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have a bad quarter of q century in trying
to counteract the increased power of the
Cars in the East This railway is what
Russia has been waiting for, and it will
help to develop her gigantic and as yet
but half-suspected resources. The second
great road is what is called the Cape-to-
Cairo line, which was born of Cecil
Rhodes, and which WILL when completed,
pass through the heart of the continent
of Africa. 1t is backed by all the gold
and diamond magnates of South Africa,
and as soon as the untutored natives of
the interior find out about it, they will do
their best to kill it. There will be fight
ing all along the construction line OF that
railway, and what with unpleasant saw
ages and jungle fevers, it is estimated
that fifteen thousand lives will be sacri-
feed before the road is ready for busi-
ness, and this does not count possible
trouble with the Beer Republic.
The third great road is the Pan-Ameri-
can line. and there are some very pretty
engineering problems along the proposed
course OF this railway. There are swamps.
and rivers, and mountains, and quicksands
in the way. There are deserts; there are
precipices; there are gorges; the eastern
edge of the Andes is probably the worst
place for railroad which has ever been
seriously considered as a route of that
kind Yet there is no possible doubt that
if the American engineer undertakes to
solve that problem he will do it. If the
company which is backing him does its
work as well as he does his no one will
have reason to complain
The times., 1899-07-18
Lively Cnnxict.

The enterprise of some enterprising
men does not stop when it has landed
them in jail. There was confidence
business, using his cell as an Office from
which to send forth circulars. and he
made considerable money before the Off
cials discovered the trick or the public
was aware that No. 10 Bank Street was
the number of the Jail. Now it has been
found that q bank robber, named Clark.
who is serving five-year term in the
State prison at Trenton, N. J., for a rob-
berry of a hundred thousand dollars, has
been doing a lively business in smuggling
food to his fellow -conviets-for a consd-
Grafton.
His method was this: He would send
letters out of the prison through the driv
ers and expressmen who entered TIE
yards. Money remittances would follow.
The drivers invested the money in e1ib es
and brought them to the prison, and the
convicts were thereby furnished with va
rious delicacies Some of the goods de-
livered were cherry pudding, canned
chicken, broiled shad packed in ice, olives,
and cake. 1t looked as if there would
be a combined department store and table
d'hote in the prison before long.
Finally enc of the conyicts, fearing the
loss of tine for good behavior which he
had earned. gave the matter away, and
the business was demolished with crash
1t had been going on for several months,
however. and Clark had had great salts
faction as well as money out OF it. 1t is
the cid story of the dog and the rabbit
Other things being equal the rabbit wi l
outrun the dog every time, because he
is running for his life, and the dog is only
running for dinner.
The times., 1899-07-18
Chfna,. A,.ahenIng.

tFrlm the Philadelphia Reeortl
Chiua's disastrous war with Japan appears TO
have been blessing in dis-uip; for It has been
the direct cause ot an awakening cf China frou
her s,eep Of a THOUSAND years. The treaty be-
tween China and Japan nale in 1s1j tcan1d
the treaty OF slimonosekD proves to have been
an epoch in the history of the Chimes nation
ls fruitful of beneficial Ttsults as was the Dec-
laratiou OF Independence 10 the rapid develop
raent Of the American Continent The scales
seemed 20 drop from tie eyes Of the ChiIcsc-
,iuIled. perhaps, by long years of Indulgence
in the rarrotie opium poi=on-immeiiateI af;cr
their terrible defeat, and they then seemed, fo=
the first time, to realize that unless they should
encourage the iHtToduetion ef Eederu idee,
and iaethoGs into ChiEa they would be tasn
asunder by tie hordes Of foreign tieviIs'' for
whom the old Chimes wall, built to Keep cut
the Tartars. was no barrier.
The times., 1899-07-18
SuDerfntiye Four
lFrom the New York rribIlne.1


The strangest thing about hank defaIcations
that any man should he 50 foolish as to defauIC
Either there must be many eases Of s,Icce-s
fll stealings and restoratiuns oi trust funds which
the public never hears OF, but which set an
example to ieilers and cashiers who know Of or
suspect them. or else the psychology o. trustee
slip IS past computation. IT, as We arr led 10
believe, accounts are 50 saie-euarJed and bank
examination is 80 perfect that detection almost
inevitably follows tamperins with funds. WHY
is it that the same old story OF defil,ation i,
told again and again in almost identical words.
tnlezs the great precautions Of our Janas are
mere pretence, every clerk who touches
frst dishonest penny knows he is oo1rting al
most certain destruction Try as we viii to
give full weight TO tie weakness Of humln
character, and the tremendous strength Of ternpta-
tion to make money quickly. to what may al
most be called the hypnotzing effect of the
handling OF large sums OF money, still it IS i'm
possible TO account for the folly that leads
an Intelligent man TO think that ne may be th,
one exception to the rule Of discovery and di5-
grace The chances are - much against hiIn-at
least they supposed to he-that, putting aside
all moral considerations. he is simply walking
open eyed into stupendous folly.
The times., 1899-07-18
shnf,er for Lieutenant General.

The New York Herald" hears that
President Mckinley hopes to reward Major
General shafter for his services in the
Santiago campaign" by getting Congress
TO make him a lieutenant general on the
occasion OF his retirement for age next
October.
The story would be a hard one to be-
lieve II We did not remember the recent
Administration scheme to make Sampson
a vice admiral for equally distinguished
services. rendered no; more than twenty
miles from the very spot where Shafter lay
in his hammock with chunk Of ice on his
head, only saved from the disgrace of or
dering retreat Of American troops on
the Fourth Of July by fighting generals
like Wheeler and Breckinridge.
ANY attempt to make a hero OF Shafter
The times., 1899-07-18

whoA ~ ------ .---.-se,l pledges.
-, Secretary yesterday put his sigma
ture to a letter addressed to the United
States Indian Inspector for the Indian Ter
ritOry. in which he declines 10 sanction the
leases. taking the ground that they DO not
comply with the regulations of the depart
ment and would violate the law govern
ing leases. The Secretary quotes the law
on the subject, which provides that NO
lease shall be made or granted for a
longer period than fifteen years, nor cover
the mineral in more than go acres of lani,
which shall coufCrm as nearly as possible
to the surveys"
As to the application OF the Cherokee ell
and Gas Company, be finds it is merely 4
renewal of its former application for a
lease not allowed by the department and
that it covers not only the land on which
the company has made Improvements. but
all the land covered by its alleged tiibal
contracts with the Cherokee authorities,
made prior to the passage OF the Curtis
gct-some 81. fe0 acres. The protest Gf Ir.
Adams states that seven of the eighteen
wells OF the company were located On
lands occupied by him as a home and
that all were within an area Of ten acres.
This, says the Secretary, would apparently
entitle the company, should no other OBJ
lection exist. to one lease only. Tha ap-
p!ication Of the Cudshy Oil Company en-
braced about T1.Se0 acres. and that o.
Benjamin b. Pennington about 1j.300
acres.
In none OF their applications. says the
Secretary, has there been any attempt
made to comply with the departmental
regulations. which prescribe the area OF
the land that shall be entered and
improved. He tisalIovs. therefore. the
supplemental applications and iustruct5 the
inspector TO notify the applicants that IN
less the regulations are compiled with they
viii receive no consideration. ani that
any delay is at their Own risk.
The times., 1899-07-18

The consensus of negro opinion in
Washington appears TO be that while cur
colored brethren sympathize with the
Malays on sentimental grounds. they will
do nothing actively to hamper the Admin
istration. Hoar. Winsiow, Atkinson
schurz, and the rest of the anti-expan-
sionists, are not inactive, however, and
their Afro-American-F Filipino movement
has only begun. They may yet be able to
do a good deal of mischief in stirring up
an apparent negro sentiment that will ma
terialIy help Aguinaldo to perpetuate his
mutiny. VIII the Administration permit
this Boston treason to go on unpublished,
and even unchecked?
The times., 1899-07-18

1t is unfortunate for Secretary Gage that
his academic discussion of the ethics of
civil service reform should be complicated
with a question OF veracity-or shall We
say memory between himself and Mr..
Ford, late stadstician of the Treasury De-
partment Mr.. Ford says he was removed
to make room for Mr.. Austen, who had
done some campaign work for Mr.. Hanna.
Mr.. Gage, asserts that Mr.. Ford resigned
voluntarily. The extraordinary service
which his successor has performed in the
cause of pure statistics, Lindley Murray,
and the gospel according to Noah Web
ster. is at least evidence that if the Sec
retary knew what he was about. he ac-
complished his purpose. The literary
quality of Cages statistical poet Iaureate's
work has never been approached by any
previous incumbent of the monthly figure
Office.
The times., 1899-07-18
The Cenxor,s Blue renci,.

(FrUm the Cleveland Pain Dealer.J
That the reports from Manila as given out at
Washington have not contained ''the truth. The
whole truth, and nothing but the truth" IS i
fact which tie people have reluctantly come to
believe. Either the reports sent bom- by Gen
cral Otis have been misleading, or they have b,cn
edited" At Washington 50 as to nisead Whose
the fault, which begins to assume the character
OF a crime. is still uncertain. 1t is hardly con
cciyable that General otis would wil:uIly decaiv,
the Administration. The only alternatives to this
are that General OTIS has utterly miseonrcived
the situation or tut the Administration has de-
libcratcy garblcd his dispatches. In time it will
BE- discovered which explanation i, the true one,
but at present the public are still in the dark
The times., 1899-07-18
.A TaIe ed v.ro CitIes.,,

VET77T7 ~ - 1'E7E7'''I
The situation in the Twin Cities with rcse--
once To the protection oi Women on the street,
at night is decidedly mixed. Over in 81. Paul
the oth,r night yourg woman was roughly
assaulted while returning home because tn. IL
was 10 one near to succor her. vel just the dlv
before chiyairous citizen had 70 pay Gne iuf
punishiug the wrong man m a similar ease. And
in this city another young woman i, psostrlted
from like brutal assault, while polisenIIn hiss
been suspended for thirty days because he inter
fered in what he supposed was case OF rude
man annoying a lone female.
The times., 1899-07-18
MUDDLE AT THE
Conflicting Views on th
the First Cpmruf

The Hague. July 1.-THE
day by the full Peace Confer
heer van Karnebeek repor
three points of Count Murray
led TO the expression cf the
views and much confusion.
seemed almost unanimous IL,
tha; it would be extremely d.
continue arnements and fix |
proposal prohibiting the use
bullets was lost in the plsnar
England voting against il. >
legalizing the launching OF exp
balloons and the use Of bomb
suffoceting gases was also T.
and the United States castin.
votes. Beyond these rejection
proceedings seemed a muddl
finally decided that the repor
recast.
The third committee met this
NJ. Bourgeois presiding, and 7
examination of the arbitration
Several amendments were discu
occupied much time with little
ticle 81, dealing with the rev
bitral awards. which. it Will
bered. was added to the arbitra;
as the result OF an American
was debated at much length.
tens moved that the article
contending that an award once
not to be revised. Count Tigi
the article, but wanted it refr
Lowe also defended IL. Mr.. He
long speech in English. which
lated into French by Baron E:
He said in conclusion that unle.
ference accepted the principle
the American delegates were
not to agree to the arbitration :
I'll they were further instru
Washington. This vigorous ass
an immediate effect and the
eventually adopted in a modified
effectually retaining the prineip
Several of the delegates, irriti
prolcngation of this discussion
ridiculous to attempt to insert
details which are voted on on
returned TO the drafting com
next. They describe the hindra
deliberate maneuyr9s CT a small
coalition which is hostile 10 Il
tion scheme. and say that IL tn
tions continue the conference W
until the end of August.
The times., 1899-07-18
Only a Snhnrdfnntr.

tFrom the st. Paul Pioneer Prcss)
Canada is rot nation. She has none OF the
attributes OF national Sovereignty and Gn BE-
made to bear rome of The responsibilities which
pertain to that status, or which may arise if,m
any action or non-IctIun on her o'rt conc rniag
matters within TTc pursiew Of the Negotiations.
Yet she is permitted 10 come into the int5rnl-
tioaaI conference practically IN ievei with the
United States, to oycrrule in its Proceedings the
known desire of Great B.itain for concessions
which will smooth the road 10 closer fraternity
with the United State-, ard to raise fresh Oh
,tIel,s at every step to the consummlti0n ri
any treaty which the United States can accept.
The times., 1899-07-18
Commercial prnsnerItS.
From the indianapolis S,vS1

IFFoW he Indianapolis NtVsl
our people making new industrial con
Quests every day In China, Japan, India. Egypt.
South Africa, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
American enterprise is making itself fit, and
our export trade is advancing By leaps and
hounds. The old home market theory is 20 hope
lessly discrriited that even the tariff quest :,tI
has lost its intrrest for the people Of this country
AlI that we want is fair field and no fIyors
When We are competing successfully with the
great nations of Europe in their own markets.,
it Is impossible 10 make sensible men fear for
eign competition in the United States
The times., 1899-07-18
In,untcnt AIgcr.

(From the Philadelphia LEDGER
1t is said thai before General Alger lot Wash
ingtou for Long Branch he took every precaation
to prevent General Mile, Acting Secretary OF
War, from exercising any important functions
OF thst olrrc but General Miles is big and
strong enorrii 10 bear the intended slight with
dignity and cquannity, and feel confident that
this further exhibition Of petty hatred on the
part of the justly ezecratei Secretary of War will
only add to his Ciiies) popularity with the
nennle.
The times., 1899-07-18

the excellence of their wares. People know
that Shaker-made maple sugar is pure;
that Shaker shoes, and baskets. and knit
ted goods are honestly made and durable;
and there is always a sale for anything
which is of thoroughly good quality and
has a recognized trade mark which brings
it to the market
The times., 1899-07-18

will collide with the same sort of ridicule
that met the effort to steal the laurels
of the Santiago sea fight and give them
to the Matanzas mule man. If Mr.. Nc
Kinley has such an improbable adventure
in mind he would do well to take some
thing and get well of it
The times., 1899-07-18

Senator Chandler has presented his
complaint against Mr. Brewer, the Civil
Service Commissioner, who umpired the
Concord melee the other day. 1t was nee
essary from the Senator's point of view
tG go through the motions. But he is too
wise a man not to reflect that his cppo-
nent has the machine and Hanna retained
against him. lie knows what that means
from the viewpoint of the Administration.
The times., 1899-07-18
ALGERIA, NOT ANNE
A Probable Reason Why II
Vacancy Is Not Announ

a ETobaptc hcnsOn why II
Vacancy Is Not Annour
Amnesia is disease not uni
medical research. The dictionari
it as "a loss of memory; speci
morbid condition in which the D
unable to recall a word that is W.
perhaps understand it when spok,
interesting example Of this ment.
der was lately observed in the ca
emplcye of the Agricultural Der
in Washington. Although of cons
scientific attainments. he had g.
erratic and uncertain in temper thu
become impossible TO deal with hiA
hint came from headquarters su,
his voluntary retirement. OF this
no notice. Then his resignation W.
for He ignored the demand He
removed and informed that after
date his desk would be needed. T
next morning he "bobbed up seren
continued his usual work. The c
was instructed to refuse him
Excluded from the front entra
up a back way, and procee
FINALLY. unable to get rid
other way, his superiors :
as being of unsound mir
on this one subject h
sane and reasonahy
under restraint
the day of his
former occur
tempt TO ou
word resi-
in his vo,
with the id,
a whole SER
come erased
Perhaps the
Agricultural d
from amnesia pI
which is milde.
Is described as -
word for another"
word remain" had
sign" He read the
have read the Other
suggested he thong
recommended To
meant counsel to
entirely superseded
lets of his brain,
pletely conceals S
manuscript. The
classified the vario
under the heads hyp,
the like. The differen
have also been studied.
rave as yet neglected to -.
scientifically describe a morBf
liable to officeholders all the We
and. above all. they have negie,
inform an anxious world whether I'll
ease is catching" and whether "
threatened with an epidemic of ann,
The times., 1899-07-18
Norp,o,. i. Missouri.

(Frum the st. Louis Globe Democratl
The chances are that if the Mormon Church
moves To Missouri. Illinois or any other OF il
former taunts its days will he short and full OF
trouble, although the l5,Oo0 members which the
Church had at the time that it driven out
OF this State have been increased since to over
~. 900.
The times., 1899-07-18
The Lowing Herd.

From the Memphis Scimetar)
One evidence OF Memphis younger days re-
mains. and it reminds that this city WAS
once country town Each morning the cows
may be seen going out Poplar Street. sometimes
twenty-five in number. and each afternoon they
are returned home
The times., 1899-07-18
Our oh.treperons FrlenM.

(Fcpm. the Kansas City Sta-.)
1t appears that the native horses do not answer
for purposes in the philippines, and :, 80
horses 10 he houglh in the United States
to mount The csvalg. 1t is about time that
the Missouri mnle, that hrs shown his valor in
many striGsenasei1 was making record in the
Philippines.
The times., 1899-07-18

If President Mckinley will allow the
head OF the Army to look after its details,
perhaps it win be possible for friends Of
soldiers serving in the Philippines to
learn where their regiments are stationed,
how and under whom they are brigaded,
and a few things like that. Under Alger-
ian auspices even the War Department
does not know. or, at any rate, says it
does not
The times., 1899-07-18
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The times., 1899-07-18

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TUESDAY. JULY Is. 1889.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-11
Fish Hawk Coming Back.

A Government steamer, thought by the
observer at tie Delaware Break water to
be the Fish Hawk, passed in ut the Capes
at l.4o o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
proceeded up the Bay. The Fisk Hawk
has been expected, and is coming to re-
main until the close OF, the shad seasep,
whietukstoses June 20, for the purpose of
collecting and Matching shad eggs. 1t is
expected that between 80, C0O, 900 and 35,-
zoo, 600 eggs will be gathered, the young
from which will be planted in the Upper
Delaware river. Ehe vessel will probably
anchor off Gloucester.
Last year the Fish Hawk was but two
weeks in the river when orders were issued
for her. to join the navy. After she was
turned back from the Navy Department
to tho Fish Commission at the close Of the
war she was again put ia shape for fish
work. and went to Porto Rico. where sho
was used for dredging and scientific fish
Investigation. During the winter sho was
engaged in shad work in Southern waters,
When the Fish Hawk had been put in
the navy service the spawn takers of the
vessul operated the station belonging to
the Pennsylvania Commission, at Bristol.
This year tho Pennsylvania Commission
is operating the Briso oil station itself. but
arrangements have been made with the
Government authorl,i les whereby both tho
Fish Hawk and the Pennsylvania men
will operate. together. The run of shad
this season In the Delaware Is the largest
in the history of tho river, both in num-
ber and in weight The average weight
OF the shad taken Is put Mt four and q half
pounds Dock street is made unusually
lively each day by the numerous boat load
Of shad that arc brougt there from Pea
Shore and Howell's Cove and othor places
on the Delaware.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-11
Addresses by Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby.

Addresses by Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby.
Mr. and Mrs. William X. Crosby, dele-
gates to the International Sunday School
Convention recently held In Atlanta, Ca,
last evening addressed an audience in
Central Church.
Mrs Crosby said $50 primary unions
from all sections of the country reported
at the convention. For some reason the
Delaware Union was not reported. She
said $40 primary unions were expected to
report At the next annual convention. Mrs.
Crosby told Of an interesting address on
primary teacher training made at the con-
venton. In which n well-kept chicken
house was compared to the classification
and method of conducting primary Sun.
day school union. The chickens wers
graded and classified and record kent OF
each ono. Mrs. Crosby thought If this
method was applied to SUNDAY school work
1t would have beneficial effect, and sold
II the same vim and energy was applied in
doing the Lords work as was applied to
the occupations of man. the keeping OF the
chicken house mentioned, for instance
that the effect would be wonderfully far
reaching.
She said one-third Of Sunday school
work was done by the primary teachers,
and that II the classes were properly
graded. better results would follow. The
speaker thought primary reading course
of three years, ON the same plan as the
Chataquan course, should be established
for primary teachers.
Mr. Crosby said the trip to Atlanta was
delightful.
Mr.. Crosby said this city has about four
times moro saloons than churches, and
thought an extremely high liconse suoh as
exists in Atlanta, would discount, at least
large part OF the evil. DR.. Dunning,
who spoke at the convention for the North
erh unious said there were more family
altars in Atlanta than there were In the
State OF Massachusetts,. A delegate from
Colorado said the Sunday schools in the
mountains there were two miles nearer
heaven than they were in Atlanta, and
for that reason expressed desire that the
next annual convention should be held in
Colorado