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The times., 1899-09-18
Results of Inemciency.

In cases where the direction of military
operations IS confidad to an officer who
does not pretend to know anything about
the country he is presumed to be campaign
ing in. and confines his interest in war to
the occupation of palace and senseless in
reference with generals in the field, it is
not unusual for a condition of demoraliza-
ton to obtain.
Otis is fine illustration of the PROPOSE
tion. Under his fostering care army dlsci-
pIine which was good in Cuba and Porto
Rico, appears to have been recently lax in
Luzon. Two men of the Washington regi-
mcnt are under sentence to death for a
crime which is worse than murder. They
may not be guilty, however. as Otis is very
insistent upon the iniiction of the penalty,
and that, of course, is an argument in favor
OF the accused.
/ 1t viii be difficult to make the Roman
! Catholic element in the United States salts
! fed that he is not responsible for the loot
and dissertation of churches and cemeter-
/ les. continually reported in private letters
/ TO this country by men serving in the ranks.
{ very NAdsptIAAlIE SiDElEo are dDIDdu III
this connection. 1t is stated that conse-
Grated vessels and vestments stolen from
Philippine churches are on exhibition in
New York, and the reverend head of
the Catholic metropolitan Truth Society"
has addressed letter TO the President CIV
ing details of the violation of burial vaults
by volunteers. for the purpose of securing
4 +5,.
Now, it is 10 the credit OF our troops.
regular and volunteer, that no such horrors
have been charged under any commander
except Otis, and the fact that he alone
figures in such an unenviable light. must be
matter of extreme modification to his
patron and protector.
/ Nothing could happen more unfortunately
/ for the Otis ring in the War Department
at this particular time. It goes without
saying that some attention will have TO be
paid 10 these alleged outrages; but, in fol-
lowing them up, the Administration will be
4 confronted with one of its customary and
agon:zfng dHemmas. The whole effort 10
the present time has been to carry water
on both shoulders in the Philippines; TO
make promises and concessions regarding
( the absorbing property and immunity claims
OF the religious orders on the one hand
and to keep the staff cabal and army con-
tractors who are back OF Otis and Denby
satisfied on the other.
What between the necessity OF pleasing
Swift, Armour, Eagan, and their kind in
one direction, and keeping faith with
Monsignor Ireland and the Vatican in an
other, the Executive task is not an easy
one. All the same. such yillainy as the
Metropolitan Truth Society. believes has
been committed. should be surely and
s.eTnly punished.
It never win be while the doddering Otis
is in Manila.
The times., 1899-09-18
MERCY FOR DUMB BEASTS.
Jersey Officials Move to Prevent
Cruel killing of Dogs.

TRENTON. N. j., Sept. H.-State Comp
trolIer W. 5. Hancock. County Clerk Bar
ker Gummere, and a dozen other promi-
nent politicians of Mercer county, have
joined the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals and propose to vigor-
ously prosecute any person who is found
guilty of cruelty treating dumb animals.
One of the first steps that the society
will take will be TO provide some means
other than sledge hammer for killing
homeless dogs which have fallen in'o the
hands of the dog catcher and which are
now killed by the pound keeper, who hts
them in the head with hammer. II often
happens that his aim is faulty and the dos
is not instantly killed. Homeless cats are
also to be looked after by the society. 1t
proposes TO establish a place in the out
skirts of the city where cats may be kille
in a humane manner, probably with ch oro-
form, and when the chamber of death has
been established a cat catcher Will be en-
ployed to gather in homeless tabbies. In
this way the society hopes TO be able to
abate the cat nuisance and insure the peo-
pie of Trenton more and sweeter umber
The times., 1899-09-18
ENDURING INTO TRUSTS.
The Department of Labor Begins an
Inyestfcntt0D


An investigation of the rise of trusts has
been undertaken by the Department of La
bor Carroll D. Wright will endeavor to
ascertain facts relative to the wages which
were paid in establishments prior to and
since the great trusts have been formed
the number of persons employed by such
organizations before and after the change
and facts in general pertaining to the trust
issue.
''The investigation will take some
months painstaking work." said Mr. Wright
last night, "and will be conducted inde-
pendently of the efforts of the Industrial
Commission. The latter body will, how
ever. undoubtedly use the facts and Stats
tics which We CLEAN. The work will be
done in the regular departmental way. We
will seek original data. simply facts. and
win present them to the public in an i'm
partial way. There will be no hearings
with a lot of particular talk from either u
trust or an antitrust point of view. We
will consult the books of trusts and organ
izations, and tabulate figures relating TO
wages, prices, and other economic features
of the trust problem, both before and after
the rise of large combinations of capital. 1t
was my intention to inaugurate this work
about a year ago. and the Industrial Com
mission was so notified. Recently that
body called attention to the fact that the
organic law of the department calls upon
the Chief of the Bureau to ascertain and
report what articles are controlled by
trusts or other combinations of capital, and
what effect such organizations have on pro-
duction and prices. The Commission also
requested that We begin the trust invesu-
cation, and the work is just beginning The
department will give the results OF the in
vestigation in special bulletin"
II is understood that Commissioner
Wright is not much impressed with the
trust conference just concluded at Chicago.
He considers that the meeting was pro-
ductive of much partisan talk on both sides
of the trust question without the reaching
of any solution.
The times., 1899-09-18
MIR. vANDERB1LTs CHARITY.
He Saved the Home of an Unfortu-
nR1e Mnn.


NEWPORT, Sept 1.-THE last act Of
charity exercised by the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt before his death fell to a New
port man, and the check that reached him
arrived simultaneously with the announce
ment of his benefactors death The recip-
lent of Mr.. Vanderbilt's check, whose name
is withheld for family reasons, was once a
prosperous business man in Newport and
had considerable property in what is now
the cottage section of this city.
Business reyeGses followed in rapid sue
cession until nothing remained but the
mans little homestead in which he and his
wife are spending the declining years Of
their life. Becoming hard pressed, the IN
fortunate man was compelled to mortgage
| the homestead to satisfy pressing claims
Being no longer able to work, and having
no credit, the erstwhile business man was
compelled TO live practically on the bounty
of his friends.
His interest money became in time G.
source OF worry to him, and at length even
| his old friends deserted him. The bank
which held the mortgage on the property
served notice on the owner that unless the
interest and mortgage, which were long
overdue. were paid by last Tuesday the
mortgage would be foreclosed and the
property sold to satisfy the claims
against IL.
The unfortunate old man told his trou-
| bles TO Cne OF his few remaining friends
and excited the sympathy OF one who was
in no position to aid him in financial way,
but thought that by circulating sub
scTiption list he might be able to pro-
cure enough to save the homestead for the
aged couple. After starting out and meet
ing with but poor success the friend ap-
piled TO Mr.. Vanderbilt and stated the cir
cumstances of the case
Mr.. Vanderbilt asked for the address
of the old man, whom ne remembered hav-
ing had business relations with in his
palmy days, and said he would consider the
| matter. Mr. Vanderbilt in some occult way
had the case investigated, and before going
to New York to his death, made out a check
which, in addition to the amount already
| collected, was sufficient to pay the interest
and mortgage on the home of the old couple
| and return to them their little property.
| The check reached its destination ON the
| morning that Mr. Vanderbilt died in his
| New Yarlx
The times., 1899-09-18

want straight-put fight on the currency
kind. They tremble when they think of
such a direct issue, while yet the people
remember the coercion and corruption of
the game that compassed Mr. McKinley's.
election. Nobody knows how many mil
lions they would be willing to spend ju-
diciously 10 get the battle-ground shifted.
If they could, for instance, induce our
people to raise a question already settled.
and make it the point of the strug
gle, no measurable amount of money
would be too great to sacrifice for
such a purpose. Mr.. Hanna GENES
back to the country fully imbued with
this idea Mr.. Jones follows him with
a prospectus which, if he is correctly re-
ported, win fill Democratic hearts with
disappointment and fear, and Republicans
with confidence and joy
To abandon bimetallism as the domi
nant party issue and to substitute for it
''anti-expansion," a question as germane
as would be that of retroceding Florida
to Spain, Louisiana to France, or Cali
fornia to Mexico. would simply involve
the setting of our Democratic sun in sea
of defeat, and what is worse, Of ridicule.
The times., 1899-09-18
THE VACANT JUDeEsHIp.
Justice Cox's Successor May he
Named Very soon


Justice c. c. Cole, who has besn atteni-
ing to the business in all branches of TIE
Supreme Court of the District for the last
two weeks viii be relieved this morning
by Justice 4. B. Hagner. who will consider
all matters demanding attention till the
opening Of the October term. 1t Is ex-
pected that the vacancy caused by tue
.'esignation of Justice Cox last July VIII b.
Elled by the President before the conven-
ing OF the court. because OF the great num-
Der of important cases which viii come up
Tor trial during the term. In TACT. the be-
lief of a majority of the members OF tn
District bar Is that Mr.. Mckinley viii
nominate some one to fiji the yacancy
during the present week. and it is state !
that the President may announce his Sc
lection for the vacant jGsticeship today or
tomorrow.
When the vacancy on The District bench
occurred the friends OF several very prom
inent local attorneys presented their
names to the President as persons excel
lently qualified to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of Justice Cox.
Since that time Mr.. Mckinley has had the
matter under consideration, and IL WAS col
idently expected that he would name a
successor to Justice Cox before he left
Washington on his vacation. Before he
left for Lake Champlain it was reportei
that the President had decided to nomi-
nate District Attorney Davis for the vacant
justieeship, and so far as is known he has
not changed Lis mind on the subject.
The grand jury for the District, wEich
made its last presentment during the first
week in August Will resume its investiga-
tion of matters demanding its attention t.
day. 1t is not probable that it will return
any indictments until October, as there
are no very important matters awaiting
immediate consideration.
The times., 1899-09-18
CORPORATIONS IN VENEZUELA.
Restrictions Placed on Foreign Com
panies Operating in the Republic

nanies Operating in the Republic.
Consul Plunacher, of Maraeaibo. has
sent m the State Department the transla-
tion of a recent law, by which all foreign
CORPORATIONS operating in. Venezuela are
hound to give security for teeir Get-oas and
to nav certain tax The text OF the law
follows:
The Congress OF the United States of vene-
zuela DEGREES:
Article !. Foreign corporations which wish to
establish agencies in NeneZuela, whether they are
represented in the country not, shall be obliged
10 comply with the formaities required from
native firms: and if they are stock companies
they shall register and publish in the local pa
pers their contract and ether documents at 5ne
place where the agency Is established, IN oFder
10 constitute the company according 70 the M
tional laws They shall a!so forward 70 Tie
archives Of the register Office copy Of Their
statutes
yenczueIa shalt observe the dispositions contain
ed in article 26 OF the civil code anu also articles
IOl. l02, lOS, and le4 Of the code OF emil pro-
Paragraph . ANY Modification TO The contract
shall be registered and published according 10
the first part q this article
Article ? Insurance companies which enter into
negotiations in Venezuela snail establish resp9a-
eible agency at the capital OF the Republic, and
life insurance companies shall give i bond equal
tn thc total amount Of their policies issued IN the
tions the agency shall forward every six months
t0 the Department Of Agriculture lndlistry, and
Commerce a statement Of the persons who have
taken policies and the amount 81 the sans The
bond ehaH be registered in the subFeslster's Of
flee o. the district in which the agency * estab-
lished.
Article g. Administrators, agents. representa-
tives or any other person who contracts in the
name OF the company shall be held personally
responsible for compliance with the provisions Of
articles l ard ?
Sole agraph-PeFsons who contract in the
name OF life insurance companies. who have
neglected 20 comply with what IS prescribed in
article , shall be subject furthermore 10
fine OF from LOCO to 10.000 boiyars Cs1es u ST.
9Sg) or 10 arrest
Article 4. Foreign companies which row have
agencies, branches, or representatives in Nene.
zaicla must comply with the provisions oi article
1 within the term Of six months. counting from
The date ON which this law is promulgated. Life
insurance companies shall comps with the same
io7malities within the same period OF time, as
per article 2
The times., 1899-09-18
SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEET.
The Richard j. Hardin Camp Organ
izes und Elects Officers.

The Richard j. Hardin Camp Organ
ICES md Elects Officers.
Spanish war veterans Saturday night or
ganized the Richard ]. Hardin Camp, No.
180, of the national association. The name
given the camp was in memory of the only
officer of the First Regiment, District of
Columbia Volunteers. who lost his life
while in service. The meeting was well
attended and was presided over by Major
Hodgson, at the Fourth Battalion headqIar-
ters, in the National Guard Armory-
The officers elected were as follows: ID.
V. Chisholm. Captain: Thomas +. McNally.
Adjutant; Leroy W. Hanna. Quartsrmaster.
Colonel Harrington, United States Marine
Corps; Major Hodgson. and Colonel Urell
were appointed committee to draft rules
and regulations for the government Of the
camp
Delegates to confer with delegates from
Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. 1. for the selec-
tion Of department commander, were aD-
pointed as follows:
Major Hodgson, Lieutenant Patterson.
Sergeant Gallagher, Sergeant Meyers. and
Privates Brewer and Manning, and Corporal
Neff.
During the evening remarks were made
by Colonel Tillman, of South Carolina. and
Lieutenant Delaney, of the Rough Riders.
The times., 1899-09-18
THE BLACK MANS MOSES.
Joshua yyntson's scheme to Aid th'
COIOred Race.


ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.-From out of the
West comes Joshua c. Watson, who aspires
TO be the Moses who will lead the colored
race out of the depths of poverty into pros
perity. Unlike Booker T. Washington,
Watson is working ON commercial aud
and Industrial Watson's plan embraces
the establishment of coal and ice yards,
feed stores, a home for aged and inirm ne
groes, the establishment of schools in
which telegraphy and business methods
will De taught, the development OF mineral
lands, and such other enterprises as may
improve the condition of the race All
these enterprises are possible he says IN
der . charter issued by the State of Wyo-
ming TO the Wyoming Smelling, Refining.
Mining and Investment Company, OF which
Joshua c. Watson is the president. Under
this charter Watson claims the right TO en-
ter almost any line of business in any
State from selling bushel of coal to op-
Grating railroad and telegraph lines. The
company is incorporated with a capital
stock of s.. .000. 900 In 400, 900 shares at n
par value OF So. 1t is alleged that about
IL per cent of this amount has been paid
in by those interested in the project.
Watson says that when he has placed
matters in ST. Louis on satisfactory ba-
sis and established a department store,
coal and wood yard, arranged for a home
for the aged and infirm and secured model
terements, for which he says he is now re
gctiating he will leave for the East. hop
ing to get the cooperation of the weIl-to-
do negroes in Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo.
Boston. New York, Philadelphia, and
Washington.
The times., 1899-09-18
WON THE MAYORS DAUGHTER.
A Society Girl EIopes and Weds n
Laborer.

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis, Sept. IL
News has been received in this city from
Columbus, Ohio, OF the elopement of Miss
Edith Mueller, daughter OF Mayor Mueller,
of Milwaukee. The young woman was
married to James MacCracken, of this city,
last Tuesday evening in Chicago. Mac
Craeken and Miss Mueller have been in
love for over a year, but the mayor has
strongly opposed the r3etch from the be-
ginning and on several occasions forbid the
young man the house. The couple man
aged to meet however, and last week an
elopement was planned. The girl left her
home Tuesday, saying she was going to
Milwaukee to attend Downer College,
where she was student, but instead she
went to Chicago, where she met Mac
Craeken. The latter is laborer
in the Wisconsin Chair Companys
plant here, and left that same day
on the pretence OF visiting his parents
After the wedding the couple went to Co
lumbus, from which place a letter was re-
ceived today. The news of the elopement
has caused much surprise not only in Port
Washington but also In Milwaukee, where
Miss Mueller was we'll known in society
circles. The mayor has determined to make
the best of It. He is one of the largest tan
ners in this part of the State.
The times., 1899-09-18
The Venezuelan Rebellion.
From the ST. Louis Giobe-Democrat.,,

1t shows the uncertainty of the political con-
diiions in all OF the smaller Latin-American eoun,
tries, and is q warning 10 US not to be in any
haste to withdraw IRON Cuba. The conditions in
the Dominican Republic and in Venezuela are
those which would prevail in Cuba in few
months after Independence came to that island
if II should vote for independence. Moreover, the
Cuioans have had 70 experience al all in self-goV-
ernment while the other two countries have
been managing their own affairs for many de-
cades. 1t Is to be hoped for several reasons That
settled conditions viii soon prevail in Venezuela
Just at this particular time the eyes CT the world
are on that country with little more than the
interest ordinarily taken by the great nations in
the minor countries of the southern portion OF the
American continent
The times., 1899-09-18
French False Pride.

fFrom the Indianapolis NeWs.)
II, as Max o'Reu and Archbishop Ireland sug
gest, France viii harden her heart and stiffen
her neck because of the universal expression Of
sympathy with Dreyfus, SO much the worse for
Franoei That kind oI ':ument is one of the
lamest ever brought forward to defend iniquity
Under it every species of injustice could be
prosecuted Two wrongs do not make a right
French vanity and French pride cannot be pleaded
in justification or paiiiation of unjust verdict
or in support thereof IT, as lie Temps says,
here are MI lions OF Frenehmen who feel as the
outside world does, more shame to them that
they =houlG be sileLt at this time and allow
their unhappy country TO proceed in wrong-doing
because Ct matter OF pride, so-ealled. The
idea of people that are not too proud to con-
denim an innocent man talking about pride
ugh. Fiat iustiiia, ruat eoelum!
The times., 1899-09-18
KEARsARGE IN NEW YORK.
She EcHpses the White Squadron ns
Her Anchor Drops.


NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE resplendent
white ships of the North Atlantic squadron
were put in temporary eclipse this after
noon by the imposing new bsttleship Kear-
sarge, just from the yards OF her build
ers. the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company, at Newport News.
The Kearsarge is even trifle whittier than
the ships of the squadron She looks more
business-like, being without the towering
ventilators of the Indiana and Massa-
chusetts.
The Kearsarge let go her starhoard bow
anchor. a lump of 1880 pounds CT steel,
about 800 yards astern OF the New York
The squadron did not greet the massive
battleship, and she did no saluting. That
is because she is not yet in commission
and all the naval officers aboard were
merely passengers. The Kearsarga left
Newport News at 2 O'Clock On Saturday.
afternoon After she got into the open
sea she adjusted her compasses and then
headed this way. Aboard her were Wa ter
A. Post, General Superintendent of the
Newport Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com
pany; Capt. William Folger, who will be
her commander; Capt. Colby NJ Chester,
who will command her sister ship, the
Kentucky. and these naval officers WHO will
be with her after she is accepted By Uncle
sam: Lieutenant Commander G. A. Mer-
riam, executive officer; Lieut.. J. H. Sears
navigator: Lieutenant Price, of the engi-
neers, and Lieutenant Poyer.
She was in charge OF Captain Mason,
of the United States transport service. who
brought her here, and her engines were in
charge Of Chief Engineer Ernest Bach, of
the Newport News Company. She came up
undsr natural draft and averaged thirteen
and one-half knots. Mr.. Post said that he
was highly pleased with her: that she had
more than fulfilled his expectations
The times., 1899-09-18
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN TODAY.
Teachers and Pupils Ready for work
After the Long Vacation

The public schools OF the District viii
open today. When the hour Of o'clock
arrives this morning fifty thousand OF
Washingt0n's juvenile population VIII
have placed themselves under ths tEte-ase
of the eleven hundred and dfty-nine teach
ers. and the 1SS9-l9e0 campaign Of edu-
cation" viii have commenced
For the past week everyone coSuccze
with the school department has been busy
getting buildings and paraphernaisa IN
readiness for the reception of the schol-
ars- There has been much preliminary
work necessary on the part OF the educa-
tional authorities. and many consultations
have bssn held between principals, teach
ers. and parents. Everything Is pronounced
to be in readiness. and the actual work OF
the term will be begun without p-elimi-
nary ceremonies OF any character.
During the past week cards OF admission
have been issued to many scholars who will
enter the schools for the first time. and ie
is estimated that the Increase in attendance
will practically tax the department TO IT'S
limit. The day in the high schools VIII bs
taken up with conditioned examinations.
The examination OF pupils who desire 10
enter a high school and have but recently
moved into the District. will be conducted
at the Central High School Building High
school pupils of advanced standing viii re-
port 10 their respective schools AT O'Clock.
while pupils entering the high schools from
the eighth grade win be received at II
O'Clock. At the Western High School. how
ever the following order for the assembling
of students has been promulgated for to-
day: Third and fourth year students st
o'clock; second year students at 10 o'clock.
and first year students at II o'clock. This.
it is believed. will do away with much
confusion.
The Inauguration OF kindergarten grades
in connection with the public schools Of the
District marks en- advance this year which
Is looked upon with much favor by all in
tsrested in the cause OF education. KladeT-
garten classes have been established in con-
nection with the Harrison School, the Henry
School. the jefferson School, the Toner
School. the Gales School, and in the Masonic
Temple in Anacostia.
A long vacation has been enjoyed by both
pupils and teachers, and enthusiasm fos
the work in hand is the prevailing spirit of
all.