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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30

10 Vieopaa" DaIhe Blanche' was lately, sung
berlin Opera is about to make an ambitious
, TEISS Of D9nizetti's'' "Don P%asauaie.S
tae6' rre asr sSdesss SSe nriDd bor Eysyiyed with
SSsIaaaold Hermann's opera was recently pro-
opera at T'' Ha gTSSriryi9g results In Cassel; The
usual number hbeil 6f noy IS to hays more n thar the
iHfie IT. Rj,, 35ttg iqh sSiS opera a' * fri fas R RGs q
tioSusW ~ I'm which : has already been heard In va
B. Berlin; VIII Be Ss''e among SnG Is ts SeGn to 6 81 hsIyen ar le
low o 3 Rby E#iehard, 'Tedera;;'' The swat.
s sSsr S By Esss s's Si;ee.S%' d Sfil sSfe'su@HPs Fis:
aud has fSSs GRp sara IS the work, of a young Partisan
yet IL. SeEman cities, although it has never
Eat gEfa heard In France. Paul Kaiisch, who
SStIu to co @e T. a. das a been asked sSd BY Ma Maurice rice
EhESoeInpany al. the Metropolitan with Iiiii
sion Tam h an; MS wife. He has received permits
Sait q se 3 from the stadt Theatre. but must
ton IoTEnn tWSaly under contract, In the competi-
the bess, wagner statue To be erected in Berlin.
tpal decI tyo models will be selected before the
has j f1rite1Senting him at the conducting stand
Stands at t tSsn put up In 1T. Petersburg. 1t
Sty, The -" ses eS5rae nc TO to the Royal Conserve;
which bsd new They were Bunsert's" tirce.S
"a 5ssEsr 'iss oHe-a SseG ob sqaF fRnytSS d Hss s2ss
tsRIppeer were revived in new and elaborate
esrlIozz' there were "Benyenuto Celiini," by
Eaeaerrssn a. lphegenla auf Tauris. /" by Chuck.
thgs w ets 99tner composer's. Hfty-five even
having besGNe devoted him, "Tannhauser" alone
lepresepftesSdh sung sixteen times. Verdi was
ttGsseIp seven nNt,D were given to "Hids"i Mozart By
AEd, Ten ef'R8Imance Of which Don Giovanni
,SSSSSysssus"" u aad NINE With d FiF 6RiS 9cs PsS sS Of
IslteSdT tb eaomIposers, In all. 3i5'333 persons
listed S Ine tnsatre during the season. which
e"hat more than ten months.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30

O. H.-AdmtrAl eAmpson was promoted Comm
dore on July 0. on Admiral KirklRnd'a retiromen
He was never commissioned Commodore. howeVe
being promoted Rear Admira before thu commi
aion issued.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
A WISE REGULATION.

II is rather hard upon the newe.
papers and the public, but the or.
der Of the Secretary Of the Navy
forbidding the giving out OF any
news from the Navy Department,
except such ae he shall authorize
to be bulletined, 10 undoubtedly .
wise one. There are some thought.
less persons who may say that the
servants Of the people should
have no secrets from them, but
there are times when secrecy on
the part Of public officials Ia alb.
solutely necessary TO the fuihiI
ment Of their purposes. Nothing
could be more unwise than to put
the plans for the prosecution OF
this war before the whole Ameri'
can people. for In such case they
would Immediately pass into the
possession Of the Spanish author
tiles, who would then know how
to meet every movement made.
Aud while there will he many bits
Of information, the giving ont o!
which could do no harm, and 10
reading which the public would
be very much interested, still the
incest discrimination would not
always be exercised between wha,
would prove harmful and wha,
not, and thus the general embargo
lie judicious. The Navy Depart
n~ot promises 10 give out ell In
formation il has after facts are &C
complished, and this ought TO sat
isfy q reasonable public without
the knowing in advance OF the
plans of the administration or its
speculati0ns as to probable events.
Happily, however, the Associated
Press is not dependent upon the
departments at Washington for
it's news OF the war, IL having its
own vessels and corresponden ts
in ell waters where hOstilities are
likely. Ii has, Indeed, thus far.
furnished the administration the
first news it has had of nearly all
the important events Of the war
news for in advance Of the official
reports. 1t will continue to give
the people all the news there 10.
which is really all they need. and
thus IL will be found that the EN-.
barge at Washington 10 not so sc.
rious q matter as on its face II up.
pears. 1t is, indeed, the closing,
for good reasons, OF but one Of
many channels Of Information.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
Miracles In War.

An Over.anxious and impatient
public are apt TO expect something
like miracles in war. The great
victory of Dewey. without die.
crediting that great commander,
was something like Q miracle, that
Ia, might not occur again In a wal
al.ysArs.--Rat. j. bss -Ls&.ths. ov,
the United States to expect vic
tories OF the same Kind and mag
nitude from Sampson and SchIey
In fact, these impatients want q
great battle every day, and no de.
feats on our side.
Our successes In war 80 far
have been marvellous. We have
achieved more than any nation
similarly situated ever did 10 the
same length Of time before. Yet
there iss general feeling or dis.
appointment over the results.
Whyi Simply because we have
been Boosting too much, aud have
gotten our people into assuming
that We could do things 10 a mo.
ment that cannot he accomplish ed
Ia q month.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
Foreign Intervention.

The best evidence to the aver.
age citizens mind that the Euro.
pean nations are not going to in.
terfere actively on the side Of
Spain against the United States
10 the fact that the leading pow.
ers Of Europe, England. Russia,
Germany and France. are each
seeking closer, friendly relations
with the United States There ia
little doubt bat that the friend.
ship Of The people Of Germany,
France, Austria and Italy is on
the side Of Spain, aud, perhaps, it
is largely true In Russia, but the
governments of all these coun.
.rfes are in the attitude of making
friendly overtures to the United
States. The facts appear TO be
that each aud all Of these coun.
tires have their own international
difficulties, and they at least do
not want to do anything TO cause
the United States to side with
their enemy. And, besides, their
trade, commerce aud business
is immense.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
AN INCOME TAX.

Whenever additional revenue 10
needed by the government the
first thing to be taxed lie whisky
and the neat is tobacco. II 10 ar.
gued that these are Injuries and,
therefore, should bear the burden
OF taxation. 1t is further urged
that since they are articles used
By a large proportion Of the De0.
pie this tax 10 the most equitable.
The income tax provision of the
Wilson bill was declared uncon.
stitutiOnal because one Judge saw
light and changed his mind, but II
10 clear that, even with the Ques.
tionable decision therein render.
ed, an income tax law could be
framed that would stand the con.
stitutional test.
IL fairness 10 what Congress 10
looking for, let them put an in.
come tax provision into tho war
revenue bill.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
LATEST WAR NEWS.
Nothing RelIabIe-No Bat.
tIes-AlI Expectancy
Peace Hints.

There Ia absolutely nothing re-
liable In the war news, from the
fact that the government allows
nothing officially to be given out.
Antbe reports Of battles this week
proved TO be fakes.
The newspapers have no posi-
tive iufOrmstion As to the where.
abouts Of the Spanish feet, but II
10 reasonably certain that they are
IN Santiago de Cuba harbor, and
that the American feet has them
hemmed in so they must sooner
or later fight or surrender.
Dewey 10 all right at Manila
Troops aud supplies are on thu
way 10 hiM, aud msee 10 follow
: 1aS u---is--s 49, -.0--' 49,
$4,000 more volunteers. 112.00(
Of the hrst called have been mus
tered in. Every proposition ID
going on for the invasion of Cuba,
Porto Rico. and the PHILIPPINES.
A great battle 10 liable to occur
any hour, but the people should
Rot credit any report except Of
scially authorized from Washing.
ton.
From London comes the news
Of SPANS interceding through the
Powers for peace.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
WAIT FOR THE FACTS,

The Associated Press finds IL
necessary to send out from Wash.
ington q fresh addition TO the In.
junction to keep cool and wait.
This telegram says that what of.
fcials ofthe navy department most
fear 10 the effect that might be
produced upon the people by
greatly exaggerated and mislesd.
ing reports from Spanish sources
OF some naval battle, in which the
SDaniards will claim q decisive
victory. 1t 10 realized that first
news OF an engagement In the
neighborhood OF Cuba or to the
eastward may reach the United
States through the Spanish cables
by the way Of Madrid. and these
are almost certain, no matter what
the result NAV be, to make such a
claim for victory for the Spanish
~ at the battle OF Manila bay.
Wait for our own official reports.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
WARS COST AND PROGRESS.

War has cost the United States
from the time Of the declaration
Of hostilltles to the present time
$1,000, 900 . day, aud there have
been not moro than three really
active engagements. But preps.
ration expenses are equal to. II
they do not exceed, the outlay re.
CURED during heavy battles. Most
Of the purchasing for the govern.
ment has been done In the open
market aud at prices fixed by the
sellers. There has not been time
TO advertise for proposals to fur.
nish the goods, and consequently
there has not been much oompe-
ntion. An enormous expenditure
10 compelled by the handling OF
sbout 100000 men, who, accord.
ing to the present plans Of the
government. will soon I've actively
engaged 10 the war against Spain.
Then The cost OF ANN uuition, coal
aud supplies for the navy, to say
nothing OF tho purchase OF aux.
iliSry cruisers, has made heavy
dsmsuds on the government.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
A RACE PROBLEM.

II We annex Hawaii and the
Philippines, which policy seems
to be growing In popularity In this
country since Dewey's victory at
Manila, there would be o new race
question to consider. The Boston
Herald, speaking Of the subj cot,
says:
More than this, by the annexation
OF Hawaii we repudiats the principle
that our people have held for the last
four generations, q principle laid down
in the Declaration Of independence,
that all men were created free and equal,
and in place Of this we substitute the
doctrine that certain specialized sec.
ton of mankind-that Is, the white
race, and possibly the Anglo Saxon race
alone-is capable of freedom, can lay
SlaSm ~. mi ltlesl- -.ss<a. ,,rs..a.a,..-.,
q lower order. and must be treated on
this basis, perhaps not enslavcd, but
none the less be made to understand
that, as compared to the white inhabi.
tants of the United States, they are not
free and equal. This is the principle Of
government which of necessity we
should have to adopt in the case of
Hawaii, aud which would be even more
necessary in the case Of the Philippine
islands.
In Hawaii there would be about 5000
or 5000 people out Of 1000 to whom
political rights could be reasonably ac-
corded. In the Philippine islands there
would be $4,000 or 6O,0OO out Of q popu-
lation variously estimated from Z, $780,
900 to $1,000, 900 who might be accorded
political rights. Having cast
aside our principles in the case Of Ha-
wall, and having adopted the old world
land-grabbing theory, it would be an
easy matter for us TO give il extension
in the manner Just indicated"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
Lord Woolsey's Hint.

Lord Woolsey, the mnnder
in chief Of the English army and
navy, expresses his open sympa.
thy for the United States IN the
war with Spain, and also that the
soldiers have no supe-
r,ors in the world; but adds that
the United States is lucky in not
now being at war with O drst Glass
naval power. Public opinion in
this country has realized the truth
of this criticism, for II Is evident
that our email navy could not sue.
cessfully meet the greater guns
and ships OF England, Germany or
Russia. The realization of this
fact is sure to lead to the United
States bu,,Iiug q navy equal &c
., x,.-~s sru ra<kn.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
OUR DAYLIGHT DOMAIy.

We are not quite equal with
Great Britain In the expansion of
our domain, but We are getting
there. The claim that with the
occupancy OF the Philippine is.
lands he sun never sets on Amer.
lean sol 10 not quite true. 1t holds
during De long days OF tho year,
but whtn the shadows lengthen
and dlylight shrinks, eastern
Maine 4 still dark Of the sun has
ceased 10 shine on the Philippines.
To mSet this distinction OF Eng.
land Il was once contendsd that
the SUI rose on the eastern limits
Of Maine before Il set on the far.
tbest Of the Aleutiap islsnds.
This claim, however, 10 true only
for u few weeks 10 the summer.
To construct . country upon
whose soil the sun would never
set, the United States would bave
to take possession Of the Canary
islands. These Islands are about
1856 degrees vest OF the Philip.
pines, or nine hours difference 10
time. which would insure sunlight
somewhere on tho soil Of the
United States ct ell times.
But then We have only started.
Give Greater American Q little
time and II will always DO In day.
liRht.-L0uisville Commercial.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
RAISING WAR REVENUE.

Nowhere, In no section, in no
party, 10 there any opposition 10
furnishing the mOst ample means
Tor the prosecution Of the war 10
. prompt and successful issue,
The only dispute 10 az to what
funds are needed, and how tLey
shall be provided.
II 10 estimated that II will coat
e3OO,OOO,OO0 to continue the war
for one year. There ia now an
available surplus In the treasury
OF 500, OOO,OO which had far bet.
ter be put 10 circulation than be
kept misery boarded In the pub.
lie vaults, so there IL no need of
haste In the the consideration Of
war revenue.
Thore 10 about $4,000, 900 Of
seignOrage lying idle in the Treas.
nry. Why not utilize that by h.
sulng certificates against it and
coming III
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
AN ENGLISH SPEAKING ALLIANCE,

An American alliance is favored
by the London Chronicle. 1t says:
These evidences of Q solid aud
deserved success OF the American
arms do not alter, though they
may reinforce our views 90 TO the
need Of preparing the wsv for
closer relations between the Eng.
lish and the American peoples.
We see traces Of a desire in high
places at Washington to hold the
Philippines in the far East. That
policy would certainly evoke no
jealousy In England. As We have
said Ourselves, the country does
not covet the islands, and, In de ed,
her interests, as things are now
lead her rather TO the
n0rtbward than to the southwark
Of Hong Kong. For America the
problem 10 not one Of annexation
but one Of responsibility for III.
governed races, which have fallen
away from their slovenly and also
merciless rulers. Mean while, We
welcome the warm words in which
Sir William Harcourt, at Cam.
bridge, pledged the liberal party
to "sympathy for the side that
makes for freedom" He puts
pitbiiy the reasons why We, all of
ne, arc 10 heart with the American
people In the struggle. Whatever
the force Of events may bring ont
OF 1t, We understand and mai "a tain
that 1t was undertaken not for az.
gression nor for territorial aggran.
dizement, but 10 the same zeal for
the emancipation of oppressed
races which reused the best feel.
ing Of England over Bulgaria. and
over Armenia. and over Crete.
Unhapplly, in none OF these cases
could England put out her hole
strength. But II we had been az
free to do so as was America over
this question Of Cuba, we all know
what would have happened.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
THE DURATION or THE WAR.

One Of the most pertinent Ques'
tons growing out OF the war be-
tween spain and the United States
10, What 10 to be the extent OF It's
duration Z
Flushed with excitement born
NJ Admiral Dewey's brilliant ex.
plot in Manila harbor, most OF US
are apt to conclude that two or
three months will sutiioe TO con
ciude hostilities, bat such does
not seen TO be the Judgment OF
experienced fighters.
General Daniel II. Sickles, whose
competency to judge OF thu durs
ton Of the war 10 based not only
upon his gallant service 10 the
union army, but also upon his
knowledge OF the Spanish ehsrac
ter, derived from his long Official
residence in Madrid, ststes that in
his Judgment not less than ss!ye
months will be required 10 end
the war finally. Vile pefkc,ly
aware Of the destructiveues Of
modern guns, General Sic I lie. be-
lieves this consideration vi 10 In
some measure neutraliaed h. the
dilatory tactics which 8 6an 10
more than likely to adopt.
But Rear Admiral Gherstd. OF
the United States navy, still
more liberal in his sliowank. He
believes that three yesrs s least
will be required io settle Alters
fully. Coming from one Mo 10
recognized as su authority oA m.
val matters, this opinion cannoi
be regarded lightly.
So we must reconcile ourselves
TO what seems TO be the decisisn
Of the fates. II the war ends m
side the next few months, so mach
the better, but il il does rot We
must wait patiently for on delay.
ed triumph,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
THE WAR TAXES.

The war tax strikes the retail
druggist in . tender plse. Ii
provides for . tax Of l cen, on %
bottles or packages Of patent
medicines, 2 cents on % cent
bottles aud 4 cents on 81 lottles
or packages, and the worst feature
10 the case 10 that he mus buy
the stamps and put them on every
bottle as he sells Il. After the
law goes into effect the maaufac.
turer will stamp them, but stock
that has already been bought and
paid for once, must now be paid
for again, or ct least the stamps
must be paid for before be Cat
sell the preparation, after the new
law takes effect. ~.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
PROSPERITY OF THE FARMERS.

One has bat to look about him
to see the signs OF prosperity tba,
10 every week becoming more not
iceable among the farmers. They
ought to be, and doubtless are,
the happiest set Of men In the
county. The products Of the soil
are bringing fair prices, the CON.
ing wheat crop, which 10 immense
promises q good price, and while
II 10 not likely to remain At Its
present status, IL 10 pretty certain
that the prevailing price ct thresh.
ing time will be such as TO make
this years crop profitable. That
is the opinion Of Joseph Letter.
aud he is authority on all things
pertaining TO wheat, vt present.
Small fruits and vegetables, in
which our people are largely in.
terested, are bringing far prices,
therefore, what doth hinder them
from prosperingf
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
A GREATER COURAGE.
Washington Post.I


ut sometimes require more and
better courage to stay at home
than TO 60 to war. Many o man,
IL duty would permit him tn -~ot.
unteer. would be glad to 60, but
10 compelled by the most solemn
aud binding Of all human obliRs-
lions to stay at home. 1t Is not
q manly, q wise or q heroic thing
for q citizen to leave his wife,
children, sisters or parents 10
want 10 order to 60 where he 10
not needed. So long az there 10
Q surplus OF men who want to On.
list, and whose presence at homo
10 not essential to the support Of
families, no man whose presence
10 thus required has 0 moral right
to enlist.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
The Cuban Rebels.

The insurgent forces In Cuba
have evidently been over estimat.
ed In the matter OF effectiveness
and numbers. Investigation has
shown that instead of an army of
10000 or 10000, the insurgents
have only few hundred men IN
the field, aud most OF these are
poorly equipped and drilled.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

We regret to see any opposi.
ton to q proper appropriation to
defray the expenses Of 81 Ameri.
can exhibit at the Paris Exposi.
ton, and that regret 10 increased
because Of the grounds upon
which the opposition 10 bss.d. We
do not believe the French govern.
ment has or will take any meas.
ure In hostility to ne or 90 any
act in violation of intentional
law to our detriment. Ii 10 to
our interest to s,reDgthn our
friendly ties with all nations.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
Ben Keys Again.

The Populists, in Convention at
Princeton. nominated Ben @. Keys
for Congress 10 this District. The
platform is strict Middle.ofthe-
Road. Keys has been the Popu.
list nominee several times, aud
is a well informed man on the
Populist issues and contentious.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27

The revenue bill being discuss.
ed by Congress provides for issu.
Ing three per cent. bonds to the
amount Of SlOO,O0O,0O an 10.
crease 10 the tax on beer of 81 a
barrel; an increase on manufsc.
tured tobacco TO IL cents a pound;
M increase Of 81 per thousand In
the tax on cigars. IL provides for
the placing Of stamps on bank
checks aud patent medicines.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27

The United States and England
are surely and swiftly drifting 10
an alliance.
Now. what was at frat but
q suggestion, with scarcely Q like.
lihood Of ever taking Q serious
form, is being earnestly consi der.
cred BY the leading men OF the
two great countries, and more so
by the English statesmen.
England's most prominent pub.
lie men and leading newspapers
have thrown aside oil reserve and
openly urge and advocate the Al.
lance.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-05-27
90 Way, Niger I

The Psduosh Visitor says that
one Of the funny incidents. min.
gled with the sad, ct the depot the
other day, on the departure OF the
Paducah volunteers, was occasion.
ed by an old colored woman, who
remarked when surrounded by Q
number of colored men: "Go way
from me you niggers dsrs dc
white boys gwine way to 40 dc
Hghtin', aud youse layin' round
heah lookin' at 'em; 60 way from
me; 60 way, Use ashamed or You