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never sees things clearly. It has never yet
got 1t into its pate that the only possi-
Bile way OF our getting the Philippines Is
by conquest, at great slaughter. and that
II finally successful we will be holding the
natives in cold-blooded political slavery,
by brute force and against their consent.
1t Processes to see the same kind Of Eek
pansion" in this picture. by assuming that
tho great democrats II names would In
dorse bloody conquests. that was seen
when Texas came into the Union. or the
Louisiana purchase was made! In 30 doing
It, OF course, demonstrates not only It's
ignorance OF facts, but Its inability to APP
preciate distinctions.
About tho meanest Misrepresentation in
the quoted excerpt, however, Is the intima-
ton that those are traitors to the nag who
do not get mixed up over the matter as
1t does and fail to see that the question
is ''one merely Of patriotism for the United
States and the American flag or against
them" 1t Is the men who can see deep
enough into the question to fear that an
American administration under the Amer
lean flag is going to put a stain upon
that starry banner for the first time in Its
history, who are the real patriots, but upon
a basic OF intelligence honesty and broad
ness OF view that some people are utterly
incapable OF appreciating-
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Algcrism Still an Issue.

washington llIues.
Two of Senator McMillan's business part
ners and avowed friends have made lib
eral contributions to the fund with which
the expenses of the "Alger welcome" TO
Detroit are to be betrayed. One of them
accompanied his check with a note ex
pressing contempt for President Mckinley
and his cowardly treatment of General
Alger." The donator also hoped 1.-The re-
ception will be the biggest thing on rec
ord
Neither President Mckinley nor his sup
porters need have cause to regard this,
or the numerous other manifestations in
Michigan, seriously. The strange ways of
Michigan politics may be past finding out,
but there is nothing in this particular
kind of ebulition either strange or threat
ening 1t is exactly of piece with the
sympathy" which Senator Mcmillan re-
Gently expressed for Alger when the lat
ter was forced by the pressure of public
opinion to retire from the cabinat.
Tactics OF this sort can not divert the
issue OF Algersm in Michigan any more
than In other parts of the country. Alger
is gone, but Algerism remains to plague
the administration. as witness Eagan. 1t
may be possible that sufficient woe can be
worked up in Michigan to send Alger to
the senate, but that will not cleanse the
ADMINISTRATORS record of Algerism.
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As n Republican Sees 1t.

Cnicdgo democrat
All is not harmony and rose wreathed
peace In the republican camp
Imperialism is not accepted joyously and
unanimously by either the rank or file of
tho grand old party.
Former Secretary Boutwell, long a
trusted leader in the republican party, has
the temerity to institute a comparison be-
tween Mckinley and Jefferson Davis ia
vorable. strange to say, to the latter.
In recent letter which has been given
TO the press, Boutwell, says:
There has been no such departure from
American ideas and principles in all cur
history, not even by Jefferson Davis, as is
now in progress under the lead of the
president. Jefferson Davis did not conten-
plate the destruction of the republic; he
only contemplated its division. President
Mckinley is Transforming this republic
into an empire, and the permanent estab-
lishment of our authority in the Philip
pine islands is the contamination OF the
undertaking."
Had democrat made such COMPARE
son as this, the cry of treason would
havo been raised by administration news
papers. Under the circumstances, however,
the organs devoted TO Mckinley remain
silent. Evidently they deem discretion to
be the better part of valor and ignore the
bitter attack
Boutwell, ought to be considered pretty
good authority in regard to republican
politics. He has been republican con-
gresham, senator and secretary OF the
treasury.
Democrats will not care to add to the
anguish OF republican imperialists by in
sistins on an administration reply to Bou-
twel!'s remarks.
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FOREIGN BRIEFS.

>, ~; mAphip Marshal Campos predicts a
ministerial crisis in November.
81. PETERSBURG.-The car has cor-
eu on NJ Delcasse,, the French minis
VT VI foreign affairs, the Alexander Naw
SKY order in diamonds. ''e"
MApklD.--ln a religious riot AZ no.
a.son between opposing bands of Catholics
~, nu ,'ee thinkers several persons vera in
lured, including priest. ~
LoNDoN.-Jeffries the puelist was
my greeted at the Royal AQUARIUM
Gooh' IN an exhibition of sparring with
oiee Crisp and Jem Dunkhurst.
NArLEs.-Admiral Dewey, who arrival
heae sunday morning from Trieste on
ooaiu the United States cruiser OIvmnia
positNeiy refuses to discuss his operations
~ .he philippines or his relations with the
German navy WIN 'ne
sANio poM1NGo.--Advices that a hur-
,ieane 10 approaching have been rereived
n I'm various parts OF the republic of san
.Dohingo, and the barometer here is fall
lug rapidly. The Dominican warships have
saheu Tor calderg, port of refuge ON
tho south coast. '''"s' w
Anis.--General Pierron has been an.
poIhteu TO succeed General NegrIer Az
Saoer OF the superior council Of war.
hsr nerai Negrier was removed from mem
I,y'p 10 the superior council of war on
viii 20 LOT making remarks incompatible
WIN military discipline.
I, VANCOUVER. B. c.--The steamer Rosa.
nsiyhhnr ioV passengers, brings in tho
cordina OF ss,eoo,000 In gold Ac-
comniss,Do ane estimate OF Canadian Gold
100000 'A's year WAL DO $780,
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HOUSTON. TUESDAY, AUG. s. $500.
TEN PAGES TODAY.
THE DEMAND ron CURRENCY.

1t is reported that the treasury depart
ment wants the bureau of engraving and
printing to prepare gold coin certih
Gates to the amount Of 600 to be
ready for the fall trade movement. The
demand for currency orfpaper money has
been very strong for some time past be-
cause OF its greater convenience than gold
and silver in every day transactions.
II Secretary Cages hitherto formulated
currency reform plan were adopted by
the congress and became a law the de-
mand for currency. such as that now
existing, would fall upon the national
banks The greenbacks and all govern
ment issues of paper would be Withdrawn
and stopped and the national banks be
given a monopoly of he nations currency
The bank bills would he issuable upon
the bankable assets" and 1t can easily
be Imagined how the temptation to pad"
as 1t were, or strain the assets as basis
for the issuance of more money" would
in seasons when the demand was great
for currency, as on several occasions
lately, lead to a dangerous imitation OF
virtually private notes of hand or wild
cat money
The experience OF the treasury depart
ment and of the business men of the ma
ton is that the people prefer paper money
in the daily routine OF business and trad
ing. Gold Is boarded, silver is bulky, but
paper that is sound, that is issued by the
government with the governments faith
back OF 1t and distinct pledge of redemp-
tion either in silver or gold, is popular
with all classes and Is most used
These being the facts, there Is no desire
anywhere to discontinue the use of cur
rency or paper II is a business necessity
as well as a convenience. The only ques-
ton then is. which is the best kind OF
currency. which is the ''soundest money
a bill issued by the government as the
greenback, which is a legal tender and
redeemable, in coin. or national bank
note which is not legal tender and
founded only upon the assets of a national
bank which too often have been discovered
to be worthless, and where after a short
term of years even ten per cent OF such
notes would only be redeemable or secured
by the government?
Ths bank note monopoly is the admin
istration plan. How "sound" is the money,
Sound money" are offering to give the
nation?
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

John Philip sousa owns more or less good
sized example of tho musical manuscript OF
nearly every great composer since the time OF
Bach.
John d. Rockefeller recently declared that
many meu missed their chance for making q
fortune By thinking too much about their
neiGhbors wealth.
Surgeon Eugene Wasdin Of the United States
medical core has been detailed to attend thr
medical conference to be held in Brussels In
September.
hear Admiral Bartlett j. Cromwell had the
honor OF being the first naval cadet appointed
from Nebraska. He was graduated as a mid
shipnian On June /. 1861.
Palermo has not yet gotten over tho Duo
d'orleans' dinner costume. The French pre-
tender presented himself st . dinner party,
given by an Italian duchess. In white waist-
coat. velvet smoking Jacket with the orders
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SOUTHERN STATES.

SAVANNAH. GA.-The Savannah Rs.
neyolent association has sent $1,000 IN ia
Brazos Valley sufferers.
NArcHEz, Miss, Miss Katy b. Liddell
aged II. daughter OF D~puty sherifY Vol.
ney NJ. Liddell died after long illness
MONTGOMERY. Ala.--James r.. Cowan
Tor many years tax assessor OF Ettowah
county. died ut his home near Gadsden Iast
night. He was 10 years old. we was !
republican and came into office after ths
war. '"e
JoNEsBoRo, Ark.--wiley Bum. the
negro who assassinated Allen Martin, a
white man. here In 1898 and for which
crime two negroes have been lynched ana
third killed in attempting to escape ar
Fest, committed suicide in JAN.
LAKE PROVIDENCE, LATHE ras,
carroll Fair association. limited. has been
organized, and the following officers. who
are also ex-officio members OF the hoard
OF directors. were elected to serve for tha
next twelve months; President, Hon. Phi,
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conquest AND EXPANSION.

The permanent retention OF the Philippines
as part of this country may or possibly
may not DO found desirable when that Ques-
ton shall property come to be considered In
all Its phases but as the venerable Judge
Reagan and Mr.. Crane contend. expansion as
policy can not be attacked as undemo-
cratic. To do so would be to repudiato such
Industrious democratic expansionists as Jeiier-
son. Monroe. Polk. Pierce. Buchanan Jeffer-
son Davis. Mallory. Marcy. Slidell and many
iliustrious and worthy living democrats. in
GUIDING our venerable and patriotic fellow
Texan. Judge Reagan himself. II Is true that
many equally sincere and worthy democrats,
as wen as repupileans. have taken snap iudg-
from contrary point OF view, but II Is moi
party question at this time and very likely
VIII not be when the platform of the two
great parties nre written next year In its
present aspect the Philippine question appears
70 the Express 70 be one merely OF patriotism
aol tne United states and the American flag
or against them.--San Antonio Express.
There is possibly not paper in the
country moro unfair or insinuatIng than
the San Antonio Express. 1t shows this
strikinsly in tho above paragraph.
II irst confounds a simple war OF con-
guest with healthful, honest and natural
growth. and then, has all the great demo-
Gratis of the past as having Endorsed what
the Express calls "expanslon!''
Think you that single man of those
named would ever have encouraged a war
Of conquest? Every piece of territory that
came under our sovereignty before 1898
came honestly and naturally, or with the
consent Of the majority OF the people then
composing its population. and in no in
stance. except small slice of Mexico. by
conquest!
And does the disingenuous Express I'm
agine for moment that Jefferson, Mon
roe, Polk. Pierce, Buchanan. Davis. NAL
lory, Marcy and even our own distinguished
Judge Reagan. would deny tho proposition
Of the Declaration Of Independence that all
governments derive their just power from
the consent Of the governed? The Express
y doing the memory Of these men gross
injustice when II commits their names to
the column Of statesmen indorsing the
principle OF government by the sword, or
~ tbs seising Of territory BY. conquest
against the consent Of the native popula-
tioa. IS
Ths trouble With no Express IL that.s
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IS VERY COMPETENT.
Jiminex Says the Rev0lutionists Y
Re SuCCessfuI I'm San nominxa

Jiminez Says the Rey0lutionists NJ
BE Successful in San Domingo
Havana, August General Juan lls
Jiminez, who was interviewed today. n
he was in daily receipt Of about tve,u|
five cablegrams from Santo Domine|
where all was going well. To the inte|
viewer he exhibited a letter which \
said was from a person OF influence, n
vising him not to risk participancy u y
expedition as the result was assured ~
was only a matter Of time. According :
the writer, il anything happened TO Jul
nez. the people of Santo Domingo VOL
regard it as great loss, inasmucn
their ideals and hopes regarding saa
government were bound up in him Ao't|
over, the present system needed MAJ \
some respects like Heureux, whereas n
present executive Ffguero, though ryl4
to work on the lines followed by HeuftEi
was mean, unpopular and incapable q "
rying on the administration with the ie
essary vigor.
General Jiminez said he could mol laN
Havana at present because he mus ns
headquarters from which to send ols "
and at which to receive news. out VIZ
all was assured he would 60 n az N
marked that he counted on a malmly N
four fifths and talked in very coala's
strain, expressing himself as nope!a N
complete success. He asserted tnal y y. -
received offers OF assistance lrom l''
Cubans.
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Bushick's Politics.
1eyine New

DeFiue 4NeWo,
With reference to what appeared in the
News last week concerning the political
attitude OF Mr.. Frank H. Bushick OF San
Antonio. the News feels 1t due to Mr.
Bushick II simple justice to state that 1t
was under Misrepresentation regarding
his politics. Mr.. Bushick. we learn, Is
native Texan and lifelong democrat, hav-
ing supported Bryan and the Chicago plat
form and being at this time member of
the democratic State executive committee,
representing the Fourteenth senatorial dis
trict Mr.. Bushick, while engaged on the
Daily Express. is only an employe In
business capacity and neither writes the
editorials nor controls the political policy
OF that paper. a policy which at times
meets with considerable criticism at demo-
cratic hands.
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JOAN OF nosroN,s CRUSADE.

| Whatever may be the real motives of
Miss Lillian Clay Jewett in getting bold
OF The family of tie murdered negro post
| master in South Carolina and skipping OF
| North with them, whether, as she guys,
1t is the single and disinterested purpose
of attempting to mako iynching mors
odious to the people of the North by ex-
hibting these victims OF 1t as horrible
examples" or shrewd scheme to put a
new show on the road, certain it Is that
its effect on lynchlngs in deterrent way
will be about like pouring water on a
ducks backl
What II she gets the whole North In
fever OF excitement and iodignatlon; what
IL the hatred or abuse of the South is
doubled beyond its present measure: what
II Miss Jewett's travelling museum Gu
riosities arouse world of sympathies,
and dimes by the bucket full are dropped
into Miss Jewetts till for the support
of these poor victims" or for Miss Jewett
expense account"-how can that lessen
lynching in the South II the Southern
people want to continue to indulge 1t?
These Southern States are sovereign in
a way, and the control of their own Grim
inal disorders is exclusively within their
own hands. Not a soldier can be called
out to quell or prevent crime unless by or
der of the Southern governor in the State
where the trouble may exist; not a Fed
eral trooper can be sent to the scene ex-
cept on request OF the governor; not a
ricter or lyncher can be tried or punished
for his offense except by the State courts,
and the States themselves can not be
denied their rights, nor put under military
control by the Federal government, nor
forfeit their position as States except in
cases of open rebellion, as in our civil
war.
The Federal government and public
opinion In the North are absolutely help
less In the premisesit is matter in
which the South Is supreme!
1t Is not improbable that numbers OF
ignorant negroes have been led to COM
nit crime or become lawless and defiant
in the South because they have been
taught by their false friends that the
and would in some way come 20 their
rescue in case of local trouble. Their
minds should be disabused of any such
idea, 1t is to the Southern communities
in which the crimes are committed that
they must answer and no earthly power
can prevent this disposition of their cases.
Let the North rage, let the Lillian Jew
ets get up their object lesson shows,
with either philanthropic or mercenary
motive, the lynchings in the South must
be exclusively attended to by the Southern
people and can only be prevented by two
things-the growth of Southern sentiment
in favor OF having the law take its course
In all cases, and the cessation by brutes
of their helnous crimes. It is question
beyond the power of old maids like Miss
Jewett even approximately to affect much
less settle.
But they can get more negroes hanged by |
irciting them to defiance and further
ri
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IS CONSIDERED 8
Inc Sev'lu''onls's csstls,,
Their Force,
GOVERNMENT TROOPS GOING ,vp,l
The Governor of Mont. !. (.
Stated May ne r.s.. ''
capitulate.

Cape Hay'ien, Hayti. Au... ,
erais PABLO Reyes, Ramon pm =, \
Navarro. Joseph Polo and ,.' s'ass
favor of Don Juan JimIne, ana .0nnl
plains of Chaguel and cpr,S 0essn
Jose de las Matas. as well :. = =
OF Guayabin, sabineta, Msts,,. -
Databon. abandoned by thu 49,, ,s.'l
government of santo DominsO, Is.
half these troops are sa,a :. -
over to the camp OF Genera, !, 80. IN
is reported to have more ,h,s ' \.
armed men under his comm,sa
General Guelito. governor !.
Christie. who. it is claimed :.
lost half his troops. who bav. 3. y
10 the enemy, is N desnsr.s,s 0as
ana unable to attack the reyoln,I .s
ulate. 10 op'ised %
Numbers of Domlnicans A.. u.
Hayti by crossing the frontier = a .,ns|
OF General Pacheco. y 'ue z
Puerto Plata, San D5mInro. Au.,..
senior Alvarez, the minister az sn,,.
Senior Cordero, with hupdrsa n. y
to Monte Christie yesterday m
there with 700 men who baa ~.
sembled in behalf Of the rors,s "a
the restoration OF order. sn,si.s
watching the coast to prevent n. II.
OF an insurgent expedition sbonn ma ' ~
thing be attempted. The gOysnS
Monte Christie has 5000 men rpd ss1 !.
for the preservation of the peace
The situation is considered ersr.
San Domingo, August 7.-United h
gunboat Machias has left hera "a, .,
Manacoris. The United STATE, i,
New Orleans remains here,
Advices from the interior lpdlr,h n
tranquility prevails. Business ho,,]
continues depressed. The want N ~
Is generally felt here. The goysrnnsy|
endeavoring. to aneliorate the oonjrl1
prevailing. '
Washington, August 7.-Notxith,,s
Ing the growing turbulence in 81, \
mlngo. as disclosed in press dIspsi,,.
neither the state nor navy dsparns,
had received anything up to the cles
office hours today to show that en- !,
Gals there were apprehensive over M I
velopments. The authorities here Al, N
ceeding on the theory that the eIa:,
order of affairs is regular, and til, II
continue to be the course observed 81
in the event that the instruction bepnI
strong enough to establish a defacto ID,
of government is there any likelihood u
its claims could be taken into consilsa
ton as against the present de jufs T.
eminent.
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Moss Fishes Up Hanna and
Mckinley.

rFrom the New York Journal.l
The misfortune that followed
Frank Moss efforts on Wednesday
to prove that the administration OF
this city is corrupt and incompetent
pursued him again yesterday. At
the very outset Of the days session
of the Mazet committee he called
Commissioner of Corrections Lantry
to prove that Mr.. Lantry corruptly
employed architects Morgan and
Slattery, and that he knew pool
selling and other illegal practices
fourished in the district OF which
he is the democratic leader.
Instead Moss only succeeded In
proving that Senator Mark Hanna,
with the knowledge OF Mr., Mckinley
and Mayor McKisson of Cleveland,
had written letters to Mr.. Lantry's
predecessor asking that the iron for
the new city prison be bought from
the Van Dorm Iron company OF
Cleveland. Mr.. Moss completely
lost his temper.
1t was doubly annoying, because
1t not only showed that the Ohio
contingent in Washington, With
which Senator Plat is on extrcme-
ly friendly terms, sought to profit
by the fact that man from Ohio
- IL, al l>,,x I'D nd
greatly to the burden of defeats that
met the efforts OF the committee
on Thursday.
Mr.. Moss had finished with Mr..
Lantry when Committeeman Hon.
man began questioning him.
''Dfd you find among the records
of your Office asked Mr.. Hoffman,
improper letters from republic
CAM"
well, yes" replied Mr.. Lantry,
with some show of hesitation.
Name the republican" cried Mr..
Moss.
rs there a letter there from Sem
ator HANNAH" queried Mr.. Hoff-
man.
Yes, SIR" replied Mr.. Lantry, "a
letter recommending that iron for
the city prison be bought from a
firm in Ohio"
ANY others?"
Mr.. Lantry hesitated. Mr.. Moss
face grew red, and an angry light
came into his eyes. He shook his
hand in the air and shouted:
Name them! We will go into
this matter"
well, the letters from Mark
Hanna had been concurred in by the
president and Mayor McKisson OF
Cleveland. There are half dozen
of them"
Now" said Mr.. Moss, didn't {
they simply recommend certain
firm as being a good firm?"
Yes, they did that" replied Mr..
Lantry, with grim smile, "and \
they also recommended that ma
terial should be bought of them"
You furnish us with those let
ters," Mr.. Moss shouted. That is {
all, sir!"
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MCGUIRE; vice president, W. S. Mcguire
secretary, F. H. Schneider; treasurer Geo.
Ashbridge

MCGUIRE; vice president, W. S. Mcguire;
secretary, F. H. Schneider; treasurer. Geo
| Ashbridge
PENSACOLA, Fla.--Alderman HAYS has
given notice that at the meeting of the
city council next Wednesday night he
VIII Introduce an ordinance providing for
submitting to vote of the people pro-
position to issue 100000 city bonds. $780,
700 to complete the sewer system $40, 900
to build city hall and 500 900 to build a
city market.
BARBoURSVILLE, Ky.-The jury In the
case against James Baker for the murder
OF william Howard returned verdict of
not guilty on the first ballot There was
general handshaking when the verdict
was announced. The Bakers will not
return to Clay county and they say the
ieud Is over on their part.
NEWMAN, Ga.-Former Governor w v
atkinson, who has been dangerously III
lor several days, is apparently resting
easy at o'clock Tuesday morning. A.
mas been unconscious, however. for several
hours HIS physicians pronounced him
u uyi at noon Monday and his remark
avs viIalty has surprised everybody.
GREENV1LLE, S. CA race riot oc.
Cured at Poe cotton mills. near tbis n,,o.
IN winch one white man and five Negroes
were wounded. Early in the evening sew
erai negroes shot into the home Of Mr.
SS.i n mill operator, while he and
ms M. family were at super. Rumors az
.yhching caused big crowd of negroes
NJ sather, and this soon led to shooting,
hal.ers are now quiet
n ona' Miss.-Last Wednesday night
one-eyed negro brute named Henry h.
ris, who came here from Amjta co, M
eonmitted a criminal assault on Miss Kate
carton, living alone about three miIes
northwest OF Summit, in this county The
s sg lady fought desperately. inflictine
hesh wounds by means OF which tho negro
was easily Identified. He was captured bv
posse, VINO returned without him and |
reported he had escaped AIN anu