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The times., 1898-06-22
PosToFF1CE IN CUBA.
Uncle Sam Has Established One at
Camp McCaIIa.

The United Sta.es has added another
foreign postoffice to it's list this week 1t
is the first ever established on Cuban soil
by Uncle Sam, and will be fixture as
long as the war lasts. With the army of
invasion that landed at Camp McCalla
were half a dozen expert postal clerks
and mail-sorters. They were to establish
the postoffice for the soldiers there as
soon as they landed and while as yet no
official notification has reached the de-
partment headquarters, it is quite safe to
say that they have the new postoffice in
practical working order by this time.
THE postal service is breaking all rec
oris during the present war said an off,
cial of the department yesterday.
Two months ago who in the land or
world. for that matter, would have
thought il possible for us to have a post
office in fine working order at Manila
thousands of miles away, by this time
or on the southern coast of Cuba? Be
fore two more weeks are gone it is al
most safe to say that the soldier boys
and private citizens may be calling for
their regular daily or semi-weekly mail
at San Juan. L. S. A. Then, next, wen
have offices in working order in the Ca
naries and the Ladrones. The way the
postal department is expanding these
days would make Ben Franklin, our first
Postmaster General, fall dead with
amaZement.''
The times., 1898-06-22

We do not think it viii profit the
Democrats Of the House to hold any
more caucuses. 1t viii be much b=tter
for the minority 10 go at once into vol.
untary liquidation and apply for
leader who has the ability 10 lead and
whom they with self-respect. can fol-
low Nothing short Of a complete reor-
ganization within the next thirty days
viii avert the popular wrath TO come
Since the outbreak of the Spanish war
they have committed about every error
possible. Giving grudging support to
the various imperative measures which
followed the original appropriation of
$50 000, 600 for the national defense. they
lined themselves up almost sol.dly
against the war revenue bill. and
capped the climax last Wednesday by
casting the bulk Of their vote in oppo-
sition to the annexation Of Hawaii. a
consummation devoutly desired by a
two-thirds majority in both houses of
Congress and four-fifths of the Ameri-
can people without regard to party.
The result is plain. What was in
tended to be, and what was originally, a
purely American war has degenerated
in the eyes Of the country into a Re
publican war with all that that implies.
The Republican President stands be-
fore the world today as one pursuing d
patriotic policy in the teeth of unrea-
soning Democratic opposition. When
victory comes 10 him and Spain is
humbled in the dust; when Americas
possessions are enriched by the addi-
tion Of Hawaii, the Philippines, Porto
Rico, and perhaps the Canaries, Mr..
Mckinley can rise and truthfully say:
This is my work-mine and the Repub-
lican party's. AS We saved the Union
in 1861, so now do we glorify it with
victory. Ours the triumph, ours the
spoils, including a majority in the new
House of Representatives.
And the people, on the eighth day OF
November. viii cry Amen"
The times., 1898-06-22
A HAWAIIAN PROCLAMATION.
Mr.. Mckinley ...n act as Soon as,
Congress- PASSES the Resolutions.

Congress PASSES the Resolutions.
President Mckinley will issue a procla-
nation establishing a provisional gov
ernment over the Hawaiian Islands imme-
diately after Congress passes the annex
alton resolutions.
It is understood that Rear Admiral Mil
Ter will sail on the Philadelphia from San
Francisco within week after the an
nexation resolutions are passed and that
he viii hoist the American flag over the
islands as soon as he arrives.
President McKinleys proclamation will
state that Congress, having passed the
resolutions annexing the islands pursuant
to the request of the government of Ha-
wall, they arertherefore taken into the
United States as part of its territory and
under its flag. II will also announce
that provisional government Will be put
in force Immediately. until Congress at
its next session shall devise plan Tor
the permanent government of the Islands
1t is understood that the Hawaiian re-
public has received notice that the Islands
will be annexed by resolutions instead OF
treaty This change of program on the
part of the United States will necessitate
new legislation by the Hawaiian govern
ment, IL is understood, but this will all
have been accomplished before Admiral
Miller arrives with the Stars and Stripes.
There is much surmise as TO the ma
ture of the provisional government. Dut
the Administration has not divulged Its
plans as yet. except to the leaders in
Congress- 1t Is believed however, that
the present officers of the government
will be retained largely and that Pres
ident Dole will be the governor of the
new territory.
The times., 1898-06-22
Brave Allies.

For some weeks after war was de-
clared there was a noticeable tendency
in reports from Cuba to belittle the pa
triots in arms. and to predict that they
would be of Small assistance TO us.
This view at one time seemed to be
adopted by the authorities. If so it has
been properly abandoned.
Admiral Sampson pays the highest
tribute To the bravery and efficiency of
the men of Garc.a's command who have
co-opeTated with the marines at Guam
tanamo, doing scouting and guerrilla
work and exposing themselves gal
lantly. He tells the Navy Department
that he has thirty wounded CuDans on
his hospital snip, a number exceeding
that Of the marines wounded in the
several fights at and around Camp Nc
Gala
This speaks well for our allies and
for the future of our joint operations
with them. We ought to have known
from the first that it is as bad policy
to underestimate a friend as it is to
despise an enemy.
The times., 1898-06-22
Amerfcanism ver,us CIeveIandism

Anne ricaui ism Yer, as CleSeiantiism.
The Hawaiian debate in the Senate is
not the matter of extreme interest TO
the American people that its inevitable
result will be, but since the hopeless
weakness of the opposition was ex-
posed on Monday afternoon, the discus
sion itself excites more surprise and an
noyance than any other public senti-
ment.
If senator's like Messrs. Morrill,. Ba-
con. White, and their associates were
advancing the first new idea or argu-
ment in support Of their effort to defeat
the will of the Administration. Congress
and the country, there might be some
use in reviewing their remarks. As it
is, they, one and all, are merely raking
over the ashes of old straw that has
been thrashed and burned generations
ago. They have not offered a conten-
ton on alleged constitutional grounds
that was not presented and vehemently
maintained when the purchase of Lou
isiana under Jefferson's administration
was proposed. The opponents of that
stitutionality of acquiring foreign ter
ritory, except to admit it at once as
full-fiedged State, and some of them
denied that right. The alien population
argument was used against the annex
alton of Florida and California, as it is
| now to prevent the dividend account of
the Sugar Trust from suffering by the
extension of our national domain over
sugar producing territory. Both argu-
ments are trite, and so notoriously
empty, and conceived only in the de-
| sire TO obstruct and waste time that
they are unworthy of serious comment.
The constitutional question was settled
and laid at rest when we took Louisi-
ana, as much as the question of slavery
was at the end of the Civil War. 1t is
dead horse behind whose carcass the
sugar interest can hide its still more
corrupt form and purposes.
The amazing thing about the matter
is that Democrats in the Senate have
the effrontery to pose in opposition on
the assumption that it is party ques-
| ton. Annexation was the Democrat tic
policy under Jefferson, Jackson, and
! Polk. Any one of those leaders would
have denounced antagonism to national
| expansion and commercial empire as
unpatriotism and party treason. The
only President elected by the party who
ever made himsdf obnoxious to itr
The times., 1898-06-22

that phantom feet under Admiral Chi
mera, the strange appearances OF which
in several assorted places at the same
timeeare matters of daily interest and
amusement
The other bogie was the sulphur
tinted story that the Philippine leader
Aguinaldo had declared the independ-
enee of the Islands, and would oppose
their conquest and acquisition by the
United States. 1t never appeared to
The Times as worth much notice, al
though we have been told repeatedly
causing anxiety and rafting the tea
cups in the War Board room. Judging
from what had been learned of Aguin-
alGos intelligence, sense, and willing
ness to receive instruction, it has never
seemed to Us possible that he would not
know how impossible dream an in
dependent Malay state of such a size in
that part of the world would be, under
existing international conditions. We
are glad to see that he must realize it,
SAliNC Ait IDS uClihllNie anu ia lCAAiis
disclaimed any intention to work for
such an end, and has declared to Con-
sui Williams the wish and hope of the
native leaders and people to become an
American colony.
The much -taIked-of Philippine decla-
ration of independence, which, as al
legged, was promulgated at Cavite.
amounted simply TO this, that, having
gained control of the province of that
name, Aguinaldo and his advisers
thought it wen to establish a temporary
provisional government, lin the inter-
ests of cohesion" until our troops and
governor general should arrive and take
possession.
Pessimists and yellow correspondents
of a similarly colored section of the
press viii have to hunt around for
other space-rate hoodoos. These tive
are dead and buried.
The times., 1898-06-22
TO EsTABLIsH MISSIONS.
Meeting of the Missionary Society
of the VI. T.. Church.

of the VI. Il. Church.
New York, June 21.-At a meeting OF
the board of managers of the Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church today action was taken looking
toward the sending of missionaries to the
different Spanish possessions which will
soon pass into the hands of this Govern
nent. Bishop Andrews, the vice presi-
dent of the board. presided.
AT the suggestion of DR.. Leonard, SEN
Tor corresponding secretary, resolutions
were unanimously adopted that the
board appoint committee of i've which
shall have power ato .eenfer with like COM
mittees or representatives OF other boards
concerning the occupancy for missionary
effort of the islands named.
The preamble sets forth that there are
strong providential indications that
through the agency of the army and
navy of the United States the Philip
pine Islands and the Islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico will be open at an early day
to Protestant missionary endeayor and
the Methodist board has taken this action
that friction and unnecessary expenditure
may be avoided when the time for occupy
ing the islands in question arrives.
The resolutions further direct that the
committee of five shah report to the
board at it's September meeting the sub
stance of any agreement made with other
boards and as to the expedleney of open
ing missions in the islands, together with
suggestions as to the best location for
missionary effort.
The times., 1898-06-22
BAR ASSOCIATION BILL.
1t Passed the House Yesterday y
With Other Legal LegisIafion

In the House yesterday a bill TO amend
the act entitled AN act to establish cir
cult courts of appeals and TO define and
regulate in certain cases the jurisdiction
of the courts of the United States. ard
for other purposes. approved March 3.
1884,, was passed
1t is generally known as the National
American Bar Association bill, having
been framed and introduced at the IN
stance of that association. In passing
the act for the circuit court of appeals.
Congress neglected to make proper pro-
vision in cases where receivers are an
pointed or refused. This will correct that
defect.
The Senate bill concerning United States
attorneys and marShals was also passed.
1t provides that the attorneys and
marshals of the United States. including
the District of Columbia and Territories
shall continue to discharge the duties Of
their respective offices. unless sooner re-
moved by the President. until their sue
cessors shall be appointed and qualify in
their stead. But they shall be appointed
and commissioned for term of foEr
years. as now provided by law
Section provides that IN case of y
vacancy in either of said offices the dis
trict court of the United States for the
district where such vacancy exists. the
supreme court of the territory. and the
supreme court of the DISTRICT of Column
bia. may appoint persons to exercise the
duties of such offices within their respect
i've jurisdictions, until such vacancy shall
be filed
A bill to amend sections 1898 and 1874 Of
the revised statutes, so as to require vice
cOnsuls and vice consuls general to give
bond with permanent residents of the
United States as sureties and to punish
all conslar officers for embezzlement, was
passed
Mr.. Dingley made an earnest appeal in
behalf of a bill TO pay the British steam
ship Archilles s1.543 for losses sustained
in rescuing twenty-eight American sea-
men, but it was objected to.
Mr.. Dingley explained that the captain
of the Achilles went out of his way to
land the rescued Americans at a port
from which they could come direct home
from South America at a positive loss to
himself and his owners of upwards of
81, 600. But a single objection prevented
| the passage of the bill
| The House adjourned until IL O'Clock to-
| day. -eAe $50
The times., 1898-06-22

True to its policy of letting the OBJ
structionists talk themselves tired, the
majority in the Senate took things easily
and good naturedly yesterday. Senator
White treated the unfortunate in the
chair to the first section of what may
he a two or three days dissertation, while
most of his colleagues sought the seciu-
sion which the cloak room grants. Twice
they were called back; on motions OF Mr.
Jones of Arkansas and Mr.. Pasco' out as
soon as they had answered to their names
they disappeared again. The test vote
of Monday removed all doubt about
the result. and the American element IN
the body are uninterested for couple OF
days until the traditional wind courtesy
has been fully accorded. After that the
deIuge.
The times., 1898-06-22
TO BREAK A QUORUM.
Plans of the, Opposition to Defeat
BaiIey's Ambition.

The plan of the opposition to the pres
ent Democratic leadership in the House
is to break a quorum at the adjourned
caucus next Monday evening. The min
ority whose numbers are nearly equal to
those of the majority will absent them
selves from the caucus with the exception
of one or perhaps two chosen leaders.
The latter will be on hand to make the
point of no quorum, and see that nothing
is done irregulariy.
It was freely predicted on the floor of
the House yesterday that the adjourned
caucus would never be held. The idea
was that the Democrats who are anxious
to ply the party lash would find them
selves in the minority II they persisted in
their extreme course. Many of the Demo-
Gratis are openly opposed to splitting the
party in the House wide asunder, almost
on the eve of a Congressional campaign,
simply to crafty the ambitious leaders.
The opinion that it is folly to press the
matter to a rupture now, when the end
of the session is in sight, is steadily
growing.
The indications point to a lively time
at the caucus next Monday evening, if it
is held Mr.. Bailey and his supporters
openly ayow their purpose to discipline
the members OF tfle otneT Idclioi " coAi-
pei them either to submit to the leaders
or drive them out of the party
In convention yesterday Mr.. Bailey said
he had no doubt whatever of the adop-
ton of his resolution as amended by Mr..
McRae by the caucus next Monday even
ing. He added that he had accepted the
McRae amendment and that the Demo-
Gratis were determined to enforce disci-
pline; that the two-thirds rule will be
adopted, and any Democrat who was not
willing to follow two-thirds of his party
| would have to seek other affiliations.
The anti-B Bailey Democrats are deter
| mined to protect themselves and defend
| their right to vote on non-polftical meas
The times., 1898-06-22
TWO Moro ExpIoded scare.

The history Of yesterday was marked
by the retirement of two war scares
which have been in constant use by the
Government for the last six weeks.
Information that the terrible Cadiz
feet of Admiral Camara had returned
10 Cadiz disposed of one The strong
probabilities are that its recent voyage
to Cartagena disclosed defects which
would render hazardous a long journey
with any prospect of meeting an Amer
fcan cruiser at the end Of it. 1t is pos
sible, however, that it may venture to
sea some day in order to be bottled up
at the Canaries. Should that happen,
We shall be quite satisfied. For the
present, Admiral Camara is out of the
running. and the only Spanish sea force
we are likely 10 hear of on the waters
of the deep for some time to come is
The times., 1898-06-22

Up to Monday night over three thousand
bids had been received by the Treasury
for the popular war loan. II is certain to
be three times over subscribed. Applica-
tions from small investors are falling of
principally because savings bank interest
viii be credited July l, after which it IS
believed a great many thrifty depositors
will withdraw their actumulations and
put them in the three per cents. A billion
could be placed in this country today as
easily as two hundred millions. We
shall not need a penny Of foreign money
with which to fight Spain.
The times., 1898-06-22
The Rejected Ones Revenge.

(From the New Orleans Times Democrat.)
She had refused him, and he stood twirling his
moustache and lookning quizzical until she was
in tearing temper. '.What are you standing
there for?'' she demanded, stamping her foot.
well am wondering" he said, slowly, when
you are going to marry, since you won't marry
me- .'It's not the least bit your business "
She famed angrily. ''Oh yes, it is he drawl-
ed. "Wel, I'm interested, | shouldn't like you
to marry a fellow didn't think well of, YOU
know since I came so marrying you my
self'' 1t seemed to her that she should burst into
little pieces then and there. ''You came
near marrying me-" she painted. 81 didn't think
even of marrying you, and as to whom do marry,
you have nothing to do with it. | shall marry
anybody / please," That's just it, he re-
turned, thoughtfully suppose you doa't please
anybody" Then there was nothing left to heI
but raYing Mysteries.
The times., 1898-06-22
WILSON EFFECTS A REVOLT.
BroolzIyn's Postmaster Predicts the
Defeat of Woodruff.

New York, June 21--Postmaster Wilson,
of Brooklyn, who has bolted the proposi-
ton to renominate Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff, is getting recruits daily, and
before the State convention meets antici-
pates a revolt among the members of the
Kings County delegation. Yesterday
Charles Waters, of the Thirteenth Assem-
bly, District, who was supposed to have
pledged himself to support the lieutenant
governor if elected delegate, publicly de-
clared that he would vote against him in
the convention.
Il am against Woodruff said Waters,
because be fails to keep his promises. I
am heartily in favor of the nomination of
Walter B. Atterbury.
The times., 1898-06-22

If Hong Kong dispatch to the New
York Evening Journal is to be believed the
one power actively unfriendly to us IS
China. 1t asserts that the Zafiro, Admiral
Deweys supply steamer, has been ordered
out of Chinese waters without being al
lowed the customary twenty-four hours
stay. and without being permitted to take
on a pound of coal or provisions Spanish
intrigue is no doubt at the bottom of this
action. which is the reverse of friendly
neutrality We may have bone TO pick
with the Celestial Empire if anything Of
1t is left when we get through with Spain!
The times., 1898-06-22
GEN. HARRISON AT ELBERoN.
The Ex-President and Family to
Remain g. Month.

Long Branch, N J., June 21.-Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison and Mrs. Benjamin Harri-
son. accompanied by little Miss Harrison.
reached Elberon this afternoon where
they will remain a month at the Elberon
Hotel. Gen. Harrison looked the picture
of health.
He will be asked to review the State
parade of the Grand Army on Thursday
at this place and to participate at the
big campfire at Pleasure Bay Park the
same evening.
The times., 1898-06-22
CubnfS NnNY.
From the Philadelphia Ledger)

(From the Philadelphia Ledger.)
Cuba now has navy. 1t is small as yet. con-
sisting OF only one yacht; but, like the pToverbial
acorn. large results may be expected to grow
from IL navy, even Of vessel, implies
port. and that, as we have been told repeatedly
bv the authorities on international law. is the
first requisite TO independent existence a
ton. So. in the little Alfredo. the Cuban Re
public begins to take tangible shape. In fact,
it i, if not the first. the strongest evidence
of the actual existence of de faeto Cuban gov
ernment
The times., 1898-06-22
Conference REPORTS Agreed To.

The Senate yesterday agreed to the fol-
lowing conference reports; On a bill for
the modification of the present govern
ment of the Indian Territory. known as
the Curtiss bill; also bill for the regula-
ton of street parking In the District of
Columbia; also bill providing a perma-
nent system of highways in the District
of Columbia.
The times., 1898-06-22

BY today the cable station at Guanta-
namo is expected to be in working order,
and the Government viii know what is
going on there and around Santiago soon
after 1t happens. How much or how soon
the news will get to the press and public
is a matter depending upon official views
of propriety and goodness of heart.
Goodness of news Of course viii make
thinks leak quickly.
The times., 1898-06-22
,Iay Chnnge Emporin Street.

In the House Mr.. Often has introduced
a bill authorizing and directing the Com
missioners to change the location of that
part of Emporia Street. between Ninth
and Tenth northeast (West Brooklan,n,
so as to make it correspond to the same
street east of Tenth extended northeast.
The times., 1898-06-22

The chivalrous Spaniards having no
more Cubans or Filipinos to torture and
murder are now engaged with their
queen. The poor lady will have to fly
from her kingdom sooner or later.
Whether she will take the little king with
her will depend on the relative impor-
tance of her ambition and his life.
The times., 1898-06-22
The Standard Oil stockholders.
(From the New York Tribune.)
Shares {
A Benefit for the Home Guard.


''Hulo, Dobson; you're looking better than Eve
seen you look for a year.
eyes, I feel better. My wife has sent all our
canned fruit to- the 'front.'
The times., 1898-06-22
Cause of the Trouble.
(From the Chicago News

tfTOn lhe NIilVagO AeWs-J
Jaggs-What's good fer insomnia, doctor?
Doctor-How long have you been troubled
with it?
Jaggs-oh. l haven't got it all; but my wife
has. Sometimes she doesn't get to sleep until
OF 3 o'clock in the morning?
Doctor-Well, FL advise you to try going home
earlier.
The times., 1898-06-22
TO READERS GOING OUT OF TOWN.

THE TIMES, in all its editions, Morning.
Evening and Sunday, viii be mailed to
one address for FIFTY CENTS per month.
Addresses changed as often as desired.
The times., 1898-06-22

Communications intended for publication in
The Tines should be tersely and plainly written.
end must in all cases be accompanied by the
name ana address OF the writer. Rejected CON-
uunicHtions VIII not be preserved. and only man
Iserlpts Of obvious importance Will be returned
to their authors
The times., 1898-06-22
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The times., 1898-06-22
En- DecoIlette.

(From the Chieago News)
When a man first appears without his NOUS
tache he looks as imniodest as if he had left off
some of his clothes.