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The times., 1899-07-01
SATURDAY. JULY /, 1899.
Enective Work ContempIated.

If the work of the ways and means
committee has been of any practical value
TO the party organization, the members of
.ihe Democratic National Committee should
not gaze into vacuum when they meet
in special session at Chicago, July 20. and
~ppen the strong box of the treasury.
The ways and means committee was
~authorized by Chairman Jones a year or
more ago at the earnest solicitation o..
<"Coin" Harvey Consent was given to it
by Senator Jones, as We understand it,
on the strong representation of Harvey
that by direct appeal to party voters for
small contributions he could secure a
goodly fund with which to start the neces-
sary work of organization preliminary to
the siege and stress Of hard campaign
ing in the summer and fall of 1900.
Harvey made such botch of the work
that about six months ago he was re-
lieved Of the Craftsmanship OF the COM
,mittee and the work was placed in more
experienced and practical hands. The
Honorable Sam B. Cook. Chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee of Missouri,
one of the most adroit and successful po-
litical managers OF the West, consented,
after much urgency. by Mr.. Bryan and
members Of the National Committee. to
accept the place vacated by Harvey Mr.
Cook has been laboring inteIligently and
energetically for six months through the
committee and is reported to have secured
a-guodly nucleus for an effective campaign
fssnd.
mWa hone tho ,,o-oba,-s - +h N-.f,,
Committee viii have the wisdom TO imme-
diately utilize part OF the whole of the
fund thus raised by Mr. Cook in inaugur-
ating an earnest and comprehensive cam
paign of education. No time should be
lost in starting the work The issues of
the next contest are already sufficiently
well defined for an intelligent presenta-
tion of the Democratic side to the voters
In all parts Of the country. Rascality and
corruption are hourishing in the admin
istration of national affairs. A wen
managed press bureau located at the con-
yerging point OF the forces of corruption.
which would supply actual facts in terse.
plain terms 10 the Democratic press of
the country, big and little could be made
one effective means OF correcting existing
evils in the administration Of the Gov
ernment which are growing stronger.
The Fifty-sixth Congress will be over
wheImingly Republican, in b9th branches.
and with press bureau properly manned
the echo OF the crack Of the party lash
in the halls Of legislation can be sent
throughout the length and breadth Of the
= land Il is encouraging 10 learn thar this
is part OF the scheme Of organized work
under contemplation by the National Com
mittee- Il canno; be put in active opera
tion too soon to meet the present urgent
requirements Of party organization.
The times., 1899-07-01

TO perform the maximum of good and the
minimum of harm?
Where the devil comes In is when the
1t, declares President Gates. This is
very well said. Better still, 1t is quite
true. And If We are to accept the prem
ises, how can We deny the conclusion?
From this view of the case the deduction
is plain that to grapple effectively with
the problem presented we must do some
thing more than merely enact restrictive
legislation designed 10 prevent the forma-
tion of the trust in It's essential form.
Nor need we go to the other extreme OF
permitting it to form and grow without
let or hindrance. II does not appear i'm
possible, however. to extract some good
from it by keeping the bad out. In Pres
ident Gates terms, We can kill the devil
in the trust If only we go after the old
rascal in the right way While pursuing
this line of thought we are reminded that
fewer complaints against the trusts are
heard in France than in any other part of
civilization. We are also reminded that
parted to them by the first Napoleon. All
property in France was held by compar-
atively few people before things were
turned upside down under the leadership
of the Corsican. In other words, monop-
oily in its worst form-that of land--had
absorbed nearly everything of value from
the many and concentrated it in the hands
Of he nv ,.F tt,o
leon did after washing the blood from the
garments of stricken France was TO abol-
ish the old law of wills under which the
land of France had been gradually concen-
trated in comparatively few hands. He
destroyed feudalism and substituted for
the old and ruinous system of jurispru-
dence the code of Napoleon. Under this
code it has been impossible for nearly a
hundred years to monopolize any of the
great productive industries in France
There are no millionaires in France such
as there are in this country and Great
Britain.
Now, possibly what President Gates con-
siders the devil is only a remnant of
the old feudal spirit of our race adhered
to the modern system of Jurisprudence.
1t may be in our law of wills. 1t may be
in our taxing system. There is certainly
intelligence enough in the country to TO-
cate the fault. And now that the subject
is being so industriously considered and
energetically discussed, it is hoped some
body will devise a means for driving the
devil out of the trust. Some system of
taxation might be invented that would ef-
fectually discourage the-"devil'' from abid-
ing in the trust. Some system of taxation
might be devised for an equitable distribu-
tion of the profits of the trust among those
it affects. BY this is meant that if the
trust gives sharp twist to the screws of
contraction on production here it be forced
by the operation of law TO give back to
the producer in some form that which has
been taken. II there it reduce the price
of labor by limiting labor's opportunity. it
be compelled by law to compensate labor
in another way.
Not until some such scheme as here sug-
gested is devised can President Gates or
anybody else "love" the trust or regard
it in the remotest sense as brother
hood
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a Republican view of IA Farce.

tFrOm the ST Paul Dispatrh1
The tar Of this shrew IS a piece Of Tor,,
that is ca. cut for the Michigan Republicans,
who may do it or lot it alone. as they see
fit; but no State which contcsses TO the domi-
nation Of such deu,agogue and b1ss can eNpcet
consideration or respect at ID DIS Of Tho party
at large President Mckinley Is not opposed
to expansion" and he does not regard as ''mur-
der and destruction" the work OF our soldiers
in the Philippines. lie is opposed TO the trusts,
and can, and viii. do more 10 remedy The evil
than all the hootins owls and croldns ravens
ot the Pingrec class that ST and Zap their wing
on the dead limbs Of the Michigan backwood-,
''The political methods OF Mark Hannl which
so shock and wound this pious fraud, a. de-
cided improvement the political methods ein-
ploycd At any national convention in which Pin
grce's present protese' was Presidential eandi-
date, and are ia every way superior to the po-
litical methods Of the present Governor Of Mich
gan in any campaign he ever made.
The times., 1899-07-01
A ..uunnn TuE.N

CFrom the Cincinnati EHquirgr)
Toledo, Ohio, June 2s--william Pate, a long
shoreman, proved himself TO be a human tug dur
ing the big fire in the railroad yards and along
the docks
The tugs Tuttle and Moore were tied up along
side the dock while the flames were raging on
both sides OF the bayou. In few minutes they
would be on fire. which would mean los OF
s20OO0 for each tug.
Pate leaped into the water clad in his under
clothes, across the bayou. threw On the
lines which held the Tuttle to the dock and push
ed the boat off from the dock. He then jumped
into the BAYOU and towed the tug down stream
$50 yards beyond the fire. lie repeated the same
performance with The tug Moore. The reseueI
IS now known by the soubriquet Of the 'iIuman
Tug"
The times., 1899-07-01
zorn should Leave The Hague

(From the Galveston News.)
If DR.. Zorn has from his Government nstruc-
tions to stand out against any movement toward
disarmament. the establishment OF a court of
arbitration or other plans for the promotion of
peace, then it is certainly in order for DR..
Zorn to withdraw from the Conference and for the
nations de iring to adopt such methods to pro-
ceed without hindlance TO do their good work.
Those who are not in II should simply get cut OF
it. They should not be permitted, ii they
desire to do -, to- hinder the timely work
for which the PEACE Conference was called. No
nation will find any advantage on the outside.
No Government viii be permitted by any civil
lied people TO stand out against this movement
TO avoid tine waste and disaster OF war
The times., 1899-07-01
TROOPS ON A RAMPAGE.
A Winnemucca, New. saloon Rafded
and n Barkeeper Shot.

anu n barkeeper shOf-
Winnemucca, New, June 30.-Last night
special train containing members OF
Companies L and NJ OF the Twenty-ffth
Infantry and Company E of the Twenty
fourth Regiment both eolored regiments,
arrived in Winnemucca. number OF men
left the train and raided a neighboring
saloon. They wrecked the bar and stole
all liquor in sight. Christopher Deiss, the
barkeeper. was shot down by one OF the
soldiers. who then fled to the train.
The alarm was given at once, and be-
fore the train could draw out of the sta
tion ii was surrounded by the excited resi-
dents of the place. Sheriff MeDeid and
District Attorney Vanduser would not per-
NIT the train to leave until the guilty men
were given up.
Major Noble. who was in command.
while not recognizing the authority of the
local authorities to delay the expedition,
consented that the train be delayed until
thorough search could be made The
three companies were ordered out twice for
inspection, and men who were present
when the shooting occurred closely in
spected each man. recruit said that In
daylight he could identify one of the men
connected with the outrage Mr-Nan
Duser insisted that the train remain here
till daylight, so that the Identification
could be made. Major Noble would not
consent to this. ~
At l o'clock the Major gave orders to
have the train start. A writ of attachment
was then secured on the local ticket agent.
prohibiting the movement of the train
from Winnemucea until a. m, or until
the soldier had been turned over to the
officers. Major Noble claimed that by de-
laying the train the expedition, which was
tn -
Philippines. would be delayed. and anaily
at half-past I this morning District At
torney Vanduser consented to the release
Of the train.
The times., 1899-07-01
j. National CapitaI cur;o.

(Ff0m The PhiIldelphia RecoTd.)
Washington's new plague. the kissing bug ;"
has at last been identified by the eutomologists
with the long familiar reduyid. The reduvidae
are predacious. blood-suekiHg insects. about an
inch long, with black heads the size Of those OF
4 iy. Their common prey il their feIlow-inseets;
but some OF the hmily-the eonorhinus sangyiisu-
gus, to give the bioodsicker his imposing Latin
ulme-feed on warm blooded animals. Some OF
the willy reduyids have adapted themselves to
house life. and even initiate the wary bedbug.
The peculiar traits possessed by the meianolestes
pieipi have never been set forth eiaborteiy, but
the insects would seem to have developed an
unhappy habit of oseulation in these days Of
Ii5t,.on kissing tours. The old song Of What's
in A Kissg'' will evidently have to be revised TO
include the possibility OF oseulatory contact with
one Of thes,. lip-loying bugs
The times., 1899-07-01
The Colonial DANES, Row.

tFIOIII IIIt I''stVII VFI1Ul.J
The ridiculous dispute that is being carried
on by these Colonial Danes shows how easily
a fad may be transformed into farce in these
days In the ease Of the European nobility
rank often finds its pedigree in pirates and
bloodthirsty hrutes
But of the original colonial danes as they
were it can be said that, though mostly poor
and lacking in book learning, they We're sterling
and sensible. One can almost imagine them
laughing themselves mortal at the silly eonten-
tions Of their descendants OF today over the right
10 be their representatives..
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pnrticcns Criminis.

(From the PhiIadelphia Record.)
\ correspondent Of tile Record" writing in
defence of Secretary Alger, insists. with some
force, that the mistakes for which Alger is held
accountable were made. in every instance by ap-
pointees OF the President, and that Alger was
made Il scapegoat frem the beginning OF the
Spanish war to the end, The Secretary OF War
has magnanimously shouldered the blame for
which the President was primarily responsible.
There is n basis of truth in all this, but it is
hard to say whether it bears harder upon Nc
Kinley or Ager. What is alleged is equally
dishnnnrahle TO mnster and mnn.
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Mnmcn in PoIitics.

(Frum the Cleveland FIain DeaIef.l
II is TO be regretted that the women dele
r.tes 10 the international council should exhibit
such spirit of feminine intolerance as TO hiss
and interrupt speaker who desired to present
a paper against woman suffrage. A great many
women are firmly opposed to the introduction
oi women into active politics. and perhaps Cleve-
land is as strong example OF this feeling as
can be cited. Only the bigoted will refuse to
hear both sides Of this much-mooted question.
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gree may be fool enough to stand him, but
1t is hard to believe that Mr.. Mckinley is
made OF the same silly stuff as the po-
tato statesman. The President is doubt
less now taking his bearings as to AL
ger II he permits his Secretary of War
to commit the Administration to oppo-
sition to trusts to the Hoar-Atkinson
view of our responsibility and duty in the
Philippine matter. to free trade-to say
nothing of the foolish and fmpracticable
schemes of government which seethe in
the Pingree cranium-where is Mr.. Nc
Kinley to look to for support when the
time for denomination comes around? This
question has doubtless forced itself upon
the Presidential mind already, and we
may look for an answer 10 il in some
form before many more moons wax and
wane. How the President could keep him
in his official household We cannot under
stand on any hypothesis that has its foun-
dation in honesty and good intent.
Another phase of this part of the matter
forces itself forward for attention. How
can the head of the War Department at
this time find relief from the hard work
and multifarious responsibilities of his Of
fee to organize an active campaign for
the Senate in a State where it is well
known the entire party organization is
against him?
Then. again, Senator Mcmillan has two
years to serve, and more than a year must
elapse before the Legislature which Is to
choose his successor is elected. Until the
Alger-Pingree copartnership was formed
the country was under the impression that
Mr.. McMillan's constituency-the organ
lied Republicanism of Michigan-was very
well satisfied with his services. Though
not brilliant man nor a great statesman,
Mr.. McMillan's course at Washington dur
ing two terms in the Senate has been
consistently Republican. AS Chairman of
the Senate District Committee he has so
popularized himself with the residents and
property owners of Washington that it is
not presumable that any considerable ele-
ment of them would care to see him
replaced by Alger. In truth, vast ma
iority of them rejoice in the belief that
Senator Burrows prediction is correct
that Mcmillan will run over Alger."
When all of the phases of the case sug-
gested by these considerations are ar
rayed and viewed, the suspicion grows that
Alger is looking for something nearer his
reach and size than seat in the Senate.
But what mischief is he plotting?
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bearing the Idiots, Burden.

(FrOm the ST, PAM Floneer Press.)
The fools who scribble their names on historic
walls and the reiic,linnters that chip off bits
OF wood and stone from great monuments have
brought down on the whole travelling public a
punishment. Several of the great show places
in England are to be closed TO the public because
of this extraordinary and vulgar habit. And
again the many suffer for the few.
The times., 1899-07-01
THE CABINET MEETING.
Mr.. Gage Explains How lie shave
Down the Treasury D-HcEx.

D"wH the Treasury D-Hcss.
Al the CahiHei meeting yesterday See.
retary Gaze prercutsd a rough ssateinrii
of the condition of che Gorsrnmsnrs naaa.
ciai Affairs DC the end af The nsral year
cnica Yesterday. ani showed that tns
rre1sufI dlhff sill in au probability ~
less taan f9i ole.ean. Tho Secretary faii
be aaa vefg si-l to report that bis csii-
aate Fius months aE1 that the der-it
would amount Co., fll2 poo 600 had proved
incorrect The PRECEDENT and the mcnters
of the CahtEff commented Eivorabiy upoa
tac coHdifiou of the Governments finances
lne question of aaarf privileges az
peuo Rican ports was discussed ana re-
ferrei i1 -he Attorney General for an
opinion.
ID. vas agreed at the Cabinet meeting
that tle officers of volunteers soon 10 be
selected shall be- chosen as Tar as posi- Bile
from among those who saw service during
the spanish American war.
The times., 1899-07-01
An Idle Folding of Hands.
Frnm the Philadelphia lpauirer.N

Naturally enough the antiexpansionists object
to increasing the fighting strength of the Army.
Naturally also they object to making the Navy
what it ought to be. Why not2 What the anti
expansionists want is 70 have their slumbers re-
main undisturbeG.
The times., 1899-07-01

Dog funerals are now the fad with high
society danes in Paris. 1t was one of this
class of Parisiennes who once sapiently
observed that the more she saw of men
the better she liked dogs.
The times., 1899-07-01

If Weyler had had our War Department
longer he could have deceived Madrid into
the belief that he was crushing the in
surrection cannot be estimated.
The times., 1899-07-01

In view of the fact that the participants
are Republicans. the Hon. William Goebel
may be pardoned if he cherishes desire to
see the deadly Baker-Howard feud continue
and spread with yirulence throughout the
mountains OF Kentucky.
The times., 1899-07-01

Brigadier General Wood has definitely
declined the presidency of the local street
railway corporation which was offered him
on a gold plate, and the syndicate will now
have to look for another hero to advance
its interests. This is, perhaps, not an easy
thing to find, but, if Mr.. Crosby were to
consult Mr.. Long on the subject, we do
not doubt that the latter would be ready
TO swear that Sampson is the man.
The times., 1899-07-01

Brig. Gen. Charles King says the Filipinos
are not the low type of semi-barbarians
most Americans and Europeans think they
are He declares that, on the contrary,
they are an intelligent, Industrious peo-
pie, with many thousands OF finely edu-
Gated men and Women among them. These
disclosures furnish additional reasons for
hasty and vigorous action in crushing the
insurrection. we may be able to make
excellent citizens out of the Filipinos after
we have whipped them good and hard.
The times., 1899-07-01

There is an encouraging sign OF prog
ress in the riotous demonstrations in the
Chamber of Deputies at Brussels. The
Belgians are getting some life in them.
The times., 1899-07-01
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The poem was published in the "Atlan-
tic Monthly" of October 1868. and by many
has been considered one of the strongest
productions OF the poet. For many years
since the publication of the poem much
space has been devoted in the newspapers
to discussion of the authenticity OF the
incident described in the poem. Many
have claimed that the incident never oc-
Cured, while equally as many contend
that 1t was substantially as represented in
the ballad. Mrs. Mary Quantrelle Brown,
The times., 1899-07-01

Readers Q. THE TINES who may at any time
be unable to procure copies OF il at any news
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sending TO this Office information of the fact
SATURDAY lilly 1899
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15

start at II o'clock and the Of
Platoon of police; NJ.
star; aids the
Sherman and staff the
bekah Drill Corps Rebekah aids. Rebekah
lodges Of California
Grand Encampmen
enor OF California, State officers officers Grand
Lodge, past grand Fellows
bekah
Odd Fellows lodges
the Orphans Home and trustees subordinate lodges F1oaor
phans Home, Relief Committee" 'Rebekah Wel'
Covenant the Well" Trial Abrahams
cscos Welcome to Odd Fellows" of the Rebekahs
campments
In the evening there will be military parade
Pavilion by the of the Patrarchs Militant
tive drill by trophy
the first prize and $50 the prize; exhibition
display drill by the cantons; exhibition and display drill by
the Rebekah Drill Corps
Friday-EXcurson picnic FL %
top Mount Tamalpais Evening-Grand bali
During evening there will be military
and review and awarding of prizes to the Pararchs Militant
for competitive drill.
parade Joaquin County contingent
the marshaship OF ex-Sherif Cunningham. Calf
Sacramento, Orand, Headsbug, Rosa, Yreka,
Grove Folsom Vallejo, San Pablo Willows Santa
Cruz Oakland, Alameda and other places will be repre-
sented
The Pavilion has been Iavshly decorated and twelve
booths erected the of the
the There will be maintained
booth a branch postof1ce
1t is expected that there will be during the week
strangers IN the city.
There has been issued souvenir book of
IS magnificent production, containing history of
the State sketches of prominent Odd Fellows
lodges, and much of interest he
1t is credit the book committee which George
II. Morrison is chairman.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
DRIED FRUIT CROP
NOT MUCH DAMAGED
VALUE WILL STAND AT NEAR
FIFTEEN MILLIONS.
All Conditions Were Favorable for
Housing Prior to the Be
ginning of the First
Rain.

The States dried fruit crop, worth ap-
proximately S15 100000, has been very lit
tie damaged by the rain. Advices have
been received by the large commission
houses in this city, doing business with
the farmers, that such is the fact. The
estimate of the value of the crop was
made for The Call some days ago by d.
H. Porter of Porter Brothers. Yesterday
Mr.. Porter said that the rain had not
given him any reason to change his esti-
mate.
THE first raisin crop" he said, has
been nearly all housed and the loss on
the second crop will be small. Perhaps
the rain will teach the raisn-growers
that they would do better to send the sec
ond crcp to the wineries hereafter
The conditions have been particularly
favorable this season for the drying of
fruit. The first rain came late and the
temperature has been about right for
drying for some time previous to the rain.
Last year the rains began in the middle
of September and continued throughout
October When the recent rain began the
fruit growers received twelve hours no.
tice from Mr.. McAdie of the Weather Bu-
reau and so had abundant time to get
their ffuit under cover. Mr.. Porter says
that the market will be all cleaned up
and will be in readiness for an enormous
crop next year, and the first rain will do
the trees much good.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-15
Abused Work Horses

Officers McCurrie and Hooper of the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals made a raid yesterday on the
grading camp OF the City Street Improve
ment Company and arrested Foreman
mails. The company is grading streets
and lots on Nineteenth avenue and ]
street, south Of Golden Gate Park, aad
of the horses used were unfit for harness.
When the officers appeared two of the
drivers fled over the hills and could not
be caught. An examination of the live
stock showed that none were in any too
good condition and half a dozen were
covered with harness sores. One horse
was so weak that it was unable to do any
work and had to be dragged by the re-
mainder of the team.