Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 311, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 November 1901 — Page 2

TIIE IXDIAXAPOL1S JOURNAL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1901.

none if these six lenders or others in Intriev en the r suit r ft r to the silver ;'.. ii -:i .1- a faetor in th figures. Chairman 1 .v:ilu rty ädd.d with em-ph-tM1: "i 1 Ii o t'.i ; 1 1 i i an success du t. the a :t"ip..iti.n i f M' Kmhy and the 1 r- a t'.i mi; prosperity." Secretary tliliiam siid: "The sympathy aroused by MeKit.by's death. 'Just b. fore the electam. r movtl that antagonism h h always exl-ts ar.i"i.g th- opposition to the a in.ii i.-tr.iti .!i. Th r- are thousands who will tlo things .;:t f r K'ard to th- recently dad that in a year's time will al-rr.o.-t have f rtr-.t tint they ever lived. Tr Uuht !!y Rt w r, KT atiy handi -apt d by oi.r inability to go upon th- stump an-l critt'-i.-f the p' li'i.s of the administration. As the lit pul. '.l in party ha been credited with the prf-i-tit pro. p. rity. so it will theld strictly accountable for the revenal of th- when this oeeurs, a it is bound to do. they will be swept completely from po'.v r." This city i already l-itd by many Repn'.Iicaa ran-li.lat s f.-r r!e-rkshlps anl other p!ar s in th- organization ef the la K-1-1 itrre ir. January. An.oii th" candidates for th" s; "ak -rship are- Itpr s. ntatlv s .;!. rrafts. Cumruinqs. McKi-son. Pollock. J'air.t.r. Tri-.. Ti.o.T.as ar..l Willis. Owi: to th- IIpul.Iir-a:.- succeeding t:n-xp c t- 11 y tn sum' rii- rat Ir eounti -s, there artqt.it' a r.iinilicr of "unknown quantities" in t litte contents.

i of the appointments in his disposition is ; that nf a private secretary at a salary of , : He may appoint commi.-'ione rs and hoarts j of ! ,artm nts to succeed the pre.-ent in-

eumuer.ts m mo. t ol tli executive tie-pan-

ju'io oi me cny gov i mm in. "WILL LAV DOWN Tili: KATUN.

PENSION SYSTEM FAULTS

Cuynliogn nml Hamilton Coiintle. CLi:Vi:rXI. .. Nov. C CompI te election nturr.s from this (Cuyahoga) county give Nash, Ilep.. fr flovernor, 31"",; Kiltourn'. Lvm., TA.X'. Xash'5 plurality, 7J. CINC1.NXATJ, ).. Nov. C.-Comp! te unr.fTlci.il return-s from Hamilton county show the fo'lowinir vote for Jovernr: Nash, It'p., 4J,iM; Kili'urn-. lrn.. Z'l.Vh; plurality for Nish, ".M. The ntir' Itepuhlican county tl( k t, ir.cluiliiii; tiiirteen rn-ml-rs of th L Kiylature, is lcctl by pluralities rar.Klrrr fr mi to 15.'a. The avTaK:r plurality is ahout Ii'.".1'. The leae of the Cincinnati South rn Kailroad was approved Ly a majority 1' m:w Yoitiv ruanKs.

Seth I.on'K l'liirnlltr fr Mnyor Slightly l inlep Tliirty TIioiikiiiiiI. Ni:W YOIiK. Nov. R. Complete unfTcial rtturii from every district of Greater New York Kve Seth Low, fushm car.di !ati for mayor, i,'J2, and IMward M. Shepard, I) innratie candMate, !!), 1'S, making Low's plurality IMwarl M. Grout, fuslDnl.-t candidat for controller, reeeive! CO .713 votes, and William Iidd, his I)t rr.ocratir rival, 251.7.17, making the plurality of the fusionit H.'j7'. L "nuHicial nuurns from every election district in New York county Rive William Travers Jerome, ftiidonist. a lea.l of lä.S.sO over Henry W. 1'ngr, Dfmocrat, in the race for Mho district attorneyship. The vote for tho two follows: Jerome, Un.hr, 1H.07-. Complete re vise. I returns, K"there.l unoükially. show the election of the fdlowir.s justii-es of the Supreme Court: Morgan J. 0'I!ri?n, Democrat and fusionist; Samutl Greenbaum. fusionit; James A. Ulanchard, fusioriist; John Troctor Clarke, fusionist. Clark', who Rot the smallest plurality of any of the men eb cted, headel Charlea W. Dayton, the n arest man to him on tho judicial ticket, by C.IH vote?, and beat Itobert A. Van Wyck. the present mayor, by l.oo. Mayor-elect Low was the recipient of scores of congratulatory messages. The following dispatch was received from President Koosevelt: "I congratulate the city, even more than I do you, upon the overwhelming triur-.ph of the forces of det ncy." Mr. Low replie.l as ftdlows: "Your hearty Congratulations have hne me good." Mr. Ij)W sent the following reply to the congratulatory telegram snt him last night by the def att d Deinoeratlc canditiate, II. M. Shfpanl: "Your hearty and generous congratulations are highly valued. Accept my sincere thank.-." Among the messages givn out late in the day were those from. Secretary of State Day. Secretary of War Ibt. Secretary of the Navy Long, Senator JJeverid.e. of Indiana, Govtrnor Shaw, of Iowa, and President Ang ll. of Ann Arbor. John McCullagh, state superintendent of election?, asserted to-day that la spite of all the precautions taken to prevent violations of the election lawn ami all thf work done ly the bureau he believel that at least 10.1 " i lilt gal votes had been cast in this city on Tuesday. Richard Croker denied to-day that hp had given up the leadership of Tammany Hall, or that he would do so. Mr. Croker said: "Thi! report th.it I am to quit polities is absolutely fa!se, and it is not true that I z.m to sail lor I'urope at once. I am in good health and I shall stay right here for gome time to come." Seth Low, as mayor of Greater New York, will have a salary of $15.0 i. He will. In the llrst place, have the privilege of appointing such clerks and assistants in the mayor's ornce as he may choose. The first

WEATHER FORECAST.

Fnlr In Southern Indiana Probably Hntn nnl Colder In Northern. WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. Forecast for Thursday ami Friday: Fur Ohio Fair ami warmer on Thursday. Friday fair and much colder; brisk southerly winds, lifting to northwesterly. For Indiana Fair in southern; probably rain ami colder In northern portion on Thursday. Friday fair; colder In southern portion; brisk to high southerly winds, shifting to northwesterly. For Iliin.rts Fair n Thursday except probably rain in northeastern port! m; colder in northTn portion; coM wave on Ti.'jr?lrjy night. Friday fair and colder in southern portion; brisk to high toutherly winds, slutting to northwesterly. latent Obnervn t inw on AVednedny. Par. Th. P.. If. Wind. Wf.it her. Pr 7 a. m. . .:!' :'". "S fis S'e.ist. Vlmr. o.o.) 1 i. in. . .U1.1. "J 4 is ;'u.-t. CI uJy. o.w Maximum temperature. Zl; minimum ttmpera-turt-. Zt. Comparative st itpmnt of th mtMcn tmperatuie aai total pi teipitativn on Nov. 6: Temp. I're. Nrntl 47 0.12 llt-aa 4') i.h Dtj-arturn 7 0.12 H;arture Nov. 1 .).n Lr;-arture irv e Jan. 1 CI 11. vO V. T. PLYTHK. Soction Director.

Velrrtl ". Tempern tares.

Ftatlcns. Min. Max. 7 p.m. Atlanta. "2 :) f,2 Jti.m;r.'K. N. It i I-t IS PufTala. N. Y 24 4.' 4j CaU'iry. All.-itA 10 Z2 12 cinort.. lit 3 to Cairo. Ill 3S ;; is Cliy-nn. Wyn 42 .'.2 41 Clnelnnatl. I l2 4i Conronli.4. Kjtn 4t 62 it 1 -uven j-ort. la 2s (. ',s Ju M .ir.w. Ia Tl l 4 ! al Mun. T X '-i i tS llfl.-na. M rt ."S '0 42 Ja K.. r.vl'.: Fl i .'.0 t',2 5ti Kn. C tv, M i 2 U ,r.S lattV lt.M-lc. Atk 42 S ft.1 M.tt.nitl-'. Mi. ti 34 3i M. nui-1. Tfiir. 42 b; ;.s Nj.-iidlif. T-!tn :: ;2 .".4 NV il;in. I.a .". .s is N'W Y. rk Cltv CS 4S 42 N rth I"..itt.-. Neh... r.r, 4, (iklih irr. i. ). T 44 T2 ; muh a. N t :.2 54 32 I'lTt.t'urt. l'a 2 ii 42 u" A 1 ! . .V-tn ß Kpi'l "ity. S. I 4' f2 r-i halt lakr City 42 , :.4 ,y St. Louis. M i 'S S) St. !-.;!. Mom i's .Ts ;:s Srira" t !. ÜI 2" 2 St rl-i;'"l 1. M.i 42 .-'. Vick'i'i.rtf. M' . 4.) 5 s AVa.-h.rm .n. I. C 30 4S 44 MOVEMENTS LjOFSTEAMERS. NF.W YORK'. Nov. . Arrlve.l: Columbia, from Hamburg. S tiled: Majetie, lor Llverp-xd; Frit I, f.-r Ant-rp. l'l.V.MOt'TII. Nov. ;. Arriv.d: Deutschlind, from New York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg. LI VF.IU'O' L, Nov. C Arrived: Aurtralisian, frora Montrtal. Sailed: lvcrnia, for poston. ST. MICHA F.LS. Nov. t'.-Passed: Höh n7.ollern, from (Jeno.i and Naples, f)r New York. PR0WHI:AD. Nov. f.. P.iss-.!: Germanic, from New York, for Liverpool. PPFMFN, Nov. Arrived: Kronprinz Wilhelm, from New York. ROTTERDAM. Nov. C Arrived: Pyndaam. from New York. FOFTHAMITON. Nov. C.-Arrlvel: SL Paul, from New York. GLASGOW, Nov. 6.-Arrlved: Norwegian, fro:i- Put tun.

Leader of n Theater Orclieitrn to lie lnjr of an I'm nolxrii. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. The complete vote for mayor is: Schmitz (Union Labor), 21.H!; Well (Hcpublican), 17,'7; Tobin (Democrat), 12. M. Mr. Schmitz Is the leader of an orchestra in a local theater, ar.d is also the secretary and manager of a machine shop. He has heretofore been known as a Republican, though he has neer betn prominent as a politician. He Is a native of this city, his lather having been an accomplished musician. The Fuccef of the Fnion Labor party bririKS a new and important factor into California politics. The Fnion Labor party was organized as a n stilt of the strike of teamsters, stevedores, marine liremen and other water-front employes last summer. The labor mn evidently voted solid for the head of the tickt t, but' scattered thtir votes on candidates for other cilices. They may elect three supervisors. The patronage oflices go to the Republicans, while the Democrats will elect nine out of eighteen sup-rvi?ors. Under the new charter the n-ayor has great power and appoints the boards of education, public works, police, park and lire commissioners. Mayor-elect Schmitz to-day Issued the following statement: "I wish to say to the merchants and financiers f the city that they need entertain no fears whatever of any action upon my part tending to inaugurate a radical policy of municipal government. Investetl capital will be given the consideration it dc.sTves, and it will b: my aim to see that business Inter sts suffer no loss. I will consider all classes ami try to harmonize ail interests which stand LvT the upbuilding of San Francisco."

I own !M,SK0 for CummiiiM. DFS MOINES. Ia., Nov. C.-Latest returns indicate that the ultimate ollicial vote will give A. P. Cummins, the Republican Governor-elect, something like It,MA) plurality. The returns on Legislature are not compute, but the Republicans have inc teased their large majority by eight or ten. For the first time in the history of Dubuque county since Iowa was admitted as a State the Democratic party has been routed tht-re. The party has only savt 1 two of its candidates. Dubuque was the banner Democratic county in Iowa.

Governor Crime Plurality. POSTON, Nov. ß. Revised and corrected returns from the entire State of Massachusetts show that Governor Crane has a plurality of 70,116 votes. Revised returns for the Legislature show that the political complexion will be as follows: Senate, thirty-three Republicans, seven Democrats; House of Representatives, M5 Republicans, seventy-three Democrats, two Social Democrats. This Is a gain of two Republican senators and a loss of fifteen Republican representatives. Pen on) 1 vniiiH Vote. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6. Practically complete returns from the State give Harris, Rep., for state treasurer, 52.CÜO plurality, and Potter, Rep., for Supreme Court judge, 47.1CD plurality. The proposed constitutional amendments providing for changes in the ballot law were carried by a big majority. The total vote cast in the State will approximate öo.(hx. The total vote cast last year was 1.171,-10. Two years ago the total vote was 7'jo,;ijl.

Rhode Poland Return. TROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 6. Completo returns from the IZ'J districts in the State give Gregory (Rep.), for Governor, 2G.212; Garvin (Dem.), 13,Sä3. Gregory's plurality ).:, as against .,5vD last year. In the Senate the Republicans have elected thirtyone members ami the Democrats seven, ami in the House the proportion is llfty-ono Republicans to four Democrats. "Women Voted with FuMtoiiItn. OMAHA, Ntb., Nov. C Returns from the State indicate that the women cast a heavy vote, a greater part of which went to the fu3loni?ts, who represented th anti-machine element. The latest returns do not 'ndicate a change In the apparent result last night, and Sodgevwck, Republican, is robably elected Supreme; judge by a majority ot from 5,MJ to 000. . early Fifteen Thousand Plurality. TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 6. Revised returns from the various counties of the State give Franklin Murphy, Republican candidate for Governor, a plurality of H.7 over James M. Seymour, Democrat. Tho Republicans on joint ballot have a majority of forty-one in the Legislature.

The Kentucky Legislature. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Nov. 7. Returns up to 12:30 a. m. indicate that the next General Assembly in Kentucky, which will elect a United States senator, will stand. Senate, J5 Democrats. 13 It publicans; House, 73 Democrats, 2d Republicans, one independent Democrat. KICK13G TIIIJ TIGLH.

London Mdltorn Applying; Their Hoots to the Fallen Tnmninuy Ilenst. LONDON, Nov. C The most vindictive opponents of Tammany Hall, even in the thick of the campaign, could not have printed that organization in blacker colors than do the editorial writers on the afternoon papers here, to-day, in congratulating New York on the result of the election. "The success of Seth Ixtw is an event on which every friend of America ami every lover of virtue and honesty anywhere has reason to raise paens of congratulations," rays the St. James Gazette,

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'It is the greatest blow yet struck

at the most nefarious system of organized, triumphant villainy ever foisted on a civilize! community by a gang of corrupt blackmailers, but the terrific power of sucht an organization can only be finally crushel by a counter organization, and equally farreaching." The Pall Mall Gazette says: "The gods that preside over honest governments deserve a libation from every,. good citizen throughout the world." The Westminster Gazette says: "The New Yorker seems at last to have grasped that he has a citizen's responsibiiitv for the good government of his city. With a President who has declared against a spoils system and a detammanvizt-d New York, the administrative outlook for the United States is brighter than for a long time past."

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Gemimt Rdltor Rejoice in the Election of Seth Low. PER LIN, Nov. 6. Many of the Perlln evening papers comme nted on the outcome of the elections in New York city, all rejoicing In the success of Seth Low. "Political morality." says the Vossische Zeitung, "has gained a brilliant, and, we hope, a decisive victory over the reckless ami politically corrupt spoils system of the present municipal administration. No d ubt the victory is so decisive that the influence of Croker has permanently been broken." The National Zeitung says: "Tammany Hall well deserved the defeat, which is of gre.it Importance for New York." The perlln-r Tageblatt ami the Herlin r Neuste Nachricht n exprtss a hone that the "terrorism of Tammany" is eniei. The Lokal Anzeiger observes that "the hlsh school of corruption has closetl for two years." The Pocrsen Zelturg. howev r, says: "We don't expect much from Mr. Loiv's victory, and Tammany Hall is by no means broken."

AN 111 Inherit Hl.U.Vt.lMio. ATCHISON. Kan.. Nov. G.-Mrs. M. F. De Forest. f Irving. Kan., and lit r four sisters, will Inherit, through the death of their uncle, the late Henry Do!an, of Prooklyn. Sl.ll'Hxo. The h mount was first reported as eight millions. To Cure n Cold in One Day Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if R fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. CGc.

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OF Tili: COMMISSIONER.

morning. A small hole In the temple, evidently made with a sharp but rough instrument, proved that the woman hal hem murdered. J. J. Carroll, a news agent running between Atlanta and Prunswick was arrested to-night chirgul with the crime.

HEI'OUT i Carroll denies that he was implicated in

tne muruer, out admits mat la.-t niRia in an argument with the, woman he "put a piece of coal against her face, scratching it," but that he did not injure hor.

Attention Called to the Neeenwlty of Putting; n Limit on the Pilin of Widoiv Claim.

GOLDEN STATUE MELTED.

WASHINGTON, Nov. C In his annual report the commissioner of pensions discusses at length the faults of the present system of pensioning and the difficulties ft! the way of determining the merits of claims for pension and increase. Attention is directed to the friction and unkind feeling that attends the administration of the act of Aug. 7, lvc which says open and notorius adulterous cohabitation of a widow pensioner shall operate to terminate her pension, but the absence ot such a law, It is stated, would encourage and permit such pensioners to live in adultery and dishonor the memory of their soldier husbands, while still enjoying the bounty of the government, and on the other hand the widow who respects the law and honbrs society by legally entering into the marriage relation loses her pension. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this law, instructions were issued in Pm to special examiners in the field to take depositions from widow claimants show

ing whether they have cohabited with any

man as ids wife since the death of the soldier. These instructions were in force until September. ls:7, shortly after the present commissioner to)k charge of the bureau, when he modified them by tlirections that special examiners must never luestion the claimant whether she has violated the act f Aug. 7, lvtf. unless the evidence procured shall show that she has b'-en living in adultery ami then the investigation must be made carefully and discreetly so as nJt to cause unnecessary neighborhood gossip or scandal. The commissioner says that while the law is a most delicate and eiitlicult one to uiminister, yet he cannot recommend its repeal. Attention is invitetl again to the necessity of repealing the act of June 7, lS. which swept away all limitations as to the filing of widows' claims under the general law ami brought about conditions which are slated to be a standing invitation to Hie fraudulent claims, the arrearages being so large and the chances of detection so small. It is stated that whlows' claims are usually filed within thirty days after the death of the soldier, but since the passage of the law of lss many claims have been tiled by alleged widows of soldiers that died or were killed duilng the civil war. Referring to "slave marriages," the commissioner says that with a shrew.l and competent attorney, backel by willing Vitnesses. the government has no chance ami if the special examiners of the bureau endeavor to ascertain the facts the Interested parties at once cry aloud that "the spies" of the bureau are persecuting the poor widows. A number of "sample cases" are cited in the report to show the vicious effect of the law. The commissioner declares that the law Is an open invitation to fraud, perjury and misrepresentation; that the soldiers themselvts get no ariearages and that the claims of their widows should be governed by the same rule. The report calls attention to alleged frauds by guardians of pensioners, a matter which has been cohered in the commissioner's preliminary report issued some time ago. The report presents a number of interesting features connected with the Illing of claims for pension on account of the war with Spain and the insurrection in the Philippine islands. It is shown that the soldiers of these wars enjoy much greater benefits than were accordeel to the survivors of the civil war in the amount of pensions granted for the same degree of disability. In ltä the minimum pension was established at $'I per month. Nearly pult)) soldiers of the civil war receive! from $1 to $1 per month from lvl to lVaä, and a disability from loss of arm or leg, which now entitles the soldier to $13 per month, gave him only JS per month in Imö. While the civil war lasted for four years and the casualties were enormous, and the Spanish-American war lasted only about four months, with comparatively few casualties, it is shown that three years after the close of the Spanish-American war claims for pension amounting to about 20 per cent, of the number of soldiers engaged in that war had been tiled, while in P72, or seven years after the close of the civil war, only about I per cent, of the soldiers engaged in that war had tiled claims. The recent preliminary report of tho commissioner covered the main points in the present report. OBITUARY.

Metal Likene of Mand Adam Changed Rack Into llullion. NEW YORK. Nov. 6. What was known as the Maud Adams statue was melted up at the United States assay office in Wall street to-day. The statue was made of $C7,0uO in gold, taken out cf the assay office some weeks ngo. It has been on exhibition at the Pan-American Exposition and was sent to the assay oflice Irom Ruffalo direct. TALK WITH MR. FOULKE

VIEWS OF NEW CIVIL-SERVICE COMMISSIONER OX MERIT SYSTEM.

A Good Opportnnity In the AVnr Department for Comparing the Old Sjnteiii with the New.

Prof. C. A. Paeon, from Injury Caused by Turning: Over In Red. BELOIT, Wis., Nov. 6. Prof. Charles A. Racon, of Iieloit College, died this afternoon of septic poisoning, the result of fracturing his leg while turning in bed. He has been helpless for six years, but has taught his classes from a chair during all that time. As professor of astronomy at Reloit he acquired a wide reputation for his discussions of meteoric showers, sun spots and various eclipses. He was instructor in French for the past three years.

Jniue C. Penke, SiiiRer. NEW YORK, Nov. C James C. Peake3, aged fifty-five years, diel to-day in this city oT cirrhosis of the liver. Mr. Peakcs, w ho was a native of Pe)ston, had been connected with the operatic stage for forty years. For many seasons ho was with Clara Iiulse Kellogg. When Miss Kellogg retired he suppcrtel Emrna Abbott until the time of her death. He staged the original production of "Little Lord Fauntleroy." after which he sang with Lillian Russell. Mr. PeakeS was a brother of the basso, II. G. Peakes, who survives him. II. Is. Jone, KniiKn Pioneer. SALINA, Kan., Nov. 6. II. I Jones died here to-day, aged seventy-one years. Mr. Jones was one of the earliest settlers of Kansas and fought in the battles with border ruffians and Indians. He was the original "RufTalo Jones." He obtained this title while serving this county in one of the early legislatures. He was gald at that time to represent "more territory, fewer Ieople and more buffaloes" than any other member.

Other Death. UTICA. N. Y.. Nov. fi. Arthur R. Meekes, of Chicago, formerly one of tht most conspicuous iron and coal men in that section, died here to-day at the residence of his sister. Mrs. Amelia M. Collier, aged sixty-six ytars. He P.ad been an lnvalitl for two or more years. NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Anthony Eickhoff is dead in this city at the age of seventylour. Mr. Eickhoff was a Westphalian, coming to this country when he was nineteen. He founded several German newspapers, held oflice In this city and in the federal government. LONDON. Nov. 6. R. Culme-Seymour, v.hc pulled stroke oar in the Oxford boat in l:vi in the annual races with Cambridge, is dead.

McKinley Memorial Association. CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 1. The executive committee of the McKinley National Memorial Assotiation ht Id its first meeting to-lay at the- oflice f Senator Hann;. William R. Day, piesident of the association; Senator M. A. M inna, vice president; Kyt rsoii Ritchie, secntary; Wililam A. Lynch, of Canton; Henry C. Payne, or .Milwaukee. Alexander H. Revell, of Chicago, and Senator Chules W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, were in s.ssion the entire day. Pi ins or organization were considered. The secretary reported active work throughout tne entire country and gratifying results, it was lided to have a central auxiliary committee in each State and Territory. Indiana Orator to Stride for Prlie. NEW YORK. Nov. C Six thousand dollars has been given by Charles O. Paird, of Philadelphia, the income f which is to be used toward prices for oratry in the senior class at Prlneton. Among th.e appointed for the Bainl prize ami prize for oratory are E. H. Johnson. f Indiana; S. Trowbridge, of Constantinople, and R. G. Wright, of Ohio. Vduiik Woman .Murdered. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 6. Nora Prlttaln. a young white woman, was found dead In bel at a iousv on South Forsythe etrett this

Washington Letter in New York livening Post. William Dudley Foulke, the newly-appointed civil-service commissioner, has been here for some days, getting ready for active duty, which he has postponed undertaking till his predecessor, Major Harlow, finds it convenient to remove to St. Louis. "Do you anticipate a good eleal of hard work on the commission?" he was asked by your correspondent to-day. "Y'es. The civil-service law directs that the commission shall not only aid the President in preparing suitable rules for the conduct of the civil service, but investigate and report upon the enforcement and effect of these rules in actual practice. It Is certainly due to the President and to Congress that they should have the fullest Information as to the working of the merit system in the various branches of the service to which It has been applied Information which will lead to Its extension to other branches, where desirable, or to its curtailment if it does not work well In particular cases. The President and the heads of the departments ought also to bo put into possession of all information accessible as to violations of the law. to the end that guilty parties may be punished." "What do you think generally of the workings of the competitive system as compared witn the patronage system?" PLACE FOR COMPARISON. "There has been a very good opportunity recently of comparing the two In the War Department. Under the so-called emergency acts a large number of clerks were appointed by the patronage system to do the additional work rendered necessary by the war with Spain much the same kind of work as was done by the classified force. Their places were supposed to be temporary, but have been made practically permanent by repeated appropriation acts, all of which provide that they shall not be subject to the civil-service rules. There arc, therefore, in the War Department, two systems working side by side. What is the result? Out of 1,212 appointments made under the patronage system more than 50 per cent, had to be separate! from the seryice; but during the same period, of the persons certilied to the department from the coinmission's registers, not a single one was dropped on probation. I should think that that should indicate pretty clearly whether or not the competitive system furnished better clerks than the patronage svstem. In the railway mall service, where the tests are particularly rigid, only one-half of 1 per cent, were dropped on probation during the year ending June 30, and in the departmental service at large, of 4j2 appointments, only three failed on probation. "Now let us contrast this with the appointment of Indian agents, wnich is still under the patronage system. During President Cleveland's first administration, in sixty agencies all the agents were changed but two; under President Harrison there were seventy-six appointments, and only efcht served out their terms; during the second Cleveland administration there were eighty-one changes, only four agents served out their terms; and during the first term of President McKinley, in lifty-elsht agencies there were seventy-nine charges, and only nine agents served out their terms, and only one being reappointed. This looks as if the agents we get by patronage prove on trial to be a pretty poor set of men. and this is true in many cases. There are. of course, honorable exceptions; and In some instances the demand of patronage has actually forced a good agent out to make way for a bail one. We all know that for manyyears there have been gross scandals in connection with this branch of the public service; I am happy to say that the worst men have now been nearly all removed. Still, the evils of the past are likely to be repeated hereafter unless the cause of those evils is removed that is. unless the system of political patronage which dictates appointments Is Itself removed." "Rut how can this be done?" TIIE INDIAN SERVICE. "It seems to be more difficult in the case of Indian agents than in many other cases, because the qualities of a good agent tact, fidelity, and business capacity cannot be so easily tested by any form of examination. But they can be tested by trial, and If a system could be adopted providing that agents should be appointed by promotion from the higher grades of the Indian service which are already classified, such as superintendents of schools, as well as by details from the army, we should have a much better set of agents than those who come in purely as the result of political or personal favor." "Can you name other branches to which the application of the competitivo system is desirable?" "Oh. yes. there are a number. I think It would be very effective in our consular service, and I am glad to see that a bill Is to be Introduced to this end. supported by the boards of trade and the commercial clubs of our principal cities. Puslness men realize the importance of keeping politics out of this class of appointments, and it is comparatively easy to test many of the qualifications of a good consul by means of examination and probation. Although an act of Congress might be the best way to introduce this reform, I believe it could bo done by the President alone. He could promulgate rules providing for competitive tests, and announce that he would send to the Senate names selecte! from those who stood the blühest on the lists, and I hardly think the Senate would be unwilling to confirm the nomination ot a man who had thus shown his qualifications. If there were no personal objection to him." RURAL DELIVERY SERVICE. One of the first problems the commission will have to tackle is the classification of the rural free delivery service. This has advanced by astonishing strides, till the fund for Its maintenance, which started with ?Uw0 five years ago. will amount in the coming year to not less than from 5i.Ceu0 to $7,00öQ. Within the last four months 1,300 new routes have been opened, serving an average of 717 p rsons on each. A small army of 5,600 carriers will now have to be brought into the classified service, and pnvision made for the testing of qualifications of an indefinite number more. It is obvious that the difficulty of devising an examination for such carriers will be great, and that the ordinary methods will have to give way to new ones. It is lucessary, for the present, for example, that the men be chosen from the neighborhoods where they are known, since the people have to trust them with money and other valuables, and would not be willing to take risks with entire strangers. The President is lepemiinjr much upon Mr. Foulke's Ingenuity In working out such a plan. Still another matter which Is liable to come up very soon is the question of putting the Census Office under the elvU-serv-lce rules. If Congress passes a law for a permanent census, the President will Insist upon there being no pmvi&ion against its Inclusion in the classificil service, and will Immediately extend the rules over it. If. cu the other hand, an attempt is made by

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the congressmen who have forced their political and personal favorites into the oflice as now organized, to have the blanket of the classiiud service extended over them, it may be a different proposition. Congress took great pains to provide, in organizing the present Census Office, that its staff should not be drawn from the eligible registers. If it takes the back track now for the sake of being able to transfer proteges, as fast as the Census Office Is ready to dismiss them, into permanent places, it will have to invade the President's prerogative, as the existing law gives him soie authority over the extension of the rules. What he will consent to do in this line is a question to be settled by itself. DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN.

An Effective Curative Agent, Despite St. Louis's L'nfortunute Experience. New York Tribune. St. Louis's unfortunate experience with the antitoxin of diphtheria, reported in Saturday's dispatches, will probably not shake the confidence of medical men in the protective and curative virtues of that agent. But the general public can hardly fall to be surprised at the outbreak of a score of casts of lockjaw, many of them fatal, apparently in consequence of its use; and until the highly exceptional character of the incidents is recognized the popular mind is likely to be somewhat disturbed by

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It is well to remember, therefore, that of all the serums which have been prepared lor lighting disease, that which is employed in treating diphtheria has shown itself the most eiheacious and free tiem drawbacks. From every part of the world where it has been ..systematically trir-d have come tiJinss of a reduced mortality. In Prussia.

: for instance, the avtruge number of deaths I from diphtheria between nS and lyjl was 1 1C.5 in every iu.uo-J people. In 1SJ5, 1; and , Lv7 the proportion fell elf to 'j. 7. ü and 1 respectively. The use of llthring's anti- ' toxin lirst became general in that country ; in The reduction in mortality irom . this cause In the leading cities of America ; daring the last decade is something like rt or td) ier Cent., and is almost cüclu.iv. iv

attributed to the introduction of the new remedy. Trouble like that which Is now reported from St. Louis occurred nearly a year ago in If-ilv Klrst in nnf town anil tdin in

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for diphtheria developed tetanus. In the month of December, 1j0. something like thirty 02 forty cases were observetl. A mild panic resulted, though it was of short durations Investigation soon revealed the fact that all of the antitoxin whose use had been attended with such unhappy consequences belonged to a single lot of C-jG tubes. It had been manufactured at the national bacteriological laboratory, in the management of which a change had recently taken place. It was made In September and distributed late in November.

But as soon as its character became evident steps were taken to recover all whifh was yet unused. Jt was asserted that this particular lot of antitoxin was the only one which had ever made mischief i.i Italy, although the same Institution had pre- lously sent out no less than 2M),0OO tubes. And since that time no further complications have been reported. The method by which the Italian serum became contaminated has never been generally known. Iiut there is now little room for doubt about the cause of the trouble la St. Louis. The Behring plan is to inoculate a healthy animal, usually a horse, with Just enough diphtheria virus to cause mild sickness and to continue that treatment until its blood possesses the desired ejuality of rendering human subjects immune. The horse which the city bacteriologist of St. Louis had employed for this "purpose was found to be suffering from tetanus on Oct. 1, and accordingly it was killed. Inasmuch as an inspection late In August failed to afford evidence of the disease it seems likely that the latter was acquired in the meantime. Although the case probably has few parallels, manufacturers of antitoxin will undoubtedly profit by it. They will now realize more keenly than ever the importance of that vigilance and caution which alone guarantee an absolutely pure product. 9 Mr. KnMon'n Fllnes Appreciate!. St. Paul Pioneer Press. As a straw showing the direction of popular opinion in the Middle West it is worth noting that the Iowa delegation has determined to ask for the reappointment of Mr. Kasson as special cornmi.-siou r tr negotiate reciprocity treaties, not because Mr. Kasson is an lowan. but b -cause the State believes in reciprocity. It is also Mgniticant that representatives of manufacturing tirms in Chicago rnthusiastically applauded Mr. Kasson's recent pl.-a for reciprocity. Preliminary Instruction. Washington Star. "Is this diplomatic position a permanency?'' asked the Chines.- statesman. "It all dpends on yourst If." said the court functionary. "All ou have to do i. to avoid ht ing popular with thf for. igr., rs with whom you associate, and at th.- san.e time take care not to g. t yours. If disliked by them. It's a simple matter if you know where to draw the line."

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Attack Expcctcil at Panama. COIX)N. Colombia. Nov. 5. The Colombian gunboat tl.-r.e-ral Pinzon (formerly the yacht Narr.ouna. which was dispatched t Savanilla last m t k, has Just returned to Colon, brir.ning r inf. i m nts numbering two hundred m n. Th gunboat P.ojac.i arrived at Panama yesterday fmm Uuera. Ventura. It is re girded as certain that the government antic ij.tes an early attack by the insurgents on the city of Panama.

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Another Ontur -Ohl .XeuNpnper. Boston Herald. On the rth cf this month the New York Evening Post will attain a century of age. The event will be marked by the publh ation of an extraordinary Issue- of the paper, for th? purpose of which the puhlisneis will depart from their custom of not n.ving illustrations. In KM, when the Evening Post had attaine! the half-ce ntury goal, William Cullen Bryant was its editor, and he prepared a review of the newspaper's life and of contemporary affairs. A great number of important events have taken place since them affecting not only the character of the Evening Post, but the national life and the development oX

CnrncKle OttVr l';.0. CANANP.MC.r A. N. Y.. N..v. .Andrew Carne-le has offered to prol!e a building fr th.' Wo.' 1 library of this Ml-la't-n ..udit'oM that th" municipality .-hail guar;.!. U i.' annually for its s-jj-

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! 11 rI iTiiu NckTo Killed. NQIITH roiIK. V. Va.. Nov. Bernard Burton. s"ii of wealthy parents, was stri-o-.i-ly stall, "d yeMi-rday evening h re by a n. uro, whom he shot to death, while thi latter was thrusting a e.ak into his body. (Inner Cleveland to Spruit. PRINCETON. N. J.. Nov. .-r.rmr Pn side-tit Cleveland left here to-nicht for Pittsburg, where he will deliver an address to-morrow afternoon at the founders" day exercises of the Carnegie Institute.

Mtiintt IiliinterM -Mnnicletl. BLOOMINC.TON. 111.. Nov. ;.-Yhi'e blasting stumps with dynatmlte on a farm near here t-day Jiirnes Young was blown to pieces. Thomas Hasty was fatally au, lour others Seriously injured.

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