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The times., 1899-08-31
WORK OF THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Views of Comptroller Dawes and
COngressman Hull.

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-The Comptroller of
the Currency, Charles G. Dawes. who was
in Chicago today.ssaid:
1T is my opinion that Congress at the
next session will pass the House caucus
bill now in the hands of the Senate
Finance Committee, which embodies the
Presidents recommendations on a gold-re-
serve fund. Under this bill. from S125,-
600. 900 to S156, 600 900 in gold will be set
aside as fund for the redemption of
greenbaeks. The effect of this will be to
place about s135, 600 600 between US and the
danger of trouble. 1t amounts to putting
the currency of the country on good
basis, and cannot be construed any other
way. 1t is not contraction of the cur
rency or retirement OF greenbacks, as
some Democrats argue, because for every
greenDack turned into the Treasury an
equivalent in gold is issued and put into
circulation. The condition of the banks
| the country over Is more prosperous than
it ever has been, particularly in the West
and South. This is due to good crops,
which have resulted in the liquidation of
many farm debts and the general pros
perity of the country"
Representative John P A. Hull, of Des
Molnes, Iowa. Chairman of the Military
committee of the last House, who accom-
panied Representative Payne, OF New York,
| chairman of the Congressional Alaskan
commission, to Alaska, is in this city.
Speaking of measures to be considered by
the next Congress, Mr.. Hull said that he
would Introduce military bill similar to
his so-called "Hull' bill in the next House.
1 believe that the three battalion regi-
ment will find favor with the House,
said he The last Congress provided for
thirty volunteer regiments and twenty
three have been raised. Every regiment
should have 1900 men. Congress will GER
tainly have military bill, which will pro-
! vide for three battalion regiment and
a provision allowing the President to in
crease the present $4,000 fighting strength
to 100000, If necessary
"A monetary measure will be introduced
and think Congress will pass bills estab-
iishfng civil government in Porto Rico and
similar government in the Philippines,
subject to the military authority, il hos
| tilities there come to an end soon enough.
l believe the Cubans desire annexation.
| Speaking of the Canadian boundary dis
| pute, Congressman Hull said: In Alaska
we had good opportunity to find out the
main points of the controversy. | contend
| that If the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain in 1S40, by which the
54:40 line was ceded to England, had rot
been made, there would be no dispute.
| Webster and his followers gave the 54:40
Line to England. The main point of the
present controversy is over the waterway
from Skaguay to the sea- 1t is from two
TO twenty miles wide and at high tide has a
depth of twenty-eight feet. The British
claim the mountains on the sea side. They
have moved back to the White Pass, about
fourteen miles. / believe that it Will take
a good while to settle the matter, but
do not believe in giving up an inch OF
American territory"
The times., 1899-08-31
AT REST BESIDE THEIR LEADER
Remains of Seven of the Followers
of John Brown Reinterred

of John Brown Reinterred.
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Aug. 30-The
interest in the history of John Brown. the
old man of Ossawatomie. on this, the for
ty-third anniversary of the battle of Os-
sawatomie, experienced a revival. The
remains of seven of John Browns followers
were reinterred this afternoon in the GEM
their beloved leader. About 1,500 persons
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, Bishop Potter, of
Groton, Mass. A detachment of infantry
came from the Plattsburg Barracks.
Over a single open grave rested the
seven caskets containing the remains of
the dead heroes, where they remained dur
ing the simple but impressive ceremonies.
Rev. Joshua Young delivered a very inter
esting address, at the conclusion of which
the Eppe family, who are the only sur
yivors Of those whom John Brown brought
TO North Elba and established into a col
ony, hoping to make them free and inde-
pendent, rendered in a truly pathethic
manner the same hymn sung by them
forty years ago at the interment of their
chieftain. Col. Richard /. Hinton gave
a lengthy reminiscence of the career of
those whose remains were then being placed
in their final resting places. Bishop Potter
made a few short but eloquent remarks.
and was followed by Whitelaw Reid in
equally well chosen words The bodies
were then lowered into the graves. while
the firing squad of the Twenty-sixth In
fantry gave parting yolley, and the COM
pany bugler sounded taps
The times., 1899-08-31

Proofs of the inefficiency of Otis gov
eminent in the Philippines continue to
come in as fast as well-informed persons
can get over to Hongkong and forward
them to the United States. OF course we
do not hear anything unpleasant from Ma
Mia direct. The censorship takes care of
that But the truth keeps leaking out just
the same, and it is all pitched in a single
key. Denby's Filipino mayors are in Jail,
one of them for leading an attack upon the
town over which he so ably presided. The
oppressive and extortionate character of the
Otis rule in Manila is rapidly producing an
intense native hatred OF all Americans.
Yet both Otis and DENLY continue to do
business at the old stand
The times., 1899-08-31
AN ALLEGED ANTI-BRYAN PLOT
A Wonderful story Wherein Mclean
Appenrs In m Exalted Hole.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Aug. 30.-The Even
ing POST today prints a special despatch
which purports to expose a conspiracy be-
tween Mclean, nominated today for Gov
ernor of Ohio: William Goebel, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor OF Kentucky:
Carter Harrison, of Chicago; Croker. of
Tammany Hail. and Germans Maryland
machine, the object being to knife W. J.
Bryan and nominate Mclean for President
in 1900. The story says that the nomina-
ton of Mclean is a step in the prearranged
campaign of certain Democratic leaders
against the denomination of W. ]. Bryan.
Mr.. McLean's managers. the story says,
are claiming confidently that he viii be
elected Governor in November and his enc
mics assert that his success is TO be ac-
complished through combinations he has
made with the Republican boss Of Hanil-
ton county, MIR. Cox. The terms of this
combination are said TO be, first. ma
jority of 20 600 in Hamilton for the editor
of the Enquirer second. a Republican
Legislature next year that is to elect Mr..
George Cox Senator from Ohio as the sue
cessor of Senator Foraker.
According to the Posts correspondent
it is the confident belief of the most astute
politicians at Cincinnati that while Goebei
and Mclean are both professedly followers
OF Mr. Bryan, they are part OF move
ment which includes Croker and Tammany
Hall. German and his Maryland machine
and Harrison and the Chicago ring. It will
be found, say these political prophets. that
the delegations from New York. Maryland,
Ohio, Illinois, and Kentucky will be for
John Mclean for President in 1900. Nomi-
nally they will carry credentials as Bryan
men, but this will enable them all the more
effectively to execute their purposes
Mr.. Bryan, it is understood. will be
dragged into Kentucky and forced also
to appear for Mr.. Mclean in Ohio. There
will be no division of the party in Ohio,
and there will be no objection from the
Democrats of that State to the coming of
Mr. Bryan, but the election OF Goebel and
Mclean will ensure. beyond doubt. the
defeat of Mr.. Bryan in his efforts to secure
the nomination of the Democratic con-
vention next year, for it will ensure for
Mclean the combined vote of Ohio and
Kentucky in the convention.
The times., 1899-08-31
Foreign Capital in the philippines

kIIDifl llc d. LOUIS NrIoDe-D -DSDOcrdt.l
The American papers which are mourn
ing over the fact that many millions of
dollars of British capital is being invested
every month in the Philippines are not
wise. They say that American investors
will be shut out, and that immense for
tunes will go to England. The United
States will have the care of the Philip
pines, which will entail an expenditure
these critics believe, of an immense sum
over and above all that the custom houses
of the islands gather, while the profit
which American occupation of the island
brings will be kept out of American poek-
cts.
This is very short-sighted view. The
British capital of course, which is flow
ing into the Philippines at present is there
because England like the rest of the
world, knows that the United States is
going to end the rebellion in the islands
soon, and will give a much better govern
ment to the F'ilipinos than they ever had
before in all their history. This convic-
ton will send capital and settlers into
the islands from Germany and other Eu-
ropean countries as we'll as England
From all over the world, Spain include /,
| money will pour into the Philippines now
that stable and progressive conditions will
be established by the United States.
The times., 1899-08-31
THE PRESIDENT AT HOME.
,rr. and Mrs. Mckinley WARMLY Wei
cnnned nv Citizens of Canton.

cOmed by ttftzeus OF tahtohs
CANTON, Aug. 3O.-Presldeut and Mrs
Mckinley after an absence OF nearly
year. were today welcomed TO their home
city by an informal reception inaugurated
by the old campaign committee. but quick
ly taken Up by the whole population Many
factories extended the noon hour TO allow
employees TO participate aud when the hrst
gun Of Presidential salute was nred there
was a general rush for points along the
track or the route from the station to the
Barber home, where the President and Mrs
Mckinley are stopping. When the Prest-
dantial party reached the Barber home
George E. Baldwin made an address OF vel
come to which the President responded.
saying, in part
Here, thirty-two or three years ago.
commenced my professional life Here
have been formed some OF the most tender
and sacred associations. Some OF them, III
deed, have been sundeIed, but this IS the
seat and centre OF my memory. Here Ioc
nearly a third Of a century you nave CIV
en- me kindly greetings words OF encourage
ment and showered upon me honor after
honor, all undeserved. and l appear before
you now only to express what IS IN my
heart-that l am glad TO see you. glad 70
meet you, to look into your faces once again.
and feel the inspiration OF your approval.
Besides three full companies OF the
Eighth Ohio, Canton had hundred or
more soldiers In the war with Spain, ana
these, TO the number OF several hundred.
called tonight 10 pay their respects 10
the President They were accompanied by
a band and IL seemed as though the city
population was out en- masse FOR the ser
enade When the President appeared on
the porch the noise was deafening. Capt
NJ A. Fisher, who led Company L, OF the
Eighth at Santiago. was the spokesman
He presented the volunteers. and the Prest-
dent replied briefly. Among other things
he said:
you have won and earned the nations
gratitude and praise. You did your fun
duty in front of Santiago. and no higher
honor can be paid 10 the soldier OF any
country than to say of him that he did
| his whole duty Loud cheers.l You were
more fortunate than many OF your COM
rades. You got TO the seat OF hOstilities.
| but every one OF the 250, 600 splendid young
| men who volunteered for that war was
anxious TO get TO the front. and at the
| place of greatest danger I am glad 10
n eet my fellows citizens here tonight. /
am thankful 20 them for the good will
which is manifested by their presence here.
and shall go away from my city and my
home strengthened for the great duties and
| responsibilities OF the Executive Office. and
sustained and encouraged by the kindly
| expressions of my warm hearted friends
here"
Judge George K Nash, Republican nom
| inee for Governor, and State Chairman
Charles F. Dick came here during the aft
ernOon to pay their respects to the Prssi-
dent. Mrs. Mckinley IS quite fatigusd and
is keeping very quiet at the home OF her
| sister
The times., 1899-08-31
Carter.

That peppery infant. the Carter scandal,
which has been sleeping during the entire
golf season, has awakened, and is kick
ing and squaIling with every indication
OF collie IT viii have TO be given some
thing to stop its noise. or it viii make
the Administration neighborhood unin-
habitable No one knows exactly what
its parents intend to do for it, but the
better opinion seems TO be that a dose OF
Mother Griggses soothing sryup viii be
tried before the week is out.
We live in an era OF surprises! No re-
cent one has been greater than the sud
den resurrection OF the Engineer Corpse.
by which figure OF speech is indicated the
professional brethren OF the convicted
captain. Ever since July, 1898, the poor.
pestered President has been searching for
q technically upon which to base disap-
proysl Of Carter's sentence, and permit
him 10 escape punishment George F.
Edmunds was hired for the specific pur-
pose OF finding Z colorado excuse for such
action, and failed 10 do so utterly and
miserably. Yet, according 10 the latest
developments. here We have had all the
time . brilliant galaxy Of engineers who
might have saved Mr. Mckinley the
trouble he has had in the matter. by say
ing at first what they appear to declare
at last, thai Carter is q pink OF probity
a rose OF righteousness. and monster o!
merit.
Their long silence will have TO be ex-
piained before many people viii incline the
shelly ear Of credence 20 the meIodious pip
tngs Of their plant, II. as this risen-from-
the-dead element now asserts. everything
in Savannah hsrbor was 10 quadrangulal
The times., 1899-08-31
BRECKENRIDGE ON GoEBEL.
A Singing Reply to the Guberhator-
faI Candidates Attack.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. S0.-In his
speech at Bowling Green on Monday Sena-
tor William Goebel, the Democratic noni-
nee for Governor. made savage attacks
upon the personal characters of Col W. c.
F. Breckenridge. former Representative
w. C. Owens, Theodore Haliam, and
others prominently identified with the
anti-GoebeI movement. Colonel Breckin-
ridge resents the assault in an editorial
which he published today in his paper, the
Lexington Morning Herald" He char
acterizes Goebel's speech as angry and
vulgar. and says:
I'VE knew il would be impossible for
Mr.. Goebel to continue in this canvass
without revealing his inner nature and
his true character, "a silk purse cannot be
made out of a sow's ear. A sow's ear
may be made useful; many things may be
made out of it; but a silk purse cannot. A
gentleman cannot be made out of a yul-
garian. Mr. Goebel cannot conduct can
vass with decent courtesy, with decorous
regard 10 the proprieties of debate, with a
decent observance of the amenities which
public men who are gentlemen are care
full TO respect. Mr.. Goebel seems to for
get that with the direct charge Of Captain
Stone that he deliberately cheated him,
deliberately lied to him, he is not in po-
sition to have anything he says believed
or regarded"
The times., 1899-08-31
Democrats Lining Up.

tFrom the ChicaSo ChronleIe)
Indubitably there is a strong effort by the Re-
publican rarty to induce the Democracy to make
the free coinage of silver at ratio of I6 to its
rallying cry next summer but the Democracy will
do nothing CT the kind. 1t will endorse the free
coinage Of silver in its PLATFORM but it realizes
that currency legislation of the character it de-
sres is impossible just now and will be for years
to come, and It is unwilling to spoil the chance
of a great victory by rigid insistence upon the
adoption of that policy to the exclusion of other
policies of equal or more importance. Six mil
iors of American voters believe in the free coin
age Of silver and they will continue to believe in
it, but they believe also in other things, and
those things are capable Ct immediate accom-
pishment Democracy will listen to the advice
of its foes, and then go its own way 1t will re.
fuse to put all OF its eggs into one basket.
The times., 1899-08-31
nnheeded ohieet Lessons.

From the chicago Iflbuhe-j
An English girl of good family has become m
fatuatcd with Prince Lobenguln, the Natasele
chief, who has been on exhibition IN LONDON anu
after yainly trying to marry him in England, she
hos cone to live with him in his kraal in South
,frica The example threatens TO become con
taoiors and London society is seandalized by the
,,tcntinn which white women OF good breeding
arc Iayishing upon these black savages in the
Forl Court exhibition. The sad case Of Desde-
mona and Othello does not seem to have i'm
pressed these English women But perhaps there
are not men enough in England 10 go rounf
The blame for this state OF aIfalrS may be laid
at the door Of the American glrl, who has hecn
poaching so long on the English girls preserves.
one might write quite 4 pathetic story showing
how the hauty"~Amercan heiress has forced the
abandoned and deaolate English maidens to 90 to
the black sayages OF South africa for husbands
The times., 1899-08-31
THURSDAY. AUGUST 81. 1899.
Democratic Chances i'm Ohio.

To say the least, il is indicative Of unity
and harmony in the Democratic organiza-
ton OF Ohio that, in the GAINESVILLE conyen-
tion yesterday, John r. Mclean should have
been nominated for Governor on the first
ballot.
The Ohio Democracy has done well 1t
could not have found stronger. more Wig
orous OF resourceful candidate, nor one
in any way better fitted TO make the fight
this year against the Hanna machine in the
State. Mr.. McLean's standing is undoubt-
ed. and his party faith and record clear,
clean, and consistent
We cannot say that, under all the ex-
listing conditions, his election can be pre-
dicted with the confidence that his nomina-
tion might have been. But il is beyond
question that, if victory should not perch
upon his banner, his Republican opponent,
Judge Nash, viii experience all the sensa-
tions common TO people who have been
through a hard finish fight.
John Z. Mclean is not the sort Of man
or candidate TO rest satisfied with the
honor Of a nomination. and allow the cleo
tion to which il relates to go by default
HIS CONSTRUCTIVE dud SGuAL4n6 oDA4lNs
are known to be first class his political
training excellent, and his influence, per-
sonaI magnetism, and means entirely
worthy OF opposition respect. He will give
the Hanna Mckinley syndicate tough bat
tie. and his chances for success are by no
means TO be despised-
They are all the better, because the
platform on which he Will stand is not
weakened by the foolishness Of a definite
pronunciamento against the American, JEFF
fersonian doctrine OF expansion In this
the Ohio convention was wise compared
with the like gatherings in Nebraska and
Iowa There is not word in the text
3 Of the GAINESVILLE declaration which any
sane man can construe into an endorse
ment Of the Atkinson Eliot Norton
Filipino Junta, or its anti-American work.
The platform says, with much point
and convincing rhetoric, that, when we
have solved some Of the race prob
lens that confront US at home. then,
BY example, we can proclaim the bess-
fngs that flow from free institutions
and thus procure benevolent assimila-
ton without criminal aggression" Could
anything be more patriotic, altruistie, ol
eHpIicit2 Indeed, we must look upon this
as an inspired utterance which viii bC
heard re-eehoing ia the corridors Of time
as the Ohio party slogan and shibboleth
from now until nearly the middle OF No
vember.
The tough race problems which now con-
front the Democratic hosts, marshaled un-
der the bold and able leadership Of Mt
Mclean. are two. The first is the race fol
the G0vernorEhip. which we sincerely mop,
he may capture and beneyolently assimi
late. The second is the race for the Presi
dency next year. and we have every ex
pectation that the Buckeye cohorts vii
assist US 10 win that without anything ap
preaching criminal aggression"
The times., 1899-08-31
Our Claim to the Philippines.

(From the Philadelphia Times)
OF the Presidents sincere desire TO put
speedy end to the Philippine insurrection there
can be no question. and being sincere he must
sooner or later give the army in the Philippines
a commander capable of organizing victory, and
the sooner he does this the better for the coun-
try as well as for his own reputation a wise
ruler He should make haste to get in as
thorough accord with popular sentiment on the
question of new commander at Manila as he Is
in his assertion that the Philippines are as much
our territory as any that has been acquired by
treaty or purchase since the formation of the
American Republic. The Philippines are ours by
right, and We want commander at Manila capa
Bile Of enforcing our right in the case.
The times., 1899-08-31
The interest i'm the soutb.
(From the Nashville Banner.)


The material interest OF the South tends strong
ly to the retention OF the Philippine Islands, 1t
is one of the movements, in connection with the
Nicaragua Canal, that will build up a trade in
the Pacific. The South will chiefly profit by this
trade, because cheap cotton goods and other
Southern commodities will be the chief articles
exported and because, further, the trade will be
mostly through Southern ports.
There is usually method in any manner of mad
ness that may be demonstrated in the East and
the feaE that New England may be forced to
yield some OF its manufacturing and commercial
prestige to the South if this dominion OF the
United States in the East be established is one
thing that has raised the anti-imperiaist howl in
Boston.
The South is neither so unpatriotic nor so blind
to its interest to oppose the restoration of
order and the establishment OF American supre-
macy in the Philippines.
The times., 1899-08-31
Boston,s Mayor and the Mormons

ttrom the Hartford Courant.)
A man may be a very good and useful
mayor without being an expert in theology
or in constitutional law either, for that
matter-but he should recognize his limit
ations He should also keep tab on events.
The Hon. Josiah Quincy should have known
that the Joseph Smith polygamy "revela
ton was suspended by the supreme au-
thority Of the Mormon Church. and the
celebrating of any new polygamous mar
riages forbidden, years ago. He may sus
pect-somebody may have told him-that
polygamy is still incuicated secretly in the
recesses of the Mormon temples in Utah.
but he has no shadow of warrant for act
ing officially on any such suspicion. The
Boston of which he is mayor is not the
Boston of Cotton Mather. 1t is no part of
his official business TO drive away erron-
eous and strange doctrines" If it were. he
would have his hands full In the eve of
American law, as regards liberty of public
teaching and preaching. Elder Ephraim
Jensen, the Mormon. stands on an equal
footing with DR.. Edward Everett Hale. the
Unitarian, Dr. Gordon, the Congregation
alist; Dr. Lorimer, the Baptist; Bishop Fos-
ter, the Methodist; Bishop Lawrence, the
Protestant Episcopalian. or Archbishop
John Williams, the Roman Catholic.
The times., 1899-08-31
STONE NAMES sUBcoMM1TTEEs.
The Men Who VIII Engineer the
Coming Democratic Campaign.

The Men Who Will Engineer the
Coming Democratic Campaign.
ST. LOUIS. Aug 30.-Former Governor
Stone, Acting Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, after being advised
by Chairman Jones today. named the fol-
lowing subcommittee of the National
Committee:
Executiye-Johnson, of Zansas. (vice
chairman), Stone. of Missouri; Campeau, Of
Michigan; Shalin, of Indiana: Clayton. of
Alabama; Guffy, OF Pennsylvania; Gahan,
of Illinois; Head, of Tennessee; Thompson
of Nebraska; Williams, OF Massachusetts,.
and O'Brien, of Minnesota
Ways and Means-MeLean, of Ohio, tvice
chairman) Woodson, of Kentucky; Wilson,
of Colorado; Dwyer. of California; Tillman,
of South Carolina; Campbell, of New York:
and Johnson, of Kansas. The former mem
bers of this committee. Messrs. Altgeld,
Allen, Teller, and Stone, resigned, and re-
quested the chairman to name their sue
cessors.
Press Committee-HoweH OF Georgia,
Vice Chairman; Daniels of North Carolina,
Troup of Connecticut, Walsh of Iowa, and
Johnson of Kansas.
The chairman of the committee of the
whole will be ex-Officio chairman OF all
subcommittee.