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The Portland daily press., 1899-11-02
Foreign Ports.

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New York for Hamburg.
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New York.
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Mclaughlin. Santa Rosaiia.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-02

Portland Daily Press Stock Quotations.
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The Portland daily press., 1899-11-02
ALLAN LINE
KOyai Mail steamers, Montreal
and Liverpool.
Calling at Quebec and Derry.

From From
Liverpool Steamships. Montreal
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
AS OTHERS SEE Us.

An article in the Paris Temps in
criticism of this country has the fol-
lowing paragraph:
America is fast becoming a nation
of Mysteries. Everything is done on
the spur of the moment and under
stress of the greatest excitement. This
same hysteria brought on the war
against Spain. 1t is responsible for the
horrible lynchings. The people have
evidently adopted the policy of acting
in haste and repenting at leisure. Pop
ular excitement is mistaken for pub
lie sentiment, and the national law
makers frequently allow themselves to
be frightened into action which their
calm judgment condemns"
If there is truth in the charges made
here, the natural retort to them would
be You're another" France is about
the last nation which sets the United
States an example contrary to the
faults it finds among our people. We
are inclined to feel that these faults
than those of France and America
There is a description in the above OF
traits of character that exist in all ac-
tive minded people who give their at
tention to the affairs of government
The charges are exaggerated, and this
is an exhibition of a French popularity
We may as we'll admit, however, thai
there is some truth in them. There is
tendency in the American people tC
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIUMPH.

The administration at Washington is
to be commended on the stalwart and
advanced ground it has taken on the
gold currency question. Its decision
that the time has come to declare I'M
mistakably in favor of gold standard
is not now radical action, for the rea-
son that, however doubtful the Ameri-
can people may have been three or four
years ago, the progress of events has
proved to them the folly of the silver
agitation, and they are now in much
more reasonable frame of mind than at
that former time seemed in any way
probable. The administration has
shown wise discretion in not going too
far ahead of this broad undercurrent of
public opinion. If it had taken an adj
vanced ground-that is, if it had in
sisted two or three years ago on what
it now confidently asks to be enacted
it would probably have been defeated
in it's efforts, and would in this way
have made impossible the present hope
full outlook. Instead of this, the ad-
ministration, apparently, was almost
as doubtful as a large mass of the peo-
pie. 1t sent commissioners to Europe
to see what could be done with silver
when it was obvious that the silver is
sue was dead beyond the possibility of
resurrection. Still, it in this way hui
mored those who had not become en-
tirely converted to the gold side, and by
proving that nothing could be done in
the way of international action, gave
time for public opinion to shape itself
in the right direction. Now the occa-
sion has come when the affirmation in
favor of a gold standard can be made
with the concurrence of practically all
republicans, and with only a half
hearted dissent on the part of the dem
ocrats. In this respect, both for what
it has done and for what it has left I'M
done, the administration is deserving
of great praise.-Boston Herald.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
MIsUsED TITLE "DowAGER."

The word "dowager" has been so
much objected to of late in these days
of youthful grandmothers that a GER
tain amount of misconception arises
concerning it. A dowager queen, prin-
cess, duchess, marchioness, countess,
or widow of a peer of lesser rank, or
baronet, can only be the mother or
grandmother of the reigning monarch.
prince, duke, marquis, earl, lesser peer,
or baronet. The young queen of the
Netherlands objects to the term dow
ager' for her mother, who is in the
prime of life, yet it is her rightful title.
There are at present two duchesses
of Observation-Disclosures wife of the
reigning duke and Eleanor, duchess of
Northumberland, widow of the late
dukes brother. There are also two
duchesses of Somerset-the wife of the
present duke and the duchess dowager,
his grace's mother. At one time there
were four duchesses of Marlborough,
but it was correct to speak only of the
dukes grandmother as dowager. In
the event of a married peer having a
mother and a grandmother alive, Gus
tom would probably proclaim the latter
dowager, but the former would have
the real right to the title.-LOndon
Times.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
NEW CONGRESSIONAL HUMoR1sT

Representative Allen of Mississippi
must look to his laurels. There is 4
new humorist in congress. The discov-
cry is Cushman of Washington, whose
wit is keen, whose sense of the ridicu-
lous is acute, and who tells a good
story in delightful fashion. Cushman
is tall and lank, of the Abe Lincoln
style of architecture, with legs so thin
that he himself says he has often been
arrested for being without visible
means of support. Another quaint ex-
preston is that he was once so poverty
stricken that he sewed buckshot in his
summer coat to make it heavy enough
for winter wear. He bubbles over with
original sayings, and he utters them in
a spontaneous, unconscious way that
adds to their effectiveness.
Mr.. Cushman is put down in the con-
gressional directory as a congressman
at-large, his state being without def
mite congressional districts. This re-
minds him of story. He was once APP
preaching a town where he was billed
to make q speech, and stopped at a
house on the outskirts of the town to
get a drink of water. He met the farm
er's wife at the well.
What is the political sentiment
around here?" asked Cushman.
Il dunno" said the woman. Il don't
go to political meetings. They say
there is a congressman at large, and
think the safest thing for me to do is
to stay at Observation-Disclosures Post.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

ing n selection are those of some of
the strongest men in the city. Any of
them could be trusted to perform the
trying duties pertaining to the APP
pointment in the most thorough man
ner.
In this action of the mass meeting
the public has an absolute guaranty
that the money to be raised will be
honestly expended, and that the sys-
tenn when completed will be thoroughly
satisfactory. No stronger assurance
could be given, and it will be strange
if the taxpayers at the coming bond
election shall not vote the bonds in
accordance with this sensible and thor
oughly business-like plan. The citi-
zens' committee has performed its diff
ficult task quickly and ably, and is en-
titled to the thanks of the community.
Now let the council order an election
The public spirited people of this town
will do the rest.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

An interesting article on Municipal
cluded in the editorial
WOMEN columns of the Atlanta
IN Constitution. 1t consid-
POLITICS. ers municipal owner
ship and it's advantages,
and gives the opinion of Hon. Daniel
Talon, mayor of the city of Dublin,
on women in politics.
The American public does not seem
to understand that in Ireland,s female
suffrage is now a fixed principle. I'm
der the new local government act wo-
men vote in every election save one for
members of parliament. They can also
hold any Office except membership in
parliament.
This announcement will astonish
many persons in the United States who
have been laboring under the impress
sion that the people of ''effete Europe"
Talon, in referring to the idea that the
polling booth is not the place for wo-
men, said that it is the duty of man to
make it a fit place for the gentler sex.
He believes that the admission that the
polling booth is unfit for women is in
itself a disgrace.
The question of female suffrage in
this country has met decided opposition
for many years. Those who were pio7
neers in the movement were not as dis
Greet as they might have been. They
demanded a social revolution without
preparing the sterner sex for the
change. AS a result they were ridi-
culed, and their efforts met such over
whelming opposition that the cause
was lost sight of for a time.
But woman's rights seem to be
stronger in this country today than
ever before. Intelligent women are now
members of school boards in several Of
the cities of the east and in one or more
of the western states women are filling
responsible municipal offices.
The persistent opposition of man to
woman in the matter of suffrage can
easily be explained. Ever since the
days of the patriarchs, the sterner sex
has manifested disposition to lord it
over the creatures whose mother, Eve,
tempted Adam to ''eat the apple up
Woman, in all ages, has been loved by
man; but her social condition has been
that of an inferior. If asked today for
an expression of opinion regarding the
social status of the sexes, man will I'M
hesitatingly announce that he is the
sturdy oak and that woman is the
clinging vine.
Man may still be the sturdy oak"
but it would seem that the "clinging
vine" is growing stronger each year
and reaching out tendrils which are
occupying much of the space formerly
monopolized by the sturdy oak"
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

is the worlds standard of value, and
the United States. by it's landed pos
sessions and it's enormous and growing
trade, is a world power. How prepos-
ferrous therefore to talk about setting
up in opposition to the world on that or
any subject! We should simply pc
crushed. In doing business with the
world, we must of necessity subscribe
to general conditions and require
ments.
So far as expansion is concerned, the
whole case is stated in the simple
proposition that we have expanded. The
man who talks with frankness in oppo-
sition takes his stand with Mr.. Atkin-
son. He is a contractionist, and there
is no party of any consequence for him
to join.
If a man believes that the gold stand
ard is here to stay, that expansion is
an accomplished fact and will and
should remain so, his place is in the re-
publican party as matters now stand.
1t is to be presumed that he wants his
vote to count, and his principles to pre-
vail. The mere party tag has never
had anything sacred about it. 1t some
times covers a world of prejudice. But
where a man has to choose between a
tag and his principles, he ought not to
hesitate very long, if at all.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

act upon impulse and to be swept away
by the current of the hour. The writer
of the above was moved to what he
says by the excitement over the Rob-
erts affair, which we have already eX-
pressed the feeling was hardly war
ranted by the Importance of the case
in itself The nation also became re-
Gently a nation of enthusiasts in its
welcome of Admiral Dewey and then
showed a tendency to go to the other
extreme under the development of
state Of facts that followed. Without
endorsing all that is quoted above, we
think there is truth in one of it's state
ments, namely, that popular excitement
is sometimes mistaken for public SEN
timent in this country.-Boston Herald.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
PLEASURE OF GIVING PLEASURE.

There are enviable-most enviable-
women who never forget anything.
Their kindly impulses never fail to be-
come actions. They think of just the
right thing to do, and it is certain to
get done. They remember what all
their friends like, and, when opportu-
nifty offers, they prove in a practical
manner not only that they do so, but
that it gives them pleasure to please
others. Is there any greater pleasure
on earth than that of giving pleasure?
So great is it that it is almost apt to
become a snare to the tender house
mother, who sometimes gives "a single
rose" when, by Withholding it at the
moment, she might later give a rose
tree bearing seven times seven
My meaning will be clear enough to
every mother whom lack of means pre-
vents from saving the delights and glo-
ries of the world before those whom
she loves and for whom she lives. She
has to remember the future" as /
once heard an Irish clergyman put it
from the pulpit.-Mrs. Humphreys.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
Congressman

Congressman Sibleys complete
change of views on the money question,
and his frank avowal of
MIR. his present opinions on
SIBLEY'S public matters, are
CONVERSION. very suggestive. There
are, undoubtedly, 9TH
ers. Mr.. Sibley speaks out because his
personal and political fortunes are easy.
He can afford to be frank. He will not
go SO far as to say that he will sup
port Mr.. Mckinley next year, but why
not? He admits agreeing with him on
the leading issues, and does not that
enjoin support?
At the close OF the civil war there
homeless politically. New issues ex-
listed and new alignments were neces-
sary. The old order had disappeared.
And so it was that great numbers of
old wings became democrats, and great
numbers of old democrats became re-
publicans. The war had closed the
opened. The first republican president
to be elected after the war had until
the war began been a democrat. The
second candidate for the presidency
nominated by the democrats after the
war had up to within a short time be-
fore been a republican. General Grant
remained to the end a republican, and
had he survived his defeat a few years
instead of only a few weeks Mr.. Gree
ley would probably have remained with
| the democracy.
The war with Spain, while short in
comparison with the civil war, and
waged upon an issue so radically diff
ferent, has yet produced new order of
things, as that war did. We are face
to face with new problems. Old issues
are dead, or such of them as survive
appear in new and larger proportions.
Who thinks of the tariff issue now il
the old form of it's presentation? How
clear it is to men like Mr.. Sibley that
the money question cannot be present
ed now as it was three years ago! Gold
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
AMERICA-MosT APT NATION.

Anglo-Saxons are considered the best
changes in climate and environment of
all races, because they have the strong
est power of self control. OF all ma
tiOnalities of mankind they have the
most universal adaptive aptitude, be-
cause they possess in the highest de-
gree the mastery of mind over matter.
The American in time will Guido the
native of every cline in his own ma
tional game. He throws a lasso better
than the Mexican, and trails deer bet
ter than the Comanche.-Jackson
Fla, Pioneer Union.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
HARVEST OF GOOD THOUGHTS.

Thought is a mighty motor-it is the
great lever that makes all things move.
We are indebted to thought for all our
modern improvements. but there is
much in thought that most people have
not found out. Thoughts are things;
they are not passing shadows, as some
people think. They go where they are
sent, like carrier pigeons and return
with the good or i'll you send. People
should be careful of the quality of the
thoughts they send, lest they return
like boomerangs and work injury to the
sender. Good thoughts are like good
manners-they cost nothing and work
for our good. AS we SOW so shall we
reap; we cannot SOW chaff and reap
wheat. AS Urine says, Give to the
world the best you have, and the best
will come back to you" And as char
ity covers a multitude of sins or mis-
takes, we are not so poor but we can
give a good thought, and give all the
benefit of the doubt. Good thought
will show forth in our faces.-L. Cum
ningham.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
PHOENIX, DECEMBER 20. 1899.

Oeueral Henry w. LdWlOn, VOlun-
teer in the war of the rebellion from
the state of Indiana, Of
A ficer in the regular
SOLDIER army since 1866, bril-
DEAD. liant cavalryman on
the frontier for nearly
two decades, honored officer of the staff
and again a most effective general Off
Ger during the Spanish war and since
in high command in the Philippines,
has met death where for nearly forty
years he tas sought it, in front of his
troops and on the firing line. Death
was kind to Henry W. Lawton. 1t
gave him the ending of a soldiers life
which as a soldier he had never evaded.
OF splendid physique, of dauntless
fearless and as chivalrous as Paladin,
he died in uniform under the flag
which he loved and in front of the col
ors which he had so often led to vic
tory.
OF all the general officers serving in
the Philippines General Lawton was,
perhaps, the best known and the best
loved From early manhood his voca-
ton had been that of arms and his
successive advancement in the army
had been the result of merit. There
was no more dauntless and able captain
of cavalry in the days when Arizona
was the bloody ground of the south
west than Lawton. His brilliant SER
vices on the frontier were recognized
by his appointment to the staff by
President Cleveland at time when
presumably failing health made his
transfer from the lines a promotion
and a reward.
When the war with Spain broke out.
Lawton was at once given line COM
mand and a rank in the volunteers
commensurate with his services. He
again distinguished himself at Santiago
as brigadier-general of volunteers and
was subsequently sent to the Philip
pines to gain new laurels. These he
secured with the crown of bays, the
last reward which a soldier reaps in
action.
To many citizens of Arizona the news
of the death Of General Lawton will
bring a sense of personal bereavement.
Those who knew best the hearty,
healthy personality of the splendid SOL
dier, his keen sense of honor, his rigid
devotion to duty his love of his pro-
fession, a magnificent presence and a
physique to which fatigue seemed
alien, will mourn over the severance OF
relations which in the ordinary course
of events would have yet many years
to run. But he died the death of a
soldier, just such an ending of a useful
life, devoted to duty, as he would have
himself chosen.
His name is now written on the i'm
perishable roll of the nations heroes
who have rounded out a brilliant ca
reer by finding it's end on the advance
line, obedient to orders and leading in
stead of following those whom he COM
manded.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

The municipal ownership movement
received another strong push last
night at the mass meet
NOW ing called TO receive the
TO report of the citizens
BUSINESS. committee appointed to
estimate the cost of a
water works and sewerage plant The
details of the meeting are presented
elsewhere in this issue of The Republi-
can. The committee finds that a COM
plete water system that would supply
the city proper and all the additions
could be installed for s27O, 900, and that
s125.000 would be required to provide
an adequate sewerage system. The es-
innate is based on the prevailing high
prices of iron, and it is possible that
the actual cost would be below the es-
innate. The committee is composed of
representative taxpayers, and it's con-
illusions are certain to carry much
weight.
The council is to be asked to appoint
in accordance with a law of the last
Legislature, five or seven men from a
list CT fifteen named last night, to SCI!
bonds, award contracts, and supervise
the construction of the proposed plant
The fifteen names from which the
council viii kave the privilege of max
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

Admiral Cervera is to be congratu-
lated on having written a history of the
fight off Santiago without getting up
to his neck in the Sampson-Schley con-
tIoversy.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

The Beers have displayed altogether
too much alertness to justify any
claims to sympathy as absent minded
beggars.'
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

Publication office: s6-ss East Adams
street. Telephone No. AZ.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

Entered at the postofflce at Phoenix.
Arizona, as mail matter of the second
class.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
NO HARM DONE.

"She thinks she can act"
Whats the odds so long as she
doesn't?'
Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

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Arizona republican., 1899-12-20
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Arizona republican., 1899-12-20

CHARLES C. RANDOLPH,
Editor and Proprietor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-09
MORE TROUBLE IN soUDAN.
Whole Region south of Anglo Egyp
tian Lines in State of Anarchy.

Whole Region South of Anglo-E gyp-
1an Lines in State of Anarchy.
London, Oct. 9.-For some time the
war department has been contemplate
ing an advance southwark in the Sou
dan. The whole region is in state of
anarchy outside of the Anglo Egyptian
lines, and the business of smashing the
mahdi must be done over again. Lord
Kitchener recently expressed strong
conviction that so long as the khalifa
is at large there will be trouble. Had
the tyrant been caught after the battle
of Ondurman, order could have been
established; but with arms and ammu-
milton obtained from the Abyssinians,
he is again about to take the field with
formidable following.
The only question is whether at a
time when imperial interests are so
deeply involved elsewhere it Is
so many valuable troops in the heart of
Africa. Gen. Kitchener is said to be-
lieve that it is.
1t is now known that the khalifa has
a much larger support than was origi-
nally believed. OF the two emirs re-
ported to be making an attempt to re-
store his authority. one. Arab Dfalla,
has never come into conflict with Eu-
ropean force. According to the latest
advices he has made his way from Bor,
on the White Nile, as far down as OAR
fur. Ali Dinar, the other. co-operated
with the khalifa Immediately after the
great battle of the Atbara. He went to
khartoum. with the khalifa's nephew,
70 assist in destroying the government
buildings and the mission house.
Reliable estimates give Dfalla a force
of from 5000 to 10000 men and Dinar
from 1000 to $4,000 While the war Of
fee does not consider that the pro-
jected expedition will call home troops,
there is no doubt that the sirdar Will
have plenty of work to do. and the
South African complications do not help
matters. Prompt action and crushing
blow are necessary preliminaries to
permanent pacification in the Soudan.