THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1900.
A POWER FOR GOOD
Governor Roosevelt So Char
acterizes Y. M. C. A.
ADDRESSED HEW YORK CROWD
In a Way Talked to Many Other
Meeting" as Ills Remarks Had
Been Secured in Advance and
Read Same Hour He Spoke.
NEW YORK, Dec. SO. Governor Roose
velt spoke this afternoon at Carnegie
Hall, before an audience of young men
that completely filled the house. It was
a masa meeting arranged by the T. 1L C.
A. of the city, but It was somewhat
unique In the fact that the chief speaker
was, In a way, addressing more -than 100
other audiences throughout the country.
Copies of Governor Roosevelt's address
had been secured In advance and sent to
associations throughout the country, and
It was said that It was read aloud at
more than 100 other meetings at the
same hour at which he addressed his
audience. "William E. Dodge presided.
Among those present were Dr. O. O. How
ard, General John R. Brooke, and various
officers from the harbor forts and th&
navy-yard. There were also more than 100
bluejackets and soldiers present, most oi
them members of the Army and Navy
branch of the association. The New York
Festival chorus, conducted by Morgan,
the director, rendered musical selections.
Mr. Dodge 6poke briefly on the history of
the Y. M. C. A., and then eulogized Colo
nel Roosevelt In the various capacities In
which he is known to the public
The Vice-President-elect was received
with prolonged applause. He spoke as
follOTs:
"ft Is a peculiar pleasure to me to come
before you today, to greet you, and to
bear testimony to the great good that has
bren done by these Ypung Men's and
Young "Women's Christian Associations
throughout the United States and the Do
minion of Canada. More and more we are
getting to recognize the law of combina
tion. This Is true of many phases in
our industrial life, and It Is equally true
of the world of philanthropic effort. No
where Is It, or will It ever be, possible
to supplant Individual effort and Individu
al Initiative: but In addition to this,
there must be work In combination. More
and more this is recognized as true, not
only In charitable work proper, but In
that best form of philanthropic endeavor
where we do good to ourselves by all
Joining together to do good to one an
other. This is exactly what is done In
your associations.
"It seems to me that there are several
reasons why you are entitled to especial
recognition from all who are Interested
In the betterment of our American social
system. First and foremost your organiza
tion recognizes the vital need of brother
hood, the most vital of all our needs
hero In this great Continent. The exist
ence of a Young Men's or Young Wom
en's Christian Association is certain proof
that some people at least recognize in
practical shape the identity of aspiration
and interest both In things material and
In things higher, which with us must be
widespread through the masses of the peo
ple, If the national life Is to attain full
development. This spirit of brotherhood
recognizes of necessity both the need of
Belt help, and also the need of helping
others In the only way which ever ulti
mately does great good; that Is, of help
ing them to help themselves. Every man
of us needs such help at somo time, and
each of us should bo glad to stretch out
his hand to a brother who stumbles. But
while every man needs at times to be
lifted up when he stumbles, no man can
afford to lot himself be carried, and It Is
worth no man's while to try thus to carry
some one else. The man who lies down,
who will not try to- walk, has become a
mere cumbcror f tu earth's surface.
Value of Associations.
"These associations of yours try to make
men self-helpful and to help them when
they are self-helpful. They do not try
merely to carry them, to benefit them
for the moment at the cost of their fu
ture undoing. This means that all In any
way connected with them not merely re
tain but increase their self-respect. Any
man who takes part In the work of such
an organization Is benefited to some ex
tent and benefits the community to some
extent of course always with the proviso
that the organization Is well managed,
and is run on a business basis, as well
as with a philanthropic purpose.
"The feeling of brotherhood Is neces
sarily as remote from a patronizing spirit
on tha one hand as from a spirit of envy
and malice on the other. The best work
for our uplifting must be done by our
selves, and yet with brotherly kindness
for our neighbor. In such- work, and there
fore In the kind of work done by the
Young Men's Christian Associations, we
all stand on the self-respecting basis of
mutual benefit and common effort. All of
us who take part In any such work In
whatever measure both receive and confer
benefits. This Is true of the founder and
giver and it Is no less true of every man
who takes advantage of what the founder
and giver have done. This brotherhood
makes us all realize how much we have
in common, and how much wo can do
when we work in common. I doubt if It
is possible to overestimate the good done
by the mere fact of association with a
common Interest and for a common end,
and when the common interest is high and
the common end peculiarly worthy, the
good done is, of course, many times In
creased. "Besides developing this sense of broth
erhood, the feeling whlcn breeds respect
both for tone's salt, and for others, your
associations have a peculiar value In
showing what can be done by acting In
combination without aid from the state.
While on the one hand It has become evi
dent that under the conditions of mod
ern life wo cannot allow an unlimited In
dividualism which may work harm to the
community, it Is no less evident that the
sphere of the state's action should be
extended very cautiously, and so far as
possible only where it will not crush out
healthy Individual Initiative. Voluntary
action by Individuals In the form of as
sociations of any kind for. mutual better
ment or mutual advantage often offer a
way to avoid alike the danger oft state
control and the dangers of excessive In
dividualism. This Is particularly true of
efforts for the most Important of all forms
of betterment, moral betterment the
moral betterment which usually brings
material betterment in its train.
Must Strengthen Forces for Good.
"It is only In this way, by all of us
working together in a spirit of brother
hood, by each doing his part for the bet
terment of himself and of others that it
Is possible for us to solve the tremendous
problems with which as a Nation we are
now confronted. Our industrial life has
become so complex, its rate of movement
so very rapid, and specialization and dif
ferentiation so Intense that we find our
selves face to face with conditions that
were practically unknown In this Nation
half a century ago. The power of the
forces of evil has been greatly Increased,
and It Is necessary for our self-preservation
that we should similarly strengthen
the forces for good. We are all of us
bound to work towards this end. No one
of us can do everything, but each of us
can do something, and If we work to
gether the aggregate of these somethings
will be very considerable.
"There are, of course, a thousand dif
ferent ways In which the work can be
dene, and each man must choose as his
tastes and his powers bid, him, it he is
to do the best of which he is capable. But
all the kinds of work must be carried
along on certain definite lines 'if good is
to come. All the work must be attempted
as on the whole this Young Men's Chrts
tlon Association work has reen done; that
Is, in a spirit of good will towards all
and not of hatred towards some; In a
spirit In which to broad charity for man
kind there is added a keen and healthy
sanity of mind. We must retain our selr
respect each and all of us, and we must
boware alike of mushy sentimentality and
of envy and hatred.
"It ought not to be necessary for me
to warn you against mere sentimentality,
against the philanthropy and charity
which ore not merely Insufficient but
harmful. It Is eminently deslrablo that we
should none of us be hard-hearted, but
it is no less desirable that we should
not be soft-hearted. I really do not know
which quality is most productive of evil
to mankind in the long run, hardness of
heart or softness of head. Naked charity
is not what we permanently want. There
are, of course, certain classes, such as
young children, widows with large fam
ilies or crippled or very aged people, or
even strong men temporarily crushed by
stunning misfortune, on whose behalf we
may have to make a frank and direct
appeal to charity, and who can be the
recipients of It without any loss of self
respect. But taking us as a whole, taking
the mass of Americans, we do not want
charity, we do not want sentimentality;
we merely want to learn how to act both
Individually and together In such fashion
as to enable us to ho.d our own in the
world, to do good to others according to
tho measure of our opportunities, and to
receive good from others in ways which
will not entail on our part any loss of
self-respect.
"It ought to be no less unnecessary to
say that any man who Lries to solve the
great problems that confront us by an ap
peal to anger in J pa Ion, to Ignorance
and folly, to malice an-1 envy. Is not, and
never can be, aught but an enemy of the
very people he professes to befriend. In
the words of Lowell, It Is far safer to
adopt for a motto A11 men up' than
'Some men down.' Speaking broadly, we
cannot In the long inn benefit one man
by the downfall of another. Our energies
can as & rule be employed to much bet
ter advantage In uplifting some than In
pulling down others. Of course, there must
sometimes be pulling down, too. We have
no business to blink evils, and, where It
Is necessary that the knife should be
used, let it be used unsparlngjy, but let
it be used Intelligently. When there is
need of a drastic remedy, apply It, but
do not apply It In the mere spirit of hate.
Normally a pound of construction is worth
a ton of destruction.
Money 'ot the Only Good Thine
"There Is degradation to us If we feel
envy and malice and hatred of one's
neighbor, for any cause, and if we envy
him merely because of his riches we
show we have ourselves low Ideals. Money
is a good thing. It Is a foolish affecta
tion to deny it. But it is not the only
good thing, and after a certain amount
has been amassed It ceases to be the
chief event of material good things. It is
far better, for Instance, to do well a
bit of work which Is well worth doing.
I do not care whether this work is that
of an engineer on a great railroad or
captain of a fishing boat, or foreman In a
factory or machine shop, or section boss,
or division chief, or assistant astronomer
In an observatory, or a Second Lieutenant
somewhere In China or the Philippines
each man of these has an Important
piece of work, and If he Is really In
terested in It and has the right stuff in
him, ho will be altogether too proud of
what he Is doing and too Intent on doing
It well to waste his time in envying
others.
"From the days when the chosen people
received the decalogue to our own, envy
and malice have been recognized as evils,
and woe to those who appeal to them.
To break the Tenth Commandment Is no
mcre moral now ttymv It ha been for Uie
past 30 centuries. The vice of envy Is
not only a dangerous but also a mean
vice, for It is always a confession of In
feriority. It may provoke conduct which
will be fruitful of wrongdoing to others;
and It must causa misery to the man
who feels it. It will not be any the less
fruitful of wrong and misery. If, as Is so
often the case with evil motives. It adopts
some high-sounding alias. The truth Is,
gentlemen, that each one of us has In him
certain passions and instincts which, If
they gain the upper hand In his soul,
would mean that the wild beast had
come uppermost In him. Envy, malice
and hatred are such passions, and they
are Just as bad It directed against a
class or group of men as If directed
against an Individual. What we need In
our leaders and teachers Is help In sup
pressing such feelings, help in arousing
and directing the feelings that are their
extreme opposltes. Woe to us as a Nation
if we over follow the lead of men who
seek not to smother but to Inflame the
wild beast qualities of the human heart!
3ri social and Industrial, no less than In
political reform we can do healthy work,
work fit for a free country, fit for self
governing democracy, only by treading In
the footsteps of Washington and Franklin
and Adams and Patrick Henry, and not
In the steps of Marat and Robespierre.
Basis of Good Citizenship.
"So far what I have had to say has
dealt mainly with our relations with one
another In what may be called the serv
ice of the State. But the basis of good
citizenship Is In the home. A man must be
a good son, husband and father a woman
a good daughter, wife and mother, lirst
and foremost. There must be no shirk
ing of duties In big things or In little
things. The man who will not work
hard for his wife and his little ones;
the woman who shrinks from bearing and
rearing many healthy children; these hive
no place among the men and women who
are striving upward and onward. Of
course, the family Is the foundation of
all the things in the state. Sins- against
pure and healthy family life are those
which of all others are sure In the end
to be visited most heavily upon the na
tion In which they take place. We must
beware, moreover, not merely of the great
sins, but of tha lesser ones, which, when
taken together, cause such an appalling
aggregate of misery and wrong. The
drunkard, the lewd liver, the coward, the
liar, the dishonest man, the man who Is
brutal to or neglectful of parents, wife
or children of all of these the shrift
should be short when we speak of decent
citizenship. Every ounce of effort for
good in your associations is part of the
ceaseless war against the traits which
produce such men. But In addition to con.
demning tne grosser joras ot uvu -no
must not forget to condemn also the
evils of bad temper, lack of gentleness,
nagging and whining fretfulness, lack of
consideration for others the evils of sel
fishness In all Its myriad forms. Each
man or woman must remember his or
her duty to all around, and especially to
those closest and nearest, and such re
membrance Is the best possible prepara
tive to doing duty for the stato as a
whole.
"We ask that these associations, and
tho men and women who take part in
them, practice the Christian doctrines
which aro preached from every true pul
pit. The decalogue and the golden rule
must stand as the foundation of eveiy
successful effort to better either our so
cial or our political life. 'Fear the Lord
and walk in his ways, and 'Let each
man love his neighbor as himself; when
we practice these two precepts, the reign
of social and civic righteousness will be
close at hand. Christianity teaches not
only that each of us must so live as to
save his own soul, but that each must
also strive to. do his whole duty by his
neighbor. We cannot live up to these
teachings as we should; for In the pres
ence of infinite might and infinite wis
dom the strength of the strongest man is
but weakness, and the keenest of mortal
eyes see but dimly. But each of us can
at least strive, as light and strength are
given him, toward the ideal. Effort along
any one line will notsufflca. We must not
only be good but strong. We must not
only be high-minded but brave-hearted.
We must think loftily and we must also
work bard. It is njt written in the Holy
Book that we must merely be harmless
as doves. It is also written that we must
be wise as serpents. Craft unaccompanied
by conscience makes the crafty man a
social wild beast, who preys on the com
munity and must be hunted out of it.
Gentleness and sweetness unbacked iiy
strength and high resolve are almost Im
potent lor good. The true Christian Is
the true citizen, lofty of purpose, reso
lute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds
but never looking down on his taBkbe
cause it is cast in the day of small things;
scornful of baseness, awake to his owa
duties as well as to his rights, following
the higher law with reverence, and in
this world doing all that In him lies, so
that when death comes he may feel that
mankind Is in some degree better because
he has lived."
Robert Speer, lay secretary of the Pres
byterian Board of Foreign Missions, made
the concluding address.
Roosevelt's Speech In Portland.
Governor Roosevelt's address was read
to a large assemblage at the-Y. M. C A.
rooms by R. Livingstone, yesterday aft
ernoon. Declined Denver Invitation to Speak.
DENVER, Dec. 30. In answer to an In
vitation Issued by tho president of the Y.
M. C A., of this city, to speak before
that body on his experiences while hunt
ing lions In Colorado, Governor Roosevelt
replied that he was coming to Colorado
to escape talking and to kill lions. Ho
therefore must decline to address the Y.
m. a a.
UNIONHEBREW CONGREGATION
Biennial Meeting: of United States
and Canadian Representatives.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The biennial
meeting of the union, or orthodox, Hebrew
congregations was held today attended by
representatives from SS orthodox congre
gations in the United States and Can
ada. Rev. Dr. H. P. Mendes, president
of the union, occupied the chair. Among
those present were L. N. Dembltz. of
Louisville: Dr. S. 3. Cohn, of Philadel
phia; Dr. A. Frldenwald. of Baltimore:
H. K. Sarasch, of New York; Rev. M.
Desola, of Montreal; Rev. Dr. P. Klein,
Joseph Blumcnthal, Dr. Cyrus Adler, L.
Napoleon Levy, L Silverman, Max
Deutschmann and Jacob Hecht.
The union was organized two and a half
years ago for the purpose of advancing
the Interests of positive biblical, rabbini
cal and historical Judaism. Not being a
synod, the meeting has no authority to
amend religious questions.
Rev. H. P. Mendes, president made the
opening address. In which he explained
what the union desired to do, and said In
part:
"We differ from reform Jews In our In
sistence of a thorough knowledge of the
teachings of our holy book, combined with
loyalty to the principles of obedience to
establish rulings which shall not be
amended except by the best attainable
wisdom of experts. And perhnps we dif
fer from some upholders of one form of
orthodoxy in our conception of what con
stitutes orthodox Judaism, which to us
seems to compose a council to regard the
interests of our religion by defining Jew
ish duty In response to new conditions
which so frequently arise.
"The evil of reform Judaism Is that
changes are made frequently by men who
Co not claim to be experts. The standard
o. learning among the older ministers was
very n'pn but among the younger ones
who have received their Hebrew education
In this country only the standard Is not so
hign as 1 should Tje. Even laymen as
trustees of congregations presume to in
troduce Innovations, and the logical result
of this is that as Individuals they carry
the principle of liberty to do as they
please In their home and personal lives.
The Jewish features of orthodoxy are
gradually omitted, and sooner or later
nothing Jewtsli renans.
"The necessity of a synod Jhat should
be a permanent body, and composed df
representatives from all parts of the
world, so that Judaism In one country
will be the same as Judaism In another
country, becomes apparent when we read
of tho action taken by the 18th council
of the Union of American Reformed He
brew Congregations, held In Richmond. In
December of last year. At that session
th'ey adopted resolutions declaring that
'the Jews are not a nation. America Is
our Zion." Against such a radical depart
ure from the teachings of Jeremiah we
must emphatically protest, for such gross
mlsreprermtatlons of Judaism and Its
Ideals wll' mislead many Hebrews, as
well as many of our neighbors of an alien
faith, by causing them to believe that we
r.o longer entertain the Ideal of Jewish
npt:iiiial5t."
Dr. Mender then dwelt on the fact that
nmny Jews are content with such di
vorces as tbey can obtain from the civil
courts the customs of widows marrying
the 1-rnthrrs of their deceased husbands,
and of the Intermarriage of Jews and Gen
Mles, all ol which he denounced as being
Inimical to tne interests of Judaism.
Dr. Mendes spoke of correspondence he
had with Seth Low. of the American
Peace Commission at The Hague, con
cerning the proposed act of the peace
conference in connection with the Geneva
Red Cross Society. The letter to Seth
Low, and another to the President of the
United States, were in relation to the
substitution of another emblem than the
Red Cross for Jewish physicians, sur
geons and orderlies, who had conscientious
scruples against wearing what Is an em
blem associated with a religion whose
doctrines are antagonistic to their own.
Seth Low replied that the commission
wcuM do what they could to carry the
idea into effect, and the President replied,
saying the matter had been brought to
the attention of the Secretary of State.
The following resolutions were adopted:
That a committee be appointed to form
unions for the purpose of instructing the
young in English.
That on the eve of all Jewish festivals
and holidays an explanation of the sig
nificance of the same be sent to the As
sociated Press, together with a request
that it publish the same.
That the executive committee take such
steps as they may deem advisable to fur
ther Sabbath observance.
That a committee be appointed to com
municate with the National Government
at Washington, asking them to provide
chaplains in the "United States Army and
Navy to minister the religious Instruc
tion of the Hebrews In that branch of the
public service.
A resolution providing for special serv
ices for the instruction of the young
brought forth a storm of opposition, and
the resolution was finally referred to the
executive committee for such action as
it deems proper after careful considera
tion. The majority of those who spoke
on this resolution were of the opinion that
any special service would tend to lessen
the respect the children would have for
the regular service, and in no way could
they so effectively be taught to reverence
the divine service as by participating
In it in common with their elders.
Officers for 1901 were elected as follows:
Rev. Dr. Mendes, president; Rev. De
Sola, of Montreal: L. N. Dembltz, of
Louesvllle; Dr. A. Friedenwold, of Balti
more, and Dr. K. HI Sarasch, of New
York, vice-presidents; Jacob Hecht. of
New York, treasurer; W. Bert Lucas. Max
Cohen, Isadore Hirschfleld, and J. Buch
alter, all of New York, secretaries. Trus
tees and executive committee were also
named, those chosen being mostly from
the East.
Pardoned hy Plnerree.
JACKSON. Mich., Dec. 30.-S. J. De
France, a noted forger, sent to the states
prison here from Kalamazoo County in
1S&4 for 11 years, for defrauding a Kala
mazoo bank of several thousand dollars,
has been pardoned by Governor Plngree.
Five People Injured In Trainwreck.
HENDERSON. Ky.. Dec. 30. A train on
the Henderson road was wrecked two
miles east of tills -city this afternoon, and
five persons seriously injured. A coup-llng-pln
recced in the switch frog' appar
ently by wreckers caused the wreck.
CROWE KIDNAPED CUDAHY
OMAHA POLICE ARE SOW CERTAIN
OP THIS PACT.
Positively Identified as Man"Whe En.
tered House Where Boy "Was
Held by Abductors,
OMAHA, Dec. SO.-nJohn Smith, an em
ployo of the Schnelderwlnd broom fac
tory, has positively Identified Pat Crowe
as the man who entered the Schneider
wind house, In which Eddie Cudahy was
held by kidnapers. This is the first posL
tlvo recognition of any kind. When shown
a- picture of Crowe, Smith said: "You
need not show me any pictures. I know
tho man. It was Pat Crowe. I was busy
at the broom machine when Crowe called
to rent the house, and paid no attention
to him during his talk with Mr. Schneider
wind. I thought I recognized him and
stopped my machine long enough to take
a look at him. I saw at a glance that
the man was none other than Crowe, a
man whom I have known for 10 years. 1
am as positive as to the identity of Crowe
as I would bo of my own brother."
Detectives today verified the Smith story
and are now satisfied beyond doubt of
Crowe's connection with the abduction.
Smith has lived In Omaha 12 years, and
has known Crowe for much of that time.
Mr. Cudahy today gave out an exact
copy of the letter received from the kid
napers Thursday. He refused to see any
representative of the press, remarking that
he was "through with newspapers." The
orthography of the letter Is apparently
that of an amateur, and corresponds with
that in the first letter demanding the ran
som. Detectives today secured Information
which they expect will result In locating
tho buggy used by the men In the abduc
tion. Cudahy "Will Not "Withdraw Reward.
OMAHA Dec. 30 The letter threaten
ing Cudahy, If he did not withdraw the
reward, was mailed at the Postofllce in
Omaha at 8 A. M. Saturday, December 22,
showing clearly that one of the gang -was
In the Postofllce on that date, if the let
ter had the same origin as the letter de
manding the ransom. That the origin was
the same Is attested by General John C.
Cowln, who saw both missives. The let
ter reads:
"Cudahy: If you value the boy's life at
the price of a bullet, you will withdraw
the reward at once. And let well enough
alone. If you don't do this we will finish
the Job with a bullet. If eny man, wheth
er gllty or lnocent. Is ever arsted a bulet
will close the boy's mouth. You will think
of this warning when It Is to late."
The letter was delivered by carrier to
the Cudahy house. Speaking of It, Gen
eral Cowln said today:
"The letter was shown to me, 'and I
thought that the Chief of Police ought
to see It. as it might help In the inves
tigation, but I advised strenuously that
nothing whatever be said about It, be
cause I thought It was to the Interest of
all that until these parties had been cap
tured that the letter should be withheld."
Mr. Cudahy stated that he has not with
drawn the reward, and does not propose
to do so.
MYSTERIOUS WOMAS AGAIN.
Another Significant Letter by Her
Position Explained.
CINCINNATI, Dec 30. The Enquirer
has received a significant letter from
"Elolse It," who now signs herself Elolse
V. Tarrell. In this letter the writer says
that conjectures as to her Identity on the
part of the Omaha correspondent aro
wrong, that she Is rJk Lizzie Burns, rand
that tht cprnsspondfvfcs ore not Ulyio
fathom the mystery W her identity. VShe
also gives reasons for her offer to clear
up the Cudahy mystery.
"Hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned" Is the quotation that she uses
to explain her position.
The last letter Is dated December 29, and
again the woman, If the writer be a
woman, gives names and dates that are
convincing of the point that she knows
enough about the Cudahy kidnaping to be
wanted. Her letters are lengthy and most
mysterious in facts, dates and details. Ef
forts to ascertain who the writer Is have
proved futile. 5he keeps well In tne back
ground, and evidently considers her posi
tion well before intrusting the letters to
the malls.
Tramp Kidnaped Boy.
MARQUETTE, Mich., Dec 30. William
Sullivan, a tramp, picked up the 5-year-old
son of Raymond Thiery, of Dollar
Bay, Saturday, and led "him to Point
Mills, sdme miles off. Sheriff Lean ap
prehended the man IS miles south of
Houshton, this afternoon. There was
considerable m excitement over the affair,
but Is It not believed that Sullivan har
bored any sinister Intentions. He Is be
lieved to be mentally deransed.
AT THE END OF THE CENTURY
NEW YORK, Dec 30. A new sonnet,
"At the End of the Century," by Sir Ed
win Arnold, was partly cabled yesterday.
The Independent now prints the sonnet in
full, as follows:
Britannia to Columbia.
Daughter! and uncrowned Sister-Queen!
and Friend!
The year wanes, and with that the Hun
dred Years.
New on thy brow the centuries descend;
On mine the frost and sunlight, tri
umphs, tears,
Leave trace of many. Look! what silvered
locks
Mingle with gold under my diadem;
While thy fair braids, uncluttered by all
shocks
Shine hyaclnthlne. Great Land! fasten
them
Fearless, with fresh stars, 'neath thy
Phrygian cap.
I send thee motherly kiss and benlson;
Love me. or love me not; hap what may
hap
My pride and prayers watch thy bright
course begun-; t
Thou dost uphold the lessons learned
from me.
And speak'st my Shakespeare's speech;
God go with thee!
Columbia to Britannia.
Mother! I send thy proud kiss back to
thee
By subtler wire than whatsoever ties
Thy shores and mine, beneath the sever
ing sea,
Tho bond of breed, of kindred blood that
files
Glad to my cheek at this thy salutation.
I have been self-willed, I shall be
again;
Rut thine to me is not another nation;
My knee, not wont to bend, today is fain
To make thee courtesy for all thine ages;
For that same reverend silver In thy
hair;
For all thy famous worthies, statesmen,
sages;
God go with uiee! If thy foes too much
dare
I think we shall no more be kept asunder
Than two great clouds In Heaven that
hold, the thunder.
Racing: at St. Louis Fair Grounds.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 20. Racing, will be re
sumed at the St. Louis Fair Grounds
May 11 and continue SO days, the limit
fixed by the Missouri breeders' law for
any single track. Although the Turf Con
gress permits, the St. Louis course to
open April 1. the state law does not. It
fixes Asril 15 as the date for the open
ing of the season, and November 1 as
the time for closing. Between April 15
and May 15, when the Fair Grounds open,
it Is considered likely that Kinloch Park
will have a season of 23 days. It the
Tllles-Adler-Cella syndicate track is
closed by the end of the Fair Grounds
season, and the Kinloch Park Is to re
sume at that time, a fight between It and
the syndicate will undoubtedly result.
Te Admit Arizona as State.
NEW YORK, Dec 30. Governor Mur
phy, of Arizona, is at the Holland House,
and will go to Washington Tuesday to
continue his efforts to have that terri
tory admitted as a state. "We have a
hard fight on our hands," he said today,
"but we purpose keeping it up until suc
cess crowns our efforts. Our people want
self-government and the advantages of
statehood. Freedom Is the underlying
sentiment which urges us on. We believe
It entirely wrong for a people to be taxed,
directly or indirectly, without representa
tion. We are tired of territorial vassal
age. "Arizona has a population of more than
122,000, having- increased over 100 per cent
in the last decade. We have more peo
ple and more money than 23 of the states
when they were admitted."
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PRISONER REFUSED BAIL.
Woman Held tor "Joint-Wrecking;"
"W. O. T. U. Proffered Aid.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec 30. Mrs. Carrie.
Nation, the W. C. T. U. "Joint-wrecker,"
has refused ball secured by her co-workers.
She now says that under no circum
stances will Bhe step out of Jail until
cleared of the charge against her. The
W. C. T. U. committee, which had taken
up the matter, has practically abandoned
its effort to secure her release.
The County Attorney, It Is said. Is se
riously considering a suggestion made by
the saloon men to withdraw the- charges
of malicious destruction of property, and
prefer one of insanity against her. Thert
Is no doubt in their minds that they can
hold her upon the present charge, and
they are bound to punish the woman in
some form for the mischief she has done.
When spoken to on this matter, Mrs. Na
tion laughed, and said:
"I expect they will resort to this as a
last means to make me abandon my cru
sade against the liquor dealers, but I will
appeal to every liberal-minded person, and
let them Judge In any argument or con
versation with me whether or not I ara
crazy. As I sit alone in this cell ana
think how many boys are going to the
dogs because of this evil traffic In liquor,
I am ready to endure anything for the
cause.
"When I leave this prison, I will not
be.conquered. I will go on to other cities,
find do Just what I have done In Wichita.
There arc thousands of Joints and sa
loons taking the money and manhood
from our young men, and officers stana
by and take fines and bribes to allow such
awful work to continue. I appeal to the
people In the EaBt to stop such abuses of
the law. T admit that my method of
wrecking saloons has been rather out or
the bounds of the general custom, but
something desperate Is necessary.
"If the people of the East, who are for
temperance, will lend me their moral sup
port -and Influence, with the few hard
working temperance women of Kansas,
we will be able to get rid of the Joints n
Kansas, and I don't think they woujd
ever come back. All I want Is people to
help me out of these scrapes when 1
wreck saloons. I need money to pay my
fines, so I can get out and go at It again,
instead of lying In Jail. True, I can now
get out on bond, and go to smashing sa
loons again, and I may yet decide to do
nuch work, but I want to make a clean
sweep as T go and not have fines hanging
over my head Quick aid is what Is need
ed. Money to prosecute this work must
be forthcoming immediately. I will make
the saloon men sorry, and In three months
there will not be one Joint In the state.
I point with prldp to what work I have
accomplished In Medicine Lodge and Kio
wa. Both towns are devoid of Joints be
cause of my work, and no one will deny
it."
A movement has been started by the
local W. C. T. TL. to empanel a special Jury
to Investigate the conduct of the city and
county officials In permitting the sale of
liquors In Wichita.
.
(, BROKE DOWN IN A GALE."
Terrible Experience- of British.
Steamer Oner Seaman Killed.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 31. The British
steamer Lake Megantic. Captain Taylor,
from Liverpool December 25 and Queens
town December 26, for St. John, returned
to Queenstown harbor yesterday (Sun
day) morning after a terrible experience
In the gale. She left Queenstown Wednes
day carrying the Canadian malls, 45 sa
loon and 28 cabin passengers and about
500 steerage passengers, principally for
eigners. She had "reached a point about
40 miles west Thursday night, when she
encountered a gale. Behaving splendidly,
she would have gotten through had not
the steering-gear become damaged badly,
placing her in a dangerous position. The
crew worked bravely, und rigged the
hand gear, and the vessel wa3 again
brought under control. Unfortunately,
the hand gear also became damaged. The
gale lasted 20 hours, and an Immense sea
broke over the vessel, smashing the booby
hatch and flooding her between decks,
where the steerage passengers were lo
cated. It also washed away the greater
portion of the fittings, and did consid
erable deck damage Three lifeboats
were smashed. Some of the crew were
seriously Injured, and one seaman was
killed on deck.
When the storm moderated. Captain
Taylor decided to return to Queenstown.
It was difficult work to steer the big
ship, but she managed to anchor here
without assistance. Her officers and men
were exhausted. To everybody's surprise,
the Beaver Company directed Captain
Taylor to take the Lake Mengantlc to
Liverpool, and he proceeded there with
nil her passengers and mails, to be trans
ferred to the Lake Superior, which will
leave the Mersey Tuesday. The company
ordered a tug to accompany her, but
none was available here. Tugs will bo
sent from Liverpool to meet her. There
will be considerable anxiety as to her
safety In her present disabled condition,
especially as the weather has again
broken In a high northwest gale.
It was Impossible to Interview any of
the Lake Megantic's people, and the com
pany's agents are reticent, but It Is un
derstood that there were indescribable
scenes among the passengers, who are
said to have howled in despair, expecting
that tho steamer would founder at any
moment.
British Steamer Pulled Off Reef.
MIAMI, Fla., Dec 30. The British
steamship Mount Oswald, which went on
a rcet at Elbow Reef December 17, was
pulled off by a wrecking tug today and
proceeded on her voyage to Tamplco,
Mexico.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Dec 30. Arrived at 10:40 A.
M. and left up at 12:50 P. M. Steamer
South Portland, from San Francisco. Ar
rived down at 8 A. M. French bark Louis
Pasteur. Left up at 10:30 A. M. British
ship County of Roxburgh. Condition of
the bar at 5 P 21., smooth; weather clear,
no wind. Crossed in at 6:15 P. M. Tramp
steamer.
San Francisco, Dec 30. Arrived British
steamer Robert Adamson. from Nanalmo;
ship Occidental, from Seattle: steamer
Bonita, from Newport; schooner Mon
terey, from Coos Bay; bark Gatherer,
from Tacoma. Sailed Steamer Robert
Dollar, for Seattle; schooner Repeat,, for
Coos Bay.
New York, Dec 30. Arrived Minneap
olis, from London; La Gascogne, from
Havre. Sailed Anchoria, for Glasgow.
Tanger Challenges McGovera.
CHICAGO, Dec 30. Benny Yanger. tho
"Tipton Slasher," through his manager,
tonight deposited a forfeit of $1000 with
Gcorgo SUer and Issued a challenge to
fight Terry McGovern at 122 pounds be
fore the club offering the best Induce
ments. As these are the terms asked by
McGovern's manager, it is almost a cer
tainty the match will be made. If the
men meet It will be for the feather-weight
championship of the world.
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THREE) MEN MET DEATH IN FIGHT
WHICH FOLLOWED.
Enrnced Man Shot Another Resisted
Arrest and -Caused His Own
and Sheriff's Death.
ABBBYVTLLEy S. C, Dec SO. Sheriff
Kennedy, of this county, William Kile, of
Massachusetts, who has been superintend
ing the building of a cotton mill here,
and John Dansby, a United States Mar
shal, are dead, the result of a shooting
over a game of cards.
Several persons were playing cards last
night, when Dansby threw two dollars on
the table and said: "I play for this." The
men at the table refused to let Dansby
Into the game, and an altercation ensued.
Dansby finally drew a pistol and shot
Kile In the stomach. He then backed out
of the room, declaring he would shoot
any person Who attempted to stop him.
He was followed by two policemen, but
held them at bay until Sheriff Kennedy
and a number of citizens arrived.
Dansby fled to the house of his father-in-law,
where Kennedy called on him to
surrender. Dansby came out, and with the
remark: "We will all go to hell to
gether," commenced firing. Dansby was
shot twice In the leg and once in the chest.
and the Sheriff was struck near the heart
and fell. Dansby walked 50 steps, and
was reloading his pistol when he was shot
again by the dying Sheriff. Dansby and
the Sheriff died within a few minutes of
east other. Kile died today.
FOUND DEAD IN HER ROOM.
Man Held on Suspicion Says She
Killed Herself. -
CH 'O, Dec SO. Merrltt D. Hoff,
proprietor of the Turnagaln Arm Gold
Mining Company, of 'Phoenix, Ariz., was
arrested here tonight, and Is held pend
ing an Investigation by the police into the
death of Mrs. Nora Hammers, who was
found dead In her room today with a bul
let In her brain. Hoff, who has been ac
quainted with Mrs. Hammers since July,
admits that he was In the room at the
time of the shooting, which was done
with his revolver, but he contends that
the woman committed suicide. Charles
Gaussen, a friend of Hoff, and Mrs. Gris
well, a sister of the dead woman, have
also been arrested. These two maintain
that the woman killed herself because
she feared Hoff, who has a wife and
daughter, intended to cease his acquaint
ance with her.
HofTs revolver was found in one of tho
dead woman's hands. Hoff asserts that
when Mrs. Hammers fired the fatal shot
he picked up the weapon and ran for a
doctor. On the way he met Gaussen and
told him of the tragedy. Hoff say3 he
gave the revolver to Gaussen, who la
tum took It back to the room where the
shooting occurred and placed It in tho
woman's hand.
Hoff lived for IS years in Minneapolis,
and was station agent of the Great
Northern in that city. Mrs. Hammers Is
said to have come to Chicago from Bos
ton. FEUD IN KENTUCKY.
Six Men Killed and Twelve Wound
ed In Two Weeks.
LONDON, Ky.. Dec. 30. Four men have
been killed and 10 wounded In Clay Coun
ty fights within the past two weeks,, while
two other Clay County men were killed
and two wounded In a fight Just over Clay
County line during the same period, mak
ing a, total of six killed and 12 wounded
within two weeks. The factions are again
becoming hostile, and soldiers may have
to be taken there soon to quell the trouble.
Murder Suspect Disappears.
SAVANNAH, Mo.. Dec. 30. A traveling
man whose name has been incidentally
mentioned In connection with the murder,
Christmas eve, of Frank Richardson, ha3
disappeared, and detectives are endeavor
ing to locate him. Mrs. Richardson Is
still confined to her bed with nervous
prostration, and the attending physician
said today: "It is probable that she will
not live. Her grief and sufferins are in
describable, and she wants to die"
LONDON BROKERS ALARMED
It Is Expected That Six. Firms Will
Suspend Today.
LONDON, Dec. 30. London stockbrok
ers are apprehensive as to the results of
tomorrow's dealings. Bear traders for
the last fortnight have been concentrat
ing their attacks on the Whltaker-Wright
shares, and, had their assaults failed, the
results must have been quite as sensa
tional as was the suspension of the Lon
don & Globe Finance Corporation, Ltd.
As affairs stand now, It Is expected that
no fewer than six additional firms will
suspend tomorrow. The feeling is very
gloomy. It Is feared that the general
markets must become affected. Those
who take this view think that the climax
may be postponed until the next settle
ment, but the prospect Is far from hope
ful, unless the bears themselves come to
the rescue of the brokers who have been
prominent in this attack.
It is announced that the Marquis of
Dufferln and Ava, on receiving news that
his son, Lord Frederick Temple Black
wood, had been wounded at Glenfonteln,
resigned the chairmanship of the London
& Globe Financial Corporation.
The Doily Telegraph says:
"The bear orders to sell for a fall In
Lakevlew and other shares emanated
chiefly from Adelaide, where the condi
tion of the properties was presumably
better known. So persistent did these
operations become that an opposing
group, headed by the London & Globe
Finance Corporation, Ltd., tried to create
a corner ini the shares to squeeze out the
bears, but were unable to pay for the
large blocks purchased."
The Financial News, which is inclined
to the view that the London & Globe
Corporation will yet get the accommoda
tion it requires, mentions a report that
one group actually offered 500,000 to as
sist In dealing with the crisis, but was In
formed that at least fSOO.OOO would be re
quired. Atlnntic Liners Raced.
NEW YORK, Dec 30. The American
liner New York and the Cunard liner
Etruria, the former from Southampton
and Cherbourg, the latter from Liverpool
and Queenstown, arrived late last night,
after an interesting race. December 23,
27 and 23 the steamers were in sight of
each other. The Cunarder gained con
stantly, and December 28, at 5 P. 1L,
passed her rival. During the ensuing
night, the New York dropped out of sight.
The New York brought the passengers
of the disabled steamer Westernland, ot
the Red Star line, which was towed Into
Southampton, December 22, by the steam
er Somervlllc
Commerce ot Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20. The division of
Insular affairs of the War Department
makes public a statement summarizing
the trade of the Philippine Islands for
tho H months ending May 3L 1900. The
value of merchandise Imported Into the
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Jeffries Beslns Training Next Week.
CINCINNATI, Dec 30. It Is announced
that Ed Cook, as representative of W.
A. Brady, will be hero this week to open
Jeffries' grounds, and Jeffries Is expected
to go Into training at West Baden, Ind.,
next week.
Gus Bezenah is trying to make a match
for the preliminary of the Jeffrie3-Ruhlin
fight hero February 15.
Unable to Corner Rebel Bands.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 30. Tho
British steamer Orinoco, which arrived
hero today from Colon, reports consider
able rebel activity In nearly all the prov
inces. Business is at a standstill in al
most overy section. The Colombian Gov
ernment, according to the same advices,
has been making unsuccessful attempts
to corner the rebel bands.
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