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The times., 1899-02-18
THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.
The senate Amends and PASSES the
House REORGANIZATION Bill.

House REORGANIZATION Bill.
The Senate yesterday passed. with
amendments, the House bill providing for
the reorganization of the personnel of the
| navy and the Marine Corps. As thus
amended the measure will now go to the
House for concurrence in the amendments.
| These differences will probably be ad-
justed by n conference committee and the
bill will go to the President for his sigma
ture.
When enacted into law it will end the
Ditter controversy that has been going on
almost since the Civil War between the
line and staff of the navy over the claim
Of the latter. and particularly the en-
gineers. that they were entitled TO actual
rank and to command men under them.
The bill represents a harmonizing of the
views of the two branches and is substan-
TALLY that drawn up by board. OF which
the then Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Theodore Roosevelt. was chairman. Their
recommendations were:
That the line officers and engineers be
| amalgamated: that when the number OF
officers to be promoted is so far in excess
| of the vacancies to cause stagnatlon
| in the service the requisite number OF
vacancies shall be caused by wedding out
| the men who are least fit to meet the
neaNy requirements OIL HlUueTU UdNdi
and that the enlisted men aboard ship shall
be given the same reward of pension and
| retirement enjoyed by their brethren who
| fight ashore, while the uppermost machin-
| lists are made warrant officers, to rank
! with the gunners and carpenters.
| The bill transfers all engineer officers to
| the line with ranks and titles thereof, but
| gives certain grades the privilege of re-
tanning engineer duties. The lower grades
| of the enginees corp made vacant are to
be filled by warrant machinists, 100 of the
! latter class being provided. Stagnation
| in promotion which has existed since the
| Civil War has been due in a measure to
| the reduction of the number of officers
| by retirement or death which has prevent
ed legitimate promotion. To do away with
| slowness of promotion in the future the
! bill provides for the compulsory retire
! ment of certain number from each grade
! each year.
| or the amendments added by the Senate
the principal objection rests in one regard
| ing the filling of vacancies in the lower
| grades of the navy aE.l Marine Corps b.
! appointment from civil life. The Senate
| fixed the number that may be appointed
! in the navy at forty, and as to the Marine
| Corps provided that those who saw meri-
/ torious service in the war with Spain shall
| be preferred.
The times., 1899-02-18

without any display of ill feeling, and
they seem to have disposed of a number
of questions of some Importance. Because.
in the matter of commercial reciprocity,
no agreement seems possible, owing to the
selfshness of the protected enterprises, it
is affirmed that the conference is failure
and that the subjects supposed to be set
tied may all be left where they we're when
the Commission first met. 1t is certain
that the propositions for reciprocity sub
mitted by the Canadians. and on their face
reasonable, were promptly rejected by the
Americans. To show that there could be
no hope of liberal arrangement as to
trade questions, the Canadians were es-
cOrted TO the Senate chamber, where they
were told by leading protectionists that
no concessions would be made The manu-
facturers who are favored under Republic
an party legislation seem to fear the first
break in the policy they have imposed on
the country. The New England fisher
men, who do not object to batting and
fishing privileges, protest against allowing
the entry of Canadian fish at low rate
of duty The Maine lumbermen are equal
ly determined to fight any material reduc-
tion of duties. Therefore. the best inter-
ests of the two people are sacrificed and
also no small measure of the good will
of the English. Even if this has no mate
rial effect on this country. it puts us in a
bad light morally that we should be un-
willing to grant as much as Canada has
shown a desire to offer. The blight of pro-
lection is not limited to the heavy taxa
tion ~ the American people, but it threat
ems to involve us in unnecessary conflicts
with foreign nations. and especially with
Great Britain. 1t raises q barrier between
the Canadians and ourselves, and if ap-
piled to the Philippines as the protection
lists apparently hope it VIII be- it may give
to the English just cause of resentment.
There is one thing the Commission still
hopes to effect, and it may lead ultimately
TO reciprocity. This is the establishment
of permanent international tribunal,
fashioned after the Interstate Commerce
Commission. for the adjustment of dis
putes affecting the commerce and trans
portation of this country and Canada An
other proposition that may remove a
source of irritation is that of the Cana
dians to submit TO arbitration the dispute
about the boundary at Skaguay. There
seems to be a doubt as to the American ac-
ceptance of this. though on what specific
ground it is difficult to imagine. 1t is
true that in the decision of questions by
disinterested tribunals, as in the case of
the fisheries award. this country seems to
get the worst of it, but it would be childish
TO assume that we should be uujustly treat
ed in the matter of this boundary dispute.
BY accepting the proposition We shall make
the Canadian and English representatives
feel that the Commission has not been
wholly in vain.
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Friendly Britons whose good will has
been worth much 10 us in the past year,
whatever the motive, have some reason to
complain II their fears are well founded
that the Anglo American Commission has
been unable TO reach a satisfactory agree
ment as to the most important matters in
volyed in their discussions. 1t is indubita-
BILE that the idea OF conference originated
in purely amicable disposition on the
part OF the Canadian Premier, and that
he has bent all his energies and exercised
a good deal of self-restraint 10 produce
lasting results OF mutual benefit to the
two peoples. Ii was hoped that the Com
mission would find the basis Of treaty
that would remove all grounds of irrita-
tion and establish the closest relations pos
sible between two countries whose inter-
ests are not seriously opposed.
For six months the members have met
The times., 1899-02-18

(From the Philadelphia Times)
1t is needless to find fault with these Irregular
attorneys OF the Administration for carrying
out the purpose of their appointment General
Miles and General Breckinridge honored by
their dsupproval. and the mild criticism Of Alger
that is mingled with the whitewaSh that it may
not appear too glaring will have effect. The
disgrace of it falls most of all upon the President,
who las conniycd at. ii he has not person
ally directed, the most iniqHitous assault that
ever has been made upon the integrity OF the
military service, and It IS he, the responsible
Commander in Chief, not the miserable Algcr or
the sinuous Corbin, who must carry the respon-
sibility.
The times., 1899-02-18

There was 4 wedding out i'll the whoOping
western part Of Kansas the other day, and, in
speaking of the bride, the local paper said
''Shc is OF the girls who care nothing for
paint and pride, and ride pony forty miles
our prairies, and I'll bet harpin against
a nickel'S worth nf candy that she can beat any
running a footmce, or rein pony in u
herd OF cattle and cut out ten head quick
anyone can" 1t should be understood that
in Kansas, in other States, the standard oi
accomplishments varies with the locality.
The times., 1899-02-18

y proposed amendment to the Sundry
Civil appropriation bill was offered yester-
day In the Senate by Mr.. Gallinger, pro-
vidng for the purchase of the triangular
piece of ground at the corner OF Fifteenth
and c Streets northwest and the erection
of hall Of records thereon. S3775. 900 being
appropriated for the purpose.
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Within IA Century.


lFr0m fhr I'pHsINh To9I-l
Poor old Spain atone Has her colonial en-
pirc virtually disappear. In 1900 she governed
colonies OF 10, ,OOO,gcO square miles in extent to
day 2Ii,OOO square miles will cover all she has
including The mainflnd.
The times., 1899-02-18

President or to the liberation of the
claims of one of the weddings who aspire
to a throne. The hope that no serious
consequences will follow the death of
President Faure is based on the sudden
ness of the event II takes all by surprise
and before there is an opportunity for
schemers to plan a coup, the military may
be enlisted in behalf of the government as
it is. If the death had been foreseen
there would have been a revolution.
The times., 1899-02-18

We feel justified in predicting that the
peculiar enthusiasm of Algers reception
by the populace of Boston and their rap
turOus cries Of Beef, beef" will remain
embalmed s~fhis memory for many moons
more than the preservative seventy-two
hours. 1t must be solid satisfaction to Mr..
Mckinley to feel that his War Secretary
is the popular character the street cries
and catcalls OF the Hub" would seem TO
show him.
The times., 1899-02-18

Dr. Conner, of the Alger Relief Com
mission, in n speech in Cincinnati, said
that If the Board of Enquiry reached the
same conclusion as the Alger Relief Com
mission. General Miles will be dismissed
from the army. AS the board is likely to
be guided entirely by facts, there is little
reason to think it will reach the same con-
clusion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

Adele harrington, she of the shape
and comic opera fame, figured as the
heroine of a life-saving episode at
Pleasure Bay, N. j., one day last week
She was bathing in the bay when a
7-year-old niece of Matt Grau walked
into the water and was carried out
by the ebb tide. Miss Farringtons
attention was attracted by Ihe cries
of the nursemaid on shore and swan
a long distance. reaching the child just
as she went under the second time, and
rescued her.
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owns 100000. If interest continues to de-
cline, and there is every reason to believe
that 1t will, the number of those who can
live on their means without taking part
in industrial operations Will become very
small.
on the other hand, the wages of labor
are increasing both actually and rea-
lively to the cost of subsistence. and the
reason why they are increasing is because
the productive capacity of labor has been
50 enormously extended by the introduce
ton of machinery. Thus, in an American
watch factory, where 42o working people
produce 1.50O watches daily. their wages
are four times as great as those paid TO
the matchmaker in the Back Forest, who
makes the whole watch by hand. and vet
the American watch, produced by highly
paid labor. is much the cheaper. Machin-
cry means higher wages and fewer hours
of labor
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Was Spelling the Show.

From Tit-Bits.
The Archbishop of Canterbury some time
ago entered a London East End church
during a week night service, and taking a
back seat, he joined in singing of one of
Moody and Sankey's hymns. Next to him
was workngman who was singing lusti-
~ in tune. The primate was wretchedly
our of tune and his singing evidently up
set the workingman, who patiently en-
duTed the disCord as long as he could
and then, nudging the archbishop whis-
pered in his ear: Ere, dry up, mister
You're spiling the show.'
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An Industrial Age.

The constant decline in the rate of in
terest indicates an enormous increase in
the savings of the people, and it shows
that as capital becomes more and more
abundant its share in the profits of pro-
duction is reduced This is another way
of saying that labor is getting a larger
and larger part and capital a smaller and
smaller part in the proceeds of all inuus-
tria! undertakings. which shows how little
foundation there Is for the cry of the
demagogue that the rich are getting rich
er and richer and the poor poorer and
poorer. The very contrary is the truth
The decline in the rate of interest means
that the rich are getting poorer, for there
is no effective difference between a reduc-
tior of interest and a loss of capital Fifty
years ago the man who possessed $50. 900
was as we'll off as the man is to-day who
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Cheerful idiot.

From the indianapolis Journal
by the way" asked the Cheerful idiot,
"the fellow who plays the alto horn plays
second doesn't he?'
II presume 1t might be expressed that
way by the laity." said the musical board
err.
What / want to know is does he have
to get his second wind to do so?'
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

Electro Medical Institute and let It's
Electrical and Medical Specialists prove to
you that by their combined Electro Medi-
cal treatment they can cure you when all
else has failed,
our Medical Staff includes the following
eminent graduates from the
foremost medical colleges, and each
noted and acknowledged expert in his
particular line Of treatment:
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Revenge.

'T cannot reach his heart" she exclaim-
ed passionately.
Further, the senorita wept.
THAT is what comes" she exclaimed
some more "of allowing myself to be ca
joled into buying a stiletto at a bargain
sale for 10 cents"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

The successful farce, Browns in
Town" with pretty Miss Maude Knowl-
ton of California as leading lady, will
be seen the coming season. In every
city where this comedy has been seen
crowded houses have been the rule.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

The first drama on the subject of the
war in the Philippines has been written.
1t is called The Siege Against Aguin-
lido -
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and she has often surprised the COM
! pany at her table by her wonderful
runs of luck. She is perfectly calm
when gambling with the bracelet on her
wrist while without it she always lost
her head at the first loss of money and
then plunged.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

A view of lrving's latest London sue
cess. "Robespierre" reveals a series Of
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TT is rumored" that Blanche Bates
has been secretly married to Tim d.
Frawley. The friends and admirers
of the splendid actress and supposedly
sensible woman will find it hard to be-
lieve that she has assumed such a ham
dcap.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23

Mrs. Leslie Carter threatens to tempt
| fate by appearing as Lady Macbeth
| payrt sea son
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03
Tho Census of Germany.

The Times publishes a careful analy-
sis Of the German census, taken on
June IA, 1895, from which 1t appears
that the population amounted on that
day to 51,77O,0 600, of whom 24400, 900
were males and 26,96O,O0O females, the
excess of females being, therefore,
nearly a million. This population in
creases at the rate Of little more than
a million year, for which new means
Of maintenance, education >nd housing
must be provided. The rush is, Of
course. to the towns, the general urban
population having increased since 1892
by SO per cent, while the population Of
towns with more than 100000 persons
had more than doubled. OF the total,
$685. 900 are occupied in agriculture,
1881 GOO in industry, 2,23S, 900 in trade.
794, 600 in the professions, 631 900 as
soldiers or sailors, and 1,399,000 as
servants. The proportion of servants
is the lowest in the demonstrating
world, not half the proportion in Great
Britain. The Catholics are about a
third of the population, while of the
whole commercial class 5.71 per cent
are Jews.-London Spectator.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Had a thunderbolt fallen at Falk-
lands feet, greater dismay could not
have been depicted on his counte-
nance.
Yes; he suggested it ought to be
put in the hands of an expert at
once: and SO he is taking it up to
London in the morning." she added,
giving the necessary explanation as
tersely as possible, and then turning
away quickly, as though she could
not trust herself to utter another syl-
liable.
HE is taking IT. Great heavens.
Miss Luttrell, you cannot mean it,!
Surely you have never been so foolish
as to allow such a thing?" gasped
Falkland, starting forward, his face
livid, an expression of absolute in
credulity * bis eyes.
A faint nod-a very different one
from that with which she had favored
him a moment before-was Evelyn's
only reply.
"Oh Miss Luttrell, this is worse
than madness!" Falkland passed his
hand across his forehead with a ges-
ture of despair, of dazed indescribable
bewilderment. did not instinct, your
own common sense, tell you the
truth? If nothing else, the very
fact OF his anxiety to secure that
check should have aroused your sus-
picions. You might have guessed
whose handiwork 1t isl"
"Guessed?" repeated Lady Howard.
Good gracious, Mr.. Falkland, you do
not mean to say that you have found
a clue to this affair already?"
Eyes, Lady Howard; / believe''-hc
gave triumphant glance towards
Evelyn-"our suspicions"-with a very
decided emphasis on the plural pro-
noun-"are correct. That fellow Brown
Is the forgerl"
"That fellow Brown is the forger!"
Falkland's voice sounded miles and
miles away yet how the words rever-
berated In Eveiyn's ears-with what
clear distinctress they seemed TO rms
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03
A Long Day.

At Wardbury, Norway, the longes
day lasts from May to July % with
out interruption.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03
KRAPoTKIN IN THE SOLITARY.
Description OF tho Prison Room IN
Which He Was Confined.
20; g. 5'I;JSlsIg@1


From the Atlantic Monthly: My first
movement was to approach the win
dow, which was placed so high that I
could hardly reach it with my lifted
hand. 1t was a broad, low opening, cut
In wall five feet thick and protected
by an iron grating and a double iron
window frame, relates Prince Krapot-
kin. At distance of a dozen yards
from this window l saw the outer wall
Of the fortress, piece Of masonry or,
immense thickness, on the roof or.
which l could make out a gray sentry
box. Only by looking upward could
1 perceive a bit of the sky, which was
now family illuminated by the last
rays of the sun. l made a minute in.
spection OF the room, where had now
to spend no one could say how many
years. From the position of the high
chimney Of the mint / guessed that
was in the southwest corner OF the
fortress, in bastion overlooking the
Neva. This room Of mine was a case
ment destined for big gun and tho
window was an embrasure. Sun rays
might never penetrate it; even In sum-
mer they must be lost by the thick
ness of the wall 1t was eleven steps
from one corner to the other OF the
room, which held an iron bed, a little
oak table and an oak stool. The floor
was covered with painted felt and the
walls with yellow paper. However, in
order to deaden the sounds, the paper
was not put on the wall itself; it was
painted over canvas and behind the
canvas discovered wire grating, be-
hind which was layer OF felt. Only
beyond the felt could 1 reach the stone
wall. At the inner side of the room
there was washstand and a thick oak
door, in which l made out a locked
opening to pass the food through and
little slit, protected by glass and a
shutter from the outside. This was the
Judas" through which the prisoner
could be spied upon at every moment.
The sentry who stood in the passage
frequently lifted the little shutter and
looked inside, his boots squeaking as
he crept toward the door. / tried to
speak to him. Then the eye which 1
could see through the slit assumed an
expression of terror and the shutter
was Immediately let down, only to be
opened furtively a minute or two later.
But could get no word of reply from
the sentry. Absolute silence reigned
all around; no sounds came from any
where. 1 dragged my stool to the win
dow and looked upon the bit of sky I
could see. l tried to catch any sound
from the Neva or from the town on the
opposite side of the river, but could
catch none
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That
Mysterious
Major %.

did write them, l know" answered
Evelyn, with a vindictive little nod
towards Gilbert Falkland.
ooh, indeed! But, even If that is
SO, there are twenty other ways in
which a clever forger could get hold
Of your signature. You have not writ
ten to anybody staying in the hotel
l suppose. Miss Luttrell?"
Written to anybody? No-certain-
~ not!"
Nor lent any books in which your
name is inscribed?"
NO." returned Evelyn, with the
same decision, Il have not lent any
thing"
"Then, as far as your recollec-
ton goes. you can give us no clue to
the mystery? You have no remem-
brance, for instance, of writing q let
ter and tearing it up, or Of signing
your name in any chance way which
could possibly be turned against your
Again Evelyn answered mo" but
this time there was less assurance in
her tones. Standing with her arms
folded on the back of her aunt's chair,
she had started slightly at Falkland's
question, and now, as she raised her
head, strangely perplexed look came
suddenly into her eyes.
IL cannot remember anything,
she added hurriedly.
mot anything at all?" persisted
Falkland suspiciously, quick to notice
her evident hesitation.
bruptly-"nothing.
well, the only thing is to take
care OF that check" observed Falkland
watching her narrowly. You see, ii
is really all that we have to go upon.
If you would give it to NE, though,
might be able to do something for
you in the matter"
Thank you, but shall have no
need to trouble you. P-the words
we're spoken in the same hesitating
almost faltering tones" have given
it to Major Brown"
you have given it to Major
Brown"
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Tx Marvel. Home.

Donald G. Mitchell, known far and
wide as TX Marvel, lives on q 200-acre
farm upon a hill near New Haven
From the road the house is invisible, a
high evergreen hedge concealing 1t,
but from the porch fine view of New
Haven is afforded. For many years
Mr.. Mitchell has livyd there, INDUCING
in his love for nature and agriculture.
1t is an ideal place. The house Is COW
cred by English ivy, and evergreen
trees surround it. The fields are level
as floors, and the stone walls have been
built with neatness and accuracy.
little house on the farm is built from
stones gathered from the fields and
cost only trifle over 81 900. Mr.. Mitch
ell Is 70 years old, but he walks in the
woods every day. He is very fond of
walking and thinks to Ii he owes his
life, for when young he was told he had
consumption. For two years he
tramped over Europe, walking coo
miles in England alone. He success
fully STAYED off tho disease, but has
always kept up his walks.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-03

Deadwcod, S. D., Oct. 31.-Two
masked men entered Russell & Hig-
bie's saloon early this morning and at
tempted to rob the place. Mr.. Rus
sell grappled with one Of the robbers
and a man who was in the place sue
ceeded in getting out during the melee
and giving the alarm. The robbers
fed pursued by posse which was soon
organized. The robbers secured only
SS. w. r. Russell was struck over the
head with a revolver in the hands of
one of the robbers and severely hurt.
A young man named John Oswald, one
Of the posse, was accidentally shot and
the bones of his right ankle broken.