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The times., 1897-07-12
The Two Youthful Despots,

Kaiser wilhelm is going 10 st Peters
burg, not 50 much TO crack cold bottle
with his great and good c"usifi''
Nicholas as to furnish an opportunity for
Nh Glads ones two youthful desnots''
TO do a little quiet coming. 1t is an open
secret in European political circles that
the complete understanding which has
sllhsisted between Russia and Germany
in regard 10 the Graeco- Turkish question
has developed into a general bond Of union
against Great Britain in the East and else
where. A frankly anti-British policy
is to be the immediate outcome, and what
that may lead TO remains 10 be seen.
1: cannot be doubted that public avowal
OF the intimate political relations of the
two elnperors viii create an unpleasant
impression in France and may givethe pres
ent government q good deal of trouble.
The French nation for some time has been
growing restless under the Franco-Rus-
sian alliance, the only result of which 10 il
Russian interests, and practical surren-
der of French independence OF action in
international matters. Thus, during the
recent war in eastern Europe France was
placed i'll the ridiculous attitude of tail
10 the Cars kite, and all classes in the
republic, outside of the small ministerial
en-,
resehtful about it.
But for that Egyptian business there
would be a chance for England to win
the friendship of her ancient enemy and
near neighbor That cause of friction, how
ever, probably VIII preclude such pos
sibiIity, in addition TO which IL is doubt
ful if France just now would care TO risk
the active enmity OF Russia, Germany, and
Austria.
All these Considerations may have i'm
| portant bearings upon the fast-approaching
| development Of the Eastern situation The
ambassadors have served an ultimatum on
! the Sultan, and notified him that he must
L
boundary as decrced by the powers. Un,
fortunately, they have not given him a
| positive date within which he must act
| and so the ultimatum is not as ultimate
as it might be. For all the pretense oi
harmony and united action, there is q
false note in the current song OF the ''Con-
cerr'' that bodies i'll for peace. We stall
be able to discover Its meaning before long;
| because, If there is TO be real trouble the
| people who are determined to make il
viii have it out while the season favors
military operations A semi-mobiIi Zation oil
| the Austrian army has been ordered, and il
| costs money-somebody' money-to keeI
those roo, 900 Turkish troops in the field
| All signs indicate an early manifesto ton
| of some kind, and there should not be much
question that, whatever it may be, it vii
| be ''frankly anti British" We shall b,
sincerely sorry to see such a thing; but, by
recalling the Clayton -Bulwer treaty, ths
Behring Sea award, and Englands hant
| in the ''crime OF 49," we hope to be able
to stand it without too much pain
The times., 1897-07-12
MONEY MADE FOR CUBA.
Coins of the Republic VIII Be on
Sale This Week.

New York, July 1.-THE first coins au-
thorized by the Cuban COVE rnmant viii be
iss ned in this city next Tuesday. Ten
thousand of them are now ready for distri-
button, and there Is a contract for the
coinage of So 100000 as fast as they are
needed. They viii likely soon be called
for, as orders for lots of 8 900, 1000 and
5 600 have been filed, aud the total amount
of subs cription now amounts TO more
than $4,000. They Will be sought for as
souvenirs and collectors and dealers in
coins are ordering with the expectation
that they will be quite valuable.
The coin is silver piece 900 fine,
weighing 348 grains, or exactly the same
as a four shilling English piece quoted in
this market as 96 cents. 1t is authorized
by the Cuban juuta, which has authority
from the Cuban government TO issue money
and credits to raise funds for the prose
cution of the war, and this is one OF the
means The scheme of the coins was
devised by Financial Commissioner Jose
de Zayas, of the Cuban delegation in this
city, and the design is the work Of the
Italian sculptor, Philip Martigny.
On the diverse OF the coin is the head
Of the Goddess of Liberty, surrounded by
UHe IlOtto dlIld NSOunlTs
aud Liberty, and the word Souvenir. -
The model for this head is Miss Leonora
Molina. prominent Cuban society lady Of
this city, who always takes leading part
in all entertainments for the benefit of the
Cuban cause
The reverse of the coin bears the Cuban
seal, with the words 'Repub,ica de Cuba
(Republic of Cuba !, and six stars. represent
ing the six Cuban states These states are
not Well understood, even by Cuhans, w no
often confound them with the six Spanish
provinces. but they are Oriente, Cana guey,
Las Villas, MatanZas, Havana, and 0cci
dente-
The coins a re being manufactured in this
CITY The die machine, made especially FOL
this purpose, weighs $500 pounds, and ha
capacity of $500 coins each hour. As
the coins are struck they are turned owe
to the special bureau, under the direction
of Commissioner Jose de ZayaS, at No. 81
New street, from where they will be dis
| tributed in the order of the filing of the
| applications for them.
| Each coin will be sold for 81 in United
| States money, and the money received VII
go directly into the fund for carr ying oI
| the revolution.
The authority and order for these souve
| mir coins provides for their redemption a
| ST each III United States silver money, 81
| soon as Cuban independence is established
The times., 1897-07-12
THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
An Interesting Sermon at the First
Presbyterian Church.

Ill the absence of DR.. Sunderland, Rev.
DR.. j. W. Wilson, formerly president Of
Ogden College, Kansas, occupied the pull
pit OF the First Presbyterian Church yes
terday morning He SPOKE upon the AT
fractions Of the House CT Worship" chnos-
ing as his text Psalms, xxvii:4-s One
thing lave 1 desired of the Lord, that 1
win seek after, that I NAV dwell in the
house of the Lord all my life, that may
hs boId the beauty of the Lord and IN
quire into His temple.''
The first attraction of the house of
woIship," the speaker said, ',lies in the
fact that it is Gods house. 1t is there
that the worshiper goes to find God in
His own home and to commune with Him:
and it is the home of His children. the ever
lasting dwelling place of those WHO live
in Christ Jesus.
"a second attraction" continued DR.
Wilson, ''of the house of worship is that
it is the place of spiritual provision; the
storehouSe wheIe are placed the good things
that God has intended for our spiritual
nourishment Protection is also affor ed
b. the house of worship There we can
rest secure from the temptations OF the
world
"Another attraction OF the house OF wor-
ship" the speaker went on to say,"is that
| it is also place for prayer, hat sweetest
| o: all boons to human-ki kind. 1t is also q
+! place of spiritual enjoyment, where We
| can meet in fellowship in Christ with oul
| brother man."
| The ncxt attraction OF the house Of wor
ship. according to DR.. Wilson, lies in thC
| fact that it is a spot for instruction, where
| we received the beginnings OF the highcs
| type of knowledge, that which teaches o
God 1t is the spot where in the word oi
| the text, we can behold the beauty CT the
Lord and inquire unto His temple.
In conclusion the speaker exhorted hi:
| hearers ALWAYS to keep in mind the many
attractions which the house of the LORI
| held in store for them, and never to be
remiss in their attendance upon it,
At the close of his address DR.. Wilson
announced that during the remainder ol
the sea son there win be noevening services
hut that II, morning services will be con
tinued as formerly.
The times., 1897-07-12
Cuba in the Campaign .

Hanna organs, here and elsewhere. are
driven to admit that nothing now can
prevent the Cuban question fIom becoming
Il live and lively issue in the Ohio and
other State campaigns except the imne-
diate recognition of Cuhan beIligerency.
There is very little doubt that, personally,
Mr. Mckinley would like 10 recognize it
and save his soul alive hut il happens
that the Administ IA tion alliance with
weyler against the hospitals, women aud
childien OF the island is in tie ratrTe OF
settlement for one of the Hanna cam
pdign debts. and he is not likely 10 he al
lowed 10 interfere
So the Democratic party viii make the
Spanish alliance a campaigu issue and
81 VIII not be pleasant cne for the
Republicans 10 meet. The record Uf the
party In the Congress on this matter,
with few honorable individual excep-
tions, is Infamous. If it had been other
wise, the question might have been kept
out OF politics, and, glad as we ale 10 see
30 effective weapon in use to club the
life cut CT the villainous elements now
riding this nation 10 its destruction, we
would have been better pleased if the
Administration could have heen induced
to take the broad, national, American view
OF cur International policy and duty, and
lead the masses of all parties in a holy
war against the foulest blot that ever
fell upon outraged humanity, or Jron our
name ana fame as Liberty loving people
The history of Republican action in
relation 10 Cuba since the fourth Of March
is too familiar tp require review at this
time. The violent suppression Ia the
House OF Representatives of every express
sion Of sympathy for the Cubans, and the
superhunan efforts made by Mt Hanna,
by Hale of SPAN, Hoar OF Massachusetts,
and others In the Senate, to prevent pas
sage of the Morgan resolution so far have
committed the party and its Admnistra-
ton irrevocably to the policy and record
OF war against human liberty in ou, own
hemisphere and at our own doors
But, right here, let us observe with
earncstness that, while the positive crirae
up 10 this tme is fully chargeable to tie
Republican Hanna Administration and
its creatures in the Congress, the Demo-
cratic and other opposition forces VIII
not be in "A first-olass Condition To indict
and arraign their opponents before the
country, unless they so out from
tn, present session with clean skirts on
the subject. They have it in their power
TO force the hand OF their masters. II
they 10 not do so they will be negativeiy Y
guilty of completely after the fact Tn,
Senate yet could Compel the Government
TO recognize Cnta an belligerency, by holding
up the tariff bill when it comes bach
from conference. VIII they develop th'
courage to DO it? Senator Chandler de
clares that human liberty is above tariffs
How many other Senators are there who
believe 50, and dare 20 act upon the
conviction?
II circumstances have compelled the
Democratic party TO make a political issue
Of the Cuban question, now is as good q
time as any to make fight on it, anC
the Senate is a battle-ground offering ex
CelleDi chances for q preliminary vic
tory.
The times., 1897-07-12
The strike situation

The strike Of the soft coal miners has
been ia progress now for q week, and
already its seriousness has become appa-
rent. In rittsburg the price of bitumi-
nous coal advanced from ~ cents per ton
OH last Tuesday to S1.5O on Saturday At
Cleveland there is coal famine. and
within few days it seems almost certain
thai Mos, If not all of the manufacturing
plerts viii have TO suspend operations.
ia Chicagothe conditions areeven worse.
On Saturday the city had but two days
supply of coal for its pumping stations,
and but one coal dealer had any consi.l-
cradle stock. A complete water famine,
therefore, is threatened. IL there Were
coal in sight, the municipal authorities
would confiscate it. but there is very
little, IL any, to seize.
The chances for an anieable settlement,
either directly or through arbitr alton, ap-
pear to be exceedingly slim. There is
anything but harmony among the operators
Some OF them are reported TO have been
The times., 1897-07-12
Vrenlva cor tinues:

One of the most earnest objectors to
Hawaiian annexation is DR.. Willis, Epis-
copal bishop of Honolulu, who declares
that ''the feeling in the islands is gainst
rhe United States and greatly in favor of
British annexation One does not have
far to hunt for the reason why Bishop
Willis does not wish to be America nized
Under the colored native monarchy he was
His Grace, the lord bishop Of Honolulu,
and Primate of Hawaii" Now he is just
an everyday, plain republican bishop, like
DR.. Satuerlee or Dr.. Potter The fall from
Grace has hurt the feelings of his right
reverence
The times., 1897-07-12

The Impartial, OF Madrid, referring to
the fact That Gen. Stewart l.. Woodforti
is to be received by the Queen Regent as
san Sebastian, says OF him: THE general
was formerly friend of the Cuban seces-
sionists; but now, our Conservatives de-
clare, he has reformed The 1mpa rcial
probably is right. 1t is not likely that
any man not friendly to Spain would DC
entrusted with anything connected with
the Cuban question by the Hanna Admin
istration.
The times., 1897-07-12

defense and greatness without asking any
IN that Joseph Chamberlain was entirely
off the track. For example, Sir Wilfred
Lagrier, premier OF Canada, told him point
edly that when the Dominion reached a
population of ten millions she would ex-
pect to have commensurate representation
and voice in imperial governmentand!esis sis-
latiCn or she would begin to consider
whether it might not be better to assume
independence. This remark is fair
sample OF higher colonial opinion. On
the other hand, British density aud insular
narrow-mindedness would not now tolerate
direct colonial represe ntation in the Com
mons, and il is doubtful II they could be
converted to such an idea during this or
the next generation.
While 10th home and colonial influences
find these difficulties In the way, Europe
regards the whole project with something
like easy going contempt. The ST. Peters
burg Novoe yremya says: "As soon as
British customs union is created England,
together with her colonies, viii lose all
connection with the rest of the world A
final rupture With her VIII then be of no
consequence to any State, because all
ecCnomic Interest In her will be gone IN
such case, permanent alliance or coali-
tion among the continental powers would
be very probable" Then whenever Brit
ISL policy ran counter TO the interests OF
Europe, the coalition would put in Its de-
m:nds, and isolated Britain would have TO
submit, or engag sc in war that would lie
certain to wreck her commerce. The Noyoe
Vreniya continues:
1t may be safely affirmed that with
out allies on the continent the Island power
VIII never issue victorious from q military
conflict, and England cannot find an ANY
even Row. Thisis the fruit OF an exclusive,
selfish national policy long pursued with
out discrimination as to the means To the
| end.
There now approaches the moment OF
retTibutiOu. A state shutting Itself up
| within the narrow circle OF egotistical as
| pIrations VIII remain alone in the da y o
| misfortune, and no project of federation
| Will help it.
There is a cold, opigrammatic truth in
the last paragraph above quoted that
"biteth like an adder"
The times., 1897-07-12
british Federation.

Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain's pet and gor-
geous scheme for imperial federation is in
a bad way and may be ,lenoniinated prac-
tically q failure. 1t was a scheme of fire
works aud grandeur, but it seems now that
the colonies did not take to it as the
brilliant colonial secretary believed they
would. The trouble seems to be that Mr..
Chamberlain argued and acted upon the
historic and undertaking British theory
that whatever is good for England must
be good enough for anybody and every
body else. In a general way he appears
to have thought that some sort of orna-
mental representation, say one man from
each colony in the House of Lords, with q
fairly liberal distribution of stars and
ribbons on occasion, would meet all the
colonial expectations and render the out
lying members of the imperial organiZa-
tion delighted to contribute to national
The times., 1897-07-12
A DOMESTIC QUARREL AIRED.
HaIf-Brother of Young Girl AR
rested for AbductiDg Her.

New York, July 11.-About II 20 a. m
today, while the Southern express train
was in the Pennsylvania train shed in
Jersey City, awaiting the signal to start.
two well-drcssed men, accompanied by two
stylishlv-dfessed women. Who had crossed
over from this city on the train boat,
hurried into the waiting room and sum-
moned a policeman. The spokesman in
troduced his companions as Dr. Van Doreen
Young and his wife, of this city, and
Mrs. May Gress, of Atlanta, G "a. Mrs
Gress, who was laboring under great ex-
citement, told the officer that her daughter,
MAY, ten years old, had been abducted,
and she had reason to believe that the
girl and her abductor were on the train
which was about to start.
The officer found the child in one of
the cars seated with q young man about
twenty years old. Policeman Kelly took
the young man and the girl out of the car
and the train started. The young man
said his name was Morgan T. Gress, and
that the child was his half sister. He
said lie was not abducting May but taking
Ter to their home in Atlanta az the request
of his father G.. V. Gress.
The policeman took the whole party to
the Gregory street police station. Mrs.
Gress said she and her daughter had come
North to spend the summer at GarriSon's
on the Hudson, with DIR. Young and his
wife, Her husband went TO G,IriSon's on
Saturda and they had "A quarrel. She al
legged that her husband knocked her do own
and brutally assaulted her. While sue Wa
away from the hotel looking for magis
trate, to get a warrant for her husbands
arrest, he took May away and started fol
New York.
Capt. Farrier decided to hold young GresS
| on a charge Of abduction, and paraled the
| girl in the custody OF her mother unit
| tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Gress. the father, drove up to th'
station in a cab. He denounced his SOM
| arrest as an outrage and after takinl
| stems to effect his release, told his sid
| of the story,
| A short time ago, he said, he and
| his wife disagreed as to where she ant
| May should spend the summer. Mr.. Gres
suggested Fortress Monroe or some othe
| southern resort. Mrs Gress insisted OF
| coming North and spending the summe
with Dr. Young and his wife Mr.. Gres
!! refused to consent and said that If HI
| wife was determined TO carry out he
| Durpose she would have to go withou
| Nav. Mrs. Gress said nothing more, bu
| came North, bringing May with her.
Mrs. Gress is Gress second wife and Ma,
4 fS her daughter.
The times., 1897-07-12

secretly notified of the strike In advance
and TO have accumulated or bought inn
mense stocks of coal which they are hold
ing for still higher prices. These indi-
viduals naturally have an interest in keep
ing up the disturbance and would do moth
ing 10 terminate the situation even If they
could. Mutual rivalry and jealousy be-
tween the operators of competing districts
also tend TO prevent an unders tanding, and
so it seems probable that nothing just ut
this time can be accomplis he'd in the way
Of peace.
The present is what may be classed as
Mckinley prosperity, that is, starva
OF 1857, the miners would have logged
along for awhile, hoping for better times,
if they could have secured work enough to
pay company rent ana buy food In very
few instances have they been making
more than two OF three days time in u
week, and hence their earnings have not
been enough to keep hunger from their
families. 1T is easy TO see that movement
dictated by desperation in the presence OF
approaching starvation is not one readily
handled, unless the demands nf the men for
better work and ste adler pay could be
Judge there is not the smallest prospect
for anything like that, and, reluctantly, we
araforced to the conclusion thatthe present
strike Is likely to become general and Il
fight TO the finish.
the dangers to government ard social
orIer involved in such a struggle are mol
to be lightly considered. The press gen
orally IS trying To take an optimistic view
OF the outlook and to hope that the storm
may not prove TO be much more than I
summer shower. We are unable TO see
anything very cheerful in the connection
If the West Virginia mines remain a
work, and it is rot improbable that thos,
employing negro labor may, there will b.
an attempt to relieve the coal famine II
pieces like Cleveland and Chicago from tina
district. In such an event it would b'
surprising if the railway laborers did no
strike against handling West Virginia Goa
in those directions. Here and there opera
tors viii repeat history and endeavor t.
fill the places of the strikers with South
ern negro or some other substitute labor.
Unquestionably every such attempt vii
lead TO serious trouble and at once.
The conditions as they present them
selves at the beginning of a new weel
The times., 1897-07-12

The advance of Gen. Gomez in the direc-
ton of Havana continues. Weyler, at
SaBct spiritus, affects to be trying TO
have been withdrawn from Pinar del Rio,
and three more hattalions have gone to
the front from Havana. A considerable
hattIc has been fought near Matanzas, as
hundreds of wounded Spaniards have been
stripped 10 that point and Havana within
few days. News of the engagement
has been suppressed by Weyler, and COM
nent would be superfluous- The situation
is growing in interest from a military point
OF view.
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SHOT HIS WIFE DEAD.
She Would Not Return to Him.
Hence the Crime.

Rochester, n. Y, July 11.-Mrs. Carrie
Gates was murdered this morning by her
husband, William, in a room at No 219
North Clinton street
Mrs. Gates roomed in the block with a
woman friend About 1:3o O'Clock some
one was heard on the stairs, and shortly
after there was a knock at the door The
woman asked who it was and Gates re-
piled that it was he and that he wished
TO speak to his wife.
Gates and bis wife have not lived to.
gether for several months, not being on
very friendly terms. Mrs. Gates opened
the door TO converse with her husband, He
pushed his way into the room and asked
her if she would come and live with him
again, at which she stated that she posi-
lively would not. 1t was at this moment
that Gates drew revolver, saying:
Then, take that and shot her dead.
Gates was arrested at his home, in the
town Of Gates, this morning.
The times., 1897-07-12

The Hanna program with regard to
Hawaiian annexation ought to be an
masked this week The time for acton
in the premises has come. In view Of the
reported ''rapprochement' OF japan and
Spain 1t would be unwise to postpone an
nexation Until next winter The Admins
tration has only to order its adhereDts in
the Senate TO vote for ratificat ton, and
there are enough other votes to insure
SnccpSS
The times., 1897-07-12

AS an offset to our coal stlike, England
has a big la bor war on hand. The strike
of the engineers, previously announced
In these columns, is spreading rapidly
The fight is for an eight-iiour day, with
full overtime pay for any extra work
The shipyards and great number of
manufacturing industries are involved,
and the struggle promises to lie long and
The times., 1897-07-12
No sloshing Nor sousing.

tFrom the Springfield Republican,
Nj. Hanna tells the coal miners that they
arc mistaken about prosperfty-it hasn't
come and, therefore, it is impossible to
raise their wages. This may be accepted
as an authoritative declaration regarding
the present state Of business by one who
said last fall that We should be sicshing
and sousing in good times before the
spring came.
The times., 1897-07-12

Senator Prtchard has fallen heir 10
the patronage of South Carolina, as wen
as that of North Carolina. lie is the
friend Of n great many of the Republican
officc-seekels OF that State, and especially
for The offices which belong to South Caro-
lima, suCh as district attorneyships. post
offices. collectorships, etc. Mr.. PTitcharfl
is backing Capt Lawson d. Melton, of
Columbia, S C., for the place OF district
attorney. 1t is said, tco, that Mr.. Melton
will get the place One of his opponents
is a GOLD Democrat and another is Re
publican. AS these are matters in which
the Democratic Senators from South Caro-
lima do not interfere, Mr. Pitchard VIII
probably have this increase Of territory
or hand for several years.