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island has develOpSd considerable fruit
trade, mainly with the United States.
Tho islanders themselves, however, know
and the Commission recognized. that The
| fostering Of such products would be, at best
q nnkeshift, and that only through 70
| vival Of the sugar industry can jamaica
regain It's quondan prosperity. TothIs end,
t6o measures were mootcd. One was the
Imposition OF such duty on foreign sugars
as should give the British West Indies a
virtual monopoly Of the English market
the alternative wns an attempt to bring
about by diplomatic negotiations an abO-
lition OF the bounty system upon the contl-
nent Of Europe, on the assumption that cane
sugar could be sold lower than beet sugar,
II the latter were not artlncially stimulated.
Neither Of these remedies seems practice-
BILE. Recent events have shown that there
is no chance OF securing an agree
ment to abolish bounties on the part
OF European growers OF beet sugar, and
the millions Of Great Britain will never
consent to be taxed for the benefit OF
West Indian islands, as they practically
would be II q considerable duty were Inn
posed on the beet sugars which are now
sold In England for less than cost.
It follows that tho sole means Of redemp-
tIon attainable by Jamaica, Barbados, and
other West Indian producers Of cane sugar
is to secure for their commodities the same
free access to the markets Of the United
States which will be enjoyed by Porto
Rico after the official annexation OF
that island. Jamaica, Of course, would
not expect to be admitted as q State,
for, since 1899, it has ceased to be self
governing, and 10 socalled Grown Colony;
that 10 to say, the plan OF administration is
similar to that adopted by US for the Or
leans Territory after the purchase Of Lou
isiana. There would be. however, large
emigration from the United States to ia
maica, after her admission to the Union,
and o large inflow Of American capital,
with the result that, in the course of few
years, the output Of sugar would probably
be greater than at any other time In the
history Of the island, to say nothing Of the
applied to the growth Of coffee
and tobacco.
There is no doubt that, thirty or forty |
years ago, q request for annexation to the |
United States, backed by the votes Of |
large majority Of the white inhabitants !
Of Jsmaioa, would have been granted
by Great Britain. Even now, when |
Little Englanders are few, and Imperial
ste are rampant, It is hard to see
low the Colonial ONCE or the British Par
lament can reconcile their professed desire
% save the British West Indies from ruin
Nth Withholding Of the only remedy that
would be certain to prove efTectual. 1t will
70 interesting to see what view is taken OF
his matter by the West Indian Sugar Con-
erence, which will begin its sessions at
on the Sd Of September.
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Blcycllsts who are not prepared to pay

Bicyclists who are not prepared to pay
heavy fines and are averse to spending term
in jail cannot acauaint themselves too quickly
with the law prohibiting wheelmen from riding
on sidewalks. The case OF a boy who was ar
rested recently and fined $50 for wheeling be-
side the roadway in Bellmore. shows what may
come from ignorance Of the Penal Code The
number OF wheelmen who violate the law
relating to their exclusion from side
walks would probably be much smaller
than at present II precisely what constitutes
sidewalk. In legal phrase. were more generally
known. The so-called sidewalks OF many sub
urban towns bear very little resemblance to
the sidewalks Of large city. and their real
purpose is frequently misunderstood by stran-
gers. An appeal has been made In the case re-
ferred to above. on the ground that the rider.
when arrested. was using footpath and not a
sidewalk. 1t is to be hoped that the appeal
will result in enabling cyclists to draw the line
intelligently between sidewalks and paths.
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the simple beautiful faith, Of JkMrs con.
DON BENNErr. Eco. He upsets and puts to
rout all aphorisms. Where, for Instance,
is lie well stuck to compared TO lie i'm
plicitly believed inf Why, nowherei And
90 long as this most instructive and dis
tinguished gentleman retains IN his own
hands the administration Of his own lies, so
long viii he continue to defy competition
and challenge the admiration Of nations. OF
course the Philippines were all surrendered.
Gen. MERnrrr has telegraphed the Govern
ment that only the city Of Manila was sur
rendered. We would like to know what he
knows about It or what difference it malEes
anyhowl JAMES aoRDoN BENNETT, Esq,
and his Herald are not to be bothered by
mere facts.
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Chinese Dude Topside Gala.

From hs Pekin and RentsiH zImes.
Jung Lu the now Viceroy Of ohihl 10 one Of the
most popular Generals In the imperial army He
has always been dandy in dress. and has the repu.
tation Of being the best dressed man in Pekn while
the Rildod youth among the Manchu nobility always
copy his dress and swear by Jung Lu's STYLE" His
horses and mules alAo have ever been the nneat In
Pekin not even excepting the Emperor'B stud, and
he loves TO mount the most nery and restve cattle
when riding out This has led TO several picked
horses sent IS tribute to the Emperor from KuldjA
and Mongolia. but which no ono could ride owing
to their untamed and restiVe spirit being specially
presented to Jung Lu by the Emperor's command
This 10 the man who holds the responsible post
Of Guardian Of the Dragon Throne at Tientsin.
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soUTHERN KoArKN
Al Confederate, Association Meeting in At
1anta.
From ne Lo,'tsvtRe Timer.

From ne LoHtsviHe THies.
And the women. Those angels who once watched
and prayed for the Johnnie Rebs. who miniStered in
the hospitals and moved the battleneldH. They
and their daughters were at Atlanta, the honored
guests Of the city The Kentucky girl, like some
dashing thoroughbred from the bluegrass uplands,
the Louisiana belle. fair a. autumn evening or
the magnolia Of her beloved State; the starry eyed
beauty from tho Mlssissippi; the yellow rose Of
Texas that beats the belle Of Tennessee; the stately
Virginian. queen-like in her lookB and bearings as
the daughter Of . hundred earls; the lovely Ala
bamian; the Tennesseean, swect and fresh the
pink laurels from her mountain fastnesses; the Caro-
lima queen and tho Florida siren, In whose ears are
ever the song Of the sea and whose eyes mirror the
cloudless blue OF the skies. The whole South will
break forth into her joys. Her hands filled with
roses and her eyes with tears. And as she sta1A
with her beloved nons aud daughters about her far
away on the breeze comes the sound Of rejoicing
Santiago where the glad light Of the morning falls
hke benediction on one flag. one country. and one
cnuRA.
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Some Gossip from Up tho State.

CooPERsTowN. Aug. 20.-In no part Of the
country are the politicians doing more think
ing and figuring than in the old Twenty-fourth
Congress district. once composed Of Otsego
Schoharie and Herkimer counties. and In
which deadlocks were once as common as con-
ventions. especially on the Democratic side.
though now the worrying is among the would
be Republican candidates. Herkimer is no
longer In the same Congress district as Scho-
harie and OtseGo. but as 1t is now Joined with
the latter to form the Thirty-third Senatorial
district 1t is mixed up in the general confusion.
To start with. each county has an aspirant
for position. on the Republican State ticket
In Schoharie State Senator Hobart Krum Il
looking for the nomination for Comptroller, in
0tseRo Deputy Secretary OF State Davidson IL
actively seeking the nomination for Secretary
OF State. while In Herkimer ex-State Senator
Titus Sheard. not satisfied with having tram
pied under. foot his old opponent, Warner Mil
Ter. is said to be signing for the State Treasur-
Unfortunately for the peace of mind Of the
Ea o 1d
sandidates for places on the State ticket I For or
FsetsT Of tto Fails Sfsf wife %Sese BEoMn SSn
SEneonta, the present ineumbent.ts Ne said to be
STsE S tSss sa2s
fRS &he saOsS end eS e
Miller. who was then the Republican leader In
ton nsst upon is unent aGa parSAuRarSg afA HRegfi Il
he wishes the support Of the 0tsegQ delegates at
the ss &c o b% and ss
the Potcs ho S ThsS hiset dRaGRas- ssns
oGniEe that there can be no converse side. mas
mpoh 9s Sheard Is at present the absolute die;
With Brown. Feotcr is % IN NO M positfon so des es
With Davidson. 10 bo sure. ,HeTEimsr has IN
aoEsed Dayidson, and his friends point TO this
only smile at this SdorSs%e1t SithoaTS hSctEsS theS
Il would therefore seem to be a * question I wheth
or Brown @ or DAY DayisdSo1 snE can car control otseEo
b saf 0Sn
ss seho6sfie Is eSnesrned to quCte thS p lan- ln-
.hsTsiSss iSCs STi;ss y % syS ths
ls seeking a renomination, In return Tor the
support ri 0tsego in the State Convention. pro-
yLdeq WbsIE can control the latter
BSs sps Hsls eAs e
for the SonGress no%lHstion, John stsTaTt oi
Krum is very thick with the AM
%SeS 'RG Rs BE- % q
as necessary to him as Is that Of Otseeo,
4, Therefore the POLITICIANS Of the old Twenty
viii Titus s6eSrd trade the Ser senatoriSI dsls.
gates OF HerkimeF with walt" Brown Tor the |
trade the latter WITH. Hob "Krum for the ScRo-
harie Congressional delsgates. or the latter |
gates, or will Brown drew out and throw Tor |
Dayidson. or will he throw for Wllber. or VIII |
Wti6er and Dayldson compromlse2
county doesn't know whether he Is Wilber |
man. o Davidson man. a Brown man. or q VIII |
Vidson- WILDER man. The. general opinion |
among the conservative element seems 70 be |
,anvass, that Krum will take the certainty OF a |
Senatorial nomination rather than risk the |
:hance OF the nomination for Comptroller. that |
70 delegates. and that John Stewart win be |
for Congress-
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sUNBEAara

Ono pound OF phosphorus 10 suficisnt 10 ~
| 1000, 900 matches.
More than hundred oolllhions occurred o.
japanese railroads in 1897.
Theatrical companies in Mexico must play every-
thing they advertise or pay nne.
"A lion hunter who has made . study Of that
animals pecullarites says all lions are lefthAnded
When strikes forcible blow It always uses ita
left paw"
"A rooster in Limestone, Me-, was struck by light
ming and deprived Of all ts tail feathers save two.
Tho chantcleer survives the shock and the owner
has chriStened him Cervora.
"A Massachusetts, family has fve cats with varying
tastes One is ravenous for beet root another eats
only cucumbers. another tomatoes another nah, and
the NTH will taste nothing but bread and milk.
SO far as reported the dead Of New England In
the war between the United States and Spain number
o5 OF this number. 55 were from Massachusetts s
from New Hampshire. from Maine and each
from Vermont and Rhode Island.
Last winter Andrew Burns Of Oregon was frozen
and lost an arm by amputation. A few weeks ago
from the effect Of which he died. His body VIA
found four days later guarded by his dog.
President Mckinley has become pipe smoker,
Attorney-General Griggs chews tobacco. privately
PostmasterG General Smith smokes cigarettes seore-
tary Gage smokes cigars and chews tobacco Secro-
tary anger II an lnVeterato smoker. Inc abStatner1
of the Cabinet are Secretaries Day. Bliss and Long
Mrs. DelilGh Cromwell who has just died In No
brAska, was 12o years old She was born In Ken
tucky and was familiar with incidents in con.
nection with the Inauguration Of Washington. sho
went to Eebraska in 1856. Her husband. we'll
known physician In tho West, died thirteen yeaTo
ago.
-Kokomo. Ind has blind prodigy who took his
cottage organ to the Court House Square. tore 10
down and put 1t together In three hours. The organ
contains 2o5 pieces. including keys and reeda.
After he reconstructed the organ he played upon it.
Not long ago the town clock in the City Hall towo0
got out Of order. and the blind man climbed to the
clock 1875 feet and repaired It. His name Il william
Brnkman
Tho Napoleonic campaigns lasted sixteen yOaE1I
the war Of 1912 more than three yoArsI The VaRo a
Greek Independence seven ycars; the orImsan VaR
two years; the Italian war moro than one year, the
civil than four yeArs, the Rranco-R1uaSiAn
and Russo Turkish wars each shout one year. Whab
is known - the Seven Weeks war, between RrusalA
and Austria, lasted In fact seven months. The vaR
Just closed viii be recorded the ahortsst war oe
oontuFy.
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Our Flag tho Oldest.
From Ne Paril Fiaaro.

It Il not generally known that the star-spangled
Banner Of the United States iS older than any one
the flags of the great European powers II was
adopted in 1777 by the Congress Of tho Thirteen Colo.
nieS Of North America. then at with the mother
country. The yellow and red Spanish flag came out In
1885; the French tricolor adopted In 17oA; the
red English emblem. with the Union Jack In the up.
per corner dates from 1901 tho gArdinian (now the
ItaliAn) nag rst hutersd In 1s4e; the Austro Hun
gAriAn nag was one Of the consequences Of the COM
promise Of 1867; the present German nag nrst ap.
peAred In 1871 and tho RuBaAn tricolor 10 quite .
recent affair.
The only modification that the American Dag has
undergone since It's origin consists in the addition of
new star every time . State is taken into the
Union. The stars now number forty.hve, and, un-
fortunately for SpAn It is than likely that they
have not yet to the end of their
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Aaonroe and the Phillppines.

a A correspondent who, from Newark, asks
,ywhAE wilI become Of the Monroe doctrine
~ we keep the Philippine Islands1" is an
ewefod by the plHtform on territorial expan.
sion adopted by the Missouri Republican
etate Convention. OF st. Louis, on Tuesday
t"ws asssit that The Monroe doctrine does mot com
bel ourouyOEnnsnt TO abando1 or 10 return 10 the
TTanny Of Spanish rule any Of ths helpless poOpls
Vhe hays ~ foFoo Of circumstances N the oonduc,
The psnish-Amerioan val, been placed under our
TroteotnG care.
- And W further assert that the Monroe doctrine
ah6ot NOE forbid the eniAraement and eztension
~ AmsFican territory or the protection Of Amer
,tcan interests IN the Eastern - we'll - IN the
Western Hemisphere. and especially in the Paciho
Ocean. whore great coast line and the require
hents Of thS coinmerciAl development Of our west
IN States establish paramount rishts ana impose on
enr Government certain dutiss, and We. therefore.
Improve u the annexation OF the Hawaiian 1sihndB,
ehd vo favor the acquisition and ownership Of ad-
titlonAl naval stations and ports shAoient 10 Afford
mpis protection 10 our rightful and naturaiy Grow
,pR commerce with Asia and with other countries Of
lhe Far ESsL" .'
This timely declaration is justified partic-
.6lariy by two very solid facts.
4 The first is that the great Monroe pro-
kramme flourishes not as o principle
dhangeable only by ourselves, but because
f our power to maintain It against any
other power yet arTayed against 1t. Hith-
erto international politics have always been
% balanced that this continent, under the
pressure Of our standing protest, has re-
manned free from European conquest.
While we enjoy good health and do not
fhtuously lrritate our transatlantic neigh
hors by seeking to reverse the Monroe idea
u our favor on the continent of Europe, we
may reasonably hope that twill continue
y be universally respected.
I On the other hand, no undue reaching out
fpr foreign territory can be charged by the
moro potent European countries against the
United States when We take to ourselves
the conquered Philippines.
The colossal populace that constitutes |
the Chinese nation, great and growing |
market for the United States, facing us on |
the Pacific, is being subdued and Its land |
partitioned, quietly but irreslstibly, In the |
pure spirit OF conquest, to the promise Of /
lncalculable damage to our interests. So
far from our taking the Philippines being
m aggressive movement against Russia,
Germany, France and England, the great
dtviderS OF Asia, 1t is the minimum Of self
defence, offering no shadow Of ground for
Ipst objection on the part of any European
power.
Putting the Philippines and every Inch Of
apain's Pacific territory under the flag of
The United States. and thereby guarantee
Ing to tho full their security from foreign
pvasion or transfer, is the very least that
american craftsmanship can dream Of. The
lay that 1t is done the Monroe doctrine
loncerning the Western Hemisphere will be
stronger than ever. for we will be stronger.
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Tho WHY ola Eox Uncle saaa West Meet -
Dipiomhtlo Array.

F,pn ne EoAdoa SHn.
| saeastA, the present spanish Prime lneis'er' y =
| stifay built fror.faced man, with . strong Jew,
wide nsinccro hmiIo and black hinny eyea, - OF an
Arab or Rypsy Hehas the Glib word, the stpanaivs
manner and the exubsraht gesture oe The soueh.
There is one charge Whoh his most omhittered ene
mics dare not bring against himthnt OF ooWhrdice
His convictions may be centred upon hitnaolf bua
most emphatcally he has the courage Of thenn Over
and above his vast astutenens Of thought, he ma
OF action. II for many years he has proven himaen
~ supple - a serpent his earlier history showed
him to be as brave as lion. ne fought aeainst
o'Donnen in the strcots Of Msdrid in 1889 - the
| head Of regiment Of militia.
Before that, As a lad Of Ie when student - The
College OF Engineer At Logroho, hs native place ~
10 Withstand the behosts OF The dreadea
NervaoE, whenever tho time came for hRhting he
was ready 10 take his share yet. without ipcschlh1
that undeniAble physical pluck OF whioh be hna
given many proofs II n not surprising to ana ehna
he made II his rst duty soldiar 90 prevent hine
self from being unnecessArily killed. Hence IN the
summer Of $780, while many Of his colleagues stuck
TO their barrcades In the streets Of Madrid and were
mAssacred, saeasta underwent the much moro con.
venient fate Of being condemned 10 Tho uncOmfofa-
able death OF the Ratrotte-in his absence.
Thenceforward for two years, London, Paris and
ostend were the centres Of his activity and II walls
could speak q certain restaurant OF Bishopsgato
street could tel some strange etorice He ongts
neersd the revolution OF 1890 and drove Isabella H.
from the throne ana this time fortune favored him.
When Topste and the nset had been won over and
most OF the army squared the signal was giyen.
saeastA and Gorilla (as pure patriot ever lived,
but too honest and consistent 10 be asucoensful
modern Spanish politician). with Prim . servant
In livery sailed under assumed names in the steamer
Delta. from London 10 Gibraltar. early in the Sep
tember of thirty years ago.
I cannot be surprised at our American oousins
loathng the very namo Of saRAsta with the keenese
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The French Csovtrnmeht lrakes New Sub
sidy Contract with the Company.


sidy Contract with the Company.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l--A. N. Thacsara. Con-
sui at Havre. Informs the Department Of State
that the Fronch Government has mado new
subsidy contract with the Compnanlo G6nerale
Transatlantique. TO take effect uron the ter
minatlon Of the present contract In 1900. The
company is to construct three new steamers
under the contract. TO be completed April and
July i. 1900, and April !. 1908, respectively, OF
twenty-five knots speed A fourth vessel is to be
completed not later than April 1. zoos. II In the
meantime the Government improves the port
OF Havrs 90 as to accommodate stcarnors B23
feet long. Under tho new contract the minimum
annual average speed shall be: From April l,
1900, IA knots; from July 1. 1900, 17.5 knots;
from April !. 1908. 1873 knots; from the putting
into commission OF tho fourth steamer. II
necessary. 10 knots. When the annual average
speed shall exceed the foregoing figures the
company shall be entitled 10 bounty on speed.
This bounty shall be e492 per one-tenth OF q
knot per gross ton from the date when the first
vessel shall enter into commission. But II the
speed agreed upon is not reached the samo
every one:tenth OF a knot decrease.
Congul Thackara gives Q resume OF tho his
Ming IN is %aic conS some ss ns ntsrestns
saS wss Ss r1 ~ ratio AZ peF haS.sS ts
dSSsSS g Ss.@ pSr nile, il is3E the niSHiman,
sSPtSact SoreSsed L 70 Is Esi Ehoss an S ssGSrs cure
this, speed q premium was added for every
tenth Knot in exoesa OF that rate, and this has
amounted since 1892 70 1881 900 per annum.
being increased 70 Si.o57, ga per annpm. or
S9S7 per mile; The euRsidg end speed pre-
travelled between New York and Havre By
every vessel IN the Atlantic service. Az the
close OF 1922 the company had fleet OF sixtY-
developing 100. horse power Since that
date three vessels have been lost. The Flachat
wrecked Feb, 18. 1858, OF, the Island OF Tene-
rihe; the vile du Rome. IA going TO Algeria.
on one OF the Balearic Islands, and Ia Bour-
gogne was lost il collision with a British ves-
sci on July 4, 1885, near Sable Island.
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Foreign Notes Of neal Int.ro.s.

Dr. Weldon. for thirteen yeaB head master e
| Harrow School. has accepted the bishopro Of Cal-
outta
Biscuits made of 100 parts Of wheat nour, % partl
Of gluten. and small quantity Of fat then dried IN
an oven and smeared with sugar ayEup. ia now parA
| Of the French soldiers ratons.
Miss Margaret Goodies. tho nrst young woman 10
obtain the degree Of doctor Of medicine from Eins
burgh University. followed mp her graduation by
getting married on the Same day to another doctor.
South London ia 60 terrorized by gangs that rob
the shops with violence and threaten those who pur-
them that . vigilance committee has been formed
for the suppression Of the nuisance independent Of
the police.
Jean Rchepin has written four-act prose drama
for Sarah BernhArdts next season at the Renais.
sAnce Theatre. entitled ia Gitane." nye-act
play in by him. called "Les Truands'' (thO
BeggarS has been accepted by the odaon and 10 an.
nounced for next February.
There IL Bismarck archipelago In Melanesia. for.
merly the New Britain group. Bismarck range Of
mountains In New Guinea Bismarck ponnkulA
in the south polar lands Mount Bismarck in South
Africa. Bismarckburg in Togo Land, and Bis
march. the capital Of North Dakota.
Admiral Human. the French Commandments. .chiss
in the Mediterranean, has had the misfortune Of
losing bag containing the confidential report on the
naval manouvres and report on the value OF Bizora
a. . war port. The Admiral left the bag in a railway
carriage at Marseilles while he stepped into thu
restaurant for refreshments and found II gone upon
his return.
curious incident OF the vaccination muddle in
England Ii that Lord AldenhAm and Lord Feveraham
voted for compulsory vaccination In the House of
Lords. while their equally conservative aons Mr..
Weary Gibbs and Mr.. Duncombe voted AGAINST a IN
the Commons. The older generation In ENGLAND can
remember when smallpox a common and menao.
ing plague.
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SPANISH IN CHICAGO SCHOOLS

superintendent Andrews Thinks 1t Would
Be Wise in View of Expansion.
CHICAGO. Aug. 24.-Dr E. Benjamin Andrews,
ChicaGo's new Superintendent OF Public
Schools. will introduce Spanish as one OF the
regular studies in the curriculum.
Since we are beginning to spread out" he
said. land take in new territory. some OF our
schoolhoys may want to seek their fortunes
Yhen they grow up In these countries wrested
from Spanish control. 1t would be greatly to
their advantage to understand the Spanish
language, which is spoken byt the common peo-
pie Of all those islands.
certainly am In favor Of annexinR the
Philippines and giving them q white man g
government. We should not give them up to
anarchy and rapine."