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verse balance Of trade indicated the impov-
erishment Of country, Great Britain should
long ago have been hopelessly lnsolvent,
whereas she has all the time been growing
richer and richer. The reason is, that her
imports represent the income of her citi.
zens from their shipping, their commercial
enterprises In foreign countries, and their
numerous Investments in European, Amer
lean, Aslatio and African railroads. mines,
plantations. factories, brewerles, banks and
other lucrative undertakings. The earn
lngs from all these sources are sent to their
British owners not In the shape OF gold,
which they cannot consume, but In COM
molltles Of necessity and luxury which con-
tribute TO their comfort and enjoyment.
or the income thus drawn from abroad by
Great Britain, the United States has to
supply large, though now decreasing,
amount. Germany and France have also
Investments here in the shape Of railroad
stocks and bonds, banking capital, mines,
and shares In various industrial companies.
Our foreign commerce being carried on In
foreign vessels, we have large amount OF
freights to pay. and many millions have to
be remitted for the expenditures In Europe
Of American travellers. The stocks and
bonds we have lately repurchased are, how
ever, clear gain, since they diminish by so
much our debts abroad and the interest we
have to pay on them. Nevertheless, 1t is
clear that the entire balance OF trade,
which Mr.. KEENB figures on, is by no means
really In our favor, but only that portion of
1t which remains after we havo romitted
what is due the foreigner.
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Auti-E1pansionist FaIsehoods.
From he Washington Times.


The other day 4 leading metropolitan paper an
nounced that Senator NJ. @. Butler of South Caro-
lima" was violently opposed to the acquisition of
the Philippines. The journal said that Gear of
Iowa. Daniel Of Virginia and Turpie OF Indiana
would vote against the ratification of the treaty of
All three Of the last named are on record as
saying that there would be serious opposition to
the ratification Of the treaty. Mr.. Butler of South
Carolina has not been in the Senate for some time.
BE now holds high command. that of Major-ieneraI
in the volunteer Senator Kyle of South Dakota
has also been classed al rabid ant-expans tonist
An interview WAS teleGraphed from Chicago by the
poor old Associated Press. in which Mr.. Kyle was
made TO say that the ratification treaty could mover
be ratified by the present Senate. Senator Kyle,
upon his arrival in Washington yesterday. took oc-
easion to refute this untrth. He declares that he
has been an eIpanSionist from the beginning. The
sentiment OF the West. he says. is overwhelmingly
in favor OF our holding on TO the Philippines and
everything else In sight. They want the American
dag to remain wherever 1t has been raised.
The sun., 1898-12-12
The Bridge and Its Chief engineer.

To TIE EDrroR or TIE sus-Nr: Your CORE
spondent Mr.. David A. Curtis. whose letter on "Tbe
Brooklyn Bridge" WAS printed on Dec. 9. is amusing;
he and such ~ he contribute not . little to the
"gayaty Of nations"
superintendent Of the Brooklyn Bridge. did not in
1883 illumine the opaque Intelligence Of Mr. Curtis
regarding stairWays the latter concludes, and would
formed regarding the strength OF the bridge, the
proper service IL should render and, indeed all of
the other details of It's MANAGEMENT with which he
has been Tor ntteen years eiiicientiy CHARGED,
ticular step, which 'eem to Mr. Curtis so important
does he not know that all OF the many starways in
the several bridge srnetpres 10 stations approaches
practically OF the same dimensions. SO much for
rise and so much for STEP As Is the stairway leading
toward New York downward from the footway, upon
and which, contrary TO his statement, has nat beon
changedf Why that incident occurred il another
and not an engineering question.
Mr.. Curtis com plains that Mr.. Martins Judgment
seems uniformly 10 prevail in questions regarding
bridge management VIII he kindly stats why not
Can he imp ach Mr.. Martins integrity, exhibit his
cOmpetence2 Who so well as Mr. Martin. with an
extended experience unparalleled elsewhere in the
control aud management of the structure 10 which
no other IN situation; usage and Importance can
compare, Is likely 70 be 30 capAblef And is IL not
something that he has so long and aGceptAbly In
peculiarly delicate and responsible position, done
thetic managers without pertinent crit tcism earnest
and dillgent at All times. serving the public whose
servant he only isr
II well for one TO know surely what he knows
and 70 mistrust doubling criticisms until acCumu.
lAtt knowledge has established their truth.
Please present 70 Mr.. Curtis my assurance of dis
M.ShanieSl engineer New York ana biookiyn Bridge.
bRookLYr, De9, y,
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may be also asked how LAuTH would have
arranged for the stamp to have lines OF
tears In It coinciding with those OF the let
ter card underneath It. LAUTH assigned as
P1ccuART's reason for afilxing stamp the
wish to make tho card appear as II 1t had
gone through the post and been seized at
EsTERuAzY's house. " In that case,' replied
PIcoUART, the card would have proved
nothing for It might have beon addressed
to EsTERHAZY by any company promoter.
1t was the fact Of lts being addressed to him
from the German Embassy, and being found
there, which alone gave TO 1t compro-
missing character"
In February Of this year the French mill
tary authorities seem to have recognized
that the charge Of forging The petit bleH
was too weak to sustain, 30 they mado
PIooUART's communication ofcertain letters
from Gen. GoNsR to his friend Maftre
LEBoIs an excuse for turning ProoUABT
out OF the army. Meanwhile they set the
since confessed forgers, HENRY and LAUTH,
to work afresh. These two took the petit
bIeu and detached the strips Of adhesive
paper which covered the address to ESTER
HAzY. Then they scratched out the ad-
uEtbb tAuu HIOVo ~ AuoW, tohNlA8 bh0 moAhn
Of erasure fresh and strong, after which
they replaced the adhesive strips.
Thus was laid the basis for accusing
PIcqUART, not Of having written the body
Of the card. but of having effaced from 1t
the original address, and OF having substi-
tuted EsTERHAzY's; the allegation being. OF
course, that the original address had been
that of some other person than EsTERHAzY.
This is the new charge OF forgery upon
which Gen. ZURnNDEN, who now figures as
the head centre of the military conspiracy,
arrested PIcouART in the middle OF Septem-
Der last. By producing, the photograph Of
the address side Of the card, which he made
In May, 1895. Col PIoouARr could easily ex-
pose this villainous trick. What his friends
apprehend. however, is that the allies Of
EsTERHAzY inside the War Onlce have de-
stroyed that photograph. But the RdppeI
newspaper asserts that II still exists. and
has been found.
Such is the odious and silly accusation on
which Col P1oouART was arrested nearly
three months ago by Gen. zURLNDEN. and
has been kept, ever since, du secret In
military prison, to which even his counsel,
Maftre LADoRI, has been denied access.
This is an iniquity which Is justly regarded
as even worse than the original DREYFUs
verdict and worse than the acquittal to
order Of the scoundrel EsTERHAzY.
The sun., 1898-12-12
The End of the Six Days Cyclic Race.

The six days cycle race In Madison Square
Garden, which ended on Saturday night.
proved conclusively that the bicycle and
the extraordinary performances Of wheel
men are as interesting to the public now as
they have been at any time in the past, the
belief OF few spiritless riders to the con-
trary, notwithstanding. At the horse show
1t was demonstrated that, as regards beauty
and grace, the four-footed animal has pre-
served admirably his standard Of previous
years; while at the cycle race 1t was shown
that the long-distance wheelman, as re-
CARDS pluck and endurance, has materially
advanced. The new record Of 2,0o7 miles
within 142 hours, made by CHARLES W.
MILLER OF Chicago. places his achievement
at the head Of all others in which the
wheel has appeared as the engine of con-
tinuous locomotion.
1t would, Of course, be difficult to esti-
mate to what extent the result Of the race
was influenced by circumstances which were
not originally contemplated by the man
agement; but whether, as some assert
MnLER's remarkable feat was made posi-
BILE through the stimulating presence Of
his sweetheart, or merely by the superior
fibre Of his muscles, the fact that he was
able to excel his own record Of 1897 by
twenty-iour miles leaves no doubt as to
his title to the worlds championship.
1t would be unjust, however, to under
rate the splendid exhibition of WALLER. the
Boston expert, who was the champions
closest rival during the last three days. At
the end Of 1900 and /, 400 miles WALLER's
lead over the Chicagoan was sufficient to
make him temporarily favorite for first
place at the finish, but an accident seriously
interfered with his progress. His final
score OF 1885 miles, however, was two
miles better than MILLER's record last year.
WALLER's performance on Tuesday de-
serves special mention. In sixteen hours
and ten minutes he covered little over
314 miles without once dismounting.
The achievement Of PIERCE during the
first half of the race, and his final score of
1905 miles. only four miles less than the
record Of 1896, were by no means common
place. He occupied first position at the end
OF each 100 miles from the 4Oo-mile mark to
the 9OO-mile mark, inclusive. Strange as 1t
may appear, among those who finished
with the smallest scores was HALE, the
courageous Irishman. who, two years ago,
by his then excellent record Of 1910 miles
placed six-day races among the most at
tractive of all cycling events.
The contest of 1898 will be remembered
for the exceptionally good scores which
were made, for the splendid courage and
condition of the riders, and for the general
good feeling which existed among them
from first to last. The contestants were
not cripples and maniacs when they left
the Garden. On the contrary, they were
constitutionally uninjured and one and all
seemed satisfied with the result
The sun., 1898-12-12
Rudyard Kipling,s Hubshee.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-!Sir: In your issue
Of Dec. 10 your correspondent "F. T." questions
Kplings accuracy in making q Mohammedan of
India address of the Khalifa's warriors as
"Hubshee" the warrior in question being most
probably Baggara or Haddendowsh Arab. "F. t."
10 probably not aware that the term "Hubshee" is
used almost universally through Hndostan to de-
note negro or indeed any colored man not an
Aaatc. "F. T." is correct to his derivation of the
word, Hubish an Abyssinian. But whether the war
rior In question Arab. o Soudanese negro, or
an Abyssinian. he would certainly be addressed as
"Hubshee" by Bengal native lancer or Punjaubi
infantry man who did not intond to be overpoute
Kipling knows his little book. E.G. KID.
BRooRLYN Dec. 10.
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rrr srA1r xArAr 1rrnl11l.
Its Recent Services TO the Nation and the
Reasons for Its Retention.

ltfDfOnh NoN ltb AspNDhsNS'
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: Your ad-
vocacy OF the retention Of the State naval mil
tia system is sensible practical and patriotic
It Is surprising to read In the reports OF vari-
ous heads OF navy departments at Washington
that the work OF mobilizing the naval militia
was attended with difficulty and delay, that the
men in these organizations were not within the
control Of the department, &C.. and that they
were lacking in efficiency because they did
not have the habit OF the sea-"
As Commander Miler's report shows. there
was no delay In securing from the New York
reserves sufficient men TO man the vessels and
posts assigned to that organization. 1t was
the same In New Jersey. which had the honor
to furnish promptly complete crews for the
auxiliary cruiser Badger. the transport Reso-
Lutte and the monitor montauk. and for the sig
nal stations from Sandy Hook to Cape May.
Maryland had crew ready for the auxiliary
cruiser Dixie as soon rs that vessel was in
proper shape to receive It: Massachusetts
promptly furnished her complement for the
Prairie and for various small crnft In Boston
harbor: Illinois sent her men as soon ne called
for to ill up the vacancies on the Oregon and
other vessels. and Pennsylvania was ready
with her reserves for SSnyTheTs at any time
upon there was much delay. but the delay was
on the part Of the, Navy Department, The
sappe Ws oW and bn
hardly the fault Of the naval reserve system.
such an emergency with, promptness the next
time T. arises The lack ot 6Gresight M & n this Y;
the naval reserve system. ''N0 " $50
The State naval reserve organizations from a
few weeks before the opening Of the war. were
ment might desienats Just as soon as Tie
is history, annual reports of heads of depart
mfents to the contrary notwithstanding.
serve Organization would be more effective.
SI SSdy 10 s
Sationsf It is said that the department. wants
seaiS,riIng sean, I men for the new body It would
graft. the members Of yacht clubs. &C.. The
get the. others Interested sufficiently2 How
spe eess &c R ont unp cans
SGsP s. ns Ss Xns esSea s hRand 3 en ss
ssould not Pc modified with the rapidty Of
familiar with the character of the State naval
washington to be more cautious and Just in
Their statements regarding these patriotic
sSsem Is Rnd ali rsSt ns
courage and misrepresent it. The country may
need 1t again some day, 1t has proved Its ef-
aeiency and usefulness. It has been the most
and it may be required to serve In similar
capacity in the future. Let the men at the
yond the ends OF their noses. The Government
will do well to encourage the State naval re-
serve system and foster its growth. 1t should
provide our amateur tars with proper ships.
edequnte equipments. modern guns and ef-
fcient instructors The States will do the rest
ORANGE. N. j., Dec. 8. NAVAL RESERVE
The sun., 1898-12-12
eonD DUsr DRINKS AND TIP.
Bars at DRwasn City Have Scales Inutnas
of Cash Registers; Walters Have Sacks.


From hs Spokdze Chronioie.
At present there are three variety theatres in
Dawson City. One Of these Ia OF the bcttsr
class, and would compare not unfavorably with
those Of Spokane. The other two are low diyes
OF the foulest description. The best theatre 1,
n high. two-story frame structure. although the
entrance TO It Is through a one-story log house
This entrance building is used as q barroom.
bars extending along both sides Of it Ths
drinks at these bars are sold at the rate of so
cents each. or three for 81. At this price they
are not only sold at the bar. but also by the
walters on the first floor OF the theatre The
payment for drinks Is almost entirely In gold
dust. scales being kept upon the bar to weigh
out the dust.
At the bar admission tickets to the theatre
are sold at the rate OF 81 each These entitle
the holder to either enter the lower floor OF the
theatre or to pass upstairs. The entrance to
the lower floor is through door opposite the
entrance to the barroom, while access 10 the
upper floor is gained by climbing a stairway
leading from one side OF the barroom.
The second 6ooris arranged with balcony
projecting out from the sides of the building
over the lower floor. In much the same manner
as the second floor Of S, The Spokane ne variety
balcony is lined with boxes, Along the sides
and next to the walls of the theatre are two
II Is an expensive proposition for man to 60
upstairs IN this theatre. To secure a seat in
ST o the woes M the house. afns s
drink always costs SO. the price OF the box thus
SSsF Ss Si IL sss "a 9 ns R' Il ths hs
No bottled liquors Of any, kind are sold in the
pasne Is prastcaiiy vn unknown o IN the the"tFs
Rot ssn R q s6S h9 ssES ,o ssE Of Tbs bs
most common drink Is a viainous mixture OF
claret. which soon causes intoxicstion OF tho
y 0s drink qfS 3 and sed ss Sat Rss1 %
Women receive g per cent. ,com%issicn on SIl
mission ' they s receive si5 week 70 salary from from
re sne so good snRns sSc
the S Ssrs sq er rnss S Ss%I I hE E. ss sd.. s
II s E nj IL ssssp:s sss @ IT. Ssss.
sight as the waiter takes them to the bar
When a regular customer Of the house ora or a
money mon vi fs reauirsd from him at the time. but
t9b When zen the the ana man gets ready sSs hs
evenings purchases is weighed ont OF his
poke" or gold sack at one time.
gold sqcE is taken to the Far 81 the walter. and
ont, but also the amount which 1t Is thought be
will spend during the evening. This latter Is
returned to- him In money. Of which there isa
small quantity in circulation. From this money
he pays the waiter for any future drinks he
NAV order.
The walters in the theatre make big monev
They receive numerous tips in addition to their
tip, he takes his gold sack and hands Il to the
customer. who pours little gold into It from
his own sack. BY this method the walters
gold sack naturally fills mp rapidly.
The sun., 1898-12-12
NORTH DAKorA,s FUEL cRop.
The Big Yield of Corn Makes Heating and
Cooking an Easy Matter.
From u. 81. Paul Pioneer Press.

From ne Sc. Paul Pioneer Press.
K1MBALL. 8. D.. Dec. 4.-Farmers In this
section have Just completed gathering the
biggest corn crop ever raised here. Owing TO
its low price and the great quantities grown
many are using it for fuel. burning It in both
cooking and heating Stoves especially those
living long distance from market. Hauling
q big load Of corn twenty miles to market and
returning with small jag Of coal bought
Herewith makes the grower feel as though he
was not paid for his labor. Corn makes a
very hot fire. Is clean to handle. makes very
little litter and ashes. all Of which commends
1t for use as fuel. although 1t does seem
pity to see the mammoth yellow ears put into
the st9"s. In fact, corn makes so intense
fa osy Sg fhs ssSyes IN Sh
the seers Of %estera eountl WSePs
would make a long story. :. In the very first
ysaps hay was most generally burned by the
These twists we're made about the size Of an
EPPd s1d dsa OF the beS t.
tight will not burn-is in itself quite an art.
and one that once nee lea med Is never 9rsotten
throw cut the twists with rspidity th.t would
and straw burner Or boilers, being. as, the name
indicates. large sheet-tron boilers the size OF
an ordinary Washing s pEieE 4PiE about twice
teStyD pressed % H. and % turned over owe the hs'fG~ rs
place Of. the cook stove. They gave good
out out rediilna. WEI were % Somewhat Of an Improve rove
Drought continued ,year'after. year. however.
or straw. or other material. to burn In the boil
ers. Then came the Inventor, mothered BY
.Safialo chips" @ ysr sriousiy sailed cow chips.S
prairie gasoline" native coal" 10.
The sun., 1898-12-12
The Spinning Dervishos of Buncombo

Under the leadership of men like BAILEY
and JONES, q portion OF the Democratic
party is blindly opposing expansion. simply
because the majority Of Republicans sup
port 1t. With the patriotic assistance OF
those clear-headed Democratic statesmen
and newspapers that deplore the folly Of
making the Democracy mere buffer
against progress, the Republican party Is
preparing to add to the power and wealth
Of the United States; but the BAIEYs and
the JoNEsEswould make Of the Democracy q
mere futile opposition. They can only
squeak about the Constitution while the
country moves on and leaves them to howl
In the Dismal Swamp of their own vain
imaginations.
II the majority Of the so-called Demo-
cratic leaders Of to-day had been animated
by genuine Democratic sentiments, they
would never have opposed annexation.
They have forgotten what Democracy is
They can rant about plutocracy and jump
Into tho empyrean after 16 to dollar.
They can preach Populism and Socialism.
They can incite section against section and
stir up one form Of wealth against another
They can spout to the verge Of apoplexy
about trusts and corporations, They know
Buncombe thoroughly, but they don't know
the United States.
When the hope and ambition Of the United
States were turned by DEwEY's victory to
the Philippines and the development Of
American commerce In the Pacific, the
BAILEYs and the JoSEsEs continued to kick
their heels against the flour barrels in the
groceries Of Buncombe and to chant the
blessedness Of free silver and the total de-
pravity Of Republicanism. The awakening
OF the American people to new and great
career produced no effect upon these spin
ming dervishes Of Buncombe. They spin
and spout as before. They never try to find
out what the country wants. They find out
what the Republican party wants, and are
happy in opposing it.
The case OF the Hon. ALEXANDER MONROE
DocKERY, Democratic Representative in
Congress from Missouri, is typical His
state Of mind or want Of mind is exactly
that Of all the small-bore Democrats. The
details Of his case are given In the Wash
ington correspondence Of the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat:
"'Itel you.' said Mr. DocKERY, the sober.thinking
people Of this country against taking the Philip
pines Would you hayo turned them back to
Spain was asked. oh Lord, no We couldnt
have done that: Of course not replied Mr. DocKERY
: Would you have the American troops withdrawn
entirely and leave the people to their fater NO.
said Mr.. DooHEnY. We must keep q naval base
there What will you do with the restr Get rid
of EN- 'HowY 'Oh. I don't know. Find some
way. Coll dern 'om, don't want 'em.'"
There is craftsmanship for you Of the
true Baieyite, Jonesite, Vestite school.
But the country does want the Philippines,
and it will have them, no matter how
multitudinously the spinning dervishes of
Buncombe may goll dern.
The sun., 1898-12-12
Old Friend of Cleveland in Trouble.
Froa TIA Washinotos Sfor

Mrs. Lydia Dominis. formerly known as Liliuo.
kalRni. Queen of Hawaii, 10 at present In Washington
as . claimant for damages accruing to her as the
alleged rghtful of the Grown lands of Hawaii
or. failing that. applicant for pension. SEQ.
tion los of tho bill TO provide q government for
the territory of Hawaii declares that Mrs. Domins
has legal title TO the Grown lands or 10 the pro-
oeeds from them. The section is based upon the
theory that abe forfeited all her rights to these lands
and their profits when she lost her title and once as
Queen the lands belonging to the Crown losing that
character when the Crown ceased to exist
Mrs. Domnis may have frequent occasion TO regret
the impetuosity of her great and good friend the
former occupant Of the White House. who withdrew
from consideration the treaty which provided among
other things. that the former Queen should receive
substantial annuity compensation for the loss Of
the throne.
The sun., 1898-12-12
How the Son of Heaven Got His Store O1otAs.

From De NoTth ChfRd Ddilv Net18.
Some surprise felt among thestregoers IN
Pekn during the recent coup d'6tas at the sudden
disappearance Of several well known and famous
actors who frequently played before the Emperor In
the Palace Theatre. It has now become known that
the head of the troupe, under directions from one
Of the Emperors confidential eunuchs. smuRgled In
the palace one day suit Of European clothing. hat
boots. &C.. for the Emperora uso These clothes
discovered by the Empress Dowager. and In.
quries set on foot to how they had got into
the forbidden precincts" The actors heard Of this
and cleared out of the capital at once.
The sun., 1898-12-12
Where Complaint of the Weather Is Un.
known.

From the DeaUer Times
The recent reports from the East regarding the
misery suffered as result OF billiards, ocean
storms. harbors strswn with wrecked vessels and the
bodies OF dead men and women. and all the deyasta-
ton incident to these storms ought mako the poo
pie or Colorado appreciate their climate. Here in
Colorado. where the sun shines days every year
and the people have no fear Of cyclones and tidal
waves aud n1ods. We fail to appreciate tho blessings
We really enjoy. In the East and South summer is
dreaded. In Colorado no of the year is TO be
dreaded. but on the contrary. the people welcome
the spring. summer. autumn and winter with the
same hearty welcome,