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ment. Being thus unable to erect and
support a government Of their own, in
order that the United States might recOg-
nize the independence Of the rebellious
Cubans, we should be obliged to first
secure their independence for them, and
that by fighting the Spanish army and
conquering the Spanish power in the
island. There is nothing in the inter-
national code to justify any such proceed
ing.
But we have abundant cause for inter-
VentiOn, as much as a man would have
for interfering to stop quarrel between
two of his neighbOrs in order to prevent
the killing OF one and the consequent
impoVerishment of his family. And that
is what the President wants to do. He
asks Congress to authorize him to use
the army and navy to stop the barbarous
war now going on in Cuba and to Secure
in the island the establishment Of
stable government capable Of maintain
ing order and observing it's international
obligations, insuring peace and tranquil
lity and the security OF its citizens as
we'll as our own"
The Presidents course is the wiser one
from every standpoint. First, it Is
within the long established law Of ma
tions. Second, it is in complete accord
with our own practice Third, It would
result in the independence Of Cuba and
the establishment of a republican form
of government there in close alliance
with the United States.
The first move would necessarily be to
get possession of the island; the second
to provide ways and means for the people
to fairly and freely set up Cuban gov
ernment, and the third to protect the
new government from outside interfer-
ence until all disposition to interfere
from the outside had ceased.
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There is No Need for Bonds Now.

There is a quiet movement in progress
getting the people accustomed to selling
bonds whenever the spectators have no
other profitable field for investment. It
is cropping out from day to day and in
a modest fashion that the new war bonds
are to be offered to the people this time,
and at least one great banker has offered
the use Of his banking facilities free Of
charge in disseminating the bonds. Why,
of course. There are at least a dozen
banks in New York alone that would be
willing to undertake the sale OF the
whole batch Of $50O,0O0,000 and not
charge a cent for 1t. Every banker in the
country, small as well as great, has un-
limited faith in the security Of govern
ment bond. They do not for moment
doubt the credit or the good faith Of their
government, and they are to be COM
mended for it; they are right. They all
know that a government which can put
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FOR JOPLIN, PITTsBURG, GALENA
AND WEBB CITY.

The Memphis Route (Kansas City.
TT. Scott q Memphis r. R) has two
trains daily from Kansas City-both
trains have through reclining chair cars
(seats free to holders Of first-class tick
ets.) Night train leaving Kansas City
at $3.50 has Wagner palace sleeping car
to Joplin, via Plttsburg and Galena. The
Memphis" is the only line from Kansas
City to all the great lead and zinc min
ing camps Of Missouri and Kansas-Ga-
lena, Joplin, Webb City, Cartervllle and
Aurora.
For map and time table folder, address
J. e. LOCKWOOD,
Gen. Passenger Agent, Kansas City, Mo
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-20
Our Affair With Spain May Involve
Other Nations.

Among the privileges accorded by In
ternational law to nations at war is that
OF blockadlng the enemy's ports The
only condition Is that the blockade must
be effectual; that is, the blockading force
must be strong enough to prevent ships
going In and out.
Should Spain undertaketo blOckadethe
ports of the United States, all the mari
time nations would be interested. The
foreign commerce Of the United States
amounts 10 great many million tons.
and 1t Is nearly all carried in foreign
vessels. Only about IL per cent. 10 car
ried In our own ships. Our ocean carry
ing trade Is done by Austrian, Belgian,
British, Danish, Dutch, French, German,
Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish and other vessels. With our
ports blockaded by Spain, her ships Of
war and her privateers would be entitled
to hail every merchant ship afloat out
side the territorial limit OF three miles
from shore, and examine her cargo to as
certain whether she had enemy's goods
aboard.
That might work successfully with
Danish OF Dutch or Belgian or POrtu-
gese ships, but there would be objection
when a British ship is halted by shot
across her bows. OF the 20,002,6 $50 tons
Of goods coming into United States ports
during the last fiscal year, II, 1886, ,261 tons
were brought in British ships. To inter-
rupt that trade would be TO bring trouble
to the nation responsible for 1t as well as
to the neutrals.
A blockade of the port of New York
would affect not only the worlds COM
merce, but Its travel All the great ocean
steamers carrying passengers would be
subject to the rules OF war In such cases
and could lawfully be prevented from
going out to sea or going In from sea.
A Washington correspondent OF the
Globe-DemOcrat, alluding to the pub
lished rumOr that Spain will attempt to
blockade our ports from Boston to Gal
weston, suggests that II this course should
be taken, the Spanish government can
theoretically claim the right not merelytO
search but to capture and even sink every
neutral vessel attempting to either enter
or leave United States port. Thus, If
the Spaniards were to include New York
in their blockade as they certainly will,
the Cunard, White Star, Campagnle,
Transatlantique and other old world lines
Of steamers would nave to suspend their
service, unless they wished to expose
themselves to the risk OF being captured
or sunk by the first Spanish warship
which they may happen to run into
A blockade may not be limited to a
single seaport. 1t may extend along q
whole coast line. But It must be effective
and not blufK as Napoleon's Berlin de-
cree was. In order that the bloCkadlng
nation may be allowed to exercise the
privilege to capture and sink neutral yes
sells guilty Of infringing It's provisions,
the blockadlng power must have "suffl-
cient naval force" along the blOCkaded
coast to entail danger upon any neutral
ship attempting to pass the line.
What amounts to sufficient force has
been discussed, but in the case supposed,
1t would not be long until Spain herself
would be satisfied that her force is not
sufficient.
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-20

Almost One-half Of the total exports
from this country are sold in Britain.
AS to our imports, we get more than 20
per cent. Of them from our mother coun-
try.
Table showing the total value of all i'm
ports into the United States during the
years given, the amount imported from
Great Britain and It's per cent. of the
whole.
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Great Britain and the United States


The conduct of the British government
with respect to the United States during
the progress of our negotiations with
Spain on the Cuban question, has been
friendly as we'll as wise. At every stage
of the proceeding we have had the
friendly counsel and open sympathy Of
that powerful nation. AS to the motive
and nations, like individual men, are
moved most powerfully by forces affect
ing self-we can easily trace to an am
bitiOn for Anglo-SaxOn supremacy among
the ruling powers of earth. It 80 hap
pens that in addition to our common
ancestry, our local interests and re-
sources are helpful to each other. The
original object Of establishing colonies
here was the extension of British COM
merce. The navigation laws dating back
to 1651-3, and all other legislation Of
Parliament that had application here,
was enacted expressly to limit our for
eign trade to Great Britain. Manufac-
turing in large establishments was pro-
hibited, not because the people over there
did not wish us to be well clad and
housed, but because they wanted to sell
to them what we could raise from the
earth and buy from them what they
wrought into useful articles by handcraft.
And when the farmers of the United
isles could no longer supply their trades
men and manufacturers with grain and
it was necessary to import more and
more of breadstuffs every year, the corn
laws were repealed to the end that bread
might be cheaper, and to that extent
manufactured products could be cheap
ened and thus be recommended to us
and others.
And now, If anything should occur to
destroy the commerce Of the United
States and Great Britain between them
selves, it would be to us equivalent to the
loss of half the worlds trade. Looking
over our commercial relations with the
world, one sees instantly how closely re-
lated this country is with England. The
last Monthly Summary Of Finance and
Commerce issued by the Bureau Of Sta
tistics of the Treasury Department, con-
tains diagram showing the proportions
of wheat and wheat flour exported from
the United States to Great Britain and
to other parts of the world in the two
years 1892 and 1897 Our total exports
of the two articles in 1892 were:
Wheat ............. 1877 7,280,351 bushels
Wheat -four ....... .9,603, $40 barrels
OF these totals the United Kingdom
took:
Wheat ............. 67,293, $50 bushels
Wheat -four ......... .15,196,769 barrels
That is equal to 43 per cent. Of our ex-
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IUIIW LUIUI AgATI IH1Oi IUV asH-I IVV VUJ
1t will be seen that the United States
takes more British products than any
other country outside British possess
sions, and more than any Of of them ex-
Cept India. In our money the average
yearly value Of British exports to the
United States is about $135, 900, and
Sc per cent. Of our enormous foreign
trade is carried in British ships.
So, while racial ties bind the two coun-
tries, their mutual trade relations are
constant reminders that II we are not
always in the best humOr with each
other there are good reasons why we
should never again quarrel by war.
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To show how important our trade is to
the people of Great Britain, let COM
parison be made Of the exports from that
country to this and to others. Here Is a
statement showing the value in pounds
sterling of the exports from the United
Kingdom to the countries named during
the years 1891 and 1892, the earliest Of
fetal figures now at hand:
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-20

ports Of wheat, and 63 per cent. OF our
exports of wheat flour.
These returns are from our wheat crop
produced in the calendar year 1891, which
was Gil, 100000 bushels, the largest by
nearly lOO,00O,000 bushels ever raised.
Great Britain took 1851 ,555 bushels,
counting Az bushels to barrel Of flour.
Our exports of wheat and wheat flour
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1897, was:
Wheat ..............79, ,562, ,020 bushels
Wheat -four ........... 1863, 545 barrels
OF these total exports, Great Britain
took:
Wheat ..............55, ,742 ,6S9 bushels
Wheat -four 1886, $50 barrels
This is equal to 20 per cent. of our
total wheat exported, and So per cent. Of
the wheat -four.
Taking up the wider field OF our total
exports and imports, and the United
Kingdoms share Of 1t, our business re-
latiOns are seen more plainly.
The following table shows the total
value of all our exports for the years
given. and the amount and per cent. Of
Great Britain's share:
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-20
BY EX- SENATOR PETER

q .
The sun., 1898-12-01

THE work OF the penny.a.line writers
in Delaware has been fast and furious
during the last few days.
These newspaper men in their anxiety
to crowd space in their papers have
taken it upon themselves to state that
certain prominent Republicans are cam
didates for the United States Senator
ship. = ~
The statements of these gentlemen
given ia this issue of The Sun state the
truth very clearly. They ate not candi-
dates and their names were used with
out their consent. 's~' '1
The vaporings OF these penny-a-line
writer's do not fall with any seriousness
on the minds Of the people OF Delaware.
But unfortunately some copies OF the
papers containing the conjectures OF
these penny-a-liners' brains get outside
Of the State. That hurts Delaware. The
people in other parts Of the country who
do not unde, stand the local conditions
Imagine a reign Of political anarchy in
Delaware. ''
The.e publications are evidences OF ir-
responsible journalism.
Simply an absolute inability to pub
lsh the truth. Further evidences OF THIS
fatal fault in Delaware journalism
appear every day. The most notorious,
perhaps, of all is the case OF TIE ire
sponsible Jerome B. Bell, of the Sunday
Star. First Bell attacks the credit OF one
Of the strongest banks in DeIaN are,
charging that institution with having
been party to political corruption. Bell
has never been able to prove his charge.
Next Bell stated that he lieutenants oi
Hon. George Gray paid $1,000 in regis
tration fees of men whom the Democrats
had registered. This he never proved.
Tie people of Delaware have but to
take statements made by these irrespon
sible journals and sift then: :as THE Sun
Sits them, and they will readily See theil
total irresponsibiIitv.
Nail all lies to the cross.
The sun., 1898-12-01
Case Will Commence in the
United States Circuit Court
Next Monday.
NEW witnesses sUBPGNAED
The Second Trial Promises to DC
More Sensai iOnal 1 han the First.
Additional EviLence Win be q
Given by the Govern.
ment am Defence.

The second trial OF United States Sena-
tor Rlcha,u Rollins kenncy Will eoin-
neuce III the UnlLed States Circuit Court
before Judge Edward u. Bradford Oh
next Munuay morning AZ II O'CLOCK:
The charges on wlIwh liz IL inulcled
are aiding and abeltlny Wiillani N.
Boys IN mleapply ing the fuhus Vi the
tlrst Nati,nai Bank ol Dover; also con.
spring with SAID boggs W defraud saIu
bank out vi money ior the use OF SAID
Buggs and kenney. E
The case Will nu doubt attract more at
tentloD Than " uld IN JAY last, when
the Jury ialled " agree.
Ii IL stated that there VIII be more SEN
satlonal features attending this TRIAL than
the first, and the developments PROMISE
To be unusually Interesting.
The second trial u Senator kenney
has been postponed Oh u nunibero Vi oc'
casiuns, but United States District At
torney Lewis e. Vanuegrlit states that
there VIII be no further pOstpoli. meht
unless unfurseen complications ARISE
over which he las lV control. -.
William N. bvggs, who has pleaded
kulItv w VIC CluOCAAiVAoSAO ~ VAosbSsSo
the banks money VIII be III this case, as
lle has III others one of the principal
witnesses. F
MIR. Boggs was brought here from New
Castle Jail by Deputy United States
Marshall Clark yesterday AFTERNOON and
remained ior some time IN conferelIce
with Mr.. Vanuegrilt at the latlers
office.
What transpired is not known, but
that it will have some bearing On the
case there is very little DOUBT.
1t is stated tllat a humoer u new Wit
nesses have been subpGnaed for the Coy
ernment, and they VIII, 1t IL SAID, contra
dict certain evidence which Was SUP
mitted by the ueicnse in July last.
| 1t is also probable t'at Co'. Ezekiel
T. Cooper viii again be brought IRON
the Trenton Penelenllary totes.iiy III be'
half Of Mr.. Kenney.
The Jurors WIZ he selected from the
same panel drawn tor the first trial o
Senator kenney.
Marshall sholt is now engaged IL
subpGnaeing witnesses tor tile defence
Mr.. kenney VIII De uetended by hv
C. Bru and John Biggs, the latler aotlnl
for lion. George Gra! w"o Is serving al
one OF the Peace Commissioners III faris
The sun., 1898-12-01

these hats have International recogni.
tion. They are wern all over the world
bv gentlemen Of taste and Judgment.
These makers supply local dealers with
their hats and tile local agency for Knox
or Dunlap or any Of the others is waltz
able acqui. ition. For good and sufficient
reasons many Wilmington men prefer
huying their Knox and Dunlap hats in
Pl,ilaI lphia instead Of Wilmington.
One Of these reasons is the fact that the
local agents of these world famous hat
makers stamp Wilmington, Del.," IN
the hats bought here. 1t is IA small
thing. but it sends trade to Philadelphia
that might as well stay in town. The
inconseqnential bit OF advertising gained
by stamping the local sgent's address IN
tie ha,s sold here don't help Knox or
Dunlap or the local agent. It's an odd
conceit, but investigation will prove that
two out OF three Dunlap hats worn IN
Wilmington today were bought in Phl'a-
delphia or in New York, and If the wear
ers are frank men they will admit that
they object to the wilmington, Del, y
stamp of the local agent. Those who
are not frank will probably assert that
they have better assortment in Phla'
delphia. which is not true. Do you buy
in Wilmington? '.
The sun., 1898-12-01
WORK NEARLY COMPLETED.
Trolley Line OF Wilmington and
Chester Traction Company TO
Be Opened Soon.

Work on the trolley road betw. en-
Chester end Wilmington, which. when
will connect with the line
running from Darby to Chester and TINS
establish an electric road from Philade-
phia to Wilmington, il progressing, and
the route will be opened about Christ
mas.
Some delay has been caused by several
property owners in Delaware opposing
the improy enent, but a jury appointed
to award damages has just made its re-
port III two cases, and the lands will now
probably bp secured by the trolley con-
pany without further legal procedure.
From Wilmington to Claymont, a dis
tance OF seven miles. the line il being
built on the coinpany's property, and
from the latter place to Chester the route
is on a level road.
The Wilmington and Chester Traction
Company, which will operate the new
road, ia controlled by capitalists who
are already in possession nf the Will
mington City Railway Company, the
Chester Traction Company, and the line
running from Chester TO Darby.
C. N. G ark, of the banking firm OF +.
w. Clark & Co., Of Philadelphia, is pres
ident Of the system. Through trips vii!
be made from Darby to Wilmington, and
handsome cars have been bnilt They
are 26 feet long with the platforms,
mounted on double trucks, and the seats
are arranged crosswise ~ in steam rall
road cars. By connecting with the
Union Traction Company at Darby ser
vice to all parts OF Philadelphia will be
maintained.
The sun., 1898-12-01
DEATHS.

O'CONNELL.-At West Grove, Chester cou ,tv,
Pa on Novemb 18th. 1903, John O'COnnell,
aged 40 years.
II. lativcs and friends are resrectfully invited
tn atte,,d the 'uncral On rhu "sday morning l,e-
cpmbar lith 1893. at O'clock, from his late resi-
dence. Intprment at West Grove. Pa Il
RUTTER-In this city, on November 28th 1898,
Arthur Rutter. infant ron of C. W. and II. A..
Rutt,'r, agt d s weeks.
Relatives aud fri. nds are respectfully invit d
to- attend the funeral services on Wednesday,
November aGth, s &, at 2 uclOck, from the resi-
dence OF his parents, No. 1925 Apple street In
terment at Riverview Cemetery
SE>TM AN-In this city, on November 30th.
1SaS Maria H.. wife OF Laurence sentmal,, ag,d
70 years N.''.'Ig I,.l l.an
Re atives and friends are respectfully invited
to attend the funera, from the resid. d.nce q her
son-in.la y. John ". Rickine. No. 2oS Jackson
street. on Fr day, December ID. at o'clock. In
telment private. .rN, -t "a ratr a&
MAREE--In this city, on November q: 1893,
| Nellie H., wife of John Maree and dauHhter Ut
William II. and Hannae M. Fuhr. in her 2ist
year. VI K bEJ. Z w .,I 4 4..'
Relstiyea and friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence Of her .parents No.
S4S Church street. on Thursday afternoon De-
cemher LIT, at 2 O'clock, Interment at Lom'
hardy Cemetery. E'Qai (. vi fMNN u '&a
JEFFERIS.--At the residence OF his son. Elias
vember 2s lSes, Parker Jehers, in his set1
! bue notice of funeral VIII Be given.
The sun., 1898-12-01

THE Philadelphia Call says ediforially:
1.-TWO Senators 1T the United States, rep
resenting communities of advanced in
telligence, today stand accused before
the bar 81 public opinion with vulgar
and petty crimes against the laws OF their
respective States.
-"These Senators are Matthew Stanley
Quay, Of Pennsylvania, and Richard II.
Kenney, Of Delaware. 1t is not taking
too harsh view Of the question to sug-
gest that the Senate is too high and ex-
altpd an office TO be smirched BY contact
with the Criminal Court. 81 far as we
are aware this is the first time on record
that a Senator of the United States has
been indicted in the courts for petty
and erin. inal violation Of the law.
sThere have, of course, been instances
where Senators have been expelled from
the Senate for high political misdemran'
ors, and upon the secession Of the Sta'"s
they represented from the Union. The
Quay and Kenney cases, however, stand
alone in the smaller and meaner category
to which they belong.
.1Should the Senate OF the Unite d
States bear uncomplaininglv the prese"'
Of men indicted npon such grave charges
We think not. 1t is our opinion that the
Senate should not permit to remain i'll l's
council men to whom suspicion may
point its accusing finger.
"a decent respect for its own repntt
before the country demands that Messrs
Kenney and Quay be suspended until Al
least such time as the courts may deter
mine whether they are guilty or limo
cent of the charges interposed aga'ns
them. The Senate has the right to tak'
this action. Will it do so2'
The sun., 1898-12-01
THE TEACHERS BAZAAR.
Fair is Being Well PatrCnized, and
Much Interest h Taken
in tn. Votes,

The first fair and bazaar of the Teach.
ers' Mutual and Beneficial Association
which opened Monday evening and con-
tinues the week, with a matinee on Sat
urday afternoon, is proving a marked
success.
The booths, decorations and electrical
display are acknowledged to be- among
the fines ever seen in this city. In conse-
qlence of SO many attractions, the fair is
largely attended and various depart
ments are doing an excellent business.
The gypsy encalnpment is one of the
most attractive departments. Queen
Nab, Queen OF the Gypsies, makes
speciality Of palmistry.
The post Office is also a feature OF the
fair, tile decorations and arrangements
being very artistical and pretty.
This department is probably patron
lied more than any other one stand.
Prof. J. H. Becher, in charge Of the
astrology department, has been doing a
very good business, and succeeds IN
amusing the jolly parties who patronize
him.
The restaurant, under the management
OF Miss Kruse, is also very attractive. A
very large number enjoyed the elaborate
menu at diner last evening.
A very interesting program has been
arranged for each evening Of the week.
Last evenings program consisted of Il
number of selections by the Grace
orchestra, directed by J. II, Brill OF
Philadelphia.
Tomorrow night there will be panto
mines, drills and marches, rendered by
the pupils of School M. 9, under the
direction of Miss Mahala II. Wells, as
sisted by the Harmony Mandolin and
Glee Club.
The officials OF the bazaar last night
received telegram fro'u Col. Robert
Mitchell Floyd Of Boston, the contents OF
whlck were as follows
"My congratulations, warmest wishes
for success and affectionale greetings. Am
sorry that am unable 10 be present.
Colonel Floyd was one of the first tc
| subscribe toward the beautiful silk flag
which is to be voted to tire most popular
school. For several years Coz. FlovC
has been Il very generous friend to the
Teachers Association and to the public
schooIs. During the last few years he
has presented several crayon portraits o
celebrated authors, poets and great men,
to the different schuos OF this ci y.
The vote for the flag stood as follows
School M. l, 252; No. 2, 8: No 3, 81
No. 4, 59S; No. 5. 8; No, +, 2; No. 7, 957
No. 8, 81; No. 8, l,4O2; No. 10, ID; No II
rs; No. II. 20; No. i3, 43; No. IA. ~; No
Is, 4O5; Me-. IL, 1876; No. II, l3; No. lS
=; No. 10, 3; No. ~, 2; No. q. 2; NJ. "
3; No. "a, 49l; No. rs, 50; NO. 26, II; No
II, 592,