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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
THE BALANCE TO BE PAIN

The great balance due this country on mer.
chandise account must somehow be paid but
how? 1t Is large enough to make the question
interesting. Figures already published indicate
that it Is not far from 1921 900 900 in four
months since the new tarIn went into effect
Against this may be rcckoncd perhnps $1,000
600 net excess OF gold Imports, including those
NJ San francisco not yet fully reported. over
exports Of silver. But the balance stll exceeds
$2l0,00O000. and IS not 1ctitiously infa ed as
1t was In recent years, by exceptionally great
differentiation of imports. Probably the I'M
dervaluatons have not been in smaller proper
ton to The total value Of imports at any other
time In many years than they are now, because
at no other time has the extensive use Of spe-
cifc duties left so Little opportunity to escape
duties by false valuations II the proportion
used TO be 20 per cent under the late nd vnlorem
tariff. 1t may probably not exceed } per cent
OF all imports now. or about S10,O000OO OF the
imports in the four months ending with Noyem-
Der. This would still leave $2O0.OOO.0OO to be
paid. and II becomes n curious question how
payment Is to be made.
Leading flnanciers. such as Mr.. j. p. Morgan,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

according to existing agreements. the scale OF
liquor duties will have to be revised, and 1t VIII
be a good time to submit the entire subject to
review and reconsideration. II is too much 10
hope for its entire abolition. but something may
possibly be done to limit its evils and place
the abominable trade under some sort OF re-
strctons in which all the governments inter-
ested will concur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
INCIDENTS ~ SOCIETY.

Mrs. Joseph Drexe OF No. 100 Madison ave. gave
large reception yesterday afternoon 10 introduce
her daughter. Miss Josephine Wharton Drexel a
pretty girl. who received in a gown OF white silk.
trimmed with fur. Assisting her her mother.
Mrs. John vinton Dahlgren. Among the debu-
tante's young friends who received were Miss Mary
Bailey. Miss Martha Townsend Miss Julia Seward
Miss Augusta de Peyster. Miss Dorothy SchieNen.
Miss Henrietta Prentiss. Miss Frances Pell Miss
Cornelia Livingston Clarkson, Miss Frances de
Pey st.r. Miss Rosina Boardman. Miss Helen Sahler
and Miss Maize Delafed.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Hitchcock. sr.. Of No. 8
East Twenty nilth-st. gave a dinner party las:
night Their guests Mr.. and Mrs Elbridge
T Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Watts Sherman. Mr..
and Mrs. George Henry Warren. Mr. and Mrs.
W. Rhine arder Stewart Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius K.
W.lmerdlng Mrs. Cadwaader Jones Miss Jo-
sephine johnson, F. Griswold Gray and Elliot
Gregory.
The first OF the series OF Bachelors and Sp.nsters
Dances. under the chaperonage OF Mrs Samuel
Spencer. Mrs. Joseph NJ Knapp and Mrs George
Tucker Harrison. took place last night at the Men,
dessohn Assembly Rooms, In West Ffty-tfth-st.
Alonzo c. Monson. OF No. "A lst sixty-thrd-st,
gave dinner last night In hon-r Of his niece. Miss
Helen Van Cortlandt Morris. who formally
presented 10 society on Tuesday The guests were
Miss Morris's young friends.
The second meeting this season OF the Friday
Evening Dancing Class will take place al Sherry's
tonight.
The dancing class organized by Mrs. A. NJ.
Sredeker will have its first meeting at Sherry's to
night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

Chcago's drainage canal. on which $4,000 e.
600 has already been spent Is to be finished
within two years more. 1t is a great work and
no doubt will afford apparent beneat TO the
city. But 1t was lll-conceved. and one Of these
days will be either abandoned o. diverted to
other uses. The practice OF pouring sewage into
rivers is ut once wlstefu, filthy and barbaric
Nearly all American cities at present guilty
OF 1t. but 1t is unworthy of them. and they will
some time learn TO do better. Then the canal
which Chicago proposes to use as an open sewer
may be redeemed and made q clean waterway
Of commerce. connecting the Mississippi with
the Lakes. to the great advantage OF internal
trade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
A BROAD AND FIRM COURSE.
From The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

The Presidents Message 10 Congress is not usu-
ally read with profound interest. but the chances
are that Mr. Mckinley will have more readers than
any OF his predecessors for many years. There Is
pected 10 treat. and this is the first opportunity
since the President and his Cabinet have become
familiar with their duties 10 submit a policy 10 the
country. The result is a powerful declaration OF q
brno nd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
THE ANNEXATION or HAWAII

From The Minneapons iFspuhS'
IL is hardly TO be supposed that the present Con-
Secure possess!on OF the Hawaiian Islands without
any complications with foreign powers 10 escape
'rhs chance may not occur again. Stirring events
are evidently on the taps In Asia, and before an
other Congress can act the map Of the Orient may
be changed bringing vast interests 10 bear In op.
posiIion to the acquisition OF that important
Strategic position by the United States. Now Is the
time 10 strike.
1T MUST PLEASE EVEN HIS oPPoNENTS
From The San Francisco Call.
Comparatively few OF the recommendations OF the
President Involve issues OF party politics. Nearly
ali of them are matters TO whose consideration the
naonle will come with impartial minds. II Is IN
mai way The Call" will discuss them In detail
the present II Is sufficient TO say that the Presaent
has added to our record OF presidential Ststo
papers a strong and able document ano even lnose
Who disagree with his reco concentrations VIII nno 10
its earnestness and Its vigor unmisAkaSe SsS
dences OF his genuine craftsmanship ana thorousa
Americanism
M.kINLEY's VIEWS ON THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM.
From The Portland Oregonian.
The Presidents reference 10 the Civll service ys
tenn both to Endorsement ana ns;,,on fhat
Suslnessike and COMPREHENSIVE. The posiII0n ma S
The power OF removal from ONCE should awayS r oe
exercised In cases OF the inenciehcy OF 4. fpr-
tency OF the incumbent Is wei taken, snu,sa,fnn
cbly and conclusyey supported IN tle 80 The
that this power Is 'cne OF the sal eguarS' stagna-
ton and dead wood. and keeping every yonnre De-
keenly alive to the fact that security OF .stsd ana
nends not on favor, but on his own tss'eo "
Carefully watched record Of service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

Notwithstanding rumors Of Influenza and grip
the death rate In the city last week was I'M
usually low. Mldwnter Is conducting Itself in
n somewhat loose and abandoned manner mas
queradIng under a fog blanket and distributing
the winds OF March and the rains Of April with
either hand; but so far the health OF the city
Is not seriously affected by its antics. II Is
time for 1t TO settle down to it's customary con-
ditions and give us n sample OF orthodox Christ
mas and New Year weather. such as We have
every right to expect from IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
STILL DISCUSSING THE MESSAGE.

MKINLEY AND THE KANSAS PACIFIC
From The San Francisco Examiner.
The people OF the United States. outside the rail.
road managers and their sympathizers. will
ceive with pleasure the declarations Of the Presl-
dents Message In regard 10 the sale OF the Kansas
Pacific Railroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

Considering the use to which cables are COM
monty put II Is not n .he wondered AZ that cable
roads are frequently fed hp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17
DAYLIGHT AHEAD.
From The Buffalo News.

T
BY practising economy In National expenditure
and shading down the appropriations. the revenue
Will more than meet the expense account at the
cose OF the fiscal year on June 50. 1855 President
Mckinley urges wstchfulness OF appropriations
and reductions wherever they can be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

Major Lugard. competent authority on
African matters. denounces the liquor traffic
there as an infamy. working the swift destruc-
ton Of the natives among whom It ~ intro
duced, rendering missionary and other efforts
for their civilization Of no avail, and calls on
the governments Of England. Germany and
France TO come to some arrangement which will
at least In tima out an end to 1t. Next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

The proposal to name one Of the new city
parks after the late William A. Stiles is a
commendable one the execution OF which would
honor the city itself no less than the memory
Of n man deserving Of such recognition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

In appointing Attorney General McKenna 10
the place on the Supreme Court bench vacated
by Justice Field. the President has the satisfac-
ton Of honoring n member ~ his Official family
whose management ~ the legal business Of
the Government since March { has album
dainty confirmed his reputation for ability
and fidelity. Especially in his conduct OF the
difficult negotiations which resulted in the set
Element OF the Union Pacific controversy tn. At
torney- General evinc d a high dcgree q, profess
sonel skin and much practical sagacty. while
IN. general administration Of his Department
has been Efficient and satisfactory. The Presi-
dent made no mistake in transferring Judge Nc
Ke1na from the Circuit bench 10 the Cabinet
and II may fairly he assumed that. with more
thorough knowledge Of his character and ca
pacity than he then possessed rs has made no
mistake in nominating him to the highest Fed
eral tribunal. Judge McKenna is in the prime OF
his mature powers with a reasonable expecta-
ton Of long and useful service in the great Office
for which he has been designated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

W"s, SIDE police magistrate has Just held a
reckless driver 20 bail IN the ~ SO 600 BY no
means too much for some o, the precipltate and
headlong municipal Jehus who require a lesson
OF hi, sort once in while. anything less .trin-
gent being thrown away upon them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

Two whole weeks have passed without the an
nouncement OF u richer gold find than any on
the Klondike" Either the various Eldorados
are getting exhausted or the big nugget liars
ere losing their cunning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-17

The second meeting this OF the Friday
Evening Dancing Class will take place at Sherry's
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-12

from Vienna and from Rome to Brus-
sells, and others, sold to be carried away
TO America, have made their way back
to their original owner in Belgium.
When pigeons were to be sent back
and forth it has been usual TO keep
two sets, with their respective homes
at either end of the course; and, when
them back to the places from which
they are to be dispatched. An in
genious process has been devised TO
overcome this difficulty and cause the
birds to fly with equal certainty in both
directions. Pigeons, for example. whose
eral days at St. Denis and fed there at
q stated hour every day with some ia
vorite food which is not given them at
their real home. They become in the
course of time familiar with their new
home and it's choice dishes. When set
at Liberty they start of at once for
Paris, without forgetting the good
things they enjoyed at ST. Denis. When
they are to be sent back they are made
to fast little while and are then let
loose at about feeding time at st.
Denis. They go thither. and, when they
have their own way, time their going
so as to be there at the exact moment
of feeding. Birds have thus been taught
to fly back and forth regularly between
places 30 miles apart.-Appleton's Pop
ular Science Monthly. &
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-12
LADIES' HATS.
Small Ones In Fantastic shapes 60 Be
Popular.

Small Ones In Fantastic shapes 60 Be
Popular.
Judging from the number of feathers
worn, few indeed must be the women
who have pledged themselves against
cruelty to the feathered tribe. Never
were so many birds called upon to con-
tribute their beauty to the adjournment
OF headgear.
Ribbons and velvet also play some
part in the trimming of hats, but they
are decidedly subordinate to feathers
and used only where the latter would
be impracticable.
In shape IS well as trimming hats are
peculiar. As a rule they are small and
many have unexpected points sticking
in particular, with very fat crown. is
narrow OF brim in the front and the
back. but al each side flares out In .
point that extends far beyond the head.
On occasions those points are accent
uated by the hat trimmings. which axe
designed with narrow loops and wings
that rise upward and tend 10 increase
the fantastic shape of The hat.
Prettier. perhaps. is a hat OF the same
sLape, coTered with tan canvas cloth
sad bound with black velvet Two
bands of velvet encircie the crown and
chou In front is held down By bril-
liant buckle. From beneath the buckle
two satin wings start-wines Of gloTi-
ous beauty, that extend far beyond the
points of the brim, making them truly
nsign ihcant-Chicago Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-12
rAsMANIA's zEBRA-WoLf%,
A Queer and Dangerous Night Prowlin
MarsupisL

MarsupisL
A singular creature is the Tasmania
zrbra-wolf. 1t is not related to either
zebra, wolf or tiger, but belongs to the
same family as the kangaroo, the wom-
bat and the opossum-those animals
which have pouches wherein to carry
their young. But the animal is striped
like a zebra, and is as ravenous and
fierce in its nature as wolf or tiger. He
is the most formidable marsupial of the
more than go varieties, and is the largest
and most dreaded Of all the mammals
IN Australasia.
The zebra-wof has dog-like face, a
VOLTS short and erect ears, eyes like
an owl, stripes like zebra and pouch
like kangaroo. He is night prowler.
The light of day blinds him as it blinds
an owl, and, when pressed by hunger
be energies during the daytime from
his lair, his movements are slow, and he
Is easily slain. The eyes, which are
large, are furnished with a nictating
membrane. This is almost continually
moving in the daytime, as the pupils are
exposed to the light.
The general color of the short, woolly
fur is grayish brown, inclined to yellow
ish. Across the ground color the black
bands show up sharp and clear. These
stripes are usually IA in number, begin
ming just back of the shoulders, where
they are narrowest, and growing broad
ct and longer back to the haanches.
The skins are in demand for ldprobes
and rugs. 1t is not unlikely that in the
course of a few years the zebra wolf
will have become entirely exterminated.
-Chioago Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-12
LIFE IN JAMAICA.
The Island Belongs to the Celora1
People.

The Island Belongs to the Celore1
People.
found myself in a great, shadowy,
roomy hotel, with hardwood floors and
furlongs of veranda, giving on gar
den which had run somewhat to seed,
but contained several palm trees, and
an assortment of lizards, green and
brown, in agreeable confirmation of the
propinquity of the equator. Round
about this hotel and its environment we
wandered till lunch was ready; there
were oranges, bananas and several other
fruits which / do not specify only be-
cause I am still unable to recollect
their names. As to their favor, l can
only say that do not care much for it
as yet; there was one that tasted like
butter, and another that had the con-
sistency of cream cheese and the taste
of strawberry jam.
On the whole, the favor of these
southern products strikes the northern
visitor as insipid and too sweet, and
makes one understand why Engiishmen
always banker after curries and the
like sharp condiments in the tropics;
but no doubt we are sophisticated and
wrong and ought to like what seems TO
us insipidity. Meanwhile, the oranges,
bananas and pineapples are all much
better here than they ever are after en-
during export.
As for the breadfruit ard vans, of
which we also had specimens, they are
a mixture of the potato and the sweet
potato, and are less captivating than
either. They have almost no taste at
all. and l should suppose that one
finally would come to regard them
il much the same light as bread. some
thing usefully filing, but without char
scter enough to inspire either loath-
ing or devotion With the aid of sauces
and grayies, however. they so down very
well.
The bill OF fare included likewise fish
which was good, and meat which was
not very good; it las 10 be eaten too
soon after killing 10 have lost its tough
ness. But one does not expect 70 eat
much meat down here; vegetarians are
II their element in the tropics, espe-
c;ally that superior order OF them who
favor that part of the vegetable king
dom which grows above ground. The
country women, who walk u 10 % miles
4 day in the sun with burdens on their
heads which must sometimes weigh net
less than 20 pounds, and who are never
n the least tired-these ladies, it sp-
pears. live cn fruit and sans only. and
fnd them all-suscient diet.
After dinner I went into a barber
shop and submitted myself to the min
istrations OF an artist there. The shop
was at the rear Of the lltti: structure
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-12
FIRE. FIRE. FIRE. FIRE.

Yes. there was a FIR In rear OF build
ing where our ticket Office IL located.
Our tickle: office is still there-l1< North
Main street. We are ready for business
al the old stand. Tickets 10 all points.
Our train service is still first-class, our
time u.~ quickest. IL will be 10 your ad-
van1age 10 call and see us before COM
pleIihg arrangements for your trip. st
Lou.s Express leaves Wichita daily at
2:10 p. m, arriving in ST. Louis at IT'S
next morning. Night Express leaves az
90 for Kansas City. ST. Louis and all
points eestA Colorado fast line, leaves
Wichita at SIS p m. arriving at Pueb-
10 next morning at 1850, Colorado Springs
SIS. Denver at II noon. Remember the
Misseu Pacific City Ticket ONCE Is To-
Gated at ia North Main street.
T. L ri .ECET Ely p 4 r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-12

which bore the sign; the front part OF
| 1t, ii remember right, was devoted in
part to the sale of tobacco. On three
sides Of the room were windows pro-
! tected by wooden gratings painted red
and blue; through them saw bits Of
intense blue sky and green fronds of
palm. On a wall just outside the sash
lizard ran and hoped, and the eternal
| buzzard alighted on a corner of a roof
within my range of vision. Close be-
side me young darkey with counte-
nance of illimitable amiability labored
assiduously on an instrument in the
nature Of a hand-organ; but the works
were in full view, and in the opinion Of
several bystanders seemed to vie in in
terest with the tunes This music took
the place of the traditional BARRIERS
conversation, though that also was
abundantly available on demand. and
was, indeed, carried on with much vi
vacity between the various employees
and some visitors who appeared to have
come in for that purpose. 1t sounded
like q mixture of Italian and French,
and may have been Jamaican popular
English. for aught know. could not
understand it.
I accepted ali these details as being
typically tropical; but, On the other
hand, the chair on which 1 sat was made
in Rochester, n. y; on the wall were
a large Autograph OF Brooklyn bridge
and a portrait of President Cleveland.
Electricity, too, has got to Kingston,
and the wires run through the
branches Of the manages and palms.
The house in which I have taken
up my abode is fitted throughout
with electric bells, but am happy to
add that none of them work. In one
of the larger shops. think, there is an
elevator, the only one on the island.
/ said just now that the white people
look out of place. That fact, so far as
/ can judge, is the moral of the story
here. The island belongs to the col
ored folk. and the others are gradually
being crowded out. The proportion IS
already about thirty to one against the
latter; and while the colored race goes
on multiplying, the whites are packing
their trunks and moving out. Is this
movement to be arrested or not? !
doubt whether it will be arrested by the
English. Workmen imported from the
states do not succeed here; that is, they
all die in two years from rum. The
coolies do admirably, but they cannot
be the final solution of the problem.
Perhaps the best thing we can do is
to become colored people ourselves
Julian Hawthorne, in Century.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-12
Stars OF the .-Gres. Upper,

According 20 Miss Mary Proctor. the
seven stars in the constellation known
as the Great Dipper" are II reality
seven magnificent suns probably very
much larger than cur own sun and
glowing with intense lCster. Iron, So
diur,. magnesium and other well-lznoyva
eleI.cnts are present in the atTnos-
pheres OF these stars, and Their massive
globes whirl through the depths OF
space with uncomfortable velocity. Five
OF the stars ara recediag from Us al tie
rate OF - milesfn second OF time, and
the other two are travelling In IN oppo-
site direction. Thiry-six thousand
years from now the seven stars Of the
dippe- VIII hare dissolved partnership.
and its appearance viii have entirely
haagsd.-Chicag Tribune