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The times., 1899-03-08
THE WORLDS TELEeRAMs.
More Messages sent in America Than
in Any other Country.
From the New York Suu.l

tFfnM tie NrN AulE SUM-
Fifteen years ago there were 10000 tele-
graph offices in all the countries OF Europe
combined and 10000 in the United States.
the number of messages sent being greater
in proportion to the number of Offices here
than abroad. An official statement CT Sia
telegraph service of the United Kingdom
which is under government control. shows
that in 1870 there were sent in England
ireland, Scotland, and Wales 6,S59, Ia tele-
grams. while last year the total number OF
kilograms sent was S3.029. .g99. The in
crease in some other countries is quite as
large. In the United States in 1870 the to-
tai number Of telegraph messages sent was
9.15I.6ii. Last year the number of mes
sages sent was, approximately. 90.G00 900.
larger number than was furnished by any
other country in the world. In 1870 the
year with which the present teiegraphic
statistics are usually compared. the number
of messages sent in Germany was S.200 600;
last year it was SO, ,000. 900. The number OF
messages sent in France in 1870 was !, 5,600-
coo; last year it was 55,00O,0O0. In Italy
the number has increased during the same
period from 100000 TO g.GOo. 900. in Aus
tria from 100000 to 1000. 900, exclusive
OF Hungary In 1870 in Hungary the num-
Der OF telegraph messages sent was !, 300
0G0; last year it was 100000 very sub
stantial increase in a country the chief
The number of telegraph messages sent in
Holland in 1870 was 1.S00. coo; last year the
total number was 5000. zoe, which contrasts
most fayOra5ly with the telegraph business
OF Spain, which amounted to i250 ,0G0 mes
sages, though the population OF Holland by
the last census was less than 5000, 600.
whereas the population of Spain was IS
00O 0C0. Holland is small country and
the requirements OF communication by telc-
graph are By no means so many or so UT-
gent as in = country covering a large area
and having imperfect communication be-
tween various points. as is the case in
miles OF lines in the Dutch Indies with
lee offices; the number of messages was
61i ,065. In December. 1895, Batavia. Sana-
rang and Sourabaya were connected by tel
ephone.
The total length of the telegraphs OF the
world, land and marine, is in excess Of D
100000 miles, and the larger part OF it is
in America Ii has been computed that
the average cost Of telegraph message
sent from one point of the United States
to another was 81 in 1870. % IL cents in
1880, 3l.6 i'll 1892, 31.2 in 1898, 3O5 in 1884,
50.1 in 1882. 300 in 1895, sos in 1891, and
80 cents in 1898. More than p OG0 teIe-
graph messages are sent in q year in
South American countries and more than
10000 in Australia. The Russian telegraph
system has been developed extensively OF
late years. but the United States continue
at the head of all countries in the volume
of telegraph business done.
The times., 1899-03-08
The Negro Soldier.
CFrom Golfers Weekiy.)

-
One OF the first eases had was a big caIa-ed
man. whG carried down on a blanket bv
four soldiers. They said he was shot through
tue arm, All, / could see q bandase there Ii
was the right arm. | remember. 1t struck me
queer that 4 wound in the arm would disable
the lie couldn't walk. and when I had
a chance to look him | found biz black
bruise on his left thigh. That set me thinking
and, examining his arm more clOseIvI | found
that the bullet which lad gone through his right
At the shoulder had goIe through the body
also, diaEonally from shoulder to hin. and
the man was dying lie did die little later
but before his last breath he managed To give ri,,
Il lock OF hi curly black hair. tied with a little.
ribbon, and a picture Of himself to be SENT IN
Lis mother at Il place in the South which |
wrote down. | saw lots Of those Colorcd men
and it's my opinion the whole attack would nave
been nowhere without them. | believe they
scared the Slaniarls out of their trenches with
thcr yelling aud whooping. ! never heard such
blood-cur!iinS cIieS as those fellows gave in the
charge The nIggcrS coed fighters. hut they
have mercy for the enemy. They ;hoslghs IT
was all toGiiahneS5 taxing of thes. spaJ.-
ilriS. and OF them Swore at me for doing
it. uuc called out | started down The
hill with a SpaniaTd On my shoulders: Look out
or he'll stab you in the back" And another
uiggcr said. lifting his rifle: ''AIl right %
ah,Id I've got bead ON him. Ii ti.at Spaniard
had moved | suppose he would have sii,t a; him.
and probably killed both OF Us.
The times., 1899-03-08
The Passing of Won Dicd.rieh.


The removal of Vice Admiral Won Diede-
rich from the command OF the German
cruiser squadron in Far Eastern waters,
and the substitution OF Prince Henry of
Prussia, brother of the Kaiser. has natu-
rally excited a great deal of comment
Our Embassy at Berlin regards it as an
evidence of the Emperor's good feeling for
and desire TO please the American people
and If any one of our counlrymen is in
q position to know and understand the
sentiments of the German government re-
garding the United States, certainly Am
bassador White is that man.
The statement is made, and accepted
in our official circles, that Vice Admiral
Won Dederich, in acting as ne did in
Manila Bay during the blockade. exhibited
a lack OF knowledge of the professional
and diplomatic necessities incident to such
a situation. 1t is also reported that when
the facts were fully presented to the Kaiser
he Immediately relieved Won Diederich of
command. As matter of courtesy TO the
German Emperor and people. we are bound
to accept that explanation as sufficient and
conclusive.
1t is noticeable that part OF the Ameri-
can press is inclined TO treat this solution
of an unpleasant international episode with
reserve. not TO say derisiOn. 1t must be
conceded that the facts themselves seemed
to give color TO the idea, which recently
was very prevalent in this country. that
the German admiral would hot have dared
to act he did If he had not been conf
dent of the approval of his government 1t
is explained that he was not acting under
instructions and totally misunderstood the
attitude he was expected to assume toward
the American feet and It's commander.
There are reasons why American news.
The times., 1899-03-08
Let Ter Go, Spring,

Hrom the New York EveningWord1
Hail, gentle Spring! OF. If you won't hail. snow.
Don't mind our tecings-wc've all had the grip.
Hail. snow, s!eet drizzc say Spring. let 'cr 20!
What care you ii on slushy streets we slip?
just start right in and do your duru 'dest Spring;
Let's have another blizzard in the town;
Pile up the snowdrifts high YOU gay old thing
And grin To see the people falling down
The trees are leaving, Spring but we must stay
To welcome you, cen tho il kills us to;
II wouldn't do, you know, to go away;
II wouldn't be polite, dear Spring. TO you.
Try hard, Spring, to kill the poets Off
The nice Spring poets who have sung your
praise;
But let us hacks off with hacking cough
For we, dear Spring, are onto to sou these
days
The times., 1899-03-08
The librarian of Congress

IFT0m lhc ThlIadcIphm IlmeS.l
There are no two Senators whose judgment
upon the requirements OF the Librarian OF Con
srcss would command more confidence than that
OF Senators Hoar and Lodge As the President :
nominee Mr. Barrows, was from their State.
and a. they both opposed his confirmation. it
will bc assumed that the Senate did wisely in
allowing the nomination to lapse. The Presi-
dent will now have AN opportunity to try again.
II he viii take the trouble to consult with such
members OF Congress have some acquaintance
with the uses of library, and with men who
have had experience with library management.
it should not be impossible to secure the services
OF rsal librarian for this distinguished post.
The few men fit for the office not seeking;
it, hcing generally well employed already. but
that Is reason why the office should not seek
one OF them.
The times., 1899-03-08
An rnapprecintcd Missiorary.
CFrom the New Nor!. Timesl

Assembly yman Ware, bill to prohibit tEelt-
rieIl speculation. which was put into the Assem-
bly, nv Albany last week. reminds OF Dan
frohmanS attempt To stop speculation Ia tickets
at the LyccWm Theatre. Ever hear ity 1t hap
prncd some time ago. Mr.. FrohmIn trying
10 get people 10 buy tickets at the box Office in
stead OF from sidewalk spectators. He ap-
preached a gentleman who negotiating with
OF the sharks who had seats Cor sale At i
smart advance.
Don't You Know SIR said FEohman. as po-
ltey as he knew how-and politeneSs happens
to he one Of his strong points-'that YOU can
get seats At the box Office 1T the advertised price.
e And who III thunder may ycu be?' said the
prospective purchaser OF seats.
e I Daniel Frohulau manager Of this thea
tre and | am trying to protect my patrons from
ticket spcculatoTs.' explained Mr.. Frohman.
.' Well. Mr.. Fruhrnan growled the theatre
goer would YOU have any earthly objection to
attending to your own business and allowing me
To attend TO mine.
''Frohman didn't have any reply handy that
was tit ior use Just then. but he has stopped
irving 10 protect his patrons from theatre ticket
specuators since that evening""
The times., 1899-03-08
1HE BAD BEEF COURT GETS OFF.
Chicago stock Yards and Packing
Houses tn He Inspected.

Members OF the Army Court of Enquiry
left Washington last night for Chicago.
where they will assemble Thursday and
make an inspection of the stock yards and
packing houses OF Armour & CO. Swift &
Co. and other large packing companies. II
is not expected that any witnesses will be
heard until Friday. 1t was said yesterday
that the Court will go to New York befor-
resumiug the examination OF witnesses in
Washington. 1t is probable that the visit
to New York will be for the purpose OF
hearing the testimony of Governor Roose-
welt. but the trip will likely be abandoned
should he determine to appear before the
Court in Washington. Among the wit
nesses to be called on the Courts return
TO Washington are Generals Miles and
Wheeler, and Eagan. General Miles will b,
recalled and examined as to the interview
published in tine New York Tribune on
February !, in which 1t is said ne talked
in a guarded manner 10 a representative
OF the local branch OF the Associated Press.
Eagan will be asked to make further ex-
planation OF the seyenty-twO-hour and
twentyfour- hour clauses in the contracts
for refrigerated beef. and General Wheeler
will be asked to give his experience with
the refrigerated and canned roast beef in
Cuba
The times., 1899-03-08
The Obstacle Facing Mr.. Reed.

tFruu the hie+Ep 'hFnlhClt-t
Enough Republican members OF the late Con
gress and of other Congresses preceding it have
been elected To- the next Congress In make it
very difficult for speaker Reed tn obtain another
term in the chair II there was anything else that
the House could do. The hard hits which they
have nearly all received at hi, hand, one time
OF another, the many flvoritc projects that hc
has defeated Iy the exercise OF his power in de.
tcrnining the order OF business. the emphasis
with which he las laid his tyrannicll cdirt9 ON
members and on the entire House. the sneers
and sarca-ins which he las launched right aud
left among The objects Of his cau-,ic wit. have
left him without &. sincere friend on his own side
Of the House; not one Of his party associates
would take up the cudGel- aud fight for his cause
in a scriou, contest for The chair. Besides all
this, there is the general feeling in all cases
under Government where man Is selected
and reelected many times 10 oficc-the period
always comes wien his associates and rivals say
that he has had 1t long enough.
The times., 1899-03-08
The WORKING. of the Thrift.

'f rom the NtH York Commercial Advcrtis:r.D
Consolidation OF capital in productive enter
prise has made it possible Tor an industry pro.
tected by the tariff to smother competition at
home and abroad. I!y organization Of trust
American producers may cXtort higher price
from domestic consumers than conditions OF de-
mand and supply warrant. while this higher price
permits them To underssIl foreign competitors
in foreign markets. In the absence of protective
duties this would not be feasible and if contrast
in price OF American goods sold abroad and
sold at home shall show that manufacturers are
taking this sort Of advantage Of their power. the
American people will not be slow to employ the
only remedy they have against such extortion
modification of tile tariff
The times., 1899-03-08
BLINDED BY LIGHTNING.
4 Terrible Calamity HefniIs IA Com
recticut Minister.


Winsted. Conn, March News was re-
ceived today from South Norfoli, twelve
miles from here, to the effect that dur
ing a severe electric storm that passed
over this section early yesterday morning
bolt of lightning ran into the house OF
Louis Curtiss and stunned and blinded
Rev. C. F. Chesebro. thirty-six years of
age, pastor of the North Goshen Metho-
dist Church, who was lying i'll with ap-
pendicitis at the Curtiss homestead. He
occupied an old-fashioned bed with low
headboard in room adjoining the din
ing room on the ground floor, when ball
of fire entered his bedroom within eight
inches of his head, where it apparently
burst. flying and scattering sulphur fumes
in all directions. Rev. Mr.. Chesebro was
stunned and unable to speak for consid-
erable length of time, and both eyes were
completely blinded. The doctors think he
will eventually recover his sight, however.
On a bookcase beside Rev. Chesebro's bed
were a lighted lamp and leather case con-
tanning his eyeglasses. The lightning eN-
tinguished the light and melted the gold
bows of the glasses and the two glasses
out Of shape. the case was blown under
the bedclothes where it was found. 4
gilt frame which hung in the bedroom
turned black. On the wallpaper back of
the head of the bed n broken line was
made by the lightning extending from the
ceiling to within eight inches of the spot
where Mr.. Chesebro's head rested. The
lightning passed into the dining room.
where it splintered the top of a sewing
machine and ran out of a closed window,
removing the putty and nails around a
pane Of glass. The latter were found out
side underneath the window
Rev. Mr.. Chesebro says he felt the heat
Of the lightning from the top of his head
down as far as his hips and it seemed to
raise that part of his body OFF the bed.
The lightning severed four telephone wires
in front of the Curtiss farm and probably
followed a broken wire into the house.
Some fear is entertained that the shock
will kill Mr.. ChesebrO.
The times., 1899-03-08
Where Honor 4. IN Waiting.
urom the Kansas City StarJ

U T"M Inc hai's.l7 tlTy NIaf-l
There are always men ont OF Il job vino find
ii hard to get another because oi a lack OF skill
in amy definite thing and who. while sound and
strong, are not fit to work as laborcrs For
such mon there is chance now to put on
tn" uniform OF the United States aud strike i
blow Tor civilization and the creation oi more
work Tor men to do. Uncle sam want, men
There is fighting to do, and that is always an
honorable employment when under the flag
There is death TO encounter. hut death is always
with Us, and the man who has faced death in
the field and kept his to the Zoe will gain
thercfrom a respect for himself which is not en-
joyed by the man who remains at home and sees
death covered with flowers There is adventure
and experience and honor across the seas which
American youth has longcd for and may now
acc,pt and boar like men.
The times., 1899-03-08
Meeting the Occasion.

tFrum the st. Paul Pioneer PrcssD
They have an ingenious method in France OF
meeting one eyigency OF presidential changes.
This is called statue grating. All public build
nGs are adorned with husts in plaster, terra
Gotta, bronze, marble, and the heads OF these
hu-ts made removable When President
die. is aSslssinated, or removed for any cause,
tine heads all these buss unscrcwcd and
that Of his successor substituted. one would
suppose that occasional variations in the fashions
Of collars and ties might call for 4 more exten-
sivc change from time TO time, but it is said
that the features Of Loubct are now bcaming
on the populace from the same neck and shoulders
that formerly supported the head OF " Thiers.
The times., 1899-03-08

floor and the beds and any clothing care
lessly left near the aperture. What those
frost-bitten and enraged people said as
they shoveled out the snow and dried the
clothes and furniture by a hastily kindled
fire, and sailed forth to find boy to clean
snOwdrifts two feet deep off their front
steps. would be unfit for publication in a
respectable family newspaper. If the
Weather Sage had heard it he would have
been shocked and saddened that human
hearts should harbor such wishes toward
a fellow creature.
What the matter was at the Weather
Bureau cannot be definitely ascertained
though We have Il fairly good working hy-
pothesis. The forecaster may see fit to
declare that he happened 10 overlook this
snowstorm when he cast his eagle eye
over the weather map the day before.
If he did all Washington will pray most
fervently that he may never do such a
thing again. 1t would have been bad
enough If it had been just plain snowfall
which was overlooked. but this one was
complicated by wind which blew at the
rate Of forty miles an hour and filled the
house of the sleeping citizen with snow
The people of Washington do not serious
ly object to paying a few cents now and
then for the cleaning of their sidewalks,
but they do object 10 being trapped by the
declaration Of a perfidicus Weather Bu-
reau into leaving their windows open so
that they are overtaken b. an avalanche of
snow in their beds. 1t is to be hoped that
such thing viii not happen again. If it
does the righteous indignation of the peo-
pie may lead to Pref Moore's young men
being plunged bodily into snowbank so
that they may learn the nature of the ar
ticle and be able to detect its approach.
The times., 1899-03-08

All the Navy Department bureau chiefs
are now rear admirals, and nearly every
body else except Captain Clark, Of the Ore
gon. We presume then that the lucky ones
will feel safe with regard to having their
juniors put over them. but if they look at
it that way they are wrong. The same in
difference to law which allowed Mr.. Long
to take a very poor specimen of a captain
and give him the rank and command of a
rear admiral. over the heads of fighting
commodores at any time might induce
him to pick a boy cut Of the first class at
Annapolis and put Dewey under his orders.
While Long is around mere rank will not
make as much difference as subserYiency
and an acceptabIy bad record
The times., 1899-03-08
THE RETURN OF II. CAMBoN.
The French Ambassador Again at
His Washinrton Post

NJ. Jules Cambon. the French Ambassa-
dor to the United States. arrived in Wash
inston at $40 last night, after an absence
abroad of several months. VI. Cambon will
resume his duties at the Embassy. from
which he has been absent since the con-
cluslon of the protocol negotiations. in
which he acted as the representative 81
Spain.
The Ambassadors health is excellent. al
though he was somewhat fatigued when he
arrived last night On his arrival in New
York aboard the French liner La Cham
psgne. the Ambassador was warmly greet
ed by the French Consul General, ". Bre-
waert, and Eugene De BOucande, agent OF
the French Line
He expressed deep grief on learning OF
the death of Lord Herschell, saying his loss
would be felt deeply in England. He was
also grieved to learn of the explosion
which took place recently in one of the
French arsenals.
The Ambassador, however. has refused
to discuss international questions for pub
lication since his arrival in the United
States, and is equally reticent as to his ru
mored candidacy fer the post of Ambas-
sador to the Holy See from the French
government.
The times., 1899-03-08
{ reiiiatiCn.
Qrom the Houston Po-tl

Many things working To bring about more
general adoption of cremation in the no distant
future, in site of old preiudcos oi a sentimental
nature. The greatest consideration IS one Of a
sanitary character It i universally admitted
that the presence ot crowded cemeteries in pop
uous communities Is dangerous. especially il
there are wells running streams in the vicinity
Of these cemeteries. Then again the land Is be
coming. valuable that lot, in the city burial
grounds are sold at rsturtiunatc prices 81 that
he most unpretcnlin,'s iuncral when the under
takcr and the cemctcry.cunIpluy settled with
becomes 4 grcvous burden upon the poorer class
of citizens indeed that many even in
moderate circumstances are not always prepared
e..
The times., 1899-03-08
\ Result of AIgrrism.
CFrom the Philadelphia Timcs.) }

TTTUIII ITIV T HIIIutT IlTIIl IITlp--
Most ot the particular recommendations of the
War Department either were rejected OF failed
by nlction. for the Obvious reason that apv.
thing emanatinE from that department now Is
regarded with suspicion. and ii the President
should find himself in any way embarrassed in
the military administration through the attitude
of Congress, he need not look lar for the cause
The readiness of Congress To- trust Tie Executive.
at the opening Of the war and it, strongly
con,rastcd feeling at the close OF tine campaign
clnnot be without signihrancc.
The times., 1899-03-08
Reeds Raid on Wheeler.

From the Philadelphia North Amcrican)
1t was another outcropping OF the feeling that
is always uppermost in Reeds nature Wheeler
is friend OF President Mckinley and an ativo
cate of his war policy; and Mckinley is the man
who dared to he candidate for the Presidency
and actually Won his fight when the big man
from Maine was an aspirant for the same office.
The times., 1899-03-08
Shall Dewey Remain II, Manila.

IT TOm INC F!NIlUtTphlI IcWEVr-l
Admiral Dewey may be quite right in think
ing he cannot come home for an Indefinite time
and thai not entirely because of the disturbed
condition Of things in the Philippines. His new
dignity gives him increased power and insurcs
for him greater respect among foreign nations
and their representatives. lie may he an i'm
portant factor in the troubles which seem TO lie
ahead for China. maintaining some degree Of
order Icy his very presence, and, at all events,
preserving the rights and dignity OF the United
StHtC-
The times., 1899-03-08

To judge from appearances, Alger is
three million dollars ahead of Congress. 1t
appears that three millions were appro-
priated in January TO pay the Cuban
troops and that what those not in the
secret supposed TO be the same three mil
lion dollars was again provided for We
presume that the second appropriation
was rairoaded through that the Algerian
War Department might not be without an
emergency fund. which we regard as emf
nently proper. The temporarily abandoned
junket to the Antilles might be revived,
or any of a number of things might be
thought of that would make few loose
millions convenient and comfortable for
the ring
The times., 1899-03-08
\ Lesson for Cubans.
Urom the 81. Louis Globe nemo,rat

(From the st. Louis Globe Democrat)
The attempt at revolution i'll Costa Rica carries
lesson which will have some influence on
thoughtful Cubans. No year passes without see
ing several risings attempted risings against
the government IL 4 the countries OF Cen
trail or South AIi, Ia the vast majority OF
cases. Of course, thr rcvults are failures. The
great number OF these demonstrations, however.
show an instability in Spanish American govern
ments which cannot isil to affect Cuban senti-
ment at this time.