REGISTRATION IN CITIES ESSENTIAL Republicans Must Qualify New In Order tu Vute Fur Taft. ALARM SOUNDED FOR ACTION Committeemen Throughout the State Admonished to Urge Their Neigh bors to Comply With the Provisions of the Personal Registration Act, So As to Be Able to Vote For Taft For President and Sherman For Vice President at the Election In No vember. I Special Correspondence.] Philadelphia, Sept. 15. A note of warning has been sent all along the Republican lines in Pennsyl vania of the danger of voters over looking the requirements of the per sonal registration law and thereby dei priving themselves of the right to vote | at the presidential election. Colonel Wesley R. Andrews, chair- : man of the Republican state commit- | tee, concerned over the neglect of j many Republicans to register, has j sounded an alarm and all of the Re- j publican committeemen in the state j have been urged to thoroughly can- j vass their respective election districts l where personal registration is neces sary. and see to it that their voters qualify. No resident of any city who does not register this fall, personal regis tration being required in ' all cities, can vote for president or any other official at the November election. Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Allegheny and Scrantou are the only cities af- i fected by the section of the law cover- i ing first and second-class cities, but there are nineteen counties in the state in which there are third class cities in which personal registration is necessary. Today. Tuesday, Sept. 15, is the second personal registration day for all classes of cities, and the last day for registration in third class cities will be Saturday, Oct. 17. The registration officers sit from 8 a. m.to 1 p. m., and from 2 p. m.to C p. m., and from 7 p. m.to 10 p. m. in all second class cities. All Mu6t Get Registered. "We cannot too forcibly impress upon Republican voters the absolute necessity of their being registered in order to be able to vote for Taft and Sherman and the balance of their party ticket," said Colonel Andrews with great earnestness. "All previous registrations having expired, every voter residing in a dis trict where personal registration is called for. must go this fall, person ally. to the voting place and have him self enrolled by the registration of ficers. "No one who is not registered can vote in November, so that the precinct committeeman who fails to see that his neighbors are registered will be | inexcusably delinquent. All our efforts j to get voters to the polls later on will j be of no avail if they have not been personally qualified by having been ! registered. The Poll Tax Issue. "To be qualified to vote every citi- J zen must have paid a state or county j tax within two years. The last day for | paying poll tax to qualify for the No- | vember election, Saturday, Oct. 3, i should be impressed upon all who have 1 not thus qualified themselves." The following arc the counties in which third class cities are located and where this matter of personal J registration is of vital importance to j all voters: Berks, Blair. Cambria, Chester. Clinton. Delaware. Erie. Lancaster, j i.awri nee, Lebanon. Lehigh. Luzerne. ! Lycoming, McKean. Northampton, j Washington and York. Prominent Speakers Coming. While the matter of qualifying the voters is being given very close atten tion, the Republican leaders are not ; overlooking any other feature of the campaign work. Chairman Andrews is directly in touch with National Chairman Hitch- ; cock, and he has also the advantage 1 of the co-operation of Senator Penrose, 5 who is a member of the executive j committee of the Republican national committee, in having prominent speak- ! ers assigned to Pennsylvania. Vice Presidential Candidate .Tames j S. Sherman and Congressman Nicho- i las Longwcrth, of Ohi . son-in-law of President Roosevelt, at the request of the national chairman, have accepted invitations to address the conv. ntion of the State League of Republican clubs at Will;es-Burre this week and Speakers Cannon and Senator Bur rows. who was temporary presiding officer of the Republican national con- i vent ion. are among others of promt- | nence who have already been assignod to speak in this state. To Win Debatable Districts. "We are working in Pennsylvania." said Chairman Andrews, "as though this were a doubtful state. We want to get every Republican voter possible to the polls and we want to carry every debatable district, congro* sional. senatorial and representative, and we can only do that by perfecting our organisation in every direction and making an aggressive and deter mined canvass until the polls close." defeat for the presidency continued during that entire period of low tarW and until relief was obtained by a re turn to protection. The history of tariff legislation in congress is one of continuous struggle. "Success has been achieved by a narrow margin. The principle of pro tection to American labor and indus try has frequently been putin peril in the house of its friends. Democratic Soup House Period. "Every one recalls the dreadful In riuriiiif Cleveland's second administration. Konowing fi re-establishment of protection In 1897 came an immodiate restoration of prosperity, whieh continued steadily until the great disturbances in world finances resulting from the Boer and Russo-Japanese wars and the local disturbances resulting from the great losses consequent upon the Baltimore and San Francisco disasters—disturb ances due ultimately to monetary causes and being but temporary in duration. "These causes, with the lack of suf ficient currency to finance great un dertakings consequent upon the tre mendous prosperity which has come to the country under a decade of pro tection, are generally conceded to be the chief elements in that cessation which we all believe to be but tem porary in the extraordinary prosperity and industrial development and ex pansion of commerce which the coun try has enjoyed since the principle of protection and sound money were es tablished in the election of William McKinley in 189 G. "Setting aside minor issues and theories of legislation, does any si<nc man doubt that the future prosperity of the country cannot be safely in trusted to the Republican party by the election of William H. Taft as president ? "The people from one end of the land to the other demand a cessation of the temporary interruption to our prosperity from which we are recently recovering. They are most interested in such an administration of the gov ernment and such legislation by con gress as can most reasonably be ex pected to bring about a resumption of our splendid march of development at home and abroad. Want American Standard of Wages. "The great mass of our people want to be assured of permanent employ ment at remunerative wages, which will enable them to maintain a stand ard of living such as becomes Ameri can citizenship. History demonstrates beyond any question that the mainte nance of the principle of protection under Republican administration and legislation lias secured these results. "History has shown that where this condition has been interrupted by Democratic success and tariff tinker ing and free trade principles that dis aster and panic have ensued. "Closed mills and idle men were too familiar to all of us a little over twelve years ago. and would hardly need re calling now were we not so apt to for got. Nor is there anything in the atti tude of the Democratic party to assure the American people of a consistent adherence to the protective principle. Tariff Cuts Cause Depression. "It would seem to be evident enough not to require argument that the pro tective system can best be maintained by those who have been successful for nearly 100 years in its maintenance and development. "The general statement stands un challenged that whenever the tariff has been reduced in whole or in part a business depression has followed, and in many cases most severe com mercial and industrial panics. "The present tariff law has been in operation unchanged longer than any other tariff law in our history. "Many favor continuing the law un changed for the present, on the theory that stability of conditions is an es sential feature of any tariff system, and that the agitation in changing the same introduces uncertainty in the trade conditions, and ia apt to be fol lowed by a curtailment of industrial activity. "There is, however, a general de mand for a readjustment of schedules to meet changed conditions iu th ■ in dustrial world, and it is conceded on all sides that general revision will b • made in the near future, but what ever changes are made the Republi can party this year stands emphati cally pledged to the principle that a tariff shall he imposed on all imported products, whether of the facto y. tli ' farm or the mine, sufficiently great t • equal the difference between th ■ ccs of production abroad an,! at hi t: and that this differ-nee shoe! I.of e i .-« ini lude the difference b 'tween tlic wages paid in this countr, and the wages paid abroad, and embrace a reasonable prof.t to the Am rican pro ducer." Senator's Pledges to Constituents. Senator Penrose told of the ra v • ment already under way by a U >u!>- lican congress to revise tar!if >et ! tiles to meet changed conditions, and in this connection he said: "As a member of the senate com mittee. 1 pledge myself to sustain th" protective principle so vital to th ■ in dustrial prosperity of this great sta e of Pennsylvania. "A harmonious and triumphant Re publican party continue', in power by an overwhelming vote or confi ieno on the part of the American p h>;il- o:i election day in Noven'.b r r :t is ti - ter calculated to insure r ; t.ne resumption of that extra r ' arv ;:ro -- oerity which began with t do n of William McKinley in 1' t i c a be hoped for by the mor F M ;'n ■ in the election of Bryan and the el clou of a Democratic house of repi u a tiv»s with the record of thp Lenin rn.. in the past for blundering an 1 ilis. n connection with the fli.an rial 1 *'on of the country." Same Old Story. Taft talked "straight talk" to his countrymen about every issue that en grosses the thoughts of Americans to day. Bryan promises a scries of post scripts to dispose of tariff, railroads, currency, trusts and everything else of real importance. And then he engages in one of his melancholy searches after a "paramount Issue" and finds it In the rhetoric). 1, fustian and tinsel plati tude, "Shall the people rule?" It Is the old, old story. The garb of the conservative does not sit well upon the born Crusader. Mr. Bryan has put forth a tactful, smoothly phrased bun dle of generalities, and he has done so at the very moment when the mental appetite of the whole people is sharp ened for strong meat and not wind pudding. With a score of honestly disputed tind important questions open, he chooses deliberately to select as the chief issue of the campaign a query to which there Is absolutely no negative response- "Shall the people ruler' The [leople always have ruled and always will rule.—Philadelphia North Ameri ca. Auw ifl loos. I § M HUNTING if THE WA E ,TI Pf' THEODORE ROOSEVELT \ \. [Copyright. 1893, by G. P. Putnmm's Sons Published under arrangement with O. P. Putnam's Sons, N>»w York and London ] while on a hunt with John Willis, 1 speut a week in a vain g___g effort to kill moose l&lTnJLpr among the outlying mountains at the south ********** ern end of the Bitter Root range. Then, as we had no meat, we determined to try for elk. We were camped with a wagon, as high among the foot-hills as wheels could go, but several hours' walk from the range of the game; for it was still early in the season, and they had not yet come down from the up per slopes. Accordingly we made a practice of leaving the wagon for two or three days at a time to hunt; re turning to get a night's rest in the tent, preparatory to a fresh start. On these trips we carried neither blankets nor packs, as the walking was diffi cult and we had much ground to cov- ! sr. Each merely put on his jacket | with a loaf of frying-pan bread and a i paper of salt stuffed into the pockets. We were cumbered with nothing save j our ritles and cartridges. On the morning in question we left j camp at sunrise. For two or three hours we walked up-hill through a j rather open growth of small pines and | spruces, the traveling being easy. Then we came to the edge of a deep valley, a couple of miles across. Into this we scrambled, down a steep slide, where the forest had grown up among the immense boulder masses Finally, in the afternoon, we left the valley and began to climb a steep gorge, down which a mountain tor rent roared and foamed in a succes sion of cataracts. Three hours' hard climbing brought us to another valley, but of an entirely differeut character. It was several miles long, but less than a mile broad. Save at the mouth. It was walled ia completely by chains of high rock peaks, their summits snow-capped: j the forest extended a short distance j up their sides. Hardly had we enter ed this valley before we caught a j glimpse of a yearling elk walking rap idly along a game path some distance j ahead. We followed as quickly as we j could without making a noise, but after the first glimpse never saw it again; for it Is astonishing how fast The crash of the, meeting antlers resound ing tlirouyh the valley. an elk travels, with Its ground-cover ing walk. By the time the sun set we weie sure the elk were towards the head of the valley. We utilized the short twilight in arranging our sleeping place for the night, choosing a thick grove of spruce beside a small moun tain tarn, at the foot of a great cliff. As the first faint streak of dawn ap peared in the dark sky my companion touched me lightly on the arm. The fire was nearly out; we felt numbed by the chill air. At once we sprang up, stretched our arms, shook our- ] selves, examined our rifles, swallowed a mouthful or two of brejd, and ' walked off through the gloomy forest. At first we could scarcely see our way, but it grew rapidly lighter. Then, as we trod noiselessly over the dense moss, and on the pine needles under the scattered trees, we heard a sharp clang and clatter up the valley ahead of us. In a litttp glade, a hun dred and twenty-five jt\!ds from us. two bull elk were engaged in deadly combat, while two others were looking on. It was a splendid sight, l'he great beasts faced each other with lowered horns, the manes that covered their thick necks, nnd the hair on their shoul ders, bristling and erect. Then they charged furiously, the crash of the meeting antlers resounding through the valley. The shock threw them both on their haunches; with locked horns and glaring eyes they strove against each other, getting their hind legs well The Orator Scored. "Who is there." cried the Impas sioned orator, "who will lift a voice against the truth of my statement?" Just then a donkey ou the outskirts of the crowd gave vent to one of the piercing "hee-haws" of the tribe. The laugh was on the orator for a moment; hut. asuiuing an air of tri umph, lie lifted bis voice above the din to say. "I knew nobody but an ass would try it."- London Globe. Strappes—Five pounds for a bonnet! Madam, it is a crime! Mrs. S.—Well, the crime will be on m 7 own head.--London Globe. under them, straining every inusele iti j their huge bodies, und squealing sav agely. They were evenly matched In weight, strength, and courage; and push as they might, neither got the upper hand, first one yielding a few Inches, then the other, while they swayed to and fro in their struggles, j smashing the bushes and ploughing I up the soil. Finally they separated and stood j some little distance apart, under the j great pines; their sides heaving, and j columns of steams rising from their ! nostrils through the frosty air of the ! brightening morning. Again they ! rushed together with a crash, and each j strove mightily to overthrow the other, j or get past his guard; but the branch ing antlers caught every vicious lunge j anil thrust. This set-to was stopped i rather curiously. One of the onlookiu.' j elk was a yearling; the other, though j scarcely as heavy-bodied as either of j the fighters, had a finer head. He was j evidently much excited by the battle, i and he now began to walk towards the ! two combatants, nodding his head an I } uttering a queer, whistling noise. The.v dared not leave their Hanks uncovered j to his assault; and as ho approached ! they promptly separated, and walked j off side by side a few yards apart. In a j moment, however, one spun round and j jumped at his old adversary, seeking to stab him in Ills unprotected flank; j but the latter was just as quick, and a* j before caught the rush on his horns j They closed as furiously as ever: but j the utmost either could do was to in- ; flict one or two punches on the neck j and shoulders of his foe, where the i thick hide served as a shield. Again j the peace-maker approached, nodding | his head, whistling, and threatening: I and again they separated. This was repeated once or twice; and j I began to be afraid lest the breeze ' which was very light and puffy should ' shift and give them my wind. So, j resting my rifle on my knee 1 lired j twice, putting one bullet behind the j shoulder of the peace-maker, and the 1 other behind the shoulder of one of the combatants. lioth were deadly shots, \ but, as so often with wapiti, neither of [ the wounded animals at the moment i showed any signs of being bit. The : yearling ran off unscathed. The other , three crowded together and trotted be hind some spruce on the left, while we ran forward for another shot. In a moment one fell; whereupon there maining two turned and came back across the glade, trotting to the right. As we opened fire they broko into a j lumbering gallop, but were both downed before they got out of sight in the timber. The wapiti is, next to the moose, the most quarrelsome and pugnacious of American deer. It cannot be said that it is ordinarily a dangerous beast tc hunt; yet there are Instances in which wounded wapiti, incautiously approach ed to within striking distance, have se verely misused their assailants, both with their antlers and their forefeet. However, the fiercest wapiti bull, when in a wild state, flees the neigh borhood of man with the same panic terror shown by the cows; and he makes no stand against a grisly, though when his horns are grown he has little fear of either wolf or cougar if on his guard and attacked fairly. The chief battles of the bulls are of course waged with one another. Before the begin ning of the rut they keep by them selves: singly, while the sprouting horns are still very young, at which time they lie in secluded spots and move about as little as possible; In large bands, later in the season. At the beginning of the fall these bands join with one another and with th • bands of cows and calves, which have likewise been keeping to themselves during the late winter, the spring, and the summer. Vast herds are thus sometimes formed, containing, in the old days when wapiti were plenty, thousands of head. The bulls now be gin to light furiously with one another, and the great herd becomes split into smaller ones. Each of these has one master bull, who has won his position by savage battle, and keeps it by over coming every rival, whether a solitary bull, or the lord of another harem, who challenges him. When not fighting or love-making he is kept on the run, chasing away the young bulls who ven ture to pay court to the cows. He has hardly time to eat or sleep, and soon becomes gaunt and worn to a de gree. The battles between the bulls rarely result fatally. After a longer or shorter period of charging, pushing, and struggling the heavier or more enduring of the two begins to shove his weaker antagonist back and round: and the latler then watches his chance and bolts, hotly, but as a rule harm lessly, pursued for a few hundred yards. The massive branching antlers serve as effective guards against the most wicked thrusts. While the an tagonists are head on, the worst that tan happen is a punch on the shoulder which will not break the thick hide, though k may bruise the flesh under neath. Wapiti keep their antlers until the I spring, whereas deer and moose lost 1 theirs by mld-wlnter. The bull's be j havlor in relation to the cow Is mere The Teacher of Elocution—Do you mean to say that you said "No" to Mr. Stuper twiese? The Grammar Teacher- Yes; and then he went away and said he would never come back any more, and I was so sure he would know what I meant by a double negative.—Bohe mian Magazine. "Why Is the veterinary surgeon al ways calling at your house? Tou have no cattle." "He is treating me." "You? A veterinary surgeon?" "The rogue owes me fifty dollars, and that is the only way I can get it out of him." ly that of a vicious and brutal cow ard. He bullies her continually, and tn times of danger bis one thought h for sneaking off to aecure his own safety. For all his noble looks he is n very unamlable beast, who behaves with brutal ferocity to the weak, and shows abject terror of the strong. According to his powers, he is guilty of rape, robbery, and even murder. 1 never felt the least compunction at shooting a bull, but I hate to shoot a cow, even when forced by necessity. During the rut the bulls are very noisy; and their notes of amorous challengo are called "whistling" by the frontiersmen,—very Inappropriate ly. They begin to whistle about ten days before they begin to run; and they have in addition an odd kind of bark, which Is only heard occasion ally. Heard at a little distance, and In Its proper place, the call of the wapiti is oue of the grandest and most beauti ful sounds in nature. Especially Is this the case when several rivals are answering one another, on some frosty moonlight night in the mountains. Once, while In the mountains, I listen ed to a peculiarly grand chorus of this kind. We were traveling with Be plunged wildly forward. pack ponies at the time, and our tent was pitched iu a grove of yellow pine, by a brook In the bottom of a valley. On either band rose the mountains, I covered with sprueo forest. It was in Sopteinber, and the first snow had , just fallen. The day before we had walked lonß and hard; and during the nlgbt I slept the heavy sleep of the weary. Early in the morning, Just as the east began to grow gray, I waked; and as I did so, the sounds that smote on ray ear, j caused me to sit up and throw off the : warm blankets. Hull elk were chal lenging among the mountains on both sides of the valley, a little way from us, their notes echoing like the calling of silver bugles. Groping about In the dark, I drew on my trousers, an extra pair of thick socks, and my mocca sins, donned a warm Jacket, found my fur cap and gloves, and stole out of the tent with my rifle. Two herds were approaching one another from opposite sides of the valley, a short distance above our camp; and the mas ter bulls were roaring defiance as they mustered their harems. I walked stealthily up the valley, until I felt that I was nearly between the two herds; and then stood motion less under a tall pine. I made up my mind, from the sound of the challeng ing, now very near me, that one bull on my right was advancing towards a rival on my left, who was answering every call. Soon the former approach ed so near that I could hear bim crack the branches, and beat the bushes with his horns; and 1 slipped quietly from tree to tree, so as to meet him when he came out into the more open woodland. Day broke, and crimson gleams played across the snow-clad mountains beyond. At last, just as the sun flamed red above the ) "1-tops, I heard the roar of the wapiti's challenge not fifty yards away; and I cocked and half raised my rifle, and stood motionless. In a moment more, the belt of spruces in front of me swayed and opened, and the lordly bull stepped out. ITe bore his massive antlers aloft; the snow lay thick on his mane; he snuffed the air and stamped on the ground as he walked. As I drew a bead, the mo tion caught his eye; and instantly his bearing of haughty and warlike self confidence changed to one of alarm. My bullet smote through his shoulder blades, and he plunged wildly for ward, and fell full length on the blood stained snow. Nothing can be finer than a wapiti bull's carriage when excited or alarm ed; he then seems the embodiment of strength and stately grace. Hut at ordinary times his looks are less at tractive, as he walks with his neck level with his body and bis head out stretched, his horns lying almost on his shoulders. The favorite gait of the wapiti is the trot, which is very fast, and which they can keep up for countless miles: when suddenly and greatly alarmed, they break Into an awkward gallop, which is faster, but which speedily tires them. JUDSON OUT FOR TAFT. Chicago University's Head So Notifiei Chief Bryan Organ. To the Editor of the New York World: I shall voto for the Republican elector.* because I believe, on the whole. Mr. Taft's equipment for the administration of the federal government, based on his ripe and successful experience, makes it desirable that he should be the successor of Mr. Roosevelt. Further, on the whole, tha policies whiclt I believe that Mr. Taft will carry out are more nearly thosu which I approve. HARRY PRATT JUDSON* President Chicago University. Chicago, Aug. 12. LONELY ARMY CAMP Life of American Soldiers In Hos tile Moro Land. NOT MUCH TO AMUSE THEM. Eighteenth Infantry Chaplain Trying to Erect Bungalow For Gymnasfum, Entertainment Rooms and Chapel. Danger* Keep Men Partly Prisoners at the Post. A letter describing conditions among ■ the soldiers in a United States army | camp of the Philippine Islands (Miu- | danao) hna been recently received by an acquaintance of Dr. William O. Still man, president of the American Hu mane association, at Albany, and he has obtained a copy for distribution. The writer is a chaplain, John T. Ax ton, of the Eighteenth infantry, whose camp is pictured. Ills letter in part follows: "Camp Keitliley is 000 miles south of Manila, on the large island of Min danao, In hostile Moro territory. Al though this region was nominally uu der Spanish control for nearly 400 years, there are but two points at which the Spaniard* established per manent stations, and they are both on the seashore. At no time did they suc ceed iu subduing the natives or giviug them an idea of a civilized form of gov eminent. "As you are perhaps aware, a sort i of feudal system exists among these j people. Each datto has his cotta, or | fort, lias slaves and a number of wives, ] according to his wealth. Near the stronger posts the slave trade is near ly broken up now, and polygamy will j eventually be abolished. When not at war with the whites these dattos prey ! upon each other. Their religion is a . perverted form of Mohammedanism ! find is very hard to fathom. "We are stationed twenty miles In- j land. The iwst is reached by a moun- | tain trail, over which only heavily armed parties can travel in safety. A thousand men constitute our garrison, I and, while some of the natives near the post are friendly, the general con dition is such that men are not al lowed out of the post except between 1 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and then special precaution is taken for their safety. On post at night the sen tlnels walk in pairs, one behind the other, to prevent being cut up by skulking Moros. Two months ago 3,000 rounds were fired Into the bar racks of a constabulary company about a mile and a half from our home. It was at 10 o'clock, and we heard the shooting plainly. The Moros were driv en off with but slight loss of life. "All of the life of our men must be spent right In the post. We have a short dry season when it is fairly I pleasant, but most of the year it rains heavily every day, so that outdoor sports are not possible. There is abso lutely no assembling place In the post for these men. There was an old straw [ building that I used for about two months. We had braced the walls with bamboo and repaired the roof with grass, but that became so dilapidated that we considered it unsafe and had to abandon it. "The men out of their $1;; per month last pay day gave $450 toward the erec tion of a building. This expresses to any one familiar with the army more -strongly than anything I can say the great need of the building. The plan is to buy logs from the friendly natives (there are no trees on the reservation,, and the men will use a small sawmill we have on the reservation to saw them Into lumber. The logs are already I coming in, and we have plans made f"i a building of the bungalow ty|>e. ad-ipt ed to this climate, containing all of the usual features of an Institutional church—reading room, writing room games, library, small gymnasium. The apparatus Is here, but no place to set I It up. We want a chapel large enoc;-' j I to seat 4.">0 men. The huliding will have a metal roof, j "Fortunately one of our officers is i;.. ! ; experienced engineer, lie has mai'i j i the plans for the building and will • | peri ntend the labor of the men iu co:i structing It. Of course it will co . more than the amount the men have given to start it, but they are confident that If the matter is properly present ed to friends In the 'home laud' enough subscriptions will be made to carry i! | through. They have already got the first big lot of logs iu and are at work. "Captain Hurt, who has made the es timate, says that S7OO, in addition to what we have, will complete the build ing. I have no wealthy friends in the I States to whom to appeal. The gov j eminent has no appropriation for thi si purpose, and so I am writing you iu j the hope that you may be willing ami i able to include this among your gifts j for benevolent purposes. "This is the third tour of the Eight eenth infantry lu the Philippines, au<l j I have not previously seen a situation j quite the equal of this. Our men are I all very, very young, most of them away from home for the first time. ; They came out here four months be I l'ore I did, and when I arrived I found | them, both officers ami men, saylug \ 'When the chaplain comes something j will be doing to break this awful mo- | notony.' It is the duty of the chap- j lain to provide encouragement, recre ; utlon, those things which will contrib- j ute to tt.e contentment, moral and re ligious instruction and be a real friend ! to these !>oys for whom hearts In the States are yearning. "We do not expect to get home un til Christmas, 1900, and if our tour here Is to be at all satisfactory, if the days and weeks are not to drag, some thing definite must be done for these vonncr men" Presidential Succession. During the first session of the For ty-nlnth congress (1885-7) the presi dential succession was fixed as follows: In case of the death or removal of both president and vice president the secretary of state shall act as presi dent until the disability of the presi dent bo removed or a president Is elected. If there be no secretary of state, the secretary of the treasury shall act as president. And the suc cession passes in like manner to the secretary of war, the attorney general, the secretary of the navy and the sec retary of the interior, in the order here gfven. PLANTO AID WORKMEN New Compensation Law That Af fects Government Employees. FOR BENEFIT OF INJURED MEN About Seventy-five Thousand Com# Within the Provisions of the Edict. Its Administration Is In Hands of Secretary of Commerce and Labor. The act of May 30, 1908, "granting to certain employees of the United States the right to receive from It com pensation for Injuries sustained In the course of their employment," which came into effect on Aug. 1, is a meas : ure of great importance in the domaiu of labor legislation. Under previous laws compensation In case of injury is paid to employees lu the railway mall service and in the life saving service. The new law ap plies to persons employed by the gov ernment as artisans or laborers in the following services: Arsenals, navy yards, river and harbor construction, fortification construction, hazardous employment in the reclamation service —namely, In construction and in con trol and management of works; haz ardous employment under the isthmian canal commission and in government manufacturing establishments. According to a rough estimate made by the department of commerce and labor, about 75,000 government em ployees come within the provisions of the law. Compensation will bo paid under this act only for such injuries to an employee as occur in the course of ills employment and cause inability to pursue his employment for more than fifteeu days, says the New York Tost. Compensation will uot be paid if the injury is due to the negligence or misconduct of the employee. The act applies only to injuries received on or after Aug. 1. Compensation consists of a continu ance during the period of disability, but uot over one year, of the same pay which the employee was receiving at the time of the injury. If the employee is killed by the accident or dies from the results of the Injury received u:.d leaves a widow or children uuder six teen years of age or dependent parents, the same amount of compensation is paid to these relatives until the comple tion of the twelve months' period. The administration of the act Is in trusted to the secretary of commerce and labor. All questions of negligence or misconduct are to be determined by him, and in case of death from injury the distribution of the compensation among dependent relatives must be made according to his orders. No compensation will be paid either for Injury or for death unless applica tion for It is made. This application must be made by the injured em ployee or in case of death by his de pendents and forwarded by the offi cial superior of the injured employee, accompanied by a physician's certifi cate, through the regular official channels to the secretary of commerce and labor. The secretary is author ized to demand additional information or order such investigation as is neces sary for the proper administration of the law. Regulations have been prepared for the guidance of officials and employees in the government service. According to these regulations, reports of Injuries must be made by the official superior of the employee to the secretary of commerce and labor uot later than the second day after the accident. Appli cation for compensation must be made as soon as possible after the first fif teen days of disability. If the appli cation is approved, the compensation will be paid during disability, but for a period not exceeding six months, at the end of which period the injured I person must make application for re-ex | aminatlon by a physician provided by the secretary, and after this examiua | tion has been reported a new approval i by the secretary for further payment j of compensation is necessary. The records of the application of this act will furnish valuable material for statistics of accidents, which tar the United States are meager, iu order to make the statistics more complete and valuable, reports of all accidental in juries to government employees re gardless of the application of the act have been requested from all govern ment establishments and offices. Russian Marriages. j The celebration of a Russian mar- I rlage sometimes extends over three | days. At the wedding festivities the j bride is expected to dance with the I men one after another until she drops with sheer fatigue. It is a matter of | pride with her to keep going as long | as possible, and it is not unusual to I find a bride dancing gayly after three | days and nights of vigorous frolic, j When a girl is dancing with a man she I always holds his pipe. 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