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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1900.
The Porto Ricnn Bill.

According TO prominent Administration
newspapers the chief consideration which
finally reconciled the President TO the
Payne bill. Notwithstanding the direct and
open violation Of the Constitution proposed
in its terms. was that, as long as the
money wrung fror1 Porto Rico by means OF
an illegal tariff was to be spent for the al
legged beneht Of the island. the result
would be tantamOunt to free trade as orig
inaIly contemplated before the oil. sugar.
tobacco. and rum trusts put their veto up
on the Presidential purpose.
Mr.. Mckinley is in error IL he considers
a fifteen per cent of Dingley tariff with
the resulting revenues to be spent in
works OF charity or necessity by Ohio Of
hceholders. as exactly the equivalent Of
free trade. The Porto Ricans declare that
under such an arrangement they would be
worse off than the people Of Trinidad. a
British possession with which we have a
reciprocity treaty. more equitable to the
foreigners than the Payne iniquity is TO an
insular part OF the United States.
An additional reason why the President
became "reconciIed" is said to lie in ths
gravity Of the Philippine question as it re-
lates to the interests OF the trusts and mo-
uOpOiies. The Administration realizes that
having demanded equal rights with Europ,
in China, Fdrope may very properly "a
pect us 20 open the door to our Easte-1
possessions. Should we permit q et
trade between the United States anC
the archipelago. which we are bound 10 in
the absence OF trust amendment to IN,
Constitution. then England. France. Ger
many. and Russia might ask for like priv
neEss. So. Mr.. Mckinley. as il is report
Cd. would like to see that issue evaded a.
lcug as possible. So would the trust mag
mates who make and direct the party poll.
Oies. -he organization and its master.
have marched into a very thurnv bit @
jungle. from which escape is only possibl,
IN one OF two ways. Either the ConsUtu
tion must be amended so that il viii ALLOW
unequal and discriminating duties, inposts
and excises in different parts Of the Unite,
States at the discretion Of Congress. or tn,
Supreme Court must be packed 20 overturi
che Constitution as il stands and to re
verse the unbIokeu line OF its decisions 70
eighty years
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Thc Cuhnn oncstinn-

1t is a thing seldom il ever likely to
occur that this journal should find itself
agreeing with any public utterance deliy-
cred by Mr.. Richard Olney, Of Cleveland
Administration and Arbitration Treaty
fame; but. in that gentleman's paper on
expansion. published in the current num-
Der of the Atlantic Monthly" he has
something TO say regarding American re-
lations with Cuba. which is not without
sound sense.
Mr.. olney asserts that Cuba is possess
SION OF the United States today, in every
hing but name. and that it ought TO be
made so legally aud finally without delay.
in the joint interests OF both countries.
He calls upon Congress TO enact the leg
islation necessary to provide for annexa-
ton, and expresses the strong conviction
that a plebiscite submitted to the Cubans
at this time would be carried for union
with the United States by practically the
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CHANGES IN THE TREASURY.
Appointments TN the Classified Ser
vice Announced.

vice Announced.
Appointments. on certihCatiou Of the Civ
I Service Commission. have been made in
the IassiHed service OF the Treasury as
follows. Raoul F. lie Nat. District Of CO.
Iun,bia. 500, Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Lauehorne Allen. District OF Columbia
S7e0. Bureau Of Engraving and Printing;
Morgan Gardner Massachusetts. ST2O. Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing; El Bic X
Foltz. Tennessee, was reinststed in the
Coast and Gcodctic Survey at a salary OF
ST2O.
The following appointments by transfer
from other departments were made: J
Mortimer Lynch. Texas. S72e. from Navy
Department to the Office OF the Auditor for
the Postomce Department.; Henry z. Jones.
Minnesota. $500. from the Navy Depart
ment TO the Secretsry's o4ice; Harwood
Graves. Virginia. in the Office Of the Secre-
tary. promoted from SeC9 10 $1CcO.
The following promotions were made in
the Office Of Internal Revenue. Hiram v.
Brelsford. Ohio. $500 TO 81 coo, ". W Med
ley. Virginia S7-0 TO SsGe; Jackson =
Tucker North Carolina S625 TO S72O.
Once Of Supervising Architect. James
s. Raymond. Iowa. 5000 10 s.. 100; George
y. DeiJrick. Virginia. Sl.S0o 10 $4,000,
Samuel b. Pack. Pennsylvania. $500 to 81
Gee
Once Of Auditor fer the Treasury Depart
meEt George W. Robertson. Indiana. $500
10 SI2C0.
ONCE Of Auditor for the War Depart
ment Frank L. McKenna. Maryland. 81
200 TO 81 $50; Henry c. swan. Pennsylva-
MIA. SI.SC0 TO $1,000.
OEce Of Auditor for the Interior Depart
mcEt: Josephine B. Cutler, Michigan. $500
10 81 Gee.
Office OF Auditor for the Postohiee De
partment. Mrs. Eliza Sherwood District
| OF Columbia. S72O TO SS40. Mrs Josephine
Kirby. California $3.50 to $72O; Miss Annie
| L. Graves. Indiana. $500 TO 81 GO: Miss
Z Edna Z Mattox. Ohio. $3.50 TO $500; John
/ Y. Jameson. Ohio. S72O to $40: Miss Lii
/ lian Stahl. New York, $3.50 to S720; Lewis
/ Thompson. District of Columbia, 81 600 u
/ 81 200
/ Office Of the Treasurer Of the United
/ States. Mrs. Kate / Laskey. District O.
/ Columbia S72O TO S9C0: Miss Margaret /
] Lindsay. District OF Columbia. S720 to $500
/ Miss Isabella c. Barrett. District OF Colum
/ bia. s720 20 $500; Miss Emma F. Mansen
/ New York. $IG0 to S720; Andrew " Star
ratt. Missouri. $3.50 TO $7GO: VIII 5. Ell
4 Ilou. Georgia. Ss60 20 S7GC; Luman Carpcn
ter. Texas. see to S720; BUist c. Getsinger
I South Carolina $7C0 10 $I2C: William J
/ Levy. Pennsylvania. SEQ 70 S72G: Andrew
/ W. StarTatt Missouri. sec 10 S72O; Mis-
/ Bertha Eiseustein. Ohio. S6z6 TO 500; Mis-
4 Gertrude W. Allison. District of Columbia
! $3.50 TO S7C0; Miss Ruby l. Wolverton Mis-
| sissiupi Sl25 per diem to $3.50; Miss Kath-
| crime c. Doyle. District OF Columbia. S54l
it, -s.H s.TT ~.
/ lunbia. S47O to $500
/ Once OF United States Coast and Geo
detic Survey: Owen Z. Mcneil. Missis-
sippI $3.50 to 500.
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unanimous vote of the intelligent and
property-Owning classes of the island.
few months ago the Administration
and the Republican leaders everywhere
would ha}S hailed Cuban annexation as
highly desirable thing to round out the
glories Of Mr. McKinley's expansion poll
cy. We are not so sure that they would
favor the scheme now. Annexation would
involve free trade; because whatever men
like Payne. Dalzell. and Cannon may as
sert 10 the contrary. on the floor Of the
House Of Representatives. they thorough
ly know that the imposition of Dingleyism
upon territory under the American flag
and sovereignty is in fiat defiance OF the
clear letter of the Constitution, and will
be to- rated only long enough TO get
test case before the Supreme Court If
the sugar, tobacco. and rum trusts have
reYOlted at the idea of free trade with
little Porto Rico, what will they say 10
proposition involving the free entry Of Gu
ban sugar and tobacco?
Nevertheless. the manifest destiny OF
Cuba is to become a part Of the United
States. and to enjoy the blessings Of our
Institutions including that Of the right Of
unrestricted free trade with every other
part
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The African Hebrew Again.



Oar exchanges are again telling us cf tho
presence Of African Hebrew. This colofed
gentleman seems to be irrepressiblc and turns up
every now and then. Il may be that there are
more than one OF them In any event the African
Hebrew-see 10 utilize his nativity foT .he pur-
pose Of ioosening the purse-strings of his core
ligi0nists. we think il would be wise II he were
suppressed by being folcCd to earn his livelihood
and il is a mistaken kindness for people out OF
sheer pity or friendliness. TO give money TO an
ablebodied man with no other object than to pro
vide for ms momentary leeds. II successful. his
brothers, and his cousins. and his uncles TO para
phrase Piuafore, will be coming here, thinking
that they have struck "a good thing" rs The
slang Of the day has H. In fset Tor period Of
two or three years all accounts that came to us
concerning an African Hebrew indicated a single
individual. and the fact that now there seems 70
be more than one OF them, TO hidge from the DIFF
ieTeut accounts we have seen, leads MS 70 be-
liele that the migration Of the African Hebrew
has already set in and il viii be wise 70 put a
stop % IL at ohce.
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(From the New YORK Commercial Adyertiser.)
Artillery is still the master key Of victory in
war as il has been ever since a lieutenant q
that arm blasted his way with IL 90 a dominion
wilder than Rome's. Kitchener destroyed the
dervishes with artillery Butler failed before Lady
smith and Alethuen the Modder River because
their artillery too weak. Kitchener strcuEt h
ened this arm, FreECh maueuvred CrOuie cut Of
has safe trenches before Methuen and Kelly
Kenny pursued him hotly that he had no time
20 make new ones IN bis next stopping place up
the river. There he was surrounded with q ring
Of fire like that which closed about Napoleon
the Third al Sedan his campaign i net UElIe
that I'm miniature. The Germans maneUvrod tie
French Army into a valley whose commanding
hills they crowned with guns, destroying the
nephew with the strategy of the uncle.
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POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

CniIOm Ineasy-When Il seemed that
the debate on the Hawaiian bill vas about
to become interminable its author. Senator
Cullom. interrupted proceedings with an
earnest plea for the discussion to be
brought to a close, so the bill could be dis
posed Of at once. There is a matter of
very great importance pressing upon me
which I must attend to-" said Senator Cul-
lom- 1t is a matter that l cannot specify
on the floor Of the Senate" he went on to
say, but when assure Senators that am
very anxious 20 get away from here and
that l can't go until the Hawaiian bill is
out Of the way. they viii understand what
1 mean" And forthwith the fountains OF
elOquence ceased to spout on the Hawaiian
question and Senators bent over their desks
earnestly studying the bill and its amend
ments They perfectly understood what
Senator Cullom meant. and apparently
were in thorough sympathy with him He
has the fight of his life on his hands for
reelection. and IL bebOCves him TO hurry
out 70 Illinois and give his personal atten-
tion to II. John Riley Tanner appears 20
have started a war Of determination on
Cullom. The fight has thus early taken
such shape that IL is thought If even the
Senator whips Tanner he will then have
mighty struggle ahead to save the Legis-
lature As the fight between Tanner and
Cullom grows in bitterness the Democratic
hope Jf controlling the next Legislature al
Springfield increases. In the event that the
Democrats elect the Assembly in November
1t IS considered not improbable that the
ECl- Adlai Stevenson would come back to
Wellington as a member Of the august
tribunal over which he presided with such
dignity and satisfaction during the last
reign Of Grover the First II is doubtful
that Unrle Adlai would hare a Walk-OYer
for the Senate. for George ". Fithian Ben
jamin F. Caldwell. and James r. Williams.
TO ssy nothing Of the ancient Morrison and
the premature Harrison. might attempt 20
block his way. but IL is believed he would
be the beneficiary OF whatever irreconcil-
able TiTalTies might spring up. With
Judge Jesse Phillips in the second place o1
the Presidential ticket il is not denied by
leading Republicans of-Illinois that that
state would be debatable ground for ey-
orything in sight
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Popular Election of senators.

q TUIN -lC IIlL ~ T7IlIs NEWs-I
The Senate WI probably long resist any change
in tbe manner Of electing its members. The so
called '-cOurtesy' of the Senate l. real thing.
and like custom in all history, it becomes az
times stronger than law. The Senate p-ides Itself
quite as muSh on the difference that now m2rEs
the choice a its members as IL docs on mans
other serarate fanctions. But the question s
not likely 10 down for al that.
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bring upon us what man for time may
avert. as in the harvest failure OF 1881, fol-
lowed by a shrinkage Of $45.O9OsOOO
in freight earnings for the ensuing year.
But the outlook Of the country's railway in
dustry is in the main very bright. and the
''Eysning Post" hnds comfort and conf
dence in the economical opera ting man
agement and the prudent hnanciering which
have replaced the wasteful and dangerous
methods Of the last epoch Of prosperity"
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SIM Another From 'rwain

(From ti.c ietrolt Free Fress-)
Meeting Charles Guthrie. prominent British
lawyer, in Vienna the American humorist asked
him.
''Do YOU smokaT'
Sometimes. sir. when I am in bad company
was the reply After = pause came a second
question:
''You are lzuyer. aren't yov. ,lr. Guthrie
q am, Mr.. ClRmcHs.'
''Ah. then. eir. CatliTie, you nIuz; be ,o-y
hCayy smoker
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1t is to be regretted that Secretary Root
has not avoided marring a generally good
scheme CT Army reform, by inserting some
features which may be considered as hav-
ing quite an unreforming tendency. For
example. the idea Of raising the Adjutant
Generals rank over that OF other depart
to be made a major general. all ought TO
be. The rank Of full general should be
given to the General Commanding the Ar
my. and he should have actual control Of
the staff Offices and officers. We are afraid
that. after all. the bill is political rather
than military; also that its consideration
is TO be the occasion for new and pain
fuI Army scandal
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IncIe PhiIetus, tnIl.-rhn - ph


Uncle PhiIetuS' CaII.-The Hon phi
letus E Sawyer full of years and hGuors.
and with merry quip and jest tumbIing
nimbIy from his tireless lips, ambled in
and out OF the Senate chamber yesterday
as actively as the Boy Wonder from Irdi-
ana. Uncle Philetus explained that ne had
left his saw mills in Wisconsin in charge
Of his hired hands while he took a little
run down TO Washington to view the
scenes of his former triumphs in the SEN
ate. He was the constant centre of a
changing group OF statesmen in the Senate
for an hour r more in the afternoon.
Senators SpOOner and Quarles paying him
special homage. While Senator Depew
was delivering his Philippine speech Uncle
Philetus reached the point Of story coin
cidentally with one of DR.. Depew's most
glorious bursts of elOquence. The result
was disastrous to Dr. Depew; fOf Uncle
Philetus' high-keyed voice rang out in a
keen guffaw that made the Hon. Joseph
Very Quarles dodge behind his desk. caUs-
ed the international orator to lose the eX-
pected applause. whereat be looked cha
grined and turned viciOusly around TO see
whence had come the guffaw. and put extra
work on the languid Senator Frye, who
had to thUmp vigorously with the gayel
to restore the decoTum of the Senate.
After unintentionally creating this sensa-
ton Uncle Rhiletus dashed out of the Sen
ate chamber and was lost 10 view
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The Celestial Empire.


II Is fortunate that China Is so big that She
could not be swallowed al gulp. Somebody will
yet be shipping improved rifles among her people.
They have military teachers to spare in Europe.
The FloweTy Kingdom viii yet escape from the
grip Of the robber. and to Uncle Sam viii belong
much Of che glory OF her redemption
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4 DisnppoInting voynec

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.)
'Did YOU have q good passage was asked %
recent traveller.
"Fair: but ] couldTs sleep. The FIRST three
nights I couldn't tell wssther 10 shu, the portfolio
and 90 10 bed. or 70 cloW the bed and 20 60 the
portfolio And the last 1hree J spent IN readins
tie Gus oms laws
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We have never been In the habit Of re-
garding the interesting Tagll emissary.
AgoncilEO. as a reliable witness: but. when
lie reports an insurgent victory. all men
ton Of which has been omitted from Ma
Mia o-Tcisl dispatches. we are compelled
TO fear that there may be something in il.
II Otis were to deny the report absolutely.
Of course IL might be necessary perhaps TO
believe Agoncillo
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CURRENT HUMoR.
FoofhnII Terms.

CFrom the Cleveland Plain D,a,cr)
''Whli's the matter with your head Bivby2
Been huckirg the line"
''N hat At yOur 8g2g
Yep. Somebody left it on; an night IN the
back yard, ard / didn't see iJ -
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In the Next Century.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
Porter. call me cah."
''With or without. sirf'
ssEhY'f
''Horse or auto, sirf''
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The veaI.ness of ArEn1nent.


ifrOm Inc JuIClgO NCWs-l
''No man with any sense at an would app.,rc
Of your actions" said th- angry husband
s'But. my dear" calmly en0uired his better
half. @how do you know what man with any
sense would doY'
The evening times., 1900-02-28

Bankers in Kentucky who are custodi-
ans cf state funds are enjoying the use
CT the public money without the least dan
ger OF having to Fay any of it cut on
check. for week or two to come. They
have been notified not to honor the drafts
Of the usurping Taylor faction. and viii
rot cash those OF the legal government un-
Ill the Court Of Appeals has crowned il
with a judicial endorsement So local
statesmen and oficeholders are in a con-
dition Of anxiety acccntuated By penury.
The evening times., 1900-02-28

The COnstitutiOn.-While he was max
ing his great constitutional argument
against the admission TO the Senate On
the Governors appointment OF the Hon.
Matthew Stanley Quay. Senator Tu-lcy
WAS more frequently interrupted by Seu-
ator Stewart than by any other two or
three Senators combined The Nevada
Senator's queries showed that be has been
delving deep into the constitutional. Ques-
= lions involved in the Quay case. butthat
none Of his conclusions are as Unanswer-
able as his first notable enunciation
when the issue as to the Pennsylvania
was raised at the opening of Congress.
At that tine Senator Stewart delivered
himself as follows: The Constitution .
Yes. OF course. the Constitution fav r the
seating OF Quay: for. my boy after my
head has become bald and my whiskers
grey in the service of the Senate. I am
convinced that the Constitution of INV
country is always on the side that has the
most votes"
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NInrch Magazines.

The literature Of be Boer war has reached
the magazines and the March "Scribner'' has a
most timely article by H. J. WhigLam on the
events around about Modder River before the ar
rival Of Lord Roberts turned British defeat into
victory. There are number Of short stories and
charming poem by Benjamin Paul Blood
''McClure's Magazine" for March Is Of varied
interest Dr. Watson contributes the third install
ment Of his Life Of the Master" Mr.. Warn-an
describes the building Of the Klondike railroad.
aud Capt Joshua Slocum, the fearless navigator
Of the Spray, gives account Of the voyage Of
tie Destroyer from New York to Brazil during the
Mello rebellion. There are several short stories
ard poem on The Alamo" by susan BucI Hale.
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The pleasing announcement is made that
Mount Mckinley. in Alaska. is the highest
elevation on the continent. It must be
bitterly cold uD there even without trusts.
tariffs and the Constitution TO mix kin
ing frost
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ServaH and the Subsidy--The Hon.
Arthur SeWaH has been much IN evidence
in Washington since Saturday. Mr.. Sewall
is a shipbuiider in Maine and submitted
himself 90 his feIlow-citizens four years
ago for Vice President on~the ticket with
Colonel Brycl. Aside frcm his merits
as q citizen and sarge property owner who
pays his heavy taxes promptly and uncom-
plaiEingly. il IS believed that vhs chiefly
inclined the Democracy TO him for Vice
President is the circumstance that he is
about the only Democrat in his part Of
Maine. M Sewall is just now much in
terested In the Hanna Payne Ship Subsidy
bill. and finds himself quite as lonesome
for Democratic CompaniOnship in mis- sup
port Of this strictly Republican measure
as he is for congeniaI political society
when he is At home. II is not believed he
will convert a majority Of the Democrats
Of either the Senate or House 10 his view
Of the bounty scheme during his stay in
Washington
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A. To- Justice GrRy.-The report Of
Assaciale Justice Gray's intention soon to
avail himself CT the privilege Of retiring
from the bench under the age-limit law
appears to be quite as foundati0nless as
the companion story that the President
would nj the vacancy by the appointment
Of Attorney General Griggs. The story as
10 Nr. Justice Gray seems 20 have Crigi-
mated from an idle remark recently made
al a dinner party at which the distin-
guished jCnst wa a guest. The remark
was Tasse around The company rs a mere
jest al the time. and not until 10 reached
the eager ears Of the patriotic politicians
was IL given a serious twist, Mr.. Justice
Gray sat in his accustomed place upon the
bench yesterday. the very picture Of phys
ical health and mental activity. Judged
By the accepted standard that a man is as
old as he feels and a woman as oId Cs she
looks. and observing Mr. Justice Gray
elastic step as he strides along the Ave
hue after a hard DAYS work Cne would
conclude that he Is not over siXty-sad "a
right uimbiC seNtogcngrjan al that Bui
even if he should retire The best informed
opinion does not credit the report that
Mt Mckinley would elevate his Attorney
General 10 the woolsack. Tho general be-
lief is that Nr. Grigss is glad enough 10
be let alone where be is and that he full
Is realizes TIE President would not dare
appoint him 10 the Supreme Court when
the national sentiment is so iulamed
against trusts and against the laws Of Mr.
I Criggs' State Of New Jersey which foster
these gigantic aggregations OF capital. Il
Is thought the Presidents mind naturally
would first turn 10 hiss friend. Judge VII
liam r. Day OF Ohio. II 2 vacancy should
. occur in the Supreme Court. but ia is said
that he would have 20 be governed b. Gus
tom in selecting a successor TO Justice
Cray. which would cause him 20 look 10
New England. which is Justice Gray's sec
;ioG. However. as there is apparently no
likelihood q there beirg vacancy By the
retirement Of Mr. Justice Gray ali spccu-
. lation en- the subject is Urofless.
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and hnancier. is az the Shoreham from New
York for a few days. He is one Of the mos
picturesque figures on Wall Street. beirs
eighty years old and grizzled from lyng
battle for wealth He is known as the
stormy Petrei-' ard has large following
He was chased out OF North Carolina as
an anti-slavery Quaker and later became
District Attorney OF Iowa. Kinder President
Lincoln. He has been in Wall Street FOR
over thirty years. yet last week he wrote
a poem in honor Of r. G. Steadman and
presented il 70 him on the floor OF the
Stcck Exchange.