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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

lFTum the Omaha Bce.)
The cost OF government in Cuba will probably
be relatively larger than in Porto Rico, because
the conditions are less favorable in the former
but a very material reduction from Spanish taxa.
ton in Cuba is assured. Some OF the most burden,
some OF the taxes win disappear with the as.
sumption OF control of the island By the United
States and Others viii be lisitened as soon as
practicable Customs duties, also viii be largely
reduced. 1t is doubtless safe to say that under
American rule at least onc-third and perhaps
more oi the tax burden which has rested so
heavily upon the Cuban people win be taken off.
There is no doubt that this can be done and
still afford an ample revenue for the prudent ad.
ministraton OF the government. 1t is OF course
impossible to say how much oi the money an
nually paid in taxes by the Cuban people has been
diverted to the pockets OF the Spanish officials but
American rule will certainly demonstrate that the
amount has been very large
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03
GEN. MILEs,s RRcEPrIoN.
Army oHecrs Give Nev Year Greet
ing To Their Caiamnntier.


ing 10 Their Commander
One Of the most resplendent receptions
Of New Years Monday was that rendered
the officers of the army who happened to
be in the city by Mai. Gen. ana Mrs Mel
son \. Miles. The parlors of the beautiful
home of the commanding general were
filed TO OVERLOOKING with an animated as
semblage bedecked with gold lace Many
OF the heroes of the war with Spain were
in attendance, including number OF the
officers of the volunteer army.
The rooms were decorated with ever
green and the dark background formed BY
these was an excellent foil To the brilliant
Colors OF the costumes worn by the ladies'
and the gaudy colors which distinguished
the cavalry. artillery and infantry officers
from the others.
The receiving party stood under the
beautiful silk headquarters nag of General
Niles. which adorns the drawing room. The
reception commenced at / o'clock and ended
at >, or rather was scheduled to end at
that time. but it was long after that hour
before the last guest had gone Comrades
who had not met since they parted on the
field OF battle were brought together by the
reception and friendly greetings were ex-
changed between men who have few OPP
pOrtLrItes to meet one another Relnin-
iscenecs OF the late war we're recitsd for
the benefit OF those who were not of either
of the armies of invasion. and anecdotes
relating to the bravery OF the American
soldier were recounted.
Mrs Miles received her friends before
the regular army reception and the entire
receiving party remained until the last
guest had departed Those who assisted at
the reception We're Mrs General Custer,
Mrs General Worth, Mrs. General Gilmore.
Mrs SeyLurn. Mrs. Audenreid. Mrs. Hines.
Misses HOrstmaun. Poor. Rodgers. Gilmore,
Jessie Gary Greedy. Williams. SawteIle
Mrs. William Griffith. Mrs. McCalIum and
MIS- Wilborg. OF Cincinnati.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

(From the New Yosk Tribune)
Ex-senator Henderson says: Il would not ac-
ccpt any Office in the gift of this nation. exccpt
perhaps the Presidency, which no man should de.
cline. 1 would not be ambassador to England nor
to Russia. would not accept a seat in the
Cabinet would not return 10 the Senate 1
would not allow myself to he drawn again into
public life. have had my share Of it. l have
received all the honors to which | entitled.
| am satisfied with my political career and am
contcnied with my present position Tor it gives
me a good support. The duties are agreeable the
associations are pleasant, and I am absolutely in
dependent Of all mankind
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03
Neilher Nntion Nor -trn,,.

ITI"IH tIIt TTOFluunVe Moved
Asuinaldo and his followers are by the rules
Of the game nothing more than outlaws TIL,
islands that never have been theirs or their an
ccstors since Spain first set her foot on them arr
not theirs today. There is Philippine nation
and the socalled army is nothing but an outlaw
band, as civilized nations and their laws ar,
bound to regard it. The situation at Iloilo de
mands the attention OF our Dewey and General
Otis who are bound to compel the Fipinoe
to surrender the place that the spaniards sur
rendered To them. That this may be brought
about without wasting any blood as between two
parties that ought to be friends is the trust and
hope.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03
India's ne.y ,iceroy.

ItI0W tut NoI l0fE IIlHUncI
The world wild watch with peculiar interest
the mlnner in which Lord CurZon perform, his
task From Warren hastings down thcrc las
scarcely been one with greater opportunities.
There i.av. been none with higher intellectual
equipment. We shah SEQ Eow hi, temperament
and Judgment and courage staid thc test. OF
hi, cnef.y aud ambition there cuu &c no doubt.
lt &, not hc5ord possibility tigt his nImc VIII
one Gay he ranked with those Of Mayo and Dl,-
hau,ie. There Is reason TO hope and t. rxpecl
iimt it will lie placed, los virtue OF Ifs avn
tain.s at Calcutta, high on the ron Of British
soyrreisrs uf the old Empire Of the Nagui,.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

What becomes of the Constitution during the
holidays2 Does Joe Bailey take ii with him? Or
does he lock it up in Wlshingt0n!-New York
Sun.
We think he leaves it in a vault here
which has three keys. Senator Hoar and
Pulitzer carry the other two and all three
statesmen have to be present with their
keys when the safe is opened.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

cFrom tlc Brooklyn E,slel

VFT0m thc bTOoNIvn ItgIe-l
The young man in Lyons. y. v. WHO il
diving q result OF the hight given 70 him by
woium who dressed in sheet and said she
was ghost, ought to have known that This is
the nineteenth ocatGry and that there agca't
any ghosts Then H. would not have cared
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

thing, capable of destroying human life,
society has every warrant for carrying
that doctrine to its logical end.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

The Advertisers Guarantee Company. of Chi
yago hereby certifes THAT it has b. it. expert ex
amiRcrs, proved and attcsted the circulation OF
THE TINES. a Washington D. c. The daily
average PAID circulation Toy the month OF Ne
vemher, ISIS, vas y, $50 copies.
This is GUARANTEED to the advertisers Of
The country 10y a BOND OF $4,000 in the Fidelity
and DEPOSIT Company of Maryland deposited
with the No.,hweStern Nat ;onal Bank. Of Chicago
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY.
BY J. r. MASON. President
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

The growth of American trade in Great
Britain has surprised both our own and
English commercial men. 1t is becoming
clearer every year that we are denied our
fullest prosperity only by the policy of pro-
lection. Even without expansion, the in
creasing Importance of cur foreign markets
must turn our manufacturers against the
Chinese wall
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

The State of Pennsylvania once claimed
an uncommon share of public virtue and
private worth. Ii became demoralized by
its dependence on the monstrous system
of protection which robbed the country at
large for the benefit of the Carnegies. The
system. so obviously dishonest. inevitably
destroyed the public conscience so that a
majority of a hundred and nineteen thou
sand in favor of man charged with a
misuse OF the public funds is no surprise
In spite of the fact that Senator Quay's
letters carry conviction on their face, in
spite of his obvious fear of the prosecuting
attorney, he is almost sure of reelection by
the Republican legislative majority.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03

proclamation has never been issued and
published there. This seems to have been
n mistake, as it has allowed the foreign
advisers of the native eommander-Ger-
man advisers there IS reason TO thinl,-.o
foster the fear that we should not prove
any better guardians OF Malay interests
than the Spaniards. The proposition to
impose the Dingley tariff on the products
Of the Philippines imported into this coun-
try, OF which they have been informed. has
not led them to believe American admin
istration would be chiefly in their interest
Whatever may be the outcome of General
Miller's demand for the surrender of Iloilo
in time the Filipinos win learn that their
best hopes of individual freedom and of
prosperity lie in a ready and cheerful sub
mission to American rule. With a man of
Admiral Dewey's judgment in entire con-
troll of the situation. instead of a wealllng
like Secretary Alger. who has an eye sin
gle 10 the business concessions that are 20
be made by him there would be less rea-
son TO fear a clash and serious effort to
resist the authority of this Government.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-03
senator HaIc's Fight in Maine

While the indications point to the re-elec-
tion of Senator Eugene Hale by the Maine
legislature this month, the opposition to
him has forced him. it is understood. to
condescend to explain and defend his
course in Congress for the past two years.
This is a big point gained. Heretofore
Senator Hale has maintained a high and
mighty attitude toward his constituents
He has done just about as he pleased and
has advised the good people of Maine that
they ought to be satisfied at having him
for thor representative in the Senate and
not ~-' INV hothers0ma questions The
fact that Mr.. Hale is understood TO be pre-
pariv. nm elaborate explanation and de-
Tense % his attitude on expansion and
other matters is in itself significant. Ii
may mean more than is apparent upon the
surface.
Senator Hale" said a Maine Republic
an last night. will probably be reelected
but / believe that the Maine Legislature
viii adopt a resolution at the sane time
instrucfing It's two Senators to vote for
the RI tifcatipn Of the peace treaty and to
suppor. the President in his expaueior
policr THAT Sril1 l"evo Vale in q posiiic-
whor1 r. viii he compelled to ger aboard
the nvnaneior faS7 waron whather rr
bour5 r roao' Il 10 So"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11
THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECT.

Elsewhere we publish a letter from
ex-senator General John B. Henderson,
of Missouri, in the independent Repub-
lican New York Evening Post, in which
that able lawyer, statesman and eX-Un-
ion soldier makes a very important
contribution to the grandly swelling
volume of anti-imperial literature that
comes from every section of the coun-
try.
Gen. Henderson discusses the import
ant subject dispassionately from a con-
stitutional standpoint and his words
are worthy the careful perusal of every
American.
1t is another voice from that great
Western State which has just given us
a sample of the temper of its people on
this issue in the recent Congressional
election there.
Moreover, it is from constitutional
lawyer and Republican of unimpeach-
able loyalty to his party and who has
won distinction by rendering high SER
vice to his country. Gen. Henderson,
through his individual effort, raised and
lead a Union regiment in the late civil
war. After the war he was elected TO
the United States Senate, where he was
one OF the ablest members of thatbody
during the reconstruction period. His
fearless honesty he has demonstrated
in many instances in his public career.
He was a Republican when his party
had convictions and principles, and now
that it has abandoned these and its
Americanism into the bargain, Gen.
Henderson, with his usual fearless hon.
esty. does not hesitate to pour out upon
his party and the President his indigna-
ton at their course.
His communication is one Of the most
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11
PRESS INDIGNANT.


PARIS, September 10-The revision
list press comments upon the verdict
with the deepest indignation, declaring
that the battle between the civil and
military courts will continue until the
victory rests with the Court of Casa
ton.
The Steele has opened a subscription
to erect an expiatory monument in
front of the Palace of Justice at Rem
mes to remind future generations of this
outrage ON justice.
The Temps, referring to the rumor
that the courtmartial signed a recon-
mendation to mercy, but only as re-
CARDS degradation from military rank,
says the mere mention of extenuating
circumstances proves that the judges
had doubts, of which the accused should
have received the benefit and it urges
the revisionists to remember that. in
order to demand justice from the eeun-
try it is necessary first of all, to act with
calmness.
The Gaulois says:
"a great movement Of renaissance
will spring from the Dreyfus case
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11

street cars. The regulations on this point
are most rigid, as the following shows:
The trolley cars offer seats for 20 to Is
persons 10 to IA on each side Besides.
four persons are allowed to stand on the
front and five persons on the back plat
form. The full number of passengers be-
ing on the car, the conductor lowers a
sign, 'Besetzt,' which means occupied.
AMI car cannot take more passengers
than the above number. The regulations
in this respect are very strictly observed.
The policemen on the streets have instruc-
tions to watch the cars sharply when pass
ing their post; and if they detect car
carrying one more than the fixed number.
they note the number of the car, and the
company receives word that the said con-
ductor has been fined marks " cents), to
be deducted from his wages and to be paid
to the police board. If a comptroller of the
company steps on the car and detects a
surplus of passengers, he notes the num-
Der of the conductor, who is fined marks
(72 cents), which are paid to a charity fund
and divided once a year to employees of the
company requiring supports,
In spite of our boosted advanced civ
ilization it is quite evident that we have
yet much to learn from the effete and
monarchial East, especially in the mat
ter of municipal government and the
disposition and control of our public
franchises.
1t is lesson we must learn sooner. or
later.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11
INDIGNATION IN LONDON.

LONDON, September lit would be
difficult to describe adequately the in
dignation the verdict of the Dreyfus
courtmartial has evoked everywhere in
England. The excitement in the Jew
ish quarters of London is only natural.
Special prayers were offered throughout
Saturday in all the synagogues on be-
half of Dreyfus, and as soon as the YER
dict was known. Jews and Jewesses
were seen at every street corner. ex-
pressing excavations and many sobbing
bitterly.
At the music halls, especially at the
Palace Theatre. where cinematograph
pictures of the incidents and leading
actors of the Dreyfus affair was ex-
hibited, the news was greeted with
groans and Kisses. In the French quar-
ter of London there was much excite
ment, accompanied by some street
fighting.
In almost all the places of public
worship yesterday pulpit references
were made TO the verdict.
Rev. Arthur Robinson. chaplain-i1-
ordinary to the Queen, preaching at
Holy Trinity, Windsor. said:
"The civilized world is aghast at this
great crime of five abiect judges
The Daily Mail says:
sRennes is Frances moral Sedan. :"
The Daily Graphic says:
THE Rennes verdict will live forever
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11
ANOTHER ORATOR"

| Dewey, Gen. Funston, and other Of
ficers of the army and navy and nine
tenths of the returned volunteers are
not the only traitors" whom McKin-
ley has to fear. The very general in
to whose charge the administration
had practically decided to give the en-
! tire field operations in the Philippines
turns out to be the biggest traitor
| in the bunch-General Lawton, who
| has, unlike Otis, been constantly in the
| field fighting the Filipinos.
In the current "Congregationalist
Gen. Lawton has an interview with the
Rev. Peter MacQueen, of Boston, who
has spent considerable time in the
Philippines.
We have space to quote only a sam
pie paragraph from his interview, but
that will amply suffice to give us a
glimpse of what this heroic fighters
views are on the criminal aggression"
policy of the administration. He is
nothing of politician and only plain
blunt soldier, who loves fair play. He
says:
WHAT WE WANT is TO STOP THIS
WAR. 1T IS TINE FOR DIPLOMACY,
TINE FOR MUTUAL UNDERSTAND
INGS. AT BACOOR BRIDGE THEY
WAITED TILL THE AMERICANS
BROUGHT THEIR CANNON WITHIN 50
YARDS OF THEIR TRENCHES. SUCH
MEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE
HEARD. ALL THEY WANT Is A LIT
TIE JUSTICE l ESTABLISHED A
CIVIL GOVERNMENT AT BELINAG.
WITH THE GOVERNMENT ENTIRELY
IN THE HANDS or THE NATIVES. 1T
WORKED TO PERFECTION. ALL
THESE PEOPLE NEED FOR SELF
GOVERNMENT is THE PROTECTION
OF OUR TROOPS TILL AFFAIRS HAVE
QUIETED. AND THEY WILL. 1 HAVE
NO DOUBT. ADVANCE AS RAPIDLY AS
THE JAPANESE, PERHAPS MORE
RAPIDLY. AM WELL IMPRESSED
WITH THE FILIPTNOS.
1t is now in order for Mr.. Mckinley
to recall Gen. Lawton as he turned
down Dewey.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11
SAMUEL eoMpERs ON IMPERIALISM.

| SAMUEL GOMPERS ON IMPERIALISM.
! Among the numerous traitors" crop
! ping up on all sides these days, Mr..
Mckinley will have to include the lead
ers of the American organized labor.
| One of these, Samuel Gompers, Presi-
| dent of the American Federation of
Labor, is especially outspoken in his
opposition to the imperial policy of the
administration, which he sees will be
| immensely detrimental to American
workingmen. On this subject he spoke
as follows in his speech in Philadelphia
on Labor Day:
"On this occasion have no desire and
shall not inject an inharmonious word, but
| circumstances demand plain speaking. The
veterans now assembled in your city. who
/ fought for the abolition Of human slavery,
must feel that the fates have been unkind
I 10 them. During their lives they are called
/ upon TO witness our republic using its
marvellous resources and power to conquer
a foreign people struggling for liberty
struggling for the independence of their
own country. Our country is engaged in
stamping out the only republican form of
government ever attempted in the Orient.
Il submit that the most ardent imperial
/ lists cannot dispute these facts. We cannot
annex the Philippines without a large in
crease in our standing army. A large
standing army is a menace to republican
Institutions and to the liberty of our own
people. Annexation means conquest and
the denial of the right of self-government
Annexation will force us into European
and Asiatic entanglements, implying at
least preparation for war. We shall be-
come a militant instead of peace-loving
nation. We shall seek to conquer by force
of arms instead of by our own superior
mentality and civilization. The Constitu-
| ton forbids the Introduction of the free
| entry of men and their products between
| our States and our Territories, and we
| shall be compelled to open our gates to
| cheap and slave labor Our Constitution
! requires Federal courts to make general
| decisions applicable to all the States and
| Territories, and contracts for the specific
! enforcement of labor will necessarily have
to be interpreted in the light of these laws.
| Expansion of trade abroad has for its basis
| the contraction of the StomachS of men at
! home Expansion is based on the idea that
we manufacture more than we can con-
sumo, and yet there are many of our people
! who are voorhees,, a-hungered and ragged. -
This is nothing but plain common
! American sense. Mr.. Mckinley need
not lay the fiattering JUNCTION to his
soul that American labor is not close
ly watching his policy in the Philip
| pines, or that the wage workers of the
country are not thinking hard on the
subject. The leaders of labor organi-
cations but reflect in their utterances
the sentiment of the great majority Of
those whom they represent.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11

as the supreme effort Of human wrong
headedness
| The Daily Chronicle says that Mer-
cier issues from the case one of the
blacklist scoundrels in history.
| The Daily News remarks:
| 1T is no longer Dreyfus, but France,
! herself, that is on trial.
| The Morning Pest declares that "the
mitigation of the sentence will be inter-
preted all the world over as evidence
that the judges who condemned Drey-
| fus really believe him innocent"
The Daily Telegraph says:
"This infamous judgment disgraces
France, dishonors her army, insults the
! Kaiser and offends the best principles
of humanity. There seems nothing left
| for France but a revolution and a war
that will reduce her to the level OF
! Spain"
| The Standard says:
I'VE are watching by the sick bed of
great nation, none knowing what new
and deadly form the malady may as
sumo"
The Times observes:
eve do not hesitate to pronounce it
| the greatest and most appalling prosti-
tuition of justice the world has witness
ed in modern times. All the outrage
Gus scandals which marked the course
of the trial pale into insignifcance be-
side the browning scandal of the YER
dict"
With the exception of the Jesuit or
gans in Rome and the anti-Semite pa
pers, the press of the whole world is
ringing with execration. Even the
Russian press joins in the chorus, al
though perhaps the Jews are nowhere
more hated than in Russia The judges
are everywhere described as criminals
and gloomy speculations are INDUCED
as to what future is in store for France.
The German press is especially in
dignant, the National Zeitung remak
ing that "even the worst enemy of
France could not have wished what has
happened"
Papers of all nationalities fall in with
the idea of boycotting the exposition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11
DREYFUS BEARS II CALMLY
Continued from First Page.
The other leading journals comment
upon the verdict in similar strains.
PARIS QUIET YESTERDAY.

PARIS, September 10, 9 p. m.-The
day has been one of absolute quietude,
with no public excitement, not even in
the Rue de Chabroi. There was rain
fall this afternoon, and the streets were
practically deserted.
Slight disturbances occurred yester-
day at Marseilles and Belfort, after the
verdict of the Dreyfus courtmartial was
published. The demonstrators stoned
the residence of Jacques Dreyfus,
brother of the condemned. at Belfort,
breaking the windows and otherwise
damaging the structure. Many persons
were arrested in both places.
The premier, M. Waldeck- Rousseau,
was visited this morning by most of his
colleagues. The date of the next cab
met council has not yet been fixed.
President Loubet will probably not re-
turn to Rambouillet for several days.
Tomorrow Maitre Demange will visit
NJ Waldeck- Rousseau and submit a
number of legal questions arising out Of
the trial.
A semi-official note has been issued
denying the assertion of the morning
papers that the Minister of Foreign At
fairs, NJ. Delcasse, transmitted to Col.
Jouaust, the president of the court
martial, through M. Paleologue, Fri
days statement by the Reichanzeiger,
repeating the disavowels of Count Won
Munster and Count Won Buelow, of Ger
man relations with Dreyfus The note
also denies that M. Delcasse asked Ger
MANY 10 issue the statement
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11

The Ohio campaign goes along very
quietly and smoothly. The administra-
ton party is on the defensive and
deathly afraid of the imperial issue
(which Ohios son in the White House
has made. and on which the battle is
being largely fought. To man up a
tree it looks as if the people of the
Buckeye State would enroll themselves
with Mr.. McKinley's traitors on cleo
ton day. The blow would almost kill
Pop Hanna.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-11

The yellow fever situation at Key
West is becoming alarming, and no un-
accIimated person is regarded as safe
in that section. The State of MISSISSIPPI
pi has quarantined against Mississippi
City. Now is the. time for Jack Frost
to do good work in combining the plague
to the Gulf States.