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I) Capt. Smith with megaphone hailing a fishing smack matter ashore. Photo shows distance between tugs 2d of May." "Tes sir." -So that, although actually received on the 21. it bore the indorsement of 21Ui aud "Oue bore a date 23 j. and another bore a date 2tth, as I recollect." THE M'-CALLA MEMORANDA.

Mr. Hanna then put in as testimony dispatches Nom. and (. both from Admiral SehUy. directing a strict "block ade at Cienfuegos.

and tue latter inclosing the McCulla memorandum. The witness again questioned, concerning the receipt of more than one copy of the MeCalia memoranda, but he uiain- taini-d that he retucuiiiereil only oiie copy. at tae same time admitting oa- of the auotiicr py. Asked when he Lit 1 first seen the dis natch introduced by Capt. Cotton, the witness said he did not to have ever seen it.

'1 his is the dispatch sent to the Harvard s.iyln that the Spaniards Were ProbaMv at Santiago. Mr. Hanna said that lie had not been able to find the original of this dispatch among Admiral Schley's papers, ile remarked incidentally that there were others of Admiral Schley's papers uiisi Inz. Going back to the arrival of the Dnpont ana lowa. on ine witness saia it was possible they brought dispatches.

and also possible that tiev trou 1,1 tin McCalla memorandum. Still, he thought that if there had leen duplicate copies. tbey would have l-ea found anion; Admiral Schley papers. Mr. lianna the questioned Llent.

Wells closely about Admiral Schley's papers. but he repeated that since he bad Inixed them up and turned them over to Admiral Schley, in lMts, he had not seen them until he saw them recently at the Navy lH'panment. "I nder what circumstances yoa exajuine tnem at tne uepartment 'I examined them to make copies of certain pa ers. They mere handed to me. ana 1 iuan sucn copies as 1 uesireu.

Lieut. Wells related his testimony couccming the departure of the flying squadron from leuluegos to Santiago. tie said tne commodore had male no special communication to him that he meant to take his departure for Santkizo. but that be bad gotten the impression from letters and dispatches written then by Commodore Schley, that It was his purpose to leave the night they did. THE RETROGRADE MOVEMENT.

Llent. wens said that be Dad never heard any conversation with Commodore Schley concerning the retrograde move ment. "My own idea was that we were head ing lor Santiago, he said. He remem bered discussions as to the possibility of going to i.ouaive Bay to coat, hut his recollection was that It was only to be none In certain contingencies. Among other dispatches read by Mr.

lianna. ana on which the witness was questioned, was oue dated May 2. from ommodore -hley to the Navy Ivpart- menv giving information of the rapture or me nestormei. wun coal ror the Span ish fleet. This was the dar of positive imaiivu fi me fiaaisu suips in me nar- bor or Mnturn.

Mr. lianna asked: 'What vat the iiun- of Commodore Schley in regard to the Colon on Mav 31" 'His Idea was to go In and fire on her witn the larger guns. hoi. in-' to tret a shot into her at that range to disable her perhaps. jar.

askei a number or Ques tions concerning the Ardois signals used in leaving Cienfuegos and stated that his purpose was to show that notwith standing tne instructions to rt awar quietly there had been an exhibition of tnese signals. "I suppose that was the obieet In mak trig them." remarked tapt. Parker, to which tapt. Lemly responded tet ttiat go on the record, but don't answer it. The witness said that while he could not repeat actual conversations with orn niodnre Schley concerning the retrocrade movement, he was sure that the move ment was made because of the Commo dore's anxiety altout the coal supply of the vessels of the fleet.

He knew, he said, that the Spanish fleet was in the viciuity. and felt that it was not desir able to meet it without an adequate mei supply. Lieut. Wells said that with the Brook lyn headed as she was. and with the harbor trending as it does, it was natural that the Spanish vessels coming out of the harbor should face the Brooklyn.

Mr. Wells was on the stand when the court adjourned for the day. ONLY f33 S3 For round trip tickets to Buffalo via Washington and Philadelphia. Tickets now on sale at southern Kailway ticket office, 704 Common street, next to ladies' entrance St. Charles Hotel.

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Orrille S. Bur nett, who was with. Mrs. Charlotte Nichol here last night when she committed sui cide and who claims to have attempted hia own life, was held to the grand Jury by a coroner'a Jury to-day. It was charged that be could have kept her from ber act bad be tried, and that his conduct should form the basis of an Investigation by the grand Jury.

Burnett said He and Mrs. Mchol were lovers and that as ber husband, W. L. Xicbol, commerlcal aeent of the Nash ville. Cbattanoora and St.

LonU KaHwav. al-iut to move to Nashville, they hail cimcludca die ratner than be separated. lturnett said be took morphine and then tried to open his Jucular vein with a hat pin. Later he sought death by asphyxi ation. A pnyslclan at tne Imniest testi fied that the morphine Burnett had taken as not sumcieut to hurt him and that the wound In bis neck was not visible to the naked eye.

Mr. Nkbol testified that the decedent was his wife and the mother of hi three children. Ruruett. be said, bal been twice to bis bouse. DEFICIT PROVIDED FOR.

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TO PROTECT HIS WIFB. Rv. Eaareae HarralMa Kills Xe- Itra Barflar. Madlsoarllle, Oct. 21.

At a a early hour thia morning the Rev. Eugene liar- ralaon, pastor of the M. E. Church. South, here, shot and killed a ncfrro named Jim lewis.

air. tiarraison neara some one rvlne to break into his bouse and the fatal shot was tired only when the preacher had alven up his search for the supposed ourxlar and strain heard the man trying to get Into the room of Mrs. Harralaon. The jury at noon returned a Terdlct of Justifiable homicide. BOSTOS BAXK9 TO CONSOLIDATE.

Tk Saa aad Leather Will Re A aoraed ay tae Satiaaal Baak af Redeasatlaa. Boston. Oct. 21. Two of the leading banka of Boston, the shoe and Leather and the NaUonal Bank of Redemption, ach with a capital of have i-cided to consolidate in Iecemlver.

The ational Bank of Redemption will ahorh he Shoe and Leather, Imt rivsidf nt inmlin. of the latter, will remain at head of the new Institution. Presi dent Case of the Redemption retiring. trlke at the Stager Markiat Marks. Sew Tork, Oct.

21. The efforts of the strike at th 81ncr Sewing Machine Works. Ellzs- betbport. X. Y-, arc becoming apparent.

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Mcliae, t.ertrd; M. W. Viet aud wife, COiXDEiMN ROOSEVELT Lieut Wells Before the Court of Inquiry. He Was Admiral ScMey'g Flag Lieutenant. Testimony Deals With the Receipt of Dispatches.

Duplicate of "Dear Schley Letter Was eter Received. Several Witceses of Preyioua Days Ee-called to Make Corrections in Their Depositions. Washington, Oct. 21. Lieut.

B. W. Wells, flag lieutenant of Admiral Schley while the latter was In command of the flying squadron, occupied practl- ceily the entire time of the Schley court of inquiry to-day. In hi direct examina tion he continued hia narrative of the Cuban campaign. Lieut.

Wells was under cross-exanilna tion for atK.ut two and a half hours, largely at the bands of Mr. Ilanua, whose questions were directed mainly to the dispatches received and sent ly Admiral ithen V.mmodorc) Schley. While this line of Investigation was being exploited Mr. Rayner, streaking for Admiral Schley, aid that the Admiral was willing to admit that he had received the 'Iear Schley" letter on the Iupont, which arrired at Clenfucpos on May 22, but he added that no duplicate of this dis patch had ever been received by Admiral Scbiey. He said also that the Admiral admitted the receipt of two copies of No.

Admiral Kauipson's dispatch, say ing that the Spanish fi-et was probably at Santiago, and telling Commodore Schley -If satisfied that It (the Spanish fleet) is not at Cienfuegs to proceed with all dispatch to Santiago." one of then being received by the Hawk, May 25, nod the other by the MaiblchocJ, May 24. Lieut. Wells was still on the stand when the court adjourned for the day. and will continue his testimony to-mor row. SCH LEI'S FLAU LIIHTKX AST.

as. wells, l.lrra Testlsaeair CoTrriac the Part Takra by the Br0oL.lv tm the ibaa Cam Mian. Washington, Oct. 2L After two days rest the Scbiey court of Inquiry resumed Its sessions at 11 o'clock to-day. The court was, as usual, prompt In begin rting the proceedings, and not only the members of the court, but counsel, were apparently in brighter mod fresher frame of mind than usual.

After the witnesses of former days had been recalled for the purpose of cor recting their testimony, Lieut, B. Wells, secretary to Commodore Schley during the Cuban campaign, resumed the testimony wi.lh be had begun Friday. After a few preliminaries. he began his narration the battle of July 3, and was then questioned at some length by Mr. Rayner before be was turned over to Capt.

Lemly and Mr, Hanna for cross-examination. Other witnesses called for the day were Edward Graham, the Associated Press correspondent, who was with Commodore Schley on the Brooklyn from the beginning of the campaign at Hampton Roads until Its close: Lieut. Edward Simpson, who served on the Brooklyn, and Ikenis J. Cronin. Among te former witnesses recalled was Capt.

Francis A. Cook, who returned to the stand for the purpose of making a correction of his former testimony re tarding the boilers of the Oregon. Capt. Cook, who commanded the Brooklyn dur ing the Spanish war, was the nrst new witness of the day. He was recalled at bis own rsquest, an3 made the following statement: "In my testimony that the Oregon, on the morning of July 3.

was under all boilers, having shifted her boilers from forward to aft, I stated this from hear-sav. and presumed It to be correct as accounting for the extraordinary speed. 1 find that she had not shifted boilers that morning, but that she had steam on all ber boilers at all times while In the Santiago blockade." While Capt. John L. nannum was on the stand for the purpose of correcting his testimony, the court asked him the following question: REPAIRING THE MERRIMAC.

How soon after yon went on board the Merrlmae was she able to use her own power to make from tvt to seven knots?" -She was In condition to make five knots when I went on board. I did not give her seven knots. In reply to a question from Mr. Rayner the witness said It took from the forenoon watch. May 27, to the evening of the 2th.

working day and night, making repairs on the Merrlmae. He did not know how long the vessel had been totally disabled. Llent. Thomas Carter, while correcting his previous testitiony, stated that he desired to change that portion of his answer to a question by the court In which be had said that the two after boilers the Brooklyn bad no water la tb-m when the battle becan on the morr.ine July 3. As corrected he de-Sired tlic answer to read: The two after toilers had little or no water in them.

Their fires were not laid until after battle calls were sounded." W. I. Crouau. hiie no the stand lr the imrpose cf corrertiujr his testimouv. Mated that he had measured the distance from the initial position -f the Brooklyn to Kio Tanquino on July 3, and found it to be thirty-cine knots.

J. L. Hanley. chief machinist on the Teias. who last week testified that on Julv 3 he was at the throttle of the port eniztTie oi me irus mum- ruiinuiij; testimony, was asked by Judge Advo-rnte to what machinist was in the port engine room on the dv of the battle.

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Red that he was at the ort engine on ttiat day, and that the engine was reversed, was Matloned at the air pumps ba-'k of the enjrine. Himlcy said he kept his hand on the throttie of the entire most of the time, and did not think It possible that th signal to stop or back conld have been given without his knowledge. I.IKI T. WELLS RECALLED. Lietnt.

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Tf: Dry Dock at sea. i to carry mail and news and the dock in tow. STATES reer. None the less we read the Incident wih great regret, though uo great surprise. The President is not conventional nor iiideliouiid is given to doing things in fact that policy or common regard for opinion Torino.

AS a matter of tact ne raised the same sort of stir when he was Governor of New York. The break is to be regretted because of the frost It will bring to an otherwise auspicious declaration aud tiiittatiou of a better administrative Southern policy. Temporarily, at least, it will go far to repel the white Southern co-oieratioB on which that policy depends, on wie other hand. It will cause pure delight to the rotten white Republican rings in the South who are now trembling In anticipation of lost Jobs." The Democrat of Natcbex. says: It Is a self-evident fact that President Roosevelt is consumed with the idea that it Is his duty to take the bit In his teeth in open defiance of every and anylKxly.

Only a short time ago he defined the Grand Army of the Republic by dropping a strong hint to the effect that II. Clay Evans would be retained as 1'ension Commissioner, which was very commendable in him. as in this case he wn following fh vnresei wishes of (the late President McKIuley. But the act of Inviting Booker T. Washington, oue of the leaders of the colored race.

Into the White House to dine with him Is taken as a flagrant insult offered to the people of the South. Even Booker T. abhiugton. the leader of the colored race, wco has been delivering his ster-eotpyed sjteeches in this State, will come in for some adverse criticism, as he is following in the same line blazed out by Frederick lHmgias, who, when he reached the apex of hiu fame as the leader of his race, felt himself above marrying a woman frttn among bis people. That the President should eelect the principal of the Tuskegee Institute as one of his advisers was riot very startling, but the White House dinner makes it appear aa though Washington is to be his chief adviser for the South.

This recalls a story whieli followed his sudden appearance in Washington immediately after appearing in Vicksburg, Natch. and Jackson. This story had It that Washington was sent to he South by the President for the purpose of getting some inside history of the Republican party in tuis State. Whether there is any-thing in this story or not we cannot say. but it must be admitted that Washington's sudden Jump from Jackson, the capital of Misslssij.pl.

to the White House dinner table, was made on a fast schedule of throneh trains. The South has been deceived by President Roosevelt's grand stand play, and that White House dinner shows that the transition from McKinley to Roosevelt Is destined to go down in history as one of the most Is mental. le mistakes that ever happened. The attempt to build a white Republican party in the South ha been recked, and the black man is on top with the Republican administration firmer and stronger than ever before. This affair will strengthen the Democratic party in the South, while the better class of white Republicans will turn from the accidental President.

If they can control their national delegations and act with the dissatisfied i. A. R. men Roosevelt will not secure the nomination to succeed himself." In another lssne the Natchea Democrat savs: That dinner In the White nouse has scttU-d all doubt ss to the correct pronunciation of President Roosevelt's name. It is pronounced two ways: Den nis, with the ac-ent on both syllables, or Mud." when these papers were received? questioned Mr.

Hauna. hut the witness replied that they could be, saying: Generally, I should say, yes. I do not pretend to he infallible on that subject.1, "But the 'Dear Schlej letter, yon say, Newspapers in Louisiana and Mississippi Denounce in Un-: measured Terms the Act of President Roosevelt in Entertaining Booker T. Washington, a Negro, on a Plane of Social Equality in the White House. ADMIRAL SCH LEV.

Brilltaat Career af the Saatiaaa. Hero of Baltimore Sun. No onicer of the American navy ever retired from active service with a more Admiral limit distinguished record than Rear W. S. Schley, who reached the last Wednesday and was placed on the retired list.

For forty-five years he has served his country with a faithfulness an ctli'icncy imsurp.issi In the annals tf the navy. In the Arctic regions, in the South ruilUc. in the tropics. In Asi.ttk waters, this gallant son of Maryland has performed achievements worthy of the best traditions of the navy. Withal he has borne himself with a modesty that Is as rare as It is becoming.

He ranks with Farragnt of the I'uion navy, am with Souiines of the onfedcrate navy In valor, dash and in determination. Fu ture generations will wonder how so gal lant an officer, with a record of duty well and loyally done, should have been com pelled to ask a court composed of his brother officers t- exonerate him of charges palpably inspired by envy aud malice. It is a p.r reward for a hero hose life has been spent in upholding the honor of the flag and fighting the country's battles to heap calumny upon him for no other crime than adding glory to American arms. That Is the worst which can be charged against Admiral Schley. Surely It cannot be regarded as a heinous offense for an officer In com mand during the absence of his superior to win a Uattie winch ranks among the most brilliant exploits In American naval history.

Possibly, according to the code of naval etiquette. Admiral Schley ouirtit not to have attacked the Spanish ships when they came out of the harbor of Santiago. He should have let them es cape, rather than take any action which ould prevent the Commander in Chief trvm winning on some future occasion the laurels which it bad been carefully planned to bestow upon him. But as the unexpected happened and Cervera came out when the Commander In Chief was nine miles away. Admiral Schley, like tbe dashing tighter that he bas always lieen.

destroyed tiie enemy's ships. Tbe plain people of this country, who don't know or care anithiug about naval eti quette or the Jealousies of naval officers. ncluded in their practical way that the man who had been most conspicuous in the Cent was entitled to a large share cf the glory. Admiral Schley's enemies. en the other hand, at ouce began their campaign of detraction In order to pun ish hnu f'-r carrying oil honors which were intended f'r another.

It Is trne the Admiral never claimed these honors, but wan anxious for the glory or the vlctorr to be shared by all who participated In the battle. It was enough for him to know that he had done his duty, and that his country's f'jes had leen vanquished. A asimiirtoii dispatcn printed the Sun stated that when a witness Irefure the court of impiiry expressed opinions which reflected upon Admiral Schley's courace. Admiral Kewey. the president of the court, showed slirns of Irritation.

The hero of the battle of Manila Bay had good reasons to be irritated by such absurd insinuations regarding an officer who has a) wars been noted for his pluck and gallantry." It Is. perhaps, fortunate for Admiral Dewey that his sujerti victory near was won under such conditions that nobody was aMe to dispute his claim to the piory of that memorable achievement. If the case had teen different. some conceited fid tn i ir 1 1 have suggested that when he drank coffee on board his flagship dur.ug the battle he was trying to fortify his nerves. The fact that he stopped his ships from fighting before the battle was won in order that the officers and sailors of the stpmdron misrht nave nrenkrast would undoiiMetl ir have tx-en cired as pr.xif of the fact that he had more stomach for food than for runt-Inir.

Admiral leey Is an officer of many years' experience and unimpeachable re-ord. It must have jarred upon bis keen sense nt the proprieties to hear a witness trV probablr never smelled powder in attie -1111111 the war with Spain intimate that Adin ral Sehlev was lacking in ltit. Such a I imputation would be amusing if it wep- not so offensive. Really It seems Unit the Navy Department outfit to have better judgment than to allow Its witnesses to que-tion the courage of an mi-er wbose gallantry Is too well estab lished and has been too frequently tested to be a of controversy. It Is amazing in a service hich has so many stick lers for etiquette that an officer with fortv five years' service should be sub jected to humiliation nt the ha mis of his Inferiors In rink.

Admiral Schley. If Is trne. Invited the niosf searching In'pilrv into his conduct during the war with rflin. and the Navy Department has no lo-ibt the rizht to hrlnir out anv racrs l-earing upon the Admiral's record In that war. The one fact that stands ont most prominent! is that he was in the thickest of the ficlit with Cervers's ships, and that he was exposed throughout to the fir of the enemv.

That Is a fact which ha been beyond dispute. The opinions of witnses as to his hearing in long i lei wttn tne colon de- to j- the strength of Spanih shore batteries at Santiago -a re ss irrele vant a they a -e cfiensive. The Department nint produce stronger evi dence tn.in It yet presented to convince the people- that Admiral Schley Is nt the peer in eoursie of the bravest it of the navy. forty-five vears service have t.rorej his ertf bevond the shadow or a doiint. Admiral Schley's re'irement from active service will not affect the nositi.

which he holds in the hearts of the pe (p. He will have their respect. connden-e aruf ndiniratinn In as great a decree as anv officer of the navy since the days oi Paul Jones. mmupiti'in. Owing tc the character of the coast it was expected that the Brook lyn aim the Colon would come to close quartern.

He was ordered to have the ammunition ready to close with the Colon and give her a rapid fire when they got close together. lie then described the rest of the chase and the final surrender of the Colon, lie said be had not seen the Texas when the Brooklyn made her turn. At one time during the battle be said the Brooklyn seemed to be alone enticing three ships. When Lieut. Wells had nnlsDea nis de scription of the battie number of dis- patenes were shown rum ami he was ask-d as to their receipt by Commodore Schley.

One from Secretary Long to the American consul at Kingston, dated Washington. May 2. saying that it must le delivered to Schley at ouce. and in forming him tSfhleyl that unless unsafe for his sntjmlron the department wlsbea htm to remain off Santiago, and askinz him if be could take possession ol Gtiantnamo as a coaling station: also dispatch from Secretary Long to Capt. Cotton of the Hrvard.

Inclosfbg a dls. natch to Commodore Schley, telling him to hold on at all hazards- that the New tork, Oregon and ew Orleans were on the wsv: a so two lisnatches from Sec retarv Lonz to the dispatch boat Hnrvard. dated Washington. May one informing him that the comma nder-in-chiet bad started to Join him, and the other telling him that Sagua, twenty-nve miles east of Santiago, had reported aa a good i.laee to land, from willed it wouta De easy to reach the heights in the rear of Santiago, the witness saia caa oecn re ceived on Muv til. tn corrf sponaeree wiui the firing squadron was at Cienfuegos the witness fcaid the letters, as received, were briefed, stamped and filed.

He hud no trouble ur.der this system in finding nv letter the coin mod ore wanted- The wltnss also stated that never, to his knowledge, was a single paper lost. REC'lPT OF DISPATCHES. Mr. Hanna exhibited to the witness a letter dated May 2H, 1W. and written by Commodore hley.

which contained a reference to the dispatches that had broucbt by tlie Dupont. and g'ving a general account oi operations or living squadron. He sought by this letter to show, ns stated by him. that the Numlier 7 dispatch, known as the "Dear Seliler letter, was received on' the 22d of Mir. and not the The witness said: "The conjunction of this letter and the changed indorsement lead iiem-il on the back -of one of the dispatches would seem to indicate that ne flisp.itcn nugni nave ueeu on the iTJil." After the examination had proceenea along this line for some time, Mr.

Rayner said: Mav it please the court, we snmit that we got No. 7 by the iMiporit (which oioert tlie rririg soiiffloron on tienincgos on Zl. snn we aimit tnai we pot No. by the Hawk and the Marble- head. ow ttie tmut-ie is aoout tne other No.

7. Where did the duplicate of So. 7 go? We cannot admit we got It iv the Iowa, nnt we rsree tinon three repositions: "he Dnpont curried o. 7. he Hawk No.

and the MarMehead No. We admit the receipt of this meino- aum fiom Capt. McCalla by the Hawk. mt what we have not Keen awe to nnd out. and cannot aamit, is tnai me lowa carried No.

7." Mr. Hayner tnrnea to Anmirai schley and asked: "Inn admit that, don you. Admiral?" to which the Admiral re- Pn-d: ertainiy. we iuhht tuat. IJcut.

Wells was still nndee cross-ex amination when the court took its usual recess for luncheon. Afteraooa 9essloa. When the court met at 2 Mr. Hanna continued his examination of Lieut. Wells.

How do you account specifically for the absence of the receiving stamp Ira-print on the duplicte 'Dear Schley' dispatch he asked. "It Is possible I Jotted down that date on them when they were handed to me. Of course. It was the custom to put the" receiving stamps on letters generally. "Can It be possible that the Commodore retained them for some timet" "It Is jsissiMe.

but not probable. He sometimes held dispatches in the cabin for a time, but he generally sent them down as soon as received." The witness said he remembered nothing about the receipt of No. from Admiral Sampssta to Commodore Schley, saying that the Spanish fleet was probably at Santiago, except what was revealed the receiving stamp Indorsements. He said that on this dispatch. The temper of opinion expressed la Louisiana regarding the White House dinner is well reflected by the Baton Rouge Truth, which says: "Now since President Roosevelt has en-Joyed the distinguished honor of entertaining Booker Washington, the colored teacher, at a private dinner.

Southern politicians will scarcely rave over his great lore of the South. Shades of the chlvalric and aristocratic Bullock of Georgia look down upon thy grandson seated at a table with a negro. Spirits of all Southern ancestors. should they be in touch with worldly affairs, will be as sadly disturbed at this marked attention to Booker Washington as the living Democratic politicians who expected office at the hands of this President by accident. Booker Washington Is the branlest colored man in the country, a model man, but he Is colored all the same, and It remained for the Rough Rider to be the first President to dine a negro In the White House.

'President Roosevelt may Imagine that by the distribution of Federal patronage he may lie able to break np the solid South, socially as well as politically, and for that purpose encourages social equally between the races by dining with a negro, but while the average Southern politician may favor protective tariffs and other Republican measures, he will draw a line ct social equality. He won't eat crow served in that style. -It is said that the President will consult Booker Washington when Southern appointments are to be made. If this proves to be so, the old gang will soon be out on pasture where the grass Is short, as Washington has little sympathy with the average Southern Republican officeholder. Booker Washington is honest, and making honest efforts to make better men and women of his race.

He Is one who believes that a knowledge of mechanics and familiarity with industrial tools are better Implements to elevate the colored race than the Latin grammar." The Vicksburg Herald says: 'It went without saying that the Booker Washington Invitation to dinner with the President would raise a rucus. A cursory glance at the early returns show a point of variance In the points of view. The Times Democrat says that "everyone knows thaf when Mr. Roosevelt sits down to dinner in the White House with a negro, he that moment de clares to all the world that, in the Judg ment of the President of the United States, the negro Is the social equal of the white man." The Pb ayune -regards the act on the part of the President as an official and not a social matter." Whether official or social, the stir is probably the sams. Mr.

Cleveland was censured with unmeasured abusiveness when he had Fred Douglas at a clearly official function. In Its motive and design the Herald regards th infraction of our social code as a token of appreciation oi a man a man who stands for what we all consider a noble cause and a most crconsoie ca on the "Dear Schtev letter." there had at first been Indorsement showing its receipt on Mav 24. and subsequently another written over the first, indicating its receipt on the 23d of that month." lour pencil marks, tnen. cannot ne taken at a very clear indication as to.