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The times., 1899-10-04
Deuey,s Future.

With the presentation Ct the sword Of
honor yesterday. the Washington celebration
in recognition of the victor of Manila for
malIy came to an end. Admiral Dewey
may ROW consider at his leisure the
various invitations which have been
pressed upon him TO visit Chicago Phila-
delphia, Three Oaks. and other places IN
habited. being in America, by his enthusi-
astic admirers; but the Official programme
las been carried out. and we fancy that the
Admiral viii be glad of it. and relieved
TO seize a brief respite from public ex
uberance and get away to the quiet scenes
Of his childhood and early youth for real
physical rest
A little LATER he viii come back, ready
for duty. and take up his permanent resi-
de1ce in the Capital CT the Nation. With
that early eventuality in view, it is not
100 carly TO ask Mr.. Mckinley and the
Administration what they expect or in
tend TO Go with Admiral Dewey. Il can
hardly be true. as Administration organs
have seriously asserted that the present
Admiral Of the Navy. the oflcer Upon
whom the people lock as the head az well
rs the pride Of the service. is to be allowed
eesk room and assigned as kind Of do
.nestic advisory appendage TO Secretary
Long. with no higher cuty than to take
tea ut intervals with that roseate fune-
tiOnary IN the covered balconies OF the
State. War, and Navy building? Ii cannot
be contemplated TO lay Dewey on high
and ornamental shelf while crowninshield
continues in actual control OF the Navy,
and details captains TO act as rear ad-
miTals in command Of real ones, But
then. IL that is not to be the arrangement,
what isz
Acniral Dewey is a man OF intense Wig
or. enterprise and action. His whole
training, his career, and his magnificent
accomplishments have made him and
shown him 10 be nothing else. Popular
idcl as he is. the President probably real
izes that any scheme to put him aside, OF
out OF sight. would be so resented by the
country that il would be the worst kind
OF politics to try IL And, by the same
token. il may not be out OF place TO sug-
gest to Mr. Mckinley the adyisabIlity Of
complying with the universal public wish
that the Admiral Of the Navy be given
place and duty commensurate with the
dignity OF his position. Left with only
nominal employment, and nothing pro-
fessional to distract his mind from the
significantly spontaneous movement with
himself for its object which appears 10
be gathering force every day, be might
be tempted 10 listen TO the cIamorous ap-
peals Of the multitude that he accept the
Presidency Of the United States in i'm
mediate succession TO the bon William
Mckinley. OF Canton, in the State Of Ohio.
X really makes no difference which
party nominates Dewey. His candidacy
either as Democrat or Republican would
mean his triumphant election. The Amer
icsn people vote as they shout
The times., 1899-10-04
The MeIa.Irann.

There has been a discussion in Chicago
on the subject of the melodramatic litho-
graph Ii is alleged that the posters ad-
yertising cheap melodramas have had a
bad effect upon impressionable boys, lead
ing them TO entertain false views of life.
The argument is much the same as that
against the dime novel; except that the
lithograph, being the more striking, is
supposed TO have a greater effect.
The meIodramatic lithograph is un-
doubtedly lurid, representing, as 1T does,
the most sensational scenes IN the pro-
ducticn which il Is intended TO advertise.
One sees in these pictures women and
men engaged in the pleasing pastime OF
firing revolyers and stabbing their enc
mics with long and murderous knives;
there are burning buildings. train wreck
ing scenes, explosions. and all sorts OF pos
sible and impossible crises. Under them
are sentiments supposed TO be heroic, and
creating in the breast of the small boy
a longing 10 get himself into a position in
life in which he can appropriately use
these words. IL would not be effective to
say, "Unhand me. yillain," when strug-
Cling In the grasp OF big brother or irate
groceryman.
And II the lithograph is demoralizing,
what about the production itself when
witnessed by the youngster who has paid
The times., 1899-10-04
THE BAY STATE WRECKFD.
Freight Steamer Runs Aground
Near Cane Ballard


ST JOHNS, N F., Oct. s--The steamer
Bay State. from Liverpool to Boston with
a general cargo, went ashore in dense
fog this morning near Cape Ballard. She
is a total loss. The captain abandoned her
this forenoon, as heavy sea was throwing
her in on the land and working huge frac-
lures in her bottom. Water was pouring
in rapidly and the ship was settling by the
stern. Four boats with sixty members Of
the crew were rescued while adrift in the
fog this afternoon by the Flora, barken-
tine, bound for st. Johns. which put into
Cape Broyie tonight TO land them. One
boat reached Cape Race Another boat
with fifteen men is missing. The weather
is stormy and much anxiety is felt for
them.
The ship struck while going at full speed
her captain believing he was well south
of Cape Race. Seventy seamen and twenty
nine cattlemen had perilous hour with the
seas breaking over them. until there was
light enough to launch the boats and gel
away. They lay by her after two boats
were swamped until the weather abated
when they tried to reach Fermerse, the
nearest settlement They were nine hour;
adrift when rescued. Owing TO the stormy
weather, very little cargo or ships furnish.
| ings will be saved.
BOSTON, Oct 3.-The Bay State wa:
practically new, having been Duiit at Bel
fast only last year. She was one of tbs
largest freighters running. and was fne
vessel She carried no passengers. She is
four-maSted, twin-screw steamer Of large
tonnage and her valuation is something
over $5Oe. Geo.
The times., 1899-10-04
Confidence of the Beers

(From the Kansas City Star-)
President kruger and other leading men who
have visited Europe and have had the opportunity
to see for themselves the strength OF the enemy
may have some misgivings. but all that the mass
of the Beers know or remember Is that they
whipped the British at Maiuhs Hill. that they
made short work Of Jameson's raiders, and they
entertain no doubt that the allied Beers of South
Africa can drive back and into the ocean ali
the English that can be brought over.
This confidence is Of itself great advantage
in warfare and if skiIlfully and bravely directed
by General JoubeIt-Wbo, by the way. is
American by birth--it is not unlikely that the
Beers may gain some decided success at first
and make South Africa hard nut for the British
10 crack Bat it seems mathematical certainty
that they must finally yield to the enormously
superior force Of the enemy.
The first evidence of the failing strength Of the
Beers will be the announcement that they
about to resort to guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla
warfare IS not in the modern sense- The
party in conflict with a strong and civilized
power which takes 10 the mountains and resorts
to bushwhacking is as good whipped The
steady exeftiGn Of disciplined force in time
out a spasmOdic and desultory opposition
The times., 1899-10-04
The Case of Captain Carter.
From the baltimore Sun. )


After he has served his sentence of iInpriaon-
ment he will be ostracized by his former asso-
ciates in the Army, and, far as they are con-
cerned, will be branded for his lifetime. But
Captain Carter IS not the only who has
sinned according to the testimony, and the con-
tractors who are alleged TO have been his accom-
plices and the benefeiaries OF his. wrong doing
should not be allowed to escape. The Govern
ment money which was eInptied into their pockets
should not be permitted to remain there if 1T
was obtained by fraud 1t has been intimated
time and again that they were men who exerted
a powerful influence and that the delay in con-
firming the verdict of the court martial was
prompted by the desire to shield them from the
consequences ot their alleged evil doing. 1t is
inipe ssblc to believe the Administration would
permit anything OF this kind If the contractors
can be forced to make restitution, they viii
probably be called to account. II they were as
guilty as Captain Carter they should receive no
more consideration than has been extended him
The Attorney General has already intimated that
the delay in the case of Captain Carter could
not secure immunity fer the contractors With
this assurance from the highest law officer Of the
Government it Is not likely those WHO charged
with conspiring with Captain Carter to defraud
the Government will be able to plead any statute
of limitation when restitution is demanded.
The times., 1899-10-04
Dewey and the Politicians.
"'h0 VI
Rrom the Richmond Times.l

(From the Richmond Times
1t seems to US that this would be dangerous
game for the Republicans to play. Even if Dewey
should consent to accompany Mr.. Mckinley and
make speeches throughout The West in the Presi-
dents behalf, the probability is that it would be
another case of Miles standish and his friend who
went a-Hooing for him. There would probably
be cry from the people. ''Why don't you speak
for yourself Georger'
But Dewey is not going to be bamboozied by
the politicians. The who fought the battle at
Manila is cool and clear headed always, and he
never sres gun until it is time for the battle
TO begin If Dewey has any political aspiration
he is keeping the secret to himself. The time for
action has not come He wants to enjoy his tri-
umph and be lionized by the whole people without
regard to politics the greatest living hero Of
war. By preserving discreet silence ON the
subject he viii the more surely promote his gen.
eral popularity, and If he finally determines TO
60 into politics he viii go in as he went into the
harbor of Manila. He will just slip in when
his opponents not expecting him and take pos
session before breakfast
The times., 1899-10-04
Learning Chinese.

81 lfEom the Brooklyn Eagfe.)
British officers detailed for service in the East
have been ordered to learn the Chinese language.
1t is hoped that only elementary knowledge
Of this tongue. will be exaeted of them, for if
they attempt TO reach scholarship they win have
no time for g1fard duty or fighting. Merely to
master the characters OF the Chinese language
there is no alphabet-would require practically
a life study for people do not memorize or learn
readily after they have reached adult years. 1t
might be we'll if certain officers in our own
Army were invited to learn Chinese also, for the
chances are tha. our relations with the East
to be close in the future. The possession of the
Philippines at the door OF China gives to a
commercial hold on the Empire such as we had
not dreamed of couple of years ago. and al
ready we are selling steel bridges, railroad fit
tings, mining machinery, agricultural implements.
and beer to the heather, and will presently send
10 them hand-me-down clothes, pot hats and
literature Yet, as English seems destined to
become the principal language the world over,
why is it not as well to set up schools for the
teaching of it in the towns in China with which
we are likely to have relations? 1t is easier for
n Nongol TO learn English than for English
man or American TO learn Chinese, and far bet
Ter worth while.
The times., 1899-10-04
The Dewey Arch.

(From the Indianapolis news
The suggestion in New York to make the
Dewey arch permanent is happy one, and the
country will hope that it will succeed. 1t is to be
assumed that New York is again fortunate in this
arch, as it was in the arch at the Washington
Centennial That structure was SO beautiful and
artistic that a spontaneous movement ensued to
nut il in enduring marble, and it stands today
at the foot OF Fifth Avenue, fronting Washington
Park beautiful memorial and splendid adorn-
meut 1t would be a great thing for New York
to put now this Dewey arch in marble and bronze.
broadening its significance into memorial OF the
achievements and victories of the Spanish war. In
no city would such memorial be SO appropriate
as in New York. No city ought TO be able SO
easily to raise the funds. 1t is to be hoped that
the suggestion viii be adopted, the money raised,
and the arch built with Characteristic American.
promptitude,
The times., 1899-10-04
No American Surrender.

Il was an entirely manly and graceful
thing fer the President cf the United
States himself to become the escort of
Admiral Dewey to the Capitol. TO receive
the splendid sword of honor voted him by
Congress. Mr.. Mckinley was not less
happy III taking advantage Of the occasion
to once more impress upon the country his
irreyceable purpose to fight for the reten-
tion Of the magnificent empire the victor
of Manila brought TO his country when be
sent Spain's Asiatic feet to the potion
OF CaYite Bay. In handing the jeweled
falchion to the Admiral, President Nc
KiRiey said: There has been 10 flaw in
your victory. There will be no faitering
in maintaining it,"
AS might naturally be expected, no
sooner were these pregnant and ringing
words uttered than the whole platform
audience was on its feet applauding them
TO the echo. and the cheer was taken up
by the thousands gathered in the grounds.
Once more William Mckinley felt the pub
lie pulse and found it beating truei
He need not doubt that, wherever he
may go, the masses will give the same
encouragement TO the policy and purpose
which are necessary consequences of the
conquest Of the Philippines by the Ad-
miral Of the Navy. The doctrine of ma
ticnal expansion Is, one that Dewey stands
for. 1t is a cardinal principle in his
Straightforward faith. and it is in that
of the whole American people.
AS Prof. Schurnan recently said, ''Ex-
pansion has rot been an open question since
last winter" Ratification of the Treaty
over The Philippine Islands. All we have
10 consider now IS what TO do with them
how to make our sovereignty honorable to
ourselves and a blessing to those it con-
tTols and protects. The real and only ques-
tons relating to expansion thus presented
are exactly such as the rare wisdom, ex-
psrience, and cool, unselfsh, penetrating
mind of Admiral Dewey Will help us to de-
eide with good conscience and to the pre-
motion Of our progress, prosperity, and
fame
We are glad to believe that the Presi-
s@t---S-5 IL AD-ShaAlAl5 VI lAS DcSb pHAiSy
and administrative methods 10 adopt and
apply in our new Eastern possessions
stands ready 10 accept and be guided by his
opinions and advice. IN so doing, Mr.. Nc
Kinley cannot make mistake. The peo-
PIE OF the United States. and practically
all of them, are willing 20 leave the whole
question OF our future course and conduct
at Manila In the hands OF Admiral Dewey.
II the President is imbued with the same
willingness. a modus viyendi between the
citizenship OF America and the Executive
in respect of q grave and sometimes exas-
perating difference is not only possible.
but is in plain sight: and it can be ar
ranged whenever the man in whom all pa
triots repose implicit confidence chooses to
write ont its terms. George Dewey and
the people are absolutely enc.
The times., 1899-10-04
The Summer Resort.
fFrom the petroit Free Press-l }


Il do hope that the children will be
resort of your selection" she wrote home
to her husband. He had insisted that she
must take the little ones and go away.
while she had contended that Detroit was
far better place in hot weather than any
public resort they could find in this part
of the world.
There are many delightful things here
and hereabouts,' she continued, with her
smoothly worded sarcasm II doubt if you
could have another such place had you
hunted the country over. There is a sp,sn-
did beach with a sand bottom as soft as
velvet, but for some reason the bathhOuSe5
are quarter OF a mile below, where the
bottom is inches thick with stones o. all
kinds, from pebble to cObble.
You anticipated special benefits to Us
because of the balsam grove which is made
feature in advertising the place 1 an
reliably informed that there is such an at
traction. but it is ten miles away and is
reached by springless wagon drawn By a
plow team that pays for itself every time
il makes round trip, for the transporta-
tion rates are extortionate- | suppose that
is because the line is a monopoly
THE hotel is nicely located. but it has
one drawback II is so crowded that we
have to board in a private family where
the children are not allowed 10 make any
noise. and where signs are posted that no
games of any kind are permitted We have
plenty of pork and potatoes Perhaps if
YOU would come up here for day, you
might be benefited also"
The times., 1899-10-04
co-Eauca,,on >, E,arv,,e

Prof Barrett Wendell is reported to
have made a lively protest against the
progress OF eo-cducation at Harvard He
thinks il bad that the connection be-
tween Harvard and Radcliffe is growing
closer, and says that Harvard, being a
traditional school OF manly character, has
a past history too precious 10 be risked
without good reason His general argu-
nent is that women can go somewhere else
IL they want the higher education, and that
men ought TO have one place where they
can be educated by themselves.
Prof. Wendell is one of the cleyerest of
Harvard men. and in some ways a typical
Cambridge professor. His utterances are
therefore likely TO create some discussion.
and II Is safe TO say that he viii hear
some forcible expressions OF opinion from
members OF other colleges.
In the first place. there are several big
colleges, especially in the West, which are
likely to resent his remarks about Har-
wards. being ''the traditional school OF
manly character" The average westerner
does not regard the Massachusetts, institu-
tion in that light az all. II cannot be said
that the general character OF Harvard men
goes 10 prove it. although the old col
leEe has produced some grand fellows in
its time. 1t has the reputation AZ present
Of being given over TO the caste spirit TO
society 5unketings. and 10 achievements In
the realm OF pure belles-lettres rather
than that of practical work. Even IL this
were not SO. it would be rather ccckzure
IN Prof. Wendell to claim that the men
OF his college are more manly than grad
The times., 1899-10-04
THE AMERICAN ADVANCE.
eenerai Grant Pushing the Insur
gents beyond Bacoor.


MANILA, Oct. 3.-The three days attack
OF the insurgents on the American troops
in various parts of the Island, during
which one officer aud a private have been
Killed, and eleven priyates wounded had
It's sequel today when General Grant ad-
vanced from linus TO Bacoor. The Thir-
teenth Infantry. from Pasay, and two com
panies of the Fourteenth from Paranaque
were forwarded to Zapote and Bacoor
strong garrisons were left behind Oh ac-
count or the number of rebe,s in the sur
rounding country. General Lawton, with
iiYe companies of the marines, four com
panies of the Fourteenth Infantry, and a
troop of the Fourth Cavalry, under COM
mand of Colonel Daggett, drove the in
srrgents up the linus road and crossed
| the river. Meanwhile three companies OF
the Fourth Infantry advanced from an
opposite direction on linus and by o'clock
the island between Baeoor and linus and
the river banks were clear OF rebels. The
enemy fell back on Malabon, ana Caviete-
viejo One American officer and private
were wounded
General Grant is still chasing the enc
my. infee scouts VINO croSseu tHS iiseI
report that they found the bodies o. twen-
ty-eight dead insurgents in one trench.
Three companies of the Thirteenth IN
fantry are re-enforcing the garrison at
linus.
a despatch from Negroes reports that
Captain Pcore, with a company of the
Sixth Infantry, attacked the rebSls at La
bun. Twenty of the enemy were xii ed
and 5,oe0 Mauser and 1000 Remington
cartridges captured, in addition to twelve
rifles and some supplies of food stuffs. One
American officer was killed and one officer
and three privatss wounded.
The times., 1899-10-04

ten, fifteen, or twenty five cents to see 1t
from the gallery? Is he likely to derive
good from the pistol popping. intriguing,
most unrealistie mass OF dramatic action
to be found in such production?
/ One Chicago advertising agent went so
far as to say that he would like to see this
whole mass OF mslodrama swept away, even
at the loss of the theatres it may
or may not be his theatre which would lose
by such a change. There are many anxious
parents and educators who will be likely
to agree with him. But the philosophical
observer may after mature consideration
of the subject, think differently 1t is one
thing to save trouble in the immediate fu-
ture, and another to save it for all time;
occasionally one may cater TO an inbred
instinct Of human nature, troublesome in
its outcroppings, and avert a more serious
outbreak later on. The boy whose appetite
for the adventurous is satisfied at the proper
time is likely to outgrow his liking for
melodramatic brag and buster, and, as old
fashioned people say, "see the folly of it. >
| There was great deal of philosophy in the
itJOAAtOCl Vi SlLdii COy WIZ ptSduSu "
be taken TO the circus, and was told that
he could not so because it was foolish
But, pa he said, you went when you
were young and saw the folly of it; want
to see the folly of it. too Parents cannot
learn all the lessons of life for their chill
dren, and, if they could, it would be very
bad for the children.
AS matter of fact, the melodrama is
not nearly as bad for boys morals as some
other shows which are to be found at the
variety houses. 1t viii be noted by any
one who has seen many dramas of the Pis-
tol and red fire type. that the hero is always
a fairly good sort of a fellow, though
somewhat fond of braggadocio. 1t Is said
that no drama in which villainy is made
triumphant has ever been known to sue
eeed at the Bowery theatres, though two
or three of that type have done well at
the more fashionable houses The gamin
in the gallery has his ideas of propriety.
and rarely will he countenance a scene in
which unchivalrous, or cowardly, or dis
honorable action is ascribed to anybody
but the villain. He will hiss bully, an
insulter Of women, a man who departs
from strictly truthful and generous be-
havior. with great promptness, and when
the hero defends some weak one against
crowd of ruffians. or thwarts would be
thief he is ready to bring the roof down.
There is significance in this The theat-
rical performances which are really bad
for youthful morals. though their effects
are less Immediately apparent than those
of the melodrama, are the ones full of sug-
gestiveness and horse play. The effect
of these is not always quickly outgrown.
The times., 1899-10-04
A Leading Trust Ogre.
Trom the Baltimore Sun


The Tin Trust having bought up nearly all the
tin mills in the country and being protected from
the competition of the Welsh tinnlakers, has
greatly increased the price of tin. This has
not only increased the cost of tin roofs and spout
ing, of kitchen implements. and the workman 5
dinner pail. but it has struck blow at Bllti-
more's canning industry and at the farmer, who
finds a decreased demand for his vegetables. 1t
has also added to the cost OF living by increas-
ing the cost of canned fruit, vegetables and
oysters. and has been cruel tax upon every
dinner table in the land Let Congress remove The
tax from tinplate and then let see whether
the Tin Trust will not reduce its prices. The
great combine has put stop TO eompetiti1h in
this countrv-now let Us have the comP9titi6n OF
Europe The repeal Of this tax would afford
an object lesson for guidance in dealing with other
trusts Ii the tariff IS the mother OF trusts the
people ought to know it, And long as we
maintain the mother what right have to COM
plain of the offsprings The opportunity Of the
Republican party presents itself. BY its fruits
and not by its platform promises it shall be
known.