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A Political Machine.

0NE of Yesterdays dispatches
states that "in anticipation of
the passage of a general army
reorganization bill great number of
civilian applications are being filed in
the war department for appointments
as second lieutenants in the army The
Hull bill adds 1872 second lieutenants to
the regular army, and it is semi-offi-
cially announced that if it passes, the
life on the basis of about two appoint
ments to each congressional district"
Now that is one of the worst features
of the pending army bill and one of the
most unjust and dangerous elements in
Algerism. The tendency is to make of
the army great political machine. In
stead Of advancing from the ranks as
reward for meritorous service the ap-
pointments are to be made from civil
life as reward for political service.
There is another point in which the
bill is wrong and should be amended
1t is provided that the army shall con-
sist of $4,000 men but gives the presi-
dent authority to raise it to 100000 men,
1t is the intention to make the army
consist of 100000 men so long as the
trouble in the Philippines continues and
until the new possessions are quiet
when it is proposed to reduce the army
to $4,000 men. The trouble is that there
is no provision for discharging officers
When the army is reduced, $4,000 COM
mon soldiers will be discharged but
there will be the same number of Of
ficers as though the army were still
100000 strong. In short the bill pro-
vides that the organization of the army
shall be the same whether it be kept
on the maximum footing of 900 men
or on the minimum footing of $4,000
men. The companies would all keep
their identity. There would be no con-
solidation of companies or regiments
and hence the number of captains, lieu
tenants and colonies would be in no
way curtailed by the reduction of the
army. The officers would retain their
places, their salaries and their ranks
but would command fewer men. 50
the civilians appointed as officers in
preference to old soldiers as a reward
for political service will have perman
ent positions
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citizens, Justice Brewer said: Thus
far the various states entering this fed
eral system have been dominated by
race capable of self-government. In
troduce into that system to-day or to-
| morrow a multitude of states whose
people are confessedly incapable of
| government and you will bury that
system beneath the burden of local in
capacity"
The speaker concluded his eloquent
address in these words: 1.-TWO visions
rise before income of nation grow
ing in population riches and strength,
reaching out the strong hand to bring
within it's dominion weaker and dis
tant races and lands, holding them by
force for the rapid wealth they may
bring, with perhaps the occasional
glory, success and sacrifice of war The
other is of a nation where the spirit of
the Pilgrim and the Huguenot remains
the living and controlling force, affirm
ing that the Declaration of Independ
ence. the farewell address of the Father
of his Country and the Monroe doc
trine shall never pass into innocuous
desuetude, devoting its energies to the
development of the inexhaustible re-
sources Of it's great continental terri
tory. solving the problem of universal
personal and political liberty, of gov
eminent by the consent of the governed.
where no king, no class and no race
rules, but each individual has equal
voice and power in the control of all,
where wealth comes only as the COM
pensation for honest toll of hand or
brain, where public service is private
duty, a nation whose supreme value to
the world lies not in its power but in
it's unfailing loyalty to the high ideals
of it's youth, forever lifting its strong
hand not to govern but only to protect
the weak"
The address of Justice Brewer is un
doubtedly one of the most valuable
contributions ITO the literature of the
day on the subject of Imperialism. 1t
is we'll that occasionally a man of JUS
tice Brewers standing will rise up and
remind the people of the principles un
der which the government was founded
and warn them against the perils to-
ward which the country seems just now
TO he drifting
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War Should BE FOrpotten.

Matanzas, Feb. 22.-General Gomez
dined to-day al the Spanish club, where
committee of Spaniards waited upon
him to say that they desired to express
their acceptance of his policy of ANAL
samation, but had not been invited to
be present at the function of the pre-
Vious evening. In reply he expressed
his pleasure, saying that the war should
be forgotten and all the enmiies of the
past buried. This afternoon he visited
the American camp with General San
ger and an escort. General Chaffee, the
governor generals chief of staff, and
others are expected tomorrow.
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he SOUNDED A WARNING
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stand alone. He is placing every
Cuban or Porto Rican Of more or less
ability in government positions of
higher or, lower grade for the purpose
of demonstrating their capacity and in
tegrity. The islands are being cleaned,
taxation is being reduced, education is
being encouraged and every incentive
held out toward improvement and prog
ress. The world knows that these peo-
pies are not fit for independence as
Americans are fit for it. Out Of self
protection the nations of the world
would divide those Islands among them
selves should we abandon them and the
F'ilipinos would be helpless to prevent
it. Some say governmental 1ndepend-
ence with a protectoTate. mat means
that the protector would be responsible
to the world for their behavior and to
that end he must control their be-
havior towards the nations of the
world.
Lowest in the Scale.
An agent of the department. OF agri-
culture visiting the china sea to estab-
lish agencies for American products
and to bring back seeds and plants.
desirable in the United States, writes
me that the Filipino is lowest in the
scale of humanity Of all the natives
of the Orient. There is an educated
class, but they are easily counted, and
those who aspire to the leadership are
men of very questionable integrity. The
authority of the United States must
be established completely. The edu-
eating process toward self-govern-
ment would be carried on through the
army and navy Franchises of NUM-
cipalities, provinces and islands Will be
refused to advenurers. Everything
possible will be done to carry out the
spirit animating the American people
when they began intervention for hu-
manity's sake. The American people
of all the states are with the president
in his great work They believe In him;
the exception is not considerable, but
does indicate that a few of our people
have room for expansion and I think
there is evidence Of encouraging
growth in this regard. The liberty of
the press has not degenerated into
license so vile as in I.incoln's day or in
the days of Washington. A discrimi-
mating public insists upon fair play and
the love of truth has become national
characteristic"
The Two Poles of Political Polity'
was responded to by Hon. Frank 0.
LoWden of Chicago.
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Generally Observed.

Washington, Feb 22.-Washington's an
niversary was observed here generally to-
day All government departments were
closed and also most of the stores There
were number of patriotic meetings. The
National Society of the Children of the
Revolution made their annual celebrate
An immense crowd thronged Columbia
theater. Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, national
president called the society to order and
America" was sung by the audience
standing.
Representative Dolliver of Iowa was the
orator of the day. He declared there was
deep philosophy in the patriotic training
of children and that when the children de-
veloped into men and women of the future
their early thoughts and inspirations
would tell. The true American aristocracy
is not of wealth. family or of social posi-
ton, he said, but of patriotism, sacrifice
and service.
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Aleer Entertained Visitors.

Detroit. Mich, Feb. 22-The happiest
feature of the annual republican gath
erings of to-day was the reception held
this afternoon in the residence of Sec
rotary Alger. The secretary of war,
secretary of agriculture and other
speakers at the banquet of the Michi-
gan club received in the Alger drawing
rooms, assisted by other republicans of
local prominence. The function took
on the aspect largely of personal
tribute to General Alger by his personal
and political friends and by the young
err element of the party, who We're
numerously present. The secretary's
home was handsomely decorated and
the stream of visitors was Hospitality
entertained.
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Current Comment.
The American Soldier All Right.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
No rational American can contemplate
the enthusiastic response to the recent
call for volunteers, the great ability and
dauntless spirit of the navy of our coun-
try In the engagements with the war fleets
of Spain and the GOODNESS and magnif-
cent courageousness of our soldiers when
under fire in Cuba and Luzon, and escape
the conclusion that this people is not de-
generating in the noble. virile qualities
that shone at Bunker Hill, New Orleans,
Chepultepec and Gettysburg.
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Short Campaigns.

From the Omaha Bee.
French presidential elections have one
merit at least. Tney are conducted with
out unnecessary loss of time and the coun-
try is not disturbed by long campaign.
The time elapsing between the death of
the late president and the election of his
successor is not so greaI as is occupied
by one of our national nominating con-
yentiOns
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Mccarthy knocked Ont.

Hot Springs, Ark. Feb. pa thous-
and people witnessed the fight this af-
ternoon between Australian Jimmy
Ryan and Australian Billy Mccarthy.
Both men entered the ring at $50
pounds. Ryan knocked Mccarthy out.
Until the middle of the 18th round,
when Mccarthy received his knockout
blow, Ryan had the contest his own
way and landed whenever and wher-
ever he pleased.
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More Pork" for the West,

From the Nebraska State Journal
Some of the Western men in congress
have found a way to get even with the
river and harbor bill. They intend to hold
it up until their states are given fair
proportion of the fund appropriated. Even
il the money is wasted it is just as we'll
to throw it away in Wyoming as on some
worthless creek in New Jersey.
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Boom Times in the Legislatures.

FROM the Peoria Herald.
The evidence that a boom has really set
in in this country is shown by the high
prices that are being paid for election TO
the United States senate.
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Chicago Office-e9 The Rookery.
The s. c. Beckwith Special Agency.
Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington Bureau-1,415 G street.. N.
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In Boston.

Boston. Feb. 22-Washington's birthday
was celebrated in this city by a general
suspension of business and the usual
ringing of bells and display of flags.
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Main Ofice-Standard Block, Anaconda.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Business Office ......... ..............No. l
Editorial Rooms No. 4s
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=. SHELDON. secretarv.
ACCOUNTANTS.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

s. X. BALLARD. 401 Cal St, designs audits &
adjusts accounts for corporations & firms; ref
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE Of The San Francisco
Call. corner Of Market and Third Streets open
until y o'clock every night in the year.
BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street.
corner Clay; open until $50 o'clock
300 Hayes street. open until $50 o'clock.
$50 McAllister street: open until $3.50 o CLOCK
615 Larkin street; open until $3.50 O'Clock
1871 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock-
22s1 Market street. corner Sixteenth: open
until o'clock
100 Eleventh street; open until o'clock.
1896 Valencia street; open until o'clock
Northwest corner of Twenty second and Ken
tllckY Atreets: omen until o clock.
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lLAIKvol ANTS AND >.IhIIUALisM.

MRS i J. WHITNEY the celebrated test
medium. life reader and medical clairvoyant
stttngs. 81; diagnosis free; new method
treatment for chronic, private. obscure dis
eases; she has the divine gift Of clairvoyance
and never fails in her diagnosis; send stamp
for circular. 2S2 Stockton, bet Post and Geary.
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A-t350; DYEING and cleaning store on Powell
906 Market st.
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-. GOOD WAGES GET GOOD HELP.
25 iaborers. no experience. fare soc. $50
II laborers. fare 81 Observation-Disclosures So $50
Is teamsters, fare 75c 5c...............s2 rs a day
70 4-horse teamsters. $34 and found
l64 !aborers and teamsters for all parts Of
day. MURRAY & READY, 634 and 636 Clay
Il cooks $50. $40, S35, $50, SIS and found
"A walters 1 head waiter. $50, s25. $40 and i'd.
ls dishwashers. $50, s25. $40. SIS and found
porters laundrymen, coatmakers.
.................. BAKERS, ETC.................
bakers small country shops, $40 and found; 4;
IL second. third, fourth hands $50, SIS, $40,
SIS and found. MURRAY & READY. 634 and
696 Clay st
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CLEANING COMPOUNDS.

UTICA Cleaning and Toilet Compounds and
Compound Paste; a household blessing; a sure
cure for poison oak. SAMUEL SEYMOUR,
Agent. Office and factory. p Spear st.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

A-Sl500; TRANSFER corner grocery and bar;
doing a rushing cash store and bar business
low rent; rare chance; other business conpels
owner 10 sacrincei investigate at once. r.
G. WILKE 9O6 Market st
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FLATS TO LET.

cI~>-S~~I
SUNNY corner modern fiat to let; bay
windows: rooms, bath etc minutes walk
from Market and Valencia; moderate rent.
Apply 5l3 California above Montgomery.
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A-S600-RESTAURANT and oyster parlors
choicest location; rent s35: daily receipts S25;
meals not less than 25c; bargain. r @.
WILKE 906 Market Sc.
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pREssMAkERs AND sEAMsTREssEs


s. F Dressmaking Ladies Tailoring parlors;
French tailoring system taught. 305 Van Ness.
PARTISAN dressmaking 3S7 Geary; dresses
made So up: dresses made over; perfect mt.
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EMPLOYMENT WANTED-MALE.

A BRANCH Office for Call advertisements and
subscriptions has been established at the
northwest corner of Twenty-second and Ken
lucky SITS. Open till p. m.
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A-S150-HO8iE bakery and notion store with
living rooms; rent $50; on Buchanan ST.
r. G.. WILKE, SOC Market St
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ADVICE free; r. W. KING, sixth floor. Chron
icle building: no advance charges; all cases
estates, mortgages, damages, collections
bankruptcy. wills. etc. drawn; moderate
fees: call or write.
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HELP WANrED-MALE.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s35 and found machin-
| ist for country, 81 so day; farmer and wife,
$50; errand boy, 81 a week; butcher boy, SIS
and found; colored coaehman, $40; neat young
inside servant $40; farmers for Colusa Co,
| S25; Swiss mixer and wife, $780, J. f. CROS-
EFT & CO., 62S Sacramento st.
WANTED-S quartz miners 81 25, 81 50 and
81 rs day: timber man for mine, S2 rs day; )
laborers for mine, s26 and found and 81 day;
dTiliers st tunnel mel work 81 25 to g Is day
CRosETT & co, 62S Sacramento st.
WANTED-Baker and pastry cook for miners
boarding house, $40; cake baker. helper $25;
oyster man and cook for country. $40 and
fare; cook, country boarding house $40; res
taprant cooks, waters dishwashers and
mento st.
WANTED-Clerk. general merchandise store
$40; superintendent for copper mine and
others ]. F. CROSETT & CO., 62S Sacra-
mento st.
MEN to learn barber trade; only weeks re-
quired; constant practice; expert instruction;
lectures dermatology; Saturday wages;
call write for free illustrated catalogue
MoLER's BARBER COLLEGE, 635 Clay st.
WANTED-Laborers and mechanics to know
that Ed Rolkin, Reno House proprietor still
runs Denver House, 217 Third st; $50 large
rooms 25c per night; 81 to 81 per week.
MEN and women wanted to learn barber trade
in weeks; expert instructions; Saturday
wages; call or write for catalogue. S. F.
BARBER COLLEGE. 741A Howard st.
JEWELERS. Bush st. room 4. Third floor
PENsIONs-J. H SHEPARD & CO., attor-
--neys Hearst bldg, Third and Market
SAILORS and ordinary seamen for coast and
Australia at HERMAN'S s. 26 Steuart st.
BARRIERS Progressive Union: free employ
mt. H. Bernard. Sec, 1O4 7th tel. Jessie 1872
FIRST-CLASS furnishing goods salesman and
window dresser. Apply box 2272 Call.
TRY our 15c meals; best in city. 4O6 McAlls-
ter st.
200 SINGLE furnished rooms. 1Oc 15c and 25c
per night. Ltndell. 9Th and Howard read rm.
TRY Acme House. s57 Market St, below Sixth.
for a room; Csc night; 81 a week.
WINCHESTER Hotel, A Third St, near Mar
ket 700 rooms 25c night: reading room; free
bus and baggage to and from the ferry.
A BRANCH office for Call advertisements and
subscriptions has been established at the
northwest corner of Twenty second and Ken
lucky SITS. Open till p m.
A BRANCH office for Call advertisements and
subscriptions has been established at 1856 Va
lencia st
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MEETING NOTICES.

CALIFORNIA Commandery No. l. K. A
T, No S Post st.-Regular assembly a
THIS EVENING at 7:30 O. clock. Order III
Of the Temple. All fraters cordially in -
SIR SIR JOHN. ToNNINGsEN. Commander.
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HOW TRUSTS BRING POVERTY
AND SORROW.

The combines-the ~devouring and de-
stroying trusts-will drive cut IS. ZOO
commercial travellers, says the presi-
dent OF their National League, Mr..
Dove. The evil done 20 others by this
course on h part OF h monsters is
immense. 1t will not only affect greatly
the men thus dismissed but hen prob
ably 100, 900 women and children who are
also involved seriously in the calamity.
This fact is enough TO put the brand Of
condemnation upon the enemies OF their
country. Every good citizen should
hate trusts n monopolies with an n
common hatred. Here is a condensed
statement OF President Doves evil
dence as to the injury done by the viii
famous trusts: The trusts taken to-
gether have egected an annual saving
of STA. 000, 900. of which $50, 900, 900 Is the
loss in salaries, s270. O00, 900 is the loss
to the railroads in fares and the cost
OF transporting excess OF baggage and
S27 ,OOO, 900 is the loss to hotels. He cal
culates that IL the formation of trusts
continues, the services OF one-half the
commercial travellers will be dispensed
with, in which event the loss In salaries
alone will be Sis, 900, 900 and the loss
90 the railroads $75,0 O0,O 900. In referring
TO the discharge of travelling statesmen.
Mr.. Dove went into specifications. The
great tobacco combines dispensed with
5000 statesmen. the baking powder trust
has retained only half a dozen, the BIZ
cycle trust will throw out 600 and the
chair trust 500, the rubber trust has dis
pensed with 800, the sugar and coffee
trusts have thrown out 1000, the tin
plate combine a got rid Of about
ninety out Of every 100 s~alesmen-and
so on"
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There must be an educational revival
in North Carolina The best
the trained educators must canva
from Currituck &c Cherokee until there
is a profound educational awakening.
Every journalist, every public man.
every genuine North C~arolinian OF in
telligence, should bestir himself in be-
half of so educating the youth that the
stigma Of illiteracy@xcelling ali 9TH
erS therein-shau no longer be affixed
to the good name OF our state. Again
and again a The Messenger urged
through the years that the common
schools of North Carolina could never
be what they should be and what is SO
much needed until these things were
done: L. A more liberal appropriation.
2. Higher salaries for teachers. 8. A
longer school term. There must be bet
ter school houses; a higher grade OF
teachers, and the best possible system
of superintendency and management.
The Constitution INDUCES in another
line Of remark that Is worth copying
and fits just here:
Our public school system will be
good enough when the parents of chill
dren go down into their pockets and
give it prope equipment, and pay the
teachers enough to give them zeal in a
work which, above all others, calls for
personal enthusiasm. 1t is idle to saw
hat the southern states are keeping up
with h rest of the country in the mat
ter of education, but it is not idle to
hope that our people will be prevailed
upon to remember the past, and borrow
from the memory Of their forbears a
portion at least of that keen interest in
education which, until the beginning
of the war, placed the south ahead of
all other sections, and ave her the
leadership of the nation
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The Philadelphia Times, we are
pleased to see. is "a strong and just
friend of Rear Admiral Schley. In
its issue of July 3rd it is a Schley is
sue. A portrait of the very gallant
seaman appears in the centre. The
name Sehley is in large blu letters. A
quotation from his famous report Of
the battle Of Santiago appears: There
is glory enough for ALL" This shows
his unselfshness and breadth and puri-
ty- An anchor with a scroll, appears
on either side Of the portrait and name
of the splendid commander. Upon
them is written the service he rem
dered his country at different times:
Fort H~udson-1S62. Chincha Island
1854 Corea-1S71. Rescue of Greeley
1884. Valparaiso-1SS1. Santiago-1S9S.
Then follows a brief letter addressed
to the Editor of the Times, as follows:
This Bird n 4th of July differ from
the others celebrated in that new glo-
ries have been added to our iax. new
prestige to our nation and greater
grandeur to u people through the
deeds done at Manila and at Santa
last year.-W. S. Schley."