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THE OMAHA DAILY I?EE: FRIDAY. MARCIT 17, 1903.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee
E. R08EWATBR, EDITOR.
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Net total aalaa 788,009
Dally average 28,161
GEO. B. TZflCHUCK.
Subacribed In my presence and aworn to
before me tbia lat day of March, 1806.
(Bealj M. B. H UNGATE,
Notary Public.
. It would be just like Colorado to put a
man In the office of governor who never
expected the place.
The Rut'slan. army Id Manchuria now
knows just what Stoeosel was saving it
from by holding Tort Arthur.
Having stung the bear out of Man
churia, will the Japanese bees have the
foolhardinees to attack him at the mouth
of his deu?
The time may come when it will be
possible to pay tribute to the unknown
genius who presides over the Japanese
Intelligence bureau. ,
Why hold a session of the legislature,
anyway? Why not let the corporation
lobby make our laws and save the ex
pense to the taxpayers?
It will be noticed that It was a demo
cratic senate which killed the Folk anti
bribery bill In Missouri after a repub
lican house bad passed it. '
Russian peasants appear to be as
anxious to obtain land as though they
were at the head of some western
American land speculating ' syndicate.
The new fourth assistant postmaster
general will iiave to adopt really strenu
ous method If he makes as much noise
in the office as his predecessor from
Kansas. '
It is now proposed by the Spanish
government to grant a pension and
decoration to General Weyler, but
whether for staying in Cuba or leaving
there la not stated.
Everybody understands now why
Mayor Moores sought the salubrious cli
mate of Arizona. He did not propose
to apply for a permit and chromo to
Judge Vlnsonhaler.
Another wreck like that on the New
York elevated railroad may change the
opinion of the management on the sub
ject 'of employing men over 45 years
old. Veterans seldom try experiments.
The largest Item of. expenditure In the
monthly exhibit of South Omaha munici
pal finances is Interest, and that Item
will continue to grow If .the various
schemes for increased bond Issues materialize.
Before the Civte Improvement league
enters upon its spring and summer cam
paign it should consult some competent
landscape architect and adopt well de
fined and arttstlc plans for beautifying
the city, .
. The Standard OH company is appar
ently willing to abow Kansas that it can
get along without the state better than
the state can get along without the
company, aud the end of the contest Is
not In sight.
There certainly Is no more reason why
a building owned by a fraternal Insur
ance company should be exempt from
taxation than a building owned by art
old Hue lfe. insurance company. Both
are organized and ' conducted on con
ruerclal Hues.
tf the threat of the republican speaker
of,, .the Missouri bouse of representa
tives Is carried into effect and a demo
crat . Is elected senator before the ad
journment of that legislature next week,
1$ Is safe to predk-t that Missouri will
not return another republican legisla
ture for several years to come.
'Nominations' by direct primaries in
stead of nominations by conventions Is
a' reform now generally advocated in
almost every state of the union, but to
be effective In eradicating admitted
abuses the direct primary should not be
confined to municipal and county offi
cers. It should be extended to the nom
ination of state officers, members of con
gress and United States senators.
THE SANTO DOMIXQO MATTE It.
Whstevef the fate of the arrangement
by which it Is proposed that the United
States shall take chsrge of the custom
houses of Santo Domingo, collect the
revenue, psy over a fixed proportion for
the conduct of the Dominican govern
ment and set apart the remainder for
the payment of the foreign debt of that
republic, the matter has proved more
embarrassing to the administration than
any other which it has dealt with. When
the treaty was sent to the senate It en
countered objections from senators from
both parties, chiefly on the ground that
It Involved a departure on the part of
onr government which might be fraught
with danger. It waa also subjected to
more or less criticism by the press. The
treaty has undergone carefnl revision
by the senate committee on foreign af
fairs and been materially modified, the
features to which chief objection was
made being eliminated or put Into differ
ent form.
In Its present shape the treaty is slm
ply an agreement under which the
United States assumes, by request of
the Dominican government the admin
lsrratldn of the fiscal affairs of the re
public in the Dominican interest for the
satisfaction of American claims and of
foreign claims so far as foreigners agree
to It. The Monroe doctrine Is not in
volved, nor does it touch the Issue
whether debts can be forcibly collected.
It does not entail the question of
whether the United States shall become
a collector of debts for European cred
itors of Independent countries in thin
hemisphere as the alternative of refus
ing to allow Europe to forcibly collect
Its own debts.
The radical modification of the treaty
made by the senate committee Is under
stood not to be altogether satisfactory
to the administration, though if ratified
It would doubtless be put Into effect.
Another source of embarrassment, ac
cording to Washington reports. Is In re
gard to the original draft of the treaty.
The statement Is made that Secretary
Jlay Is not pleased, with the diplomacy
displayed In the matter by Assistant
Secretary Loomls and that he has sug
gested to the president the retirement
Of the assistant secretary from his pres
ent position. It Is said to be very prob
able that Mr. Hay will resign If Loomls
Is not retired. If the situation Is really
as serious as this, and It Is said to be
by several of the Washington corre
spondents, there can be no doubt wbnt
the result will be. The president will
retain the services of Secretary nay.
who at the earnest request of Mr. Roose
velt consented to remain at the head of
the Department of State. Ills retire
ment from that position at this time.
when any day new and most Important
questions may arise In connection with
our foreign affairs, would weaken the
administration and cause general re
gret.
There Is no question as to the neces
sity of dotng something to establish
peace In Santo Domingo and enable that
republic to meet Its obligations. Presi
dent Roosevelt Is quite right in the view
that It Is the duty of the United States
to help that unfortunate country toward
the attainment of proper conditions, but
in doing this we must be careful not to
assume a responsibility or create n
precedent which may in the ' future
prove troublesome.
THE EXAMPLES OF DULVTH AND
KANSAS CITT.
The March number of "The Annals
Of .the American Academy of Political
and Social Science," which deals exclu
sively with c(ty life and progress In
America, contains some very Interest
ing and Instructive contributions on the
activities of civic organizations in the
United States. Among those none apply
more forcibly to the condition of Omaha
than the reports of recent municipal re
form In Duluth and Kansas City, from
which we make the following extract:
In the boom days of the '80s and early
'90a waste, extravagance and jobbery
flourished, and by far the largeat part of
Duluth's present bonded debt la referable
to that period, when citizens, in the main,
were too buay In the mad raoe after the
almighty dollar and too blind to meaaura
duty and municipal misrule to exercise that
diligence and care upon which municipal
welfare muat ultimately rent. The busi
ness reaction which followed gave time for
thought and reflection developed the aore
pota.
Beveral attempts along format lines of
municipal reform were made, with no
definite result. Finally, In 1895, the Tax
payers' league was created, the member
ship composed of cltlsens generally, con
tributing each a nominal sum. The Tax
payers' league gave a more prominent
share of its attention to county affairs,
Lut the reflex effect upon municipal af
fairs was likewise wholesome. Its activ
ity resulted in the uncovering of grave
abuses and led, after the league Itself had
disbanded, to some criminal convictions.
In later days the Commercial club of
Duluth has taken up the work begun by
the Taxpayers' league. With a mem
bership of more than 1,000, the activities
of this club have covered a very wide
field. Its most effective work has been
in the direction of charter reform and
the satisfactory charter protection
which the city enjoys under the consti
tutional provision in Minnesota for home
rule charters has been largely due to the
Influence exerted by the Duluth Com
mercial club.
The activities of the Commercial ciu'j
of Kansas City have been more exten
sive than those of Duluth. Its motto
Is, "Make Kansas City a good place to
live In," and its members are working
steadily and effectively to Ih's end.
Among the reforms advocated nnd
brought about by the Kansas City' Com
mercial club has been civil service In all
the administrative departments of the
city government and legislation whereby
the city is enabled to make ts own char
ters, subject only to iopular approval
of the electors of Kansas City.
As an auxiliary to the Commercial
club, the Kansas City Civic league has
exercised' a most wholesome effect In
local elections. The central idea of the
league Is to elect honest and competent
men to office In the city and county.
To accomplish this the league makes It
Its special function to examine into th
record and character Of the candidates
for public office, and before every local
election a report Is Issued to the public on
the qualifications and record of such
candidates, regardless of their party af
filiation. These reports, circulated
broadcast to the voters, have bad a most
salutary effect, and the honest and effl
clent administration of the city's bus!
ness has become popular.
It goes without saying that Omaha
could advantageously emulate the ex
ample of Duluth and Kansns City
always providing that Its citizens could
be Induced to pull together.
STILL IN RETREAT-
The news from the seat of war in the
far east Is growing monotonous. Japan
ese victory and the hurried retreat of
the defeated Russians Is the one refrain
of the dispatches. Is there recorded in
military annals a more one-sided con
fllct? It was expected that Kouropat
kin would make a determined stand at
Tie ress, a strongly fortified position,
but as soon as be reached there the
Japanese forces were upon him and
striking at center and flanks forced the
Russians to relinquish the position and
continue their retreat. This persistent
and relentless pursuit by the armies un
der Oyama is most remarkable and the
question naturally arises as to how long
he can keep It up. nis evident deter
mination is that the enemy shall have
no rest and Inasmuch as his troops are
much better provisioned than the Rus
sians and equal or superior to them in
endurance, Oyama can undoubtedly
maintain his clearly Indicated plan of
destroying the enemy or compelling him
to surrender.
News of the latter within a few days
would not be at all surprising. Probably
the next effort of the Russians to make
a stand will be at TIehling, if they
should succeed In reaching there. This
has been for months one of the great
supply depots of the army and it oc
cupies a position admirably adapted for
defense, but the Russians have shown
themselves Incapable of holding the
strongest positions, those thought to be
practically Impregnable, so that It Is safe
to predict that If their depleted and
demoralized army should reach TIehling
It would not remain there very long. It
looks now like a race for Harbin, but
It Is not at all likely that Kouropatkln
will be able to take his army to that
place. In short, the situation appears
to be one of utter hopelessness for the
Russians, who are overmatched by their
Victorious foe both in numbers and In
generalship.
NECESSART TO SOUTHERN TRADE.
The question of how to promote our
trade with the countries of South Amer
ica is one of commanding interest and
to no section of the country more than
to the west. Mr. McKiuley urged that
an essential thing to the promotion of
this trade was the establishment of
steamship lines between our ports and
the principal ports of South America
and there can be no doubt of the sound
ness of this view. As the San Francisco
Call says, we cannot hope to establish
trade with South America in foreign
ships, sailing from European ports. To
get into that market we must meet the
European delivery price at destination.
It must be American goods In American
ships. When we have that, character
istic American energy will take care of
Itself and a reciprocal condition will be
established between the two Americas
which will bring them into better rela
tions commercially, socially and politi
cally.
The consfructlon of the isthmian canal
will undoubtedly be of great benefit to
our trade with the southern countries
and should the proposed Intercontinental
railway ever be built that also would
contribute greatly to the enlargement
of our southern trade. Still the estab
lishment of steamship lines Is necessary
to the fullest development of that trade
and It would seem that hardly a more
profitable Investment for capital could
be found. This trade at present is not
one-third what it ought to be and it Is
not growing, while our European com
petitors are steadily Increasing their
commerce with the southern continent.
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WHAT BECOMES OV UNIFORMITY.
One of the cardinal principles for
which railroad attorneys who have op
posed the assessment of railroad prop
erty on a valuation based on their capi
talization, namely, the market value of
their stocks and bonds, or on a valua
tion computed by their earnings, has
been uniformity. If railroads are
to be assessed for taxation on their
capitalization or earnings, then they in
sist all other classes of property must
be harmonized and unified on the same
basis.
Now comes Judge Munger, In his rul
ings on the Douglas county tax cases,
with the declaration that he has no
jurisdiction In counties In which the
amount of tax which any railroad com
pany has seen fit to repudiate amounts
to lers than $2,000, and a dismissal of
the bill against the treasurers of a score
of counties traversed by the Union Pa
cific and Burlington systems is ordered
on the ground that the federal court
lacks jurisdiction In all suits Involving
an amount below $2,000.
Under this ruling it would seem the
railroads would have to tight down their
taxes in a score of counties In the state
courts or abandon the resistance to the
enforcement of the revenue law, which
was notoriously of their owu making.
Should they decide on the latter course.
It becomes pertinent to Inquire what be
comes of uniformity? Are the counties
In which the railroads' share of public
taxes exceeds $2,000 to he forced Info
scaling down the railroad taxes by 20
ppr cent, while the counties that are not
favored with large railroad mileage are
to get their railroad taxes in full? In
other words, do the railroads propose to
unload 20 per cent of their taxes under
the assessment of 1004 upon other tsx
payers In counties where they have
large mileage, regardless of the principle
of uniformity?
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The present legislature will have
enough sins of omission and commisnlon
to answer for before the supremo tri
br.nal of public opinion without going
on record In favor of the repeal of the
maximum rate law. To be sure, that law
became a dead letter as a freight rate
reduction measure when the supreme
court declared the State Board of Trans
portatlon unconstitutional, but there are
some wholesome provisions In the maxi
mum rate law that can be enforced at
any time without the aid or consent of
any state board. For example, the law
provides that the signing of a release
contract by any shipper shall not re
lease the railroad company for loss or
damage caused by neglect of Its em
ployes. The maximum rate law also
provides that In no case shall a railroad
company be allowed to pool the earnings
of all the lines operated under one man
ageraent, where more than one line Is
so operated for the purpose of lowering
the general average.
The flood of congratulations showered
upon Bridge Contractor Drake and tho
startling address to the people of Ne
braska that appears in the local demo
cratic sheet In big, black letters cover
ing half a yard long and three columus
wide, Is amusing. If not suggestive. For
example, Edgar Howard Is credited with
this flamboyant telegraphone: "The
state owes you thanks for pulling the
mask off the Infamous Lumber trust n
monster more dangerous than a thou
sand bridge trusts." Edgar Howard
always sees things at long range
through a telescope of 10,000 magui
fylng power. If the Lumber trust and
the Bridge trust have really locked
bonis, why not let them fight It out
under Jeffries-Corbet t rules and give
the state the beheflt of the extraordl
nary spectacle?
Newspaper men have no ground for
complaint against President Roosevelt.
More members of the profession have
been appointed by him to responsible
positions at home and abroad than by
any of his predecessors, . and probably
more than by all of them combined. His
latest selection of Mr. Peter DcGrnw as
successor of Fourth Assistant Postmas
ter General Brlstow Is a merited recog
nition of a splendidly equipped, all
round newspaper man, thoroughly fa
miliar with the functions and duties of
the position.
The defeat of the Dill granting the
right of eminent domain to interurban
trolley lines, the same as is now en-
Joyed by steam railroads, may temporar
ily retard the construction of suburban
tramways in Nebraska, but It will add
fuel to the flame that has been kindled
all over this state by the railroad lobby.
Luckily for themselves, there Is no
power which can, make the present mem
bers of the Nebraska legislature attempt
to bring Into harmony their resolution
supporting Roosevelt's "fair deal" policy
and the votes by which they have uni
formly sidetracked "fair deal" legisla
tion.
Potting; Off the Inevitable.
Washington Poat.
St. Petersburg mill Insists that the "war
will go on to the bitter end." It would be
Interesting to have the Russian definition
of bitter.
Fruits of Great Labor.
Chicago Tribune.
As the outcome of the Joint labors of the
supreme court and Commissioner Garfield
the public la in possession of the Informa
tion that there Is a Beef trust, but that Its
profits practically amount to nothing.
Haven't Time to Think.
Minneapolis Journal.
If the Russians are not too mad to sit
down and think calmly they must aee that
there ia no chance whatever of making
good. Even If they should win a minor
victory or two in the long run it would
profit them nothing. The gates of empire
on the Pacific are closed to the Russlnna
and they might just as well take that
medlcino now aa six months later, when
It will be a good deal bitterer dose.
Are Judge Above the Lawf
Philadelphia Record.
How can a Judge be prosecuted? Re
cently the appellate court of Washington
held unconstitutional a law under which
the commissioners tried to make property
owners keep their sidewalks clear of snow
and Ice. The commissioners revised their
regulations with a. view to avoiding the ob
jections of the court, and a policeman
lodged a complaint against , one of the
Judgea. The Judge- refused to pay any at
tention to summons and intimates that any
attempt to arrest him will be treated as
contempt of court. Besides, he can Issue
an injunction restraining the police and the
prosecuting attorney from - taking action
against htm. Perhaps he might be Im
peached for not keeping his aidewalk clean.
TELEPBOMC POSTAL SF.HVICf:.
Blgniaeant Ratine; Premnlgated ny
the Poatofllee Department.
New York Tribune.
t'ndrr n ruling of the nuthorltle In
Washington, published In the latest Postal
Guide, postmasters are forbidden to an
swer Inquiries by telephone In regard to
mail matter In their offices. In small towns
Information has often been sought by
such means about the arrival cf letters
nnd postal cards, and requests have been
made that such communications should be
read aloud for the benefit of the recipient
To audi persons aa ask in good faith for
ravora of this kind - It would occasionally
be a convenience to learn, without a trip
to the postofflce. whether or not mall was
awaiting them. It would be a still greater
accommodation, when newa waa expected
about the arrival of friends or the sickness
of persons at a distance, If the contents
or a. communication could be made known
promptly to the Individual for whom It waa
Intended. It la not uncommon In the coun
try for people to save time and troubls
In aendlng messages to a telegraph office
by making use of the telephone, and au
thorizing the employment of the same
agency In the delivery of replies. Perhaps
this custom haa suggested the adoption of
a similar usage In regard to the mail, but
In any case the obvious advantages of the
plan In emergencies would alone have In
spired the attempts thus to anticipate the
usual methods of delivering letters In the
rural districts. The scheme Is not only
perfectly Intelligible, but It haa much to
commend It.
Only a little consideration ! necessary,
however, to show that the practice would
be open to objection. In the first place.
there la always a possibility of error In re
peating a message by telephone, and.
(hough the person who asked to have his
mall read to him might be willing to run
(he risk of such a mistake, the govern
ment might well hesitate to assume the re
sponsibility fcr accurate transmission.
Again, the necessity for deciphering ob
cure and unfamiliar writing might be
roreed upon a postmaster, Involving a ae
rloua consumption of time. Moreover,
inicpnumc inquiry might come at a mo
ment when that official was preoccupied
with more pressing duties or engaged In
the pursuit of the business on which he
was mainly dependent for his living.
A still more Important reason for deny
ing a request for Information about letters
la the difficulty that would often be ex
perienced In Identifying an ami1lrn
AVhat guarantee would the postmaster hnve
that tho person who addressed him waa
not trying to pry Into aome one else'.
anairsT iine tlmea out of ten he mlaht
.ciniso me voice of a man. but there
wouia t much uncertainty about women
and children whom lie did not know per
sonally. To refuse to renlv when in .m
wuuin seem ungracious. To dlHmi.
uiiween constituents would he .mi.i
Much the best course for the government
to adopt, therefore. Is to put everybody
mo O.UUC tooting, ana to refuse fnn.
ceeslons to which the applicants are not by
Sugar (or the Sugar Trust.
Philadelphia Press.
The Sugar trust will be 15,000.000 richer II
It gets that sum from the government, as
decreed by Judge l Wheeler, In the United
States circuit court of appeals. The truat
paid that much in duties on Cuban sugars
n 1903, which It claims should not have
been paid under the reciprocity treaty. Un
der all former regulations the trust was not
entitled to this reduction In rates, as the
treaty did not take effect until after the
sugar was Imported. But Judge Wheeler
decides that aa the case was before the
board of appraisers when the treaty took
effect the trust Is entitled to the reduced
rate. It charged Its patrona the aame as
though It paid full rates, hence If the de
cision Is not overruled the trust will make
$5,000,000 extra profit on this one transaction.
New Record In War Horrors.
Portland Oresronlan.
"Enemy's dead left on the field, twenty
aix thousand Ave hundred." This la the
report of the Japanese field marshal. It
Indicates a slaughter unknown In historical
records. Of course, since the Japanese
were the assailants, their losses must have
been quite as great, or greater. The
wounded in either army must have been
three times aa many aa the slain. This
estimate would raise the casualties on
both sides to 180,000. The bloodiest battlo
of modern tlmea, hitherto, waa that of
Borodino, before Moscow, in 1812, where
the RuSHiun loss was 18,000 killed and 40,000
wounded, and the French losa 11,000 killed
and 30.000 wounded. This waa the work of
a single day. At I-eiple. n October, 1813.
there was nearly equal slaughter, but the
battle lasted a week. In the operations
about Mukden there haa been ten days'
strenuous and nearly continuous fighting.
"IXC'R EASED COST OK MVIXG."
Reasons Why the Phrase la Greatly
overworked.
Portland Oregonlan.
Much is said these dv hn. ,
creased cost of living." T.ef ,.
stand this. Plain llvln ,.r.h
were content with erstwhile, costs no more
now than in former times n ...
tendency always among those who can
possibly afford It, to better living, and to
luxurious living, nnd this coats more
ine necessaries of life and the substantial
things of life, such as we all t h.
times were glad to get, cost far less now
iimn-mey cost then. To this statement
there Is. scarcely an excentinn ...
who complain that the cost of living has
increased would not be content now with
what we all had tn mntn ..i.v.
-- - " " 1 1 ii men.
Better food, more variety, better cooking,
lodgings furnished better, clothing in better
style and of better goods, furniture, equl-
Kac, iiivu ana aociai expenses once un
known have Increased the en r h..i.
but they who muy be willing to live In the
old style of simplicity, yet having enough
to eat and to wear, run iiv nnn.
cheaply than at any former time. There
uan pe no question about it.
But, of course, everybody mumt
with the times," and the cost of living
therefore increases from vnr ,.. i.
almost 41 ways Increases In proportion to
una m reaourccs. actual or prospective. In
creased cost of living, consequently, arises
from the increase of desire and from the
wisn to gratiry it. Then, moreover, "If a
bodr Is to be anvhorU- " fe n. u- .
- " r in u w i
keep step with the social movement and
Its demands. Each one at least la apt to
feel so. Herein Ilea "the Increased cost of
living." Even so. It is comparative or
proportional. In many canea thn i.
limit but abllltly to pay, nor dots it stop
even at that, as trades people will tell
you, who talk about "bad debts."
Such Is tho social demand, or tha re
quirement of social life "society" that
one cannot live in the simplicity of former
times, nor ought to be expected to, and yet
,,i t.- , . .....
p "P wun society, out there la a
mean here that merits the best attention
of every person. There are many who
could live on one-half what they spend and
yet live decently. These, more often than
others, complain that they can't get on be
cause of "the Increased cost of living."
PERSONAL. NOTK9.
John Philip Sousa, the bandmaster, com
plains bitterly that the British are pirating
his music.
Mrs. Chadwlck says that th court didn't
give her a chance. But ahe had her chance,
and improved it to the limit.
The Japanese commander's fighting abili
ties become a little more Intelligible with
the later spelling of his name O'Yama.
.Baltimore people must be pretty busy
not to know that an earthquake occurred
there a month ago, until Informed of it
by the aelsmographio observers of Johns
Hopkins university.
William Best, Who lives at present pear
Btanberry, Mo., was the first engineer to
run a train between Philadelphia and Tren
ton. He was born In 1811, and la probably
the oldest living engineer.
Colonel Max Flelschmann of Cincinnati,
a millionaire, will in the summer of 1900
make a dash- toward the North Pole with
the hop of reaching the furthest point
north. He haa already chartered a steamer
for the long voyage.
Marshal Colbert of the southern district
of Indian Territory haa received Instruc
tions from the United States Indian agent
to confiscate all guns, ammunition, bug
gies, cooking utensils and other parapher
nalia belonging to hunting parties. This
order wilt practically atop all bunting In
the Chickasaw nation.
The cow punchers who came on to tha
Inauguration sre anxious to get back to
their ranches before their morals are Im
paired by contact with the eastern civilisa
tion. "Talk about the quantity of the red
eye that tha west consumes," said Captain
Bullock; "let me tell you that a fellow haa
to torn to New York to see real gentle
men really swimming in It."
A wonderful old woman is the dowager
empress of China. She is a picture of
vigor, with piercing black eyea. Jet black
hair and pretty little hnnda, whose nails,
several Inches long, are protected by
golden shields like elongated thlmblea. Tsl
An Is very vain of these hands, which, ac
cording to Chinese notions, are extremely
beautiful, and she is equally proud ni1 her
long hair, which ahe parts In front and
brushea-over her ears, Manchu fashion.
At dinner she eats with guld chop slicks,
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ROIMI ABOIT SEW YORK.
The Prealdent as . ftnest at m St.
Patrlek's Pay Banqoet.
A patriotic society whose lines extend un
broken to revolutionary times will havs
President Roosevelt as guest of honor at a
banquet In Delmonlco's this evening.- The
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick was organised
during the mighty struggle for freedom and
Its banquet today marks the 123d anniver
sary of Its existence. General Washington
was an honorary member of the society
and was Its guest at a banquet In Philadel
phia In January, 1782. On that memorable
occasion the announcement was In this
quaint form:
"The Prealdent (by a Card) having re
quested the honour of His Excellency's
Company, together with the' Gentlemen of
his Suit, at Pinner at the City Tavern on
Tuesday, the 1st Jan'ry, He was pleased
to accept the Invitation, and According to
the Otder of the last meeting the Secretary
sent Cards to all the Persons therein
speelfled, requesting 'the pleasure of their
Company at the aame place ft time, viz.,
4 o'clock."
Of all the societies to entertain General
Washington, says the New York Herald,
none had a better right to act as host dur
ing such Joyous times than that society
known aa the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick,
a patriotic, charitable organisation, born
of the "Irish Club" and fostered by men
who claimed either birth on Irish soli or
straight descent from Irish ancestors.
The membership embraced men who had
won fame and rank as commanders of the
colonial troops. It la sufficient only to men
tion Anthony Wayne, John Stark, Richard
Montgomery. Sullivan, Moultrie. Morgan
Beatty, Stewart and a score of others. Of
the leaders of the time there were such
men as Robert Morrla. Blair McClenachan,
the Caldwells, Nlxnns and Campbells,
men who when the colonies needed money
handed over to the treasury $515,000 In gold.
Later $18,000 more was subscribed by mem
bers, making nearly half the total amount
Philadelphia contributed In the emergency
So General George Washington "His Ex
cellency" afterward president of the
United States, attended that special meet
ing at the City Tavern at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and there were speeches 'and
toasts, and after the manner of the day
much good wine was drunk as the future
of the army waa discussed. Not the least
of It was the fact that His Excellency,
found to be qualified, was made a member
of tha Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, ao that
at the anniversary dinner, which was held
on March 18, the godd saint's birthday fall
ing on Sunday, he was privileged to alt as
a member, -wearing the medal and partici
pating In the deliberations.
After 123 years the Friendly Sons of St.
Patrick are to entertain another man priv
ileged to be addressed as His Excellency.
This time New York City is to be the scene,
and Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States, is to bo the guest. This time
the dinner is to fall exactly upon the birth
day of Ireland's patron saint, and If the
changing times bring forth a Delmonlco's
as tha banquet place, and the hour the
later one of half-past 6 o'clock, the require
ments for membership are exactly the same
as they were In 1"S2, and the character of
the men of Irish birth and of Irish descent
haa not lowered a whit.
President Roosevelt Is a favorite guest
of the Friendly Bona of St. Patrick. He
Is an honorary member. In which class
there are only eight men. He has been a
guest on several occasions before, - in 1896,
when he was police commissioner, and after
he had become governor, and his speeches
have always delighted the society.
He is to come as president of the United
States this year, and the dinner at which
he will be present will be the most ambi
tious ever given by the -society.
The society Itself, as a corporation, is
wealthy, and draws a considerable Income
from Its stocks and bonds. Among Ita 600
members are many of the wealthiest of the
city leaders in professions and commerce.
Members and society have combined to
transform the banquet room of the restaur
ant Into a room which will In every way
shed luater on the day and the society.
Of course, the principal decoration will
be entwined Irish and American flags, but
In addition there will be oil paintings of
Washington and Roosevelt flanking the
large one of St. Patrick. Electricity and
flowers will do the rest.
Fifty Yc:rs tha Standard
ten
Hade from pure cream of
tartar derived f rem grapes.
plctlng the arrival cf Washington In New
York at the Battery and the other Reming
ton's picture of the charge up Snn Juan
hill. In addition to this there will be a gilt
and green "History of the Friendly Sons,"
bearing on its cover the obverse of the so
clety's medal surmounted by a harp, and
showing St. Patrick, trampling upon the
snakes, with the society's motto, "Iller."
The reception to the president before the
dinner le to be In keeping with the day.
He Is to arrive early in New York City to
attend the wedding of a niece, and from
her home he la to be escorted by the Sixty
ninth regiment to Delmonlco's. From a
balcony he Is to review the regiment, after
which he will receive the society, most of
whose members he knows personally. He
Is to return to Washington on the midnight
train.
I.AlftlllG GAS.
Just &S9 men will sit down to the dinner,
that being the very last one the Delmonicoa
can figure space for. It Is whispered thst
the waiting list numbers 2,000. There will
be the table on the raised dala, where
Judge James Fltigerald, the society's pres
ident, will preside, with the president at
his right hand. What other men are to be
at the mala table has not yet been de
cided. tut of course there will be the
speakera, W. Bourke Cockran, Judge Mar
tin J- Keogh and others, and surely, If he
be able to leave his home, Samuel Sloan.
Mr. Sloan la the oldest member of the so
ciety, Joining alxty-two years ago. He was
23 years old then, and knew Daniel Mccor
mick, "that estimable citizen who In 18:14
died at his home, No. 87 Wall street," and
he was the society's first president In 1784.
In front of the main table will be other
tables arranged In the great room, each of
them presided over by a steward or a mem
ber of the reception committee, At these
will be sealed the members and the few
guests to be entertained. It Is aafe to say,
however, that every member able will be
there.
The souvenirs of the dinner and the menu
are to be most elaborate. For each person
there la to be first a plaque In bas-relief,
presenting the heads of Washington and
Roosevelt, together with the dates of each
anniversary. Then there is to be the menu
containing engravings In bas-relief, one de-
"I want to become a press agent. IIow
would you advise me to make myself effi
cient?" "Associate with fishermen." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"I gueps I'll send my boy to college fur
Jes' one term," ald Farmer Cornlossel.
"Why for only ono term?"
"Well, he's too big fur nie to handle, an'
I'd like to try what n little hazin' would do
fur him." Washington Star.
"These political rings," remarked the
philosopher of folly, "remind me some of
the signs on a shop door. On the outside,
'Push' and you've got to shove mighty
hard; but once you're on the inside, it's
all 'Pull.' "Cleveland Leader.
Rich Uncle Horace, are you living within
your Income?
Spendthrift Nephew Practically, uncle.
I'm living Just even with It. Chicago Tri
bune. Grayce Edytlie waa born with a silver
spoon In her mouth.
Gladys Judging by the size of the aper
ture one would say it was a ladle.
Dorcas If you've ever noticed her table
manners you'd swear it was a knife.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Ethel Charlie Gayboy la a chronic dys
peptic. Cousin Jack No, he iBn't. He oays that
only when he's Invited to one of your
chafing dish parties. Detroit Free Prce.
The Argonauts were about to se'l In
search of the Oolden Fleece.
Jason frowned aloomily aa he lioisted tha
single sail.
l u bet a cenarius. he a-row ed. "that
some of thes blamed farmers around here'
have the t ulff bocated bfova .weivau -get
back With the Wool .'" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"Horace, dear, ia there really auch a thing
as a foil killer?"
"Now. If that'a not like a sll!y wo..ianl
How should I know? I never ww one."
"Oh, that's evident.'' Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Hick John, I'm sure there's a b'lr
glar down in tho dining room.
Mr. Hicks (sleepily) Good! If we keep
3nlet maybe he'll take away that chafing
ish of yours, Philadelphia Press.
Robinson It seems as though women had
a mania for spending money,
Hwllns I know it. Why, whenever my
wife Is too sick to go down shopping she
sends for the doctor. .Tnrfff
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Sons of the Gael, by Shannon's wave,
By mountain, mead and sylvan dell,
By crumbl d fano and patriot's grave,
By tower, entitle, rath and fell ,
Sane of the Quel, in England's vales,
Hy Scottlah moor and mull and lake,
By beetling crags In lovely Wales,
And cromlech and woodland brake
Sons of the Gael the Macs, the Os
nu uwpii iH-iienin ine amuneril wroas,
Where Yarra-Yarra proudly grows
From sluggish lake and purling floes'
Sons of the Gael, by placid Seine,
Hy Danube, Guadalquivir, Rhine,
By where the Ganges' moonlit sheen
itenects Hiutdlilst temple, Moslem shrine-.
Sons of the Gael, Columbia through
Atlantic's fringe to Golden Gate
Ye sons of sires, brave, trusted, true.
Who helped build a nation great
Sons of the Gael, the world o'er,
'Neath Arctic skies, on tropic's sands.
Where foam-cap'd billows lash the shore,
Where beams the sun on evary land
Join today In kindly grcting,
And "hands across the sea'' now clasp.
iei Dromer sunaer a nroiner meeting
rorgi-t tne past in Krmnnnnips gi
J o the bright hue or tne orange
I.et now the Green Its emerald lend.
And let the banners of your slreland
In one harmonious color blend.
To- long your hearts have been divided,
Too lung have passion held their sway.
Forgiveforget In sacred union,
Sons of the Gael, this Patrick Day!
This your head to the left?
Then there's no use trying. It's too late! Noth
ing in the world can make hair grow on a bald
scalp that has been smooth and shiny for years.
It's too latelNo use trying now!
Or is this yours to the right?
Good. Only look out for dandruff! It leads
straight to baldness. But there's use trying now,
for Ayer's Hair Vigor cures dandruff, keeps
the scalp clean and healthy, and checks falling h air.
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