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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
CHARGED, WITH DISCRETION.
Horror. Of the Philippine Cnmpaig,
Described by = Soldier

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Oct 16.-Andrew
Lewis. of Kingston. who is member Of
Company l., Nineteenth, United States In
fantry, has written from the Philippines.
telling some OF the severe experiences Of
the soldiers He says he was tried by
court martial for desertion andiwa found
not guilty. He was in no condition to go
on long march and SO remained behind
He had marched through the underbrush
for seventeen days with no shoes on his
feet, and 1t was upon the advice of the
surgeon that he did not proceed with his
company.
The surgeon testified to this effect at
the ourt-martial, which was held i'm
mediately following Lewis arrest and he
was at once set at liberty without hav-
ing spent whole day in the guard house.
He writes:
Il was out In Antique on detached SER
vice for week. and II / ever put in
seven days Of the horror l did it there.
The mosquitoes are something terrible.
/ was unable to sleep at all on account of
them. The insurgents came up on the
mountains and poured shot into us all
night. You could hear bullets go through
the tin roof. for we were quartered in
an old stone schnolhouse. There were
twenty-eight OF us besides the sergeant In
command, and we were relieved today,
August Il, by a detachment from Com
pany A.
They had big fight at Sibalan, six
miles from here. while on their way to
relieve u.s. The insurgents opened UP on
them just as they entered the hilly coun.
try above Sibalan. and the battle lasted
two hours. with the Americans victorious.
They sent to this place, San Jose de
Buena Vista for four days rations and
they were sent out in wagon drawn by
two mules. The wagons was accompanied
by squad from Company l.. which re-
mains in the mountains. while the wagon
returned without an escort. There was
only the transfers and two sick men from
Company A with the wagon.
"They came to a little ferry, or town
about half way between San Jose and
Sibalan and were just entering the gate
when about fifty rebels attacked them
The teamster was shot through the heart
in the first vollcy and one of the sick
men, fellow named Ericsson, was hit in
the shoulder. He jumped out OF the wa
gon and tried to get away, but they shot
him through the head. The other fellow,
whose name was Smith. escaped The
teamster was forty eight years old, and
had been in the service for twenty-one
years. He would have been discharged in
two months. and intended to return to the
United States.
THE rebels took the two mules, the two
rifles, belts. and haversacks off the dead
fellows. They even took the shoes from
their feet and the hats from their heads
Smith brought the news to Sibalan and
the two squads double quicked to the
scene OF the fight. but the rebels had
liked off into the hills. When we arrIv-
ed there we found that the head of
one of the soldiers had been beaten into
a Jelly. When Lieutenant Shaw saw this
he gave orders to burn the town and
shoot every living being in sight. man,
woman, or child"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

At Waukesha, Wis, on Monday. Marcus
A. Hanna made a remarkable speech IN
support OF his declaration that there is
not trust In the United States" He ad-
United that, once upon a time, there were
such things in existence. but asserted
that 1.-The Sherman act, passed by q Re-
publican Congress, has wiped out all the
trusts that can be reached by the CoHsti-
tuition as the Standard Oil was,
as the Sugar Trust was, as the Iron Pipe
Company was. and as the Trans Missouri
Traffic Association was-all wiped out b.
the Sherman act and the Supreme Court
of the United States
Among other admirable and convenient
peculiarities of Marcus A. Hanna's mental
processes. he is always able 10 forge
what he does not wish to remember. 9th
orwise. perhaps, he would have enlightened
his hearers concerning the reason why 10
prosecuted and finally drove Attorney Gen.
cral Monnett, of Ohio. out OF the party;
because that faithful officer attempted &c
bring the Standard Oil Trust into court
with It's books and papers; for II, being q
trust which had been wiped ont By the
Sherman act" 1t had no cause 10 fcaI
prosecution as a trust, for violating tho
Antitrust law,
Hanna is merely trying TO hide behind
. meaningless technically. He knows
and IL would be well for him to under
stand that the country knows, the dis
tinciion between the trusts as they cx-
listed before the Sherman act was at
firmed and as they are organized and
operated today. Then the owners of the
various concerns combined TO monopolize
the market and dcpress wages, placed all
their stock in The hands of trustees, who
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT.
Arrangements for the ScwcrinE and
Rcpaving of Havana.

Arrangements for the ScwerinE and
RcpnvinE of Havana.
HAVANA. Oct. 16.-Governor General
Wood sailed for New York at o'clock
this afternoon on board the steamer Yu
catan. He will return before the end of
the month.
The commission. consisting Of five
councilmen. which was appointed to draw
up the conditions under which the con-
tract for constructing sewers and paving
the city will be let, will be advised in the
technical matters by Lieutenant Barden.
chief engineer of the city, in order that
no provisions shall be omitted. The COM
mission will take as the basis OF its study
of the conditions the specifications pre-
viously recommended by Lieutenant Bar
den.
1t is said that the contract will be sold
at public auction in not less than thirty
nor moro than sixty days. The engi-
neer's department will have charge CT tn ,
inspection of tine work, while it is being
carried out while the municipality will
have control Of the finances. The com
mission will probably have the conditions
drawn up by the time General Wood re-
turns.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
PROGRESS ON NEW wARsH1Ps.
The Alabama and wisconsin Almost
Completed.

Admiral Hichborn has issued bulletin
showing the progress OF the work on ships
building for the navy. The percentage
given to tho Alabama and Wisconsin
shows that the battleships are nearly out
OF the hands of the builders. The other
percentages are as follows:
Observation-Disclosures. So: Alabama, %;
Wisconsin. 81: Maine, sc; Missouri, Is;
Ohio 90
Sheathed protected cruisers-Denver. %;
Des Moines. 4; Chattanooga. IL: Calves
ton. ?; Tacoma. 3; Cleveland. 20.
Monitors-Arkansas. 40; Florida, As;
Wyoming, 80.
Torpedo boat destroyers- Bainbridge, IS;
Barry. &c. Chauncey. rs; Dale. SO; De-
catur. 81; Hopkins, IS: Hull. 6s; Lawrence.
9s; Marlborough. 90; Paul Jones. IS;
Perry, IS; Preble. IS. Stewart. 81; Trux-
tun. 3s; Whipple. SO: Worden. 80.
Torpedo boats-Stringham, 9S: Colds
borough, SO: Bailey. 81; Bagley, 90; Bar
ney. 81; Biddle. IS: Blakely, "a. De Long,
"a: Nicholson. 80; O'Brien. SO: Shubrick.
90: Stockton. 81; Thorton, 80; Tingey, 81 /;
Wilkes. 60.
Submarine torpedo boats-Plunger. 50:
Adder. 6; Grampus, 0: Moccasin, 6: Pike.
0: POrpoise s: Shark. g.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
D~.poti.m Pure and Simple.
From The Baltimore SUM-

q rom lIIt IIaItlHIOft SUH.J
When the Constitution is once set aside 1t
matters little who makes the laws, Congress or
the President. Both violate the constitutional
rule which requires uniformity in duties imposts,
and excuses Both violate the fundamental prin.
cipIe Of Ango-Saxon liberty-that there can be
no valid taxation without representation. Con.
grcss taxes Porto Rico without granting Porto
Rico representation. President Mckinley taxes
the Phiippnes-tlxes l0oeo0o human beings,
without even calling in the aid of Congress-ao-
cor,!iny TO hi own sweet will and pleasure T,
call this imperialism is only to half state the
monstrous truth. II is pure despo,ism. such
as men of our own and blood have not
endured Tor thousand years and such as the
people Of Porto Rico and the Philippines dit.
not endure under spanish rule.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
IN A NEW JERSEY COURT.
Republican Vice Chancellor E1tols
the Benefits of Trusts.

TRENTON, N. j., Oct. 16.-The case Of
Robert J. Trimble against the American
Sugar Refining Company was argued on a
demurrer today before Vice Chancellor
Pitney. Trimble seeks to compel the COM
pany to distribute among the stockholders
its surplus. and from engaging in the cof-
fee business The argument was chiefly
technical.
Trimbie's counsel declared that the de-
PENDANT was using its enormous surplus to
force the Arbuckle Brothers to sell out 20
it in order to create a monopoly.
During the argument the vice chancellor
remarked that this. outcry against trusts
is the greatest folly ever thought of. and
said that future generations would look
with surprise on the attacks on aggrega-
tons OF capital. He thought the so-called
trusts had been OF great benefit to the
people. The vice chancellor is a Repub-
IL II.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

One Of the cowboy candidates 'law and
order" men, who is undergoing trial at
Georgetown, KY, charged as a principal
In the murder of the late Governor Goe-
bel, was still i'll. or shamming. yesterday.
and attended the session OF the court on
cot. As the material evidence which
his friends hoped his sickness would
postpone until after election is all in,
Youtsey's physical condition will not
much matter. We are expecting to hear
alarming news concerning the health of
Youtsey's friend and alleged associate in
the assassination, who is being protected
from Justice by the Republican Governor
Mount. of Indiana. He ought to feel
sick, II he does not.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
The stock Con,nany.

Now and then some writer Oh dramatic
pary system As most people know. there
was formerly stock company IN every
theatre. which furnished the support OF a
great actor on occasion, and presented
plays of its OWE when no star was TO be
seen. The stock company has disappeared
almost entirely. and the travelling COM
ranies, good, bad. and Indifferent. have
taken its place.
1t Is doubtful whether the old system
could be revived, even IN part. with any
measure CT success. /. would not be pos
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

The first military operation undertaken
under the auspices OF Field Marshal
proven success. Dispatches from Chi
ma yesterday announced the capture of
Paoting-fu by the allies columns from
Pekin and Tientsn. 1t is to be hoped
that the movement, as planned by the
general-in- chief. will result in cutting off
supplies and money from the Empress
powager's court at Singan-fu, and thus
compel her to move within reach of the
Justice which it would be shameful should
it not overtake the guilty wretch.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
BALTIMORE SYNOD MEETS.
DIR. T. $. HamIin, of the Washington
Presbytery, Elected Moderator.

The opening session of the annual meet
ing of the Baltimore Synod. comprising
the Presbyterian churches OF the District
of Columbia, Delaware. a section oil Mary
land, and part of Virginia, convened last
night at the Eastern Presbyterian Church,
Maryland Avenue and c Street northeast
Services opened with sermon by the re-
firing Moderator, Rev. William Fl. Logan.
The synod then proceeded TO the selection
of a Moderator. and Rev. Teunis S. Ham
lin. pastor of the Church of the Covenant.
was chosen Rev. W. A. Price, OF the Bal
timore Presbytery. was elected temporary
clerk.
The Committee OF Arrangements pre-
scented a report, setting the hours for the
sessions of the synod. and announcing the
business which would be submitted to the
meetings. The business will be submitted
to the sessions in the regular order of
tho arranged programme. and will be dis
posed of as rapidly as may be found feasi-
BILE.
The session will open this morning at
$50 o'clock. and recess will be taken at
noon. The last half hour Of the morning
session will be spent in devotional exer-
cises
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
THE BARONESS Won KETTELER
Widow of the Late German Minister
Arrives at Victoria, h. &.

Widow of the Late German Minister
Arrives at Victoria, h. &.
VICTORIA, B. c.. Oct. 16.-Among the
passengers who arrived on the steamer
Empress of Japan this morning were
Baroness Won Ketteler. widow Of the Ger
man Minister murdered at Pekin, and
daughter of II. B. Ledyard, of Detroit; II.
Savage Lander. Leigh Hunt, an American
who owns valuable mines in Korea: DIR.
Gilbert Rein. DR.. Martin. and several
other missionaries who went through the
siege at Pekin.
The latest arrivals from Pckin. who left
there AS late as September IS. say that
since the taking of the capital. the great
err part OF the time has been given to
looting. The Pekin correspondent OF the
Kobe Journal says everybody has loot
ed. even the correspondents have grown
rich. Representatives of several papers
have taken Jade and silver worth thou
sands. Nothing has been done. nor does
anything seem likely to be done to punish
the persons.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

Two cases. involving the question as to
whether the Constitution extends TO our
new possessions. ex proprio vigore, or
not, have been advanced on the calendar
OF the Supreme Court. and set for hearing
on November II. This, it should be OBJ
served, is distinct victory for The Adj
ministration. 1t has worked increasingly
for eight months to prevent this question
from getting before the court of last re-
sort prior to the Presidential election.
and 1t has won.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
RESUMES ITS SESSIONS.
First Fall Meeting of the Business
Mems AssOcjattOn

The first meeting of the season of the
Business Mems Association of this city
Will be held tomorrow evening at Elks'
Hall, Street, between Tenth and
Eleventh Streets. Commissioner Macfar-
land will deliver the opening address, dis
GUESSING various topics Of particular inter-
est to theb usincss man and taxpayer. The
Committee on Delinquent Taxes and the
Committee On Reducing Cost Of Electric
Lighting will submit their reports
A large attendance is especially desired
by the officials of the association.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
4 Price on Human BEINGS.
(From the Boston Post.)

William Mckinlcys crime against the flag is
his consent that human slavery shall continue tC
exist under its folds. in a territory which surely
is subject to the jurisdiction OF the United
States Slavery does exist in the Suu Islands
Mr. Mckinley himself does not deny this fact
1t exists there by his agreement with the yellow
satrsp Of that land that the slaves should rcmlr
in bondage under the American flag until they
should purchase their freedom at the usual mar
ket price" Mckinley is probably the only Pre.i
dent of the United States who has put price
upon commercial traffic In human beings
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
AFFAIRS IN SHANGHAI.
Bushes. Affected by Fraudulent Re-
ports of Tuan's Punish n,ent.

LONDON, Oct. ia despatch to the
Morning Post from Shanghai says it is
evident that fraud in the announcement Of
Prince Tuan's punishment has seriously
depressed trade in that city. Two Chinese
banks failed Monday and it is probable
that all the banks will close before Christ
mas.
It is believed that tine Russo-C Chinese
Bank is In considerable difficulties. The
manager in Shanghai is most anxious con-
corning the payment by the Chinese Gov
eminent OF the December installment of
interest on its loan. He has even sug
gested the taking over OF the local Gus
toms as security, but to this Taotai Sheng
Indignantly refused to agree.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
The New Jersey situntion,

Mr.. stcyenson's campaign In New Jersey that
will coon he followed by like whrlwini cam.
pagn with Bryan the star attraction, means
huc,l more than mere dramatic or ornamental no,
ties. II means that New Jersey Is trembling in
the balance aud that the Democrats are reason.
ably hopeful Of giving the electoral vote of the
State to Bryan and StcveisOa. New jersey il
naturally Democratic, aud il needs but thor
oushly earnest and united effort on the plrt Of
The Democrats 10 regain their supremacy in a
State that had an almost uEbroken Democrats
record from 1852 Ia 1885 The Democrats Of New
!crscy can win their State il they will. Viii they
do ity
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
The Calamity Candidate,


Mr.. Mckinley is the calamity candidate. With
out disguise and almost cstentatoiisly his mar.
ayers rest their hopes upon scare. II they
can ineite a financial panic; if they can brighten
the workineman into believing that unless Nc
Kinney is elected there will be no more work after
election, then, and not otherwise, do McKinley's
csmraigners hope to win. Their whole mottis
opersndi calls for coercion. intimidation, corrup
lion and terrorization
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

Postmaster General Smith express s
the belief that Mckinley will carry West
Virginia by majority of eight CT ton
thousand. Singularly enough, these fig
ures represent conservative estimates of
the number of District and North Caro-
lima negroes who have been cclonizad in
the State during the past month to vote
the trust ticket.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

The Commercial Travellers Ass alton
of Maryland is reported to be taking steps
to send the speech of the trust magnate
Marburg, in which he said that CONNER
cial travellers were out of business for
good. to members of the fraternity
throughout the country. It ought to
make an unusually lively missile nary doc
ument.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
Finished In One Chapter.


Mr. Lurker-Excuse me, Miss Snappcr. but I
have long sought this opportunity
Miss Srapper-Never mind the preamble. Run
along in and ask pa. He's been expecting this
would come for the past two years.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

From Jugend.)
''Wllt are you writing now, Frauicin I.ilien
stielG''
"A novel"
WHAT'S the titlc?''
''Messaina.'
Historical, suppose?'
NO, hysterical!"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
THE ARMoR PLATE BIDS.
Conference Between Secretary Long
and manufacturers Postponed.

and manufacturers Postponed.
The conference that was to be held
this week between Secretary Long and
the representatives of armor- making
concerns has been postponed indefinitely
This does not mean. however, that there
is no prospect of an agreement In the
armor controversy but. 1t is explained,
merely that a definite settlement is not
now in sight, and that no progress would
be made by another exchange OF views so
soon. There are signs. however. that
compromise satisfactory to the Govern
ment will be effected. Another conference
will probably be held Immediately after
Secretary Longs trip to Colorado.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
FOR POOR WHITES AND NEGROES
The Southern Educational society
Files Articles of Incorporation.

ALBANY. n. Y. Oct. 16.-Articles of in
corporation Of the Southern Educational
Society were filed with the Secretary OF
State. 1t is formed for the advancement
OF the poor, and especially the poor whites
and negroes Of the Southern States and
the improvement OF their social and ply
steal conditions
The principal Office Of the society is in
New York City. and the directors are Rob-
ert c. Ogden. Charles C. Bigelow. Algernon
s. Frissell. a. B. Gould. George B. Nichols.
of New York City; Alexander Purves, of
Hampton. Va; William H. Baldwin. jr.:
Albert E. Seibert. of Brooklyn; Lewis B..
G. Franklin. of Flushing, and Louis G.
Meyers, of Summit n. J.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
HUI-CHoW RETAKEN.
Imperial Chinese Troops in Posses
sion of the City.

The Secretary of State has received the
following telegram from United States
Consul McWade at Canton:
The imperial troops have retaken Hui
Chow and the rebels have dispersed to-
ward the eastward.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

Lena-I didn't think you'd let man kiss you
such short acquaintance.
Mludc-Wcll. he thoroughly convinced me that
it all my own fault that hadn't met him
sooner,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17

1t cannot be denied that IIeurich's MaeTzsa,
Senate. and Lager Beers are the most delicious
Of all malt and hop beverages. For case OF pure
beer phone 634. Arlington Bottins Co. Heurieh's
are the prize medal beers Of the Paris Exposition.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-17
At the Literary Club.

From Jugend.) }
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-02

But Americans very thoroughly be-
lieve in the principle OF cooperation,
even though they practically ignore
that phase of it above discussed, and
the one intimately connected with 1t,
styled colonization. They cooperate
in trades unions, using the weight OF
great masses intelligently guided to
get shorter hours, higher wages, bet
ter shop conditions, and to restrict
wage reductions to minimum. This
is cooperation Of a very pronounced
type-in fact, may be styled national,
instead Of merely local, as Is generally
the case with the ventures above dis
cussed. The latest project In this d.
rection, mooted at the annual con-
vention Of the Federation Of Labor
held few weeks ago, looks to the or
gan,zation Of farmers, farm laborers,
etc., into trades unions, the members
of these unions and those Of every
other form Of organized labor to mu-
tually support each other by insisting
that everything they buy shall be
union made or grown, be 1t a piano
or an onion. OF course, there already
exists an organization known as
Changers, but that is not of much use
to the farm hand-it is a very good
thing for the owners Of farms, but does
nothing substantial for the poor man;
thus, the less granger needs to pay
for hep and material, the more sue
cessful he is from the granger stand
point, and he never has care whether
the muslin he buys cheaply has been
woven by underpaid women-it's his
business to get the most for the least.
But this proposed farmers union looks
to different results. 1t wants a union
label on all it buys, and asks that
unionists purchase union label prod
uce. There is cooperation on scale
that for comprehensiveness far excels
the scheme to be your own shopkeeper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-02-02

We are evidently learning few
things we thought we knew, but did
not. The Springfield (Mass.) News
thus puts it:
when the campaign Of 1896 was
waged on the financial issue the argu-
ments offered on either side were
chiefly theoretical. Each side had its
theory and the popular mind was at
loss. The fact that the vast majority
of the financial men, and business in
terestE proclaimed that gold was the
proper thing counted for enough to
turn the scale against Bryan. But
we are getting our facts very fast now,
and surplus of painful practical ex-
perience, to absolutely prove that our
currency under the single standard
basis is woefully insufficient to do bust
ness with. Our very start towards
prosperity brings the proof to every
mans personal knowledge; currency
which is not adapted to prosperity is
not The currency for our country. The
gold standard is tight about our neck;
we cannot grow, we cannot even
breathe under its unyielding pressure.
We must burst the bonds or our pros
perity will be choked to DEATH"