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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
IF FllSrs FNE FTRSrruRr
INDIVIDUALITY IN ONES OWN ROM

Who would not resent the verv sr.
gestlon OF being duplicate of somebod.
else: Yet in ones own room zones n,r
tlcular shell as it were) how apt one is IA
show lack Of distinctive character
Too bad, when there are such possib;r
ties right in the line OF ones spec;,I
tastes,
Are you book-lover? We have f,,
niture which would make the room a verv
haven - Hanging book-racks small
desks, bookcase desks, easy reading
chairs, all so cleverly contrived as to tai.
up the least possible room.
A collector There are odd little wall
and corner cabinets with drawers and
cupboards
Whatever your tastes-artistic. musi.
cal, social-just your special needs ar.
here: just the curtains and draperies r..
quired TO point up your style are also
here. Many now below factory prices.
BUY OF1he MAKER"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
Announcements
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M rt'oos II the Nervous system. Paralysis Diseases
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tnro,.nce and stehty. Hours s 10 !. TO 5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
INCOMING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
ve..e, Fo- Line Nal. close Vessel sails.
c. f.uis npton. Amer 30 10 a
N,t.s.lr Liverpool White Star....... 900 m u "a
T.,ff,ni Antwerp. Red Star....... 10 90 a m II 90
Cr,r,fa Havana cuha...... loo m 800
C,-r,l Galveston. Mallory ............ sop
\. -. Norway. Thing ala 500
THURspAY. JANUARY 81
Airuste Victoria Genoa. Hamb Amer. 500 100 a m
cherokee domingo. etc. clyde. loo m 800
III Paso New Orleans. Morgan .....-.. 400
poreranian. Glasgow. Alaa STATE.
FRIDAY. JANUARY Is
Comanch. Charleston. etc. clyde ...... 500 m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26
WOULDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Commenting generally upon the situation Mr.. Orr
extensions upon the Manhattan system made
the public would be considerably benefited. But
there can be no doubt that either these extensions
would not adequately meet the needs OF the city
solve the rapd-transi, problem. Just In past
years when the increasing boundaries OF the city
made necessary the change from ousses 20 surface
railroads and subsequently the building OF an ele-
waited railroad 50 now has the city outgrown its
existing accommodations and is urgently in need
o. newer ana more adequate facilities Even should
TIE Manhattan plans Oe approved oy the Commits
sion and lied out. the urgent necessity o. an
underground road would stiu remain. As I nave
pointed c.. many times before. the existing trans
port CON anies would De benefited b. the building
OF AL underground system. - aIse q would tend
would lead 20 ire laying oIt 0. more residential
districts and would create vast amount OF new
trafic % when the surface and elevated c0mpa-
Mes 70 I'd get large snare. an convinced that
tne underground Plaza yroVl-es ne only Tesi sOlu-
;!Ca o. tic Tar>1-trE:-s.t problem. an that such
z ROAD vii tine - og.- fe1r-. taat
the Rag.. Transit sc' ID rci I've the cJ:n;nss on
power 90 build Ire TUNE. ~ sections J, a section
could OILY D. excavs.ec ara workeJ as Tar. say as
Forfy-secoIt-st. i wo-lc prove sccn gres; sue
project would quickly fisappear'
TIE counsel - he Board asTe not yet decided
upon what day tne application Nil 1e made . he
Appellate Division o. ne supreme court 20 modify
the conditions o. me 10 HDt9 oona. wn.cn the
Court Insists saail deposited 1r,y by con
tractors FOR the UNDERGROUND Ire.
TIE Commissioners Of Accounts are conducting
an Investigation % the O0oks q, me RAPID Trans
Commission. and viii proba bly, AXE 4 report 20
the Mayor relative 20 Their findings this week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26

Warren and Broadway.
Prince and Broadway.
Thirty-seconi and Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26

A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO NEGOTIATE WITH
TIE RAPID TRANSIT COMMENSURATE lie
HOPE OF ANY RESULT OF REAL BENE-
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28
Good reason. For oiving.

At the meeting of the Fifeshire asso-
citation held in London DIR. Wallace told
story of pensioner who used to stand
with placard on his breast enumerat-
ing his claims to the eoppers he begged
This list ran thus: BATTLES, 4; wounds,
s; children, 8; total, 10" This is al
most as good as Sir NJ. Grant-Dutf's S
story of the Irish beggar who prayed,
For the love of God, sir, give me a
crust, for am so thirsty that l don't
know where 1 shall sleep tonight p'-
London Globe
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28
sIusicians Live Long.

A French writer notes that, though a
few great musicians have died young
to wit, Mozart mt 80, Schubert at 81,
Bellini at 80. Mendelssohn at 3s and
Weber when he was but 40-a large
number have lived to be very old men.
Those who died between 60 and 20
years of age include Bach. Won Bulow
and Rubinstein. Living beyond 20 years
came Gluck, Gounod, Handel, Liszt,
Meycrbeer, Rossini, Spontini and Wag'
ner, while the great age of 50 was at
tained by Auber and others. Dying at
more than so We're Cherubini, Cramer,
Lachper, Palestrina, Rameau, Schultz
and Taubert The average age of music
al celebrities is about 81 years
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28
The bishops Advice.

A clergyman once complained to
B;shep Bloomfield Of London that his
parishioners were indifferent to his
teachings.
"No sooner, +" said he, "do begin to
preach than they begin to doze."
"Do you, asked the bishop, preach
your own sermons?"
always, my lord, always" /"
"Then, my good friend, suppose you
try some one else I" retorted the bishop
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

HARPER whiskey on your
proves your taste is cor
rect. 1t proves also that you are
doing your duty to your guest and
to yourself-keeping the finest whis-
key obtainable.
Sold by
BuRLEY e KILLIAN,
Florence, Colo.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28
rhc Appnrent pImerence.

,Johnny-Pa, some of the curious peo
pie round here they call odd and
some of the others eccentric. What's
Ihe difference?
Pa-When man is said to be eccen-
trio, he usually has more or less money
When he is poor, man is simply odd
Boston Transcript.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

Twenty three mon in every l,00e
serving in the British army are 6 feet
and upwar in height; 33 in every
/, 200 are feet IL inches, and 5S in ev-
cry 1000 feet 10 inches. There are
7S5 in every 1000 army men under !
feet 8 inches.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

TWO honest collectors, either sex, for
city and one for country. Address
West Indian Trading Company New
Orleans, La
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

In only three cases out of ten the
light is equally good in each tye.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28
HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED--Active solicitors
wanted everywhere for "The Story
of the Philippines"by Murat Halstead
commissioned by the Government as
Official Historian to the War Depart
ment. The book was written in army
camps at San Francisco, on the Pa
cific with General Merritt, in the hos
pitals at Honolulu, In Hong Kong, in
the American trenches at Manila, in
the insurgent camps with Aguinaldo,
on the deck of the Olympia with
Dewey, and in the roar of battle at
the fall of Manila. Bonanza for agents.
Brimful of original pictures taken by
Government photographers on the
spot. Large book. Low prices. Big
profits Freight paid. Credit given,
Drop all trashy unofficial war books.
Outfit free. Address, f. T. Barber,
Secy., 356 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

When you want bill of gro
ceries, let Frank Keller figure
on it. BIZ
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28
Classified

LOST-A scarf pin, medallion in the
center, surrounded by circle of dia-
monds and pearls alternating. A suit
able reward viii be paid to the finder
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28
WED.
lNVITl |

or Announcement
elegantly printed,
opes with each,
Also calling cards
tiful type effects.
\
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

12gauge shot gun. Inquire at Deiberts,
43-5
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

WANTED Clean cotton rags at the
Tribune Office.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

/ lot of misses shoes in French
kid, black and tan, button and
lace. size 10 to >, worth 81, l0
ut this great sale ny
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

CARPETS should have good supply
of paper under them, The Tribune
has old papers at 20c per 100.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

l lot chil,lrens first class school
shoes. good material. in all &c
sizes, worth $50 this sale ooS
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

FOR RENT Three nicely furnished
rooms Will rent in exchange for
board for two. Apply at j. J. Fitz-
gerrell's 3l-l2
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

TO TRADE-A two horse wagon fos a
single wagon. Inquire at Hot Springs
3o-6
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

AGENTS WANTED For the sale of
new French medical discovery "Poly
nice Oil, for the cure of rheumatism,
etc. Write to j. w. Gilmor, Gen. Agt.
for Colorado, 26ls Douglas Place, Den
yer, Colo.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

] lot children's fine dongolaSOc
shoes, SNs-it worth 81 30, at wv
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

/ lot of first class beaver q
in black and brown, W rtiI
the challenge sale, price
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

/ lot same size worth $50 O2c
in lace and button, this sale WV
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

1 lot of ladies' dongola shoes in
lace and button, very select toes
well worth so, at our 20
challenge sale /
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

A very nice chinchilia ovoTd
blue a good warm garment
challenge sale price
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

lot of youths suits. ~iz
elegent line, all WOO, in
regular price $50. challei
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

/ lot of boys kneen pants. A
gain from $50 to 81, sonetii
Our challenge sale price i
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

10 pieces ,easeI down, dark and
light colors s-nobby patterns, re-
tailed for 2Dc
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

l ,ot knee pants suits in all
checks, well worth Si.5O, at 4
lenge sale
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

| lot knee pants suits, sid
S2.25, we'll made up, u good
wear, challenge sale price
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-11-28

Mems iiue shoes for winter, tan
and black. well worth 81 D 0S
and s., this sale @To
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03

the defenceless accused entirely
naked upon a ladder, face down
wards; then, after being secured
with cords, he was whipped on the
back with lash called ''cuaeta,"
made OF three or more strips fdrY
leather tightly interviewer. This
torture was inflicted in order to
wrest a confession OF guilt from
the wretched prisoners, or the de-
nunciation of imaginary suspected
accomplices, in the majori of
cases until merciful death put an
end to their sufferings. Neither
men nor women, old nor young,
were spared by these barbarians
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03

fN--~ vi manila AND Ahh AsNFD
OF THE WAR.
StaHdard--London, Aug. II.
With the fall of Manila the Spanish
American war. formally concluded by
the protocol signed last week, is actually
at an end. Yesterday President McKin.
ley nominated several members of the
Peace Commission. There is. therefore,
no excuse Tor further fighting, even if
any American captain or Spanish gem
eral should desire to strike another blow
for the honor of his flag General
Augusti himself has arrived at Hong
Kong on board German cruss r, having
Enthusiastically decided to avoid the
personal humiliation Of delivering his
sword to the victorious invaders
A new and better era for Spain may
date IRON the day when she has ceased
to lock up her armies and waste her
resources among the fever haunted
brakes OF the tropical island II is LETT
for the United S ates to find some means
OF restoring settled prosperity and
respect for law in that country. The
task is no easy one, as their brief expe.
rience with the Cuban rebels must have
already convinced the American com
manders. But, indeed, the legacy Of
embarrassment which the war has lett
tt the United states is heavy enough.
She has entered upon a new path, and
has TO face whole set OF problems from
which hitherto her statesmen have been
fortunately free. Even if she abstains
from annexation in the Philippines, the
war leaves her with subject populations
across the seas, with distant islands to
police and administer, and naval sta
tions to garrison and protect The
future, indeed looms dim with
hopes and apprehensions before the
American people, and their anxieties
and aspirations alike will be regarded
with sympathetic eyes IN this country.
Meanwhile, we can honestly congratu-
late them on bringing to a successful
close their first important campaign
beyond the seas that wash their shores,
and we can share Vith them the salts.
faction they feel in a success mainly
achieved by their skill and enterprise on
that element which has been the scene
OF the most splendid triumphs Of the
Anglo Saxon race.
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03
No "superfiuous Women"

The Government has published
a map showing for each State in
the Union the number OF unmarried
men and unmarried women over
twenty years of age.
With peculiarly childlike faith
the census officials believe they
know the exact ages Of all "un.
attached females" and accord.
ingly they are grouped in five.
year periods. In that particular
the stats les are absolutely un-
trustworthy, but apart from that
the figures are absolute.
And they are very astonishing.
They show definitely that the "sur-
plus woman" is a myth. There is
no surplus Of women. There is a
shortage Of 2. 400 900. There are
in the United States s,4s7, 76I
bachelors over twenty years of
age, and only 3,224,44 unmarried
women oi the same age.
Bnt this is not the least asto nish.
ing part of the matter. The chart
shows that in absolutely every
State there is an excess Of bach
elors over maidens.
Even in Massachusetts, where
tradition fixes the home OF the
Surplus uswoman. there are ss6, ,oS4
available bachelors and only aIo,
ass spinsters.
In Rhode Island there are a per
cent. more bachelors than unmar-
ried women, in New Hampshire Q
per cent, in Connecticut 20 per
cent. in New Jersey and Virginia
32 per cent, while in Idaho the
excess OF bachelors over maids is
1000 per cent there being 1854
unmarried men and only 1 4a6 sin
gle women. Wyoming and Ariz-
ona closely follow, while all the
Far Western States have reason tC
regard woman as one of the "pre
eious metals" because Of her scar
city.
But the one fact of greatest inter
est is that there is in the country
not a single State which has no
men enough to furnish a HUSBAND
apiece for all the women.
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03

smaller vessels, with four transports.
carrying 5000 troops, suddenly appeared
OH the mouth Of the Canton river. The
eoHo was quite unexpected and the
Chinese officials were completely taken
by surprise. Sir ]. C. Bremner, in com.
mand OF the troops on board, had
brought with him from England a letter
OF Lord Palmerston's sin which an indem.
n;ty was demanded for the sights to
which the English inhabitants of Hong
Kong had been subjected BY the officials
OF the Emperor of China, The Son of
heaven and Brother Of the Moon" &c,
vouchsahng no reply to this despatch.
preparations were made for the com.
mencement OF hostiIities. Before this
was actually undertaken, however, a
last appeal was determined upon. Capt.
Bourchier, H.M.S. Blonde, was sent to
Annoy bearing a letter for the Chinese
Admiral at that port Despite the fact
that his ship was Aying flag Of truce,
this officer ordered the Chinese gunners
Ia the forts surrounding the harbor TO
hre upon him. Under these circum.
stances an amicable settlement was
naturally out of the question. Accord
inglY, a portion Of the exped. .tion was
landed on the coast, and hos ilities com.
menced in earnest. The capture Of the
city OF Tinghai was speedily effected.
and the Chinese INN mediately sued for
peace. While the terms Of capitul.tion
were being discussed it was discovered
that the enemy were surreptitiousIv
repairing their deiences and mastering
reinforcements Of Tartars, In addition
to this, the MandarIns we're EMPLOYING
such gentle methods OF exterminating
our troops as consisted in poisoning the
water supply. &c. These facts coming
to light the temporary truce that had
existed was promptly annulled, and in
January, IS4I, the togue forts were
taken.
ms action was gallantly pc ,rmed,
and at considerable loss to them lives
by the I,4oo men Of the CAM :onian
regiment, assisted by detachments ofthe
2oth, 49th and 37th Madras native infan
try. The officer who directed the oper-
ations was MAJOR Pratt. al the East
India Company's service. The enemy
now again sued for peace, and a treaty.
was arranged in terms Of which the ISL
and OF Hong Kong was ceded to Eng
land On January 26. rs4I. the Union
Jack was hoisted on Pasenion Point by
Admiral Dowell, then a young midship-
man. Captain afterwards Sir CharlasN
Elliott was appointed Governor and
Minister Plenipotentiary tor Great
Britain.
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03
Is the CzAr's Dream Utop,an

1t is not to be wondered at that
the proposition OF disarmament
put forward by the young Gar of
Russia should stagger the intellect
OF Europe and evoke as a first re-
sponse an almost universal doubt,
first, Of the Cars sincerity, and
next, whether the plan is practic-
able, The idea OF the armed camp
has S thoroughly permeated and
possessed the European mind that
it is now regarded as the newt
able, the divinely ordered con-
dition OF modern society.
The system which the Gar of
Russia would wish to see changed
takes from the productive in
dustries OF Europe and keeps con-
stantlv in its military and naval
service more than FIVE millions of
men, all able and active and in the
prime OF life. 1t takes from the
taxpayers Of Europe more than
a thousand million of dollars
every year to meet the cost Of
maintaining the FIVE millions of
fighting men.
To propose the destruction of so
vast a system may seem Utopian,
but the language Of the letter OF
the Gar is sensible and moderate,
and Russia has shown that an abb
solute despotism can do great
things.
Forty years ago one-half the
people Of Russia W IRE serfs, the
property and chattels OF the other
half. More than twenty millions
OF them were the property of pri-
vate proprietors. as village serfs
or domestic servants; more than
three and a half millions belonged
to the imperial family, and the
seris on the church and state lands
brought the total number up to
more than forty millions.
Here was system older than
the armed camp idea and more
deeply rooted, and yet after less
than six years of preparation the
decree Of February, 1861. put an
end to serfdom forever in Russia.
The most powerful despotism in
Europe anticipated the United
States in freeing itself from the
burden OF serfdom. 1t would only
be in line with this achievement if
the same power should succeed
fifty years later in freeing Europe
from the incubus oil its army and
navy, the burden OF which is rap
idly growing unbearable.
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03
Bring ont the Truth Now.

President Mckinley is reported
as having said in regard to the ter
Tible condition OF our army camps
that he believes there are miti
eating circumstances, as we'll as
points 30 be considered OF which
the general public is ignorant"
If the President really believes
this it furnishes an additional
reason Tor ordering a searching
Investigation now.
What are the mitigating cir
cumstances" attending the death
OF ten times as many soldiers from
neglect, disease and starvation as
were killed in all the war by the
Spaniards1
What circumstances" can miti
gate the sufferings Of the worn and
wasted men now returning to US,
or assuage the anguish of the
friends who greet these miserable
wrecks with sobs and tears1
What are the points" OF which
"the general public is ignorant"
that will explain or extenuate the
horrible mismanagement OF the
eommissary, the medical and the
transportation bureaus of the War
Department ever since the first
movement was made7
For the sake Of the Government
and the nation any mitigating
circumstances or extenuating
facts connected with these horrors
ought to be made public officially
at once. The peoples indignation
fast rising into anger. The glory
ANur swift and complete victories
warisin danger Of being dim
or eclipsed in the eyes of the
! by these revelations Of ig-
ice, incompetence, indiffer-
and fatal cruelty.
On the other hand the President
has assured the country that "when
the time comes" the matter twill
be thoroughly investigated, and if
there are guilty parties they will
be punished"
The time is now.
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03
A Candidate for Stripes.

The transport San Marcos on its
arrival off Montauk Point, the
other day, repeated the same tale
Of misery that has nauseated the
public on the arrival ofthe Seneca,
Concho, Mobile and Mohawk. In
the case OF the San Marcos all the
ordinary sources of torment were
intensified by a brutal military
commander. Captain Abner H.
Merrill, who was in charge Of the
troops on this ship, has missed his
vocation. The occupation Tor
which Providence clearly designed
him is that OF picking oakum in a
commodioLs jail, and there ought
to be every effort to carry out the
divine intentions in his case.
II was this officers duty to look
after the health and comfort Of the
troops in his charge. Instead he
seemed to exert himself to make
them wretched. He allowed them
to be fed on starvation rasions and
herded in filthy quarters; he for.
bade them proper air and exercise
he continually swore at them il
fragrant contempt Of the regula.
tions; he locked them up on trivia
pretexts; he drove wounded mer
below with profane abuse.
Such officers as this are Ills
couragers Of patriotism. II tn,
Government should allow sucl
conduct as theirs to escape pun
ishment it could never raise an
other army, except by conscrip
tion.
Washington sentinel., 1898-09-03
sheArlnG the Locks of samson.
The time is now.

sheAring the Looks of Samson.
When the war with Spain began
the United States was a fighting,
but not military, nation. 1t had
a limItless supply Of the most
superb martial material on eartn.
1t knew that it was unprepared for
war in the matters of organization
and discipline, but it believed that
a few months OF training would be
enough to turn its splendid volun-
teers into an invincible army.
The brilliant charges at Santiago
proved that those expectations
were reasonable. What European
experts believed to be impossible
had been accomplished. The vol
unteers stood fire like veterans.
There was no reason then why the
Ist day OF September should not
find US with an army Of 77s, 900
strong, superior in fighting power
to any other Of its size in the world,
its men hardened and invigorated
by summer OF life in the open air
in camps chosen for th cir salubrity,
and ready to spring to any service.
Instead, we find ourselves with
the tottering skeleton of an army,
wasted by disease and starvation,
and less ready in all respects to
take the field against an enemy
than it was three months ago.
Worse yet, the very springs Of
national military vigor have been
sappsd. We have ten million men
from whom we could have created
new armies if the first one had been
wiped out by an enemy, but who
is going to enlist to face starvation.
disease and death wantonly IN
fiicted bv his own Government II
the President should issue another
call for aoo, 900 men, does anybody
suppose that eight hundred thou
sand would leap to answer it7