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The times., 1899-03-06

ness OF protest give evidence that We once
more have a public subject that appeals to
the Imagination. II draws new party lines
and gives meaning to our politics. which
have so long been well-nigh meaningless
and insufferabiy parochial and dull. There
is now sort CT heroic temper in the time.
for We have not only TO solve the problem
OF Spain's fallen empire. but to strengthen
our own confidence in the republic. and to
give it its proper position alongside the
other dominant and responsible great pow
er of the world. This is the most whole
some exercise in constructive patriotism
that this generation of Americans has had.
When they come 10 be seen in their prop
er perspective. the war and our colonial
policy that must follow 1t will seem only
! incidents in n long chain OF logical ard
natural events: but an era of renewed in
terest In public affairs ought to date from
the beginning Of such policy. And re-
neWed interest in public affairs is OF great
er importance to US than the war itself or
the problems that 1t may bring. Consider
for example. the logical and probable e.
| feet on civil service reform. For twenty
hve years or more small group OF patTi-
otic and persistent men have unsslishly
worked to promote il. against the indif-
ference of the mass OF citizens. The frog
ress that the reform has made Is one OF
| the most cheering facts in the political
history OF the time. But II has made slow
progress. IL has never been beyond danger
OF reverses. and II has not get reached its
4 logical and proper development To the
mass tf mcn-eveu OF right-thinking men
| -cngaRed in their own pursuits ii has
| seemed rather policy affecting the dispo-
sitiol OF few thousand clerks than great
principle affecting the dignity and stability
/ of the Government The reform has been
1 inccnspicuous and in the Indifference OF
| the larger public TO il the spoilsmen have
| found their opportunity and encourage
ment. hut since civil servants must now
be chosen for important posts, upon which
the eyes of the whole world will rest the
| principle of choosing all nOu-eleetive pub
| lie officers by merit will be more likely to
attract public attention and to win general
| approval. The subject is sure now 10 have
such dramatic presentation as will impress
\ the popular imagination.
II civil service reform has developed
| slowly because Of popular indifference. 30
I has every other important movement 10
| lift W and dignity our public life. In
| deed. in popular Indifference every boss
/ in the land has found his opportunity
| For lethargy. the only cure Is action; and
| activity il public discussion and admins
| tration is the only method of keeping the
health OF the republic. In fact, every per-
| iod of activity in our history-every time
new and important subject has come for
| ward-has called into public life abler
men than those that sought Office in stag
| nant eras. II consciousness of world in
| fuence is the best result of the war there
| is reason TO hope that a more active politi-
/ cal life will be the best result OF the new
| policy that follows il.
The times., 1899-03-06
LoUBET AS PRESIDENT.
4 Simple Republican in Manner,
Methods and Absence of state.

Paris, March 5.-M. Loubet Friday morn-
ing presided for the first time at the Cabi-
net Council, which was held as heretofore
in the Salon des Souverains. the decora-
tions of which remain essentially as when
the same room served for the receptions
of Nine. De Pompadour. who at her death
bequeathed her favorite palace to Louis
XIV. At . o'clock NJ. Dupuy. Prime Minis
ter. and bis colleagues met and took their
seats at the council table. A few moments
later President Loubet entered the room,
when all arose. After shaking hands the
President took his seat. with the Minister
OF Justice NJ. Lebret, on his right, and NJ
Delcasse Minister of Foreign Affairs, on
his left. NJ. Dupuy being seated opposite
between the Ministers OF War and Finance.
President Loubet, speaking slowly and
with great deliberation, but in a modest,
conversational tone. commented upon the
subjects under discussion in the form OF
questions, such as Don't you think so
and so?'' Does it not occur to you that
so and so?
The impression is that while ". Loubet
pays slight attention to form and etiquette.
he exerts a stronger personal influence on
the deliberations of the Cabinet than any
other President of the Third Republic e.
cept Theirs and MaeMahon- The Impair
tiai firmness with which leagues are being
itiative. The object of the searches at the
headquarters of the different leagues and
ut the residences of the members was
merely to secure legal evidence OF the ex-
istence of these associations upon which
to base judicial proceedings, which will be
instituted by virtue of article 291 of the
penal code. The government is determined
to break up the leagues. no matter of what
political stripe. The right of the govern
ment so to proceed is established by prece-
dents the latest of which was afforded
when ten years ago the police court OF
the Seine applied the penal code to the
Ligue des Patriots, whose leaders were
fined 100 francs.
After presiding at the Cabinet meeting
President Loubet drove TO his former resi-
dence. at the Luxembourg Palace. and sat
half an hour at the bedside of his daugh-
ter, who is suffering from grip. At 3 o'clock
the President received the Prince of Wales.
who called at the Elysee to congratulate
him, and al o'clock returned the Princes
visit. when an informal conversation took
place. which lasted forty minutes. IL may
be a pardonable indiscretion TO state that
the Prince, whose intuitiye character read
ing is unsurpassed, was most favOrably i'm
pressed with VI. Lcabst's simple dignity,
the straightforward earnestness Of his con-
versation. and, above all, with his strong
personality, concealed beneath a modest
and somewhat commonplace bearing.
At the Elysee Palace NJ. Loubst has se-
lected for his personal apartments those
formerly occupied by Mile. Lucie Faure.
which he prefers to the more spacious and
sumptuous rooms of the late President.
The times., 1899-03-06
True Democratic Policy,

tffOm The BfOo"iyn Eag!el
The regular Democrats viii find We are sure
thu, more Democrats are cxpansioniSts. and 30
that extent will act with the Republicans. than
they have estimated. The fact that expansion is
an older Dcmmocratc issue than a tariff for
revenue only is not forgotten hy many Demo
erals. The tIct thai expansion was 4 Democratic
principle, policy. and practice before either gold
silver became cfticicnts in politics i, not for
gotten. The tariff was not an issue when Jcf-
fcrsun and his colleagues opened up the North
west Tor settlement, Just before. and Just after
the Constitution made. Neither the tariff
nor the currency question was an issue when
President jefferson carried through what i called
the Iouisiarl Purchase Tie tariff did not be-
come an issue until about 1916 when President
Polk under the policy OF expansion. perfected
our national boundaries the Pacific Ocean.
II may he possible 10 renounce Democratic his
tory on the subject Of expansion but it cannot
lie changed Is q fact, and the fact has .. large
hold ON many Democrats who VIII not follow the
organization OF their party Ivay from the prin-
cipleS which made that party and the country
attain 10 greatness in the past
The times., 1899-03-06
Comparative InteIIirencc

In rejecting on the fruitful subject of the
modern improvement one is occasionally
tempted to wonder just how much change
ii has made in the perceptions and intelH-
gence of the average man. That is, how
does the modern workman. who lives in a
cottage with all the modern conveniences.
differ from the artisan of the time of Will
liam the Conqueror?
Few people realize how many things
William the Conqueror himself had to do
without which to us are necessities. He
had no soap, he had no mirror better than
bright tin pan. he had no matches, he
had no forks. he had no umbrella, and
when it rained he had 10 get wet or stay
indoors. Just how uncomfortable a suit
of armor was as clothing no one who has
not been inside it can tell, but il is safe
10 say that few modern men would take
one as a gift If they had to wear IT, King
William had not even glass in his win
dows
1t is said that attempts have lately been
made 10 import glass into China. so that
if anyone is anxious 10 see what life is like
without that article all he has 10 do is to
go to China and find out. A few years ago
the Tientsin Phontivikuan Railroad glazed
the windows of its cars and found il a
very expensive Job. 1t seems odd to one
who has been brought up with glass from
his childhood. but the Mongolan passen-
gers found ii difficult to understand that
glass was there. They put their heads
through the panes with the utmost readi-
ness, and when they wanted to throw any
thing out of the window the glass went
too. The railroad company put large red
Chinese characters on the next lot OF panes
they put in to warn the travellers TO be
careful. What would an artisan of King
The times., 1899-03-06
Politics in the Cities.
lfrom The New York SUM


The following elite, have now Demo, ratio
Mayors New York, Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago.
Egtruit Buffalo, san Francisco. New Orleans.
Richmond. savannah, Rochester. Columbus, Ohio
Milwaukee, Memphis. Minneapolis Newark
indianapolis, Jersey City, and Peoris. The fol
lowing cite, have Republican Mayors: Phill-
delphia 81. Louis, Omaha, Pitishurg, Toledo
Cleveland, Baltimore, ST. Paul. and New Haven
Louisville and Providence. too, have Democratic
Mayors. The supply ot so-cdled 'citizcn's
patty OF reform Mayor las run short. and
none of them is to be found except in some
OF the minor cities. IN exception 10 the yulc
is the city Of IIavcrhill, Mass. which has a Soc
ill-t Mayor, recently elected. and is the only
municipality in the United States which has
onc. Popui,t Mayors, unknown in the South
very in the West. and they have been
chosen only in minor cities. Philadelphia has
been the most steadissty Republican oi large
American cities.
The times., 1899-03-06
The stains ON the Record,

Ffom 1hF Nlncho-ter I'nionD
Glorious were the achievements OF American
arms on land aud sea. and decisive -, Wa, tho
victory over long suffering Spain. the record oi
the Administration in the management OF the
war WAS one Of iav"rti>m, incornpeten and
sl,ortsightedness. Men who should have had i'm.
portaEt command, were kept in the background
because Of Executive jealousy, aud it has been The
manifest purpose of the Administration. since the
close Of hp5tilities, to deprive OF their laurcl-
those who conspiyuously won them in army and
navy OF the scandals OF the War Department it
is not necessary 10 refer. The disgrace of Algcr.
i.In-the Eagan incidents and the wliitrwashing
boards and the beef-posonnGs was the newt
able consequence oi the cntuistment OF authority
to men whose only claim to preferment lay in
generous contribution TO the corruption fund
Of the Republican party.
The times., 1899-03-06
EnrIand,s Eyes Open.

The indications grow stronger aud stronger
each day that there is a regular plot among the
powers OF Europe to divide up the Chinese En-
pre between them. For a long time ii was sup
posed that England opposed any such programme.
and would il necessary, 20 To war to prevcn, il.
But when we reflect upon the successive aggres-
sions upon Chinese territory 10y Russia each one
ot which it was supposed would provoke Eng
land 10 action, but each one OF which was
allowed to pass without serious notice. it seems
much more probable that England is party 10
the general understanding and that at the proper
time we shall see her lay her hands upon thc
part Of China that she has marked out for her
self.
The times., 1899-03-06
In Other Lands.
CFrom the Toledo Bccl

Cii"W tue i"lttiu btc-J
Ii amy considerable number of people arc
disposed To give credenc2 to the partisan claim
that the money question i, dead" that the
silver issue has been buried he viii do well
To cast a cursery glance at the status oi the
question in other lands. In the two great en-
prcs Of Russia and Austria, the so-callcd gold
standard is nothing more than experimental
beginning. and in both countries it. pressure is
50 kcen!y felt that the whole industrial atmos
pherr is filled with complaints and appeals for
relief. The same Is true Of Japan while in
Chill and Peru the gold standard has utterly
collapsed. The finances of Spain are in 50 de
plorable IL condition that it is doubtful il there
will ever be i successful establishment ri the
gold standard there.
The times., 1899-03-06
WarIi1c. Canadians.

We are really alarmed that the militia
spirit Of Canada is aroused and rampant,
and that the chief of that blood drinking
service. General Hutton, is convinced that
the Dominion should at once be supplied
with standing army to defend It's from
tiers. Lieutenant Colonel Denison, who
ever he may be. is also of that opinion
and thinks that two hundred thousand
men would be no more than enough for
the emergency.
1t would be dishonest not to qualify
anything we may have 10 say IN the panic
which has seized us. by the remark that
the war practically declared by Hutton
and Denison was so done at banquet
Hence, IL is possible that the casus belIi
had been found in looking through a glass
The times., 1899-03-06
Gcrmnn-AmcricnnS.

tFfpm the At!anta IourEal.N
(:crnaa-Amcri,aH~ constitute 4 large part "
population. rs rule thSy are patriotic.
and thrifty. They haze contributed largely Il,
the strength and prosperity OF our Government
While most uf them more Amrrican titln
German in sentiment they cherish natural
and honorable affection for the Fatherland
They must he greatly pleased at the prospect II
better relations between the country To which,
they bound By ties Of nativity or ancestry
and the country to which they are bound by Oh
legations Of citizenship.
The times., 1899-03-06
Dewey and the Presidency.
lFrom lie CINCINNATI Enmlircrl

q I"II TNt NIHtInIlTI ENqIUINF-I
Ouc of the comments on the prniHatiun II
Dewey To BE- Admiral is that it removes him from
political consideration; that it places him lt tn,
top Of his ambition. and takes lis eyes oil tn.
Presidency, il he ever had them there Admiral
Dewey. though, must he allowed to speak io-
hims'lf. All ihIt he has been represented Us say
ing 50 lar doe, not encourage the idea that h,.
might i;ayc been candidate for President even
had he not been promoted; bnt how be may feel
about the matter later i something that must b..
considered later. To he President oi he United
states and CommIndtr-in-C Chief of the uavy and
army j. greater than to be admiral ii great
man i in the position.
The times., 1899-03-06
OutInys of Congress-.
CFrom the Boston Clobcl

The taunt OF even two-billon Congress is not
likely to have any IN ii at this time. The
patriotic spirit of the people will overlook much
that under other circumstances might cause as
tonishmcnt or alarm. Bat eyen not few of the
strongest cSpansionist congressman have them
selves rebuked the growing tendency to run com
missions made up Of lazy members OF Congress
and decayed politicians at the expense of the
Treasury, the scheme being in 10 af-
ford opportunity for such TO make pleasure
trips o.; fat salaries, with all expenses paid.
The times., 1899-03-06
The Case of Quay.

CFron the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune)
1t viii he the credit OF Pennsylvania Re
publicans 10 hasten an election OF i successor
10 Mr.. Quay. As the matter stands at present
the. cannot afford To waste time over a supposed
Yindica,ion Of Senator Quay. In time the courts
will decide his guilt or his innocence. but in
the mean time. Il great State will he unrepresent-
ed in the Senate. solely because Of personal
flctionA
The times., 1899-03-06
AnCcstry.
l1s.p. Isnrl

Mrs. o'Rriru Have vez amy ancister-. Mrs.
Kelly
Mr.. Kelly And phwat's anci>ters, Mrs.
o'Bnru?
Mrs. o'Bricn Why, people you've shprung
iiom.
MIS-, Kelly Gmpressively)-Iisten to nae. Mr..
O'Brien-l come from the rayal shtock Dona-
lues, thot shpring from nobody shpring a,
thiint
The times., 1899-03-06
CIRCULATION STATEMEN 7.

The Advertisers Guarantee Company. of Chi
cag1. hereby certifes that it has, by its exper:
eNamiEers, proved and attested the circulation of
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average PAID circulation for the mcnth OF Jan
Larr. 1880, was 4O.l20 copies
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By J. r. MASON. President.
The times., 1899-03-06
Complaint of Retired Nav, on,.er.

The fact that no provision was made in the
Navy Personnel bill to increase the pay
of the officers already on the retired list
is matter Of vigorous complaint on the
part of these officers. Said one of them
last night: II think that 1t is clearly un-
fair for Congress to discriminate against
the officers of the navy who were retired
before the Personnel bill became a law
They have spent their lives in the service
OF their country and are just as much en-
titled to the Increase in pay as the men
who happen TO be on the active list today.
Many of the retired officers today are vet
Grams OF the Civil War and saw great
deal OF hard and active service: most of
them bear honorable scars of battle. 1t
seems to me an outrage that Congress
should have acted in such a petty manner.
and | sincerely hope that the next Con-
gress will correct the injustice
The times., 1899-03-06

Gentlemen: In laying down for the third
time the insignia OF office which has but
superior and no peer Speaker Reed
And which. if there is either patriotism
or decency among the Republican ma
jority in the Fifty-sixth Congress. you
will not take up again,
The times., 1899-03-06
GENERAL WASHINGTON
i News AND GOSSIP.

CONGREGATIONAL Aftermath. - Repub
lican and Democratic leaders were busy
yesterday reviewing the stirring events oil
the last Congress. and talking over plans
for the coming Presidential bate next
year II seemed, TO be the general opinion
that within the next few months the l.
sues of the campaign of 1900 would BE-
pretty clearly defined. In fact, good
many people believe that the issues that
VIII pTedominate in the Presidential hSht
next year have already been selected 1t
is said to be Senator Hanna'5 idea. so
far as may be possible, to set the pace
Tor the Democratic party. He WISHES, IL
is understood, to subordinate the money
issue and practically ignore it. The Re
publican programme, so far as indicated,
is to go into next years campaign advo-
eating national expansion and the bui d.
ing up of our foreign trade 10 the cH-
clusion of every other issue that may b.
raised. BY sticking to the anti-eXpansion
or anti-imperialism policy adopted at the
Democratic House caucus the other day,
| the Democratic leaders will. il is pointed
out, be playing right into the hands OF the
Republican managers. One reason, it is
said. that decided the Republican leaders
against holding an extra session OF the
Fifty sixth Congress is that if there SHOULD
be an extra session the colonial policy
would be settled and out of the way so
long ahead of the opening of the Presl-
Dental campaign that the Democrats
would probably cease TO oppose it and
| would hunt up other issues. However
there are still some Republicans who be-
lieve that the President will make a mis-
take. politically. at least if he does not
! call an extra session this spring S enator
| Mason of Illinois is among this number.
| The year 1900" he said yesterday, is a
| great deal nearer at hand than many pSo
pie seem to imagine. Just think. in twelve
months from this time we will be e!ecting
delegates to the next Republican National
! Convention. Can the Administration anorl
| to postpone the settlement of the mo-
mentous questions that have been raised
| by the war with Spain until next winter?
| | do not, for one, believe that il can, and
! | shall be very much surprised If events
| in the very near future do not compel the
| President to summon Congress 10 meet IN
extra session. We know very little as 10
what is taking place in the Philippines,
/ and | do not like the looks of things in
Cuba. either. Suppose, for instance. that
an insurrection should break out there.
would it not complicate matters? A good
many troublesome things are likely TO
happen between now and next December
that possibly might be averted BY the call-
ing of an extra session of Congress this
spring.
The times., 1899-03-06
Echo of schIey-snmp.on Ao,ir

EchO OF sChIey-S1mpHOn tnmir-
Admiral Sampson said a naval officer
last night can never outrank Admiral
Schley except by special legislation by
Congress. not even on the retired list l
have figured the matter out. Schley will
retire in the natural course of events No
6 on the list of rear admirals. Sampson
will gain little and viii reach the first
class OF rear admlrals. II he lives. before
he goes upon the retired list. but the best
that he can hope for is TO retire at No I
or on the list. so he is destined to always
remain at a lower grade than Schley.
which is everlastingly and eternally right
and as ii should be"
The times., 1899-03-06
The Champion snorer.-on the la


| night of the Fifty fifth Congress an i'm
portant matter was settled of which no
mention was made in the Congressional
Record II was decided by an almost
unanimous vote that Representative Fitz-
patrick of Kentucky was the champion
snorer of the House. Mr.. Fitzpatrick yes
terday gave graphic account of the in
! cident to a number Of personal friends.
lit was an unspeakable outrage on an
| American citiZen. and | think that |
would be justified in taking the lives of
| John Allen, General Henderson, and Il
number OF ether eminent citizens, but |
| have decided TO spare them. Friday night
late. or rather early Saturday morning. |
retired to the cloak room. and throwing
| myself down on sofa. proceeded to take a
| nap. Presently Il was rudely awakened by
| band of wretches who surrounded M
| couch and sang at the top of their voices
a song, the point of which was that there
was a hole somewhere down at the bottom
| OF the seat Henderson was very eloquent
on the subject, and added several verses
Of his own manufacture TO prove beyond
| a doubt the contention that there
hole at the bottom Of the aforesaid sea.
| Well, these fellows dragged me down
! stairs and a basket OF champagne was
! produced. II came out before the contents
of the basket had been demolished that |
had been the innocent means of winning
the wine for the crowd. 1t seems that
| Henderson and Allen Il shall never for
| give them wagered a basket of cham
pagne with another crowd that was the
| champion snorer of the House / do not
| know who was my opponent but the prize
was awarded to me offhand the moment
the party entered the cloak room where
| was taking nap. of course it was a
base slander. as | was never known to
snore in my life. | shall do my best to
get even with Henderson and Allen some
day | am thinking of writing a song
| demonstrating that there never has been
and never Will be hole in the bottom Of
the sea. then get the whole party of con-
| spirators together in q ROOM lock the
door and compel them to listen to my
rendition Of it. How would that do for
punishment? | rather think that il would
fill the bill exactly. But. gentlemen, will
some one kindly push the button?
Echo of Schiey-Sampson Affair
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-21

men, women and children, two nuns and
catholic priest, but as the troops ad-
vance after the slowly retreat.ng va
quis no indication is seen of where
these prisoners are.
The little ''Don Lorenzo" ferrying
between here and the generals camp,
a little below on the other side of the
river, will leave in about an hour and L
will leave on it and in one hour will be
In the heat of hostilities.
I have Mauser rifle to use on the
steamer: and will probably have a
chance to try it's qualities, as the tug
is practised on nearly every trip by
Yaguis.
Mail and dispatches will probably
reach Potam from the front daily by
the generals couriers.
I am having some trouble fling stuff
here. as credentials do not cover Po-
tam, but have things fixed for todsy's
''grist." Have telegraphed Chavez
about it.
The operator here is nearly dead
with work, doing about twenty hours
duty per day.