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when possible, the name and address of the carrier. Telephone Central 1904. The Gist of It. Guam, Porto Rico, and the Philippine islands are American territory. They were made such by the treaty of Paris.

They were made such at the same time and by the same instrument. The Democrats wish to retain Quant and Porto Rico. At the same time they demand that the Philippines be fevered from the United States. What is the difference? What circumstance or condition is behind this distinction which is drawn so vociferously by the Democratic party? Simply this: There has been a rebellion in the Philippines and there has been no rebellion in Guam and Porto Rico. In other words, all the people in the American territory of Guam and Porto Rico have consented to be governed from Washington, while part of the people in the American territory of the Philippines have refused their content to be governed from Washington.

At the outset some 20,000 men of the Tagal tribe in Luzon refused their consent. Jn a year and a half tjtis number has dwindled rapidly. Today but a few hundred Tagal men refuse to be governed from Washington. These rebels arc but an infinitesimal fraction of" the Tagal tribe, which in turn is but one-sixth of the total population of the Philippines. Vet because this tiny minority of a minorit3" withholds its consent from American government in Luzon, Mr.

Bryan and his party would haul down the American flag. What kind of a practical proposition is this? It is as if a few hundred Cape Nome miners should refuse their consent to be governed irom Washington, and therefore the American flag should be hauled down in Alaska? It is, as if a few hundred New Mexicans should refuse their consent to be governed from Washington, and therefore New Mexico should be given them to deal with as they pleased. It is as if a few Ilawaiians should withhold their consent to be governed from Washington, and therefore should be told to go their way as an independent nation." Mr. I'ryan does not advocate secession in the Philippines by means of argument. He simply rests on the authority which he professes to- find in the Declaration of Independence and in the constitution of the United States.

Nor do we see, in this connection, the need of argument in refuting him, for we are under the impression that the question at issue was settled at Appomattox, on April 9, 1865. Our Cauial as av Fish Protector. The fish-protection controversy in which the Peoria Star has taken a con spicuous and a worthy part has brought out the fact that thus far the drainage canal "seems to be the best protector of the fish, for the height of water (in the Illinois) on Friday was six feet and one inch, at Beards town, over the height last year." At this depth no seines can be run and the fish are protected. -State Fish Commissioner Cohen, who is in sj'mpathy. with the agitation now going on for the better protection of the fishing waters of Illinois, believes that while the drainage canal proves to be an efficient safeguard, the laws should be so amended as to banish all nets of every sort from the river during a specified time.

This closed period should be from the first of June to the latter part of August of every -year, This, according to the Star'a report. "would give the fish time to spawn and take care of them while they are in the act of breeding. If this were done there would be no difficulty in keeping the river filled with fish." So far. aa seining goes, Mr. Cohen says that the only reason for allowing it at all is to give the fishermen a chance to catch the carp "The carp have become a large Industry in the river, and as they do not bite at the hook, there is no way of catching them but with the seine.

The trouble Is that the seines are not of the legal mesh and they run in, in the middle, a fine seine that catches everything; large anu small. Alter each haul thousands of small fish of every kind are left on the banks to die, and this by the wagon load. Aa long aa this abuse continues and the seines are so made aa to deplete the river of every sort of fish there mains only to strictly enforce the law and compel all seining to stop. The Star, after commenting upon Commissioner Cohen's statement of the case, adds: "The duty of the fish commissioners Is plain, and that is to exe cute the law and live up to the regula tions. The very men who are now violating this regulation are the ones who were most instrumental in getting' it framed and adopted.

The matter has now become a serious abuse, and. until the. high water interfered.it promised to stop fishing In the Illinois altogether, although this river is said to be the greatest breeding ground for fish of any similar water in the world, by reason of the facilities that it affords for the protection of the spawn, the vast amount of food surface that It overflows, and the sluggish nature of the stream, giving plenty of range for the fish." The drainage canal flow will not, of course, give any measure of protection to streams other than the Desplaines below Lock port and the Illinois. It is necessary, therefore, that the law should be enforced even, more rigidly with, regard to other fishing grounds in Illinois. It Is a matter of growing complaint that our rivers and lakes are out." This ought not to be the The fish commission is estab lished for purpose of seeing to 11 that onf fisheries shaTTDe preserved! and Perverting the Senator Cushman K.

Davis, in' bis address at the Hamilton club last night, clearly exposed the Democratic platform's willful perversion of the plain meaning of the Declaration of Independence. That immortal document declared history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations. In support of this charge, specifications were given. For these specific reasons the colonies were declared absolved from their" allegiance, free and independent. But the Declaration of Independence contains no warrant for the assertion that any people can justify rebellion as a mere matter of choice, and with no cause save mere desire.

Neither the Tags Is nor their Democratic friends ever alleged that this nation had in any way Injured them when they rebelled, save perchance by preventing Aguinaldo from sacking Manila. Senator Davis also clearly exposed the stultifying inconsistency of the Demo cratic platform. The text of that sol emu proclamation of political princi ples is that the' United States is carry ing on a "war of criminal aggression against the Filipinos. That means, if it means anything, that all the operations of our troops in the Philippines have been wrongful, unlawful, and void. Yet Mr.

Bryan's platform goes on to demand that this nation shall give the Filipinos "a stable form of government. But if we have no right to be in the Phil ippines at all, as Mr. Bryan affirms, what right have we to establish any govern ment whatever there? "To do so implies the right, as Senator Davis says, to dictate the form of that government and to decide the question of its stability. And what right have we to impose our protection upon the Filipinos, as Mr Bryan further demands? Such dicta tion, such decision, and such protection must be illegal, bee a rise based upon an unlawful war of criminal Thus Mr. Bryan's platform demands that the United States perform certain acts in the Philippines which in the same breath it declares this nation has no right to perform.

Of course the Democratic platform's absurdities result from the attempt to pervert the principle of "consent of ihe governed" into a justification of rebel lion without cause and of riot directed against all peace and order. We are making no "war of criminal aggression' in the Philippines. We have merely put down an insurrection against lawful authority. If the Democratic platform be true, our every extension of boundaries has been illegal, because in every case some of the inhabitants were unwilling to give their consent to our government. "Secession is thus declared." as Senator Davis says, "to be a sacred right of nature.

The Union was illegal and flagi tious from the moment the Confederate states refused to consent to be governed." Mr. Bryan may talk as he will. but he cannot make the Declaration of Independence a justification- for riot. arson, and murder. The charter of American freedom was never an excuse for these crimes.

It never will be, no matter how the Democratic party may seditiously -pervert its meaning. No More Hysterics. A conspicuous citizen who is desirous that his memory shall be kept green in the columns of the spasm newspapers offers to make a liberal contribution to a permanent Grand Army memorial arch. We have no wish to discourage him. We have no wish to discourage others who would like to subscribe to this worthy purpose.

A memorial Grand Army arch would serve in this city a great many good purposes. They are too well understood to be mentioned. Cut why should we enter upon another period of hysterics? If we are going to erect a Grand Army memorial arch let us erect it. Let us erect it, for example, as we erected the Lincoln mon utuent and the Grant monument, in a very modest, unobtrusive way. Let us not permit the memorial arch to become a medium for the advertising of con spicuous citizens.

We have seen of late how far hysterics can lead us. We have at least a dozen monuments planned at the present time. The majority of them will never be heard of again. The hysterics were going to build a Grecian Stadium not long ago, but they abandoned it, and turned their attention to a porcelain- lined subway and abandoned that, and turned their attention to a palace of in- idustry and abandoned that, and they are now turning to a Grand Army memorial arch, 'only to abandon it when there is no more free advertising to be got out of it. Why He Is Glad.

Mr. Bryan says that he is glad the Populists agreed upon Mr. Stevenson as their candidate for Vice President. Mr. But ler of the Populists is disappointed.

Twenty or more, of the Populist com mittee are As the formal ity of notification in person is to be omitted, Mr. Stevenson himself is probably not greatly pleased. -Under the circumstances it is difficult to see why Mr. Uryan should be glad. Is he glad that the Populist wing of the Democratic party has swallowed Mr.

Stevenson, or is he glad that the Demo cratic party has at last swallowed the Populists In spite of protests? Is he glad that the silver men are dissatisfied because Mr. Towce withdrew, and is he pleased because his friends, the Popu lists, are disgruntled over the substitu tion of Mr. Stevenson for Mr.Towne? Is he glad that the Democratic trick; to use the name of Towne to keep the silver Republicans and others in line until the convention had nominated a Bourbon Democrat for Vice President has succeeded? In these times it seems to require very little to give Mr. Bryan a thrill of pleasure, but it is doubtful in this case whether any gladness of his over the snubbing of the silver Republicans and the Populists will extend to the rank and file of his party. The middle-of-the-road Pop ulists seem to be rejoicing over the nomination of Stevenson by the other branch of the -Populists, but for a dif ferent reason than that given by Mr.

Bryan. They believe that this action 6f the Populist committee will drive all THE DA1XY- IXTEli OCEA2S, THUTISDAX; MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1000. the Populists away from the Democratic party nnd into the camp of the middle- of-the-roaders. If Mr. Bryan can con template sneh a possibility with glad neas of heart.

Democrats of the old school may not be able in Jiovember to conceal their 4iadnM -over; his de feat. la Chicago's Way. Chicago has again demonstrated her ability to care for bigcrowda, -The timate of 1,000,000 as the number of straus-era in the city last is probably below- rather than above the exact figure. Of tbls vast multitude an unusual percentage were elderly people. Many of them were feeble old men and women.

The majority of them were people unused to the ways of metro poll tan life. Yet no annoyance or hardship marred the pleasure of their visit, and not a half dozen serious accidents occurred. To every one of the old soldiers, their wives, and their friends the open hand of Chicago hospitality is extended during this the greatest of all encampments of the Grand Army. Residents vie with one another in lending their best offices to the city's guests. Whichever wsy the veteran turns, bis eyes rest upon smiling, kindly, welcoming faces.

Uls wants are anticipated. Citizens count it no trouble to make his way clear and pleasant. He is not allowed to stand in a street car or railway train. He may command the services of any Chicago an he meets for any length of time required. He is I sured of a civil answer to his questions.

There is a universal desire throughout Chicago to make him feel as welcome as he really is. In all this there is not tinge of sordid commercialism. The veteran Is respeoted, honored, and loved for the sake of the country and the flag he saved. Sentiment of the purest and loftiest nature has filled the hearts of Chicsgo-ans to overflowing this week. They have realized that their greeting to the Grand Army was1 to be at once a welcome and a farewell thai the legions which had rescued the greatest republic the world has ever known from the brink of dissolution were vanishing into the eternities and that in all probability this would be the last time on earth these old soldiers would ever come together In a general reunion.

Chicago has accomplished many things for which the world has given her unstinted credit. She has done many things of which her people are Justly proud. Some selfishness has en tered into all her undertakings and accomplishments heretofore. The probability of material advantage has been weighed In all of her enterprises. She has welcomed the Grand Army without a sordid calculation.

She has exhibited her gratitude to the old soldiers without counting upon material results. She has striven to impress upon the minds of the veterans that she remembers their deeds as vividly and values them as highly as she did when they returned flushed with victory from the front. In the pursuit of this single purpose Chicago has provided for them and their friends as they could not be provided for in any other city. If an old soldier has gone without attention or comfort during the week he has done so while comfort and attention have been wait Inv nron his call at every' hand. Six thousand beds have been lying empty nlirht after night, waiting for occu pants.

There have been vacant places at thousands of tables awaiting the call of the managing committee. Great aa has been the demand for accommoda tions, Chicago was prepared to care for many thousands more than knocked at her doors. She has cared for the Grand Army encampment in her usual magnifi cent way, and she feels prouder of this than of any other achievement that is placed to her credit. Bryan and Moses. In Mr.

William Jennings Bryan's speech of acceptance be delivered this anofctroDhe to Moses: "Awake. an cient lawgiver, awake! Break forth from thy unmarked sepulcher and speed thee back to the cloud-crowned summit of Mount Sinai; commune once more with the God of our fathers, and proclaim the words engraven upon the tablets of "tone the law that was the law that Is today the law that neither indi vidual nor nation can violate with im punity." This rhapsody leads the Salt Lake Tribune to remark: "Now it seems to us that Moses was pretty much of an expansionist," and it goes on to tell how the Hebrews under his direction "spoiled the Egyptians." and "made it very warm for the Hittites, the Amoritea. the 111- vites, and several other tribes. The Uochester Democrat and Chron icle, while conceding that the Salt Lake Tribune evidently knows more concern ing the career of Moses than the Peer less Leader, suggests that "it might have gone further and shown that gentleman hat when the people Moses led entered the promised land by his direction they did not even so much as offer compensation for the property of the existing gov ernments which was appropriated or destroyed, but proceeded to annex the whole thing so far as their power ex tended, and never bothered themselves about 'the consent of the governed' who happened to escape the general destruction of life which took place when the land was occupied. And the Democrat and Chronicle might have gone further than this.

It might have pointed out to the rhap sodical Mr. Bryan that so long as Mosea went forward wtth his pol icy of expansion, trusting implicitly in the path marked out for the children of Israel, he met with no obstacle that he was not able to overcome; and that it was only when he began to doubt, when he went even so far as actually to doubt the potential force behind him, that leadership was taken out of his hands. He was allowed to see but he was not permitted to place his" foot upon the Land of Canaan. That beautiful country stretched out before him like a pan orama, but he bad lost his opportunity; It was not for him. It was for another who could be trusted to press forward without doubting and without looking back, who would forge ahead with full confidence in the destiny of his race.

Comrade Abraham B. Hosran of I si or. post. Ithaca. N.

Quartered in the Hor ace Mann school, Thirty-Seventh street and Princeton avenue, lost his bearings last Tuesday night and wandered over to the great West Side. He did not realise that, he was astray, it seems, until he, had crossed the "creek." aa be told tha. DesplaJnea street police. The old feoldier are privileged guests And they may think and, say what they please about us, but Comrade Hogan touched a tender chord on the West Side when he alluded to the south branch as a The West Side rs could hardly forgive anybody save a veteran for speaking of the river so disrespectfully. Heeoarcwfal to tbe Tuetat, The final struggle of the Boers is, from a military standpoint, almost as inter esting as their Initial campaign.

When General Botha 'retired from Pretoria he aimed to hold as much of the Delagoa Bay railroad as possible and aimed also to prevent the advanoe in force of General Roberta by raids to the 'Gen eral Buller, going from Natal through the mountain pass at Loing's Nek, moved on the railroad, 120 miles east of Pretoria. "Weeks ago we were told that the last stand of the Boers would be made here, so as to keep open communication between Lyden burg to the north and Lourenco Marques on Delagoa bay. General Buller has driven the Boers from Machado dorp, his cavalry has pursued them to the north as far as Helvetia, and his main column will probably press to the eastward and northward. While one column of General Roberts army haa been operating along the rail way east of Pretoria, other columns have been fully employed in looking after the Boers in the Heidelberg district to the southeast of Johannesburg and the Boer raiders under De Wet in the Hell bron district of the Orange Free State. General-French, it Is said, has driven the Boers fromXIandsfontein.

General Baden-Powell hss mastered the situation at Rustenburg, General Buller has driven the Boers from Machadodorp, and General Roberta Is waiting to pro ject his central column on a line that will strike the Boers the hardest blow, The question of what the Boers will do under such eirenmstances, with the Brit ish army threatening them at every point, is almost as interesting as that presented to the world when they checked Buller's advance at the Tugela and General Methuen at the odder. Their commanders are certainly as resourceful in what, seems to be the last stage of the campaign aa.they were at the beginning. Speed la Battle-Ships. The trial trip of the battle-ship Alabama was made under conditions and circumstances that gave it certain pic- For the first time in the history of the navy, battle-ships were used as stake boats. The Texas, Mas sachusetts, Indiana, Kentucky, and Kearsarge.

representing all types of our battle-ships, were In line, as it were, to receive the Alabama. The contract called for a speed of sixteen knots; the new battle-ship averaged seventeen knots for the whole trip. The Oregon, one of our fastest battleships In the practical test of war, made on her trial trip 16.78 knots. The Massachusetts, mean speed of 10.15 knots. ThelMdlaha had on her trial trip a speed of 13.61.' The Iowa In 1897 did better than any Other battle-shipion her trial trip and left her builders' hands with a record of .17.04 knots.

The Ken tucky last year was given a record of 16.81 knots, and the Kearsarge 16.S. Considering that the Alabama was not forced in any particular, she stands to day the fastest battle-ship in the navy. The importance of this trial was not in the spectacular features, but in the record; in tho. fact that the attempt of the naval authorities and shipbuilders so to construct -battle-ships as to give them a high rate of speed without weak ening them as great fighting machines has been successful. We have now ready for service the battle-whips Iowa, Indi ana, Massachusetts, Oregon, Texas, Kearsarge, Kentacky, and Alabama.

All of them except the Texas are, under the old rating, nxst-class ships. The Texas ha a -a displacement of 6,313 tons, the OregoivMassachusetta, and In diana, 10,223 tons each, the Iowa 11,340 tons; the Kearsarge, Kentucky, and Al abama, and the nearly completed Illi nois and Wisconsin, have a displacement of 11,525 tons. The Maine, Missouri, and Ohio, in process of construction, have a displacement of 18,500 tons each. The Georgia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, ordered by Congress, are to hare a dis placement of 13,500 tons each. It will be seen by this that we have been increasing the size of our battle ships from year fo year and at the same time Increasing the speed.

Under the old rule of classification the displace ment of a vessel determined Its class. Under the new rule, speed, fighting ca pacity, as well as size, will figure and our armored cruisers as well aa all our battleships will be rated as first class. The armored cruiser Brooklyn, with a displacement of 9,153 tons, had a speed on her trial trip of 11.92 knots. The New York, with a displacement of 8,480 tons, has a speed of 21 knots. The new cruis ers California, Nebraska, and West Vir ginia, with a displacement of 12,000 tons each, are to be given, if possible, as high a rate of speed atrthe Brooklyn.

The success of the Alabama is warrant for believing that Tie armored cruisers will be among the fastest of heavy warships in the "The question for the plain people, said Senator Davis In his Hamilton club speech, "is: Do they wish to change, or submit to the chance or change, that abounding prosperity which came with the election of President McKinJey a prosperity no Democratic platform or speaker denies?" 'The Republican administration has kept every pledge to the people and tnet successfully every emergency. It has conducted a foreign war to a triumphant conclusion, and aa a result has enlarged the boundaries of American freedom, expanded our dominions, and immeasurably enhanced our It has given stability to our currency by the enactment of the gold standard. It haa protected American industries by 8 statute under which has come such prosperity as no one dared either to predict or to hope four years ago. Under these wio laws this is no longer a debtor but a creditor na tion. Yet all the measures and policies which have wrought these beneficial results are condemned lay the Democratic party.

tho. first time la our history a great party demands the abandonment of -American sovereignty over territory held by an unquestionable title, and-the lowering of our flag in surrender to rebels. The Democratic party demands the' reversal of every policy, monetary, protective, or expansive, domestic and foreign, which has made William MeKinley's administration' one of the most glorious and-the most prosperous in our history. Do the American people wish to change? The Yaqui Indians of Mexico are again in revolt. The interest which Americans feel in this and similar uprisings grows out of the fact that Mexican mining properties controlled by Americans are seriously menaced by all such disturbances.

Our visitors, who are constantly wondering why there are not more accidents In the crowded, busy, bustling streets of Chicago, forget that Jt is mainly due to a strict observance on our part of the first law of nature. GOAT DIES FOR SCIENCE. LyaaoTa Trentaaomt Kaplalmee! mt Meet-las; of AaiamaJ. ThoroBty aeasrlatlosu A beautiful snow-white little goat yielded up Its life as a martyr to scianoe yesterday afternoon at the ssml-annual meeUoi of the American Animal Therapy association at Maaonio temple. Dr.

Joseph R. Hawlay and his assistants, all clad in spotless white, and looking like the privets of some and ant religion, bore the little victim to the platform ssd laid It oa a table with a white cover. The animal a ever suffered a moment unless it was from stage fright. It was gives a few whiffs of chloroform, and dreams of greea meadows probably danced through Its brain a while. That was with It the end of earth.

As soon as the goat became Insensible Dr. Hawley began to demonstrate the method of taking from the goat the lymph and tissues which are need In animal therapy. He began by tying the carotll artery, so as to back up the serum Into the lympfcatte glands. These glands are Innumerable, and art scattered all over the animal's body. The operator's task was to dissect the largest or.ee and draw oS the lymph.

Whaa ha had finished this the goat looked as If It had been through a sausage machine. At what stag of the proceeding It became a dead goat could not be told. "The goat." said the doctor, after the meet-lag, as he playfully laid the liver and kidneys oa top of the stomach, "died a perfectly peaoeful aad happy death. Tea, death to hint was a blissful and iridescent This clinic was preceded by a lecture la which Dr. Hswley explained the principles of the lymph care.

This was followed by an experience meeting, la which number of persons described the wonderful cures the? had experienced, sad lauded to the skies the merits of animal therapy. Dr. Richard Lull explained the case of Fred D. Foes, a West Side photographer, who had suffered for months from locomotor ataxia, aad was perfectly helpless. After taking the treatmect for nine weeks he was fully restored to health.

Dr. A. A. Loweii thai spoke for Irvine Fuller Bush of Jollat, who had suffered from primary dementia, was confined at the Kan kakee asylum, and was pronounced a hopeless case. He took the treatment, and In ninety days became perfectly sane aad sound.

Dr. J. R. Hiwley described the case of Alexander Goddard, chief of the locomotive department of the Illinois Central Railroad company, who had lor.g been a victim to angina pectoris and other diseases which rendered htm absolutely helpless. He took the lymph treatment, and la sixty days was a well man.

The only patient who spoke for himself was Dr. P. King of Kansas City, who appeared to be about 66 years old. He hsd suffered for years from a complication of aliments, the description of which It painful to i la ten to. Ia a short time he was perfectly restored to health.

His case wsa so wonderful that he became greatly excited la telling of the great deliverance he hsd experienced. The meeting wss opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. J. B.

Roy. who had hlmaWf been ss good ss raised from the dead by the treatment, aad who covered the whole subject of animal therapy quite thoroughly in his prayer. The delegates gathered at tho Great Northern last night and enjoyed teir annual ban quet. LOVES THE STARS AND STRIPES Geo re Forrester, aa Ex-Coaf ederata Talks of fao Aaterleaa Flaw. If any man attempts to haul down the tars aad stripes anywhere they have bees raised.

Ia the language of Dix, I say, 'Shoot him oa the spot. So spoke George For rester, ex-Confederate soldier, ex-member of Morgan's cavalry, at the reception given by the Columbia post of Chicago to the Bldwell-Wilkinson of Buffalo la the Grand Pacific ho tel yesterday afternoon, and the sentiment was cheered to the echo by the old soldiers, Union and Confederate, who were assembled there. The occasion was an entertainment given by the Columbia post to their comrades from New York Just before the latter started for home. Several speeches had been made, aad then Mr. Forrester was called He began by laying that he was a reconstructed rebel "to much reconstructed, be said, "that I feel ss If I belong to the Grand Army of the Re public" Continuing.

Mr. Forrester said "We In the South fought for what we thought was right-Wear not ashamed ottt. The hardest thing. though. I ever did.

boys, wss to Are on that old flag." And he pointed with outstretched hand to the stars and stripes floating from one of the chandeliers. I have often thought that we made a mistake la not taking the old Bag with us, making It our own. and never firing a shot against it. But that Is all In the past. We did the beet we could against you.

We hung on your gate for four long years, till the falogre oa our aide rusted aad the gate fell down. Now we are all together one flag, one country, and. I hope the time la sot far distant when the men who wore the gray and the men who wore the blue the grand eat. bravest, armies the world "ever saw will march arm la arm beneath the old flag, to the music of the Union, now aad forever one sad FIRE IN A RESTAURANT. nasaee "Wreck: J.

Dektrlasrw Betid las: West Madia Stroot. Fire wrecked the four-story brick building at Nos. 412-411 west Madison street yes terday morning. The first floor Is occupied by the J. B.

Campbell company's bakery and restaurant. The upper floors are family apartments. Tha fire started oa the second Boor la the flat of Mrs. Anna LytelL She was la the front part of tha apartment and the first Intimation aha had of tha fire was when she opened a door and found the hall filled with smoke. 8 be attempted to reach the kitchen, bat was nearly suffocated la the attempt aad forced to run down tha front stairs.

James Billing, a boarder with Mrs. Lytell. tried to reach the rear of tha flat to learn the cause of the smoke, but was driven down the front stairs la aa almost exhausted condition. The floor above was occupied by H. W.

Andrew, The smoke and flames poured Into this floor, and tha family was forced to escape by a ladder from tha rear of tba building. The Campbell restaurant Is cooneetsd with the floors above by an elevator shaft and the Are quickly spread to the first floor. The restaurant wss filled with people at the time, and as the proprietor raa through crying "Fire!" there was a rush for the Several were crushed against tha door-sill la the excited exit, but no serious injuries tesulted. The building la owned by J. Dear In, whose loss Is about flaOOe.

FORM A GRAND ARMY AUXILIARY YoaineT eai Orgraalao Kattemsl -Asso. etattom of Baskwsekers. The National Assoc la Uoa of Associate Members of the O. A. JL, setter known as 'The Bushwhackers, Is one of the results of the preseat eaoampmeaL This win be la the nature of aa auxiliary to the Grasd Army, had will be a prominent feature of future encampments.

The Idea Is not entirely new. For soma time Columbia pest la Chicago has hsd aa auxiliary knows aa "The Its duties are to assist st entertalnmeata, provide for sundry wants of the post, and la a general way do skirmish duty. The members are trleads of tho old soldiers la the post aad are all all-known young men. When Detroit post came here oa Monday It was found that It also had a corps of "Bushwhackers." Other crack post were found to be similarly provided. After talking the matter over the young mea concluded that they ought to have a national organisation.

3 he suggestion for a national association originated with Klckbam Scanlas, who Is president of the Columbia Poet "I have long held that such a national organization would be a great thing." said Commander Dlffley. "We have looked upon our auxiliary organisation with tha greatest pleasure aad pride. The 'Bushwhackers ae-rompaay us wherever we go, participate la all the meetings and functions of the post, aad are la a position to render us tha greatest service. Such aa organisation of national scope would be of Inestimable benefit to tha G. A.

R-. end steps have been taken to perfect the organization at this encampment," Mr. Scanlaa outlined his views la these words: "I have been thinking over the plana for a national association of associate members for number of years In fact, since the Chicago auxiliary was organised. I have thought that It Is such a good thing for one poet that It would be a good thing for all. The day Is fast approaching when the membership of the G.

A. R. will be greatly decreased. The object of tha sew organization will be to strengthen and aid. It will be-e mighty power for good after the veterans have passed away, sad for twenty-Ave years more the associate crganlxatlon ought to stand as one of men who have known Intimately the old soldiers and csn tell of their character and great work.

They can Impress upon the youth of the lead the lessons of patriotism sad lore for country which tha old soldiers of today exhibit at every flag day. Fourth of July, and patriotic gathering." "The Idea Is to have sa organization of patriotic citizens that will promote the Interests of the veterans when they have become older and more feeble." said Past Commander Walton of the Columbia poet. "Such aa organization must needs bo national, and I think that ft wilT be productive of much good." "The business men's auxiliary of our post la Tonkers, N. Y-." said Past Commander A. H.

Tompkins of Tonkers. "has 'done more good than could be told la their care for the members of the Kitchings poet. They have provided entertainment, aad at holiday times they have relieved many needy old soldiers, who have not been offended at such aid. because It cannot be called charity la aay sense of the word." WANT STAUBER ARRESTED. OeeMtors Alloweei kr Ceart to Movst Aeeezs to His Be etas.

Yesterday a motion was made In the United States District court to give tha creditors of Frank Stauber access to such portions of his papers as refer to their business which was In hla hands A motion for publication of hla disappearance was also allowed. This later step is necessary, as his creditors cannot recover anything until notice has been given by publication for seventy days. If ho does not return within that time he can be adjudged a bankrupt without a hearing. Charles A. Churan.

who Is attorney for some of thote who have-concluded that they were swindled by Stauber. said: "He haa been cheating these people for years, anl they placed such, ooafldeoee In him that they aid aot take the slightest business precau tlons or they would have known It long ago. His method was similar to that of these bogus investment companies which pay the dlvi deads out of the Investors' principal. If we knew a here he is wa would get out extradition papers for him at ccce. At it Is now.

we dc not even know whether he is alive or not. I think that he Is now In Switzerland, where It Is known that he has friends. He Is such a man that be would probably commit suicide before he would allow himself to be brought back to Stauber's favorite method of operating on his customers was through real-estate transfers. In gome eases the persons who bought land from him hsvs found that Instead of trust deeds they have only agreements fo secure the property st a certain time la the future. AU of these gave notes for the balances due on their property after the first paymest.

These notts were for small amounts, varying Irom $25 to $200. As the purchasers secured the money they would go to him to redeem these Botes, but euca was their confi'ience la Stauber that, after making the payment, ia many eases, they did ant ask for the note which they hsd laid, but took his word that It was caneeled. These notes he did aot destroy la many cases, but sold tnca to innocent parties, thus recolTina oa- ment for notes which had already bees redeemed. SAFETY ORDER IS DEFERRED. Mayor Harrison Delays Action la Mil.

waskst Railway Matter, Mayor Harrison deferred Issuing aa order yesterday requiring the Chicago, Milwaukee and St, Paul railroad to place gates or flag men at street crossings la Rogers Park. He received a letter from the company saying that It was preparing a statement ahowlng that It was carrying out the wishes of the people for rapid transit. Owing to the absence of important wit issee. Deputy Coroner Weckler adjourned the inquest oa the body of Vera Clifton, who was killed Saturday at WUeoa avenue. The deputy took his Jury to visit the scene ef the accident, and.

It wss reported, a train came aear running down the whole jury. Ella Moore was saved from death at tha Morse aveoue crossing yesterday by the bravery of Policeman Wlrtx. who wss stationed at the crossing. Miss Moore Is the 12-year-old daughter of George Moore, who lives at Morse and Southport aveaeea. She was on the track when a fast train was approaching.

Tha offloer seised the girl, dragged her from the track, and the two rolled into the gutter as the train passed. DROWNED IN THE RIVER. sa Lms Hla Life Walls ItWttklosr. While bathing la tha river star Webster aveace yesterday, Frank Tascaa, years old. living at No.

24 Fox place, was drowned. The boy. with three companions, had been la the water for some time, sad, as the water wa col 5. It Is thought he was takes with cramps. the boy tank his companions thought he was diving, but as he failed to reappear oa the surface, they became alarmed and re ported the matter te tha police of tho Attxill street station.

The body was recovered. Dr. Sctaaatdt Meaaorlsvl Moetlstat. A memorial meeting In honor of the late Dr. Ernst Schmidt will be held next Saturday alght at the North Side Turner hall.

The committee appointed to make the necessary arrangements is composed ef Philip Hearict. John Roelling. Julius Vaheteich. William Urban, and Edmund Deus. Ex-Governor Alt-geld.

Clarence 9. Darrow. Dr. Kortts Schuttse, and Henry Huha of Milwaukee are announced as the speakers. A HBMsaa.se Vla-w.

Willie I should think It would be a good thing to put the watering cart before the horse. MammaI can't see why. WllHe. Willie Why. then the poor horse could wade all ever-town -and keep cool.

Detroit Free Press. GOSSIP OF NEW YORK. Twesty -Fst Men Will -Try to Slak Central Park Lasaeh. Special Mapate te The later Ocas a. NEW YORK, Aug.

19. Twenty fat men have planned to load tha electric launch oa the lake la Central park at I o'clock tomorrow 4b aa effort to sink the craft simply by their weight. If the launch sinks Ernst Wills of No. 1407 Second avtaue will win a clambake, accompanied by unlimited drinkables aad smoksbles for the entire party. If the launch does aot sink August Brsim.

will be the winner. The wager was made oa the spur of the moment as a Joke, though arrangements for Us decision are beiaa made la all seriousness, wills and a party of friends were having a clambake at Braun's park when August Braun. who owns the boats on the Central park lake, was explaining the carrying capacity of the new electric launch, which he said had carried seveaty-ono children. Wills doubted this statement aad wagered he could produce nineteen men beside himself whose weight would sink tha launch. Braun promptly accepted.

It was rumored at first that Wills had stated that he would surely aria, for If the launch carried the weight naturally he would see to It that the boat sufficiently "wobbled." Finally It was agreed that the fat mea should be properly that they were to remain oa It, aad that if the boat rocked Wills would lost his bet- A truck has been engaged to haul the party to and from the lake. The vehicle. It Is promised, shall be decorated with flags, sad preceded by a brass band. The average weight of the twenty mea It will carry Is X65 pounds, aad the East Biders proudly assert that these figures east the records of all former fat men's organizations Into the shade. OverelolBur ta Tee" Baialaie-ea.

Howard Gregg of Chicago wss speaking yesterday at the Hotel Imperial of the uses and abuses of the fee system as practiced by Americans. "We carry ths matter to excess," said Mr. Gregg, "and exercise neither discretion nor common sense la the way we bestow our gratuities, besides which we give to large number of servants, who have no right to expect a fee. I kept tab oa it one day recently, aad this is the result: Breakfast, feed waller. IS cents; sent bell boy out for a couple of morning papers, gave him cents; got shared, feed barber 6 cents and boy that brushed me off i cents; got my shoes polished, gave boy cents extra; sent a note by messenger, gave boy 10 cents: three different calls, la each case boy IS cents; luncheon, feed 26 cents; sat ia a cafe with some friends, and altogether feed waiter who served as 10 cents; took Turkish bath, and gave man who rubbed me down 23 cents; had three frienda te dinner and gave waiter we went to a roof garden, aad there gave usher 25 cents each to find as chairs; had supper, and feed waiter 60 cents, and finally gave bell boy 10 coats for bringing pitcher of Ice water to my room.

That foots np $3.60 for the day. and comes to something like 11.200 year, aad there are lots of mea who fee twice as much ss that every day of their lives. Of course, for myself, this Is exceptional, but I think It must run -up to $500 a year with me light along. I am going to try te call a halt on it. Selaoel for the Goramaz Arsiy.

Theodore Werner, a member of Bricklayers union No, 11. complained at a meeting of the unloa this week that hie son Theodore. SO years old. who Is also a member of the union, had been conscripted and compelled to do military duty la Germany while ea a visit te that country. Werner senior came to this country about six years ago.

aad is a naturalised American citizen. Two years later he sent for his family, his bob Theodore being then a little ever years old. Eight weeks ago. Werner says, he received word that a relative had died ia Germany, and he sent his son to his native town te look after some property. Nothing was heard of him until a day or two ago.

when Werner received the following letter, dated from the barracks at Kiel: "Dear Parents: I am already four days la barracks. Soon as I came here they seised me. and now I have to drill." Werner did aot bring the matter formally before the anion, but will probably appeal to Washington personally. "Salaer Devolopa Spirit. "Shiner." one of the horses at the llor risania police station.

Is 21 yean old. and has been at the station for the last fifteen years. He should not be over skittish now, but he showed unexpected mettle last night- Detectives Foster and Geraty were driving "Shiner" to "a covered wagoa along the Boston road, collecting ballot boxes from the polling places. At One Hundred and Sixty-Seventh street "Shiner" took It Into his head to run sway, and he did. At One Hundred and Sixty-Fifth street he banged the covered wagoa against aa electric light pole.

Goster and Geraty were thrown out and knocked Insensible. Ballot boxes were strewn around, and the top was separated from the wagon. This did not satisfy Shiner. He began to kick, and kept it up until the wagon was completely demolished. Then a policeman came along.

At sight of the brass buttons Shiner stopped kicking and looked ashamed of himself. Geraty and Foster wers not seriously injured. The ballot boxes were all collected again aad were taken to the Station In another waron. Shlnar was led home In disgrace. Oatly the "Veaavl" Auaslt.

Captain McCluskey denl-s that the assault oa a youth la front of police headquarters on Monday night was committed by one of his detectives. Reporters saw the young man hit several times, and then hustled Into the building. When inquiry was made later no trace of him was found, nor was there any record of an arrest. All knowledge of the assault was offclally dented st headquarters yesterday, but a person who usually knows about each things said that th: man assaulted was a roans; Bowery crook, who bad been arrested as a suspicious person st Grand street sod the Bowery by a detective temporarily detailed st headquarters. The as- ult was explained by this man's friends to be merely the usual roughneea necessary In arrestlner a crook.

The prisoner waa dia- caarged ia the center street police court. Mlaas Tronic aad Money. Instead of having a trunk to show for her $5. Mrs. Lucy Drouckmau has only the experience, la the Adams street police court.

Brooklyn, where she summoned John. Schwartz, a trunk dealer, today, she told her tale of woe. which ended with a demand for tier money or the trunk, both of which Magistrate Steers denied. The talk which cost Mrs. Drouckman $5 took place la front of the store of Schwarts la Brooklyn.

Mrs. Drouckman, about to depart from the hot city, discovered that she heeded a new trunjc. She came to Schwartzes place, oa the sidewalk tat arhtoH tv-nnka Ma tlK she paused, hesitated, sad waa lost. Ia front of one vile stood a nice-looking young man, and Mrs. Drouckman asked him about tha trunks.

The very polite youth responded with such- courtesy that Mrs. Drouckman decided on tho tnrtant that that was the place to deal. The man pointed, explained, and expatiated upon the different merits of the various trunks chained down for safe keeping. One Mrs. Drouckman chose, of elaborate workmanship and fine leather.

"Four dollars and a half." said the polite youth, but Mrs. Droeckmaa demurred. "Well." said the polite man. "rather than have you dissatisfied. I ll call It $1-50." la answer Mrs.

Drouckman gave him a $5 bilL Taking a knife from bis pocket, he asked her Initials, aad scratched them on the end of the trunk. "Now youll know you ret the one you ordered. he assured his pleased customer. I'll have to get this bill ehsnged uaoth he. and he departed, leaving Mrs.

Drouckman waiting. He never came back aay more. Ia court Magistrate Steers agreed with the pro prietor oi the place that he was not to blame for the presence of "tha polite young man." ana aismissea tne ease, and consequently when Mrs. Drouckman leaves town she will take her old trunk. Press a Moslem Mother's Diary.

Today I had oeeasion to whin mr bob Clif ford, and again it waa borne In tapon me how unfit I am ro he a notkar. For I hsd to wait for a doctor to come and administer anaesthetics. Thus much of ths moral effect of the whipping was lost. now i accuse myself in that 1 hava not loag ago learned to administer anaesthetics my-. trott -r -v.