8 CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1901. THE PLAIN DEALER. MORNING, EVENING, SUNDAY AND WEEKLY. Published Every Day In the Year by the PLAIN DEALER PUBLISHING COMPANY. I.
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Thirty to Forty -Two cents. all manoscripte submitted will he given careful unless attention, but rejectol articles will not returued stamps are spit for that purpose. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1901. Largest Morning and Sunday Circulation in Cleveland Proved by Investigation. Bell telephone "Main 9" connects with every departmeut of the Plain Dealer by means of our branch exchange of twenty-four telephones.
Cuyahoga telephone R. No. 96 connects with the various departments through our private branch exchange. SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION. The circulation of tbe Cleveland Plaln Dealer 'for the mouth of September.
1901, averaged per day Ad follow: SUNDAY PLAIN DEALERCity 35,617. Country 17.545-Total 63,102 MORNING PLAIN DEALERCity 31,356, Country 49,598 EVENING PLAIN DEALERCity 7,703. Country 14.043 COMBINED MORNING AND All Sample Cooler Deducted. AMUsem*nTS. OPERA HOUSE-'Allce of Old Vincennes," at 8.
EMPIRE- at 2 and 8. Otto." at 2 and 8. a Woman's l'ower," at 2 and S. STAR- Burlesque, at 2 and 8. The President Has Done It Again.
President Roosevelt continues to illustrate his independence of partisan traditions and considerations by actions that keep both political friends and opponents wondering what he is likely to do next. The other day he appointed a Democrat to a federal judgeship in Alabama, when there were Republicans eager for the position and the vacancy had been caused by the death of a Republican. That dazed southern Republicans and won him friends among southern Democrats. A few days afterwards he sat down to table with Booker T. Washington and immediately there was wrath among southern Democrats--a part of them--and rejoicing among colored Republicans down that way.
While the tempest in a teapot was still raging. the president took another turn and appointed a Democrat to be collector of internal revenue for the district of South Carolina, although a Republican long identified with the party in the state was a candidate the place and was understood to be slated for it. It is true that the two Democratic appointees were not in accord with the Bryan movement when the party was split on the silver issue. but both are stanch Democrats and there 1 is no expectation that they will be swerved into Republican path. The question now is whether political action in apthe pointing two Democrats to good offices in place of Republicans, or the social action in eating dinner in a purely unoficial capacity with an educated and refined colored teacher has done most to President Roosevelt in the south.
Very possibly President Roosevelt does not care whether it is one way or the other. A Rush and a Riot Call. It has been popularly supposed that the southern character, mellowed and softened by a higher temperature. did not display those vigorous and hurried characteristics that are shown by the people of a cooler clime. And yet at times it will be noticed that the human disposition displays identical results without regard to climatic changes, more especially when some sudden emergency calls them forth.
In Charleston, S. a few days ago. a mercantile establishment called attention in the daily press to the alluring special prices it had placed on certain lines of goods that are dear to the feminine heart. Before the establishment opened its doors the next morning it is calculated that a mob of 800 women, "many of them of the best families," had congregated in front of the store. Travel was stopped.
the street cars could not pass, and the blockade was made still more formidable by a crowd of amused men and boys. When the doors were opened there was a mad rush that at once assumed dangerous proportions. Many women fainted, numbers were thrown down and trampled upon, and finally it was deemed necessary to send in a rlot call and summon every available policeman. The officers had a serious task before them, but they finally succeeded in clearing the street and sidewalk, and in closing the doors of the store. All of which, as has been intimated, goes to show that when a bargain day emergency brings its alluring summons, the southern woman, despite her usually deliberate movements, can show just as much energy as her northern sister.
It has been suggested by a leading eastern educator that it would be an excellent idea to import the social customs of the German college students for use at our own universities. This would include the verein and the other characteristic features of student life at Heidelborg and Bonn. Of course the prolonged drinking bouts would be included in the pew scheme, with their spitted caps, and their sword clashings, and their roaring choruses. Then, too, there would be the duel and the court plastered faces, and the long pipes, and the slim waists and the funny strutting. But are we prepared to graft all this in our American colleges? Wouldn't it be better to experiment in a small way before we commit ourselves to it? An Outside View.
"We had better," said Mr. W. IT. Clark, addressing a Republican meeting at the West Side wigwam on Tuesday evening, "listen to the counsels of Senator Hanna. our peerless leader, and now perhaps the greatest and brainiest man in the world." That counsel was "not to bring into the contest" the question of taxation or "anything else of that kind." The peculiar counsel of "the greatest and brainiest man in the world" has attracted attention outside the state and been the subject of questioning comment.
For instance, the Baltimore Sun is moved to wonder "that intelligent men should deliver themselves of nonsense of this kind," when the issues involved in the state election are purely of a local character. The charge having been made that the railroads of Ohio are not paying their proper proportion of taxes- -a fact which, by the way. Mr. Hanna's home organ admits to. have existed for many years, that they are assessed at a figure far below their actual value, and that if they were taxed as owners of other property are taxed, the revenues of the state would be greatly increased, the Sun thinks this an issue of the greatest importance to the taxpayers of the state, although Mr.
Hanna regards it of such a trivial character as not to be worth consideration. The Sun is surprised that intelligent men should be deceived by such statements as that of Mr. Hanna into disregarding their own interests and voting against their own welfare. for if by the just taxation of railroads in Ohio the tax rate were reduced every property owner in the state would be benefited. But, says the Sun: Hanna apparently regards any man who is infuenced by sordid considerations of eccaomy as an enemy to his party.
his opinion the issue of paramount importance in Ohio is the indorsem*nt by the people of that state of Senator Foraker and h'mself. It does not appear that either he or his associate in the senate intends to relieve the voters who indorse them of the burden of high taxes or to pay any part of their street car fare. It has long been a truism that the average politician is in politics for what he can get out of it. It is strange that voters do not adopt the same principle when their interests are directly involved. The questicas which politicians regard as "side issues" are frequently the issues worth lighting for.
It will be interesting to see whether the voters of Ohi are duped into Indorsing Mr. Ianna and Mr. Foraker at their own expense. It they are, they will display a loyalty to party which would be almost admirable if it were not utterly absurd. The man who would rather stand by bis party In an off year than reduce his tax rate and cut down his car fare is an altruist worthy of a place in the national museum of political curiosities.
When the editor of the Baltimore Sun made those comments he had not been made aware by Mr. W. H. Clark that Mr. Hanna, besides being a "peerless leader." is "perhaps the greatest and brainiest man in the world." Dissent or criticism of the dictum of such incarnate wisdom is an impertinence.
The Sun editor will please take notice and consider himself rebuked for his audacity. Distribution of Yale Honors. Yale university yesterday followed the celebration of its bicentenary by the bestowal of no less than sixty-two honorary degrees. Forty-seven of these were LL. D.
degrees, of which considerably more than half were given to men who have made their names distinguished for learning in one field of knowledge or another, the remainder being awarded to those who have become best known for achievements in public life. Eight well known American authors were honored with the degree of doctor in literature, and seven were given the D. D. degree. Three former Clevelanders were among those receiving the LL.
D. degree for having distinguished themselves in science or letters. Prof. Albert A. Michelson, the first professor of physics at Case School of Applied Science and who distinguished himself and honored the school during his connection with it by his researches and discoveries regarding the velocity of light, is now professor of physics in the University of Chicago.
Yale made 10 mistake in honoring him for what he has done in the feld of scientific research. James Ford Khodes, the historian who placed himself in the front rank of American historians by the four vollines SO far issued of his "History of the United States Since the Compromise of 1850," is another exClevelander honored by Yale yesterday. The third is Secretary of State John Hay, who was given the honor for his literary as well as his diplomatic and cabinet services. Among the other recipients of the degree for distinction in other fields than that of political life may be noticed Samuel P. Langley.
the eminent scientist of the Smithsonian institution: Prof. Charles E. Norton of Harvard university, eminent as a scholar whatever may be thought of his wisdom on current public questions; Horace H. Furness, the most learned of American Shakespearean scholars, and John I. Farge, in whose name American art was honored.
The broad spirit of Yale in religious matters was manifested in the distinctions bestowed on the Catholic John Ireland, archbishop of St. Paul; Protestant Episcopal Henry C. Potter, bishop of New York, and Bishop Scheele of Gotland, who is also a member of the Swedish parliament. Among the public men given the degree of LL. D.
in recognition of their positions or public services, President Roosevelt was a matter of course and so was Chief Justice Fuller. Marquis Ito was given the degree as a graceful compliment to a distinguished visitor to this country, and it was not inappropriate. Ambassador Choate, Seth Low, Whitelaw Reid, Richard Olney and President Schurmann were So many evidences of impartiality in distributing favors of this kind, but some persons may be disposed to cavil at the singling out of Rear Admiral William Sampson for university honors at the present moment. The eight recipients of the honor of doctor in literature will be generally regarded as worthy the distinction. Ranged in alphabetical order, and therefore raising no question of literary precedence, they are T.
B. Aldrich, George W. Cable, Samuel L. Clemens. Richard W.
Gilder, William D. Howells, Brander Matthews, Thomas N. Page, and Prof. Woodrow Wilson. Poetry, fiction, history, humor and criticism are represented in the honored octet.
In Boston the city judges are disagreeing as to what constitutes drunkenness. And yet it the amount of liquor drunk per capita is taken into consideration, Boston should present more examples upon which to establish a common basis of agreement, than any other city In the nation. Tammany has plenty of reasons for its objection to be routed out of power. To begin with, there are 44.041 of these reasons, each being represented by a salaried employc of the city government. The Boston 1erald pricks the bubble of Yale's boasting by calling the latter's attention to the fact that she has but one son who reached eminence as a prose writer, James Fenimore Cooper, and but two who are famed in poetry, Nathaniel, Parker Willis and Edmund Clarence seems a little bitter on the Herald's part.
If Actress Edna Wallace Hopper really has fallen heiress to $200,000 she is to be highly congratulated. But there are a good many doubting people who will be mean enough to insist upon seeing the actual securities before they credit the story. The courageous bishop of Nova Scotia boldly announces that he doesn't believe in the divine right of kings. That may sound like a solemn defiance of tradition in the Halifax neighborhood, but over here it is only humorous. The latest American invasion of London is accompanied by the most stirring march music in the world.
They all admire Sousa over there. If the worst comes to the worst in Paris, it must be gratifying to M. Santos-Dumont to remember that he can rise above the conspuezing. That once famous equine wonder, Alix, has been sent to the happy pasture land to join her departed ancestors. Peace to their manes.
The man with the automobile eye protectors was the man to be envied in the dust furries of Wednesday. There is nothing to be sneezed at in the record of that American built Russian battleship. We reckon this must be the Indian summer. Many happy returns to the sons of old Eli. Gen.
Dewet continues to die in spots. PLAIN DEALS. The Cartoonist and the Kaiser. "Art has Its limits," William said: "Beyond that it will fall." And then be caught a cartoon man And threw him Into jall. It's Getting Monotonous.
"Sad news from south Africa. Dewet is dead." What! again?" A Subject of Wonderment. "I was just wondering about that $200,000 legacy that was left to Edna Wallace Hopper." "W'hat was you wondering?" "Wondering it DeWolt Hopper had heard of it." A Political Strategist. "Bourke Cocoran' is 2. strategic politician of the first water." "What's he at now?" "He's supporting Mr.
Croker's candidate so that he can get a crack at Mr. Croker." A Hanna Paradox. In glancing over the stubs on his check Mr. Hanna has ascertained that over 500 babies have been named for Post. And strange to say, by checking this infliction the senator continually adds to the sum total.
The Pie Famine. They say the pumpkin crop is short, Which isn't news of pleasant sort, Because it means that you and me Much less of pie are sure to see. They'll tell us that we must eat squash, Advice that is but weakest bosh. Compared with pumpkin squash is tame And quite unworthy of its fame. Yet why, ob, why, should I lamentAt least to auy great extent? For at the table where I'm set Dried apple pies are all we get.
The Daffy Dialogues. "George, dear, is it true that they are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Yale college?" "Yes, my love. What is strange about it?" "Why, it seems such a long time, dear. Actually, were there freshmen there 200 years ago?" course. Why not?" "It's SO funny to think of them as being fresh after all these years." "But they were fresh then." "I suppose most of them are dead, aren't they, George?" "Most of them, my dear.
But there are a good many sons of 'old Yale attending the celebration who are not dead." "Are there, dear? Isn't that nice. It shows such a fraternal spirit-is it fraternal or paternal, George?" "It's maternal, Iny love. It's the affection they feel for their alma mater that brings them to New Haven. There are enough of them to make a very great assemblage of prosperous and prominent citizens." "Isn't that lovely! I can remember what an exciting time we used to have in school on visiting day. But, of course, this must be larger.
Are there any ladies among them, George." "No, my dear. There are lots of gowns, but no petticoats." "I don't think that's nice a bit." sorry you didn't let the Yale officials know this, my dear, before they vent ahead and perfected all the arrangements. I don't aoubu that it would have been possible to have a goodly number of distinguished scrub women of Yale to occupy the platform with the other Loted guests." "Don't, George. You don't talk a bit nice." TILES OF THE TOWN. They Followed Copy.
A piece of advertising copy was brought into the composing room of a local newspaper on Wednesday afternoon and the foreman turned it over to one of the compositors. It was written on paper of very light texture, and when the compositor laid it on his case a sudden gust of wind swooped in and caught it up and fluttered It out of the window, It is a standing rule of every well organized printing establishment to follow copy. This time the compositor violated the regulaticu. He followed it to the window, but be went Do farther. As he peered out he saw the Aimsy sheet fluttering high in air and rapidly trekking eastward.
alarm was at once given, the elevator carried down an excited messenger, and a pursuit was hastily ordered. Two advertising sleuths started off post-haste on the trail of the skylarking runaway, and it wasn't long before they were heard from in the pelghborhood of Perry street, still hopefully following copy. At a late hour in the afternoon they were believed to be still at it, and it was confidently claimed they would not relax their efforts until darkness bid the object of the exciting chase. It WIll be Long on Lions. Baltimore American.
Great Britan can at least claim one advantage over US. We baven't a circus in the country whose parade can compare with the coming royal coronation show. 'Times Have Changed. St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
John Smith will be astonished to learn that the Pocabontas Coal Co. is to pay $10,000,000 in cash for more coal lands. Lipton, the Sportsman. Atlanta Journal. It is to be hoped Sir Thomas will be allowed to challenge for the cup again.
He is such a cheerful loser. One Equally Valuable aN the Other. Boston Transcript. Prof. Nordenskjold has sailed for the south pole.
We don't care Which pale Le discovered New York Daily Letter. Plain Dealer Bureau, 253 Broadway, NEW YORK, Oct. 23. An Engineer From Cleveland. S.
T. Wellman, president of the Wellman-Seaver Engineering Cleveland, is making New York the base of some business operations for a few days. On one of his recent v'sits he had the honor of accepting the presidency of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. His term of office expires in November. I asked him, "Do you think Cleveland will again be honored by the presidency?" "It's a matter I have thought little about," Mr.
Wellman responded. "There is an election in November of each year, and usually a change, as rotation in office is the rule In the society." "Are you down here to meet some of your foreign "Not especially," Mr. Wellman responded. "Most of that business is done through our London office." A New Plant Cleveland. "How far do you get away from home in your operations?" I asked.
"About as far as the circular shape of the globe will admit," Mr. Wellman answered. "It we went any farther we would be coming toward home We are DOW building for the government a steel plant in the southern part of Japan. "'The development of our business has compelled us to take a new departure," Mr. Wellman continued.
"We set out to do the engineering work only in the installation of industrial or mechanical plants, but necessity has forced us to do the material work also. As a consequence we are building a plant on Giddings avenue at the Cleveland Pittsburg railroad crossing, that will employ about 600 men and be in operation at the beginning of 1902. "The result will be that if any individual, corporation, state or government on the face of the earth from the mountain of Thibet to the plains of Abraham, desires a foundry, a machine shop, a mill, steel works or anything else in that line, we will take the contract; will lay out the plans and do the building So that all the owners will have to do is to turn on the steam or electricity and engage the men. "In a measure we have Seen forced to this, as we had 1 no end of trouble in getting others to carry out our plans. If we carry out our own, as this new shop will enable us to do, we will be responsible only to ourselves." Advertisem*nts and "Will you please tell me," said a man from Cleveland, as his eyes swept the advertising spaces of an elevated train, "what sort of a poetic spasm has gripped New York?" "Nothing but a bad case of Crokerism," I answered.
"These convulsions that you see are the endeavor of respectability to shake off the dread disease, even as a sneeze or a chill is nature's initial endeavor to rid herself of a cold." "Well, from the symptoms," said the Cleveland man, "I should judge that the remedial measures hurt about as much as the disease." He had been reading the placards that the fusionites and the Tammanyites have plastered all over the paid spaces of the cars. No wonder both sides are calling for funds. A Plaint of "Spotter's Town." Next to a liver pill advertisem*nt was a card bearing in bold letters these worde: "Low's motto: The city for the people. Croker's motto: My pocket every time. Tammany's motto: To hell with reform." A little farther down was another on which were these sentiments: "More parks.
More new bridges. More new schools. More new docks. More new pavements. More new libraries.
More public Improvements of all kinds. Vote for Edward M. Shepard and the Democratic ticket." "But that one. yonder," sald my friend, "is a nightmare in red and black. Why don't they call out the board of health?" "Because that is a Tammany placard," I answered.
"And the board of health is one of the assets of Tammany Hall." There was a picture of Seth Low. fashloned after that famous "Mayor of Spotless Town." He wore a cap and gown, and slung over his shoulder were several volumes labeled, "Blue Laws for New York." Above the picture were these words: "It you don't want a Spotter's Town, vote for Edward M. Shepard." Beneath it was this soulful song--I quote it in full to show the lengths of frenzy to which poetic politics can go: "THE SONG OF SETI LOW." 'This year, somehow, I'm Tom Platt's choice, Reform just now. the case 1s: It I'm elected. I'll put this town On a high scholastic basis.
The common people must bow down To my purity and knowledge, And I'll even see the White Wings be All graduates from college. of course you can't be good like me (Reformers all admire me). But. common people, I'll be kind; I'll let you all rote for me. Two Irishmen were in the next seat, and when they saw me copying these lines they became interested.
Then said one to the other. "I Tim, and what may be a scholastic basis?" Tim studied a moment thoughtfully. "Sure," said he, "an' I don't know, unless it do be the seat of learning." Sir. Squire's Creed in Law. Andrew J.
Squire of the Cleveland bar Is in the city, accompanied by his wife. Mr. Squire has come on business- -he is one of those men who would make business out of a vacation, and feel that he was having a good A time. A friend who knows him well, says: "Andy Squire believes that the Interest of his client stands ahead of anything else in this world. The only fear he has for the Judgment day is that his clients will have to answer for themselves, and he won't be there to tell them what to sAy." The Harkness' New Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Harkness, formerly of Cleveland, have decided on change of residence. They will remain at their country home, at Morristown, N.
until Thanksgiving, and will then occupy the house that was formerly the home of Henry M. Flagler on Fifth avenue. JAMES H. KENNEDY. NO STEEL TRUST FOR JOHN BULL.
Big Combine Will Not be Formed in England. Probable Welsh Amalgamation Won't Affect Situation. LONDON, Oct. the authority of the secretary of one of the largest steel companies 1. in England, a representative of the Associated Press is able to say that there will not be any steel trust formed here.
There may possibly be some combinations of the smaller concerns, but the steel trade of England is practically in the hands of three firms, and these concerns emphatically deny that they contemplate amalgamation or absorption. It appears that a Arm of London brokers associated with John R. Bartlett of New York. approached the leading houses here, but received an emphatic refusal to agree to the propositions made. Bolokow, Vaughan whose capital is £4,000,000, informed a representative of the Associated Press that whatever success Mr.
Bartlett might have with smaller concerns. he could not form anything that could in common sense be called a trust without the inclusion of Guest, Keen with a capital of over with a capital of £1,750,000, and Bolokow, Vaughan all of whom agree in denying that they intend to combine. Mr. Bartlett's proposition is not taken seriously. Representatives of Andrew Carnegle, J.
P'. Morgan and others wilo would be likely to be affected if such a trust was within sight, are all ignorant of even its suggestion. and pointed out the futility of endeavoring to amalgamate the large steel interests of England with such an inadequate capital as the sum of £10,000,000, mentioned in the. reports in circulation. While the inquiries made proved the incorrectness of the reports that the formation of a trust was impending, they elicited the opinion from a leading English firm that eventually the Welsh manufacturers would combine, probably under the auspices of Guest, Keen Co.
But even the Welsh combine, it was said, would require more than £10,000,000 capital, and it was added that such an amalgamation would have little ur no effect the the English manufactures. BUTTON IN A MUTTON PIE. Londoner Broke His False Teeth on It and Recovered Damages in Court. SI'ECIAL CABLE TO THE PLAIN DEALER. LONDON, Oct.
extraordinary suit has been decided against the Lyons restaurants in favor of a man who claims to bave lost his false teeth through his patronage of one of the establishments. The plaintiff set forth in duly ponderous legal Janguage that had gone into the place and ordered a mutton pie. Conceale1 between the crusts of the Indigestion maker was a. button. A bite on the button broke the false teeth and the plaintiff was compelled to consume liquid food, causing him both bodily and mental suffering.
The court held that buttons had no place in the economy of well regulated pie bakeries and assessed the firm damages in the sum of £5, an amount regarded as sufficient to meet the bill for a new set of teeth. Joseph Lyons, the chief partoer in the restaurant firm, was a guest of Sir Thomas Lipton during the yacht races at 'New York in 1399 and ig noted for his remarkable anecdotes. INSURGENTS LOST FIGHT. Colombian Government Reports 1. Desperate Engagement- Both Sides Suffer Severely.
COLON, Colombia, Oct. 23, via Galveston, Colombian government formally announces that Gen. Pompilio Gutierrez defeated, 5, near Ambalema (on the Magdalena river, west of Bogota), insurgent forces from the departments of Tolima Condimarca, united under Gen. Marin and Gen. Duran, after a desperate engagement, lasting three hours.
According to the official announcement, the insurgents retreated after losing 100 killed, among whom was Gen. Vicente Lombano and several captured. together with a large supply of ammunitiou. The government loss exceeded fifty. THEY SUSPECT MINISTER WU.
Chinese Government May Recall Him and Employ Him at Home to Keep an Eye ou Him. of the government. COUNT TOLSTOI ILL AGAIN. The Aged Russian Novellat Said to be in 11 Serious Condition, PEKING, Oct. is strong opposition among conservative Chinese officials to Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister at Washington.
retaining a foreign mission. Those who take this view consider that his popularity abroad is a proof that he is not sufficiently loyal to the interests of China. It is probable that he will be recalled and given a position on the board of foreign affairs, where his linguistic and legal attainments quay be utilized under the eye ST. PETERSBURG. Oct.
Leo Tolstoi is again somewhat seriously ill on the estate of the Countess Palin, near Aloupka, in the Crimea. PARIS, Oct. dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Echo De Paris says: Count Tolstol has bad a sudden relapse and that his condition is considered very serious. CARNEGIE GIVES BIG SUM.
Presents Nearly 8155.000 to Dundee for Libraries. LONDON. Oct. Carnegie has given £37,000 to establish libraries lat Dundee. GIVEN TWO YEARS TO REPENT.
Young Man Induced His Mother to Forge a Money Order. Judge Wing yesterday sentenced Edward Mains of Trumbull county to serve two years in the penitentiary. Mains is the young man who induced his mother to forge her dame to a money order so that he could collect it. Ie told his mother it was all right. BY BOOMING OF CANNON.
New Tod Street Bridge Was Formally Dedicated--Parade and Banquet. Citizens of the South End showed their appreciation of the completion of the Tod street bridge and of the improvements on that thoroughfare by a splendid celebration last night. Nearly thirty city vials assisted the citizens of Tod and Foreman and adjacent streets in the festivities. Two cannon announced the start of the parade, which moved over Baxter, Tod and Fleet streets and twice the Dew bridge. The order of the procession follows: Grand marshal, Joseph staff of police, Star Cornet band, committee of arrangements, property owners of Tod street, Knights of St.
Kazmier, Knights of St. Michael, Gwardia Kosciustki, 'residents of the seventh district. lights and fireworks. Roman candles and The line of march was ablaze with skyrockets were fired io almost every direction while the crowds that thronged the bridge and streets cheered and plauded. On account of crowd pressing so densely around those who were marching a number of people were struck by the burning balls of Are, receiving minor burns.
The whole thing was taken good naturedly, however, and nothing occurred which ir. any way put a damper on the affair. On the trip across the bridge the structure was formally dedicated by the taking down of the rope by ex-Councilman John Greene and by 'the booming of cannon. Immediately afterward number of huge balloons were sent skyward amid the huzzas of the crowds. The march was continued to Karasiewiez's hall on Tod street, where appropriate speeches were made by M.
P. Kniola and John Green. After a number of selections by the band and a series of maneuvers by Polish military organizations the march was taken up to St. Stanislas hall on Foreman street. Here an elaborate banquet was served, which lasted until nearly midnight, and at which 150 covers were laid.
Those who sat down to tables were the leading representative Polish and Bobemian citizens of the South End. At the speakers' table were seated the following: Directors Beacom, Dunn and Madigan, Assistant Corporation Counsel Payer, Engineers Carter and Pardee, Councilmen Flower and Springborn, Rev. Rosinski, W. R. Hopkins, ex-Councilman Greene and M.
P. Kniola. Addresses Were made by nearly all of these and were of a congratulatory nature. Director Beacom represented Mayor Johnson. The new bridge opens a part of the city that has been practically inaccessible beespecially appreciated by the residents" of the Polish and Bohemian settlements, who enabled to now save nearly an 'hour's time in a round trip down town.
The committee of arrangements which the celebration to a successful Issue follow: Kniola, Leon Gizewski, Theodore Bender, Thomas Rutkowski, William Slozak, Bruno Cywinski, Frank Orlikowski and Joseph Stedz. TRAIN ROBBERS HELD AT BAY. CONTINUED FROM FIRST P'AGE. of white apron in the pockets of which he carried sticks of dynamite. A Wincheater rifle was strapped over his back, while in each hand he carried a big revolver.
These revolvers were strapped to his wrists. "'The robber gave me a cigar, commanded me to light it and keep on puffing, us he desired use it in touching off the dynamite. reaching the express car the robber commanded the messenger to open up. No response came to his demand. I was then compelled to shoot 'off the dynamite and as this had no effect upon the express messenger, the robber to forced me to crawl Into the car through cue of the holes blown in the door.
As I did so I shouted to the express messenger not to shoot. I was directed by the express messenger to get out. A shot accompanied the cOmmand. I did as directed and then told the robber there was 00 use to try further, as the express messenger waS heavily armed and well able to resist a forcible entry of his car. At the same time I called his attention to the fact tant a freight train was soca due and that he had better get through.
"He then turned his attention to the baggage car and after assuring himself that there was nothing of value in this car, he took the car in hand. The mail clerk was 'covered' by the robber, while I was compelled to open the mail sacks. After the mail was dumped out the robber sorted it and had the Inessenger hold the sack while he took what he wanted. But one sack of registered mail was taken. The robber wound up the helping nimself to the messenger's lunch.
was then taken back to the engine and commanded to take him to a point about mile from Eugene. He made me stop as soon as the lights of the city could be seen, and he Jumped off and disappeared in the direction of the river," CREATED A PANIC. Palling Wires and Sparks Cause Consternation on Euoli4 Avenue. There was great excitement atmong Dodestrians oil Euclid avenue, near the l'uhlie square. yesterday noon.
A banner displaying al football advertisem*nt WAS sus. pended across the street by means of a wire. The wind tore it loose um! it foll across the trolley wire. 'The contact of 1 lie two wires caused al 1ash of electric fro The trolley wire was burned in two and fell upon al passing ear. made hasty exit in their endeavor avold the live wire.
The building to which one end of the guy wire ViS still attached was ignited. Au alarin was sent In to the fire department and an engine soon arrived on tho People rushed hither and thither In their endeavor to escape from danger ail for several minutes there 128 great confusion. Wiremen soon arrived upon the scene, however, and caught the ends of the wires. In A short time break was repaired and traffic resumed. Clevelanders In New York.
SPECIAL, TO THE PLAIN DEALER. following NEW Clevelanders registered at New York hotels YORK, Oct. today: Astor-P. Broadway Central-4. S.
Kent, G. D. W. Ward. Clafin.
E. iveaver. Continental--Z. R. Leovard.
Victoria-1. C. Garlick. Holland -J. II.
Hoyt. Hoyt. t. Rossmore- J. G.
Plaza-L. Manhattan--T. S. Jennings, J. G.
Jennings, J. Fish. IT. S. Curtiss, A.
S. Chisholm, J. Beardslee, J. Jerome, F. Jerome.
Murray -J. H. Webster, Mrs. C. II.
Waldorf- L. Bulkley. Fuller, J. 11. Brown, Mrs.
W. Ilartness. Herald Square -E. H. l'easo Vendome- Runner, BREAKS RECORDS OF ATTENDANCE, Over 800 Masons Present at Meeting at Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Opening Day Devoted ic Business and Sociability. The ninety-second session of the grand lodge of Ohio Masons convened in the Masonic temple yesterday moluing, all tue grand officers and over S00 members Or delegates of the grand lodge being iu tendance. The session makes a record 1a poin: of attendance, both of othcers members. The session called LO der by Grand Master Frank S. Haridou ut Akron.
Fire Director Lapp, in well enoseu worus, w. loomed the lodge to the city, pledging every hospitality on the part of the citizens. District Attoruey Sullivan, representing all the lodges in the city, welcomed the guests on tne part of the order. His address was masterpiece of rhetoric and was warmly praised Dy the delegates. 10 closing his welcome, Mr.
Sullivan said: "'I I were a sculptor 1 would chisel into exquisite and enduring marble the colossal figure of a perfect Wollan. I would put the light of kindness in her eyes, ind smile of heavou on her lips and tile warmth of sympathy in her cheeks. would cut into her shining face the sympathy of a thousand hearts, aud with all artist's touch I would give her brow the mien and caste of sovereign love. In her great, her gentle, her protecting arms, would have her in symbolic figure, elcircling the heavy laden of and drawing the downcast in tenderness TO heaving bosom. On the pedestal of that grand symbol I would burn in thu chaste marble, in letters of living fire those words which have been familiar 1 all ages and which now encircle the eyelt of time, 'Free Again, I Si thrice welcome to our Grand Master Harmon then submittl his annual address, telling of the gigar0 strides in membership during the Nit year and being especially warm in is praise of the character of candidates 00 have college been towns made of a.
part of the order. he the state, he said, LV0 shown the greatest increases. In conading his address SIr Ilarmon referr 10 the death of President McKinley. Hsaid in part: "Good will come from this trage no doubt. The American people ar too great--too strong- and too maguif.nt iu resources to halt; but to press on ad ou always progressive--always loader, stronger, greater.
But a time come when our national congress must ct and legislation must be framed and carried into effect, so that the persons ad lives of these men called upon to al in highest governmental places as wil as the humblest citizen, must and sha' be protected. Brother William McKivy Was member of Eagle lodge, No. 43 F. A. lovated at Canton, 0.
He as in its broadest and highest sense a fie and accepted Mason. He taught tI political world a new lesson, In this, hat in all of his extended political caree he did not indulge in epithet, vituperati1 or abus. but he was a leader by kindess, abilit. and a master mind. "In all matters of natidal interes.
where he was called upon tolet, he neve. used the hand armed with th coat of mail, but rather was quiet, reseed, courteous and always firm without bashuess or discordant act. "Knightly, courteous, feeless and able; 70,000,000 of toother with all of civilization, bowed theirheads in silent sorrow to the memory of tis great Mason. And while throughout thi: grand jurisdiction we sorrow at th death of our brother, still with paronable pride WO point to the fact that of his character of men Is Free Masonry made stable and abiding--and that the Isson of his example will live and giv strength to the teachings of the order the years to come, fertilizing it wit the knowledge that in his life we hav a beautiful and practical exemplifications of the tenets of our profession. A heroin life and a hero in death." The reports of the offcers were equally encouraging.
the treesurer and secretary gave the cord of the work done by them and the reports were turned over to the proper committees. The executive committee of the Masonic home then gave a report of the work done by them and the institution in caring for the orphans of deceased Masons during the past year. The report Was made by John M. Stull, the superintendent of the home, and shows that during the year there were 258 applicants for admission to the home, of whom 140 are now residents. Twenty-nine have died and the remainder have beeu discharged or left for various causes.
Over $25,000 was spent during the year in its maintenance. to the report wag one from EL committee from the Order of the Eastern erect Star, telling of their intention to a hospital building at the home. In the afternoon a trolley ride was taken about the city. Last evening Tyrian lodge initiated one candidate, Mr. George deP.
Edwards, into the master mason The ceremonies were conferred by gree. officers, all of whom are masters who lodges in Cleveland. The ladies entercame with their husbands were 1. tained by a committee of local ladies a theater party at the Empire The Veterans' association. composed of members when have been in the Masonic heli order for, one years or over.
thy its temple meeting last in evening. the There mere 150 presbanquet hall At ent. The all incumbents as folelection of resulted in the re-election of lows: President. Stacker Williams. Akron; first vice president.
J. M. Goodspeed, Athens; second vice president, Leander Burdick. Toledo: third vice president, Brenton I. Ba brock.
Cleveland: fourth vice president. C. A. Woodward, ('leveland; fifth vice president. J.
11. Long. Ottawa: treasurer. D. C.
Weongardner. Newark; secretary. Edwin Morrell. Columbus; assistant socretary, E. I.
Archer. Colummarshal, J. H. McCormick. Jackson; sentinel, John Blythe, Bucyrus.
After the banquet and routine business had been disposed of, the session lapsed into all informal social at Which roninscences of the old days in Masonry wore given. grand lodge will conclude its session this morning. Amsug the prominent visiting Masons in Cleveland attending the grand lodge meeting is John A. Baird of Kenton. a district grand lecturer of the order, well known as proprietor of several large creameries and a Democratic politician, whose name has often been mentioned in connection with the office of state dairy and food commissioner.
CHAFFEURS FORM A LEAGUE. Cleveland Automobilists Are Prominent In New Organization. SPECIAL TO TIE PLAIN DEALER. COLUMBUS. 0..
Oct. 23. -The Ohio League of Automobile Owners Operators was organized in this city today with 1. I. Strong of Cleveland president and Rutherford H.
Cox of Cincinvati. speretary. Dessrs. G. L.
Weiss of ('loveland and R. A. Holden and Howard Rodgers of Cincinnati were elected 3 commitall ways the owners and operators of autos tee on brlaws and constitution. The leagne is a for the purpose of protecting in and for securing legislation needed by them..
