Opportunities
By HON. WILLIAM H. MOODY,
Secretary of the Navy.
For the young man who enters the navy there are advantages and
opportunities which the average layman never realizes. Gen. James H.
- Wilson, himself an officer ot* the army, in an ad
ri dress to young men not long ago advised them to en- j
tor the navy in preference to the armv because the
M| ft j chances are larger in the sea service than in the land
service, and Gen. Wilson, a man of wide experience,
fJC % j knew whereof he spoke.
There are, or at least there will be when the
~ " r l uota Provided for under the last naval appropria
tion act is filled, 31,000 enlisted men in the navy of all
c i asses an( { grades. I"*very effort is made to obtain
the best men available for the service, and liberal inducements arc held j
out to young men to enter it. Never before lias the character of the per
sonnel been so high as at present, and it is improving every year, j
There is no doubt that within a few years the United States will not
only have the strongest sea fighting force in the world, but it will also
have better men in its navy than any other nation.
Apprentices are enlisted between the ages of 15 and 17 years. Their
education begins either at the training stations at Newport, R. 1., or at
San Francisco, where the course is from six to nine month:* and if
then fitted they are assigned to the regular cruising ships JF Aboard
ship the apprentice is taught many duties which fit him for tlirsea.
There are various promotions for those who prove themselves effi
cient, and with each promotion there is, of course, an increase of pay.
When advanced to ordinary seaman the pay is sl9 a month and that
of seaman $24 a month. From this grade the men are promoted to
petty officers and to the grade of warrant officers, such as warrant ma
chinists, in which the pay runs from $1,200 to Si,<Soo a year. The law
further provides that a certain number of warrant officers may be
promoted each year to receive commissions. The pay of petty offi
cers ranges from S3O a month in the seaman branch to S6O and S7O in
the ycomaan and messmen branches. Every attempt is made by the
navy department to make the service attractive to the men, and that is
50 proven by the number of reenlistmnts each year.
Assured Prosperity
By REV. ROBERT J. BURDETTE,
Pastor of Temple Baptist Church, Los Angeles, Cal.
'TO'wma ATIONAL prosperity is in the air. Everybody from the mes
senger boy to the millionaire is trying to double his income.
Even the United States senator takes more interest in watch
ing the ticker than in serving the interests of his country.
The wages of the hod carrier have gone beyond the income
KV *' of the ordinary preacher, the reporter and the school teacher.
S«ifx f' There seems to be no limit to other prosperity.
I rejoice in this prosperity, but I have seen dollar
£,y£|uj|jL wheat before. I remember the panic which followed in '93.
I am not an alarmist. I love the meadowlark more than any
other bird, because he sings when the clouds are thickest.
The great men in Biblical times were possessed of vast wealfch, vet
•we do not think of them as men of money and finance or as stock ma
nipulators as we are wont to think of Morgan and Schwab and other
giants of the financial world of to-day. Moses was rich beyond all
•estimation, but we think of him only as a friend of-God, not as a Mor
gan. Joseph was the richest man in Egypt, yet we wouldn't think of
comparing him with Schwab. God forbid. We think of Joseph in
his loyalty to purity and righteousness.
The magazines don't print pictures of Joseph, neither do they
publish a detailed story of his life. They don't tell how he went into
Egypt a slave and how by successful manipulation of the stock ex
change by securing a great corner he became the richest man in the
country and died worth a million dollars. Of course not, but they print
volumes about certain American men who have accumulated vast for
tunes and about the methods followed in attacking these stupendous in
comes.
The Motor and the Highway
By W. B. WOODGATE.
SHE ordinary non-motorist enjoys the use of the road as a
birthright, and has not to thank statute for the same. Any
restrictions upon the birthright are due to statute enacted
pro bono publico.
Mgyjfcl On the other hand, it does not seem that the motorist
has any similar birthright to the road; 110 exact case in
/ffjßk P oint appears in law reports, but the theory of road dedi
cation, and the history of roads and of their traffic, seem
very conclusively to show that, without the consent of the
owner of the soil, the motorist—in the absence of statutory
license —would be a trespasser on any highway, and might be warned
off or removed by force if contumacious.
The class of motors for which extension of speed is asked be
long? practically exclusively to a section of society that has time and
money to spend on motorism as a pastime, and as a pastime onlv.
It is for those who travel, touring far afield, that the concession is
demanded. Their main plea is that there are many uninhabited
stretches of rural road along which a motor may safely career at high
velocity with little or no public danger, and that the existing statute
is vexatious, where the letter of law as to 12 miles an hour is enforced
by police espionage in such unfrequented stretches.
Now, when children of the poor, whose facilities and locality of
pastime are far more limited than those of the wealthy classes, desire
to multiply hoops in thoroughfares, or to seek enjoyment at im
promptu football or other games on the macadam, they are promptly
tabooed by the police t and divers local councils vcrv properly enact
by-laws against the dangers of children's hoops in the roadways.
The advocates of privilege for increased speed frequently adopt in
the press the parrot phrase 'the motor has come to stay, and upon
thi> basis arguments have been raised by correspondents and editors
that a new social duty devolves ex officio on all owners of horseflesh
to break in their animals to face motor traffic quietly. It i.- doubtless
true that horses can be educated to abandon tear of railwa\ traffic, or
of noise of gunpowder, and like alarm-; those who so edut ite their
animal do so for their own convenience, but in view of our Inpothesii
that tin hose and his owner have a birthright to the road, and the
jTio'.oriit only a statutable license, the demand that a horse owner
*b uld alternatively get rid of his animal or spend time or money in
edui sti , it to motor alarms appears to avur of selfishness, not tc
mention arrogance.
CAMKRON COUNTY PRKSS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903.
POI'E IS < l!o\VM:i>.
liile Performed wifhOr?at Pomp
and Ceremony.
Seventy Tli»u«uii<t People \\ lliieftfteil
Hie V|ut£i<lliceitt Kpcctuelc lilcli
Ln.li'il Five Hour* Prorn*
• lon Numbered ."iOO ■
thii*ia»m I ■■ bounded.
Rome, Aug. 10. The ceremony of
the coronation of Pope I'ius X took
place Sunday in the basilica of St.
Peter's in the presence of the princes
and high dignitaries of.the church,
diplomats and lioman nobles and with
all the solemnity and splendor asso
ciated with this, the most magnificent
rite in the lioman Catholic church.
As Cardinal Maechi, the dean of the
cardinal deacons, placed the triple
crown on the head of the venerable
pontiff the throng of 70,000 persons
PLACING THE TIAKA UPON THE I'Ol'E'S HEAD.
gathered within the cathedral burst I
into restrained acclamations, the |
choir intoned a hymn of triumph and j
the bells of Borne rang out a joyful J
peal.
It is .17 years since the Romans and j
Europe assisted at such a function
as was held in St. Peter's yesterday. ;
The great basilica, popularly suppos- |
ed never to have been quite full, was j
overflowing with humanity. The j
papal throne, a bewildering mixture
of gold, red atjd silver, was erected
in front of the high altar.
After their entrance the people [
had long hours of waiting and it is
computed that the majority were on j
their feet altogether ten hours;, five
before the ceremony and another five !
hours while it lasted.
Inside the Vatican palace there was j
no less movement and bustle as the i
papal procession, composed of about J
500 persons, all of whom had gath- ,
ered early in the apostolic palace,
was formed.
The central figure in the long 1
cortege was Pius X, borne in the
sedia gestatoria.
On the appearance of the pontiff it
seemed as though the people would
seek to carry him in their arms, so
great was their enthusiasm. Cries
of "Pius, our pope, our father," and
"Long live Pius X" were raised, not
withstanding the large placards post
ed all over the basilica saving: "Ac
clamations are forbidden."
A quaint ceremony was then car
ried out. The master of ceremonies
knelt three times before the pontiff,
each time lighting a handful of hemp
which surmounted a silver torch and
as the flame flashed and then died out
he chanted "Pater Sancte, Sic Transit
Gloria Mundi" (lioly Father, thus
passe tli away the glory of the
world).
The procession then proceeded. At
the chapel of the sacrament there
was another halt and his holiness left
the sedia gestatoria and prayed at the
altar. On re-entering the chair he
was carried to the chapel of St. Greg
ory, where he officiated at a mass.
Then all the cardinals donned their
silver copes and white mitres and the
pope was borne to the throne amid
renewed acclamations.
The scene presented on his mount
ing the throne formed a magnificent
picture to which no pen could do jus
tice. The central figure was the ven
erable pontiff seated on the throne.
Two lines of cardinals clad in silver
and scarlet reached to the high altar
with its burden of burning candles
and sacred vessels, while around
styod the papal guards, the pontifical
court, monks and officials. The cathe
'lral was illuminated with twinkling
lights, while flie marble columns and
walls rendered the color scheme more
vivid. Overhead was the most mag
nificent dome in the world, up io
which floated the harmony of music.
From the throne. Pius X, surround
ed by his suite, walked to the high
altar, standing over the crypt of SI.
Peter, into which meanwhile Car
dinal Maechi descended to pray. The
pope then blessed the altar and after
saving t lie "Indiilgcntiam," the mani
ple, a symbol of the cord with which
Christ was bound on his capture, was
placed, with great ceremony, upon
the pope's arm, while at the same
time prayers for tne coronation were
recited by Cardinals Vannutelli, Mo-
I ncle *llllll Mn » I utlleiuen.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 12. Three suits
were filed in tlie I'nited States dis
trict court yesterday by the I'nited
States against extensive cattle ranch
firm- in western Kansas, charging
them with having government laud
under fence. The Circle band and
( attic ( ■>., in Sheridan anil Wallace
counties, is charged with having 11,
000 acres unlawfully fenced; the I .
p. Dev. e,v ( little Co., s.hlHl acres in
Che venue, anil the Mills Wood (atlle
Co., about ten seel ions. Twelve other
suits are in course of preparation
■ tern cuttletui'ii oi the
h&m<
cennl, \gliardi ami Satolll. lie
turninff from the iTvpt, Cardinal
Maeehi placed upon tin* shoulders of
the pope the pontifical pallium and
attached it with three golden jeweled
pins.
Mass was then celebrated with
great pomp and ceremony, the voice
of the pope becoming (fruduall} more
firm nnd sonorous until it was even
audible in the most distant corner of
the immense church. Following this,
Cardinal Maechi performed the rite
of incensing the pope, whom he sub
sequently kissed three times on the
cheeks and chest, as did Cardinals
Segna and Vannutelli. Upon the
pope's return to the throne the car
dinals offered their last obedience to
the pontiff, kissing his hand and feet,
and being embraced by him twice in
turn. The bishops and archbishops
kissed his foot and right Knee, while
the abbots kissed only his foot. 'I he
holy father then walked to the
shrine, of St. Peter for the enlminat-
ing rites of tlie ceremony. The whole
sacred college gathered about the
pope singing Palestrina's "Corona
Aurea Super Caput Ejus," while the
choir burst forth into song.
Cardinal Deacon Segna then raised
the pontiff's mitre and Senior Car
dinal iieacou Maechi placed on the
venerable white head the triple
crown. \1 this moment the church
was lilled with the ringing of bells,
the blowing of silver trumpets and
(he acclamations of the people.
SECRETARY ROOT TO RESI 3N.
Gov. Tun, ot the IMlillpplneft. Will
I'robubly be Ills Nucce«*or.
Washington, Aug. 12. —Before Sec
retary Hoot sails for London to sit
with the Alaskan commission lie will
place his resignation in the hands of
President Roosevelt, in order that the
president may appoint n secretary of
war if it is deemed necessary during
Mr. Boot's absence. It is expected,
however, that the resignation will
not be acted upon until after congress
meets.
It has been known for some time
that Secretary Boot intended to re
tire, but he did not wish to leave the
department until the general staff bill
was in operation and other matters
pertaining to the department were
well under way. It is understood
that the matter of his successor has
been discussed, and while nothing of
ficial can be obtained, it is believed
that the position will be tendered to
Gov. Taft.
While Secretary Root is in London
he will remain in communication with
the war department and matters per
taining to the general staff and other
important affairs will be referred to
him. If the sittings of the Alaskan
commission extend beyond December
1 it is likely that the secretary's res
ignation will be accepted and his suc
cessor appointed at that time, and if
the situation in the war department
becomes such that a secretary is
needed to take charge of affairs, one
will lie appointed earlier. It is believ
ed here that there will be a great
deal of delay in consideration of the
Maskan boundary case and that the
I'nited States commissioners may lie
detained in London several months.
Secretary Hoot's desire to leave
public life is based largely on per
sonal grounds. His family does not
like life in Washington and the sec
retary desires to return to his law
practice in New York. The great
questions that were pending in the
war department, relating mainly to
the administration of the islands ac
quired from Spain and the establish
ment, of a government in Cuba, have
been accomplished during Secretary
Root's administration. The reorgan
ization of the army under the general
statf plan is now under way and the
secretary feels that he has accom
plished the work that he was called
onto do when he became secretary
of war.
Aif I'm i*l nl IftftiiftMlnii Hon.
Marseilles, Aug. 10. Two shots
were fired at Premier Combes yester
! day as he was riding, lie was not hit.
j The man w ho fired the shots was ar
| rested, a was his companion. The
I man said his name was Sanvuire
I'icolo and spoke with an Italian ae
! cent.
I.ouiperft I hulled*! l * I'nrrv.
India mi poll-, \ug. I.'. Samuel
j Compel, president of the \nieriean
Federation of l.abor. Iris placed a
challenge in the hands of a commit
tee, addressed to I). \l. P.irv, offer
iiits to meet the latter on tin- tump
at the Labor day celebration at the
fair ground iu 1l i city ami a rune
with li iin the que - lion of unionism.
When told of the challenge, Mr Par
ry, who i* pre.id.nt tin* National
Manufacturer-' i--.oci.Vt ion, -aid he
would await the deliver,\ of the dial
h'nge wjTli intere- t. but he had no
I tli.-.»r • to "pai tile Mr. (e Huper- a* n
• ut tract ion ut n a .ntv "
CHAMPIONSHIP RIEGATTA.
■ I 'l'ii lie* I'lnee on l.nke Qnl ii«li£i»-
iikiiml \% in I prig Crew Win* Two
l(ure* Home Mrcuilolix lloiilnil.
Worcester, Mass., Aug. 1.1. -With
ideal weather conditions the nine
events which constituted the first day
of the thirty-first championship re
gatta of the national oarsmen were
successfully run off yesterday on
Lake Quinsigantond.
The feature of the day was the
eight-oarded contest for the Kichurd
Knox cup and the victory of the Jef- ,
frcys Point crew, East lioston, Mass.,
was not only decisive but rather dis- 1
appointing to Hie local favorites, the
eight of the Wachusetts Boat club.
The latter made a fine, fight all the
way down the course, but the Boston
crew led from the start and was
never headed. The rowing of the
New York Athletic club's eight was
also strong, but the crews of the Co
lumbia lioat club, of Mlegheny, and
the St. Alphonsus Athletic associa
tion, of lioston, made rather poor fin
ishes.
Another surprise was the victory of
the Winnipeg crew in the senior in
ternational fours and the senior four
oared shells. The crew of the East
Boston A. A. It. C. had long been pick
ed as almost sure winners in both
events, and while they made two hot
lights the Canadians won each by
good margins.
The ease with which Lon F. Selioles,
of Toronto, won his heat in the asso
ciation senior sculls was not unex
pected, neither was any one surpris
ed when F. It. Peterson, of the East
Hoston club, came in second. The
rest of the competitors were far be
hind.
In the second heat of this event F.
Vesely, of the First Bohemian Boat
club, also had an easy time, but the
struggle for place between F. De
mourello, of New Orleans, and W. M.
Varley, of the Atalanta Boat club, of
New York, was the fiercest of.the
day. The former won by a bare foot
and the latter was so exhausted that
he tumbled from his shell on crossing
the finish line. The water revived him
and he was hauled aboard the start
er's boat in fairly good condition.
BOOKS FALSIFIED.
A National ICiuik at llrd Kuiili, \. .1.,
■ft domed b.v Order of (lie Comptrol
ler ot the Currency.
Washington, Aug. 15. —The Nave
sink national bank, ot Bed Bank, N.
,I..was closed last night by direction
of the acting comptroller of the cur
rency, after a conference by telephone
with National Bank Examiner \V. \.
Mason, who has been engaged in
making a special examination of (lie
bank. The bank was examined in
regular order on July 27 and the ex
amination disclosed a discrepancy
between the individual and general
ledgers of SIO,OOO, a falsification of
the last report ox condition to the
comptroller of the currency, and nu
merous false entries and erasures on
the books.
A re-examination was ordered and
Examiner Mason discovered increased
shortages and irregularities to such
an extent as to render the bank in
solvent. A new president, cashier
and board of directors were elected
and an effort made by the latter to
put sufficient cash into the bank to
restore its capital and solvency. It.
was thought until last night that this
effort would be successful.
Bank Examiner Mason has been ap
pointed receiver. The last report of
condition of the bank under date of
June 9. 1903, which report, it. is
stated, was falsified, shows deposits
of $316,000.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
No I»eerea«e In the Volume of ltn«l
--ncftft Im Shown.
New York, Aug. 13.—-ft. (i. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says:
Earnings of railways for August
thus far show an average gain of 7.7
per cent, over last year's figures and
10.3 per cent, compared with 1901.
Distribution of merchandise is very
heavy, more interruption to traffic
being recorded, and in staple lines
prices are steady. Preparations for
fall trade are vigorous, many manu
facturers working overtime to fill im
portunate orders. Collections are
fully as prompt as usual for the sea
son, although in some lines there is
less inclination to discount bills.
Crop news is reassuring.
Hesitation in certain branches of
the iron and sfeel industry, incident
to the season and aggravated ltv labor
difficulties is indicated with some de
gree of definitencss by the monthly
statistics just published by the Iron
Aire. A vast amount of business is
being done, but there is no indication
to anticipate requirements of the fu
ture beyond contracts already placed.
Failures this week number I7f in
the I'nited States against l'jii last
year, and in Canada 22, compared with
21 a year ago.
Jett unit White (> e I R.I I" • Sentence*.
Cynthiana, Ky., Aug. l.">.—The jury
yesterday in the case of Curtis Jett
and Thomas White, charged with the
assassination of James B. Mnrcum,
at Jackson, K.v., returned a verdict of
guilty, fi\ing the punishment of each
at life imprisonment. Jett received
the verdict with comparative indiffer
ence nnd calmness. White, who has
been apparently under a severe strain
during the trial, flushed up and his
eye- filled with tears. Attorney fiol
dcii, for the defense, made a motion
for a new trial and (he court took it
under advisenient.
t*HJ'kft Order* Mrlkc*.
New York. \ug. 15, Samuel J.
Parks, walking delegate of the House
smiths and Brhlgemen's union, last
night announced t!;:it he would today
i »ll .-iriUc on ciifht bitr jobs in tlii
cilv and that members of the otgnn
)/■■ tii it in Newark. V J., would be
called out. Parks a!«'» *nid that ou
Monda v t» in I I in'-ilm i iie trike would
evicnil generally thiough many slates
in the I uion, mentioning among
other places Portsmouth, \. II.;
j Pitt buig. St. I.oiii . 80-ton, Hanni
bal. Mo., and Northampton, Pa. He
Mid that these strikers are mainly
tnadc again*! the Iron league.
CAPTI REDTHECUP
Yankee Ynelit IroiKlequoit Suc
cessful in Cunuriu.
Tin' lon rue ivu« Triangular Trophy
H ill >ou lti'»t Willi III)- Itoelic*-
l< r Im hi 4 lull lleleal .'lodf
4 anatllaiiM FM'I Siirc
Miorv <>r tin- IIHI I-.
Toronto, Out., Aug. 14. —The lron
dcquoit, the American challenger for
the ( auadian cup, won the deciding
race of the series yesterday, thus
wresting tne trophy from across the
water. It will now rest in the Roch
ester Vacht club until sonic Canadian
boat shall bring it hack.
The race was a triangular one,
seven miles to a leg, the tirst leg to
windward and the other two reaches,
the hist one rather close hauled,
owing to the shifting of the wind.
The breeze at the start was light, but
grew heavier as it shifted. Though
the weather was not to the Ironde
quoit's liking, the betting was."> to 4
on her.
Ilannan. on the Irondequoit, had
the better of .Tarvis on the .Strath
cona in jockeying for the start ami
tin- American yacht went flying across
the line with a small lead. Both were
on the starboard tack and stayed
close together for some time. When
they finally went about they could lay
a course for the buoy and both made
the turn on the port tack.
When they went about the Strath
cona was fully 200 yards astern, but
she had as good a windward berth as
her rival.
Turning the first mark the Ironde
quoit broke out her biggest jib top
sail and the great spread of canvas
dragged her along in fine style. The
Canadians delayed for three minutes
after striking their jib topsail to set
a balloon jib before they had the
lieads.'iil up. The Irondequoit was on
her favorite angle. After some min
utes Skipper Ilannan. who had been
watching the lifting - power of his
rival's balloon, broke out an immense*
balloon jib on the frondequoit. The
change in canvas was made in a
trice. The Iromlequoit then hauled
steadily away from the Strathcona.
The Strathcona gained 30 seconds
on her rival on the second leg, but
within four miles of the finish her
case was hopeless.
When the American boat dashed
across the line the excursion fleet did
nut take the loss of the cup very gra
ciously. Not a whistle was heard for
some minutes. Finally, however, the
excursion steamers saluted the vic
torious \merican boat and crew.
WESTERN MINERS STRIKE.
Worker* <»■■ ii llraiiiugr Tunnel 111 tlie
4 ripple 4 reek IHxlrirl are Out.
Cripple Creek, Col., Aug. 14.—Union
miners working in the drainage tun
nel were called out yesterday by their
executive officers, the tunnel, which
will drain most of the big mines of
the district, would have been com
pleted in another week at the rate of
progress heretofore maintained. The
strike was ordered in consequence of
the refusal of Superintendent Brain
bridge to employ only union men.
"We will complete that tunnel if it
takes the United States army to pro
tect the work, and if it is necessary
for us to put on our working clothes
and do the labor ourselves," said
President Samuel Bernard, of the FT
Paso Mining Co., which has the con
tract for building the tunnel.
It is not unlikely that rich mine
owners and high salaried miners will
go into <he big bore to take the places
of the men caWed out. There are now
about 4,000 miners idle in the district.
The operators have announced their
determination to resume operations
as soon as men can be secured, pref
erence being given to former em
ployes. The owners characterize the
action of the officers of the Western
Federation of Miners in calling the
strike in the absence of any griev
ance as "arbitrary and unjustifiable."
and announce that "all men applying
for work will be protected to the last
degree."
Winner* Got .Metlaln.
Buffalo, X. Y., Aug. 14.- -The
tournament at Fort, Niagara closed
yesterday with the finals of the pistol
contests. In this shooting the of
ficers and men of the cavalry and
field artillery and the officers of the
infantry of the Department of the
East competed. Medals were award
ed the ten best shots. For the high
score Quartermaster Sergeant I - '. C.
Olsen, of the Second cavalry, was
given a gold medal. The next three
best scores got silver medals and the
other six bronze medals. The first
four men will represent the depart
ment in the pistol contest in the tour
nament at Fort Sheridan that begins
August
An Allll-Triotl Vlawo
Washington. Aug. 14.—An anti
trust mass meeting, which packed the
new National theatre to the doors,
was held here last night. The speak
ers included Henry (ieorge. Represen
tative Shober, of New York; Repre
sentative Van I)uzer, of Nevada; Rob
ert S. Tharin. counsel of the \nti-
Trust league, and Owen .1. Kindelou.
Attorney General Knox and Presi
dent Roosevelt were arraigned for al
leged failure vigorously to enforce
the Sherman antitrust law. Repre
sentative Shober spoke of William If.
Hearst as the man best equipped to
lead the people in the battle against
the trusts.
\ 4 on*<-ti'iM'c i oniriliuiioii.
Washington, Aug. 14. The secre
tary ot the treasury yesterilai re
eei\ed a ilii-ek for SIOO from a firm
of attorneys iu I'hihidclplliu with the
following explanation: "Kudosed
pica e tind Mill), being the amount of
money which was paid on December
In, |Nt»s, bi the I nited States govern
ii■ t ill us additional bounty In a sol
dier. He coil iiler that It* mis not
fill it htl li If i money In on of
till net of lull .' . t'••••'•. ii h • h debarred
nil men Irom partii'lpatlon to thi*
boil II l\ lit • h ill re fiili-Nil. ivliii h he
had dole lie wi lie . to Mtal.-J
tuti«>: of it; amount."
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