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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

Entrusted by and with the consent of Con-
gress with the possession and administra-
ton OF the Philippine Islands, and that il
was the Philippines and not the United
states that opposed the result of that
treaty with arms, and that there was no
other outlet for the President than to de-
lend our possessions, and to crush a re-
DelllOn against the authority of the Unit ted
States. Every other country, whether
monarchial Germany or republican France,
would have acted in the same manner, bu,
Schurz says We are a republic. Our policy
Is against oppression. These are all beau
titul words, gtitteriRg CONGRATULATIONS that
are easily spoken from the pulpit or the
rostrum. but in actual life, the stomach,
not the head, controls and the material in
terests of the United States, as we'll as
their moral. are very largely involved In
every war We have had with the Indians
the natural result was expansion from east
to west The American people have from
the earliest days of the revolution practiced
nothing but expansion. Expansion is part
and parcel of his flesh and blood and in
asmuch as We are cut off on the north by
Canada and the south by Mexico we had
to find a way croSswiSe over the ocean. Mr.
Schurz may be right partly in theory, but
the American people are not guided or i'm
PEELED by anything save and except prac-
teal instincts and these will not be di-
verified by words on the part of the Anti
Expansion Society. There are some re-
pUbicans who think as Schurz does and
who regret that the party was driven to
take its course by the war clamor of the
democrats, and who are somewhat dis
Philippine Islands, but let the campaign of
next year come. and will see that all
these republicans will say 1t is true the
conoluon IN the Philippines Is not pleas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

ing but the general interests of the United
States, the material welfare of the laboring
element, of the merchants, of the manu-
facturers and of the farmers can only be
strengthened by the republican party and
not by that of the democratic, which, with
its free silver Swindle and their foolish
faiiacies. would disturb the financial and
commercial interests of the United States.
Mr.. SchurZ, of course, will next year carry
water again to the democratic mill. He is
used to these constant changes. Up to
6S he was republican, in II against them,
in 10 again for the republicans, although
everybody expected that he would join the
great reformer-Tilden. In 80, being min
lister of the interior under Hayes, he was
compelled to stick to the republicans, but
in "a he again jumped to the democratic
he against Bryan. Next year Schurz
will again be against the republican party.
Should the democrats win, then Schurz
will undoubtedly in 1904 be compelled to
again speak for the republicans to pre-
serve the highest interests of the country,
etc. every four years different. The
United States have in the last twenty
which was cut by the trainers of the Con-
stitution does not fit. 1t is full of spots, or
too tight. There is nothing perfect in this
world. and the two great national parties
that are fighting for supremacy also have
more less spots. There are of course,
some people in this country whose eager
ness and zeal are constantly cleansing and
dyeing this dress tqs destroy these spots.
and among them is Our great countryman
Carl Schurz. 1t may be praiseworthy eff
fort. but we think an unnecessary and
fruitless one.
1t seems to me this criticism coming from
q personal friend Of Mr.. Schurz and pub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
CARL sCHtRX ANSWERED.
4 Criticism by Personal Friend in n
German Paper.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Your editorial on the speech of Mr.. Carl
Schurz made at Chicago is. in my judg-
meut. very apropos. In coming, as IL does
from a personal admirer, ii is still more
significant but there is absolutely no way
OF dealing with the political vagaries of
Carl SChUrz, except to bring to his mind
his constant rebelling from the earliest
DAYS Of his boyhoOd up TO the present mo-
reut. He seems never to be happy unless
he has somebody to criticise. or like the
Old fisherman says. an eel to skin. This
morning / in receipt of the Illinois
SJaats-Zeitung. published at Chicago.
which. as you are well aware. is one of the
leading German papers of the United
States. which speaking of Schurzs speech,
says
''SchuTz's opposition against the policy
OF the present administration can have but
one result, the strengthening Of the demo-
cratic party He knows we'll as we that
the democrats more than the republican ms
were in favor of attacking Spain. Even
Mclean in Ohio now claims the lion
share of that glory for the democratic or
ganiza ton. Hence they should be held re-
SpOnsible for the consequences of this war
more than any one else. Carl Schurz knows
that Congress appropriated twenty mil
lions TO pay Spain, with scarcely q dissent
ing voice. and that ii was a democratic
Senate that ratified by a two-thirds ma
iOrity the treaty Of peace made in Paris
Cral Schurz knows that the President was
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Continued from Eighth PageD
line connecting the Capitol with The de-
partments and government printing office,
repairs having been made from time 10
time as needed. The desira 5ility of replac-
ing the present overhead system with uG-
foreground cor.LuitS and cables is submitttG
for the action of Congress.
The damage done by the storm in Feb
ruary, 1891, and by high tide and wind in
October. 1895, to the iron pile wharf at
Bridge Creek Landing. Va, near Wake
field, the birthplace of Washington, has
not been repaired Yet. there being no funds
available for the work.
The work of making telegraph aad tele-
phone connections between the Executive
Mansion and the executive departments.
which was commenced in April, 1895 WAS
completed in July and August by Installing
telephone instruments in the offices Of five
of the cabinet officers not yet provided
with them. and IN running the wires re-
quircd to make metallic Circuit of the eX-
listing lines.
Attention is invited to the detailed report
oil the officer in charge and 10 his estimates
and recommendations for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1901. | cordially concur in
his recommendations in reference to a
park system and in his communication Of
that able and accomplished landscape GARD
ener, Mr.. George H. Brown, TO whose
energy, skill. ability and taste Washington
Is so greatly indebted Cor its beautiful
parks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

the paper referred to was in the hands Of
Detective Muller.
Detective Muller denied this ana said
neither he nor any one representing the
government had ever seen the receipt men
toned.
The Attorneys Plea.
Mr.. John b. O'NeiIl who defended Meet
ing. urged that his client had never been
arrested before, and that he had told
good story.
The usual story" Mr. Gould rejoined.
This ended the hearing, whereupon Judge
Scott imposed the sentence as above stated
and also ordered that the property be re-
turned to Mr.. Kaufman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
THE TRANS-SAHARA RAILWAY.
Plans for Pushing Fourteen Hundred
Miles From the Mediterranean.

! From the Engineering Magazine.
| In view of the growing strength of Eng
| land IN Africa, the construction of a rail-
! way crossing the desert of Sahara. and
uniting the French colonies of Algeria ana
| Tunis with the fertile country about Lake
| Fchad, is urged as a political and military
| necessity.
There is now railway about 30 kiIo-
| metres go miles, long from the port of
| Sfax, on the Mediterranean, to Gafsa. in
! the interior of Tunis where a valuable de-
| post of phosphate rock is found from
| which annual shipments of over 100000
| tons are now made The general condi-
tons of railway construction in this coun-
! try are well known and ii may be assumed
| without serious error that the prolongation
| of the SfaxGafsa railway across the des-
| ert could be made a about the same cost
| per mile as that portion already built The
climate is about the same. water is found
at frequent intervals, and the Topography
does not greatly differ from that of the ex-
listing railway 1t may therefore be esti-
mated that the entire 1900 kilometres a.
2iO miles, could be completed at the cost
of $1,000 francs per kilometre including
rolling stock, total of 100, oC0, 900 francs
(S24. 900, 600; and, even if this amount be in
creased by one-half to provide for unfore-
seen contingencies, it is yet far within the
estimate of twenty years ago, which
reached the enormous sum of over 500, o0O,-
900 francs
Apart from the strategical value of such
a railway, there is some probability that
, its construction would have the effect of
developing materially the natural resources
of the country through which it would pass
AS a matter of fact, the real value of this
portion of Africa is but imperfectly known
1t is but a short time since the phosphate
deposits of Algeria began to be worked,
and even now, with proper transportation
facilities, the present output of these beds
could readily be increased to over a million
tons per year. For some time there has
been reason to believe that there exist in
the interior of the Sahara important de-
posts of nitrates which only need accessi-
bility to rival those of Chilli. and there are
salt deposits already known to be awaiting
development on the Soudan frontier.
These sources of traffic. however are al
most entirely in prospect; there is every
reason to assume that the primary reason
for the construction of a railway across the
desert is that of extending and at the same
time consolidating French power in Africa
and meeting the British colonial expansion
in that continent by anticipating her in
railway construction.
1t is especially interesting to the engineer
made by nearly all the nations of Europe
for permanent territorial hold in Africa en-
cheering work is depended upon as a more
certain and enduring form of attack than
military power, and that the railway canal
and harpor are the real weapons in the con-
quest of a continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
TELEPHONE CoYPANY's BONDS.
The Entire Issue of Half Million
Subscribed For,

Mr. w. B. Hibbs of the banking firm of
w. B. Hbbs & Co, whose offer was accept
ed by the Chesapeake and Potomac Teie-
phone Company to purchase the entire pro-
posed issue of $4,000 of per cent bonds
of the company at par and accrued in
terest, the bonds being dated the 1st of
July last, said today to representative of
The Star that the entire amount of bonds
offered had been subscribed for. He has
received subscriptions, he says, which
overran the authorized issue by at least
$200,00 Mr.. Hibbs stated that two days
ago, when he formally offered the bonds
for public subscription there Were about
$4,000 of the issue which had not been
taken. During Wednesday and Thursday
last he had, as stated, disposed of the en-
tire amount at premium of So on each
bond of 500. and that he could have sold
S2UO.OOO more at the same rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
Charge of Larceny.

Frank Brown, colored, was arrested to-
day by Detectives Herndon and Lacy and
locked up on a charge of larceny from
the person. 1t is alleged that he snatched
a watch and chain from Simon Carmcdy,
a contractor. who is doing eNcavating for
the new printing Office building, for whom
the accused had worked for a number OF
years 1T is alleged that he committed. the
robbery Wednesday night He is held for
a hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

lished in a German paper is the best an
swer to all that-Mr.-Schurz has said. One
tnlhg Is certain, that the political loyalty
OF those who have bSttled with the repub-
ilcan party from ting immemorial will not
be disturbed by anyrhing that Mr. Schurz
can say on the subject of expansion What
ever reforms are. to take place. and what
ever progress IS to Be made will be made
by the republican party that has created
these conditions, and not by those in oppo-
sltion. .o,a,jt 5e SIMON WOLF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
To BE Taken to Chicago,

Detective Sergeant Brown of Chicago
reached here today to get Frank Carter,
the musician, who was arrested here sew
eral days ago on a charge of having COM
nitted a felonious assault on Sadie Con-
ners in the city named. The girl is only
thirteen years old the authorities charge
and therefore under the age Of consent
acquisition papers are expected to arrive
here tomorrow or Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
.diourn. uptu "wednesday

The Court OF Appeals this afternoon ad-
jonrned until Wednesday next, when, 4
IS expected, an opinion will be handed down
deciding the appeal in the case Of George
w. Horton. the ex-policemar, convicted OF
the murder of Mrs. Jane Nicholson, and
under sentence to be hanged the 10th proX-
inn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

Another lOt-liEe the aboec-in sc
Siz.s liz 20 = instead Of 81, for. f .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20
Case of Suspected VarioIoId.

'ase OF suspected tariolold.
DR.. y. II. O'Brien, who was attending a
child OF Mr.. Thomas Downey's, living At
the corner Of Columbus and franklin
streets, last night suspected that the pa
tient had var'oloid. Health Officer Julian
T. Miller and Or. Arthur Snowden. quarau-
tine officer at this place were notified. and
made an examination of the case To de-
eide the matter definitely, however. Il was
determined to send for an expert from The
utted States marine hospital service IN
Washington. This physician is expected
here this afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

CHIEF OF ENGINEERS

Continued from Eighth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-20

To Care La Grippe i'm Two Days
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If II fails to cure.
=. ". Groves signature Is each box pc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
TOUR OF ALL MEXICO

In special vestibuled train of Pullman
compartment, drawing ROOM library and
dining cars, with the celebrated omen no.ton
observation car Chililitli, starting from Chi.
cago Tuesday, January "a, for a tOur Of n
days. the longest ever offered. Tickets in
cluoe al expenses-railway and sleeping
car fares. meals in dining car. hotels % IS
r1ages. special street cars. boats, guides ana
interpreters; no extras whatever.
Inc party will be select one and limited
IN NUMBER, and will be personally conducted
under the auspices of the American Tonrist
ASSOCIATION; Reau Campbell general man
a ag li24 Marquette building. Chicago. For
d9lI information; maps, circulars. ETC., call or
a9qreSs any tcket agent of the Chicago
Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
We do a money loaning, insur

We do a money loaning, insur
ance and real estate business.
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles and collect.
ing accounts.
SKINNER & THAUER!
Lawyers and No5aries Public.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank
building.
"A new boiler in the packing
house of c. Stoppenbach Sons at JEFF
ferson is being placed by the E..
Kunert Manufacturing company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
LONE MATTERS.

.OAL INlIA II ""
{. P. Koenig & Co.'s Minnesota
IN" is the best. Ask your grocer
/. Only S1.O5 a sack.
The Jolly club will give a mask
at the Park hall, johnson Creek,
rday evening, January q.
It is feared that much of the
81 wheat in this vicinity has been
derably damaged by the severe
her.
frederick Bullwinkel, of Jeffer-
has been appointed statistical
in the secretary of states Office
alison.
Rev. William Huelster, of Payson,
ill occupy the pulpit OF the Con
tional church next Sunday morn
I'd evening.
IS better than ready money be-
it cures rheumatism, cOnstlpa-
sick headache, indigestion.
Mountain Tea. G.. A. Gamm.
eserved seats for the Wagner
,tte company concert at Turner
house next Monday night may
at Gamm's drug store, begin
O-mOrroW.
f" a woman ever gets SO
" she isn't worth looking at,
9tter take Rocky Mountain Tea.
back the bloom of youth. 80
@. A. Gamm.
any of our citizens took advan-
the invitation to inspect the
igh school Monday afternoon.
intendent Viebahn and members
board of education received the
rs.
quantity of shoes consigned to
town merchants were stolen
he yards of the Milwaukee road
Y night. Local talent is
ted of the theft aud the police
ndeavoring to apprehend the
IS.
r. and Mrs. A. j. Rutherford,
cago, have sent us neat New
greeting in the form of a card
g their portraits and an an
ement of their several dancing
les aud Mr.. Rutherford's band
.estra.
ne Milwaukee road put on a new
all train between Chicago and
al January l It passes through
hortly after midnight, stopping
Junction. The time Of arrival
Paul is z A. NJ, the entire run
chicago being made in less than
hours.
ne Juneau Independent says
I'm Thauer, Tbeo. 2. Kenny and
citizens have movement on
erect a cold storage building
+ city. The site selected is on
ildeman property, directly east
Hildeman hotel. 1t is under
that work will be commenced
it delay.
enew officers Of Jefferson county
sworn in Monday. They are:
f, Fred Jaehnke. johnson Creek:
clerk, A. T. Haberman, Jeffer-
ounty ire surer, F. Heitz, ST.,
d; register of deeds, E G.
Jefferson; clerk of the court,
t Tanck, Jr., Watertown; dis
attorney, G. B. Rogers, Fort
son; superintendent of schools,
A. Haselwood, Concord.
ne Oconomowoc Republican thus
to a former Watertown young
man: Eddie Usher, who has
mployed as stenographer in the
fee Of William Fleming for
ime past, has resigned and will
the employ of the Fuller &
Manufacturing company at
The young man has formed
acquaintance since his en-
mt in this city and all wish him
-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
TO CURE COLDM DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25
cents. The genuine has L. B. @. on each
tablet.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-11

what price u would DO willing 10
ptint the same books Ia leta u
TOO, 0O00
"Wcntworth's Practical AHlh'
motto, CHM \ Co., rabllsherS,io0
pages, publishers price, 60 cents;
price bid, Scents,
"rhird Reader, CHM h Co., pub.
fishers, s5G pages, publishers
price 40 cents; price bid, II cts.
"Flrst book inAmericanll history,
(Egleston) American Book Compa
NY publishers, 22i pages, publis.
ers price GO cents; price bid, II
cents.
"Swinton's Word Primer, Ameri.
can Book Company, publishers,9 G
pages, publishers price, Is cents;
price bid, 4 cents.
sanford Higher Arithmetic,
American publishing Company,
publishers, 100 pages, publishers
price 81, price bid, "a cents.
"Grave's New Grade Speller,
CHM 81 Co., publishers, 16O pages,
publishers price, % cents; price
bid 10 cents.
"McGuffey's Third Electric
Reader, American Book Company
publishers, 20S pages, publishers
price, 40 cents; price bid, IA cents.
This company is able and viii.
ling to take the contract to pub
fish at the prices named, and
give bond to comply with their
contract.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-11
Our hOsphate.

This week the Courier man has
been shown some fue specimens
of rock, that in appearance, is q
perfect imitation of phosphate
rock. Parties tell us that from
Old Town back to Olive Hill, a
distance of s miles, wagon loads
of the surface rock, which has a
brown or gray appearance, can be
gathered up from the top of the
ground. BY digging under the
ground, its depth, in one instance,
has not been reached. This grade
of rock is blue, having a peculiar
odor. The thing for our people
to do, is to have the rock analiz.
ed and see what it is composed
of, if phosphate, what per cent.
We are of the opinion it is fine
grade of phosphate. We form our
opinion from the fact that we are
familiar with the rock in all it's
phases. Let our people have the
rock analized; it will cost but a
trifling sum, and may be the start
er of one of the greatest eras of
prosperity in the history of Har-
din county.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-11

fertilizer concerns In all parts Of
the United States aud Europc
were induced to como there with
their capital aud the fellows who
held leases on these lands grew
rich from the product of the poor
land owners. A, this time the
phosphate industry In Hickman
county e0lipscs anything In the
history Of that county. Several
companies have organized there
and are mining rock and selling II
IN its crude state for good prices.
Hardin county is full of phos.
phate deposits, but the men of
"little faith" are here, and while
some are agitating the matter, the
"knowing follows" are throwiu /.
"cold water' on II, The Courier
man was born and reared IN
Hickman county, almost between
a strata of slate rock and phos.
phate rock; was editing the Ilick.
man paper when phosphate was
first discovered in that county
and agitated it; has seen all kinds
of samples of the rock, and we
know it when we see it, aud we
are contiid ent that it abOunds in
paying quantities in this county,
and our people should spare no
time and pains in making close
search of their premises for the
precious product. We have been
shown some very fine samples of
phosphate rock found in this
comfy already. Bring or send us
your samples, and we will help
you to advertise it, if you have
phosphate.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-11
FORTUNE IN PHOSPHATE.
Millions of Dollars in Maury COun-
ty Investments.
The Fever Is at White Heat, Ac.
ing to a Chattanooga Journalist
Who Has Just Returned.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. s.
There never was greater excite
ment about any mineral discover.
les in the South than The present
sensational discoveries of phos.
phate in Maury county, this State,
Mr.. Archibald @. Floyd, editor
of the Chattanooga News, who re-
turned from that section to day
said: "The phosphate fever in
Maury county, Tenn, is at white
heat
"At least $l,5OO,OOO has been
spent by foreign investors fol
phosphate lands in the county
within the last year, and deals fol
81, 100000 more are pending. The
phosphate beds at Mt. Pleasant
alone are estimated to be worth
S2,5OO,O00. 1t is not unusual to
find ten thousand tons to the acre
and it is worth $3.50 per ton or
the cars at Mt. Pleasant. More
than 100000 worth of the land
has changed hands recently al
Spring Mill, and deals for that
much more will be consumated in
the neighborhood in a few days.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-08-11
@, Ye of Little Faith.

There is an sold fogy" element
of people in every town and COM
munity who have no faith in any
enterprise or anything or anybody.
This class of people stand as a
stumbling block to every lauda-
bic undertaking that is proposed.
When the phosphate excitement
was in its excipiency over in
Hickman county, the idea of the
rock being valuable was scoffed
at by the "fogy" ones. They said
that the rock was no account, and
laughed at those who were agitat'
inc the matter. AS a result,
many owners of phosphate lands
gave leases for ten and twenty
years to ontside parties for a TIL
fling sum. AS result, THESE
shrewd fellows from a distance
began advertising the rock, and
in q short time representatives. or