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POPE PIUS X CROWNED.
ST. PETER'S THRONGED.
Sixty Thousand Acclaim Church's
"Sew Head.
(Pne^iai <o Tt* New- York Tribune by French Cable.*
(Copyright: VMS: By The Tribune Association.)
Rome. Aug. The coronation of the Pope to
day at St. Peter's was an event of the greatest
importance. Since 1846 no Pope had been
crtwned in the vastest temple of Christianity,
and no Pope had celebrated mass there since
IS7O. The devotion or curiosity of the people
was raised, therefore, to the highest point, and
the demand for tickets was almost incredible.
Pius X. like a den; tcratlc Pope, had prohibited
the erection of tribunes; so. with the exception
of the diplomatists, th» Roman patricians and
a fir.all number of women, more than 60,000
l*op!e were obliged to stand from 6 to 2
o'clock. This caused serious fatigue, and natu
rally contributed to diminish the solemnity and
picas character of the ceremony. The people,
goffering from the heat and want of air, became
Impatient, and the greatest excitement was
aroused when the Pope entered the church after
J> o'clock in the sedia gestatoria, which was
borne by twelve scarlet clad bearers.
Pius looked severe and grave and moved as if
he were tired. He apparently disliked the storm
of applause, having prohibited any loud ac
clamations. When the excitable Romans shouted
repeatedly he waved his hand Indignantly, and
at last awed them into comparative silence.
Thf» Pope' was conducted first to the Chapel of
the Sacrament, in which the body of Leo lay
in state a few days ago. After a short service
the Pope was borne in solemn procession to the
chapel of St. Gregory, where he was robed in
the Pontifical garments. A new procession was
formed, which took the Pontiff to the high
altar, where he celebrated mass, which was ac
companied by the Papal choir, directed by
Perosi. The music was a fit accompaniment
to such a ceremon '
After the mass the coronation began. The
I alkcd to the tomb of St. Peter, Cardinal
Mac r hi oftVrirg solemn prayers. Then, amid
profound silence, the cardinal put the triple
crown on the Pope's head, proclaiming him
Father. Prince and King. To all the faithful
thai was the culminating point, but the scene
grew more Impressive when Pius rose and Im
parted the Papal blessing, in a shaking voice, to
the knf-eling people.
Again the Pope mounted the sedia gestatoria
and. preceded by all the cardinals, was borne
through the cathedral, giving his blessing to the
lie was acclaimed by the masses, who
now disobeyed the order and indulged In the
heartiest applause. In the Chapel of the Pleta
the Pope stepped from the sedia gestatoria and
walked upstairs to his private rooms.
SCENES IN CATHEDRAL.
Great Enthusiasm Shown by the
Waiting Thousands.
<By The Associated Press.)
Rome, Aug. ft.— The coronation of Pope Plus X
took place to-day In the basilica of St.
Peter's, in the presence of the princes and high
dipnitaries of the Church, diplomats and Roman
-. and with all the solemnity and splendor
associated with the most magnificent ceremony
r.f the Roman Catholic Church. As Cardinal
March!, the dean of the cardinal deacons, placed
Ipla crown on tht- head of the Pontiff, the
throng of seventy thousand persons gathered
within the cathedral burst into unrestrained ac
clamations, the choir intoned a hymn of triumph
and the bells of Rome rang out a joyful peal.
It is ftfty-set - j r. years since the Romans and
Europe assisted at such a ceremony as was
held in St. Peter's to-day. The great basilica,
popularly supposed never to have been filled,
was overflowing with humanity. The Papal
, a mixture of gold, red and silver, was
1 In front of the hiprh altar. Contrary to
<-re no galleries. On the white
altar stood silver gilt candlesticks and a mag
nificent BraeUbc All the available standing
ej>ace within the cathedral was divided Into sec-
D barriers, which, to a certain
kept the vast crowd in order.
In the early hours, after eur.rlse. a thick fog
kua« over Rome, and one bank of the Tiber
nouM not be seen from the other. At times
Michael Angelo's great dome disappeared com
pletely from view. while at others it appeared
through the golden mist. As the morning wore
on the fog lifted and it became unbearably hot.
At 6 a. m. the bells gave a preparatory signal
for the opening of the doors, and commotion at
one* began among the crowd. For ten minutes
the police and Italian soldiers had a difficult
task to maintain order, as the crushing and
fatigue had begun to tell on the patience of
the people.
CRUSH AT CATHEDRAL DOORS.
When the doors were opened many who
started from the bottom of the steps outside
■rare lifted off their feet and carried Into the
Cathedral. It was a great human torrent let
loose. Screams, protests and cries for help
rose. Once In the whirlpool there was no es
cape, and the compactness of the crowd proved
to be the safety of those caught in it. a num
ber of women fainted, and even men were over
come by the heat, but no serious accidents were
reported. It is computed that the majority of
the people were on their feet for ten hours,
five before the ceremony and five while It lasted'
Those who had received special invitations
the h.gh ecclesiastics who did not take part in
the procession, the diplomats and the Roman
aristocracy, had a reserved entrance through
The sacristy of St. Peter's. Prince Massimo was
accompanied by his daughter-in-law, Princess
Beatrice, the daughter of Don Carlos, and they
had prominent seats. Duke Robert of Parma
was the only othei member of a royal family
present. Among the aristocracy there was a
mingling of those Roman nobles who remain
faithful to the Papacy, and those adhering to
the Qulrlnal. Sir Thomas Esmonde, represent
ing the Irish Parliamentary party, was received
by two Knights of the Cape and Sword one F
McXutt, an American, and conducted to the
diplomatic mclosure.
PREPARATIONS AT THE VATICAN.
As the Vatican there was little less move
:.nd bustle as the Papal profession, com
posed of about five hundred 'people, who had
gathered early in the apostolic palace, was
formed. The Pope eeemed to be the only tran
'juil one among them. He arose unusually
said took a short walk in the Vatfc an ftr-
II M he allowed P»ffT* w T " '"
irdinaia. He showed no nervousness, and
even Eaid Jokingly to the master of the cere-
timu tinged on second pace.
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PROPERTY TO BE TAKEN FOR THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL EXTENSION.
Generating House of the United Electric Light Company.
ATTACK ON M. COMBES.
BULLETS OR TOMATOES'
Anarchists Captured at Marseilles —
Official Account.
Marseilles. Aug. 9.— As the Premier. M.
Combes, was returning this afternoon to the
Prefecture from a dinner given by the Friendly
Society of Teachers, at which M. Pelletan. Min
ister of Marine, and Henri Brisson, Deputy for
Marseilles, and a number of Senators and Depu
ties were present, two pistol shots were fired at
the carriage in which he was riding. The
Premier waa untouched, and none of those ac
companying him were hurt.
The attempt upon the life of the President
of the Ministry caused great excitement, and
the crowd pointed out to the police as the au
thor of the attempt a man dressed in fisher
men's clothes. His companion drew a knife.
but the police quickly disarmed him. The police
had much difficulty In protecting the man, who
had fired the shots from the crowd. He strug
gled desperately, but was soon overcome, hand
cuffed and taken to he Prefecture, where M.
Combes had already arrived.
The first Interrogation of the prisoner took
place in the presence of the Premier. The man
said his name was Sauvaire Picolo. He spoke
bad French with a strong Italian accent. He
denied that he had flred the shots, but when
searched a revolver was found, two chambers
of which had been freshly flred. It is believed
that Picolo and his companion, who had effect
ed his escape In the confusion, are both dan
gerous anarchists. The police are aware that
there are a number of these men in Marseilles.
The following version of the attack upon
Premier Combes has been Issued:
As the Premier's carriage was passing the
corner of the Avenue Capellette and Rue St.
Elie five men began throwing tomatoes. Only
one of the missiles reached the carriage, Btrik
lng the coachman In the eye. The detectives,
aided by the local police, started In pursuit of
the men, who fled. Being closely pressed and
seeing themselves about to be overtaken, the
men drew knives and revolvers and fought with
the police, who flred, seriously wounding three
of them. One of those arrested succeeded in
passing his revolver to an accomplice. Another
was arrested a few minutes later. One of them,
named Picolo, has been five times arrested. One
of the others la named Datino.
Premier Combes, accompanied by the Min
ister of Marine, M. Pelletan. left Marseilles to
night for Parle.
Justin Louis Emlle Combes became Premier of
France and Minister of the Interior and Minister of
Public Worship on June 5, 1902, succeeding as Pre
mier M. Waldeck-Rousseau. He was at that time
a Senator of the department of Charente Inrtrleure,
and had often been vice-president of the Senate.
Since becoming Prime Minister he has been a
leader in the movement to suppress the congrega
tions in France and bring all the schools under the
control of the government, a movement which haa
resulted in much rioting in many places and the
driving of many of the religious orders from the
country. The Associations law, under which the
movement has been carried on, has led to a bitter
struggle between the government and the Clerical
party, the end of which Is not yet in sight, and
which threatens to lead to the breaking up of the
Concordat. In the last election held In Franco thia
religious question was the chief issue, and the gov
ernment was sustained by the country. But the
election did not end the intense bitterness prevail
ing In the country or the fierce Indignation felt
against the government and Premier Combes, its
chief spokesman, against whom, Indeed, was di
rected most of the anger of the Clerical party.
M. Combes was born In Southern France, and will
be sixty-eight years old In September. He received
his early Instruction In the Roman Catholic semi
nary of Albl, his parents intending him for the
Church, and is one of the foremost authorities In
France on all matters of education, of which he
has made a specialty in his public career. In the
ministry of Mr. Leon Bourgeois, In 1895, he was
Minister of Public Instruction. Before entering
politics he was a village physician and school
master.
When M. Combes became Premier The Tribune's
Paris correspondent described him as follows:
In spite of hir years "Pere Combes " as he is
called at the Luxembourg Palace, is vigorous and
energetic. He is a white haired wiry man five
feet three Inches in height. His bright, sparkling
eyes are half concealed by gold eyeglasses, and ha
glides about at a rapid pace, often with a book or
portfolio under his arm. like a little white mouse.
EARTHQUAKE AT LISBON.
Panic Caused by a Violent Shoek —
No Deaths.
Lisbon. Aug. 10.— A violent earthquake shook
Lisbon and its vicinity at 10:08 o'clock to-night.
The duration of the shock was two seconds. It
produced a great panic and some damage, but
no fatalities have yet been reported.
The great earthquake of Lisbon occurred on No
vember 1. 1755- Between 30.000 and 40.000 people
perished.
3ROADSIDE DATED 1676.
| B f TEIXGKAPH TO TEE TRIBUNE- 1
Salem, Mass.. Aug. 9— ln rummaging through old
papers at the Salem Courthouse Secretary George
Francis Dow has found an old broadside, or print,
dated May 3. 1676, Issued by the General Court of
{he Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is the twelfth
in Doint of date in this country, and is a printed
cony of the General Court levying ten single coun
try rates "for defraying the charges already ex
pended upon the wane and other charts arising
on the further prosecution thereof.
seventeenth i century broadsides are among the
raiSt Product* of the -England press, and
but elevenAmerlcan broadsides bearing an earlier
date axe known to be in existence.
STCRGIS'S GOOD WORK.
'GRAFT" RING BROKEN UP.
Fire Losses About Half What They
Were in Tammany Days.
By way of providing the public with indis
putable evidence that fusion has given the city
"the best administration New-York has ever
had," the Citizens Union is collecting facts and
figures showing the difference between Tam
many government and fusion government.
The progress of the Fire Department under
Commissioner Sturgis is shown in a circular the
union will issue this week, as one of the first
suns of the campaign. The annual report of the
Commissioner for 1902, Issued a few weeks ago,
disclosed much of this progress.. The showing
for the first six months cf 1903^-the~ first six
months following Chief Croker*s removal from
the department — is still more striking. The Citi
zens Union leaflet, which has for a caption
"What Fires Cost New-York Under Fusion and
Under Tammany," Is as follows:
The all important purpose of the Fire Depart
ment is to put out fires quickly and with little
damage. Compare the difference in results be
tween the regime of "pull" and "graft" under
Tammany and the establishment of fair dealing
and business principles under fusion:
FIRST YEAR OF FUSION AND THE LAST YEAR OF
TAMMANY.
1901. 1002.
(Tammany.) (Fusion. )
Number of fires (all boroughs) o c 8.4^4 „ 8.700
Total losses ?S.S:C,3(JS J6.995.5ti2
Average loss per tire 1,046 SO*
The average loss per fire in 1902, in all bor
oughs was less than in any year since consolida
tion.
CONTINUED INCREASED EFFICIENCY UNDER
FUSION. (January to June. Inclusive.)
1901. 1902. 1903.
(Tammany.) (Fusion.) (Fusion. t
Number of fires (all boroughs) 4.4(58 <•«» „ „?•]"
Total losses $4,934,375 $4,224, .i.><> $3.541, 4!17
Average loss per fire I.IW «** *>»»
Thus, while the total number of fires in the
first six months of 1903 was 479 more than in
1902, and (579 more than in 1901, both the total
and the average losses were decreased to an
unprecedented extent.
Commissioner Sturgia has paid $1,000 less per
hook and ladder truck. $700 less per fire engine,
and $400 less per hose wagon purchased than
Scannell paid. There was no tribute for Marks.
The repair shops have been cleaned out. and a
corrupt conspiracy, subsisting upon poor ma
terials and the connivance of politicians, has
been driven from the department.
Firemen have been allowed to buy their uni
forms where they might. No poli"..cal clothing
establishment was permitted to continue its
extortions.
Fire hose has been purchased where the best
material could be procured most cheaply. Fire
men are afraid of poor hose, such as Scasinell
bought.
Promotions, appointments and transfers are
no longer made for pecuniary or political rea
sons. The promotion syndicate has been put
out of business.
"Men do not risk life when the road to pro
motion and power lies in a wholly different and
easier direction." — (Fire Commissioner Sturgis's
annual report.
Reduced fire losses bear witness to the whole
story.
This is a result of a non-partisan city admin
istration. If you believe in the benefits of such
results work for the Citizens Union.
FOR A NEW BELLEVUE.
Modern Buildings for the Old Hos
pital To Be Begun Soon.
The new buildings which have been planned
for Bellevue Hospital by Dr. John Winters
Brannan. the president of the board of trustees
of that institution, are to be started eariy In
October. It is expected work on the buildings
will begin at the northern end of the site. As
soon as one building is ready for occupancy
the next building will be torn down, and so on
until the entire work has been finished. The
site will comprise the entire ground from Twen
ty-slxth-st. to Twenty-ninth-st. and from
First-aye. to the East River.
The erection of the new buildings Is said to
be largely due to the personal efforts of Dr.
Brannan, who has succeeded in convincing
Mayor Low. Controller Grout and the Board of
Estimate of the needs of the hospital, and has
had other needed improvements made besides
the new buildings. He has also convinced them
of the needs of the Fordham and Harlem hos
pitals, and work on extensive improvements is
now under way at both these places.
TRAINING SHIP ESSEX AT BELFAST.
Belfast, Me., Aug. I — The training ship Essex haa
arrived here from Bar Harbor to remain during
the fiftieth anniversary exercises of the town.
A* a. summer day's entertainment nothing can
excel tho Hudson tilver Day Liv trips.— AdvU
THE BUSY TWEXTY-EIGHTII-ST. DOCK.
W. E. DODGE DEAD.
END CAME AT BAR HARBOR
He Had Been Failing in Health for
Some Time — fits Career.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE IHBI'NE.!
Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. o.— William E. Dodge,
of New-York, the well known merchant and
philanthropist, died from heart trouble and a
complication of diseases at 3:30 o'clock this af
ternoon, at the age of seventy-one. He had
been failing in health for some time, but his
death was unexpected, an I came as a great
shock to his family and many friends. Mr.
Dodge had been a visitor to Bar Harbor for
several years, the last three seasons occupying
Stanwood. the Blame cottage, on the Cleftstone
Road. Besides a widow he leaves one son, who
Is an associate member of the firm of Phelps,
Dodge & Co., and three daughters. The body
will be taken to Riverdale-on-the-Hudson on
Tuesday.
William Earl Dodge, who was one of New-York's
most philanthropic and public spirited citizens,
was born In this city on February 15, 1532. His
father, William Earl Dodge, sr., was the son of
David Low Dodge, a cotton manufacturer, of Boz
rahvllle, near Norwich. Conn., and laid the founda
tion for the fortune of the family by his work in
this city. W. E. Dodge, sr.. came to the city
about 1818, where he first worked in a wholesale
drygoods store, and then started in on his own ac-
W. K. DODG7.,
«\'ho diod at Bar Harbor, Me, yesterday.
count. In 1830 he married a daughter of Anson
G. Phelps. who, with Blijah Peck hud established a
business in the lmportat'on of metals. Ik IS.3S Mr.
Dodge, sr.. was taken Into the firm, which soon
took the name of Phelps. Dodge & Co.. which it
still bears. For years he directed the affairs of the
house, and won a large ami very profitable trade
for it. He made large sums in lumber in the
Western States, and dealt extensively in real estatp.
chiefly forest lands, and was Identified with several
railroads and coal companies.
William E. Dodge, jr., received his education in
this city, and went, while still a young man. into
his father's firm, eventually taking his father's
place as senior partner. He inherited a part of his
father's estate, and had extensively increased it by
his Judgment and enterprise, and he had loni? been
regarded as one of the most prominent as well as
one of the most public spirited business men of the
town. He was for many years prominently identi
fied with the Chamber of Commerce, both as a
member of many important committees ar.i as vice
president.
At the time of his death Mr. Dodge was pres
ident of the Ansonia Clock Company, vice-presi
dent and director of the Copper Queen Consol
idated Mining Company, and director in the Amer
ican Brass Company. Commercial Mining Company.
Detroit Copper Mining Company. El Paso and
Southwestern Railroad Company. Lackawanna
Steel Company, Morencl Southern Railway Com
pany, Morningside Realty Company, and Nacozart
Railroad Company, and trustee in the Atlantic
Mutual Insurance Company, New-York Life In
surance and Trust Company, and the United Globe
Mines.
While atlll a young man, Mr. Dodge began to
take a deep interest in all matters affecting tbe
public welfare, and had given his hearty support
to almost every reform or public work of im
portance. During the Civil War he did good
service with the Allotment and Sanitary commis
sions, and was active in the equipment of the State
troops.
At the time of the draft riots In thia city, he was
the man who found ammunition which the militia
used to quell the mob. The city was la a turmoil,
and the militia was under arms In the armories,
but not a cartridge could be found for the sol
diers. The State and federal authorities were ap
pealed to without success, and the city was look
ing forward to another night of terror, when It
occurred to Mr. Dodge to go to the navy yard and
PRESIDENT'S VI K\V OF LYNCHING
HE CALLS IT A CRIME WHICI{ MENACES THE RE
PUBLIC'S EXISTENCE.
Gnvernor Durbin Commended for His Stand Against Mob Violence — An
Appeal to All Citizens to Uphold the Lau\
Oyster Bay, N. V.. Aug. o— An uncompromis
ing denunciation of lynching is ssprcsswd by
President Roosevelt in ■ letter to Governor D\ir
bin of Indiana, whii-h has beea eaHei forth by
the Governor's firm handling of tho race riots
in Evansville. Ind.. the beginning of last month
Th<» riots, which reswlted in the loss of a down
lives, tho wounding of a score of persons and
the wholesale destruction of property, began
on July .'{, \. hen an Evansville negro kilifii a
policeman who was trying to arre.st him. The
letter, which strongly denosmcea lynching and
unhesitatingly commands Governor Durbin's
prompt and firm action, follow*:
Oyster Bay. N. V., August «. 1!*X1.
My Dear Governor Durbin.
Permit me to thank you as an American cltl-
Zen for the admirable way in which you have
vindicated the majesty of the law by your re
cent action in reference to lynching. I feel, my
dear sir, that you have made all men your
debtors who believe, as all farseeing men must
that the wellbeing— indeed, the very existence —
of the republic depends upon that spirit of or
derly liberty under the law which is as Incom
patible with mob violence as with any form of
despotism.
Of ronriir, mob 'violence Is simply one
form of anarchy; and anarchy Is now, as It
ijlwiiy.-i linn been, the handmaiden and fore
runner of tyranny.
I feel that you have not only reflected honor
upon the State which for its good fortune has
you as Its Chief Executive, but upon the whole
nation. It is incumbent upon every man
throughout ■ this* country not 0n.., >o hold up
your hands in the course you have been follow
ing, but to show his realization that the matter
is one of vital concern to us all.
All thoughtful men must feel the gravest
alarm over the growth of lynching in this coun
try, and especially over the peculiarly hideous
form so often taken by mob violence when col
ored men are the victims, on which occasions
the mob aeems to lay most weight, not on the
crime, but on the color of the criminal. In a
certain proportion of these cases the man lynched
has been guilty of a crime horrible beyond de
scription — a crime so horrible that as far as he
himself is concerned he has forfeited the right
to any kind of sympathy whatsoever.
The feeling; of all (rood citizens that much a
hideous crime shall not be hldeonaly ynn
lrhed by mob violence In tine not in the
least to nympnthy for the criminal, lint to a
very lively sense of the train of dreadful
consequences which follow the course taken
by the molt In exacting: inhuman vengeance
for an inhuman wrong;.
GOOD ADVICE FOR THE NEGROES.
In such cases, moreover. It Is well to remember
that the criminal not merely sins against hu
manity in inexpiable and unpardonable fashion.
but sins particularly against his own race, and
does them ■ wrong far greater than any white
man can possibly fir. them.
Therefore, In such case* the colored peo
ple throughout the land should In every
I.osalbte way show their belief that they,
more than all others la the community, an
horrified at the commission of inch a crime,
and arc peculiarly concerned In taking;
every possible measure to prevent Its recur
rence and to brinir the criminal to Immedi
ate justice.
The slightest lack of vigor either in denuucla
tion of the crime or in bringing the criminal to
justicp is itself unpardonable.
VENGEANCE BY LAWFUL METHODS.
Moreover, every effort should be made under
the law to expedite the proceedings of justice in
the caBP of such an awful crime. But it can
not be necessary, in order to accomplish this, to
deprive any citizen of those fundamental rights
to be heard in his own defence which are so
dear to us all and which lie at the root of our
liberty.
It certainly ought to be possible by the
proper administration of the laws to secure
swift vengeance upon the criminal; aad the
best and immediate esTorts of all lesialator*.
Judges and eltlseas should be addressed to
securing such reforms la oar legal pro
cedure as to leave no vestige of excuse for
those misguided men who undertake to
wreak -vengeance through violent method*.
Men who have been guilty of a crime like rape
or murder should be visited with swift and cer
tain punishment, and the Just effort made by
the courts to protect them in their rights should
under no circumstances be perverted Into per
mitting any mere technicality to avert or delay
their punishment. The substantial rights of the
prisoner to & fair trial must, of course, be guar
anteed, as you have so justly Insisted that they
should be; but, subject to this guarantee, the
law must work swiftly and surely, and all the
agents of the law should realize the wrong they
do when they permit justice to be delayed or
thwarted for technical or insufficient reasons
VV • moat ihow iliac th* l*>w I* •<•«>•<•
I'IIICh THREE CENTS.
to deal with crime by freeing It from every
veatiße of technicality and delay.
A WRONG TO THK COMMUNITY.
But the fullest recognition of the horror of th*
crime and the most complete lack of sympathy
with, the criminal cannot in the least diminish
our horror at the way in which it has become
customary to avenge these crimes, and. at the
consequences that are already proceeding there
from. It is. of course. inevitable that wrier*
vengeance Is taken by a mob It should fre
quently light on Innocent people: and the wrnnr
done in such a case to the individual is one for
which there is no remedy. But even where the
real criminal Is reached, the wrong done by the
mob to the community itself is wellnigh as
great. Especially is this true where the lynch
ing is accompanied with torture. There are
certain hideous sights which, when once seen,
can never be wholly erased from the mental
retina. The mere fact of having seen them Im
plies degradation. This is a thousandfold
stronger when, instead of merely seeing the
deed, the man has participated in it. Whoever
In any part of our country has ever taken part
In lawlessly putting to death a criminal by the
dreadful torture of fire must forever after have
th«» awful spectacle of his own handiwork
seared into his brain and soul. He can never
again be the same man.
TENDS TO GROWTH OF LAWLESSNBBBL
This matter of lynching would be a terrible
thing even if it stopped with the lynching of
men guilty of the inhuman and hideous crime of
rape; but, as a matter of fact, lawlessness of
this type never does stop and never can stop In
such fashion. Every violent man In the com
munity Is encouraged by every case of lynching
In which the lynchers go unpunished to him
self take the law into his own hands whenever
it suits his own convenience. In the same way
the use of torture by the mob in certain cases
Is sure to spread until it Is applied more or less
indiscriminately in other cases.
The spirit of lawlessness grows with what
It feeds oa. aad whea mobs with Impwtty
lynch criminals for one crime they are eer
taln to begin to lynch real or alleged crim
inals for other causes.
In the recent cases of lynching over three
fourths were not for rape at all. but for murder,
attempted murder, and even less heinous of
fences. Moreover, the history of these recent
cases shows the awful fact that when the minds
of men are habituated to the use of torture by
lawless bodies to avenge crimes of a peculiarly
revolting description other lawless bodies will
use torture In order to punish crimes of an or
dinary type.
Surely no patriot can fall to see the tea*.
ful brucallaatioa aad debasement which tho
Indulgence of auch a spirit and nek prae
tlces Inevitably portend. Barely all publlo
men. all writer* for the daily press, all
clergymen, all teaohers. all who la any way
have a right to address the public, shoald
with every energy unite to denounce sac*
crimes and to support those engaged la pat
ting them dowa. As a people we elalm tho
right to speak with peeallar emphasis for
freedom aad for fair trearmeat of all me a
without regard to differences of race, fort
une, cre»d or color. We forfeit the rta?ht **>
to speak whea we commit or condone lack
crimes as these of which I speak.
LEADS TO ANARCHY AND TYRANNY.
The nation, like the individual, cannot coxa*
mlt a crime with impunity. If w* are guilty of
lawlessness and brutal violence, whether ou»
guilt consists in active participation therein o*
In mere connivance and encouragement, wm
shall assuredly suffer later on because of what
we have done.
The cornerstone of this republic, aa of all
free governments. 1m respect for aad obedi
ence to the law. Where we permit the law
to he defied or evaded, whether by rich)
man or poor man. by black asaa or white*
we are by Just so mack weakening ta*>
bonds of our clvUlsatloa aad Increasing tho
chances of Its overthrow, aad of the sub
stitution therefor of a system la which,
there ahall be violent alternations of aa
archy and tyranny.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. Winfleld T. Durbin, Governor of Indiana*
Indianapolis, Ind.
STORY OF THB RIOTS.
On Monday night. July 6. the mob spirit which
since Friday had been steadily increasing In
intensity, reached concert pitch. The county
Jail was stormed and the militia company called
to Its defence by a sheriff was fired upon. It
answered and seven lawbreakers and would-be
murderers were killed and four dangerously
wounded. Governor Durbin thereupon promptly
dispatched a battery company and several Gat
llng guns to the jail, threatening to come at
once himself and declare martial law if order
was not restored. This prompt action on tho
part of the Governor was instrumental in re
storing law and order, the mob, after a show of
Ineffectual resistance, ultimately dispersing to
their homes, without further violence being at
tempted.
The President's denunciation of mob violence
and commendation of the Governor's action look
ing to its counteraction are Interpreted aa in
ferring not only to the incident in Indiana, but
to the general lynching epidemic which hat re
cently prevailed In Delaware. Alabama. Vlrgina,
Illinois. Massachusetts and other States.
Regarding certain of to-day's Washington dhv
patches declaring that the permission given to
open the south grounds of the Whit* House
yesterday to the poor children of Washington
bad been revoked by the President's order, it Is
understood that the President has no part, eitbea
In the granting or revoking of such a permit.
The whole matter. It la understood. 11m withia
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