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The times., 1898-01-14
Crime in the United States

President Winston. of the Texas
State University. has made a speech
! which is now going the rounds, in re-
| gard to the records Of crime in the
United States. He comes to the conclu-
/ sion that. according to statistics, there
/ is considerably more criminality among
the negroes than among the white pop
ulation. and the conclusion which some
people seem inclined to draw from this
is that freedom has not done the negro
much good But statistics are curious
things. and they can be made TO lie
with an ease and celerity which would
surprise their best friends. There are
some other things TO be taken into ac-
count here besides freedom.
one is the convict lease system,
which prevails in many of the Southern
States. Under this system, during the
last thirty years, three negro boys one
of them eleven years old, were SEN
fenced to work in the coal mines, I'M
dereround, during the remainder OF
their lives. Their crime was setting
fire to an alley building, the smallest
boy being detailed to watch for police
men DIT tIt tllIldiitt ~ Allt cllSg. iiso
case was brought into prominence not
long ago by the fact that the
Youngest of the boys received a
pardon for good conduct, after serv-
ing twenty-five years, during which
time he never saw a ray of light. When
he returned to the upper air he had
forgotten how to talk anything but
the peculiar gibberish of the mines.
The other boys had died. This may
have been an extreme case, but case
considerably short of the extreme
would result in the total demoraliza-
ton of the average boy, white or black
The negro boy, when serving jail
sentence is brought into association
with the most depraved and vicious
white men, and when ne is let out he
is in a fair way to become a habitual
criminal The inadequate accommo-
dations of the State prisons and jails
in some of the Southern States result
in young and old criminals being herd
ed together. and although there is
here and there a reform school for
white boys. the reform school for ne
gro boys is almost an unknown insti-
tuition. Some Of these prisons and jails
are academies OF crime, and the petty
criminal confined in them for a year
or two becomes a habitual criminal
when he is let out. Not very long ago,
in Washington court, a negro was
sent to the penitentiary for two years
on q charge of stabbing another negro.
Two days later a white man, arrested
on an almost precisely similar charge
was fined 500 1t would be idle to say
that white juries are invariably pref
udiced against negro criminals, but
that there is a certain amount of pref
udice, which increases the negro popu-
Iation of the jails and penitentiaries
compared with the white population, it
would be equally idle to deny. And
anybody who has devoted a little time
to the study of human nature knows
that man has two or three times as
good chance to keep out of prison if
he has never been there. as he has
after even short term for a trifing
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A. To Settling Day.

How time viii fly with Senator Han
ma, and perhaps some other people who
could be named, but with him especial
ly If time ever hangs heavily on a
mans hands, all he has to do is to is
sue "a lot of acceptanees at thirty. six
ty, and ninety days. and then wait To
see how quickly the dates will come
arounl.
1t may be regarded as much more
than possible that Mr.. Hanna and his
managers in Columbus were compelled
to utter good deal of political promis-
sorry paper prior to their final victory,
and it is highly probable that the
smoke and dust of the conflict will
hardly have cleared away before the
holders of such instruments will be on
hand demanding immediate settlement.
Perhaps it is therefore, unfortunate
that the noble American industry of
office making has suffered a certain de-
gree of lansuor. Mr. Hanna may en-
tertain some hope of reviving it
through destructive attack upon the
civil service law. but that, even if ulti-
n,atelv successful. will take time. There
is fear then that the supply will not
be nearly up to the demand created by
recent events in Ohio.
If we add to this consideration the
probability that a good deal Of patron
age may have become due and payable
to Senator Foraker, since his early
morning call at the White House,
Which so closely preceded the Hanna
success in Columbus, there may be rea-
son TO doubt that the offices would sc
around. even If there were not any civ
il service law, and people could be pull
ed in or kicked out of Government EN-
ploy at viii.
On all of these accounts we are afraid
that the seat of the distinguished iron
rnonGer will be lined with tacks rather
than roses. and this might be So aside
flom any probability that unkind
charges OF bribery may he investigated
bv the Senate 1t is certain that a new
and heavy influx of Ohio Republicans
will be experienced, and that most of
their time viii be spent in the merry
game of hunting Hanna. Hotel men
ruf.y bc thankful for that. but it does
rct follow that Hanna will be- On the
contrary. after the first eXhilarating
blush of victory has faded from his CO.
IcssaI cheek. il would not surprise US
10 see him become as pessimiStic as
old Schopenhauer He yet may live
to reach the conclusion that ii was
hardly worth while to so through SO
much to get so little.
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BANK MANAGER MISSING.
Prominent Financier and Gnu rch
Worker of Louisville Gone.

Louisville, KY, Jan. 13.-W illiam
Eeiuicke. vice president and manager
of the Kentucky Trust Company, has
left the city with his family, and no
body here knows his whereabouts. In
cidentalIy il is alleged that all the
funds of the trust company have dis
appeared, only the vault being left.
The capital was cut from Sl25,9 to
SIG. 500 a year ago. The institution has
been in bad condition for some time,
and has done a small business, but the
directors did not lose faith in Reinicke
until quite recently. The stock OF the
company had been pledged with banks,
which made inquiries which convinced
them that the trust company 5 affairs
were impaired
At the annual election last Monday
three directors were chosen over Rel-
nicke's protest. He and his family left
town that evening. When the directors
took Dossession the next day they
found the vault empty of cash and
&C lateral.
Reinicke was the consular represent
ative of the italian government mere
and was noted worker in Eplscopal
church circles. He taught Sunday
school class in negro mission church
and was the official historian Oh the
Kentucky diocese and an authority on
church matters. He was Mason ana
Knight Templar of the highest rank.
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THE CIvII. SERVICE INQUIRY
Several Former Printing Office En-
pIoyes Testify.

pIoyes Testify.
There was little interest developed in
the civil service investigation yesterday
The evidence given by Chief Examiner
Severn. of the Civn Service Commissions
related largely to details, and after a Ses-
sion of an hour and a half an adjournment
was taken until tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. when the commissions side viii
again be heard.
The first witness was Mr. T. W.
Oyster, formerly foreman OF the Speciflca-
tions division who was dismissed by Pub
lie Printer Palmer. Mr.. oyster. who mad
been previously on the stand, desired TO
testify regarding the general application
of the civil service reform laws to the
Government Printing Office. but Mr.. Pritch-
ard would not permit the DEPRESSION
Mr.. Oyster was given permission to put
his observations in writing for submission
to the committee. His oral testimony today
was confined To his own case. He told the
committee he was dismissed without writ
ten charges as contemplated by the civil
service rules and the Presidents order.
His case should. he thought. b, Investigated
personally by the President.
Albert L. Sardo, former foreman OF the
press-room, who resigned rather than ac-
cept reduction. testified that the elassi-
fication of the employees OF the Government
Printing Office had beer beneficial to the
service.
..Does more work result thererrom.' asked
Mr.. Proctor
There is at least as much work done.
replied the witness
When asked what the proportion of
Republicans and Democrats was i'll his di-
vision when the classification was made,
Mr.. Sardo said about twelve Republicans
TO fifty Democrats.
Mr.. A K. Severn, chief examiner of
the Civil Service Commission, was asked
many OF the det ails of his part OF the
administration of the law. There was,
nc said. an effort to have all quest ions
asked in the examinations practical, and
To bring out the know ledge OF the appIi-
cant of the work that was to be done.
If one-tenth the foolish questions at
tributed to the examiners as having been
propounslet', had been put in examination.
Mr.. Severn said that the chief examiner
and his thirt y-five or forty assistants
ought all TO be confined i'll a Iunatic
aSyltiTlI- lHc tueu went >cftieNIs5it
into detail. to show the committee what
the nature of the questions for various
places really was.
When asked il there was any preference
i'm issuing certificates. Mr. Severn said there
was, to old soldiers and sailors. Any of
them attaining an average OF 90 per cent
were placed ahead on the eligible list. All
other applicants were required to secure 90
per cent, and their names were placed on
the list according to the grade received.
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them and dance to their music like a
monkey attached to hand organ. The
Trust is patriotically alarmed for the
prosperity of the American beet. 1t
owns or controls all Of the beet-sugar
plants on the continent 1t is rolling in
wealth from them. We have not seen
any particular evidence that the wealth
so won is being divided with the farm
ers to any great extent What the lat
ter get is the privilege of helping the
Trust to defeat a great movement of
vitality necessary national expansion,
the failure of which must result in de-
pressing every American interest OF
production, manufacture and trade.
We are sorry and ashamed for the
deluded farmers, and deeply so for
their and the Sugar Trusts common
victim, Senator Allen.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1898.
lincoln. Garfield-and Hanna.

God reigns, and the Government at
Washington still lives!" These We're
the courageous words of an American
statesman, appealing To great gath
ering of excited and enraged citizens in
New York, who had just learned of the
assassination Of Abraham Lincoln. 1t
Has the voice of a man, himself des-
tined to become the second maTtyred
President. speaking of the shocking
murder of the first
God reigns and the Republican party
stiIl lives. "telegraphs Mark A. Hanna
TO another American President-the Re
publican party referred To being
Hanna its embodiment.
1t is just possible the country Will
note the contrast
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\ Pren cher ExtoleS IngerSol.
CFrorn the st. Joseph Herald.)

Galesburg, ILL.,, Jan 10.-Rev. DR.. Stock
ing, of the Universalist Church, defended
the doctrine of eternal salvation yesterday
against an attack by Rev. F. II. Geisweit
Baptist. He said that Robert G. IngersoIl
had as good q chance for heaven as Mr.
Geisweit and many other preachers. In
gersoIl, said he, was renowned for gener-
osity and goodness, and would share his
last dollar with needy fellow creature.
1t was the doctrine of eternal punishment
as interpreted in Ingersoll' S youth by
others of a like mind with Mr. Geisweit,
that had made lngersoll an infidel. Dr.
Stocking provoked laughter by the express
sion of an opinion that it would do the
Rev. Mr.. Geisweit good to sit by the eternal
flames long enough to warm his heart.
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Admiral Brown Is Somebody

Admiral Brown Is Somebody.
| There is some news in the papers
concerning Admiral Brown, who re-
| Gently went to live in indianapolis so
| that he could be somebody. 1t will be
remembered that, in view of the fact
| that adnirals grow on all the sweet
gum trees in Washington, this admiral
concluded that the only way in which
| he could be somebody was to settle in
some other place. But up to the pres
ent time his behavior has not been re-
ported outside the Indianapolis papers.
Now, however, it really seems that Ad,
| miral Brown has started on his career.
He and one Arthur C. Thomas pay
master of a railroad in that vicinity,
| are having lawsuit.
AS everybody knows, one of the great
est delights of small city is the op-
| portunity to engage in a neighborhood
fuss. In town large and important
enough to have a variety of interests
people have not time to feel insulted
over small things. One or the other
| party is likely to be too busy to waste
time quarreling over the back fence,
hp Nfldl the CfiiiuTSb 10 10
each other; and the cause of anger
which is in Podunk rolled as a sweet
morsel under the tongue is, in Cos
| mopolis, swallowed with haste and for
getfulness. 1t is a neighborhood fuss
out of which Admiral Brown is man
ufacturing fame. He has a son, Hugh,
sixteen, and Mr.. Thomas has daugh-
far a 70 Oh tho 81
these two young people were a little
older the tale might have different
| ending, but when a boy and a girl are
at certain age they torment one an
! other with frankness and grace un-
known to any other creature except the
,, monkey. There is no Romeo and Ju-
| liet business at fourteen in these days,
however it may have been in Shake
speare's time. So young Brown, in
spirit of boyish playfulness, put some
| snow down the back of Miss Thomas.
Miss Thomas thought he was horrid. A
squabble ensued More snow; more
pIayfulness: more Indignation Just
then Charlotte's father appeared on the
scene. Woe to young Brown The in
dignant parent collared the youth and
| told him to go home and learn better
| manners. Young Brown went, breath
| ing vengeance, and threatening to tell
| his father. He did tell him, and the ad'.
miral rose up in wrath and Indignation
and started an action for assault
against Thomas; and Thomas was
| fined; and then Thomas went home In
wrath and indignation and started an
action for assault against the bad boy
| who had put snow down girls back
against her will Perhaps this action
| md reaction will continue for the resi
of the century; at any rate, it has
made something of stir in Indian
apolis circles When Admiral Brown
went there to live he said that Indian
anolis YVES the prettfest city in the
world. and the people of the Hoosier
town were so proud and glad that they
printed that compliment in big letters,
and framed it, and hung it in all the
street cars 1t is different now
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MUST TAKE BOTH OR NONE.
Rockville Authorities Refuse the
T.ourt House City Water.

RockyilIe Authorities Refuse the
Court House City Water.
Rockville. Md, Jan. 13. Much talk mas
heen caused here today by the action of
the mavor and council in stopping Colt
tractor Zadec Dove from putting water
in the courthouse as required by has con
tract with the county commissioners AT
the November term of court the grand
iury recommended that the county com
u,issioners consider the advisability of
fitting out the court house with water
and electric lights, and the county COIL
rnissioners, at their instance, examined
its spracticability, and last week let the con-
tract for the completion of the work to
Mr.. Dove.
This morning the contractor, in pur-
suance with his contract, applied 10 the
mayor and council for permit to allow
him to tap the water mai in order TO
connect pipes from the courthouse, but 1t
was refused. the mayor and Council say
ing that unless the county commissioners
took the electric lights furnished by the
town, they would not lie allowed to have
the water.
A prominent law yer of this place seems
to be Of the Impression that the county com
nissoners will compel the town to allow
the water to tie put in the courthouse by
the means of a writ of mandaInus.
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BRowN.swASsoN CONTEST.
Elections Committee No. Hears
the Arguments OF Counseis.


The Virginia contested case of Brown
a gainst Swanson was argued yesterday
before House Elections Committee, No. 3, OF
which Mr. Walker, of the Ninth Virginia
district, is chairman. The committee-room
was crowded with the friends of the par
ties to the contest.
Gen. Edgar Allen, of Richmond. and
Internal Revenue Collector Brady, OF
Petersburg. were the attorneys for Mr..
Brown, and N Fl. Massie, of Danvilie, and
Joseph Whitehead, of Chatham, appeared
in the same capacity for Mr.. Swanson
In his argument for Mr.. Brown, Col. Allen
charged the grossest election frauds, and
denIa nded that precincts be thrown out
which give his client 16O ma jOrity in the
district. Other precincts should be thrown
out and il such were done MI Browns
ma iority would be 740. Messrs NasSie and
Whitehead, in behalf of Mr.. Swanson de-
nice d the allegations of fraud, and claimed
that the figures as returned d represented
the honest verdict of a majority of the
votes of the district.
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FrieNdShip,
from an Exchange.)

tFrom an Exchange
Better far than gold and Jewels,
In the night OF grief and pain
Is the thought through joy or sorrow,
One true heart remains the same.
Many friends may gather round us
In the days OF wealth a nd power,
But alas, how few the number
In adversity's dark hour.
And IL ever DER our pathway
Shines prosperity's bright SUM-
Sweetly comes to us the know ledge
We some noble heart have Won
Yet that loved one may forsa ke us
For another held more dear,
Leaving only sad, sweet memories
All our after life to cheer.
And the wealth that once was ours
Vanish with the summer bloom;
While the years that pass SO swiftly
Bring life's autumn fraugtt with gloom
When loves passionate dream is DER,
And our youth forever fled,
With the hope that made us glatlsOnle,
Like spring violets crushed and dead
Through the clouds that darkIy lower,
AS this weary world we roam,
Faithful friendship. like the Iris,
Tells of brighter days to come.
The times., 1898-01-14
4 Plain Statement.

The Hawaiian question has narrowed
down to- this: Shall we suuander upon a
group of worthless islands three thousand
miles from our coast hundreds of millions
of dollars TO change them into a naval
outpost too Far away to be anything but a
distraction and a danger in case of war
New York World.
The Hawaiian question has narrowed
down to this: The earth is round, not
fat and Europe, duplicated in Asia, is
on both sides of US.
We commend this reflection to the
American Senate.
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Anyone might know that where the gold
is there viii the Rothschilds he also 1T
has been their effort for years to control
all of the leading gold-prcducing mines
of the world. The Klondike discoverers
have gotten little ahead OF them, but
they are arranging to catch up. 1T is
announced that they will build railway.
via the Dalton trail, 400 miles long, and
TO cost about Ss 900 600. Then they
Will have tine KIondike district in pocket
The times., 1898-01-14
Yale Hackman Dead.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 13.-Patrick
Murray, known locally as the Yale Hack
man. suffered stroke of apopleXy at
the Yale cooperative store yesterday after
noon and died late last night. For thirty
years as a hackluan and contractor for
carriages at Yale celebrate ions and social
and sporting events, he has been ia
miliar figure to Yale graduates and under
graduates.
The times., 1898-01-14
Boston IndOrSeS 1t.

Boston, Jan. 13.-The board of directors
of the Boston Merchants Association, at
its meeting yesterday, adopted resolutions
in,iorsing the work Of the monetary com
mission The resolutions, after commend
ing the work of the commission, declare
that all minor differences should be laid
aside to make every eNertion to have Ia ws
enacted in substantial accordance with
the recommendations of the commission.
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Time to show His Gratitude.

tFrom the st. Louis Post -DispatchD
President Mckinley is to make Sreech
at the meeting of manufacturers in New
York this month. He should not miss
the opportunity to thank the farmers
for pulling the manufacturers out Of a
deep and dangerous hole. They We're on
hand with enormous crops when the for
eign shorta ge appeared.
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CoB3aua c ttioaS intended for publication
ia The Times should be teFSelg and plainly
srrittea and must Ia all cases be accompanied
b1r Hte name aud address Of the arriter he
;ecfed communications lciH mt be preserved,
aud only manuscripts II o5rious importance
eriH be returned 10 Their authors
The times., 1898-01-14
Reform in Nightshirts Demanded.

(From the New York Press)
The Iunatics who manufacture night
the seams and cores on the sides are
hard things to lie on. One seam only
is necessary, and that shoulu be in front.
Few men sleep on their stoina chs.
The times., 1898-01-14
\ Maine Opinion of Griffi,bs

(From ti,e Portland, Me-, Argus,
Mrs Grifiiths '.fit nobly." and if she
failed to down Hanna she has at least had
the satisfactio of demonstrating that her
husband is n prize ass.
The times., 1898-01-14

The Interesting intelligence is cabled from
viii be distributed exclusively by Spanish
committees" American consuls will be
allowed to assist these committees
but VIII be without voice in their operations
or decisions If this does not let the cat
out of the relief bag, we are mistaken.
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Senator Hanna has won. The result is
on the whole, fortunate for the party
and the country but it would be foolish
10 pretend that the main incidents OF
the struggle are legitimate source ol
pride Ia Those who have been engaged
liz it.-New York Tribune.
It. is probabie that this is true.
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Poor Sr,ain.

(From the Indianapolis Journal)
Spain is not grabbing any of China, it
will lie noticed. The reason is that she
needs both hands to retain her grip on
Cuba.
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Readers Of TIE Times arho meg at any
time Be unable TO procure copies Of 1t at any
netrS sand, railroad station OF on railroad
toins ,-iH co,tfcs. f,tror upon he manage
Deat Jg sending 10 this Office Information OF
tie fuct.
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offense inside the walls of a jail. These
things may have something to do with
the statistics which Mr.. Winston, of
Texas, quotes with such remarkable
The times., 1898-01-14

Secretary Bliss, former reformer Of New
York I'm his message OF cuneratulation TO
Mr. Hanna, signed himself your chum!
This is a new evidence that mugwunpery
like beauty is only skin deep.
The times., 1898-01-14

Speaker Reed played the host yester-
day in the graceful manner he can so
we'll adapt when occasion requires. His
guest was Hon. j. d. Edgar, Speaker
of the House of Commons of Canada,
who is in this city combining business
with pleasure. The business is in con-
nection with the proposed reciprocity
treaty and the pleasure consists IN see
ing the places of interest in the city
and in studying the Government insti-
tutions. He called on Speaker Reed
early In the afternoon and was escort
ed in person by the Speaker through
every nook and corner of the Capitol.
For the first time in five years Mr..
Reed visited the press gallery of the
House. and he only went there yester-
day to show his guest the splendid
press facilities While in the gallery
Mr. Reed pointed out to Mr.. Edgar the
portraits of Charles A. Dana, George
Jones, Henry w. Grady, and dozen
other celebrated journalists whose piet-
ures adorn the walls. After tour of
the Capitol Speaker Reed entertained
Speaker Edgar in his private room.
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For the Crime of '73" Ohio legislators,
Marcus Aurelius Hanna. has been sent
up for seven years. Ia his case a shortening
of the term on account of good conduct,
is not 70 be expected.
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OF Course
(From the Hartford Ihnes.)

If Hanna had needed two or three more
votes he would have got tntiu.