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Interesting History of the
Nation's August Body
Some Sidelights oa Its Organiza
tion and Personnel A
Peculiar Case.
WASHINGTON. April 7. Perhaps no
Institution of the American Government
hus so Interesting though brief a history
an the Supreme Court of the United
faw neuDla outside tna
members of the legnl profession Know
much of the organization of that august
body or of the personnel of the court
and the ways of its working. It Is
hardly poesible to acquire thla knowl
edge exoept by long atudy and research
T by close Intimacy with member of
the hlgheat tribunal In the land.
William Henry Dennis, a prominent
membcra of the District bar. who for a
long time was a "atenographlo clerk
for Justice Blatchford of the Supreme
Court of the United States, In discussing
the subject of the organisation of the
court, and its members and their work
aid:
Four Periods.
"The evolution of the Supreme Court
the United States might be divided
into rour penoaa, cirsi. inn vi i.
beginning at the close of the eighteenth
century, from 1?8 to 178. when there
were four Chief Justices appointed: sec
ond, the distinct era, the long terms of
Chief Justice Marshall and Taney; t&Jrd,
from the time of the death of Justice
Taney to the close of the civil war, and
fourth, from that time to the present.
"At the October term. 18, the court
was headed by Chief Justice Walte,
man of the most rug-aed honesty and
transparent sincerity of purpose, and
thoroughly sound Jurist He was ap-
Dolnted. as you know, by President
Orant as a third choice after the selec
tlon first of Attorney General Williams
and then of Caleb Cushlng. who were
unacceptable to the Senate.
"President Grant, with nil due respect
to his greatness, was considered by
many lawyers a little peculiar In regard
to Ms feelings toward the profession
and the bench. I hare heart an eml
nent Judge, now In retirement, relate
that the victor of Appomattox in early
life had some experience with the law
or lawyers which left him with a feel
ing amounting almost to a violent preju
dice.
A Peculiar Case.
"In one case, this Judge said, when
General Grant was remonstrated with
for nominating a man to a Judgeship
who was not even a lawyer he replied
with soma anrearance of. surprise at
this information, that he had been In
formed that the man had studied law
for several months. This may have
been an exaggeration. Certainly the Be
lection of Chief Justice Walte did credit
to President Grant's discernment
"The senior Associate Justice was
Samuel P. Miller, a man of remarkable
mental strength and ability, and with a
remarkable career. He began life as a
farmer, then studied medicine and prac
ticed It successfully before he decided
to change his profession and study for
the bar, to which he was admitted at the
age of thirty-six. It was a disappoint
ment to many that he was not promoted
to the Chief Justiceship upon the death
of Chase, but such a promotion seems
to be osxj of the most unlikely things
to hap,
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"Next to him in seniority was Justice
Field, destined to live out the longest
term of service of any of the court, and
noted for his independence in regard to
dissent from the majority of the court.
In his later years upon the bench, if It
lb allowable to speak of physical Infirm
ity When no disrespect Is Intended, he
gave an unintended and doluslv'e encour
agement to counsel who were not accus
tomed to the personalities of the Su
preme Court
Jostles Field's Peculiarity.
They would observe that Justice
Field appeared to be agreeably nodding
assent to their successive assertions in
their argument and were encouraged to
address themselves particularly to him.
As a matter of fact a slight nervous
affection of the muscles of the neck was
the causa of this Jove-like encourage
ment. "Justice Bradley was one of the oldest
In Tears, but not In term of service.
Though small In physique, he was a
giant In mind and In energy. " Attorney
uenerai uariand, who had every cause
to criticise him closely, said of him:
" It Is doubtful If ever a man eat In
that tribunal who knew more law and
more sorts of law than he.'
"He certainly did an enormous amount
or me sona woric or me xurt. He was
endowed by nature with a temper that
might fairly be called peppery. And
do not think It was any more unjust to
mention this fact than to say of a man
short or tall that his eyesight Is keen
or Imperfect, or anything of the kind
It expressed part of the energy of his
the occasions when it blazed out In spite
of him.
"Tie was one of those men who seemed
fated not to be popular In spite of merit
and hard work. Some people still be
llevo that ho was appointed to the bench
along with Judge Strong for the purpose
f reversing the decision of the court
Mpop the legal tender act, although their
nominations were prepared and sent In
before the first decision on that act was
announced.
"Afterward his service on the Elec
toral Commission was criticised, though
he accepted the unthankful office very
much against his will.
The Only Survivor.
"Justice Harland Is now the only sur
vivor of the court as then constituted.
Justice Woods became an Invalid In 1886,
and passed away In April, 1887.
"Justice Matthews, or Stanley Mat
thews, as It seems more natural to call
Mm, was, perhaps, even then beginning
to fall In health. He died two years
later. In March, 1889.
'Tie Is said to have attributed the
stomach disorder that chiefly caused his
death to his irregularity about a midday
repast, caused by the hours the court
then observed. It met. as It does now.
at noon exactly, but It then sat until
4 o'clock, without a reeVs.
"Justice Gray was then one of the
Vnd men' of the court, having been
appointed in December. 1881. by Presi
dent Arthur, from the supreme court
bench of Massachusetts. It seems but
yesterday that his giant form, overtop
ping even that of Justice Harlan, dlp-
republicans Preparing
Editorially for the
Campaign
(Journal Special Service.)
NHW TURK. April 7. Following
custom that has existed for many years,
the leaders of the Republican party are
preparing for the newspaper end of the
forthcoming campaign. They have en
gaged editorial talent of a high order,
and the men who are to do the writing
are already getting their duta Into shape
for the Republican newspapers of the
country. t .
The DOrtralt show John A. Slelcher,
president of the National Editorial Asso
elation, the Republican literary bureau
Mr. Slelcher la' the editor of Leslie's
Weeklr. He Is a personal friend of
President : .Roosevelt j
peared from among, tis, and the speeches
In praise of his prodigious learning, his
dignity as a Judge. nd his lifetime of
public service, are still In our ears.
"Mother nature, in a perverse mood,
gave him a-rather high-pitched voice In
contrast with his great stature, and Im
preeslve brow and ace. His own mental
quiekneor made him a little impatient
of any slowness la others, and his tern
per verged on the petulant.
"This combination at times furnished
a little oulft fun to others, as when In
court an attorney was earnestly exhibit
ing a map of certain localities, and ex
plained that it was a btrd's-eye view.
Mr. Justice Gray remarked that he
hoped it was. printed 10 the record, for
he was not a bird, and could not see
like a bird.
Jaitloe Blatchford.
"Justice Blatchford was the Junior of
all, having been appointed first to the
District Court at New York, then to the
Circuit Court and then to the Supreme
Bench.
"I would not wish for a moment to
lose sight of the real and inherent dig
nity of the Supreme Court of the I'nlted
States and Its members. That dignity
is of the true kind, which Is free from
all pomp or arrogance. The rules of the
court, both for procedure' and for Its
external ceremonies, Impose the least
restraint comparable with good order
and Justice.
The prevailing tone through the
court and all the officers attached to It
Is that of courtesy and kindness, to the
humblest and least known, as much as
to the highest and most noted. A true
democracy prevails there, fatal to hum
bugs, but generous to merit."
REAT STRIKE
IS THREATENED
Textile Workers of New England
May Go Out.
(Journal Special Service.)
BOSTON, Mass., April 7.' Unless a
settlement Is speedily reached, the
present week will see the Inauguration
of the greatest textile strike ever at
tempted In New England. It will In
volve thousands of operatives in the
mills of Lowell, New Bedford, Taunton
and other centers of the textile Industry
where the 10 per cent increase in wages
wits not granted last year. The local
unions in these cities have already
voted to strike, but the final decision
rests with the National Spinners' Asso
ciation, which began a meeting here
today. The United Textile Workers,
supported- by the spinners, which is the
wealthiest labor union in America, feels
that it is in. a position to wage a fight
to a finish with the mill owners. The
strike once started would in all prob
ability spread throughout New England
and develop into one of the fiercest labor
contests that has ever taken place in
this section.
UNION COLLEGE CONVENTION
(Journal Special Service.)
GRINNELL' la.. April 7. A conven
tion of representatives of all the Congre
gational colleges and seminaries of the
Interior began here today and will con
tinue through tomorrow. The purpose
of the convention, Is to consider the
common interests of the colleges as af
fected on the one hand by the univer
sities and on the other by the devel
opment of the secondary schools. The
questions of how- beat to manage these
institutions, maintain discipline, look
after athletics and promote religious
life are among those scheduled for consideration.
Prominent among the participants at
the conference are President W. H.
Callmon of Carlton College, President
C. A. Blanchard of Wheaton College,
President H. T. Fuller of Drury College,
President J. Ht Morley of Fargo, Presi
dent D. B. Ferry of Doane, Dean E. G.
Smith of Beloit. President W. F. Slocum
of Colorado College, President W. E.
Sperry of Olivet College, President A.
T. Perry of Marietta College, and Presi
dent H. C. King of Oberlin,
Flash Times Make the Rich Reck
less Astonishing Result of
Recent Raids.
(Journal Special Service.)
NEW YORK. April 7. It Is now pat
ent to every observer that the triumph
ant classes of New York are Infected
with the gambling erase as never In any
previous period of flush times. Those
opposed to gambling thrifty shop
keepers, owners of tenements, flats and
renting residences, and the like make
their conscience-evading bets by buying
stocks outright and selling them when
the market advances or drops danger
ously. Racing hats been relnvlgorated
by the rich, and bookmakers are multi
plying a bookmaker's "roll" found In a
raided gambling house a few treeks ago
contained 175,000 in paper moneyl Gamb
ling houses, of which there were always
a few, are now numerous; and two one
for the fashionable rich, the other for
the merely rich are Trlmalchlan pal
aces In costly gaudlness. Recently the
manager of the fashionable place, when
asked how much money they kept on
hand for dally business, drew out a pock
et book and showed five $10,000 bills
"and." said he, "there's $40,000 more In
the safe and at the tables upstairs."
Poolrooms are seen by all but the
police every few blocks In the business
district Their clerks and messengers.
and of late many women wives of re-
tall shopkeepers and of the better-paid
clerks play races far and near. And
the race tracks themselves were never
so prosperous or so fashionable. Next
summer there will be one more me
most ambitious of all. At these tracks
every racing day there Is literally a
crowd that plunges heavily; and part of
it is women not as formerly the race
track element's women only, but women
of the conservative classes, sending their
bets from grand stand to bookie's shed
by one of the doien busy "ladles mes
sengers. Hundreds of the men stuKe
large sums, scores stake thousands;
there Is a score or more who frequently
make such winnings and losings as
;:, 000 on a single race.
Policy shops and policy writers Infest
the tenement districts, robbing laborers
and artisans, and their wives and child
ren, of quarters, dimes, nickels and pen
nies through alleged lottery drawings
that are in reality cunning assignments
of small "prizes" where they will boom
the fraud. It Is estimated that the in
come from policy has now mounted to
$16,000 a day. Think how many gamb
lers that means, even if the average
bet is so high as 25 cents!
Then there are the women of more or
less social pretensions. The Wall street
woman Is no new phenomenon in New
York. Hut she was as a rule a sexleps-
looklng creature, skin tough and sal
low, toilet careless and dowdy; she sat
about the "ladles' department" of the
uptown branches of big bucket shops,
making her bets and winning or losing
with perfect self control, as full of
tricks as a fox was she, but not fusci
nating to behold, or in any way a meas
urable factor in public morals. The new
Wall street woman is not of kin to the
old. does not suggest her except as all
human beings suggest each otber through
the possession of universal traits. She
comes In carriage or cub to the "ladles'
department" of those brokerage firms
that have the courage to take the extra
risks of feminine trade; she spends an
hour or so there, her eye on the tape,
her hand on her smelling salts; having
won or lost all she cares or dares to
risk that day. she goes her way.
At Saratoga in summer, at I'alm Beach
in winter, and ui AiKen also, the more
or less public gaming table the private
club or the private room in the gambling
house is not only permitted, but fash
ionable.
Stock gambling, of course, as yet at
tracts fewer of these fashionable women
with the gambling fad. It calls for
study, for a long and tedious, education
ana women or rashlon have too many
drafts upon their time already. There
are some who Intrust money to men
friends to bet for them; but that is not
gambling for the woman. The "gamble"
Is altogether for the trusted man, who
would hardly be so ungallant and even
cruel not to say imprudent, for that
would sound cynical as to let a confld-
, ing and helpless woman lose through
his lack of luck or wit. The real stock
gambling woman of fashion, doing1 the
gambling herself, using her own Judg
ment reinforced or confused by "tips"
gathered at random, staking her own. in
come or her father's or husband's al
lowance to her, Is as yet a rarity. Hut
she is an interesting rarity, as she lies
abed with her telephone at her Indolent
elbow and with smiles or frowns In
great crises In the "street." tears upon
her petulant face. Thanke t? the tele
phone, she gambles at her ease. In the
seclusion of her home, of her bedroom.
And apparently she Is the heralding
swallow of tho oncoming flock. There
are still few husbands with tales of
how scantily they are fed because "my
wife came a cropper on steel last month,
and dropped her house money as well as
her personal allowance." But those few,
unless all signs fall, also are heralds
of a flock a mournful flock.
This gambling erase Is the latest!
phase and extreme of an extraordinary.
Incredible development the transforma
tion of New York from a rich, rather
sober city into a world-capital, within
T
lfcss than 15 years.
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HAKOED FOB BOBBEBT.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 7. Will
Dorsey. colored, was hanged here today
at 11:59 a. m. for highway robbery, it
being the first instance in the state's
history where the death penalty has
been imposed for this crime.
Dorsey was convicted for entering the
home of David McNamara, a mine oper
ator near Pratt mines, three years ago
and shooting down McNamara and rub- ;
bing the place. McNamara. though
badly wounded, recovered. I
Dorsey claimed that the shooting Vi '
done by another negro, but did not
deny complicity In the crime. He met
death stoically.
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WHAT YOUR. POWER.
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You probably use Less than you think, at a
cost Higher than you thought.
That is of useful power. Belts and shafting
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means loss of powerwhich means Loss of Money.
Old methods do not recognize this loss as
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sities reduce this loss to a minimum, or obliterate
it entirely by the use of direct-connected Electric
motors.
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