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How Dcnton Met His Fate.

Tho latest developments in the Ben.
ton case seem to leave no room for
doubt that the court ma rtial rescript
given out by General FRANclsco VILLA
OF proceedings before Colonel FIpEI.
AvILA. the commander OF the Juarez
garrison. five days after the murder OF
the Englishman on February II. was a
tissue Of lies. n barefaced and brutal
imposition upon the credulity Of the
American people. General VILLA him.
self IL responsible for the outrage. His
own account OF the scene In his Office.
communicated to newspaper correspond
ents at chihuahua, WAS made to tally
with the details deliberately given In the
rescript.
The cOurt-martial was an impudent
fiction. and no less pertidiOus was the
agreement To turn over to comm ssion
the body OF WILLIAM 3. BENTON. buried
In Chihuahua cemetery. 1t now ap-
pears that General CARRANzA's refusal
to allow the commission to leave Juarez
was an incident In the plot to withhold
the truth from the United States and
British Governments. Two inquiries
have since been made: one under the
direction Of CHARLES A. s. PERCEvAL,
the British Consul, and the other by a
commission which General CARRANzA
appointed. 1t Is said in Washington
that the Perceval report will declare
that BENTON was stabbed to death in
VILLAS Office and that the body was
buried in Juarez.
From I'll Paso comes the statement
that the Carranza cOmmi ssion will tell
an entirely different story. which Is
that BENTON did not meet his fate In
! VILLAS Office. but was shot on train
bound for chihuahua by Major Ro-
DOLFO FIERRo. In whose custody the Eng
lishman was at the time. 1t Is said that
the Carranza commission will recon-
mend that FIERRo. who IL a lieutenant
and friend Of VILLA. be placed on trial
for murder.
Whichever account Of BESroS's dea III
is true, II either II wholly true. General
VILLAS part in the affair proves him
to be unspeakably false and PREACHER
GUS, and II Is impossible not to suspect
General CARRANzA Of double dealing and
OF subservierce TO the ex-outlaw who
commands his army.
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ton. Why. therefore, should new capt.
tai come forward to invest in STOCK
which is Immediately transferred INTO
the competitive column and subjected
to reduced revenues? Neither by plac-
Ing the stock in trust nor by any other
method 10 II logical to expect that new
capital will be attracted 90 an invest
ment originating In legal theories
Even IL 1t be conceded that transfer
Of ownership to now parties would De
more consonant with public objects. we
are still outside Of those motives which
enlist private Investments. In this way
II appears that these compulsory segre-
cations BRING US to an economic I'M
pas an attempt to force capital into
channels which the Government Itself
declares to be less lucrative than the
monopoly attacked.
This practical failure OF the effort to
provide q substitute for an originai
Injunction 10 Of itself . strong ilustra-
tive argument that the great Jur1sts
who wrote the Sherman law did not au-
thorixe such reductio ad absurdum.
In providing for the failure to obtain
injunctions at the initial stage OF COM
binations Congress legisiated for an
essentially different class OF remedies
to meet such q situation, by forfeitures
OF tho subject Of the combination In
transit. by triple damages and by indi-
vidual punishment.
The discussions of the Sherman law
throw very little light upon this sub
Ject. Much has been merely assumed
concerning the power " the courts 10
supplement the provisions or the statute.
The claim to invoke the general powers
OF a court OF equity ehould not prevail
against the structure of the enactment
itself. whether that enactment be ar
firmative of the common law or inde-
pendent in character. The idea that
the remedies are concurrent, not sue
ccssive, seems equally untenablc. Under
the presumption that the combination
will be arrested In its inception there
would DO no room for damage suits
But II the combination be allowed to be-
come operative. tho damage section be-
comes available. The same succession
follows In the case OF Government pro-
ceedings for forfeiture. which assumes
the existence of title to such property
in tho combination. Reading the statute
as an entirety. Il may be confidently
stated that no real analysis OF It's
remedial phases has yet been effected.
with the same effort that has been ex-
erted in respect to the substantive
clauses we should probably obtain an
appropriate application Of "the rule OF
reason" &c this branch Of the statute.
EDWARD L. ANDREws.
NEW YORK, March is.
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A Glorious Anniversary.

The Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
10 hfty-four to-day. Professor Coin
HAnvIY BoGGs of the Ozark University
has computed that II the words written
and spoken for public consumption by
this illustrious class orator and sOciOl.
ogist whose day we celebrate were ar
ranged In tablets Ii inches by 10y 1
they would cover 2.SOO,OO0,O0O miles,
the approximate distance from the sun
to Neptune. the favorite planet Of the
Hon. JosEPHUs DANIELS.
Laying a tender. reverent garland
upon that vocal head. what new laud
have We for this ancient friend. &C.
claimed this day by all the yodlers Of
Chautauqua? This. the plain and per-
feet truth: Secretary Of State BRYAN
has been "a apt for the duties Of his
ONCE and as successful in their per-
Torrance as Colonel BRYAN was at the
head Of those thunderbolts Of war the
Third Nebraska Infantry.
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Facts Wanted, Not Assertions.

II CHAnLEs q. ARMSTRONG; cha rye
that there are unnecessary, avoidable
fire hazards In the public school build
ings Of this city Is without substantial
basis the American Society Of Fire
Prevention is in the highest degree cen
surable for giving to 1t the Endorsement
Of the society's authority. The school
authorities declare that they have COM
piled with every requirement Of sue
ceeding Fire Commissioners" and SUI
perintendent maxwell adds that "every
possible safeguard surrounds the chill.
dren In the schools" The fact that In
many years not IA life has been lost
from fire In school supports this
broad declaration.
hut informal denials will not satisfy
the fathers and mothers, many Of them
Of highly eycitable dispositions, Of half
a million children. The school authori-
ties must expose the falsity of these
allegations or correct the conditions on
which they are based.
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ACTS or TENNESSEE. 1899. CHAPTER 2s6
SENATE BILL NO. 2ls


SENATE BILL NO. 2le
An act to prevent discrimination in
the vending supplying and distributing
OF news In this state. and 10 provide
penalties FOR violation OF this act.
Section l. BE II enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF the state OF Tennessee
That II shall be unlawful for any cor
porations. firms or persons engaged in
the business Of buying. gathering or
accommodating information or news, or
vending. supplying. distributing or pub
fishing the same. to refuse 10 vend
supply. distribute or publish such In
formation or news 10 any person. firm
or corporation conducting "A newspaper
in this State, offering to pay for the
same; or to make discrimination in any
manner between persons. firms or cor
porations conducting newspapers IN
this State In the vending. supplying dis
tributing or publishing Of such Informal
ton or news.
Section 2. Be IL further enacted. That
II shall IN unlawful for any agent or en-
ployee In this state of such person, firm
or corporation. or association or COM
tons, engaged In the business of gather
ing. accommodating, vending. supplying
and distributing news or Information
Ia assist in the carrying on or conduct
Ing OF such business when such person.
firm or corporation. or association of
such persons, firms or corporations,
shall have refused 10 furnish news or
information without discrimination in
price. method Of supply or otherwise TO
any person, frm or corporation con-
Quoting "A new spauer in this State and
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BX-ADMIRAL BOWLES
PAID CANAL LOBBYIST
De Knight Attempted to Kill
Provision Against Railroad
Owned Ships.
KNOWLAND PROMISED AID
Sir Owen Phillips Advised Quick
Action in Regard to
Fixing Tolls.

WAsHfNGroN, March is -- L. Ron,
Admiral r. T. Bowles. president o. N.
Fore River Shipbuildng Companv. al.
mitted to-day before the Senat, ,obh,
investigating committee that he had r,d
Clarence W. De Knight a washire,o,
lawyer. a retainer OF 900 and promised
him n contingent fec II he succeeded r
having stricken from tho Panama C,5sj
bill the provision forbldding tho use a,
the canal to railroad owned ships
III you are Interested" Ne KrIrb.
wrote to Bowles on March IS 1872 ~
shall be glad To- assist IA att, np,.rg
to have this provision kept out OF tic
bill. OF course, would want q -.
tanning fee Of say $1,000. and , .o,
tingent fee OF $4,000 IN the event ~,
the provision IL not enacted into i,p"
Bowles said he accepted this p-opnsl.
ton. DE knigh; then wrote 20 Bow ..
that he had got in touch witt Repre-.
sentative knowland OF California, vr8'n
he said he knew quite well" and who
would lead the fight against tho prov.
sion.
De Knight advised BovlsS la'c- 'ha. h.
rrobabiy would BE- unable 80 fI-eyer,
passage of the clause By the House t.i,
that he might keep tho majority down :.
a minimum. 80 that II tho Senst. took
a decided stand against Il tho HOUSE
might recede In conference.
Bowles testified that NJ a later date NJ
Knigh, wrote to him that he knew ~ to-.
tics which might prevent tho measure
from ever reaching n vote in tho senate
Mr.. Bowles submitted "A copy ~ Il otter
TO DE Knight IN which he declined 20 ,.
drawn into the matter fixing IA. ca Al
tolls lie was replying 10 one from \.
knight suggesting the need for action
and enclosing a letter along this I'm.
IEtlltps ~ a.
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The representatives OF the theatre
ticket agencies argued at Albany yes
terday that the proposed licensing law
would put them all out Of business.
This Is n disaster that New York could
bear without intolerable suffering. As
between overtaxing the public and the
pedlers. there seems to be scant room
for hesitation. In their wisdom. how
ever. the Assembly Judiciary Committee
members have decided otherwise and
killed the bill. Perhaps they thought
no penalty was too drastic for people
who would pay to sec some New York
shows
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'SUFFRiGETTE'I rs >I,\Di rui
school Teacher Called vba, Name
Gets verdict IN Courts

COLOGNE. March Is The 49,.
physician in "a nearby Villas, Dos
fined Ia court for calling y school '.,.
"suffragette." she was adjuig' - q
OF SANDER.
There was An argument b,'-y,. oil.
school teacher and the doctor W.
the punishment inflicted ou IN. ....'
or the ply stefan. During tic u-- ..'
The term was used .ut tu,
promptly applied - the court.
The complainant asserted tut.
Rettes have shown tlcms',',-
normal that educated p,rs". .... ...
ragged AT them. Therefor, ''- u-. ..-
calculated 20 stir w roscutw,n' .-.
her and to lose her pupils l., u....
ant refused to apologi4o, av,rr'.-
the plaintiT had acted TX,
eette," whereupon she was lined
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Pinochle breaks up a home.-Heddline.
No man can serve two masters.
What time for, what interest In things
domestic has the genuine passionate
devotee of pinochle? To him the game
Is mo casual mistress, but "A wife" For
him. indeed, there IL little else in the
world. An astronomer, IA lighthouse
keeper. 10 not lonelier or more self-suf-
ficing. True, there are many plump and
comfortable pinochle players. sociable,
jocund. not without "a seemly interest in
beer. To them the game II an avoca-
ton or a refreshment. They are mere
amateurs. He who follows II as an art
science or mystery, It's fanatic, should
remain unmarried. There II no cure
for his habit.
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. statesmen do not work TO spring
Tho jest OF airy grace.
The clowns are here to DO II now
In proper time and place.
q Congressman, fret not nor fuss
To i,nd your parchment loops;
The circus brings the bold and brave
To jump through paper hoops.
o Secretary. do not quan
"he juice Of grape or pine
a better circus brings to w
Pink lemonade 40 line.
In short let Washington shut up
No longer doeu It cheer,
We do not need a substitute,
The real stun" now Is here.
McLAspBuRGH WILSON.
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Remodel Sing Sing now.-Hcndltre
Tho old familiar cry!

The interest In the court tennis tour
nament at the Racquet Club in Philadel-
phia between MIR. JAY GOULD, the ANA
teur champion, and GEoRoE CovET. the
British professional. which was reflected
in the unusually high price OF seats and
the overflow attendance. can be ac-
counted for only on the supposit!on that
II was believed Mr.. GOULD was at last
to meet his match. The event proved,
however. that tho visitor was not in the
Americans class "a court tennis
player. Mr.. GOULD IL the worlds cham
plon on merit. lie seems invincible at
this game. lie has scored the first In
ternatlonai triumph OF the year.
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SUFFRAGE DELAY ~ SENATT
nut Work OF Wom-n's Lobh, TN
Resolution Doesn't stop.

WASHINGTON, March is.-The re.7h.
ton for constitutional amendment ~
equal suffrage was not taken up 81 The
Senate to-day and no progress Wa Sc
toward fixing time for tine 49, .a'e
II was laid aside for the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill.
The sufrragsts were in the marble room
OF the Senate again to-day urging men r.
OF the Senate to pass the resolution Mrs
Medill Mccormick IS directing tho -
frage lobby with an active army If '....
tenants, who when not In the marn.. ..'r
interviewing Senators are In the glli.~e.
following the debates.
Nolseless oppression % drN-ov. .'
d!sapproval by the sufIragists As Sers'.-s
speak for or against the suffrage '..r...
tion AFFORD an Interesting eAN ...
to Senators and .'nfr> .r -. ..
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While Deputy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT JAMES
W. OSBORNE Ia rowing about the State
helping to prosecute the rascals who
have robbed the taxpayers on the State
highways, is II impertinent to inquire
whether effective measures have been
adopted to prevent the continuance Of
the practices which. we are confidently
told, are TO result In failing some Of our
most prominent citizens?
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Tedious Takers,

To THE EDITOR OF TIM SuN--Sr To what
extent Is II incumbent upon US In good man.
ners TO stand the WEAKNESS imposed by the
boring conversationalist? Is there ever IA
point at which In any fashion. va may end
this infection? And will some gentle spirit
OF larger experience than mine tell me how
We may do all this without giving pain 10
the o'hef person. A. ID. r.
NEW YORK, March Is
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Mother-Hushaby baby,
Baby-Gwan! The lid isn't on till $3.50.

Modern art In the Century Magazine for
April, Is discussed by variety OF artists
INCLUDING J. w. Alexander l., II. Blash-
held. l.. l.. Blumenschein, W. Pach j. and
q. Hambidge with great abundance OF
pictures, while Brander Matthews describes
shadow pictures. J. Muller tems about
Jamaica, J. ID. Whelpley about England, r.
@. Duffy about shaw's religion and r. A.
Ross about Irish immigrants, A new story
by Rudyard Kipling gives distinction to tho
number; there are six other short stories
and seven poems ipclSdins . newly found
piece by Browning
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Round To FAPEI VIM H'i0h
PrORrrsstSes In tho U"u>- W"".' w.
Content With ,rusur'.

WAsHTSGToN. March l' I.
OF ceusure will not satist' '
gressivrs In Congress a. sun
ishmsnt for ReprcsoutHtlN" ~ IN.
of Illinois, whose conduct a. H .'.
the Ious" is warmly coud'nn
report of the commttte" "h'..
gated the Mulhall charges and o..
demned 10y the subcommittee
House Judiciary Commit
viewed the report
Representative. kcN ot y.
who will lead tirnt HEatnr'
censure promises that tn If..
In the House will stand ~ul.l'.
pulsion as the only hitting punish
Mr. McDcrmott's alleged transt
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with zends or Oraustark imaginatioa
to elaborate on.

No doubt Secretary DANrxi.s's project
for debating society In the Naval
Academy at Annapolis aims AT the fuller
evolution Of the highly esteemed corps
Of sea lawyers. Free discussion has
never been adequately developed as a
branch Of naval strategy.
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\ iraEOisni.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sv: Re-
ferring to the deplorable incident at Glas-
gov when suffragette who attempted to
horsewhip man against whom she had
no personal grievance was knocked down
by him, "A question seems In order. Are
women determined TO destroy chivalry .
II so. so much the worse for them.
NEW YORK. March IS TRtsrY
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PRIME lost to Harvard crew.-Bosto,

PRIME lost to Harvard crew.-Boston
despatch
Another in the lengthenins beadroll
Of faculty infamies. PRIME couldn't
pass his examinations. Why should.
why need he. since he Is a sound and
able oarsman? The severity Of college
dons toward athletes. the treasures
and gods OF universities. makes count
less thousands mourn.
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Why should a shopleeeper bc allowed
to use tho circulation Of a newspaper
to advertise his wares free, any more
than a newspaper should be permitted
free use Of his wagons TO deliver Its
edition.
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Comptroller PrcnderEast has Na
Charles :, Hervey "A bepa't '.'.
at $500 a year. He has been u'
OF the department for sixteen
head OF the audit bureau Alr fl'rf
an Independent Democrat
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Having received the censure they de-
serve from tho House committee which
inquired into their activities. there Is
now no apparent reason why the em-
ployees OF NJ. NJ. MuLHALL should not
retire permanently to the political idiot
asylum.
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To THE EpITor or TIVE SvN--Str: Re
surding senator owens theory of govern
ment for the protection OF fools. some OF
tho rest OF us wish that government of
the tools. by the fools and for the fools
might perish from the face of the earth.
CSREPREsRSrED.
NEW YoRK. March Is.
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Who says the age Of adventure has
gone ny when a plot Is discovered In
General" KEILY's hungry army TO
equip 100000 men for a revolution
against the United States Government?
Realities wear out and grow old. but
dreams are always fresh and entertain
ing. Here u ono for some hctionist
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HradIiwe.
II ought to be when used In the
sense OF militant" "Pankhurstian.' -
female yahoo," "petticoat tough"
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NEWS DISCRIMINATION.
4 Tennessee statute Forbids Il but Has
Not Been Enforced.

To The EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir. 1 en-
close a copy OF a statute that has been a
dead letter since Its birth. Just why l
do not know. but IL seems to have gone TO
sleep. like various other trust statutes
that have been passed in Tennessee. I
have examined all the acts since this act
was passed and do not find that Il has
ever been repealed or even modified.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March l6 r.
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Roar II ThneuEh the Hall.

To THE EDITOR OF the SrS-Sv. Increase
Noyes ~ u director Of one OF Boston's banks
Would It disturb the Hall II he were ad-
mittedr ]. j. NJ.
Troy March 10.
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Every lover Of popular government
must rejoice az he sees the Legislature
move majesticaiiy forward to make vot-
ing more and more difficult.
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Now that the Chinese are amending
the Constitution of their republic, no
body can truthfully repeat the charge
that China sleeps.
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n ovy THREADS rho favor Us utn manuserps end
Rissfr anons for publication rish TO Maze rsysetsd
aracles returned they must IN oil cases send stamps
fsv nut purpose.
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How mean and insignificant the once
lofty and majestic alps of City Hall
Park have become under the attrition
OF tho elements.
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Published daily. including Sunday. by tho Sun
Printing and Publishing Association at 10 Nassau
street. In the Borough Of Manhattan. New York.
President and Treasurer. William {. RMck 40
Nassau street: vice-rr~sidcnt Edward 3. Mitchell.
no Nassau street: Secretary. g. u. Lulton. Ito
Nassau street
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An checks. money orders. &C. 70 be made pay.
able 10 The Sun.
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No race suicide in the Kaiser's family
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formation of these combinations 10 re-
main dormant, though the knowledge
of their inception was familiar or easily
ascertainable. II Is not necessary to
discuss the reasons of this apparent
failure to execute the law, whether IL
is attributable to the knight decision or
other causes. The fact remains that the
department has allowed combinations
to be Consummated and has afterward
attempted to regain the lost ground
by substituting these so-called scgrega-
tons for the natural remedy by In
junction
BY the pursuit OF this reversed re-
lief the Government has at last reached
an impossible situation, impossible
from an economic standpoint. Stocks
are purchased by one corporation To OBJ
tain control Of another. In the process
of this accumulation the stock of the
controlled corporation Is necessarily
enhanced In price. Years afterward the
Government obtains n decree that the
controlling corporation shall sell these
acquired stocks to outside parties. But
how Is such a decree to be executed?
Outside parties do not want the stock
held 10y the combination at the prices
which II has attained. As no omen
market can be created to meet such a
condition, special trusts are devised to
assist IN the distribution OF tie con-
demned holdings really by reta ding
such distribution.
In the nature of things can such
devices be ciiicacious? Certain amounts
Of capital have become committed to n
certain investment. 4 decree of court
has no special competence to attract
other capital to the sam, investment.
ON the contrary, the theory Of these
DEGREES negatives such a result. That
theory consists in the claim that undue
profits are obtainable by the combina-