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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18

Islands, the power of the United States to de-
fend its interests in the Pacific would be great
So if the United States should be obliged by re-
sumption of hostities to take possession OF the
Spanish islands in the Eastern Atlanuc II WOULD
intellectually strengthen the position or this
country, though no such possession is now ue-
sired as no part of the Caroline group was ue
mandet in the terms of peace proposed py
President Mckinley. Spain can indefinitely III
crease her loss and the gains or the 'hi'eu
States If she chooses TO delay beyond reaso"
any settlement. and it is clear that all inc
Powers of Europe appreciate that fact ana 're
advising her to make the best terms she Gun
without reference to their wishes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18
Az "4ppREcfATION" or THE MILE

a
Tho relation of the mule to civilization has
never we believe. been clearly defined. though
- q matter of fact he bears no small part of its
burden in the patient and accompanying way
that * his wont In the medieval civilization
of Latin Europe. as we know, he was much
more in evidence In fact. he il one of the most
picturesque figures in the turbulent and roman
tic life Of that period OF course. he was beaten
both early and often: for il seems to be an ar
ticl. in the creed of the true Latin that all
mules must DE beabOred. with cause or not. on
every possible occaSio If any one doubts the
truth Of that statement he will be- AZ once con
WINGED hy making trip through Southern En-
rope But tina, is an aside. What we started
ont TO say was that the medieval mule "sayly
caparisoned" was often the bearer of great per-
sonaccs who. without him, might not have been
able to achieve what they did toward the max
ing Of modern Europe which proves that we
owe a great deal to thc mule. II is true he got
beaten. as we have said even the most pious
churchman INDUCING in that practice; but he
was, so to speak clothed in purple and fine
linen. and as n figure even though only Incl
dental, in the great mcdiaval show. he has
been immortazcd in song and story. To use Il
somewhat modern form of locuti0n. the medir
the remark Of some captious critic 10 the effect
that II IS the mules conGcncr the ass. that held
the stage Of mcdaval Europe by remarkinS
that it is all IN the family anyway, and that the
superiority OF the mule was acknowledged as
soon as he came into evidence.
But however it may have been In the past
there is nothing the matter with the modern
mule If We may be permitted 10 fall again
into a modern locution. we would say that he
Gets there with both fc,t-the hind ones. To be
explicit His Industrial value is second only To
that of the hcrsc. and though no less n person
than Job has celebrated the prOwcss of the
horse in battle IL j. largely on the prosaic mule
that the modern army depends for It's suhsiS'-
cnce When we Say that some Of the recent
crop If war poets actually broke forth into
song over the virtues Of the army mule. We have
given the strongest possible evidence Of the
mules value For every one who read the
lyrics Of he late war viii admit that neither
Homer nor Milton ever wrote anything like
them The testimony OF men who thus stand
apart from the great bards Of the world ought
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18
V0 ARBITRATION POSSIBLE.

Va conqucring nation ever submitted 10 arbl-
tration the terms il had granted TO defeated
nation suing for peace. II the President VINO
dictated terms does not know what they meant
what other Power can possibly determine Nor
can anybody guess what object Spain has 10
serve 10y delay which is not only useless Dut
t. Spanish interests constantly damaging. 1t Is
10; in the power Of the United States, while the
protocol remains in force 10 employ mih'ary
and naval forces for the preservation OF peace
between Spain and the insurgents in power IN
all the Spanish islands although TIE nited
States can take into consideration the fact that
Spain has no longer anything TO sell or to cede
one naturally SuppoSes that the Spanish mem
bcrs Of the Conference are compelled not 10 rec
ognize existing facts, alike by their personal re-
lations as public men mare or less dependent
upon Spanish opinion and by The dictates OF
Government in the same way dependent. Yet
there VIII he peace. The United States could
have made peace in a month where Spain has
spent several months in talking about il, and *
not more ready now than it was then. All
events since the protocol was signed have
strcnathercd This country and lcSscnrd the
power of Spain 10 resist The Army is in beg
ter condition and the Navy has been retitted and
Is ready for any fight DebarkatiOn Of forces
from Porto Rico and in part from Cuba has left
those islands without even the slender defence
on the Spanish side which they had. Reftting
Of the United States Navy has prepared it 10 act
with the utmost vigor in either ocean. Labored
spucals 10 other nations have not elected the
faintcst readiness the part Of any 10 take UP
the Spanish cause. The Spanish forces have
steadily lost ground in the Philippines.
There could be- no difficulty in determining
what another nation than Spain would do in
such circumstances. Rut in view Of Spanish
character nobody can quite decide what Spain
NAV do. Unable 10 fight, unable 10 resist If as
sailed IN home ports or in any remaining de-
nendentirS. Pacific or Atlantic. Spain would
naturally seek peace on the best terms procura
lilo AZ Snaju did If the United States decides
NJ any time tbat Spain IS not acting according
IN tho terms granted generous as they were, III
good faith and honor removing It's forces ana
rctiriis from the control Of properties in qnes-
ZION The end Of the contest must inevitably he
the loss by Spain Of the possessions not now
under consideration.
If This Nation has 10 meet the problem or re-
sronsibiliiv for dependencies far across the seas
II is good sense to prepare TO meet them WIN rs
coInpietc strength as possible. The mainich-
apcc Of Il fortified port and station In the1'mI-
,ppInes il nOthipg more were asked or obtained,
would rcndcr possession Of one Of the Caroline
aud G,sain Of the Iadrones and the Hawaiian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18
KEEP THE PHILIPPINES.
A SENTIMENT OF NATIONAL PRIDE AND AN uN-
SELFISH IMPULSE PROMPT 1T.

From Puck.
Arguments against the keeping OF the Philippines
are plentiful They are good ones. too; Inc ISL
anls are far away. their people nOmAds, saNases
and pirates. their resources undevelop'd, theE
valuo as producers is uncertain. We have territory
clearly the retention OF these Islands means an
additional burden and expense. Ana YET, IN si,to
~ these good Arguments the sentiment or the
country seems be unm!Stakably FOR keeping
Them IL Is a sentiment not based upon tnvr'
,alue and hence IL j. superior 10 all ngures snow
ing them 10 he undesirable II X a sentiment ma.
wants Them whether they are desirable or not d
sentiment willing TO make monetary sacrifice N
order TO keep them. National prldt l.lnaro
hest describes this sentiment. and 10 dehne II more
closely National pride IN the achievements , OK
Dawev and our Navy tie. As our rcpgesentai,Nv.
won a ro,ihold I'm those islands In a way tnat
thrilled every one Of us. and We have a tse'.s
ina, TO give up the position now would De u
heittle his victory himself and ourselves
Possibly all that the anti-annexatonlsts, say nd
THIS sentiment l. true. IL may be- primitive a,
wnreasoning But there IL is. very lmpor'ai''
sentiment among thos" by which human hdluiv oN,
PRESSES itself. ana what are you golns 10 40 80
ito Iut IL must be said that mingled Win e",s
,,,ralv selfish sentiment L. one that ~ uhsehS',
Genuine Impulse 20 protect the Fil.pinos from -
.,nnression of Spain In accordance WIN pt"tI',
mainly implied IL not wOrdtd, ana 10 hv'P my" ny ,ou
he vays OF civilization. can II OulNpic' II 80 w.
~ r. PERSISTS lust the same There Is Jus, aS
much human nature In a nation as th'lr - ~ "a
Individual Should these sentiments pl'tt H,',,bs.
,Ys heleva they Will We shall keep 'ne ls sm "a
and no doubt twenty years from now We snahh,sd
concratulating ourselves upon the tar ,or
nol,cv that gave US a foothod In the tds'
setflng that we took Il merely out Oh p''oo' '
with philanthropy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18
THE STRAIN on THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Francis Congwood. the civil engineer. has made
FOR The Railroad Gazette" study of the buckling
OF certain trusses OF the Brooklyn Bridge on July
- About 6:2O p. m. after a spell OF hot weather
lasting several days. A drayhorse dropped dead
OF the southern roadway. This caused blockade
OF cars and teams until the weight on that roadway
was about three times the usual amount. That On
the northern half was about the average. This dis
crepancy caused sudden movement. accompanied
by a swapping noise \ careful examination Of the
Bridge made Immediately after the accident
showed that at 30 feet from the centre Of the
BROOKLYN tower in trusseS and q. and At the same
distance from the NeW-IOrk tower. In truss !. me
channels Of the lower chords were buckled Also
nj Nh feet out from the Brooklyn tower or AZ no
fifteenth long stay. there WAS buckllng IN truss ,
The last was the greatest OF ALL ana was ABOUT .lN
inches At some previous period truss mad also
buckled at both ends Of the centre OF the span A,
STAY H. Neither Of the intermediate trusses ana
non, OF the floor beams "ere bnckled The testi-
ronv OF the expert il that the Bridge Is undouot.
edlv being miSused by dsrcgardng the protest ot
those who built H. and giving IL mp 10 number OF
conflicting interests. by which the rolley-ca are
chiefly meant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18
STATUE or GENERAL HHERTDiN.


Washington Nov. l7-For several years arrange
ments nave been making for the erection Of A
statue Of General Sh. ridan In this city 20 he tho
gift of the Society Of the Army ~ the Cumberland
In the last three years J. c. \. Ward the sculptor
has been engaged the model. II is his expressed
ambition 70 make It the greatest work Of his IN.
and since he has been working on II he has put
aside every other commission The officers Of the
Statue Committee Of the Army OF the Cumberland
are General Barnett. OF Cleveland. chairman, Cen
erai n. c. Corbin. secretary. and Secretary Aig'r
treasurer Not having heard from Mr.. Ward for
some time General Ccrbin few days ago wrote
him. inquiring what progress was being made. He
received a reply to-day from which the following
extract Is taken:
\ year ago / had the large model well advanced
but found that would never satisfy me-that
should never be happy with it, 50 pulled It down
and made new studies entirely. These are now all
com peted and have made preparati ons for set
ting up the large model again. which VIII not he
changed. This report will no doubt shock you AMI
ne great disappointment 10 the society. II VIII
be difficult for its members TO understand how any
sculptor should require so many years Tor such a
work. | did not myself expect 90 occupy 80 much
time with Il. bu- II has been an honest occupation
Of my time. for there has not been a month wasted
in ideness devoted to other work. II. however.
! peacefully complete this statue Of Sheridan
and work happily on il. shall not regret my sacri-
fee of time and money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18

An Interesting little ray OF sdclight upon the
character OF SPANS Indebtedness appears in
circular just issued to the Roman Catholic prel
ates Of that country by the Minister Of Justice.
In 1881 it appears. certain nuns In various con
vents we're invested with State annuities for life
The Youngest Of these nuns was then seventeen
wears old and the oldest siXty-siy. That
was sixty-one years ago And apparently not a
single death has occurred in all that goodly
company for every one Of them is still drawing
her annuity. or at any rate. the annuity Of
each is still being paid, TO some one or other.
The Youngest OF them must now be seventy
eight and the oldest hundred and twenty
seven At last however, the Spanish Treasury
has concluded that it IL time 10 look into the
matter and ascertain II such extraordinary
longevity has really been attained by its pen
sloners to whom it is paying some SlS.oOO a
wear SO the Minister OF Justice tells the prel-
ates that the venerable nuns must furnish some
proof that they are stil alive, or else they VIII
he reckoned dead and their annuities be can
cclled 1t is doubtful If much proof is forth
coming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18
Qmusements.

ACADEMY OF -s:i5-Sporting LIE
AMERICAN THEATRE--s lS-Carmen
RIrOT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KIP. BuNel.
pROADWAY EATRE-s:15-The Jolly Muske'eer'
CASINO-s-A Dangerous Maid. 81,
pAIN'S TnEATRE-s;lO--A Runaway Iirl. c,
EDEN MUSEE-Wax Works. Grand concert anu N'"e
EMPIRE THEATRES: 2O-The LIARS, . ~ .,,.n
FOURTEENTH STREET IHEA4 hf'-o i"7
Postmaster ,,
GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. de Bergerhc.
~ARRICK THEATRE S;l5-Catherine. Vt,
GRAND OPERA H0VSE-s-A STRANGER IN 81,
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE s2o--A Day md a Night.
herald SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. iOPSS
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s-lrn Weissen Roesse
KEITH Noon 70 IL y. m.-Contnlious ferl.r innSe
KVtCEFRROCtER THEATRE: l5-The CHRISTIAN.
ENST-'R 4 Isl ~ s-s-NaudeVNe
IYCrI.M 7HEATRF.-S:30A Colonial GIL
MANSON SQUARE GARDEN-Horse Show.
MADISON SQUARE, THEATRE s;@-0n and or
MTRRAN HILL. THEATRE Is: lS-The Iron Mas
NATIONAL. ACADEMY OF DESlGN-EXhoition OF on
Paintings
PASTOR S-i2 20 II 2. m.-Naudevine go
SAM r JACKS THEATRE-2-s-Naudevile
WAII4ACK'S THEATRE-S.l3-A Lady of VuaHS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18

Great Brtaln's biggest warship glides into the
waves il is to help rule beneath the Union Jack
and the Stars and Stripes intertwned. The
question was once raised what would become
Of the Modern Carthage" il Pickelhaub and
Red Breeches should march side by side against
her But if John and Jonathan should go a-boat-
ing together. could they not say to all the rest,
"Now Will you be gOod?'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18

'If we take eight million Mongolians and Ma
lays and what not. ard give them Voic" III
the affairs NJ the government under which they
must live" says Senator X. O. Mills. OF Texas
I'VE have got 70 allow them To send Senators
and Representatives to Congress, VINO VIII be
"voting for this that and the other scheme
utterly repugnant to our system heaping all
sorts Of tax.s upon us which we shall be pow
"erless 10 throw Of. and planting the seeds Of
revolution under our feet Nothing or the
Wind We might but then We haven't got To
..au.,v them To- send Senators and Representa-
"tiycs" etc IL seems To us. anyv ay that We
hadn't 70 a thousand miles away from the
Senator'S own home 10 md men representing
the great State OF Texas voting for this that
and the other scheme" Besides. people living
In glass houses should not throw stones or talk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18

Uooley seems 10 think all his testimony
AGAINST other mon ought To b. swallowed as
rosuel truth hook. bob and snkcr. But when
any one testines against him he squlrms like
an eel i. a frying pan and wants to pitch the
man out ~ the witness-box. Which is quite
characteristic of Hooley and Of all his tribe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18

Serious and sincere do not usually ask
others to intervene and interpret the meaning
Of their own words.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-18

II one may not congratulate NJ de Pressense
on his expulsion from the Legion Of Honor, one
may at least express a sense OF the Legion's
loss.
The herald., 1898-03-06
Klondike or California

| Last year California produced about $19.
900, 900 in gold. Measured by what it was
exchanged for-necessities. comforts, lux
uries-this equals Klondike production of
S190, 900 900.
Even if it lies in the gravel beds and
quartz lodges of the arctic circle region to
equal by this perfectly just comparison
the California production-a possibility of
utmost remoteness-there remains a dis
advantage on the one side which can never
be overcome. In one place the miner works
nearly uncomfortable hardships; In the other
the conditions are of nearly unequaled ad-
vantageS.
IN California the gold-seeker enjoys sun
ny skies and balmy air: he may turn from
his pick and with his hoe reward himself
with abundant and varied riches of the
field. the orchard and the vineyard. He
has beautiful cities, where at easy COM
mand for himself or his children are uni
versities, art galleries. parks, the theater
the opera. He goes when and where he
will in every comfort of travel.
California has produced about nine hun
dred millions of gold-exactly Ss99 PA 2l9-
and instead of any signs of exhaustion
its output is steadily increasing, notwith-
standing the partial prohibition of hy-
draulic mining.
Yet the glamor of the Klondike will
draw thousands of deluded men who on
their way will blindly pass through more
hospitable Californa.-New York World
The herald., 1898-03-06
PULPIT EPIGRAMS

Politician is a debased word only be-
cause of it's associations. A true politician
may be as honorable as any other man: in.
deed, the politician is bad only as love OF
religion is bad-when it Is selfish-fo- pol
icy simply means properly adjusting means
to ends. bringing things to pass and vast
ing no energy.
Policy is doing things that pay. which is
very good, provided they pay others and
God as well as ourselves.
More real good is done in committee
rooms and lobbies by practical politicians
than is done by orators upon the senate
floor, and more real harm.
Jesus never hunted trouble. 1t hunted
him.
Lincoln showed as much patriotism in
keeping the emancipation proclamation a
long while in his desk until the country
was ready for it. as he did in finally issuing
it.
There is as much devotion to principle
in abstaining from pushing a reform too
soon as there is in lighting for it when the
time Is ripe
Reforms are like apples-they are un-
healthy when ereen.-Rev. Frank Crane.
The herald., 1898-03-06
A BOYS QUESTIONS
Many Of Them Would Have Puzzled
the Wise Solomon

Say, pa" began little Clarence Callip-
ers, with the rising infection of one who
earnestly desires to acquire important in
formation, ''what--"
"Oh, l don't know" replied his long
suffering sire, wearily.
You don't know what, pa?''
Il don't know the answer to the ques-
tion you are going to ask"
why, you don't know what am going
to ask, do you, papa?"
mo, of course not"
'Then, If you don't know the question,
how do you know you don't know the an
swer to it, pa?"
know why 1t is that the more a man gets
the more he wants, and the more he wants
the less he usually gets, nor whether the
Maine Reed was even remotely related to
the late Mayne Reid, nor why so many men
with the big head wear such small hats, nor
whether / should have preferred to kiss
Harriet Beecher Stowe or the pope's toe.
nor why two-faced men are so common and
two-headed girls so scarce, nor why the
average girl is so ready to trust her heart
with young man whom no self-respecting
butcher would trust with pound of liver,
nor why the fellow who is always ready
to make jack of himself hates so to have
somebody else make a monkey of him, nor
when the first boo-hoo was, nor how many
Is many nor how few is few / know
1 don't know how I don't know what
don't know, nor the answer to any others
of the multitude of foolish questions that
you are prone to ask II you are not re-
strained. So now, my dear son. II you do
not at once turn off your breath. instead
of blowing it out, and let me read in peace.
off you go to bed with the speed of an ar
row. taking your interrogatory gimlet
with you. Understand"
Yes, sir. But the question wanted to
ask isn't foolish. pa
HIN! If it isn't foolish, you may so
ahead and ask 1t. But, remember, just
one question, and no more"
well, pa, there are two of 'em that ]
want to ask. One is, which is the smartest,
the man who knows enough to know that
he don't know much, or the man who
knows enough to look as If he knew every
thing? The other is. if the end of the world
was to come and the earth be destroyed.
while a man was up in balloon, where
would he land when he came down? And.
pa, don't know which one to ask" New
York World.
The herald., 1898-03-06

ST. Louis, with nearly half million in
habitants. expended ss2, 900. Cleveland and
Cincinnati each of which are about equal
| to Omaha in population, have parks that
cost them s6s,Oc0 and 10000 each. The i'm
provements In Des Moines during 1897
| amounted to $4,000
| The average cost per capita of park sys-
! tens in thirty-six cities of the United
| States to date is $3.50. OF these New York
| city leads with cost per capita of nearly
$50 The cost per capita of the parks Of
Omaha. including improvements and main
| tenance to date, is s5.35. it being the twen-
| ty-sixth city in the list and exceeding ten
others. OF these last, however, Kansas
| City and Indianapolis are in process of ac-
| quirng additional lands for park purposes,
which will place these cities ahead of
| Omaha.
The above figures are somewhat decep-
| tive and more favorable to Omaha than the
facts warrant when properly understood.
Many of the most valuable parks in the
United States were donated. so that the
| cost to date of such parks does not repre-
sent the value thereof. whereas the parks
of Omaha were nearly all purchased on
boom market
| The popular park additions of the last
few years have been in the way of boule-
wards, following the example of Paris,
where there are 100 miles of boulevards or
| broad drives. In the city of Chicago 467
| acres are devoted to such parkways. In
| the vicinity of New York city extensive i'm
| provements of this kind are in process. The
| same is true in what is known as Metro
| poltan Boston, San Francisco, st. Paul
Cambridge, indianapolis, Kansas City and
other places.
In Hudson county, N. Y, where s., 900 900
was invested in this system of long park
ways or bOulevards, the market value of
adjacent property had increased more
| than the original cost of the land taken
before the roads themselves had been COM
pleted. similar experience was had in
| Essex county, N. Y, justifying the state
ment of the board of park commissioners of
| that county in their 1894 report: Nor
should the mistake so often made be re-
peated here of attempting to acquire lands
| for the system gradually. Such a course
would give free scope to the real estate
speculator, and each yeah the purchase Of
needed lands would be more difficult and
expensive. Omaha World-Herald.
The herald., 1898-03-06
Willing to Share the Honor

Patient-No, doctor; there isn't any par
ticular pain, but somehow 1 feel as If !
were going to die.
Doctor (who has been called out Of bed
at o'clock in the morning)-Let me feel
your pulse. (After a momenD Have you
made your will?
Patient (alarmed)-No, but
Doctor-Who is your lawyer?
Patient-Squire Studs. Why, doctor, do
you think
Doctor-Then you had better send for
him. Who is your minister?
Patient (still more alarmed-The Rev.
Mr.. Sanity. Am /
Doctor-I guess he had better be sent
for.
Patient (badly frightened)-Oh, doctor
do you really think 1 am going to die?
Doctor-No 1 don't. There's nothing at
all the matter with you, but l hate to be
the only man who has been made a fool OF
tonight.-Truth.