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The times., 1897-07-04
The Day We Celebrate.

It is meet and fitting that We should
celebrate this day, because it is the ami
versary OF the Declaration OF independence.
That is the one thing that the masses Of
the American people have TO fall back
upon, " hether they consider IL in the light
OF what their fathers did for the cause OF
American and human liberty. or as the
bright gospel of the rights which some Gay
they may reassert for themselves and
others
On this Fourth Of July the people have
much to be thankful and some things to be
sorry for. They cannot help but be sorry
that the Governments OF Washington, Jeffer-
son and jackson stands forth in the year
1897 as the ally of fiendIsh deSpotism
against a neighhoring American community
struggling for its freedom They must
depiore the fact that the naval ard pOlice
power Of our Government are being used 10
fasteR the chains Of slavery upon Cuba, and
to assist in a war against the sick and
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but they have reason 30 thank Almighty God
that they stll live; that they are serenity
millions strong, and that the principles and
precepts OF the BeciarGtioa Of Independence
stillIve Ia the hearts Of all true Americans
The princes and powers Of this world
ere but a passing breath. The rights OF
can die, although for some brief time they
may be suppressed America. and patriotic
AmericanisTn, will survive and conquer.
And the Star Spangled Banner
In triumph shall wave,
Ger The Land or the ETee
And TIE home OF the bravel
The times., 1897-07-04

all the inhabitants OF the spirit world. But
We are cautioned to keep tight rein on
this sixth sense after acquiring it, be
cause 1t is better not to have 1t at all than
to be bossed by it. 1t is said that animals
have it sometimes, and can see things
which their owners cannot The sixth
sense might also, one would think, be
developed in savages, inasInuch as they
are nearer to nature than the civilized
man. This sixth sense according to Mr.
Stead's information, is the source of the
power OF the spirit medium The medium
becomes controlled by sonie member Of
the invisible empire through this devel-
oped avenue of communication
1t is a little dangerous to say either yes
or no, absolutely, to all this. There are
good many laws Of the universe which have
not yet been fathomed. and among them
nanena have been proved to occur which
cannot be explained by any known natural
law, and undoubtedly could be explained
on some psychological basis. The great
trouble with psychology thus far has been
that sweeping generalizations are made
on insufficient data. The subject Of the
brain, W III and moral instincts Is so COM
plex and so full OF variations and anom-
allies that il is one of the hardest things
in the world to prove anything in this CON
nection in such a way that it will stay
proved. Fraud Is exceptionally easy, and
credulity exceptionally great. When
man wishes TO receive some communion
ton from those lie holds most dear, he is
mere easily deceived than he would be II
looking into the title of d piece OF prop
erty, for Ills emotions are astir and bind
his Judgment. At the same time, psyctloI-
ogists who have studied dispassonately the
subject of sriritualstic and occult pha-
noniena invariably own that thereis some
thing in these things, though they may not
accept the explanation of the belle Scrs.
Mr.. Stead is evidently doing what he can
TO invests gate the subject, and anything
that he discovers viii surely be of interest.
The times., 1897-07-04
THE IMPERIAL MOVEMENT.
The National Liberal Club Lunch
the Colonial Premiers.

London, July 3.-The Colonial premIers
Were entertained at luncheon at the Ma
tioual Liberal Club this afternoon Lord
Carrington acted as chairman, and MIR
Labouchere as vice chairman. Lord Rose
berry, the Earl of Kimberly. Sir William
Harcourt, and many other prominent per
sons were present.
In the course Of the speech-making Sir
William HarcouTt said he believed that
the desire for union had the passionate
sympathy or every part of the empire
Lord kosebeTry, in toasting the colonies,
said that the imperial movement was not
due TO any party or group. When tie
Queen ascended the throne, he said, SIZE
found Il mere orless contented Britain and
an adjoining discontented Britain, While
beyond there were DARK regions which " ere
scarcely known to explorers, The Queen
was now sovereign of numberiess Brit
aims, all of them proud OF the name of the
mother country.
Hon. Wilfred Laurier. premier OF Can
ada, responded to the toast. "our Guests"
proposed by Lord Kimberly.
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Missionary Boxes.

It is all very nice to have missionary
societies. and home mission barrels, aud
send things To the heather, but do let us
understand what we are about while we
are doing 1T. II appears that ladies In
various parts Of tie country have been
making up boxes for the sufferers In India
and placing within them WOODEN under
shirts, and flannel gowns, and fur muffs,
and that sort of thing. 1t is now being
explained that the real need, so far as
clothes are concerned in India, is cheese.
cloth and sleazy cotton things, and not.
made Up to fit over corsets, either To
judge by the pictures which have appeared
OF natives in various stages Of enIaciation
IL would seem to a mere unsophisticated
layman that the imperative need is to get
some inside padding between the bones
and the skin, SO that the people would not
look SO much like corrugated iron roofs.
And then they would not be liable to
wear out tiIsir new clothes by reason of
the bones rubbing against the cloth.
There was a missionary society once
which sens two large barrels to mission
school in the mountains of Tennessee The
teachers awaited the coming Of these with
interest, for they had many pupils who
wore only one or two garments, and even
In Tennessee the weather is not always
warm. When the barrels were opened one
was found to be filled with old Sunday
school question books, and the other with
ancient high silk hatsl This is no fable
1t is a true story, and the barrels arrived
during the latter part of November The
principal looked at this muniffcence and
gave big sigh. But he was man who
could see the funny side of things, and
the sigh was folio wed by a hearty laugh
Then he called together a group of chilly
boys on the steps of the school house, aud
told them that If they would take the
barrels out behind the buildings where no
harm would be done. they could have a
grand bonfire. Then he went down to
the railway station to pay the express
charges
OF course there are no such missionary
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All the New York papers yesterday
corroborated the special Indian news pub
lished by The Times The situation with
regard TO the Mohammedan subjects of
the empire is very grave Indeed. British
Indian opinion is very strong in the d.
rection that great uprising is threat
ened- 1t should be understood that this
from the headquarters OF the faith When
ever England has been on good terms with
the central authorities of Islam, the Mo
hanmedan population OF India has been
most loyal TO the government
The times., 1897-07-04
Vest Pants for Liberty.

A new chapter in the fight for popular
rights was opened when Senator Vest
made his plea in The Senate for the rights
OF the pilgrim. The bold and brave rep
resentative OF Missouri interests and cuL
ture never did finer thing than when
be stood out against the sordid tailors'
trust, OF New York, and In favor of the
right of an American Traveller abroad to
buy something with which to cover him
self
We would like TO sympathize with our
friend, Senator Stewart. in his view that
the doctrine OF protection ought TO com
pei our people who happen 10 be wander
for their wearing apparel, and, in the
meantime, to shock the sense of old world
propriety by moving about in their pa.
lamas, or worse; but we cannot
Mr.. Vest states most unassailable truth,
of which he is always the living witness.
that decent suit of clothes, procurable in
London for twenty-five dollars, costs
EundIed dollars In New York and sixty or
seventy dollars In Washington. OF course
Senators. 1t is said that Russell Sage
can make himself into the similitude OF
Solomon for fifteen dollars; and the ad-
vcrtising columns OF The Times are evi
Ience that the finest garments needed by
Cabinet ministers and the corps diplo
matique are to be procured at very low
figures For cash, or weekly payments; but
when it comes Co the principle, then Sena-
tor Vest is enthroned and waistooated N
strength 1t would be difficult to pull
him down.
Let us think for a moment OF foreign
retaliation, IL case we should submit to
the infaTny of prohibiting Americans from
clothing their nakedness abroad England,
Italy, Russia, Norway, Sweden, and all
other emigrating lands might comPel their
subjects, on moving to the United STATES,
to make the journey without any clothes
at all. garbed only In the integrity Of
their desire to become citizens: and then
to send back home for a full outfit.
Things of this kind can lie carried too
far We sympathize with our native
and infant tailors; but we also have a
fellow feeling for a man who finds Kim
eelf in a strange land on the turn CT the
season and wants something with which
to cover himself appropriately.
The times., 1897-07-04

1t is rather 9 strange thing that while
the policy Of Cleveland and olney uni
verssliy is contemned, one of ITS Chief
exponents, left over from the late ad-
ministration. should have numerous friends
and apoloelsss In the United States Sem
act. Yet we are told that many SEN
ators are favorable to the confirmation of
William Woodville Rockhill as minister
to Greece 1t is not unlikely that be
may be confirmed. Perhaps, however,
the COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations has
power 20 exact statement regarding
those alleged Cuban letters from onr
consular representatives at Havana, Ma
tanzas, Puerto Principe. Neuvitas, sagua
La Grande, aud 3 few other places in
Cuba. In that case Confirmation might
be based on information.
The times., 1897-07-04

The Times stated some time ago that
Senator Pritchard had prevailed upon the
Civil Service Commission TO agree to the
removal from the classified service OF the
cashiers. chief clerks and deputies In the
field, both in the internal revenue and GUS
toms service. The commission wanted some
authority, however, upon which to make
the recommendation and asked Afr Pritch-
ard to secureit. The O hartman of the Com
nlittee ON Civil Service thereupon wrote
TIE Secretary OF the TT easury for an
opiniou on tie question. Secretary Gage,
in his reply, said that the removal sug>
gested by Senator Prftchard Is a good
one, for the reason that. these outside
deputies and cashiers are the personal
representatives of the collectors and
should be personally acceptable to them
1t is probable that the order will soon be
made carrying these suggestions into ef
feet. and when it is done patronage TO the
extent of not less than S3oe, 900 will he
thrown open to Con gressmen.
The times., 1897-07-04

A Southern lady offers q suggestion as
to churches which is protuberant with
sense She asks why it would not be posi-
bic, during the hot weather. to hold church
services early in the morning instead OF
fntbe middle of the day There is no reason
why this should not be done except the un-
conquerable aversion which many people
have TO getting up early, and in many of
the Southern States this would not count,
because people are in the habit OF rising
at or 8 O'Clock and taking siesta in
the middle of the day. AT any rate, when
one thinks of toiling through the agonies
of starched toilet and setting off for
church at the very hottest time in the
morning, and then remaining seated in
a place without electric fans or fly-paper
for two hours, and returning, perhaps, to
luncheon at or O'Clock, the explana-
tionofblue Mondays becomes clear. Eleven
O'Clock is a very nice hour for cool wea-
ther services, but 1t is about as bad an
hour as it can be at this season of the
year.
The times., 1897-07-04
The Hylnn of Aladdin Hamtd.


Whene'er thy mosque l trod
L heard my sabre sigh,
There is no God but God,
Believe IN Him or dIeI
abdul the Bless a. You must
Pursue the Prophet path!
Upi slake the eager lust
OF Gods avenging wrathp'
Islaml dreadful caIll
Long, long l made delay.
My back is at the wall;
Look, Lord, stand at bayi
1.-The eagles throng.i I cried,
Expecting me to die;
The Powers n throne deride;
i am the Sick Man, Iri
But there my troops were ranked,
A weapon to my hand;
And still my sabre cianked,
Go forth, and purge the landIip
at last Mohammed's sword,
The Key OF Heaven and Hell,
/ drew, and at my word
a hundred thousand fell.
God-hated; in their day,
Foul eumberers of the earth,
Now theirs is ours, and they,
Fuel for Shetaa' hearth
Though Journalists proclaimed
That things were at the worst;
Though Ministers were blamed;
Though poets sang and cursed
Though priests in every church
Prayed God to shield tie right,
God left them in the IgTeh;
They were afraid TO fightg
Words, words they slung. while we,
Indifferent to the cost,
Fulfilled God high decree
In slaughteTing the lost.
The Powers blaspheme d beneath:
Above, Heaven smiled delight;
Hol Europe CRASHED her teeth;
And Greece began TO bite.
They fell into the pit
They dug for our disnay;
The bitter soon was bit;
The spoilers are our preyl
The Sick MANI No; the Strongi
Prestige is ours againl
God gives Us a new song
Like sunshine after rain.
Grasptng a shadow, 10,
The Dog has lost his bone
The Christian Dogi Even sol
Allah Is God alonel
Saturday Review.
The times., 1897-07-04

be the purpose OF the demonstration to
express sympathy with Cuba.
This is somewhat strange, since WASH
ington papers for week past and The
Times in particular, have clearly stated
the object of the joint meeting Of organ
lied labor iD the District OF Columbia,
projected to be manifestation OF labor
opinion on the Cuban situation and the
attitude of our Government in relation
thereto.
We are sorry, of course, that the ID
have selected the laboring men of the
country as the most appropriate organiza-
tion OF the people to which to apply the
buck and gag of a suppression Of free
speech But perhaps it is more consistent
than If some other element We're involved
When it comes to questions of human
liberty and matters Of that sert the Re
publican party in recent years has been
singulariy fearful OF the great organized
SO. il would be indeed difficult to say.
The great, honest heart Of the operative
class beats in unison with every throb OF
national or humanitarian sentiment, here,
or around the world. 1t has given it's
widows nite to Armenia, to India, to ever
thing appealing to national charity or.
humanity Why its voice should be sup
pressed on the Fourth Of July, when Q
only aims To invoke the Declaration of
Independence, and the Genius OF Liberty,
in behalfor aneighboring community fight
ing TO the death for liberty, such as we
have attained through less blood and
suffering, and because of much less hor-
rfhie expressions. is past finding outl
The times., 1897-07-04

There is q young ladies' boarding-school
up III Connecticut, which cannot be re-
preached with hot being practical. 1t is
twenty girls in the graduating class Each
of these blossoms on the educational tree
viii wear on commencement day gown
cut, fitted, and sewed by herself, and IN
no case viii the materials have cost more
than $5. The Yale boys ought to go to
that commencement in body and pick
out their future helpmeets.
The times., 1897-07-04

It Is very disagreeable to notice that
leading New York paper continues seriously
to discuss pretended prospect of war
between this country and Japan. Things
Of this kind fomelt unnecessary discord,
and, where they raise doubts In the pslb-
lie mind as to the power of minor nations
finally compel tiisinterested American
journals to show the facts; which It is
neither necessary nor courteous to do, If
II Can be avoided We may have reason
to fear cowardice On the part OF an Ameri-
can Administration, judged by the events
Of recent years; we have none otherwise.
The times., 1897-07-04

A Boston young wonan-and oh, that
such thugs shenldi ever happen in the
Athens of America-tiied suddenly and
mystertously the other day. and the ply
sieians discovered that her throat and in
ternal organs wefe thiekly decorated with
little spIinters OF wood, which were che
remains of the toethpieks she had chewed
at one time or sanother. Now, chewing
toothpicks is bad enough, but to die of it
is worse: therefore, toothpick chewers are
hereby counseled to moderation. a little
toothpick will only hurt the sensibilities
of the public. Too much toothpiek will
iniure the ehewer's own health.
The times., 1897-07-04

Or. PedIoe, former consul to China. was
seen last evening at Chanberl:n's, and in
speaking of the duty on rice said,
The proposed duty on rice WIN, il il
becomes a law, increase the price Of rice,
and of course be a hardship 10 our work
ingInen. to whom this vegetable is one of
the necessities of life. being q wholesome
article of food.
1t is not fair to our people 70 impose
this tax and Increase the cost Of living.
In the first place, rice Is tropical prod
uct and reaches its best deveIOuu4.nt IN
sam, the French East Indies and Southern
China. In these countries it is growu IN
large quantities and sold for a cent d
pound st 2 good profit. 1t could be brought
TO our cnuI,try and sold here at cents a
POUND, and would be invaluable 70 the
poorer, in fact, 70 all classes
The culture Of rice demands the lowest
kind Of human labor Ii is sown in mud
and cultivated under water The Iaborer
who works In rice field must devote a
large part Of bis time and toll in water
up to his knees OF waist under q hot. blaz-
ing sun.
'Fhe nee growers in the far East are
about the lowest grade Of lahorers Of the
agricultural Classes. 1t IS not natural to
grow rice in this country on account OF
our climate.
1T is uB-Ameriean TO promote the c,I-
ture OF rice in the United States because
it means the degradation of our people
who may be employed in it
''The proposed duty OF 2 cents a pornd
on this article of food, is an almost pro-
hibitory tariff and is apparently levied
for the beuefit OF handful of Southern
planters who may make little money
raising rice
This tax on rice would work a hard
ship 70 tens OF thousands OF our Industrial
classes throughout the land and only in
crease the wealth of a few hundred
rice growers in a small district on the
southern Atlantic coaSt where the poorly
paid Iahorers toll all day long under q
broiliug sun
''The people OF the South might more
prositabIy employ their energies In an
intelligent effort to gain a foothoId for
the sale of their great cotton crops hy
cutting the Nfcara qua waterway ard
developing Quay s canal scheme to carry
freights from Chicago to the Mississippi
and the gulf and thence To thar golden
market of four hundred and fifty uIlIinos
of people in China and japan
The times., 1897-07-04

A Chicago man who was found sncon-
scious the other day declared that he
had been lynched by ghosts. 1t takes Chi
cago to do this sort of thing. If lynch,
Ing ever becomes epidemic in that town
all the mobs can pass themselves off as
ghosts, and the victims, too, for that mat
ter But tperhaps--aithought this slouldualy
be whispered-perh hapsanother sortofspirtts
had to do with the Chicago mans ex-
perience
The times., 1897-07-04

societies as that In existence now. But
Why not, hen box is to be sent to any
unfortuna te PLACE fnte to the people and
find out what clothing they really need.
and bow large the garments should be,
and OF what nature? 1t would save much
energy and cash.
The times., 1897-07-04

The long fight that has been made
against Dr.. Hughes, OF Birnin CHAM, Ala,
nominated for postmaster at that place,
came TO an end the other day, when
the nominee was confirmed. MIR. Hughes
was nominated by the President at the
solicitati OF Senator Hanna. Charges
were filed against him, and the case
was hung up in the Committee for several
weeks These charges reflected upon the
moral character Of the nominee, but the
committee finally set them aside and
made a favorable report TO the Senate,
MIR. Pettus. although a Democrat, wor king
hard fer the Confirmation OF the nominee,
who happened TO be a personal friend
Mr.. Hughes is sim in the city and has
been watching and waiting as patiently
as possible.
The times., 1897-07-04

The reply of Secretary herman to the
Japanese protest is short and conclusive.
It redtes the point raised by this journal
several days ago that transfer of SOW
ereignty vaeates all existing treaties with
a universally accepted precept of interna-
tional law and ought to settle the matter
as to Japan or any other nation interested
by reason of diplomatic or commercial re-
Iations with the Hawaiian Islands.
The times., 1897-07-04
AMBASSADOR HAYS RECEPTION
English and Americans at Inde-
pendence Day Celebration.

London, July 3-There was great
crush at the Independence Day reception
given this afternoon by Col. John Hay,
United States ambassador, at his rest
dence, No. . Carlton Terrace.
The guests arrived eaTiy, and by 4
o'clock the beautiful rooms Were IN
comfortably crowded. II is perfectly
proper TO say that everyone was there.
The Blue Hungarian Band played on the
terrace oveIhanging the park, and a col
latiOn was served on the ground floor
The times., 1897-07-04
King Humhert to visit s,ctIv,

Rome, July 3.-King Humbert VIII pay
a visit 60 Sicily on July 3, accompanied
by the premier and the ministers of war,
marine and public works. bis ma jesty
VIII hold naval review at Palermo, to
which the great nations viii send war
shins
The times., 1897-07-04
THE FOURTH AT NASHVILLE.
People OF All Races, Colors and
Religions Honor Ii.

Nashville, Tenn, July 3.-The glorious
Fourth was celebrated here in manner
possibly never attempted IL tie history Of
the country There Were two distinct
demonstrations on the Tennessee centen-
nial grounds. First, the foreign eIe-
ment, embracing people Of all races, colors,
and religions, the Arab of the desert ma rch-
ing in the same column with the aapper
FIenchInan and the blGsterIDg English
man, and paid enthusiastic tribute TO
that immortal instrument which has yoach--
safed liberty TO the world.
The. second parade wa stFictly martial,
and made up of regular and volunteer
troops.
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prntect,ng His Rir.hnlaoe.
(From the Boston Globe }

Lowell people should be grateful to Nag
istrate wentworth, OF New York Where
VIII you go If discharge yOug' he asked
OF Andrew MeEenBey, arrested as a pro-
feSsional beggar. ITO Lowell said Nc
Kenney. ''You stand committed Go the isl
and,' ret0rted tire court. II was born in
Lowell. and l know yOg are not wanted
there
The times., 1897-07-04
The Sixth Sense.

MT William T. Stead has comnunIca-
ton from person whom he calls '.Julia, =
who has been communicating with him Off
and on for several years. Julia is an
occupant OF the spirit world, and she
has lately revealed to Mt. Stead that all
people have sixth sense 1t is a sortof
intuitive sense. and is the cause of clair
voyance. By it's. means may be seen
The times., 1897-07-04
Illness Made Life a Burden.

New York. July 3-Martin ZoeIler, forty
years old, Of West Hoboken, a wealthy
manufacturer, and politician of note, COM
mitted suicide last night IN the Hacken-
sacks meadows by shooting himself in the
head He leaves widow and TIVE children.
He was a consumptiye, and often had
threatened to take his life
The times., 1897-07-04

They are taking up subscriptionin New
Orleans to provide mosquito netting for
the prisoners in the Jail, but before de
Gliding that this is too much luxury for a
;ail 10 should be considered that New
Orleans mosquitoes are ferocious
The times., 1897-07-04
A short Memory.

tFrorn the Omaha worid-EeraIdl
While Uncle Joe Medin is writing edg-
torials denouncing the free silver Repub-
Hcans it is as much as a mans life is
worth 20 remind our avuncuIar relative thai
he was once zone OF them things. =
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why Some People Are Poor.
fFmm yiewsl

According to statistics prepared by Mt
Thomas q. Shearman, the political econo-
mist of New Yelk, there are $500 people
n the United States who own property
worth i'll tie aggregate $24 ,ooo. 900, 900.