpendicular and
knifelike waste. for all these were forgotten when
we viewed the summit from the dizzy elevation.
Rugged. mi jestic. as you have often painted II,
cold as Les Danes Aneisises, rose the awful peak,
The calm summer sky. necked here and there by
clouds as light as the foam on a trimming glass OF
Fairbanks cocktail. made a perfect background
for the time worn crest. AZ the last rays OF the
setting sun fell on the grand monument OF nature
the mountain soemed TO be ALI liz up"
We stood silently In awe until the chill made us
conscious of the lsteness of the hour. and We hur-
ried away TO reach our hotel before ~ o'clock.
BOSTON. August 1. OLD
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Chinese studying Languages.

Vow I've W7fbIN0l07 VcrIIJ,
China 10 doing more 10 advance herself In the
educational way than ever before said WI Ting
Seng. q dealer In raw silks ard tobacco, OF shana-
hal. crina. There is sry number OF colleges IN
Shanghai where Hnglisi IL taught and THE Ia also
true Of four universities IN aud around the same
city. The people OF m; land. and more psiticu-
larry the students. are anxious 70 learn the lau-
gu,ge, and are taking up the work al over the
country. In addition 10 the coiiepes and univer-
dttes. tasre are hundreds OF missicns where boy,
and girls are taught 10 talk ~ you do IN this eoun
try. Even tho coolies. the ~laborfng men around
the hoteis and pubiis stations, WIN rome In con-
tact with the travelling tounsts. have picked IN
psrts OF the Ian xuage. and one Mould BE- surprised
how well they ran ret along In shanghai. although
they may not be able 70 speak our tongue
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The Thirst for kuovledxe.

To THE FDIroR or TIRE SuS-St' The letter
headed Good Rocks TO Read" In to-day's SUN
touches a sore spot with those of us who are foolish
enough TO try 20 keep well informed" The list
furnished To- most excellent. Would that had
time 10 read all those hooks.
But what Is 10 become of those OF US who. be-
tween the labors of trying to earn . living. also
wish 10 keep up with the topics OF the day For
instance. 10 keep advised Of the doctrine of State
rights and Federal riehts, and of the doings OF the
two mighty armies contending about them,
Reverting again To the list. why read about the
dead while the living are 20 blamed interesting
and active
am trying to md time 10 read q book on Federal
control OF corporations and commerce. which sub
iect | nm compelled to study In my chase of the
elusive hope OF keeping well informed" Oh. for
some one who can tell o busy person how TO add
-four or nve hours to his dsyi Tho means OF killing
time are all too NUMEROUS already.
GsoRos HIRAM MANN.
NEW yoRx, August 1.
II subjects and books are innumerabls
and time unreasonably limited. and you
can hsye intuitive certain knowledge OF
everything. why not read the published works
Of President Roosevelt?
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Shall the Peace Conference Deserve
Its Name?

IL begins to look as if the United States,
which really called the present meeting
at The Hague, though out Of courtesy
the Car, who convoked the conference
Of 1909, was requested to issue the invl-
tations, will have to be credited with the
one vigorous and we hope successful
attempt to prove that the delegates Of
the Powers have assembled for the pur-
pose n o merely OF regulating the details
Of warfare but Of promoting interna-
tional peace.
Although the present conference has
been sitting for some six weeks, abso-
lutely nothing has been done to justify
It's convocation, not even the humani-
tartan rules concerning the conduct Of
land warfare which. were propounded in
the last Geneva Convention having been
adopted definitely in plenary session.
The curtailment of military and naval
ornaments, of which Great Britain has
made herself the advocate. is avowedly
suggested as a counsel of perfection,
which none of the great Powers is ex-
rected to consider seriously. Even the
desire professed by many delegates to
mitigate the individual losses hitherto
incidental 10 maritime wal was thwarted
by Great Britain's refusal q adopt the
American proposal that the private
properly Of oelligerents, il lot CONTRA
band, should be exempt from seizure at
sea as well as on land. Futile, too, was
the effort to effect an agreement that a
formal declaration of war should precede
by a certain interval the actual outbreak
Of hostilities. Not even could an under
standing be reached Is to the uses that
may be made of balloons and flying
machines in military operations.
The conference, in a word. from which
so much was hoped not only by ardent
philanthropists but even by sober
minded statesmen, was in imminent
danger of ~succumbing TO a storm Of ridi-
Guile when on August | the Hon. JOSEPH
VI. CHoATE, the head Of the United States
delegation, proposed, and in an eloquent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-03
Fair and Unfair Burials.

From me chicago Trtbtns.
The jurisdictionsl dispute between the wood.
workers ana the carpenters unions has reached
the conn industry, and there is considerable doubt
in q union mans mind as 10 what style OF a conn
20 purchase In order to secure the properly labeled
union article. Even the Union Burial Associs ton,
organized especially to decide this matter, is at q
loss to decide the matter and is selling caskots bear
ing tho label Of the carpenters union. which the
wood workers declare to he nm union.
The carpenters claim the exclusive right TO place
their labels on csskets and the woodworkers declare
ifa man Is buried In q CONN bearing such q label he
goes TO his last resting place 20 remain through all
eternity In an unfair" article. The Chicago Fed
Grafton OF Labor has been asked 20 appoint q COM
rnittee 10 pass upon the merits OF the dispute.
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TEE TAFT IvDORSEMENT.
An OHIO Republican Newspaper Denne'
ana Llmlts ne Significance.

FT9m re Colamons ~ sh, that,
oehato. roraher =, 49,
ne Woulo not aDiuo ~ y a.. y" a.
hepuphcan State eenSrHI uysN. a,
messing m yes,sIuas. va 49,
10 20 % osptorsu thst Tue oena.o. A a.
committee chhhot reacn = ssieehn.S
pertinent 70 remark tuas the N
ACTION ls no more pmuihk upon any V
citihen imam upon the oenator' no''"e' -
intenoeu 70 DC pihuihe
Possibly the Jury at BOISE Cook . VOC
fresiuent WINE tney were coopeu ND ourtns
All OF Mst SATURDAY night seemingly unAulo
10 srriVe AZ Verolct as 10 the auht OF nno-
cenoe OF haywood. W IN Milwaukee Tue
other nignt, az a meeting OF united Som-
merciek iravelers' lalt' Fairbanks ana In
Fohette were each IN turn ouiy nominated
TOT the hlghest omee WITHIN Ine gnu oL tns
people, ana one OF them was ouiy electea'
II doesn matter much VINO carried ON TINS
nonors.
Inc niteen menoer OF the hepuohcah
STATE central coniml'tee Oh ONO simply went
on record as iavorlng tne hominatlon shu
election OF secretary Iait' ana " 10 oirncuit
to appreciate under what circumstances any
man can urge ooJectons. MANY OF the com
mltteemen had stated win varying empnssis
that they dld not consioer u .he prope. lh.ht
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Babu El0quence.

fFoW me London Trhune.
II was IN q police court In India. The client OF
the baSu LAWYER was q woman accused OF assaults
and battery. and the attorney. attacking the on.
posing LAWYER. delivered hirrseit as follows: -Ny
learned friend with mere wind from = telpot thinks
IN broweeat NE from ny legs. I oniy seek 10 place
my tone OF contention clearly In your Honovy
eye. NY learne't friend vsinly rms amuck upon
the sheet snchors Of MY case. My poor client hss
beeT deprived Of nome OF her valuable leather
skim. the leather Of her nose. Until the witness
explains what became Of MY clients nose leather
no cannot be believed. He cannot ne allowed TO
raise . castle In the air by beating upon a nush."
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Is the silence Of the Oyster Contagiousi

An interesting letter from Mr.. Francis
". WHITNEY about the descendants OF
MICHAEL HIILEoAs. first Treasurer OF the
United States. which was printed In THE
Sun OF July 81, should have read In type.
a. he wrote originally: There a be no
descendants OF the Treasurer, o. HE name.
now living and not as It wa printed,
There can be no descendants Of the Treas
urer, now living" The descendants Of
MICHAEL HILLEoAs are numerous, but there
is ample evidence, a Mr.. WHITNEY points
out, that they are not descendants Of the
Treasurer bearing his name.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-03
The sixhtseeinG Automobile Industry In madi-
son square.

TO THE EprroR or TIE rs In Madison
Square the bankers" for several sightseeing
automobiles are soliciting patronage from tho
Broadway and park side OF the square through
megaphones every morning and afternoon, selling
tickets on the street like so many hawkers At a
circus. Trafic Is blocked at this point by these
automobiles. and they are becoming a nuisance.
On Wednesday I was driving by when. without
any warning from tho trafnc policeman or the
operator Of the automobile, one OF the big cars
bumped into my carriage and ] was lucky to escape
a serious accident. When I Inquired OF q police
man why this nuisance was allowed he said that
permission had been granted TO these automobiles
by the Park Commissioner 70 solicit business.
Since then I have been assured by the Park De-
partment that no permit has been issued and none
will be given for such q business. IL seems 10 me
II Is up to" Gen. Bingham and his trafhc squad
70 rid the city OF q nuisance which has become
i~ntolera BILE. CnARLHs A. HALsrRAD.
NEW YORK, August 4.
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Tarrytng In Jericho.

TO rHx EDITOR or TEE SuN--sfr' Men In the
meadows Of this province. also in the taprooms Of
some taverns. are cultivating boards with a chest
nut burr effect. like those worn by Buttermilk
Charley. who has been grazing Old Home Week, "
Lincoln Stenens and certain frostbitten local pilots
DO you surur any calamity to the remaining pub
lc' g. NOBLE.
BOSTON. August ?.
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Architectooraiooral

TO THE EDITOR or TIE SuN-sy' In your edi.
torial about the Palace OF Peace TO day you ask.
Has there been anything like II since the unfor-
tunate misconception OF the Palace OF Justice In
Brussels or OF the city hall In Jersey Cityr"
Can Il be that you have forgotten Senator Ga rk' 9
house, r. c.
New YoRK, August I.
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Paris once. So Rue Louis is Grand. The daily and
Sunday editions are on sale at Kioscue II. near the
Grand Hotel; Kiosouo IT. Boulevard des cspucines,
corner Place do lopsrs, and Mosque 10. Boulevard
Ges Italiens. corner Rue Louis le Grand.
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Just en- Dad wsrd.

From me CafhoIe Standard and Times.
An odd wosd she let fall
Makes me fear tnere's no hope.
s Ms: osd ,gSsDs e. L. Ii s.hi
You'll NOT md II &C all
In your webster. 'Tis -Nopei"
This odd word she let fau
NAkes mo fear there's no hope.
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Governor COMM OF Alabama seems to
DO acting on the assumption that there 10
glory enough for all the Southern Govern
ors In the issue raised by Governor 0uxNN
OF North Carolina.
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A Great Natsraiiss,. Discoveries.

TO TEE EDrros or TEE suN-st,: am credioiy
Informed that the great master OF all knowledge
and foremost naturalist has. himseif and unaided
BY John Burroughs, discovered within the last
yssr or two several mares nests where none was
known or suspected before.
we-his subjects-oushs certainly 70 be . proud
people. q.
Rrvsnsma. csaa.. Augusta
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II oar friends uho fapor us run manuscripts for
publication vtsh TO haps rejected articles returned tnev
must IN az cases send sfamps for nsdt purpose.
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All the States and Territories except North Ia.
kota Manufacture lumber on q commercial scale.
In six States IL 10 the leading product, and In twelve
Il Ia second In importance.
The six leading States are;
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Our Forest Products.

To THs EDITOR or THs suN--stri. Bulletin II,
lust issued by the Bureau OF the Census. entitled
Lumber and Timber Products" gives the follow.
ing 1908 statistics;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
GOVERNOR IN FAVOR
OF A THIRD TERM
Utah Executive Says He Favors
denomination of ROose-
welt in 1908.

Gov. John c. Cutler went on record
Yesterday in favor of third term for
President Roosevelt In letter ad-
dressed to "Limehght,' the official
organ of the recently organized "Roose-
welt Third Team League" the Gov
ernor said;
In response TO your request, dated jan
uary 8, / have this to say: In my opin-
ion, the question OF a third term does not
enter here al all. as President Roose-
vet's first term was an accident caused
by the death OF the honored martyr Pres
ident Mckinley. But, even IL 1t was a
question of a third term, I should he in
favor of the reelection OF Theodore
Roosevelt I'm 1908
To the reasons set forth by your league
] will add that in my estimation he Is the
strongest and abest OF living exponents
Of honest and patriotic Americanism
proved to us by the friends and the enc
mics he has made.
Gov. Cutters letter was written in
response 10 a solicitation of his views
by the publication mentioned Ac.
companying the request were number
of circulars setting forth that the
1" Roosevelt Third Term League was
formed 10 foster the spontaneous de-
mand that the President be forced to
accept another term. The paper is pub
lished in Chicago,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
Hartman Company Purchased
Tenth Ward Square From
David Keith Wednesday.
PRICE AND IMPROVEMENTS
WILL AMOUNT TO $225.O0O
Barn and Repair Shops viii Be
Modern and of Immense
Size.

The initial step in the scheme of i'm
provemepts and enlargement to be in
aueurated by the Utah Light and Rail
road company was taken Wednesday,
when the company purchased from Mr..
David Keith of this city the block of
property bounded by Sixth and Seventh
East and Fifth and Sixth South streets,
commonly known as the Tenth Ward
square. and on which viii be erected
extensive car barn and repair shops for
the system. None Of the details of the
project have been given OUT, the officials
being reticent about the matter, but
the consideration involved by the pur-
chase is approximated at $4,000.
While the plans of the company have
not vet been fully unfolded, informa-
tion obtained from reliable source is
that work on the construction of the
car barns and repair shops will begin
without delay, and that their erection
will be at an outlay of a sum in the
neighborhood of Sl50,000. making to-
tai investment of about $225,000- The
barns and shops will be of the most
modern character, commodious and con-
venient in every respect. The barns
will be about three times the size of
the present structure on Third East
street and will cover over six acres of
ground. The shops will be large and
extensive, fitted with every modern me-
chanical appliance and device, and IN
both departments ample space will be
allowed for future developments,
In conjunction with this Improvement,
full details of which will be forthcom-
ing today, information as to other con
templated projects will be given out in
the near future; the Officials of the com
pany having been active during the
past month in mapping out and plan