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The times., 1898-06-20

Gen. Joe Wheeler by the bounding Bailey
is an official statement that any law
which might be construed to prevent a
member of Congress from serving his
country at the front does not apply to
officers who hold commissions in the vol
unteer army. Bailey did not mean well,
but the effect of his interference in what
did not concern him is to resolve all
doubt in the matter. There is no reason
now why Senator Sewell should not ac-
cept the major generals commission with
which the President honored him.
The times., 1898-06-20
Our Real General.

It is a mistake to suppose that we
have a Stanton in the War Department
President Mckinley is at once the Sec
retary Of War, the Secretary of the
Navy, and Commander-in-Chie of the
American forces on land and sea
We venture the assertion that the one
action Of the war which was not con-
ceived in the Presidential mind and car
ried out under his personal orders wa:
the attack on the Spanish fleet at Ma
Mia
The times., 1898-06-20
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

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There is evtiei&e to show that Queen
Maria Christina will welcome the day when
regard for her personal safety compels
her to flee Spain, There is no great sat
isfaction to be derived from ruling a
country in which, the lower orders of the
people unite TO curse her for a foreigner
and the richest grandees are equally
unanimous in Withholding money from the
empty treasury, The revenues of some
of the Spanish nbblemen are very large.
Their estates pay no proportional share
of the taxes, while the clerks, mechanics
and artisans are ground down by the
most oppressive leyies. The appeal has
gone forth for contributions of money.
The queen, as has been mentioned in the
dispatches and in this column, headed the
list with $500 900. Petty tradesmen, clerks,
cigarmakers, mad artisans by the thou
sand have turned over to the national
treasury their earnings for a week. while
the aristocracy, as a class, has stood by
in miserly indifference while the country
has gone to the dogs. When 1t is consid-
cred that the Queen Regent has no longer
her income queen conSort and has re-
fused to touch a peSeta of the annuities
offered her as queen regent and queen
mother, and that she has given gener-
ously whenever opportunity has offered
since the breaking out of the war. the
stinginesS of the Dons is all the more
striking by comparison. Discreet as is
her majesty she has not failed to let 1t
be known that she is full of disgust at
the spectacle.
However loudly the Spanish may boast
of the chivalry of their race, II seems as II
much of the outcry against 1.-The foreign
regent" which is now heard even in the
Cortes, was directed against the unhappy
queen because she is a woman and be-
cause the pcpulace must have a scape-.
goat. For surely those who are so loud
voiced against her must know that she IS
quite as Spanish as was her husband, the
late King Alfonso XII. True, at her mar
riage she was an Austrian archduchess,
her father having been the late Archduke
Charles Ferdinand, son of Charles, who
was a brother of the grandfather of EN-
peror Francis Joseph. Yet the Queen Re
gent, despite uhe obvious misfortune of
her immediate parentage is descended di-
rectly from Isabella the Catholic. from
King Philip II, Philip III Philip w.
Philip and Charles III. She IS Spanish
in feature is lined to the Spanish throne
through both the Hapsburg and Bourbon
line. and has given greater proof of pa
triotism than has any of the hidalgos or
| grandees. 1t would be interesting 10 know
| just what more those captious legislators
want If they are to have a monarchy at
all.
The times., 1898-06-20
He Caught On.

(From the Chicago Post)
They had been engaged for some time and there
was still hazy indefniteness about the date for
the wedding
sit seems to me- he said,- as he looked from
bicycle girl to golf girl, THAT fashion DEGREES
this year that everything shall be shorter than
has been customary heretofore
Yes shu replied; .'even engagements
1t was not long thereafter that she was re-
Quested to name the day.
The times., 1898-06-20


The fish liar has been in allegiance this
season. He cannot compete with the
Spaniard There is a peculiar and ex-
traordinary flavor in the Spanish lie
which defies competition. When the
Spanish editor hears of a crushing defeat
in the Philippines he calls it a glorious
victory. When two Americans are killed
by Spanish guns he gives out the Amer
lean loss as two hundred. There was
a fish liar once who used to make ali his
friends stand around with open mouths
and wide-hung eyes when he was telling
story He could lie faster than a
champion trotter can trot. When he was
an old. old man. and his days were nearly
numbered, he was asked how he did it.
His friends felt that it was not right that
he should pass away and not leave the
secret of his craft to some other liar,
young, but ambitious and willing to work.
He pondered awhile, and then said. SOL
emnly and benIGnIy. u wifi tell you, my
children. When l was young man I re-
solved to double the number of fish I
caught on any expedition. If l caught one.
l said il was two; if / brought home a
string of three. | said it was six, and so
on. But that would not do. Nobody
believed me They laughed me to scorn.
and said that they did not believe 1
had caught any at all. So then l made d
new system. / always started the num-
Der at ten, and added ten for every fish
l caught. Thus. 1 was never left with
out at least ten fish TO my credit, and it
was usually twenty or thirty, or even
fifty. and on one occasion the tale of my
days catch mounted to a hundred. Follow
this rule. my children. be virtuous and
you will be happy" Then he died. They
said mournfully that it was their fault;
they ought not to have asked him to
make the exertion. He had told the
truth-something he had not done since
he was a boy-and it was too much for
him. That is the way with the Spanish
editor He multiplies all the American
dead by one hundred and divides all the
Spanish loss by that number. Thus, oc-
casionally, there is only a fraction of a
Spaniard killed. and as that would be
manifestly impossible, he discredits the
story altogether and turns the item in
as victory. But there is some excuse
for him. If he should tell the truth, un-
accustomed to it as he is, it might kill
him, and self-preseryation is the first law
of nature.
The times., 1898-06-20

No one, so far as We know. has had
a word to say concerning the nomina ton
of the long lost Keifer to be a major
general of volunteers. But, now that the
Senate has ratified the appointment,
what on earth does the President intend
to do with Keifer? What division of the
Army will he dare trust in his senile
hands?
The times., 1898-06-20

In a thoroughly laughable way the
Spanish premier has been made the vic
tim of the ignorance and gullibility of
some of his countrymen. Before the
Spanish-American war was a month old,
and before the precise attitude to be as
sumed by the various powers and by the
people and press of foreign countries was
so well defined as it has since become
Senior Sagasta found in his correspond
ence one morning telegram of warmest
sympathy from Berlin. The writer, af-
ter calling down all sorts of benedictions
on the Spanish arms, signed himself Sc
verin Senator of Berlin" The expression
of good feeling was so encouraging that
it was given to the press, and the news
paper writers. in commenting on it, tod
their readers certain things hitherto un-
known to students of the German form
of government. They were not deferred
by the fact that they did not know
whether or not Germany had such an in
stitution as a senate from introducing
Herr SEVERN" as one of the most emf
nent of Prussian statesmen and one who
as senator from Berlin had reached a.
position high in the favor of William IL
1t may be presumed that Sagasta's NOR
tification was deep when he learned that
the welcome telegram was the clever ad-
vertising dodge of Berlin electrician,
Seyerin Senator by name.
The times., 1898-06-20

If Gen Nelson A Miles is to be re-
lieved of the actual command of the Army
and deported to San Juan, the officer who
should succeed him at headquarters is
Maj Gen. Wesley Merritt, now at San
Francisco. The President knows this per-
fectly we'll
The times., 1898-06-20
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Addresses changed as often as desired.
The times., 1898-06-20

1t is announced on the highest authority
that Admiral Sampson has finally dis
covered that by considerably reducing the
powder charges the projectiles hurled
from his great guns can be made 10 drop
into the Spanish fortifications instead of
rushing on line straight over them.
The admiral is a mathematician and an
ordnance expert of renown, and there is
no gainsaying his fiat in matter of this
kind. Had he been a simple gunner on
board one of his ships. however the
chances are that he would have developed
the fact six weeks ago.
The times., 1898-06-20

The death recently of Brownlow Cecil.
Marquis and Earl of Exeter, serves to re-
call an old story of his great-grandfather
which has been immortalized by a British
poet and quite as eloquently disproved
by the cold facts of family history. The
fanciful narration has it that Henry,
Lord Burleigh, married beneath his sta
tion without disclosing to the object of
his affection his noble rank. When the
peasant girl was taken TO her new sur
roundings the unaccustomed splendor
and. worse yet. the atmosphere of refine
ment, wore away her soul and she died
of grief for her folly. The truth is. how
ever, that the first marquis was none too
refined for the daughter of Mr.. Thomas
Hoggins of Bolas. Shropshre'-as Burke,
with gentle reserve. designates the noble
lords father-in-law. He came to know
the girl when, struggling with debt and
at the same time trying to secure a di-
vorce from his first wife-a commoner
like the second-he had lodgings and
board in her fathers cottage. His di-
vorce secured. he sought TO marry great
beauty of the countryside, but she de-
clined to have him, whereupon he married
his landlords daughter out of hand.
AS for the story of Sarah Hoggins pin
ing away after her rise in the social scale
the sole grains of truths in the story are
that she rose in the social scale and then
died. One may be as sure as one can be
of anything a century old that the
healthy, fieshly Sarah throve in the en-
joyment of the Cecils' patrimony and that
her death six years after her marriage
and two years after her husbands sue
cession to the earldom, at the birth of
Thomas, the second son, was not even
induced by any sort of mental derange-
ment.
The times., 1898-06-20
Fashion in His Wake,

From the Chicago News.o
The railway engineer may not be society lead
er. but wealth and fashion frequently follow in
his train
The times., 1898-06-20
An Execution.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dcaler.)
This soft asphalt is disagreeable, isn't it?"
"Not for man who takes headers
The times., 1898-06-20
A Definition.
N HtHVTHs
Ernm the Chicago Racol

C'rom the Chicago Record.)
''What is neutrality
Neutrality is liking two girls so we'll that
you can't propose to either of them"
The times., 1898-06-20

For an amateur without any profess
sional training at all, Washington is do
ing quite well as a Summer resort.
The times., 1898-06-20

The American people should have per-
feet confidence that George Dewey will
take care of the Germans at Manila.
However little or much they mean.
Dewey will always mean business.
The times., 1898-06-20

There Is about as much chance of the
Cadiz fleet coming into Caribbean waters
as there is of our sending a squadron TO
sink or capture Camara's ships before
he can leave the Canaries. This ought
not to be a good comparison. but it is.
The times., 1898-06-20

Prince Danilius Of Montenegro. the
brother of the princess of Naples, a young
and strIkingly handsome fellow. is
rumored to be about 10 marry an English
princess. Which one is still a secret. but
whichever one II be the circumstance,
without doubt will cause a peculiar feel
ing in the Italian royal family. for not
long before he married the princess of
Montenegro the Prince Victor Emmanuel
secured Europe for some eligible person
with whom 10 unite his rather rickety and
unstable fortunes. One after another all
the English princesses refused the honor.
and now if after brief stay of two weeks
in England the brother of his wife has
found wife. the poor little prince will
doubtless feel hurt.
The times., 1898-06-20

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written
Gnd must in all cases be accompanied by the
name srd address Of the writer. Rejected com
nunications viii not be preserved. and only man.
<scrIrts CT obvious importance viii be returned
60 their authors.
The times., 1898-06-20

army in India or Africa is probably one
of the most cosmopolitan organizations
in the world. There are English, Scotch,
Irish. and native troops, some of the
last hardly more than savages. And
among the camp animals are numbered
horses, mules, camels, bullocks, and ele-
plants. The horses belong to the cav
airy troops; the mules are used for
mountain work. carrying on their backs
the little screw-guns, in two pieces.
with which the British army makes
turbulent tribes unhappy; the camels
are baggage-carriers the bullocks haul
provisions and guns; and the elephants
are used for road-making, tent-carry
ing, and hauling big guns. Fortunate
ly, the last-named animal is one of the
most Intelligent beasts in the world,
and can be relied on to behave himself
so long as there is not a mouse or
little dog around. But the camel is
young horses and mules are shy of the
camel, and do not like to have him
come blundering into their quarters like
a crazy sea-serpent. in the middle of
the night. So. when there is a stam-
pede in a British camp, there is me-
nagerie and a Wild West show gone
mad, and things are worse mixed than
the average man likes to have them.
until the animals get sorted cut by their
respective keepers. Lucky it is that
each animal has his own particular at
tendant, who understands his nature
The times., 1898-06-20
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The times., 1898-06-20

The continental tour of the young queen
of the Netherlands has served TO fix the
attention of Europe upon the extreme
willfulness of that youthful sovereign.
As I have already observed, the approach
OF her marriage and her coronation has
aggravated her sense of royal dignity.
1t is told OF her now that recently she
knocked at the door of her mothers room
and, TO her mothers question. Who is
it?" She replied. The Queen OF Holland!'
Queen Emma was piqued at the reply, the
story goes, and only opened to her
daughter when WNhelmina cried out, ''It
is your chIld!" Ii Is pity that those who
retail unfounded stories about royalty
have not more fecund imagination. for
this tale was equally good when it was
told of Queen Victoria and her consort-
The times., 1898-06-20
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The times., 1898-06-20

The dowager Princess Strozzi has Just
brought herself prominently before the
public by desiring that all shops and
stores in Florence be rigidly closed on
Sundays. The princess has excited COM
ment before To crafty her extravagant
tastes she disposed, one by one of the
large collection of pictures which for CEN
turies had been the heirloom of the
Strozzi family until today not one re-
mains. There were Correggios Andrea
del Sartos, Raphaels and others, the most
of which are scattered through the gall
leries and private collections of Europe
Gradually the family went down, headed
by such a woman, until the eldest son
succeeded in marrying rich Polish heir
ess, and now the beautiful palace in the
center of Florence is being repaired for
the first time in 800 years.
The times., 1898-06-20

tract an American alliance Gossips who
had taken the anglicized Astor at his
word wondered without eeasing who
might be the American to whom the
young duke had turned his fancy The
aforesaid gossips had kept fairly good
track of his movements, and they had not
observed that he had spared sufficient
time from shooting and fishing to go in
quest of an American heiress. So it
CHANGED that almost at the same time
that they learned that Miss Astor was
the young woman in the case they heard
too, that Mr.. Astor and the duchesss 5
mother had failed to come TO an agree
ment in the premises. From a financial
point of view the forthcoming alliance Is
not so advantageous as would have been
the marriage to Miss As.or inasmuch as
the young duke will have to live pretty
much on his wife's income. and $4,000 or
such a matter is not much for duke.
However. as William Angus is a favorite
with his grandmother, the duchess of
Devonshire, the pair are not likely to suf-
fer.
The Duke of Abruzzi still continues
to make preparations for his polar expe-
dition. The other day he ascended to
great height in a balloon especially made
for his purpose to make some meteoro-
logical experiments. He and his conf
Dental attendant, Lieut.. Cagni, were in
the air more than eight hours. The duke
becomes more enthusiastic as time passes,
and the other day he ran over to Venice,
where DIR. Nansen is staying, TO see
the successful explorer and discuss with
him ways and means. The third heir TO
the throne of Italy is backed by influence
and all the material assistance possible.
The king desires very strongly that the
expedition may prove successful, the more
so that he is anxious just now to put his
two nephews in favorable light before
Europe.
The times., 1898-06-20

the throne OF Italy is backed by influence
and all the material assistance possible.
The king desires very strongly that the
expedition may prove successful, the more
so that he is anxious just now to put his
two nephews in favorable light before
Europe.
One of the latest schemes put forward
by Prince Corsini, who is thoroughly a
gentleman and who stands conspicuous
in the honesty of his life, both public and
private, is the organization of a society
composed Of Florentine citizens for the
preservation OF the ancient parts of Flor
ence. the antique palaces and medieval
piazzas and market places which the mu-
nicipality has been ruthlessly tearing
down within the last five years, until
Florence is no more recognizable, and is
fast becoming a modern city, with long,
straight streets, and trim, snug public
squares.
Prince Corsini began by giving a large
sum OF money TO the repair and restora-
ton of the ancient houses. He himself
has bought up a large number OF the
beautiful old decrepit palaces and villas
which surround Florence, and is restoring
them with the utmost skill and success.
The other day there was a party of
English and Americans in Asolo. the
home of Robert and Elizabeth Browning
and the little town where their son still
lives. Time hanging rather heavily on
their hands, they decided to patronize the
local theater. which was then in charge
OF a travelling company. The party was
surprised and amazed by the extreme
cleverness and real talent of the prima
donna, and so impressed We're two men,
berS that they begged for an interview
after the last act The diva consented.
and gave her name as Signora Emanuele
di Montebello. She was well educated.
lovely and not to be compared with the
company in which she was playing. AT
last in answer to a series of leading
questions. she told her story. II seems
she is one OF the daughters of the late
King Victor Emmanuel, and Montebello
is the birthplace of her mother. These
children. although denied recognition by
the present king. are provided for, and
have g. certain position in society.
The times., 1898-06-20

The movement for the advancement Of
woman received a serious setback here
recently. when in the Prussian diet the
minister of public education. Dr. Bosse.
explained why he had refused to grant
permission for the erection of a high
school for girls. with plan of study ex-
actly like that of the same grade of
school for boys. the so-ealled gymnasium
in Breslau- He said it would be unwise
to make things more difficult than they
already were for young men 10 get along
by graduating a lot OF women to compete
with them And then he rehearsed the
old stock arguments one has heard for
many years against the higher education
for women He added that the entire
Prussian cabinet felt on this subject as
he did. and that he spoke in their names
The times., 1898-06-20

told of Queen Victoria and her conSort-
There are in Spain 1850 miles of rail-
road, less than one-thtrd of the number
in Great Britain, France or Russia, and
less than one-foisrth OF the number in Ii
ally The relative insignificance of the
Spanish railroad system appears best in
comparison with American railroads. a
single line, the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, having an aggregate mileage of
400. owned. operated or controlled, or
nearly as much as all the railroads of
Spain combined. Spanish railroads are
proyerbially slow, the rate of express
trains being twenty-five miles and of way
passenger trains from twelve to fifteen.
They seldom run on schedule time, and
ii Is the testimony of all travellers that
they never make connections. The amount
of baggage allowed each first-claSs pas
senger on a Spanish railroad is sixty six
pounds but the railroads are not respon-
ss5le for its loss. nor are the officers re-
sponsiblo for it's Identification. The
charges on Spanish railroads are remark
ably high. being at the rate of cents a
mile on frst+class trains and cents a
mile on second~Class trains about double
the American average.
The difficulties of passenger traffic on
Spanish railroads are enhanced in some
particulars which are rather amusing than
serious. Passengers are expected 10 ar
rive at the station at least half an hour
before the train leaves in order that suffi-
Client allowance may be made for the dila-
tory proceedings OF the railway officials.
During part of each day (and in some
cities the larger part of each day. the rail-
way stations are closed and the ticket Of
fees do not open until an hour before the
time scheduled for the departure of the
train. closing a quarter of an hour before
1t is due.
The hapless tourist, in compliance with
Spanish railroad custom. must have his
ticket before he Is permitted to enter the
waiting room, and as the ticket must be
bought fifteen minutes al least before the
train starts and as the train may be any
where from an hour to three hours late,
his opportunities for reasonable complaint
are numerous, and not diminished by
knowledge of the fact that he is paying
more for his ticket according to the dis
tance travelled. than is the rule on Amer
lean or English railways.
One popularity of railroad travel in
Spain is to be found in the fact that en-
ployes of the railroad company are enti-
tied. as a matter of right. TO the best
seats, even regardless of the tickets sold