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The times., 1898-11-01
A National Scandal.


If President McKinley's speeches On his Western
tour meant anything they meant that destiny as
much as Dewey had dropped ripe plum into our
lap, and that we would be fools not to assimiate
it. If the intimations emanating from the White
House mean anything they mean that s4o,ccOO OOo
is about the price that we should pay for the
enjoyment OF the plum
This sum may be only put ont as a ..feeler''
to test public opinion, but that is about the
amount of the Philippine loan of 1897, and an
amount which is said to he regarded as fair
compensation by the Administration.
Before discussing the worth Of such an indem-
nifty it would be well to ascertain beyond cavil
TO whom the money would be paid. II it goes
into the Spanish treasury, there is little doubt
that tho Senate will ratiy such treaty as a fair
bargain; if it should go into the pockets OF
holders of Philippine bonds there will be loud
protestations the country over. and speculation
in those bonds, which is already reported from
Paris, would become glaring scandal
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HELD AT QUARANTINE.
The City of Washington Has n Sus-
piciOus Cnse on board.

New York. Oct. s1.-The Ward Line
steamship City of Washington, whicn sr-
rived this morning. will be detained al
quarantine until tomorrow noon. Her
passengers are awaiting the expiration Of
the five-day period OF incubation. Dr.
Doty says that he desired to shorten the
steamships detention, but failed TO re-
ceive a reply to his kilograms sent TO DR..
Brunner, at Havana.
DIR. Doty received notice that a member
of the crew had been removed with suspi-
cious symptoms a few minutes prior 10
the steamers departure from Havana A
cablegram was sent asking for a prompt
dia gnosis of the disease. On arrival of the
steamer DR.. Doty, not receiving any re-
ply from DR.. Drummer, held the City of
Washington and instituted 4 thorough
dlsinfection. Another cablegram was
sent this morning, but no reply was re-
ceived. DR.. Dcty feels that under the
circumstances he is obliged to hold the
passengers and treat the vessel as in
fected
The times., 1898-11-01
Truth.
cFrom the Chicago Chroniele.l }

Ntrom the Ihicago Chronlcle-)
Republican orators and Republican newspapers
assert. day after day, that the war with Spain
was a Republican war and that Democratic success
at the coming elections will be regarded as
condemnation of that The intelligence of
the people is insuted by the assumption that
they have already forgotten the series Of events
beginning with the destruction of the Maine and
eliminating in the Congressional resolution of
April 21 which inaugurated the war with Spain.
Undoubtedly there were Republicans in Con
gress who favored the war, whose wrath boiled
within them at the cowardly and unpatrotic
policy adopted by their party leaders. But hid it
not been for the Democrats in both houses who
from first to last maintained the nations honor
who, with the saving remnant of patriotic Re
publicans bade fair 10 beat the Administration,
the Speaker, and the heavy-jowled boss their
own grcund-there would have been no war at
ALL The Maine would still be unavenged. and
Hanna would be raking in the profits from Spaai h
bonds
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NATIONAL ANTHEM IN GAELIC.
1t VIII BE Sung In New York at a
MeetinG of Celtic Societies

A DC sung In new YORK at q
Meeting of Celtic Societies..
New York, Oct. 31.-A meeting Of dele
gates OF the various Gaelic societies In
this country will be held at the rooms of
the New York Gaelic Society on Wednes-
day, November 2. for the purpose of form
Ing national organization, to be known
as the Gaelic League of America. In the
evening, after the conference an enter
tainment VIII be given, at which all the
songs, speeches. etc, will be entirely In
Gaelic, with the exception of an address
In English, which will be delivered bv
Hon William McAdoo, ex-Assistant Sec
retary OF the Navy. A feature of the pro
gram Will be the singing in Gaelic OF The
star Spangled Banner" the translation
being made by the Rev. E. O'Grownev az
Prescott. Ariz.
me promoters of the Ieague have re-
ceised cordial letters of approval from
eminent men In all walks of life from
Harious s parts OF the country, among
whom are MS eminence Cardinal Gibbons
archoishop j. j. Keane. the Rev. DR..
tohaty. president of the Catholic Univer-
sity. washington. d. c.; Bishop Farley
OF New York; Bishop ScanneIl. of Omaha:
the Rev r. Heber Newton. D. d. and
MAJ Gen. John j. Coppinger
The objects of the league are the cuI-
'vation OF the language. literature mu-
SIC. and art of Ireland, ana diffusion OF
the knowledge of the influence of the
CeIt on civilization, particularly the con-
trloutons of the Celtic race to the de-
Veiopment of the American republic
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THINK THE vIzcAYA IS LOST.
Lieut. Hobson Mny Not he Allowed TO
Try to Save Her

Naval Constructor Hobson appeared
again yesterday before the naval board
on construction in advocacy of his pro
ject to raise the Cristobol Colon, the Viz
caya and the Reina Mercedes. and to re-
move the wreck Of the collier Merrimac
He asked the board to recommend to
Secretary Long that the work be given
into his charge, with authority 10 expend
not more than sso0,oCO in carrying out his
plans.
The board on construction afterwards
Informally discussed Mr. Hobson's
scheme, and while no definite conclusion
was reached, it was evident that the
board was opposed to attempting to save
the Vizcaya. believing that the risk and
expense were too great and that she is
practically past recovery.
The board will undoubtedly recommend
that Mr.. Hobson be allowed to continue
his efforts on the Colon, and also to raise
the Mercedes and destroy the wreck of
the Mer-imac.
The times., 1898-11-01

According to a statement made by
General Lee, American citizens have
not less than fifty million dollars in
vested in Cuba. That sum will be
quickly doubled when Spain ceases
to exercise sovereignty over the
island, exacting a money price for every
kind of franchise. An American cannot
invest in any sort of enterprise there
without paying a bonus to Blanco. AT
Santiago, capitalists from this country
have begun plans for the construction of
an electric street railway and for a rail-
road across the island, but others are
deferred by the fact that Havana is
closed to them. This is one of at least
six important reasons why the Spanish
general should be deposed, but they seem
to have no weight at Washington. The
Cubans complain with justice that Blanco
is gathering in for Spain and for himself
some thousands of dollars a day as duties
on imports which properly belong to
Cuba Nobody ventures an opinion. as to
the nature of Blanco's hold on the ad-
ministration here,
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sToNEWARE TRUST FORMED.
combination of Pottery Men to Con-
troll the Industry

Akron. o., Oct. 3l.-It has Just leaked
out here that three meetings recently
heid In Akron, Cleveland and Chicago.
have finally borne fruit in the organi-
zation of trust to control the produc-
ton of white. black. and salt glazed
stoneware in the United States.
lhe concerns in the combination are
tnose Of Akron, Massillon, and Canton
Navarro and GAINESVILLE. Ohio; those ar
crooksville, White Cottage, Buckeye
Cottage and Gas City. Indiana; the En-
terprise and E. o. Russell companies of
Indiana, and the Pittsburg CLAW Mann
featuring Company Of New Brighton. Pa.
The potteries in the combination repre-
sent about 50 per cent Of the entire pro-
ducuon OF common stoneware in the
United States and in few days a meet
ing VIII be held, at which time the West
ern manufacturers will come into the
combination.
r. F. Kent, Of this city. is president.
t. c. Robinson, of this city, treasurer
and d. NJ Linn, Of GAINESVILLE, secretary
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be aware that the House of Represen-
tatives, Notwithstanding Reed and his
customary defiance Of Constitution and
law, would neverd dare to sanction the ap-
preparation necessary to the success of
the infamous steal. In saying this we do
not lose sight of the fact that the Sen
ate is the final treaty ratifying power;
but President McKinley's own expert
ence in Congress will tell him that 1t is
the House that pays. or refuses to pay,
the bills.
We think it highly desirable that he
should he warned against the pitfall In
to which the buzzards who are picking
the bones of his Administration are
trying to lure him. With the millions
they have in sight. they are quite will
ing to use his inclination toward the
national expansion popular throughout
the Union to feather their own nests.
And it will not matter to them that a
fatal scandal is left on his hands, after
they get the plunder.
Certainly he cannot afford any such
risk. The scandal of Algerlsm, which
will break out all the more destructive
ly next Winter because of feeble and
transparent efforts to box it up and
disinfect it with whitewash. will cover
all the abuse and corruption he will care
to apologize for. To add the Philippine
bond steal to the already precarious
record of his Administration would be
a death blow at once to himself and his
Marty
The times., 1898-11-01
SURGEON JOSE LUGo-vINA.
One of the First Porto Ricnns TO he
Appointed to the Public Service

Jose Lugo-vina, a native Porto Rican,
recently appointed acting assistant sur
geon in the army, was yesterday ordered
to proceed from this city to New York
and report in person to Major Nathan s.
Jarvis. brigade surgeon, L. S. Volunteers,
for transportation on the first steamer
sailing for Ponce, Porto Rico. Upon his
arrival there he will report to the COM
manding general for assignment to duty
Surgeon Lugo-Vina is one of the first
Porto Ricans appointed to a position in
the public service OF the United States.
and. perhaps, the first native appointee
TO the army. He is said to be an expert
in cases of yellow fever, climatic fever
and other diseases incident TO his native
island. For that reason his services are
considered valuable.
The times., 1898-11-01
PATRIOTIC LEXINGTON.
Kentucky Folk Want the Camp to
BE Maintained There All Winter

Lexington. Ky. Oct. ga committee.
consisting of Hon. p. H. Johnston, sam
uel ]. Roberts, c. NJ. Afford. /. c. Cox,
w. ]. Loughridge and ]. T. Shelby. leave
tonight for Washington to invite Presi-
dent Mckinley TO visit Camp Hamilton
before the troops are ordered TO the
South. An effort is also being made 10
have the troops retained here during the
Winter. In such case citizens of Lexing-
ton would build barracks and light and
heat them for the troops.
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DOUGLASS SHOWS UP ALIVE.
The Former Jersey City Justice Re-
turns to His Home

New York, Oct. SI.-Former Justice Will
liam P. Douglass. of Jersey City. whose
disappearance on October led many to
believe that he had committed suicide,
and who returned Saturday, was seen
this morning at his home. Mr.. Douglass
looks as though he had not been in good
health.
Il can say little about myself he said.
II will resume my law practice as soon
as possible Physically feel better than
l did before going away
Asked whether he had intended to leave
the impression that he had committed sui
eide. he said:
NO; l did not plan anything of the
kind. l don't know how it all happened,
anyway"
Mrs. Douglass said her husband had
not been well since he suffered from the
grip eight years ago.
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william and Victoria Mt Jerusalem

1t has been generally conceded that
the Emperor William II of Germany
was created to add to the gayety of
nations, and that he is likely to do his
part in the great plan of the world with
commendable zeal and success. When
it was announced that he was about to
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and
would ride into the city in state on
milk-white Arabian steed, the news
was accepted as the latest chapter in
the history of one of the most remark
able rulers of the present day-a chap
ter fully in keeping with the rest Of his
life. The public quite understood in this
connection that the Kaiser considered
himself to be quite the most important
person who had made an entry into
Jerusalem in the last eighteen hun
dred years, and that this occasion was
thought by him to be landmark in the
history of the universe.
Until recently it has not been sup
posed that the German Empress shared
in the lovable and interesting traits of
her husband. She has been regarded
as good, honest, home-loving woman
of considerable common sense, and, as
the Germans say of her, pre-eminent in
matters which concern .'Kuche, Kirch-
en- und Kinder"-the kitchen, the
church and the nursery. But that was
all. She accompanied the Emperor on
this pilgrimage it is true, but it had
been thought that most of the one hun
dred and ten trunks in the equipment of
of the imperial party did not belong to
her, and that she would be on this oc-
casion, as she usually is, simply COM
plement to her distinguished spouse. A
recent dispatch, however, indicates that
the Empress intends to take an active
part in the proceedings. She has con-
| cluded that the journey from Jerusalem
TO the Mount of Olives over the road
used by King David when he fled from
Absalom will be too fatiguing for the
imperial party, and a hundred and
twenty men and women have therefore
been set at work leveling that path so
that it will be road of the most ap-
proved width and quality.
In the days of the Crusaders people
went on pilgrimages because they had
reverence for the places visited and
believed that some more or less tangible
advantage would result from their jour-
ney. In modern times the sentiment
which leads to a pilgrimage is less in
tense, perhaps, but no less true and
worthy. The reverence which people of
thought and imagination feel for a
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Dingley'. rrespsr,ty Procession.

ODStfVtr.J
Fall River, Mass, has fallen in with the pro-
cession Of Dingley prosperity. A dispatch from
that place says that the Chace Sycamore, wam-
panoag, Westamoe, and Stafford cotton mills.
employing $500 persons, shut down Saturday aft.
ernoon, in accordance with the agreement of
print cloth manufacturers to curtail production
in all the mills which make print cloth, for four
weeks. Thus the Dingley prosperity makes its
way while the blind Craftsmanship that created
that law, which shuts out good markets. is
blindly cropping among islands inhabited by naked
savages for markets for products of our mills
The times., 1898-11-01
Hnrk From the Tombs.

1t is inferred from occasional news
paper paragraphs that a remnant of the
Alger Relief Commission is still mean
dering through the pleasant regions of
the South, enjoying the varied scenery
and the choicest provender a mysteri-
Gus Government fund can purchase
there. Occasionally a witness, ambi-
tious of promotion or a detail to some
grateful special service, offers testi-
mony concerning the suicidal mania Of
the volunteers, who turned from the
innocuous hardtack to the laden
pop and vindictively acquired typhoid
fever in order to bring a beneficent War
Department into ill repute. This, how
ever, is a mere incident of the travels
of the Commissioners, who have engag-
ed to kill time until election day. Some
have wearied of the journey and have
wandered back to Washington, one at
a time, hike the scattered fiotsam float
ed to the shore on the waves of the
sea They prefer the luxury of the Cap
ital hostelries TO the uncertain cookery
of the South.
Little interest attaches to either
group. Every intelligent person can
give an accurate forecast of the report
that will be made -by this Commission,
the chief purpose of which was to make
an appearance of investigation to in
fluence the elections. 1t is known, too.
how the report will be received by the
public and by Congress. Whatever
hopes may have been raised by the ap-
pointment of these Commissioners, they
dropped with the first week of the pro-
ceedings, when witnesses whose testi-
mony would have been most valuable
were not called, and when it became
apparent that anybody who had facts
to give that would reflect on the War
Department would be treated as an Of
fender with malice as his motive. The
need of a Congressional investigation
has become clearer as this Commission
has stifled the truth and promoted men,
dacity or evasion. 1t is more than ever
the demand of the country that Con-
gress shall not fail to institute an i'm
partial inquiry, the results of which will
expose more fully the predetermined
whitewash purpose of this perfidious
Commission.
So plain is its purpose that the men,
bers themselves see no reason why they
should be present at the so-called ex-
animation of witnesses. and. therefore.
some of them have struggled back to
this town. The Commission reminds
one of nothing so much as an abandon
ed warehouse in a deserted Western
boom town. Originally constructed
to impress the spectator with its
promise of great things, 1t stands in
weather. beaten solitude and silence,
with nothing left but the walls and the
gorgeous sign. OF the Alger Relief
Commission nothing seems to be left
but the sign-and the secretary.
The times., 1898-11-01

The most unfair, even absurd, defense
of the War Department is that of Pen
sion Commissioner Evans, who maintains
that because of certain proportion of
death by disease to deaths in battle in
the Civil War, the efficiency of that de-
partmcnt is established. Even If the
statistics were trustworthy, which they
are not, have we made no progress in
thirty years? Sanitary science has been
born since then; there have been nearly
forty years of a protective tariff to de-
velop our Industrial enterprises: We have
educated a large body of men in matters
of transportation. Science, invention,
transportation have been the creations of
the generation that has just passed. Yet
we are to be satisfied II only as large a
proportion of men die from contagious
disease and from the effects of insufficient
and improper food. That is nonsense,
and it proves how incapable the Admins
tration is of making a reasonable defense.
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Mr. Bryan.

(From the Boston TTaveIer.)
The hearts of the people of this great country
beat in loving sympathy for William j. Bryan.
There has been no man in the history of our
Government who has been so near and dear to
the people as 1Ir. Bryan. leader without fear
and without reproach, whom the people sincerely
and truly love. May his return to health be
speedv. His country needs him.
The times., 1898-11-01
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER /, 1898.
The Syndicate UItimntum.

In commendable accordance with the
prearranged program, an ultimatum
was yesterday presented to the Span
ish Commission in Paris by Judge
Day and the other gentlemen delegated
TO carry the Edmunds- Ireland deal and
protocol into effect. The exact Ian
guage of the ultimatum is not within
our knowledge, but it may be safely as
sumed that its character. scope, and
terms are practically identical with the
forecasts which have been given out
in Paris and by persons in Washington
connected with the Administration,
during the past week.
The country, therefore, need not be
in any doubt concerning what the
American Peace Commission has re-
quired of Spain. 1t has demanded pos
session of the entire Philippine archi-
pelago, coupled with an offer on the
part of the Mckinley Administration to
assume or guarantee the Philippine
bonds of 1897, amounting to forty mil
lion dollars. face value, and owned or
controlled under option by the Hanna
bond syndicate at about fifteen cents
on the dollar.
Both Commissions at Paris have re-
tired to their lodging houses to remain
incomunicado until Friday; the one to
gloat over the prospective consumma-
tion of a most gorgeous and corrupt
speculation; the other to weep, tear its
hair, and make W the faces and mock
resistance and menaces considered
necessary &c the occasion.
Agreeably to the understanding there
will of course be a wild Spanish
protest against the American demands.
If it should appear desirable, there may
even be suspension of negotiations,
and things may be done in Paris and
Madrid designed to fire the patriotic
heart Of the American people and ad-
monish them not to desert the Admins
tration on the eve of more war with
Spain, with possibly all Europe added.
But our elections being over, the play
ers will sit down again and the game
will go on. At its end we shall find
that great object of our war for hu-
manity has been to put about thirty
million dollars of cold cash into the
pockets OF Hanna's bond shark friends
and associates.
If this does not happen it will be
partly in consequence of an awakening
on the part of President Mckinley to
the Infamous character of the deal.
we have always wanted to be-
lieve in his patriotism and integrity,
and We do not now wish to think that
he can be induced to lend the power of
his high office and the influence of a
personality still much respected among
the American people, to the assistance
of scheme of disgrace and public
crime. He is not an ostrich and open
to the impression that the country does
not see the combined hypocrisy and
rascality of pretense that whatever
money is paid or promised is not to go
TO the bond sharks who are running his
influence. 1t will not do to insult the
people with the declaration that the
consideration for the Philippines goes
directly fnte the Spanish treasury, if
there Is pTcytso that it must be used
to settle the pound Of flesh demanded
by the Hanna -McCook- Ireland
Edmunds combination,
By this time Mr.. Mckinley ought to
be well advised that no such thieving
deal can by any possibility be ratified In
sne Senate. And, if it could, he must
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AMBAssADoR TO ENGLAND.
Rumor Vaguely Connects Col. Roose-
Welt With the Appointments.

Nuhor Sa&uely COnnecta Col. ROOse-
veit With the Appointment.
II the President acts upon the advice OF
Senators Hanna and Elkins. he will not
make the appointment of Ambassador to
England until after the elections. 1t was
learned at the State Department yester-
day that the place would probably not be
filled for ten days or more. This would
carry 1t over election day.
1t Is said to be Senator Hannas idea
that the ambassadorship should go to
some prominent Republican candidate
who suffers defeat In the approaching
battle Of the ballots. after he has ex-
pended his funds and energy for the good
of the cause.
In this connection the name of Col.
Roosevelt was hinted at last night by a
prominent New Yorker, who believes the
Rough Riders political fate will b. sealed
next Tuesday. The name Of Senator Nc
MILAN. of Michigan. is still persistently
connected with the vacant position at the
court Of st. James.
The times., 1898-11-01

An interesting discovery has just been
made about the Republican campaign in
New York. The Democrats have got hold
of a circular from the Roosevelt head
quarters to the local managers inclosing
list of the names of independents who
signed the original call for Roosevelt to
run on an Independent ticket, and in
structing them to announce, through the
local papers, that these are Democrats
who have come out for the vanity
stricken candidate. Yet Roosevelt is held
up as model of honesty.
The times., 1898-11-01
a Lofty Ambition.
From the Chicago Tribune.

tFrom the Chicago Tribnnc.)
Homesick Party Tin the Kloldke region)-For
heavens sake, do you medn TO stay up here all
winter?"
Implacable Pafty-Yes. I intend to remain up
here TO goat the death of 1900" 100000 mos
quitos and TO do war dance now and then over
their graves
The times., 1898-11-01

The demand of the Sioux Indians for the
removal of Agent Clapp and his clerk
Pugh-at Pine Ridge, is about as emphatic
as possible. 1t opens the way to an in
vestigauon to learn whether the red men
are unreasonable in their demands or
whether they are rebellious against a
proper administration of the office Such
an inquiry, If made without delay, may
prevent the mischief which is said to be
threatened.
The times., 1898-11-01
The Way They non

From the Philadelphia North American
''You must pay us s2ooooo,ooo,' said the Span
ish Peace Commissioner.
I'VE WON'T declared the American Commis-
sioner.
"Gentlemcn," interposed the chairman. 81
think this is enough work for this day. Let US
go out and have dinner together now.''