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The times., 1898-12-21
A German Flyer Anchored in Fog.

New York, Dec. 2O.-The North German
Lloyd flyer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
from Bremen, was for more than three
hours anchored off the bar today in
thick fog before it became known that
she had arrived. Pilot John Wolff, who
brought in the British freight steamer
Carabel, from Mediterranean ports. re-
ported at quarantine that the German
liner had arrived at the bar al l p. m.
Gustav II. Schwab, of the North German
Lloyd office. said that the Kaiser would
not come up to her dock until tomorrow
morning.
The chance of tug finding her in the
leaden gloom enveloping things seaward
was so small that Mr.. Schwab decided
not to attempt to communicate with her.
She has made unusually swift Winter
trip from Cherbourg, probably five days
and about twenty-five hours. Among her
passengers are the opera singers. Jean de
Reszke and Lilli Lehmann: Herr Simo-
ness secretary to the German ambassa-
dor: Herr Won Holleben. Lieut.. Gen. Sir
Richard Hiram Sankey, X. C. B., and Col.
Alex. Gordon.
The times., 1898-12-21
TO RELIEVE WANT IN CUBA.
Mr.. Rowland Talks of Urgent Needs and
Native Conditions.

NdtiSe COhu1tiOns.
r. S. Rowland of Providence, has Just
returned to Washington from visit to
Cuba. which he made In an effort to solve
the problems of how to feed the starving
people of the island and how to improve
the sanitary conditions of the cities and
towns. u4
Mr.. Howland talked with several SEN
ators and representatives yesterday and
will also have a conference with Presi-
dent Mckinley and army officers in adj
vocacy of some plan for concentrating
the energies of the various official and
private relief associations. Hr. Howland
says:
There are three sources to be drawn
upon to give aid to the suffering Cubans.
First. we have the Government; second,
the Red Cross organization, and third,
the different charitable relief associations
in all the large cities of the United
States which did such effective work in
the assistance of the sick and wounded
soldiers during the late war
"it is extremely desirable that these
three forms OF relief should be harmon
lied and brought together to act under
one central control. and IL would seem
as II the President might appoint some
high officer from the retired list of the
army or some well known public man
who would have at once the support and
assistance of all the departments OF the
Government and all the different chan
nels of private charity.
The problem of relieving the distress
and destitution in the island of Cuba IS
extremely complicated by the varyi 6
LEGAL conditions of the cities and the
country districts. In the city of Havana
alone there seem to be 3O.CO1 persons re-
curing immediate relief. Their sur
roundings are so unsanitary that II will
be necessary to remove them to newly
erected hospitals before they can be
properly cared for. In the country dis
tricts the destitute are scattered about
among the villages and on the farms.
ITO relieve all these sufferers might re-
quire another RECOMMENDATION on oppo
site lines to the ones adopted by Gen.
Weyler. At central points must also be
hospitals, capable of taking care of the
women and children. The abe b)cied
men in the rural districts all require aid
in an Industrial form. The immediate
necessity for the military authorities who
will be in charge after January 1 to clean
up the city and abate the inuumerable
nuisances which now exist there is also
going TO interfere. for a time. with the
extension of new schemes OF CONNER
cial nature
'It has been suggested that rations be
furnished either by the government or
private charity. 1t is objected that this
form of relief would tend to pauperize the
whole population. but 1t is difficult u e
how such risk can be avoided. Those who
are in the last stages of want and dest tu-
tion can hardly be still further paupar-
lied"
The times., 1898-12-21
cANADA's IMPORT TRADE.
The Result of the Reciprocity Negotiations
AnxiousIy Awaited

The State Department yesterday re-
ceiyed the report of Lotion 8. Hunt. the
United States commercial agent at Pal
merston. Canada. showing the effects on
Canadian imports of the 25 per cent pref
erence to Great Britain during the four
months ending October 81.
The report says in part: ''The depart
ment of trade and commerce has COM
piled from the British board of trade re-
turns a statement showing the export of
goods from the United Kingdom to the
dominion for the month of October. TAX
ing the four months ended October 81.
during which the full preference of % per
cent has been In force. the importations OF
British goods appear to have slightly in
creased on the bulk of the list. as COM
pared with the corresponding periods of
1885 and 1881
in the expectation of iron and steel
and manufactures thereof there has. how
ever been falling off rather than an
increase. notwithstanding the operation OF
the full preference of % per cent. while
from the United States our imports have
notceably Increased. For instance. we
received from Britain during the first four
nloHtHS OF the past ilscdl year Dut Sli,o4i
worth. and during the corresponding
period of the present year sls.0Ii. as
against s79,5c9 during the four months OF
1885. During the latter period. also. rail-
road iron and steel exported to Canada
from the United Kingdom was valued at
sos, ,51I; during the four months Of 1887,
the export was s124.O61, and during the
four months ending October 81 only So
306 These and similar decreases more
than Offset the general tendency to in
creased export in the lines of goods above
mentioned.
The statement is made unofficiaIly. in
explanation of this showing. that the dis
position to avail of the benefits of the
preferential cut is offset by tendency
on the part of the Canadian importers to
await the outcome of the present reel
procty negotiations at Washington before
transferring orders from the United States
to British houses. As for the failure OF
the preferential tariff to encourage the
Importation of British as against United
States iron and steel. II is cand-dly enough
admitted that even with the % per cent
advantage. it would be impossible for
British manufacturers TO compete with
the Americans in Canadian markets
The times., 1898-12-21
NO LONGER A MONOPOLY.
Coal Competing Successfully fo
the Trade in Uruguay.

the lrtNe IN
The State Department has received a
communication from Consul Swain at
Montevideo regarding the coal trade of
the United States in Uruguay.
He says:
u am gratified to be abe TO report that
american coal has come into the River
Plata in active competition with the
Welsh coal. Ever since coal has been
used as a steam making fuel the Engl sh
coal yards have had a complete mOnopo-
ly. and have controlled prices. The Welsh
coal strike accentuated these conditions.
and s13.3S has been demanded. Last July
the Pocahontas Coal Company estab-
Iished itself in the River Plata, with Of
fees At Buenos Ayres and yards here, ana
since then contracts for a value of g 0.oH
have been made. and the work has Just
begun. Yards have been secured and coal
in all needed quantities viii b. kept in
stock.
Three large cargoes have already ar
rived. ard have been eagerly taken oi
course. Misrepresentation OF this. as OF
all American products. will follow; but
use will vindicate il. II is another line
entered upon in our commercial expan-
sion that presents the greatest possib IL
ties to a good commodity The fact that
il has been beliG<-ed here that our var
ships had to be supplied with coal from
the Welsh mines gives an idea OF the lack
of knowledge in River P.ata por-s Amer
lean coal has come to stay in these mar
kets.
THE Pocahontas Company sent an able
and intelligent agent TO this field to eN-
anime into existing conditions. and to re-
port thereupOu. He was aided and asst
ed by the consular service in all ways at
their command with the result that
fine and growing trade is promised. The
company adopted the method that all
firms In our country seeking trade in any
portion of South America should follow.
The times., 1898-12-21
"AGUINALDo Is A FOOL" "
Archbishop Ireland Severely Criticises
Actions of the Filipino Leader.

New York, Dec. 2O.-Archblshop Ireland
was interviewed today about the Cath
ole Church in the Philippines. He said
the attitude of the church in that terri
tory is the same as in this country. 1t will
accept conditions as they exist. The priests
will uphold the American Government as
they upheld the government of Spain
''As to Aguinaldo, said the archbishop.
he is a fool. II is said that he resigned
from the Catholic Church. Ii so, he Ia
bored under the mistaken apprehension
that such action would be favored by
Americans
Archbishop Ireland said the talk of his
going to the Philippines was nonsense.
The times., 1898-12-21
Senator Davis.
(From the Minneapolis rrihnne.l }

NflOut INT hliiHedFOiiN iiiHhhr-l
For the honor OF Minnesota the Tribune would
like TO be able TO announce that its legislature
had risen TO unaccustomed heights and sent back
to the United States Senate By unanimous vote
the statesman whose fame is not confined to the
limits OF his State and country, but l. world
wide. 1t would be notice to ali foreign coun-
tries that in the presence of great services such
as Cushmsn X Davis has performed. partisan.
ship becomes dumb, and that our people stand
as one man for the United States upon an in
ternational Issue. The unanimous reelection of
senator Davis would be equivalent 10 unan-
nous ratification Of the peace treaty by the
people OF the North star State.
The times., 1898-12-21
The Treaty Not Debatable.

From the Philadelphia North American.)
1t is an old woman's policy to discuss what
cannot be changed. Statesmen do not discuss
facts accomplished as if they were to be accom-
plished. That is the part Of tes-drinking gossip.
The duty of the Senate lies in ratifying the
treaty 1t is a treaty Of peace. The senator
who should refuse to ratity would simply declare
for state of war. The duty of Congress lies
in providing ways and means for the government
of our new possessions. Military government more
nearly responds to the emergency than any other,
and it will be cheapest in the end. There
will be no conspiracies under such rule, nor will
it be oppressive. The people there have nc
knowledge of any other government.
The times., 1898-12-21

We are panied TO see that Senator Quay
and his friends reject the advice of The
Times, which was based on their asser-
ton of his entire innocence Instead of
proceeding against the conspirators who
have attacked his honesty he continues to
avoid meeting them at the bar and TO as
sumo that mere assertions of his inno-
cence and personal abuse OF District At
torney Graham will satisfy the public.
1t may do in Pennsylvania, where he is
upheld by a majority of a hundred and
nineteen thousand votes. but not outside
that commonwealth. Even in Washing
ton there is some regard for the reputation
of the Senate. now so seriously menaced
by the proceedings against Senators Quay
and Kenney. By rejecting good advice
the friends of Quay have ca led cut a blast
from Mr.. Graham that is terrorizing. He
repeats the exact specifications made
against Quay and reaffirms his ability to
prove every one. At the same time he
shows the utter absurdity of the plea
that Quay cannot get a fair trial in Phil
adelphia. Up to this hour Senator Quay
has acted in every way like guilty man
who knows that a fair trial will end in
verdict against him. Even the Republi-
cans of his own State are beginning to
see that. and are deserting him. 1t looks
as though Senator Quay is a rascal who
is unfit TO sit in the highest legislative
body in the land. Why any Republican
Senator, in the face of the documents in
the case, should declare Quays innocence
and predict his acquittai is a puzzle. AS
far as any knowledge they have warrants
an opinion, it is exactly the reverse. 1t is
a frightful scandal for the Republicans.
but they only make it worse by their
course.
The times., 1898-12-21

1t looks very much as If Senator Hoar
wished to make favorable address on
the subject of obsolete provinciafism be-
fore the end of the session. but that, not
having anything to say of current or mod
ern interest. he had decided to fall back
upon the Father of His Country for his
remarks. That is probably at the bottom
of his wish to have Washington's Fare
well Address read to the Senate on Feb
ruary %. We trust that he will be care
full to keep the document conceal
ed until the time comes for its publi-
cation by Senator Wolcott. Otherwise. as
it will undoubtedly be considered in the
light of news by the Chicago Associated
Press, that enterprlsing concern might
get hold of it and put it on the wire by
the following Fourth of July.
The times., 1898-12-21
Quay and His Fate.
(Frcm the Harrisburg Patriot.l }

IFTOnl Iht HarflsDuTg FAtfIUI.I
Legislators who had been listed as favorable
to QUAY are gradually falling away. The list of
these constantly grows larger. Men who believed
their votes Should be given TO him because OF
his Services to the party are now convinced
that he does not deserve the support Of his party
and openly declare he must stand trial for the
crime of which he is accused while Others are
convinced that his evasion OF the issue must be
construed ass evidence of fear to meet his ac-
cusers il not as a positive acknowledgement of
guilt The Quay forces thus being weakened
and the opposition strengthened.
The times., 1898-12-21
The Difference.
(Ftom the Kansas City star.)

8(FI0m the kansas CITY Star.
II crazy man should throw bricks through
the windows OF the German legation at Pehin,
as actually happened to the British ambassadors
residence in Washington, each brick would cost
China a province. The immediate result would
be landing of more marines by the British,
German, Russian. French, American, and Japa-
nese warships; speech by Lord Charles Beres-
ford on Russian aggression in the East; speech
by Emperor William on the mailed hand OF the
German Michael and the white and black shield,
to say nothing of discussions OF a triple alliance
between Great Britain, America, and Japan.
and the usual story of activity at the Vancouver
naval station in British Columbia.
The times., 1898-12-21
SIX DIE IN AN AVALANCHE.
Gold Hunters Buried Under lee and snow
in Chilkoot Pass.

Seattle, Wash. Dec. 2O.-News is
brought by the steamer Alaki today of
the loss of six lives in Chilkoot Pass by
a snow slide, on December 9.
The party consisted of Mrs Darling
and two grown sons, of Lake Linder-
mann; Bert Johns, of Juneau; Harry
Shaw, of Skaguay. and a man whose
name could not be ascertained
They were camped on the shores of
Crater Lake when the slide came down
the mountain burying them beneath tons
of ice and snow. Five bodies were re-
covered on Sunday, but the sixth was
not found. This makes seventy lives lost
by snow slides along this trail within
the present year.
The times., 1898-12-21
Scripture Fulfilled.
lErom the Rroolilvn Eagle }

new race Of dwarfs has been discovered in
Africa. The members of it are remarkable for
the enormity of their ears. At night, man
uses one of his ears for a mattress and the
other one for a blanket. In the morning he takes
up his bed and walks. This is the scripture
daily fulfilled. The authority for this statement
rests on the same basis the answer OF the
Sunday-school scholar noted in the New
York Sun this morning. ASKED the defni-
tion of lie, the child replied: IA lie is an
abomination unto the Lord and very present
help in time Of trouble relative OF the same
child defined faith believing something which
YOU know amt true"
The times., 1898-12-21
When England Fights Russia.
From the Cbicago Times.Herald.l

When the British lion grapples with the Rus
sian bear in the contest for commercial SUI
premacy in China, it will be after all the arts Of
diplomacy have failed to bring about under
standing with reference to spheres OF influence
And when the clash of arms comes the Cossack
must give way to the invincible Anglo-saxon
and the domination of the Orient by the English
speaking races will be complete.
The times., 1898-12-21
Gorerning Our Islands.
(From the Rochester POst-Exprcss.)

tfrom tne hocHe-tef fost-r-Apfes7.J
In task of such magnitude and difficulty. it
is neediul to make haste slowly. Fewer mistakes
and greater headway will be made. 1t is gen
orally recognized now that, had the same cautious
policy been pursued in the South after the war,
many difficulties that now confront us would
have been avoided. There is reason to believe
that no such thing as the negro problem would
have been called into existence. Our expert
ence in that matter ought to be of value to US
now
The times., 1898-12-21
Alger-"Uhitewash."

To the Editor OF The Times:
| have noticed the stand which The Times
has taken regarding the commission appointed
to investigate the conduct of the war. ON ae-
count of the methods adopted to suppress any
discriminating facts, you have sometimes called
this body OF men the Alger Whitewash Commis-
sion. Now, beg to inform you that, in an
old SPANISH dictionary, | have found thai the
word Aleer is defined as follows: .Alger-Piaster.
such as is used on walls; also whiting"
Thus The Times is once more right
The times., 1898-12-21
The Reunion.
(From the Troy Timcs.l

(Fr0m the Troy Times.)
1t would be superficial judgmsnt to say that
the recent war reunited the North and the
South. The reunion had been accomplished be
fore. But the war did give the South an op-
portunity to say with splendid vigor that the
reunion was accomplished. And the Atlanta
jubilee. iEauguiated a festival Of rejoicing
over peace abroad ended. mainly through the
wise kindliness OF the President OF the United
States, as a iubiiation over peace and fellowship
at home.
The times., 1898-12-21

ator Quay would be grateful for disa-
greement of a jury. such as that which
has temporarily saved Senator Kenney.
There is one thing of which intelligent
people cannot be persuaded-that public
sentiment is so strongly prejudiced
against United States Senators that
proofs of innocence will not be accepted
by a jury. There is much more reason to
fear that evidences of guilt do not count
for all they ought.
The times., 1898-12-21
A Short Rejoinder.
(From the Mexican Herald. }

II is immensely impudent for the editor of a
paper in the sleepy and back.number town of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, to be talking Of annex
ing this country in order to lift this .ancient
people from their old habits of shiftlessness, in
tellectual stupor, and lack of enterprise An
immediate operation for enlargement of the gall
seems requisite.
The times., 1898-12-21
The Presidents Words.
lFrom the philadelphia Ledger }

IFrom the PhladeIphia Ledger.J
The Atlanta Constitution assumes that the
President in his speeches represents the whole
country, and it is right. He has been the am
bassador of good will and reconciliation, and
the earnestness and sympathy which he has shown
and the admirable tone and temper of his speeches
have aided him in performing mission which
will not be accounted the least among his services
to the country.
The times., 1898-12-21
Not So Bad After All.
(From The Concord Monitor }

q rom Inc IONtOIU NIUHIIUI-I
The Malay on the whole. Is given good
character by surgeon General Edward Balfour in
his .'Cyclopcda OF India" Reserve Is trait OF
the MALAY. He is not demonstratiye nor fond Of
Joking He is anxious not TO give offensc and =
revengeful if i'll treated. His manner Is delib-
crate and family relations kindly. Malay children
are usually quiet and obedient. The lowest elass
Of the people are praised by this author Tor
simplicity and honesty. Pride and vindetveness
he regard, as the chief Malay faults;
So the Malay is not so bad, after all. Doubt
less like the Cuban, all he wants is chance
The times., 1898-12-21

since Senator Platt has said the last word
against it, and we shall be saved from
prolonged whipping over of beaten chaff.
1t is not apparent that as long as there
is no ayowal of purpose to retain the
Philippines in perpetual state of sub
lection without a prospect of statehood
there is any assault on the scruples of
Senator Vest While, in fact, reserying
the power to do what we will with them,
IL is not necessary we should distinctly
pledge ourselves to admit them to state
hood. Senator Vest may, if it is essential
TO his comfort. assume that all our ISL
ands are to be States when the character
and plane of living of the people have
undergone the proper Improvement.
The President Is to be congratulated on
the courage and decision that led him to
assume an aggressive attitude toward the
Republicans who threatened TO oppose his
policy. He has frightened both Hoar and
Hale into a discreet silence. and their ad-
vertised attack on the Administration will
never materiaMze. His wise concession to
Southern sentiment has brought to his
support many people in that section who
will make a solid Democratic opposition
impossible. The treaty will be ratified and
there viii be no serious obstacles in the
way of colonial legislation, unless he is
unwise enough to attempt to establish a
prohibitory tariff in the Philippines. The
fight for expansion is virtually over and
the President has won out handsomely.
Nobody has more cause to rejoice over
the success of this traditional Democratic
doctrine than the Democrats, who will
find in it the cause of other triumphs in
the direction of an enlightened tariff and
financial system. They will be wise If
they accept these fruits of long Demo-
cratic teaching without inviting vote
on the Vest resolution. which would mean.
in effect, an assertion of a principle which
the friends of State rights and enemies
of GENERALIZATION do not want the nation
to assert-that every right of sovereignty
not expressly reserved to the States IS
inherent in the Union. For there is no
chance of the adoption of the resolution.
The times., 1898-12-21

Trustworthy but entirely private ad-
vices have reached the newspaper offices
in London that indicate a much more
serious menace to the Spanish dynasty
than the ordinary news channels have
suggested Unless the London Journals
are deceived there will be an extensive
Carlist revolution and scenes of horror
such as only Spanish cruelty can create.
The times., 1898-12-21

perial and colonial America President
Mckinley Is a lucky man that Providence
and American arms have placed him In
the position OF godfather to the infant
giant
The times., 1898-12-21
AThrilIing Thought.

Savannah dispatch to the Chicago Record.)
Gen. Keifer was-in command. He is fat
man as Gen. shafter, and as the ponderous pair
stood side by side upon the platform l wondered
what the little King Of Spain would think if they
should fall upon him
The times., 1898-12-21
A First Necessity.

From the Philadelphia Times)
Looking at the treatment the insurgents are
giving to monks and nuns in parts of the Philip
pines, first use TO be made Of that open door
might. be to let some Christianity in.
The times., 1898-12-21
Unreasonable oppositfon.

Q'rom the indianapolis News.)
1t is hard to see just how expansion will in
terfere with Mr.. Carnegie's coaching trips in
Scotland
The times., 1898-12-21

Again we have to thank the friendly
feelings of the Britons, this time for the
prevention >of a filibustering expedition
of Filipinos that might have caused us
some trouble. There is an intimation
that our dear friends, the Germans. are
at the bottom of all such schemes.