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The times., 1898-11-05
out for Expansion.

It is gratifying TO find that the long
silent Republican newspapers are not
without convictions on the Philippines
question, although there was no reason
TO suspect it until the Presidents de-
cision to demand every foot of the dis
puted territory was distinctly an
nounced. We might complain that 1t
was hardly fair to leave to The Times
and a few other newspapers the work
of refuting the arguments of Senator
Hoar, Mr.. SchurZ and the other voluble
and hysterical enemies of expansion
while the President was, as we are told,
studying the public mind" with the
intention of carrying out the popular
will 1t was then that they should
have come forward with their advice
and with the reasons that they now
give with such emphasis for retaining
the entire group. Still, it is SO pleasing
to have their approval of the Presi-
dents conclusion that we can forego re-
preaching them. Perhaps they We're
afraid of disturbing his mind with ar
guments while he was employed in
gathering impressions from the masses.
Even those Republican journals that
were not at all favorable to expansion
now admit that there is really nothing
else to do. One of them says that while
it has steadily opposed the keeping of
the Philippines, it has tried in vain to
discover some other way TO dispose of
them; that they could not be returned
to the oppressive Spaniard, or divided
between this country and Spain, or al
lowed to pass under the control of any
other power. Therefore il affirms that
the President has found the only prac-
ticable solution of the problem, and that
we must make the best of the situation.
Anyhow, we are glad the depressing 81
lence has been broken, and we do not
doubt that the Republican press will
gradually wax enthusiastic and proud
over the glorious opportunity that is
ours to extend the blessings of liberty
to ten million oppressed human crea-
lures, and over the many commercial
and industrial, as well as political, ad-
vantages we shall enjoy in their pos
session.
We do not sympathize with those who
maintain that the Republican newspa-
pers were without convictions until
they were supplied by the Administra-
ton. We are willing to accept the ex-
PLANTATION of the New York Commercial
Advertiser as accurate, namely:
They who support the President in his ma
tional policy do it with sober and open mind,
advancing step by step at the bidding of public
and enlarged conception of national response
bilities and world relations.
This reads not unlike some of the SEN
tences in the Presidents Western
speeches, but it is all right. The main
thing is that since the President made
up his mind to take the Philippines, the
little clique of snarling enemies of ma
tional growth no longer have the moral
aid of silent Republican press.
The times., 1898-11-05
A sTcRY OF WOE AND NEGLECT.
DIR. MennEe Tells of Algerian Meth
DDS mt Santiago.

Cincinnati. Nov. 4.-The Alger Relief
Commission, which began sittings here
today, got some hot facts from regular
army officers stationed at Fort Thomas.
Contract Surgeon Menage, who served
with the Sixth Regiment in Cuba, tes:i-
fled that when he arrived at Santiago
the regiment had no hospital tents and
little of the necessary medicines. The
patients slept under dog tents on
straw. Patients were kept permanently
in the regimental hospital. as rule. be-
cause there was no ambulance to get to
the hospital.
Quinine and other necessary drugs
were there in barely sufficient quantities.
DR.. Menage applied once for an ambu-
lance to move a bad case and got It two
days later.
DR.. Menage said after the regiments
return to Montauk Point there was no
system in the commissa-y department
The number of sick was too great to be
nursed individuality by himself, who was
alone with the regiment. and the men
suffered for the lack of nurses.
He went South on the transport Miami
He said she was the worst transport in
the lot.
we utu io H6iit uoE Nentl.dt.on He-
low: the crew was in q state of mutiny,
and the captain was not suoservient to
orders; there were no cooking arrange
ments and food was cooked on The iron
decks in coal buckets, The officers Jared
exactly like the men,"
Col. C. B. Hunt. of the First Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, was next sworn. He
stated that the men were brought home
to be mustered out in citizens clothes
He had never had one reQuisition filed
At Fernandina one issue OF salt meat
had maggots In 1t. He had exchanged it
for hams. Col. Hunt said that the
clerks were too lazy to get out supplies
that were in store. He stated that his
regimental quartermaster was incompe-
tent.
Col. Hunt said further that sickness
was the fault of the officers.
Had / been brigade commander I
would have had some colonels out Of the
service In ten minutes" said he.
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without any cover, though great many
mad shelter tents. The supplies were in
fairly good shape. Some were brought
In pack trains and some In wagons. The
roads were so bad that the mules could
carry only half a load"
Where do you fix the responsibility of
not having tents there?
II don't fix 1t at ALL" answered Gen.
Lawton. because 1 do not think there
was any responsibility about 1t. They
were without tents from the fact that
1t was impossible to unload them from
the ship. 1t is a difficult matter TO un-
load a ship in u rough sea- The sea was
so rough that at times all unloading had
to be abandoned. There were few COM
plants from the men,
Gen. Lawton did not know of any
wounded men lying uncared for in the
bushes. There was a great deal Of sick
ness because OF the climate.
Had the rations, or the want of ra-
tions. or the want of tents anything to do
with it?" asked Col. DENLY.
II think 1t had. IL we had had tents
and tent floors and all necessary appli-
ances, with proper cooking. there would
perhaps hSye been a little less sickness,
but to pre- de tents and the necessary IA
cilities for proper cooking is impossible
in a campaign or battle, according to my
experience. and have had a great deal"
Gen. Lawton said that. taking into con-
sideration all the circumstances. no Sc
rious or gross mistakes were made. There
was no lack of care on the part of any Of
those in authority.
I'VE had with u.s." he said, "as fine a
stan of officers as are in the world. No
better could be found. These men work
ed night and day. and no human being
can do more than they. Everything was
furnished that could be. l can't see that
there was any trouble. II we had de-
layed in Cuba the climate would have
influenced the health of men. II We had
waited SO per cent would have been sick
and there could have been no fight. The
army was being rapidly destroyed by
sickness when II was recalled"
Gen. Lawton could not see how II could
be done differently If IL had to be done
over again. He did not think the navy
should have control of the transports.
The army should have absolute control
Of the transports. The army and navy, in
his opinion. won't act together.
Two men cannot command the same
affair" he added.
The times., 1898-11-05
England. War Preparations.

The most far-seeing of Britons are
quite as much puzzled by the extraordi-
nary naval and military activity of the
There are so many possible complica-
tions, SO many postponed conflicts, that
only those few persons with sealed lips
who are in the confidence of the minis
ters, can venture guess that is not
liable to be wrong. OF the reality of the
war preliminaries there is no sort Of
doubt Wherever there is a British
warship or commercial craft subject
to naval requistion. and wherever there
is corporal's guard of British soldiers,
the note. of preparation is heard, the
The times., 1898-11-05
AWFUL BURNING ACCIDENT.
Mrs. John c. Cassidy Fatally scorch-
ed by Alcohol Flames.

Orange, n. J.. Nov. 4.-Mrs. John C.
Cassidy, wife of John c. Cassidy. vice
president of the manufacturing company,
died at her home in East Orange This
morning from the effects of a frightiul
burning accident late last night. in which
her night clothing caught fire from the
ignition of pan Of alcohol which she
was heating over a gas stove in her bed
room. In trying to extinguish the flames
several members of the family We're badly
burned.
Mrs. Cassidy was preparing the alcohol
for a daughter who was suffering from
a cold In some manner the fluid eX-
ploded, covering the woman with flames
Her cries brought her daughter and two
sons to the rescue, and rugs were
wrapped around the frantic woman, but
not before her body had been horribly
scorched. Mr.. Cassidy was absent from
home at the time. Physicians and nurses
were sent for, but Mrs. Cassidy was past
assistance and died this morning after
suffering intensely.
The family is very wealthy, and Mrs
Cassidy was prominent social leader il
East Orange.
The times., 1898-11-05
LONG AND SHORT HAUL.
Louisville and Nashville Guilty of
Violating the LAW

The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday, in an opinion by Commissioner
Clements, announced its decision in the
case Of Phillips, Bailey & Co against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany and others. The case relates to the
transportation of sugar and molasses
from New Orleans to Nashville and Lou
isville. and the complaint alleged that
higher rates for the shorter distance to
Nashville than for the longer distance to
Louisville We're unlawful The carriers
contended that the circumstances and
conditions were made dissimilar by water
competition at Louisville. II appeared,
however, that there was also water COM
petition at Nashville, but that it was
not so strong at Nashville as at Louis
vile.
The commission held, citing decisions of
the United States Supreme Court, that
the mere fact of competition, no matter
what its character or extent, does not
necessarily relieve carriers from the re-
straints of the third and fourth sections
of the act, THAT the burden is upon the
carrier in all cases where a departure
from the rule of the law is proved to show
clearly that such departure is justified;
that whether the circumstances and con-
ditions of carriage have been substantial
ly similar or otherwise are questions of
fact depending on the matters proved in
each case
The decision is that while it may be in
this case that as high rates on sugar and
molasses for the shorter haul from New
Orleans to Nashville than for the longer
haul to Louisville are justified, the evil
dence does not show such substantial
dissimilarity of circumstances and con-
ditions as will authorize higher rates on
such transportation to Nashville than
are charged to Louisville.
An order forbidding exaction of the
higher rates to Nashville was directed
to issue.
The times., 1898-11-05
JOINT TRAFFIC TRUST IS DEAD.
The MOribund Association Votes to
Wind Up Its Affairs.

New York, Nov. 4.-The fate of the Joint
Traffic Association was decided today 1t
was voted to dissolve the association.
The board of control of the association.
presided over by Chauncey NJ Depew.
met and discussed for several hours the
Supreme Court decision. All the big
roads were represented. except the Ches-
apeake and Ohio and the Big Four, Of
which NJ. E. ingalls, is president Mr.. In
gals telegraphed that it would be i'm
possible for him to attend
The railroad magnates decided to en-
balm the corpse of the joint traffic agree
ment and lay 1t carefully on a shelf
Some other method OF maintaining rates
may be evolved
Here is the resolution passed by the
railroad men:
Resolved, that each system represent
ed in the association designate one per
son. who. together, shall constitute a
committee whose duty 1t shall be TO settle
and adjust the accounts and obligations
incurred in connection with the associa-
ton, and that all books. papers. docu-
ments, and property Of the association
be delivered to said COMMITTEES by the
commissioner and managers and that
said committee proceed as expecitiously
as may be to close up affairs of the as
sociation-"
The times., 1898-11-05
HOBSoN TURNED DOWN.
Secretary Long VIII Raise Spanish
Ships by Contract.

Lieut.. Hobson appeared before the
board of construction at the Navy De-
partment yesterday afternoon and made
his final statement concerning the sunken
Spanish ships off the coast of Santiago.
His statement was somewhat In the ma
ture of a plea for his plans and 4 request
that he be allowed to continue the work
of trying to save the wrecks OF Cervera's
squadron.
II was stated last night that the board
would second the determination of Sec
retary Long and decide that no further
work on the sunken ships should be car
ried on C.lder the direct auspices of the
department. That If the wrecks We're
raised 1t would have to be accomplished
by wrecking companies without cost TO
the Government, at least until the ves-
sells are saved.
Lieut. Hobson. having thus been turned
down by the department, will, ii is said
be ordered to his former duty as in
structor at the Annapolis Naval Aeade-
my. which was interrupted at the begin
ming OF the war with Spain.
The times., 1898-11-05

secret bargain 1t entered into, but now
denies, as it would be for the bargain
ers on this side to perform their under
takings. The force of universal pub
lie. sentiment. strongly reflected In the
national legislature. is 1cmething that
the most powerful and shrewdly organ
ized Spanish bond conspiracy is help
less to overcome. Sagasta should know
that the promises he clings to so dess
perately and still seems to hope may
be redeemed. have been made impossi-
Bile of fulfillment by reason of the rep
rehension and exccration which even
the suspicion OF their existence has ex-
cited throughout this country.
He must finally come to the knowi-
edge that, after all. he is dealing with
the American people; that they demand
and will keep every one of the Philip
pine Islands. and that they will never
assume one peseta of Spanish debt for
the benefit of the Administration bond
sharks and their foreign co-conspira-
tors in the operation.
The times., 1898-11-05

In speech delivered a; political meet
ing in New York Thursday night by a
prominent orator. these words were
spoken:
From these wild utteIances you can not only
form the opinion that he is insane, but you can
diagnose the particular form of his insanity He
seems TO me to have all the symptoms in
marked degree or political paresis. II you know
anything about that fatal disorder you know
how paresis always begins. 1t begins uniformly
with a swelled head G.aughter.) The head is
altogether too big for the man. He is overcome
with overwhelming sense OF his own grandeur,
greatness, and power. He believes that the world
is all his own, and that all things in heaven
and earth must do him homage
Now guess whether the speaker was a
Democrat or a Republican and guess the
person to whom he referred. No; you
are wrong. The orator was a Republi-
can, Mr.. Joseph Choate. and he was de-
scribing Richard Croker. Yet you would
have bet dollar on your first impression,
wouldn't you?
The times., 1898-11-05
THE SUGAR TRUST M HAWAII.
Practically the Entire Crop of the
IsIand Contracted For.

Practically the Entire Crop of the
Inland Contracted For.
New York, Nov. 4.-The American Sugar
Refining Company has practically COM
pleted contract by which the entire sugar
crop Of the Hawaiian Islands. amount
Ing to $4,000 tons, will be delivered to
the company, with the exception Of about
'5,0oo tons, reserved for the use of the
. California Beet Sugar Refining Company.
; at Crockett, Cal, owned by the American
planters and their friends. The contract
represents several weeks Of quiet negotia-
! tions, only a few small details remaining
to be adjusted. and 1t will run for several
years.
The Hawaiian sugar planters formerly
had a contract with the American Sugar
Refining Company. but 1T was broken a
little over a year ago on a failure to
come TO an agreement on terms. AS re-
suit, raw Hawaiian sugar has been sold
In the open markets OF the United States,
threatening decided break in prices. The
price agreed upon for the present crop
has not been made public
The contract will end the scheme of
building an Independent refinery in the
islands. 1t is stated that the ;lan,ers
and their San Francisco agents and tbs.
crockett refinery and the American Sugar
REFINING Company and the Spreckels cane
and beet sugar factories in California are
now brought to harmonious tasis of
action An amount of Hawaiian sugar
sufficient to supply the American Com
pany's refinery in San Francisco will lie
retained there. and the remainder will
be sent. to the company's reineries in
this city. The contract, 1t is said will
give to the company a practi-al rponop-
oily of the refined sugar trade ives. of the
Missouri River. which is looked upon as
an important development in the COM
pany's war with the independent refining
interests
The times., 1898-11-05
Room for Growth.
fFfom the Kansas City Star. J


few years ego It was stated that the United
States Government did not know how much land
it owned but account Of stock taken lately
shows the amount to be $40, $40 655 acres located
for the most part in thirteen States and terrific
ries. 1t is announced, also, that the greater
portion Of this immense is desert. This is
to be taken as illustrating the large and general
way we have Of talking Of our public lands Mil
lions Of acres may be really desert, but there are
millions more acres that would not be called de.
sert in any country save the United States We
have tracts Of mou9tan land as large as Euro
pean kingdoms, which We style desert, but which
the hardy and patient Swiss would esteem tilla.
BILE and productive. Other millions of acres of
short grass country need but irrigation to make
it arabic, and the means Of irrigation are at
hand, only the details in the case have not as vet
been made public. This much is known, how
ever, that many thousands OF acres Of as utter
desert as the United States still possesses have
been brought under cultivation by private enter
prises The United States, which, like the several
States has frittered away and lost the area Of an
empire, should make the most Of the nearly 0O0,-
100000 acres remaining.
The times., 1898-11-05

spirit of haste and thoroughness is felt.
and soldiers for the army. new accou-
terments and equipments Of every kind
are distributed, leaves OF absence are
recalled, clerks in the War Office work
overtime. ministers decline dinner invi-
tations. and everything is being done
that would be done il gigantic strug-
gle were already announced.
Those who fancy 1t is still the French
and Egypt that make these movements
necessary, have good reasons to urge.
There is hardly a doubt that England
would like to strengthen her hold on
Egypt. which is more precarious than 1t
seems; indeed, 1t may be necessary for
protectorate there to prevent formida-
BILE movement for her expulsion. One
source Of weakness Is the growing in
tractability of the young cub. the Khe-
dive, who is said to have been consort-
ing with the French and complaining Of
English severity to the Sultan. There
is a considerable party Of rascals in
CSyPtS UCoioCo bhC Ava ACA6hSAos "ho
would profit by restoration Of the
days of easy plunder.
There are solemn wiseacres who do
not doubt that Salisbury has informa-'
ton of Russia's intention to egg France
on to an open break with England,
when the Bear will use his interest in
Abyssinia as a reason for taking hand
in the African dispute, and will allow
himself to be drawn into the quarrel to
the extent of fighting for France. Any
how, only very big game could warrant
the extent and expense Of the naval and
military movements OF Great Britain
and the extraordinary silence imposed
on the press. If England has any in
evitable war in near prospect she can
do nothing better than to precipltate
hostilities now, when she is in superb
condition.
The times., 1898-11-05

II there was a lack OF efficient sur
geons in the army-as no doubt there was
whose fault was it? There is no short
age of good doctors in this country. On
the contrary. the Medical Record reports
that the ranks OF the profession are ter
ribly overcrowded with the graduates
from the best of medical schools and
that 1t is not possible for nearly all of
them 10 make a living by the practice
of medicine. Some capable physicians
are compelled to sell themselves to char
latans to keep from starving. In such
circumstances there could have been
no trouble in securing the services OF a
sufficient number for the army.
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A FATAL FIRE.
One Man Burned TO IA Crisp and Four
Others Injured.

Dover, n. J., Nov. A fire in one OF
the mixing houses of the Unique Works,
a part of the Forcite Powder Works. at
Lake Hopatcong. this afternoon, resulted
in the death of one employe and the more
or less serious INJURY of four others.
The mixing house itself. a one-story
frame structure, was totally destroyed
Charles Losier, aged twenty-eight, and
married, who was screening chemical
soda when the fire started, was burned
to crisp A w. Nidelius, chief chemist,
sustained severe burns about the face
and hands Two brothers, David and
Frank Sperry. the unmarried sons of
widowed mother. were badly burned, the
latter, it is feared. fatally. The other in
jured employe was Martin h Jallman,
Swede, who lives at K.ngtown.
The times., 1898-11-05
DAMM1NG THE DELAWARE.
\ Corporation VIII Manufacture
Electric Power.

Trenton, y. J.. Nov. 4.-Col. \. r. Kus-
er. of this city, and Thomas Barr, of
Newark. have purchased the controlling
interest of the Trenton Light and Power
Company. and will soon consolidate with
several other prominent men in organiz-
ing corporation to dam the Delaware
River and manufacture electric power.
The object of damming the Delaware has
been talked of for the last fifty years.
but no company has ever been organized.
as the legislatures of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey have failed to pass laws at
the same time granting rights.
John F. Dryden. president of the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company. of Newark.
is interested in the company.
Philadelphia has always opposed the
project, as 1t will Interfere with plans
for securing a better water service.
The times., 1898-11-05

The order providing for the creation
of new corps to begin the occupation
of Cuba near the end of this month was
not called out by the demand of the
Evacuation Commission for q display of
force to uphold its rights, to which the
Spanish Commissioners pay no respect.
1t does not mean that we are to begin
the sending of troops to Havana. 1t was
simply the result of unexpected informa-
tion that the Spanlards would voluntarily
evacuate Puerto Principe on November %
The times., 1898-11-05
GRANITE FOR THE MINT.
Col. Low Submits n Report to the
Secretary of the Treasury.

Col. Low Submits Report to the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cided that the new Philadelphia Mint
shall be constructed of granite, and al
ready a large number of bids have been
filed in the Office of the supervising arch
itect.
Col James P. Low, chief of the tech
nical division, of the supervising archi-
tect's office. returned to the city yester-
day morning from a visit to New York,
Philadelphia and Boston, where he has
been examining buildings constructed of
the various kinds of granite to decide
which of the GRANTEES shall be used in
the new mint.
Col. Lows report was filed yesterday
afternoon, and will go TO Secretary Gage
today Final action upon the bids will
not be taken until the granite question
has been decided.
The times., 1898-11-05
DEwEY's POWERFUL FLEET.
II VIII he Second TO Only That Of
England.

Secretary Long was notified by tele-
graph yesterday afternoon that the
cruiser Buffalo. Commander Hemphnl,
sailed at noon to join Admiral Dewey's
squadron al Manila. The gunboat Helena
sailed Thursday for the Philippines. Both
vessels will go via the Suez Canal With
the addition of the Buffalo and Helena
and the battleships Iowa and Oregon,
now steaming toward Honolulu, to his
naval force, Admiral Dewey will have a
fleet of warships in the Far East only
second TO that of Great Britain.