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The times., 1899-12-29
SECRETARY HAY.
Trom He Review Of Reviews.


Beginning his service as Secretary OF
State with "a wealth of information which
many Of his predecessors did not have
after four years service at the head OF the
department and having a perfect acquaint-
ance with the methods, traditions, and
archives of the department, and a thor
ough knowledge Of the Diplomatic Corps
in Washington. rs we'll as our leading pub
lie men, Colonel Hay came fully equipped
TO his latest and greatest opportunity. and
did not have TO lose time in preparing for
work In London he had been taking
world views. He saw the affairs of the
world as English statesmen see them,
compreheusively and completely. In Sep
tember, 1898, very few Of our public men
saw in such Il way. 1t was therefore
fortunate for The country as well as for
Colonel Hay, that when the United States
had for the first time 10 deal with world
affairs as Il world power she obtained as
Secretary Of State u man who could see
clearly and comprehensively our interests
around the world. The new Secretary of
State was (and Isl a firm believer in
WashingtoH's teaching against entangling
foreign alliances. Like the President, he
has never said or done anything that
would justify in the slightest degree the
campaign charges that he had arranged for
an alliance, formal or informal with
Great Britain or any other country. He
is equally believer in the Monroe doc
trine, and has repeatedly made this thor
oughly understood in the European capi-
tails. But while he has been careful to
keep this country out OF the quarrels of
Europe and TO keep Europe from interfer-
ing politically with the affairs Of this con
tinent, he has not hesitated to utilize, in
temporary conference and cooperation the
advice and assistance OF any other nation
in the promotion Of our interests, now
spread world wide. He has considered
these interests are inter-related. and, there
fore, the diplomacy OF the State Depart
ment under his direction has treated our
foreign affairs as a whole. There has been
marked unity as well as unusual sldllful-
ness, vigor, and tactfulness in it, but its
chief characteristic has been its sagacious
foresight
The times., 1899-12-29
FRIDAY. DECEMBER %, 1898
Lawton,s Inst Letter.

As the time approaches for the reassem-
bling Of Congress. and by consequence for
the airing of what admiration for Filipino
treason may stiH lurk in the breasts Of
Senators and Members. il may be as well
10 call attention TO the fact that the friends
OF Aguinaldo, in either house, viii make a
mistake if they try to use the sad death
Of Major General Lawton 10 bolster their
late cause. They may perhaps make the
attempt. as one of the few papers published
in their interest has already. When the news
was received that L-awton had been killed
the Boston junta organ in question said;
.-His sbhorreuce Of the war IN which profes
sioual duty called Eim 20 engage ia the Philip
pines was more than once expressed IN vigorous
terms. ard II a moment OF consciousness was left
him after being struck by the fatal bullet. ii
Tuusl have been enhitttrcd by the thought that
De fell in what he last sumner called this &C
Cursed rar'-sCcursed because needless and Ig-
uOmi3iaus.
That is about the line the domestic Fill
p.nos started to take in connection with the
SAD death Of the gallant officer. and We
might expect to hear a lot Of stun. such as
we have quoted. buJ for the fact that a let
ter written By General Lawt0u shortly be-
fore the action in which he fell has been re
Gently received in this country. From its
context il is nor difficult 10 learn that what
he thought regarding The insurrecuon and
the hoIne traitors. was very different 10 the
opinions he mas for months been alleged
by them 10 entertain. A single paragraph
from his communication viii serve 20 show
what was in his mind and how miserably
he has been slsudered:
# 5sld to Coo lhar thc truth of this whole
I'aii Fa5re situation could be known by every
che if America a7 q ] know If. ~ The real hl--
1lls ir-s Ii0n and conditions ai ihis iu<uTrcc-
Iiar. lEe rsc influences, local and external, that
EaU encourage t.se enemy, as Hel the actual
possibilities CI these islands and peoples and
their relat iCEs i8 1Lis greas East. could be ana
rt unjust shooting % government. iHto the
] iHilc- ~ 81 HRGiTlg down CUT hlg Iu the
piilsurf-es 81 tire so-f-alled auti-iu1perializts
wElld honestly ascerf sin Tee truth 81 tic ground
and r8t iH distant America, they. whom ! be
Sieve 10 be honest men misiHiormed. would be
conclusions and ~ the unfortunate effect oi
thor plhlicl.lols here.
II The above IS not sufficiently explicit,
perhaps the closing words OF the letter in
question sin convince the Congressional
Flipinos thar General Lawton, after ali,
vas n3l one Of them at heart he wrote:
..lf Z all Slot by a Filipino bullet St might
q vei come from one II my own meu because
i know igam observations confirmed by captured
cnieey due 10 reports that are sent out from
AmelEcs
The times., 1899-12-29
1900. the Last Year of the Century.

(Fr1m the Review Ui RcvIeWs9
Only twelve months remain in which to
set in order all the things that belong to
the expiring century. to the end of giving
it a decent dismissal and to save the COM
ing century from the handicap of an un-
fairly large burden OF arrearage There
has been rather curious misrepresentation
in the minds of many people as to the
proper location Of the year upon which
we are just entering, and even in print
there has been a good deal OF allusion to
the year now ended as the closing one Of
the nineteenth century. a half-minuLes
clear thinking is enough to remove all con-
fusion With December 81 we complete
the year iSg9-that is 20 say. we round out
80 of the 100 years that are necessary to
complete a full century. We must give the
nineteenth century the 365 days that be-
long to its hundredth and final year be-
fore We begin the year 1 Of the twentieth
century For some reason the mathemat-
icaI faculty usually works far more keenly
in monetary affairs than elsewhere; and
none Of the people who have proposed
TO allow niuety-uine years TO go for "a
century would suppose that a nineteen
hundred dollar debt had been fully met by
a tender of $1S99. There would remain
due Just 100 cents. Ii is to be borne IN
mind that the year 1909 is not a leap year,
although divisible by four. Under the
Gregorian calendar the year consists ap-
proximately Of 500 days hours, ~ min
utes and l. seconds The accumulated
surplus over and above the 365 days
amounts. in the course of century. TO
very nearly q IA days. To indulge in
leap year every four years would require
enough remnants of time stun 10 make uD
% days for every century. The arrange
ment in practical use allows "A leap years
each for three consecutive centuries, and
then gives the fourth century % such days.
Thus. though it is not likely to concern
many of us in an immediate practical way.
it may be remarked that the twentieth
century Will be one day longer than the
nineteenth since il is arranged that the
twenty fifth leap year which is assigned to
every fourth century shall be brought into
the calendar of the year that is divisibIe
by 400. The failure to sacrifice three
quadrennial leap years-that is to say
three extra days in every four centuries
has led TO the discrepancy between what is
known as the Julian. or Old-style calendar.
and the Gregorian
The times., 1899-12-29
Astronomical Chronology.

To the Editor of Tie Times
Prof Brown. Of the Naval Observatory.
tells us that an error OF four years in the
reckoning OF the Christian era is detected
by fixing the date OF the eclipse OF the
moon at the death OF Herod the Great,
recorded by JoseptIs. And the editor OF
The Times treats the statement OF Prof.
Brown as a new discovery I turn TO the
Antiquities OF the Jews, Volume ii.
Chapter s. where Josephus records that
eclipse, and 1 find the following f0OtnOts
BY Dr. Winston.
This eclipse Of the moon (Which is Ire Only
cciiVse of either Of tue tuuliE.tries mentioned BY
our ,osephus iu any of his writiuEs} IS O; the
greatest consequence for the determination 0f the
time for the death Of Herod and An-ipater, and
for the birth and entire chronology % Jesus
the Julian period 4'le, and the fourth year
before the Christian era Sc Us calculation hy
the rules OF astronomy etc
In astronomical chronology the year 0
b. c. pTecedes the year 1 a D.. conse-
quently when We say 4 B. c., it is actually
3 b. c. The fact that Jesus was born 1C
least four years 3. C. has long been known
and accepted. but the discovery that We are
living in the year 1895 must be credited
to Prof Brown, as facetiousiy Interpreted
by the editor of The Times We are living
in the year 1899. and as the first century
began with the year one. so the twentieth
century viii begin with 1901.
". II. BURR
The times., 1899-12-29

There is probably a great deal Of salts
faction in this for her, and such a course
is also dictated by sound common sense.
Finally, it may be said that the only way
in which American educational systems
can be built up is by some such action as
this We have never been able 10 com
pete with the older universities of Europe
on account Of the large number OF stu
dents 10 be educated aud the lack Of
rich endowments in most of our colleges.
II viii probably be some generations be
fore we.s shall be able to give the American
student as good post-g graduate course as
he can get in Europe Perhaps, in some
things Europe win always have the ad-
vantage But ii we are even to approach
the high standard which should be set fer
American universities, il VIII have 20 be
by the bestowal of several millions at a
time on some one institution. There must
be two or three universities in this coun-
try. richly furnished with great Libraries,
and laboratories for research in physical
science, and able to afford the best lee
turers. and to give their students facilities
for study abroad by means of fellowships.
Il Is well that one OF these should be
placed on the Pacific Coast
The times., 1899-12-29
THE TARTAR IN A STORM.
Rough Handling of the Vessel in tn c
Pacific Hurricane.


SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2s.-The trans
port Tartar arrived today from Manila,
which she left on November % She had
a very rough passage and narrowly escaped
laundering in the great storm Of December
16. Tie vessel left Nagasal on December
s and a week later ran into terrific storm
She was light and cranky an6 in efforts
TO keep her head 10 the wind she had two
boats carried away and four stove in. The
after house was carried away and the sky
lights smashed Finally the steering gear
broke down but this disaster really saved
the ship as she fell off into the trough Of
the sea and. being very light, rose with
the waves and suffered no damage. She
lay in the trough of the sea for two days
before the storm subsidized
On the way over two men died-James
Wiggs. of Company F. Sixteenth Infan-
try, a discharged soldier, and Richard Ball
an Army butcher On The Tartar's trip
down TO Manila Sam Davis, soldier. OF
Company c. Twenty fifth Infantry. bought
a quart bottle of pickles and ate them all
at one meal He died the same night. The
Tartar reports that the bubOnic plague has
broken out at Kobe, which is the port
where all the Oriental steamers call
On the transport Newport, which arrived
late last night, were Major G. E. KiibOurne
paymaster. who will probably serve here as
paymazter, and Capt y. w Terry, Capt.
T. b. Jones, and Lieut.. Lewis r. Durges,
of the Fifth Artillery. wounded in the leg.
and Lieut. S. VI. L. McGrew and Lewis 2.
Schindell It also brought the dead body
OF Lieutenant Keyes, who was killed near
Manila
The times., 1899-12-29
For the sIainc's Dead.

There was something so absolutely
pathetic in the burial of the unidentified
dead Of the Maine at Arlington that
it ayouses the deepest feeling of the
nation in whose service these men
were when death came with the un'
eXpectedness Of thunderbolt from the
blue vault of heaven. And, while there IS
no p0mpous display Of grief on the part Of
the people of America. there is a thoughtful
patriotism which needs little more than an
initiatory suggestion to consolidate it into
a movement for monument, expressing
the love and appreciation of the Republic
for the memory of these brave sailors.
II has been stated that there is already a
plan TO erect on the plot where the men of
the Maine Will rest a shaft commemorative
Of their devotion to duty and their unde-
served fate. How elaborate this testimonial
10 the dead sons OF the Navy may be in its
embryonic form is not known. but it is not
undmely to suggest that something more
than the ordinary should be done to per-
petuate their fame.
Taking advantage Of the aroused senti-
ment and the impulse of excitement, there
might have been secured in February,
1895 from the American people a sufficient
sum to build dozen massive works OF art
in bronze and marble in honor of these
dead That enthusiasm has cooled, but the
genuine sympathy for the men of the Maine
is not so ephemeral, and there are thou
sands who would be as willing to give to-
day as they were on the morning Of Feb
ruary IS, Of last year.
In such a shaft as these sea fighters de
serve there is an inspiration for the sculp-
tor that does not come often in a lifetime.
There is the material in patriotic idea for
the creation Of masterpiece that would
carry the name OF the artist along with the
fame of the unidentified dead down to
many generations Of postcrity.
The times., 1899-12-29
Gunrnnfced CircnIntion

tFr0m the Des Aolncs News.
Because Of the libel suit filed by Editor Kohl
saat Of the Chicago Times Herald" against
Editor Hinsnau Of the Chicago Inter Ocean, 20
the truth as to the circulation OF the former
newspaper is likely 10 be laid bare. One Of
the charges Of Editor Ilinman against Editor
Kohlsaat was that ne is dishonest in business.
On this charge Bohlsaat sued for damages Edi-
Tor Hiumdn then asked au order of court com
pelliug Kohlsaat to submit his books to examina.
ton, and the court has granted this order The
order OF the court directs that Editor Kohlsaat
shall turn over all the books of the Times
Charles " Wright, the chief circulation exami-
ner OF the Advertisers Guarantee Company lthc
company which makes monthly examinations OF
the circulation Of the "Des Moines Daily News
and guarantees the same by bond oi S5Og05l
in order that this expert may report the exact
circulation OF the paper for the year past. Mr.
IIiuman SAYS in his application Tor the order
that the Times Herald" claims a circulation Of
10000, whereas it has only 30, 900 and the out.
come Of the investigator VIII be watched with
interest 1t may be remarked in passing that
the circulation OF the Inter Ocean," the Re
cord, " and the ''News." OF Chicago. are gulran-
teed by the Advertisers Guarantee Company
Sooner or later the actual circulation OF a
newspaper IS arrived at. Sworn statements NAV
deceive for time and loud claims may prevail
Tor season. but the truth viii come out In
the newspaper business. as in all others. honesty
is the best policy.
The times., 1899-12-29
Wagner's Idea OF America.
From the Review of Reviews


Although Wagner never was In this country
the possibility Of his coming over heEe Is re-
ferred 20 often in his published correspondent
In fact he made America q stand -4nsi-,iel iver
argument with his friends. several times threat
ening to forever put aside his King - the
Nibelung' and TO cross the OCEAN o. earn
competency unless they contributed 20 his sup
port That Wagner regarded America as gold
mine well worth exploitation by foreign artists
appears from a letter which, ia ISIS. he wrote
to Franz LoebHann. music director az Rigl.
whose brother wanted financial assistance 70 q.
to America with an orchestra Wagner advised
Lnebu1ann TO assist his brother. RE instances
the case Of A German musician who WeHr 90
America rs a pOvF man and within veTy short
time was IN receipt OF excellent incoule. add
ing that a whole orchestra would certainly be
still more lucky. for I'm country where Villages
are C0rs1 ant y, growing INTO cities n I'VE years
there can be no lack OF opportunities for the
settlement Of whole bands Of musicisus. Conid
ANYTHING be more deiicioGsly naive tlan this
last grotlticu2
The times., 1899-12-29
A PANIC IN HoNoLuLu.
Six Denths Reported From the Dead
Iy BubOnic PInGue

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2s.-The dread
ed bubonic plague. which has proved so
deadly in the native quarters CT Hongkong
and Canton and several Japanese cities
broke cut at Honolulu on December i9
and six deaths occurred This reused the
town and the disease was stamped out in
few days by putting an armed Gordon
around the infected Chinese district and
permitting no person to pass through In
six hours $4,000 was raised to protect
the city from the plague. The surgeon
OF the transport Centennial tells the fol-
lowing story of the measures taken by
the American residents TO prevent the
spread OF the disease:
When We reached Honolulu the whole
town was in a panic Three days before
a bookkeeper employed by a large Chinese
wholesale house was found to have the
plague. Immediately the Oriental district
was quarantined. Six thousand Chinese
Japanese and natives were confined in
the cordCned territory. The Orisntals
were terrer stricken and attempted to
eyade the quarantine The board CT health
called for $4,000 and armed men to en-
force the quarantine. Within six hours
so, 600 had been raised and a regiment
of men had volunteered their services An
armed Gordon was thrown around the en-
tire district. No CBe was allowed to en-
ter or leave this section without a permit
from the board of health
Within twenty-four hours after the
boCkkeepers case had been diagnosed as
the bubonic plague five deaths had Oc
Cured all from the plague Fumigation
plants and erematories were established at
the four corners CT the Oriental section
and the bodies Cf the dead were cremated.
A strict guard prevented the spread OF
the disease The Centennial adopted the
precautton OF tarring its hawsers to keep
the rats from getting on board the ship
The times., 1899-12-29
A stnrv Ahout Krneer.
From the Chicago Inter-ocepn.l


WAPAK0NETA, Ohio Dee 20 president
Kruger has relatives IN this city. Walter Hay
wood and y. +. Haywood are his nepaeuis
Their aunt, Mrs. Joseph Haywood who died here
in 1892, u widow. q sister OF President
Kruger Another nephew, Albert Haywood, 4
brother OF The Haywoods here and a fourth
nephew, Paul Kruger, live in indianapolis
Dom Paul was BON, these relatives say. at
Rocksborough near Phiiadalphia. He left home
when he was twelve years old. His father had
given him Il good whipping and Paul that
he would never take another. He walked 10
Philadelphia and there embarked as : sailor
He soon became master, mate, and then captain
of the ship he Later he owned and
managed line OF vessels of his own between
India, Germany, and America He found a wife
in Germany, related TO the imperial family. His
wife is a cousin of Gen. August Which, a COM
mander OF the ISIS revolution in Germany. who
He'd to Araerica. became a brigadier general IN
the Civil War and was buried in St Marys. this
county. Years ago some one wrote to President
Kruger, asking him il these statements We're not
true. He at first denied them, but finally ad-
mittcd that he was the boy who had Oft.
The times., 1899-12-29
: NnhIe Mnnnn-

Il is reported that Mrs. Leland Stanford
has disposed OF all or the enormous fortune
bequeathed to her. having recently trans
ferred all her real estate 10 the trustees
OF Leland Stanford University She re-
tains an annuity OF twenty-five thousand
dollars q year. but so far as actual own
ership Of property Is concerned she is
-ennuess.
Mrs. Stanford's action is unique in the
history OF Dhilanthropic undertakings
Never before has man or woman bestowed
50 large sum on any altruistic enter
prise. and never before has a mulI-miI-
lionaire voluntarily given up all owner
ship in property. The university viii re-
main a monument 10 the name Of Stan
ford, probably for centuries 70 come It
is 10 be hoped that the immense fortune
so bestowed viii be managed in such a
way as 20 result in the greatest possible
good 10 its benehciaries
The chances are that there is no pos
sible way in which Mrs. Stanford could
have spent her fortune TO better advantage
than In the endowment Of this institution
and 1t Is certain that in no way could she
have made herself happier or more be-
loved A great college has an influence
which il is impossible to estimate. Its
population changes year by year, as class
after class enters. completes its course.
and graduates, and in four years very
decided traces may be left on the char
acter. Every student in Stanford Univer-
sity viii be more or less impressed by
the fact that al least one individual. into
whose hands had fallen an immense for
tune. preferred TO relinquish all right to
81. that il might be devoted to the general
good. As the graduates OF this university
90 out into the world this thought viii 70
with them. Other colleges have had as
their nucleus a large bequest given by
some one person. but never before has a
fortune Of such colossal magnitude been
bestowed on one institution. The object
lesson is foreibIe one.
The wisdom OF Mrs. Stanford Is further
evident In that she gave away this money
during her lifetime instead OF leaving IL
as a bequest- Il IS curious and unhappy
fact that many otherwise estimable peO-
PIE show an unseemly desire to grasp at
The money Of dead relatives. Men and
women who would not wrong the living
ont q a dollar sometimes resort TO some
what questionable methods TO get hold OF
the wealth left by deceased uncles. aunts
and gFandfathers. Hence, the commoHness
o. broken wills and litigations over estates
Ms Stanford has put such troubles out
al the question By bestowiug her gift while
she vas alive 10 see that everything went
right She has had an opportunity to Sc
lect her own trustees and executors. and
see that they we're the proper persons fol
their work-another matter In which mis-
takes sometimes occur. She has directed
the spending Of this fortune. and has seer
the beginnings 81 the university which
SiH forever De associated With her name
The times., 1899-12-29
THE PALACE CAR COMBINE.
The Court Asked 10 Grant a Restrain
ing Order.


CHICAGO Dec. 2S.-ObiectOns to the
proposed merging Of the Wagner Palace
Car Company and the Pullman Palace
Car Company, on the ground that it viii
create trust and monopoly of the
sleeping and parIor car business. IS called
to the attention of the courts in a bill
filed today in the city court by Truman A
Taylor Of Alton, one Of the shareholders
CT the Pullman Palace Car Company.
The complainant asks that the injunc-
tion of the court issue to restrain the con-
.ummation of the proposed purchase TIL
the hearing OF the suit and upon final hear
ing that a perpetual order be entered
restraining the carrying out OF the pur-
chase and preventing the issue or trans
fer OF any Of its stock to the Wagner Pal
ace Car Company. or any of its agents.
Taylor is the owner Of 100 shares of the
stock. and declares that his representative
was the only one at the stockholders meet
ing to vote against the recommendation
of the board He further alleges that near
Is $500, 900 in stock was represented at the
meeting by proxies in the hands OF not
more than ten persons.
The times., 1899-12-29
Catholic and Protestant

(FrOm the Brooklyn Eagle.J
intellectually, Catholic popularity and Protes
tant respect are compatible, but hardly Catholic
popularity and Protestant appreciation. For, al
The root OF Catholicism is the proposition thai
Professionalism is errancy, and at the basis O.
Professionalism is tiIe postulate that Catholicism
il wrong Yet each relaxes or comedies enough
10 admit that in the other are such portions o
truth as will ensure salvation pardon 70 thost
who live up to them. 1t IS just at this point
that the something in theology, which is more
than theology and which clasps the fact OF thD
fatherhood OF God aud the brotherhood Of man
0ve.rIeRuS theology itself.