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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
MONDAY, AUGUST %, 1898.
Tiresome. But Necessary.

We do not know whether the public
is weary of the talk about the criminal
defects in the medical and other de-
partments during the late war, but the
newspapers are sick of il. Unfortu-
nately for them, the revelation of facts
that show the need of an investigation
is not apparently effective, and they
are condemned to the disagreeable task
of hammering away at a subject that
has been exhausted, save for the new
means that are taken to evade respon-
sibiltty or escape an official inquiry.
We have in mind the statement of an
army surgeon, virtually a repetition OF
that OF Surgeon General Sternberg,
that it is unjust to hold the medical
department responsible for evils it was
powerless to prevent.
In calling attention TO the greater
faults. we have ignored some of those
for which the higher medical officers
were clearly to blame, such as the fail
ure to organize a hospital system in
Gen. Skaters corps like that in Gen.
Lees; the failure to employ enough
competent surgeons in country full
of them, and the like. 1t would be
easy to make specifications enough
against the medical service, but it is
not necessary at this moment, since
the investigation that is bound to come
Will take account Of these. 1t may be
said with emphasis that that depart
ment has no right to complain of the
severest criticisms in the face of what
our soldiers still suffer until it places
the responsibility elsewhere. The case
is, on its face, against the surgeon gen
erals bureau.
Never was the press more unani-
nous; never more severe and sincsre
in its comments, and never less actu-
ated by political or personal animus.
Most newspapers would rather praise
than blame. and they We're strangely
patient with the first instances of in
efficiency and neglect. 1t was not until
hundreds OF the lives Of the soldiers
who had entered the army after a rigid
examination had been sacrificed, and
thousands of the most robust had be-
come physical wrecks, that the cry be-
came fierce for an inquiry that would
place the blame. 1t is true that many
journals maintain that justice calls for
the shooting or hanging Of the imbe-
Giles or rascals whose work is the death
of many and the ruin of the lives of
many more, but the provocation is
great. There is not a newspaper but
would have suspended judgment if
there had not been an apparent dispo-
sition to elude an inquiry.
Every day that goes by without a
movement looking to the exposure OF
the facts, regardless Of the effect on
anybody in authority, increases the
suspicion that those highest in office
who are charged by the press with the
guilt, fear such an exposure 1t is a
fair assumption that an innocent mar
accused of offenses will demand q
searching investigation for his own
vindication. II is mistake to think
the clamor will subside without harm
TO anybody 1t win diminish in vio-
lence, but it viii be q sad day for any
person who is accused when tie public
ceases to hope for an official report
that will make the exact truth clear
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

and scholarly men in the business of
reporting now than ever before.
OF all the reports of the battle at
Santiago, however, it is to be doubted
if any one is quite equal to that OF
Admiral Schley. The way in which he
told the story of the battle while in
Washington last week is, for power of
description. felicity of expression, and
general atmospheric effect, something
remarkable 1t indicates that Admiral
Schley possesses characteristics similar
to those which Miles Standish attrib-
uted to Caesar when he sad:
You are writer, and am a fighter; but here Is
a fellow who could both write and fight and In
both was equally skillfult
He can not only win a great victory
with skill and swiftness. but he can
tell how he did 1t, and in the telling be
as simple, as direct, and as unconscious
of self as if he were giving orders for
target practice. This power is an en-
tireiy different thing from the skill of
the scribbler. Some great men have 1t.
and some do not. Some are like Hop
laid himself down against a hole In the
side OF a ferryboat TO stop dangerous
leak, was nearly torn to PIECES by float
ing ice, and when they tried to make
him tell the story years afterward
only referred to his log book and read
them the entry: March IS. Captain
Joe stopped leak in ferryboat"
Here and there is man who does
heroic things and has a childlike fash
ion of liking to talk about them after
ward But the man who. by his
promptness. skill and daring is respon-
sible for one of the two great victories
of a great war. and can afterward turn
in better report of 1t verbally than
the trained correspondent does with his
pen, is something rather uncommon
Admiral Schley seems TO be that sorI
of man.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

Chicago is deeply stirred over the issue
between good" and popular" music.
The difference has been submitted to
test, a band in the park playing alter
nately selections from the operas and the
coon and other songs that are whistled
in the streets. By this test the popular
music wins. Such songs as My Grand
mothers Teeth Are Plugged With Zinc"
and How l Love My Lou" received ap-
plause, while disappearing silence fol-
lowed the operate selections. 1t is I'M
fortunate that Chicago has no one to tell
her that there is an enormous quantity
of good music that Is simple enough to
delight the popular ear. Such melodies
as Mozarts Cradle Song" and thou
sand others appeal to the taste of those
who like the wretched stuff that is pop
ular. 1t Is chiefly matter of simplicity
and among the works of the great COM
posers can be found music the unframed
ear can enjoy. BY the use of these the
general taste can be educated. Not all
of the operate selections are good" nor
all the popular airs bad. The latter are
often thefts, with mere change of time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
paraaoxfcar Conditions

One of the oldest things about this
war is the way in which the tragedy
and the comedy are mixed in it.
Things which, according to ali prece-
dent, should have been tragic, have
caused unalloyed rejoicing, and sea-
sons which might have been supposed
to be joyful have, instead, been full OF
grief and rage. After two of the most
rlomentous naval battles of all history,
we found our ships intact and our men,
with few exceptions, safe. When the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
Gen. Miles and the War Department.
(Erop, the Kansas CITY Star)


II will be apparent to all that nothing but
the EXTREMIST provocation could have caused
Gen. Miles to criticise as he has done. the man
agement of the War Department. What he has
told of the acts OF omission for which Secretary
Ager has been responsible has been called forth
by sense Of duty to the country strong enough
TO brave the displeasure, it may be, OF the Adj
ministration which holds the military fortunes
of Gen Miles in its hands.
There has never been in the history OF the
nation an exhibition of more absolute confidence
in the Justice of the American people than has
been displayed by Gen. Miles in his disclosure
of Secretary Ayers weakness and inefficiehcy,
nor has there ever been such an imperative de.
mand for the investigation of an office OF trust
rs is created by the disclosures Of the command
ing general of the army concerning the campaign
at Santiago.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
The Admiral,s story.

When the newspaper dispatches and
other reports of this war have been
reviewed at leisure, it viii probably
be found that there is more good liter
ature in them than in all the newspa-
per files during the Civil War. The
newspaper business in America has
practically grown up in the last thirty
five years for one thing, and for
another thing there are more trained
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
No HierarchieS.
(From the Boston Journal.l

dispatch from Rome to a Vienna paper al
firms that the Pope is about consulting the
United States regarding the establishment of new
hierarchies in Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philip
pines The dispatch is doubtless in errer- The
United States will give all forms OF faith its
protection. but it has nothing to do with tie
establishment OF hieraIchies anywhere
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, Of Chi
cago hereby certifes that it has, by its expert
examiners, proven and attested the circulation
of THE TINES of Washington The daily aver
age PAID circulation for the month OF July, 1893,
was 81, 500 copies.
This is GUARANTEED TO the advertisers Of
the country by BOND of $4,000 in the Fidelity
and Deposit Company, OF Maryland. deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank, OF Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY.
by ]. r. MASON, President.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
The Crazy Kaiser.
(From the Boston Herald.

(From the Boston Herald)
The fear that the Kaiser's cratic condition
may develop into religious mania is not ground
less, for Williams divine ideas have
than once given him trouble, but he has
gone head and heels into this journey to Jeru-
salem, and talk and plan for nothing but his
assumption as CHIEF OF the Protestant church. In
fact, if he wasn't constitutional Protestant, the
Kaiser would insist being made pope.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
At MOntauk Point.

That conditions have changed for the better is
natural considering the circumstances and es-
pecially since Gen. Wheeler has been placed in
command. But the early history of Camp Wikof
will remain an indelible disgrace upon the War
Department, OF which Secretary AIser is the chief
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
He May Amuse Himself.

From the Richmond Times.)
As the case stands Aguinaldo has permits
sion to blow his golden whistle very much on
the order of the child who is allowed to play
with the dinner bell between meals.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

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
munications will not be preserved, and only man
uscripts of obvious Importance viii be returned
20 their authors.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
Characteristic.

(From the Topeka State Journal.)
1t would not be surprising TO hear next that
Sagasta intends to demand pay for Spain's
sunken warships.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
Ayers Defense.
fFrom the Chicano News J

Secretary Alger answers his critics by quoting
the number of pounds of stuff sent to the 'front.'
Some day the army contractors will claim they
drove Spain from the Western Hemisphere
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

Readers of The Times who may at any time
be unable 10 procure copies of it at any news
stand or railroad station or on railroad trains
will confer favor upon the management by send
ing to this Office information of the fact.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
A Fearful Warning.

(From the Memphis Scimitar-)
Don't say it's too hot 10 go to the polls. There's
heap hotter place than Memphis in store 10.
citizens who neglect the duties OF citizenship.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

THE TINES. in all its editions, Morning. Even
ing and Sunday, will be mailed TO address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
ss often as desired.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

Bring our sick and suffering soldier
boys home at once! Home is the only
place for them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

We place our columns this morning at
the disposal of Secretary Alger. 1t is
only fair to read what he has TO say.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-29

President Mckinley is to have a Gov
eminent warship at his disposal as a
pleasure craft on the Potomac. AS stated
in The Times on Wednesday, it has been
decided that the Sylph. one of the yachts
purchased by the navy for the auxiliary
fleet during the war. will be retained and
turned over to the President He will take
outings on the river In the warm even
ings with the members Of the Cabinet and
the ladies of the Administra ton. 1t is
possible. too, that in other years, when
the cares of state are not so great, he
may take more extended pleasure trips
after the manner of his immediate prede-
cessor in the White House. President
Mckinley, too has discovered a new use
for the Government pleasure craft On
occasions it may be used as a theater for
important and secret conferences of the
Cabinet When President Cleveland used
the lighthouse tenders frequently there
was much comment in a certain class of
Republican newspapers and even in DEM
ocratic papers also. 1t was said that the
ChiefExecutive was using his office to rob
the Government and the people, who were
obliged to pay taxes in order that the
lighthouse service might be kept up
President Mckinley hestated for a time,
but finally he began TO use the navy yard
tug iTllOn. 1T was on the Triton a rev
weeks ago that the first down. he-river
Cabinet meeting in history was held The
Sylph is much finer craft than the
Triton and will be in every way more
agreeable. 1t is a matter of some specu-
Iation as to whether Mr.. Mckinley Is to
be criticised as was President Cleveland
for using revenue cutters.
when 1 saw John L. Sullivan and Jake
Kilrain face each other last night at the
Lyceum Theater," said one of the best
known sporting men of Washington, my
mind went back to- that memorable day
in July, 1889, when those same two men
faced each other al Richburg Miss. and
after seventy-five rounds of hard fighting
Jake finally succpmhed to the prowess of
the man from Boston. The day was full
of unpleasant incidents. The hoodlum
element. although in the minority. did
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-07-14

lie ni6t nat) Nrt proBenbafter Gmporz
t0mnlinSe unp eiuSebilpeter, ounlmz
~itol;er yFianen" ypon Sben berab"
bebanoelu. 9ti6t einem ,>eoen tann
man eS au Der Nale ubleben, wer uno
mas er ut; III man6er unl0einbaren
Shale ltett oft ein uortreffi6er &ern
uno uiht lelten fommt eS Dor, paB it'd
$emano, ben man yiilr ni6tS Selonz
oereS" Sebalten, ais cine 9anS berpors
ra9eupe Eerlonlidteit ,%entpuppt."
Sarum bat benn aud iuobl paS Spri6=
mort ni6t gans umredt, melfes be-
%bauptet: aisle man tOmmt SeSdilger,
10 miro man empfangen. bod pie man
miro ertannt, 10 miro man entlaiien."
Inter allen l%lmltdnocn emplleblt co
it'd, lid leoem ll%nbetdnnteu S~egenilber
10 III b%enebmen, oaB man nidt 81
iilrdten braubt, in &erlegenbeit 81
tommen, wenn man ieinen 9tamen II.
!. 10. eriGbrt. S6pu bduIiS lit eS
pallirt, oaS veute, Die eS Segen Srem=
DC al N0flidteit feblen lieIeu, rill
Den Sopen iiuten ;l mili'en" glaubten
Dor S6am, menn piele iib ibuen III
ibrer pabren Weitalt ;cigten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-07-14
s. ,pdrc 3cit.

&enn c2 nid)t lii Die EllgenbNfti9
teit Der NeSierUng Sa90lta's |'elnenl
%olte Segenilber mare, wilrpe beute
uihts Gr6BereS Die SSelt belbdftisen
ais Die ipauiihe Sitte: yoBt ms Nriez
ben boben. Swei Nlotten Spanisns
lieSen uui benz MteereSsrulo ODER itno
Elm Spicr Der Nl0mmeu 9elUorocn, III
Wtunilu list Nll9ulti boiinIn9SloS felt,
Cartilage ltebt uor leinem tSall, 10
tbeler eS i'm aud perpcrtben mag,
uno Gamura'6 Nlotte liegt I'M Sue;=
Gdnal inter mIoerlpre6elben Sefeb=
len, oeren cine i'm nuh ben Ebilippi=
nen l6iteu m0hten, oeren dnoere lei
ner ShiIie oabetm III bcollrfen gl0li=
ben, melt m69ltNeupeile ein ameritu
niiheS Nielhmoptr por Der lonlt webr=
loien ailite SpnnienS erl6einen tOnn=
te. SpOnten liegt tbdtldbllt an 30
Den. Zen 3rie9 ullf Gubu fam eS
~ireilidb noh lar0e iortiepcn. Ger
b~urtndti9e I&iocrituno bel SuntiaSo
;ci0t, ouB Die Spunier erioroerlideIl
SalleS ieoen ,SuB brett ibreo Der Dc
%ieniiue 10 giinitigen SerrainS BIS sum
2leuBeriten auo;unilpeu periteber. Gr
lebrt, wie cs mo9li6 mar, paB in Der
uorlepteu Nc6ellion Die 9lufitdnoil6sn
;ebn Sabre lang 9e9en ben Ill Srups
pen;obl uuo Wtitteln liberlegenen 0ie0=
Observation-Disclosures. Santtdgo
lit mn cin ein;i9er, ulO niNt Der be
oeutenoite Stilppuntt, ben mir ouf
Der ,Sllel gewinncn t0nnen. NdudnO
lit un9emein TART beie'tj9t mn Die
Topographic oe6 EdnoeS ~it6erbuupt
Dem 2lngreiier ourtuuS ui6t glulttg.
2lbcr welhen .5wet tam oieler @Sts
oerituno boben? 2$em Die lpGnil6e
Hegieruns pubeim ni6ts I'll iilrtten
bate, Tie tOnnte beute geraOe 10 gut
wie ipdter Die 0biolutt 9tieoerl09e etns
0eiteben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-07-14
Sm 1ntcrcNc tcs fatbpliicbcm
NcrcinsWcicms unt tcs9.
a%l9cmcimcm t.:a. ga
tbplifcn:E pnpcnts.

&enn grcBe Wdnner, ~beionoerS
airheniilr'ten, cine tutbOli'6e Ser
cini9ung lobeu, pann Iollte nan bod
beref)tigt lein, ~anSunebmen, baB bic
les 700 ald) perbient lit. 2lui Der
35. Notwithstanding pes Gcltrul-
pereino III Baltimore, No, iprat
cardinal @ibbpuS unSefdbr iol9euoe
Morte al sic perlammelten Sele9n=
ten: ,Go trent mid pon oan;em Ser
;ell, baB ii6 cine 10 9roBe Nn;ubl
Wdnner aus alien Sbeilen De yanoeS
ein9efunben batten, Die nidt bloGbrape
&atboliten, lonoern aud cute Seutz
i6e iino. cd mllB 9elteben, baB man
III bieiem Yanpe i6luerli6 ein unbercs
&olt iinoen fam, bas ileiBig unp ar
beitium, 10 bieper uno ipariam lit, wie
odS oeutlfe. @ollen mir inns bic
les VobeS alld fcunerbin milroi9 ;ei=
9en, bann m~iiiien mir neblt unier.r
oeutiden Wutterlpra6e einen ltarten
@lauben lno cine ieite relisioie lleber=
,euslns bepabren. I'm bieles tblln
III tonner, miiiien mir ms ais wiirbi=
se Sobne wiiroiger beutider &dter
,eieen. Mir oilrfcn ms weoer unie@
rer peutl6en Abltammung nod unies
rer peutld)en Sprade lhGmen. llnlere
Batter baben ais iun9e MGnner ODER
Siin9linse oaS fcltbare Wut peS bl.
@laubenS aus Der alten III Die neue
0eimatb mit9ebrdht-wollen mir nidt
aut aus Santburfeit SieieS uni6dp=
bare Ciut nidt BIOS f%ortbewabren, ions
bern eS audi iortpflGnSen?
@em ia, bann miiiien mir ienes
Wittel, pom Dem mir 9ebort baben,
oaB eS in ualerem alten &aterlanbe
s&unber s~eiuirtt bat, nit aller Strait
unb Nusbauer Weiter Sebrauden. Gin
fade, l6lidte uno ~oespegen poltsz
tbimli6e Tereine baben eas fatboliz
ide SewuBtlein i'm alten Taterlanoe
81 elmer 3eit belebt, in welder anbere
Wittel frll6tlos waren. IS mar iiber
europa ni6t BLOB Der @eiit ser gui=
lebnuns seSen ben Staat sefommen,
lonbern aud cine vliberale" Nnidau=
uts in auem, mas nidt materiell mar.
Oieler vliberale" @eilt mar Don ben
8atbebern Der oeutiden uno anberer
Gebritible seprebist woroen, bis bic
Ser;en Der Sinslinse i'm aufsenoms
men batten. Die Solse bieier seiitiz
fssn @erieuduns mar cine r~epolutio=
mare Serirruns, welte ni6t bios piel
Slut, lonoern aud uiele Seelen toites
te. Sieier Seelenperluit bat, pbwobl
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-07-14
Numnter 80.

ieitber idon iiini;is Sabre ms eanb
gegan9en limb, nod ni6t auf9ebort,
lOnpern wiro pom Generation su @e.
neratipn weitersepflanst. llniere mel
item unSldubigen oeutl6er :3unSe itams
men aus bieier !3eit. Sbre &inber
linb bic Sortp Hanger bes unslaubens,
uno ibre 9ta6tommen werbeu es blei=
ben. 8ollen mir baber, baB Ser wabre
@laube aufbliibt uno bic Sittli6teit
sebeibt, bann biirfen mir uns ni6t in
bic yliberalen" Siii9e i6lasen, ion=
bern miiiien oIieu llnb frei bel ~unlerer
bl. Mutter, Der STRIDE, unb ibren pom
@ott 9%eoHenbarten @laubenswabrbeiz
ten lteben bleiben. Sieies wirb uns
aber an, leidtelten s%elinSen, wern mir
III ben edit tatbolilden %ereinen gu
lammen lteben.
W0n 'a9t unS wobl, baB oieie alt
mooii6en" &ereine nit ibren einia6en
Gonititutionen rni6t mebr ;eit9emdB"
ieien. Neute lit &ieles, rni6tmebr ;eit
9enuGB, mas eS Dor @Dtt ulo unlerem
@epilien iein iou. Gdt fatboliide
&ereine bleiben, iolange eS nod cine
.Seit gibt, ;~eitsemdB. Sieies iollte
~beionoers Don lnieren ilunsen Mdnz
nern unp ppn unleren Siln9lin9en be-
ber;iSt meroen. Sic iollen ii6 nidt
burt iol6e &Oripieselunsen irreiilbz
ren ~laiien, lonoern water III Die pom
ibren &dtern 8c9rlnoeten &ereine eils
rilden. Iuein Der Menl6 lit uno
bleibt Gin Meni6 u1o bat alnre9unos=
mittel n%otbwenoig. Sol6e iino bier
Die &atbolitenzGonpent lno Die Genz
tralpcreinSz &eriummlunsen. Sarum
per9eilet niht sic ,3eit pom 81. bis
%. Gl9uit III Wtilmautee, S$iS.
EreB zGomite
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Ter S@uloner inter berl aelen &an.
ferottgeieB.

Sine ndbere Eriiflns oeS neuei,
SanterottseieeeS ermeilt, oaB tein
ebrli6er S6ulbner tapon etwas III
fiirhten bat. Seine Me6te uno Sns
terellen lino III Der umfalieuoite @eiie
9ewabrt. Sat er llnsliif sebabt, lei
es nit ODER obne eiseneS &eri6uloen,
uno lit CT Sabur6 uniiblg 9eporben,
leine S6ulben ,l be;ablen, 10 fam er
Dor @eriht ieinen Smterott anmel=
ben uno lid poaise Gntlaituns BON
alien @erbinoli6teiten ii6ern, inoem
er leinen @ldubiseru gibt, mas er nod
bat. Sabei bari er nod suriidbal=
ten, lopiel ais bur6 sic exemption
Vaps" leines Staates bon seri6tz
liderS el6la9nabme alSsenommen lit.
Sober S6uloner ONE ausnabme,
nidt bloB Der @eidiitsmann, fam
oaS @eles li6 su Nueema6en. @leid=
piel pie piel ODER wie wenig er i6ul=
big lit; slei6piel rue piel ODER pie
wenis CT leinen @ldnbisern 81 bieten
bat. @enn ct sibt, mas CT bat, 10
lit Sas senus, unb rad Seenoisuns
oes SerfabrenS lit er Elm ireier Wann ;
bic alten Serbinoli9teiten limb setilst.
Der perunsliidte @e'dditSmann fann
pom Nelem anfanset, obne baB bic
GAIT alter Sdulbem i'm nieberoriidt
uno Iein Gmporfommen binbert. llnb
wenn ct 10 arm lit, SaB er bic Soften
oes seri6tli6en @eriabrens ni6t ,abs
len tann, 10 weroen ibm bic Soften
%erlaiien uno ct fam trosoem feline Gnts
laltuns erbalten.
Sas alte Sanferottseies, bas i'm
Sabre 1867 erlaiien unb i'm Sabre
1878 wieoerruien worben lit, entbielt