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with favor, especially If it promised sue
cess; but the Kaiser is not well enough
equipped for sea ighung 10 take many
chances in the way Of independent action
in that line. and except upon the theory
OF fixed and more or less permanent mil
itaFy alliance with Great Britain would be
likely to remain neutral. His neutrality
being assumed. the game perhaps is not
too deep to expose a hint Of its true in
wardness. The German alliance probably
has dissipated any material danger of
European interference in South Africa:
but, so far as appears, it does not
operate TO hamper Russia in her de
sign TO absorb Afghanistan and Persia
and set herself firmly at the head Of the
Persian Gulf But a war with Japan
might veto this movement. already rem
dered difficult by the inability Of the ST.
Petersburg Government to raise money.
Japan, it may be safely inferred, would
not 20 to war without the aid of England,
and England would appear. therefore in
the excellent diplomatic position OF being
able tG play off the Japanese menace in
MaBohuria and Korea, against the pro-
/ posed agEressions of Russia in Afghanistan
and Persia This position in fact looks 50
strong 10 an outsider that we should rot
be surprised to see at least the temporary
abandonment of the proposed Russian ad-
vance from Turkestan as the price of keep
ing Japan quiet in the Far East.
One strong reason for suspectiug that
the British Government fees itself sub
stantially fortified against foreign devei-
opments opposed 10 its territorial safety
or interests. is furnished in the eport that
Lord Salisbury has selected this particular
time TO reopen the Alaskan boundary ques-
tion. and in a manner which it is to lie
] feared can only be construed as distinctly
unfTiendly TO this country. It is rumored
that the British ministry has advss our
/ authorities Of its determination TO ba k
/ The totally unteu8ble and offensive claims
/ Of Canada to arbitration concerning from
tier line which has been beyond the pos
sibi.ity Of question since 1925, and vi h
the gift of Pyramid Harbor or its equiva-
lent on our shores, as a condition prece-
dent TO arbitration. In advance OF more
complete information on this subject, We
+ do not care to discuss it at any length. If
what we have heard be altogether trie.
the patriotic mettle Of our accomplished
! Secretary OF State viii have a salen id
+ test, and the American people will have
+ his personality in their eye more t1an
that Of any ether citizen for some lime 70
( come The situation viii afford him an
. pportunity to develop what there is in
I him; and possibly to endear himself to his
! -oountrymen by a rever=ion to the
( glowing native ideas that were used 10
irradiate his folklore verse Of earier DAYS.
The times., 1899-11-14
Hnnna VIII Hold On.

CFr0m the Philadelphia Ledger)
The vote in Cuyahoga county is abundant cvi-
drnce Of the estimate in which Mr.. Hanna is
held in Ohio, tor it is his own county. Mr..
Hanna represents type Of politicians which
IS very properly held in slight regard by those
with whom true patriotism aud the best inter
osts Of the country are the first consideration.
lie is a past master Of the same order OF politics
OF which Quay. Piatt, and Croker are also able
opponents The dewrfall Of Alr. Hanna would,
consequently, not be an event TO cause national
sorrow ard il any movement be made to uuseat
him by the friends of purer politica. methods 1t
is to be heartily fostered and aided in every
manner possible. But his enforced retirement is
a matter not easily accomplished, Absolutely in
different to public opinion and holding much Of
the political machinery Of The Republican party
in his hands. he may be expected to hold on as
long IS hc can
The times., 1899-11-14
,,istnLen Idens AhroaI.
CFron the Kansas CITY S,ar-]

Mach ignorance OF the power % the AH'azi AN
Secretary of state Is apparent IN the European
stories that involve the United states IN alliances
and secret arrangements with other powers. al Of
which is impossible. Ia Europe the Ministers or
state and Of Foreign Affairs are able 90 carry on a
game OF diplomacy which Is considered 1he great
r-, Of al gaines in ,he world. They can maze
satrgt treaties and counter u1vrs, and Alliances
nav be entered into without Consulting tee l'e-
pie or gheiF EepEsssEt4iigEA No Auefiean ss'le-
. s.-.- sea,a care 2" rzse GFSESas 90 we
European style oi diplouacs hs eaH.en 's-
liver tas rsads Renee. taes~ stories -a Eu-op'
,I54r what he uitcd S.,tt- aii DO -H ,He wa'
n ,,5ltrc,- are simply the result % Esapc-z
isnor1uce gf tl.e American Government.
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Americas stand Reanrdine Cuba
lErom the IndianapaL. Newz.l

TIIII' -
This country docs not wish to govern Cuba as
= dependency 1t has 10 designs on tEe freedom
OF lis inhabitants. But the American people
Will not tolerate the old Cuba. They viii not put
Up with condition of lawicssncss and political
turmoil in that land. It lies at our very thTesh.
old. Il has been meHace and challenge to
us for generations The rule OF our action now
Is stable government, the peaceful prosecution OF
industry freedom Of labor, safety Of capital
Those things we are going to have 10 Cubs
whether our armies remain there 60 secure 1t o'
whether il be secured under the supervision o
civil governors. Until we are sure that the
Cuban people are capable If founding and carry
ing on a government that Anglo sdXons can re
spcct We shall guard and care for them
The times., 1899-11-14
TIC oIire nraneh in samoa.

I7rrm he Sl. P8uI DIsI1-ch.)
Germany should mako good neishbor- She
has always possessed the ruyiabc ability + mind
ing her own affairs where the United States was
concerned. Her people are among our best cit
izens Of the Republic Closer familiarity with
the methods ot our Government may lead her
TO modify her colonization methods. Present in
dicaious are toward drawing together Of the
members Of the Trrtonic race. Anything which
pariects this tricndliness is to be commended.
samoa, which has been the thorn in the side of
the Teuteaic giant, may be the balm for inter
Teutouig iIls.
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Amcricn,s nig VIM.

lFrom the 81. Louis Globc-Dcm1uat)
Within the past twelve OF fifteen months The
contour OF the United STAGE has been changed
considerably at several points. Our boundaries
have been pushed outward TO ths south The west,
and southwest Tec Stars and Stripes VIII here
after fly az points hundreds and in some cases
thousands 1t miles away from any territory on
which It belonged al the beginning ct isas. The
country has often made larger 5cce-sions of terri
tory than has been done iu the past year ard a
quarter, but h4s ucyer, IN the same length of
time. made accc-=ious which ncee-sita.ed ,he
extension of ihe map Of thc country in so many
different directions
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Roore,cIt ON the stump.

U'T1m tHe BirEh1mt0n NlWs.)
Attention j. now called to what appears TO be
a fact, that the stump-speaking Of Governor
Roosevelt in the recent campaign accomplished
nothing; that, while The gallant Rough Rider is
a success at making holija., he is failure
syhen it comes 80 making votes. 1t IS true, he
opened the campaign in Ohio, and the Republi-
cans scored a victory. but inasnrnch as it is
claimed and conceded that the bulk Of the Jones
vote, approxiuatjng 10000, was drawn from the
Democratic party, il is easy to see that Repubii-
can success in lhe Buckeye State is wholly due TO
other influence than Goosevcits In Maryland
and in the Nineteenth Assembly district Of New
Y0r, city his influence was nil, OF worse.
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BRYAN CUNNING FOR BEAR.
re says lie Intends TO Hunt All Day
and sleep All Night.

SPRINGFIELD No. Nov IA hunt
ing party left here this morning for the
fancy county game preserves OF ~ C. Wet
more. The party included 9ir. We-more
William J. Bryan. and number Of their
friends. Mr.. Bryan came in on ar early
Memphis train from Lincoln. and went at
once 20 a hotel. He declined 10 be inter-
viewed. saying he was making this trip 70
get away from public events; tnat he would
hunt all dag and sleep all night
Colonel WetmOFe owns q preserve en-
5ra1ing 10000 acres. It lies foTJy-ive miles
from the railway. The White River runs
through the place. All kinds Of game are
found from elk and deer 20 jack rabti.t-
Brown bears are often fOand- The hsh-
ing in the White River is good, black basi
inhabitinE these waters on his last TRIP
Mr. Bryan shot several deer and one bear
The times., 1899-11-14
Rut q Is Not Prebanlc

CFrom the Philadelphia R-c-rd.)
The authorities al Washington may have been
imposed upon in the appointment to positions
in the Federal service Of scouudrels who exc out
their emolumeHt5 by coming to Philadelphia TO
stuff the ballot boxes on election day; but
whether they have been imposed upon or not,
there should be some sudden vacancies In the
light of late revelations it would be well TO over
haul the list Of the QuayPenrose appoirtces with
an official muck rake.
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-coNFERs WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Erigadier General Ludlow a White
House Visitor.

BFisafisr General Ludlow. Military Gov
ernor OF HaTana, accompanied by the Sec
reJary Of War. spent some time in con-
ference wish the President yesterday. Both
General Ludlow and Secretary Root de-
ciined to state the result Of the conference.
but General Ludlow said.
Havana already practically has civil
government but, OF course. il IS dominars 4
by the military power How Ioas th.s state
Of affairs viii continue cannot say Ont
side Of few Cuban editors the people or
Havana generally are thoroughly satisfied
With the present government 81 the island
One OF the editors demanded q me indie
pendeuce or death but I was not In q
position to give him either"
Regarding the establishment of civil
government which would be supreme over
the military government General Ludlow
would not talk He insisted that there was
already civil government in Havana. and
that the lives and property OF citizens are
IS safe in Havana as in Washington. He
VIII return TO Havana Saturday.
The times., 1899-11-14

At one of the country places in Kentucky
yesterday several commandces of farmers
marched in and outspanned, declaring their
purpose to get decision for their favorite
candidate The eommandants and field
comets managed to quiet them for the time
being, but as the Communicating is going
on steadily, it would not surprise us to
hear of an early outbreak. Outlanders who
do not need to stay in the zone of trouble
would do we'll to trek.
The times., 1899-11-14
ALr. Hoar,s VnrnrIes.

(From the Savannah News)
Imperialism may not be good thing &C.. .
republic such as our Government is. though the
possession OF the Philippines as colonies may be
beneficial to the American people from the and
point of commerce, but AIr. uoar does not seem
so much concerned about the welfare Of American
institutions as he does ior the Filipinos That is
another reason why he fails TO make deep im-
nras-iln on The pnLlic mind
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Thc Crime of 1876.

(Frlm the Utica Observer
1t is surprising how much Indignation some OF
our Republican contemporaries can develop over
the prospect of Coebel- attempt stea, the
Office Of Governor, when SO MANY OF these or
gans actually nioicsd at the seating Of Ruther-
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If it be true, as has been frequently as
serted in official circles, that Otis is only
a military fgurehead and that for some
time the direction of field operations in
Luzon has been given to Macarthur and
Lawton, We wonder who VIII get the credit
of their successes? Judging from the way
the Administration has acJed in the Schley-
Sampson matter, we presume that it will
be Otis. as a matter of course.
The times., 1899-11-14
a 0ncstTnn.
lFron IL MinnelpoIi. Tribune.l }

(Froln The Minneapolis Tribune)
There has never been an instance in the history
Of this country Of a man siding with enemy
ia arms against the American flag who ever
amounted TO anything in politics afterSard. Can
Sir. By expect to be an exception to the rule?
The times., 1899-11-14
IinI.snn

I'rom the Galveston News)
Iloh-oH IS working hard in Honskong TO rein
state himself. sfter his experiences with Ameri-
can uaidcrs lie had all the kissing for time
and ii,c world or the masculine part Of it, grew
cold toward him.
The times., 1899-11-14
Lafnyettc-.,Iy SON BEN"


A combination of granite. marble. NOR
tar, steel iron and slate. under proper
conditions. constitutes an arcaita tu.aI
masterpiece. So. unit of hair breadth
escapes, hand-to-haud struggles for life.
forged checks. mortgaged homes. cast-oG
daughters faithful lovers, conddng par
auts rural scenery, sugar camps mill
wheels. and other stage threadbares Of like
ilk. may be Transformed into q pastoral
idyI, tbough. because Of their very oIdness
the hand Of a master OF construction must
be shown in The process. This conclusion
viii have been reached by the most casual
OF those observers who witnessed the pro-
ductfou Of David Lowry's so-calIed lovely
romance" ard comedy y-dTama" last ght
at the Lafayette. Despite it's caption, the
play is a thriller pure and decidedly sim
ple. The comedy is buried beneath a
mass of rubbish and never comes to the
| front TO any percepuble degree.
There is little need for dwelling upon the
story OF My Son Ben Suffice it to say
| that the piece is a conglomeratiou Of The
| Old Homestead" " Shore Acres" Way
( Down East" The Village Postmast ter. -
( and more of the sort without predomi-
/ mating merit from any Of he lot. Ii has
! a ysfy yilairous villain, who bobs up at
! various unreasonable times, counts money
/ when there is no necessity for calculation.
! ars falls into a convenient mill raca that
/ the hero may rescue him. OF course, these
! wo love the same girl. and equally certain
! is il that the aforesaid hero wins her in
the final act MIR. Lowry declares hat he
was impelled TO write his work by his dis
gust M the vulgar filth now being foiste1
upcn the public. His effort at cleanin IS
and purity is commendable, if that fact will
| be satisfaction for the embryonic author
| Otherwise he must go without Compensa-
tton.
The producing company, as a rule, is
inferior. Here and there like a sunny
| riff through a thunder cloud, a bit of eX-
! ceileDt work is noted. Especially is this
true with John Jack, capable old actor
that he IS There is pathOs IN Mr.. Jack s
voice; in his face; in his every movement
TrIte business and antiquated situation;
! corrupt what otherwise would be mas
rerful creation AS it is. Mr.. Jacks i'm
personation will rank with the Nat Berry
of James A Herne the Colonel Preston o
J. Fl Stoddart and the Uncle Josh OF Den
man Thompson. The remainder of the mel
are mediocre. if not worse. the pOOres
of the number being Everett King. whC
looks i'll fed and very reconcentradoish
EdwInn Brewster displays TO advantage IN,
various fashions in which an English char
acter role should not be done, while c. b
Craig is an amusing, but exceedingly ex
travagant country pumpkin Of the usua
sort. OF the women. the best is Adelaide
Thornton. who Will be more commendabl,
when mole used TO her part The rest
hut why be mgaliant2 If some "0uit
learn the art of makeup, there would b.
reason for Offering suggestions. Nov. Il
useless Even when one has excused un
| syenness OF presentation and the hF9nCho
like behavior OF the scenery in My Sol
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was behind the horizon until after the bat
tie was fought and won.
The learned and distinguished jurists
who compose the Court Of Claims should be
extremely wary of things such as we have
ventured to hint at No doubt in common
with other citizens, they are fully aware
that wholly Inscriptions attempt is in
contemplation to give the laurels and the
lions share of the plunder of a magnificent
naval triumph to an individual who was
totally unconnected with the affair. and this
knowledge should serve as wholesome
warning against the setting up of dangerous
precedents.
It is reported that many of the Army
chaplains. who have the rank and paw OF
captains. are resisting assignments to duty in
the Philippines. Several who had been
ordered there, it is said. have secured revo-
cation of the orders through political influ-
ence. There is something mysterious about
this indisposition on the part of the clergy
in shouldsr-straps to go where glory waits
them. Probably in the whole world there
is not richer field for gentlemen of their
cloth than the Island Of Luzon. Many
Of our soldiers even are not as religious as
they might be if properly invited, and
then think of the poor natives! The Tagals
are all Christians, but the theological
views of the Negritos, Macabebes, sulus
Ygirotes. and other loyal tribes are at least
open to some question. The harvest OF
souls in our insular empire is vast and ripe
for the cleaners. OF course. if our present
Army chaplains all or nearly all. wish tC
stay home when they are needed at the
front, it is very easy for them to exercise
the Christian virtue of resignation and
let people who will go and DO the Masters
work have their uniforms and mounted Of
! fceTs' pay and quarters.
The times., 1899-11-14
Fixing the Ecnces.-Another exami

Fixing the FenceS.-Auother example
o. the ADMINISTRATORS po 1t eal sagacily-
counting the pacidcation of Foraker as one
examples The appointment Of former
Governor Fifer, of Illinois, as a member
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The appointment is said to be the direct
result Of action by Senator Culom, and
means much as to Republican To!it cs in
Illinois Senator CullOm mas besn afraid
of the ambition of Governor Tanner o. Illi-
nois TO succeed him in the Senate, and
heretofore Fifer has been Teckonel as a
quasi Tanner supporter OF 10 mean rank.
Likewise the National Administration has
been fearful Of losing Illinois if Tanner e
mains in power. and IS again candidate
| for Governor owing to antagonism vi hin
his own party. and situation in chi ago
which makes it very probable that q ID m
oCrat could carry Cook county aga.us MIN
if he is nominated. 1t is said that nov
the Administration has got CI.iom on IL
| side. come what may, and tha. Fi'er has
! been fixed by his appointment Iannet' S
| power in the state viii be curbed and make
| the Administration so strong that no dan
| ger viii threaten from That section
The times., 1899-11-14
C.rand-MilIinn,s nnd W-nI..er.

In comparison with any couple Of coon
shows" ever booked in Washington the
proyerbiaI peas III a pod" were varlegated,
multi-sized, and otherwise altogether dis
similar. Williams and Walker. who opened
yesterday at the Grand in what. by courtesy.
is called farce and. by some Imaginative
person. has been dubbed .-The Policy Play
ers.' are providing no startling exception
TO the rule The performance. metaphor
ically speaking, is the usual drasry desert
of horseplay aud bad English. occasionally
marked by an oasis of real talent and
ability. The Policy Players" itself must
have been vrittsu-n it was sver written
by some one TO whom originality would
have seemed nalady requiring instant
treatment. It's story is the ancient .'Er-
MIME tale of the swindlsTs who pawn
themselves Cft as visitors Of high degree
for financial purposes. When those who
interpret the yarn attempt 20 be comic they
chase each other about the stage, when
they find iJ necessary to dance the house
employees ger ready their bFoOms, when
they decide 10 sing the auditor is re-
gal5d with the wCra-Cut combination of
baby aHd lady, ard OF honey" and
money. There are miniature policemen
and calm, tough individuals and-aud all
the rest Of IT,
Several pleasing It It=rruptiOus ten B0rarilv
check the prolonged riot OF the farce -
Williams and Walker who used to be funny
( when they were ccn-eDt with twenty min
/ Utss Of ones time. and had no stellar am
biJioGs have still few amusing tricEs
in addition 10 a great deal OF catchy music
/ Their ditty. The Ghost OF q Coon. ." really
/ is q gem in its way and Will BE- whiztled
/ extensively, while The Medicine Man. o.
/ The Band. "A Broadway Coon. "The
! Man in the Moon Might Tell" and The
/ Kings Of the Policy shop which was ren-
4 dersd under like circumstances BY Isham s
( "Oetoroons are enjoyable Matte Wilkes.
/ who has got over being "ihe Indian Friu-
( cess Yutakme." mas rather fine soprano
/ voice and the Mallory Brothers AMI Brooks
/ trio contribute an act that. stOrn Of its
! for the eX-pTasideEt would be match
less Hodges and Lsuucamere. the Aus
/ tralau NightiHEa.ss are passabl=; George
CaJiiG's Chinese impsrsOU3tiOns are clever
hut wearizome, and the Reese Brothers auc
Fred Douglas have good gun spinning
turn
Briefly tie speciality portion OF the VIII
/ Jams and Walker entertainment is quite up
TO the aysrag=-eveu little above II Is
regr etJable ttat in order 10 see these spe-
ci-lties on should be obliged TO endure
tnrse hours Of incChlreUl farce given by
oDia whu know less about simCa-pUrs
acting than a matchmaker might be sup
posed 70 know about building locomotives
To be- fair the critic mast add that both o.
yesterdays audiences appeared TO cn5C,
the performances hugely
The times., 1899-11-14

There were few vacant seats yesterday
afternoon and standing room was at pre-
MUM last night at Kernan's, where
good all-aropnd show was given by the
Gay Masqueraders" company, The va
The times., 1899-11-14
Acaae...,-..EInve You Seen smith ?,

Acadc ssiy--'.fIHye You seen smith -
A large audience assembled last night al
the Academy for the purpose Of discovering
whether or not il had ever made the
acquaintance of Smith. and came away al
most as much in the dark as it had been
three hours before. Tha gentleman amounts
10 very little in Have You Seen SMITH
although he is equally as prominent and
was a great deal better liked than were
any Of the other characters prominent be-
cause of his Jim @etfries frame, and pleas
ing because he remained oil the stage for
q longer period at a time than did any
one else in the company The story Of
Smith-or rather Of Brown since that iadi-
ylduu is more impOrrant-is delighfJlIy
relieved from dullnsss and general debility
by the Introduction of a number of sps-
cialties. which yestsr-eveuiug were received
with great applause Whether this arose
from the fact that they were a welcome
relief from the balance of the performance
or because Of their merit it would be hard
10 determine. Some of the turns were
good and some were very bad the m0sl
notable of the finally mentioned class being
the Colder Haired Wonder" Mary Lane,
who rendered The Holy City and Dear
One" Miss Lane may be q wonder TO many
DeopIe. and a large number of these IN
doubtedly will take advantage OF the op-
portumty to observe her offered TO all
similarly tressed maidens by the manage
ment.
There was one other person in the ag-
gragatior who attracted a great deal Of
attention for several pecultarities not seen
in this city very often. This was Maud
FIIston. who was advertised on the Tro-
/ qrammes as "a natural born reacher. "
/ From the length of Miss EllstOn's arm no
/ ono in the house would have been in doubt
/ as to this. even if the bills had not made
/ tbem acquainted with the matter. Miss
| EIIston can reach both hands around her
! Lacl and clasp them over her spinal
| rol,Imu-remarkabIe feat for farce, The
! other artists who assisted in making
| he crowd laugh were Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie
/ parr,, John r Tierney Lew Carroll and
| CHARLES Patty. Mr. Carroll probably was
| the hest entertainer in the entire lot, his
| hI,rfesoue magic winning we'll merited ap-
| DIauee Have Yon Seen Smith?" VIII
/ be continued throughout the week Me
/ Faddqu's Row Of Flats" is to follow.
The times., 1899-11-14

Ben. there Is no possible pardon for
badly dressed stages and dowdy and TN
seasOnable costumes. Two matiness.
The times., 1899-11-14
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