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The times., 1898-11-14
In One Mans Lifetime.

(From the Journal OF Commerce.
The career of John VI. Forbes, who died in
Boston a few days ago. covered stretch OF
American history whose length can be appreciated
only by recalling that just before his birth the
schooner on which his mother was bound for
France captured by a British man-of-war,
though war between the United States and Great
Britain had not begun, and that while he was
an infant his parents brought him back to this
county after the vessel in which they had start
ed had fought with British privateer, been taken
by British warship and the family had made a
fresh start in a ship that eluded all dangers and
reached the United States When he died steam
ships which could have carried on their decks the
little schooner which his mother sailed to join
her husband in ISL crossing the ocean in
less than six days, the population of the United
States had increased from seven TO seventy-five
millions his country's had increased till its
map which he studied at school bore not the
least resemblance to its present map, more than
ten billions OF dollars, face value, had been in
vested in railroads, the construction Of which did
not begin till he good-sized boy, and the
United States, which had not got Spain out OF
Florida when he was born, was completing the
formalties of expelling her from the Western
Hemisphere. and perhaps from all her colonies.
at the time OF his death. One does not realize
how rapidly the world is moving until one con-
siders the extraordinary changes that passed under
the eye of one man, whose span of life, though
unusual, was far from being phenomenal.
The times., 1898-11-14
WE LAUGH AT HAWAII.
HaNaiinns. However. Fairly Shrek
Over Our own Funny Names

Among the early seasons crop of lee
lures is one dealing with the new Ha-
waiian territory by a recent traveller.
His lecture is designed to be instructive:
a faithful record of the transfer of SOW
ereignty and the hoisting of the American
flag, of which he was a witness: a
graphic account of some of the more
picturesque features of island scenery
and of the strange customs of the kama
kas. While II is very interesting, the lee
turer had no thought of making it comic
in any part. Yet in the first delivery of
the lecture a certain very unimpOrtant
passage ELECTED a hearty laugh from the
audience. This rather disconnected The
speaker. who was quite unconscious that
he had put in joke just there. When
he repeated the lecture before a much
larger audience there was not only
similar manifestation of enjoyment of the
lecturers humor. but a vigorous round
of applause as well. Now he has learned
to expect the interruption. and makes
suggestive pause in his address,
The remark which series of audiences
has found SO funny is the simple state
ment that in voyaginS from Honolulu to
Kauai he took passage on the steamer
Waialeale bound for Nawiliwili."
1t is quite natural 10 find amusement /,
the names of our latest fellow citizens in
the eight islands of Hawaii. II would be
very absurd il they were to look on Ger
tain American names as very laughable
combinations of uncouth syIlabification.
That is quite different matter: the saw
age has no right to ridicule the civilized
None the less. the Hawaiians have been
in the habit of getting considerable en-
joyment out of the most treasured of all
American names. 1t is no uncommon
thing to find a household of growu-up
Hawaiians sitting about n lad whe is
learning English at his school and forcing
him to repeat over and over again the
name George Washington just as his
teacher has taught him to pronounce it.
Then the men try to repeat 1t after him,
and burst into shrieks of laughter one
after the other harshly enunciates some
such close imitation as "Hioak Wahini-
koni.' There's enough fun in ii for
whole evenings entertainment
The times., 1898-11-14
BACK FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
The Eddie's Captain Says IIoiIo Was
Much Frightened When He Left

New York, Nov I5.-Ihe British tramp
steamer Eddie arrived last night from the
Philippine Islands. having. loaded a full
cargo of sugar and hemp at Iloilo for New
York Capt Lund says that he brought
coal TO Manila from Hong Kong for the
British fleet; also mails for the American
feet The Eddie was at Manila Bay July
and after discharging her cargo of coal
went to Iloilo to enter on her New York
charter. At Ilollo everybody was in Il
ferment. expecting daily to be attacked
by the Americans. 1t was generally un-
derstood that the town would surrender
after firing few shots.
The Spanish authorities Were still in
charge and the British consul was acting
for the United States.
Chief officer William Johnson said that
when the Eddie left Iloilo everything was
quiet there.
There We're no American vessels there,
in fact no warships but a British gun
boat. which ran in for a day ne said.
THE city was full of Spanish soldiers.
who did n lot of boasting, and who
seemed anxious for a brush with the
American forces. The Spaniards regard
ed the city as impregnable. They had
heard of the fall of Manila, but We're not
in the least worried about their own
safety. We talked with natives at both
Manila and Iloilo, and they all seemed TO
most cordially despise the Spaniards.
Almost all of them seemed TO favor
American rule, and from what we could
gather it was only the native leaders who
wanted an independent republic.
I'm mighty glad TO hear that the United
States have decided to hold on to the
Philippines. They are fine islands, and
only need proper government to develop
their resources"
The times., 1898-11-14
Manila Problems.

There is one thing from which the
American officials in the Philippines
should be comparatively free, and that
is counsel from home. The conditions
in Manila and vicinity are so unfamiliar
to the majority of the American people
that even the most ambitious regulator
of the universe should move somewhat
slowly in the matter of offering advice
1t is all very we'll to say that the
governor of the Philippines. whoever he
may be in the future, should keep cool
and be firm, but when the thermometer
is 102 in the shade the most determined
are sometimes reduced to the condition
of warm, limp shirt collar. 1t is well
to inculcate serenity and self-possession
in our officials, but when an army of
bugs inyades the house, spiders swarm
from the corners, and green grass
sprouts from ones tan shoes inadvert-
emily left outside their tin box, it takes
very remarkable man to be calm.
In spite of all this, there is no reason
why we should not govern the Philip
pines successfully. The British in India
have overcome far greater difficulties
than anything we shall encounter in
the archipelago of the China Seas. The
thing which is most important is to put
the right sort of man in charge of our
affairs on the other side of the world
a man of experience, decision. tact, and
character, and let him do as he sees fit.
He should not be hampered by Algerites
in places where strong men are needed.
He should not be tied to the end of
The times., 1898-11-14
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC DEBT.
1t VIII Re Settled by July $. 1880.
Ii Is Said.

San Francisco, Nov. BIT is generally
understood that on July s. 1899. the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad will settle in fu
all their obligations to the Government.
That is the time limit fixed by the spe-
cial act of Congress within which the
Central Pacific is required to come TO
some understanding regarding a settle
ment with the special committee created
by the act. The necessary funds viii. it
is stated. be secured by placing a blan-
ket mortgage on the Central Pacific. The
New York banking house OF Spsyer &
Co. is engineering the big financial deal.
The English stockholders are acting in
accord with c. p. Huntington in the mat
ter.
The annual report of the Central Pa
cific. recently issued, shows that the obli-
cations to the Government amount to
$50, 600 600. and that the first mortgage
and other bonds aggregate almost an
equal amount. Against this total of sllS,-
coo 900 there are bonds and securities in
several sinking funds of the company
amounting to sl3.0o0,O00 which leaves
s1O5, ,O0O. 600 to be provided for by blanket
mortgage. and this. it is declared. has
been carried out
The times., 1898-11-14
The Battle of the Bosses.

Nothing would have been worse for
the prospects of the Democratic party
in 1900 than a Croker victory in New
York in 1898. 1t is easy, of course, to
say that after all it was battle be-
tween two bosses. and that the Repub-
lican boss is no worse than Croker. We
rather think he is worse, in the sense
that he is an educated man and a gen.
tleman and knows better.
At least he is not man like Croker
who has simply added the destinies of a
great commonwealth to his racing sta
BILE, and sends in one or another Van
Wyck to ride them that he may gamble
on the result.
The times., 1898-11-14
sTERNBERG's COMING REPORT.
II VIII EscOrinte Volunteers for In
difference and Ignorance

uhu ISnOrunCe.
Savannah. Ga. Nov 13.-An army off,
Ger just returned from Washington. who
Is familiar with the lines on which Sur
geon General Sternberg drew I'D his re-
port stated in an interview here today
that the report was written largely as a
self-defense document. The surgeon
general will. he added. pay his respects
in plain and vigorous English to the
quartermasters department and the vol
unteer contract surgeons.
Gen. Sternberg holds that the volunte er
medical officers and contract surgeons
were drawback to the work Of his de-
partment. owing to their ignorance of
military matters and methods
He blames the quartermaster' depart
ment for its siowness and lack of sys-
tenn in transporting medical supplies an /
sick soldiers. and says that ample guam
titles of medicine were sent to Cuba but
remained unpacked in the holds of the
transports.
Volunteer officers are blamed by the
surgeon general for not paying attention
TO and carrying out the sanitary ru.es
and regulations of the department, and
for laughing at the warnings sent out to
them in printed form
The army officer stated further that
Gen. Sternberg recently remarked to an
army friend that comparisons of sick
ness and death from disease with a less
number of men during the War of the
Rebellion shows that during the war with
Spain there were comparatively fewer
cases of sickness and deaths. notwith-
standing the fact that in the Spanish war
the soldiers were subjected to dangerous
climatic conditions while during the wa
of the States the climate and surround
ings were favorable and medi al supplies
more easily available, and there were no
tedious ocean voyages to be made away
from the central base of supplies.
The times., 1898-11-14
Mrs. Oliphant,. bulldogs.
From the Londth Ladies. Field.l

Prominent among the many animal fads of the
famous Mrs. Oliphant, the English novelist bull
dogs of rare breed have most lOrdly place in
her kennels. There are three separate kennels
for adult dogs. and for puppies there portable
kennels and Enclosures, which moved about
in order to gain the advantage of the sun or
shade. according to the time OF year. The rooms
over the stables have been fitted up 4 hospital,
containing a number of miniature loose boxes,
and there are stoves and thermometers to regulate
the temperature for the invalids- | must not for
get the ali-important dog kitchen. fitted with
Parish's steam cooker, and the walls decorated
with gaily -colored prize cards All her bulldogs
OF high degree, with pedigrees as long as a
patent office report. In fact, the novelist is
credited with samples of the most imperial blood
in all bulldogdom. Until she stopped exhibiting
they walked off with about all the cups and
bowls and prize awards and specials. special
prize winner is Chatley Mob, sort of kennel
king. Her pets. however, Chatley Fluff, a
brndle bitch. winner of several first and special
prizes; Chatley Mailer, OF Nob's daughters.
said to be perfect bulldog except for her ears,
which are inclined to button. and Chatley Vixen,
another of Nob's daughte,s, said to be iascina-
ting little creature.
Mrs oliphant has seeded from the Ladies'
Kennel Association, though she was one of the
original founders
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was made public. slmost the entire Re-
publican press came to his support.
We have no doubt that he will be as
sailed by the voices of Schurz. Hoar.
Boutelle and Professor Norton. but
there is no fear that he will be moved
from his position. Neither the hys-
terics of these men nor the threats of
Spain will change his opinion. If we
have all been exasperated by his reluc-
tance to reach conclusion, we are all
proud of the fact that when he makes
a decision he stands by it, undeterred
by all menaces. The utmost the un-
American minority can do is to encour-
age Spain to do what will make her lot
much worse.
The times., 1898-11-14
To Educate the Cuban..

From the New York Commercial Advertiser)
Gen. Wheeler is old but full of ideas, and his
plan for higher education among Cubans is ex-
cellent He proposes, in brief, that each Amer
lean college give free tuition to a few Cuban
youth. The colleges are doing well in agreeing
TO Gen. Wheeler's plan, and it will be a good
thing for Cuba. Wealthy Cubans have sent their
Sons here to be educated nearly rs often rs to
Europe. but the wealthy Cubans are en-
barrassed and the middle class poor. No
doubt many Cuban youth who would otherwise
be prevented by poverty from coming here for
education will be able to come under this plan.
Anything to spread American ideas, the English
language. and acquantances with scientific and
mechanical progress among the Cuban people will
be salutary. The closer connection there is be-
tween Cuba and the United States the better for
the Cubans and for civilization.
The times., 1898-11-14
JOE JEFFERSON COMING SOUTH
He Is Forced to Cancel His New
York Engagement

New York, Nov. 13.-Joseph jefferson, 1t
was announced tonight, will not play out
his engagement at the Fifth Avenue
Theater. but will go South at once on
the advice of his physicians, Drs. Walker,
Janeway and Deane. He will probably
go to Tampa.
Mr.. Jefferson caught cold a week ago
last Thursday night and could not play
the next night. He thought that he
would be able to appear last week, but
the cold settled in his throat and he was
confined to his rooms at the Holland
House. Mr.. Jefferson's engagement was
to have closed at the end of this week.
The times., 1898-11-14
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
Massachusetts Reformers Protest
Against the Proposed Action.

New York, Nov. 15.-The Massachusetts
Reform Club is sending a circular letter
to each member, stating that information
has come from the National Civil Service
ger that President Mckinley is about to
make radical changes in the civil service
rules and classification and that by these
changes thousands of offices are to be
taken from within the operation of the
civil service rules. The circular states
that the President is expected to take this
action about November Is, and that the
National League has made a written pro-
test to the President. and closes by urg-
ing every member to write personal let
ter to the President, making individual
protest
The times., 1898-11-14
Rough Rider Teddy,s woefm Record
From the New York Journal.)

FIUW lHt NtW 1Ork JouTnaI.D
The record of unpunished crime committed dur
ing Theodore Roosevelts control OF the police
of a public servant who derives much of his
spectacular reputation from his activity in that
very board.
The statement furnished is taken from the DO.
lice records, and is amply fortified with full
details to names, dates, and specific charges
During Roosevelt's term no home was safe
Nine hundred and twenty-five flats were robbed
400 business houses were entered and looted so
safes were blown open, and rs other houses were
entered by burglars.
During this time the gallant colonel was busy
making cases against small East Side dealers
in soda water and milk using infants as stool
pigeons.
Since Roosevelt and Moss have been out of the
department the number OF felonies committed has
decreased by 60 per cent
The times., 1898-11-14

The mine owners at Virden, Illinois. who
imported "A lot of ex-convicts from Ala
bama because. as they said. they could
not afford to pay their men the scale de-
manded and which was agreed on by
other owners. have settled the strike by
proving their own statements. Illinois is
to be congratulated on having escaped
becoming the dumping ground of the
most dangerous criminals of the South,
for if Governor Tanner had not opposed
the Virden company. every mine in the
State would have been filled by the i'm
ported criminals.
The times., 1898-11-14
The Carter Case.

(from the Boston herald
1t is very fortunate for Capt. Carter that he
was tried before a military instead of civil
court for having been instrumental in the cheat
ing of the Government out of millions OF dollars
by COLLISION with dishonest contractors. II his
guilt had been established in civil court, as it
was by court martial, he would undoubtedly have
been sentenced to long term OF imprisonment,
and Justly so. As it is, powerful influences have
been brought to bear in his favor, and by direc-
ton of President Mckinley the sentence of the
military court is modified so that the guilty Of
ficer escapes any other punishment than dis
honorable discharge from the army and 5000
fine. 1t looks like a most fragrant miscarriage
of Justice through political pull
The times., 1898-11-14
Faneuir Hn1r. weather vnne.

ttrom the Boston lEanscrlptJ
A part of the plan OF reconstruction OF Fan
euil Hall includes the regilding of the ancient
weather vane which for so long time has
mounted the dome of that historic building.
This vane, which is OF large size when seen at
close range. is a reproduction OF a grasshopper
and has become tarnished and shabby-looking
The last time that it taken down and re-
gilded was in Mayor Matthews's term. AT that
time there found on the inside of the vaue a
paper bearing this legend: .'Shem browne Made
itt May 25. 1742. To my Brethren and Fellow
Grasshoppers. ! Fell in We year 1853, Nov. 18th,
early in We morning. by a great earth
quake by my old Master above Again
Like to have met with Utter Ruin by Fire, but
hopping Timely from my Public Situation came
of with Broken bones much Bruised
cured and fixed by my old Masters son, Thomas
browne, June 2s, 176s, and Though l will
promise to hang Discharge my office
and shall vary as We winds may blow This
paper is now in the custody of City RegAtrar
Whitmors. "A
The times., 1898-11-14

Bowers may have thought he was right.
but he may be left The Civil Service
Commission is in no doubt about the
gross improperly of his pernicious activi-
ty as Republican partisan. and is trying
TO prove that it is also Illegal enough TO
make of him an awful example. If Bow
ers were only Pennsylvania official he
would be idolized. The Republicans there
have declared themselves favorable to ev-
erything immoral in politics by majority
of ll9,O0O.
The times., 1898-11-14

There will be no Federal interference
in the affairs of Wilmington. North Caro-
lima. The State has a governor. who was
elected by the votes of the negroes, and
if he does not call on Washington for
aid there can be no excuse for interven-
ton. The trouble is ended. The selfish
white politicians who have made a
profit from the political activity of the
negroes were glad enough to get away
with whole skins. regardless of what
might happen to their poor tools They
are men who have sold negro votes at
the national Republican conventions and
have had no other occupation than to act
as agents for jobbery. They will not re-
turn to Wilmington, and II the deposed
mayor. aldermen and police go back ii
Will be to let government and politics
alone. The new officials seem to be sem
sible, conservative men who deplore the
necessity for their actions. and who con
denim all unnecessary violence. They will
disarm everybody except the police, and
will protect the colored people in the en-
joyment of all their legal rights.
The times., 1898-11-14
American Progress in china.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.l

VFViIi INT NItNtI1Iu 7 I"IH DtHItI'T
Now that American. capital is interested in
such great railway building projects in China. it
is believed that American ideas will be rapidly
forced upon the Celestials. and that the United
States will eventually have predominated in-
terests along all the lines Of railroad built
through American method. 4 railway for which
the contract was recently secured by a syndi-
cate headed by Briee will be built through a
section of the country very rich in agricultural
and mineral products. 1t is estimated that il
will drain district having a population Of over
100,000, ,0Oc of people.
The times., 1898-11-14

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Must Put blame Somewhere.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.)

Considering the report that the hospitals at
Manila need disinfection by the use OF white
washing and corrosive sublimate, but that there
is not enough lime or sublimate to be had
it is now to be expected that the surgeon gen
erals department will put out a manifesto ask
ing what the Red Gross Society means by such
shameful neglect Of its duties.
The times., 1898-11-14
The Work of Croker.

(From the New York Times.)
Not less than 10000 Democrats in Manhattan
and Bronx voted for Roosevelt to rebuke Croker $
insolent pretensions to control the judiciary and
to extend his rule to the politics and affairs
OF the State. Those votes would have elected
van Myck. Croker beat him, and every intelli-
gent Democrat knows he beat him.
The times., 1898-11-14

What's the matter with the colored
people in Kansas that they should want
TO go to Cuba and that Kansas whites
should contribute funds to send them?
They sought that State as an asylum
from alleged prosecutions in Missis-
sippi and were expected to become pros
porous class; yet colony of thirty fami-
lies. the first of several. will leave Topeka
next month for Santiago.
The times., 1898-11-14

Communications intended for publication in
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and must in ali cases be accompanied by the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected com
rnunications will not be preserved. and only man
uscripts of obvious importance will be returned
to their authors
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cable. If he is the right man for the
place he win not need supervision, and
if he is not. the supervision will be Of
no use whatever. He will have all sorts
Of peculiar problems to solve, and he
will have to solve them on the ground.
The times., 1898-11-14

Readers Of THE TINES who may at any time
be unable to procure copies of it at any news
stand or railroad station or on railroad trains
will confer favor upon the management by send
ing to this office information of the fact.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

THE TINES, in all its editions. Morning, Even
ing and Sunday, will be mailed to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired
The times., 1898-11-14

1t is regarded as extremely probable
that there will be women delegates to
the national conventions of the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties in 1900. If
they are elected by their constituents
they will doubtless be seated as neither
party would feel like taking the respon-
sibility of turning them down The pres
ence of ladies among the delegates 10 a
national political convention would prob
ably put an end to secret combinations
and things of that kind-that is, IL the old
saying that woman can never keep a
secret has any foundation in fact. Time
will tell