The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 8, 1901, Page 6

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[ | Horses and | { IMPORTANT WITNESS. he people of San iing the charges e authorities and ding good | on has beer, | be e nce ex-Commissioner ined w T mony there is no reason why | t be called. X In fact, the testi- | likely to be much more val- | er colleague, for during his Mr. Biggy acted as Chief | in that capacity entered actively upon ’:g.‘.’ : and other violations | { iis experience whil e acting as Chief edly learned much of the 1 ns of law in China- | L y on that subject will undoub! roblems in rela ion to its own that when he was at | vell ki lice Department there was no com- He did not content him- bordinate to enforce the law. 10 suppress ga of vice in Chinatow: cffected. ting Committee should by all means 1e precedent they set in examining ex- r McNutt by getting the testimony of ex- and ex-Chief of Police Biggy. follow up Commissior Sacramento irs for 2 Governor's ma; ple of the ¢ t the appropriation of $50,000 nsion shall not be withdrawn probably forget the penalty having his Exceilency with | iries are t00 expensive, v woman who tried recently to throw her from a transport probably thought else than a spectacular finish would be He ought to be promoted orts to make is determined that he can reach Somebody ought to write his obitu for him before he starts on the trip. He might or us before he goes with a few opinions on the ine right of fi al A young rasc amusement in whipping his perents failed in an effort the other day to hang himself in the City Prison. He expresses greit sor- row at his failure, and may be assured that he has the complete sympatly of the public. The haste with which Governor Gage is insisting v s health bills, so called, shall be rushed through the Legislature suggests that the measures must con- tain some strong element of ili-health which may de- stroy them upon investigation. P | Whatever else may be said Mayor Phelan js at Jeast consistent in his theories of licensed crime. He . would make the Chinese gamblers pay us for their dissipation and make us pay the harpies of the race- track for ours. J THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1901 VANDERBILT FORTUNE THE HOLY TERROR. ANSAS is suffering an attack of the holy terror, K in the person of Mrs. Nation. Her violently picturesque procecedings, her appeals to her “dear, hell-bound brethren,” as she calls the saloon- keepers, the mobs of women who follow her lead and the mobs of women who oppose her, all have held the center of the stage since she spilled the first pint of swipes in Wichita two weeks ago. z In some of its phases her crugade is getting serious. Looking for a cause it is fcu::i‘n the local history of Kansas. Several years ago that State suffered a pass- ing spasm of prohibition reform. Governor St. John led the movement and worked up a highly hysterical condition of the public mind, and while that condition was at its height a prohibition amendment to the con- stitution was adopted. It was a rum tight affair, that amendment. It put light wines and beers, the bever- ages that are least harmful because they are used as part of the diet, in the same list with those hot, re- | bellious liquors which enter a man’s mouth only tG-| steal away his brains. Cider more than a day old was | put down as the twin brother of cognac of the vintage | of 1840, and currant wine and old crow were put in the stocks together as equally guilty of the fall of man. Aiter all this was done in the midst of extreme ex- citement and agitation the men of Kansas began to cool off. Reaction is sure to follow such extremes. After St in whi he vainly made Adam’s plea, Kansas got so cool about prohibition that it was discovered that the sober public opinion of the State was not behind the prohibition amendment. It had been adopted by a great majority, but that majority did not stay red hot, as it was the day it voted. So there came to Kansas | the same transformation that came to England when Charles 1T became King and human nature reacted st Puritan austerity and sourness, and the May- went up and women put flowers in their hats ag: poles and children danced. as did not become beastly drunk in the reaction, but she refused to stay any longer beastly sober. Wise en in the State have seen for fifteen years that the proper thing to do would be to resubmit the prohibi- tion amendment to the people, that they might pass | upon it in coolness and soundness of judgment, in the | hope that the liquor traffic, sustained by public opinion, but existing as an unrestrained outlaw, might be brought under proper restriction and control. But no Kansas politician could be found wise enough to propose such a sensible solution. Then the State went | into a fresh spasm of Populism, and produced Jerry | Simpson, Mrs. Lease and a United States Senator with whiske a yard long and a head the size of a beliflower apple. So bleeding Kansas went on with liquor-selling pro- hibited in her constitution but practiced in her towns as openly as the sale of milk. Into the middle of this situation jumped Mrs. Na- tion with her prayers and her hatchet, like a lighted T into a powder-house, and the crash of glass and swash of spilled drinks have since been interrupted only by the mixture of prayers and blasphemy that has nded with the odors of the mixed liquors she es on the fl Such a situation was never be- ized country, In their day of fury the people of Kansas constitutionally outlawed liquor and the buildings which it is sold, so Mrs. Nation chops down the locked doors of saloons before day- or. fore seen in a civi make free with everything, from the whisky behind the bar to the money in the cash register. To break into a building where there are persons asleep or awake is the crime of burglary, but this pure er sprite pays no attention to that. This week she paused long enough to rest her to the schoolchildren of the United States to throw | stones through the windows of saloons and liquor stores as they pass by on their way to school. This extension of her methods threatens serious results. All | States do not keep.as wide a gulf between preaching and practice as Kansas has. In most of them the rights of property in liquor and in the iary. Why does it not occur to Mrs. Nation and her fol- lowers to go calmly at work to create in Kansas a public opinion influential upon a majority of the peo- | T ple that will sustain the St. John amendment and all its works? Then therz would be ng saloons to smash. It is for the lack of such a public opinion that pro- hibition has everywhere failed. Spasmodic and emo- tional reformers get it adopted and soon it dies, | neither the letter nor the spirit of the law living longer than the passing passion in which it was enacted. B WAR TAX REDUCTIONS. ROM the manner in which the Senate has treated the House bill providing for a reduction of taxes under the war revenue act it looks as ! if there might be a disagreement between the two Liouses which will lead to a deadlock so far as this session is concerned. Well informed experts at Wash- ington report it is doubtful whether a House revenue bill was ever before so disfigured in the Senate. It appears that what is virtually a new bill has been pre- pared by the Senate and that when it goes to the House the framers will find nothing of their original bill except the title. It will be a difficult point for the leaders of ths House to determine whether or no the Senate amend- ments should be accepted so as to enable a prompt passage of the act at this session. It is well known the people desire a reduction of the war taxes, that the Government does not need all the revenue derived from it, and furthermore that it would be expedient to make the reduction at this session. On the other hand there are good reasons for objecting to it. The Senate bill may be in some respects better than that of the House, but in many it is certainly worse. The efforts made to provide that telegraph and express companies shall be compelled to bear the burden of the tax upon mes- sages and packages were defeated. Thus one of the most important points which the public demanded in | the way of revision has been denied, and the measu-e, if adopted as it leaves the Senate, will be the subject of even more dissatisfaction thin was shown toward the original act. Itxvis by no means desirable that there should be a deadlock on a matter of this kind. The session is | rapidiy approaching its close, and perhaps it might be as well to arrange a compromise and pass the re- duction bill at once, but even if that be done there wiil be little credit gained by the performance. The war revenue bill was drawn and passed in a hurry to mest the emergency of war. Consequently no one was surprised when grave defects were found in it, and no condemnation was pronounced upon the Congreds that enacted it. At this time, however, a different situation prevails. Congress has had ample time to note the operation of the act and observe its defects. There can be no excuse, therefore, for the action of the Senate in refusing to so amend the measure as John was lost sight of in a social scandal, | ht in the morning and lets in the crowd, which may | and take her pen in hand to write an address | | | | who “harnessed Niagara Falls”; Timothy Kinney of | Wyoming, who is said to own more sheep than any | appear on Tuesdays. That series is to give an account | in governing all sorts of colonies in our time are the .ent the series referred to will serve as illustrations | the salient features of events of our time. buildings | where it is sold are protected by law, and Mrs. Na- | | tion's advice to the children in such States is incen- | said that he refused to half-mast the flag for the | Boer general, Joubert. The reason was of the sort | of logic which appeals to Colonel Bryan, and he ra- to compel express companies to pay their share of the tax instead of shifting it upon the public. If un- | der such circumstances the House should determine to reject the Senate amendments -the action would not be condemned by/the cfinfit’;‘even should it re- sult in the failure to pass any tax reduction bill at this session. Y termination of the series of Home Circle Studies there would begin a new series of papers to be known as “The Current Topics Club.” At that time information was given of the general subjects which would be taken up on the different days of the week and the name of the editor who would have charge of each subject. We now direct attention *o the details of some of the series in order that our readers may have a fuller understanding of the treat prepared for them. The papers that are to appear on Monday, for ex- ample, are to deal with “The Opportunity and the Man,” and, as was announced yesterday, President Draper of the University of Illinois will act as editor and Senator Hoar will contribute the concluding ar- ticle. In the course of that series there are to be papers' by William B. Rankin, the electrical enginezr e —— PAPERS BY EXPERTS. ESTERDAY The Call announced that upon the one else on earth; W. W. Duson, the “rice king” oi Louisiana; Hugh Chisholm, the well-known pa- per manufacturer of Maine; R. S. Brookings, the millionaire merchant of St. Louis; the famous en- gineer, Corthell; the great watch manufacturer, Dueber; Cramp, the well-known ship-builder; Ed- win Reynolds, one of the greatest machinery experts in the country, and other such successful business men as Barber, the manufactuter of matches, Wilcox, the prominent miller of Oregon, and F. A. Heinze, the so-called “copper king” of Montana. It will be perceived that papers by such men will have a practical value. Those men have learned in the world of work how to recognize an opportunity when they see it and also how to profit by it. They repre- sent nearly all lines of business and all sections of the United States. What they have to tell has been de- rived from the lessons of actual experience. They know whereof they speak, and their advice and guid- ance will-be of high value to every young man and young woman in the country who is confronted with the necessity of earning a living and who has an am- bition to achieve a career of usefulness in the domain of industry. Next consider the widely different series which is to of “Colonial Governments of To-day,” and is to be in charge of Professor Finley of Princeton. The peo- ple who have had the greatest amount of experience British, and consequently it is among them that some of the principal writers on the subject have been sought. Among the papers are to be: “Mauritius,” by Edgcumbe Staley of London, author of “The Arms and Badges of British Colonies”; “Zanzibar,” by Walter Hodgson of Keble College, Oxford; “The Empire of India,” by Edgcumbe Staley; “Why Great Britain Succeeds as a Colonizer,” by Alfred Stead of London, Fellow of the Royal Colonial In- stitute. In addition there are to be papers on other important -British colonies, as well as colonies of the Dutch, French, Germans and Portuguese. It will be seen from the names given that the papers of this series, like those of the Monday series, are to be contributed by experts and will be full of instruc- tion for all students: The papers of the series to be published on each of the other days of the week wiil be equally authoritative and interesting. We shall re- fer to them more in detail later on, but for the pres the care taken to make the Current Topics Club well worthy the attention of all classes of readers, from those who wish nothing more than an interesting ar- ticle to those who desire to make a sincere study of | The series is to begin Monday, February 18, and will continue for four months. It will be well for all readers to begin the series with the first number, and they should therefore look o1t for it. BRYAN AND VAN WYCK. HE Mayor of New York refused to half-mast the city flag on the death of Victoria. No one cared much whether the flag of King Croker was unfurled on that occasion by his vassal and the keeper of his great seal. As the incident was not attracting as much attention as the Mayor- wished he began to give reasons for it in order to keep it be- fore the public. After submitting several he finally Queen because he did not do it on the death of the sponded in his weekly paper and put himself on the wires again to this effect: “Mayor Van Wyck pre- sented a complete defense when he cited the failure to pay this tribute to Joubert as a precedent. If a flag on a public building is not made to pay tribute to the memory of a hero who died in freedom’s holy cause, then it is not extremely important that the flag be required to pay tribute to kings and queens. There are some people in this country who are more anxioue to pay tribute to monarchs than to recognize the merits of free men.” There are also some people in this country who see | |- Astor; THE BELLONA HOTEL ON BURNET COMMODORE VANDERBILT LA PRESENT FAMILY FORTUNE. ACNSER HE Vanderbilt family, says the New York World, owes much to the old Bellonia Hotel, on Burnet street, in New Brunswick, N. J. The old hotel has long been one of the most interesting landmarks fn New Brunswick. At present it is a tenement house, and in every way shows the marks of time. ‘When it was managed by Cornelius Van- derbilt, afterward known as ‘“Commo- dore” Vanderbilt, it was one of the most impoftant hotels and one of the best-pay- ing propertles in the State. The New York and New Brunswick Freight Com- pany conducted a line of freight and pas- senger sloops between the two citles, and New Brunswick was the terminus of the stage coach route from Philadelphia. At the Bellonia passéngers stopped and wait- ed for the boat to New York or the coach to Philadelphia, as the case might be. Vanderbilt frequently said that it was his observation of the unsatisfactory meth- ods of transportation that turned his en- ergles to railroad building. The Bellonia Hotel was built n 1803, and after some years passed into control of the transportation company. An interest- ing story, well authenticated, is told of the way in which Vanderbilt got his first start. For years he had made a preca- STREET, NEW YORK, IN WHICH ID THE FOUNDATION OF THE e e el rious living by dredging oysters at Perth Amboy. Vanderbilt was noted for his nerve and skill as a waterman. stormy night in winter Willlam Gibbons, resident “of the New York and New runswick Company, was at Perth Am- boy and desired most earnestly to get across the Sound to Tottenville. None of the boatmen would consider an offér to row him gcross until Vanderbilt offered to do so. The trip was dangerous, but the men landed on the Staten Island shore in safety. Gibbons was appreciative of the good " qualities Vanderbilt had displayed and made him captain and part owner of a small oyster sloop. A successful sea- gon put him in control of a little capital, and Gibbons, who always remained his firm friend, advised him to take the man- agement of the Bellonia Hotel, which then needed some one to take charge. Vander- bilt did so and began to make money at once. His wife would attend to the hotel and Vanderbilt served as captain on one of the freight boats of the company, this position, too, coming to him through Gib- bons’ patronage. Vanderbilt assumed charge of $fle Bel- lonia in 18%. A few hundred yards to the north is the' Vanderbilt residence, occu- P‘ed for a time by Vanderbiit and his fam- ly, after increasin, ood fortune had made Mrs. Vanderbilt desire to exchange the hotel quarters for a private residence. PERSONAL MENTION. John Hale, a contractor of Portland, Or., is at the Lick. Clarence Eddy, the well-known organist, is at the Palace. W. C. Pousette, M. D., of Orange, Cal., is a guest at the Occidental. W. E. Woolsey, the prominent fruitman of Santa Rosa, is at the Occidental. Rallroad Commissioner N. Blackstock of Ventura has registered at the Grand. Customs Collector Stratton is confined to his home with an attack of the grip. Samuel M. Shortridge and Colonel | Geogge Stone returned yesterday. from | Washington, D. C. Mr. Shortridge was | honored by being selected to carry the official returns of the Presidential elec- ‘tion in California to the national capital.! He reports having had an enjoyable trip. —_——————— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—The following Californians are registered at the various | hot@s: San Francisco—J. Coleman is at | the Rossmore; Mrs. H. Finegas is at the E. Korn is at the Marlborough: Miss Lucile is at the Holland: Mrs. M. J. | Purney and Mrs. D. K. Sterling are at the Grand; A. Voorsanger is at the Marlbor- ough; J. B. Wattles is at the Hoffman: H. R. Willilams Jr. s at tpe Broadway | Central. From San Diego—W. P. Bowers is at the Broadway Ccntral. From Los Angeles—S. J. Keese is at the Imperial. ey s o CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTOX WASHINGTON, Feb. T.—Arrivals: St. James—W. C. Harris and wife, N. Zesslar and wife of Los Angeles. Raleigh—F. Brooks of San Francisco. Metropolitan— C. Hickmott of San Francisco. < o+ | PASHION HINTS FROM PARIS. ! e - right through a turgid demagogue. Van Wyck, the Mayor of New York, controls the flag of the city. He is the man behind the halliards. He is the one who did not pay tribute to the memory of a hero who died in fréedom’s holy cause. He could have flagged .the departed hero if he wanted to, but he didn’t. Indeed it is probable that he failed to think of the hero and that he and King Croker were too much absorbed in Tammany's holy cause to give any attention to Dame Freedom her hero. . He had in view no principle at all in the failure to honor Joubert, and to quote that failure as a precedent for not honoring the Queen, who owned much real estate despoiled of taxes by Tammany in New York and whose flag shel- ters King Croker's English residence, shooting es- tate, racing stable and ten thousand dollar bull pup, is all an afterthought of the most belated and post- mortem kind. Bryan daesn’t see how very funny he seems to all sensible people. One week he eulogizes the dead Queen, as floridly as if he had been born within sound of the Bow bells, and the next he rolls his eyes and bites his thumb at monarchs and potentates and indorses Van Wyck for saying that he will not honor the Queen because he did not honor Joubert! ——— Our Cuban friends are accepting Uncle Sam’s prop- osition of guardianship with every possible expression of disgust. They may, however, on second thoughts, conclude that it is better to be wards than prisoners, .and that the inevitable is one of those things to which submission must be made.- 4 L 5 RED CLOTH COSTUME. The tailor-made costume represented is red .cloth ornamented with narrow of red satin. The bolero has a large rounded collar. .The costume is lined with pearl gray sati of n. “What are your recollections of West ‘n"t’h asked the -oc‘l:‘l ';efg-mar. 5 “hazy,” rel e ex-cadet, sententionsly.—Philadiiphia Record. —ep Manager of Bellvoo Hospital—You yonlnrsfl an applicant for position of nurse? . ‘Applicant—Yes, sir. “Playea on college. tootball e . o two seasons.”’—Yonkers Statesman, Ll —_——— - At Hotel Del Coronado - The season Is now on at full tide. American and plans. Best of everything, in- Eiiaing. the Sharacier of snertatmment. Komy 4 New Montgomery st., city, for special ticket, ?‘l‘fl ANSWERS TO QUERIES. SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW OR-| LEANS—A. O. 8. The population of San Francisco according to_the census of 1900 is 342,782, and that of New Orleans 287,104. A WIDOW-M. P. Benicla, Cal. The widow of a veteran of the Civil War 1s entitled to a pension after her husband’s death, no matter if she married just be- ;g‘;ge or immediately after the war or in TRANSPORT SERVICE—W. L. B. For employment in the transport service ap- lication should be made at the army uilding on New Montgomery_street, be- tween Market and Mission. * HOLD OVERS—F. B, City. The list of hold overs and present Senators and the list of Assemblymen of the California Legisiature is to_be found on the second page of the San Francisco Call in the is- Sue of January 7, current year. OREGON LANDS—W. E. P., Lakeview, Or. For information about the %3 quarter sections of land in Oregon to be thrown open to settlers, write to the General Land Office at Washington, D. C., or to the United States Land Office in Lagrande or the one in Burns, O MAIL TO MANILA—N. F. M, City. All steamers that saif from San Francisco for Manila direct or for the Orient car: United States mail. A letter sent 113 transport wili take about the same time to reach Manila as if sent by szeamers| going to China. McKINLEY AND BRYAN—A. §., City. At the November election in 1900 McKin- ley’s popular vote over Bryan was 832,280, McKinley's popular vote over all candi- &utes was 443,054, His electoral vote ovir T 13, yal’;o;vas 137. The total popular vote was SHAKING DICE—L. B., Colfax, Cal. If at dice shaking A est throw, 40, then go away, and then another should tie that throw, no out- sider would have the right to throw .for to decide the tie, unl d left word that in case of a tie so one else could throw for him. HENRY THE EIGHTH-A. S, grange, Cal. The Klng had so many wives behe: me, La- of England who aded was Henry VIII. He probably would have had his | last Wife executed, but by chance a-cour- ter let fall a paper which disclosed the King’s intention and she acted’in so dip- lomatic a manner by reason of ascertain- ing her husband's intention that he was completely won over to her. ANNIE LAURIE-M. J. M., City. Annia Laurie was the eldest of four daughters of Sir Robert Laurie of Maxwelton. In 1709 she married James Fergusson of Craigdarroch and “was the mother of Alexander Fergusson, the hero of Burns' song “The Whistle. The song “Annis Laurie'” was written by William Douglass of Fingland, in the stewardry of Kircur bright, hero of the song, “Willle Was = Wanton Wag.” An uld ballad has the fol- lowing: Sir Robert Laurie was the first: baronet of the Maxweiton family (cregted March 27, 1865). He had three sons and four daughters, of whom Annie was a mucn celebrated beauty, who made a conquest of Mr. Douglass of ,Fingland, who com- posed verses under an unlucky star—for the lady, married Mr. Ferguson of Craig. darroch.” The present air of the song was by Lady John Scott (Alicla Anng Spotinwoode). The song writen b Doug~ lass contained but two verses: the pres- ent one has three. Douglass’ ideas are retained in the later day song, but many of the words have be=n changed. . ————— A CHANCE TO SMILE. She sald her bonnet was And thanked him &Il the To him a night Because he ay for it ay for it; mare it did seem, to pay for it. —Philadelohia Record. “It will be some time before the Filini- nos can properly enjoy the Christmas fes~ tivities.” ERey i have “They’ ve to 1 t ings first.”—Cleveland PiMn Deajers oo Mrs. Church—Did you say vour husban liked these cli n"‘o‘n{? 3 Mrs. Gotham—Yes: ae likes one to-cling to me for about four seasons.—Yonkers Statesman. Once upon a time faie gave a man the silver tongue. on the other hand, gave “Alas!” cried the man. “The fate avails me nof !."’n' HR of able teaches tnat cut but '—Delrnn :,l;::e ice without op.wrtm?lty‘ great thing# sajq th i 3 3 ety LA TR “Indeed?” inquired ihe casual acquaint- ance. “Yes. I woudn't have been mixed mp in a b h - of e m of promise suit. —cm “‘Education may be a One | should throw the high- | ess A on leaving | a- | EDITORIAL ARIETY Danger to Niagarg Falls. Danger to Niagara Falls from the rapld dtversion of water for industrial purposes BEGAN IN THIS HOTEL UTHEE\I;ANCB is being pointed out by the Commission- ers of the Niagara Falls reservation. They cl that in the interest of pre- serving the lake levels—threatened by numerous canal projects, and in_that of the scenic beauty of the falls, the State should enforce its right to charge corpora- tions or individuals for the use of this water; or to prevent its further diversion by legislative enactment. The amendment suggested to existing law on this head is vigorously opposed—as might be imag- ined.—St. Louis Star. Premium on Footpads. Several years ago, when St. Louls was overrun with highwaymen, the quiet tip went out to the police force that the pa- troiman who brought in a live footpad would have a cinch on his job and he who brought in a dead one would be made a sergeant. This had a very salutary effect, as several corpses were soon turned in. The investigation in each case only ex tended to the necessary proof that tho dead man had been engaged in the sand- bagging business as a means of livelihood No embarrassing questions were asked i the officer who brought in the body, and |in every case he was duly promoted.— Kansas City Worid. Free Choice to Marry. A five dollar tax upon bachelorhood is hardly high enough to drive a man into marriage to escape the expense of remain- ing single, so the women of Michigan need not take alarm at the proposition now bee fore the Legislature of that State to im- pose such a tax upon all men of 3 and | over who are unmarried. But the women | would be the first to recognize the danger of any legislation that forced a man into marriage, if such a thing were possible. A free choice to marry ora free choice to remain’single must be the rule with men and women if happiness is to be given a chance.—New Bedford Standard. Sweden Arms Against Russia. The Swedish Government is undoubtedly about to undertake an elaborate reorgan- | 1zation of the army and provide for its & crease. The erection of fortifications in the northern part of the Scandinavian peninsula_ indicates whence the scare comes. The Swedes and Norwegians fi Russia all the more since Finland's a nomy was destroyed and the Czar's fr tier was advanced squarely up _to y { boundary of Sweden. From the Russian viewpoint the absorption of Seanpdinavia would be a priceless addition, since would give to Russia the whole > wegian littoral, and it is littoral that Czar needs most in Europe. The Swe | and Norwegians, however, can be trus:- ed to hold on for at least another century, now that the modern rifle gives such ex- traordinary advantage to the defense in war. They could put 500,000 men in the field, too.—Springfield Republican. Carnégie’s Benefactions. The total of Andrew Carnegie's gifts to educational institutions and libraries, as well as in niscelianeous direetions, amounts to $13, | and he has a mil- lion dollars mo: library applications under consideration. Standing by itself this is a magnificent showing and it gues a commendable spirit of generosi on Mr. Carnegie’s part. There are few who have even com The conditions which Mr. Carr e has imposed upon himself, while th do not in any way disparage his philanthropy, nevertheless give it a kind of hopeless aspect so far as his own future is concerned. Mr. Car- negie recently said in the most public manner that “to dle rich is to die dis- graced,” and his contributions therefore | must Be looked upon as an effort on his part to save his good name from discredit at the last and himself from humiliation. { Mr. Carnegie is now thought to be worth | $200,000,000, though these figures may be exaggerated. Most fortunes usually are. | But it is well known that his wealth is continually increasing.—Chicago Tribune. Submarine Torpedo Boats. The official tests of the submarine tor- pedo boats made at Cherbourg appear to ndicate that the French Government will hortly have boats of this type that will add greatly to the efficiency of its navy. The performance of the Morse, which is | run by a petroleum motor, scems to have | been quite as satistactory in every way as those of the Holland In American waters. When submerged, a process-which is speedily aeccompli: | vessel I8 visibl seeing station ar to every point of the herizon, and itself can be seen only by a werful glass. It steers kly and can remain ght hours without the | siightest inconvenie to officers or crew, | owing to. the perfect working of the air | pumps. It discharges torpedoes by means of compressed air with astonishing force | and with such accuracy that of four fired | within a period of twenty minutes all | touched a given mark. The French have { been more alert in the construction of tor- | pedo boats than any other nation. By the | figures set forth in Secretary Root's last report France laid down in 1909, in ton- nage of torpedo boats, 5730 tons; Russia, " 1t. gl ey 4250, England, 300; Germany, 2100; Japan, | 1750, and Italy, 1380. The ited States | stands at the bottom of, the with 1070.— | Chicago Times-Herald. | The High Court of Nations. That the nations which participated in the Peace Conference at The Hague in | 1899 appreciate the tremendous obligation | Which they there assumed Is impressively | demonstrated by the roster of the serma- nent Court of Arbitration authorized in the final agreement of that body. This | tribunal is now organized and ready for | business. It is at once the largest and highest court ever known to Christen- dom. 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