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The times., 1897-07-08
NEWS OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President VIII Take Two
Months Vacation.

The President has decided TO take two
months vacation, beginning about august
/, but he has not decided where he VIII
90 for recreation lie has concluded TO
attend the encaupmeuto OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic at Buffalo, and the re-
union or his own regiment. Each or these
affairs Will take place in August
If Congress ad1ourns in tine 10 permit
il the Pres !dent VIII attend the mvei-
ing OF the statue Of John A. Logan, July
o. He promised Mrs. Logan yesterday
that he would do so If be could possibly
get away.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Mckinley TO
go To Yellowstone Park during his vaea-
ton, If he can arrange it, but this detai
has not been definitely settled.
Senator Platt was yesterday one OF the
very few persons who was fortunate
enough to see the President and confer
with him regarding the disposition OF po-
htscal patronage. SO far as the political
pie of New York is concerned, the juicy
cuts will be distributed in manner that
win ie acceptable to both the Platt ana
anti Plait men. Encouragement was COM
plcted yesterday, and Senator Platt as
s,Ied Tie President that he would accept
It,
By the terms of this agreement to dis
tIiiJute the good things in the great state
of New York, Robert ]. Sharkey, OF Brook
lyn. an enthusiastic Plstt man, VIII be ap-
pointed naval officer of the port of New
York; Silas C Crofts, OF New York, hard
fighting Piatt politician, VIII be made
surveyor; Andrew Jacobs. OF Brooklyn, an
anti-Platt man. has been offered the Brook
lyn pos.office. but has not yet decided to
aeceptit He was candidate for appoint
ment as naval officer, but it has been de-
cided thaJ he must take the postoffioe or
nothing.
Walter r. Anthony, an anti-Platt man,
who was Mckinley delegate to st Louis,
has been offered the appointment of su-
perntendent of immigration at Ellis Island
to succeed DR.. Senner, but he has said that
| he VIII not accept it II he persists in de-
dining this position, he will probably be
ignored altogether Gen. Henry L. Burnett
win be appointed United States district
attorney for the Southern district of New
York This is the place that former Con-
gresham John S. Wise, of Virginia, Is
| irving To Obtain He saw the PreSi dent
regarding it today, but his errand Was
| frutiess. Mr. Wise may, however, be
| placated with something else
Senator Allison mad a brief talk with the
| President regarding the tariff bill, and
| Senator Pritcl, ard obtained few min utes OF
| the Presidents time to press the claims
of William Hale, of North Carolina, for
| consulate.
Senator Mcmillan saw the President for
| a brief time, bat declined TO make known
| tic object OF his visit
| The trouble over the Jacksonville, Fla ,
| postcffice is greatly disturbing the poll
tic.ans OF that State. There are three
| opposing fartionsi in the State nd eachila
| p candidate " E. Lucas Is backed by
| National Committeeman Long; N c.
| Waynbold is being urged for the place
| by StripiiDg's faction, and T E. Nc
+! Murray is supported by the third clique
| Mr. Stripping tried to see the President
yesterday concerning the matter, but
| failed.
The times., 1897-07-08
The Cat and the Bag.

Senator Allen is to be commended for
many things, but his obliv!ousness 30 the
feelings OF his fellows In a delicate condi-
ton is not always 10 be admired Ia the
Senate, on Tuesday he said Last week
some Republican Senators came over 10
that they would like TO be scared about
this sugar bounty amendment, and would
ike to have some Democratic Senate: get
on his feet and talk vigorously about it
and declare that Congress would be kept in
session if that amendment were persisted
in"
We shall not implicate ourselves In this
specific charge; because it is quite ur-
necessary The fact remains, and Sena-
tor Aliens remarks may serve to illustrate
it, that, from the start TO the flush OF
| the Hanna tariff struggle In the Senate,
the relations between the trust influences
there represented and certain Demo
cratic Senators have been so pleasant
| and Obvious that the measure before The
| body never has been in the slightest
jeopardy Who the Democratic Sena-
| tors may be, TO whom allusion is made IS
| thoroughly well known TO their colleagues,
| and it would he a matter OF national
| benefit IL 1t were as wel known TO their
| constituents.
| The tariff conspiracy Is all but accom-
pHshed What little is left of it Reed and
| the man In the White House win attend TO.
| In ensuing political discussions and cam
paigns it will he claimed that the crime is
| entirely the work OF the Republican party
in the Congress. This viii be an intefen#ble
| position for anyone 10 assume. The measure
which was designed TO enrich the Sugar
| Trast, and all the other trusts and rnoiiop-
| oIles and which can have no other effect, ex
| cepi to increase the burdens and misery OF
| the metican people, could not have been
| enacted but for the active or esoteric as
| sistance Of certain Democratic statesman
and other elements OF opposition in the Sen
ate OF the United states.
The times., 1897-07-08

The agitation in India is spreading, she
las six or seven hundred thousand troops
in the field; and it is more than possible
that an acute situation which would COM
pei Lord Salisbury to lead 4 big card would
be agreeablc to Islam, and possibly to the
Emperor Nicholas
London adyfces agree that in that center
the situation Is regarded with grave
apprehension. T he time seems to DC fast
coming when the logic OF Great Brltain's
position should lead that power to pro-
pose arbitration with Turkey before II
tribunal composed OF delegates from. the
United States, Uruguay and Haiti. An
arfan gcpientof this Kind wouldbeeacelient
1t would transfer vital European ques-
tim to the western hemisphere for settle
mentin an American court: just rs England
proposes to us TO have strictly American
questions decided by European monarch
icai court
If England will not perform such
plain and philanthropie duty, and act
in way that all the Observation-Disclosures
organizations of the several continents
would approve, we shall be reluctantly
compelled TO despair of the British lion
as a beast OF peace and good viii.
The times., 1897-07-08
A Prophecy.

The Senate passed the House tariff bill
yesterday and forwarded it 10 Speaker
Reed for his prayerful Consideration and
approval IL is expected that Mr. Reed,
in his turn, viii Immediately send the bilI
70 conference, deiegaung seven of his
minions TO confer with the seven Sena-
ters who VIII be selected 10 meet them.
After the first and until the last formal
meeting OF this conference committee the
six Democratic members win be vigorously
excluded from the committees deliscra-
tons, and the real tariff bal will be
Compiled by The eight Republicans repIe-
senting Messrs. Reed and Hanna.
This bin may be expected TO become law
before AugCst 1. II VIII not produce suffi-
Gent revenue to support the Government,
and il is Rot expected to. 1t viii, however,
provide the meansof repa ying the debts con-
tractcd by Mr.. Hanna il the Presidential
campaign IF 1896, and establish credit
for 1855 and 1900.
IL occurs TO The Times TO suggest To
Aiessrs. Hanna and Mckinley that in fore
ing TINS legislation they have made the
most colossal bIunder in American poll
teal history. Unless all signs fan the
tariff OF 1897 viii wreck the Republican n
party.
The times., 1897-07-08
An Appeal.

Columbia, shall Cuba be
oppressed and call III vain to tbee2
MiiG thou, the Land OF Liberty,
BE deaf to her appeal?
ohau Dabes ana mothers there be slain.
And patriots forced to yield to SDaiu.
wien tHou cdilsI break the tylanJ's cnain
With thy strong arm or steel?
WIT thou allow her land to bleed.
AND be prey to Spanish greed,
When thou canst stop each fienuish deed
That Neyler's soldiers do?
Thou who didst give US Washington.
whose flashing sword our freedom won.
Arouse, for something must be done
To aid the brave and truei
The cause for which the Cubans fight
S sacred, for their cause is right,
Shall they be crushed by Spanish might
And thou Indifferent be?
Remember, France gave thee her aid
When England did thy soil invade,
And show that thou art not afraid
To help them 10 be free!
Hast thou forgot that Spanlards slew,
Like dogs, the bcld yirginius' crew,
And shall they CHba's sons subdue,
Ere thou wilt lift thy hand?
Shall crime be unrebuked by thee?
Shall thy people slaughtered be?
And must this brutal hatchery
Still curse fair Cuba's land?
o, thou republic, strong and great,
Why shouldst thou longer hesitate
To settle struggling Cuba's fate.
Whose foes are mean and vile?
Brave Maceo, betrayed and slain,
ProclaiIns tha cOwardice of Spain,
And thou shouldststop her cruel reign
In Cuba's suffering islei
BROOKE HUNTER.
The times., 1897-07-08

defiance Of the Constitution OF the United
States by another great national political
Organization, the time also has arrived
for public exponents OF national faith,
honor and glory 10 relegate party TO
the shades and rally to the defense OF
the Constitution and the gospel OF Liberty
that it, and its precursor, the Deelara-
ton OF Independence, teach.
With this preamble We desire to warn
the country that nothing more nischievous
TO the cause OF national redemption could
nave Jeen formulated than the section
OF the Nashville Populist address which
declares that free silver will not bring
relief until trusts, combines and rings are
abolished"
the effect the cause no longer viii
exist! What utter follyl Who ever
heard OF dangerous trusts and coII-
bines when, under the aegis of
currency increasing to meet the growing
wants of business and expanding auto
;natical.y so that the relations Of debtor
and creditor Were maintained at an equilIb-
mum, prosperity always was advancing?
When gold contraction came, when prices
We're falling and the weather competitors
in the economic struggle for existence were
cohfron'ed with the problem of a decreas-
ing market, certainly lower prices and the
disaster OF overproduction, in the face of
conditions imposed by the gold and bond
domination of the republic, then the trusts
not oaly came, but had to come. On the
uolly diminishing purchasing power on the
part of the people, unrestricted produc-
tion and what once was healthful oom-
petition becomes impossible. II the pro-
ducers OF commodities would survive they
must combine. reduce production and con-
trol IL so that they, at least, shall not fall
into the gulf OF common min.
Thus, in accepting the overiordship OF
the gold trust. every other trust and coD-
bine was accepted as a logical conse
quence Shall we escape from the head
devil by hitting on the head some OF his
small necessary illegitimates? Shall we
suppress murder by attacking the vice OF
procrastination?
Restoration OF the money OF the Constf-
tuition would put blood into the veins OF
q
the value of labor and commodities in re-
lation to the value OF money Il would
swing the pendulum OF human activity
and avarice from the point OF money
lending TO the point of material ,ievei-
i opment. 1t would change the whole order
IF things. Money, instead of being the
most valued, profitable and desirable
! thing st is now, would be used to acquire
control OF the things that then wonid be
mere valuable. Rising prices, an ad-
yancine scale of living, great demand
for everything that human ingenuity c9n
produce or the wants OF an intelligent
people demand, would lead ut once 10 the
diversion of capital from pawnbrok'ng 70
Development. Prosperity once rpoK would
restore the normal tone Of competition TO
business activities, and force the diversifi-
cation OF enterprises, their locality and
their objects.
Under such conditions trusts would
vanish. Under financial system that
| would restore to the American people their
u.oncy birthTight trusts could not exist
The root and not the branches OF the evil
| Is the thing II, strike at
The times., 1897-07-08

There is satisfaction in notirg that Seal
Commissioner John W. Fosters trip to
Europe has not been without results. We
dc not know what they are, but lie says
they are great. He assures Us that when
we hear from st. Petersburg VIC VIII be
pleased; also, that Japan VIII do the proper
thing. In the meantime, Pref. jordan is
On bis way to the Pribilof Islands, where
he will put tags on the female seals and
place the young males in condition OF
innoclf0us desuetude. Even now the pelagic
pirates OF Canada are in a rage. A PROPOSE
ton for general arbitration treaty
quickly should follow.
The times., 1897-07-08
The Enronean Situation.

The diary of a European diplomat must
contain a great many interesting entries
about this time. The intestinal irritation
prod0ced by the Sultan within the couti-
mental body petite is strongly suggestive
OF acute inflammation. The Sublime Porte
lays its hands upon the Koran and declares
that 1t really cannot give up Thessaly.
Thereupon Lord Salisbury assures the
House of Peers that Turkey is responsible
for the annoying delay In negotiations for
peace, and that, In the words OF old Amer
ican civil war newspaper bulletins, "the
government is about to adopt more strin-
gent measures for the suppression or the
Sultan.
On the surface, Russia appears to be ed
yising Abdul Hamid to descend from his
macrocephalous perch of glory. The lm-
bassadors OF the other powers at Constan-
tinople are In q profound quandary One
of our European dispatches has it that if
the Turkish government does not accede
tc the demands of the Concert" by today
al ultimatum viii be presented.
It may be suspected that an ultimasum
is what Turkey wants. II outside ap-
pearances are to be trusted. she IL
great deal less anxious than other people,
The times., 1897-07-08
PopuIistic Nonsense.

Anyone would suppose that, after the
lessons OF sse, and the still more object
Ave ones OF the Mckinley prosperity
in L Ss7, rays OF sense as thick rs saw
logs would have penetrated the popular.
and. Incidentally, the Populist mind; but
1t seems not to be SO. The schoolmaster
vii have 50 be walked UP and turnedl .oose
again Financial and economic iIliteracy
yet seems 10 enveisp so ner cent of the
population in some places and organiza-
tionsi while the per capita OF Enlightenment
IN those directions is hardly anywhere
great enough 20 hold up the peoples end
OF a sugar barrel argument in a country
store
These observations are called for In
view of The Grass ignorance of the most
elementary principles OF political economy y
presented in the address to the country
OF the Popuiist conference at Nashville.
BE &c understood that The Times, which
is the national paper OF the American
GOiAEt o1oNc oA1 OcsOiAd dINONdI9 III
any political party, does not find fault
with the address because it emanates from
the PopuIists. The tIae has gone by
when any free and independent national
newspaper can afford TO tie its columns
10 the chariot wheel OF party. When
the pregnant point in our history has been
reached that the representatives of one
great political organization viii sit su-
pineiy by. acquiesce iH the suppression of
the Peoples House OF Representatives,,
end witness semi-weegly violation and
The times., 1897-07-08
In THE HOTEL L0BBIES.

1.-The Virginia darky,' said Mr. William
A Rogers, of Richmond, at the Metro
politan asst evening, is a happy creature
His brother in other parts Of the country
may suffer from ambition, discomfort, Ge-
sire 70 better himself, riches or other evils,
but here, whether he is ketchin' oysters
in the James River, raising few rows or
COOLERS and a razor back pig or Two, or
hauling 'shadders tpine needlesl, lac and
his dog ara weIl pleased with the world
and themselves. Having enjoyed hinl-
self over the ordinary affairs OF lire for
six days, he proceeds on the seventh 10
enjoy his religion The morning service
III negTC church is really sort OF con-
cession to the surrounding white civiliza-
ton IT is In the evening that the ntgro's
own idea of religion manifests itself When
tLeinuerior of the little church is DARK, with
only glimnler of light from a Smsky
kercscne lamp on the pulpit, the weird
Imagination OF the black man takes the
plaee OF the white mans doctrines and
togmas Then the old spiut of the
typical forests invades the pines, breaks
through the thin crust of white folks
manners, and the Virginia darky is once
more an African"
The times., 1897-07-08
Small Town swept by Flames.

Gouvenor, N Y, July 7.-De Kaib juno
ton, twelve miles north OF this village.
ut the junction Of the Norwood and Ogdens-
burg branch OF the Rome, Watertown and
Ordensburg Railroad, was fire-swept at
an carly hour this morning. The loss is
in the neighhorhood OF $50, 900, with about
S25, 900 insurance. The village has no
fire company and the flames spread with
great rapidity The whole center OF the
business portion of the town was burned.
1T was the work Of incendiariesl
The times., 1897-07-08

The District Commissioners are reported
as hesitating about compelling all vehicles
to show lights at night. on account of the
farmers wagons that come into town at
all hours of the night Why hesitate? A
farmers wagon is as dangerous an OBJ
ject to collide with in the dark, as any
other tdost farmers have lanterns. Oil
is no more expensive to them than to the
bicyclist Why show favoritism? 1t Is
much better and more sensible that every
vehicle should show light.
The times., 1897-07-08


The incorporation of the stamp tax In
the tariff bill is looked upon as unoon-
stitational by Wall street men. 1t s
TO be expected that any tax that affects
Wali street VIII he assaulted on constitn-
tionH grounds There always has and
always viii be hGe and cry about The
carger 10 that old and respected insr1tli-
ton when the money OF tie country Is
competed to give up a modicUm Of the
taxes 1t las always succeeded in eva ding
Mr John t. Terry, steadfast Re-
publican since the formation of the falty,
and New York director of the Western
Union Telegraph and Manhattan Railway
Companies, made all Intellectual pro
test against the adoption of the amend
u'ent Now Mr. Terry doubts the con
stituiionality OF the amendment, and de-
nounces 1t as unfair and unjust In an
interview this capitalist said it looked
10 hifn as If his party was rushing head
long TO ruin when 1t advocated such
legislation as this
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take notice.

The Administration is about TO give an
example OF true. bold AmericanisIn. i sub
ject OF tho Emperor OF Morocco assaulted an
American citizen. Two warships have been
been sent to punish the Emperor. Within a
hundred milesof our shore American citizens
by the hundred have been assaulted, robbed,
imprisoned, tortured and murdered; but we
do not hear that any warslIips have been
sent to Cuba
The times., 1897-07-08
Furnishings
For Summer Homes.

The attention of suburban
residents, seashore and coun-
try cot:agers is called to the
splendid assortment of sea-
sonable and inexpensive ma
terials for Furnishings,
Widow and Door Screens,
Porch Curtains ard the va
rIous comforts and conven-
fences for warm weather.
Today the following special
values:
Landscape window Screens, I7x3 4inches.
Special price,
80 0och
The times., 1897-07-08
Indemnity or Fight.

Among its other sins, it cannot be said
that during the extra session the Senate
has been nnmindful of the honor OF the
nation in international affairs, nor that 1T
has been deaf TO the cries of liberty and
humanity
THIS is the riore honorable to the Senate,
since it contains an active and violent mi
nority fully committed to the Spanish policy
OF Cleveland and of the Spanish bond hold
Ing and Sugar Trust that succeeded him.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Lodge intro
cuced resolution calling upon the Presi-
dent TO use effective means to secure Iepara-
tion nforOutIagesupon two innocent and hap
less American sailors who were cast away
upon the Cuban coast.
We have every desire and reason to
praise MIR Lodge and the Com1nIttee on
Foreign Relations for this action; but
is is likely TO amount TO anything? The
resolution VIII be brought up Immediately
after the passage Of the tariff bill. Can
enough Senator's be held together to make
the movement successful? VIII the Ad-
ministration pay any attention to it?
1t seems to US that the friends of Cuba
and of human liberty in the Senate have
wasted q golden opportunity If even
d few Of them, without regard to party,
had gotten together and declared that they
would hold up the tariff bill until Cuban
beiligereHcy sho3Id be recognized it would
have been recognized In no time
The country is not likely to forget this
Ia the general summing up
The times., 1897-07-08

BY vote of 1874 to 1o5 ton q technical
motion to adjourn), the Republicans OF
the House of Representatives refused yes
terday to concur in the Senate resolution
granting beIligerent rights to the Cuban
Republic The vote was taken by yeas
and nays, and is now a part of the Con-
gressional record Let every American
take notice.
The times., 1897-07-08
Nine. Nordica Seriously III

London, Jiily7.-Mme. Nordica, the we'll
known opera singer is seriously i'll with
peritonitis at the Savoy Hotel. The ap-
proaches to the hotel have Been covered
with straw IN order to prevent passing
vehicles from making a noise. The Omen
had asked Nine. Nordica to sing al state
concert TO be gwen at Buckingham Palace
on July Is.
The times., 1897-07-08

We have hopes for bin.etaliism ia Ger
manyl Baron Won Thielmann, ambassa
to take the treasury portfolio of the
empire After his wide observation and
experience in country thrown from
prosperity to ruin by gold recommendation,
the chances are that, when he gets home,
Barcn Won Thielmann will do something
for siIYer" /"
The times., 1897-07-08

with natural loyalty TO the Spanish cause
the New York II erald represents Gen Gomez
as being hemrned in by several Spanish
columns. The truth is, according to all
reliable reports from the field, that Capt
Gen. Weylers ''forty battalions'' are hem
rsed in between Garcia on the east and
Gomez on the west, and VIII be lucky il
any OF them get out alive.
The times., 1897-07-08
Circulation Statement.
WASHINGTON. THURSDAY. JULY 6.

Before IeaUing Washington for The Summer
subscribe for THE TINES The Morning
and SuRSag Editions ue5H be mailed to gou
for tbirty!fire cents a nonA-tlts Morning,
Eueaing aud Sunday Editions for my Ad-
dresses changed as often as desired.
The times., 1897-07-08
A Truthfnl Horse Trader.

"See here. That horse you sold me runs
away, kicks, bites strikes and tries to tear
down the stable at night. You told me
that i'll got him once wouldn't part with
him for 81 1,Oo0."
''Well, YOU won't" Detroit Free Press.
The times., 1897-07-08
MaSlin Preserving Kettles

Today we shall offer one
lot of best Marietta Mdsiin
Preserving Kettles, white
inside, at the following spe-
clally low prices
The times., 1897-07-08

"You have probably read said Mr..
Mathew Lynch, of Norwich, Conn, at the
National last night, ''of the death last month
of Capt Boycott, late OF County Mayo, in
Ireland, who lent his name quite involun-
tarily to the English language. He was a
sqlireiu a small way, and a land agent who
had used harsh measures to collect agri-
cultural rents in bad seasons, and happened
to be the first person on whom was tried
the Recommendation OF Mr. Parnell, v no
urged the Irish peasants to abstain froTn
violence against landlords and land agcslts,
andins,eadtolet themseyereiy alone. Capt.
Boycott waslet alone untiIbe nearly starved
and 'boycott promptly took its place a
the dictionary. He died in London the latter
part OF last month";
The times., 1897-07-08
$2.25 and S. so each.

Boys Navy Blue Serge Trousers, fast
Color and made Ia the best possible man
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The times., 1897-07-08

36-iuch Figured SiIkaIines-a Iarss
variety of patterns and coIoriRgs.
I21aC a yard.