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The times., 1898-06-15
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
After Three Months Conference ,
Measure Is Agreed Upon

After three months OF conference the
conferees on the bankruptcy ! III agioed
yesterday on a bill to be reported today.
In the main, the provisions Of the tiil
as it will be reported from the confer
ence committee, concerning the grcuE'ls
of bankruptcy, were embraced IN the Nell
son bill as passed By the Jennie. WITT
some more liberal provision inserted 10
prevent preferences by inso. Ecnt pat es.
The framework of the bill is in substance
that of the House bin.
After a number of confe- aneas the mem,
bers of the conference committee came
together and agreed on a bill that Is pTac-
tically a compromise measure Part OF
the Senate and part of the House bills
were taken The agreement IS along the
lines OF the House bill IN the way 0f pro-
cedure. and it embraces both voluntary
and involuntary bankruptcy.
II was this provision that caused the
members from the North and the mem
bers from the South to lock horns for
three months. The Northern members
contended that TO make complete bank
ruptcy bill il was necessary to have both
voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy.
while the Southern members said that all
that was necessary was bill for yolun-
tdIE Bfiihi dPtN9 iii<Al q tiil Ati iANe4Ila-
tary bankruptcy was nothing more than
provision for the collection of debts.
While they gave way TO the extent of al
lowing the Involuntary feature to remain
in the bill most OF the features TO which
they We're opposed have been removed.
While the conference report VIII provide
for substantial bankruptcy law the
measure is much less drastic against
debtors than any law ever in force and
much more liberal than State laws af-
fecting banlSrupts.
1t is provided that an insolvent person
can go into the courts and have him
self declared a bankrupt. The court viii
! have the power to announce his insol-
vency. but that he is guiltless of an intent
10 defraud and Is willing 10 turn ove- ali
his property to mis- creditors. The cuurt
will thereupon investigate the case and If
it finds that he is guiltless of inter. TO
4 defraud, will arrange that his property
be applied to the payment of his ceh;s
and that he be given a release for them.
This will enable him to begin again and
If he accumuiates any money his ..l1 debts
cannot be brought up against him.
In regard TO involuntary bankruptcy it
is provided that The creditors IF an in
solvent party can 20 into the courts and
by making the proper shaving that the
party is insolyent 1an have him declared
a bankrupt and his property applied To his
debts. He viii then De given a reIease
and can go free.
The times., 1898-06-15

petent physicians and sanitary officers
on the ground. or We shall have no
Army. And it viii save trouble of sew
eral different kinds if they are given
charge OF things now
1t is reported that the large camps
are TO be broken up into smaller ones,
partly TO prevent friction among the
troops and partly to insure the quicker
distribution Of supplies. This seems to
DE a very wise move. If, instead Of
massing half the Army in one place.
where they will inevitably drink the
rivers dry and cause all the railroad
lines TO become congested with freight,
the big camps are broken up and the
commands segregated. net too widely,
it would be comparatively easy to keep
order moral and physical. And if any
sort of epidemic-not necessarily yellow
feyer-were TO break out in one camp.
it would be easy to isolate the sufferers
and also the camp so that the disease
should go no further
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Sanitary Precautions.

With the appearance Of yellow fever
in a Mississippi town. the need of in
creased vigilance in the volunteer
camps becomes apparent There is no
reason why. if proper precautions are
observed, this dreaded disease should
touch the Army at all. There is every
chance Of its spreading to the camps
at Chickamauga and Tampa if sanitary
precautions are not taken. Where many
thousands OF men are gathered without
adequate hospital provision, where ref
use is not sharply looked after and
cleanliness enforced. the conditions are
excellent for any sort OF epidemic.
There are plenty OF doctors and old
Army officers and scientists in the
United States who have had experience
with Yellow Jack, and know how TO
erect the barriers against him. These
men should be given some sort of COM
mission which Will endow them with all
the authority and all the help nee
essary TO enforce sanitary regula-
ton where troops are assembled.
The best time TO wake up to
q danger like this is before it arrives.
Should the fever gain foothold in the
aamRA IL Eiu be necessary to have COM
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Heading for Santiago.

For nearly thirty-Six hours the fleet
carrying Skaters expedition has heen
p!owing its way toward Santiago de
Cuba. Thursday it Should be sighted
of Guantanamo, and L welcome thing
that viii be for the little forlorn hope
Of marines surrounded by four or five
thousand blOodthirsty Spaniards. We
presume that Gen Shafter will drop
enough soldiers at that point to re-
member the unfortunate Americans who
were carved up by the enemy. A very
sharp lesson should be given TO the
Spanish command opposed to Lieut..
Col. Huntington.
By Friday the understanding is that
the expedition will be ashore and ready
TO begin business. Saturday and Sun
day, therefore, ought to see de-
yelopments of Importance, and pos
sibly the capture OF Santiago and
Ceryera's squadron, or whatever may
be left of it If the Army has as good
luck as the Navy has had We shall hear
news by Monday or Tuesday to make
Americans proud and to produce a
killing frost in the vicinity of Madrid.
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On TO MnnanuI

In the days of the Civil War, when
the New York papers had nothing else
TO put on their bulletin boards the War
Department would often favor them
with a telegram to the effect that 'the
Government was about to adopt more
energetic measures for the suppression
of the rebellien,'' In much the same way
we are now blessed with the most
bloodthirsty promises from Trinity
House, next door to the Executive Man
sion.
The Manila expedition is to sail with
out fail on Wednesday, which will be
only three weeks after its original date
for starting. Gen. Coppinser is to have
no peace unless he gets the army of in
vasion for Porto Rico in travelling order
inside OF ten days. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
must at once prepare to hurl himself
at the back gate of Havana and is ex-
pected TO do it before another month is
past, while Gen. Miles will rush back
TO Washington like the red, blazing
figure of Mars he is. to be sure. and set
every photograph gallery working three
shifts day TO accelerate things in gen
eral and spread pictorial confidence in
certain and speedy victory among the
common people.
All this perhaps. is because we have
made a start, although not until we had
oversight ourselves and allowed a little
band of six hundred marines TO fight
for weary days against ten times their
number Of Spanish savages. Still it is
true that Shafter has been reluctantly
permitted to get away, and that seems
TO stir the departmental blood 10 other
achievements Of similar character. II
this energy should become chronic,
things certainly would happen, but we
do not expect it TO. The weather is too
warm and the rainy season is on. II
/ is a time for umbrageousness and UNI
/ brellas. Let us stretch ourselves out
on the soft side of the War Board and
1 go 10 sleep
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is. 1885
The American Policy,

Americans generally. and the masses
Of the Democratic party particularly.
viii be panied 10 learn that a majority
of the Democratic members of the
House Of Representatives have decided
TO place themselves in the path of
progress today, and as far as they can,
commit the historic organization to
which they claim to belong to a policy
Of unreasoning, ignorant opposition TO
the annexation of the Hawaiian Isl
ands.
For a century the American Democ-
racy has devoted its best efforts to a
policy Of national expansion. But fol
that policy we should still be line o.
weak communities hugging the tantic
coast, and the great Empire of the
West would yet be in the hands OF
France, Spain. and Mexico. Persons
who happen to be members Of the House
Of Representatives and who. while call
ing themselves Democrats, are false te
all Democratic tradition and principle
may not recognize the mistake int
which they fen yesterday. When they
80 to their constituents for reelection
they Will
1t IS a matter for congratulation, how,
ever. that there are enough Democrat!
who are patriots, and who will vote to
day to annex Hawaii to redeem tn,
party from the charge that it is a com
bination Of trust corruptionists and
practical traitors.
Hawaii. Porto Rico. the Philippines
and the Nicaragua Canal, are not do.
mestic political questions. They sun
themselves up as one great patriotic
issue. Whatever may be our home poll.
tics in the future, they are now a.
nothing compared with the manifes
destiny Of the Republic.
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The caucus IF the Democratic members
of the House TO consider the pending res
olutions Tor the annexation of Hawaii,
was convened Immediately after the ad-
journment of the House yesterday after
noon. Eighty-two Democrats were pres
ent.
At the outset the idea OF attempting
TO bind Democrats by a caucus decree was
distinctly disciaimed- Mr.. Bailey in a
speech. said he had opposed the plan Of
calling caucus. but after the call was
issued. he concluded that it would be well
for the Democrats TO confer together
amicabIy and endeayor to harmonic their
views.
Mr. Williams of Mississippi, member
of the Foreign Affairs Committee. who
signed the minority report against the
Newlands resolution, also opposed an
nexation, maintaining that it was antag-
onistic 10 the principles and policy Of
the Democratic party.
Speeches in favor of annexation were
made by MeSSrS. Berry fRy.). Livingston
(Ga-). SUlZer IN y. Brucker (AIich.),
Cochran tMo), ErmeHtrOut CPa.), Tay-
lor tAla-l. and several others
1t was apparent that the opponents of
annexation were surprised at the num-
ber and the ar1or of the annexationists
After il had been proclaimed that no at
tempt would be made TO bind the Demo-
Gratis present. some of the advocates Of
annexation left the hall. Hence their vote
did not show It's full strength. Later the
caucus was surprised by a bold move On
the part OF MIR. Dinsmore. author OF the
minority report He boldly disregarded the
pledge already given and offered resOlu-
tion declaring il the sense Of the caucus
that annexation was anti-Democatic and
dangerous and that the members Of tha
party should vote against the pending res
olution- When the vote was put a storm
Of noes showing that fully three
fOurths OF those present were against any
such effort to throttle Democratic action.
condemned the resolution 4 motion was
then made to table it. In view OF the man
! ifest sentiment. the resolution was with
drawn. Mr. Dinsmore followed il with
one in modified form. He offered an
other resolution, as follows:
Resolved. That it is the sense of the
Democratic party. as represented in he
House of Representatives, that the annex
alton OF Hawaii Is dangerous and un-
! desirable; that ii reverses our traditional
policy. and We believe viii lead to colonial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and ultimately TO the de-
struction Of republican institutions"
This resolution was adopted by a vote
Of 80 ayes to Il nays. The caucus then
adjourned.
careful poll of the Democratic side
yesterday afternoon showed twenty-six
votes for annexation. This number may b.
| swelled 10 thirty despite the energetic ef
| forts OF the leaders to keep it down
The times., 1898-06-15

Merciful people will excuse us for be-
ing amused at the notice which. it is said
was sent to Cervera a few days ago. Ac-
cording 10 the story, he was told that if
he destroyed his ships instead of surren-
dering them Spain would be required to
pay US the value Of the vessels. The joke
interyenes here: Since Spain could not
pay cent for anything, why should Ger
vera bother about the bankruptcy pro-
ceedlngs? We are muosl mistaken In the
man if he does not sink his last ship be-
fore allowing 1t to fall into our hands.
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Criminal DeIpy.

(From the New York Times.)
Here we are at war with a bankrupt
cripple of nation. If the army had been
in as good state Of preparation for Of
fensive operations as the navy, if we
had had a trained and disciplined force
of 100000 men. including a Regular Army.
say, of $1,000. complete in its staff de-
partments, and Immediately available for
foreign service. the war would already
have been over. This rs now evident to
everybody. and it is equally evident to
everybody that If we had been at war
with a real power instead OF with Spain.
we should already have suffered frightful
disasters
The times., 1898-06-15

The people are now in a position to give
the syndicates and great financiers an
object lesson, The popular loan of
500. 900 should be snapped up by small
investors who have quite as much conf
dence in their Government as they have
in savings banks. The operation will open
the eyes of Europe, which has always
imagined that we had to go abroad for
capital. We do not have to, and if the
loan were a thousand million 1t would be
taken lust as easily.
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The settlement i'm Glover.

The Jenkinses, the Joneses, the Williamses an
Greens; ~sI.--+ .'fT+''-'~
The Sprowlers an the Growlers has left these
peaceful scenes;
An they're gittin' fat an fussy on Army pork
and beans.
An wen all git enlisted in the mornin'!
The Williamses are colonies; the Browns are
cap'ns fine; 49,. ,..'s,.-.ef.i
The Jenkinses majors-an they never will re-
sign; .-.-4 -.
An they amt single private in the halleluia
line
An wen all git enlisted in the mornin'!
Good-by to all the cotton, an the devil take the
corn. ..s.ss,, ..-,s1-r- -srs-i-
We're headin' straight fer glory-fer we all are
colonies born;
An you'll find US in the Army when they blow
the dinner horn
An we'll all git enlisted in the mornin'i
Chicago Times Herald.
The times., 1898-06-15

B!anco is a generous man and he knows
that his people like excitement There
fore he has permitted his batteries to do
a little cannonading at Commodore Wat
sons fleet. The shells fell a couple of
hundred yards short Of hitting anything.
but the Madrid market has been snort Of
Spanish victories for several days and
must be supplied. If Mr.. Mckinley is cor
rectly reported it would be well for Mr.
Blanco to conserve his ammunition. He
may need it just before the November
elections.
The times., 1898-06-15

There is belief that the blue laws of
1861 are to be enforced against the volun-
teers today. On yesterday the boys were
everywhere in Washington. 1t is not
likely that they will be interfered with;
but some of the saloon keepers will. A
test case is to be made, and it will not
be long before we shall know whether or
not the man who dons the blue thereby
loses his rights as a citizen.
The times., 1898-06-15
FIamipGo o's Error.

(fr0m the thlcago Journal
Flamingo had just learned after many tedious
hours to operate the typewriter. He thought ha
would surprise his wife, who was away on a
visit by sending her his first typewriter letter.
1t began, ''My Own Darling Wife," something
like that, and was full OF the usual coEtesies
of loving pair.
But Flamingo forgot to say in the letter that
it was he, himself, who doing the writing on
the machine.
By return mail came a letter from the wife,
which plunged right into the text without any
sweet-worded introduction.
''If you don't think any more of me than to
sit down and dictate to a young woman type
writer what you wrote in your letter, you needn't
write to me at ALL
Then Flamingo sat down and used steel pen to
explain.
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Answered uis onerr.
From the Omaha World Herald.

(Fron the Omaha WOrld-ieTaId-)
The pretty young man with tri-colored ribbon
on his natty straw hat and the bottom of his
trousers turned up just 50 high approached the
soda water stand and called for lemon phosphate
As he was slipping it he glanced at the trim young
lady who served him and snilirgiy asked:
81 presume you have TO answer an awful lot
of fo,l questions. do you notl"
Yes" replied the young lady, with a weary
air
so I thought Charming day What partie-
ular question is fired at you oftenest BIZ the hay
seeds?''
THAT one.''
(Which oue2''
'@The one you Just asked" :"
And as the young lady carefally rinsed the glass
the pretty young man wandered away in a trance
The times., 1898-06-15

The Paris Matin is surprised at the
sensitiveness shown by Americans be-
cause a few Frenchmen express a SEN
timentai sympathy for Spain. We are
not, when. one of those few Frenchmen
is a person like Patenotre, late ambass-
ador here. who. in the same position at
Madrid. has done all In his power to
The times., 1898-06-15

Count Castellane. who married an
American heiress. has fought duel with
a Partisan yellow journalist who said
some unpleasant things about some twins
of which a servant IN his family had been
guilty. The count pinked his adversary
three times Yesterday. which was one
for each twin, and one TO spare in case
they had been triplets.
The times., 1898-06-15

The question what shall be done with
the Philippines has assumed huge impor-
tance in the eyes of the social reform
leagues since those pictures of Oriental
Summer girls have been scattered about
the paners.
The times., 1898-06-15

Spain could not defend Gibraltar. but
she has never been able to recapture 1t.
Manila may be another case OF the same
kind, despite the fact that Admiral Ber-
mejo has been explaining that its defense
is quite impossible
The times., 1898-06-15
On tn Cadix

(From the New York Times)
If we had sunk Admiral Cervera's ships
at the Canaries or off St, Vincent we
should have saved ourselves a great deal
of trouble and have ended the war much
sooner. Are we going to let Canara get
away from Cadiz? Why not send fleet
there to destroy him where he lies?
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secure active European Intervention
against the United States. However. as
the tide of French sentiment appears to
have turned at the high-watet. mark of
Mr.. Chamberlaln's wholesome alliance
speech, we are not paying so much at
tention to the matter. All France has to
do is to be good, and we viii buy Paris
ian gowns and jewels and go to the Ex-
position in 1909. just as if nothing had
happened
The times., 1898-06-15

The man who really wishes TO prepare
himself for lighting in The Cuban jungle
viii do well 10 go down in a swamp where
there are some mosquitoes and spend half
a day in crawling through a barbed wire
fence
The times., 1898-06-15

This Is a campaign of education. The
marines who have landed al Guantanamo
are going TO put the American flag on the
highest tree they can find, so as to teach
the Spaniards how it looks.
The times., 1898-06-15

Here is another distinguished recruit
who doesn't insist on a commission. Prof
James Taft Hatfield has been at the head
of a department In the Northwestern
University for seven years. but he has
enlisted as a common seaman.
The times., 1898-06-15

Communications intended for publication in
The Tines should be tersely and plainly written,
Ind must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. Rejected COM
unuHications VIII not be preserved. and only man
lscrlPIs of obvious importance viii be returned
TO taeir authors-
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT

Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable TO procure copies Of it at any news
Etand or railroad station or on railroad trains will
confer favor upon the management by sending
20 this Office information OF the fact
The times., 1898-06-15
Worse Than Sermons,

(From the Chicago News)
Remember said the good man, ''that there
are sermons in stones"
Not in those that you against with youl
bike retorted the cynic, and the argument was
necessarily, at an end.
The times., 1898-06-15
Looking Ahead.

(From the Chicago Record)
The Spaniards have the right idea Every time
they get defeated they congratulate themselves
because they know that they will be in the big
gest kind of luck to get their permanent, monu-
mental licking quick and have it over.
The times., 1898-06-15
An Unexpected Retort.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
An angry small boy was peiting stones at a
noisy dog when venerable passerby stopped and
addressed him.
Little boy" the stranger demonstrated, don't
you know you should be kind to dumb animals. ;"
"Yes," replied the angry boy, "but what's dumb
animals got to do with yelping dogst''
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Market Fluctuations.

From the Detroit Free Press)
''she told me her heart and hand were price.
less -,
.swhat did you sayg''
'T told her I would 50 of somewhere and wait
until she sent mal word that they were marked
down."
The times., 1898-06-15

It still remains an unsolved problem
how Aguinaldo found the time to have
all these pictures taken.
The times., 1898-06-15
The OnIy Danger.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
'I suppose there is no danger of Cervera's
breaking outg''
sssNot unless he gets the measles
The times., 1898-06-15
Spoiled His Joke.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
The facetious boarder had the train all laid for
killing Joke Its a wonder" he said. ''that
you didn't up this hen feathers and all. -
The next time said the landiady, with
marked emphasis, I'm serve her up bill and all -
And the joke was ruined
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critfcising a Prima Donna.

(From the Chicago Journal)
Yvetts Guilbert is praying for the success of
Spain. If she doesn't pray any better than she
sings Spain will go right getting trouneed
The times., 1898-06-15
CAUCUS COULDN'T AGREE
No Binding Action Taken by the
House Democrats.
BAILEY ASKS FOR HARMONY

The AnnexatiOnists Develop Unex-
pected Strength and VIII Prob
ably Poll Thirty Votcs-ResoIu-
ton Declaring the Sense of the
Caucus Against Annexation Final
Iy Adopted.
The times., 1898-06-15
Any muscular
trouble of a
Child's eyes

Can in most cases be righted by such
glasses as our DR.. Hamilton will pre-
scribe. Cross eyes or strabismus in chill
dren can be usually strengthened by the
wearing of proper glasses. School chill
drens eyes are 10 times out OF 20 faulty
by reason of the continued evening study
glasses in such cases are absolutely es-
sential No charge Is made for exam
lining eyes.
The times., 1898-06-15

Rubber Supplies for Soldiers fn
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-26
AR! g!NIKIBE!VER,

r. Barton of East Toledo was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs H. H. Sargent was calling in
Toledo on Monday.
Frank Thompson was in Bowling
Green on business Monday.
Miss Tracey of Toledo. is the
guest OF the Misses Chapman.
Mrs. II. c. Lawrence entertained
a few ladies at tea Wednesday.
Frank Powell was in Bowling
Green last Saturday on business.
For SALE One fresh milch COW.
pa NJ. HAYES.
john Lally is taking a brief rest
this week and trying to shake off the
grip.
Mrs. Sarah Norton of Lansing,
Mich. is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
S. Merry.
w "a II lHhOClbCl anu cpOho
Sunday with r. Barton and wife in
East Toledo.
Arch Herdlebrack of Pemberville,
was the guest of Miss Regina Hoffman,
Sunday evening.
Mrs f. Thurston of Rowling Green
was the guest of Mrs. G. F. Rider at
Lime City last week.
L. H. Harbauer and wife of Penn
bsrville, were the guests of j. G.. Hoff-
mann aad family few days since.
The saw-mill at Scotch Ridge
owned by Frank Brown has been
bought by Fred Witzler of Perrysburg.
He will move the mill.
Thos. Fl. Henline and Mamie
Walsch; John M. Blassins and Jessie
E. Doughty were licensed to marry by
Probate Judge Angus last Friday.
The next social given by the ladies
of the Evangelical society will be held
at the residence of Mrs. BENZ. zingg on
Friday, April /, 1898. afternoon and
evening.
It is, or should be, the highest aim of
every merchant to please his customers,
and that the wide-awake firm OF Meyers
& Eshelman, Sterling, ILL., , is doing so,
is proven by the following, from Mr..
Eshelman: I'm my sixteen years ex-
perience in the drug business [ haYe
kuever seen or sold or tried a medicine
that gave as good satisfaction as Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy Sold hv A r 0hannoav,