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The times., 1898-12-23
NO TREATY WITH GERMANY.
The Claim of That Country for Fa-
yored Nation Rights.

The dispatches from Germany printed
yesterday morning asserting that under
the most favored nation clause OF her
treaty she would claim all the reduction
in tariff duties awarded TO France in the
recent reciprocity treaty with that coun-
try are considered ridiculous by depart
ment officials here.
The United States has never admitted
that this clause applied to reciprocity
treaties further than to compel us 10
grant the same privileges to other nations
offering us the same concessions. In
other words, if any other nation wishes
to make duplicate of the French treaty
with us we would have to permit it to
do so, but not otherwise.
But aside from this, it is stated that
Germany has no commercial treaty with
the United States and has never had one,
and consequently has no such clause to
control its action. The United States
made a treaty with Prussia in 1925 but
since then that country has been swal-
lowed up in the German Empire, just as
Hawaii has been swallowed up in the
United States, and has, therefore, ceased
to be treaty-making power.
All treaties made by it as an independ-
ent government have, therefore. become
void under international law. There is
said to be little or no room for conten-
ton on this point and even if there were
a right remaining in Prussia it could not
by any reasoning be stretched to include
the rest of Germany.
Hence, If the United States, weary of
being harassed by vexatious restrictions,
decides to resort to retaliation, there is
no treaty in existence to restrain it. 1t
is not believed, however, that Germany
wishes for a tariff war and 1t is expected
that she will recede when she finds that
we will no longer submit in silence.
The times., 1898-12-23

An appendix to the report of the bureau
of navigation shows the disposition Of the
different powers toward this country dur
ing the war with Spain. There We're more
proofs of Englands friendliness than are
popularly known. Her consuls and other
representatives were prompt to place any
information that would be of use TO the
Americans in the hands of the nearest Of
fetal of our Government. In some in
stances it was valuable. but in any case
the desire was to help US. France and
Chile. on the other hand. as far as popular
feeling went, We're bitter toward this
country and frequently 1t was difficult to
prevent assaults on Americans. OF the at
titude of Germany we can only judge by
the actions of the German commander at
Manila. which Admiral Dewey regarded
as unfriendly almost to the point OF an
open rupture, and by the unfavorables ar
ticles in the Berlin newspapers. II is
certain that the American people VIII re-
member some things-let us hope the
friendly services of Great Britain as well
as the animosity of others. 1t should be
said that while the Spanish residents Of
Chile were unfriendly. the naval officers
of that country were sohcitous to pre-
vent any display of i'll feeling.
The times., 1898-12-23
A Northern Opinion.
CFrom the Hartford Times.)


The Government may properly bear part of
the expenses of keeping the cemeteries in the
Southern States in the same neat condition that
marks the cemeteries Of the Northern States,
which are aided by national appropriations. We
have one country now, and the resting places
of dead soldiers should be treated by the nation
with kind and equal regard The generation of
people now coming upon the stage we're not
mixed in the sectional war. and their graveyards
may properly be kept in neat and comely condi-
ton, that in this respect the united country
shall not present a widely different appearance
in its different sections-in the grayeyards that
would tell the visiting stranger that this country
is actually divided.
The times., 1898-12-23
AIger and AIserism.
(From the New York World }

from the New YORK Word.)
When asked who was responsible for all this
Cen Miles replied, "Ask the Secretary of War"
That is the key to the whole situation. 1t
was the parayzing hand of an incapable Sec
retary of War that caused all the confusion, that
landed troops sufficiently equipped and that
sent them into action under command of a sub.
ordinate wholly inexperienced in the conduct of
a campaign.
What is the of going further with criticism !?
inquiry is that the utter and arrogant incom-
petence of Alger was the fundamental error of
the war and the cause of all its blunders and all
its needless suffering and sacrifice OF life.
The times., 1898-12-23
MAY NOT HAVE HIT A REEF.
A Theory That the MassachusettS
Struck n Sunxen Barr-e

New York. Dec. 22.-The big battIeship
Massachusetts lay high and dry today in
the cradle which has been constructed
under her by the divers in dry dock No.
8 at the navy yard in Brooklyn. The
seventeen feet of water which had been
in the dock for several days was pumped
out early, and at 10 o'clock this morning
the dock was in condition permitting
the board of inquiry to make an inspec-
ton of the vessels keel.
1t subsequently held another session
and among the officers who gave testi-
mony were Lieut. Spencer S. Wood. Chief
Engineer W. B. Bayley Engineer Elson.
Lieutenant Commander Schroeder, and
Naval Constructor Bowles.
With the exception of Constructor
Bowles the officers testified as to the posi-
tion of the ship at the time of the ac-
cident. One of the officers of the con-
struction department who examined the
exterior of the vessel said that while
the injuries sustained by the vessel were
serious. yet they We're not as bad as az
first believed. 1t will take some weeks
to repair the damaged keel and the iron
frames. while new keel plates will have
to be put in.
Some of the officers who have testified
before the board of inquiry are now Of
the opinion that the Massachusetts did
not strike diamond Reef but that she
probably went over a barge loaded with
pig iron that was sunk at this spot sew
eral years ago. This idea. il is said. has
been strengthened by the fact that several
large pieces of splintered wood were taken
from the hull OF the Massachusetts. At
the time of the accident there was an
unusually low tide. and this. it is said
accounts for the Massachusetts striking
the submerged object
Naval Constructor BOwles will send his
report of the damages to the Massa-
chasetts to washington tomorrow. The
board of inquiry will continue its sessions
tomorrow. and it is expected will send
It's report to Washington Saturday.
The times., 1898-12-23

regard for Mr.. Bailey as 'leader" than
we have always expressed. IT, therefore.
looks painfully like begging the question
his wishes all to the account of admira-
ton for the young man from Texas.
There is much better ground for the po-
sition taken by Democrats, who number
more than the few mentioned i'm General
Wheeler's as yet undenied Journal inter-
view. The Constitution of the United
States says in language as plain as good
plain English can make it, that man
shall not hold two offices at the same
time under the Government. If the ques-
ton in this case were one of two civil
offices, It is notorious that there would be
no contention. Suppose that, instead of
Major General Wheeler, II were Associate
Justice Wheeler of the Supreme Court, or
Ambassador Wheeler who insisted upon
holding his seat after accepting and quail
flying for the other office! How long
would it take the House or the country to
decide that matter?
Yet in fact it would be haSnless to,our
institutions to permit such an infraction
of the Constitution and public policy in
comparison with the dangers involved in
the present effort to ignore both. The
history of every nation with republican
form of government teaches the lesson
that it is never safe TO allow the slightest
infraction of the supremacy of the civil
over the military power. II there is one
thing more than another that a free peo-
pie should avoid and relentlessly prohibit.
it is the presence of the army no matter
how feebly represented. in the legislature.
We have only to look at republican
France with its parliament overridden
and bullied by the military element In its
composition to be reminded not to open
such rift in the integrity of the Amer
lean Congress, be the entering wedge
never so little.
For once the gallant officer, whom we
and all good Americans admire. is wrong.
and Mr.. Bailey is right.
The times., 1898-12-23

The late Calvin S. Briee was at once
n plunger and winner. His whole ca
reer was full of adventures in which
somebody always was called and had to
lay down a hand. Even to the last he
was consistent. After his death it was
discovered that he had 100000 life insur-
ance, upon which he had paid but a single
premium. In those realms of bliss to
which he has gone, how his spirit must
chuckle when he sees the corporations so
dred to one shot. He is no longer human.
II he were, he might wish II were some
one of his old antagonists that had to
pay
The times., 1898-12-23
Good for senator HawIe,.
Gror, Tho u.rtio,d corr,n,,

The necessary expenses Of the country are going
to be heavier than they were before the war with
Spain. 1t is good time for wedding out the PEN
sion list. No one wants to deprive any deserving
veteran Of his pension. No intelligent veteran
doubts that there are names on the list which
have right there and got there through mis-
representation and fraud. Those names should
be stricken of. The payment OF public money to
the unieserving should be stopped
The times., 1898-12-23

other equally wise commander. II The
"thanks' OF the Junta do not reveal its
character to the President, 1t need not
take him long to learn that the less the
Government has to do with it. the better
for Cuba
The times., 1898-12-23
women May Vote in New Orleans

Women May Vote in New Orleans
New Orleans, Dec. 22.-The committee
having charge of the election to be held
Feb 3 when a vote on the question of
levying a two-and-a-half mill tax to pro-
vide for the sewerage and drainage of
New Orleans will be taken, have decided
that women property owners have Il
right to vote at the election.
1t will be the first time that woman
suffrage was ever tried here, women. not
having the right to participate even in.
school elections. The votes of the women
property owners can be cast either in
person or by proxy.
The times., 1898-12-23
A Necessity.

From the Chirago Tribune.)
All that is left for Mr. Platt to do is to execute
a quitclaim deed inc favor of Col. Teddy Roose-
welt.
The times., 1898-12-23

1.-THE plain truth is. said prominent
Democrat last night. that Mr.. Carnegie
and his kind are simply trying to use Mr..
Bryan to further their own schemes. He
is being made a cat's-paw Of and 1 am
astonished that he is not able to see it.
Mr.. Carnegie and his gang of monopolists
have no love for Bryan. They despise him
as much as ever. But at the same time
they are smart enough to realize that if
they can compromise him by inducing him
to make an alliance with them, Bryan
will not trouble them in the future. Mr..
Carnegie may promise Mr.. Bryan support
for the Presidency. but the odds are more
than 100 to / that he would never serious
ly undertake to carry out his promise.
He will throw Mr.. Bryan overheard the
moment he has used him for the particu-
lar purpose he has inmind. If Mr.. Bryan
were not quite so completely engrossed in
the contemplation of his own Importance,
he would be able oisee through the willy
maneuvers of ME- Carnegie and his asso-
ciate philanthropists 1t is unfortunate
particularly for AIR. Bryan"
The times., 1898-12-23

says. made clean wounds, but the Span
iards also used copper-jacketed or brass
jacketed bullets. which exploded, making
very bad wounds.
70 From then until the report was written
the Rough Riders continued to hold the
ground. The food was-short and for sew
eral days they could not get their blank
cts, coats, or shelter tents. The men lay
in the trenches all day under the fire of
the Spanish batteries, Entertainments, and
guerrillas in trees, and worked all night
in the trenches, never even taking off
their shoes. AT the end of the first day
the eight troops We're commanded. two by
captains. three by first lieutenants, two
by second lieutenants. and one by ser
geant who was subsequently made acting
lieutenant.
The regiment went into the fight about
4s0 strong. Eighty were killed or wound
ed and half dozen were missing at the
end of the fight. Forty were Frustrated
by the great heat. Besides Capt. O'Neil
and Lieut.. Haskell, Lieuts. Leahy, Deve-
reaux and others were wounded All be-
haved with great gallantry. The report
says that the loss of Capt. O'Neil was
one of the most severe that could have
befallen the regiment He was a man of
cool head, great executive ability and
literally Giuntless courage.
Col. Roosevelt said that the guerriIlas
in the trees not only fired at the troops,
but seemed to devote themselves especial
ly to shooting at the surgeons, the hospi-
tai assistants with Red Cross bandages
on their arms, the wounded that were be-
| ing carried away in litters and the bury
| ing parties. Many of the guerriilas were
| dressed in green uniforms. A detail OF
| sharpshooters were sent along the line
| in the rear where the guerrillas had beer
CHI "a dad nd of h.
| Spaniards were killed. -
OF the bravery of his men Col Roosevelt
| spoke as follows:
To attempt to give list OF the men whI
showed signal vsfor would neeessitate sendin.
] in an almost complete roster OF the regiment
The times., 1898-12-23

Certain friends of the President have, it
is said, already sounded Roosevelt on the
subject of the coming Presidential cleo
tion. They have made the suggestion
that Mckinley and Roosevelt" would
look well bracketed together on the same
ticket. Col Roosevelt it is stated, was
quite pleased with the idea. The
second place on the Presidential
ticket satisfies Roosevelt today. but
by the time the national convention
meets in 1850 he may take a different view
of the situation. Roosevelt has never
| been guilty of undertaking his own i'm
pOrtance.
The times., 1898-12-23

According to the5tnside gossip there is
likely TO be a general shaking up of TIE
Cabinet before the Presidential campaign
of 1859 opens. : Thei original Mckinley
Cabinet was acknowledged TO be extreme-
ly weak from political standpoint
Scarcely one of its members had any
thing like a strong organization behind
him. This is not so important at the
beginning of an Administration, but as
the time approaches for a President to
make arrangements for a second term
he naturally turns to his Cabinet advisers
for counsel and assistance. II is then
that he feels the necessity of having prac-
teal politicians at his elbow.
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Picnic at Finch's Pond.

POWHATAN c.. H.. VA. July 2t.-Spe-
cial.-On the 10Th Captain Joseph Hob
son. with his aides. the ladies. had a most
delightful outing al Finchs Mil i'm Pow
hatan boating and fishing. Club We're
caught by Messrs II. b. Finch and Has
kins Hobson weighing not under tve
pounds each. The menu would have done
credit 10 any expert. Among those pres
ent were the Misses Nash and Mr. Mann
Valentine OF Richmond. Or. and Mrs.
Armistead. OF Roanoke: Misses Dahney.
Carhart. Eelmcr Finch. kenklc. Rudd.
FcnO. Mrs Haskins Hobson Miss Ceddie
Hobs0n Mrs. Ashhurncr. OF New York.
Messrs. joseph. Haskius and Alexander
Hohson Charles NJ. Ncsson. Junius Wat
kins. Alnut. Pleasant and Mrs. Finch.
Mr.. Mullin McLaurine and daughter Mr..
,Charles kennon, Darrell Jervey. Mrs VII
son Bracket Or. and Miss Rudd Messrs.
Frank and Henry MichauN, and others.
II was indeed one OF Eye olden days.
that make the whole world akin.
Corn and tobacco crops as promising
rs some of the lads and lassies under an
August moon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-22
WHERE is HE HIDING2
Camara is Supposed TO he at Cartagena
But Great secrecy is Observed.

But Great Secrecy - ODscrNcu'
LONDON. July "A special dispatch
from Madrid says Everything Is done
TO keep the whereabouts Of Admiral
Camara's squadron a secret, but there L.
no doubt he IS at Cartagena, which Is
the safest and strongest port Of Spain In
the Mediterranean.
"AU tho Spanish vessels are hurrying
away from Cadiz. owing 10 the knowledge
that most of the guns OF the forts are
useless. i'm consequence of the corruption
OF the government departments
General Martinez De CampOs. inter-
viewed at San Sebastian, D. represent
as saving that Santiago's fate was await
ca at Havana and san J2un de Porto
Rico from the same causc-shortness or
provisions He advocated peace, the
struggle being unequal He said: The
government which made the war must
make way for new men,.
''1he latest dispatches from Captain
General Blanco represented that the In
surrection in cuba had divided TO I'M
significant proportions throughout the
whole island. except I'm the Provinces Of
Santiago do Cuba and Puerto Principe.
He said that for these reasons II seemed
TO him inadvisable TO assume the often
siye against either the invaders or the
rebels"
Commenting upon the American as
patches. FL impartial says:
All Spanlards are delighted 10 see the
hour Of expiation fast approaching for
the Cuban rebels The Americans mus;
inevitably awaken to their utter worth
lessness.
other newspapers comment upon the
dispatches In the same sense while tho
courtesy the Americans show the Spanish
prisoners has made a profound impress
sion ln Spain and is materially assisting
the prospects OF peace.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-22
SPANISH PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Three Of Those Confined at Fort Nc
Phcrson Take Ercnch LeaXe.

ATLANTA. GA. July 21-It was re-
ported at midnight that four of the Span
ish prisoners confined 40 Fort Mcpherson
since the beginning OF hostiliuos with
Spain had escaped.
The officer in charge Of the barracks
refused 10 either deny or confirm the re-
port. but several enlisted men who came
In from the post said three Of the Span
iards had gotten away yesterday and one
tonight
The Confederate veterans attending the
reunion here have been allowed the free
dom of the post. and. according TO the
stories told by the recruits IN town to-
night they were allowed TO enter the
house I'm which the Spaniards were con-
fined During the visits Of the veterans
the Spaniards are said 60 have escaped.
and are believed TO have gotten away on
the many trains which daily p4ss Nc
PhersOn station.
Several officers from the barracks came
In tonight and reported az police head
quarters that they had been detailed 10
search the city for the missing men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-22
4 phenomlnalIr Prosperous Year.

The completed figures OF our foreign
commerce-subject 10 trihing corrections
for the year ended with June present
the most striking exhibit on record.
Compared with the previous Twelve
month. imports decreased lis millions
In value. while exports increased $50 mil
lions The total value Of exports or
rnercbandlse was 6l5 millions. and the
excess over imports was 329 millions.
These are totally unprecedented figures.
our net expectation Of silver-after de-
Quoting % millions value NJ ore import
ed-v,as q millions. showing a decrease
M over millions. Counting silver as
merchandise. our favorable balance,
then. was $50 millions.
Imports Of gold coin and bullion fell
oriv 81 90 short OF a round 100 mil
lions. besides over millions in the form
~ ore making lo5 millions added 20
our stock OF the precious metal from
other sources besides the so millions pro-
duced from our own mines.-New York
Herald
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-22
OUR NEW CITY, SANTIAGO
Cleaning Up After Spain Will BE No
Joke.

joke
The old-time Notifications with theH
modern guns that command the naIIo"
',5 tnrtiious channel leading into the
harbor Of Santiago deserve speclal men
tion and can be made into splendid de-
60 The chief OF them Is Fl MORO.
II occupies a commanding site ON 'n1
riobt las the steamer enters the channel.
While n As very old IL Is very strong.
Srsin ali through the West Indies mas
elected the strongest strategic points
and fortified them. as may he seen III
Havana and Santiago, az Fort Augusta
and Rock Fort In Jamaica. ar Sahlo
domingo and at san Juan, Porto RICO.
I'm the past these forts were equal 10 an
emergencies. To-day modern artillery
has the supremacy.
I'll Moro IS an exception 10 ms gene
raj rule That old two-terraced tort I'D
part has been hewn out Of SOLID rock
IL IS part and parcel Of a bold rocky
headland. The ocean washes us oase'
Fl MORO can be modernized and made
small Gibraltar It's upper sea bat
terry. with some Krupp guns. Is nearly
Ion feet above sea level owing 10 us
elevation. IL has an all-rOund IRE, COM
handing the sea front for many miles
due East and West along the coast az
well as all the land within sight. The
lower battery Is specially constructed 10
command the very narrow entrance TO
the harbor The entrance there meas
ures only $50 feet across, Opposite II
Moro there Is another bold headland'
surrnounted by Ia Socapa. another old
80 tort The guns Of the lower bat
,erv Of FL Moro face the entrance.
short OF blowing that headland OF rock
into the sea. FL MORO may be deemed
ofr,oet iunDreCnahlc.
The Guns Of Ell MORO for the most
mart are ancient. but many rapld-nre
Hontoria and Ordonez rifles nave been
added 10 them. as well as the hrupp
guns already referred 10.
La socapa IS an admirable vis-a-yis OF
the old fortress type. It's elevation being
less Il has neither the natural strength
nor the range Of FL MORO but II mas
n usefulness an it's own. 10 and the guns
NJ Estrera Point battery can rake any
ship that may pass the entrance While
~ MORO and Ia Sopaca are specially
designed 10 keep ships out the Estrella
Point battery is specially devised to
deal with such as may have forced an
entrance. II Is built Of solid masonry,
the counterpart OF Fort Augusta. built
hv Spain in Jamaica over three centuries
ago.
rayo smith. or Smiths Island. nearly
opposite Estrclla Point has been forth
fed. Beyond Estrclla battery. on a small
elevation. there is an old-time earth
work. admirably placed TO attend to
anything that might have escaped the
forts and battery. Between the latter
and the city there are no fortihcations.
In times Of peace the topmost wall OF
FL MORO Is used as semaphore station.
II and a series of hin stations extend %
the CITY. the distance between the two
being five miles OWNS 10 the narrow
channel one vessel only is allowed 70 en-
ter or leave at a time. Hence the sig
nal stations. A point near FL Moro is
the pilot station.
OF late frequent references has been