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The times., 1899-12-10
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1883.
The American immortal.

Interest in the life and character OF
George Washington has been renewed by
the coming Masonic commemoration OF the
one hundredth anniversary Of his death.
Lacking few days, century has passed
since the first President and the man rev
erenIy styled the Father Of His Country,
ended his earthly career. During that long
period the nation he fought for and
thought for with the best that was in body
and in mind has grown from an infant to
giant from a determined little Republic
40 a world power. commanding the respect
and consideration Of all peoples. Yet,
amid all this marvellous development,
Characterized by the pursuit Of things ma
terial, the name Of Washington has he'd
the first place on the scroll Of the nations
great. the end of a hundred years finds his
fame undimmed, his precepts as highly re-
garded. and the devotion to his memory in
vigorated rather than diminished
For a century biogTsphers and historians
have studied the character Of Washington,
as it has appeared in the lengthening per
spective Of time. His methodical temper
ament. fortunately. resulted in legacy TO
mis- countrymen Of many personal letters,
papers, and records, invaluable cIews TO the
mans personality. Coupled with the
opinions Of his contemporaries and the ac-
counts Of his public acts and enterprises,
these have given to the careful student
complete view Of the motives that domi-
mated Washington. The generations that
have passed since the close Of the great
patriots life have left their tributes TO his
worth in song. in story. and in monuments.
After careful estimate of his animating
purposes and his achievements each has
paid its homage 10 the most ilustrious
American. That is sufficient testimony to
his character as man. statesman, a
warrior. and patriot.
The times., 1899-12-10
WHITE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Plans of senator CuIIom May
Not BE Carried Out.

The question of charging the Executive
Mansion by erecting an addition TO that
historic structure has been agitatei by
Senator Cullom of Illinois, but it is said
that the President has expressed himself as
satisfied with the present arrangements.
and is averse to any additional expense
while the obligations of the Government
are so heavy. At the same time the Pres
ident will not oppose any steps to enlarge
the building
1t was the intention of Senator Cullom 10
introduce a measure making an addition TO
the Executive Mansion, but after gett ng
the views of the President on the subject
he decided not to do so.
1t is estimated that 81 900, 600 will be re-
quired to make the proposed changes,
which will not only give the President more
house room, but will meet the social needs,
and those attending receptions will enjoy
a greater degree of comfort.
Colonel Bingham, L. S. A. in charge of
public buildings and grounds of the Dis
triCt. has given considerable study to this
matter, and said that the changes to be
made should be sufficient to make the
building large enough for all purposes Tor
twenty-five or thirty years. Architectural
harmony should be preserved in order that
the Mansion would not have the appear
ance of being changed by any additions.
/ While still having the appearance of a
/ complete building the additions should be
] so constructed as to permit of future
/ changes If necessary.
The times., 1899-12-10

TO expect muniicent assortment OF
Christmas gifts from the coal trust has a
right to his opinions.
The miners may be entirely at fault
in this matter, and the operators may be
powerless. even in the face of an almost
unprecedented demand for their product
TO arrange any sort Of compromise If
so, it is specially for the
noncombatant. who alternately gazes at a
thin purse and an empty bin. while the
holiday bargain clamors for an appropria-
tion. For him there is no present redress.
but it is the increasing frequency of these
occurrences that IS making the average
man do considerable more thinking on his
own account As the greedy trust gathers
in the shekels it might devote few mo-
ments to deciphering the handwriting on
he wall. for cne of these fine days the av-
erage man. who is doing the thinking on
his own account. viii suddenly make some
natural deductions When that time ar
riyes something is bound TO drop. and the
opinion is yentured that the average man
viii be in attendance TO view the debris
with undisJurbed complacence, if not with
actual satisfaction.
The times., 1899-12-10

know the conditions obtaining in purely
American country villages, TO find how
much good literature is read there. One
may often find an old mechanic. or far
mer, who cannot speak two sentences gra-
matically, but who has pored over three or
four great English classics until he knows
them almost by heart. One may find en-
thusiastic boys and studious girls who stu
delight in the old fashioned poets. and the
modern ones. too, when they get chance.
They find in Scott and Dickens the enter
tainment which the city boy and girl find
in the circus parade and the theatre. And
that is one reason why so many of our
good writer's have come from the country.
They grew up without the distractions of
city childhood.
Moreover, it Is not necessary to argue
that non appreciation of art in any form
promotes strength in a nation. Is it any
more demoralizing to spend an evening lis
tening to poetry than to spend it singing
Moody and Sankey hymns, or loaing in the
corner grocery, or having fuss with ones
family, or playing Authors In the av-
erage country town the average family
either seeks some form of intellectual di-
version-and that generally means a grow
ing appreciation of art in various forms
or spends its evenings in the ways above
mentioned And it is from the reading
family that, as rule, the brains and ex-
ecutive ability of the village come. The
more education and refinement and gentle
~, f-l bo
stronger the American people will be; and
there is nothing more false than the notion,
prevalent among some half-educated and
more or less vicious people, that to be a
gentleman is to be effeminate, and that
boorishness is always an attribute OF
! strength
The times., 1899-12-10
go A.soeiate. Indieted.

The Indictment Of fourteen persons By
the grand jury at Savannah, Ca. in con-
nection with the harbor Improvement frauds
Tor which former Captain Oberlin N. Car
ter is undergoing sentence, viii revive
public interest in one Of the most sen
satioual conspiracies 10 defraud the Gov
erumeut in The history Of the century.
Most Of the names OF the persons in
dictsd were held up by the District Attor-
ney until bench warrants could be issued
Tor th-lr arrest Nearly all Of any i'm
porance are supposed 10 be in New York
and the East. Some Of them may take
French leave before the Government can
apprehend them, but this is not thought
probable al the Department of Justice, as
Jhe principal parties wanted have been kept
under surveillance for some time past.
IL VIII be a satisfaction to the country
10 learn that the Federal authorities appear
10 be IN earnest in prosecuting a combina-
tiou Of fraudulent persons, all Of whom
ought to be in the pe1iceutiary with Car
Ter, OF else be ought TO be al large. Prob
ably no criminal case in recent times has
excited The people Of this country as the
Garter case did The peculiar relations Of
the accused 10 citizens Of the highest po-
slrio1 and influence. his social standing,
and the strenuous Efforts put forth to save
him from punishment both by his friends
and the Administration. have marked the
adair IS one never 10 be forgotten Finally,
Carter has been brought TO justice But
public sentiment has never tolerated the
idea Of making him suffer at once for hiz
own misceeds and as scapegoat for the
sins Of others. II he is justly condemned
10 disgrace and imprisonment. it is impos-
slble TO escape the conviction that his part
uers and confederates also should be behind
the bars. Il is wei that action to this
and .. LAST has bean taken.
The times., 1899-12-10
HEMP PORTS 20 OPEN.
General Otis Instructed to Aid Ex-
pOrtntiOn of the Product.

pOrthtion of the Product.
Special instructions Save been sent
Major General Otis to SECURE the opening
at the earliest date bf the hemp ports of
the Philippines. The Importance Of open
ing the trade ports of the islands to per-
NIT the expectation df hemp has impressed
itself strongly upon the mind of the Sec
retary of War because OF the great ad-
vance in the price Of hemp since the clos
ing of the ports due to the insurrection in
the Philippines. The closing of ports by
direction of General Otis was to prohibit
the expectation of hemp and the payment
of duty upon II TO rebel officials. The
purpose OF the Secretary of War is to
have as many of the Philippine ports as
possible opened under the protection OF
the American flag and General Otis has
been instructed to forward troops to the
important seaboard towns without delay.
The hemp industry is one OF the great
est in the Philippines, and the United
States imports nearly half of the hemp
exported from the islands. The latest re-
ports from Manila available by the Off
cials of the War Department show that
during the quarter ending December 81,
1897, there We're exported from the Phlllp-
pines TO the United States and Great
bTIldiN Glb, SSS DdleS Oh ueLup A-oV pOlltiNo
per bale), of which 13S, 1872 bales went to
the United States. The increase in the
export of hemp from the islands to the
United States in 1897 was 544 per cent
greater than all other countries combined.
Reports received from General Otis indt-
cate that the production of hemp in the
| Philippines has not greatly decreased
owing to the insurrection, but that con-
siderable quantity is on hand at the prin-
cipal ports in the islands for expectation.
The Importance of the hemp industry
to the United States is indicated by the
value of exports to this country during
the ten years ending 1897. During this
period 49,524.818 pounds of hemp was ex-
ported to the United States from the Phil
ippines. At the current values at that
time the total value of this expectation
| reached s31, $3.50. .992.72, or an average of
about $3,0O0,0 900 per year.
Since the insurrection began the re-
! ceipts from those islands have decreased
to about II, 900 bales in five weeks, and
the price has jumped over IA cents per
! pound. The increase in price has resulted
in corresponding increase in twine and
! other hemp articles. There has been con-
/ siderable complaint not only in the United
/ States but from Europe about the closing
! of the hemp ports and the inability 10 Sc
! cure the product from the Philippines.
/ This has led to the instructions to Cen
! eral Otis to garrison the principal ports
! of exportation. Hemp ports are located
! on nearly all the islands of the Philip
/ pines. including Panay, Mindanao, Negros,
and Cebu.
The times., 1899-12-10
American and Italian Cultura

Greater New York is a place in which
one may find many strange things. and not
long along it was discovered that at a
cheap italian theatre in that city Tasso's
Jerusalem Delivered" is nightly presented
TO enthusiastic audiences. The theatre is
one Of the sort where admission is merely
the price OF a glass of beer, and the poem
is read and illustrated with marionettes 20
the accompaniment Of music So strong is
the art feeling among the Italians that the
place is crowded every night. In view Of
the slender success which Shakespearean
plays have had with American audiences
even Of the better class this fact sugge SITS
certain reflections.
The Brooklyn Eagle" dlspoges of the
matter by remarking that if we were con
tent to spend all our evenings listening to
poetry probably We should be willing to
spend our days lying about in the sun
asleep. The Eagles" idea seems to be
that the Italians appreciation of Tasso is
a proof Of inferiority, and that somehow or
other we are very superior because We do
not care for high-class poetry.
But is it true that we, as a nation, do not
care for it2 Would it not be well to in
vestigate this thing a little and see if it is
exactly what il seems TO be at first glance?
In the first place, the Italians who come to
this theatre are certainly far outnumbered
by those who stay away, so that The people
who come are the percentage Of The popula-
tion who like TassO. They are in a strange
land, and they love Italy. Possibly I' a
similar American community. poor, not ex-
tremely cultivated and still intelligent
were to be placed in some foreign town
say St. Petersburg or Bombay-and pay
Of Shakespeare's were to be given in a
small hall for small price that hall
would be packed after the fashion Of a box
Of sardines. Again, the fact that small
audiences often greet plays of Shakespeare
in this country is not so significant as il
seems. The population Of most OF our
cities is largely foreign; and il is the for
eigner who makes up a good share Of the
theatrical audience. While he is American
80 far as patriotism and civic duties go
for the most part he cannot be said to rep
resent American thought in some other
respects, because his standards are still
those Of his former environment. 1t would
probably surprise many people who do not
The times., 1899-12-10
Second Thoughts in the Roberts Case

(Fr1m the New Y0rl, Evening POst)
1t is already evident that the more sensible
and candid among those members of the House
who refused to let Representative Roberts of
Utah take the oath on Tuesday regret that they
were swept Of their feet by tine wave of popu-
lar camor The pleas which were made Ton This
hasty and revolutionary action do not stand gz-
animation, while the arguments in favor Of fol-
lowing both the precedeHts and the obvious die
tat,s OF Justice, by admitting Roberts and then
expelling him ii a fair Investigation should war
rant the step, grow stronger The more caretully
they are examined The situation Is made the
worse by the fact that the Investigation which
has been ordered Is to be made by packed com
mittee It is always the custom in a legislative
body, as it is the obvious dictate of Justice that
the minority should be allowed representation
on every committee. Nearly sixty members voted
with Mr. Richardson of Tennessee. the Demo
cratic leader, to let Roberts take his seat and re-
fer the charges against him to The Judiciary Com
mittee Tor investigation, hut not one Of these
men was given a place on the special committee
which was finally ordered. This unfairness on
the part of Speaker Henderson is only another
illustration Of the way in which one false step
leads to another, in a legislative body, As in
every other relation Of life.
The times., 1899-12-10
Roberts Right to BE sworn In.

To the Editor OF The Times.
The illegal unjust, Illogical and un-
tenable attitude of a majority in the
House of Representatives on Monday, in
not permitting Representative Roberts to
take the oath of Office, is a step in the
line OF usurpation against which the sober
judgment and honest convictions of all
true Americans must ultimately rebel
Under every conceivable Interpretation
Of either parliamentary or constitutional
law. Representative Roberts was clearly
entitled to be sworn in, no matter how
fagrantly he may have violated law, con-
viction and expulsion after admission be-
ing the only and proper remedy, even if
guilty.
Repeated decisions of the highest courts
in the land have explicitly declared the
Congress incapable of passing eX post
facto laws.
There has been no claim that Repre-
sentative Roberts has entered into plural
marriage since the admission of Utah as
a State, but if he has he is liable under
the laws of Utah, and, if proven guilty,
could. after due trial, be expelled from
the House
Unfortunately Representative Roberts
has been man enough to assume responsi-
bility for his plural marriages and their
resultant consequences shirking neither
parental obligations nor shrinking from the
iuty of maintaining his offspring. How
many who seemingly-aud some Osten-
tatiOuSly-assume an attitude of Ionor
and Indignation can prove an equally
honorable record, notwithstanding their
immaculate skirts may rise almost to
heaven in attestation of their unattested
innocence?
But the exclusion of Representative
Roberts from the House has far greater
significance than his personal welfare. II
so indefensible a precedent can be made
in his case, any succeeding Congress can
be made to subserye the intents of small
majority by similar action, and the require
ments of a majority of the people may be
subverted. and usurpation, intrigue and
corruption characterize all our legislative
bodies
All the people will not be fooled all
the time
Let the House pause before committing
so stupendOus a blunder,
r. w. SHECKELLS.
The times., 1899-12-10
GENERAL WOOD PLEASED.
He Relieves the Presidents Message
VIII Please Cubans.

Gen. Leonard Wood, Military Governor
of Santiago. yesterday said that that
part of the message Of the President relat-
ing to the welfare of Cuba would, in his
opinion, be received by the Cubans most
happily, and that it would tend to cement
the bonds now existing between them and
Americans
1t would he said, have tendency to the
intimidation of disturbing influences pro-
voked by Cuban agitators, who make the
island their work ground.
General Wood said that the press should
take with considerable salt the reports
from these untrustworthy sources, since
these agitators are working from selfish
and personal motives alone. They never
had the welfare of Cuba at heart, and it is
time that the American public should
understand them and their motives.
He concluded by saying that more than
5000 stands of arms had been surrendered,
and that progress was most satisfactory.
He will return to his station at Santiago
some time next week.
The times., 1899-12-10
THE COTTON PRODUCTION.
Statistics just Issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture.

The final report of the Statistician of the
Department Of Agriculture on the acreage
and production of cotton in the United
States for the year ending August 81, 1893,
was issued yesterday II shows the acre
age in the principal States to have been as
follows: North Carolina, 1911, 7OS; South
Carolina, 2.353, ,213; Georgia, 1855, 2O5;
Alabama, 3,003 176: Mississippi, 2,gO0, 298;
Louisiana, / PSI, sol; Texas, 6,991,9 ,904; Ar
kansas, 1876 467; Tennessee S96, ,722; Okla
homa, 215S93; Indian Territory 3l4,9O6;
sIndry, 2S6, 112, making a total OF 24,961,-
295 acres.
The production in gross bales was as fol-
lows: North Carolina, 629 620; South Caro-
lima, ,035, 414; Georgia 1878, 731, Alabama,
/, ,176 042 Mississippi, 1,247 12S; Louisiana,
III, ,747; Texas, 1858 109; Arkansas, 919 ,469;
Tennessee, 322, ,820: Oklahoma. 109 026; In
dian Territory, 207 ,SSS sundry, 8226l,
making a total of II 1S9 205 bales, an in
crease Of 291,348 bales over the preceding
year.
OF the total crop, 11,I21414 bales were
upland, averaging 515 pounds per bale,
gross weight, and 67,791 were sea island,
averaging $50 pounds per bale, gross
weight The average production per acre
was 0.448 of a bale. The estimate of pro-
ductiOn is based mainly on official state
ments as to the movement of cotton from
the plantation to points OF shipment or
consumption, or returns made by officials
of cotton mills, and on reports Of special
agents. The estimate of acreage is based
mainly u reports Of special agents.
The total value of the crop. estimated on
the basis of the average prices during the
first six months of the cotton year at the
various large markets nearest to the diff
ferent centres of production, was $500 49,
041, the average price per pound being 5.2T
cents for upland and Il cents for sea isl
and.
The telegraphic report TO be issued on
Monday, December II, at noon, will relate
to the present year, 1899-l900, and will
comprise an estimate of the acreage by
States, and the indicated yield of lint cot
ton per acre.
The times., 1899-12-10
DERvIsHEs FALL BY MAxIMs.
Hundreds Killed in FanaticaI Rushes
Upon WinEate's Gums.


LONDON Dec. 9.-FulIer accounts of
Colonel Wingate's victory over the Khali-
ia show what terrible thing a battle is
when valiant fanatics are opposed to Max
inns In the first fight on November %
Wingate's advance force of four MaXims
and two other guns found the Derviskes
thick in the bushes. The advance opened
fire and the Dervishes replied and only hit
one, evidently with no idea OF correct aim
ing Then two hundred emerged from the
bush and, cursing and yelling, deliberately
rushed on the guns. None got within nine
ty-fye yards, and no more than six re-
turned. Two advanced beyond TIE rest,
and eventually were found with their wrists
firmly bound together. Prisoners said the
pair had always lived together and vowed
to die hand in hand.
Then the Egyptian force swept the bush
and 500 Dervishes were killed and numbers
were wounded. After a night march on
the next day at dawn Colonel Wingate's
whole force-a squadron of cavalry, six
guns, six MaXms, two S0udanese regi-
ments, and LOCO irregulars, who were all
former prisOners-captured Omdurman and
got near the Khalifas camp. The Maxims
fred assisted in the dim light by the white
clad figures. Then the infantry sent an
other vOlley, and the Deryishes. with no
knowledge of the use of firearms, ad-
yanced on the guns, which simply moved
them down. Finally they stood around
the KhaIifa, where the entire bodyguard
was killed to a man, fighting stubbornly
with faces toward the hated foe.
Osman Digna escaped at the outset of the
fight without arms or horse. He is be-
lieyed to be hiding in the neighborhood
One thousand Deryishes were killed and
the Egyptians lost four killed
Twenty nine thousand men, women, and
children surrendered a few miles fur
theT on.
The times., 1899-12-10
A Warrant Tor suspicion.

MisfCrtunes, as wei as capital seem to
be combining against the poor man-that
is. the man who has 10 labor diligently to
make ends meet and who never gets with
liz hailing distance Of what may be called
even a moderate condition Of afiuence. Il
is not sufficient that coal prices are high
and that, through the benefcent manipu-
lations OF the trust ably seconded BY the
railroads. which appear 10 have a con-
venient scarcity OF rolling stock, the cost
q mined fuel TO the consumer promises
10 be considerably elevated ere the winter
is much Older. Added TO the accommodating
difficulties now threatening the lean purse
and foreshad0Wing an economy that means
shiveriHg thousands. is the disbeartening
report from tho Pennsylvania coal fields
that the dissatisfaction Of the miners may
soon result in a general idleness Of the
c0llieries.
The coal operators have already man
aged 10 muster a rather imposing array OF
reasons for the prevailing high price OF
their commodity. and the prospective in
crease. il Is 10 be regretted that the fac
tious spirit of the men who work the
mines promises to afford their employers
the best excuse they could have, in the
season Of greatest demand, for asking ex-
orbiIant rates.
An unsympaehetlc public. believing itself
about TO be vietimized. cannot be blamed
for entertaining certain vague suspicious
concerning the growing complications in
the coal situation. They may be wrong in
their views. and the impending conflict be-
tween operators and miners may not have
been forced to an issue by the former as
= measure for affecting the market. but the
Individual consumer, who has no reason