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The times., 1899-06-01

The steel and Iron securities had the
fate of the remainder of the list yesterday,
though it is noticeable that the different
companies securities were very different in
their relative strength. The Steel and
Wire stocks were very weak and closed
on the bottom with losses of / ga and "a
respectively for the preferred and common
stocks. The Federal Steel securities on
the other hand did not drop so far, and
had some recovery before the close. A
senseless passion to get rid of these ;tocks
has seized part of the public at the time
when there is the best of all reasons. big
earnings, for keeping themr and 1t cannot
be predicted with certainty that they will
not be forced lower by short selling and
this foolish liquidation. Every, day makes
the situation of the steel and iron trade
more magnificent.
The coalers were among the strongest
stocks on the list with an initial advance
all around and not very serious break
with the remainder of the market later
The net losses for the day varied from
| fraction to a point.
The net earnings OF the Pacific Mail
Company for the year ending April 30 were
The times., 1899-06-01
chicngo Grnin and Provision Market

Corrected daily BY ". Z. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange,
1A19 T. Street.
The times., 1899-06-01

The net earnings of the Pacific Mail
Company for the year ending April ~ were
The times., 1899-07-12
A Reform in the Dran.a.

There is hope for the drama in New
York 1t is reported that manager of
one of the theatres has refused to allow
diamonds to be worn by the chorus girls
in a famine scene.
The lines which occur in this scene in
clude the words, My God! where shall
ever get another meal?" and, as the fac
tory girl in the play uttered this despair
ing remark she raised her hands to heaven
and on those hands were glttering dia-
mond rings. The manager saw and was
Mortified. The edict went forth that
no diamonds were to be seen in that
act. The actresses objected, but the
managers heart was as hard as the dia-
monds-possibly harder. He refused to re-
consider the matter-in fact, he seemed to
think that it needed no thought what
ever
This may be the beginning of a reform.
Hitherto the realistic effect of a play has
too often suffered from the personal desire
of some actor or actress for special atten-
tion from the public. II is a physical i'm
possibility for every member of the com
pany to be in the centre of the stage at
once, and one of the most important les
sons which aspirants to histrionc honors
have TO learn is that they must subordi-
nate themselves to general dramatic effect.
In word, good team work" is necessary,
just as it is in a football game.
OF course. in the end, the artist who
attends strictly to business and does not
play TO the gallery is the one who leaps
the profits. for only so can real eminence
in the profession be won. In the mind
of any person with two grains of common
sense the diamondless chorus girl in the
scene referred to would appear far more
worthy than the one with so little regard
for the unities OF dramatic art that she
desired above all things to display her
jewels. Even the gallery-and the gal
lery is no bad judge of play-would con-
cur in this verdict
Ii is hardly just that this reform should
be confined to the chorus, however. 1t
should be extended through all ranks of
the profession. The person best fitted to
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The Republican Money plank.

secretary Gage confirms the rumor that
the Administration is preparing to redeem,
through the next Congress. its pledge to
the single gold standard interests The
pledge was made at the St Louis Con-
vention as condition precedent to the
gigantic campaign fund placed at Mark
Hanna's disposal
The Secretary of the Treasury is re-
ported by a local organ of the Adminis-
tration as declaring THE Republican
party should, in my opinion, make the
fight next year upon a bold, straightfor-
ward, unequivoeal declaration for the
single gold standard" That is evidently
what the House and Senate subcommittee
of the Currency Committees are now pre-
pairing to 90. They are framing a bill
with this sole purpose in view, and there
is, hardly any doubt of the ability of the
party machine to drive the measure
through Congress under the direction Of
Hanna. There is even less doubt that Mr..
Mckinley will approve the measure.
It is possible, of course, that there will
be in the Fifty-sixth Congress sufficient
number OF Republican bimetallists to post
pone final action on the bin until next
years elections have been settled, in the
hope of saving themselves from destruc-
tion, but this supposition has no strong
ground Of probability. The machine is
likely TO have the party too well in nand 70
give much latitude TO freedom of action or
the part of its members o: Congress. SEN
ator Chandler, for example. may be able,
under the elastic rules of TIE Upper Cham
Der. to talk TO his hearts content against
the party committing itself irrerieyably to
gold monometallism. but there is not much
probability that he could induce the MIN
bic Wolcott, the oleaginous Carter, and
other Western Senators elevated TO their
positions by the strong bimetailic senti-
ment Of their constituencies to Join him in
an effective hlibustering policy The free
coinage Democrats and Popuiists Of the
Senate gladly ought TO embrace the op-
portunity Of getting the Republican organ
ization squarely committed 10 monomet-
allism, and therefore should put no seri-
Gus distractions in the way of the passage
OF the bill.
With such law as proposed. enacted by
a Republican Congress and approved by a
Republican President. who few years ago
was an uncompromising advocate of bi-
metallism. there can no longer be double
dealing. shifting. and evasion of the Re
publican hosts on the currency issue The
Democratic party is now organized around
the reform of the nations financial policy
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conducted Insuiar Commission have been
given out, there is a modicum of doubt
on the subject. The Commission indi-
rectly, if not positively, favors the Pingree
view that the idea of territorial expansion
Is vicious one, in its concession to the
Hoar Atkinson Aguinaldo element that
after all. the Philippines and our other
islands form no part of our national ter
ritory, and that they are still open to
barter. sale, or syndcation by the con-.
tract and franchise peddiing branches of
the Government. In principle there is lit
tie to choose between the position of
Pingree and that of the instructed Insular
Commission, except that the former is
the more honest of the two.
In brief, when we come to analyze the
differences between Pingree and the Ad-
ministration they do not appear to be as
serious as we should have supposed even
week ago. Pingree says the fruits of the
war with Spain should be surrendered. Mr..
McKinleys hired Commissioners assert
that they may be. Pingree denouncss tha
trusts. So does MIR. Hanna's latest
Ohio platform. Pingree is discreetly silent
about Algerism, Carterism, Eaganism, de-
composed beef, and the fortunes certain
well known people have made out of army
and navy equipments and supplies. 1t is
but justice to state that on these points
the Administration is also dumb.
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THE IDA HULL's CREW SAVED.
Captain GabrieIsen's story of the
Loss of His Ship.

Machias Me-, July 1.-THE crew of the
three masted American schooner Ida L..
Hull, of Barnstable Mass, which was
wrecked On Camp Island, landed in boat
at Rogue Bluffs, some ten miles distant
from the scene of the disaster, last even
ing. The crew consisted of Captain Ga
brielsen, two mates, the steward, and five
seamen. The captain tells the story of
the disaster, as follows: The Hull sailed
from Boston last Friday in ballast for
Windsor, N. s., to load plaster for New
York. All went we'll until in the vicinity
of Mount Desert Rock on Saturday night,
when a thick fog was encountered. Not
caring to enter the Bay of Fundy that
night kept off and on Sunday at o'clock
p. m. made Libby Island Whistle. Sup
vessel was kept on her course until the
breakers were made. A heavy sea was
running at the time and the vessel was
driven by the waves upon the lodges of
Camp Island where she is fast going to
pieces and will become a total wreck The
crew left in the vessels boat at the mo-
ment the hull struck the rocks. and on
account CT the boldness of the island
were unable to land and were compelled
TO remain in the boat during the entire
night and until the fog cleared the fol-
loving day. Toward the latter part OF
Monday the fog lifted sufficiently to ad-
nit the sighting of fsherman's hut in
the vicinity Of Rogue Bluffs, where
landing was made
Captain Gabrielsen and the crew left
Oh the evening train fer Boston
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aIEcr 10 Retire. .

The Alger question has reached an acute
stage and by today or tomorrow may ad-
vance to one still more acute However
that may be, nothing could be much more
certain than that Alger will be compelled
TO quit the Cabinet before he is many
days older. This has become suddenly
apparent in the admissions of many peo-
PIE close to the Administration since Gov
erncr Roosevelt came over and had a seri-
Gus talk with Mr. Mckinley last Satur-
day
The statement given out by Russell A.
Alger last night that he will not resign
does not affect the situation except in SO
far as his retirement may be the result
Of involuntary instead of voluntary ac-
tion on his part. The frightened leaders
OF the Republican party call for his re-
moval. and for once they are in accord
with the universal sentiment and demand
Of the country. Whatever regret the
President may feel because of the neces-
sity that confronts him. he knows that
i, is hopeless for him TO attempt longer
to carry the lead Of AIger and Algerism,
and if his War Minister viii not take the
pointed hints he has already received and
resign, he viii be evicted without the
formality Of resignation.
This course is the only one left open
to Mr.. Mckinley if he hopes to regain any
of the public confidence he has forfeited
by the patronage and protection he has
extended to Alger. and all that Alger
stands for in national estimation The
American people are sternly determined
that there shall be a new man and new
methods in the War Department. Neither
the President alone, nor the President in
combination with all the potent influences
that have perpetuated the Algerian con-
troll Of his Administration. would dare 10
defy the opinion of the country any longer.
AT whatever cost of family disturbance
and the airing of soiled linen. Alger must
go. He may protest all he pleases His
personality has become an insunerable tur-
den to his patient friend and too tolerant
chief He may refuse to so peaceably,
but so ne must. and he knows it as well
as another
The times., 1899-07-12
HAS MoNNETTs SYMPATHY.
0hio's Antitrust Champion En-
dorscs the st. Louis Conference.


Austin. Tex, July 11.-Attorney General
T. S. Smith today received letter from
Attorney General Montague, of Virginia,
stating that he hopes TO be able to attend
the antitrust conference OF Governors and
attorneys general to be held in St Louis
September 90. Attorney General Hosea NJ.
Knowlton of Massachusetts, writes that
imperative engagements will prevent him
from attending the proposed conference.
Attorney General Monnett, OF Ohio,
writes: Il am heartily in sympathy with
this movement, or any other movement
that may tend to alleviate the present evils
and to destroy the power of monopoly by
providing adequate remedies with which
to meet these questions. | hoped to be
present at that time, but will be on my
summer vacation, which may extend Ie-
yond the date that the session will con-
vene Mr.. Smith W. Bennett of this office,
who has been associated with me in the
line Of work that will be discussed at the
convention, will be present and prepared
to take part in the programme, and will
represent me in what he may say.
Attorney General Cunningham, of Louis
lana, writes: 7 am in thorough sympathy
with the desire to suppress or control
trusts and will try to attend the meeting
at St Louis"
The times., 1899-07-12
NO FOOD FOR E1eHTEEN DAYS.
Tortures of Camper Lost In Brit
fsh Columbin

Vancouver, B. c., July u.-wiliiam Ed
wards. miner, hailing from New York. is
In the Rossiand Hospital. living example
OF the fact that a man can eat grass as an
exclusive diet for eighteen DAYS and live
10 tell the tale Edwards was employed to
co some work on Sophie Mountain, very
Wild part of British Columbia He camped
on the mountain with two companions.
His companions left him alone for the day
and Edwards thought he would Chamber
up the mountain side for short distance.
He could not find his way back to carnp.
He went round and round in circles. He
struck trapper's empty lodge and slen,
there for the first night. For the next
three days and nights he wandered list
lessiy in a circle. always coming back to
the empty cabin.
On the third night he killed a beaver By
tumbiing a huge rock on 1t. He screamed
aloud FOR Joy as he fell on the ground to
tear 1t TO pieces. As a monster cougar
stalked up to his PROSTATE form and sniffad
at him Edwards screamed with fear and in
his crazy rage and fright struck the beast
in the face with his fist. The cougar
snarled viciously, made a grab at the
freshly killed beaver clutched in Edwards
hands and made off with it. Edwards pre-
pared for the end and made his will. Grass,
roots, and weeds made up his diet during
the rest Of these awful eighteen days and
nights. half the time of which Edwards
crawled on the ground. On the eighteenth
day his toes were hanging of his bleeding
feet, his clothes in rags. barely covering
his almost bare bones.
Edwards was again visited by the cou-
gar. who sat on his launches blinking at
the PROSTATE man, evidently waiting for
him to die before he devoured him, but to-
ward evening the animal pricked up his
ears, shifted the ground and dashed of in
the darkness. The animal had scented an
other human being, this time with gun.
Edwards shouted feebly and before many
minutes William McQuarry. a trapper. was
bending over him with a whisky flask.
The times., 1899-07-12
ZoIn'S Work.

BY one single act Emile Zola has better
proved his right TO a secure position in
the republic Of letters than by all of the
books he has written. He has fatty re-
fused the use of his name to a New York
yellow journal for money-making pur-
poses. Not only that, but he has also
repudiated in detail the exultant boast Of
an American theatrical money grubber
that he had written a stcry embracing
the sensational and revolving features of
the Dreyfus case for presentation on the
stage as q drama of intense interest, with
a thrill in every line
In reply to "a tempting offer" made to
him by a New York newspaper to report
;or that journal the trial. or rather the
retrial. Of Dreyfus. Zola replied; Il must
decline your generous offer. Positively, /
viii not write of the Dreyfus case for any
newspaper whatsoever-at least, not until
the coming trial is over. What l had TO
say l have said. / consider that l am no
longer needed. ! withdraw. In this con-
nection l wish you would deny rumors
that are in contradiction of what / have
just said and that are disagreeable to me.
l learn that a man in New York boasts
that he has a contract with me to
write . play about Dreyfus. Another man
talks of my making lecture tour through
the United States. / learn. too, that GER
tain newspapers have recently published
articles signed with my name and are an
nouncing that they will publish other arti-
cles By me. All such statements are alb
voice for Dreyfus I merely desired TO rally
the defenders OF justice. then busy else
where; to draw attention to a crime the
accomplishing of which was not to be toll
Grated. l am glad l did it, because the
agitation has probably saved an innocent
man; because 1t proved invaluable in ed
ucating the masses; because the revision
politics, where principle is too constantly
sacrificed to immediate expediency and
mutual liberation. Having no doubt these
ideas will bear fruit in America, too. 1
cannot see how any articles. lectures, es-
pecially how any bad melodramas l could
contribute to the discussion would help
the gccd work. Therefore as. despite what
has been said, l have none but a literary
ambition, now l turn to purely literary
labor"
Bravo Zola! Though his literary work
is frowned down upon by the higher
criticism" conduct like this shows that
he has the genuine dignity of literary
character, at any rate, which he refuses
TO prostitute or compromise. But what
is better than all attainment and the ca
pacity to give proper perspective to lit
erary art" he has heart-he has mes
sage for the world. That is a nobler pos
session than skill for the formation Of
periods rounded TO exact proportions that
will not offend the eye of cold intellectual
ity or capacity TO correctly measure values
by the rules of "the higher criticism. :"
The product of the brain and heart of a
Zola lives longer and makes a deeper i'm
press upon human character than all of
the work of the kid gloved dilletanti who
are trying to cry him down in the lit
erary world
The times., 1899-07-12

play leading part should have the lead
ing part. regardless of stage politics. The
public has a right to demand this. More
over, the managers themselves need some
reforming In this respect. Many of them
should pay more attention to securing
good actors for the company. and less to
the real buzz-saw," real tanks of water, +"
and gorgeous scenery for the piece Peo-
pie do not go to the theatre to see pump
kins and electric cars. They go to see
acting, although they will accept the other
things as substitute. The proper set
ting for play is. of course. important.
but the proper acting of it is of far greater
moment
The times., 1899-07-12
To Prevent counterfeiting.
From The Philadelphia Rccord.)


The ant OF engraving by means Of photograph
ing and kindred aids has reached such
degree OF perfection that TIE Government has
been forced TO redouble its vigilance to prevent
frauds in that NiirectiOn. An old ensrayer said
yesterday. in speaking OF this matter;
THE exposure Of the recent big counterfeitns
conspir5cy has worked 4 change already in the
system by which the Government has heretofore
kept track OF dangerous counterfeitins methods
Chief Wiikie | sec, says that Taylor and Bre
dell employed a new system in initiating the
800 Monroe head counterfeit. He IS wrong. The
system has been vogue for many years. and IS
common to all experts in our line. There are. no
doubt, hundreds Of gngTavers who would scorn to
do a dishonest act who could make counterfeit
plates far better than the ones turned out by
TAYLOR and Bredeu. As a matter of fact, the
plate that was used TO print the counterfeit in
ternal revenue stamps was very imperfect piece
Of work and there are apprentices ] know OF who
could do better. However. they were good enough
to fool the ordinary person. In the near future
the Government viii require all engraver7 and
those connected with engraving establishments 50
register 1T least once a month, and to prescut
list Of the work performed By them
The times., 1899-07-12
Trnin Nrecl,ing.

(From the Philadelphia Ledger)
1t is said that crimes Of a particular form
go in waves, and at times this appears to be
the ease. Just nov the special and most hor-
rible phase Is that of attempted train wreckiug
without any apparent reason except that of de-
struction. There were two eases reported as
having occurred on Sunday alone, and several have
been recorded within the last two weeks One OF
the latest was an attempt to wreck a train on
the Mt. Penn Gravity road at Reading. For
tunately the obstruction was discovered just in
time 10 prevent what would Otherwise have been
surely wreck, with dreadful loss Of lie That
the perpetrator of the attempted crime is a de-
mented man only shows that he had possibly
been led to the commission by the series which
had preceded in that section Of the State since
the Exeter disaster The man caught attempting
to wreck the Mt. Penn Gravity train ought to
be placed where lie viii have no chance to work
mischief in the future, and the conr;s and iurie7
should show no mercy whatever toward others
who commit similar crimes, be they children or
prr1yr DpCDlp
The times., 1899-07-12
Mexican Amenities.
lrrnm thc ALexiean IIersldl

TT lNIt AllH 'ii-sAtslt- iA'iai''-f
Many Of the papers here continue TO speak of
Americans as YANKEES" They don; DO IL out
Of compliment hut Americans are not caring
whethrr they mean 10 be insulting or not, Yam
hse" is good enough word; it describes
great and growing ration to that nations ent.ec
satisfaction. Uncle sam is nowadays feeling
good all through, and doesn't mind thc Cheap
and petty cayilers At his greatuts7 and rso--
perity. Eut one would like to sse SIZE anil
Yankee papers here enlarge their vocabulary anl
improve their grammar. As Tor their provincial
ideas Of Americans the latter dout give a.
Rotterdam.
The times., 1899-07-12
a Question of Waters.
CFrom the BROOKLYN Forlo ,

IFIUW Ils B:OOkIEn ElgIc)
The Columbia and the Shamrock are evidently
about perfect racing machines, the one in
American waters and the other in British waters.
as the skill Of man has yet made. Whether the
Shamrock will be a good racing machine in
American waters remains to be seen. The wa
tiers are essentially different. Aquatic conditions
here are smoother, as a rule, than abroad III
Shamrock has been made with reference to work.
ing in American waters so far as foreign est
mates can ALLOW that to be done. Those esti-
mates, in the past, have not been successful. ON
the other hand, American yachts that have
beaten English yachts. sent here to contest for
the cup. have themselves been beaten abroad by
British yachts built for movement in British
waters alone. Ii is a question OF waters is well
as OF Nachis.
The times., 1899-07-12

We are pleased to observe that failure
of the compulsory arbitration scheme at
The Hague has somewhat discouraged new
Administration adventures in that line. In
cited by the extreme position taken on the
subject by our delegates to the Peace Con-
ference. Austria asked Mr.. Mckinley to
arbitrate the question of compensation to
certain OF Franz Josef's subjects. growing
out of the massacre Of unarmed miners at
Lattimer Pa. The State Department
promptly declined the proposition. The
President knows that this is paradoxical,
but he will be the first 10 frankly admit
with smile that we must always hope
for the best and place our providence in
trusts
The times., 1899-07-12
p,,;es in the suIu Archipelago.

From the St Paul Dispatch)
OF course, the United States will not SEX to
interfere with the local customs Of the inlabi-
tants, as far as such can be tolerated, hut there
are few habits OF the Snluese that viii need
correcting. They cannot own nor deal in slaves,
nor ply the trade OF piracy. under the sanction
Of the stars and Stripes. They may practice
their religion, perform their ceremonial abutious.
pray with their faces turned toward Mecca. and
even support sultan. and possibly practice poly
gamv. but slavery and piracy viii not be permit
ted The little islands OF the Sulu group VIII be
more easily oyerrrun than the great island OF
Iuzon. and the army and the tin-cilds may yet
have 10 undertake the job.
The times., 1899-07-12
NV DDy,

After the battles are over,
lnow there will come II sweet rest.
When the lilies our weary hearts cover.
We snail know then why it was best
To Fart with the sweetest treasure
God sent to make cur hearts bright;
But with heart that ach.4 beyond measure
| want my boy tonight
! miss him in the spring time,
When the purple yiolets bloom,
And in the su,.y summer.
When sunshine fills the room;
In the golden autumn.
And when winters hills are white
With an aching heart and bitter tears
/ want my boy tonight
The world IS full OF beauty,
Aud tenderness and love-
Brave souls to ill each duty,
Following footsteps from above.
There is music OF joy and gladness,
Underneath the heavens blue;
Bright ming all this old worlds sadness
Are friendships tried and true.
When elrth's cares all are over,
And the pearly gates are in sight,
I'll still remember with aching heart
How | want my boy tonight
ANNE WHEELER.