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The times., 1899-02-19
MoLINEUX's WRITING.
All Kinds of ScribblinE for the
Poison Case LAWYERS.

New York, Feb. 1S.-The principal wit
ness on Monday at the inquest into the
death of Mrs. Katherine ]. Adams will
probably be Mrs. Florence Rogers. her
daughter. If Mrs. Rogers is well enough to
testify. District Attorney Gardiner said to-
day that whenever Mrs. Rogers testifies he
will conduct the examination. The District
Attorney personally conducted the examin-
alton Of Assistant District Attorney Nc
Intyre, who was once Mrs. Rogers at
torney. The handwriting experts told AS
sitant District Attorney Osborne today that
they would like some more specimens of
Roland B. Molineuxs handwriting Mr..
Osborne told the experts that there was no
way to compel Mr.. Molineux to write IN
less he wanted TO, but that he would COM
municate their request TO the young man 8
attorneys. They told Mr.. Molineux about it.
He said he was quite willing and he came
over to the District Attorneys Office this
afternoon. At the dictation of William j.
Kinsley, Molineux did all kinds of stunts
with pen. He wrote the same address
as that on the package sent to Harry Cor
nish, and he wrote figures and letters and
sentences until he had covered seven pages
of foolscap That satisfied Mr.. Kinsley and
then Mr.. Molineux said: IF I cannot
serve you longer now, gentlemen. l shall
be glad to write for you whenever you
wish. | think Mr.. Osborne has my house
and business address
The times., 1899-02-19

him that the Philippines would not be
returned TO Spain. There was a noisy
minority in this country demanding that
We should withdraw from the archipelago
and leave the Filipinos 10 the Spaniards
or TO themselves or any fate that might
overtake them, and their talk reached Ma
Mia. All that Major Jewett says bears out
the view that by an intelligent policy, dis
tinctly announced, our rule would have
been welcomed with gratitude by all the
peoples Of the Philippines.
1t is with lively recollection of Iast
indignation that The Times echoes the
sentiment of Major Jewett that "the
speech of President Mckinley at Boston
will do more for peace than any action of
Congress" II means that American au-
thority is to be supreme in the Philippines.
Major Jewett says he went into Manila
when it was captured and established our
courts. In a week, by proper police
system, he made Manila, with all its
subtropical population, as safe as New
York. Aguinaldo's falsehoods about in
suits TO native women were invented to
infiame the Filipinos. We had twenty
two thousand men there and not a single
censurable act was committed by one of
them -
The times., 1899-02-19
THE PROPOSED NEW CABLE.
The Government Considering Snri-
Gus Routes to Manila.

Information gathered by the Navy De-
partment in anticipation of action by Con-
gress authorizing the construction OF a
telegraph cable connecting this country
with the new American possessions in the
Pacific has resulted in the suggestion OF
three routes and the practical abandon
ment of the route heretofore considered
the most practicable. Reports from the
Naval photographic Office show that Wake
Island a detached coral formation to the
north of the Marshall group. is entirely
submerged occasionally. and cannot there
fore be used a landing and relay sta
tion. The information on which the Hy-
geographic Office based its reports is so
meager, however, that the department has
concluded 10 await the result of surveys
to be made. The gunboat Bennington
started recently from Honolulu for Manila
with orders to stop at Wake Island and
leave there a notice that the island was a
possession OF the United States. One OF the
naval GOLFERS, the Nero Is now being fitted
up for making deep sea soundings in the
Pacific TO ascertain favorable cable routes.
Being practically convinced however.
that the reports of the Hydrographic Ofice
will be verified. the officials are considering
three other routes from San Francisco to
Manila. All Of these contemplate the
IidWdi ds tuc iifSt ldiiutiiS pldCt.
One of the routes is from Honolulu to
Johnston Island, thence to Guam, and
thence to Manila. Johnston Island is de-
tached from the Hawaiian group, but has
been considered as a geographical part OF
them. A few years ago 1t was visited by
British gunboat, which proclaimed 1t
British possession. No apprehension that
this will prevent the use Of the island for
a cable landing station is felt here.
Another route is from Honolulu TO Mid
way Island. northwest Of Hawaii and not
quite half the distance between Hawaii
and Guam. thence to Guam, and from
Guam to Manila. The third route is from
Honolulu TO Marcus Island. thence to Yo-
kohama, and from Yokohama to Manila,
Guam being taken in by loop connect
ing Manila with Marcus Island BY adopt
ing this route it is believed that great
deal of private business would be secured.
long telegram about cable routes was
received at the Navy Department today
from President Scrymser. of the Pacific
Gable Company, who has just returned
from an inspection tour in the Pacific.
The times., 1899-02-19
Fires and Fircmen.

The New York firemen have been hav-
ing hard time Of it during the past
week, and New York papers are paving
them high and well-deserved compTi-
ments Ii is said that the twenty-five
hundred men in the department have been
necessarily on duty, and have had hardly
two consecutive hours of sleep per lay.
Too much cannot be said in praise of the
heroism of such men. Firemen as a ru e
do not have an easy life, and in the course
of their duty they run as many risks as
the ordinary soldier. II is just as painful
to be crushed under a falling wall, or
burned TO death in skyscraper, or killed
by a live wire. as to die in charge up
San Juan Hill, and there is not so much
glory about it. Owing to her peculiar
construction. New York is more liable 10
fires than most cities. AT a time when
the streets are blockaded with snow and
the water freezes as it falls, fighting a
confiagration is not only difficult and he
roic, but almost hopeless work.
Washington is as fortunate in this direc-
ton as New York is unfortunate Her
streets. especially the residence streets
are wide, so that hre is not easily carried
from one building TO another unless there
is high wind. 1t is seldom that We have
fire in which there is loss of life Our
residence streets are not filled with apart
ment houses and We have but one such
structure which could be called a SKY
scraper." There are but few buildings In
the city which are heated or lighted IN a
way which would be likely to start a
blaze. We have no huge blocks of tene-
ment houses in which each inmate runs a
coal stove and lights the room with kero-
sene lamp. Altogether. the slow growth and
semi official character OF Washington has
saved the city much trouble in this respect
We shall do well to remember this, and
in building up the city, take as much pains
10 avoid the conditions which produce con
fagrations as We should take in putting
them out when kindled. 1t will pay in the
The times., 1899-02-19
THE MEAT ENQUIRY.
The Second Days business Also BE-
hind Closed Doors.

hind Closed Doors.
The Court of Enquiry appointed by the
President to investigate the charges made
by General Miles against the quality os
beef issued to the army during the war
with Spain held an executive session at
the Lemon Building yesterday. The ses-
sion was devoted to the work of mapping
out the line of conduct of the enquiry. IL
is understood that the taking of testimony
will be begun on Monday. The court spent
several hours in examining the reports Of
various army officers on the subject of beef,
which had been forwarded to the General
Commanding the Army, and which were
submitted by that officer to the Court OF
Enquiry.
1t has been stated at the Lemon Building
that among those who have already been
asked to testify are Colonel Powell, Ninth
Infantry: Major Lee. Ninth Infantry: Can
tain Duncan, Twenty-first Infantry: Major
Jackson, Third Infantry; Governor Roose-
welt; DR.. DAILY, of Pittsburg, and Dr. Max
well, of Philadelphia.
The scope OF the enquiry will be broad
The proceedings of the Alger Relief COM
mission will be reviewed as far as they re-
late to the beef question. The whole sub
ject of refrigerated and canned roast beef
will be gone over and the progress of the
meat from the Western ranges to the mess
cf the soldier will be followed. The court
will examine the establishments of the
slaughterers and packers at Chicago Oma-
ha. and Kansas City. 1t has been given
out that the court will not conine its en-
quiry TO the charges made by General
Miles before the Alser Relief Commission
but will also investigate the charges which
General Miles has made in the presence OF
newspaper men and which were published
in the form of interviews.
The times., 1899-02-19
The Lonr-sunering Horse

When the streets are as slippery and
dangerous as they have been of late, it is
not out of place to put in a word for the
draft horses. A sympathetic person
writes 10 the New York Journal on this
subject as follows:
Suppose you were trying desperately hard To
walk, without ribbefs, on all icy pavement
suppose you were also struggling TO drag a
very heavy load; suppose you at the same
time cut with singing lash pounded with
the heavy handle of the whip, or both, exactly
at the moment when you were struggling the
hardest to keep from slipping down. and in
mortal terror lest your feet go from under you,
how would YOU feel and what would you dog
The horse, though he may not reason dis
tinctly, and may not have an immortal
soul, does have the power to feel physical
pain as kecnly as a human being. To the
Buddhist, the cornerstone Of whose social
system is kindness, the abuse of horses
and other domestic animals which is daily
seen in our country is nothing less than re-
voting: and II is to be hoped that In the
development of our civilization we shall
come to take similar view ourselves.
There is no advantage in beating and
abusing horse when he has heavy load
The times., 1899-02-19
A RARE OLD TREASURY NOTE.
Issued In 1915 to Pay Arrears of the
War of 1912.

tf rom tne Ne" lOrh SUM-
Word has beec received in this city that
certain ten dollar Treasury note of the
series of 1916. which was forwarded to the
Treasury Department by the Fourth Ma
tional Bank sometime ago, is to be paid.
The note was received at the bank about
month ago from the First National Bank
OF Westfield Mass. How it came into the
possession of that institution is not known
here. The note was taken to the subtreas
ury and returned. as the officials there
had no way of proving its genuineness, nor
any available funds to cash it. On Decem-
Der 12 the note was sent to Washington,
where, after various inspections, references
and conferences, it has been identified with
others of the same issue. The issue was
authorized on February "a. 1915, to pay
arrearages in the expenses of the war Of
1872 1t was for s25, 5,000, coo originally. and
the act allowed the reissuance of notes or
their conversion into bonds. OF this
amount SIS .362, ,394 was actually issued, and
7.1S2 40 reissued. The notes were re
deemable in nine years, or convertible in
to Government bonds. When the notes
themselves were for amounts greater than
500 they bore interest. but for less
amounts were payable to bearer and did
not draw interest until converted. Nearly
all the issue was soon retired, and the last
note received at the Treasury prior TO the
ore now in hand was presented in 1912.
The redemption of the note now in hand.
as directed by Treasurer Roberts. will be
chargeable to the public debt matured prior
to 1861. The note is held TO be good for its
face value. because no date of maturity
is mentioned on il. Some of the notes OF
the same issue have been declared worth
less it is said, because they were not
properly stamped and signed.
The times., 1899-02-19
AMBASSADOR WHITES WORK.
Writing Three hooks Which VIII He
OF Interest.
Berlin correspondence Of Chicago Record.)

Berlin correspondence Of Chicago Record)
The American Ambassador in Berlin.
Prof. Andrew ID. White, who returned re-
Gently from his two months leave in Italy.
has utilized his temporary freedom from
official care 10 lay the foundation so to
speak, of three important and voluminous
literary works. His new work embraces
book on the relations of the United
States to France prior to the revolution.
and one on the upbuilding of the German
Empire OF today. while the third will be
personal "reminiscences, mainly OF a po-
litical and literary character.
Mr.. White, who has been bihfiophiIe
for many years. and whose vast library is
unique OF its kind. owns many rare vol
umes- which have aided him materially in
the preparation of the two historical works
mentioned. In these he will incorporate
material never before employed for a Ike
purpose. For his book on the relations OF
the United States to France in the ante
revolutionary days he has, besides, search
ed the records in Venice. Genoa, and Flor
ence. and his pains were rewarded In find
ing wealth of interesting matter hither-
to unpublished. AS to the work on Ger
many's rise, il begins with the period of
The Reformation. and is largely biograph-
ioal in its nature. being written with the
aim OF doing justice to the Catholic side
as well as the Protestant. IL will contain
in the earlier part many details from the
lives OF Luther. Melancthon Cajetanus.
and others unknown up to the present. IL
is. however. to be complete in one large
volume. IL was due to the circumstances
Mr. White tells me, that no readable and
comprehensive history of Germanv-and
especially none available for the use of col
leges and more advanced schools-exists
in English. that he undertook the task of
writing one. The diplomat-author does
not intend. however. to publish this his
tory of modern Germany while filling his
present post of Ambassador to that
country. While in Florence Mr.. White
dned with Lord Napier. once British Min
lister in Washington, who died last month
He found him apparently in perfect health.
physical and mental, and Lord Napier told
him many highly interesting stories OF Sec
Ietary Seward, man whom he greatly ad-
mirfd
The times., 1899-02-19
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1s. 1898


In NJ Loubet France has President un-
der whose administration no new injustice
no fresh violation OF republican principles,
Will blaeken d record already shameful
If it be not in the power of the head of the
French Republic TO compel the courts TO
deal justly with persons against whom
public clamor has been raised at least
he can make it difficult for them to con-
denim without warrant of law His au-
thority is limited, but his influence which
depends in part on his personality may
effect what France most needs to pre-
serve her from revolution and the destruc-
ton of popular government. President
Loubet is not a genius, but he is something
better at this moment of distraction He
has the deepest respect of the people of all
factions for his integrity and simplicity of
character. and for his sincere regard for
the welfare of France. Although his ca
reer has been political, he has escaped
calumny and has managed 10 avoid the
extremes of opinion 10 which French
statesmen are especially liable.
Under II. Faure the presidential Office
was apparently without the least control
over popular sentiment OF current events.
Nobody seemed 10 consider it a matter of
Importance what his attitude might be in
relation 10 the issues that stirred the peo-
pie 10 a frenzy. Indeed. he appeared TO
shirk the responsibility of exercising an
influence at any crisis. This is not likely
to be the case with his successor, who is
fearless and can be determined 10 the
mint of ObSfinary lie is in
tion 10 invite the support of the strongest
men of the country for the suppression of
popular passions and the restoration of
good order. With his election he ceases
TO be partisan. We may look for him TO
attempt TO secure for the decision in the
Dreyfus case a quiet liberation, il not re-
spect, and when that disturbing business
is removed he may be able TO rally
party for the stability of the Republic.
The only way in which he can disappoint
the expectations of disinterested observers
is by proving inanimate-by carrying his
steadiness of character so far as to refrain
from attempting TO direct the current of
popular feeling.
President Loubet enters on his work in
circumstances more favorable than they
seem at first view 10 be. We are
10 consider that the sudden death of
NJ Faure has stunned the people
and made them fearful of some
thing indefinite, and therefore terrible.
For this reason they will welcome a strong
man as a hope OF safety and will lend 10
him all the help and encouragement they
can. They will be less disposed 10 criti-
else than commonly. 1t is possible that
out OF the darkness may come the light
OF better days for France.
The times., 1899-02-19
THOMPSON IS oBDURATE.
The Situation In Nebraska Getting
Even More Complicated.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1S.-The Senate only
was in session today, and this fact has
caused a serious discussion among law
yers, whether the title of the man who is
finally elected is not vitiated At noon a
Republican Senator moved, to avoid any
legal complications, that the Senate pro-
ceed to Representative Hall to ballot. The
point was raised that the Senate is not
the Legislature, and that no ballot could
be taken. The Chair held that the migra
tion to Representative Hall was pure'y
voluntary act of the Senators individually
and not of the Senate as a body, and the
motion was withdrawn. The Allen men
tried 10 secure enough members of the
House to assemble in order to test the
question, but failed. The Lieutenant Gov
ernor holds that one Senator and sixtysix
Representatives would constitute a 10 MT
session with a quorum. allowing 81 votes
to elect, which opens up possibility for
a Populist coup. Thompson announced to-
day that ne would not so into a caucus
with an optional ballot, but only with
secret ballot and without his men no eau
Gus Of any kind can be held.
The times., 1899-02-19
A SENSATION IN UTAH.
Startling Charges of Bribery Brought
Against McCune.

Salt Lake, Utah. Feb. 1S.-When the joint
assembly of the Legislature met today, and
before the vote for United States Senator
was taken, Representative Law. a Repub-
lican, created n sensation by stating that
A. W. McCune, the leading candidate and
Democrat, had agreed to pay him $500
for his vote. Law said he had made the
arrangement with McCune personally last
night. He invited McCune to go to his
room this morning and settle details. Law
having previously arranged that Chief OF
Police Pratt and some other witnesses be
concealed where they could hear the con-
versation. McCune declined to go to the
room, Law says, but made an appointment
10 meet Law in the street. Law arranged
that the chief of police and man named
Fowler should be in the vicinity and see
and. il possible, hear what passed between
them. Law says McCune arranged to give
him 500 then and 81 400 after the ballot
was taken. McCune, Law said. shook hands
with him and in the hand shake placed four
$50 bills in his hand, remarking he was $50
short but he would give s1.420 after the
balloting. Law at once stepped up to the
chief of police. who had watched the entire
transaction and placed the four $40 bills
in his hand. This statement of Law caused
great sensation, the public in the gal
leries, yelling and hooting.
A committee of seven members of the
Legislature was chosen by the Assembly
TO investigate the charges with instruc-
tions to use all diligence and to report
their findings to the House. II is also
claimed that there are several other in
stances in which McCune has offered
bribes which Will be brought to the knowl
edge of the committee. After the appoint
ment of the committee ballot was taken
resulting: McCune, 25 Ia loss of three}:
Cannon. S; Nebeker, 8; Sutherland, l.;
King, 3; scattering g. The Legislature
then adjourned till Monday morning.
McCune positively denies Laws state
ment and AYERS that Law approached him
and offered to sell him his vote for 5000
but that he (McCune) told him to Go to
hi" Law says he is prepared to prove
beyond doubt the statement he made
on the floor OF the House
The times., 1899-02-19

to draw Anyone who has lived in farm
ing country knows that there is as much
difference in farmers in this respect as in
other moral attributes. and that, as rule
the man who treats his horses and oxen
kindly gets more work out of them and
keeps them in far better condition than
the brutal and abusive master. The horse
which is treated like an intelligent being
(which he isl will behave intelligently and
share his masters life in way which
surprises the neighborhood. Everyone has
heard the proverb which is current in the
British army that ii is Of no use to try
TO control horse in battle if he knows
that the man on his back is afraid. This,
in itself, shows the curious instructive
comprehension of human emotions which
is possessed by animals long domesticated.
Here - there in a rural community there
will be found a man who makes pets of his
horses. teaches them to follow him about,
understand what he says, and do half their
work without guidance; and that man will
make his farm pay, if it is only little
piece of rock with a bit of sod over II;
and the neighbors will look on enviously
and comment on his luck" There is no
luck about it An intelligent being can
always do more work than machine, and
intelligence crushed and perverted is even
less useful than a machine, because it can
not be depended upon. The sooner public
opinion can be educated up to the point of
condemning abuse of animals in any form
the better it will be for the community.
There is no danger that human nature
will ever grow too kind and sympathetic
for its own good