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me uusper,nuce or ,hs Preseut week IN De-
yeroptnr the Situation.

-nna,o-. 49, nfemnftAw.
WAsHINoroN' Maron Son" -
tor may say or ADVISE wih nave molo ,u.
once with tho fres,oent ana Will y N",ts-
In CONGRESS IN ue'erhini"s y -.
than all previous ihIornneloh %,
Cuba. ms personal seanulnn ano nNe..s
reliance piecco upon MS eoh.y -
form eooi ana oonserNatNo yuusneno 49,
this. hois oehevou 10 na'e neu oppo -
sumolon'iy 10 INFORM INNS. 4" i,se'
real strengtno OF toe 'nsu,soneS ."s -
OPINION nsVo tho preos'o"o'.sy VI -"
them or ior tnem. inereiS tn.reto.0, 49, ,ns.
anxiety 10 now MS Vie"s' = iNoiy sS
upon those poin'S "nien ooHF on "
question Oh inoerVen.ion tnoy WI
closed unth AFTER IneS nave t.Oo,Nos
atioh irom tho FFeS'ueh' IL '"o '"O
senate.
Iho freSiuent mas "aue l. eie". " IN uS
iriehds tnat no propoSuis o,enoF. - epai
own account orto .ho ouonne
in any way any oohu propo','ion -
Win inc ADMINISTRATION " 20 propoesu = :.
IL tnere snouia eomoa tnno WIEN opHi. onos
70 treat with inc Insurgents upon " o'u
OASIS, "hen SONS guarantee VI nou "u
"onia na'uraiy 0 reauiroe W .p"'", L.
nilRht tneh . so,ne p,opI,o., II - 80
otatcS oner.hs y no,p tno Cuoa" Du'.A.Neps
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The Secretary of the Missouri Trans.
Mississippi Exposition Commission says. with
just pride. that his State will exhibit at that
Exposition tho finest mules. saddle horses.
beef and dairy cattle and hogs OF any State in
the world Missouri will also show wheat.
oats. fax. tobacco. lead. zinc, hard pine. limo
stone, sandstone, onyx. and q corn pyramid,
all articles OF purest ray serene and de-
serving honorable mention. But Missouri has
nObler products than these and more beloved.
She has the Free Silver Club of the town of
Mexico. that intellectual capital. She has tho
Hon. GRuBE S-INKENzoorER. the Silver Bard Of
the Ozarks. She has the Hon. CHUMP CLARK, a
natural born statesman.
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In a fit of fine rage against department
stores the Denver Board of Aldermen passed a
license ordinance which the Supervisors and
Mayor refused to approve on account OF this
provision:
Each business place whose business comprises not
exceeding four kinds. departments or lines OF goods,
shall pay An annual tax Of per cont. upon the ag.
gregate amount of Its gross assets, and SO on, doubling
the rate per cent. per annum upon the gross assets OF
any business place for each additional kind. depart.
ment or line of goods that Is hereby laid on a business
place having the next lower number of kinds, depart
ments or lines of goods"
According to the Denver Republican, a Colo
RADIO mathematician has thus computed by geo.
metrical progression the results of doubling the
rate per cent. per annum:
"startingw with i've lines OF goods the figures would
DO rs follows: Five. 2 per cent; o. 4 Der cent; Z. =
per cent: {. is per cent; .. SO per cent; 10. % per
cent; II, 1873 per cent; 12. 256 per cent; IL. 5l2
per cent; II, 1924 per cent; is, 2.04S per cent. i;
10. 4,0ge per cent; II. s.l82 per cent; IS. 1884
81. l3l.O72 per cent, and 22. which one store here is
said to have. 262. l+I per cent.
THE store with e2 departments is credited with
$500, 900 gross assets-it may DO more or less. but let
It be $500, 600 for the sake of mathematical compu.
tai would subject the institution to a license aggre-
eating o.. Oo7. 1852, 900. II the company should give
up its entire assets. the first year 1t would be indebted
to the city 81, 0D6, 352, OOO.'
The Mayor and Supervisors will be accused of
being tools of monopoly. Is 262. LA per cent.
too big q tax for monopoiists to payf
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feet all the time. A hay trust 10 TO be
formed in Toledo tomorrow. Its purpose
is to control tho hay product of Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois. and Michigan. Tho plu.
tocrats who intend TO organize this trust
assert that IL will save shippers some
$3.50. 900 a year. pay fat dividends to it's stock.
holders. and neither raise prices TO the con-
sumer nor lower them to the farmer. Pro
vided these tales are true. what can he moro
nefarious than to pay fat dividends to stock
holdersi Dividends ought to DO distributed
among such members Of the producing classes"
as produced votes for BRYAN and SEwALL or
BRYAN and WATSON.
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The Hon. SAMUEL GoMPERs, President Of
the American Federation OF Labor, is displeascd
with the result Of the Lattimer trial. He AYERS
that "tho companies, Sheriff, Judge, and coun-
sci for the defence seemed moved by one motive.
that this verdict should show that workers have
no rights which corporations arc bound TO 70.
spect, and that their mercenarics have the right,
IL necessary, to take even human life at their en-
ployers' caprice, especially when that life be-
longs to q foreign laborer." The Hon. SAMUEL
GoMPERs gets a salary for "elevating labor +"
by travelling about the country and elevating
his voice. and he means to earn that salary.
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Did the Administration Want $780,
600, 900?

We are happy to afford to the Hon. WILL
LIAM +. BARRETT of Massachusetts the op.
portunity which the Kisses of the House of
Representatives denied to him on Tuesday
last. Mr.. BARRETT explains why he, alone
of the 3lI members who voted for the $780,
100000 appropriation for national defence,
attempted to obstruct with AN amendment
and an objection the programme agreed
upon by the Committee on Appropriations
and the Committee on Rules after Mr.. CAN.
NoNIs conference with the Administration.
Mr.. BARRETT's struggle TO get to the head
OF the procession on that solemn and historic
occasion is thus reported In the Compress.
SiOnaI Record:
Nj. sAVERs-I ask unanimous consent Of the
House that IL he made the ord r OF the House.
"Ths spekSeT--Is there objection TO the request OF
che ssnisnkp tnom TsXHS7
SnSspsEb Ire 20 ash ths gentleman from
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The Supreme Court of Indiana has de-
cided that the State " has a right to enjoin tho
waste Of natural gas In any section within its
boundaries" Consequently injunction papers
will BIO filed against the Ohio Oil Company and
the Standard Oil Company. 1.-The decision Is
regarded as a great victory for the people,"
says the indianapolis Sentinel. the organ Of
that mighty.mouthed tribune Of Organism, tho
Hon. BUGABoo GAuZE. How can Government
by injunction BIO a great victory for the poo
plei Is BUGABoo GAuzE the man to support
the high.handed usurpation of tho Federal
courtsl
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Read, to TaLe the Ele.a AGAIN.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: At tho an.
nual meeting OF the Fifth Regiment, veteranen
Nerein. n. G.. S. n. Y, resolutions lamenting
the loss OF the Maine and her noble men were
adopted, and 1t WAS decided 10 notify thu United
service again. as We did In 1861 and 1861, il the
same ~ neoessary. All applications are to DO
~ West Twenty.tourth street. or 10 tho En-.
fully. LorIs HAiMaacH 9Speet-
MxRcH IL. 1895. secretary
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The old inquiry of philosophers with
plenty OF time on their hands. (which was
first, the egg or the hen :" is recalled by the
prevalence of trusts and antitrust laws. Are
there more trusts than laws against them I II is
sad TO have TO believe so, but, unfortunately for
humanity, Legislatures are not in continuous
session. Whereas the octopus 10 using bis
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True.
From the wa,,a waIla s-,ate.man.

From the wdIid WdIia Statesman.
The yellow journals. especially the New York
Horid. howl loudly that they published Tho
news of the Maine disaster before any of the
other papers in the country. We have before
us as we write the NEW YORK Sun and ITorid
OF Feb. 10. the morning after tho explosion.
THE Sun has fully one-third of a column about
II. but the closest search fails TO show a word nj
1t in the HorId,
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Democratic primaries will be held in Chi.

cago tomorrow. The Democratic managers
have given orders to challenge the votes Of such
so-callod gold Democrats as may present thon,-
selves at the primaries. 1t is said that the So
called gold Democrats will try to swear In "
their votes, and that the Democratic judges Of
election will refuse to accept those votes. sworn
or wor The judges of election will be right
in so doing. A man who rejects the Chicago
platform is not q Democrat and has no business
to call himself one or to 60 to n Democratic pri-
mary.
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From the Salem Daily Gazette.
John F. Hurley OF this town enlisted as a private In
September. 1851, at the age OF IL. and served in the
Manning battery. Mr.. Hurley was n clever gunner
and several years ago the following tale was told n
his skill. He was actively engaged in hrlng sol'd
shot at the enemy In one engagement and his captain
came up ami sad:
Private Hurley. let me see You hit that rebel
Captain In the eye"
"Yes. SIR" replied John, "FAich eye shall MIR
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Tho RiEAt pau at the RlrL. T,m.,

To THE EDITOR or THE sUS-Sir: II there ia any
one thing the people OF the United States should be-
Thankful far In these times IT is that William Nc.
KinlCy was elected President In 1885.
Providence always sends Us the right man at the
right time. Il. N. II.
NEW YORK, March IL.
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Because ns n young man JOSEPH w. BAILEY
has rea he'd the POI ition he occupies. we are asked
TO believe that he ts another PIT or some other
prodlRy.-Rochcste Fust-ErprcSs.
You are not asked to believe 1t. You arc
commanded to believe It. The Hon. JOE BAILEY
believes 1t. That is enough. They may talk
about Old BAILEY all they want to-" says tho
Hon. ToBE ScRUTCHINs of Texas; but young
BAILEY is ten times the man for his age and
weight"
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u orr friends ,cho Juuor us NTH Hdnu'crtpfs for
publication ,ctsh TO haze rejected articles returned
they must IN all cases send stamps for that purpose.
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lEEEed both Ways.

from the Harvard LdmDoOn,
The sock and buskin he would dom
HE ambition egged him ON.
Tue Fock and buAkin he did DOLL
The rtbald public SGgoa hin -.
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Our esteemed contemporary, the London
Spectator. has rich gifts for poetry as we'll as
for the original investigation OF American poll
tics. Mr.. WILLIAM WATSON has often patched
that wise sheet with pul pie. but Mr.. WILLIAM
WATs'" in his most solemn metrical fits has
never surpassed the poet who remarks, in the
SPECTATOR:
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"And l try to remember the future"
We don't know how we'll this poets efforts to
remember the future succeed. but they arc
mcritorious. Too many poets forget the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
GOVERNOR PINGREE'S MISTAKE.
From Tho Detroit Free Press.

From Tho Detroit Free Press.
A year or so ago Governor PIngree and Railroad
Commissioner Wesscllus sat side by side I'm 4 ear,
on their way to Lansing. y number of the pot-
Pingree took advantage OF the opportunity to air
his views concerning corporations.
Now. take our mionalres" he went on. I'VE
have a lot Of thcm~rnen with plenty OF money and
credit but at heart very cheap. For example.
there's David Ward That man IS worth worth $780, 800 Co.,
Of It for charity? BOT much, The bulk OF his
him TO nav the comparafiyelv small assessment
lie Is a misery old sknlInt."
Presently Wesselius had occasion to leave his
seat to talk 10 man In another part OF the
car. A. little old chap. with bent form and
the talk. an attentive listener lie now left his
scat to move over and slide into the vacancy left
by Wessclius
II take it that you arc tho Governor. Mr. Pin
gree" he began, insnuatingly. II have never had
tho pleasure OF meeting you, out have your
Yes. am the Governor"
listened closely TO what you had TO say about the
corporations and millionares. and heartily agree
The Governor tickled at this and at once
launched out into II general conversation. They
matters. and the Governor was surprised to find
hit hs companion S wSi o most delightful taker
even brilliant The Governor actually told
something that he had not known before During
the conversation he had occasion again bring
up the name OF David Ward.
II know him well" said the old gentleman. Il
and have had several business dealings with him.
and can say truthfully that | have found him
all you say. and even worse"
Finally the train pulled into Lansing. and all
arose to leave
The Governor held out his hand to the old gentle
man. MY dear sir he said. II have enjoyed this
hour OF talk with you. You are solid and sensible,
and l have learned great deal from you. You
nre a man after my own heart: hope that At
some future time we shall meet and renew ac-
Yes" was the reply.
"And may / ask your namey'
The old man leaned over. his face assumed n
serio-comic expression and. as he looked the Gov
ernor squarcy I'm the eye. he said. In n slow drawl
I'm tho quieest Of tones. his eye beamIng:
"Aly name, sir. is David W-a-r-d"
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Che 9nrf.
THE TRADE Nv CHICAGO.

Chicago. Sept 10 SpeciaD.-Although Liver
pool was up sd. TO nd, the American wheat
markets we're easier. The only strength SHOWN
anywhere on this side was for cash at Mime
apolis and even at that market the FUTURES
were easier. Prices here were on about cent
Duluth was off about as much 80 was the sea-
board market There were large northwestern
receipts. starting declines at Minneapolis ana
Duluth Those two points had 1.129 cars,
against sol last Saturday and $50 last year.
The total at all the Western markets was about
the same as a year ago, !, 264 900 bushels Sea-
board clearances We're $4,000 bushels. II
proved a small speculative day. short ses-
sion. because 1t Saturday. and even this
was cut in two by a recess taken while the lst
Illinois Volunteers from Santiago marched by.
There was not much over an hour OF trading.
December opened at 617s cents sold between 90
and 81 cents and closed at 61d6lis cents.
Every one bore in mind the approaching Gov
eminent report, and It was taken for granted II
would show slight drop from August The
official figures confirmed this expectation. The
August condition for the whole breadth was
announced at SCI. indicating a total wheat
yield OF 5s50OOO0O bushels. compared with
Coz. 900 900 bushels indicated IN August The
curb prices after the Government report had
been Issued, showed change.
The corn belt escaped again the threatening
low temperatures There freezing weather
"a far south as South Dakota: but there were
official announcements OF frost In Iowa, Ne
braska any OF the other corn States. The
bulls who had been playing the cold weather
scare, again sold out in encouragement Prices
lost y TO X cent. December opened at 30ia.
sold between 3O1 and 3O1s. and closed at 3O%
cents Receipts were 433 cars. with GOO esti-
mated for Monday. The Government September
crop figures indicated total yield OF 1920
0OO 900 bushels. These were considered de-
cidedly bearsh. the drop from August being
barely three POINTS. and the crop total being
still very large one. Curb prices. however.
did not show much change
Oats yielded a trihe because corn did, the
thing to be expected They lost 4 cent. May
opened at 90 cents, sold between % and ON. and
closed at ola. to 2l7s. Receipts were $50 cars,
with 225 estimated for Monday The Govern
ment report made the September condition 20.
against $40 In August. The figures indicate
yield OF G2O0O00OO bushels. compared with
geo. 100000 bushels indicated In August.
Armour large buyer OF lard for Octo-
ber possibly 1000 tierces 1t was said he had
made large sales of cash for export. and that
he WAS consequently, taking in his hedges.
The buying sufficient to keep provisions
steady all day, In spite OF the decline in the
grain markets. The last prices were at about
the same Frday-lard and pork shade
lower: ribs shade higher. There were $4,000
hogs with 10000 estimated for Monday. and
10000 for next week
on the curb puts on December wheat closed
at 60ia; calls" 6lk9Gl%. Puts" on Deem
Der corn were 80; calls" 30Ss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11

REPORTS OF TRADE.-The Board OF Trade re-
turns for August are encouraging. They show an
Increase in the exports Of IA per cent. which
contrasts with the decrease Of per cent FOR the
last eight months. In imports. the improvement
for August is l11e per cent or per cent IaIseI
than for the same period Of 1897 one OF the
months features is the expansion OF exports 10 te
United States. while the imports thereiTom are
about stationary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11

NO PEERAGE FOR MR.. CURZON AT PRES
ENT-It now appears that y. Curzon. the former
Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign OHce
and newly appointed Niceroy Of India VIII flo' p
roised 70 the peerage before he goes TO lhdia.
mi his father Baron Scarsdae. VIII nave pS
courtesy the title Of viscount
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11

TOURISTS FOR KHARTOUM.-The tourist
agencies already planning trips 20 Khartoum.
which this week has demonstrated to be less than
nine DAYS from London. Last Saturday General
Kitchener dispatched Colonel Hope from Omdur
man, the former Dervish stronghold on the River
Mic near Khartoum, TO Cairo and he accomplished
tho journey in eighty and a half hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11

wATEE FAMINE IN THE EAST END.--The
condition. prevailing in the East End Of London
are espo ll!y pitiable. There has been the usual
water famine. and for three weeks over million
people to say nothing OF animals. have been
suffering from the shortage. The situation is daily
worse. fevers breaking out. and. as the indi-
cations OF rain are scarce as the signs OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11

THE CzAR's NOTE.-A high official says 'na'
tho agreement between Great Britain ana fern'ahy
was a necessary preliminary 10 theT Jo''i''s w
We" - .rouoo 7, regard TO the latter. mem
bar of the Russian Embassy says ne docs no, 80
meet an carly conference. and he admits ne 10
Kitty OF one or more OF the Powers iei"H''s -
toin IN which case Il would be dropped
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-20
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
How the Perpetrators of a Robbery


Were Discovered.
There was a warm week in indie
pendence, Iowa, some years ago" said
the rounder, "and a novel case of dia-
mond cut diamond came of during a
race meet there. The races drew as
fine lot Of strong arm men, thieves,
pickpockets, and sure-thing gam lers
as ever congregated in one municipal
ity. A straight gambling outfit could
not be found with a microscope. Some
Of the more daring of the crooks de-
termined to make haul and resolved
to rob one of the faro banks. One of
the establishments occupied a room
above a store running through 10 an
alley. This place was selected by the
dealer because the dealer sat with his
back to a window that opened on the
alley and the drawer containing the
bank roll was easily within reach. A
ladder was secured by the trio engaged
in the job and one Of the men climbed
in and deity skeaked the bank roll con-
containing about 5000, kept merely as a
bluff, as there was no chance for any
man beating the game. The dealer
saw the thief's hand as he drew it
back, but made no cutlery. The matter
was reported to the owner Of the game.
He was a wise man and said nothing.
He simply waited. He was practically
certain Of the identity Of the men en-
gagged in the robbery and knew that
they expected a much larger sum than
that obtained. Two days afterward
one Of the men approached and, after
condoling with him upon his loss, cas-
ually inquired how much money had
been taken. "a mere trife," was the
response; about S700 was all the
thieves secured" The inquisitive man
went away and q couple OF hours later
there was as pretty a three-handed
fight as one would wish to see in
progress on the main street. The in
quisitive man had become satisfied that
the thief who had done the work had
held out $500, told the other man about
it, and the two promptly proceeded to
beat up their companion in crime in a
shocking way for not splitting up the
amount taken in proper proportions.
His protests we're of no avail, for had
not the actual loser admitted that 500
had been taken?"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-20

and has since made liberal provision
for the home. It now has 185 inmates.
Virginia provides liberal pensions for
her INDECENT confederate soldiers and
their widows and has a fine home at
Richmond under control Of Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans, with 242 in
mates. 1t will be seen that all of the
southern states provide either pensions
or homes land some both) for their
soldiers, except the state Of Kentucky.
AS general rule the execution of the
pension business is left TO the county
officers, and there is very small expense
incurred in salaries. In fact, IN most
of the states the work is done By mem
bers Of the confederate societies, with
out compensation and without the in
terventiOn Of pension attorneys.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-20
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
Awful De tItution Prevails and suFerIn.
isGenerai.

New York, May 16.-Among the
Cuban refugees on board the British
steamship strathdee, which has arrived
here from Sagua. Cuba, was a former
surgeon in the Spanish army of Cuban
birth who, with his fellow Cnbans. woa
compelled to resign from the army at
the beginning of the war As he left
a mother and sister in Havana. he does
not, for obvious reasons, wish 70 have
his name mentioned in connection with
a story giving information Of the con-
dition of the Spanish lines.
The refugees left Cuba thirteen days
ago. At that time there were 20.0O0
Spanish soldiers and 10000 volunteer
in Havana. The Notifications were
being strengthened by additions Of
stone, rock, etc, in which cannon have
been mounted which, it is claimed,
have a range of twelve miles. Fortif
cations have been raised to repel land
as well as sea attack.
All tho hospitals and the asylums as
well are crowded with Spanish sick.
The food aud the medicines left by the
Americans for the reconcentrados have
been seized by the Spaniards. The
English consul has the keys of the
storehouses. but the soldiers broke the
doors and seized what they liked, gen
orally respecting anything marked red
cross. While yellow fever is prevalent,
it is not so much so as alodismo, q
Cuban malarial fever.
The orphanage in Havana known as
the General Lee orphanage asylum and
san itarium, and some other asylums
for children, have had protection and
supplies for four months. General
Lees name had to be removed from the
door of the asylum by order of the
Clara Barton's home in
Havana is protected by troops.
At Matanzas the refugees learned
that few soldiers had been killed by
the bombardment. but that the de-
lenses suffered little damage and have
been repaired.
The Montzerrat landed at Cienfugos
1 900 men, several searchlights, much !
and 100000 pesetas in silver.
It was not until the refugees arrived |
lere that they learned the truth about |
Manila, as the Havana papers have
published the engagement as Spanish
7ictory.