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The times., 1898-12-27
READY TO FIGHT cERvHaA.
The Oregon Alone Expected to De-
feat the Spanish Fleet.

New York Dec. 2S.-In discussing the
remarkable work of the battleship Oregon
In the naval battle before Santiago har-
Dor. Robert W. Miligan. then chief engi-
neer of the battleship. made an interest
ing statement today regarding the plan
Capt. Clark had decided to follow when
he came around the Horn If Cervera's fleet
We're encountered. He said:
The engine crew of the Oregon had
practiced at forced draught four times on
the journey around the Horn but it was
not mere practice work. Every time we
did Ii 1t was ordered. On three occasions
the work was done in order to make time
between two given points. The fourth
time was just after we had left Bahia and
thought, we saw a torpedo boat on the
horizon. Capt. Clark had received at Ba-
MA dispatch from the department indi-
eating that Cervera had left the Cape de
verde Islands with a strong fleet of cruis-
ers and deep sea torpedo boats The hope
was expressed in the dispatch that if we
met the iieet we would defeat them.
Upon receiving that dispatch Cant
clark called council of war in his cab
IN. He asked me what / thought of
the proposition. ! told him / had heard
OF easier ones, but L thought we could
give good account of ourselves. Then
he outlined his plan, which was this:
Should we fall in with the Spaniards
we were to turn and run like the devil
This would string out the Spanish fleet
III the torpedo boats came on we were
10 sink them; then, if possible. put out
two of the cruisers, one Mt altime, and
then fight the other two together. Jude-
ing by the result of Santiago. l think the
plan would have worked.
Shortly after leaving Bahia the look
out reported & torpedo boat on the hor-
izon Everybody rushed to quarters.
on went the forced drausht and away
we went.
Later we found the torpedo boat to be
a merchant ship. OF course. this prae-
tice at forced draught was of great value
when we came to the real chase Every
man in the engine room knew Just what
the machinery would do, because it had
/ been tried, and nobody felt the slightest
concern on that score. We just set her
a-Soins and away she went
The times., 1898-12-27
Good and Faithful Servants.
F7rom the Philadelphia Ledger)

(From the Philadelphia Ledger)
The Peace Commissioners, whatever may be
thought OF the treaty, deserve the thanks of the
American people. They carried out the wishes
of the Administration to the letter, were alert
diligent and firm, and accomplished their mission
within 100 days. They had a task of upllsual
difficulty before them, for they were obliged
by the amended instructions sent to them to
demand more than was at first contemplated, and
they had TO exact these terms from able diplo-
mats representing proud nation. Several times
the negotiations seemed to be on the point OF
being broken off. and if the American Commis-
sioners had shown the least hesitancy or sign
of weakening the Spanish Peace Commissioners
would probably have gone-to the length OF with
drawing from the conference. But the American
Commissioners stood together, and by their frank
ness as well as their frmness forced the accep-
lance OF the terms dictated by the conauering
nation
The times., 1898-12-27
lee Cream Trusts and momance.
Gtom The Chicago ReeerdA


Heretofore ice cream has fulfilled purely
social end The ice cream world, 50 to speak,
has been world OF sociables, pienics, afternoon
teas and liter-theater lunches. It has been kept
apart from all that sayors Of business and sordid
commercial life. What is to be feared Is that
all this Will be changed. Excited stock brokers
will watch the fluctuations of the ice cream
market. Men in the bedlam OF the exchange will
roar. one thousand skares OF vanilla al Il 5-S,
or, Strawberry and lemon. consolidated, at 20
Chocolate and pineapple viii be quoted in the
newspaper columns daily at so much per share.
or per plate, bid and ked- Ice cream will no
longer be merely ice cream. 1t viii be 4 variety
Of commercial property.
How the young people OF America are going
10 enjoy themselves in the long Summer seasons
while tie names of their favorite dishes are
hawked vulgdrly about the worlds marts il
question lce cream has been one of the most
active asencies in promoting the spread Of ro-
nance aud sentiment And what will become OF
all that romance il the cooling edible Is TO be
taken out of it, pleasant atmosphere Of social
gsyety and made thing Of the ticker and the
stocz brokers' blackboard
The times., 1898-12-27
Miles Can stand the Test.

From The Philadelphia Timcs.)
Those who have carefully noted the record of
Gen Miles in the late Will have little doubt
as to the result of the issue between Cen Eagan
and himself He has not only made no mistakes,
hut he very generously permitted himself to be
used by the Government to correct and cover the
mistakes of others where he was not in inn
mediate command. He is the man who brought
order out of chaos at Santiago even after he had
been Inundated by the War Department by de-
nying him his proper position the head of
that army, and his Porto Rico campaign exhibit
ed consummate skill not only in military strategy
but in having every need OF the army promptly
provided. Suffering and sacrifice were inevitable
in the hurried movement to Porto Rioo, but no
man has returned from that campaign who has
not credited Gen. Miles with having reduced the
suffering OF his army to the severest minimum.
The times., 1898-12-27
Dewey.
From the Chicago Trihune.A \

From the Chicago Tribune)
A man OF less would Fave been liable
to let the menaeing German warships run over
him, while one with less diplomacy would have
been likely to come to open rupture with Ad
miral Diedrichs and his interioping crews.
commander with a less far-seeing discernment
would probably have given AguiEaldo and his
insurgents some official recognition that would
have left our Government in embarrassing
tansle when it came to take possession of the ISL
ands. On the other hand, one without a sense
OF tactful justice would probably have made
enemies CT the Fiiipinos for life All these errors
Admiral Dewey has successfully avoided, and he
has brought the same well balanced Judgment
to the solution of all the other questions, large
and small which have beset his difficult and de-
ncate posfion since Nav L
The times., 1898-12-27
Gcrmnn Trrnnnr.
From lie kansas CITY star

CFrom tie Kansas City Star.)
In the year Is9s, \. D., no less enlightened
power than Prussia, in no les Christian land
than the fair province Of schle-yig, is tearing the
inhabitants nom their homes and sending them
into exile Cne Of the most pathetic of all
scenes is the fearful farewell of the man and
the family To the home and the spot of the
earth which was theirs. No other sky Is ever 50
beEehcent, air sweet, no language 50
beautiful, as that whence tyranny or misfortune
banished them Even dungeons and death do
not 50 deeply move the Sympathies Is the lament
OF the exile. These scenes enacted in SchleS
wig, because the Danes there born. and theil
fathers before them. obstinatey persist in send-
ing their children to Danish schools whereas The
Prussian authorities instructed TO make Ger
mans Of them
The times., 1898-12-27
The Flag.

Belay the flag, belay the flag;
1t cannot and it shall moi drag;
Haul up the bunting, nail it fast,
Wen fling it first, we'll fly it last
Belay the flag Who would not die
To keep its colors in the SKY?
No other thing, on land or sea,
We love like thee, we love like thee.
Belay the flag and let it fly.
1t knows the breeze OF every sky;
ON every land, on every sea,
1t stands for hope and liberty.
Belay the flag and touch who dare;
We stand or fall 10 keep ii there;
On ship or shore shall every son
Defend it, as his sires have done.
Belay the flag. belay the flag;
On main land, mast and island efag;
Tho arts of war may lead the way,
Be arts OF peace its staff and stay.
Belay the flag. each man IS true;
The gray's as trusted as the blue:
No North, no South. no East. no West
This only--who shall serve the best.
r. ". L0WRIE, d.
The times., 1898-12-27

and man was obliged to make himself into
machine. Nowadays the common labor
er is forced into the position Of me-
chanic and far more furniture is made
with the help of the factory than could
have been made by the old-time carpen-
ter. The average man of today has more
furniture than the average man fifty years
ago. With this increased output the man
who is fitted only for an artisan Is forced
into the position of designer and artist,
while the man who in another generation
would have been a clockmaker or print
er is now painting pictures or writing
books. In this upward shifting of human
factors the general average of art has
suffered.
In course of time this must. and will,
right itself. Machinery will cease to be
the end, and will be simply the means to
an end. Already, as Mr.. Carman remarks,
something of this sort has taken place in
the book trade. First came the increased
facilities in printing and binding, which
gave US the cheap book in place of the
substantially bound volume, intended TO
last a generation. published in the early
|
| days of the century. With cheap print
ing came cheap writing. and numbers of
authors rushed into print for the novel
| delight of the experience. Then a few
book lovers, ike William Morris. in Eng
| land, and few firms in this country. be-
| gan to make books for the love of it, and
when people saw how beautiful thing a
book could be .hey demanded work of the
| highest grade. In another generation We
! shall have the worlds best books per-
| fecty printed and bound, and then there
will begin a revival of art and literature
! At present, in this as in other branches of
manufacture machinery and its compii-
! cations are taking the attention of all
workmen. In another generation they will
have mastered the complications and per-
| fected the devices of mechanical ingenuity
and then the artist will begin to use ma
/ chinery to carry out his own beautiful
| ideas, and again men will work for the
/ love of the work and not because they
must There is nothing impossible in this
| dream. The people of both England and
! America come of mingled races fun of
poetry, ideality and power of coneentra-
| ton. There is no reason why, in time,
the imaginative and artistic faculties now
| dormant should not blossom into the high
| est form of art, literature and artistic
| building and manufacture.
The times., 1898-12-27

Mr.. Choate Is preparing the way for a
more cordial reception in England than
the memory of his Feuian speech SEEM
ed to warrant In Christmas newspa-
and England as two mighty nations,
which speak the same language and have
the same interests to promote-liberty.
justice and peace There is no doubt
about the truth of this, but it means
i change of view for Mr.. Choate.
The times., 1898-12-27
If They should Form Pool.
From the Philadelphia Ledger


The consuming public takes but a perfunetory
interest in the battle now raging between the
sugar kings. Variations in values which proceed
at the rate of one-eighth or one-sixteenth OF
a cent a pound do not appeal to it. for they
cannot be represented in retail prices; but if the
struggle should end in giving one concern con-
troll OF the whole trade, or il, what IS more prob
able the rivals should decide to pool their inter
e.sts and exercise a joint control of the Market
the public may have occasion to take deep in
terest in the cost OF sugar, both Wholesale and
rntniI
The times., 1898-12-27
"Let No Guilty Man ESCAPE"

(From the Minneapolis Tribune.)
No official etiquette should stand in the way
OF exposing the misereants. whether in the de-
partments or in civil life, who trihed with the
lives of our soldiers by furnishing them with beef
that was unfit to eat. Had the campaign in tho
West Indies been prolonged. there must inevitab-
ly have been breakdown OF our forces from the
lack of adequate rations. Whether the lack was
the result of the inefeiency. earelessness or cor
ruption. it eulpable, and the guilty should
be punished
The times., 1898-12-27
a Mean Man In Maine.
From the Boston Globe.l

Something bad is sure TO happen TO the Port
land lawyer who went to a church fair last
week and according TO a local paper never
spent red cent, but carried an armful OF small
packages which he wrapped up before he left
home and carried them in his arms a he moved
from booth to booth to give the impression that
he had generously patronized the fair No one
asked him to buy the whole evening seeing the
great number OF bundles he had already pur-
chased And when he returned home he laugh
ed with feEiish glee he unwrapped an old
shoe brush, one or two books. n tin dipper. two
paintings. and from the parlor''
The times., 1898-12-27

1t was to be expected that some of the
iutractable Cuban soldiers who are consti-
tutionally opposed to work should take to
the hills and bandit life. However,
their career as robbers will be brief, II
spite of the strongholds the mountains of
the island offer. Modern. and especially
American. ingenuity can dislodge an army
in the rockiest caves of the highest hills.
The times., 1898-12-27
Nat Drn:sIr Enou-n

From the Philadelphia Record,
According TO the observations OF Gen. Merritt
at Manila, the Mauser rifle lacks stopping power,
in that its bullet cuts too swiftly and cleaHly to
disable a man not hit in vital part. The per-
feet military rife must not only shoot straight
and far, but it must also shatter the eaemy's
bones. instead of cleayinG them, and reHd his
flesh asunder instead of marking it with ! minute
perforltion
The times., 1898-12-27
The Hard Fact Element.

Some alleged falsehoods arc worth so much
more than some truths that the one who tries
to substitute one for the other deserves to
have his novels cut off and statistics put in their
place, for novels false and statistics pretend
to be true. This is aimed straight at those Grad
grnds who go up and down the land telling
children that there is no such thing as Santa
Claus and William Tel and George Washington.
The times., 1898-12-27
4 Coming Treat.

IFFOH INC NHtdgU ChfOlNtIe.1
The Hon. William f. Chandler has issued
manifesto concerning the use of money II New
Hampshire politics. Slowly but surely Mr.
Chandler is working himself up to proper pitch
for delivering his long promised oration concern
ing the Hon. Marcus Hanna and his skillet. The
long delay in the matter will only render the
pronouncement more enjoyable when it comes
Mr. Chambers promised critical comparison Of
the characters of Senator Hanna and the En-
peror Heliog3balus should alone be worth the
price of admission.
The times., 1898-12-27
should stand His Ground Alone.
From the Evening wisconsin,

VfTUHI lIle I-VeHIl.S NIstOlsIllJ
1t is decidedly amusing to hear from London
that the United States Government has Instruct
ed its consul at Samoa not to intrust his duties
to his British and German colleagues. Life at
Apia must be extremely exacting. il our repre-
sentative must be helped out by foreigners. Per-
haps the Government could help the consul to
his advantage by ordering him home.
The times., 1898-12-27
RespectfuI Regret.


The late Baron Ferdinand de Roihscbild for
many years gave to every driver and conductor
OF omnibuses in London pair Ct pheasants and
a bottle of wine foF Christmas. The day OF his
funeral the drivers fastened their whips the
baron's racing eoiors, amber and dark blue, and
tied the ribbons with bit of Grape. The tn
butte was Affecting and appIolriate.
The times., 1898-12-27

Rear Admiral Bunce, the commandant
at the Brooklyn navy yard, who is re. .ired
because of the age limit, fully deserves 90
have his remaining days for his own use.
because of his long and excellent service
in the navy. Yet he is in vigorous
health ard capable of any amount IF effec-
tive labor. He would probably be hap
pier in the active service of the Govern
n-ent than in retirement.
The times., 1898-12-27
A Good Time to Begin.
fFrorn the Baltimore American.)

tffoiis tHe bAItIriiuFt AIiVII0-Il-J
l, may be Just as well to begin those New
Year resolutions today Look not upon the egg
nogg when il is yellow. the apple toddy when it
is purple the WING when it Is red. or the milk
punch when it is white Stick to boiled water,
and carry your grip medicine in your vcsS
pockets.
The times., 1898-12-27
Where They Shine.
(From the Houston Post. J

NTIUIH tIIe IiUustUH FOstJ
The heads of bureaus of the War Department
who were so largely responsible for the msman
agement of the army only incompetents in
the discharge of their duties-they can command
and manipulate excuses with the briliiancy Of
experts.
The times., 1898-12-27
ur. Mc,>in,ey,s Program. The
senator cnnery on Nicaragua ca

senator Cnffery on Nicaragua Ca
nal.-ln an interview yesterday Senator
Caffery of Louisiana had this to say
about the Nicaragua Canal project:
''If the proposition IS for the Govern
ment to build the canal with its own
money and under its supervision. | 90
not believe there would be "a single vote
against it in the Senate. but there will be
serious opposition to putting the con-
struction and ownership of the canal into
private hands and thus causing dispute
There is too much chance for skulaug-
gerry and scheming in the United States
backing private concern Let us build
IL and operate it by the Government.
That is the only safe and sound meta d.
Any other course will b. .soundiy opp Sed.
] am free to say that | believe the wLole
Senate would vote for United States own
ership outright.
The times., 1898-12-27

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, OF Chi
eago. ht.eby ce::ifes that it has, by its expert
dNsminefs. p=. and atIested the circulation
oi liz TINES, ct Washington, d. C. The daily
hycrage PAID circulation for the month of oc-
t1ha, 1883, vas 42.SoG copies.
This - GUARANTEED to ;he advertisers Of
nc country by a BOND OF $4,000 in the Fidelity
sRi Deposit Company OF Maryland, deposited
with the NortiIwes,e-l National Rank, oi Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
BY J. n. MASON. President.
The times., 1898-12-27

Senator stewards Fight.-Senator
William NJ Stewart of Nevada has gone
out to his State to take hand in the
contest over the election of his successor.
The senator IS a candidate himself, and
his friends are confident that he will win
out, but 1t has been made plain that the
opposition TO him is pretty well organized
and is prepared 10 spend a large amount
of money Representative Newlands is
Senator Stewards principal opponent. Ii
has been limited that Senator Hanna was
working under cover to defeat Stewart
The turning down of Senator Stewart
would be regarded by the Republican
managers in the East as notable VIC
tory for the gold standard. particularly
as the Nevada senator has been the most
conspicuous advocate OF the white metal
on the floor of the Senate Senator Stew
art in great many respects IS a remark
able man. He is over seventy years OF
age but he does more work every day
than the average man of forty. When he
is in Washington every day before he
goes TO the Senate he puts in what an
ordinary individual would regard as fu.I
days work, writing editorials for his
weekly newspaper the Silver Knight. In
nearly every detate in the Senate he has
something TO say, and he Keeps up with
any of his colleagues in committee work
His evenings are generally occupied with
social matters, and he rarely reiires b.
fore or o'clock. But no matter how
late he may sit up he is out before
o'clock in the morning as active and alert
as any youngster of twenty-five. He has
been doing this sort of thing for over fifty
years. he says, and as yet it has made no
apparent impression on his iron consti-
tuition.
The times., 1898-12-27

Senator Quay in DanEer.-The
best information from the Keystone State
is that Senator Matthew Stanley Quay is
losing ground and that the odds are
against his reelection to the Senate. Sem
ator Quays action in staving off his trial
under the indictment for speculating with
State funds has hurt him considerably. 1t
has given his opponents a very effective
weapon to use against him in the legis-
lature. They have started movement
to have the senatorial caucus postponed
until after Quay has appeared at the bar
and stood his trial Many men who might
be forced to vote for Quay, it is said, will
support this plan. If the scheme is sue
cessful, it will be a long step in the direc-
ton of retiring Senator Quay to private
life.
Postmaster General Smith has. it is
said, kept out of the fight up to date. but
he is an original anti-Quay man and has
senatorial aspirations on his own account.
1t is quite apparent that no tears would
be shed at the White House if Senator
Quay should be defeated.
The times., 1898-12-27
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Speaker Reed and the President.-
When Congress reassembles next week it
is expected that Speaker Reed will be
forced to show his hand and make known
his intentions regarding the policy OF the
Mckinley Administration. Mutual friends
of both parties have been endeavoring for
some time to- patch up truce between
the President and the Speaker and they
claim to have been more or less success
full. They have succeeded. it is said, in
extracting a sort of pledge from Mr.. Reed
not to antagonize any strictly Administra-
ton measure in the House, and in return
Mr.. McIIinley's friends are to see that no
obstacle is placed in Mr.. Reeds path in
the matter of the Speakership OF the FIJI
ty-sixth Congress- Close friends of Mr..
Reed said last night, however, that the
autocrat from Maine had not committed
himself to anything except the s2o,00O.ooo
indemnity to Spain. He has agreed, they
say, to let this appropriation be made.
provided the Paris treaty of peace is rati-
fed at the present session. 1t Is not De-
lieved that the President will be satished
with this concession, but having iorceu
Mr. Reed to yield ON one point, the Presi-
dent is hopeful of obtaining further con-
cessions from the Speaker without having
to resort to drastic methods. While Mi.
Mckinley appears to be very suave and
easy-going man, and is constantly talking
about peace and good will, there are those
who assert that beneath his mild exterior
is concealed an iron will and an iniieXi-
bility of purpose which cannot be trified
with.
MIR. McI<iniey's Program. - The
President has, it is understood, set his
heart on the passage of three measures at
the present session. First, the ratification
of the treaty of peace and the appropria-
ton of the s2O,C39.es0 indemnity called for
in it; second the passage of the bill TO
Increase the regular army TO 10000 men;
third, bill providing for the building OF
. the Nicaragua Canal All OF the infiu-
ence of the Administration will be exert
ed to get these matters disposed OF be
fore the 18th of March 1t Is anticipated
that the army bill will encounter consid-
cradle opposition and that also the COM
plicatlons over the Nicaragua Canal are
likely to prevent any prompt action on
that subject 1t is conceded now by even
the most rabid and-eXpansionists that
the treaty Of peace will be ratified al the
present session.