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The times., 1898-01-19
CANNOT BE PAID THIS YEAR.
The Northern Liberty Ma rket Claim
ants Must Wait

congressman John j. HemphiIl
attorney for a number of the Northern
Liberty market claimants. wrote to the
Commissioners few days ago request
ing them TO approve the findings of the
auditor of the supreme court and for
ward them TO Congress in order that
the parties to whom the money is due
may receive it as speedily as possible.
The Commissioners. in their reply TO
Mr. Hemphill yesterday, stated that
they had grave doubts as to their right
or power TO comply with his request
In the deficiency act. approved July
f9. 1897, the following clause relates To
the Commissioners duties with relation
To these claims:
And the auditor of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia shall
report said claims. so far as allowed
by him, but without any allowance for
interest, to the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, who shall. in case
they approve said claims. report the
same to Congress in their annual eStl-
mates for payment out of the revenues
of the District of Columbia.
The Commissioners stated that Con
eress was. of course, aware that II
would be impossible for them 10 report
on the claims in the estimates OF l>S'
for 1899. Only a part OF the ciaiius
have. been adjudicated up 10 the pres
ont time. they stated, and they oeheNed
II would be unjust to other claimants
10 pass on those adjudieated TINS year
The times., 1898-01-19
THE TELLER RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Wolcatt Helps the Democrats to
Favorahly ReportIf.

The Senate Committee on Finance by
the solid vote of the Democrats and by
the aid of the vote of Mr.. WoIcott, of
Colorado, and the pair of Mr.. Jones,
of Nevada. yesterday ordered a IA
yorable report on the Teller resolution
of January ). which is in language
identical with the Stanley Matthews
resolution of 1878. The resolution was
subsequently reported to the Senate.
After setting forth the acts of March
Is, 1868: July Ia. 1870. and January Il,
1875, under which the bonds of the
United States were issued, the resoIu-
ton declares:
That all the bonds of the United
states issued. or authorized to be is
sued under the said acts of Congress
hereinbefore recited, are payable, prin-
cipal and interest at the option of the
Government of the United States, in
silver dollars of the coinage of the Uni
ted States containing four hundred and
twelve and one-haIf grains each of
standard silver: and that to restore to
its coinage such silver coins as legal
tender in payment of said bonds, prin-
cipal and interest, is not in violation of
the public faith nor in derogation OF
the rights of the public creditor"
This resolution and the speech or Mr.
Wolcott Monday will form the text
for many financial speeches and pc
riodicaI discussion of the fiscal problem
may be expected. There is no doubt
but that the resolution will pass the
Senate when the vote is finally taken
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assert, that there is Democratic power
in Congress to prevent the passage OF
a paEtisan census BILL II that power
should not be exercised, everybody
knows what win follow. The census
of 1890 will be made to show, through
false returns, that the Congressional
apportionment should be cut down in
Democratic and raised in Republican
localities 1t will be. used to falsify the
agricultural, industrial. and CONNER
ciaI statistics to meet the views of the
trusts and monopolies, and, like the
Porter census it will be money vast
ed: because no economist in possession
of his sane senses will place the slight
est reliance upon it.
Once more we call upon the Demo-
cratic Senators and Members of Con-
gress to make a fight against the pro-
posed outrage. We do not. and they
should not, ask for any partisan ad-
vantage. 1t is their duty to make q
strike for a Twelfth Census Of truth.
IL is within their known power to de-
feat the appropriations for any other
kind of census.
What we want in 1900 is thorough
Iy honest census, gathered by experts
who have no relations to party poltics.
From such people, properly orsahizeo'
we ought to get rock-bottom Iacts. II
is unnecessary to go into the realm OF
economics as Cen. Francis A. walker
did in the Tenth Census. Let that worh
he done through reorganization ana
consolidation of the many segregated
and duplicatory statistical bureaus
and divisions" of the departments
Let us make the census non-parusah
ana, truthful, and, at the same tiihe'
crystallize the many statisticai aseh-
cies of the Government into one pu-
reau, competent to handle the results
In no direction does our administrative
organization more positively demand
reform. t-<e&
And the first step should be IN the
establishment of non-parusah OF
-nartisan census commission.
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The Census puc~ti.,,,

Notwithstanding some LITTLE bo,,a :,
a contrary direction. we are AFRAID H.,
The census of 1900 win be organized ~,
der conditions which viii give the mar
~ IN power another chance to reneat
the political outrages of the ..pnrtar
census" of 1890. That extensive and
mendaelous presentment. as the conn
try knows, Was famous. or Infamous
for ITS ability TO assault civilization
with the new proposition that seam
stresses are manufacturing plants
and 10 steal a Congressman and an
electoral vote from the State of New
York. There We're other things of n
scandaious character connected with
that census organization. which if
would he better not to have exposed
but which it viii become necessary to
discuss in case it shall be plain thai
the same sort of thing is TO be imposed
upon the country again. 1t would be
well for the party responsible for that
census not to tempt analytical treat
ment in the public press of its admins
trative true inwardness.
As the census bin stands to-day the
party in power will enjoy the opportu-
nifty to organize the Twelfth Census in
the interests Of the Dinsley trust and
monopoly bill: tn jugsIe with the re-
turns of agriculture, industry. and
commerce. and to lie. as it always does.
in relation to The currency. Senator
Jones. of Arkansas. has proposed an
amendment providing that the assist
ant superintendent shall be of a poIit-
ical party other than that adhered to by
the superintendent. This might give Mr.
Jones. as the proponent. Il chance to
place good Arkansas Democrat. but
it is difficult to see how it would re-
lieve the census of its partisan diathe-
sis The assistant" would have to
take orders. and people in that position
OF life do not often find themselves in a
position to give them. The proposition
of Mr.. Jones does not i'm the least re-
lieye the census bill of its partisahship
We have stated before and we now
The times., 1898-01-19
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 19, 1898.
Trade or Fight ,

1t has often been our happy privilege
to observe that our British cousins We're
able 70 sustain assaults upon their
prestige or honor, without resort to
arms. always supposing that aggres-
sions originated with powerful nations
When it comes to depredations upon
British trade and the British pocket
book, it IS quite different matter
The government of Lord Salisbury
might be without support in an effort
to punish another nation for an insult
to the Empire, unless il should involve
the interests of that square mile of
London in which the Rothschilds and
others like them reign supreme But
when the line is crossed the British
lion, fed on gold and jealous of his
food supply, always growls and lashes
his tail.
We are led to remind our readers of
this, i'm view OF recent speeches by Mr..
Arthur Balfour. leader in the House OF
Commons, and of Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, chancellor of the exchequer
The latter has especially emphasized
the proposition that England will go
to war rather than have the ports of
China closed to the trade of the world
Such a statement is important. when
We consider that Russia has protested
against the opening of three new treaty
ports in connection with the English
plan to finance China's new loan.
On the face of it there is every ap-
pearance that Great Britain is work
ing for the principle Of an open trade
and no favor: but it should be remem-
hered that, few years ago, that same
power controlled commercial affairs in
China, in such a way as that England
always had control. although nominaI,v
allowing equal rights to others Under
changed circumstances England now
finds that her old exclusive domination
has lapsed, and announces her readi-
ness to fight in case il should be trans
ferred 10 another power. or coalition of
powers.
1t is very doubtful if we have any
legitimate concern in the matter which
1t would pay us to fight about. We
nave always been at disadvantage in
the Orient. while il was under strictly
British auspices. If il We're to come
under Russian auspices. it is hard ia
see where we should be the loser. Rms
sia, al least. has always been o,,,.
friend and England-well. We know III.
history OF our country.
The times., 1898-01-19
THE DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Callers on the President and what
They Wanted.

Callers on the President and what
They Wanted.
The fact that it was Cabinet day ex-
planned the small crowd in attendance
yesterday at the White House.
Senator'S Quay and Penrose called in
the morning, and Judge Cole in the af-
ternoon.
1t has been pretty definitely decided
that the Manufacturers Club, of Phiia-
delphia, will get consular office for
Mr.. McCook, one of it's members. Mr..
McCook was in the city yesterday, and
it is understood that his name will be
shortly sent to the Senate for the con-
suiship at Lisbon.
Another caller was Senator Platt, of
New York, who is taking big inter-
est III the appointment of a Federal
judge in New York, one of the prOmi-
nent candidates for the place being
Congressman Fischer. of Brooklyn
Representative Strobe, of Nebraska,
and members of the Union Veterans
Union called to present the name of w.
+. Pierce, of Georgia, as consul to Not
tingham.
G. O. Whittemore and ]. w Judd.
gold Democratic candidates for the po-
sition of district attorney of Utah, pre-
sent a difficult problem to the Presi-
dent in the matter of the selection be-
tween them. The President has as yet
taken no action on the local district
attorneyship. The last reports were
that Gen. AIonzo Hart was to be nomi-
mated to the Senate. The nomination
has not, however been sent in
The President has been informed that
the selection of Mr.. Charles Page Bry-
an as minister to Brazil is pleasing to
that Government. The President has
recognized Alexander Harkness as
British vice consul at Savannah. Ga.
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REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
House Committee VIII Act Oh the
Auti-Sca It,ing Bill.

The House Committee on Interstate
Commerce at it's meeting has de-
cided to report favorablye the anti
scalping bill with an amendment which
provides that railroads shall redeem
unused tickets. In spite of this ac-
ton talk among Senator's and Repre-
sentatives today indicates that there
is a strong possibility that new bill
will eventually be agreed upon that
will embrace both the railroad pooling
and anti-scalping features. and at the
same time other changes will be made
in the Interstate commerce act that
have long been thought necessary.
Letters have been received at the
Capitol protesting against an amend
ment to the House anti-scalping bill
that was adopted by the committee at
its meeting last week. II relates to
the redemption by the railroads of un-
used portions of thousand-mile books.
The c0mplainants assert that if this
provision is carried out the purchasers
will be at a disadvantage for the rea-
son that if in case 400 miles are left
the company will pay only g instead
of IS, thus making the cost for 500
miles, SIS, or at the rate of cents
per mile.
The hearing before the Senate COM
mittee will be continued and it is pro-
babIe that several of the higher rail
road officials will be summoned to tes-
tify
The times., 1898-01-19
PRACTICAL BANKING.
Mr.. Walker Gives His Idea of It to
Hts Committee.


The House Banking and; Currency
from Secretary Gage and former Seere-
| tary Fairchild.
Chairman Walker began the investi-
cation by stating that it was his desire
To bring out the points in this discus
sion so that the man who kicks his
heels against the -four barrel in the
country store and settles all the finan-
cial questions will understand. He
went on to say that when a
bank pays out it's currency it
takes from the man who receives the
currency what it considers sound secu-
rity for more than il pays out liz cur
rency and as a matter of fact, the man
himself redeems the notes that he
takes from the bank; that is TO say.
the banks take notes for ninety days.
and its currency is TO be redeemed
once in ninety-two days. The notes
of the man who takes the currency of
the bank are used by the bank in re-
deeming it's currency.
This, said Mr.. Walker is practical
banking. He said these, propositions
are absolutely true in the banking of
England. Germany, France and every
other country that has sound banking
1t is impossible to have sound bank
ing where the public treasury acts as
the final redeemer.
Mr.. Fowler asked Mr.. Gage as to his
opinion in regard to making a change
in this country from the secured cur
rency issue of banks to unsecured. as
provided in Mr.. Cages BILL IL it would
not be better To inaugurate the change
by rule requiring an amount equal to
the normal circulation of bank cur
rency TO be at first issued on the same
security now, and every five years
increasing the amount of unsecured
bank currency one-fourth. so as 10
bring the new system in gradually.
Mr.. Gage answered that he agreed
with Mr.. Fowler that the change ought
to be brought about gradually.
My BILL" said Mr.. Gage, provides
that bank may issue unsecured cur
rency to the amount of % per cent of
its capital. That is about as far as /
would want to go until it was generally
established that this unsecured curren-
cy was good; then the amount could
be increased with safety
Considerable discussion was had on
allowing the surplus of the country
banks to be deposited in the large city
banks. Mr.. Gage said his impression is
that it is a good practice but that it
is vast question and he is not pre-
pared to make positive answer
Mr.. Hill wanted 70 know if IL is not
the limit which fixes the tiexibility of
the currency, and not the fact of it's be-
ing based on security or unsecured.
Mr.. Gage said the fiexibility depends
on two things; first, the limit, and sec
ond. the profit to the bank in issuing
currency.
Mr. Walker continued the investiga-
ton, bringing out the fact that the
Walker bill, as Mr.. Gage says, offers
more inducements to the banker than
either the Monetary Commissions bill
or my own bill"
The afternoon session was a short
one and was devoted to technical in
quiry in regard to the banking and
currency bills now before the commit
tee.
The times., 1898-01-19

on the throne of q kingdom, created
I from the ruins of a lot of small dynas-
tic possessions. It was great achieve
ment of nationality, to be sure, to take
Sardinia, Naples, Tuscany and the rest
and to weld them into one State, with
Rome as capital. If the history of the
past five and twenty years had shown
decided improvement in the condition
of the masses; had advanced the finan-
cial status of the nation, and lightened
the burdens of taxation, the spirit
which supported the Garibaldian revo-
luton might not have become decadent.
But it has not been so. The Italian
government is hopelessly in debt. 1t
is compelled to support large stand
ing army, the cost of which is all the
more resented since its disastrous de-
feat at the hands of the AbyssinianS,
and its people are discontented.
Always jealous of the growing cleri-
cal influence among the masses, the
government last autumn adopted dras-
tic measures to suppress it Not un-
naturally, that brought matters to q
focus. The recent attitude of the pa
pacy, outlined in it's organ, the Cfy1llta
Catolica, is the answer. 1t amounts
simply to this. that the Pope, who can
not make peace with the monarchy, oc-
cupying Rome, might easily do so with
a republic, which would accept the
states of the church or the city itself,
as an integral part Of the federation,
the Church to have jurisdiction in its
own domain, just as an American STATE
has within the United States.
What may come of this, it would be
hard to predict The Italian govern
ment is alarmed, and perhaps Win
reason. Our only purpose is to cali az
tention TO the manifestation itself. 1t
is almost startling to witness the an
tithesis presented by the return OF
constitutional governments to practical
absolutism, and at the same time to see
the most historically conservative po-
litical power in Europe declaring Tor
democracy.
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The question might be put to senator
friend of bimetallism you declare him,
and his minister OF fina nee is the enemy
TO it that you say, how can both OF
through the same straw? Mr.. Teller has
said, and truly, that no self-respecting
man would stay in a Cabinet where his
views were antagonistic to those of his
chief, and that no decent Executive
would allow him To. Then, there is that
Pea body interview. Is 1t not true that
the President assured Mr.. Pea body of his
complete accordance with the ideas, policy
and recommendations of Mr.. Gage?
The times., 1898-01-19
MARYLAND NEWS.

Joseph S. Grinner has been appointed
postmaster at Hugett, vice NJ H. HUI
gett
Rev DR.. J. s. Kieffer, pastor of Zion
Reformed Church, Hagerstown, ceIe-
brated the thirtieth anniversary of his
pastorate on Sunday.
John B. Mallott and c. W. Morton.
residing near Hancock, on pleasant
Ridge, in Washington county, while out
hunting with their dogs, came across q
wild cat. The former fired at TIA ai.i-
NAL, wounding it. The animal repulsad
Mallot and his dog. and desperate
fight took place between the dog and
the animal before it could be despatch
ed by Mr.. Morton. who had heard the
cries of the cat. The dog was bad
used up. The same hunters killed Two
more wild cats during the same day.
The times., 1898-01-19
COMSTOCK HAS FOX ARRESTED.
Living Picture Supplement-" of a
Periudicial Complained Of.

New York. Jan. 1e.-Richard X. Fox,
proprietor of the Police Gazette, and his
manager, Robert W. Urban, We're arrest ed
this afternoon at the instance of Anthony
Comstock, upon a complaint charging them
with having sent an indecent paper through
the nails.
The paper complained OF was the Ma
tionai Police Gazette and its living pic
ture supplement" The copy Of the paper
on which the charge was based was adj
dressed to &c. Brill. Box DO, Summit,
\. j. and Comstock said that his in
formation was based upon correspondence
addressed to Richard X. Fox, subscribing
for the paper and receiving it through
the mails, in response 10 n registered let
ter sent to Fox.
Fox and Urban were arragned before
Commissioner shields, who held them un-
der So 500 bail each for preliminary ex-
animation. Mr.. Fox said that the pic
lures objected to were simply reproduc-
tions of living pictures presented in thea
ters i'm this city.
The times., 1898-01-19
DARK SIDE GF KIoSDIKE.

4 Returned kansan Sounds a Note
of Warming to Wealth-Seckers.
Topeka, Kas.. Jan 1S.-W. s. Evans, a
Kansan, Just returned from Dawson City
paints a dark picture of the Klondike, nd
advises the dozen or more goldseekers now
prepa ring to startsfrom Western States to
give up the undertaking. Evans says fat
meat and sugar could be had in plenty
at Dawson, but he never could eat all he
wanted of either! He drank grease and
ate sugar without any sense of sickness.
Evans thinks that the scheme of the
Secretary of the Interior to run trains
over the ice in the Yukon River to the
gold fields would fail, because the ice
often blocks theI entire river, rising in
lofty bergs. Overthe mountains travellers
must cut their way through SHOWS, which
block the canyons. 1t takes month of
steady travel to cliiiib over either the
Chilkoot or White Pass,
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LEONARD w. JEROME DEAD.
Unable to Recover From the Acct.
dent That Befell Him.

New York, Jan. w Jerome.
who had both of his legs crushed just
below the knees, by being run over by
apid transit train, near Jamaica, l.. l., On
Sunday afternoon, died today. None OF
Jerome's relatives Were present at the
time Of his death but kilograms were
sent to them. The body will be taken to
Morris Park, where the dead man lived.
the decease was a relative of Leonard
W. Jerome, the founder OF Jerome Park,
and was cousin of Lady Ra ndolph
Churchill. 1t is said he once had an in-
come of at least S1o.ooo year. but
suuandered the money as fast as 1t came
to him Several months ago he inherited
$4,000 from tile estate Of his wife, bat
in rema rkably short time he was almost
penniless, a nd had to become con-
ductor on the Long Island Railroad. Last
Saturday night, il is said. Jerome had
been out with party of friends, and when
he got off the train at Woodruff Park, he
fell under the cars. He was fifty-two
wears old.
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spRISTED AND SAVED a TRAIN
Heroic Run of u Section Hand on
the New York Central

Rochester. \. Y. Jan. lS-Lewis Joiih-
CO.., an atbIette section liza nd on the New
York Central Railroad. by his speed as
runner saved the limited mail from What
might have been n frightful accident yes
ter,lav. Johnson was going over his route
after a special American express hah gone
through. and found a broken ran lie
knew that the limited mail was late ana
was expected at any moment. Dropping
his tools and throwing his overcoat OIL
he started on a run for the hlock station
at Newark, two miles distant When al
most there Johnson heard the rumbiins cd
the approa ching train, but, redouhlinG ms
exertions. he managed TO reach the Signai
tower lust in time to stop the train
The times., 1898-01-19

From the tone of the English press
Yesterday there appears To he yearnins
hope over there that this country Will
make common cause with Great Britain
against Russia in China. If the English
press has forgotten some things, we have
the Cha yton- BuIwer treaty, and last but
not least the Anglo-Cleyeland arbitration
treaty. II is true that blood is thicker
than water, and that the English are our
kinsmen. 1t also is true that we love
them in much the same way that other
relatives love each other i'll everyday
life.
The times., 1898-01-19

Mr.. Mckinley promised the ma ton that,
i'll the event of a failure Of his scheme Of
autonomy, American Intervention in Cuba
would follow Immediately. His own Ad-
ministratio organs concede the dea tn
and burial of autonomy, and warn him
that the lives of his consuls and American
citizens are in imminent danger. Does
lie want anything else; or are the in
tercsts of the Olney-A tkins syndicate
more precious than his duty in the premises?
The times., 1898-01-19
Germanv,s New warshius

News has been received at the Navy
Department going to show that when Ger
many shall have realized ON her budget for
building ships she viii be ahead of both
Russia and America. By April next, Ger
many viii have built or begun to TO build
twelve battleships of the first rate. eight
armored coast defense ships, ten large
cruisers, and twenty-threc small cruisers.
The battleships are TO cost about 5000
600 each. and the small cruisers about
81 1,00e 900 each.
The times., 1898-01-19
GOLD ExrLoRERs SAIL AWAY.
well-Equipped Expedition Leaves
San Francisco for Dawson City.

well-Equipped Expedition Leaves
San Francisco for Dawson City.
San Francisco Jan. 1S--The steamer Ex-
celsior sailed today with over fifty pas
sengers for the KIondike. The wharf
was crowded with outfits and dogs, nearly
every party having a number of trained
dogs. These parties were best equipped
of any that have sailed for the north.
None had less than 900 pounds of food
to man and some had 5000 pounds
each, enough to last for two years. One
party Is made up of eight Siberian miners,
who have all appliances for mining in the
Russian manner, and an outfit of skin
clothes that are remarkable
Tie ship companies viii Tot be able to
handle the great rush to the Klondke I'M
less more vessels are procured. The price
of shipping is now higher than ever. Yes
sells that six months ago could be chartered
for 81 900 a month now bring S4 600. and
these are only steam schooners. No large
steamers are to be had at any price.