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MILNER MENTIONS
\ Number of Matters Relative to
the Boer War.
DOtS NOT StEM TO Bt HOPEFUL
And Is of the Opinion that Conciliatory Tac-
tics Would be Productive of Grati.
fying Results.
London, April 18.—The South Afri-
can blue book, containing recent dis-
patches from Sir Alfred Milner and
other official corespondents has been
issued.
Sir Alfred Milner wired, under date,
of March 3, requesting permission to
return homo at an early date upon
leave of absence for the purpose of
resting. Joseph Chamberlain, the co-
lonial secretary, replied by granting
the request, but expressing the gov
■ernment'^ regret that it should be
neocssary for Sir Alfred to leave South
Africa at the present time.
In a dispatch, dated Feb. 6, Sir Alfred
eays that he had hop(id some definite
point would be reached at which it
would be possible to sum up that chap-
ter of history containing the South
African war and forecast the adminis-
trative reconstruction which must suc-
ceed ft.
"But I am reluctantly forced to the
eonclunsion that there will be no such
dividing line," continynes Sir Alfred. "I
have not the slightest doubt as to the
inevitable result, but I see the work
will be slower, and more expensive
than was at one time anticipated.
"It is no use denying that the last
half year has been one of retogression.
Seven months ago this colony was per-
fectly quiet, at least as far as the
Orange River. The southern half of
the Orange River colony was rapidly
settling down and even a considerable
portion of the Transvaal, notably the
wouthwestern districts, seemed to have
definitely accepted British authority
and to rejoice at the opportunity to
return to orderly government and the
pursuits of peace. Today the scene Is
completely altered. It would be super-
fluous to dwell on the incident losses
to the country caused by the prolonga-
tion of the struggles by the form which
it has recently assigned. The fact
that the enemy are now broken up in-
to a great number of small forces raid-
ing in every direction and that our
troops are similarly broken up in their
pursuit makes this area of actual fight-
ing, and consequently of destruction,
much wider than would be the case in
a conflict between equal numbers op-
erating in large masses. Moreover, the
fight Is now mainly over supplies. The
Boere live entirely on the country
through which they pass, not only
taking all the food they can lay their
hands ou, but looting tne small vil-
lage stores of clothes, boots, coffee and
sugar, all of which they take. Our
forces are compelled to denude the
country of everything movable in or-
der to frustrate these tactics of the
enemy.
"The loss of crops and, stock is more
serious to the Boers than farm burn-
ing, of which so much has been heard.
1 say this not at all as an advocate of
such destruction. I am glad to think
the masure is uow seldom, If ever, re-
sorted to."
Sir Alfred considers that the inex-
pensive character of the farm buildings
is a comparatively small item in the
total damage caused.
After mentioning the "wanton de-
struction of, headgear, stamps and oth-
«r apparatus in the outlying mines,"
Sir Alfred expresses a hope that the
miscreants will turn out not to be
Boere, but members of the "Rand Prol-
etariat," belonging to various Euro-
pea nationalists who are intensely
anti-British and have now taken to
the veldt
He points out that while the damage
to the mines is not greatly relatively
to the large amount of capital sunk in
them, one mine has been damged to
the extent of £200,000.
Invested With Insignia.
Bubuqua, la., April 18.—In the pres-
ence of princes and high priests of his
church and before an audience that
phael's cathedral and overflower In the
surrounding streets, Archbishop John J
surrounding strets, Archbishop John J.
Keane was invested with the pallium,
the insignia of the high position he oc-
cupies in the Roman Catholic church.
The scene was one of great dignity
and exceedingly Impressive.
Bolt! Deed.
Memphis, Tenn., April. 18.^-Tw.i men
with drawn revolvers robbed Ben
March's gambling house, back of the
Peabody hotel Wednesday • morning.
The robbers spent three monutes in
the place and got away with 53000.
Marsh and his aslttants were balancing
the cash after the night's plav. when
the robbers rushed into the room.
There was ?25Q0 in a wallet lying i.pon
a table and $500 in bills in thi hands
of Marsh. The robbers seized the
money and left.
Gottkretl ou Cuba
Washington, April 18.—Senator Cock-
ren, saw the president. Wednesday and
had a short talk In regard to the ob-
servations he made* while in Cuba.
Senator CockrSU said that i'n his opin-
ion little could be acomplish by the.
Cuban commission which purposes to
come to Washington with Geu. Wood
to see the president. He believed, how-
ever that the Cubans will untimately
see that there is nothing for thom to
but to luvpi the termj of the Piatt
Amendment,
LEGIONS OF LETTERS
Kfi-uivctl Daily at Interior Department In.
quiriuK /Vhout Itescrvatlou.
Washington, April 18.—Not less than
*0,000 letters of inquiry have been ro- ,
ceived at the interior department from
persons who want to know all about i
the opening of the Iowa and Comanche ;
Indian reservations to settlement. The J
letters are now coming at the rate of j
fully 200 a day. Secretary Hitchcock :
gets as many as seventy-five a day 1
marked personal, many of which are j
from old soldiers who have read some- 1
thing about the matter in the news- j
papers and wish to learn whether the I
veterans of the civil war are to have 1
special preference over other would- j
be settlers. Nearly all inquire whether
it is true that a lottery system is to j
be employed in place of the usual rush, i
The department has not been able to J
answer even a small part of these let- j
tcrs. Many have not so much as been ;
acknowledged. To come applications 1
printed circulars are sent, but It does
not answer most of the questions.
For the benefit of interested parties
it may be stated that the reservation
will be thrown open to settlers not
later than Aug. (' and that some
method of admitting settlers other
than the "rush" will be discovered by
the secretary of the interior. A num-
ber of plans have been discussed, but I
none appeared entirely satisfactory. I
As to the veterans' preference he has j
one under the law. As it stands he is j
permitted to make his original entry i
by agent, not being required to enter
in person until six months later. In
case of entry by, rush this will be an
advantage to liim, but if a system of
drawing lots is adopted it is thought
that some other regulation ought to
be made for the old soldier. There are
to be allotted 14,000 quarter sections,
one to a settler, but it is certain that
the applications will number 75,000.
INDIAN-OKLAHOMA
Territories and Something of In-
terest from Each.
MATTERS THAT HAVE HAPPENED
The Past few Dayi Bulletined Briefly aod
Yet Glvea la Such a Manner ai
to be Comprehensive.
Senaut loruil Scope.
London, April 18.—The scene in Bow
Street church Wednesday during the
consecration of Rt. Rev. A. F. Ingram
as bishop of London resembled a
political meeting rather than a re-
ligious service. John lvensit, the
anti-ritualist, entered a loud and ex-
pected protest against the appoint-
ment. His remarks caused an extra-
ordinary uproar and he was greeted
with cheers, hisses and the shouts of
"Order," "Shame," "No popery," etc.
In the course of his remarks he
accused Dr. Ingram of being unfaithful
to all of his promises when he was
consecrated bishop of Stepheny, add-
ing that he had helped law-breakers,
had encouraged clergymen who in de-
fiance of the rubrics elevated tiie host,
ottered masses and practiced the con-
fession, etc. He concluded with say-
ing that he was prepared to appear In
the courts and prove that Dr. Ingram
was an unfit person to hold the nosl-
tlon of a bishop of the Protestant
church, owing to his encouragement
of these illegal Romanish practices.
Eventually the vicar general over-
ruled the objections and the election
of Dr. ingram was confirmed.
Birmingham's Ifi(; Blaze
Birmingham, Ala.. April 18.—A Am
which originated in the car division of
the Birmingham Railway and Power
company early Wednesday morning de-
stroyed that structure together with
thirty-seven cars and a large quanti-
ty of tools and materials, the Third
Presbyterian church, the pastorate and
two other residences, causing a total
damage of nearly $150,000, partially
covered by insurance.
Several small cottages and negrc
aenement houses were, badly damaged,
but the firemen succeeded In confining
the flames to the houses immediately
surrounding the car barn. As a result
of the fire the street car service
badly crippled. Few of the regulat
schedules were maintained owing tc
the scarcity of cars.
itooinx Italded.
New York, April 18.*—'The committee
of fifteen raided seven alleged pool-
rooms Wednesday afternoon. The raids
were made on warants issued by Jus-
tice Jerome and upon evidence obtain-
ed by the staff 9f detectives working
for the committee under the direction
of Superintendent McCullagh. The
raids in each case were personally con-
ducted by individual members of the
committee, assited by their detectives
and policemen of the regular force
from the precinct In which the raid
was made. In only one place did the
raiders fall to make any arrests and
C. C. Brewlster of the committee open-
ly says that Inmates of the place re-
ceived a tip from the police that the
place was about to be raided.
Adjourned Till ,fune.
New York, April 18.—Surrogat?
Fitzgerald, on motion of Win. CantwelJ
ot counsel for Albert T. Patrick, grant
ed an adjournment in the Rice will
contest until June 3. Patrick was held
Wednesday by Justice Jerome for the
grand jury on the charge that he mur-
dered Rice. ^
The surrogate in granting the post-
ponement stated that lie did so on the
ground that Patrick was being tried on
a criminal charge of the gravest kind.
Niiow and Sleet.
Clilcasha, I. T., April 18.—Snow fell
for three hours here Wednesday. It
was followed by sleet and rain. All
the fruit in this section Is lost.
South McAlester, I. T.. April 18.—A
heavy rain, accompanied by a blizzard,
struck this place Wednesday morning,
the temperature falling 40 degrees. It
is feared the fruit crop is injured.
El Paso, Tex.. April IS.—Two inches
of snow fell h«ti Wednesday, first (B
two y«ars.
Indian Territory.
Newton can incorporate.
Federal court is in session at Ard-
more.
James B. Burckhator. a prominent
Vinita attorney, is dead.
Mrs. Ed O'Shea died suddenly at
Muskogee from the bursting of a blood
vessel.
The Choctaw teachers' normal will
be held at Hartshorne, beginning June
17 and lasting four weeks.
Judge R. Stewart Denner of Ardmore
has been appointed United States com-
missioner for the Sixth district.
William Greggs and Carl Merclo,
Polanders, were killed by a "windy
shot" in mine shaft No. 1 at Harts-
horne. Ben Wolemske was badly
burned.
Stewart Pierce, a nephew of Solomon
Ilotema, and a witness in the witch
killer case were found dead, having
been murdered, near Cold Springs
Church.
Tho Dawes commission will take a
census of the Cherokee freedmen at
the places on dates given: Vinita,
May 6 to 25; Chelsea, May 28 to June
13; Nowata, June 17 to 29.
Joseph W. Phillips, formerly United
States court clerk of the Indian Ter-
ritory. died at Ardmore. Mr. Phillips,
who was 51 years of age. was one of
the best known men in the Territory.
He was the first Federal clerk.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, their in-
fant son and the driver, a Quapaw In-
dian, named Slim Jim, were run down
while in the family carriage by a Katy
flyer at Blue Jacket. Wilson and the
boy were killed and the other two
fatally injured. Mr. Wilson was a
wealthy cattleman.
Oklahoma.
Anna Cooper, colored. HO years old,
died at Wellenton.
The Farmers' State Bank of Glen-
coe, capital stock $500, has been organ-
ized.
The Oklahoma City extension of the
Choctaw roads will be put in operation
May 1.
Yukon voted to incorporate.
The Dawes commission will open at*
office at Okmulgee.
Lucian, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Moywer, was choked to
death at Ardmore by a quinine cap-
sule.
A negro was arrested at Guthrie in
the act of unlocking letter boxes in the
postoffice with skeleton keys. A num-
ber of letters were found on his per-
son.
A colony of Iudianlans will be es-
tablished by P. H. Fitzgerald of In-
dianapolis in the eastern part of Okla-
homa. Eigthy thousand acres will be
purchased and a city located on the
Big Canadian river. Mr. Fitzgerald
says there will be 23,000 people in the
colony, all from the Hoosier state.
Asgeinbles ad Atoka.
Atoka, April 20.—The Choctaw Live-
stock Protective association will meet
in Atoka May 4 and the people of
Atoka and members of tho asoctation
are extending a general invitation to
the stockmen in the Indian territory
and Texas to meet with them.
A. Telle, J. S. Fulton and G. T. Ralls
are a committee appointed by Atoka
citizens to invite Texas and Indian Ter-
rltory stockmen to be present.
A Mystery.
South McAlester, I. T., April 20.—
Several nundred men are at work near
Wilburton, I. T., on a railroad grade,
about which there seems to be a good
deal of mystery—so much, in fact, that
scarcely any one seem to know just
what is being done or who is doing
it. It is reported that it Is the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas stealing a
march on the Fort Smith and West-
ern and also upon the Choctaw, Okla-
homa and Gulf railway.
Suggested by Ntepliciir.
Washington, April 20.—The opening
of tho Kiowa and Comancne and the
Wichita reservations next August will
be n great event for Oklahoma and
will result in a substantial gain In pop-
ulation for the territory, but it is like-
ly thut many more would have gone
in had the old-time rush been per-
mitted by the government. The draw-
ing plan was suggested by Represen-
tative Stephens of Texas and Secre-
tary Hitchcock believes it will work
well.
I'or Seminole*
Muskogee, I. T., April 20.—The
Seminole land office will be opened by
the Dawes, commission at Wewoka,
June 1, when allotment of lands to the
citizens of that nation will begin. Un-
der the rules promulgated by the sec-
retary of the interior each citizen will
be allowed to select eighty acres of
land as an allotment, and after each
citizen has received eighty acres the
remainder will be used in equalizing
the value of allotments.
DANGEROUS ANIMAL PETS.
Many Transmitted to Hainan
llelngs by Little Itoasti.
There are many diseases to which
small animals are liable and which
they are capable of transmitting. This
subject, to which too little attention
has been directed, has been regarded
by the Royal Society of Public Medi-
cine in Belgium as worthy of Its at-
tention. By reason of the close an4
often continuous contact between ani-
mals and mankind, dogs, sometimes af-
fected by contagious diseases, such as
tuberculosis, hydrophobia, mange, ec-
zoma, etc., are frequently the objects
of such affection on the part of their
master that he will take them in his
arms, caress them in various ways,
and allow them to jump upon his
knees and lick not only his hands, but
his face and even his lips. Sometimes,
also, the dogs in a house live like
veritable boarders, side by side with
the children, whose food they often
share; they even eat ofT the plates used
by the family. The cat as well as the
dog may transmit certain diseases to
mankind. It is, In fact, liable to tu-
berculosis, eczema, and other analo-
gous diseases that rage In mankind.
From its mode of life, attached as it
is to the fireside, it readily accepts the
caresses of its owners, and lives be-
sido them; it likes to sleep in soft
places, and if it carries certain germs
or parasites it leaves them behind it-
Birds in the poultry yard, cage, or
dove-cote are also a source from which
the human race may catch the germs of
specific and even mortal diseases. Al-
though the question of transmission
of aviarlan 'diphtheria to children in
the form of human diphtheria has
never been solved, and is by many per-
sons considered an extremely dubious
one, it is none the less established by
numerous observations on the part of
the most conscientious physicians that
when there is an epidemic of diph-
theria in a poultry yard there is also
a presence of angina with false mem-
brane among the children. This Is
sufficient to warrant measures of pre-
caution in that respect. Besides diph-
theria and pseudo-membranous angina
birds have other diseases as to which
there can be no doubt of the possi-
bility of their transmission to man-
kind. It is sufficient to cite avarian
tuberculosis and psittacosis. The lat-
ter is a common disease with paro-
quets—a bird whose kisses certain per-
sons receive with satisfaction. The
rabbit and the hare are capable of
communicating parasites. Although
the pathology of fish and mollusks is
at present almost unknown it should
be remembered that fish are capable
of contracting tuberculosis.—Chicago
Journal.
Dangers In Ventilation. .
When it comes to the matter of ven-
tilation the woman theorist shines, ir.
indeed, she has thought about it
enough to have a theory at all (and
many have) she does nothing short of
scintillating. As a consequence more
persons die every year from too much
fresh air than the record from vitiated
atmosphere can show. Not one person
in a hundred can sleep—in the winter
time—with an open window in their
room without bad consequences, or at
least without running dangerous risks.
Many more cases of pneumonia may
reasonably be said to bo due to "ven-
tilation" than to all other causes com-
bined. I recall the death of a trained
nurse, while on duty in the home of a
neighbor, from pneumonia, contracted
from sleeping near an open window.
As a graduate of one of the leading
training schools she had thoroughly
studied the subject of ventilation under
supposably intelligent professors. Yet
she died in her youth from downright
ignorance of the subject.—Ella Morris
Kretschmar In the Womau's Home
Companion.
Worried About the Money.
Palace officials of the porte have been
at their wits' end to procure money
lately for various purposes, but a case,
which shows the dire straits to which
they are reduced, has just occurred.
Every year the sacred caravan is dis-
patched to Mecca, carrying the sultan's
presents and tributes to the shriue.
This season the money—$250,000—was
not forthcoming, and the caravan left
without, but the bullion was to be
forwarded to Beyrouth to meet it. The
caravan got there but found nothing,
and could not proceed on Its journey.
Urgent telegrams were sent till at last
the government succeeded In borrow-
ing $250,000 from the Deutsche bank's
agent, who is the manager of the Ana-
tolian railway.—Chicago Journal.
New Zealand's R|| Mine.
The Waihl mine, the leading gold
mining property In New Zealand, ha3
just closed a record year, bullion hav-
ing been produced equal to the value
of $1,000,000. The output from this
mine has grown year by year^ ai*l
since 1390 there has been a total yield
of the value of $7,500,000. Large ad-
ditions are now being made to the
company's gold-saving plant, and It is
expected that when this is properly
running the monthly gold yield will
be worth $200,000, there being an
abundance of ore in sight in the mine
to keep the plant running for many
years.
CULTURE IS FOR ALL.
Only a Coarse Person I.aaglM at Poor
People's Studies.
Culture Is not barred to anybody in
America, whether he be a college stu-
dent or a post-graduate, or not. said
J. T. Hatfield to the Self-Educational
club in Chicago the other day. Slave
labor and its prohibition of intellectual
growth are things of the past—or near-
ly so. Now and then we meet so-call-
ed "fine ladles" who find it extremely
ridiculous and a cause for contemptu-
ous merriment that the hired help In
their kitchens should have the impu-
dence to actually want to develop a
taste for music or good literature or
art The old slave idea, which (very
consistently) prohibited as a crime and
punished severely the teaching of ne-
groes how to read, is not entirely dead
and burled, but exists, here and there,
to this day, as 1 have had opportunity
to notice. Especially did 1 gain such
an impression in the United States
navy, which is rather a feudal sur-
vival in some respects. 1 noticed that
a common sailor might be as vile
and profane and low as he chose, anfl
no one was troubled about it. He
could go ashore and carouse disgrace-
fully, parading the uniform of his
country into all sorts of dens of Infamy
and no one in authority would com-
plain or worry. They seemed, on the
whole, rather satisfied than otherwise
that the slaves of the forecastle -should
find something to keep them amused
and contented, but I observed that,
while there was no law on the subject,
If a sailor attempted to pass his time
like a quiet, self-respecting gentleman
and American citizen, especially if he-
sat quietly reading on the deck during
his free hours, it-always caused a cer-
tain feeling of restlessness on the part
of the officers who saw It; they seem-
ed to have an instinctive sense that
that sort o£ thing reduced somewhat
their immense superiority over the
crew, and they found some way to
break it up, too, every time. These
things, however, which are rather the
rule than the exception in European
society are going fast in American life
and the time is already here when ev-
ery self-respecting man has the oppor-
tunity to put himself at the task of
^elf-Improvement on tho highest side
of his nature. With an eight-hour
working day the plumber or carpenter
has, I believe, more free time to put
into the nutrition of his higher na-
ture than the college professor, whose
merely routine work of drudgery usu-
ally consumes about ten hours out of
ever^ twenty-four.
8plDlftert in Clover.
In Deniaark the spinster's state has
been robbed of much of its horror. In
fact, there's a premium on spinster-
hood. A celibacy insurance company
has been founded, and between an in-
surance policy and a husband a Dan-
ish maiden's heart is rent with inde-
cision. Matrimony is interesting but
problematic. Insurance in a good com-
pany is a safe proposition. How shall
a wise woman choose? If the holder
of a policy in the celibacy is still un-
married at 40 she is considered im-
mune and gets a life annuity. If she
marries before 40 she forfeits her pol-
icy and premiums. In Sweden and
Norway there are several old maids'
homes, and at least one of them is a
most attractive institution. A very
wealthy man. dying more than two
hundred years ago, left most of his
fortune to the old maids among his
descendants. A superb home was built
and furnished, and managed by sala-
ried trustees. Any old maid who can
prove blood relationship to the found-
er of the institution is entitled to a
place in the home. She has a private
syite of rooms, a private servant, pri-
vate meals, and Is subject to no rules
save such as ordinary good behavior
demands. Why doesn't some one do
something for the American old maids
who cannot master the art of trans-
forming themselves into bachelor
women.—New York Sun.
!lor e4 Were Shocked.
Horses in a funeral procession pass-
ing Wells and Sixth streets Saturday
afternoon cut up capers quite out of
keeping with the occasion. Investiga-
tion showed that electricity and rain-
water had formed a combination which
charged a manhole in the middle of
the street. Every time a horce stepped i
on the manhole he behaved like an un-
broken Voir ho, and runaways were
narrowly averted.—Milwaukee Wis-
consin.
Pierpont Morgan's Busy Life.
J. Pierpont Morgan is a very busy
man and his time is, of course, enor-
mously valuable, but he always man-
ages to attend the Episcopal general
convention and has not missed one for
many years. This year the convention
will be held next October lu San Fran-
cisco. The splendid Crocker mansion
thore has been placed at the disposal
of Mr. Morgan for use during the con-
vention.
Remember, woman is lyost perfect,
when most womanly.—Gladstone.
■fames J. Hill, Railroad King.
The new "railroad king" in Wall
street is James J. Hill of St. Paul and
the continent at large, who came over
the Canadian frontier a friendless,
moneyless boy forty years ago, and is
now one of the unofficial sovereigns of
his adopted country. Mr. Hill didn't
try his prentice hand on building a
pyramid or making a dictionary; ho
constructed a transcontinental railway
system, and he still bristles with hair
and energy. The bearded strong men
of the earlier generations who pierced
forests, tunneled mountains and made
flower gardetis in deserts have almost
disappeared. The constructive era Is
otfer in railroads. But Mr. Hill, al-
most the last of the great railroad
builders now that Collla P. Hunting-
ton is dead, is just as apt, it seems,
at combinations as at construction. A
charming talker, this little giant of the
Northwest, when he finds the time.
The magniflcent farms along the Red
river valley which contribute a great
grain traffic to Mr. Hill's Great North-
ern roa< were originally stocked with
blooded horses and cattle, which "Jim"
Hill, as the people out there call him,
imported at his own expense for their
benefit. Now he is reaping his reward,
and the people there are glad of it-
Harper's Weekly.
Clear Thinking.
To think clearly is not friven to all.
By some It is acquired through educa-
tion, but to others education aggra-
vates the confusion. A totally Ignor-
ant person with a limited range of
Ideas is accordingly often a far more
valuable member of the community
than one whose head is a rag-bag stuf-
fed with odds and •nds, new and old,
uncoordinated. Nature has not fur-
nished every -brain with nests of boxes
Into which to sort its Ideas; but educa-
tion of a proper sort should be directed
to the Inculcation of mental tidiness,
and not to the accumulation of articles
which serve only to make the confu-
sion wt>rse confounded.—S. Baring
Gould.
t Commoner Comment.
Extracts From W. J. Bryan's Paper.
Measure* and Men.
Once, when twitted on his small size
hy a statesman or the strenuous type,
Mr. Evarts retorted: "That remark
proves what I have always asserted—
that In your eyes, measuroj were mora
Important than men "
A DISASTROUS VICTORY.
In the election of Mr. Weils as
mayor of St. Louis, the reorganizes
have scored a triumph. The democrats
of St. Louis and Missouri will, how-
ever, find it worth their while to cal-
culate the cost of- the victory and to
prepare for the struggle that awaits
them.
In November, 1900, the republican
national ticket received 60,608 votes in
St. Louis, and the democratic national
ticket, which Mr. Wells refused to
support, received 59.941. At the re-
cent city election Mr. Wells received
43,012 votes—nearly seventeen thou-
sand less than the democratic vote of
last fall, while Mr. Parker, the repub-
lican candidate for mayor, received 34,-
840 votes—about twen'v-six thousand
less than the republi<v--j vote of last
fall. Mr. Merrlwether, a democrat in
national politics running upon a mu-
nicipal ownership platform, received
30,568 votes and Mr. Fllley, a republi-
can running on an independent ticket
received 2,068 votes. It will be seen
that the total vote cast for mayor was
large for a local contest, amounting
to about ninety per cent of the vote
cast last fall. If Mr. Wells and Mr.
Parker had polled the same propor-
tion of the total vote that the national
candidates of their parties polled in
1900, Mr. Wells would have received
about 55,000 votes and Mr. Parker
about 55,500.
It is impossible to ascertain how
many democrats voted for Mr. Merrl-
wether and how many voted for Mr.
Parker, just as it Is Impossible to say
how many republicans voted for Mr.
Wells and how many for Mr. Merrl-
wether, but it is reasonable to suppose
that the republican vote which left Mr.
Parker went largely to Mr. Wells,
while the democratic vote which left
Mr. Wells went principally to Mr.
Merrlwether.
Mr. Wells lost at least twelve thou-
sand democratic votes, if he gained no
republican votes, and to this must be
added a sum equal to the republican
votes received. If, for instance, he re-
ceived 10,000 republican votes the ac-
count would stand thus: For Wells,
33,000 democratic votes and 10,000 re-
publican votes—total 43,000 votes. But
this would show a loss of 22,000 demo-
cratic votes; can the reorganlzers af-
ford to trade 22,000 democratic votes,
good at all elections, for 10,000 republi-
can votes, good only in local elections
and when a republican is nominated
on the democratic ticket?
If Mr. Wells only received 5,000 re-
publican votes, the account would
stand: Wells 38,000 democratic votes
and 5,000 republican votes—total, 43,-
000. This would show a loss of sev-
enteen thousand democratic votes, or
an exchange of three democrats for one
republican. Is there anything in this
victory to boast of? If the democrats
who voted for Mr. Merrlwether had
followed the example set by Mr. Wells
and voted the republican ticket, Mr.
Parker would have been elected by a
consderable majority.
But what of the future? The Re-
public with commendable frankness
recommends a national application of
the St. Louis plan of harmonizing. It
says:
"St. Louis has supplied the example
of a thoroughly united democracy.
With little evidence of reluctance all
elements of the party joined hands in
the recent campaign. They worked to-
gether harmoniously and voted with-
out scatchlng.
To obtain national ascendency this
unification must proceed heartily all
over the country.
"With a united democracy the party
Is certain to win the next national
election. The republican party ha3
drifted so far away from American
principles that the revolt of the people
will be overwhelming when the forces
naturally democratic are found acting
together.
"The St. Louis democracy has set its
face to the future. Give us such a union
of popular forces in all the states and
the next national election will be from
that moment won."
This is exactly what might have
been expected. Mr. Wells was not
nominated because the reorganizes
were especially interested in a good
municipal government; he was nomi-
nated because he represents a corpor-
ate element which calls Itself demo-
cratic, as a matter of habit, but gives
it", pecuniary and political support to
the republican party. It will never be
found supporting a democratic ticket
unless that ticket Is selected and con-
trolled by those who have some spe-
cial privileges which they desire pro-
tected by th< government.
If the democracy of St Louis had de-
feated Mr. Wells, the democracy of
Missouri would have been spared the
fight which must now be made. The
contest which resulted in the Pirtle
Springs convention was fought over
the silver question, the fight which is
row cpened will be a broader one and
will invrlve the very existence of the
party.
The Republic will lead the Francis-
Wells element and will be supported
by tic railroad attorneys and corpora-
tion agents as well as by the gold
standard advocates. Every democratic
newspaper In the state will be com-
pelled to take sides and a contest
which might have been settled in a
day, if confined to St. Louis, will keep
the state stirred Up for the next four
years.
What is the use. It may be asked, of
opposing the Republic-Francis-Wei Is
combination? Why not allow it to con-
trol the party organization? The an-
swer is found in the election of 18l>4.
Such a slump in the democratic vote as
that which occurred in that year or In
St. Louis a few days ago would give
thei>state to the republicans. There is
no room in this country for two parties
representing republican principles; un-
less the democratic party faithfully
and courageously opposes plutocracy
all along the line, it has neither chance
nor reason for existence.
If the St. Louis contest had been
purely a local one, The Commoner
would have taken no part in it, but as
it was a link In the chain—a part of
a plan, national in extent, to republl-
canize the democratic organization,
this paper called attention to the' facts
and pointed out the purpose of the re-
organizers. The dally papers outside
of St. Louis openly discussed tho
scheme and since the election the re-
joicing has been general among those
self-styled democrats who have twice
aided in electing a republican presi-
dent. The election of Mr. Wells was a.
disastrous victory for the democracy,
of St. Louis, Missouri and the nation.
TWO INCIDENTS.
In Santiago Bay Admiral Sampson
was nominally In command, but the
battle that resulted In victory for the
Americans was commanded by Ad-
miral Schley. Because Sampson was
nominally in command, it wes held by
the administration with which he is a
prime favorite that Sampson was en-
titled to all the honors of the great
victory, and to all the material favors
resulting therefrom.
General MacArthur is in command
in the Philippines, and when Funston
went out to capture Aguinaldo he was
under MacArthur's orders. Strange to
say, however, Funston is actually giv-
en the credit for Aguinaldo's capture,
and is rewarded with a position a
brigadier general in the regular army.
It may be, however, thai tne charac-
ter of the reports from the command-
ing officers had something to do with
the administration's attitude. Al-
though Sampson was at least 10 miles
away when the battle was raging he
wired to Washington: The fleet un-
der my command offers the nation as
a Fourth of July present the destruc-
tion of the whole of Cervera's fleet."
General MacArthur cabled Washing-
ton in these words:
"Splendid co-operation navy through
Commander Barry, officers, men.
Vicksburg indispensable to success.
Funston loudly pra.ses navy. Entire
army joins in thanks sea service.
"The transaction was brilliant in
conception and faultless in execution.
All credit must go to Funston, who.
under supervision General Wheaton.
organized and conducted expedition
from start to finish. His reward
should be signal and immediate. Agree
with General Wheaton, who recom-
mends Funston's retention volunteers
until he can be appointed brigadier
general regulars."
There is a marked difference here
in the attitude assumed by the com-
manding officers toward their subordi-
nates. The two dispatches speak for
themselves, and all to the great credit
of MacArthur.
THE YOUNG MAN'S CHANCES.
The i\iIlllon dollar salary voted to
Mr. Schwab by the steel trust caused
numerous republican editors to write
enthusiastic articles on the opportun-
ities offered to young men by the great
corporations. The subject has now
been taken up by debating societies
and the school boys are investigating
the matter for themselves. That Mr.
Schwab's rise to fame and fortune has
been rapid there is no doubt, neither
is there any doubt that his present po-
sition is attractive to many, but the
very fact that his case has attracted
so much attention is conclusive proof
that it is extraordinary. He has won
the capital prize in the industrial lot-
tery, but where a system of monopoly
offers such an opportunity to one man
it closes the door of opportunity to
thousands of others equally able and
deserving.
When all the great industries are
controlled by trusts, there will be a
few big salaried officials and the re-
mainder of the employes will be con-
demned to perpetual clerkships with
no possibility of independence in the
business world.
If the present tendency toward con-
solidation becomes permanent It is
only a question of time when the prin-
cipal positions in the corporations will
go to relatives and favorites, and de-
scend from generation to generation.
Competition puts a premium on
brains; monopoly puts a premium on
blood.
Young men, and old men for that
matter, will find that industrial inde-
pendence will give a sufficient oppor-
tunity to a large number of people
while the trusts will give an unusual
opportunity to a small number of
people.
Mayor Harrison won a great victory.
To be elected the third time mayor of
the second city of the United * States
is a high compliment to him personally
and officially.
If the trans-continental railroad
lines can get hold of the canal across
the isthmus, that waterway will be of
very little value to the public, so far
as the lowering of freight rates is con-
cerned.
National lawmakers who have not
pledged themselves to vote for the
shipping subsidy bill need not remain
pway from Europe this summer on ac-
count of the exjMinse incident to- the
otean voyage.
The Ixjndon Dally News is authority
for the publication of the conditions to
be imposed by Denmark upon the
United States in the case of a transfer
of the Danish West Indies. Its Copen-
hagen correspondent says:
"I am enabled to state, on the very
best authority, that Denmark has com-
municated to the United States the
following conditions for the sale of the
Danish West Indies:
"1. Four million dollars to be paid
to Denmark.
"2. The population to decide by
VQte whether to remain Danish or to
be transferred to the United States.
"3. If the vote Is favorablo to the
The Sultan of Turkey has recently
been badly frightened by an earth-
quake shock. This Is a tip to Uncle
Sam. Perhaps that $100,000 can be
shaken out of the sick man.
General Funston has been rewarded
for capturing Aguinaldo and now it is
reported that Aguinaldo Is to be re-
warded for allowiug himself to be cap-
tured.
The employer who does best by his
employes is the our who pays good
wages all the time instead of provid-
ing a fund for posslblo contingencies.
United States, then the inhabitants to
become immediately not only Ameri-
can subjects, but American citizens.
"4. Products of the isK.nd to be ad-
mitted to the United States free of
duty.
"It is supposed here that Washing-
ton will not readily accept the third
and fourth conditions."
A few years ago It would not have
been considered necessary for any na-
tion to insist upon such conditions for
our nation would have suggested them,
but recent events have mude it neces-
sary for nations dealing with us to
provide for the future welfare of their
subjects.
The latest news concerning the man-
agement of military affairs in Maiiila
indicates that apologies are due those
deported editors.
Our "code of morals" has received
some severe wrenches in the postal
and military departments of the "in-
sular possessions."
Miss Civil Service has ample grounds
for a breach of promise suit.
Some men urhleve failure by being
most successful.
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