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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-27
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR NOTES.

turning from the wal l"""'
their old commands,
Secretary Alger in his annual re-
MORT win recommend an increase III
the size of the standing army
Admiral Ceryera is anxious 70 eel
70 radiz but has been Informed that
his presence in Madrid is necessary
Gomez publicly proclaimed com
nlete confidence in the solemn engage
ments made by the congress at WASH
ington.
The president has made several pro
notions OF regular army officers to
the grade Of brIgadier-general oil
volunteers.
Chicago's peace jubilee was held
The 4th immune regiment mas ar
rived at Manzanlllo, Cuba.
Spanish peace commissioners are
irving to enlist the sympathy OF the
powers.
Tbe cruiser Maria Teresa is eX-
nected to start north from Caimanera'
Cuba, Sunday.
Col. Hecker, who suggested trunk
line as a military necessity In Cuoa'
has also recommended Increased dock
ing facilities.
Speeches we're made by President Nc
Kinley, George r. Peck, Gen Miles,
Gen. Shafter, Bishop Ireland, Samuel
N. Gompers and others.
Surgeon-General Sternberg, IN
letter to Alexander Il. Orr, declared
so cents a day an excessive allowance
for food for sick soldiers,
Insurgents at Legaspi, Philippine
islands, refused to allow IN officer OF
che cruiser Raleigh to land without
Aguinaldo's permission
General Horace Porter United
stetes ambassador gave banquet in
Paris to the United States and Span
ish peace commissioners.
Adyices received in Madrid from
Porto Rico state that all the high Of
acials there have taken steps to be-
come naturalized Americans.
Rear Admiral Scnley has notified
the navy department that he viii sail
from Porto Rico October "a and VIII
proceed direct to Washington.
The status OF the 100000 inhabitants
of Porto Rico as citizens Of the United
States may be provided for in the
peace treaty or by act Of congress.
Delegates from the six provinces Of
Cuba met at Sagua La Grande, or
ganized the national party of Cuba
and adopted declaration OF prin-
eiples.
Brigadior General Hale says, in a
letter from Manila. that he believes
we are bound to keep the Philippines,
even though they prove to De white
elephant
The stars and stripes were raised
over san Juan oct rs and the
American commissioners formally
took possession of the government of
the Island
]. Pierce OF New York was author
lied to carry the mails from Ponce to
san Juan, SIS miles on teu-hour
schedule each way, the cost not to
exceed $500 year
Every navy yard in the country is
buaily engaged In the work 81 re-
pairing warships, and the amount eX-
pended monthly is several hundred
thousand dollars
PhiHppi Agonctllo, representative
of Aguinaldo the lnsurgent leader of
ue Philippine islands is now in
Paris Ie says the FHipinos want
absolute Independence
In rejecting the Cuban debt and also
.4Feu.Iulftt. ..1aY Euba tba ITnitaE
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-27
CHAPTER 303, LAWS 1897.

An Act to revise the laws authorizing the
business Of banking.
The people Of the state 81 Wisconsin, repre-
scnted in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
Give Factories a Chance.

Why is it that Georgia is falling behind
other Southern states in manufacturing?
1t IS not because her natural advantages
are not as great as those Of any other
Southern state. She has raw material a
splendid climate. excellent transportation
facilities and cheap labor. She has water
power sufficient to run all the mills in the
South and coal is delivered along the lines
of all her railroads at a remarkably low
price per ton. Why then is it that. as
a manufacturing state, she has fallen,
since 1870. from the first to the fifth place
among the Southern states?
Those who have studied this subject
carefully are of the opinion that the high
rate of taxation in Georgia has something
to do with this condition of affairs. A
convention has been called by the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce for Feb. 10, to con-
slider the advlsability of asking the Leg
islature to give incorporated towns the
right to exempt manufacturing plants
within their respective limits from mu-
nieipal taxation. The question of exempt
Ing factories from state and county tax
alton is not to be touched upon, because
the state constitution makes such taxa
ton obligatory.
Would It not pay cities to exempt facto-
~ plants from taxation-at least for
number of years? 1t would undoubtedly.
Without such exemption very few of them
will have any factories With factories
they would have a much larger popula-
ton to support the business of those who
pay the taxes. Municipal governments,
therefore, would be gamers by exempting
factories from taxation.
Some of the towns do exempt factory
property, but there is a doubt of the le-
gality of their action, and as long as there
is no certainty that the exemption will
be continued they fail to receive the BEN
efits they seek to obtain. A law author
izng such exemptions would enable them
at once to offer inducements which, in
many instances. would secure thriving
cotton factories, and factories of other
kinds.
In North Carolina, South Carolina,
Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana factories have exemption from
municipal taxation, and all of these states,
especially North Carolina, South
Carolina and Alabama, are be-
coming great manufacturing states.
Georgia, owing to the lack of foresight of
her legislators, is tagging in the rear. 1t
is for her people to say whether or Lot
she shall continue to lag.
Suppose Georgia should turn into fab
RIGS her cotton crop-that portion of it
which is now exported-and should send
these fabrics to foreign markets? Would
not her people be benefited to the extent
! of many millions of dollars annually?
They certainly would. Georgia towns
would increase in wealth and population
rapidly. This city, in all probability, in
stead of having one idle cotton mill would
have half dozen first-class mills in
operation and a large factory population.
Let us have the kind of legislation which
invites progress,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
BRIGHT BITS.

Mr.. Callahan-Euchre is not bad
game, but I'd rather play poker
Mr.. Cohen-Vell, euchre is chenerally
der best if you lose, undt poker is der best
f you vin.-Puck
THE self-made man." remarked the
observer of men and things, would give
more general satisfaction, doubtless. if ne
tried himself on a time or two before he
was done. Detroit Journal.
"A man in Birmingham has got him
self into trouble by marrying two wives"
That is nothing. Many a man in this
town has got into sufficient trouble through
marrying only one '-Tft-Bits.
-Author-what do you think of my new
book?
-Friend-It certainly contains much
food for thought.
Authorize you really think so?
Friend-Yes; but it seems to have been
wretchedly cooked.-Chicago Record.
"A boy, being asked to describe kitten.
said: "A kitten is remarkable for rushing
like mad at nothing whatever and stop
ping before it gets there" 1t must have
been the same boy who thus defined scan
dal: 1T is when nobody amt done moth
ing, and somebody goes and tells. Tit
Bits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

In his talk before the House committee
on banking and currency on Wednesday
Ex-senator Edmunds, as the representa-
tive of the monetary commission, said
among other things, that monetary stan
dards are no more subject to government
tai control than are the tides and winds.
When a government seeks to make
standard it merely interrupts the natu-
raj law and embarasses the naturally ex-
listing conditions.
Assuming that this is true, and the
financial history of the world shows that
it is. what folly it is for Congress to in
slst upon the settlement of the question
of a monetary standard before undertake
ing to reform the currency That the
present condition of the currency greatly
retards the prosperity of the country there
is no doubt. Some sections are clamorng
for a greater volume of currency while
in other sections there Is more currency
than the banks can use profitably There
are doubts also about the stability of the
currency and complaints that it is not suf-
ficlently elastic. The cause of these
doubts and complaints should be removed
as quickly as possible. There is no use
waiting until the battle of the standards
is fought TO a finish because, as Senator
Edmunds states, governments cannot
make monetary standards The stand
ards are made by natural laws. Mexico
and China, for instance, have a silver
currency but gold is the standard in
these countries as it is in all the great
commercial countries.
It Is true that the monetary standard
issue is brought into the currency reform
question: but it is not necessary that it
should be. If satisfactory currency re-
form legislation should be enacted the
battle of the standards would not neces-
sarily be brought to an end. The battle
could so on, and, doubtless would go on.
The holding up of currency legislation I'M
til the question of the standards is adjust
ed simply means the indefinite delay of a
much needed reform
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

The result of the meeting of the Populist
leaders at st. Louis is a slight change in
the political kaleidoscope. The Middle OF
the Road Popuists came to the conclusion
that the Populist party would never
amount to anything, having practically
lost its identity when its national commit
tee consented to fusion with the Demo-
cratic party in 1896, and so the Populist
leaders decided TO launch a hew party,
under the name of the Peoples party.
The fact that the Middle of the Road
Populists have formed a new political or
ganization is a matter of very little con-
sequence The new party viii not create
much disturbance in the political world.
1t will hold conventions and make plat
forms and nominations probably for few
years and then viii disappear from the
political field. The Populist party. if that
party still insists upon maintaining its or
ganzation, will be hard to find in 1900. 1t
Is probable that before that time it will
cease to be a national organization. There
may be fragments of it for several years
in some of the states but It will not be
Of sufficient Importance to command the
"'1NNAtiSh VI DOuy except OIlcG-nuDt-
ing politicians.
The obituary of Populism could be writ
ten just as we'll now as at some future
time. 1t is a back number. 1t makes no
difference whether its demands are sup
ported by the Populist party or the Peo-
pies party it has no future. The probable
tiles are that the Populists who do not cast
their fortunes with the new party will be
found in the Democratic party.
There was never any great demand for
what was known as the Populist party.
It's leaders were disappointed and dis
gruntled politicians and its membership
was largely composed of the disconnected
element of society. 1t might have had a
longer existence if the greed for Office had
not got the upper hand of its leaders. They
got tired of waiting for offices to come
their way and so they began to dicker with
the other parties for share of the spoils
Fusion with the other parties in the diff
ferent states, and particularly with the
Democratic party, in 1896, marks
the beginning of the end of Populism. It
will make some more noise, of course, be-
fore its final disappearance, but the noise
will be intended to hide it's weakness Tath-
er than to show it's strength.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited 4 days, $3.50. Cabin nm
limited 5000. Excursion, limited a
months, $32. Second class, limited 4 DAYS
$1475 80
TO N-Steamer-Cabin, limited a
days, So Excursion, limited months. sSs
Second class, limited days, ST.
TO WASHINGTON-Ste and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Second class.
limited days, $1120
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rain
Cabin, unlimited, $3.50. Excursion, linz
tied months. $500. Second class, limi-
ted days. $3.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA teamer-Cabin.
unlimited, SIT. Second class, limited /
days, $11.5O
TO BALTIMORE-Cab limit 8 DAYS
SIS. Excursion, limited 6 months, $25. In.
termediate, limit 8 days, $3.50. Interme-
date, excursion limited months 800
Storage, limit 8 days. So
The steamships of this company are ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltl-
more as follows STANDARD time:
ITASCA, Capt. James. SATURDAY. Jan.
10, at 800 p. m.
ESSEX, Capt. Billups, WEDNESDAY.
Jan. 10, at 300 p. m.
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Kirwan. SATTTR-
DAY, Jan. p, at p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. ]. CAROLAN, Agent,
Savannah, Ga
W.T. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ
]. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
ERSONAL.

-Paderewslki has a great hobby for dec
Grating his home with relics of great COM
posers and musicians, so that it now has
the appearance of a museum.
In the course of his annual address to
men recently. Rev. Dr. William r. Rain
ford, rector of st. Georges Church, New
York, more than once denied the infalli-
bility of the Bible
The French painter Edouard Chanta-
lat is preparing for the exposition of 1890
large canvas representing the reception
of the Emperor and Empress of Russia at
the Hotel de Vile, Paris.
Mr.. VaIbert in the Revue de Deux
Mondes tells how Renan received every
year from a province in France an anony-
nous letter saying simply: Don't forget
that you are going to be damned
Lord Rosebery has been invited by the
Queen to bring his daughter, Lady Sibyl
Primrose, to Windsor Castle to dine and
spend one night This is a very rare
honor for young lady not yet presented.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
The Hnvnnn Riot.

The Spaniards in Havana, while bitterly
opposed to any interference in the Cuban
trouble by the United States, are pursu-
ing course calculated to make such in
reference imperative. They are permit
ting their feelings to get the better of
their judgments. If they modest Ameri-
cans or destroy property owned by Amer
leans for the purpose Of showing their
hatred of the United States the white fleet
will appear in Havana harbor with start
ling suddenness. Its appearance there
would not be preceded by a long dip,o-
matte correspondence.
Another thing the Havana Spaniards
should bear in mind is that if a fleet of
American warships should appear in Ha-
vana harbor 1t would remain there, in all
probability, until the Cuban trouble was
settled. 1t is not difficult to predict what
the settlement would be under such cir
instances, With the moral support
which an American fleet would give them
the insurgents would become much more
aggressive than they are. Instead of
standing on the defensive they would as
sumo an offensive attitude.
The Havana Spaniards do not seem to
realize how strong the sentiment in this
country is in favor of putting an end to
Spain's rule in Cuba. If they do they do
not attach the Importance to it Which it
deserves. If they don't want Cuba severed
entirely from Spain they will be careful
not to attack Americans and American
interests in Havana.
There is another thing they will have TO
do They will have to be much more lib
eral in providing for the thousands of
starving Cubans, the victims of SPANS
policy for forcing the insurgents TO yield
to Spain's authority.
The United States are fortunate in hay
ing such a man as Gen. Lee in Havana
at this time. He is cool and courageous
soldier and Is not likely to lose his head,
however great the rioting may become.
He has not yet called for a warship and
is not likely to do so until one is needed
But If one should be needed he would cali
for it promptly, and he would not hest
tate to make use of it if an emergency
demanding extreme measures should arise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

Two attaches of the American embassy
in London were arrested the other day, as
told in our dispatches al the time for rid
ing their bicycles on the sidewalk. They
claimed the diplomatic privilege of exemp-
ton from prosecution, on the ground that
one of them was the private secretary TO
the ambassador and the other was the
son of the secretary of legation. II is
gratifying to note that Ambassador Hay
has declined to permit them to plead any
such baby act, and that they will have to
pay their fines the same as anybody else.
1t is unreasonable to suppose or to hold.
that such persons, because they happen
to be connected with the diplomatic SER
vice, are at liberty to defy the ordinary
police regulations of the city In which they
chance TO be stationed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

Senator Cockeriil has introduced bill to
authorize the surgeon general of the ma
rine hospital service to investigate the or
igin and prevalence of leprosy in the
United. States, and to report what leels-
lation is necessary to prevent the spread
Of the disease. The bill, it is understood,
was introduced in view of the possibility
that Hawaii will be shortly added TO the
territory of the United States. While the
annexation of the islands would not nee
essarily mean that the lepers of Molokai
were to be taken into our midst" stnl the
bare and abstract fact that 5000 lepers
would be added to the American popula-
ton is repugnant circumstance.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

1t is to be hoped that when the Bull
street paving ordinance comes again
before the City Council the aldermen will
rise above personal feeling and prefer
ences, and vote for the immediate prosecu-
ton of the work. Nobody realizes more
than the aldermen themselves how badly
the Improvement is needed, and what ad-
vantages would accrue to the southern Sec
ton of the city by the early paving Of
the street. 1t is to be hoped, by the way.
that the next ordinance introduced will in
clude the paving of New Houston street
facing the Park Extension at the same
time, and with similar material to that
used on Bull street. 1t will not be great
while now-so it is to be hoped, at least
before Drayton street will be repaved: and
when that is done. with New Houston i'm
proved, the Park Extension would be sur
rounded with paved roadways.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

A new reason is offered for the dullness
of the theatrical business in Illinois. The
manager Of the opera house in Rockford
says the competition of the churches is
cutting into his business to such an ex-
tent that he really needs legal protection.
He says he is Obliged to pay 500 year
license, and run against the counter at.
fractions of the churches which are per-
mitted TO do business without license. He
thinks the churches ought to be licensed.
400, or the theater ought TO be permitted
TO run on Sunday evenings as a sort of
offset to the advantages enjoyed by the
churches.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

1t is Senator Morgan's opinion that it
was President Cleveland's purpose to have
Queen Liliuokalani restored to the Hawai-
ian throne and then open negotiations for
the annexation of her islands to the United
states. Not even Senator Morgan would
dispute that that would have been a strict
ly honorable manner of bringing about
annexation. Nevertheless Senator Morgan
opposed the Cleveland plan Of dealing with
the Hawaiian question. His personal feel
ing against Mr.. Cleveland was so bitter
that he would not give the President an
opportunity to. work out his plan with re-
gard TO Hawaii.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
The Stories of Bribery by Hanna.
From the New York Times Dem).

The time has been when the Senate of
the United States would have taken notice
of such charges and required the man
against whom they were brought to purge
himself of them before admitting him to
sit among its members Nobody imagiues
that such course will be followed now
The courtesy Of the Senate" has become
a safeguard against mutual exposures.
Hanna will not only be admitted. He will
be welcomed and acclaimed for his sue
cess in stamping out Organism" Infat-
uated senators. Hanna has made a hun.
dred times more Bryanites by his sue
cesstul canvass for the senatorship than
nus check book will ever enable him to
STAMP out.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

Ex-congressman Picker of South IA
kota mas applied for pension, claiming
PACK payments for a number of years.
When Mr.. Picker was a member of con-
sress he was the chairman of the pensions
committee. AT that time he appeared TO
those who knew him to be a man of robust
health. He says, in connection with his
application, that he did not apply for a
pension when he was a congressman be-
cause he did not think it right for a man
10 draw salary and a pension from the
government al the same time. Now. how
ever he says he is out of employment.
and needs the money. He does not explain
how it is that he claims back pension pay
for the time that he was a member of
congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

The New Orleans Picayune, which is
favorably disposed toward national quar-
antine service says but very little legisla-
ton would be necessary to effect the
changes required. The marine hospital
service already possesses about all of the
power that it needs; there are already
laws to prevent the stoppage or inter-
ference with the mails and interstate COM
merce. Beyond these powers not much
more is needed for the guarding of the
public health interests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

Some Of those persons who are perpet-
ually in cold sweat of agony for fear
the currency will be contracted" profess
70 see in the order of the Secretary of
The Treasury calling in those 500 silver
certificates. an attempt at contraction.
Il y announced upon authority, however,
that the order Of the secretary does not
make 4 obligatory upon the possessor Of
any $lC0 silver certificates to send it to
the treasury The order was issued mere
~ for the protection Of the people against
counterfeit bills Of the kind. When good
bills are received at the treasury depart
ment other bills for the amount are i'm
mediately substituted for them. There is
therefore, no contraction whatever. except
that the life is squeezed out Of the coun-
terfeits
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

The other day Mr.. w. X Vanderbilt
won a cake-walk at Trainer Parks house
party. Since that time numerous per-
sons have declared their determination TO
challenge Mr.. Vanderbilt to cake-walking
for the championship. Two men of
Wichita. Kan, declare that they are will
ing to put up $1,000 TO back a saddIe-coI-
ored Individual to walk against. MIR. Van
derbilt for a like amount and a percent
age of the gate receipts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15

Ii Hung Chang will probably learn with
regret that he has no pull at Washing
ton. There is no way in which he can
put spoke in the wheel of the Republi-
can band wagon for 1900. The aged Ce-
lestial statesman desired that the son of
his old friend Gen. Grant, should be sent
to Pekin as the minister of this country.
but President Mckinley knew that Mr..
Frederick D. Grant was not much of a
power in politics. and hence he never gave
Mr.. Grant much consideration for the
place.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
A Million Dollars Wasted.
From the Chicago Times-Herald Qnd.

A report of the department of agricul-
ture recently declared that "a careful re-
view of the department reports during a
decade I'M which over million dollars was
expended for free seed distribution fails
TO reveal single instance of benefit TO
agriculture attributable to this distribu-
ton.