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from Photo taken at The Hague at the special
request of the Gar.
its chairman. a man with ideas simple
and as sensible these, America would
need to have no fear of the record she
would make at the peace conference, even
without the all-seeing and all-managing
Secretary Hollis without the greatest naval
expert in the world, Capt. Alfred T. Mahan,
and without the intimate knowledge of mil
ltary affairs possessed by Capt. Willard F.
Crozier 1t is impossible to doubt that the
business-like attitude taken from the first
by the American and British delegations
had done more than any other one thing to
save the conference from practical failure
EDWARD MARSHALL,
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Deem Frost i'm Minnesota.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
Telephone llnemen, in digging a hole for
a tall pole, made an unusual discovery at
9th street and 18th avenue north, Mime
apolis. yesterday. After digging seven feet
the linemen encountered frozen earth. the
frost belt being over a foot thick The
belt was protected by several feet of dense
peat, which served as a blanket to keep
out the hot air from above
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He Stood Corrected,

From the Chicago Tribune
Cooking school? H'mph, I suppose
you've learned everything except how to
bake bread, young woman?"
Yes, sir. We don't bake bread at cook
ing school,"
"Oh, you don't?"
mo, sir. We bake the dough-"
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Secretary Of American Delegation at Peace
Conference
down. 1t was the impression of many
delegates, as well as laymen before the
conference began, that the gathering would
be junket, but the preponderance of Sc
rious design among the American, English
and Russian delegates became instantly
apparent when the conference met. The
English and American delegates had evil
fled and earnest intention of accomplish
ing something along the lines which the
car had laid down. The German delega-
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will progress toward the poets dream of
the parliament of man. In the meanwhile,
I think the steps likely to be taken will
depend entirely on the voluntary actions
of the nations that no reaction is to be
dreaded. In other words, 1 think we shall
give popular opinion a chance easily to
being done, public opinion must do the
rest"
With, as the member of its delegation
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OUR TRADE RIVALS
Germany is the Country We Have
Most Reason to Fear.
Her BUSINESS MEN ARE VERY KEEN
They Are Always on the Lookout
to Get a foothoId.
INITIATE OUR PRODUCTS

Written for The Evening Star.
Germany is today the most dangerous
trade rival of the United States and the
competitor from whom we have most to
fear" said Mr.. Ulysses d. Eddy president
of the firm of Flint. Eddy & Co.. one of the
largest exporting houses in the country, in
answer to an inquiry on this subject.
During the past decade German manu-
facturers and exporters have made deter
mined efforts to capture a large share of
the worlds trade, especially in markets
that were newly opening. In these efforts
they have been heartily aided by the Ger
man government and they have certainly
made great progress.
They have pushed their goods in every
way possible; by means of an army of
trained statesmen, by a careful study of the
demands of foreign markets and by special
trade concessions obtained through the in
ffuence of their government. In all such
markets as South America, Africa and the
orient the American exporter finds the Ger
man a vigorous and formidable rival.
Americans have been disposed to let their
goods make way for themselves in for
eign markets, and 1t must be admitted that
they have done this successfully. But If
the manufacturers and exporters of the
United States cherish an ambition to secure
markets 1t will be necessary to bestir them
selves vigorously. The contest which is TO
decide this question has begun, and the
next few years will go far toward deciding
1t. 1t will not do to leave the Germans out
of calculation in this struggle. They are
the most patient, aggressive, pushing seek
ers after new markets in the world at the
present time.
Sharp Competition.
The view of the case which regards Ger
many as our most dangerous trade rival
no doubt will surprise those who have been
congratulating themselves on the fact that
we are selling locomotives and steel
rails and clocks and lawn mowers to Eng
has been doing exactly the same thing.
German cutlery and American cutlery have
met edge to edge in the English market.
German machinery has run opposition to
American machinery in Russia, South At
RIGA and Australia. German print cloths
and boots and shoes have shared with
American products in the same lines the
task of clothing the South Americans. In
every new field in which the American ex-
porter has gone he has found the Ger
man making his way.
This does not remove England as fac
tor in the situation. England exports to-
day about the same amount that she did
twenty years ago. The increase in the
shared by other nations, chiefly by Ger
many and the United States.
The following table, showing, in round
numbers, the exports of each of these coun-
tries for $780, 1880 and 1898, brings this fact
clearly to view:
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How did you and mamma come to get
married. anyhow" asked Johnnie Chafie
of his father.
ASK your mamma. She knows more
about it than ! do" was the reply.-Tit-
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Mistiirected Zeal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Why the dickens don't you stop" asked
the angry householder. THE fire is all out"
Il allow 1t is" admitted the leader of
the village hose company, but they is
three winders not broke yet"
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Exports to Chile.
EXPLOITS to Cape Colony.


There was an instance of this in the
open rejoicing over the recent announce
ment that The contract for Russia's SUD-
ply of new rapid-fring guns would be
awarded TO American firms. Heretofore.
when Russia wanted guns, Germany has
made them. Germany expected to make
them this time, but before awarding the
contract Russia quietly inspected some
American ordnance, with the result that
the gree ter part of her enormous order
VIII come to this side of the Atlantic
Hardly week passes without some case
such as this, in which American producers
get the better of their German rivals or
vice versa. Now ii is mining machinery,
at another time electrical supplies, and at
others cotton cloth or agricultural impIe-
ments. Wherever there is big contract
to be awarded the German and the Yankee
are both reaching out for it. When the
American wins a contract or a line of
trade away from the German he feels like
jumping up and clicking his heels to-
gether, and when the German is success
ful he makes a face at his rival fgura-
lively speaking, before he goes home TO fiji
the order.
One curious phase of the Germans all
absorbing search after Information re-
garding American manufactures is report
ed by tourist concern, which is engaged
in conducting parties of Europeans
through the United States. An officer Of
this company says:
There is a considerable Increase in the
number of Germans visiting the United
Jority of foreign visitors TO this country
are either English or Germans. and the
latter form greater proportion now than
ever before. The Englishmen come for
sightseeing, but the Germans are nearly
all interested in studying some line of
manufacturing or some particular concern.
They will spend weeks in studying single
factory"
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talked peace. The United States was fight
ing in the Philippines. France was fighting
in Algeria and had by no means secured
peace in Madagascar. England is never
without its little wars in India and in others
OF its colonial possessions Russia inside of
three weeks had three small instructions
TO put down and was fighting the natives
IN China Holland for twenty-five years
has been conducting war in S,umatra
While the French delegates sat and calmly
discussed means OF wipnE out international
warfare some Of the most prominent and
inhleE' al Of their couatrymen i'll Paris
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Table of Exports.
United
Great
-

Britain. Germany. States.
1850. 81 III, 600, 900 $720,000o00 SSs5 800 900
$780,. /, 90, 100000 S30,0G0oo0 $4,000, a09
1898. 1, 163. 100000 960.000000 1,233. 600 coo
On the face of it, this is a fiattering show
ing for the United States. In 1898 Great
Britain exported about the same amount as
in 1880 and less than in 1890. During the
same period the Germans went ahead
steadily with a gain of about SO per cent in
their export business. In the same time the
United States made a gain of over 40 per
cent, and her foreign sales, amounting to
nearly billion and a quarter dollars last
year, made her the greatest exporting ma
ton in the world.
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Must Study Foreign Needs

This is well enough in the presence of
such large home demand as the good
times have brought at present. But the
tirne VIII come when we Shall want a for
elsn outlet again, and We shall find il
close to US if we refuse foreign orders. now.
Inc patient, persistent work of the Corr
mans Is telling all the time. What the
american exporter must do and do at
once, II he wants this country to hold FIRST
pace In the competition for foreign trade
Is TO study tie foreign markets and rner H.
ods or doing business more carefully 10
send out expert statesmen to drum IN or
ders, and to turn cut goods made after the
patterns to which foreign buyers have be-
come accustomed
Africa and the orient the competition be-
tween the Germans and Americans is keen
est American exporters have MANY stories
TO tell OF the devices by which the Ger
mans nave attempted to capture trade IN,
these markets. One means is by the irnita-
uon or American goods. Our exporters saw
that no sooner does any line of American
manufactures begin to make headyay in a
foreign market than the German dealers
put out an imitation which is much the
same in appearance, but of a decidedly
poorer quality.
For example. few years ago American
plate glass began to sell extensively in
south American countries. While not able
10 drive 1t out by glass of the same grade
the Germans found way to do so by TAX
ing advantage of the customs laws
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UnderseII Americans.

In most of the South American countries
the tariffs are in the form of specific duties
computed on the weight of the article. The
German manufacturers put into this mar
ket variety of glass that had the same
finish as the American kind, but was of a
poorer quality and only about half as
heavy. They made saving, therefore.
both in the cost price and in the customs
duties they were forced to pay. Tney were
able to undersell their American compefi-
tors, and took a share of the trade away
from the latter, although with an inferior
quality of goods.
American scientific and mechanical in
struments have been introduced into the
Latin American countries to considerable
extent. In nearly every instance the Ger
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The surprising total of American exports
for 1898, however was affected by our vast
shipments of raw materials, including
breadstuffs. Taking into account manufac-
tured articles alone, our exports amounted
to s340,000,000 The ratio of increase in
manufactured exports has not been so high
for Germany because she was already eX-
porting several times as many manufac-
tured articles the United States but her
actual growth has been great. The race for
trade supremacy has been nip and tuck
the end is not yet.
An American exporter, who has given
careful attention to this subject nuts the
situation as follows
England has had her own way In foreign
trade so long that she thought she could
keep it forever She paid little attention Ia
the competition that was growing up. and,
IN TACT, went to sleep Meanwhile the Ger
mans and Americans have been reaching
out Tor new markets, and they have been
doing it in characteristic ways
The Americans have tried to turn ONT n
superior quality of goods and have relied on
their goods to make their own way Tho
Germans, on the other hand, have given
careful study TO the demands of different
coHhlerclai countries, and have tried to
Their statesmen have gone eVerywhera
drumming up trade. If they found Aneri-
can goods in particular line selling waIl
they set to work to initiate these in a
cheaPer quality. If a firm in Timbuctoo
wanted TO give an order for dozen Daners
of pins, some German would be on hand 20
agree TO make up the pins in the particular
style that the TimDuctoo merchant wanted
americans are apt to refuse such small
business Ihey are disposed to look unop
LoreiSn uade as secondary to the home
market and to have a take it or leave il,
attitude toward the FOREIGN hIIvar -
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Mediation and Arbitration.

Tt must be by the route of mediation
and arbitration that VIII recognize the in
terdependence Of nations that the world.
The evening times., 1899-02-13

are interested in preserving law and Or
der, and securing the prosperity of the
country. Steady work and good work, free
dom from criminal and pauper classes, an
abundance of beautiful things, healthful
surroundings, and general intelligence and
public spirit, are necessary to communi-
ty of homes; and all these things make
strong, even an invincible, country. 1t has
been proven again and again that the
commonplace, quiet man, reused to fight
for his home and family, is a much more
ugly customer than the daredevil or the
desperate.
These things being true, any influence
which tends to break up the home or rem
der it less valuable to the individual is in
the long run bad. When women cease to
be willing TO do without show and display,
in order 10 make their one little corner Of
the world happy and beautiful, things are
going wrong. When men prefer life free
from responsibility and full of more or
less demoralizings influences to the unself-
ish work of building up the state through
the home. something is lost from the life
of the individual and the nation. The
real home is sort of electric battery
which generates unselishness If it is not
that, the Sooner it is broken up the better,
for the human being cannot live without
some sort of altruistic life, and, being de-
priyed of the make-believe, he may find
the true.
One of the tendencies of the present age
seems to be toward individualism. There
is disinclination TO accept the standards
of the past and a halfformed determina-
tion 10 discover new and more reliable
principles of action. There has been more
or less criticism .the college woman be-
cause, instead of settling down at home as
her mother did, she insists on living her
own life When this means that she will
not blind herself to facts or pretend that
a thing is good when ii is not it is step
in the right direction. That type of wo-
man will when she finds her niche, settle
into ii contentedly and accept all its hard
work and limitations because she is sure
that she is in the right place. The edu-
Gated man may decline to join his fathers
party because he does not think as his
father did. but If he is in earnest he will
work all the harder for good government
when he does find his place. But there
is a wrong sort Of individualism. which is
based merely on petty, selfish vanity
When a woman who has honestly tried
to make her home as beautiful as money
will allow feels shamed and unhappy be-
cause some foolish neighbor has sn1ered
at her little economies, she is on the wrong
track, both as regards her own happiness
and the ultimate good One of the saw
ing qualities of the Anglo Saxon has al
ways been certain sturdy independence.
When ne is sure that he is right he does
not usually hesitate 10 60 ahead.
The evening times., 1899-02-13
The NIger RepOrt.

Il may confidently be asserted that no
investigating board known in American
history has met public expectation so
thoroughly as the Alger Relief Commis-
sion II was appointed with difficulty tas
the President would be the first to admit,
but once organized. it never deviated a
hairs breadth from the straight and mar
row path which leads to official favor.
It's business was to whitewash Alger, and
Alger has accordingly heen whitewashed.
He stands before his fellow men this aft
ernoon as pure as the blizzard and quite
as harmless.
General Miles is the culprit. Many and
grievous are the mistakes the Commission
has been able TO find in The conduct of the
war but not one of them would have oc
CURED if it had not been for Miles.
Miles brought on the war before A'ger was
ready: he selected the camps against Al
gers protest he bought and provisoned
the transports: he demoralized the men;
he personally embalmed and otherwise
poisoned the beef he had contracted for
with Chicago friends over Ayers head;
he was in open sympathy with Tora! at
Santiago and Macias in Porto Rico. and, fl
naliy. he insulted Eagan. Miles the mar
plot. Miles the corruptionist, Miles the
traitor actually drove that pure white soul
ont of the army. and through his dastardly
influence (as potent with the President as
with the Chicago beef embalmersD forced
him TO take six years vacation on full
pay.
This is the Alger report in a nutshell. Is
there a single American who doubts that
each and every Commissioner has done his
full duty and earned his pay?
The evening times., 1899-02-13
Education i'm the Country.

The people of Alabama are making a
lively protest against political job which
threatens the future of the public schools.
An earnest effort has been made to provide
six months term for the common schools
of the State, and this effort seems about
10 fail. 1t is also claimed that the quality
OF the schools is not what il should be,
and that unless Alabama secure more
money for educational purposes the pros
perity and intelligence of the people will
suffer
Whatever the exact state of things in
this particular case may be- there is les
son here for nearly every State in the
Union. 1t has been claimed and with
considerable justice, that the graduates of
our public schools are oyer-educated in
the sense that they have been crammed
with much unnecessary learning. II is
perfectly true that in many cities the high
school course includes studies which ought
properly to be taken up in college The
tably study political economy higher
mathematics, or advanced science. Here
and there a bright student gets some ben
eft from these studies, and it is possible
TO give almost any girl or boy superficial
knowledge of facts and principles: but
such knowledge fades out of the memory in
week or month, and leaves a blank
The proper training includes no more work
than can be done thoroughly and easily.
and after some years of it the student may
not be very far advanced, but he will at
least have solid foundation. He can then
go on TO study higher mathematics without
having to review the multiplication table.
and may read Schiller with comfortable
certainty of the fundamental principles of
German grammar
This over education, however, is almost
entirely confined to the cities. In half our
States the city schools are forcing children
of thirteen or fourteen into the study of
subjects beyond them, while the country
schools have to put up with poor buildings.
poor teachers, and poor equipments gener-
ally. These things ought not so to be. In
every country town there are children
positively hungry for learning, for books.
for training OF. all kinds. They treasure
every scrap of knowledge which comes to
them from the world outside, and it hap
pens sometimes, that these country cousins
know more about the places of interest in
a city than do the children who have lived
there all their lives. And there are other
children less intelligent who might never
theless be stimulated and made more use
full to the commonwealth, with a little
training A tenth of the books and other
facilities which are at the command of the
city child, and too often neglected by him.
The evening times., 1899-02-13
NO ADVICEs FROM ILoILo.
Little Fear Apprehended of Addi'
tionaI Trouble With the Insurgents.


Nothing has yet been heard at the War
Department from the attack on Iloilo,
which is thought to have been made by
General Miller, under orders from General
Otis, at 9 o'clock Friday morning. When
General Otis informed the Department
that he had ordered the movement he
stated that the result would be known by
Sunday, but in the dispatches received
from him yesterday and today he does not
until tomorrow.
The dispatches from Gen Otis have been
very reassurng, and lead the officials here
| to hope that Agunaldo will cause little or
no further trouble on the Island of Luzon
He has been so thoroughly beaten on every
side and all of his plans have so completely
miscarried that even the ignorant Tagals
under him have. it is said lost confidence
in him.
There is no doubt in official circles here
since the dispatch received from General
Otis yesterday that the first attack on the
Americans was inspired by Agoncillo and
that the willy representative OF the rebel
chief got out of town just before the
news of the fight was received here be-
cause he was afraid he would be arrested.
No steps will be taken against the Fill
pinos who remain here, however, the Gov
ernment feeling that il can afford to be
magnanimous in the matter under the ex-
isting circumstances.
The evening times., 1899-02-13
TWO MURDERS IN CLEVELAND.
One the Result of n Riot. the Other
Nystery.

Cleveland. Ohio Feb l3-The police are
laboring this morning with two murder
cases. one of them a mystery. The des-
perate Hill Street Haymarket district
which has witnessed three tragedies rec
emily, was the scene of a plain riot mur-
der. A dance was in progress in Skin
ticks saloon last night. Two hundred
Slavs and Italians were in the place. John
Visike, who il is said owed Skintick So,
entered, and a quarrel arose between them
over the debt. 1t is claimed that Skintick
attacked Visike and shot him three times
the last shot being fatal. Skintick escaped
and is at large.
At about . o'clock this morning a patrol
man was passing Hickox Street when he
noticed broken window in the Hunt
Stamping Works He investigated and
found the body of the engineer, Jacob Ger
brand. lying on the floor badly mutilated
His face was nearly pared off to the bone
and he had number of gashes elsewhere
on the body. A stab in the heart told the
story of death, but there was no clew to
the murderer unless a woman's fascinator
found under the broken window shall
prove one. The murderer escaped