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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-06
TOWN BORN" MAKES A PROTEST

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
Dear Sir-We read in some Of the af-
ternoon papers about the bunco steerer
being abroad yesterday. Now this Is
all mistake, and is reflection on the
honesty Of the citizens of New Haven
Some of the stories printed by the local
papers were taken bodily from the Chi
cago Record, which / get every day
There are but few "Rubes'' in Connec-
ticut, and Of what there are there are
just as many in New Haven as in Merl-
den or Ansonia. For heavens sake,
don't let us invite our country cousins
here and then say they are all "Reub-
ems" If we do they will go back and
say the merchants were the bunco
steerers. TOWN BORN.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-06
AT ST. JOHNS P, E. CHURCH TO-

This afternoon a cake sale will be
held at St. Johns church, corner of
Orange and Humphrey streets, from 2
to o'clock in the guild room of the
church. All preparations have been
made for making it very enjoyable
occasion for all who attend.
The times., 1897-12-23
A National University

For a hundred years, in u more or less
modified form, the plan for national
university has been before the country
The idea is one which appeals to limast
any patriotic American The fact that
Young men find it advisable, il not al
graduate work at universities, is not
delightful ene and this necessity would
be in many cases obviated by national
institution, at which post graduate work
could be carried on under competent leader
ship. Such a university would not in any
way compete with. Harvard Yale, Prince
ton, or any other great college, and it
would not only furnish opportunity lor the
education of thoughtful Americans on
American, instead OF foreign soil, !'ut a
great many energetic and brilliant 80 ing
men who cannot afford TO go abroad could
compass a year more Of study at home.
This is all on the suEposition that the
American National University would at
ford just the same opportunities as the
universities CT France and Germany But
there are bIanciies Of study not taken up
there which could, and should, form part
of the course at the american in
stitution. America is SO big
country, and her growth has been
SO rapid, that there are probably no
people i'll civilized lands so provincial as
the Americans. The knowledge of inter
national law and of diplomatic usage is
a rarity, earu among wcIi-educated men,
ana this is Gle reason why some Of our
diplomats have made figures of fun of
themselves at European courts. Straight
forward truth telling is very good di-
piCmacy, as Eismarcf's career shows, but
there are times when it is useful to know
something about diplomacy, even in tell
ing the truth. Practical craftsmanship
is all vel y we'll but knowledge OF inter
natienal lew is j good thing, even Tor n
practical politician, who knows and can
handle men with n sure Skin born OF
experience. These things cannot be
learned in foreign universities as they
should be learned DS the American anu
they should form an important part
Of the course OF study at the American
National University. The average col
lege graduate las done very well in his
four years if he has learned what and how
to study: il he has discovered something
about his own peculiar bent of mind, aud
found out what line lie ought TO take 30
develop his manhood. Sometimes he does
not discover this until be has had little
experience in the world. That is the
time at which the national university,
with its elective course and infinite va
riety of opportunity, would give him
broad general culture, and season him,
so to speak, al timber for the ship OF
state. He might he fitted for intelligent
public life. or FOR intelligent private life,
but he w1ulG understand what he was
about and " hat the nation was about, in
public affairs.
The times., 1897-12-23
Parstmony of Foreign Stars.
(Framthe Chicago Tribune.b

The parsimony Of foreign celebrities wEo
'ome TO this country has been frequently
amusing to Americans. There nave been
some very striking instances OF IL In re
cent yearg bat the mother OF Mile. cleo
de Mcrode eeIns to have carried oTf tie
palm in this respect. Salyini, 1t is aid,
was so penurious that he bought "a nd
wich on the street for cents rather than
nav 70 his supper at hotel: and one or
the stories told bout him on his last visit
to this country was that once in Philadei-
phia he gave the porter of a hotel a
penny and told him to buy him thtec
tacks. The actor had discovered that his
trunk was damaged and he wanted to re
pair it himself
TamaCna wasnuturious here for hisstinSi-
ness. II was said that BE sold the tickets
sent TO hin. in view OF his artists privilege
and hi.ed Gns own brother as valet because
he could be got at a cheap figure. Then he
used to make him roll his trunks around on
truck at the foreign custoFn-hOuses .ather
than pa the purters feefor the YORK II
was Only last winter that Herr Won Ben
mark ed o d curiosity and sent back 70
England a hot el bill of fareon which he had
steak as unccf the wonders Of an eXtraya-
giant und volthful ,ouHtrv. II may tave
been nothinc more than good business iudE
ment which prompted Nine. Calve to look
for Il business manager while she was here
ard tnen eX press the greatest aStonishueht
that such al assistant of the most capable
kind could not be hired FOR 81 q Il week.
These are Sotue OF the stories told abp;it
the highly paid foreigners wEo cone &c cx-
hibt themselves here. But Cieo's motn;r
holds the record. 1t is said that Sfe aston
iShed the servants at the Imperial Hotel
bv washing her daughters clothes III -hr
t,athtur ana ironing them herself. On
Tuesday he day before they return't. TO
Europe, the ballerina and her mot her we're
seen in lower Broadway. They bad gone
down to cnc of TIE exchange offices IN
order TO get SlCu in French money. Itwas
raining. An acquaintance met the two
Just as they were coming out Of th1
office.
why. that wretch inside" exclai ft'''i
the mother il dignantly, wants 10 give
me only 51T francs for Sl0o-' Then
Nine. Ia Mele &c Cleo de MercGe prt no
her umbrella with a mig h; empha is and
stepped cut 1n TO ;fe sidewalk. Wa. I
man offered me 515 no town, but tFCugat
! Could get go down tere. Now we sha.l
have to walk up town for otherwise there
would he no profit lett for u.s. Then Cleo
and her mother started to trEGgc up town.
The tIai.cer receiy ed SO coo for her a d pear
ances heTe.-New York Sun.
The times., 1897-12-23
4 Naval Question.

A report is current in London that the
British far Eastern squadron viii winter
at We'll al Wei, tie Chinese port held by
Japan as security for the war indemnity
due her by China. IL true, this wu1ld
tend TO coufirm the belief that Great
Britain ans Japan are acting together.
We are not sure that the appa snt ALI
ance hetEceI, the two Countries NAV not
produce asons why we should push the
enlargement Of our navy faster than the
recommendations OF Secretary Long this
wear propose. japan is building Il navy
which very soon will be far in ADVANCE
OF ours. as we'll as of france, Germany
and Russia. She has COW in course Of
construction three 14,Soo-ton battinships,
one of 10000 tons, four 9,600ton ar
more,i twenty. knot cruisers, two 5000 ton
protected cruisers, another Of 1890 |ons,
eight torpedo boat destroyers; twelve 30
ton torpedo boats, three 3.000-ton pro-
tected cruisers, and IN additional $500
ton twent knot cruiser, bout to be built.
=
a year our sea power in the Pacific lrii
be weak compared with that OF little J pan,
while our CONN ercial relations are greater
than hers and certain OF steady gro ytl,
unless we allow the coalition OF wester n
Europe to stop it, there does not seer 20 lie
good sense in our hesitation to add the
ships to our navy necessary to our size,
our necessities or our dangers as n ,irst-
class nation. We may talk about a coming
reign Of peace and fraternity as mach as
We please; only it is not coming, and, IN
the CONT airy, it suddenly is dawning upon
US, as We'll Gso;tler peoples, that the menace
of America to tie commerce OF western
Europe is certain to lead to q feaifIl
struggle of war, some time or other. 1t
may be postponed for few years, or
there Is the possibility that il we could
Join hands with Russia the peace Of the
world might ba kept FOR an indefinite pe.iod.
Present prospects do not eno}ura giugiy
suggest such an alliance as practica BILE.
although il might become 80 If we were
To act promptly in the Hawa iiau after,
and otherwise show cur teeth aud claws to
the coalition Of western Europe. In a
general way it must be said that the ont
The times., 1897-12-23
BRYAN AND BIMETALLISM.

lie intimS ton has appeared in some
OF the papers OF tbs, East that Mr. Bryan.
the late Democratic candidate may with
draw the silver question from the issue.s
OF the day, and make the future fight of
the party OF. the old lines This inttfna+i.,I
has arc used the Denocra TIC Senators. and
almost TO q man they give voice in thI-
expressions that Mr.. Bryan not only would
rot do this. but CoHld not If ne would.
SCI atoI Jones, chairman of the national
committee. declared yest artay that free
coinage was the lea ding issue, and il va
the dGty Of Mr.. Bryan and every OF her
Democrat to support that view He would
De amazed If Nr. Bryan did anything else
Mr. BIT ar had great favor ia The party. but
great rs was his influence, lie wo,;IG
said Mr.. Jones. b. pewcrIess to induce he
party Ia abs ndon this issue Mr.. Jon.s
said lie believed the next Convention would
relsseTt the principles Of the t,hica 90 plat
form. and that Mr. Bryan and every other
Democrat would stand on the platform.
Senator COCkreIl holds that Mr. Brrl-
could II pail down the standard IL lf-
metallisIu 1t you'd he his own Cesf.t,e-
ton TIE Democratic doctrine OF 'Jir,,rial.
lisTn was stronger than CleveIa nd an, y-ot,EI
be stronger than Bryan.
Representative Richardson. Of Tepil-..,-,
declared that Mr. Bryan had uafleG -i,a
flag OF free silver to the mast and y-1uld
never Icwer it. As an honora bic n.ai g
would stand or fall on the platform on
which e ran.
Senator White. Of California. IeIi YES
that Bryan viii be the next President of
the United states. The Senator said he
might doubt the piIrase3Iogy of the rpl8o-
cratic platform on some things. spt re
could not conceive OF anything thai ,-jI.d
bring about declara tim in favor Il ,CId
rnonoi"etallisn' by the rcmocTlfic .m,rg.
western Republicans. said MIR White. sI,n-
ported Mckinley upon the thsorT - at
he was friendly TO bimetaiIsn.: the y'ast
ern Influences. which elected him. ,;irl,d
their faith to the idea that ReirI5Ii~,,n
success meant gold TiiOHon!etali!sfa.
Mr. Teller declares tfat in 1900 the
money cue stior Will te TIE only question
discussed Ev thet time the force Of inter
national hiiurtaili>fu, 50 far as il fps1,.
hi'aetailisfo with the Cooperation or ,4r,.,,t
Britain, will he pla we'd out. Mr. Rrv7n.
Mr. Teller thinks is the logical candi-
late AMI fc expects 20 see the Silver rorcrs
unite on him.
In this connection it nav lie said tint
neither Of the Senators believes that ,ir
Rrran has anything TO do with tie Ieno-,
that hti' rcady to realigu his forces on any
new issue or any resurrectcd issue
The times., 1897-12-23
Opera stars aud Opera Prices.


Ii is reported that Madame Eanles re-
Gently tried to arrange for an operatic tour
In Germany on the basis of 81 ,oao night,
but could rot saoceedia obtaining an offer
of more thar S10n. This is encouraging.
If Germany, the home OF musicians and
music lovers, has awakened 10 the fact
that Ii is realiy absurd to pay 81 600
night to a person who is only worth ten
per cent OF Il at sum. there is hope that
the rest of the world may follow Ger
many'se Namrle. The system under which
few " ell X nown operatic S. ars make large
fortunes ill., a season, by compelling the
public to pay five and ten dollars to hear
them, " hile hundre]s Of efficient and hard
working People are scarcely III lking enough
TO keep soul and body together, is matter
for reformation.
OF course. there may be people on earth
who are really worth ST ,oGo "a night.
There may be entertainments for wbich
people will pay SO d ticket and feel
that they have really their moneys worth
of enjoyment. But in the majority or
cases this value is fictitious. Possibly
one-tiiro of the sum paid for the ticl; Il IS
paid for the pleasure of hearing the singer.
The other twC-thirds go for the delight az
being among the select few who can afford
TO pay $40 for seat, for the pleasure
of wearing fife gowns and watching ones
naivbI,ors and i..ni-fn,- hnred. Those THINGS
in na way contribute TO raise the standard
of art. TLey contribute TO lower that
standard The money thus sauandered
could be more profitably spent in the sup
port of excellent companies of singers or
actors, who would give a really artistic
production.
at 81 900 a night are apt TO be made up
of the star aud a lot OF indifferent per
formers who will not take away from the
lusler OF that iuminary 10y anything more
than a mediocre hrilliauce. That is the
effect Of the 81 900 star system Some
day the 81 600 star win become as un-
fashionable a. the phenomenal diamond
stud on the bosom Of the hotel clerk, and
instead of that one blaze OF glory, in the
midst of surrounding shabbiness, we shall
see consistent and beautiful expression
of dramatic and musical ideals.
1t rests with American and English
mana gers to imii ate the excellent example
furnished by Germany.
The times., 1897-12-23

''shoulder-to shoulder Europe. with vital
interest TO restrict Pacific commerce to the
avenue leading west ward through the
Straits or Maiacca, the Indian Ocean, the
Red Sea and tie Suez Canal 20 the lands
of our rivals.
Could any proposition be simpler? IL
America should acquire the Hawaiian
Islands, bril6 ard operate the Nicaragua
Canal ard dominate the Caribbean Sea
with il navy. the trade of the whole Pa
cific would move that way. and all the
commercial and military investments of
Europe. designed TO promote and Protect
iHostoek would become tie EeNt thing 20
dead plants.
II follows that the coalition or weste n
Europe neither desires nor willingly will
tolerate such revolution, andthe transfer
Ia America g the crowa OF commerce.
We see the first movement in the direction
of American suppression in recent occur
Fences in China. We are warned again. in
the presence ia Washington OF lobby rep.
resent,nG European interests, and prep lr ID
to spend millions 10 defeat the ahne eXaton
OF Hawaii. We shall feel its Influence
again when anything practical is proposed
in connection with the Nicaragua Canal.
American patriotism never was expo .etl
TO so great Il test. Il is possible for us
to def eat th2 plan OF the coalition OF vast
ern Europe by anneXing Hawaii, def wing
Great Britain In Central merica and build
ing the canal. It is possible now, because
if this country weie to wake up ard snow
it's greatness, now latent, and demoBstro.e
its ability 70 protect its interests il would
win tie respect OF Russia and, With the
fnendsi,ir OF that power, might divide the
world with II. But there is hot day TO
lose. The sirangulalioa of America has
been decreed by the coalition OF Great
Britain and western Europe, and is being
put into execution.
Tie party Of Thomas Jefferson md
Andrew Jackson must not sleep willie
these things darken the national horizon
They 10 not justify parts IA but they do
deuana nun-partisan and patriotic l:tcu
tiun AID acton.
The times., 1897-12-23
Capitol GOSSIP.

George B. MCCLELLAN, the Representative
from the Twelrtbi district vi
New York, is byg5Ic means patriarchal
lookin, statcsns,fi, with fact Is primarily
due TO his being but thlrty-two years aud
one month &c today. but he looks 6evern
years older thar fis did when he was elected
to the F'ifty-ioIrth Congress. When he 'is
in a storytelling. mood he sometimes fe'
lates OF iimselr the lqllowiHs
''Ahout two weeks after my fir9t ap-
penrance in thr House I left my hotel late
! hal not ha time to. read the papers, and
picking up a dozsh drsnore placed them
under my arm and Boarded a car left
it at the entrance 10 the Capitol grounds
and Was fastening toward the building
when an elderly man, who 1T was plainly
evident / ;liiec from the rural districts,
accosted nee:
...Air ycu agoin' to the Capitol?' he
asked
Yes / replied.
- Sem i, Mt. said.
"1That is privilege every man In tlis
country may enjoy cofnnehted-
Yes; / guess that's what we fit rrr,'
said my new acquaintance, and then lie
added: What air you in such a hurry i'af??'
81 want To get rid of these papers, j
ans wered in reckless way, pointinS TO
the bundle beneath my arm
IIum young man. said my new az
QuIintance, ds gTavely as an unaertaS''r;
why don't YOU remember you're nlan,
now, and stop sellin' newspapers, bc,iaTe
yourself and lie elected to Congress, and
become !. great man ike Dan Webster =
The times., 1897-12-23
Australians Going to the Klonar

San francisco. Dec. 22.-Some idea OF
the rush that VIII come To San Francisco
fer the KIondike may be gained from
the fact that all passenger accommodations
on the steamers Moana and Mariposa from
Australia, have been taken and part
OF the cargo space has been refitted into
staterocmS. These two vessels will not
take on any passengers a Honolulu CabI.
advices received here from sydney shO~
that the excitement over the KIontifk,
is Surh tI6t regular steamers cannot far
nislt bertts fer prpSpectc-s
The times., 1897-12-23
How to Live Forever.

tlToTn the Chicago Record J
A few wears ago q physici1n discovered
that kissing as perilous and reprehGnsii'le,
being freoue mt cause Of the dissemination
OF microbes Now come some doctors i'll New
York 20 show that Misunderstanding, also is Il
dangerous practice, The hacifli of diph
theria, smallpox, and scarlet fever may lie
distributed by the hand clasp of friendship.
Thanksgiving says one Of the doctors, is
a fearful ucBace TO public health Most OF
ttle known t ypcs0 Of bacteria have been f)ugd
on the norElsl hand, nd the clinical deiuon-
stration supporting these conditions is as
uudeniable a stlIc knowledge OF the causative
relation between the microbes ana disease"
Itistrue that mankind has been indufgine
in handshakiug for many centuries without
ki,owing anything atout the frightful risks
incurred Iutn that the truth has been dis
clos d let The practice he stopped. 1t shonl1
lie ab1lislicd. toget her W ith all other habits
involving similar dangers
Don't rub elbows witt! people in crD V /;
elbows are frequently charged with bac-
terra. On greeting friend who insists On
walking by your side, keep a bottle of
carDolic acid between hin and yourself
Never lift your tat to q lady; the briru may
be covered With bacteria. BE sure that
your knife and fork are antisepticaily
treated before eating. Do not walk ut
of doors. the sole o. your boot will become
iucrusted with microbes. and the air is ..irc
to b. full OF them. If d stranger addresses
you, turn ard run; how do you know that
he isn't saturated with bacteria? MAKE
il a fixed principle to live in seclusion,
with herh etically sealed doors AMI win
tlows, and keep powerful disinfectaIts at
hand night and day.
For centuries the race has been going on
TO tlest structif,r in It's own way, Just for
lack of Few simple precautions like these
The times., 1897-12-23

Every Republican member OF the Semitic
Committee on Foreign Relations is opposed
to the Administration policy On the nban
question. A prominent member Of this
committee, and one of the most influcl iaI
of the Senate, said yesterday that the
United states, and not Spain, was reSp"ns-
ibie for the death uf the 100000 Cubans
who are reported To have been starved
under the WeyIer policy OF herding the
people il settlements and cutting them
off from the means OF earning their own
livelihood. These Senator's believe that,
if the President would unsha ckle the House
and permit it to follow its own inc!ina
tions, tn, tutan question would be speedily
settled by granting the insurgents bellig2rent
rights, nd putting them in position .Tncfe
they could quickly win their freedom. These
members ha re not been backwa rd in giving
the President their views, but they have
about lost ali hope of seeing anything
done.
The times., 1897-12-23

Mr.. Charles Page Rr yah, the recent
uominec lot minister 20 China, is per
sonal friend OF Mr., Gage, who has SnowA
the family Of Mr.. Eryan for long years
The Secretary OF the Trea sury is taking
a personal interest In the case, and is
lea wing Id stone unturReh To secure the
appointment nd confirmation Of the young
man tc the place which has been deter
mined upon by the President. IL is an
open secret that the President did not
originally intend that Mir. Bryan should
go 10 China, but he does intend that ne
shall n,w be Ia ken care of.
Mr.. Bryan wanted To get into the Dip
lonatiC service, and his aspirations d1-
rected him toward Denmark. He would
have been sat isfied with that mission,
but that was promised TO someone else,
and when the Pres ident fina II Y got around
to Mr.. Pryan's application he had 50 ma ny
places filled that there was nothing else
he could give hin but China. The sug-
eestion was made to- the President thai
he might SHIFT Some Of the men who had
been located elsewhere. but the Executive
did not take kipdly 10 this sugge edion,
Having nothing else, at his disposal but
China, tie President named Mr.. Bryan for
that mission. never dreaming that the
storm Of opposition that has since breG "A
out was pending. Notwithstanding this
opposition, Mr.. Bryan, VIII be nominated
and his name win b. sent to the Senate
Immediately after the holiday recess. Sec
retary Gage 50 ", the President about the
case again yesterday, aud the President
then said that he bad considered the
complaints and objections that had keen
raised, and did not consider them worthy
OF serious consideration. He told Mr..
Gage that he had made Hp his. mind that
as soon as tie SenIte reconvened the
name of Mr.. Eryan would be sent in.
1t has been intimated that t he President
might possibly withdraw the name OF Mr..
Bryan, or send him to some other post, bat
this has been dispeled 10y the positive
statement to Secretary Gage, and he
hints that have been received by several
Senators, who have seen the Presidnet bout
this nomination.
In the event that the nomination should
be withdraw, there were several others
mentioned in connection with the mission,
the most important of which was that OF
eX-Sectcta'y John ". Foste T.
The times., 1897-12-23

tions, tut that any territory OF the tnifed
States has the right to strive for state
hood, and can attain il al any time there
are sufficient votes in CongTess to adHsit
it. 1t is also claimed that any scheme
to thus limit the rights OF the Territory
would ALLEVIATE some OF the support an
nexatioi, now has.
The times., 1897-12-23

Senator Fairbanks is not letting any
grass grow under his feet. He is making
the best of the holiday recess, and ycster-
day placed anuthcr of his constituents in
office. Leander z Mitchell Of Newcastle,
Ind, better KNOWN is Perry Mitchell, is
to be the assistant comptroller of the
Trea sury, a place that pays $4,000 a year.
The appuintn ent Will he sent to the Sen
ate when that body reconvenes. The comp
troller OF the TreaSu is also al Indiana
man-ex-R Representative Tfaeewell. &r
Bowers, OF South Dakota, who has been
assistant comptroller for three years, Y i'll
resign and retire from the service. lie
is man OF excellent attainmen:s, and
has made many friends in the Depart
ment.
The times., 1897-12-23

Do you know that YOU can hag.,
The Morning.. Evening and SnaI "
Times only COMPLETE vs.
paper published in Washington
served "a you by carrier for fifty
cents "a month?
The times., 1897-12-23

look for tie coming years is not favorable
to any belief that the millennium is close
enough at hand to hook it with scythe
made from an abandoned sword. ltraiher
seems a. IL the day had come when we
must realize our opportunities and rights
and make ready to fight for them.
The times., 1897-12-23
What Can | Buy for -?

These lists of things that a
li,tle money will command may
possibly touch one in d hundred
of the tempting articles IN the
store at the same prices; in no
case do they even suggest the
price range of similar goods.
There are thousands more at the
same price, thousands more be-
tween these prices.