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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
BRADsTREETs TRADE REVIEW.
Prices Firm on Fairly Good Distribu-
ffOn of Products.

Prices Firm on Fairly Good Dsstrabu-
tion OF Products.
NEW YORK. Nov Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
a striking illustration OF the uuderiy-
ing strength Of the general business sit
uation is furnished this week by the course
OF prices. Almost without exception values
Of staples remain firm az previous quota
tions or manifest a still rather pronounced
tendency upward. This. too. has occurred
in face OF a rather smaller distribution in
the ordinary trade channels than has been
noted in recent weeks. So far as autumn
and winter trade is concerned the COM
plalRt Of unseasonably mild weather re-
stricting retail distribution is repeated
from many cities. but rising superior 10
this and TO the unQuestiOnably smaller dis
tribution at first hands is the accentuated
strength Of textiles. particularly cotton
goods, which reflect some added strength
OF the raw product due TO smaller receipts
and better foreign advices. but in a larger
measure also portray the influence Of active
demand coming on a market exceptionally
bare Of stocks.
"A further advance in print cloths, a
feature this week has brought the quota
ton for standard grades up 70 cents. %
point not touched for four years past. Raw
wool is higher on the week at all markets
on active demand, shared in BY the manu-
featured material for which a good fan
demand has been experienced, and in which
further price advances are expected The
American market for wool Is sIiil claimed
TO be the cheapest in the world. The dull
ness in heavy winter goods produced by
the present warmer weather has not
served to impair confidence in wholesale
lines.
Cereals remain on the whole dull and
Uninteresting and price fluctuations are
within an exceptionally narrow range. wish
quotations ruling about what they were one
year ago. Further strength in petroleum
is TO be noted. Copper is strong on
perceptibly improved demand, chiefly in
electrical lines. Butter has tended higher,
and coffee has likewise advanced Sugar is
firm and unchanged, largely in sympathy
with the firm position of foreign beet Lib
eral receipts OF hogs have tended 20 ease
the market for provisions, but lard proves
an exception in showing a slight gain for
the week
Iron and steel are seasOnably quiet, af-
ter year of uueXampled activity. but the
price changes recorded serve to imparJ
an appearance rather Of frregulariJy than Of
weakness. some makes Of steel, particular
Is plates and sheets. being lower, while
Bessemer pig iron is higher on the week
Business failures tend to increase
slightly as usual at this period and mum
Der 202 for the week, as compared with
1919 last week IS2 in this week a year ago.
233 m 1897. 295 in 1896, and 2SS in 1885
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
Their Chnnce cor Honor.

(FTom the Philadelphia RCcOrdl
There is no lack OF worldly wisdom and po.i,i
cal experience among the prominent anti-machiue
Republicans who spent the greater part Of Tues.
day last in conference over ways and means
10 down Quay and abolish Quayism in the party.
They are wise enough TO recognize the sigui;i-
canoe Of the recent triumph OF the machine in
Pcnusy wanna, and experienced enough to discern
the remedy Tor corrupt ring rule throughout
the Commonwealth. Ii they shall join with
the friends of good government To purify and
recreate the furnished and debased agencies OF
public administration they can establish a claim
to the admiration and gratitude OF all good
citizens without regard 10 party. Il, on the
contrary. they have been moved to independent
action only Ivy the scourge Of faction OF the fires
Of ambition they viii but repeat on somewhat
larger scale the practical fasco OF the recent
State eImuaign.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA.
General Wood VIII Confer With the
President Concerning IT.

" Goa ~ III RnAtE ~ TN the
President Concerning 1t.
It was ascertained yesterday that Briga-
der General Woods departure from Santi-
ago for Washington was in accordance VITA
orders sent him by the War Department
and not merely to enable him TO visit
his family here. General Wood left san
tago on the transport Mcpherson for New
York yesterday morning. telegram to
that effect was received By the War De-
partment. The reason for his presence
here is understood To be the desire OF Pres
ident Mckinley TO consult him about Gu
ban affairs, with the view 10 the arrange
ment of a scheme Of civil government for
the island. Brigadier General Ludlow.
Military Governor Of Havana City. was
here recently on similar bus ness. having
been called home by the War Department
While il cannot be definitely ascertained.
it is reasonable 10 suppose that the visit
to Washington this month Of Brig. Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee was of a like character
Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson, the only re-
naming Cuban department commander.
will probably be called to Washington
soon. He is now engaged ia making a
trip through the island.
General Wood is the man most promi-
nently mentioned for Civil Governor Of Gu
ba. His name has been under consider
alton for that post, and the President. it
is said. regards him favorably. But bs-
fore deciding what course he viii adopt
in regard TO the future government Of Cuba
the President wishes TO consult Wood, Lud-
low. and others who are familiar with
conditions il is said that no selection for
the gOvernorshIp has been made but
great many officials believe that General
Wood Will be offered the pace. His COM
mission in the regular army is that of
captain and assistant surgeon, but IL
could probably be arranged without conflict
with legal provisions, to install him as the
civil head Of the Cuban administration.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

(From the Galveston Newsj
The time has come when manufacturer. mrr.
chant laborer, and consumer should unite in de-
handing that every tariff duty that protects
trust should be abolished. Thus the cause may
be removed. In this way only can the "nioI-
mai trust, the combination by unwritten con
sent, with a general understanding to adhere
to certain high prices, tor which nobody can be
held, be reached and controlled. This is 4
remedy that viii apply in the same manner to
all unfair consprades and by which nature s
helpful handmade, competition may be enabled
10 perform its timely work
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Not because of rnrin.

iFrom the Philadelphia Record)
Not tariffs, but better business, larger con.
sumption, and smaller supplies are responsible
Tor the rise in the worlds markets for wool.
but the tariff additions to cost in this country
place American manufacturers at a disadvantage
which VIII be more keenlv felt when the trade
conditions shall become less excited Then ii
viii be discovered that the necessity for cheap
ening productive cost in competition with for
eign goods makers who have access To untaxed
raw materials has resulted in the displacement
OF wool in manufacture 10 large extent by
cotton and shoddy substitutes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
Education md Total Deprnvity.

The question as to whether education
renders the male or female citizen better.
with the same certainty that absence
makes the heart grow fonder, or that if
John had seven apples and Mary had
eleven, John would first eat his and then
steal Mary's, has been an open one from
the earliest times. II has puzzled the
wisest of people; especially those who, be-
ing parents, do not wish TO see their chill
dren elevated to a higher plane of intel
ligence than they occupy themselves.
There are others, of course, who believe
more or less in education. They will now
recant and scatter Let us disclose the
awful truth In separate paragraph.
II has remained for a meeting of female
missionaries Of some sort in New York 10
unveil the sickening secret that education
particularly female education-leads di-
rectly into the dark paths of sin and de-
pravity, and ultimately to that place where
the matches made in heaven are tipped
with the necessary igniting material. The
words Of the principal speaker at the con-
ference present the fearful situation in all
its decollette hideousness. Sin said The
oratorical reformer, lis as really and as
truly sin in women's colleges as in other
places" After that the reader should be
prepared for anything. What follows is
very bad and young people should be sent
out OF the room while it is being read: In
too many colleges girls are in the habit of
doing their mending and darning on the
Sabbath.
We cannot continue for the sobs that
choke. What can be done for our lost,
backsliding female colleges? Some one in
whom they trust should tell them about
Jerry Simpson; else they are hopelessly
booked for perdition.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
lin! IIa!
From the Chicago Tribune

IFI0IH IHe IhIClg0 ITIbUne.1
The feeling Of Mr. Reed toward Mr. Mckinley
is that contempt which man OF real ability
enteTtsiEs for a mere pretender With it are
mingled surprise and resentment that the pre-
tender should have been preferred over the man
OF parts Mckinley Reed ], Is rather against
The Republican party than against the Presi-
dent that Mr.. Reeds grievance really lies.
Though Republican all his life, lie cannot real
ize That Republicanism places premium upon
mediocrity because mediocrsty is pliable and un-
likely TO make trouble by maintaining fixed
opinions.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
NEW RAPID TELEGRAPH.


Trial of PoIIoak's System Between
New York and Chicago.
CHICAGO. Nov. 24-Speed demoustra-
tious in the new system Of rapid telegraphy
invented by Anton Pollock and Jose Virag
Of Budapest, Hungary, have proven so sat
isfactoTy that arrangements viii be MADE
Sunday morning TO try it between Chicago
and New York.
Messages have been sent over a circuit
to St Paul. Cleveland, and Buffalo. and a.
one time a speed Of 10000 words an hour
was attained. Jose Virag VIII leave this
evening for New York with sending ma
chine TO transmit messages which viii be
received and recorded by photography by
Anton Pollock.
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Afraid 10 Enquire.

IFrOm ihC Atlanta J0nstiIutI0n.J
Nothing could illustrate more completely the
real nature of the attacks on schley than the
refusal Of the Secretary OF the Navy 10 call a
court-martial and have the whole matter aired
This refusal shows beyond question that the
criticisms OF Schley, as an ofbcer, have basis
whatever except in the iHordinate desire Of
SIMPSONS friends TO give linn an the credit Of
the Santiago affair. II the man had been cut out
for hero, he would have shown it in his an
nouncc,nent Of the victory at Santiago
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
school HazinES.

TFT0W INe FH-Taul.THl IIm9s-I
T. IL not time 20 make an example Of Young
brutes who jump On a boys chest, and crush
his ribs, I'm order to md out whether he has
pluck enough 10 refrain from screaming with
pafug II q boy with The remnants OF apron
strings about him Is given q fair chance 10 show
what he can do with his fists against an evenly
matched schooiuate. Us seems Co have been the
custom ever since private schools started
and boys were BOYS little fault might be found.
But Tor a number OF Older boys 20 puuuce on q
younger companion and subject him 90 cueltieS
against which he is helpless 10 defend himself,
is only the spirit OF s8yagCry run riot,
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stringcd Orders.

tFrCm the Baltimore SUM-
Admiral Schley is got out OF the way 10y send
ing him 10 the South Atlantic station ON a cut
and-dried programme intended to deprive him Of
anv ecIst he might derive from being lioRized
at Cape Town But this viii not affect the
position the admiral holds in the esteem and
affection Of the American people. lie can, as
usual, go quietly to the performance Of his pro-
fessional duty, undisturhed by the devious de
vices OF disappointed schemers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

Again Otis announces that ne does not
believe Aguinaldo has reached the hills, but
is in hiding west Of the railway somewhere.
Otis thinks that he went away from Bay
ambang instead of going to Bayombong
Nothing could be more pleasing to the pub
lie than ability to take the Governor Cen
erals view of this matter. Unfortunately.
oft-repeated experiences have made it i'm
possible for il not to do otherwise. In the
absence Of credible evidence 10 the con-
trary, the country win continue to as
sumo that AguinaldO did not leave Bayam-
bang, and is now at Bayombong.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
GenernI HnMIex,s Vote OF AInrm.

tFrOm Inc HaruUfu IuuTanIJ
We hope il is not the intention OF President
Mckinley and his Cabinet TO make the journey
nom Washington to New Jersey in the same
car. nor ON the same train. The taking Of nm
necessary risks in important matters Is not the
part of wisdom There is always the posi-
bility that some day this particular risk may be
m On .uLt. often.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

GT0m iis Indianapolis News.)
With schools az almost every crossroads. with
daily newspapers reaching even the Isolated farm
house: with the rural post delivery spreading
everywhere: with farmers institutes aud week
lv newspapers and travelling libraries multiply
inc: in short with al OF the means If quick
communication of news and constant interchange
of thought long campaign becomes less ueCes-
sary, and leaves tine burden u it unrequ,yt;
fol A national campaign IS g great burden.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

IFr0m IHo TTTTS0uTg UTsFaTCN-T
There seems to be no limit, except imagination.
to the lengths this thing OF sending messages
can 20 With all the facilities enjoyed it
looks as If We were merely in the infancy Of
the science. Tesla, whose imagination Is more
elastic than that OF any poet. has talked OF send
ing a word or two TO Mars, and his dream. as it
is called now may be reality before the end of
Uryt century.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

From the Chicago Tgihune}
Annette" said her mistress. IF wish vou
would ran upstairs and bring down 10y rainy
day skirt.
..Ycs num-" responded the maid
4 Jew moments later AuHettes voice was heard
III the top of the stairway.
(Which is the raiuy-day SKIRT and. which &, be
bathin' skirt, mumF
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

tFrom the New York ITibunc)
Much depends the future action Of the
Administration. especially in foreign affairs, and
much upon the conduct Of Congress. Whoever
listens wen may learn that Republicans are
not counting the next election as finished
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

tFrom lie CINCINNATI EnqureT.(
Let The ofice-holders think Of what viii be
expected Of them in 1900 The collection this
year was merely for a State campaign The
threatening circular was signed by The treasurer
OF the Republican State Executive Committee
Next year thc draft viii be for Use in the whole
country.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
TIC nnttIe of Rio Grnnae-

From the birmingham Age Herald)
Il is certainly novelty in This country 10
have a race war take the form Of pitched bat
tie in which three thousand rounds are fired
against the army Of the United States. Alto
gcthcr the case is q remarkable one, and fuller
information will be awaited with interest.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

own institutions and fight for them if need
be. He may also recognize the fact that
/ while his own Government and religion
may be better than any other, theoretical
I ~, they may not be better in actual ad-
ministration; in other words. be may be-
, lieve in ten commandments while his
neighboT on the other side of the world
/ believes in only five; but If the latter
keeps the whole of his law, and the former
/ only twenty-five per cent of his, it is easy
10 see which deserves the most credit.
There are places in this country which are
more intolerant and less moral than some
heather communities and there are tribes
nominally heather, which practice more of
the Christian virtues than some English
and American communities, though they
may have d manner OF living more pictur-
esque than progressive. All these facts
are coming 10 be recognized. and they in
| huence public opinion ia the direction of
/ tolerance, wisdom, and charity. 1t would
not be wise for the American Government
to overlook injuries to its citizens-that
goes without saying-but there is no law
/ legal or moral which warrants an American
mob in prosecuting Chinese, and il is ex-
actly as much of a crime for an American
to kill an inonensive Chinaman as for a
Chinese desperate to Kill an American
missionary These facts ought TO be OBJ
vious to the most unintelligent person, BIT
practically. perfectly plain and easy code
of morals comes to be rather badly mixed
We are favored with the usual European
rumor of international trouble for Great
Britain. Paris reports that the Kaiser has
informed his grandmother that she must
not annex the Boer States or otherwise
add to her imperial territory. As this warn
ing is said to be a direct result of the
meeting between the Emperors at Potsdam
and as neither of them could very grace
fully cone into the Court of St. James
with abstract remarks on the subject Of
territorial aggression, We do not place
enough confidence in the story TO get
alarmed over it. There is a good deal more
pan-Teutonism and "dreibund' about the
externals of the Kaiser's family visit than
there is of Continental menace to England
or to Anglo Saxondom.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
senator Jones VIews.-senator

senator Jones Niews.-Senator James
X. Jones, Chairman OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, who has returned TO
Washington from the Chicago political
meeting. when asked last night for his
opinion as totthe attitude of the Democrats
in the Senate toward the subjects which
are expected to engross the attention of
the legislators during The coming session,
said:
In speaking Of any particular measure.
I don't pretend 20 express the views of
anybody but myself. | believe in resisting
TO the utmost the proposed gold standard
legislation. the abolition of greenbacks. and
the extension OF privileges 10 the national
banks"
In regard 10 our colonial possessions. he
said: The Hawaiian Islands are now a
part of our domain, and there is no reason
why the people there should not be ad-
mitted TO all the privileges that are &C.
corded to actual residents of the United
States proper We have only to remember
that we are Christian gentlemen and are
UNFOLDING the Declaration of independence
to realize that ii would be wrong for us
10 force upon the Cubans or Filipnos any
form of government without the fun con
sent of those 10 be governed. There seems
10 me to be no possibility of our ever max
ing a State out of the Philippine Islands"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

From the Chicago TribuneD
''lt may be that no news is good news IN
THIS south African business" muttcred the re-
porter who found on his desk a document tech
uicaljy known as roast from the city editor
for getting left on important happening Of
the day before, hut no news i-n1 good Hews in
ny job, hy George!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

There is an innate modesty about Tagal
rebel captives that would put even Crown
inshield TO shame, The President of the
Filipino Congress- % who is now in the hands
of Macarthur, has applied for position on
The Philippine Supreme Bench, as reward
for his distinguished service in surrender
ing Probably, when We get Aguinaldo-
if taken alive, which we should regret-he
Will demand major generaIship.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

Senatorial Candidates Scarce
Since Alger announced that for business
reasons he had decided not to oppose the
reelection of Senator Mcmillan. Of Michi-
gan, in 1901, no new candidate for the
Senatorial toga has appeared Governor
Pingree's ayowed hostility to Mcmillan
aroused less comment than did his attempt
TO ally himself with Alger, and even were
he to champion another aspirant for po-
litical honors his influence would have but
little weight. When Senator Burrows was
ret elected in the face of Pingree's declara-
ton that he would cause his defeat the
comparative strength of the two men in
the State Legislature was put to the test.
and now that Burrows has thrown his in
iuence in favor of Mcmillan, the latter's
success seems assured. Besides the OPP
position TO him in the Legislature, the
Governor has lost the hold he once had
upon the people of the State, and even
were he to refuse 10 accede to the wishes
of his friends that he retire from puliti-
cal life, he could never regain his lost
prestige.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25
Tic MissnnrI View.

(FFom the St. Louis Globe Democracy
Emperor William landed in England wearing
the uniform Of Z British admiral. Imagine Tn
Gle sam going on a visit and exchanging clothes
With foreigner
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

Il is reported that President Mckinley
intends TO honor three distinguished officers
Of the. volunteer service BY appointing them
IN turn brigadier generals in the Regular
Army and at once placing them on the re-
tired list. The gentlemen who, it is said,
are likely 10 receive this compliment are
Generals Joseph Wheeler, Fitzhugh Lee,
and James H.'Wilson. Mr.. Mckinley could
not do more graceful or popular thing.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-11-25

tFrom ths Philadelphia Record
ii jefferson were Democrat. NJ Bryan -
l0t Z Democrat.
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Anti-Expansion in the south--be

Ahtf-fsN banSlOn an the south ~
steady bombardment of anti-expansion
rhetoric that has been hurled upon the
South has up to this time apparently fail
ed to cause Southern self-interest to capt.
ulate. Expansion and the prospect Of mar
kets in the Orient are realities which seem
to have opposed an insurmountable barrier
to the success of the contractionist argu-
ments. by means Of which the Southern
States were TO have been brought to fight
for politics against their own well being,
In addition to the many Senators in these
States who have declared themselves for
expansion. several others have of late
shown decided leanings in that direction
Among these may be mentioned Daniel and
Martin of Virginia; both Senators from
Texas. Mallory CT Florida. and Pettus of
Alabama. The signs Of present and future
prosperity have become so marked that
even the most unwilling cannot much long
er fail to believe in them. and each day it
becomes more apparent that the whole
South is awakening to the necessity for
action in a direction which shall enable
it TO profit by the advantages that are be-
ing opened to 1t.