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The times., 1898-01-24
MONDAY, JANUARY "a. 1898.
Ivlng Press Rennrts.

Readers of The Times viii have no.
ticed that for the past week our Cuban
news service has daily given the lie to
the stuff sent out from Havana TO the
Spanish and Administration papers
published in New York, Washington
and elsewhere.
In every detail and particular the
news in The Times is shown to have
been true, and that in papers of the
other class false. Even some of the
Spanish journals in this country halt
ingly admitted yesterday that Gen.
CastelIanos had not in fact captured
the patriot headquarters town of Es-
peranza, but that he had tried to take
a village of the same name at dis
tance from the other. The reason for
this hedging is easy to understand
Proprietors and editors of these hired
Spanish organs have private informa-
ton that the Cuban army is sweeping
the island in every direction, that i'm
mediately following the rout of Cas-
tellanos, CaliXto Garcia assaulted and
captured the city of Holguin, and that
the main body Of the army of inde-
pendenee is moving apparently with
a view TO an attack upon Havana it
self.
Congosto. Blanco's Secretary gem
eral,' has taken practical charge of
the Chicago news concerns press serv-
ice, and the victories, surrenders and
deaths of Cuban leaders, regularly sent
to the members of that institution are
nRfnFinlc1xv +sfafra,l'B -, Ia
feet upon American opinion. But the
better informed of the subsidized
sheets which are deliberately in the
game are aware that nothing much
longer can keep the truth from reaching
the American people. Therefore they
are compelled 10 let some hints of it.
which We print openly and fully. leak
out between the lines of their special
correspondence.
On Sunday they allowed it to be
known that circular inciting the vol
unteers to rise against the American
consuls had created much excitement
among those armed towards, now driv
en- TO condition of insensate rage by
the Spanish defeats in the field. and
the near approach of Gomez and Gar
cia, which might compel them to do
some real lighting, a thing the Spanish
volunteers in Cuba have not yet been
guilty of.
That the present hopeless situation
of Spain in Cuba viii surely lead to
another outbreak in Havana. and one
directly aimed at Americans, is not 10
be questioned. Such news may be
looked for at any minute No one
knows this better than Mr.. Mckinley
and Judge Day. The North Atlantic
squadron should be ordered to take
possession Of the ports of Cuba without
any more delay. They will have to do
it in the end, and it might prevent the
further destruction of property and life
10 have them do it now.
The times., 1898-01-24
Defeaseless America

1t is well that there are a few con,-
petent people like Representative
George B. Mcclellan to dig up the facts
OF the military situation of this coun
try, and let Congress and the public
understand in exactly what a b,ImiIiat-
ing position we are placed by pan-
Grafton Of ignorant previncialism and
inability TO see the inevitable cIoudinr
the horizon of the early future.
Repeated recommendations from tba
War Department for the acquisition of
small arms for the troops we should
have to put in the field in the event of
war with any first-class power have
been unheeded. Congress will not give
a miserable little increase of two ar
tillery regiments to man the new forti
hcauons on the coast, nor provide
means for arming the works.
There is a newspaper story to the
effect that the ordnance officials are
surprised and perplexed to learn that
the private arms plants of the whole
country could not begin TO deliver mod
ern rifles in quantity under seven or
eight months from notice. Of rifles of
a late pattern, the Government has 35.-
600 OF the Krag-Jorgensen model, and
military critics are not all of the opin-
ion that it is anything like as good as
the rifles in use in the German. French
or British armies. AS for other arms.
for practical purposes we have none.
The old Springfields in store and in the
hands of the National Guard are good
The times., 1898-01-24
THEY OPPOSE LoNGsTREET.
Southern Senator's Object 10 His
Confirmation.


Gen. James Longstreet. who for sew
eral months has been holding recess
appointment as Commissioners OF Rail
roads, was confirmed by the Senate by
a vote of 80 to 10. This result was not
reached without some discussion, and
the confirmation of Gen, Lonsstreet
was antaSonized by several Senator'S
on the Democratic side of the chamber,
who were prominent in the civil war.
The opposition to Gen. Longstreet
was not due TO personal matters, but
was due entirely to the fact that he,
very soon after the close of the war,
affiliated with the Republican party,
and had been prominent in Georgia
politics during the reconstruction days
as a member of that party. The
policy that was pursued in the South
during the days Immediately following
the cessation OF hoStilitieS was de-
nounced by Mr.. Vest in a short but
severe speech as an Infamous outrage.
and that while he bore Gen. Longstreet
no personal i'll Will, he said that he
could not bring himself 10 forget or
forgive the insults that had been heap
ed upon Democrats of the South by the
Republicans of that day.
Gen. Longstreet was a member of the
party at that time. Mr.. Vest said, and
had participated in the offenses COM
mitted by the party TO which he be-
longed, and therefore he was, 10 an
extent, blamabie for the Outrages that
has been committed. Mr.. Vest said
that he could not and would not vote
for him nor any other man who had
been similarly engaged for any office
within the gift of the Government.
These sentiments were concurred in
largely by Senators Berry, Walthali
and Caffery. Mr.. caffery's familiarity
with the situation in the Southern
States caused him to go into some de
tails with respect to the government of
Louisiana at that time. He was bitter
in his denunciation Of the Republican
party of that day, and, like Mr.. Vest,
was not willing to forget that Gen.
Longstreet was member Of that
party.
The Republicans were somewhat 10th
to pursue the discussion, but a few
could not refrain from replying TO
the assertions made from the other
side of the chamber. Messrs. Chand-
Ter and Hawley accused their Demo-
cratic friends of waving the bloody
shirt, and deplored the fact that at
this day. so far removed from the civil
war, the participation of man on one
side or the other. or his political affilia-
tions following that war, should be
held up as a reason why he should not.
if properly qualified, fill any place that
the President might bestOw upon him
The discussion was participated in
by several Senators, who asked ques-
tions bearing upon the situation in
Louisiana, and who sought to relieve
any preiudices that might linger in
the Democratic mind.
1t was apparent from the trend Of
the discussion that the Democrats as
a body did not entertain ideas similar
to those of Mr.. Vest and his associates,
and when the vote was taken il result
ed in the confirmation of Gen Long
street
1t may be stated however. that the
discussion was good -natured. and at
no time was there any evidence of Bit
terness such as might have been ex-
pected when the subject under discus
sion is taken into consideration.
The times., 1898-01-24
The Cleveland Bond Conspiracy.

# is a long time since the goldbug
proprietors of the Administration have
had such an uncomfortable exposition
rs was given them by Mr.. Stewart Sat
urdsv in the Senate. Speaking on
what is called the Stanley Matthews
resolution. now before the Senate as un-
finished business, Mr.. Stewart said that
If was passed twenty years ago by
twa-thirds vote. and disregard for it
had been most unfortunate and dlsas-
trous, and had precipitated great
calamity upon the country.
The Senator then presented some
most important truths with regard TO
the Illegal and infamous manner IN
which a new bonded debt Of S262, ,ooo, 600
has been fastened upon the nation in
defiance of law and honesty. He said
that "the act referred to in this resolu-
ton has been used as a cloak for much
iniquity." Under it 1.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury is authorized to use any
surplus money in the Treasury for the
redemption of Treasury notes. He is
also authorized by the act of July II,
1890. to issue bonds to the extent neces-
sary to procure coin for that purpose,
but it does not say gold COIN If the
Secretary had coin of the United
States in the Treasury, he was abso-
lutely without authority in law to issue
bonds.
Since those Illegal and collusive is
sues, the attempt has been made in the
syndicate interest to make it appear
that the faith of the Government has
been pledged to pay those Cleveland
Carlisle bonds in gold. Senator Stew
art shows most conelusiveiy, on the
testimony of Grover Cleveland himself.
that neither he nor anyone else in the
deal had any idea that the Government
was committed to gold payment:
AIR. Cleveland knew that we had no
gold obligations, and put it in his message.
On the 3lst Of December, 1895, referring
to tie contract which was made with Pier
pont Morgan X Co., Mr.. Cleveland said:
''on the day this contract was ma de its
terms We're communicated to Congress nv
special executive messenger, in which if
was stated that the Government would
sa-e more than $4,000 ,oG0 If gold bonds.
bearing per cent interest. were substi-
tuted." This shows that Mr.. Cleveland.
the Secretary of the Treasury, as we'll
as the Morgan syndicate, knew that the
Government was not compelled to redeem
them in gold; that they We're silver coin
bonds. and they were willing TO give SI6.-
100000 more &c Congress would authorize
the issuance of gold bonds. Does this not
put to shame the pretense that those bonds
were gold obligations?
1t is well that the country should
have the plain truth about the criminal
bond transactions during the late Ad-
ministraticn The more so since the
present one is trying hard to cover up
their wickedness and to treat them as
sacred gold obligations, instead of
horrible printed evidence of an awful
The times., 1898-01-24
SINGLE STANDARD PARTY WORK.
Report OF the Monetary Convention
Apuroyed in Advance.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 23-The dele
gates appointed by the boards of trade
and commercial organizations through
out the country to the monetary con-
vention will begin to arrive tomorrow,
and the arrangements for their enter
tainment are now complete.
If all the delegates that have been
selected report the convention will
number All. 1t is generally understood
that the delegates will be of one mind,
and their work will not he laborious.
They have all read the report of the
commission, and the organizations that
selected them have approved the re-
port either by letters to the committee
or by formal resolutions. and for these
reasons the committee does not expect
that there will be much diversity OF
opinion in the convention.
= 1t is understood the convention is
called more for the effect that its in
dorsement of the plan will have upon
Congress than to amend or receive Sug-
gestions regarding the report itself.
The times., 1898-01-24
NANSEN AND HIS MANAGERS.
Claims of the Redpath Bureau May
Be withdrawn.


New York, Jan. 23.-There is some
prospect that the attachment filed
against DR.. Nansen yesterday by Mr..
Hathaway, of the Redpath Lyceum
Bureau, of Boston, for alleged breach
of contract, may be Withdrawn after d
conference that is expected to take
place tomorrow between DIR. Nansen
and Mr.. Hathaway. DR.. Nansen con-
siders that he has q claim OF some
thing less than $1,000 against his mana
gers, under the provisions of his origi-
nal contract with them. The lawyers
in Norway who drew up the contract
have upheld the claim There have
been other disagreements between the
two parties to the contract, among
them the making of social engage
mentS for DR.. NanSen without consult
Ting up after each lecture, and the ap-
portionment of certain of the expenses
of the tour.
If the matter is not adjusted to-mor-
row it is probable that the whole story
will be made public, but during the alb
sence of DR.. Nansen, who spent to-day
at Locust Point, n. j., his secretary re-
fused to state his side of the case. By
an agreement made on January II Dr.
Nansen's tour was to have ended by
January 90. anyway, instead of in Feb
ruary.
The present week was to have been
devoted to series of farewells at De-
troit, Philadelphia, Boston, and New
York
The times., 1898-01-24
HAS A WONDERFUL LAMP.
Wizard Edison's Son Perfects New
Incaudescent Filament.

New York, Jan. 25.-If all the indica-
tions point correctly Thomas A. Edi-
son, Jr., has just perfected wonderful
advance in economic commercial light
ing.
1t is reported that he has discovered
a new light Young Edison has not
wasted his time looking for new forms
of light, but, like his father, is at
tempting only to commercially develop
the present system.
In general conditions young Edison's
development does not differ from the
ordinary incandescent lamp. The radi-
cal advantages he claims for it lie in
the fllament alone. AS this, however,
is the vital principle of all incandescent
lamps, he may be said if successful, to
have really invented new one.
In commercial lighting the great cost
lies in the incandescent bulbs. In his
new lamp young Edison says he has
overcome this fault. In his tests he
took one of his new lamps constructed
for the ordinary fiftyfive-volt CONNER
cial circuit. This lamp. with the i'm
proved fiIament, would give on the
ty-five-volt circuit the same amount
of light as a sixteen-candle-p power lamp
of the best ordinary commercial type.
In his office III the Scnefmernorn DuliQ-
ing, where the tests were shown, there
is normal voltage of I17. Sixteen
candle-power incandescent lamps are
supplied by the building, and four of
them are required to thoroughly light
a room about fifteen feet by twenty,
As preliminary. an ordinary 55-volt
lamp was coupled to the Schermerhorn
building current. 1t instantly blazed
up with an intense white glare and then
burned out. The light lasted three or
four seconds, and showed conclusively
the efforts of an abnormal current on a
low-voltage lamp.
Then Mr.. Edison took one of his
lamps, made for an ordinary 55-volt
circuit, but fitted with his new fila
ment. Screwing the lamp into the
new socket, he turned on the current.
Instantly penetrating white light of
highly intense character was diffused
from the bulb. IT was light equal to
that of a large arc-iamp, and two ex-
perts present declared it gave fully
1 400 candle power In contrast with il
the other lamps appeared duh and red.
For twenty minutes the lamp burned
before it was noticeable that the In
tensity of the light had diminished.
The times., 1898-01-24
The Emptx ua. ,,h


As l sit beside the empty bea rtb tbe,e,,
silence all around, oheie
But hear the rocking measure of a craf,la
on the ground;
My little baby sleeping draws her breath
with gentle sigh, 'A
And my son, OF play now weary, uestles
close with dropping eye
upon my breast
is sweet with the scent of childhood of the
young bird in the nest;
His face is hidden from me but his ewes are
strange and bright, bE
And he W hose eyes are like them walks to-
ward me thro' the night.
soon shall hear his footstep-oh! his foot
step!--on the stair,
ne b beb,nd u p open rhair ne VIII come and stand
God save me from these dreams, The
hearth is empty, far Is he;
And his little children lie asleep on another
Wotnan's knee.
Laurence Alma Tadefua.
The times., 1898-01-24

Capt Ray, OF the Army, stationed a. Fort
touchs who have come down the river
from Dawson City TO rob the cache of
Government provisions under his charge.
Up to the time the courier left he had
been able to stand them off: but only by
moral force and persuasion. 1t is stated
that no food can reach Dawson City by
the river before August as the loaded boats
waiting to go up on the opening OF naviga-
tioD in June VIII he eInptied long before
reaching that point.
The times., 1898-01-24

nings Bryan has reached as to Mexican
prosperity, after personal investiga ton
on the ground, are not such as to give
much comfort TO the gold people. He
found prosperity, steady prices, advancing
wages, mills and factories multipIy wing,
and Americans flocking into the country
TO engage in profitable business or agri-
culture. MIR. Bryan says that Mexico is
quite satisfied with the silver basis.
The times., 1898-01-24

Is Japan getting suspicious of England?
There is reason for believing that the
Mikado's minister at st. James on Satur-
day asked directly how far Japan could
against the designs OF Germany and Rus
sia in China. Lord Salisbury is understood
TO have replied that he could not answ er
until it could be seen what might come
OF pending representations at Berlin and
st. Petersburg. 1t is seriously thought in
London that the japanese are getting
ready to make fight on their own hook,
in case they cannot get England's help.
The times., 1898-01-24

A report from Vienna has it that En-
peror Franz Joseph viii shortly announce
the betrothaI of Archduchess Elizabeth, /,
aged fifteen, daughter of the late Crown
Prince Rudolf, to Alfonso, King OF Spain.
aged twelve. Naturally, the wedding may
be postponed for a time, and intervening
II is highly problematicai if AHoE--o will
be sitting on a throne by the time he is
old enough TO carry out this Eliza hethian
contract.
The times., 1898-01-24
The Gambling House of Monaco.

(Frosn the Springfield Republican,
The alleged attempt OF the Prince OF
Monaco to .'bIsed" the Casino ComPany has
led to the publication of pamphlet by
group of shareholders, fun OF Interesting
reading While everybody is aware that
the Ca sino contributes largely TO his reye-
nues, few people know that, besides the
subsidy OF the Prince, the establishment
keeps up the judges police, lighting. y &ter,
postoffice, clergy and charitable inSti
,ions Last seasons expenditure OF the
orineipality, apart from the maintenance Of
the Casino, which was IS "a 600, amounted
u, II 10000, of which sum the Prince had
o.o0o; the courts, police, etc. 100000:
clergy and schools, $4,000, charities, &C..
900: prizes for sports. Ell 900. and the
postoffice and losses. $4,000 The divi-
deuds on shares absorbed E5T6 900 -Iua king
a total revenue Of 81 100000, which the
fools of the world" LEFT at the Monte
Carlo gaming table.
An interesting item is press subven-
tions. G25 900" The pamphlet remarks
that it is absolutely necessary 70 expend
a large sum of money in securing the good
will of the continental press. and it Is said
that over half the stories Of suicides are
only bids upon the part of Riviera news
papers for share of the Doodle. =
1t appears that the Prince of Monaco
attended a recent meeting of the share
holders, aud offered to renew the eonces-
sion for fifty years for gradual increase
ofhis personal subsidy untiIthe sum reaches
100000 annually; new port to be built
a. the cost Of e320. 900; an onera house to
be built, costing ESQ 900. and va rious
other items making a total of 100000
additional annually. Although the prince
has signed a new concession, it remains to
be seen whether the forthcoming meeting
of the shareholders VIII approve accepting
these exorbitant terms.
The times., 1898-01-24

The only new thing of interest about
England was mad and naughty. talked war
and snorted slaughter. But her squadron
tucked its tail between its fins nd streaked
it out of Port Arthur at the order of Rus
sia. Against this contradictory condition
we have tue assurance of the official
British press that England viii not be
the one to la ok down.
The times., 1898-01-24
LOST HER HATDoDGISG PAPA.
y PIucky Virginia Girl succeeds In
Getting Married

East Radtord. va. Jan. 23.-The mar
risge OF Miss Linkous and Nh Yiekers
here on Thursday was romantic and eX-
citing. The young lady left Belle Heth
Academy at O'Clock. and without GO
frg home, left her looks at the house OF
a friend. met her fiance. and proceeded di-
rect to the courthouse, wh here Deputy Clerk
Caldwell was asked to issue license.
He questioned them closely. and note
was handed the clerk. in which the IA
ther gave his consent The clerk issued
the license, and the couple left, but ID
stead Of going tow ards home, they start
ed in another direction.
The clerk became suspicious that all
was not right and telephuned the father
but before he arrived they had teen mar
ried. The note was never written by
the father, and they did not have MS
consent.
In lodging her father and trot ner the
Young lady lost her hat on the street.
The times., 1898-01-24

Speak er Reed ma y b, ableto crush Cuban
legislation, but he appears helpless to
speech of Representative Amos j. Cum
niings on saturday Will be heard from in
more ways than one. 1t was full OF the
fire OF '76, and yocirerousiy applauded.
Mr.. Cummings declared that ''the mission
OF America, as described in the Monroe
doctrine, is TO foster liberty and drive
despotisn from the hemisphere He made
a strong appeal for Intervention, and said:
The great Republic should imperatively
put an end to this monstroSty of despot-
ism on our borders, which is abhorrent
to every principle which we propose to
uphold
The times., 1898-01-24
The Truthful Compositor.
tFrom the observation-disclosures

IT TUIfI IIIt OItNeId0U IeauPT J
A Georgia editor says: Times are not
improving very yfast. We are tagging along
in the same old way" He probably wrote
it Jogging but permitted it to fan into
the hands OF corupositor who was deter
iniiled To tell the truth, even if he lost his lob
The times., 1898-01-24
OhiO'S Stain

tFroin the Columbus Post1
Nothing but the arrest and conviction of
either the friends or enemies of Mark A.
hanna can wipe out the stain of this Sena-
torial scandal. Let no guilty ma escapa
The times., 1898-01-24
breach of trust and maIfeasance in

breach of trust and malfeasance in
office
When issued, enough was known OF
their questionable character by the
financial public to place every investor
on notice. Those VINO bought them
knew that they were tainted with ille-
gality and corrupt coiiusion.a 1t follows
that, instead of having the impudence
to come now through Secretary Gage
and seek to have these Cleveland off
spring on gold basis legitimized, this
class OF bondholders ought to be eX
ceedingly glad that the American peo-
pie in their wrath do not rise and re-
pudiate them altogether. They do not
seem inclined to do that just now; but
they might.
On the showing of the facts, it is in
conceivable that any court, however
willing to meet the views of the Admin
istration and the gold and bond syndi-
Gates, could escape compulsion at least
to declare that the Cleveland Carlisle
bonds were issued in plain defiance of
law. Whether that would affect their
nun VI iith 10 @i'Si"i
question 1t is probable that the patient
ass the American people, will shoulder
the burden and carry it along, as So
many other expressions and outrages
have been accepted and packed on with
the rest of the load. But Messrs.
Hanna and Gage, together with their
associates in the two streets" of famii-
lar designation, may as well make up
their minds now that the line viii be
drawn at gold
The Teller or STANLEY Matthews
resolution, which will pass the Senate
this week without the least doubt, may
not get through or even before the
House; but even in the shape of incom-
plete legislation it will serve notice
upon our Treasury authorities that
some questions are too hot to be
handled even with tongs. and that the
Gage crusade to nail the single gold
standard through the head wings,
claws and tail of the American Eagle
is an adventure which We're best
abandoned while that can be done with
a minimum of ridicule.
The times., 1898-01-24
Parental Education.

From the Chicago Reeord.)
''We sit up very late every night toread.'
do you belong to so many elubs?''
mo; but if we Didn't read nearly all
night we couldn't answer Bobbys ques-
tions.',
The times., 1898-01-24
Circulation Statement.

ComauR jcatioRs j4tel,fied FOR publication
u, The Times should be tersaIy aud p}aiRg
grrittea and must en- az cases be accompanied
by tie auae oad address Of The Uritei. Re
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and oa}g manuscripts CC obcioaS importance
sciH be returned 10 their attttors