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The times., 1897-11-09
American wheat in Austria.

The Department Of Agriculture, sec
ton Of foreign markets, has issued an
Interesting circular ON the subject of
g Austria Hmga- " asa Factorin the Worlds
Grain Trade; Recent Use of American
Wheat in That Country" The circular
quotes report to The State Department
by Air. George r. Ernst, American consul
at Reiebenherg, Austria, in which many
instructive facts and figures are given.
Mr.. Ernst states that the state of
Austria, being chiefly commercial and in
dustrial, does not grow as much wheat
as it Consumes, depending largely upon
agricultural Hungary for its supply. During
the past five years the Hung rian wheat
crop as ranged from 139,62e 900 to l57,-
99s,o0o bushels, of which quantities from
44,092. 900 to AZ, ,767 900 bushels we're ex-
ported to Austria. Hungary, therefore.
would retain from 95,534. 600 to 1929. :
00o bushels for its own use, as its crop
this year is placed by Mr. Ernst at 102,
$4,000 bushels or less than the average
The times., 1897-11-09
Mr.. Croker and His Health.

CEdear Saitus Ia Golfers Weekly
Mr. Croker says that he wenttu England
for his health Had Mr.. Low made such a
statement no one would have believ ed
him But Mr.. Croker is as Incapable Jf
telling a lie Is he is of leading a cotfllGn
He is plain, Self-respecting, God-fear-
ing man. The climate here did not happen
to agree with him, and he went abroad
Wnat could be more natural? Nj. Croker
is not, lik MI Low, Columbia graduate,
his youth was not PASSED in luxury, but
in toll ne lacked the leisure to acquire
that fund of information winch a college
course provides This is not in any way
to his diSrrediu. We can't all be dons and
fellows and regents The prosperity Of
any given community demands not brains
alone but bra wn and slnew, too Thelatter
qualities Mr. Croker Possesses, CT, rath =,
possessed One day they Went back on
MIN. The ability which he hen diSpla we'd
in taking ship was simply acrobatic He
flung himself into the pursuit OF health
witt. al his might and main Itwas splen-
did to see him careering around with
squad of reporters at his heels lie cha sed
1t here, stalk ed il there, and finally quar-
Tied it at Vantage IL was very cGnSci-
entious and straightforward proceeding.
a man OF learning such ds Mr. Low
would have gone to California or to Flor
ida or to the Riviera TO some one of the
many placeSin which geography wouldhave
taught him that health resorts abound.
Mr Croker, in mis- untutored earneStness,
relied notion geography but on Providence,
and succecGed in his quest This is eni.
monthly cati iSfa ftarv and a cauSe for ,rararaI
thank s.,iving At the same time I should
not recommend any one TO follow suit
England is a delightful country 1t en-
joys every imaginable variety Of Climate
except a decent one That sick and sin.
pic Mr. Croker should have gone there is
one thing, bGt that he should return with
health restored constitutes mere beau
,iful and uplifting example of what faith
aud p'ety can do than any ave ever be,
held
The times., 1897-11-09
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1897
The Competitor Prisoners.

he competitor GFl~Onef--
Unless in the improbable event of
change Of program in Havana. the trial by
naval court martial Of The crew OF the
American schooner Competitor and Ona
Melton, the American newspaper CORE
spUndent VINO was captured on board, was
begin, aad perhaps concluded, yesterday.
The Competitor, vessel flying our ma
ti0nal ensign and cruising outside Of the
marine 3urisaicuon OF Spain, was seized
by Spanish gunbeat. and those on board
We're carried 70 Cuba, where a drum head
court martial sentenced them to death.
They were reprIeved, awaiting a review
OF their case in Madrid. They have lain
IN prison without further attention for nine
teen months
That American governmental tolera tion
of this course OF conduct toward these citi-
zeus has amounted to foul outrage and a
national disgrace does not now need TO be
Impressed upon anyone advised OF the
f8cts. Not another naval power Of the
worid would have allowed even one OF
its people TO lie 50 treated without sending
awarship. or \ squa dron If necessary, to re-
lease hisn months ago. The question is:
What is Mr. Mckinley going to do about
1T now?
It is possible that he may have received
assurances from Madrid that these Ameri-
cans, II found guilty and sentenced to death
as they are about certain to be, win be
pardoned What viii AT. Mckinley do if
the verdict of the oourt-martial should
justify the commander Of the Spanish gun
boat in the search and seizure Of an Ameri-
+, san merchant vessel on the high seas?
sin b. accept the precedent in order %
Fave the lives OF the poor fellows who
would have been home with their friends
"a safety last March if his Administra ton
had done onehalf Of its duty to them and
10 tie stars and Stripes?
Events are accommodating and pressing,
and the questions they present are becom-
ing acute- Perhaps the President does not
realize she strength Of the tide Of popular
indignation a eainst the course Of his Ad
mHnistrs,ion in connection With Cuba. Pos
sibly, tnen, he VIII not heed it. but Will
bow 70 the VIII OF those who want peace
at any price, IN the interests OF the gold
standard and bonds; or in the other in
terests OF ti.e Spanish debt holders and the
Sugar Trust.
supposr. for example, the Competitor
prisoners shouId be murdered after trial,
as tie Philadelphia dentist was tortured
and aSsassinat ted without trial Would
the fact be considered sufficient by Mr.
Mckinley and bis controlling influences
for them To do anything about it? Or
would tic and they say, with the Wall
street organs, 1t Is the reform OF the
Currency and not foteign troubles that
tins Administration is concerned with?''
The times., 1897-11-09
A sign of Prnrress.

The news arrives from Boston that a
new cIu3 has been formed in that lovely
town. As BOSTON now has upwards Of half
a mHlisn II these organiza tions, each in
hanitant having at least one club, not
counting tie police, the fact that anothe.
nas been formed might not seem OF much
ncment- 1t Is, however, distinguished by
peculiar meme. II is called the AutumnaI
Straw Hat Ass9ciation, and its object is 70
persuace men 70 wear straw hats after the
middle Of September IL the temperature
jusalies such an act IL would appear
from tEis that the Boston men are bound
by tradition, which otliges them all
s5.emnly to ion the derby, the fedora or
tire towering silk hat at precisely MID
night u September il. The ambition of
cultured Eossonians 10 free themselves from
Ills slavery is highly commendaIIe, and it
is to DE hoped that the cilriJ may eventually
u ke in the entire male population Of the
town
We rec kirss mortaIs in-otlier parts Of the
tot-hAtS q het bceu HaNii an dSs0Cld IlOn-
We never suffered from such strict
principles ia the matter OF hats that we
hsd 70 form clubs 10 loosen The tensioa We
never went - Violently 10 an extreme that
we had to form club IN order 10 get hack
tie oUhsf aay. Some or US are addicted
10 bouncing violently from one extreme to
theotaer-slsi ia Ksnsas-or OF gently waver-
ing in a central medium Of indecision, rs in
some circles Of Washington official Society.
But In boston they are so observant Of
forn.adty that they have now and then
TO form a cub so as 10 be little bit
informal. That is the idea conveyed by
the paragraph above discussed. 1t is
good thing Tor Boston that it's weather il
The times., 1897-11-09

of local consumption for the past semi
'ieaade. The crop of Austria is stated
at 32,350, 900 bushels, and its necessities
for consumption at S4,51o,o 900 bushels.
Hence, something over 52,0oo,o00 bushels
will have 10 be imported from foreign
countries. TIE authorities depended upon
by tic consul also gives the probable
sEof tage for all Europe Mt, approximately,
1S4,0Go, 600 bushels. This America, India
and Australia win Sc called upon to make
good
Air. Ernst reports that the United States
has already made satisfactory sales in
Bohemia: This is the case with red
winter wheat, which takes the place o:
Bohemian, while Huu garian wheat finds
Il good substitute In Kansas wheat. High
rates charged Ola Austrian railways have
favored the invasion Of American wheat
into Hohemia, and, by water carriage it
has been pushed as far inland as Prague.
on the River Elbe.'
As illustrating rhe effects Of the Rus
sian, Indian and Argentinian shortage on
prices in Europe, spring wheat, which was
quoted in Reichcnberg, on July %, 1886,
at 81 cents per busheI, was 1854 cents
on the same date in 1897, and in the
week ending October 10 last had risen 20
1855 cents per bnshel.
The times., 1897-11-09

Although BIanco is .the softest hearted
general in the Spanish army column Of
his troops the otheI day raided a Cuban
hospital in Rinar del Rio, and murdered
it's wounded inmates besides three women
and six children. Is it offensive 'jingp
ism to can the attention OF Mr.. Mckinley
TO the occurrence? Probably it is. Then
it must be ingoism for the great writers IN
iHtcrna tiuua ,ew to lay down the rule uf
ddty on the part Of a neighboring civilized
nation to put down such horrors with
strong band. Again we remind the Ad-
ninistration of the Elliott treaty which
Great Butain forced upon Spain in 1910.
The times., 1897-11-09
Lost DORiSm.

(FroIn the New York Evening Fost.)
There is great ground for encouragement
in the fact that Gen. Tracy's Republican
vote was lower than it has ever been for
any Republican candidate in the old New
York since the wicked Gibbs ran for the
inayoralty in 1854. Gibbs polled "A 900
votes in 4 much smaller electorate in 1854;
Roosevelt polled 6o,0oo fu 1886, ErhardG
polled $4,000 in 1883; Tracy only $4,000
in 1897.
The times., 1897-11-09

The Ohio election being over, what are
they going TO do to Uncle John?'' 1t is
not long go that some possibly inspired
correspondence appeared in the Chicago
Times Herald It said '.Mr. Sherman is
notSecrrtarv of stateataII Mr.. Sherman's
presence in the state Department at ali
IL an embarrassment to the President and
tie public business. England growls
at Mr Sherman for his shirt sleeve di-
plomaC as displayed, according to the
English notion, in the scaling note 20
Amtsa ssador Hay. Mr.. ShermAn's name
was signed to the note, it is true, but he
never saw it urtil John W. Foster lad-
written it and the President had approved,
ard Mr.. Sherman could not now quots--fs'
single sentence of it." In the same articis
there are complimentary ks On the
old gentlemans past services; but, in a
general way, the matter illustrates the cur
rent effort OF the Adninistra tion 20 prepare
the " estern Republican mind for tie -ele-
CATION Of Uncle john TO the back number
shelf.
The times., 1897-11-09

There will be no lack Of candidates
for the senatorship in Maryland n ad.
dition to those already named, Represen-
tative McIntire has officially announced
his candidacy but Mr. McIntire VIII hardly
he In the lace The timbeTto be selected
will have to be approved by the Admin
istrstion, ana up 10 this time the only
man who has found favor in the eysS Of
the President is Postmaster q ieneral Gary
The friends Of Col. Supplee of Baltimore,
who wanted To be mayer of Baltimore, bur
who was turned down by Wellington, are
thinking OF bringing him out also. Alto
gether there is every promise OF merry
race
The times., 1897-11-09
W0ODWAR
amnaLOTHROP and
10th. 18th and F SIS. N. w.

A Stormy Day in Mid Ocean ("
Original, by Charles Gula-
ger, of Washington, D. c.
The above painting, which
has just been completed, is
exhibited publicly for the
first time in our Art Gal
lery, fourth floor. The pic
ture is strictly original, not
a sketch or photograph hav-
ing been used. The work
was done at night and occu-
pied eighteen months in its
production. Mr.. Gulager
studied under Mr.. Edward
Moran Of Philadelphia.
The times., 1897-11-09
A DIstraction

(Fro,n the New York Evening Post.l
Ne saiduuring the canvass, and we now
repeat, that it is better for the future of
the city to have T ammany win at tnis cleo
ton than the Republicans better have
Croker in power than Platt; and the rea son
is simple. Platt's influence and methods
debauch the class on whose conversion
we must rely for de!iverahce, while Cookers
Influence and methods affect lone who
care anything. or can ever be got TO care
anything, foI good government.
The times., 1897-11-09
His Business Training.

tFTOfli lII-DllS.1
Merchant-IIave you had any experience
Ia chinawara?
Applicant Years of it, sir.
Merchant What do you do when you
break n valuable piece?
Applicant-W Well-er-I usually set it to-
gether again and put it whe,e some custo-
mar Will knock it over.
Merchant You'll d..
The times., 1897-11-09
New
Cut Glass.

Cut Glass is not now expen-
sive. Contracting for large
quantities during the summer
months, when glass cutters
have little to do, enables MS to
offer Cut Glass at prices that
would be impossible otherwise.
We are now offering many
dainty and artistically finished
pieces at remarkably low prices.
Nothing prettier or more ac-
ceptable as a gift than rich cut
glass.
Cut Glass sterling-top salts and Pep
pers. kach .,:.-----.- ..-..--.....--. 500
New Cut Glass Vinegar CruetS Fa 81 10
New Cut Glass SyTupS, low shape Ea Sc
New Cut Glass SSrupS, high shape
EaCn ..---. -....-..-.--.....-. 81 90
New Cut Glass TumblerS. Each . goo
New Cut class DecaBterS. Each .. s. 90
New Cut Glass CardrfeS- Each ..SI so
New Cut Glass Olive Dishes, handled
fdCu -
New Cut Glass Vases. Each ........SI. 70
other styles and qualities from 25c -
SO each.
Fifth floor.
The times., 1897-11-09

late autumn is not Of the kind that oltlins
do VI here. or the brains OF the Bostonians
would have Deen bak ked browner than any
beans wiihhi their stiff felt prisons. IN
that region the sun is tempered to the
correct hat. Anyhow, it is cause for re
1oieing that Boston is about 70 grow.
The times., 1897-11-09

If Marx Twain thought that the
Austrian Reichsrath looked like an Ameri-
ran lynching bee, he ought to come over
and sec the fun in the Illinois coal field
presently In northern Illinois 1t is re-
ported that 500 skilled Chinese have
been rrocured from the Six Companies
and will he used to wind up the strike
They are to be heavily armed and will
live behind q stockade defended by gatltrg
guns If the coal operators OF that region
really want to see what war is like, it
seems TO US that they have adopted most
effective means for finding out.
The times., 1897-11-09
Circulation Statement.

Communications intended for publication
"a The Times should be iersely and plain q
aCrattea and must in all eases be accompanied
Bg Tie name and address Of TIE egriter. Re-
Iecled communications lgU NOT be preserved.
and O',iy manuscripts Of Curious importance
sriH Be returned 10 their authors.
The times., 1897-11-09
Social.
.Eroln the clerelana Leader.l

ttroN the UIeNtIand Leader.)
There goes a man who numbers his
friends by the thousands
Indeed! Is he some popular polideian?''
NO. he IS tit fellow WHO has The dis-
pensatiuh OF Passes to one Of our leading
theaters.'
The times., 1897-11-09
Envelopes to match. Sc = ok,
Rangpur
Rugs.

II dSOs
We are showing a number of
new designs IN these popular
Rugs. The colorings are very
rich, the designs are artistic, and
the values are better than usual
at the prices.
50x60 inch-S1. As.
36x72 inch-S1.95.
Carpet sizes.
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IL x1OK ft-s12.OO.
9 KIP ft-SI6.OO.
A magnificent assortment of
Smyrna, Wilton Velvet and Tur-
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bureau, door, hearth or bay
window use.
Today the following special
values in fine Wilton Rugs:
1Sx36-SI. so.
27x54-S3. 90.
56x63-S5.OO.
Third floor.
The times., 1897-11-09
New Yurk's Happy Family.
tFrom the Tribune. }

NiEI Ct
Honor to Thomas Collier Platt, the sa-
pient New YORK Sun.
It's funny way to spell serpent: but
they are 80 mixed up i'll the Sun office
nowadays that their spelling isn't N lch
better than their arithmetic.
The times., 1897-11-09
i Necessarv Precaut1on.

(From the Chicago Record)
why do we keep murdereIs in JAIL
papa"
ITO prevent other people from giving
them public receptions
The times., 1897-11-09

The Heraldo Of Madrid editcrially de
c.ares that sagaste never has promised
autonomy" to Cuba and will not establish
it 1t Is noticeable that in his speeches to
this time, Marshal Blancu carefully has
avoided the word autonomy which is
reserved for consumption in Washington.
The times., 1897-11-09
The Great
Round World,

An illustrated and intc-estin
weekly magazine for boys anI
girls.
Price, Sc copy.
Subscription price, $3.50 a year.
8 months, SIPS.
Sample copies given free TO
pupils in the public schools.
Basement.
The times., 1897-11-09

The war news from Simla yesterday was
a tr;fle queer II stated that the orakzais
had sent dispatch to Ger. Sir w Lock
hart camp Ia sue for peace The Afridis
were holding cut, but both were firing
~ trains and attacking foraging parties
and harassing the movements OF the Brit
ish in lively but uncomfortable manner
The times., 1897-11-09

If the American people are s:ill obliv-
ious Of The terrible decentralization spread
throughout the country blythe viciousmeth-
ods OF practical politics, they have
Only to think about that S16, 100000
corruption fund last year and the SUCCESS
ful Euld up and loot OF the Atlantic and
Saturday night In both instanc the
guilty persons so arappear to have escaped
with their hooty Marshal Foraker is
afser the road agents in New Mexico
Senator Foraker, If he were patriotic
enough, might find similar employment
against some Of the same sort in ONO.
The times., 1897-11-09
A Wave of Emotion.
(From the Dublin world.l }

She looming up suddenly Where did
that wave go? He Coughing and strang-
liug)-I swallowed it.
The times., 1897-11-09
Custom Tailoring

Oar object in opening this
department was to meet the
prevalent and growing de-
mand for high-class gar
ments at popular prices.
We are sparing no efforts
to give the best possible
tailoring service for the
least money.
We Are Making Suits to
Measure
From excellent, warranted
all-wool fabrics for
S14.00, Serge Lined.
A Better One for $1,000.
Silk Lined, $500
Silk Lined, $1,000.
Kersey Overcoats. black,
blue and brown, with velvet
collar, $1,000.
They must fit or we don't
want you to take them.
These are values hereto
fore unheard of in Washing
ton.
The times., 1897-11-09

So Near and Yet So Far.
CFrcm the Philadelphia BulIetinl
''That rich Mr.. Muggins is a distant ella
tive of yours, isn't he?''
.'Oh. no: he's exceedingly Close.
The times., 1897-11-09

An inspection of our
cloths will convince you.
Take a sample for COM
parison.
Mems store-First floor.
The times., 1897-11-09
New
Stationery.

The leading styles and highest
quality of Writing Papers.
Many pretty novelties are now
to be seen here.
TODAY:
The new square Antique velIum Writing
Paper, In azure, heliotrope, and cream,
25c Il 10.
Envelopes to match Sc = pkg.
Also NeapolitaB Parchment Writing Pa
per, azure and cream, in boxes Containing
As sheets OF paper and IS envelopes,
25c DOx-
The times., 1897-11-09

The value of a handful of votes was
never better Illustrated than in the recent
election ia Maryland. The official count
Of the Legislative vote in that Stare shows
that change Of thirty-nine ballots would
have given the Democrats the Legislature
The fate OF one delegate hinged upon three
votes. In OHIO some years ago ,z-Iiov
Campbell, then candidate for Congress-
was elected III district with a Tot II Of
over forty Thousand votes by majority OF
one. few votes in Ohio this year would
have made il impUSsihle for Hanna to have
been returned, and while the figures are
not quite so close as those in Maryland. a
very few more votes for the Democratic
legislative ticket in three or four close
counties would have sent a Democrat 10
the Senate in place of Hanna or some other
Republican
The times., 1897-11-09

There "ill probably never be an amend
IGent OF this kind proposed to the people
OF The United States 10y the Congress 50
long as Eien Ike Hanna form part OF
that body. y popular election would mean
the death kneli Tor all men who, ike Hanna,
have played the boss and secured their
Election Though mischieyous methods.
measure OF this sort has been proposed
in the Senate time and again. One ; now
on the calendar favora bly, reported from
the committee, and several speeches have
been made On it, but there never seems
to come time when a vote can be had.
When Senators are thus eIected and the
people have the opportunity to vote direct
for the man, there win be a purIfication
of the upper house of Congress, and IT wiz
cease to be the exclusive club which it
now IS.
The times., 1897-11-09
POLITICAL GOSSIP.


Former Senator Blackburn, who is in
Washington fresh from the battle between
the silver Democrats and the allied forces
OF Republieanism and gold Democracy,
says that the fight was clean cut In Ken
lucky and that the results VIII be lasting
The fight was of such a character, he
says, that there can be no doubt as to
its pcrnanency. The platform on which
the regular democracy stood was the
Chicago platform in its entirety and the
loyalty OF the party did not permit it 10
swerve from the lines laid down by that
high Democratic authority From now
OF, the senator says, there can be no doubt
as TO where Kentucky win stand and the
battle OF Tuesday last In his mind, means
the absolute guarantee of Democratic
Senator to Succeed Mr.. Lindsay when
mis- term expires. Out OF twenty-one state
senators elected the Democrats won six
teeI.. or these fourteen hold over and viii
take part IN ne election Of a United states
senator. Tie lower house that viii par
ticipate III this duty S still TO he elected.
bIt the large percentage Of regular Demo
Gratis chosen fer the present legislature
last Tuesday points concusively to the
fact tlat the Republicans cannot Possibly
make any inroads upon the Democrats
one year lateI.
Senator Foraker is tired Of having his
name dragged into all the controversies
that have grown out of the Ohio cleo
ticn. tn an interview yesterday he said,
wiki some emphasis. that lie worked Loyalty
for the whole ticket, and if the ma ior.tiss
were not up 10 the expectation # some
distinguished gentlemen, It was not hts
fault, for he lid all that any man could
do. And this is undoubtedly true Sena-
tor Foraker Is first and foremost "A Re
publican, and when he went into the cam
paien he went ia To fight for the ticket
OF lis rarty, not tile man Hanna. who
is liked no more by the senior Senator
OF Ohio thar Dy the vast ma iority OF the
people Of the State, and who would have
shown heir dislike by voting against him
If they had lad the opportunity tn do
81 direct. 1t as a precious good thing
for Ar Hanna that the Constitution Of
the United States does not provide for
the election of Senators by a direct vote
OF the people.