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The times., 1898-06-13
MONDAY, JUNE Is, 1918.
Nailed TO a Hoard.

The proceedings Of the last few days.
in connection with the expedition for
Santiago, have been laundering if not
something worse. Proxlmately they
have resulted in infiicting needl IS suf-
feling upon thousands Of American SOL
diers closely packed in the troop ships
lying idly off Key West and Tampa,
under a broiling Southern sun. And
they have afforded Cervera and Linares
time TO prepare for an attack, by the
construction Of earthworks and other
defenses. and the mounting of many
powerful guns. which would not have
been in place last week.
1t is plain to be seen that Admiral
Sampson is much chagrined at the de-
night and day, is telling upon his Off
GERS and crews. The Navy had done
the preparatory work of the campaign
and opened the way for a successful
landing days ago Why was not the
Army sent promptly TO complete the
task?
As far as We can learn, il was be
cause somebody had a bad pipe dream
and sighted" a terrible Spanish phan-
tom fleet. That. as a matter Of course.
scared the War Board" into Mysteries,
and put a stopper on the movement of
troops. As matters stand, the expedi-
ton viii not reach the neighborhood
Of Santiago before Thursday or Friday
even if it started from our coast on
yesterday. The chances are that it will
be in poor shape for active operations
when it lands. owing TO the hardships
through which the men Of Skaters
command have passed on board the
transports. Still the men will fight,
and be doubIy glad OF the opportunity
after being packed like crackers in a
box for week or more
It seems useless again to protest
against the peculiar system under
which lot Of old ladies in a sumptu-
Gus board room, with plenty of iced tea
and electric fans, are permitted to wor-
~ the actual commanders in the field
and move them around like automata
by mail and telegraph. II is hard TO
understand why the COmmander-in-
Chief submits to such conditions. If
Sampson and Miles are inefficient, why
does he not discharge them and hire
people who know their business and
can be trusted to attend to it without
Interference If they are competent
and trustworthy. why are they not left
alone?
II is TO be hoped that Mr.. Mckinley
VIII take measures to prevent repe-
tition of this costly mistake at Key
West. He is understood TO be pushing
preparations for the Porto Rican in
vasion, and there is certainly need for
prompt action in that direction. But
nothing is surer than that he will not
secure 1t. if he allows Gems. Coppinger
and Lee to be jockeyed and obstructed
by his fine collection of ancient and de-
Cayed Manana plants.
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least one newspaper. He has consid-
cred what that reward should be. He
might send an expedition to Santiago
de Cuba to rescue Lieut. Hobscn from
prison. a la Cisneros, but that would
sensationaIism. 1t would also be lack
ing in that originality which is Mr.. Pu-
litzer's dearest possession and pride.
He might have offered to pay off the
mortgage which he said in his news
paper lowered like threatening cloud
over the HobsoR homestead, but it ap-
pears that the elder Hobson said that
there was no mortgage, and intimated
that if there We're. the family would
prefer to pay it off themselves. Yet
he was determined to reward Hobson
with some special mark Of esteem and
admiration. What should ii be?
At last, after cogitations, whose
depth can only be measured by the
mighty result. MIR. Pulitzer's intellect
blazed forth in an idea the magnitude
and brilliancy Of which dimmed the
gilded dome of the World Building and
caused the fire department to telephone
| to the city editor and ask if there were
any need of cold water in the neighbor-
hood of Printing House Square. The
city editor replied that he thought not.
1t was never their custom to baptize
Mr.. Pulitzer's ideas with a hose-cart.
And the idea was this:
Mr.. Pulitzer viii give Lieut.. Hobson
an autograph album.
The album Will be prepared regardless
Of expense, and will contain the auto
graphs of the President, Vice President.
members Of the Cabinet, highest rank
ing officers of the Army and Navy, and
the officers of all the States. Whether
Mr.. Pulitzer will have these autographs
written to order or not, he does not
state, but they will be there. In add-
ton to this the album will contain a
handsome portrait of Lieut.. Hobson
himself, and when he gets weary of life
and feels that his fellow-citizens do not
appreciate him. he can take out that
| album and look at that portrait, and
then he Will feel better. The remaining
| newspaper clippings about Hobson's ex-
| plot and some Of the poems which an
! admiring country has evolved, despite
the difficulty of finding rhymes for
HobsOn.
And the album Will be placed in Lieut.
Hobson's hands just as soon as Mr.
! Pulitzer can get hold of him. He need
not try TO escape. In spite of his natu-
! raj and modest reluctance, he Will have
to take that album, and look at it, and
! tell MIR. Pulitzer how grateful he is foI
/ it
1t is enough to make the giddiest
young midshipmen stop and reflect.
Some day he may do something great
and then Mr.. Pulitzer viii give him ar
/ album, too.
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Cursed in n VIII.
fFrom the Philadelphia Times. }

tFrom the Phlladelphla llmesl
A clause in the will. admitted to probate
yesterday, of Carl Hundortmark. who died
at Shawmont, Pa, on April %, leaving
property valued at s15, 900, was worded as
follows:
Il attest herewith that in October, 1894
A Futst and Fritz Hundortmark obtained
from me by menaces $3.50 or twenty-four
months interest of mortgage for some
eatables for which did not owe him any
thing. Curses on him and his family. He
consequently owes me that yet. Then he
owes me yet ten months interest on
mortgage, makes $105, besides many years
interest compound INTEREST,"; then for
nine months rent of house No. 1923 North
Tenth Street, $50 month, makes $40 for
1887. Besides many years interest until
now, 1895. Then for r great deal of veXa-
tion abusive words and petty cheatings
makes, well calculated, $1,000 to s5,0oJ-
Fritz Hundortniark may now likewise
look upon this as his legacy. If Fritz
Hundortmark is not satisfied, so shall the
poor house of Philadelphia have 1t. name
ly, his share, $500. and so forth"
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The question now comes up, What shall
be done with Clausen? Clausen, the sea.
man who. by direct disobedience of or
ders. succeeded in accompanying the Mer-
rimac. has become a problem to the
Government. To be sure there is no i'm
mediate necessity for its settlement,
since the fate of all the gallant fellows
who sailed into the fire of Spanish bat
teries on that June day Is still undeter-
mined; but Ciausen IS problem. never
theess. Manifestly he had no business to
be where he was Evidently, to pass over
his transgression would lead to like trans
gressions in the future, among otheC
crews, some of which might be more
dangerous than this. and might even
cause the failure of a military movement
Victor Hugo tells Il story of a gunner
who, by carelessness, allowed one of the
guns on French ship to escape its fas-
Jennings. 1t threatened the destruction Of
the vessel, but the gunner after heroic
exertions, succeeded in capturing the de-
structive thing and getting it in place
The commander called the man to him.
gave him the Cross of the Legion of
Honor from his own neck and then order
ed him to be shot. This case is not exactly
parallel to the case of Clausen. but it has
its analogies. The American people
would undoubtedly applaud the man who
dared not only death by Spanish guns
but disgrace among his comrades Tor the
sake of sharing an unusually perilous
mission. But the fact remains that Clau-
sen offended military law. What shall be
done with him?
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The attention of the Commissary De-
partment is called to the careless manner
in which fresh meat is handled from the
railway station to Camp Alger. We are
informed that. in the case Of one regi-
ment, it's allowance Of beef has been
regularly thrown into a wagon without
covering, so that it has reached camp
covered with dust and badly fly blown
Things of this kind are certainly avoid
able and should be avoided. Nothing is
more necessary to the health and spirit
of an army than rigid inspection of its
food
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the medicine bottles. and he would take
1t up and write when unable to speak
There were two sofas and cane chairs
of the plainest for his visitors. and
small writing table, over which hung the
portrait of the famous poet, Vorosmarty
Mikios, whose widow was Deaks land
lady and whose children were his wards.
The second room contained the great pa
triarch's bed, and was even simpler than
the first He lived and he died poor, in
receipt of 81 a day, the pay of the Hun
garian parliamentary deputy.
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The gallantry of Lieut.. Hobson has
added a new meaning to the old phrase,
"Hobson's choice" Seldom has there
been a phrase which fitted a new situa-
ton so neatly and completely as this
Cervera now has ''Hobson's choice"-to
stay where he is. Sampson had Hob
sons choice"-if he wanted to block up
the bay effectually he had to accept the
plan Of the young engineer. Hobson him
self had no choice but to go with the ex-
pedition he had planned, and when it
came to the question whether plucky
American marines should stay with their
ships or volunteer for a service of deadly
peril. most of them seemed to think that
volunteering was matter of 'Hobson's
choice" And so it was given the cir
cumstances and the men.
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Readx for the Pic Man.
(chickamauga Dispatch to the Cincinnati

(Chickamauga Dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
mercial- -Tribune)
The paymaster has arrived. This is the news
that interests the fellows more than news of the
move to Tampa. For days they haven't had
enough coin to flag a bread wagon. and have
been forced 10 watch the pop water and pfc man
90 by without the means to negotiate deal OF
any kind with him. and when he comes tomorrow
he will strike Klandike.
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of the Temerario,

(From the Chicago Times Herald-l
The Spanish torpedo boat Temerario has won
a great yictcry She has 1t last succeeded in get
ting tied up in Paraguay until the Spanish war
Is ended. We have hesitation in saying that
she is every bit as effective as Uncle Sans new
torpedo terror, the SOmers. which will visit
friends in England during the present unpleasant
The times., 1898-06-13
Not sumcientIy Puni.hed

{ From the Chicago Chronicie)
The last high bridge jumper at Lincoln Park
has been fined for disturbing the fish in the placid
lagoon but we are not sure that the remedy
fits the crime He also disturbed the slninbers
OF several dark policemen
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ment" on the Maine disaster, and the
laconic report of Admiral Dewey after
the battle of Manila. He admits that
when newspapers print an account of
the transferring of two regiments from
one point TO another in red ink and
placard type, it looks little hystericaI.
but he says that these papers are not
exactly typical of the American press.
The remarks which follow are worth
quoting: a...
To tell the truth, the Sensational newspapers
not the only sinners that find in the
sphere Of American Journalism today, in their
sins they sinful above all Others. From the
standpoint of journalistic ethics and tradition enc
or two of the high-class papers have been quite
as reprehensible in their own way. just
as the sensational papers have, in recording the
incidents OF this war, reported many things that
not so. several of the high-cass journals
have suppressed both incidents and occurrences
about whose truth there no question. In other
words, the high and mighty editors who always
speak of journalism with inverted commas and a
derisive sneer have edited their news col
umns and have given TO their news the particular
cooring that suited their own conception OF
what that news should be-in other words they
have garbled their facts as shamelessy and in
eXcusably as have the yclloweSt OF their conten-
poraries, and in SO doing they have been false
to their profession and dishonest toward their
readers. And this has had practical re-
suits. For instance the journalist OF this type
who was bitterly opposed TO any war at all
has tried to make il appear that the war was
not TO he, and he has suppressed or doctoFed the
Fepotts that to him from Washington in
accordance with his editorial views. 1t Is this
type of editor also vino has sometimes supple
mented the suppresso yeri with the snggesto
fals Because he did not like the war, he would
not hesitate to belittle or degrade the character
the achievements OF his countrys representa-
tives, TO suggest that the members of the Court
of Inquiry which investigated the sinking OF the
Maine had possibly rendered a dishonest YER
dict in their purpose of shielding "a fellow Off
Ger, 10 ut the capacity and the organization
OF our civil and military forces, and TO receive
the tidings of splendid victory that
which was won in Manila Bay with the cold
Dewey had done only what had been expected of
him In puru mcanness and exaggerated egotism
one find parallel whatever TO this conduct
even in the very yellowest of the yellow JOUR
mails.
This is strong language, and the fact
| that 1t appears in magazine so mild
and peace-loving as the Bookman,
shows that the studious lover Of the fine
arts, no less than the man of action.
is stirred up to strong feeling and ener-
getic expression by the events which
the last few months have added TO our
history.
This is a united nation, and it has
no more time to waste on high class
journals" which do not tell the truth
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Going One better.

From the Chicago Record.)
'Mrs. Squeems gave silver candlesticks as
souvenirs at her luncheon
81 suppose, now, you want 20 have luncheon
and give away piano lamps7'
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In English political circles there is
some apprehension that the United States
might relinquish the Philippines on condi-
ton of a cash war indemnity which
France could privately advance in con-
sideration of the cession of the archipela-
go Immediately after its evacuation by
thing as possible. Germany does not like
TO see the islands go into American
hands, but We are mistaken if the Kaiser
would not prefer that to French occu-
patton of so important a territory. On
the whole we are inclined 10 keep and
develop the Philippines ourselves.
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In all this hurry. and worry and hustle
and snarling UP of red tape in the War
Department, it is refreshing to see a man
who is taking things easy. There is Dew
ey, for example. He takes all that he can
lay his hands on. and takes it very easy.
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WeSIer Invited to Texas.

Texas Is busy with her crops and she wants
no trouble as a rule, but she will pay Weyier
good round sum to begin the invasion OF the
United States ON her shores.
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Cerveras fleet is serving out a sentence
punctuated thus far by the Cristobal Co
Ion. One of these days it will come to
a full stop.
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The American nation has been under
the impression tina: spaniards have no in
venuve genius We take it all back The
cables are all cut, but it seems TO make
no difference in the reports that so TO
Madrid. The Spaniard has stolen march
on the scientific world and is using wire
less telegraphy.
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Makes Her interesting.

Every girl who has ever known a grief in her
life tries particularly hard to look pensiye.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT

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confer favor upon the management by sending
20 this office information of the fact
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Rubber Supplies for Soldiers I'm
camp. Goodyear Rubber Co., so7 Pa Ave
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Communications intended for publication in
The Tines should be tersely and plainly written.
end must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. Rejected com
uuHacations viii not be preserved. and only man
1scripts CT obvious importance viii be returned
20 their authors.
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As the only self-gOverning community
of Africans in Africa Liberia occupies a
unique position. The experiment is sue
cessfuI in that IL sands and shows no
prospect of dissolution Yet ii has failed
in the result intended Now that political
freedom is possible in the United Sta-eS
the emigration to Liberia has decreased.
for the negroes prefer to remain here, es-
pecially when life in Liberia Is unpleas-
ant because of the tropical climate. which
few American negroes are able to en-
dure. There are but 1900 AmeriCo-Liba-
rians in the population of 1.0SS,G00. Lack
ing immigration from America the Il
berians have shown a disposition 10 de-
terioraee to the level of the native races.
and the schools. which were originally
ffourishing are not as good as they were.
Monrovia's population has fallen from
1900 to 5000, and many signs Of decay
are present.
While perhaps it is true that II white
men had been allowed share in the gov
ernment the nation would have been more
prosperous ii is nevertheless true that
the negroes would quickly have been
forced TO occupy d subordinate position.
Liberals history is one that contains
many lessons for col0nizerS-
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All this while I am forgetting Deak, one
of the subjects before whom, living or
dead. the Hapsburgs have seen fit to
humble themselves In describing his
lodgings in University Square I am de-
scribing the simplicity of the man. His
life was in his work. his soul breathed
out of It. He was Somewhat of a recluse,
of frugal habits, this dominis respectabilis
of the good old Hungarian school of
thought Shelves of law books were his
sole literary companions. In appearance
he resembled the farmer rather than the
lawyer, and in .dres he was partial to the
Iong-braided c6at characteristic of his
people, to the Magyar hat and the Mag
var knee boots. rs
If memory does not play me false, it
was the stout Magyar stick which he held
in his hand when out walking-its handle
half hammer. half hatchet. The most
luxurious article of furniture was the
armchair of no particular pretensions,
but commodious enough, in which he sat
in contemplation or in eXpounding wis
dom to his friends and in which he died
During his final illness there was a slate
upon the little table at his side, among
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-22
OUR CONSTITUTION
In Miniature Promulgated at Santa
go by General Wood

Santiago de Cuba, Oct 22-General
Leonard Wood, military governor pro
TEN, of the department of Santiago, to-
day issued a proclamation in ten sec
tiOns, which is a sort of provisional
declaration of independence. The first
article guarantees to the people the
right of assembly for the common good
and to apply to those in power by petit
ton or renOnStrance for the redress of
grievances.
The second section guarantees the
right to worship God according to in
dividuaI conscience, provided there is no
interference with any existing form of
worship.
The third section declares that courts
of justice shall open to all and that no
private property shall be taken by the
government without compensation.
The fourth section, dealing with Grim
inal trials invests the accused with the
right to be heard himself or by counsel
and to have compulsory process to Sc
cure the attendance of a witness in his
behalf.
The fifth section says no person ac-
cused of crime shall be compelled to
give evidence against himself.
The sixth section declares that no
such person who is once acquitted of the
charge brought against him, shall be
tried again for the same offense.
The seventh section provides that all
persons charged with crime shall be en-
titled to bail except in cases of capital
offenSe and that the writ of habeaS
corpus may not De suspended except
the commanding general of the de-
partment deems it advisable.
The eigth section says that excessive
bail shall not be required and that no
excessive fine nor cruel nor unusual
punishment shall be inflicted.
The ninth section provides that in or
der to secure the people against un-
reasonable search there shall first be
esta ablished under oath a presumption of
guilt.
The tenth section guarantees to all
the right to write or print freely on any
matter, subject to responsibility for
abuse of the right.
The municipal laws are to be admin
istered in accordance with these decla-
rations of rights, subject to mOdifca-
tfons which in the judgment of the
commanding general would be bene-
ficent and promote the principles OF
enlightened civilization.
The AngIo-American club has ANAL
gamated with the Spanish club and Viii
move into the latter's building next
week The united organizations will be
known in the future as the COsmopoh-
tan club and a joint committee Will pass
upon membership qualifications.
General Wood has received COM
munication from Washington in which
the government refuses to pay any COM
pensation to the archbishop of San
tiago, Mgr. Zanz De Eruiti Crespo.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-10-22

in the afternoon. About three hundred
were present which C nsidering the con-
dition of the roads and the weather was
considered fairly good. Mr.. Smelling
was introduced and made the first
speech, among other things he said:
1.-The Republicans are talking nation
al Issues the POpulists are insisting en-
state issues in this campa gn. The Re-
publicans claim that because they put
down the rebellion, gave the darl6y a
vote and taught the humanitarian war
triotism. I always thought that all the
people possessed the patriotism.
"They say we should vote for Re
publican congressman this fall so as to
support the president in his policy for
the solution of the Spanish war. Now
does anyone in this house know what
We're the instructions of the peace COM
missiOners now in Paris? have you
ever before been asked to support the
president in foreign policy when you
did not know what 1t wasp
In introducing Governor Leedy, Grant
Harrington said: 1.-Two years ago we
had in this state what was called a bus
mess administration. The voters said
give US peoples administration. A-d
said to the administration, do some
thing.
''I see here In this audience men who
have lately told me that their insura nee
rates have gone down fifteen per cent.
I see men who ship cattle to the Kansas
City market and they know what the
stock yards law has done for them. /
Hiawatha where the new book law is in
force and they know that they are pay
ing just fifty per cent less this year than
they did before.
stand up and fight for all this. I want
to introduce to you the man that has
stood up and enforced these laws, Gov
ernor Leedy." Applause)
Governor Leedy started out by re-
viewing the necessity for a PopuI' st par
ty. He then began on the laws passed
a. \ cFaF racAr1 1awr L.
When speaking of the stock yards law
he said:
''The stock yards company is at the
present time lodging back and forth
across the state line between this state
and Missouri like a hunted criminal"
loud applause.)
After referring to the insurance laws
and the school book laws and pIedging
the administration to further enforce
them if reelected, he said: eff you
don't want these laws don't vote for US
of the laws, stop it by Vot ng for the
other fellow, for don't believe they'll
do lick at 1t.
Consider. this question well and then
vote for prime pie. Don't vote for me
on personal grounds-some people NAV
not like me personally for unfortunately
the governor of this state has some Of
fees to fill by appointment and l1nfOr-
tunately I have not had the same power
that our Saviour and could not rn1IItirIv
those offices like he did the loaves and
Ilshes ana SO could not give everyone
an office that wanted one 1 wish I
could have: It would have saved lots
In touching on the railroad ouas+ion
the governor remarked: Railroads are
nearly all owned outside of this coun. rv
Ihese brass-collared gentlemen thai
you see riding around here and called
railroad presidents are sinoDIv sec+i0,1
bosses on a large scale''
At the conclusion of his speech most
1L pe ne audlence went up and shook