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The morning times., 1897-02-14
THE MARCH OF THE PLAGUE.

EffOrtS OF the International Sanitary AS
sociation, assembled recently at Constan-
tinople, to induce the government OF British
India TO stop this years pilgrimage OF Mus
sullnan Indians to Mecca, have been un-
avaiIing. Tie authorities at Calcutta al
ready have designated the ports of depar-
ture, and the begira promises to be nearly
as great as ever, notwithstanding the lard
times, tic famine and the plague.
1t is very probable that the nd an govern
age. Moslem sentiment and fanaticism
even now Is inflamed to white heat
against tie Christian in every part Of Asia,
and tile unhappy material conditions that
obtain in the queens Indian empire might
be productive OF terrible nutiny upon
very slight religious occasion. Political
policy, perhaps necessary one, therefore,
induces, ifit does not compel, Great Britain
to expose tie civilized world TO the ter
rors of tie plague, which the International
health authorities regard as about certain
to be communicated as Mecca to the pill
grinIs from Egypt, the Barbary States and
European Turkey by their fellow hadjs
from India. IL reports of the appearance of
the pestilence in southern Russia are trust
worthy, that sad occurrence already tas
been anticipated in some degree. and, alto
gether, the prospects for Europe at least are
not reassuring.
The awful scourge of the black death,
which swept Europe and the British Isles
in the fourteenth century, was. like the
present epidemic, bubonic plague. 1t
started in China about the year 1915.
Within twelve months it had spread over
India and Asia, and travelled to Egypt.
Caravans carried it north to the Meeiite r
ranean, and ships freighted 1t over to
Constantinopie and other ports of Southern
Europe. In 1347 1t appeared in Cyprus,
Sicily, MarseiIleS, and several Italian Goa st
cities. The following year it broke out
in Avignon and other places in the south
of France, and extended thence to the
north OF Italy and to Spain. 1t reached
England in August, 1915. Sweden was
not infected until the following year, and
it did not spread to Russia until 1851, six
years from It's first appearance In China
More than f3 900, 600 people are said to
have died of this plague in China, and over
%, 3,000,0 900 in the remainder OF Asia.
The deaths in London aggregated 100, 900
or more, and in Norwich, 81, 600 There
were 10000 deaths in Avignon, 90, 600
in Paris; 100, 600 in Venice; 10000 in
Florence; 24,434 among the Franciscan
Friars in Germany, and so on. Europe
lost $4,000, 900 OF her 100, ,000,O 900 popu-
Iation.
What took six years to make the rounds
under medieval conditions OF commerce and
transportation, might readily traverse
the same lines in year, or little more,
in our generation. The health organiza-
tions of the British and Continental pow
crs are thoroughly aroused to the danger,
and with modern means and methods at
command may be able TO avert most of it.
1t is not a time to take chances in any
country, and in our own there are the
best OF reasons for urging extreme caution
and diligence alike upon national, State,
and local seaboard and international boun-
dary authorities.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
Yale in the Cuban Army

New Haven. Conn, Feb. 13.-Yale's first
graduate to enlist in the Cuban army is
Oliver Perry Merritt, who was a men,
ber of the law school class of 1894. He
has just Sailed for Cuba, and will take
charge of gatling gun for the insurgents
at once. He was a member OF the Connecti-
cut National Guard.
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What 1t Wants for It's 500, 900.

(FIon the Chicago Chrnniele1
The sugar trust having contributed, &c
cording to report, S1OO. 900 TO the MeKin-
ley campaign fund. now modcstly asks
TO be allowed to name the Pew Attorney
General. And, in sll Justice and the
fitness of things. it should be accorded
that privilege.
The morning times., 1897-02-14
Tom Reed Father of the House.
fFrom the Boston Herald }

Attention is called TO the fact that Thomas
B. Reed will be the father OF the House
In the Fifty-fifth Congress. having served
Continuously for nineteen years, or since
his election to the Forty-fifth Congress in
1877. on his reelection as Speaker he
vii! be the first man TO hold these tive
honors together
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She stood Corrected
(Frorn Harlem Lifel

u AUtL1 ElIIE.f
II should have brans my umbrella" re-
marked Mrs. Iiyewayte. a member of the
Chicago Literay Society.
''B-unge" asked Mrs I.aker, in a gen
tle-ccrrecsive tone
How stupid of me- OF course, means
.brase'a''
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julius Sterling Morton would be fine for
the vacant presidency OF the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. If they put in
plenty of graphophones, he would teach
all of the classes.
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Cloakroon and Gallery

Representative Hartman, of Montana,
whose Giends think he WIN some day
occupy y seat in the United States Senate
and 1t won't be the one that Senator Lee
Mantle new holds DOWNS by no manner OF
means an admirer OF President Cleveland.
it was Hartman who made the savage
onslaught On President Cleveland in an.
swer TO the lateer's fling at the western
people in his Presbyterian Mission speech in
New York.
Theirs is not an adjective in the die
tlonary strong enough to apply to Cleve-
land, said mir. Hartman, to a friend the
other day, Il so ioathe the man that
do not wish TO hear his name mentioned
in my presence"
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J. Addison Porter's paper lately an
nounced that it would be no administration
organ; and in two or three days Mr. Por-
ter went right to work and had nervous
proStration.
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SorosIs is against war; but of course
Sorosis has no reference to the domestic
article.
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Dennis Flynn, of Oklahoma, like Hart
man, Is young man who is reaching out
for big things. Mr.. Flynn went down In
defeat last fail BECAUSE he ran for re-elee-
tion on gold platform His friends will
endeavor to have him appointed governor
or his Territory, and make him one OF
the first Senators after the admission of
Oklahoma Into the Union of States
FLYNN was commissioned postmaster OF
Guthrie by President Harrison. One day,
during a debate on an appropriation bill
in the Fifty -5hird Congress, Flynn referred
to she fact that President Cleveland had
conferred office on certain ''carpet-hag-
gers and non-residents of his Territory
How long had you been a resident of
Guthrie when President Harrison named
you for postmaster OF that city?'' asked
Representative Springer, of Illinois.
"Oh, about fifteen days." was Flynn's
response, and then the House roared.
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ology long enough he may be minister to
Dahomey.
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Now that Bourke Cochran has sailed for
Europe, it is safe to say that he is a
Democrat without adjective enough to de-
scribe him adequately.
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Tic Senator from IOwa-there he goes
now in that herdiC THERE'S pretty smooth
goods, | tell you; aad he has been pretty
foxy all these years, don't you think, not
20 have gone into any Of the Cabiucts:
He has been able to stand off and say,
"Thcy'r re after me But they have never
got him, and consequently he has never
petered out. He has kept at the head Of
appropriations, one OF the most inpor-
tant positions on this or any other con-
tinent; end Presidents have consulted him
with great regularity and Difference Har-
rison wanted Allison for Secretary of the
Treasury, hut he suggested Window, and
Window was named And now it would
be foolish TO say that the appointment OF
Hon. Jim Wilson, OF AneS, professor in
the Agricultural College there, is not
distinctly an Allison selection.
You can't catch any OF these, sly old
birds, like Allison and Aldrich, with any
OF your evancseent Cabinet places. They
are too comfortable and powerful where
they are; and willie, with men like Allison
it is either the Presidency or nothing.
usually nothing, they get along very well.
and possibly stay in the Senate Until they
are appointed Secretary OF State, OF some
thing, at seventy-four.
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Hon Wash Hestng is against two things
big tailors' bills and big milliners' bills;
and perhaps there are two good reasons
after all why he would be an admirable
mayor Of Chicago.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Anyway, the climate OF Arizona will suit
Whitelaw Reid better than these London
fogs, don't you know.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Col Richard ChattertoR Kerens is in
town now; and we shall know all about
everything in a day or two.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Aconspicuousfigure AROUND the corridors
of the Capitol these days is Hon. Sidney
Clark, Of oklahoma He is here endeavor-
ing to secure the necessary legislation to
open up certain lands in Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

John Russell Young, the distinguished
Philadelphia journalist and ex-minister to
China, is here doing inauguradon pfelimi-
nartes for the New York Herald He is
also TO describe the induction of MeKin-
ley into office. Mr.. Young has had
great deal Of experience with Inaugural
tions. and has seen most of the Presidents
inaugurated since Pierce. He was an
active correspondent here before the war,
and rs one OF the few surviving news
paper men who described first Bull Run
and the quick retMrn therefrom To Wash
fngtou. In addition TO his reportorial
duties on that field he bore an important
message from Secretary of War Simon
Cameron TO his brother, Col. Donald Cam
eron, OF n New York Highland regiment
The message was never delivered, for the
colonel was shot dead in the first mo-
nents OF the battle. Instead of delivering
the message AIR. Young brought back To
the Secretary the heavy news of his
brothers. death.
1t was fer this victim Of the. god OF
battles that Senator j. Donald Cameron
was named
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Mr.. Roosevelt could be very useful to
the new Navy. He could organize a sort
OF police patrol in the life-saving service.
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Congressman John b. Robinson, of Penn
sylyaha, is the latest to enter the race
Tor Assistant Secretary OF the Navy. The
other known competitors for the office are
Theodore Roosevelt, and Henry j. Ray
mond, for four years private secretary to
Secretary Tracy. Jack Robinson, as
his friends call him, is one of the most
popular men in Congress. He was reek-
oned shining light in Pennsylvania Re
publican politics until last spring, when he
opposed Senator Quay, and the latter in
turn brought about his defeat for re-elec-
ton to the Futy-fifth Congress. 1t is
now said that Me. Quay has forgiven Robin
son and will not inteFpose any objection
to his selection to some important Federal
office. MIR. Robinson graduated fron
the Naval Academy and served eleven years
i'll the Navy, and then resigned TO enter
upon the practice of law.
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caught or come anywhere near it; but they
wiz get there.
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It is hard to believe that Lyman J.
Gage is a heavy financial backer OF the
Chicago TiInes-Herald. Some have gone
so far as to explain that Mr. Gage has
put good deal OF money into this journal
anu that this caused him to be brought
effectually to Mr. McKinley's attention
for Secretary OF the Treasury. There
is probably no doubt that Mr. KohIsaat,
the owner OF the Tinles-Herald, was the
Chief and perhaps the most effectual aG-
vocate of Mr.. Cages appointment but
this gentleman is not only the sole owner
of his paper, but also it's only hacker. Very
likely Mr.. Gage is Mr.. KohSaat's banker;
but also. it is probable that Mr.. Gage is
good enough banker to have had plenty
OF collateral for Mr. kotIlsaat's loans, il
he made any; and probably Mr. KohIsaat
had plenty OF It to put up.
The new Secretary OF the Treasury was,
of course, one of the chief contributors 70
the Hanna campaign fund, and one of the
Chief members OF the Chicago branch OF
the committee of safety, so-caIlcd; which
provided in the various money centers for
all the money that Mr.. Hanna could pos
slbly use for legitimate purposes and for
lllegtimdte ones also. | can hardly be-
lieve, though, that Mr.. Gage was ap-
pointed simply because he was an angel,
or the chief angel, of any newspaper, and
distinctly discTedic the story
A very pleasant thing for all OF rs would
be the presence OF Theodore Roosevelt in
the Navy Department. It's said that he
would like either the Assistant Secretary
ship OF War or the Assistant Secretary
ship or the Navy. He would add per-
ceptibIy to the gaiety of nations If he
should accept either one of these posi-
tions. or course, with Russell A Alger at
the head OF the War Department Mr.. Roose-
veft. If he were Assistant Secretary, could
give US a fine imitation of The Whole Thing,
could he a real. imitation, little Hanna. 80
TO speak; and while things would be inst a
little different in the Navy Department
with John b. Long at the head Of it, stnl
Mr.. Roosevelt would draw u great deal
of water there, and it would be doubtful
If he could come whooping up the ship
channel at low water. But 10 v ouid ap-
pear distinctly that Mr.. Roosevelt dbi
things. He might look into this busi-
ness Of blow-hole arnor plate at double
price, or in the War Department he could
Teorganize the service on adiStinctly grizzly
bear basis.
The Navy wouldn't sink if Roosevelt were
A ssstant Secretary, and If he were Assist
ant Secretary OF War. the Indians woulI
eli simply go ont Immediately to find a
Convenient place to die l hear, by the
way, that Hon Billy McAdoo, is going
within few weeks after the close OF his
term of office 10 organize naval expeli-
tious TO free Ireland,
The morning times., 1897-02-14

Hon. Philip T. Colgrove OF Hastings
Mich, is in the city on a combined fra teTnaI
and political mission. lie is tie supreme
ciraHCeiiof OF the knights Of yttiaS Of the
world, and has just come from locturing
tour in the North. lie addressed important
gatherings of members OF tie order at
Providence, PittSburg and Baltimore last
week. He goes from here TO Trenton and
thence TO Richmond. He returns to
the city on the 18th ard addresses the
grand lodge OF the District Cf Columbia on
the 18Th. The occasion is the thirt y
third anniversary OF the ioIECatCn CT the
order in this same city Of Washington. The
members OF the order of Knie hts of Iythias
now number over half a naliun souls.
Incident to his visit to Washington Mr.
Colgroye is interesting himself in the pas
sage of the bill for an additional Judge in
the Sixth judicial circuit. He says that
the courts require an additional judge.
He knows good man for the place when
Mr. Mckinley comes in. 1t is his friend and
former law partner, Judge Clement Smith
II the hill should become n law before
the expiration of President CIeveland's
term it is understood that the appointee
will be Judge Martin V. Montgomery
formerly Of the District supreme bench
The PittsbUrg libel suits have already
involved Chris Magee and Senator Quay,
and Mir. Hanna, himself, may vet be made
party to them. Itis known that Senator
Quay is greatly angered at the suits which
have been brought against his son and
may bring many matters into court that
viii make interesting reading
Reports from Philadelphia are that the
Senator means to wage relcnsiess war
on Senators Magee and Elinn, and if forced
will expose important campaign secrets.
These reports cause much unea siness among
Republicans in Congress. At tile present
stage OF the proceedings they cannot afford
to talk for publication, but privately do
not hesitate to say that if Chairman Hanna
las any influence with Chris Magee and
desires harmony at the beginning of the
Mckinley administration, he would better
lose no time in calling the Pittsburg man
off
Friends of Quay say that unless Magee
and his friends withdraw their suit against
Dick Quay the Senator Will play some
trump cards that may rip the Republican
party of the Keystone State wide open
He will ma ke public letters and documents
in which Hanna figures.
Friends OF the incoming administration
insist that the Mckinley following cannot
afford to antagonize Quay. The certainty
of failure to elect Senator in Oregon
is likely to put the Republicans in the
new Senate in a desperate situation, and
the administration can hardly afford to
have any other outstanding feud then the
one with Fora ker. 3g
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Here comes Carter, of Montana. Lift your
ha. to him with me. Yes, that is be-wtth
The: plug hat and the chin whiskers. lie
wears the plug hat in Was shingt0u and
New York exclusively, william E. Cur
It's says, and Curtis knows But out n
Montana and out were he has mines, and
that sort of thing, he discards it, for the
democratic slouch. 1 hear that Tom Car
ter has of late years made several lucky
turns at mining. He stands IN with ct
least one of the big mining jebbers OF
Helena it is they who make the money,
you know the Dave Moftats OF the h;lsi-
nesS-aud if Garter isn't worth a million
now, he is almost sure to be, and that
is about the same thing in the West, where
every person that is Interested in a mine
las a prospective income of at least
$40, 900 a month, aud hence a real income
of the same size.
The mining boom in the British Columbia
country has helped the whole Northwest,
the region about Spokane especially, and
all through the Western country English
capital as we'll as local capital, is look
ing for mining investment
Tom Carter knows Il heap about these
things. Ask him.
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It makes me smile to hear some of the
brokers and the traders wondering if any
thing unfavorable is going to happen to
tire sugar trust in the progress Of any
OF this Mckinley tariff legislation. Bless
you, my boy, it is the sugar trust and the
other trusts that make Presidents and
Senators and members of the House. They
make the committees OF ways and means,
and they are very careful to have Il ma
iority iE tie Senate and the House every
time, if any OF their business is ever per-
United to come TO direct vote. IF you
knew that creator would willingly al
low its creature to do anything unfayor-
able or even risky, you could believe that
the Republican administration and the
Republican Congress would permit the
sugar trust to get into trouble. All OF
the tariff schedules are built Gp around
tile sugar staple; that is to say, the suger
schedule must he fixed to suit the trust
first, then the other special interests,
which have subscribed to the campaign
fund and expect what they expect Just
as confidently, come in for the schedules
that they want; and SO on down through
the list.
This was so even in the last Ways aid
Means c ommittee. Itwastrue-a goodtieal
of smoke but considerable fire. The inves-
tisaiIng committee of the Senate tried to
get to the bottom of the business, but al
ways IL ould come mp against the stone
wall OF misnformation or no information
as all The operators in sugar and the
ether tariff beneficiaries will be little
more cautious this time. They won't get
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How the CLUBS Stand.
HOLSTERS PUNCHED HITS,
FiaIded Well and OutDlayed Grand
RnnidS All Around.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May S.-Grand
Rapids fielding work was ragged at critical
times this afternoon, and in the fifth inning
Hatfield and Scott made bad fumbles, los
ing the game TO Indianapolis. The three
runs made by Indianapolis in that inning
were enough to win the game, the Cold
Bugs not being able to add to their two
runs made earlier in the game. Foreman,
OF indianapolis, was hard to solve, and his
work in the box was largely responsible for
the victory of his team. He kept the hits
we'll scattered, and with good support from
his team the nine hits of the locals were
good for only eleven bases. Scott, for
Grand Rapids, started out as a winner, but
with bad support in the fifth and sixth
innings he could not save the game.
Grand Rapids scored one in the first in
ming, after the first two men at bat had
been retired. CAMEL got a base on balls
and scored on successive singles by Gettin-
ger and Glenalvin. In the second inning
Campau started out with a safe hit, adj
vanced on a sacrifice by Camel and scored
on a two-base hit by Gettinger.
In the fifth inning, for indianapolis,
Eustace struck out, Foreman got his base
on balls and Hogriever hit a grounder to
Hatfield, who fumbled. Scott followed with
a tumble of McFarland's easy %grounder
across the diamond. This kind of work by
Grand Rapids and singles by Flynn and
Motz netted three runs for Indianapolis in
this inning. In the sixth Kahoe hit for one
bag and advanced on a sacrifice by Eustace.
Foreman got a life on a fielder's choice
while an attempt was made to keep Kahoe
from reaching third, but Hatfield did not
hold the sphere and Kahoe scored.
Hogriever scored Foreman and the next
two were retired in succession. Indianap-
oils found Scott easily in the eighth, and,
with the assistance of two singles and two
doubles, two runs were made. Attendance,
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right. He starts off a trife wild, but APP
pears to steady down nicely, and his work
this past week has been right up to the
mark. Watkins telegraphed Friday night
that bad base running kept Indianapolis
from winning that days game. He evident
~ referred to Stewards being caught at the
plate on a little grounder 10 pitcher, on
which he should never have tried to score.
With the four pitchers in good condition,
as they Will probably be after a few more
days of hot weather, the team should start
west next Saturday night with all the con-
fdcnce in the world.
After this weeks games with Columbus
three there and three here-Watkins and
his men will go to Minneapolis, opening
there Tuesday. May IS, tor three games.
Then they will go 10 st. Paul, Milwaukee
and Kansas City, in the order named, play
ing three games at st. Paul ana four each
at Milwaukee and Kansas City, winding
up their western trip in the last-named city
Decoration day. Then they will come home,
opening June l with Kansas city for one
game. st. Paul, Milwaukee, Minneapolis
and Kansas City then come in order, and
the indianapolis team plays at home until
June Is, when it is to go north again. Ev-
erybody will watch anXiously this week TO
see what Watkins1s men will do with Co.
lumbuS.
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baseball Notes.

Tom Lovett, the eX-Brooklyn pitcher, eX-
poets to catch on in the Western League
Umpire Tim Hurst recently collided with
some foul tips and is in a disabled condl-
ton.
The Wilkesbarre club, of the Eastern
League, has twenty-five men under con-
tract.
This is Jack Glasscock's twenty-third
consecutive season as a professional pail
player.
John Stricken, the veteran second base
man, has had several offers, but has de-
clined them.
Counting last Saturdays game, Hartman
led the big league in slugging, with .534
to his credit.
Now that Hassamaer has reported at To-
ledo, Myers has gone TO nfSt ana captain
GilkS to center.
Rusie has not yet got his new curve in
good twirling order. lie ohly strucK out
five men yesterday.
Jerry. Denny, the veteran third baseman,
is covering shortstop IN great style Ior the
Derby, Conn, club.
Mccarthy has thrown away his crutches
and is walking with a cane. He VIII soon
be in the game again.
Pitcher Kimble, an ex-senator has joined
Columbus and will pitch one or the games
against Indianapolis this week.
A deal is said to be on between Louisville
and Philadelphia. Cross or Geier are
thought to be at the Philadelphia end of it.
In Cleveland the Cincinnati Reds have the
reputation of playing the most aggressive
BAH of any team in the League, bar Pitts
burg.
Probably the worst batter up TO date is
Cross, st. Louis's shortstop. de has played
In eight games, has been at bat twenty
two times, but has made only one hit.
Joe Quinn is putting up a great game at
third for the Baltimores. and advices from
that city indicate that McGraw has played
his last game for the Orioles. This serious