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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
Arms for the Enemy.


Europe sold modern guns ard ammunition to
the Chinese and they are now being used against
European armies. And so all over the world
civilized man has been arming the uncivifized
races with whom they have known they would
some day be compelled TO fight. The '.Manu-
faeturers' Record makes this the text OF an
article showing how America IS now furnishing
the world with the weapons with which it can
compete with American manufacturers. The COM
mercial rivals Of today America, Great Britain
and Germany, with Russia fast gaining and like
ly to take formidable share in the worlds trade
within few years. The United States sells Rus
STA the steel rails with which to equip the En-
pire, so as to develop its mineral and agricul-
tural wealth in competition with ours. We sell
Japan machinery with which to make cotton
goods to compete with ours. Reapers and thrash.
ing machines exported to Argetina to make
more productive the wheat fields that rival thos,
Of the Western United States
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
The Shanghai Episode.

That is serious charge made against
our Consul General at Shanghai. The fact
that 1t emanates from British sources
makes it ali the more serious. in view of
the relations known to exist between the
American STATE Department and the Sails
bury Government. No American can be
easily convinced that any one Of his fellow
citizens sent to represent his nation in a
foreign country could be guilty of the
| offence alleged against Consul General
Goodnow. And yet, as we said before, the
source Of the charge gives to it char
aocer which should cause the State Depart
sparing investigation.
/ We cannot understand why Consul
Goodnow should desire to "conspire with
China in devious Vaccinations that have
conferred In Shanghai since the Boxer out
break began Still. Mr.. Secretary John
Hays British friends accuse Goodnow of
this atrocious offence, and our Consul
I General at Shanghai win stand convicted
in the eyes of the British in China. in
Downing Street. and in Washington. until
the charge is specifically disproved. or
course it is possible that Consul Good
now forgot or purposeiy neglected to con-
suit the. British authorities at Shanghai
whenever he wanted TO move about official
ly or unofficially; but even II this is Lis
sole offence ii is grave enough in present
circumstances TO warrant his recall.
When Great Britain enters an alliance
with any foreign power it is distinctly
understood at London that the British are
to do all the bossing ana the allies al the
fighting. 1t may turn out that Mr.. Good
DOW, not having been long connected with
the diplomatic service. had not become
thoroughly acquainted with British
methods in dealing with allies, and there
fore acted in minor matters upon his own
initiative. Perhaps he did not submit TO
his British superior at Shanghai the mes
sages he has been sending 10 his superior
at Washington, Mr.. John Hay. 1t is
directly charged by his accusers that he
visited Ii Hung Chang when he must have
known that the British at Shanghai were
giving the cold shoulder TO the aged Chi
nese statesman. We cannot deny hat
this was most grievous-we might say
q most helhCus-oHeuce, ho"eFeT lnrcn we
should like to defend Consul Goodnow.
We dare say that Lord Pauncefote Of
Preston condemns this offence most
severely. and if Sir John Hay does not
make haste in hauling Goodrow over the
Goals his noble friend may boycott him as
the British at Shanghai boycotted old Ii
Hung Chang and as they are at this mo-
mani toyaostiup CorrsuI Central Gnoduow
We must be very punctilious with these
British allies OF ours lest we do some
thing that would rupture the entente
cordiale bstween Lord Pauneefote and Sir
John.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
BRADsTREET ON THE WEEK.
Adviees of Further Expansion In
Fall Trade Dissemination.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow Will say: 90
Among the favorable features reported
further expansion in fall trade distribution
at leading Western centres. with relatively
the best buying proceeding from those
sections OF the Southwest which have prof
tied by good crops, a rather better distri-
button by dry goods jobbers at the East,
confidence. accompanied by heavy buying
in some classes of steel and iron and a
deposition to believe that an average
wheat crop and much more than average
corn aud oats crops are assured.
Steady increases in current gross rail-
way earnings over year ago and an ex-
ceptionally favorable net earnings report
for the first half of this year are addi-
tionally encouraging features The list of
unfavorable elements in the trade situa-
ton is at best negative one, the approach
Of Presidential campaign. though less
effective than usual in this respect. the
backward demand for spring woolens and
the slow demand for the raw material. the
restriction in production of some makes of
cotton goods. the dizziness in building ma
terials, notably lumber. and the backward
enquiry for boots and shoes at the East
being among these.
Speculation In nearly all lines. and
especially in food products. is at low ebb.
and wheat price changes are noted
mainly because Of this. though weather
and crop conditions have played some part
in wheat, corn. and cotton. respectively.
Bank elearings reflect the low tide of
speculation and probably bedrock trade
and demand in a total of
81. 262 .SC2. $50, a fractional decrease from
last week. a falling off of 165 per cent
from this week a year ago. and decline
even from 1898 of fraction of | per cent.
but gain OF IL per cent over 1897 and 55
per cent ahead Of 1896. Outside of New
York elearings are less than 1 per cent
smaller than last week and per cent less
than last year.
For the first six months of 1900 the
gross receipts of 131 railroads really re-
Elective of the entire country's mileage.
aggregate s5il. 119, 731. and net receipts
are s164.955. 1855. showing gains of. re-
spectiyely, 1873 and 16.5 per cent over the
same period of 1899.
In net returns the trunk lines lead.
with g gain of 30 per cent. but the South
western lines increased 27 per cent. the
Southern 1874 per cent, the central West
ern 1873 per cent, the Eastern 1Z.5 per
cent. and the Pacific los per cent. The
small gains are reported by the gransers,
l.3 per cent, and thelieoal roads, As per
cent.
Business failures for the week number
l6S as compared with 172 last week and
n this week year ago, 1876 IN 1898. 221 in
1897, and 264 in 1885,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

FTom the Baltimore SUM-
While the "full dinner pail campaign slogan
OF the Republican part. may delude some of the
unwary and unthinking. it will provoke only de-
rision from those who understand the CONNER.
cial and industrial situation created by the trusts
It would be very difficult, for instance to con-
ceive Of the average commercial traveller going
into eestasies over Mr. Hanna's snug assurance
that his dinner pail viii never be empty as long
as he votes the Republican ticket. Ever since
the trusts began TO multiply and grow strong
and insoent from continued power. the CONNER
cisi traveller has had a thorny road to travel.
one of the first economics Of the trusts was
to reduce the number OF their travelling sales
meh Thousands Of experienced men were dis
charged from employment in order that the trusts
r.iicht increase the dividends OF their slarehold.
err. These unfortunate have had a hard
/ ne filling their dinner pals since the trusts
threw them overheard Tie owners Of trust stock,
it Is true. have enjoyed the luxury OF 'ful din
ner pals" stocked with dainties that would
tempt the appetite OF epicure. But the COM
morcal trave!es out Of job through no fault
OF us own, has had many hungry moments since
the era Of Industrial concentration and NC
Binley prosperity was ushered in by the trust
ridden Republican party.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
GOLD FROM THE ARCTIC.
Four Millions of Dollars Comes Down
From Dawson

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 17.-This after
noon the steamer Roanoke arrived from
St. Michaels with 400 passengers and the
largest consignment of gold dust received
at Seattle since the opening OF the Alaska
mines.
The consignment consisted OF seventeen
boxes for the British Bank OF Commerce.
seven boxes for the North American Trad
ing and Transportation Company, two for
George Carmack. and one for the Seattle
Scandinavian Bank the value being So
500, COO. besides $500 600 in the hands of
individual owners, making a total of 81
0OO, COO.
All this gold was from Dawson. with the
exception Of LOCO from the Snake River
mines, near Nome.
The steamers Lakme and Robert Dol
lar arrived from Cape Nome this afternoon
with small passenger lists ard light treas
ure. Previous TO their departure, the Gov
eminent steamer Meteor arrived at Nome
with one huudrd starving natives. picked
up along the coast between GoIovin Bay
and Sinrock
The Meteor was sent out to rescue them
Great distress prevails among the natives.
whole villages being wiped out by pneu-
mOnia.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
COMPLAINT AGAINST A TRUST.
Ask Dissolution of
the American Disabling Company.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Henry l. Ditt-
man. a member of the stock exchange,
and Kalman Haas. a wholesale grocer Of
San Francisco. through their attorneys,
filed today with Chancellor William Magic,
OF the New Jersey Court of Chancery,
bill of complaint against the Distilling
Company Of America, known as the
Whisky Trust
Messrs. Dittman and Haas are minority
stockholders in the Kentucky Distillers
Warehouse Company which, with the ex-
ception of the Hannis Company, is said to
be the most valuable asset of the Dis
tiilng Company. Each plaintiff owns 2G0
shares of the preferred stock of the Ken
lucky Distilleries and Warehouse Com
pany. but they represent altogether near
ly 1000 shares held by stockholders who
do not wish to appear in the matter.
The bill OF complaint filed today prays
for a dissolution of the Kentucky COM
pany. which, they say, is the most val
liable of the properties of the American
Distilling Company. and which was found
ed in 1899 by a combination of forty-eigh
companies.
The American Distilllng Company was
Incorporated under the laws OF New Jer-
sey. The bill also prays that the Amer
Jean DistiIIing Company be restrained
from issuing 100000 worth of bonds.
The bill charges that by means of I'M
lawful and inequitable transactions the
rust has made the Kentucky company
Improbable.
The law firm of Lindsay, Kremer,
Kalish. G. Palmer. of this city, act as
counsel for the complainants. William
Lindsay. tie head of the firm, is the
present United States Senator from Ken
lucky. Edwin r. Kalish, of the firm. said
today that the American Distilling Com
pany had not paid dividend since II was
organized and that the Kentucky COM
pany. which was a paying corporation be-
fore it went into the combination. had
found that there was no money in the
big whisky company and wanted to get
ortt u
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
Rodents and the Sinking Shin.
rrorn he pniiadclI hia RecordJ

fTofn the lniadfii hia Rcc0rd)
The venerable George :. Bcctwell, Of Massa-
chi sets, who was Secretar Of the Treasury un
der President Grant, lBomt. cochran. the clo-
qucHt ex-Rcpresentative u ngress from New
York; Edward II. shepa.d, the leading indie
pendent Democrat OF Br)ollyn, and Perry Bel
mont, Of the distinguished Democratic family of
that name, all voted for Mckinney in ls98, and all
OF them announced on "wednesday last their in
tention to support Mr.. Bryan. wednesday seems
TO have been u big day for such announcements,
in view of the fact that on tn" same date the
whole body of anti-imperialists in indianapolis
indicated their purpose TO support Bryan in
stead o: throwing away their votes on a third
candidate for the Presid!ney
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
Mr.. Brynn's Honesty.


Ut IVIII INT T Itls0IIs Iu5I.J
That Mr.. Bryan has not lost his hold upon the
people is admitted by his most rabid opponents.
In tire four years since the struggle of 1895 he
has trayersed the country from end to end, ad-
dressing thousands upon thousands OF listeners
of every shade of political belief and the result is
an overwhelming confidence in his downright and
upright sincerity OF purpose And his many
frank utterances as appearing in print have only
tended to strengthen that confidence Honesty
and sincerity then are generally recognized as
making up a large part of Mr.. Bryan's character.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

\ Gain in MissOuri.-The prospects
are favorable to the Democrats gaining
member from Missouri in the next Con-
gress The delegation now stands twelve
Democrats and three Republicans. All
three of the St. Louis districts are at pres
ent controlled by the Republicans, though
two of those districts-the Eleventh and
Twelfth-should under proper manage
mcnt be controlled by the Democrats. -
Hon. Charles f. Joy has represented the
Eleventh district for six years and has
been nominated for a fourth term. Mr..
Joy is one of the strongest Republicans in
the State and doubtless will be able to
held his own this year against anybody the
Democrats may nominate. But in the
Twelfth district which embraces the bHsi-
ness section of St. Louis, the RepuI trans
have nominated an unusually veal eallii-
date to succeed the surly Pearce. TFe
Democrats. on the contrary. hive nomi-
mated candidate OF great personal popu-
larity in the person of Col. James j. But
Ter. the idolized son of the Croker of St
Louis Boss Ed Butler. colloquially known
as the village blacksmith" The Buffers.
father and son. have money to burn and
& lded by the elder Buffers powerful ma
chine and the younger Buffers personal
popularity. it Is thought they ought to re-
deem the district The Republican candi-
date labOrs under the additional disad-
vantage of being closely identified with
the street railroad interests of the city,
which have been suffering from a strike
for two months or more, with no mme-
diate prospects of settlement
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

tFrom The kansas tliy IImes
Either our manufacturers do not need any pro-
tectiye tariff to enable them TO hold the home
msfket or if they do they must be selling to
foreign markets below the ccst Of production and
are exactiug extortionate prices from their own
countrymen under shelter OF the Dingley tariff
Whichever horn OF the dilemma the Hanna party
sezes viii convict il OF employing the protective
tariff. for purposes OF commercial robbery of
the American people.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

(From the Nashville American. }

tFrom the nashville AmerlcGn.l
Tear down the tariff wall behind which the
trusts operate without let or hindrauce. and the
question Of how to smash the trusts will disap-
pear. Under free trade il the trusts raised prices
in this country Europe would rush in goods and
reduce prices TO the market level. Where there
is the right to trade with all countries without
beirg taxed for the privilege trusts cannot in the
ma ture of things exist
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
The noomernnm Enect of ,,....

CFrom the Boston Globe.)
Tine day when denuncia.ion by wholesale and
unbounded plrtisanship could win great elections
in this country has happily gone by. Senator
TIoar's invectives against Democracy and its
standard-bearer serve only to arouse popular
interest in the men and measures against which
he opens his oratorical battery. They Will not
avail to induce intelligent men to accept his
criticisms justified before making careful and
thorough investigation into the facts in the case
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

It was the bodyguard of the Empress
Dowager which murdered the Japanese
Chancellor of Legation and afterwa-d lei
the German Minister in Pekin. Those two
events. coupled with their antscsdents. ere
pretty certain to form large items in the
international bill against the Cain,se Gov
eminent
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

(From the Buffalo Expressly
What is sauce fos the goose is sauce for the
gandcr. When Republicans depiore the evils OF
Tammanyism they should remember that they
have equally important duty to perform to purge
their own party of the imitation of Tammany
which Plat has built up.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

We hardly know what Importance TO
accord the visit to the President yester-
day Of the Hay Dealers Association. The
reason is that we do not know what they
are after. If it is another Hay deal with
Great Britain for an English canal across
Nicaragua. or for the cession of another
slice OF Alaskan territory, including. per
haps Pyramid Harbor and the Lynn Canal,
We may safely be put down as dead against
n
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
Whistiing In the Graveyard.

VFfom Inc PoFtIand Argus.)
The Boston Transcript says there is no spe-
cial significance in Gen. Patrick A. Collins
course in vigorously endorsing the Democratic
ticket. Then why take ups half column of
editorial space in the effort to belittie il and
explain it away?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18
Hearst for Gos.rnor.-At the Sara

Hearst for Gosernor:-At the Sara
toga meeting of the Democratic State
Committee the New Workers ceased
wrangling loag enough to adopt by a
unanimous vote a resolution OF praisa and
thanksgiving to the Hon. william r.
Hearst for his services to the party. In
view of the fact that Hill and Croker ac-
tually got together on this proposition it
is suggested as something more than a
possibility that they might be able to get
together on Hearst for Governor. 1t is be-
lieved that the young statesman journalist
would not decline the nomination if it
were rendered to him in the proper spirit.
and though ne has had good deal to do
with exposing the Ice Trust. despite the
claim OF exclusive leadership in that en-
terprise made by the Hon. Joseph Pu-
liter. It is thought that Mr.. Hearst would
be enthusiastically supported even by those
members of Tammany whose Intimate con-
nection with the Ice Trust he 50 scath-
fngly exposed. Mr. Hearst was urged to
er7ter the race for Vice President at the
Kansas City CONVENTION, and it is said
mat If il had not been that he had just
returned from Europe at that time he
would have yielded to the pressure of his
admirers and permitted his name to be
prnpCsed for the tail of the ticket II is
thought that if the fight between Hill and
Croker threatens to seriously endanger the
marty in New York Mr.. Hearst may con-
sent to accept the gubernatorial romina-
ton in the interest OF harmony The claim
Is made for him that he would be LOYALTY
supported for Governor even by Mr.. Pu-
liter.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

A glance at the countenances Of those who have
Just finished drinking a glass OF Heurich's Maer-
zen Senate. or Lager will conrlusiyely show what
pleasure these high grade beverages contain
Phone 6Si, Arlington Bottling Co., Tor ease OF
Heurieh's, ard enjoy good glass OF beer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

A statute authorizing a special assess
ment upon the bounding and abutting
property by the front foot for the entire
cost and expense of the improvements
without taking special benefits into ac-
count, is held by the Supreme Court of In
diana not 20 be unconstitutional. as it is
not exclusive of the right to have an as.
sessment made according TO benefits.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

Where a building is so far destroyed by
fire as to lose its identity and specinc
character as building and the parts that
remain cannot be utilized to advantage in
its reconstruction. the Supreme Court OF
Ohio holds that there is tetal loss within
1 he manning of the insurance act.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

In the case of Cruikshank VS.. Press Pub
fishing Company, recently before the New
York Supreme Court special term. on a
motion to strike out part of the answer
of the defendant as irrelevant and re-
dundant. Justice Gaynor, in granting the
motion. severely criticised the "unseien-
tifc and degenerate pleadings" of which
the present case he said was sample, and
which, he continued, had grown to be
common. to the great perplexity and an
noyance Of trial judges. 1t takes a tedious
perusal of them at the trial." he said, ito
find out what they mean. or, as is most
usual, that they mean nothing" The de-
PENDANT. which is the publisher of the
World" was sued by the plaintiff for
publishing evidence introduced in di-
vorce proceeding, and it is the answer OF
the defendant which Justice Gaynor crit
icised. Some Of the terms which the judge
used in regard to it were that IL was a
confused and bungling mass" and that 1T
seems to have been drawn by layman,
except for it's yerblage."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. in
the case of Smith VS.. State in which the
defendant was a negro. followed a recent
decision OF the Supreme Court of the
United States. and held that the exclusion
of negroes, on account OF their color, from
the grand jury which indicted one OF
their race. is denial to him of the equal
protection of the laws guaranteed by the
fourteenth amendment Of the United
States Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

An instruction to the jury that eff
party has in his possession evidence
touching the matter in controversy, and
such evidence is not produced before the
jury. the jury has a right to assume that
such evidence would be damaging to the
party who fails to produce the evidence"
was held by the Supreme Court of South
Dakota to be erroneous on the ground that
it was an intimation on the part of the
court that evidence had been withheld
which should have been given to the jury.
and this without qualification. whether it
was innocentiy or willfuily withheld
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-21
Proposed Now Registration.

Hon. John Whitehead will Introduce
In the House n bill to require n new
registration OF the voters OF this city
This is the outcome of an investigation
by the Reform League and the appoint
ment of committee to go to Richmond
to present the bill to the Legislature.
Messrs. Ivor A. Page and W. A. Ross,
the committee appointed. returned to
the city from Richmond yesterday,
and stated that they had secured the
promise of Mr. Whitehead and Senator
Foster to look after the bill in their
respective branches of the General AS
sembly. Should the bill be PASSED it
VIII require new registration, to be-
sin Wednesday, March 2S,h, and to con-
tinuc for four days. Five days notice
of the new registratio will he given in
three of the daily papers Of the city,
and dodgers will be posted in five public
places In the precinct OF each ward