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The times., 1899-05-12
an Aaulternted Argument.

The minds of some people seem to work
naturally in curious and devious lines ana
,ha, is one Of the things which make NE
Interesting. II all human beings thought
a. straight parallels. there would be as
little fascination in the observation OF
human AFFAIRS as in drawing pattern LOT
a checker-board.
An instance of this is an article which
recently appeared on the subject OF adui-
,era,ed foodstuffs. In this essay IL was
stated that what passes for strawberry
Jelly is often apple sauce dyed red ana
sprinkIed with hayseed; that strained
honey is sometimes a preparation of mo-
iasses and other ingredients; that leTon-
ade is frequently made of tartaric acid and
sugar, and that sardines are not sardines
at ALL II may be added that, according TO
reliable testimony, the beef furnished our
troops was not always beef.
Now appears the wayy and complicated
reasoning of the writer's mind. He pro-
eeeds TO explain that there is really no
cause for objection in this state of things,
SO long as the articles are not actually
deIeterious. and that adulterated food does
not necessarily mean unwholesome food,
and is certainly better than genuine food
that has stood in the shops too long. He
also points out that the adulterated foods
are cheap that they bring luxuries within
the reach OF the masses and enable the
working people to enjoy comforts which
otherwise they could not afford; that the
persons employed in preparing these foods
are skilled In their profession, and can
make more wholesome things than cooks
In private households.
There is little bit OF righteousness in
this view OF the case. but IL does not save
the city. Some years ago it was argued
that oleomargarine was better than bad
butter. and the courts decided that
whether that was so or not, Il must not
be sold under the name Of butter. This
principle may be applied to the whole
>-4sins~s ~ selling imitation articles oi
The times., 1899-05-12
THE scooPERs STILL OUT.
Must Now Settle With
Freight Handlers.

Buffalo, May 1.-THE sympathetic strike
started by the freight handlers now stands
in the way OF the settlement Of the grain
shovelers' strike. Contractor Connors en-
ploys the men used in unloading package
freight at most Of the railroad docks.
When the scoopers struck they invited the
cooperation of the freight handlers, who
then refused to go TO work. This made no
great difference for a few days for the
lake freight was light. Now Ii is block
ing up the port. Manager G. r Douglass,
of the Western Transit Line. said today
that unless Connors could furnish a suffi-
cient force of men TO unload their boats
this week the company would make some
other arrangements
This is exactly what the strikers want.
Like the scoopers they ask for the abol-
ishment OF the contract system. Usually
the Western Transit uses 600 men at its
docks. Today Connors could supply only
forty. The freight handlers asked for 80
cents an hour, instead of 20. When they
struck they took the oath which the scoop
ers had prepared, pledging not to go to
work of Connors. If the scoopers accept
the compromise terms they will still be
working for Connors in name at any rate.
Michael Joyce, the chief organizer of the
freight handlers union said tonight:
We ordered our men out for the bene-
fit of the scoopers and they will certainly
remain out until we win our strike We
have made our demand on the lake lines.
We want 30 cents an hour and we want
to work for the lines directly, and not for
contractor We have 1000 men in the
unions"
This situation is the hindrance to clos
ing an agreement between the lake car
riers and the scoopers. Various commit
tees cpDfprrgH all 1lv ic tod hot
the two strikes are costing Buffalo $50, 600
a day.
The times., 1899-05-12
The Cuban Problem.

tFrom the st. Paul Pioneer Press.)
Cuba, it is evident, requires tactful treatment.
1t is not now, and it never has been, the inten-
tion of our Government nor the desire of any
considerable body of persons in this country, to
force Cuba into annexation. The United States
is in Cuba only until her people have shown
themselves strong enough and seli-controlled
enough to maintain order and stable govern
ment. The Treaty is explicit upon that point
and will be held sacred. But war has not only
swept Cuba from end TO end, impoverishng her
people and driving many into brigandage, but
it has left her divided into factions, Spanish
and Cuban, annexationist and anti-annexa zionist
No matter how tactful our military governors
may be, no matter how soft the glove that cover,
the mailed hand, there are likely TO be in tim,
fomenters Of discoTj who will strive to max,
it appear that the United States is bent upor
retaining permanent control of the island. Ant
the more often cur power appears the more ef
fectiye are likely TO he the harangucs of thes,
demagogues.
The times., 1899-05-12
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1899.
yfruiuia,s AppenI.

The Democrats of Virginia, who met in
Richmond on Tuesday to consider. the
Senatorial situation, stated their position
clearly. Whereas" they said. the peo-
pie. as the source of all power,
are entitled TO elect United States
Senator'S by their direct vote, and
whereas. in recent years the meth
DDS often employed in the election
of United States Senators have not only
shown a plain omission 10 ascertain the
consent of the governed but contempt
nous disregard of the rights and interests
Of the people: = and whereas in many
instances the Legislatures, after long con-
tests. have wholly failed TO choose Sena-
TORS thereby depriving the States of their
rspresentation and also impairing the in
fegrity of the Senate, we, members
Of the Democratic party assembled in con-
ference. reafirning our devotion TO the
doctrines of the party and our fealty 70
It's organization. do declare as follows;
81 We earnestly favor an amendment of the Fed
.ssl Constitution 50 that United States Senator's
shall he elected by direct vote OF the people nl
the several States instead OF by the leeislAiuies
thereof
- In the effort 10 secure snch amendment "e
invite The cooperation and assistance not only oil
the people Of Virginia, but the people oi o'her
States whose welfare is equally involved:
.-s Pending the adoption OF such CONSTITUTIONS
sYn.ndn,eut We favor the nomination OF cur party
e,pdidstes for the United States Senate by state
primary elections. and we ask the 1enersi As
ssmhly for legislation legaliEing such primaries
whenever held
"a Nc ,Ireentlv and respectfully appeal 10 the
penorr.tic state Central Committee to provide
at once foT holding State primary o. a slaie y
convention for the nomination oi beihoci-'iS =
candidate fer the United States Senate 70 De Fo'eo
for ts The next General Assembly.
This is the whole case. for the preamble
and resolutions carry the argument Shall
the electors of Virginia choose their Sena-
tors as they do their Governors or shall
they delegate their authority to small
body Of men who are no more competent
10 Judge the matter than the hundreds
of thousands they are allowed to repre-
sentg Shall politicians like Hanna, Platt,
and ouay-to extend the illustration TO
other States-exact from a State Legs
Iature a great Office which they know the
people would deny them? Imagine Platt
as a candidate for Governor of New York!
Think of Hanna as the Republican noml-
nee in Ohio,
The Virginia Democrats have done well
In calling further attention TO crying
evil at a time when their voice VIII De
heard There is no more Interesting l~c'
in American politics today than the ab-
,ect failure of system which was de-
signed to produce websters' clays'
Marcys, Ca nouns, Thurmans' and Car
isles. and gives US instead the senatorial
pignies who caused the venerable George
F. Edmunds latter long suffering) to
take up his beard and walk
The times., 1899-05-12
A Human Poem.

That blossoming chrysanthemum, Rich
ard lie Gallienne has come up unseason-
ably. He has written book which he
calls Young Lions" and though he is
doubtless far above the slings and arrows
OF sarcastic popular comment, 1t may be
said without presumption that at this time
OF year there is more need of a work on
young dandelions.
In this book Mr.. lie Gallienne under
takes TO describe two of these youthful
kings of the desert, supposed TO be him
self and Rudyard Kipling. This is the way
in which he does it:
Presently tbeT. entered tall young man with
n long, thin face cIrtsincd each side with
enormous masses Of black baiT-like Slip Of the
young moon glimmering through a pine wood.
Al the same moment, there entered. as if by de
clerkiy fellow with head like billiard ball
in need OF shave, big brown moustache, and
enormous srectacles. That" said the pub
Usher referring 10 the moon-in :; The pine wood
young man, lis our young apostle OF sentiment,
our new man Of feeling, the hes, hated man We
have, and the other is a young apostle of the
blood. lie Is all for muscle and brutality-and
he makes sll the money II Is one Of our many
fashions just now to sing 'Britons and Brutality.
But my impression is that our young man Of feel
ing will have his dsy-fhough he will have Il
wait for IL. He would hasten 1t II he would cut
his hair, which he will never do"
This is delicious. II proves beyond doubt
what astute observers of the literary world
have long believed, that Mr.. lie Gallienne
Is the J. Gordon Coogler Of London. There
The times., 1899-05-12
Quick-Eycd Animals.

G'rom the New Orleans Times Democrat.)
''lt's singular fact" said a man in the show
business, that Illusions as we call EN-, don't
fool animals. Fve that proven over and over
again. few years ago / had what is known
as the Mystic Maze at the Nashville Exposition.
II simply n small room filed with mirrors,
arranged that you seemed to be in narrow
corridor. full OF turns. 1t very puzzling, and
used to get lost in the place myself, but it
never bothered my dog moment. lie would run
through il from end TO end ut full speed, and
never bump against a mirror
Il saw something the same line in Frisco
not long ago. A friend Of mine had an Illusion
called The Haunted Swing. You get in what
seems to be ordinary swing, hung in the cen
tire OF gcod-sized room, and the thing begins
to move. II goes back and FORTH and finally
clear over the top-that is to say, it seems to.
What really turns around is the room itself-the
swing stands perfectly still. 1t is good illu-
sion and when the room is rcvolved rapidly
there never was VINO could keep his head
in the swing. 1t seems il he must certainly
pitch out, and if the motion is kept up he gets
deathly sick. But pet cat belonging to my
friend used to lie on the edge of the seat and
never turn hair, matter how fast the thing
worked.
The elder Hermann told that animals
were never deceived by false table legs, built
up with looking glasses and used in stage
tricks. They always passed around ON the other
side ] guess they must see better, somehow,
than men
The times., 1899-05-12

food. If people wish to buy coffee they
ture of beans. peas. and burnt molasses.
and If they desire maple sugar they should
not receive yellow sugar favored with
hickory bark. That ought to be evident
to any person with a brain and a con-
science. Even If limitations are good and
wholesome, they should be sold under
their proper names.
But the fact is that in the majority Of
cases authorizations are not wholesome,
and that the ''luxuries' thus brought into
the homes of the ignorant are harmful and
unhealthy. For example, some of the
bread furnished at an almost nominal
price by bakers is puffed up with
drugs instead of yeast; and some of the
baking powders used are badly adulterat-
runs the risk of paying for food when he
only gets chips and wind, and also OF ruin
ing his teeth by the insidious action of the
drugs. Would 1t not be better for him
TO forego the luxury" of white bread and
eat the coarse but wholesome and nutri-
tious black bread or corR-pone? 1t is
set down in statistics that the negroes
of the South, who used to live on corn
bread and never knew anything about
baking powder, now suffer seriously from
toothache. They used to have the finest
teeth in the world; since the advent of
white bread and baking powder they are
subjects for the dentist. Is that useful
luxury?
Suppose the luxury" of canned meat is
composed OF scraps and leavings, put to-
gether under conditions which do not ia
vor cleanliness; would it not be better
for the workingman to get along without
meat altogether. except on rare occasions?
The Scotch peasants developed magnificent
constitutions on oatmeal and broths, and
the cheapest sort of meat can be stewed
into toothsomeness. Suppose the alleged
maple sugar is made of brown sugar doc
tored with a fiavoring, would it not be
better for the workingman to eat the org
inal brown sugar under its right name,
without paying his little tax TO the manu-
facturer for putting on the label?
When we reach a higher level OF civil
ization land common sense) We shall in
sist on wholesome food.
The times., 1899-05-12
PLUToeRAcY IN ENGLAND.
/ Gloomy View of Its Growth b, n
EonduE JOurnni.
(From the London saturday Review.)

(From the London saturday Review.)
The question OF the prosecution OF Mr..
Hooley must inspire the slaves Of the lamp
of the age with many humiliating refiec-
tions While the children of the morning
are periodically laid low by epidemics of
cholera or bubonic plague, we OF the West
suffer from moral malady scarcely less
dangerous and far-reaching in its effects.
Like many other undesirable innovations.
transatlantic origin and growth. In a
transatlantic origin and growth. In
country with no aristocracy, no traditions,
and no sense OF proportion, it is natural
that riches should command a respect
which no other qualities are present 10 in
spire. II were an affectation TO pretend
TO despise lucre, and absurd to involve
all its possessors in one sweeping con-
demnation. At almost every epoch in the
worlds history, notably amid the culture
and materialism of ancient Rome, as also
in the palmy days of the Grand Monarch,
money has been rated beyond its intrin-
sic value. 1t is only the rarest exception,
such as a Castilian grandee, Blanc
d'Espagne or a Highland gentleman,
whose character is proof against the melo
dious charm of clinking gold.
Without austerity, however, we may be
permitted to enter protest against the
monstrous lengths to which the present
plutolatry is being carried, particularly in
view of the degrading and demoralizing in
fuence which il must have upon the na-
tion. There are in England so many far
more fascinating idols, that it is inexeusa-
BILE to neglect them all in favor of the gol-
den calf Even the apotheosis OF physical
force were preferable, despite many con-
comitant evils. This country would ap-
pear to have drifted into mental attitude
comparable only to that which obtained at
the time of the South Sea bubble. The ex-
ample of few fortunate men. possessed
of neither knowledge nor genius nor any
advantage other than modicum of low
cunning, is inspiring a dangerous emula-
tion on every hand; the sober and indus
trious are abandoning their honorable toll,
which has contributed to the edifice OF our
national prosperity, undermining their
characters and imperiling their integrity
In a few cases. no doubt, successful
stroke brings them in more than they
| could hope TO earn by years OF patient el-
| fort. and it inspires them and their neigh
bors to fresh risks of the same or probably
| of a more dangerous nature. But ii stands
| to reason that when the gains OF spscula-
| tion are merely an abstraction from the
| pockets of the losers, there must be far
| more disappointment than realization. And
| the winner degenerates even faster than
| the loser His sudden rise is comparable
only to that of an imprudent aeronaut. He
| grows giddy in the unusual atmosphere;
| his head swells until it seems almost as
/ though it must burst; he loses all sense of
| proportion; and when he returns at last
| TO solid EARTH il is a long time before he
| is fitted to resume his former avocations
The times., 1899-05-12
SAMPSON, THE TRAVELLER.
Omcial Report From the Hero Of
Matanxas to HIS Friend Long.

Junior Rear Admiral Sampson, who lie In
command Of the North Atlantic squadron,
while senior rear admirals are assigned to
less pleasant duty, has officially reported
to the Navy Department the operations
OF his squadrons in chasing seagulls
through the seas that in common wash the
shores of the three Americas, not to men,
tion the West Indies.
Junior Rear Admiral SIMPSONS report
is interesting and conclusive. He finds
that vessels which are too small to stand
heavy sea should be furnished with a
lighter one. At Cienfuegos he found
number Of his vessels engaged in target
practice. As he did not arrive until after
the duty was completed the Official as
sumption is that II was creditably per-
formed. He says: while en-route
stopped at the hulk Of the Cristobal Colon.
and made careful examination OF it's
condition" Sampson discovered that SONS
Of the plates OF the Spanish cruiser we're
broken. This fact doubtless interested the
| junior rear admiral by way OF antithesis
| Not oven n cup or saucer was broken on
board OF his flagship during the bsttls on
Santiago. ihs conclusive reason being that
crockery Is not subject TO shock more than
| twelve miles from the scene Of firing By
six. eight, and teu-inch guns
| In general senss we may say that
| Sampson's report Is modest--fof sswpsofi.
| The commander in n-ehisf" only crops out
once. and at that only In . moderate say.
| As might naturally have been pfedisteG.
H. found the coast between Santiago snd
any %.cisnt port 10 the west badly chart
cd and no DOUBT would like to have il re-
vlssd His own efforts in that direction
which we're manitssily necessary ia bring
the story Of The sea Hkht into harmony
with his professional and prize interests,
will not be easily forgotten.
Sampson acknowledges that he visited
| Leonard Wood. That successful Governor
| being a close friend OF Mr.. Mckinley,
Sampson approves of him. He has also a
| good word TO say for the President of
| Venezuela, who came on board at La
| Guayra to see the man who has revolution
lied the theory OF naval war by pounding
San Juan de Puerto Rico all day without
effect, and accomplishing the death of one
lonesome mule at Matanzas.
The times., 1899-05-12
RniI,ya, management.

AIfOm blttlilNlf SUM-
In many respects the Industrial Development
Of the country, though vigorous and successful.
is along lines that do not command the approval
OF economists Statesmen Financial disaster
and social disquietlwll, il is feared, result from
the bringing of entire lines Of industry under
the control Of single corporations animated by a
rnonopolis,ic spirit Bat in other directions we
seem TO be making Wholesome progress. Our
railways have insensiby modified their policies,
rates and mode OF management in such way
as to command 10 a large extent the approba-
tion of the public. both those who use their
facilities of transportation and those who merely
as observers consider the relation of the rail
road corporations to the political development
of the country 1t is certain that the dstrust
and alarm felt in view of the growth and ac-
tivity OF the railroads, has diminished very
greatly in the last decade.
The times., 1899-05-12
osIesby's "HoIy Lnndy Lecture.


The following anecdOte concerning the famous
lecture The Holy Land" which, it is said,
Ex-Governor 0glesby never succeeded in deliver
ing he prepared it, is related in Franc B..
Wilkes pamphlet on the life of the governor.
He had been invited to deliver this lecture at
a country town in Illinois. and accepted \ large
crowd gathered TO hear him. and he greeted
with loud applause as he stepped forward TO lee
ture. He was only TO speak for an hour, and
said in beginning he would preface his lecture
with few remarks on his experiences in Europe.
At the end OF two hours and half he was still
talking about Europe, and because the people
seemed delighted he announced that he would
deliver the lecture the next evening.
The same people came hack, re-enforced by
many more, and at the end of another two hours
he stopped without having said anything about
the Holy Land, except TO announce that hi:
subject. The third night there a monster
gathering, and Governor oelesby. after finishing
up Europe, started to say few words about
Egypt and the Nile before beginning his lecture
At last he looked at his watch. and, with a lool
astonishment turned TO of his friends or
the platform. and said:
well. here il is IL o'clock, and I'll be hanged
i: I've got TO the Holy Land yet
The times., 1899-05-12
A Halt in Order.

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
II the allies OF the packers in the War Depart
ment be wise they win cease their efforts to
influence the President to disregard the recoin-
mendation OF the Wade Court Of Enquiry that
no further proceedings be taken with reference
to the beef scandal. The object of the intrguers
Is to SECURE the punishment OF General Miles;
but if they be half as intelligent they are
cunning the plotters against the Major General
in command cannot fail TO see that the ind-
viduals who would have most TO lose by a re
opening Of the would be those who were
directly or indirectly responsible for the pur-
chase of 100000 pounds of an untried ration.
1t might be difficult for the War Office chief to
explain why his understrappers permitted
to favor the packers with orders for their moi
some stuff in quantities four times greater than
would have sufliced for the whole OF Volun-
teer and Regular Army if the canned
roast beef had been as good as its name.
The times., 1899-05-12
NEW uN1FoRMs ron THE NAVY.
A Change In Service BIoase- Ordered
by Secretary Long.

by Secretary Long.
Secretary Long issued an order yesterday
prescribing new service uniforms FOR the
personnel OF the Navy. The order is not
to go into effect until October, 1900. when
every officer OF the Navy will be obliged
to appeal in the new style OF dress There
are two patterns of blouses prescribed. one
Tor summer and the other for winter wear.
The only difference in the present SER
vice uniforms is that those worn in sum
mer are of white duck, being similar in
trimmings and cut to the winter coats of
blue.
The new blouses will not only be of
different materials but OF different pat
terms The winter eoat Is of blue cloth
and has a double row of brass buttons in
place of tho buttonless service blouse of
the prsssn, time. i, has a ;urn-dOwn col
lar. such a. that OF civilian coat. which
permits the erayat 10 be shown. The only
insignia of rank II on the sleeves. The
sumner BLOUSE Ia OF white duck. II has
no braid and is OrDamented only by sin
gle row Of brass buttons. The shoulder
straps of the present blouse will be aban-
doped and flexible shoulder marks of the
same material - the blouse will be sub
sthutsd a white helmet Is made part
~ this uniform. tut II Ia only TO be worn
/
cefs. Ths whits ds1k caps will be worn
ordinarily
Eota bieuses are sir6ost exactly similar
TO the service ets4t used in the British
Navy. r. Is claimed Tor them that they
ere not Only more comfortable. but look
more nsaficsl tasn the prsssg; blouse.
The blue coat y hose and the white duck
coat does not st so closely ss tina; nov
worn. 4 zfest many asVsI sflcesS have
written u ffs Navy Department suggest
ing such ehSnzs. and while some OF
those IN tas ssryies have expressed dis
satisfaction. particularly on the point that
I the doubie-brsssted coat Is like that OF the
petty officers, the naval authorities say
/ they are satisfied that the service as a
whole will be pleased with the new uni
forms. One advantage is that both coats
are correspondingly cheaper than those
/ now in use. but in order that there may
I be no hardship worked on the pocketbooks
| of officers. the adoption of the new dress
was postponed until the remote date fixed
in the order.