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turc is that the increase in the North
Atlantic division of States. including
New England, New York, New Jersey. and
Pennsylvania, increased O.5 per cent.
while the illitcracy among the females
deCrea Scd in just that ratio. The fig
urcs relating to the South show that the
illiteracy of the sexes has decreased
in about equal proportions, which proves
that the colored women are Keeping a breast
with the men in educating themselves
one OF the most remarkable facts is that
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, respect
lively, have the largest percentages of il
litcrates, and that there was an increase
Of illiteracy from 1880 to 1880 in Maine.
New Hampshire. Vermont, and New Jer-
sey. This is probably to be accounted
for Cd the score of immigration, as the
majority of the foreign factory operatives.
miners, and other common Iaborers are
devoid of all education. There is all
the more necessity for the schooIhouse and
the scboolmaster, and a great deal of
very necessary and probably very effective
missionary work might be done even
among the adults of the classes mentioned
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Now Go After the Disorderly Houses.

The decision OF Judge McCnnas that So
Cial clubs shall pay Il license for selling
liquors will meet approval among liquor
dealers and he deprecated by the clubs that
have organized to eyade the excise law.
As matter of fact the decision should
stand. IL imposes but little more expense
ON clubs that care TO maintain their or
ganlEatiun purely for social purposes, and
IL is but justice to men who go to the
expense of fitting up places TO sell liquor
IN accordance with the Ia W and the regu-
latiuus pro, ICED by the excise board.
ISut TIiiic the courts are splitting hairs
over the club question at the request of
the excise board it would be well for those
gentlemen To also submit for legal inter
preta ton their action in permitting eighty
tnree or more disOrderiy houses To sell
liquor without license. These places are
not clubs III the ordinary meaning OF the
word. unless an assenihlagc of bad char
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Significance of Campos' Resignation.

Less than two weeks ago the Spanish
minister OF war, denying the report, then
current, OF the resignation of Martinez
de Campus as Governor of Cuba and com
maDdcr-in- chief OF the Spa nish forces
there, made use. of these words: The re-
tirement of General Campos Will be the
first national defeat before the rebels,
before Europe, and before the United
States He vtidi not cxaggeratc when
he said this, for CaHnpos' resigna ton means
all this and great deal more besides.
To estimate this, occurrence at its full
value, 1t must he borne in mind that the
appointment Of General Campos was made,
i'll the first instance, not only because of
his native ability, but for the reason
that of all Spanish military men he was
looked upon with more favor by the Cubans
than any other. Tney had confidence in his
sense of justice, and they knew that though
he was brave ma n, he was not butcher
of men, 1t was believed in Madrid that
OF all the available men he was the filteSt
To bring the insurrection to an end with
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actcrs can be defined as such. Nor are
they saloons or even good enough To be
ciassed with retailers of liquor, because
they are generally known as public haunts
OF vice and immoral dcbauchers Of society.
Notwithstanding this fact and also the
further knowledge that liquor is sold in
these houses to make men drunk that they
may become more willing victims 10 lust,
the excise board makes itsclr a party TO
that KIND OF depravity by permitting the
sale OF Intoxicating drink contrary to law.
1t seems like Il travesty ON Justice to
prosecute poor devils Tor keeping speak
casieS, or TO compel social clubs to pay
license fees when such Il wholesale de-
riance of public opinion exists. Let the
matter be referred To Judge MCComas, who
has Just rendered a decision on the social
club question. and there will he no more
liquor sold by disor,lcrly houses.
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The recommitment of the Maupin bill by
the house OF delegates at Richmond, by u
vote of iS to 81, is practically equivalent to
It's defeat, and it Will probably never again
be reported from the committee. Reports
from the assembly have heretofore indi-
Gated that the bill would pass by large
ma jority and that it would not meet vigorous
opposition until IL encountered the inI:u-
ence of Capt. Mushbdch IN the senate. But
the methods of the gambler lobby were
evidently too persuasive for many of the
delegates, and they sought opportunity to
kill the bill without going on record as
against poolselling by returning ii TO the
committee.
This state of affairs is peculiarly un-
fortunate, as it perpetuatcs gambler rule
in Alexandria county, and subjects Wash
ingtOn citizens TO a continuance of its
dcmoralIZing Influences. Racing. as con
Quoted across the river. is hlt!c better
than highway robbery. The horses are
not run On their merits. but are allowed
% - over jAe track for the Dcnriit OF the
pool boxes: and the following that pat
runILrS tuis tnISnauied sport is made up
The morning times., 1896-01-19

The announcement of the Board of 1rade
committee To consider a plan 10 amend the
street extension act SO rs to make il ac-
CeutabIc to all concerned verliies the pre-
diction made in The Times of yesterday
morning. A majority of the committee are
men financially Interested in the bond
scheme and their report cannot he other
WISE than prcjudCeri. Their opinions could
not be changed either by argument or cvi-
dence 10 the contrary, and the dcliberations
of the committee will he abortive as far a )
influencing the report is concerned.
The question in doubt, and the one that
demands investigation, is the cost OF street
extensions under the present act. The
amount of the Lond issue cannot be fixed
until the cost OF purchasing the land is
decided. and when that is done the amount
required to make the Improvements can he
fairly appruximatcd. The letter OF the
commissioners to Senator Proctor stating
the entire amount would not exceed So
OUo 900, was written without actual
The morning times., 1896-01-19

If Congress wants proof that Cuba is
strong enough to take care of herself, let
its members read the speech of Gen. Cam
pos onrcSgning his office as captain general.
Cuba'S struggle for freedom has been emil
nently successful She has ably resisted the
efforts Of Spain to suppress the insurrection,
and the best evidence in the world that She
is entitled to recognition is the withdrawal
by Spain of her most distinguished general,
who openly admits his inability to crush
the Cubans. Let us acknowledge the bel
ligerency of Cuba and establish her indc-
pcndencc.
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We Must Have Naval Stations.

For spunky old gentleman who goes
about with chip on his shoulder daring
John Bull to knock it off, your Uncle
Samuel is the worst prepared individual
of whom history makes record. He has
neither ships nor coast dcfenses, nor naval
stations where he could coal his vessels
if he bad any.
In respect OF naval stations the United
States has pursued the most shOrt-sighted
policy imaginable. While Great Britain
has been forming IA GORDON Of these around
the United States and has n Gozen or more
places in our Immediate vicinity that will
serGc as places OF refuge in CASE or pur-
suit, is repair shops for disabled vessels.
as bases OF supplies and convenient points
from which TO send forth expeditions,
the United States has nothing at all eX-
Cept a sort OF option on Pearl HarbCr i'll
Samoa, where few tons of coal have
been dumped, probably inst 10 keep up the
scmblance OF appearance. Wehavc delibcr-
ately rejected every opportunity offered
us to acquire desirable naval stations, first
San Domingo, tlicn 81. Thomas and lastly
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vents capital from seeking Investment in
the legitimate channels of trade that cause
money To circulate freely. 1t has already
incurred an Indebtedness principal and
interest, of Sf97 600 600 since this adj
mnistratiOn assumed the mana cement of
national affairs, and in ten years more it
would require column of figures as long
as the Washington monument to record the
amount of our public debt should it be
continued
With little more revenue to cover our
treasury deficit and the canceIling Of
grccnharks as rapidly as redeemed we
would soon be booming along towards
prosperity. There are abundant resources
if capital would set them free There is
plenty of money, if it could he made to
circulate. There would be ample demand
for all our products if business men would
make investments, and nothing but
Il return of public confidence is needed to
give us all these bOons.
Why. then, should Congress hesitate when
one hours work in passing laws to increase
our revenues and stop rciSsuing redeemed
grcenbaCks would relieve the situation?
Yes. let our politicians answer why
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the least possible loss OF life on both sides.
and loss Of treasure to the Spanish gov
crnment. In him conferred the hopes of
the SpaniardS, and his recall and the
appointment Of such men as Pando, Marin,
and Polavieja indicate that Spain Is going
to try the last reSort-nhuman and indis-
Criminate slaughter.
When General Gomez, the brilliant leader
Of the insurgents, was asked how General
Campos retirement would fleet the
patriot cause, he replied that it would
cause an addition OF $4,000 men to his
forces. The notorious cruelty of Campos'
successors will drive thousands who have
held aloOr into the revolutionist ranks
and will but hasten the end which can
be none other than the expulsion Of the
Spaniard from Cuba for all time. The
appointment of the new Spanish command
ers Will nerve the rebels for renewed efforts,
and with their recognition by the United
States, as beiligerents, which cannot be
deferred much longer, their cause viii ma he
rapid strides TO a victorious consum-
nation.
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y Kind Word.

y kind word is more than = million
To the heart that still huUgcrS tor love,
Aud truth is worth more than Il billion;
'TiS the light that's sent down from above.
\ kind word will Danish ali sorrow
When the soul i o'erburdrned with care;
Twill light up The gloom of tomorrow
And bless us with love everywhere.
A kind word viii cheer the furSakcn
Aud call back those sweet, happy years
When virtue and truth were mistaken,
Aud eyes knew nU sad, bitter tears.
\ kind word is sunshine ana glory
To all us poor mortals who SIN;
And wait fur the song and the story,
The small voice" that whispers within
Then, give 10 your fellows greeting,
And cheer them up life'S rugged road;
Their faint heart is thrubhing and beating
For love that will Tighten their loadi
JOHN A. JOYCE.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
Germany's Imperial Silver Jubilee.

Germaps the world over celebrated yes
terCiay III more or less formal aud elab-
crate manner the twenty fifth anniversary
of the proclamation of the empire. They
remembered the unique spectacle Of a
PTuss,an king accepting the imperial Ger
man crown in the palace al Versailles.
They remembered that from the most
memorable war ~ the worlds history au
aggregation of impotent kingdoms and
pTincipalItieS emerged firmly Knit together
in the bonds of a common political destiny
and purpose. Probably their mental re-
Prospect reached little further. 1t may
have gone back to the day Of KOeuigTatZ,
when AustrIas imperial banners traileti III
the dust and when HIpsbuTG was made
aware that HohcDzolern would rule tine
dcstlDics of the peoples OF Germany.
Then, as all these memories crowded
upon them, their thoughts turned TO the
heroic figure at Fricdricnsruh, to the
founder of Gcrmauy's greatness, to Bis
marck. the trusted friend Of william l.
the companion or Motkc. They remenr
bered how the man OF blood aud iron had
with unSwcrviug purpose built up the
structure of which the proclamation Of the
German empire was the capstouc. Even
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No Time for Congress to Daily.

A wave OF satisfaction will roll over
tn,. country when II is announced that the
Venezuelan commission is installed IN c.c-
giant apartments fitted up regardless of cX-
prusc TO correspond with the dignity and
station OF its exalted members. Hand
some rugs and CARPETS Will tickle their aris-
tUcrailc feet. yoIuptuuus couches and seats
accommodate their regal forms. and cool
drinks from richly chased silvcrware quench
their royal thirst. Graceful curtains and
draprrcs will suhduc the light that reaches
their profoundly eloquent eyes. and costly
carved tables support their weary arms
during the long hours of their deliberations.
Midst these Sumpluous surroundings the
boundary of a country Will bc fixed and
the work of the commission pass into his
tory as an attempt OF a President to bluff
the world with pen ana ink ana an empty
Treasury.
But there is method in extravaganza some
times as well as IN madness. The prcsi-
dent OF Tie commission has stated that its
labors would be completed within three
The morning times., 1896-01-19
Bond Bill Already Defeated.

knowledge of the number of feet TO he con
demned or their cost after proceedings
had been completed. 1t was wild guess
which is rcpudiated by the engineer lin
charge OF the work, and which Will fall
short or the amount required by at least
$4,000, 900.
But granting that the Commissioners are
right, is it fair 10 assess taxpayers through
out the District ror Improvements made to
enrich Spectators? Those most benefited
should be taxed 10 pay the cost. and it
should not be levied on the general public.
In other cities this policy Is invariably
pursued and there Is no reason why it should
not apply in this community, except that
District affairs are controlled hy ring.
The efforts made by advocates OF the bond
bill to enfluCBCc the election of Senator
at Annapolis iii order to secure another
vote in the Senate is convincing evidence
of this fact. But the bond bill is already
defeated and their efforts will Dc wasted.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
THE TIMES
NEUER
HESITHTES

when ,hc Cause "f the people of Washing
ton is In question. and Is always found, in
the thick nf the couflict, batting in their
behalf The Times exposes fraud and com
mendS huuC-sy with equal CELEBRITY. More
than thir:y-thrcc Thousand families in
dorSc lis methods. You can have the
Morning, Evening, and Sunday Times de-
livered :" any address in Washington for
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

Hawaii. Now another proffer is made of
the Danish vest Indies. and it should not
be declined.
It's the narrOwcst, most piCayunish states
manship to say that because the United
States rs not bent upon conquest and keeps
aloof from embodiment with foreign ma
tions, il has no need OF naval stations
which would have to lie fortified and de
Tended in case OF war with a naval power.
The last few years have shown that this
ostrich-iike Policy can no longer avail us.
With the expansion Of oar foreign relations
there Will lie now and then friction with
one country or another, and there is no bet
ter safeguard against war than to he thor
oughiy prepared fOr II. The present i'm
broglio with Great Britain respecting the
Venezuelan boundary question is a strong
case in point.
Either by treaty or by purchase the United
States ought to acquire naval stations
both in Atlantic and the Pacific, and u few
in other seas would do no harm. Washing
toms warning in time of peace prepare
for war hotis as good now as when IT was
first uttered.
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Probably still Running.

u understand u man ran against You
in the last campaign" he said to the
new woman.
lone did" she replied carelcsSly.
How did he come out?''
Il don't know" she answered. I'm
less he has reached the coast, ] guess
he's running yet. The Ladies' Political
Advancement Society got after him
Chicago Post
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Aunt RnchaeTs Horehuund and EIe
cam mDnne.

Made of Grape Juice, Rock Candy Crys-
tai aud the Hnrehound herb. is simple
and effective remedy for coughs. colds,
hoarscness and sore throat-highly recon-
meuded for consumptives. This is no pat
ent medicine mixture. but it is pure Hore-
hound, Elecampane Root. Rock Candy and
Grape Juice, combined with other medi-
Cines much used by conSumptives, public
speakers and singers. Sold by druggists.
Price, - cents and 10 cents
The morning times., 1896-01-19

Washington people are rapidly discover
ing that Mr.. Talmase is not only a wonder
ful pulpit orator. hut that 10 also Possesses
remarkable business qualifications.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

The bogus tickets issued for the Firz-
simmons Maher fight should be kept for
admission t" the Corbctt talking match
that viii follow that event.
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AT all events. the public can cOngratu-
late Congress that Cuba Will soon be be-
yond the need OF recognition as u bel
ligerent. She will be a conquerOr.
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Unless the new captain general of Cuba
has had experience with buzz saw his
first battle with the Cubans will seem ike
trip through threshing machine.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

E,..t.,.t,-C manuscripts are usually
returned when accompanied nv
stamps, but any DbilGut ion TO do 80
L. expressly dt>nvowcd.
MuEU-.rr'p:S unaccompanitd 10y
pusrI-t. viii Eot be eiuTBed.
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p
RICH
HHRuEST

Of results Is theirs who advertise in The
Times. SORES OF testimonials from Wash
ington's ding and most prosperous mer-
chants express in no uncertain tones their
npprecia'jnG of The Times buSiucss-bring-
ing capacity.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

The statement of Mary Yellin Lease that
she never wears coat cut for another
person indicates that she still clings to the
new woman idea.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
Sounded Horrible

THE nearest ever came to cannibalism,' -
said the late George Bentinck. was when
/ swallowed little London porter.
Tid-Bits.
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Uncle Sam will probably spring the Mon
roe doctrine on the flying squadron as soon
as it arrives at the Bcrmudas and blow it
out of the water.
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The only way President Cleveland can
square himself with the public for being
responsible for the Morgan confession is
to insist on Cuban recognition.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
Twelve Hours Ago.

If Nou mis- any news in the evening
If You miss any news in the morning
edition look in the list below What
you're looking for WIS proba bIy
printed Ia this evenings edition,
ana NJ IN" Times never repeats
you II have to take both editions to
get all the news as quick as IL hap
pens.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
Nnthiuu IN He ASha med OF

Gotham Girl-How do you New England
ers get over the fact that your ancestors
believed in witches?
Boston Girl-We call it hypnotiSm.-
New York Weekly.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

The Senate would be one of the most
progressive bodies in the world if it could
only get action, action, actiOnm
The morning times., 1896-01-19

1t is said that if Morrison would shear
the free wool from his boom he might he
sure of the nomination.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
Still Harpins on the North Pole.

In spite Of failure after failure in arctic
exploration, and though hardly anything
Of practical value has been the result or all
the expeditions that have been undertaken
at the cost of SO many human lives, the
subject maintains its fascinating grasp upon
the imagination of adventurous spirits ard
scientific theorists. No sooner has one
polar expedition come TO grief than an
other is ready to take up the evcr-uncom-
plctcd work and enrich the frozen regions
with the bones OF another contingent OF
enthusiasts. While this pushing for the
unknown and the uncertain is the secret of
the advance of the human race and the ex-
pansiou OF human knowledge. the limit
would seem Ia have been set by the arCtiCs,
for, however near mau may get to that
pole which nature has surrounded with
apparently insurmOuntable Obstacles. the
benefits to be derived by man are hard to
appreciate.
At the present time both the arctic and
antarctic regions are the objects of specu-
lativc interest. In the former DR.. Nan
sens expedition, which started from
Christianin. IN Norway, in 1898. is im-
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4 Crisis.

She-I think you would better tell father
that we are engaged, dearest.
He-Why?
She-His lease runs out on the first
of the month, and he wants to know whether
to take q larger house or not.-HaTpcT's :
The morning times., 1896-01-19

England should bear in mind that the
ice on the Mullagatawncy is very thin
in the bermuda latitude.
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or four months. which is much TOO shoH a
time to get ready for war. ana those who
had charge OF furnishing the room evi-
IDENTITY inicudedtO o delay thercport h ytcnpt-
ing the commissioners with luxurious ap-
pOlntmcnts. II is a species of lavisbne>s
entirely warranted under the circumstances,
hccaasc England would lick US out of our
boots were we 10 attempt 10 fight without
time 10 make preparations.
White the venezuelan commissioners are
daily yinE with The seats OF soft cushioned
chars Congress should lose no time IN pass
ing the Lodge bond bill and IN putting
the country IN shape to defend Itself should
that emergency be necessary. 1t is well
enough to III the Congress iouaI Record with
Monroe doctrine vaporings, but they will
neither sink ironClads nor successfully
oppose hostile armies. We must have coast
dcfcnscs, modern arms and money To back
our demands If We are To become The guard
ian of the South American republics.
Therefore it may do forthe Venezuelan com-
mission to wasteiime in luxurious surround
ings, but Congress must be up and doing.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

OFFICER BECAME INSANE
Tragedy OF Policeman Dycr's Life Ends
i'll an Asylum.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
An Aversion of the Soy

An AverSiOn OF the Sex.
Shelf there is anything / do detcst It
is an echo.
He-I can easily understand why anyone
with a desire for the last word should
Yonkers' Statesman.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

1t now looks as if the Morton boom
was considerably overtrained.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

The fire alarm will not be turned on in
the Senate until March /, 1897. Til then
Brer Brice will continue to officiate as
financial advisor to his Senatorial col
leagues who are in the ring.
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prisoned in the ice. and the fate uf ,h,
venturcsomc cxpI ,rcr is enshrouded in
doubt, with the probability in prospect
that he Will not BE- seen or heard from
again as 4 living man. Yet another Is
| ready to try to reach the Pole. though
Andree is going to eSchew steamships.
sledS. and dogs ana Will q by the balloon
route. a large sum of money is being sub
scrihed for his project. among the sub
scribers being King Oscar of Sweden. and
the balloon i'll which the journey is To be
undertaken is now in course of constructfo ION
in Paris. The airship is TO carry three
persons, and the ascension Will take place
from an island near Sprzbcrgen. about
600 miles from the Pole. The explorers
intend to take photographs en- route and
land-somewhere.
All this has Il most plausible sound, but
somehow one is inclined to doubt If rhes,
aeronauts have taken into consideration
The polar air currents that may seriously
interfere with their plans Luck attend
them, but it is altogether likely that this
expedition, like its predecessor. will have
to be registered on the record of failures.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

1t seems that Gen. Harrison received hi
matrimonial nomination by one vote.
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HIS FATE.
CHAPTER /
CHAPTER II.

She screamed as the thief snat,hed
her poCkct-book. and three men rushed
to her rescue and to the capture OF the
bold villain
The morning times., 1896-01-19

GENERAL SPORTING CHAT
Ja.h Ward's Game Fight With Sammy
Kelly.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

BOSS BREWERS REFUSE
Reply That They VIII Not Rrcedc From
Their Position.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

GERMANY'S GREAT FETE--
Silver Jubilee Of the Proclamation o
the Empire.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

MIDDLE ABOUT AWARDS
Jury in the Inglcsidc Case Has Made
Its Report.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

MEN FOR AFRICA
Recruits Engaged Here For King Leo
pOld.