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The times., 1899-03-05
The War of Industry.

From the New York Commercial Ad,ertiser)
The fact that for the first time in history ali
the great nations have met in commercial rivalry
in eastern markets will do much to settle the
terms on which they shall compete. They have
a common aim, and a common interest in pur-
suing il peacefully. An open door is. il not the
rule for all. the rule of the majority, and has
already determined that the fight will proceed on
purely industrial lines. II is impossible to doubt
that the rule established here will react upon
the nations concerned in pcrfecting the Industrial
methods OF securing the largest possible share of
trade. 1t will set up new standard OF force
the industrial, as opposed 10 the military and
power OF offence or defence viii be measured in
terms OF manufacturing and commerce rather
than by size OF armies and nayies that, after all
are based on the power of industry
The times., 1899-03-05
Thrce Trncr of Officer.

military journal makes a distinction
in a recent article on the education OF Of
fcers which it will be good for the student
Of affairs to remember. 1t speaks of one
kind of soldiery as military genius and
of another as kriegspieler. The terms
themselves indicate fairly well what the
distinction is.
These two classes are to be found not
only in military life, but in every other
calling; but perhaps the difference is more
important in war than in commerce. The
military genius need not be a general; he
may be only a colonel, or even a subaltern.
like Kipling's 'Stalky." StaIky evinced
military genius while yet a schoolboy and
in time it made him an extraordinarily eff
ficient soldier of the Queen. Such a man,
while brave, does not waste his bravery;
he is daring but not foolhardy. He has the
sagacity TO know when it is worth while to
blum, and he knows when 10 be cautious
More than anything else, he is a born
leader of men. He can, in some mystic
rious way, inspire others with belief in
his power and wisdom, so that they will
follow him without question or delay. If
the common soldier were asked why he
believes in his captain he might say it
was because the captain had always treat
ed him WELL or he might allege faith in
the captains luck" or he might lay 1t
to personal bravery on the leaders part
but all three reasons would really have
something TO do with it. II one could have
an army whose officers should all be
military geniuses, large and small, from
the generals down to the captains. the
rank and file might be made up of all
I'-ds Of men. for the genius can alm0t
The times., 1899-03-05
SPEAKER FAIRS MISTAKE.
Talk of Deposing Him INDUCED in Mt
Harrisburg.

Harrisburg. Pa, March Speaker Farr
has done everything possible since the
outbreak agai him yesterday to mollify
feeling against the Speaker is apt to find
expression in some red-hot resolutions
of the sentiment OF the majority. Talk
OF deposing the Speaker is dying out. but
1t is thought probable that a Speaker pro
TEN will be elected merely to emphasize
the opposition to the alleged unfair conduct
of the presiding officer Farr's most ia
grant mistake was in the appointment of
the investigating committee. His selec-
tion of four members friendly to Senator
Quay. two of whom had opposed the reso-
iutions authorizing the investigation, was
the firebrand that started the blaze which
reached the proportions of a conhagration
yesterday.
Prominent men representing the insur-
gent house. as the combination of Demo-
Gratis and anti-Quay Republicans is now
called, have been poring over the laws re-
!ating to the rights of the majority in the
matter OF electing Speaker, and they will
be ready Monday night TO support their
contention that the majority can remove
the speaker at any time and chose an
other in his place.
The best judgment of those here tonight
Is that the Democrats will be satisfied with
certain legislation in which they are in
terested. Among the things they want is
the Hasson bill, creating a new capitol
building commission, and they will ask
Monday night that the committee on
buildings and grounds be discharged from
further consideration of the measure
Concessions will gladly be made. but the
insurgents and their Democratic allies will
not be content u2til they have increased
the bribery investigation committee by the
admission of four of their own number.
Governor Stone will not call a special ses-
sion in the event of the legislature ad-
journing without electing Senator Quay 5
successor. Strange as the statement may
appear under existing circumstances,
friends of Senator Quay say they are sat
isfied with the situation.
The times., 1899-03-05
The american ARMY

tFrom the Charleston News and Courier)
Ii the United States must have large stand
ing army it ought TO be organized on strictly
military lines and for purely military purposes.
Its officers should be selected for their fitness
and not for their political subseryicncy. The
army should be commanded by trained soldiers
and not by political isyorites. In all matters
Of discipline in the movements OF troops the
plans OF campaign, in questions OF tactics and
subsistence, the army, whether large or small,
should be absolutely free from political inter.
ference and intrigue. The Secretary of War
should be merely the head OF a bureau, and
while the President himself should not be re-
strcted in his authority 10 give orders, the exc
cution Of his orders should be The duty OF the
General Commanding. This would give the coun-
try an army Of fighting men, under the direction
Of officers trained i'll the art OF war not simply
a mob OF men with guns, pulled and hauled
about at the dietaton OF every fav,ritc of the
Administration with AK to grind Or a corner
The times., 1899-03-05

make soldiers out of mud if necessary.
Even a born coward will sometimes be
hypnotized into fighting by the personality
of his leader or the fearlessness of his
comrades.
The kriegspieler is an entirely different
type of man. He is the book fighter the
theorizer the man who plans things out be-
forehand as they ought to go, and is dunn
founded when some unforeseen difficulty
appears on the horizon. If he happens to
have military genius at his elbow he can
usually get ont of his predicsment, for the
latter frequently does a bit of planning OF
which others get all the credit Is "all
in the days work.
But if the kriegspieler is unsupported by
the resourceful soldier, or if he is too pig
headed and vain to allow himself to be
guided by subordinate, he makes an ig
nominious and unqualified failure of his
campaign, unless. as at rare intervals may
happen, the common soldier, the man be-
hind the guns, steps into the breach, and,
either through misunderstanding of or
ders or through sheer pluck and bravery,
saves the day. In the last-named case the
loss of life is apt to be appalling. An army
officered entirely by kriegspielers might
have the bravest soldiers in the world, but
it could be wrecked in one battle by a
much smaller force of real fighters.
There is a third class of military man,
OF whom the military journal makes no
mention. He ought never to exist: his ex
istence is a national disgrace wherever he
l,,t ba ;rfa
army, and it lis very bad for the soldiers.
He is the political officer. The kriegspieler
is theorist, but at any rate he has studied
his profession, and sometimes he can be
| made useful. The political officer is in the
business simply because he has a pull and
wants money. He desires to do as little
work as he can while still drawing his pay.
| He is incapable of shame and the con-
tempt with which he is regarded by the
real soldier awakens in him no desire to
become a man. He is the creature who
becomes a party to deals with contractors
of dishonest designs. and he is the sort of
man to become mysteriously ill just before
a general engagement, and use his pull to
| get leave. He is the man who, after the
| fighting is all over. blossoms out as mil
itary hero and uses his pull once more TO
run for Office. This type of officer ought
to be eliminated at once and forever There
are not always military geniuses enough
to supply an entire army with officers so
| the kriegspieler has his uses and the
| quiet, steady man who simply does his
| duty as he sees it, without any genius in
particular, is still more useful but the po-
litical officer has no business in a uniform
of any sort
The times., 1899-03-05

Schurz is standing out in the road. holding
his own horse. and railing on the de-
generacy of the time.
1t is sad that these things should be;
but, since they exist, it cannot be mat
ter Of surprise that these eminent New
Workers should have declined an invita-
ton to dine with Mr.. Schurz. They had
reason TO suppose that at least one-half of
the guests at the dinner woald be gem
tIemen more or less inclined TO the famous
Mugwump's peculiar views, and it is a
characteristic of the anti that he never
refuses an opportunity to make con-
vert. He is so thoroughly convinced that
his view is right that he wants to present
arguments for il at any time of day and
night when he can get anyone TO listen
10 him; and if there is no one else at hand
he sometimes talks to himself. The pres
enCe of an opponent is 2 godsend to him,
and he finds it far more exhilarating 10
talk to such a victim than to one of his
own clan. who insists now and then on
sharing the debate. or course, in this
American Republic. we believe in discus
sion. and think it is much better to talk
thing out than to fight it out, if that
can be done; but, however ready an Amer
lean may be to stand up for his princi-
pies and stun the ears of his enemy with
great words and sounding periods, he does
think that dinner is not the place for
that sort of thing. Apprehending that
there would be many of Mr.. Schurz' S
friends at this dinner. and that they would
want to argue about annexation, and that
such an argument would prevent anyone's
having anything TO eat, some of the in
vited guests therefore saw fit TO decline;
and no one can blame them. Having nc
one to fight. the guests at the dinner con-
tented themselves with mild and moderate
speeches, full of calm contentment and
brotherly love; and though it was not as
exciting as it would have been If this love
feast had been turned into a revival or 6
caucus, there is no doubt in the world
that several doctors bills were saved. AS
they teach the children in the public
schools now. We should talk only of pleas
ant and agreeable subjects at the table
and not get into angry discussions.
The times., 1899-03-05
Sunday Inyys.

From the Brooklyn EaSle.)
Indeed. all efforts toward return to the
severe Sabbatarianism OF the Puritans are vain
and may well be abandoned now as later.
They do not meet the requirements of the age;
they are not endorsed even by progressive clergy
men. However, they may do for She country
they can never do for the town On Sunday it
has become more and more the habit Of the pen-
pie TO leave their half aired. half lighted fats
and tenements and get into the fields. Some
times they go out on bicycles, sometimes they
walk, thousands ride, often they 90 to beaches,
where they can bathc and indulge in few cheap
and simple pleasures. they assemble in suburban
parks, also and listen to music and dance and
drink little beer, they find cooncsss on harbor
and river boats. They visit the museums and
galleries, also; The Attendance on SUNDAY being
larger than on other days and consisting Of the
very class that sees the least Of art and stands
more in the way OF improvement from ITS con
temptation than do those who have galleries OF
their own. Yet remember what dire propl-
ccies were made of ungoduess and disorder
and OF injury to public collections when the
proposition was made that the museums should
be thrown open, free Sunday to the people
who would otherwise be-not in church. as many
hoped. but in their dull, unattactive homes or
lettering about the dIrkened saloons
The times., 1899-03-05
The Drama in Anam.
FIom London St. Paul's0

In Anam. as in China, the drama is
taken very seriously and is designed 10
give instruction to the ignorant. who are
unable to write or read Virtue trium-
phant is the customary conclusion of a
play; the virtue OF the east. be il under
stood. which is frequently regarded as vica
in the west According to their lights how
ever the Anamite theatrical productions
are eminently respectable and praisewor-
thy, and they are watched with great at
tention by the spectators. who are always
admitted gratis to the entertainments. As
in India, an Anamite play may continue
uninterruptedly for several days. and the
actors, as they become tired are replaced
by another set, who carry on the same
story to its ong-drawnCut conclusion. To
European ideas the Anamite play wou d
seem nothing but monotonous and dreary
inflction ElocutlOn for example. is rep
resented by noisy screaming and unmodu-
lated vocferations; the costumes are rag
ged and unrepresentativc. and there is no
thought of letting down II curtain when
the scenes require to be shifted.
The actors. who begin their performance
by bowing before the spectators, salute and
curtesy every time they cross the stage.
and the prompter runs after them wherey-
er they go. Sea voyages are represented
upon the Anam stage by an individual who
pulls an oar, and he may show horseback
by a trotting action accompanied with the
cracking of whip. Heroic deeds are cried
out in Il stentorian voice. and comical
things are said in low tone. Combats
are simulated by Contortons and mock
struggles, and the actors who are not pay
ing quietly await their turn at the back
OF the stage near the orchestra and in view
of the audience. The author of an Anam-
ite play is so little considered that he does
not sign it, and no acknowledgment of him
is made by the audience should the play
prove success. Women do not play in
Anam, but form a special corps of singers
who assist by their voices to swell the gen
eral vociferation.
The times., 1899-03-05
The Dublin Dra,ving-Room.

Nrlon tHc LOnucn MILL
II is curious to note the difference he
tween the Dublin Drawing Rooms and the
Queens Drawing Rooms, as they are he'd
at Buckingham Palace The Irish Court
functions take place in the evening about
10 o clock, and, what is popular depar-
ture from the accepted English custom
light refreshments are provided before
the guests depart. These refreshments
are arranged on buffets down one side
of st. Patrick's Hail. and are always
eaten standing; there is no sit-down sup
per The thronerOom contains a chair OF
state. in front of which the Lord Lieuten-
ant stands. with his wife by his side
When any lady is presented the Lord
Lieutenant shakes hands with her and
kisses her on the cheek. She curtsies to
him in return and bows to his wife as she
retires toward the picture gallery. In the
case of a lady who is only attending a
Drawing Room. she receives no kiss Men
alTost invariably accompany their wives
and daughters TO Dublin Drawing
Loom. and woman's Court dress has the
same long train. with feathers and veil
as Is the rule here. Many other arrange
ments are similar to those at Bucking-
ham Palace. The. hall of the Castle is
lined with soldiers and the staircase with
rows of servants in splendid liveries
Cards are given up much in the same way
as in England: the first card in the cor
ridor and the second at the entranc, to
the throneroom. On either side of the
dais on which the viceregal couple stand
are two Enclosures called pens" VIII ch
are filled by members of the Household
besides those staying at the Castle When
the Lord Lieutenant and his wife leave
the throneroom procession is formed.
and his semi-royal position is emphasized
by the fact that he walks before his wife.
who is followed in her turn by members
OF her house party and the hous hold.
The times., 1899-03-05
The Healthy Isle of Pines.

From the Minneapolis Tribune)
No declaration made hy Congress regard
ing the Isle of Pines. and IL will therefore, in all
probability, be treated the same a. Porto Rico
that is TO say, retained i portion OF our Span
ish indemnity. Although small, the island Is
exceedingly valuable, and will, under American
control, undoubtedly attain great popularity as
a health resort. 1t has abundance OF high
ground, shade trees in great prolIson, and a
porous sDil, which makes drainage easy and is
i, safeguard against malarial dampness. II is
said that iron, magnesium and other mineral
springs abound. and the air is pure aud invigor
ating The population is small, and will be- very
glad to become Amcricanized and profit by tie
influx Of health seekers from the States.
The times., 1899-03-05
A sNoWsToRM IN MISSOURI.
Consolation Found in the Fnct That
Wheat VIII BE Benefited

st. Louis. March A severe snowstorm
ragged here today and tonight and bears
every evidence of continuing all OF Sunday
Owing to recent rains and consequent
moisture the snow melted as it fell early
in the day. but now fieecy blanket covers
the city. Reports from the State generally
give the same conditions At Hannibal
street car traffic was impeded while Cen
tralia reports five inches on a level St
Joseph specials say a binding storm has
prevailed all day. At Sedalia several inches
of snow have fallen. Throughout the Ozark
region light rain was quickly followed
by snow. Wheat will be greatly benefitei
The times., 1899-03-05
Sngnstr's Rugged Rond.
(From the indianapolis News.)

Sagas,a has had a stormy time. He assumed
power just at time when war with the United
States seemed certain. As the foreign situation
became threatening, treason began To show itself
at home. All through the negotiations the Min
lister was seriously limited by the fear of II
cessful insurrecton. AT no time did he seem to
have a free hand. And those who are now
blaming him for having involved the country in
a disastrous war would do well to remember the
pressure to which lac subjected. Sagasta
would, doubt. have been glad TO go TO great
lengths 10 avoid war. But with Weyler and his
party boasting about the great things they
would do il they had chance, and with the
Carists assailng the Ministry and threatening
the throne, sagasta would not have been sup
ported in peaceful policy.
The times., 1899-03-05
FLOWERS DENIED TO MoL1NEUx
Luxury of a LoOl<ing-GIsss Also For
hidden the Prisoner.

New York, March i.-Ro!and B. Molneux
will not be permitted to receive flowers
while confined in the Tombs. A basket of
flowers sent by Mrs. Molineux today was
withheld.
Warden Hagen also refused to permit
Molineux 10 have mirror. Cyanide OF
mercury has been found by Prof Witthaus
in the stomach of Barnet, who died at the
knickerbocker Athletic Club November 10.
1898. six weeks before Cornish received
the poison that killed Mrs. Adams. Prof
Witthaus was unable to state the quantity
of poison in the organs examined, and
was instructed to prepare a complete re-
port for the District Attorney. The dis
covery removes all doubt that Barnet was
murdered.
The times., 1899-03-05
4 Lack of Candidates.
(From the st. Paul Pioneer Press. J

One OF the women who argued recently for
the abolition OF the death penalty in Massa-
chusetts declared that anyhow they ought to let
TIN death sentence, when passed upon a woman.
be executed by one of her own sex Not to mem
tl0n the exceeding inconsequence of this plea,
it is pertinent to remind the lady that since it
is difficult to secure men TO execute so disagree
able an office, it might very likely be impos-
siblc to find woman who would be willing to
do it.
The times., 1899-03-05
Lord renny-on'. eomrortnble Place

p'N"' 'HS htidNelphlA llhieSJ
The second Lord Tennyson, OF the poet
has been appointed 10 the Office of Governor Of
South Australia, place which has some honorS
good paw. and no work. 1t would be practi-
cally impossible for him to get his colony into
trouble to secure any fame except that OF a
good host and polished gentleman. Thesc uuali-
ties were recognized in him in England and tI.at
furnishes a Tor his appointment apart
from the natural desire to do honor to a great
name. born in the finest atmosphere OF letters
lie may now realize in the usefulness Of tht.
career opened to him the spirit of his fathers
stirring lines:
'.Not once twice in our rough island story
The path OF duty the way 10 slor,' -
and give better dinners than ever served
before in the Governors house in Adelaide
The times., 1899-03-05

The wonderful recovery OF the aged
Pope from an operation that would have
been fatal to men of his years and feeble
health in certainly nine cases out of ten
is matter of international Importance
If the attending surgeons are correct in
saying that Leo XIII has the vitality 10
last many years yet, the hope is encour-
aged that he may be spared well into the
next century, whose dawn 1t is his ambi-
tion to witness on earth.
The times., 1899-03-05
cLAY's MIND WRECKED.
The DepIorabIc Result of His Recent
M:rrinne.

Lexington. KY, March 4.-The friends
OF Gen. Cassius Marcellus Clay are alarmed
at what they believe Is the collapse of his
mind. Since Riley Brock and Dora Rich
ardson. his divorced childwife. were mar
ried General Clay has not been himself.
and sits In moody condition in his libra
ry at Whitehall. Following is a copy of a
message he telegraphed to Senator William
Lindsay at Washington today:
and my former wife, Dora Brock. have been
prisoners for about FIVE years. deprived OF life
liberty, property, and pursuit OF happiness by
lawless persons called the vendetta violating
all our State and national laws and rights com
mitted against us all the crimes possible closing
the United States. mails and telegraph Offices
outside and inside the-abOut the time Of the
granting j. NJ. Palmer pension the Vendetta
IN town OF Richmond, Ky, where ! put a peti-
ton OF mine in the Federal postotfce and took
receipt for same, criminaly destroyed it, and
they violated my constitutional right Of petition
and protest and the penal law Of the United
States. Finally Dora's mind and reason became
shaken and my eyes have been put out, so I can
see only as in a thick fog and can never read
PRINT any more. pray Congress TO send Il com
mittee here and my life and me from diving
blind, alone IN my own castle with starvation
without crime reward for a lifetime service in
cause Of justice and humanity in which received
seventy scars more than all the major generals
from Washington to the present time.
The times., 1899-03-05
SenniOr GrnN.
(From the Manchester Union. J

(From the Manchester UniOn)
Valuable will be his services on tha bench,
If he is appointed thereto his proper place is
IN the United States Senate. II the Deilware
Legislature desires to be OF real service TO tie
nation, its members will Jay aside party differ
ences and honor him and themselves by re-elect.
ing him for another terra in the highest ie.is.
lative body OF the Iaac
The times., 1899-03-05
no the dispatch was added .

William Lindsay will Immediately give 4 copy
OF this to the President. the Speaker oi the Sen
ate, and the House of Representatives, [. ;. \
Dora and her husband are living quietly
on the little place at Pinckard, in Wood
ford county, given her by General Clay
upon receiving divorce from her.