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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec 26. The cold
weather -which has prevailed throughout
the South yesterday and today continues
tonight. The lowest temperature reported
Is from Anniston. Ala., -where the ther
mometer registered 14 degrees above zero.
Among the temperatures reported tonight
are Louisville, 15; Montgomery. 25; Birm
ingham. 15; Memphis, 20; Nashville, 15;
Columbus. Ga., 20; Knoxville, IS; Atlanta,
18: Chattanooga, 16. t
Two persons were frozen to death In
Kentucky William Friend, a steamboat
enclneer. found dead near Louisa, and an
unknown negro who died from exposure
near the almshouse a few miles from this
city.
Kansas and Missouri Freeze.
TCASAS CITY. Dec 26. Advices re
celved today indicate severe weather
throughout Kansas and Missouri. Concor
dia, Kan., reports zero weather there, ana
all along the Missouri Pacific road this
same condition prevails. Hutchinson, itan.,
reports the coldest weather in years, the
thermometer at that point registering five
below ztro. At Atchison five below Is
rf?ordffl
At Mexico, Mo., a coal famine confronts
the people. There Is no more coal ror
sale at any of the yards 'and the ther
mometer registered zero last night.
Deep Snow Along: the Lakes.
CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. 26. Snow has
nopn fnlllnir for more than 4S hours
throughout the lower Lake region. A high
northwest gale has caused tne snow to
drift badly in places along the railway
lines running Into thia city witn tne re
sult that much trouble is experienced in
maintaining schedule time. Along the
Lake Shore road in the vicinity of La
Porte, Ind., a foot of snow le reported to
have fallen on the level, while huge drifts
are constantly piling up on the tracks.
Continued Cold In Nebraska.
OMAHA, Dec 26. The cold spell contin
ues throughout the state and the Black
Hllla Tonight zero weather is reported
from a dozen towns west of here. There
being little snow on the ground in the
range country, livestock Is not suffering to
any extent.
Away Below at Twin Cities.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 26. With the mercury
at 19 below during the night the Twin
Cities are experiencing the coldest weather
of the present Winter. Similar reports
are received from all over the Northwest,
"but slightly warmer weather is promised.
Growing: Colder In Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec 26. There Is no
relief from the cold tonight. The tempera
ture at midnight is 20 degrees above zero.
Tomorrow promises to show a lower mini
mum than todayv srhlch. was 19 above, tne
record t or the present Whiter.
Seven Below, Coal Scarce.
DES MOINES, la., Dec .26. The official
report showed seven below zero this morn
ing. It la the coldest day of the year. A
high wind has prevailed and much suffer
ing has been reported owing to the ex
treme scarcity of fuel.
Bight Below in Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec 26. The thermom
eter registered eight below here this morn
ing. Over the state, especially in the cen
tral part, it was not so cold by two or
three degrees. There la no wind and the
cold is moderating.
The South Feels Chilly.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., Dec 26. The coldest
weather of the Winter is reported today
from many places south of the Ohio River.
The temperatures range from six degrees
above at Evansvllle, Ind., to 46 at Galves
ton and 48 at Corpus Chrloti.
Eighteen Above at Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 26. The weather
here continues clear and cold tonight. The
lowest temperature registered during tho
day was 18 degrees above zero. Indica
tions favor continued cold tomorrow.
Sioux -Ity Has Severe Chill.
SIOUX CITY, la., Dec 26. This sec
tion is in the grip of a very cold wave.
It was 15 below zero this morning, but
moderated slightly toward noon.
WANTED TO PAY DUTY.
Porto Rico Customs Collector Make
Points Xor Accused Smugglers.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec 26. The
hearing before United States Commis
sioner Anderson of the case against Rob
ert Giles, a Government road contractor,
and Lieutenant-Commander George W.
3Jentz, who with others are charged with
smuggling wines and liquors from St.
Thomas on board Government vessels,
was continued here
Collector Cruzen testified that Mr. Giles
wanted to pay duty on the cases of
liquor in question, and that he refused
to accept duty, as there is no law per
mitting the entry of merchandise on Gov
ernment vessels. The Collector said he
boarded the lighthouse-tender Laurel,
where he saw three cases of liquors ad
dressed to the captain of the Laurel, and
cases marked "Robert Giles." One case
was opened, and contained brandy. Col
lector Cruzen demanded three times that
these goods be delivered to him. Upon
falling to secure them, he allowed 30 min
utes for the cases to be delivered. They
were turned over. He said that Mr. Giles
and Lieutenant-Commander Mentz want
ed to return the cases to St. Thomas.
Officer Cosgrove, of the Laurel, was then
recalled. He said the Quartermaster of
the tender had not reported the removal
of any cases of liquor at Culebra. Quar
termasters Schultz and Chipchase testi
fied that nothing had been landed at Cu
lebra, and the prosecution closed.
The defense will submit its brief on
Monday.
Not Needed at the Isthmus.
"WASHINGTON, Dec 26. Commander
Culver, of the gunboat Bancroft, tele
graphed the Navy Department a iew days
ago from Colon that -affairs were quiet
on the Isthmus and there was no ncces--sity
for the presence of the American
warship. In view of this report. Com
mander Culver was authorized to proceed
to Kingston and thence to San Juan.. Por
to Rico, which Is the regular station of
the Bancroft. The vessel left on the 24th.
More Greek Letter Charters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. The Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity today granted
the following charters: University of
Wisconsin, University of Chicago, Uni
versity of Kansas, Virginia Military Insti
tute, and the Colorado School of Mines.
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PASSENGER A"D FREIGHT TRAIXS
MEET WITH DISASTER.
Five Persons Killed and Many In
jured on Grand TTrnnlc Railroad
"Wreckage Blocks the Track.
LONDON, Ont., Dec. SC. A head-on
collision occurred tonight at Wanstead,
40 miles -wrest of this city, between train
No. 5, known as the Pacific Express, and
a fast eaet-bound freight train on the
Barnla division of the Grand Trunk Kail
road. From meager reports at hand it is
learned that live persons were killed and
15 or 16 injured. The engineer of the
freight and the fireman of the express
train are among the killed. The other
three dead were passengers on the pas
senger train.
A special train left here at midnight
with 15 doctors for the scene of the ac
cident. The express was an hour behind
schedule time when it left this city. It
is a through run from here to Sarnla, no
stops being made at the small stations
on the line. The express should have
passed the freight at Strathroy.
Ali trains on the division have " been
cancelled and passengers and freight
trains have been sent over the old main
line from Sarnla to Stratford. The Pa
cific Express connects with Eastern trains
over the New York Central, Erie and Le
high "Valley at Suspension Bridge, at 1:55
P. M.
A'amex of the Trainmen.
DETROIT, Dec 27. The name of the
engineer of the freight is said to be Gil
lies and that of the other trainman
Smith. There are conflicting reports, how
ever, and Smith and Gillies are both
named in different specials as engineer
of the freight.
MAXY BODIES IN WRECK.
Fourteen Coal Miner In Ruins ot
Train ai Trinidad.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Dec 26. A coal miner
from north of Trinidad, who was taken
out of the debris of the Colorado & South
ern freight wreck north of Trinidad .last
night and died a short time later, said
just before expiring that there were 14
coal miners besides himself in the car in
which he was riding, and which was
smashed to. splinters. The ruins of this
car still remain under tons of wreckage.
All the men In it must have perished.
It Is now estimated that the number of
deaths will reach from 25 to 30. All of the
men in the wrecked car were going to
Trinidad to spend Christmas. They all
came from the coal mining camps north of
this city.
DISGUISE TAKES FIRE.
Boy Playing Santa Clans Is Fatally
Burned in the Game.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Forest Gale, a 15- ;
year-old boy attached to the Salvation
Army, was fatally burned last night while
playing Santa Claus to 300 poor children,
says a special to the Record-Herald from
Hamilton, O. The accident occurred at
the Salvation Army's hall, where the an- l
nual Christmas entertainment for the J
poor was In progress. J
Young Gale was swathed In rolls of cot-
ton and wore a long beard of similar ma- '
terial. As he was frisking around a tree,
picking off the gifts for each child, his
clothes ignited from' a candle. The fire
leaped up, enveloping him almost instant
ly. His false beard burned and he .in
haled the flames. Gale was taken to the
.hospital, where he died 20 minutes later. !
Took the Wronjr Medicine.
DENVER, Dec. 26. Mr. and .Mrs. John
Singer are lying dead at the morgue as the
result, it Is thought, of accidental poison
ing. Mr. Singer became suddenly 111 and
his wife sent for a physician. Before one
reached their home Mr. Singer had ex
pired and Mrs. Singer had been stricken
with convulsive pains. She died while the
physician was trying to relieve her suf
ferings. She revived long enough, how
ever, to say the single word "salts" in re
sponse to the doctor's questioning as to
what she had taken. The physician who
of it all are the
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Engine Smashed, Trainmen Hurt.
EDISON, p., Dec. 26. The east-bound
Cincinnati & Eastern express on the Big
Four was derailed at the crossing of the 1
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad here
while running at a high rate of speed
early, today. Tho accident resulted from
a misunderstanding of signals. One of
the' two engines attached to the train was
totally wrecked. Engineer Stump and
Brikemen Reed and Lampkln received
slight injuries. No passengers were hurt.
Each Explosion Kills One.
STEUBENVILLE, O., Dec 26. Near the
Gilchrist coal works, an Austrian woman
living in a houseboat on the Orlo River
tried to start her stove with gasoline. ,An
explosion followed and she was burned to
death. Her husband and several boarders
escaped from the boat, but were unable to
secure her body. One of the boarders, an
Austrian, went back after money which he
had hidden, and was killed by the explo
sion of powder stored on the boat.
Jumps Overboard Into the Ocean.
HAVRE, Dec 26. Officers of the French
Line steamer La Touraine, from New
York December 18, which arrived here
yesterday, report that a saloon passenger,
Juan Echevarrla, committed suicide by
Jumping overboard December 21. His
body was not recovered.
Killed by gasoline Explosion.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Two persons lost
their lives today as a result of the explo
sion of a gasoline atove at 88 Dault Court.
The victims were Mrs. Bridget Carney,
aged 60, and John Dalton, aged 8.
"TOM" REED AS A BOY.
Some Reminiscences by a School
mate, Dr. Edward P. Small.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Dr. Edward Payson Small, of Philadel
phia, who was a schoolmate of Thomas B.
Reed In boyhood at Portland, Me., recalls
many Interesting things concerning his
eminent friend's earlier days.
Dr. Small was one of a group of school
boys, several of whom attained distinc
tion later in life. One was Reed, another
W. W. Thomas, the present Minister to
Sweden: a third Judge Simons, who was
one of the pallbearers at the statesman's
funeral.
"Tom Reed's rise in later years was
somewhat of a surprise to those who
knew him in his boyhood," Dr. Small
says. "Tom was a tall, lank, ungainly
boy, whose Joints almost clanked as he
moved. But he moved only when he had
to. Unusual Indolence was his chief title
to distinction in the neighborhood In which
he lived. He was too lazy to play, and so
Indolent in mind that in his last year at
the High School his graduation with his
class was In doubt. That was notwith
standing a native ability which made
study easy."
Dr. Small says he always envied
"Tom's" quickness in the acquirement of
Greek and Latin.
But the future statesman had a spur
ring ambition. Forced to study in order
to graduate, ho did so, and to such a good
purpose that he loft all his classmates far
behind. That ambition had much to do
with his later success; it kept him at the
grinding wheel in spite of his indolence
His mother was very 'poor. If Dr.
Small's recollection is right, she was a
widow when the boy went to the High
School. To support himself while at
school Tom Reed assisted the janitor. He
swept out and made the fires. In those
days up In Maine coal was scarcer and
dearer even than now. They burned wood
to heat the schoolhouse, and they had a
stove which, as it stands in Dr. Small's
memory, was of immense size, a great
cylindrical furnace, which kept the room
comfortable In weather 30 degrees below
zero. One of Reed's duties was to feed
that stove. He was a strong lad and he
took pleasure In showing his strength by
lifting logs too heavy for any two of the
other boys to handle, and pitching them
with ease into tho Are.
At 15 he was obliged by the straitened
circumstances of the family to leave
school and go to. work. Later he turned
to school teaching and made enough
money in that occupation to enter Bow
doln College. His indolence he never
overcame, Dr. Small thinks, but the field
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neighbors, helped him far forwards His
honesty was never questioned.
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Reed was very popular. He was exceed
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things without the glint of a smile on "his
Visage. Not the thfngs said; but the man
ner of saying thenv, was laughable. And
he was as good-natured as he was droll.
The boys admired him for his great bodily
strength and his undoubted abilities, and
they forgave his not playing with them
because he was so good-natured.
REBEL TRIES TO ESCAPE
Lorenzo, Lender of Colombians,
Flees hut Is Recaptured.
PANAMA, Dec 26. Victorlano Lorenzo,
the Indian leader who fought with the rev
olutionists, made a sensational attempt to
escape from confinement on board the Co
lombian cruiser Bogota yesterday. He was
captured, however, and returned to the
ship.
Lorenzo was a most persistent guerrilla
during the revolution. When General Her
rera surrendered Lorenzo and his follow
ers refused to give up their arms, but were
compelled by force to do so just as they
were about to escape to the mountains.
He was taken on board the Bogota last
November.
The steamer Medellln left here yesterday
for the Department of Cauca, with more
than 2000 government and former revolu
tionary troops on board.
Mininir Brokers Sue for Libel.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. 26. Suit
for damages In the sum of $250,000 was
commenced In the District Court here to
day by the brokerage firm of Tucker, Bal
lard & Co. against John T. Mllliken, pres
ident of the Golden Cycle Mining Com
pany, upon the grounds of libel. It Is al
leged that in a published Interview Mr.
Milllken charged the plaintiffs with
treachery in executing a contract with
him to sell enough shares of the stock
of the Golden Cycle Company to pay the
$600,000 purchase price of the mine and a
debt of 548,000. the stock to be sold at 75
cents a share.
Ln Grande. News Notes.
LA GRANDE. Dec 26. (Special.) There
were Christmas trees at all the churches
Christmas eve, and some special church
services were held yesterday. Last night
there was a grand ball at tho Commercial
Club, in the newly enlarged hall. Christ
mas trade has been very brisk for the last
week, and holiday lines are well cleared
out
Thomas McNut.t, a special agent, is here
examining the work of the La Grande
Land Office.
V. M. Rumbnuirh Heard From.
ALBANY, Dec 26. (Special.) F. M.
Kumbaugh, who so mystcrio'usly disap
peared from Albany recently, has been
heard from. A letter received by his wife,
dated at Port Townaend, states that he Is
en route to Alaska, where in years past ho
had spent some time In the mines. He
gave no reason for his secret departure.
Swindler Humbert Still Lives.
PARIS, Dec. 26. The report of the death
of Frederick Humbert, husband of Mme.
Humbert, in his cell at Madrid, has -not
the slightest foundation In fact The au
thorities at Madrid are taking" minute pre
cautions against suicide, a doctor being a
member of the party which will escort the
prisoners here.
Zelle de Luznn Will Marry.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec 26. Mme. Zelle du
Lussan, the French prima donna, an
nounced today In Lincoln that she would
marry Henry Robledo, of Brazil, and
leave the stage. The. marriage will take
place 'some time In April, 1903, In New
York City, where they will live.
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BRYAN GOES TO MEXICO, PURELY
OX PLEASURE.
He Tells How Disastrous Gold Stand
ard Would Be toA-er, and How
Gold WouldpLb In Value.
CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 26. The papers
all comment upon the arrival of William
Jennings Bryan here, but It Is understood
that his visit is merely one of pleasure
and recreation, he helng accompanied by
his family. Talking on tho sliver ques
tion," he said:
"While Indlp. has suspended the coinage
of silver, she still uses sliver as money,
and England coins a large number of ru
pees annually for India's needs. If Mex
ico were to adopt the gold standard, it
would naturally reduce still further the
price of silver, and If Mexico, in spite of
being a large producer' of silver, were to
discard that metal as the standard money,
It Is not Improbable that Ipdla and China
might be led by the same Influences to
do the same thing. While this Is only
speculation, It Is a possibility that must
be considered.
"An addition of 700,000,000 people to the
present gold-buying population of the
world would carry an enormous demand
for gold over and above the present de
mand. No one can estimate accurately
the efect of such a demand on the pur
chasing power of gold, but It could hardly
fall materially to reduce prices and en
hance tho value of money and fixed in
vestments.'" Mr. Bryan proposes to make side trips
throughout the country, and also to To
cula, where Governor Valladam, a warm
personal friend, is Chief Magistrate. Mr.
Bryan was received by President Diaz
this afternoon. The interview was very
cordial, but of a purely personal charac
ter. SPUN FROM WHOLE CLOTH
Entire World Taken In on n Tale of
Massacre and Cnnnibn-lsm.
New York Sun.
A great many newspapers and geo
graphical magazines published last Spring
a harrowing story of the fate of an ex
ploring expedition sent to New Guinea
by the Paris newspaper, La Patrie. Dr.
Henry Rouyer had returned to France
with the melancholy particulars.
He reported, in brief, that his explor
ing party had penetrated a short dls
tance inland on the south coast of the
great island when they were treacherous
ly attacked by natives, who killed 25 men,
four of who were whites. Thlrtythree
others were wounded, Including Dr. Roa
yer. The doctor was knocked senseless by a
blow on the head. When he came to he
saw the savages preparing the bodies of
his murdered friends for the cooking pot.
They had begun to roast the body of the
unfortunate Mr. Haganbeck when, just
in the nick of time to save the horrified
doctor, a rescue party burst through the
woods, having heard the screams of the
men. The doctor owed his life to the
prompt appearance of these rescuers. In
other words, he lived to fill several col
umns of Da Patrie with the gruesome de
tails of this terrible event.
Every newspaper that was worth Its
salt repeated the sad story. The period
icals of learned and dignified geographi
cal societies gave It considerable space.
Petermann's Mlttellungen, one of the
most scientific publications, thought that
the tragical affair might have been in
directly the result of the doings of a per
son named Kroesen, who had been sent
to Inflict punishment upon natives for
stealing property from white men In the
British domain. The magazine said that
according to the logic of the Papuans
they would be likely to hold any white
men whom they might catch responsible
for the acts of other whites.
One little fact mentioned by Peter
mann's Mlttellungen might perhaps have
aroused suspicion aa to the veracity of
Dr. Rpuyer. This was that nothing what
ever nad been heard in the geographical
world of the activity or even of the ex
istence of the exploring party before the
massacre occurred.
The same Journal now desires to with
draw Its report of Dr. Rouyer's story. It
says that Investigation proves that the
report of the massacre of the French ex
pedition on the south coast of New
Guinea was "a frivolous invention of an
alleged member of a pretended expedition
and of the Paris newspaper La Patrle."
No such expedition ha3 been anywhere
near New Guinea. Dr. Rouyer, who so
vividly reported the massacre and as
serted that he had been wounded and
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rescued, has in fact never been nearer
to New Guinea than Bultenzgorg on the
Island of Java.
The long story which L-a Patrle printed
was adorned with pictures of villages,
boats and other things purporting to have
been made from photographs taken in
New Guinea. The pictures, however, rep
resent scenes in the neighborhood of
Buitenzorg.
The able narrative of Dr. Henry Rou
yer, sad to say, must be relegated to the
realm of fable. It Is not the first time
that the Imagination of a romancer has
enlivened the pages, not always pictur
esque and Interesting, of geographical ex
ploration. ABANDON INDIA JOURNEYS
Mcnfrer Accommodations: for Women
in Delhi Hotels Have Killed Rush. ,
London Cable to the New York Herald.
I have learned during the last few days
of still more persons who have abandoned
th3 visit to Delhi for the durbar. In fact,
the so much talked-of rush to the East
has settled down to no rush at all. It Is
not on account of the expense alone, for
people are now finding out how very few
hotels there are whdre women could stop
with any degree of comfort, so that those
who were not the recipients of special In
vitation?, but who talked airily of "going
to India for the Winter, did not know
the prospect before them.
There Is really next to no accommoda
tions for tourists, while the prices of all
available houses in the vicinity of Delhi
have gone up tremendously. From $35 to
$40 a day, an Anglo-Indian lady told me
the other day, is quite an ordinary charge
for board and lodging. It Is also being
made known as widely as possible that
the Indian government,.ls anxious that
English people be not too ready to accept
Invitations from various Indian Princes,
who in many cases cannot afford to en
tertain the guests they have already in
vited. Indeed, more than one Maharajah
has saddled himself with more visitors
than he can possibly accommodate.
Wants the Collateral Sold.
TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 26. The Equit
able Trust Company, of Philadelphia, to
day instituted suit against the receivers of
the Asphalt Company, of America, the
National Asphalt Company and the Land
Title & Trust Company. The purpose of
the suit Is to compel the sae of $5,988,420
worth of the stock of the Asphalt Com
pany of America which was deposited
with the Equitable Company as security
for an issue of a like amount of collateral
gold certificates of the National Asphalt
Company. It Is charged that there has
been a default on the payment of Interest
on the certificates, and It Is asked that
the stock be sold to satisfy this unpaid
interest and principal of the bonds.
Convicts Have a Good Time.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. A variety per
formance was given In Sing Sing prison
Christmas day, says a Press dispatch
from Ossinlng. The prisoners appeared
to enjoy the show, and Indicated their
approval by vigorously applauding. As
usual, extra rations were added to the
usual bill of fare In celebration of the
day, and the prisoners were not required
to work. The vaudeville entertainment,
which was held In the prison chapel, was
given by NeXv York professionals. The
programme included black-face singing
and dancing, clay-modeling, eccentric Irish
comedians and burlesque boxers.
Fire Drives Out Hotel Guests.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Dec. 26. The
Maxon Block, opposite the Union Station
here, was totally destroyed by fire today.
The total loss was $100,000, Insurance $75,000.
The principal portion of the building was
used as a hotel. In an adjoining building
also was a hotel. The occupants of both
were aroused and removed In safety by the
firemen and others. Some of the hotel
guests were compelled to flee In their
night clothes.
Transfers of Currency.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. United - States
Treasurer Roberts said today that, so far
during December $1,446,000 in currency had
been transferred to New Orleans against
deposits in New Yqrk; $700,000 to San
Francisco and $1,369,000 to Chicago. These
figures are over $1,500,000 below those for
December, 1900, and about $2,000,000 below
those for last December. No large addi
tional transfers are expected soon.
Morgan Promises to Reform.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. The suit against
J. P. Morgan brought by Harry Nevelson
for the alleged failure of .the financier
to provide heat In an apartment leased
by Nevelson has been settled out of court.
Mr. Morgan's agents promised that there
would be an ample supply of coal In the
future.
DEMOCRACY IN INDUSTRY
THAT IS THE TENDENCY, SAYS PRO
FESSOR SELIGMAN. :
Cause and Effect of Present Indus
trial Conditions Discussed by
American Economic Association.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26. The Amer
ican Historical .Society and the American
Economic Association, each of which will
be in session in this city until Tuesday,
formally opened their ahnual sessions to
night by holding a. joint meetihgjn: the
Drexel Institute, beginning '.tomorrow;
the organizations will' hold separate ses
sions. There is a large attendance of pro
fessors from many of the educational in
stitutions of the country-
Dr. Joseph Wharton, of the School of
Finance, University of Pennsylvania, wel
comed both organizations, after which the
president of each society delivered his ad
dress. Captain A. T. Mahan, United
States Navy, retired, president of the His
torical Society, spoke on "Subordination
In Historical Treatment," and E. R. A.
Sellgman. professor of economics in Co
lumbia University, president of the Eco
nomical Association, had for his subject
"Economics and Social Progress."
In his address, Professor Sellgman said:
"Six points differentiate modern Indus
trial society from all Its predecessors:
These are, first, the practical exhaustion
of free lands; second, the predominance
of Industrial capital; third, the applica
tion of scientific methods; fourth, the ex
istence of a competitive regime based on
the newest . conception of liberty; fifth,
the spread of education and the birth of
a distinct public opinion; sixth, true dem
ocratic spirit and the growth of a- new
idealism. What is tho real import of
these factors?
"The virtual disappearance of free land
makes slavery forever Impossible in the
future. Recent Investigations have
proved beyond the peradventure of a
doubt that slavery as a typical economic
system is ascrlbable to the existence of
vast quantities of untitled tracts suitable
for agriculture.
"In the strict scientific sense, "capital
has existed from the time of the first
hunters with bow and arrow. But for
practical purposes and .for real aid In
solving actual problems the common man
Is perfectly justified in calling this the
capitalistic age. The typical form of cap
ital today is industrial capital, as in
feudal times it was landed capital, or as
In so many civilizations of old it was
trade capital.
"We speak glibly of the recent progress
of sciences, but few realize the true im
port of this growing subjection of nature
to man and of the very character of this
harnessing of the powers, of the universe
to the yoke of human Intellect. For one
It has made possible an almost limitless
Increase In production.
"In modern times the progress of eco
nomic thought and the presence of eco
nomic fact in uplifting the hitherto svib
merged classes of the community is gen
erating a public opinion which frankly
recognizes the benefits of healthy com
petition, but which Insists more and more
on effective social control of competition
to the end that It be elevated and purified.
"This Is the true meaning of the sixth
point of the differencer-the flower and the
fruit of all its forerunners the existence
of the democratic ideal. The social un
rest of today, with all Its disquieting an!
deplorable incidents, is on the wholt- c.
salutary symptom. It Is but the labor
pains in the birth of the new industriiil
order which has been In the making f,r
the past few generations, and of which
the faint outlines are now discernible.
"The creation of a more equable, be
cause more perfect competition, through
the development of the system of col
lective bargaining and the moret adequate
supervision of monopoly;, the recognition
on the part of the Legislature that last
ing prosperity depends not only on the
conservatism and free play of'capitai, but
on the gradual elevation of, the laborer
froma cheap man to a dear man, the
coming social control of corilpetition itself
in the Interests of a more enlightened and
hence really freer rivalry all these will
inevitably tend to secure fo each class In
the community its proper share in the
National dividends."
Satonumcn Claim ?:m,00( Damages.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 26.
(Speclal.) Kellogg- & Ford,- saloonkeepers
of this city, have brought suit against S.
J. Lowe for $33,000 damages, in their bill
of complaint they alfege' that Mr. Lowe,
of whom they rented1 the room in which
to conduct their saloon, petitioned th?
City Council to refuse them license, and
It was mainly on this petition, they al
lege, that the City Council did refuse
them license on-August 25 last.
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