Show There has been a number of alarm alarming log ing ng rumors in m this week about the condition of Secretary Foster Tester who has been confined to his lib residence for some days but his friends say there here is no cause for alarm He will go south for a couple of weeks for recuperation before returning to the Treasury de dc Ameri Americans ans have queer ways ways in inmany inmany inmany many respects and it is not to be wondered at that foreigners who who judge largely from outward appearances appearances appear appear- ances auces should fail to comprehend our ur real character For Fot instance the United Stat Stats States s Supreme Co Court t this week heard the arguments in inthe inthe inthe the three cases brought against the Constitutionality of the McKinley tariff law Jaw cases in which it is possible possible possible pos pos- sible for a a. decision of the t e court to turn the commercial and i industrial world as far as they are represented represent represent- ed in this country upside down and personally effect in one way or other perhaps third one-third of our population and the fact fuel excited no public interest and at no time during the several days that the arguments were vre being made by some of the ablest cons constitutional lawyers of the country was there fifty people in inthe inthe inthe the court room rooms room if members of the bar were not counted That is one phase of American character Now for another In the District of Columbia Criminal Co Court lt a a man manis manis manis is being tried for having shot his wife an and another man and s so great is the public interest that the judge has haa found it necessary to station officers at the room court-room door to keep out ut the cro crowds T |