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The times., 1899-09-03
A Changed Situation.
(From the Indiananolis News.


Bearing Majuba Hill in mind the Boer thinks
if he could so defeat the British troops when
he was poorly armed, lacked artillery, and most
Of the properties OF war there can be no ques-
ton of the result OF a conflict, now that he is
provided with forts, quiek-fring machine guns
artillery, cavalry, and all the rest The Beers
do not seem 10 realize that in the very fact OF
their lack OF impedimenta and of organization
lay their greatest strength. As the Beers fought
last time, each man for himself each man re-
sponsble for his provisioning, for his own
weapons, for his own movements, they proved a
formidable enemy against troops in mass; but
as they viii be forced to fight now. in large
numbers, moving more less together and act
ing more or less in concert, the lack of organ
ization, OF discipline, of understanding OF the
arts of war, viii certainly result in some con-
fusion 1t is plain that the Beers cannot keep
UP a running fight, fight from cover TO cover,
as most frontier people learn to fight, because
now the Beers have TO remain in force to pro-
tect Pretoria and Johannesburg. Then, too,
throughout the Transyaal is large body of men
which is on the side of the British. and which,
ON the first British success would be armed and
equipped and added to the British forces
The times., 1899-09-03
Secrecy in Artillery Tests.
(Frnm the RrnnklYn Eagle.l


The press-the decent press-wiil have no
quarrel with the new Secretary of War because
he has barred reporters from seeing the artillery
and thorite tests at Sandy Hook and other places
He SAYS that too much has been printed about
the experiments at the various proving grounds,
because the reports have Immediately found their
way into the hands of foreign representatives,
who are here for that purpose. The nations all
spy on one another, and are cheerfully encourag-
ing their enemies to make expensive tests of
arms, armor, explosives, and boats in order that
each may shirk the cost. Since the United
States passed from the insular stage and ex-
banded they have done their share in prepara-
tions for war. They have an equipment now that
would make the conquest Of a larger nation than
Spain relatively easy matter. But new forces
and instruments of are being constantly de-
veloped, and this country cannot afford TO relax
its tests or it's vigilance. A nation that has ex-
elusive control of a particularly effective gun,
or SHE'LL or torpedo, mine, or armor plate.
or submarine boat other contrivance for
threatening its enemies, has an advantage.
The times., 1899-09-03
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1899.
Weakening con.pfraters.

Yesterdays proceedings at Rennes again
illustrated the desperate straits 10 which
the general staff conspirators are put to
escape the consequences of their crimes
All the testimony was directly in favor OF
the prisoner, and the defence scored a most
important point in the analysis Of the bor-
dereau given by Prof Havet, of the French
Institute, who declared that it was full of
idiomatic errors, the like of which never
appeared in the letters or papers OF Drey-
fus, but were characteristic OF the writings
OF Esterhazy.
The leanings of the court were misera-
bly, shown in allowing Mercier to usurp the
functions of public prosecutor, and to bad
ger and bully the witnesses. This exhibit
ton was all the more disgraceful, since it
is well enough known that Mercier viii be
brought 10 the bar of justice as soon as
the verdict of the court-martial at Rennes
is filed. He is not even now a free man.
The mouchards of the national detective
service surround his lodgings at night and
dog his footsteps wherever he goes.
Should he attempt TO leave the country he
would be clapped into jail instanter. Mer-
cier knows this. and the knowledge is
shared by Jouaust; yet the latter gives this
disbcnored and disgraced plotter and ex-
posed liar and per5urer every possible op-
Portunity 10 harry the few people brave
enough to come into court and testify in
the interests OF truth and justice. while
he shuts of as much of the evidence in
favor Of Dreyfus and ineriminatiye OF the
headquarters traitors as he possibly can.
Even at that, the tide seems to have
turned so strongly in favor OF the prisoner
that the designs and plans Of his enemies
and prosecutors seem destined to come to
naught.
The times., 1899-09-03
BISHOPS FOR EXPANSION.
Patriotic Addresses to the Cincinnati
Methodist Conference.

Methodist Conference.
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. I'm addresses at
the Cincinnati conference yesterday Bsh-
ops Andrews and Thoburn, of the IL. f.
Church. endorsed the policy of the national
Administration in the Philippines Bishop
Andrews outlined the history of the lay
movement and prophesied that before the
end of the twentieth century there would
be 400, ,000, eco people in the United States.
confederation OF great national republics
covering the entire East was predicted by
Bishop Andrews, who said further For
the present the mission of the United
States Government is to establish order and
good government in the West Indies and
the Philippine Islands," Bishop Andrews
earnest enthusiasm was vigorously ap-
plauded Chairman Stanley next intro
duced Judge W. r. Warneck as the lay
delegate elect to the next general confer
ence. He spoke briefly.
Chairman Stanley then presented Bishop
Thoburn as the embodiment of expansion
as it applies 10 Methodism. Bishop Tho
burn said he once asked a little girl when
her next birthday would be and she an
swered: 'Oh, it is passed" 80" said
Bishop Thoburn, with expansion; oh, that
is passed. great events are at hand. One
hundred millions of English speaking peo-
pie viii soon hear and answer Gods cali
for a wide forward movement Gladstone
was right when he said that 600. Geo OF
people would soon be speaking the English
language, and they will speak Christianity
in that language" Bishop ThobuTn con-
tinued: The United States is not. only
going to hold the Philippine Islands. but
will also hold a large slice of China. There
is great mineral as we'll as great agricul-
tural wealth in our new possessions, but
it takes American minds and Chinese mus
cles TO develop these resources.
The times., 1899-09-03
MAccoRKLE ON EXPANSION.
The West yirginian Advises Demo-
Gratis Not to Oppose 1t.

Gratis MOI 10 OpPOSC -
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, Sept. For
mer Governor MacCorkle, who is consid-
cred the leading Democratic candidate for
Governor, was here yesterday as guest Of
friends In an interview he asserted that
if the Democrats declared against expan-
sion they made the mistake OF the century.
He stated that he was out of politics for
the present, his ambition being to make
money. He affirmed that the Democratic
State organization, headed by Hon. John
T. McGraw, was the only organization now
in the State which would indicate that the
organization headed by the ChilJons and to
which the former Governor formerly be-
Ionged, had disbanded For many years
past the Chiffon and McGraw factions were
bitter enemies, and fought each other in
all conventions. Former Governor Mae
Corkle hoped that Mclean would sue
ceed in Ohio" During the last campaign
Governor MacCorkle was considered a gold
Democrat, though ne professed to train
with the supporters of the Chicago plat
form. He is popular personally, and If
he consents to make the fight, will doubt
less be nominated
The times., 1899-09-03
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
a Conference at baltimore to Dis
cuss the Platform.

Conference at BslltfB1Ore DIS
cuss the Platform
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 2.-The most
important conference wkish has yet taken
place between the Republicans was held
today in the Office of General Agnus. There
were present Governor Lowndes, Senator
Wellington, Senator McComas. State Treas
ureer Shyrock, United State Appraiser H.
R. Robert, Representative Frank c..
Waehter. City Register J. Frank Supplee,
Register of Wills Stephen R. Mason. Sheriff
E. NJ. Hoffman, and General Agnus. The
platform 10 be submitted TO the State
convention was the chief matter under dis
cussion. Each of the points to be en-
bodied in the platform was taken Up in
order and discussed, general decision
being reached. The drafting OF the plat
form was then left to Senators McComas
and Wellington, and Messrs. Shryoek,
Wachter. and Supplee The platform as
drafted will then be submitted 70 another
conference to be held on Tuesday. the
hour and place for which have not yet
been decided upon.
Another important thing decided upon
was that the city and legislative conven-
tions TO meet on Tuesday should adjourn
without nominating any candidates. This
will be following the Democratic precedent
and will also force the Democratic party
TO do it's nominating first The Re-
publicans seem 10 be willing to make
the actual campaign just as short
as the Democrats may wish. It was de-
cided that the platform should contain a
fiat and square endorsement of the single
gold standard and an endorsement 0f the
National Administration with the belief
that the Philippines should be conquered
and held until they are able TO establish a
stable government for themselves. Atten-
tion will be called 10 the prosperity OF the
country under the Administration of
President Mckinley as also TO his conduct
of the war. On the acquisition OF terri
torial country by the United States the
platform will not take any very decided
The times., 1899-09-03

The people of North Carolina are be-
coming excited over the suffrage amend
ment contest, which involves the right Of
about 10000 negroes to vote. Like other
amendments of the kind, it provides an
educational qualification for the suffrage.
So far as such measures are designed to
eliminate the ignorant and illiterate
classes from politics, nobody can find
fault with them. The North has had to
take the same means of preventing the
ignorant foreigner. under an unscrupulous
boss, from gaining control of the Govern
ment, and it would be well if such meas
ures prevailed in places where they have
not yet been adopted. But so far as the
amendment is purely an anti-negro affair,
it will defeat itself as the negro becomes
better educated and more Intelligent.
The times., 1899-09-03
RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT.
He VIII Leave Again Tomorrow for
the G.. A. r. Encampmenf

The Presidential party, including the
President and Mrs. Mckinley, Assistant
Secretary Cortelyou. Dr. Rixey, and Stem
ographer Barnes, arrived in Washington
from Canton at l o'clock yesterday after
noon. They were met at the Pennsylvania
station by Secretary Wilson. Secretary
Hitchcock, Adjutant General Corbin, and
the Secretary to the President and Mrs.
Porter.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley. on
reaching the White House, were imuledi-
ately served with luncheon. Mr. McKin-
ley transacted very little business outside
of answering a quantity of private CORE
spondence He Will leave Washington to-
morrow for Philadelphia to attend the
Grand Army encampment.
1t is probable that a meeting of the Cabi-
net will be held before Mr. McKinley's de-
parture tomorrow, to take up matters of
administration which accumulated during
his absence. Secretary Root is expected TO
arrive in Washington tomorrow and every
member of the Cabinet except Secretary
Long will be in the city.
The times., 1899-09-03
GERMAN ACTIVITY IN CHINA.
Big Steamboats, to Navigate 1900
Miles of the Yangtse-kinnE.

Especial Cablegam-Co Copyrighted)
BERLIN, Sept 2.-Germany is slowly but
surely succeeding in her efforts to acquire
the trade in the East. The present policy
is to obtain the local and coasting trade,
bringing it to ports of call. Great steam
ers, it is now announced, will make a bid
for the trade of the Yangtse- Kiang, which
hitherto has been exclusively in the hands
of the English and Chinese. Eight first
class steamers of the style OF those engaged
in Mississippi River trade will be put on
The new boats are now being constructed
They will be OF steel with powerful en-
gines, great speed, and small draft. They
viii be capable of service throughout the
year. Hitherto Yank Au. $50 miles inland
from Shanghai, has been the utmost point
reached by steamers. The Germans intend
to ply the river regularly to Chang King,
1,5O0 miles up the river.
The times., 1899-09-03
eoEBEL-sANDFoRD TRAGEDY.
It Is Being aade Feature of the
Kentucky Campaign.


LOUISVILLE, Sept. 2.-Leaders of the
anti-Goebel movement in Kentucky are
determined to convict Coebel the nominee
of the Louisville convention for Governor
before the people of the State on the
charge of numbering John l. sandford. the
banker whom he slew in Covington in
1895. GoebePs friends have been forced to
take up the defensive. and the way they
put the killing of SandfoTd is even over
shadowing the interest in the infamous
Goebel election law. The speakers on The
side OF the boiling Democrats are openly
accusing Goebel of shooting Sandford down
in cold blood, after having published a
scurilous article about him. and are brand
ing as false the statements of his cham
pions that he did not fire at the Covington
banker until after Sandford had shot at
him.
The Louisville Dispatch" the leading
free silver sheet and the most hostile paper
to Goebelism in Kentucky, Will print an
article tomorrow showing that the state
ments of Representative Charles K Wheel
er and Hon r. Frank Peak, Goebelites. to
the effect that Goebe did not write the
communication which was printed in the
"Covington Ledger" are untrue and that
thew published the letter at the instance Of
Goebel. The Dispatch also prints a
statement from ]. w Morris. editor of the
"Covington Record. showing that Goebeps
idea in having the communication pub
Hshed was to precipitate fight between
Sandford and himself.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 2.-Former Sen
ator ]. C. s. Blackburn has broken down
and will have to go home to Versailles and
rest. while his brother. James Blackburn
former United States Marshal of Kentucky
will accompany Mr.. Goebel On his tour
through the mountains. The former Sen
ator has eaten scarcely anything for a
week and his condition is serious Major
p. p Johnston, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, with John Young Brown, ar
rived home from the Buffalo Lithia Springs
much improved, but his physicians forbid
his taking the stump against Goebel.
The times., 1899-09-03
Kruger Understands.
Erom the indianapolis Tribune.

(From the indianapolis Tribune)
The Beers have received fair warning that II
they permit the trouble to come 10 the issue of
war, they viii not be sgranted as good terms
in the end as they may secure now. There is
no doubt that the Boers could give the British
a lot Of trouble. the Filipinos are now Civ
ing the United States lot OF trouble, but the
end in the one case would be no more doubtful
than in the other. If Great Britain should enter
upon the war she would not stop until she had
brought to bear sufficient resources TO crush all
opposition, and this would be only question of
time and the expenditure OF a sufficient amount
Of money. President Kruger is intelligent enough
70 realize this il The mass Of his people are not.
The times., 1899-09-03

The Cincinnati Enquirer" thinks that
Thomas jefferson must have looked down
upon his children" assembled in the
GAINESVILLE convention, with extreme emo
ton. We believe it. Neither he nor Lind
ley Murray could help looking down upon
idiots capable OF the text of that Ohio
platform. 1t is evident that the wild an
tagonism of the bucolic Buckeye Demo-
Gratis to the English extends even to the
language Of that name.
The times., 1899-09-03

ory of his own integrity. and that If he
really wishes 10 leave them fortune he
should train them to take care of them
selves, that they may be equal not only to
their own support, but to that of their
mother, should need arise? If more rich
men would do this. instead of trying to
amass for their children money enough to
establish one more family of idle aristo-
Gratis, we should have more honesty and
less plutocracy here in America.
The times., 1899-09-03

One of the peculiar characteristics of the
Latin race is a tendency to exaggeration.
The world is now having an object-lesson
in this which it will not soon forget. When
Boisdeffre are willing to bring disgrace
and possible revolution on their country
rather than abandon nefarious scheme
involving the downfall of an innocent man,
there seems to be not only diabolism but
utter folly in their mental processes.
The times., 1899-09-03
THE FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS
Texas Promptly Ereets n Quarantine
Against the City.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Sept The
board Of health declared the case reported
TO It yesterday from the corner OF Euterpe
and Coliseum Streets to be one OF yellow
fever. As the original case is dead. this
leaves only one in the city quaran-
tine has been declared against New Or
leans by the State OF Texas Mississippi
and Alabama have refused to quarantine
and will not do so unless the disease be-
comes epidemic. but Mobile and Mont
gomery have quarantined- So also has
Natchetoches, La No passengers from
New Orleans are allowed to pass the Texas
line. bat passengers from the East going
through New Orleans. but not stopping
there, can go through
The times., 1899-09-03
circumstances Alter Gases.
(Frou the Galveston News !

lfTom the Galveston NewS)
Now that Reed has surely resigned the Repub-
1icans have begun to talk of taking the power
of appointing committees away from the Speak
er. This would throw the selection Of the Com
mittee on Rules in the House, and the House
would make its rules which would forever pre-
vent another Reed in the chair. As long as he
was Speaker there not Republican in the
House who would have dared to make the sug-
gestion
The times., 1899-09-03

It is a little early to begin the distribu-
tion of the means whereby the faithful Re
publicans of Louisiana are to be prepared
to vote with propriety and solidity at the
next national convention; otherwise the
sudden passing of thousand or more bad
five-dollar bills on the shopkeepers of New
Orleans might be accounted for without
much difficulty.
The times., 1899-09-03
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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-01

at the street door. He stepped out to
see who was there. A black man was
holding a black horse which neighed
and stamped with impotence.
"Tom, you're come for 70 said the black
fellow, gruffly. Tom shrunk back, but
too late. He had left his little Bible at
the bottom Of his coat pocket. and his
big Bible on the desk buried under the
mortgage he waa about TO foreclose !:
never was sinner taken more unawaTes.
The black man whisked him like child
astrije the horse and away he galloped
in the midst of thunderstorm. The
clerks stuck their pens behind their ears
and started after him from the windows,
Away went Tom Walker, dashing down
the streets; his white cap bobbing up
and down; his morninggown nuttering
in the wind, and his steed striking fire
out Of the pavement at every bound.
When the clerks turned to look for the
black man he had disappeared. s-''''
Tom Walker never returned TO fore
close the mortgage. A countTyman who
lived on the borders OF the swamp, re-
ported that in the height OF the thunder
gust he had heard great Gathering OF
hoofs, and bowling along theuoad, and
that when he went to the window he
Just caught sight OF q figure, such as 1
have described, on horse that galloped
like mad across the fields, over the hills
and down into the black hemlook swamp
toward the old Indian fort and that
shortly after thundsEbolt fell In that
direction which seemed 70 set the whole
forest ~ blaze. -.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-01
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cautiously through this treacherous
I forest; stepping from tuft to tuft OF PUSHES
and roots which afforded precarious foot
holds among deep sloughs At length be
arrived at piece of firm ground, which
ran out like a peninsula into the deer
bosom Of the swamp 1t had been one
OF the stronghOlds OF the indians during
their wars with the first colonists.
Anyone but he would have felt un-
willing to linger in this lonely, melan-
choly place, for the common people had
bad opinion of il from the stories
handed down from the time OF the In
dian wars; when it was ascertained that
the savages had held incantations here,
and had made sacrifices to the evil
spirit. Tom Walker, however, was not
a man to be troubled with any fears OF
the kind.
He repOsed himself for some time on
the trunk OF fallen hemlOck, listening
10 the boding cry OF a tree toad, and
delving with his walking-stah into a
mound OF black mould at his feet. As he
turned up the soil uncOnsciously, his
staff struck against something hard. He
raked II out Of the vegetable mould, and
10 cloyen skull with an Indian toma-
hawk buried deep in it, lay before him.
The rust on the weapon showed the time
that had elapsed since this death blow
had been given. It was a dreary
memento OF the fierce struggle that had
taken place In this last foOt-hold OF the
Indian warriors.
"Humph I" said Tom Walker, as he
gave the skull kick 10 shake the dirt
from II.
"Let that skull alone !" said a gruff
voice.
Tom lifted up his eyes aud beheld q
great black man, seated directly opposite
him on the stump OF tree.
=He scowled for a moment at Tom with
q pair OF great red eyes.
What are you doing on my groundsY"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-01
THE DEVIL AND
TOM WALKER.
BY WASH NGTON IRVING

TT FEW miles from Boston, in Massa-
chusetts, there is a deep inlet wind
ing several miles into the interior
of the country from Charles Bay, and
terminating in a thicklY-wooded swamp,
or moras. On one side of this inlet is a
beautiful dark grove; on the opposite
side the land rises abruptly from the
waters edge, into high ridge on which
grow a few scattered oaks OF great age
and immense size. 1t was under one Of
these gigantic trees, according to old
stories, that Kidd the pirate buried his
treasure.
About the year 1927, just at the time
when earthquakes were prevalent in
New Eogland and shook many poor sim
ners down upon their knees, there lived
near this place, a meagre misery fellow
of the name OF Tom Walker. He had a
wife as miserlY as himself; they were 30
misery that they even conspired TO
cheat each other. Whatever the woman
could lay hands on she hid away; a hen
could not cackle but she was on the alert
20 secure the new-lain egg Her husband
was continually prying about to detect
her secret hoardG, and many and fierce
were the conflicts that took place about
what ought to have been common prop.
erty. They lived in a forlOrn looking
house that stood alone and had look Of
starvation. A few struggling savin trees,
emblems Of stshlity grew near II; no
smoke ever curled from It's chimney; no
traveller ever stopped at is door
One day Tom Walker hal been 10 a
distant part Of the peighbOFhoOd, he took
what he took TO be a snort cut home
ward through the swamp. Like most
short cuts II was an III chosen route.
The swamp was thickly grown with
great gloomy pines and hemlocks, some
Of them ninety feet high; which made it
dark az MONDAY, and a retreat for all
the owls Of tho neighbOrhOod.
Tom had long been picking bis way