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The times., 1899-10-23
MONDAY. OCTOBER p. 1899.
Roosevelt on Treason.

n a speech in Cincinnati Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt. Of New York. has really excelled
an his previous records in unbridling his
tongue and allowing it to run away with
his senses. On the occasion to which We
refer his sole purpose appears to have bsea
10 identify the Pstriotie Democratic people
Of the United States with the Againaldo
insurrection in the Philippines-of course
in utter defiance Of history and fact.
Nj Roosevelt. among other things de-
clsred thar Aguinaldo-s belief that his
rebels ought tc pray for Democratic sue
cess. was justified since the party was
working for him. while he was working
for it, UceIaaces Of this sort strike US IS
being ID had taste. even according to the
presumed standard Of the Rough Rider.
Hs has posed as patriot, and has pros
pered al The business lie may be bitter
ard offensive enough in his partisanslip
20 ignore The truth. that the great ma
tor.ty of has political opponents have bzea
quite IS patriotic as he can claim TO have
been. N support Of the Government in
Jhe war with Spain; and he has no JUST
rcazcl for asserting that a majority OF
them are rot tcday as heartily in favor
OF supPrczziHg T1bell.on and establishing
American authority and institutions in tae
Philippines as any Republican.
Il is characteristic CT men like Theodore
Roosevelt 20 forget matters which. If re-
meDbered. would render their arguments
ridiculous IT is also impossible to believe
I1 his case al any rate, that such Iapses OF
memory are honest. While denouncing the
American FIipinos and their sympatftizers.
as Il is his right and duty TO do. il is ueith-
ar frank nor fair I'm him 10 select cor de-
nunciati0n only those obnoxious individuals
who. in the past. have been claszea as Dem
ocrats. He likes TO be considered a brave
and STRAIGHTFORWARD man II he really were
SO it would not occur TO him TO strike at
Iittle. iueoasiderabIs people like the gal
vanized HessIau. Lentz. and withhold his
aFeugiug hand from that Republican high
priest Of FHipinoism. George r Hoar.
And Roosevelt knows thar Hoar does not
stand alone among the statesmen Of his
party as zympathizer with the enemies
Il our flag and country. Governor Roose-
Welt would DO well 10 adopt a constitution
II amendment 10 his stumping ways and
manners. which al present do not reflect
much credit upon him.
The times., 1899-10-23
VIII Europe Interfere.

Probably il would be q mistake 10 al
tach any great importance to the views Of
such journals Us the Revue Diplo-
matique" and the Courier du SOir. both
ol Paris. on the subject Of a possible Eu-
ropean Intervention in South Africa. ia
ordinary circumstances we might be in
cIined TO assume that the former. with
ITS supposed means OF Information spoke
more OF less by the book in connection
with the diplomatic movements OF the day.
But, as international matters stand in Ea-
rope. the rabid Anglophobia OF the Re
Tue." as wen as Of its contemporary. rem
ders the opinion Of either Of no particular
value
The journals mentioned claim to know
that it is the Intention Of some OF the
Continental States. after few fights have
occurred in South Africa. TO step ia and
interfere under the plan Of The Hague
Peace Conference. We are ready 10 be-
lieye that France, Russia, and Austria
would be quite agreeable TO any feasible
arrangement that would enable them TO
check Great Britain and prevent the po-
litical extinction OF the TWO States in South
Africa hostile TO st.; but, with the excep-
ti0n OF France. it Is not easily supposa-
bic that they would make the diplomatic
bluuder Of an impossible resort to The
Hague plan, 10 accomplish such an object.
What the French Government or ration
might do. or attempt, under any given
circumstances. IS a matter for the consid-
Grafton Of alienists rather than Of states
men and diplomats. But the others, while
antagoniz!ng Engiand's policy, progress.
and power, whenever and wherever the
same Is practicable, are nevertheless sway
ed by sane considerations Of statecraft
rather than by blind passion, and they
are not at all likely TO allow themselves
10 be used for the promotion OF French
schemes Of revenge for the Fashoda in
cidenL
No one who has ever contemplated the
high intelligence Of Russian diplomacy can
think for a moment that the St Peters
burg Cabinet would put It's head in the bag
OF interference between a semi dependent
STATE and its suZerain, II the Government
Of the Car wanted a fight il would find
some safer casus bell than such course
would furnish. For The Hague treaty.
while countenancing friendly offers Of me
diation in quarrels between sovereign
States. does not authorize meddling in
matters where only one OF the parties TO a
The times., 1899-10-23
A LANDMARK OF THE DRUIDs.
The Famous stOnehcnge May lie
Drought to This Country.
(From tbe New York JourIdI.l

(FgOm the New AcrE Journal
Stonehenge. the Druid landmark OF Eng
land. may soon become the property Of an
American. An American who desired for
business reasons that his name be with
held from the public. has made an offer for
the curious Old stones that constitute the
relic. He may transport them 70 Ameri-
ca for exhibition.
It was at St0nhenge the Druids built
their great temple. IL was there they Of
fered up human sacrifices Thomas Hardy
has made StOnehenge the scene of the
strongest chapters in his strongest book
Tess OF the D'Urbervilles-
StOnhenge is a collection Of huge stones
on Salisbury Plains Wiltshire. England.
eight miles north OF the shiretOwn o. Sails
bury Its Saxon name ueams hanging
stones Seen from a distance they appeIr
10 be merely an regular mass Of stones,
but q closer inspection shows them 10 have
been originally arranged to form two ova's
within two circles. surmCuGted BY bank
of earth, 10 feet high and 1.0IJ feet in cir
cumference There are 1ig stones. weigh
ing from ten 70 seventy tons each. They
are much Weather-wOrn but in many 0f
them the sharp angles and the lemons and
mOrtiCes by which they are joined are
we'll preserved.
Scattered over the plains are about 300
tumuH or barrOws. some Of which have
been opened and found 20 contain Charred
human bones, fragments OF pottery. and
British and Roman weapons. In the centre
is fat slab fifteen feet long. which is all
that is left of the altar, IL is q grained.
caIcareous sandstone, which strikes fire
with steel AT the foot of the altar
remains of oxen, deer. and other animals
were found. iutermixed with burned wood
and fragments of Aoman and British pot
terry. Some anticuarians and geologists
say this curious old temple belonged 70 the
bronze age. Others maintain that It was
erected 10000 to 5G.0G0 years ago.
Stoneheuge is the property of Sir Ell
muud Antrobus who wants ELS. coo for it.
The times., 1899-10-23
4 Convert to Expansion.
CFrom The St. Louis star.

Bryan seems to be getting into deeper water
every day. With reference TO expansion If ne
is not now between the devil and the deep
blue sea- 10 is because the devil cannot be located.
Hon William J. Stone of Missouri was pos
sibly the first leading Democrat in the United
States 20 voice aH endorsement OF expansion in
the orient. Up to this writing. we haze not
heard that he has modified that endorsement IN
the least
one by one other leaders have come to his way
of thinking, notwithstanding Mr.. Bgans bitter
and persistent opposition.
Now comes former Governor HogG. Of Texas,
formerly i'm accord with Mr. Bryan on the Philip
pine question, and says: I'VE have expanded IN
defiance OF the FeNas Democratic platform. The
Philippines now belong to the United States. 1t
is for the next Congress to say what we shall
do with them.
1t Is not surprising that leading Texas Demo
Gratis should hold TINS view OF the matter, for if
there is one State in the Union that should be
thankful that expansion las prevailed in tAis cJuu
try that State is Texas
The quicker Nlr. Bryan joins Mr.. Stone, Mr.
Uogg, and other leaders OF his party the more
certainty there viii be Of his receiving the n0mi
nation.
While there may be a plank in the Democratic
platform bearing upon what shall be done with
the Philippines, there viii hardly be denounc-
ing expansion,
The times., 1899-10-23
PORTO RIcANs DESTITUTE.
Food Supplies VIII He Necessary for
Eight McrL,a Nnrc

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-William p. Cor
wine, Secretary of the Central Porto Rican
Relief Committee, has just resolved a let
ter from Brig. Gen. George W. DAVIS, com
manding the Department of Porto Rico.
This letter is dated October 13 and refers
TO the general situation in the island In
part it says:
The development of the situation here
confirms the views heretofore expressed
as to the extent and continuance of indi-
gency. The most strenuous demands are
made by the mountain districts, where. as
you know, the coffee plantations are To-
Gated. The cofee crop was annihilated.
and many of the plantations as we'll The
propTietors are without means and the Ia
borers without food, or would be had not
our people stepped in TO feed them.
Thousands of human beings have moth
ing between them and death from starYa-
tion except the food which each week is
landed from our transports. On the coast,
in the sugar cane country, ii is different.
Labor is now in demand there, and will
probably continue to be for some time. 1
look however for great stress to be made
upon our charity for the next eight weeks,
as most everything the poor had is gone
and nothing can be produced before the ex-
piration of the time mentioned.
The times., 1899-10-23
THE END OF A FAMOUS ENGINE.
Commodore VanderbiIt's Locomotive
Now n Mere Heater.

u
MARSHFIELD, Wis, Oct. 22.-It was
with a feeling akin to pity that a crowd of
cplookers watched the lowering of the d-s-
mantled hulk of a locomotive few days
since into the basement of the Upham
block, in this city, to serve as a part OF the
heating apparatus. Here was an engine
which in its youth was the pride and boast
of Americas first railroad magna.e, Com
rodore Vanderbilt, and for many years
was looked upon as the fastest locomotive
in existence. Fifty years ago, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific the praises of "O.d
Van" were sung. and no engine was more
talked about or better known in railroad
circles.
More than a half century ago Commo-
dore Vanderbilt had this engine construct
ed under his personal supervision at the
Taunton Mass, Locomotive Works. and
nothing but the very best material was
permitted to be used. No expense was
spared in the effort to turn out loco
motive that would surprise the world with
its lightning speed as we'll as be an object
for admiration wherever 1t went on the
Vanderbilt system.
1t was q matchless beauty viewed from
any position. Every part of the machine
was finished and polished with the care
given to the works of watch. Bur
nished brass and copper glittered in the
sunlight from all protrudiRg rods, shafts.
and bolts. making it an object worthy of
country people going many miles to see
as it passed on one of its scheduled trips
carrying the Commodore and the lead
ing officials of the Vanderbilt system
When completed Commodore Vanderbilt
named his private engine Cornelius Van
IrF.Eflt In bCrrr. nj 10 bfvTb ri his
grandson.
The ignOminious retirement from service
OF this time honored engine and the death
of the man after whom it was named oc-
Cured close enough together to be some
what of a coincidence. After serving d term
of years as the favorite OF the president OF
the road, "Old Van" finally met the fate OF
most favorites. 1t was supplanted in its
masters affections by a more prepossezsing g
and stiil faster locomotive. Seventeen years
ago this engine was shipped to Wisconsin
and sold to E. E. Finney of Oshkosh, who
was then superintendent OF the Wisconsin
Central Railway. 1t was soon afterward
purchased by former Gov ". II. Upham,
of this city for use on his private logging
road which terminates in Narshfeld.
Since 1883 it has jostled and screeched
through the dense forest which the logging
road penetrates, stalIing on upgrades with
short string of log cars which an ordi-
nary engine would pull along with ease,
for It viii be remembered that "Old Van
was built entirely for speed and was not
to be depended upon to pull more than a
few loaded cars.
During the past seventeen years this
section has been visited by many dis
astrous forest fires. which at times de-
stroyed much valuable property and en-
dangered the lives of the inhabitants.
'Old Van" has always taken prominent
part in fire fighting.
When the engine was dismantled the cab
was taken by Z. F. Finney, son of the
original purchaser of "OId Van" from the
Vanderbilts, and is today used on the Fin
ney lawn as a 'childrens playhouse.
The times., 1899-10-23
TroubIc and Changes in Samoa.

The condominium principle has been suf
ficiently tried in the Samoan Islands to
prove that il will not work-at least not
there 1t is difficult to see how anything
else could have been expected A posses
sion peopled by semi-savages, jointly occu-
pied by three rival commercial States, each
represented by certain officials all jealous
OF one another. is not calculated TO impress
one as likely to become a Utopia, or a
happy valley such as a Rasselas would Sc
lect for a winter residence.
As observed. our housekeeping a trois,
has failed, and rebellion is rife again in
the group. Nothing seems feasible but dis
solution of the club, division of the assets,
and segregated control. An effort to bring
this about is in progress in Berlin, where
the three powers interested are exchanging
pourparlers and memoranda and talking
over the matter in corners at receptions
and in the back ends of opera boxes, after
the pleasant and leisurely manner of di-
plomacy world without end
We have a naval and coaling station on
one of the islands-Tutuila by name-and
our place, Pago Pago Bay, the best harbor
in the region, is being equipped for busi-
ness. In any division we shall have to
keep Tutuila. We were offered the whole
group in President Grants time and were
foolish enough not TO take it. The, other
Islands are hard to divide. If the prin-
cipal one, Upolu, should fall to Germany,
it is so much more desirable than any or
all the others combined that the United
States and England would have to be COM
pensated. The chances would seem to be
that one or other of our joint partners will
have to sell out of the firm and retire
Between the two members remaining par
tition would be easier. 1t is not considered
probable that any final settlement can be
reached for some months to come. In the
interval it is to be feared that there will
be a vast deal of quarreling and perhaps
bloodshed in Samoa. to which, it is appre-
| hended the officials of the several nation
alities viii more or less cheerfully contrib
ute their divergent influences.
The times., 1899-10-23
Senator Allison on Trusts.
From the philadeIphia Recordl


In a stump speech at Cedar Rapids Iowa,
Senator Allison declared. with apparent bodness
that "the Republican party has not hestated to
deal with the question Of the trusts and who
can truthfuily say that shrink from dealing
with il now?" As if to answer himself the
Senator iIuined ediately began to cyade the issue
with the plea that after all it is a question
under dual form OF government how far Con-
grcsS can 20 or to what extent the States must
exercise the power" to deal with the trusts
No one knows better than lp how many mon
opolieS in trade sheltered behind the Dingley
tariff. No one more thoroughly understands the
reasons why many rates of duty raised high
above any need for protection through the per
sistcut lobbying OF interested parties Yet with
all his knowledge of the operation of the Dugley
tariff in fostering industrial trusts. there is little
cause TO anticipate any aid from him in the only
way in which Congress could eiTectuallv deal
with these monopo.i,s-that l.. by reducing or
repeating the excessive protective duties which
favor them at public expense. This is evident
from the Senator's Cedar Rapids speech, in which
hr eNtoIs the Diugley tariff This own share in 10
incIudpd) as "a potential factor in the rgstora-
tiuu If prosperity.
The times., 1899-10-23
Reg. IA Vote, Reg.'n Vote.
Tbc south African War.
oFrom the Minneapolis Tribune1

TF T|TU On" ''TT-'--1 T'--'7 -1--7T--T
The Beers have cut of communications with
TIN. frontier and il is very difficult TO get any
news from the front in regard TO the progress of
line war in th. Transyaal- The Beers appear to
he. assuming The offensive but with what degree
Of success can only he 5urmised from the fact
tbut they are probably better prepared at the
paint Of contact than the British, hence il is
natural that they suppose that the first successes
viii b. thcIrs
The war spirit in England has been growing
YER, rapidIy since the issue of President Kuger's
nitimattm. and the British Government can count
.afcIy upon a strong popular support The gem
craI expectation seems TO be that the wa: viii be
q short one as il is believed that the Beers viii
find il impossible 20 hold out against the over.
whelmiug power ef Great Britain. Nevertheless
Mr. Selous the famous hunter, who is familiar
with African conditions expresses the opinion
that the war viii last eighteen months Should
il do So its effect upon finance and business Will
be more serious than Is now generally looked
for.
The times., 1899-10-23
FUNSTON FOR THE SENATE.
His Return TO the Philippines May
Insure His Election.

TOPEKA, Kan, oct. 22.-The friends OF
General Funston declare that his return
to the Philippines after the reception to
his fighting regiment here November 2.
insures his election to the United States
Senate to succeed Senator Baker. General
Funston has expressed desire to serve
a term in the Senate, but the Republican
leaders are trying TO side-track him with
a nomination next year for Representa-
tive-at- large. The generals friends claim
that his return TO the Philippines was
brought about by Kansas influences. aided
by Senator Mark Hanna hoping it would
shelye him politically, but it is probable
that it viii make him stronger and assure
his election to the Senate.
General Funston has notified his Kan
sas friends that he cannot accept the
81 600 sword on his return here. unless a
certain inscription is removed from the
blade The press reports stated that Funs-
ton replied TO General Wheatons query
in a hot engagement: How long can you
hold your position Until my regiment
is mustered out" General Funston says
be did not make this reply, and viii not
accept a sword bearing such an inscription.
The times., 1899-10-23
kInndike GoId.
From the Chicago Democrat j

lFIOm the IMCdgO DcWucrdi.J
While the advocates Of the single gold standard
scof at the quantitative theory of money they
confessed Judgment when the hlondikc gold fields
were discovered by saying that the production
from these mines would solve the financial prob
lem.
Even the able Secretary Of the Treasury for
MckiHley's Administration gave out 5H interview
expressing the opinion that the gold from klon
dixie would settle the controversy over the money
question
Having admitted that the quluttltive theory
VI money is correct the failure OF the kCudikc
mines to food the world with gold leaves the
mouometali5ls in a very bad plight.
II is evident that the troubles IN South Africa
SIN shut oG another source u supply and the lack
~ money viii soon become painfully apparent
The United States las experienced he evils Of
gold standard forced upon it by Secretaries OF
thr Treasury who have refused 90 follow the
directions of lhc law and have paid ont gold
81 hen silver was equally much legal tender
No fact il UcTe iH evidence than the lack OF
gold TO perform the work Of carrying on the
commerce OF the world. And TINS Is the reason
why tine money power is SO anxious 10 make the
gold standard binding upon the people OF this
nation.
With inadequate supply Of any commodity
thr value Of that commodity increases. Those
who own gold want to make IL more valuable
They care nothing for the people They simply
want 10 become richer themselves and TO control
the measures OF values.
70 mate gold the standard under these circuu-
stances would he i crime against the people.
The times., 1899-10-23
MARYLAND GOLD DEMOCRATS.
The Committee of Forty Pledge Sap
port to Republican Ticket.

The Committee of Forty Pledge Sap
port 10 Republican Ticket.
BALTIMORE. Md, Oct. 22-The sold
Democrats of this city and OF the State
viii support the Republican ticket The
committee of forty composed of some of
the leading merchants, bankers, and man
ufacturers OF Baltimore, have made for
nal announcement which leaves no doubt
as to where they stand politically. The
announcement is signed by Henry A. Parr
Chairman of the committee and is as fol
lows
In Maryland, although dealing with all other
national issues, the Democratic platform is silent
the currency question, IN Difference To the
dominant principles and policies OF the Democratic
party of the nation.
victory by the Democratic party in Maryland
upon platform ignoring the financial question,
aIsd therefore, framed In the interest Of the
Democratic party OF the nation, must give en-
cou!agemeut TO the advocates of deprecated
currency and be a blow TO the business interests
Of the country
We do not believe that at this time. ON tie
threshold of a Presidential election, support
should be accorded party organization afraid
10 state its position on the financial question,
and at time when the business interests of the
country are hourisGing when industrial activity
is evidenced uu every hand by the employment
cf capital and labor, and this too, brought about
hs the adherence of majority of the people to
the maintenance OF the gold standard OF value.
The committee urges all gold standard
Democrats in Maryland 70 tol ov its e.
ample.
The Republicans are in high feather e.
the accession OF the Independents. Mo
openly declare for their ticket. This week
there viii be mass meetings thIo SLo .t
the State on Thursday Cove nor Roosa-
Welt viii speak at Music Hall but prior to
that he will make two days tour Of The
Western Maryland counties, acC0mpani "a
by Governor Lowndes and Senator McCo
mas.