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The times., 1898-01-10
Absent-siinded Mommsen.


4 personal friend Of Prof. Theodore
Momn,sen, the German historian and scien-
tist. who celebrated his eightieth birthday
on November 80 last. says that until quite
lately he was up at = O'Clock to work on
a cup OF cold coffee put ready for him
overnight Tn his personal requirements he
is the most modest Of men, and by no
means a house tyra ut: Al 5 ne comes down
to breakfast with his wife and five daugh-
ters still at home, and he likes everybody
10 be there. One young lady who was sta '
ing in the house was not infrequently not
up to time This neglect did not Is
cape his notice. 1T is a pity you can't
serve your year in tine army, ne rema rked;
you would learn the difference between
and halfpast,''
He can be very cutting in his remarks
sometimes, but they are always tempered
10 the shorn lamb, though the full grown
sheep must weather the storm as beSt he
can. The BerIiners. who dearly love their
little Jokes, tell many a story OF his aO-
sent-IEindedness ,andhe has even been cred
ited with not ha wing recognized his own
little son, and with having asked his name,
preparatory to requesting him not to make
quite 50 much noise in a public tram-cdr
in which he was going To- town from his
home in CharlottenbUrg; and it is authentic
that he put his first baby into the waste
paper basket one day, and covered it up
because it cried. He is. all the same, most
devoted to children. and has plenty of
opportunity for indulginG this taste, as
he has still twelve living children, and
younger generation is rising
The times., 1898-01-10

Spain will insist upon the assumption
by Cuba of the Spanish Cuban debt,
and will hold the Mckinley Admins
tration responsible for inducing or CO.
ercing acceptance, under the threat OF
war in case of failure A new and in
teresting situation is thus created. We
do not doubt that Gen. Gomez will be
willing to meet Gems. Lee and Blanco,
il they go to him empowered to treat
officially. 1t is less probable that he
would consent to an armistice in the
absence of a definite proposition, and
we feel quite sure that he would make
short work of any proposal to saddle
even as much as $3.50, 100000 of the
Spanish debt on his struggling and
wrecked country.
On the other hand, it-is possible he
might consider a plan which should in
yoIve payment to Spain of $35,000,00 or
even $100,000,000, by way of indemnity,
if our Government would undertake to
see that Spain carried out her agree
mentS in good faith. Such solution
seems to be feasible, but If is not likely
that it would be acceptable either to
Senior Sagasta or to the friends OF the
Administration who are interested in
the Spanish bonds or the syndicated
sugar estates; and we look to see
strong American pressure brought to
bear upon the patriots to compel them
to accept the ghost of independence,
coupled with breaking load of
fixed charges which would amount to
permanent financial slavery. However,
those are matters which may be dis
cussed in detail as they develop. We
are glad of one thing. The representa-
tive organs of the Administration and
the syndicates at last concede that the
end of the war is at hand, and that
Cuba in any case is lost to Spain. 1t
indicates that the time is also near
when Mr.. Mckinley and the great mass
of his fellow-citiZens will be able to
look at the burning Cuban question
from something approXimating COM
mon standpoint.
The times., 1898-01-10
Military Trials in Germany.

Berlin Letter in New York Observer
/ have left myself little enough space to
deal with another matter which bulks large
in the minds of Germans. They are ma
ton of soldiers. Every man must serve
his two years with the colors, and there
fore any measure which deeply affects the
army is naturally burning question in all
classes of the community. | refer to the
reform of the military judicial procedure,
which has at last been wruuC from re-
luCtant emperor and powerful military
clique. Hitherto the court-martial system
was an insult to the civiliZa ton of the nine
teenth century. When a soldier had COM
mitted an offCnSe he was tried in secret.
Until he appeared in court he was ignorant
Of the precise nature of the charge to be
brought against him. He was not permitted
TO speak i'll his own defense or to employ an
advocate who was permitted TO speak. All
the plea dings had to lie i'll writing, And all
the offices of Judge, prosecuting counsel
and jury were all centered in the one per
son. III was an intquitous and barbar0us
system, and thousands of innocent soldiers
have suffered wrong and contuInely because
OF IT. The marvel is that the Germans toll
Grated its existence for so long. Even Rus
sia has more humane system. But now all
this is TO he changed The accused soldier
is to be allowed orally TO address the court.
The services of an advocate, fully instruct
ed a s to the charge, ill tie permitted him
and-greatest reform of alI--the proceed
ings viii he carried on in public in all cases
save those where publicity is believed to be
dangerous TO the state.
The times., 1898-01-10

.serfinous to state them all over again.
With all his faults, and his dangerous
and anti-American methods and prac-
tices. Mr.. Hanna is the great represen-
tative Republican. Those within his
own party who oppose him stul-
ify themselves and = their organi-
zation, State and national. in doing
so. Allow all that may be said against
the principles of bribery, corruption,
and intimidation, the bolting Ohio
Republicans are not the people to find
fault, since all these things are insepa-
rable from the time-honored policy and
practice of the grand old party" It's
Ohio contingent solemnly pledged its
loyalty to Mr. Hanna, and its agents in
the Legislature have no consistent
course open TO them but to carry out
the promise of their State convention.
The defeat of the Administration cam
didate would be bad thing for De-
mocracy. 1t would look extremely as if
a considerable number Of Republican
politicians were opposed to the methods
that have reused the masses to a real
izing sense of what Republican rule
really is. In that way one of the
strongest popular arguments, in favor
of a change of national control, would
be nullified to a great extent. So, as
usual, we are hopeful for Hanna. Gen.
Grant once said: The best way to get
rid of a bad law is to enforce it, On
the same line of reasoning, il may Ve
assumed that the best way to cure the
country of Repubiicanism is TO iill as
many Republican seats in the, Senate
with exactly such men as our alienated
but still admired friend, Marcus Aure
Illus Hanna. Let the good work pro-
ceed,
The times., 1898-01-10
Badgered.

from the Chicago Inter ocean,
There is one man in Washinton who de-
clares that if he can hereafter obtain in
formation in any other wa he Will not ask
questions. He is employed in one of the
departments, and his duties consist mainly
in ordering and buying furniture. While on
his way to order wire screen the other
day he met a vender of rat traps and other
contrivances made of wire. As there are
few places in the city where wire goods
are made, lie Thought lie had found new
factory. stopping the man. he asked:
Where did you get those traps
Made 'em. Where do you suppose was
the rathe sullen reply
'.Where did you learn wire working
The rat trap vender looked at his
qusetioner sharply and promptly replied:
same place you did. Sing Sing
The laugh of the bystandeTs still rings
in the inquisitive mans ears.
The times., 1898-01-10
SMASHING MINT DIES.
Destroyed With the End Of th
YeDr

1
! Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-These are busy
| days at the United States Mint in a
department which is busy at but enc
season of the year, and a short season
at that.
Perhaps everybody doesn't stop to
think about it, but, nevertheless. with
the last day of each recurring year the
| dies used by the Governments metal
money manufacturers pass into a state
OF Innocuous desuetude- This is lot 50
nuch on account of any defect in the
dies as on account OF the fact thar the
date inscribed on each is good only for
the twelvemonth il represents. For in
stance. the dies which stamp upon the
gold. silver and copper coins the legend
1897 are no good as far as the issues
OF 1893 are concerned.
Hence it is that after the midnight
hour of 1891 new stamps for converting
the various metals into the coin Of th.
realm We're necessary.
Strangely enough. there is little or no
demand for the first coins of each de-
| nomination turned out each year This
| is probably because the public doesn't
understand the process of transition
from old coins to new. Another reason
may lie in the fact that the first coin
struck from each die is accorded no
more recognition on the part of the
Mint employees than the second or the
fifth or the seventy-sixth. Therefore,
( it would be extremely difficult 10 pick
out the exact first coin" OF any de-
nomination. The number of dies used
up at the Philadelphia Mint in the
course of d year is interesting. Duriu.
1897 in making double eagles. or so gold
pieces, twenty-one diverse dies and
sixteen, reverse dies were knocked
into smithereens. or otherwise used up:
in making eagles or so gold pieces the
number was twenty diverse and
twenty-one reverse" for half eagles.
or s. gold pieces. nine "obverse' and
ten reverse" quarter eagles. or S2-50
gold pieces. one ''Obverse'' and one re
verse" Very few of the last-named
coins are made nowadays, however In
silver coins fOr dollars. thirteen 'Ob-
verse" and twelve reverse" dies were
used; for half dollars. fifteen Of each
kind Of dies; for quarter dollars. fifty-
five "0bverse" and fOrty-fouF Teycrse''
had to be made, while in the making cf
dimes seveuty-three diverse" and
ffty-two reverse We're Worn out.
Nickel coins used up ninety-nine re
verse" dies and ninety-siX "0bEerse
and copper coins, or One-eent pieces. re
quired 100 diverse dies and Il5 re
verse"
In addition to the above there were
enc 'obvsrse'' and one reverse proof
dies for each coin OF each denomina-
ton. This made a grand total of $50
dies used during the year. each Of
which was ..-smashed in the head Mon
day, Tlfs totalsnumber of pieces turn
ed ont from them was 9S. .549. 40 and the
total amount coined represented
value OF S5fGTI, ,5Ss.5T
The times., 1898-01-10
Popular with the Whites.
lFrom the Roston Rndget. }


a certain merchant who lives near BDs-
ton numbers among his acquaintances and
friends an Old CoIored preacher, by whom
he was recently invited 90 make Sunda y
morning call at the church over which
the latter presitles. The merchant, al
though wishing most heartily to accept
the invitation, and To- bring his wife also.
was soinewhat in doubt as TO the propriety
OF doing 50.
II am afraid" he said in explana ton
''that our presence would not he wholly
pleasant TO your congregation
The shepherd reasSured hiin. why,
sah,r ne exclaimed, 'tiere's so rmany white
folks in dat church some Sundays mah con-
srega Shuu looks like han'fun of blue
berries in a bowl Of luilki'
The times., 1898-01-10
Only an Incident.
Frotn the Chicago Times HcraId.J
ssRcr.-i rrnIs-i rnrr-u-n,,-,r

From the Chicago Times HcraId.J
Bowl wowi bow.--wow-wow."
Hang that dog!" exclains Scribbler
closing the W indow with bang. IF
there's anything 1 do detest it's a yelp-
ing cur!''
Poo! woo. woo--woo-wo
Good graoious," SAYS ScribbIer; that
must he another. Drat those dogs, any
way!'
Boo. wool bow. wowl boo woo-woo,
howi wow-wow. zip.''
Great Scott" yelis SCriibler. throw
ing up the W window, with shout of clec.
tits fight! Go it, little dOgl go it, little
one, Now you've got him. Go iti'
And he leans out of the window for an
hour.
The times., 1898-01-10
Immigration Statistics.
(From the Springfield Republican

FFOIIl the SprIhRTItfu -HtpUBTiCHU.T
An interesting and simple study in sta
tist les: Immigrants landed In New York in
1896, 233 400; in 1897, IL, ,42o; decrease,
60,9SO. BY so much is America little
more American than Year ago. or the
1T2,420. there came 1861 from Germany,
despite all the Kaiser's efforts to keep his
subjects Germans; 10,S17 from Hungary;
1O,906 frotu Sweden, and 56,S0S from
Italy, which sent many more than any other
foreign land. Ireland still sends steady
stream, her total being 49, At. Even Eng
land sent us 1882.
The times., 1898-01-10

Great Britain is pushing re-enforcements
forward to strengthen the British eXpedi-
tion on the NiIe. One reason for this is that
While Sir Herbert Kitchener is making
slow headway toward Khartoum, French
force is moving on the same place from the
south. The dervishes are said to welcome
the French as friends, and th ere is fear that
they may encourage the latter to hoist the
tri-color over the city before the British can
get there. That would present an inter-
stride.
The times., 1898-01-10

The program in the House for the
week is to keep appropriation bills be-
fore that body. The Republican lead
ers are becoming decidedly weary over
the length of the debate on the civil
service question. but as SO many of the
members on both sides insisted On
speaking it has been next to an impos-
sibility to shut off the flow of talk.
There will, doubtless. be more of it
when the actual bill for a radical modi-
fication of the law is considered.
Speaker Reed is known TO be diSsats-
fled with the slow progress being made
with measures that will have to be
passed, and has been heard to remark
that if the House does not hurry the
Senate will delay the regular Sppro-
priation bills and prolong the session
until late in the summer.
The times., 1898-01-10
Mr.. Perkins. private secretary to Senator

Mr. Perkins. private secretary TO Senator
Hanna, has almost much confidence in
the ultimate triumph of his chief as we
have. 1t is asserted that he has wasered
81 800 even that Hanna will be returned
to the Senate. Ont in Columbus the odds
are a little different. Almost ny opponent
of the boss in the legislature could place a
bet OF one dollar against twenty five thou
SAND that Hanna viii not win.
The times., 1898-01-10
The Wisdom of Experience.
From the Atchinson GIot,s

Before girl is married, she SAYS a
girl ought to marry young, but fter
she is married, she says it is a Shame
for girl to marry before she is thirty.
The times., 1898-01-10

Reports assert that everyw here through
cut the Celestial kingdom the Chinese are
enraGed over the concessions made by their
government TO Germany. But 1t does not
follow, therefore, that they viii commit
any overt act. Last summer the American
people everywhere were indignant because
OF the attitude OF our own Government
tow ard the Cuban republic, but that was
all there W as about il.
The times., 1898-01-10
New Eng lands Railways
tFra,n the Heston Heraid.a

Only about forty niles OF steam rail
road track have hcen laid in all New
England this year. and thirty of these
were laid in Maine. The new electric
car lines have more than made up for the
sl,inkace, however,
The times., 1898-01-10

A deadly sort of monotony Dervades the
often reiterated report that Great Britain
is about TO issue an ultimatum to the
powers, declaring that the ports of China
must ba free to the commerct Of all European
nations alike. Now, if Lord Salisbury only
VIII stop limiting and publish a note of
that sort, thnre VIII De ground and occa-
sion for interest.
The times., 1898-01-10

The impoSsibility of procuring Thousand
dollar sealskin clOakS Will be much re.
sented by the ladies of Ohio legislators
after the Senatorial election. What com
fort they may be able TO derive from
Russian sable and diamonds VIII be theirs
hnMt.Yar.
The times., 1898-01-10
Circulation Statement.

ReodsTs Of The Times scho meg at a51y
time be O"able 70 procure copies Of Il 1t any
metrS S;oeo, railroad S'atjo5, Or on railroad
trains ,r5i confer a toror upoa The manage
aaeat By seadiag to this Office Information Of
the fact.
The times., 1898-01-10

Communications intended for publication
az The Times should be feraely and plainly
'crateH and must ia al cases be accompanied
or he name and address Of the 1crjtes. Re-
}ecied communications sriH ant be preserved,
o"o only manuscripts II o6ejotts Importance
aetH be feta5ecd to Hscti- authors.
The times., 1898-01-10

The Hawaiian treaty Will have the
right of way in the Senate this week
and the outlook for the transaction of
any other business in that body is not
promising. In spite of the suggestions
on the part of some of the opponents
the treaty will be discussed in eXecu-
tive session. Just how long the debate
will continue is problematical, but the
friends of annexation hope To have the
vote taken by the end of January. on
account of the uncertainty of several
Of the Senator's, it is difficult to state
at present what the result will be. The
leaders on both sides are claiming the
victory in advance. 1t is conceded that
the vote will be close.
The times., 1898-01-10


The hundred dollar counterfeit silver GER
tificates are causing the TreaS Sury much
concern. More of them have turned up
There is an impression around that these
fraudulent bills may have been printed
from plates made in the Bureau of En-
Eraving and Printing. The chief of the
bureau declares that TO he impossible.
since no plates of the Kind have been
stolen. The public has been 50 shocked
at the ease with which wicked persons
have been able TO best the postal order
system that it is ready to believe almost
anything Just now-even the Possibility
OF publishing bad bills from good plates.
An English wspaper man but they call
them journalists, something else that is
digniiied. on the other side OF the water-is
uneasy on the subject of teeth. He is doing
his best to work out s0ma idea about teeth
being an index TO character, and recollectS
that the teeth OF bad men in fiction are
often very white and fine. There was Mr..
CarISer. in "Donlbey and SON. and in
another novel bridegroom showed his
strong, white teeth in very unpleasa mt
sort of grin. There was hero OF one OF
Prosper ,Merinfee's stories who bit his bride
with his beautiful white teeth. And there
is a bad man in The Beth Book" with te eth
rather far apart. Phrenol0gy used to be a
fad In this country. and worthy people whose
bumps were not OF just the proper size
and shape felt uncomfortable all through
their lives; then the fadtvas palmistry, and
gloves were sought by people with unpre-
possessing hands; and now. according to
this writer, 1T is teeth. Possibly he is in
some way interested in 4 dentists business.
That is the only way in which his theory
can really he explained.
The times., 1898-01-10

Senator Hanna can now feel for for
mer Senator John Fl. Mitchell, of Ore
gon. When the Legislature of that
State was in session last year and Mr..
Mitchell was trying his best to return
to the Senate, he and other Repubi-
cans appealed to Mr.. Hanna as chair
man Of the National Committee to give
them some assistance and persuade the
boilers to qualify and assist in organiZ-
ing the lower house. Mr.. Hanna said it
was none of the business of the Ma
tional Committee. Mr.. Hanna is now
dealing with boilers himself and knows
how il feels to reach out for aid and
help and find it refused him. Mr.
Hanna is taking a dose of his own
medicine. and from all reports that dose
is of an exceptionally bitter sort.
The times., 1898-01-10
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

That enterprising publication known
as the Congressional Record scooped
all of its contemporaries last Wednes-
day. On that day the President sent
to the Senate five written pages of
nominations, all of them new. The
Record came out the next morning
with twenty solid printed pages of
nominations. Those pages contained
the names of every recess appoint
ment that had been made, the great
majority being postmasters. All of
these have been referred to committees,
and the Senate has enough business
to keep it going for a month.
In it's Saturday evening edition the
Washington Star printed the following
concerning story it published Friday
evening: THE exclusive announce
ment yesterday by the Star of the
system created quite a sensation in
postoffice circles, and the officials were
perplexed this morning to find out how
the information leaked This sounds
very we'll, but the fact is that the
frauds referred to were known before
the Star dreamed they We're in exist
ence. Thursday morning of last week
The Times published paragraph in
this column on the same subject, cit
ing the first case that was discovered
by the new method of auditing ac-
counts in the office of the auditor. and
the gossip on the subject in the cloak
rooms at the Capitol. There was moth
ing new in the publication of our wide
awake rival forty eight hours late, save
the fact that it had taken the cue from
The Times and worked up a few addi-
tional details. The Times did not claim
credit for any exclusive announcement,
but as matter of fact it was the first
by forty-eight hours to give the Wash
ington public the information that pos
sible frauds had been committed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-17
just - TriNe Twisted.

Out at: West Roxbury recently a
group of people were telling stories
around a certain fireplace, illustra ting
the wit and humor peculiar to children,
and the mistakes often made by them,
and it was suggested that the saying
of a little girl of the Robert G. Shaw
school was worthy of mention.
Mamma" she said, II don't think
our music teacher knows much.''
''Why, my dear:'
"'Cause, right in the middle of the
lesson he stopped and asked: How
many turnips in a bushel?'"
The mother, much mystifed, made
inquiries, and found the question had
been: GLOW many beats in meas
e?"-Beverly Times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-03-17
pREs1DEurh Do1z
the hawaiian Executive Talks OF His
Trip to the United States On
Reaching Home.

San Francisco, March 14.-lIonolulu
advices of March 6, received by the
steamer China, which arrived Sunday,
say that President Dole returned to
Honolulu on the morning of March a..
After cabinet meeting held immedi-
ately upon his arrival he was inter-
viewed. He spoke frankly on matters
pertaining to his mission to Washing
ton. He said:
Eyes, shall be very glad indeed to tell
the people anything I know relative to
annexation. The Maine disaster absorbed
the attention of the statesmen in WASH
ington previous to my departure for Ha-
wall. When that has quoted down, I be-
lieVe Hawaiian annexation will be Dera-
mount In congress. When was in WASH
lhSton met many friends of Hawaii. They
feel confident that annexation Will come
While there was doubt whether the treaty
would secure the required 60 votes in the
senate, still it was the concensus Of opinion
that joint resolution would carry in
both houses. I place much reliance in
what was told me by senators and con-
gressmen who are fighting for Hawaii, for
! know them to be working faithfully and
earnestly"
What is Speaker Reeds attitude?" the
president was asked.
" hoh L was III TIE american capitol
learned that he always opposed annexa-
ton, although he made no demonstration
against the treaty.
MY impression of President Mckinley?
Well, will reply it is extremely favorable
I found him to be an unassuming frank
and sterling man. He seems to have heart
and soul in the annexation treaty.
Our reception was extremely cordial
and hospitable. All along the line to and
from Washington throngs of people came
to See me. We shook hands and in many
instances l was obliged to speak briefly
from the car platform. 1t was from these
people that I gathered the impression that
Uncle Sans adoption of Hawaii was the
popular sentiment throughout the land"