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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20

bratiGg the Declaration of indie.
dendence. 1t ought TO be especially
inspiring to the troops from the south.
ern states, for the declaration was
emphatically southern in its concep-
tion and execution. 1t was introduced
in substance on the 7th day of June,
1916, by Richard Henry Lee and it's
consideration deferred until congress
could hear from New York. New Jer-
sey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
and Delaware, which colonies hest.
tated and were slow to act. They did
not have to wait to hear from Vir.
ginia or The Carolinas or Georgia. On
the first day of July the resolution
was passed and the committee APP
pointed to drsft the Declaration OF
Independence. Thomas Jefferson
drew it, and the house where he did
it is still standing "a grand old man
sion in Virginia, the property of the
Page family, the lineal ancestors OF
Thomas Nelson Page, our much loved
southern author. With Lee to write
it and Washington and the Lees to
fight for it, we should celebrate it as
often as its anniversary returns. We
are going to celebrate it here in our
peaceful little city and try to keep
alive those sentiments of true pa
triotism that make good citizens in
peace and good soldiers in war. The
delegates from Georgia were the
first to sign and Britton Gwinnette
heads the list and Lyman Hall and
George Walton come next in order
Our fathers named three counties for
these three patriots and like them
they stand side by side in brotherly
touch and both in war and in peace
have honored the noble names that
were given them.-Bill Arp, in Atlanta
Constitution.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
tingiy Violated the Law of
the Constitution.

"The presidents flag which has been
designed for President Mckinley is
not exactly new thing" remarked
an ordnance officer of the army to
Star reporter, though it is new as
far as the idea of general flag is con-
cerned. The navy got up presidents
flag for President Arthur, but he used
it but once. He wanted to take an
ocean trip up to New York on the
presidential yacht, the Dispatch, and
the question was raised that under the
provisions of the constitution he
could not do so, for the reason that
the constitution forbids the president
leaving the United States while he is
president. 1t was urged on him that
If he flew a presidential flag on the
Dispatch he would be in the United
States, in n legal sense; that is, he
would not violate the constitutional
provision while sailing under it. even
If he did go out on the ocean. Gen.
Arthur, who was a lawyer himself, was
not exactly welded to the idea. but
he let the opinion of others prevail,
and he made one trip, but that was all
he would make. Since then the pres
idential flag has never been used, and
l am not exactly clear what has be-
come of it, l am very clear, however,
in the opinion that no president will
ever make an ocean trip under it I'M
less there is some change made in that
particular provision of the constitu-
ton, which is not very likely to hap.
pen. While at Newport President
Arthur had talk with Justice Mil
Ter, then on the United States supreme
court, and Jeremiah Black, of Penn.
sylvania, who was one of the leading
constitutional lawyers of the country.
They both told him that it matters not
what kind of a flag he few, or who
made it, it was a dangerous proceed
ing in every particular, and it would be
better that it should not be repeated.
That settled the presidential flag, as
far as an ocean trip was concerned.
| During the same evening Jeremiah
| Black told President Arthur that
| Andrew Jackson, when he was presi-
dent, once consulted him on a ques-
| ton which involved the same princi.
pie. 1t appears that President John
son, during u visit to Niagara Falls
took a carriage ride, and without
thinking much where the driver was
taking him, found himself on the
Canadian side of the river. He re-
manned there but a few minutes, re.
returning Immediately to the Amer.
lean side. A paragraph got into the
newspapers of the ride which annoyed
the president so much that he per.
sonally requested number of news
| paper writer's to refrain from men
tioning it. The result of this was tina,
there was but little publicity ever
given to the incident, though l re
Gently conversed with a newspaper
man who saw President johnson OF
Canadian soil, but who, al his solicita
ton, never made any publication o
the matter. Judge Black told Presi
dent Johnson that, although he die
1t unwittingly, he had violated tn,
constitution, and that departure o
one foot from American shore unde
d flag or not was as much violation a
ten or more leagues out to sea-
Washington Star.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE.
The Country Is Feeling PSetty Come
Portable After One Year of Me-
KinIey's Administration.


The first full fiscal year OF President
McKinley's administration closed with
the beginning of July. The country
finds itself in the midst of war
which is being indorsed by every polit-
ical convention, democratic as well as
republican. This is new expert
ence for the American people. For the
first time in its history the nation is q
unit in approving aud vigorously pros
ecuting the war in which it has be-
come involved. Always before there
has been, in time of war, as well as in
advance of it, peace-at-any-price
party. Now that sentiment is con-
fined to collegiate senility. Herein
President Mckinley has behind him
the whole people as none Of his prede-
cessors ever had.
We must wait few days longer for
the statistics of the old fiscal year.
But enough is known to warrant the
assertion that it will make most en-
couraging showing, especially as COM
pared with the previous fiscal year.
The only basis of comparison now is
the first II months of last year
and the year before. Our imports
exceeded our exports in those months
of 1897 to the amount of $14,4S7,753,
but in 1898 the exports exceeded the
imports, $2OS,003,s17, difference in
favor of 1898 of over 5000 100000.
This enormous balance of trade
in our favor has had the effect of
greatly increasing the country's stock
of gold, the imports of which during
the II months exceeded the exports
to the amount of $l02026,9S5. This
gold has gone into the circulation Of
the country, and added that much to
the actual currency of the people.
The total receipts of the treasury
for the first ten months Of the three
tariffs of this decade have been pub
lished and serve as a powerful statis-
teal Endorsement of the present adj
ministration. The Dingley tariff has
now been in operation ten months.
The receipts of the treasury for that
time, exclusive of Pacific railroad
sales, were $265,550,7 06. The receipts
for the first ten months of the Wilson
tariff were $234336,431; for the first
ten months of the Mckinley tariff,
$312,062, sos. The results under the
Dingley tariff were substantially as
predicted by Mr.. Dingley in his speech
in support of the bin in its final form.
The republican party does not indulge
in random guesses on matters suscep-
tible Of close estimates, and its calcu-
lations, like its promises, can be re-
lied upon.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
Russia's Magnificent Churches,

The churches in ST. Petersburg are SO
magnificent that they, too, go to your
head, We did nothing but go to mass
on Christmas eve and Christmas day,
for although we spent our Christmas in
Berlin, we arrived in St. Petersburg il
time for the Russian Christmas, which
comes IL days later than ours. Saint
lsaac's, the Kazan and Saints Peter and
Paul dazed me. The icons or images
of the Virgin are set with diamonds and
emeralds worth a kings ransom. They
are only under glass, which is kept
murky from the kisses which the people
press upon the hands and feet. The in
teriors of the cathedrals, with their
hundreds of silver couronnes, and bat.
tie flags and trophies of conquests, look
like great bazaars. Every column 10
covered clear to the dome. The tombs
Of the car are always surrounded by
people, and candles burn the year
round. Upon the tomb OF Alexander
H., under glass, is the exquisite laurel
wreath placed there by President
Faure. 1t is of gold, and was made by
the most famous carver of gold in Eu-
rope.-Lilian Bell, in Ladies' Home
Journal
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
STAND BY THEIR COUNTRY.
Rate Loan Of the Gov
eminent.

The applications for the govern
ment's war loan of 5000, 100000 aggre-
gate $790,0O0,C0O. The success of the
popular feature of the loan appears in
the fact that subscriptions in $500 and
less have been received to the amount
of $4OOOO,OOO, which is expected to be
largely increased from the July /
withdrawal of savings bank deposits.
This hurry to accept low rate loan
of a government engaged in war is one
of the most impressive signs of the
times 1t shows the American peoples
confidence in their own nation, in
which they are the governing power
1t shows the grandeur of country to
which foreign war is an incident
that is not embarrassing. And it
shows the absurdity of the cry that
1.-THE rich are growing richer and the
poor poorer"-an absurdity demon
strated by the revelations of the dis
tribution of wealth among the peo-
pie.
Nor should it be forgotten that the
credit OF this nation which finds an
eager competition for its bonds re-
suits from the record of this country
as an inasxible opponent of repudia-
ton. Those who in party platforms
and in legislative halls have refused
the enticements that lead to repudia-
ton. and have fought with great labor
the battle of financial integrity. have
their works following them in gov
eminent which can borrow at will and
find its creditors among its own peo-
ple.-Troy Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
His Experience.

Tom--Do you believe that marriage,
as rule. is failure?
Jack-Judging from my own expert
ence. believe it is.
"Why, L didn't know that you had
ever been married"
That's just i'll failed to marry"
Chicago Evening News.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
The unrevised expenditures for tho

All the items m the ABOVE tilole ex-
cept those for Indians and interest are
higher than the expenditures for the
same account last year But naturally
the chief increase is in the expense for
the army and navy. This amounts TO
not less than 67,OOO,O0O. or $4,000, 600
more than the deficit for the whole
wear. But for the war our financial
statement for the last fiscal year would
have shown gratifying surplus.-Chi-
cnuo Post
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20

II is said that the patterns on the
finger tips are not only unchange.
able through life, but the chance of
the finger-tips of tive persons being
alike is less than one in $4,000. 000, 900.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20
THE DINGLEY REVENUE.
1t is by S7O,OOO,OOO Better Producer
Than Its Predecessor, the
Wilson Law.

With June 80, the fiscal year, the
government receipts which will be
charged against the Dingley bill, al
though it did not take effect until July
"a, 1897, came to close, The gross re-
ceipts for the year, subject to revision,
were:
customs ....,.........,........ .til9 Sl?, 5vz
internal reVerue... l6S9Sl, 0ll
Miscellaneous ....................... Au0,9Ss
Total .S4O2 954, 800
Included in the miscellaneous re-
ceipts was $64,757,2a3 from the Union
Pacific and Kansas Pacific railway sale,
reducing the total revenue from ordi-
nary sources to 3S,2O3, 1Se, against
$347,721 0O5 for the last year of the Will
son tariff.
AS matter of fact more than $40,-
100000 credited to the last fiscal year
under the Wilson law was in the nature
of anticipatory payments for importa-
lions and withdrawal from bond which,
in the ordinary course OF business
would have been paid during the fiscal
year 1s971S9S and would have added
that much to the receipts under the
Dingley bill while reducing those under
the Wilson law by so much. With this
Just rectifcation it is evident that the
Dingley tariff as revenue producer
was some ST0,0O0,OOO better than the
Wilson law It superseded.
The unrevised expenditures for tho
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-08-20

DPennsylvania democrats. through
the regular state convention. have dis
carded free silver and Bryan. The
prospect is that similar action will be
taken in New Ysrk.-St. louis Globe
Democrat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

n. w, Turner, Of the United States Geo.
logical survey, is at the Lick
>c Sohn 3. Arunsen, a prominent Portland
tor) merchant, is at the Lick
u. Z. Page, one of vacavilles most
prominent merchants, is at the Russ.
Il; u. Tandy, prominent New York
capitalist, is guest at the California
II. l.. Talbot, well-known business
man or Boston, Mass, is at the Palace.
q. g. Clough, well-known jurist of
quincy, Piumas County. is at the Russ.
Frank r. Wardle, a well-known New
York merchant, is registered at the Pal
ace.
r. B. Dickinson. prominent merchant
or Los Angeles, is a guest at the Cali
fornia.
Major Lewis Smith of the regular army,
accompanied by Mrs Smith, is at the Oc-
cidental
The following gentlemen, hailing from
Frankfort, KY, have returned from the
Klondike, and are registered at the Occi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25
a STRIKING CONTRAST.

" STRIKING contrast exists between the attitude
I I of Charles L. Patton candidate for Mayor
and that of his opponent 1t is contrast which
illustrates the difference in the characters OF the two
men and shows how diverse their motives IN seek
ing the Mayoralty. 1t is therefore significant feat
of the canvass, and that should not be over
looked or passed without consideration by the voters
Mr. Patton was not Office seeker at the hands OF
the Republican convention. Mr.. Phelan so eager
an Office seeker he would not trust his nomination to
his fellow Democrats but procured it from two ire
sponsible bodies selfconstituted convention call
ing itself Democratic and another sefconstltuted con-
vention calling itself Non-Partisan
When the nomination offered Mr.. Patton by
the Republicans he stated that while he is willing to
fulfill any duty to which his fellow-citizens call him.
he would not be a candidate except upon platform
of policies which in his judgment would advance the
interests of the community. Mr.. Phelan, seeking
nominations from two conventions, did not concern
himself about the platform OF either of them. He did
not stop consider what policies the two proposed,
or whether they agreed with one another. He took
the nominations greedily. All platforms look alike
to him.
From these contrasted incidents any person of or
binary intelligence can discern moral and mental diff
ferences between the two of no little importance
to voters who called upon to determine which of
the two shall be intrusted with the chief executive
office of the city. 1t is choice between seek
ing the public welfare and willing to accept Office
only on terms that will enable him to promote that
welfare and another seeking Office careless Of
public interests and policies and eager only to ad
vance his political fortunes.
Phelan has in fact become an office seeker OF the
most rabid type 1t is not the welfare OF San Fran
cisco that he is working for in his political ventures
He has his mind the United States Senatorship
and would the Mayoralty of San Francisco as a
stepping stone to that position just as he used the
Committee of One Hundred as stepping stone to the
boss-shp of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Patton represents principles. Phelan repre-
sents egotism Patton stands for the advancement Of
the city, his opponent stands for the advancement of
Phelan Mayor Patton in office would work honestly
for the public good Mayor Phelan in office would
work all the patronage of the place win Senator
ship. Mr.. Patton would not accept nomination even
from his party except upon platform he ap-
proved; Phean accepted nominations from any sort
of party, faction gang, upon any kind of plat
form or no platform. Mr. Patton is the defender of
popular interests and good government; his oppo-
nent is the exemplar of Phelanism.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25

dental. Hugh Rodman, E. G. Drane. John
g. South, William B. Rodman anu marry
G. Rodman.
n. A. McCraney, a candidate Tor tae eT
of rhe Supreme Court. is registered at the
California.
George E. Bent, a Seattle mining expert
who has Just returned from the hioi0lNe'
is at the Palace.
Louis Dean, one of Nevada's most proini-
nent cattlernen, with headquarters at
Reno, is at the Russ.
Mrs. H. c. Merriam and family dI 80
from Vancouver yesterday moriilIe ''''O
put up at Hotel Richelieu.
Major Tilden, First California nes
ment. has returned from Mahhla oIl -.
count of i'll health and is now at MS LoiiAe
in Alameda.
Mrs. Mark Winslow Porter wire o.
nroninent corporation attorney Oh NC"
York. is visiting Captain Johh l.
1888 Twenty-frst street
Miss Edith NJ. Van Buren, VINO eh9 49,
the distinction of being one OF the ne
of her sex to visit Dawson, has retur ne
from the latter town, and Is now at tne
Palace. She is a grand niece OF ffes 9'n,,.
Van Buren,, and her father was loi NC
wears United States Minister 10 Ietp y -
Love of adventure is what induceu ne
take her Alaskan trip, as she is o,5
Iv nrovided with this worlds gooo9 0iiN
one of New Jerseys society pelles'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25
WORKING THE PEOPLE AGAIN.

~ nee more the Examiner has set about working
| the people for money. Once more it lnvokes
~ contributions from the Masses and as usual
SAYS nothing about rake-off This time the appeal
is for funds for the Democratic campaign. 1t is pot
cal Doodle that the Matchmaking booder is alter
The appeal coming just this time is significant
The exposure made by The Call of the discrepancy
between Mr.. Pheans statement that his expen-
dures in the last had been $3.50, and the fact
that he had disbursed than that sum for single
newspaper has evidently frightened that wealthy boss
into closing his sack There is to be more money
from Phelan this year The Examiner has to look
elsewhere for coin and, with the facility of prac
ticed faker turns to the old familiar trade OF work
ing the people
To the public under these circumstances The Call
has contribution to make not of money, but of ad-
vice The Examiner says it wishes $1,000. Now un-
der contract it had with the Southern Pacific Com
pany that corporation still the Examiner $1,000,
according to the Examiners statement IT. therefore,
the paper and its party is in need of coin just now it
should sue the corporation for the balance due the
advertising contract and spare the dear people.
The intelligent mind of Mr. Hearst cannot fail to
perceive how sweet would be the revenge and how
poetic the justice of making the Southern Pacific
Company pay UP $1,000 a contribution to the
Mcguire campaign fund If the corporation in its
wckedness should refuse to pay the Examiner could
win glory by suing for the sake of the filthy lucre
but for the purpose Of raising funds for the party of
love.
We advise the people to put nothing into the Ex-
a1nner hat The Southern Pacific should be made to
contribute to the Mcguire all it owes to
Hearst. What is the advantage to the Democratic
party to have Matchmaking organ if the organ raises
money by wheedng its friends instead of by threaten
Jug its foes? y
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25
THE DONS AND THE DEMOCRATS.

DECENT dispatches from Paris to the effect
~ that the Spanish Commissioners at the peace
L conference are fighting for delay in the set
tement of every point at issue in the belief that the
American people are opposed to the claims made by
the administration and that after the elections Presi
dent Mckinley will modify his demands and make
peace on terms more in accord with Spanish desires
This belief the part OF the Spanish is founded on
the bitterness of the attacks made upon the President
by the Democrats and the yellow journals The loud
clamors of denunciation against the War Depart
ment and the administration generally have been
ceptcd by the foolish Spaniards the voices of the
American people. One of the first results from these
tactics of Democracy, therefore, is delay in the peace
negotiations. For little while longer commerce
and industry are to be hampered by uncertainty with
respect to our foreign relations because Democracy is
making one OF its usual unpatriotc campaigns.
The Democratic masses are, of course, as patriotic
in their intentions the Republican I'm
fortunately intentions for little in this world
1t is not the intention but the word spoken and the
action performed that produce effects In this case
the words and the actions of Democracy have at
fected European opinion injuriously to the United
States They have confirmed the Spaniards in their
belief that the people of this country are not united
and have strengthened them in a determination to
hold out against the just claims OF Government
in the settlement of the
II such injury has been done by the campaign
tory of Democracy it is certain that far greater evils
would result from anything like Democratic success
at the polls. With sweeping Republican victory
the peace negotiations would be brought to a close
in short order The Spanish Commissioners would
then perceive that they have been living in deu-
sion, that the American people united, and that
the country supports the President in his peace policy
as we'll in the conduct of the
JT,da e1,~h @Ia
importance of sustaining the administration in this
campaign and in this crisis. This is our first war
with European power since I8Iz-the first time we
have been brought into something of antagonism to
European diplomacy. The great nations will watch
to see how we bear ourselves in the emergency. A
defeat of the administration will lead Europe to re-
gard us as tickle people, and therefore nation in
capable of carrying out great policy consistently and
persstently in the face of opposition. Such i'm
preston would injure in more ways than one
Policy as we'll as patriotism demands of the people
Republican victory at this juncture.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25
A CUBAN EPISODE.

Twas in front of Santiago, and the loudly
screaming shell or. ard
Commingled with the cannons roar anu
ringing Yankee yen; II. o9
While the rattling bullets and the cries Oh
fear and pain to4ra MONA
Combined to make a picture
will want to see again
The spaniards held the the, trenches enc ana oe-
uro,,' al the Yankee porkers that were
roofing meath the sun;
We soon found they were toeHeh ho' uli
And % sCa1e of % us. I'm very sure. uneasy
quite did feel.
This was nv first experience in real
wars fnhuman ways, -. .ho+
I'd seen in plays;
But I screwed my courage up anu &c
solved to blaze away - -,.o,,Id
help to save the day.
I aimed at a fat captain, with large ana
p,o va r0eily always 1Ta do select when start
I pulled the trigger and there was a
sharp, resounding crack zo,,b,ad-,n
And that Spanish captain oouoieu-UP
just like a jumping-Jack.
Twas then my conscience smote me ana
AS thought how I'd deliberately shot
down a fellow-man. .
Yet while my knees were SYSTEMATICALLY
courage almost hoWn- e. =.
I smiled TO think it was painless IoF ne
didn't even groan.
Rut when the fight was ended, mons
prisoners at the rear, -
1 found my robust captain SUN aiiFe' D-'
His stomach tH,s seemed to hurt him. and,
asking how he felI, -
I learned my shot Ia WasIeu-o1 Inv
00N40 Chicago News.