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to the extent of recalling her Commits
sioners or of producing deadlock, only
the treacherous Sagasta knows. 1t
seems. now, as though he would test
American forbearance almost to the de-
gree of rupture. If he could believe
that we would make new concessions
to avoid resumption of hostilities. he
would hold his position until our repre-
sentatives should be recalled, for he Is
not wholly without hope that he might
gain the active sympathy of some other
power by representing our demands as
merciless and excessive. He has in
reserve, in the event of a break and a
failure to enlist outside aid. his resig-
nation from office, and then a resump-
ton of the treaty negotiations. This
is the situation that Is foreshadowed.
and it is far from pleasing. Yet all
Americans will agree that there should
be no weakening on the part of our
Commissioners. even though it should
lead to a renewal of hostilties to main
tain their attitude. The demands Of the
protocol were carefully considered be-
fore they We're made and Spain had
all the time she wanted to study their
meaning. In the interests of the fu-
ture we cannot afford to be party to
the precedent an abandonment of the
protocol would establish. Besides. we
want all, and more, than that agree
ment provided for We want all the
Philippines-thatis is, all of us except Mr..
Schurz, the Spanish bond syndicate.
and few others, and possibly Presi-
dent Mckinley.
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it was not intended that they should in
sist upon American retention of more
than Manila and possibly the Island of
Luzon, in the Philippines. The fact,
however, does not change or modify
either the logic or the necessities of
our position in relation to the future of
our great Eastern possessions. Presi-
dent Mckinley, Senor Sagasta, and
everybody else concerned must be
aware by this time that such humili-
ating surrender as the secret confer
ence at the White House decided upon.
and guardedly attempted to commit the
nation TO, would not be tolerated for
a moment by the Senate. Hence any
effort to give effect to the obnoxious
scheme in question, by a treaty based
upon it, would fall to the ground at
once upon being presented for ratifica-
ton.
1t goes without saying that inter
ested elements still hope for such
continued hold upon Congress, that the
original deal may vet be consummated.
To promote the rather fiimsy prospect
in that direction. the Saratoga platform.
under executive inspiration, and Han
ma. acting in his capacity as the Ad-
ministration conscience. have declared
in favor of holding the entire Philippine
archipelago. In both instances these
expressions have been publicly regard
ed with distrust, and the suspicion that
they were meant to hold good as the
policy and purpose of the party only
until after the Congressional elections.
If there were any just reason for doubt
on that subject, the Western speeches
of Mr.. Mckinley would vastly tend to
dispel ii.
AS the case stands today, we believe
that, in the end, the American people
will get their hearts desire .and hold
and develop the magnificent resources
of our rich territory in the East; but
they will understand. and history will
show, that it viii be not because, but
in spite, of the policy and efforts of the
present Administration.
The times., 1898-10-17

From all accounts, the campaign OF
Theodore Roosevelt for the governorship
of New York, which started up Ike a
rocket, has already come down like a
stick The killing frosts which greeted
the Rough Rider in Troy and at the
Lenox Lyceum last week have filed his
soul with surprise and dismay AS is
quite natural, his first thought is that
he Is being betrayed. 1t is much more
than possible that he is right about that;
but, If it should prove to be otherwise,
he Is still in about as hopeless a condi-
ton as candidate ever was at this dis
tance from election. Algerlsm has driven
the Republican "old soldier" business
out of the market this year.
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State. Pingree has devoted most of his
remarks to explaining what rascal
Burrows is, while Burrows has given
his attention to describing the beauties of
the tariff, our foreign policy and the mag
nificent management of our recent war.
The expert from Washington ran afoul of
one of these meetings and Immediately
stopped his investigation as he believed
that he had found the cause of all the
trouble. The atmospheric conditions
We're so disturbed and upset by the flow
of rhetoric and vituperation from the
mouths of Pingree and Burrows that
none of the instruments In the various
signal offices would record the weather
signs accurately: hence 1t was practically
impossible to collect data upon which to
make predictions. The people of Michi-
gan will have to get along as best they
can in the matter of weather for the next
four weeks with the predictions contained
in the almanacs.
The times., 1898-10-17
MINTINa MONEY IN CHINA.
Consul General Goodnow Tells How
American Machinery Was Treated.

The State Department has received from
John Goodnow. United States consul gen.
eral at Shanghai, an interesting report re-
iating to the new Chinese mints. II states
that machinery for a mint at Chengtu
has just been set up and tested. 1t was
furnished by a machine company of
Bridgeton. N. j., and is of sufficient ca
pacity TO turn out 5000 dollars and IS. 900
coins smaller than the dollar per hour 1t
is intended to make dollars, half-dolIars.
twenty-five cent pieces, and five-cent
pieces. This company also supplied the
machinery for a new mint for making
copper cash at Wuchang. This mint. with
capacity Of $500 cash per hour, has
been in operation two weeks
The machinery for the mint at Cheng-
tu, says Mr.. Goodnow. was delivered
by the company supplying it free on
board at lchang, the head of navigation
OF the YangtZe River. where II was taken
in charge BY the Chinese authorities. Its
subsequent treatment was characteristic.
The machinery was In boxes as shipped
from the factory. II was left on the bank
at ichang for month. so close to the
water that when a slight flood came the
boxes were under water. and the muddy
water deposited sediment until the boxes
were full OF mud In this condition they
were taken TO chengtu. being about two
months on the way. When the boxes were
opened. they were found to be caked up
soiidly with mud. except where the rats
had dug holes and made nests while the
boxes lay a the arsenal The machinery
finally was gotten into condition to be put
together. but the dies were so badly rust
ed that they would be condemned in an
American mint. The Chinese, however.
made no objection to the imperfect places
IN the coins. apparently thinking them
addltionai safeguards against counter
fe'ting. Some parts of the machinery were
entirely ruined and others were so badly
rusted that theN cannnf Iast lnnp
The times., 1898-10-17
Earl, Morning Scenes in Memphis.

The man who takes flying view of the houses
he passes them on an early morning car
ders at the strange appearance of the women
whom he sees. Here is one at the door talking
to the early market man. She wears an old gray
dressing jacket and her hair is in curl papers
etili There to the left is another whom
you remember having seen the streets the
day before in all the charm OF stylish garments.
She is telling her husband goodbye now, and she
looks like object to speed the parting.
Frowsy hair. old wrapper, and shapeless slip
pers, No wonder that husband does not heed
what she says about new Fall bonnet Every
where it is the same frowsy standing At
the doors or the stoops. sometimes peeping
out from the shelter OF Il pest, unaware. ostrich
like. that they are seen when they put out their
heads Perhaps away from here the women get
up earlier or else keep themselves more indoors
while people so by.
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There is an amount of beautiful ro-
nance surrounding the character and his
tory of Tsi-An, the amiable empress
dowager of China. that excites the atten-
tion and sympathy OF all persons who
admire that description of Individual.
Never, probably, since the days of Cath
crime de Medici has there been such a
cheerful, wholesale murderess. She is a
great woman and is alleged to be Man
chu Tartar There can be little doubt
that she is exactly that; she has proved
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pilgrimage to Westminster.

LOndon dispatch to the Chicago Record)
/ witnessed a curious scene in Westminster Alb
hey this morning. scene which quarter OF a
century ago. before the repeal of the laws re-
stricting freedom of worship, would have been i'm
possible. 1t being the anniversary of the trans.a-
tion of King Edward the Confessor, Roman Cath.
oics throughout England made pilgrimage to
the martyrs shrine in the abbey. Priest and lay
man, young and old, rich and poor, from all parts
Of the country, passed in solemn procession
through the dimly-lighted chapel and knelt in
succession before the tomb of the saint Then,
after a few moments spent in prayer, the pilgrims
kissrd TIE tomb and reve.ently withdrew.
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Deceived Again.
rFnnm ihe Anglo-American.l }

(From The Anglo -AmeTican.)
Socialist 10 Soldicr-I say. you are one Of the
people. You wouldn't fire your own country
men would YOU!
Soldier-No. Catch me shoot ng ANYBODY.
That's the way like TO hear slidier talk.
Sit down and have beer"
Vow have a smoke" said the social democrat
after the repa.t was oYe-. Once mere the sol
der complied
Are there many soldiers in yoar r-gim nj who
would refuse 10 IRE on the pc ple2 asked the
Socialist.
s.Oh YES. several. You sec. Members OF
the hand have nothing 10 skoot with | am
member of the band
And then the hand played
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Her Jewels.

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
The pearl necklace which the Emperor of Au-
stria presented TO the late empress on the christ
ening OF the Crown Prince Rudolph has been
left to the young Archduchess Elizabeth, to-
rether with many other jewels by her grand
mothers will. The empresss own Jewels indie
pendent OF those belonging to the crown, were
not long since valued at over S7,0O0.000.
The times., 1898-10-17
No Need for n Third Party.

(From the Augustus Chroniclc.)
In their revolt from the Democratic party, the
Populists went to extremes and embedded in their
platform demands which could never be realized.
All that was good in their movement may be
attained by them through the agency of the
Democratic party. They are realizing this, and
are coming back into their old party affiliations.
The times., 1898-10-17
An improvements.
CFrum PucL.}

Phiianthropist with tears Of ioy)-oh! YOU
coed man. You say you have been a second
story thief all your life, but you wish TO do
better?
Criminal (ierventiy)-Yes. lady, il ! ever get
out Wv here alive I'll be a irst-class bank snc1S
or nuthin'."
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The Coil Around Corbin.

Nfoii Aue iitbtht-f
People beginning to say that II Alger had
kicked COrbin. out when he first became Secretary
of War he would stand much better in tine
estimation OF the American people. Cerbin Is
such slave to rcd-tapeism that his movements
are something like those of a struggling in
TIE grasp Ct a python.
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spurious conservatism.
(From the Kansas City Starr

et17 ffE'''71'
Conservatism is a word that is abused and mis-
used as much as the glorious name Of liberty.
Stupidity incompetence, bigotry, torpor, and
eowardice masquerade through the land as con-
servatism You are asked to suppress truth in
the name of conservatism. and to acquiesce in
wrong because exposure will have shameful ef-
feet on the party or compromise the dignity of
the state,
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\ Nations Strength.
E-nm Tr,.thl

at seems TO me- said the spaniard. ''that we
SHOULD be considering plans for getting a new
navy. A coed navy is the strong OF IA
ton"
4 differ from you." replied the Spanish states
man. eli Spain had possessed navy at all we
might have continued the war with America in
definitely"
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An Awful Revenge.

{From the Chicago KecordJ
"a used to be engaged to a young woman ar
tist''
is that so?''
Yes. sir; and last year she visited my wife
and painted pond lily and cat~tail panel for
every room in the house."
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4 Social LAW.

from the Chicago Tribunc-)
'Throgson. do you like sTren turtle soup
''So; detect it..
s'What do you eat it forf'
well. one has TO put up with a great many
inconvenience if ones position in society re
ouires it,
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The Advertisers Guarantee Company. OF Chi
ego hereby certifes that it has. by its eNper!
examiners, proven and attested the circulation
Of The TINES, Washington, D. C. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month OF Au-
gust. Is9s, was 5000 copies.
This is GUARANTEED to the advertisers of
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with the Northwestern National Bank, Of Chicago
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BY J. r. MASON. President.
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0ueried,
From the st. Louis STAR

(From the st. Louis Star.)
Football seems to be the only American game
in which the Indians take any interest. 1t has
been suggested that the Government employ uni
ve-sity coaches to teach them the game
means OF civilization. There are some who doubt
il football is a CIVILIZED game.
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A New Ideu,
r,..,,,, ,ho Now York WeeklvA

(From the New York Weekly)
Actor-I can't imagine how Dart manages to
get such favorable notices from the dramatic
critics.
Observation-Disclosures he acts well.
Actor-My Jinks, l never thought OF that.
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A Case in Point,

(Frcm the Chicago Times-HeraldD
A Brooklyn millionaire has Just paid sl050aG
for 4 batch Of letters which he recently wrote
to a girl WHO was thoughtful enough to preserye
them for use in court. And yet they say literary
work in this country doesn't pay,
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Fooled.

From the Ohio State Journal.)
81 will follow you to the ends of the earth.'
he hissed.
Impossible, she said.
why not?' he asked.
Because" replied the maiden. ''the earth is
The times., 1898-10-17
The Exclamation.
(From Brooklyn Liie.)

Mrs Younglove-These women who write about
.-How Husbands Should he Nanased''-do you
suppose they manage their husbands any better
than we do?
Mrs. Elders-Do /? Why. pshawi child. don't
you know they haven't any husbands!
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And a Deadlock improbable.
rrom the Topeka State Journal.)

The Pillager Indians and Indian Commissioner
Jones have signed peace protocol and 4 suspen
sion of hostilities follows while negotiations for
a permanent peace are in progress. The COM
missi0ners will not go to Paris to discuss TENS.
The times., 1898-10-17
Charge of the Terrors.

Damsels to right OF them,
BEAUTIES to left OF them.
Honcrs ahead Of them,
Perils behind;
No thought of warlike strife
Right into social life
Into the -Four Hundred,
la h tie Rough Riders.
Cow purchers. some of them.
Bl;-e stockings. more OF them.
Born heroes, all of them.
Teddy in front;
Mt theirs to be denied,
Victors whate'er betide,
Swelldom's e'eIlasting pride,
Oh, the Rough Riders.
Life.
The times., 1898-10-17

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 It this Office information of the fact
The times., 1898-10-17
All Over.
lFror TRUTH

$50 the war is really overl
.Yts; our landlady has taken down 'Remernber
u, Naiae' and put up our f&vcrite old motto
.'ay - YOU GO.
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Much in Little.
81. Louis Republic.l

(From the ST. Louis Republic.)
The ninety four pound jockey that gets ten
thousand dollar salary shows the value OF con
densation.
The times., 1898-10-17

Communications intended for publication in
THE TIMES should be tersely and plainly written,
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. Rejected com
munieat:oEs will not be preserved. and only man
uscripts of obvious importance will be returned
&c their authors
The times., 1898-10-17
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

TIE TIMES. in all its editions. Morning, Even
ing and Sunday. will he mailed to one addres,
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as e..en a desired
The times., 1898-10-17

Gov John r. Tanner of Illinois, has
given Senator Hanna n bad quarter of
an hour by his denunciation of the coal
mine owners at Virden. who tried TO i'm
port convict labor into the State and shot
down their striking employees for object
ing. Gov. Tanner could not have been
more outspoken in denouncing the out
rage If his name had been Altgeld. To
have a Republican governor take the
side of the men against their employers
even to protest against murder seriously
embarrasses. 1t is said. Mr.. Hanna and
his associates. One of their chief claims
for consideration on the employers and
capitalists has been that in the event of
trouble the Republicans could always be
depended upon to take the side of the
employer as against the employed. Gov.
Tanner has proved to be an exception,
and certain large corporate interests, 1t
is said, have asked Mr.. Hanna to make
an explanation. what Is the use of our
paying for protection" they argue, IF
we do not get il when needed?''
The times., 1898-10-17

The Democratic leaders are not relax
ing their efforts by reason of the encour-
aging reports that they have been re-
ceiving from different parts of the coun-
try They have only spurred them up to
making the pace stiIl faster. Said n
leading Democrat last night in speaking
of the congressional outlook: I'VE are
reasonably certain Of having good
working majority in the next House OF
Representatives. Our only danger now is
in overconfidence.a II We do not let up
in our efforts we will win, but when you
have a determined and unscrupulous foe
in front OF you the only safe course 10
follow is to keep lighting up TO the last.
About ten days ago good many OF our
people seemed to think that we had won
the fight and could afford to sit back and
take things easy, but they are satisfied
now that it will not do to stop work until
the polls close on election day"
The times., 1898-10-17

A phase of the political contest in
Pennsylvania that has been apparently
lost sight of in the press of other and
more important matters is the revela-
tions that have been made by an in
spector of the Postoffice Department re-
garding the sale of postoffices in the
State. 1t appears that it has been almost
the common practice in certain sections
of the State for years to fix a regular
tariff on the postoffices and to only ap-
point men to fill them who would pay
the rate demanded. The rate varied ac-
cording to the Importance of the office.
1t is said that positive evidence has been
obtained that as high as $500 has been
paid in a number of cases for certain
offices. The Postoffice Department is said
to be determined to investigate the mat
ter thoroughly and to promptly remove
all postmasters who are found to have
paid money for their appointments, and
if possible prosecute all the guilty par
ties to the criminal transactions.
The times., 1898-10-17

The second day Saturday of the regis
tration in the cities of New York of over
5000 inhabitants must have been more
disappointing to Col. Roosevelt's mana
gers than the first day. On Friday, the
first day, it rained nearly all day and
there was, therefore. some excuse for
the light registration, but Saturday was
clear and an ideal October day and yet
the registration did not come up to that
of the day previous. The result of two
days is far behind the first two days of
registration in 1887, 1896 and even in 1885.
The average falling off in the Republican
strongholds in the interior of the State
is estimated to be nearly % per cent. If
the Republicans-do not make a better
showing in the two remaining days for
registration the absentees will be sufti-
cient to defeat Col. Roosevelt.
One explanation of the light registra-
ton in New York is that under an
amendment to the election law every
person who comes forward to register is
handed an enrolment blank and asked
to fill it out, thus disclosing to which
party he belongs. This amendment was
passed by the party managers with the
view of increasing the numDer oil en-
rolled men who could participate in pri-
mary elections The voter has the option
of filling out the bianki or not just as he
pleases, but a great many people, 1t is
said, do not understand that fact and.
therefore hesitate to register for fear
of being compelled to reveal their politi-
cal identity The Republicans are respon-
sib,e for the amendment and II 1t should
prove to be a boomerang they cannot
complain.
The weather bureau over in the Depart
ment of Agriculture has been requested to
explain, it is said, the peculiar climatic
conditions which have prevailed in Michi-
gan for the past two weeks or more. The
able demonstrators whose duty it is to
keep track of the weather for the VOL
VERNE State have been altogether at sea
in their predictions. Try as they might
they were not able to get a line on what
the weather was going to be for the sue
ceeding twenty-four hours In that State.
Finally an expert was dispatched to Mich
igan to ascertain If possible what the trou-
BILE was. His report has just been received
and II starts off like most of the testimony
before the Alger Relief Commission. with
the declaration that 1.-The Department is
absolutely blameless in the matter" 1t
seems that the Hon. Julius Caesar Bur-
joint meetings In different parts of the
The times., 1898-10-17

The Presidents Western speeches are
being collected in pamphlet form and
will be circulated as campaign docu-
ments. Mr.. Hanna does not intend to
abandon the struggle by any means
Every point that money and h..rd wo-
can gain for his side will be made, and
the money argument. has been known TO
save many a desperate situation In the
past, as the Republican managers well
remember.
The times., 1898-10-17
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Another warning note from Senator
Hanna is due this week, calling atten-
ton again to the fact that the control of
the next House of Representatives is m
danger of passing out of Republican
hands and urging all supporters of the
Mckinley Administration TO come for
ward and do everything in their power
to avert such a dreadful calamity. Mr..
Hanna delights In issuing warning bull
letins. They serve double purpose. first
in stirring up the faithful TO make more
liberal campaign contributions and sec
ond. in preparing his party for possible
defeat without any special loss of pres
tige to Mr.. Hanna. II Mr.. Hanna WINS
after he has practically predicted defeat
he claims the victory is due to his hasd
work, but If he loses he is still In the
position of having had the foresight to
foresee the result and of having made the
best fight possible against the Inevitable
1t has been suggested that Mr.. Hanna
was exaggerating the danger to the G.
o. p. with the view of getting all the
more credu ii success shouiu Lnaiis "'
tend his efforts to capture the Fifty-sixth
Congress. But whatever may have betn
the senator's original idea regard ns this
matter it is perfectly evident now that
he is sincere In anticipating disaster to
his party in November. In fact, from
inside sources it is learned that Mr.. Han
ma has made up his mind that the battle
is lost, and his plans have been modihed
to meet that contingency. In brief, the
program of the Administration circle will
be to force the necessary legislation
| through Congress before March to
make the Presidents foreign policy ef-
fective. If the Democrats capture the
next House there Will be no extra session
of Congress If IL can possibly be avoided