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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
Hoxxells on Dickens.

The literary world has received new
revelation. and it has come through the
pages of ..Harper's Bazaar" Anyone who
will take the pains to buy the issue OF
last week and read it will find that the
literary reputation of Charles Dickens
as a novelist is settled. Mr.. William Dean
Howells does not approve of him.
The article in which Mr.. Howells dis
cusses the misunderstanding of Dickens
is entitled Dickens Later Heroines," and
is made up mostly of extracts from the
books of the writer whom the critic is
doing his best to damn. Some people
might consider this adding insult to in
jury. If Mr.. Howells gets paid at the
rate of SO much a column for his article
disparaging Dickens to the readers of
the Bazaar" it might perhaps be thought
a strange exhibition for him to make that
article UP almost wholly from the pages OF
Dickens himself. But that is matter for
Howells and the Harpers to settle be-
tween them. The point at issue is that
the author of Their Silver Wedding
Journey and An open-Eyed Conspiracy"
and other examples Of the sarsaparilla
soda water type of literature thinks
Dickens could not write at ALL
The first of the heroines whom Mr..
Howells selections for maceration is Dora
Spenlow-little Dora. with her curls and
her dimples, and her April ways. One
would think that she, at least. might have
been spared by Fate. But this critic is
as relentless as Atropos, and his critical
shears do not spare even so irresponsible
and harmless a creature as David Copper
fields childwife. All that Mr. Howells
has to say about that honeymoon over
which so many readers have smiled and
sighed is this:
perhaps :he natural exnbcrance OF Dickens is
less unnatural in the affair OF young love thar
ii is in other Matters and certainly il Is less
offensive; one Is willing TO stand it."
But Howells explains in the course of
his remarks on Dora that his grrdge is
not altogether against her. but against
women in general. He says:
women are Of all impossible kinds, and per.
haps Dora is Of as possible sort some Others"
1t is quite true that women, In Mr..
hoWeliS movers. are OF all impossible
kinds" Most of them seem never TO
haze had sane thought in their lives.
Howells dubs Dickens a fakir and a
fantastic artifcer. a man who lived al
ways in the glare Of the theatre lamps,
and in whose work there is never the
open air." This sounds queerly to one
who has looked through the fiction Of
"oliver Twist" and BLEAK House. and
seen the great. generous. earnest soul
which burned to avenge the wrongs OF
the weak and to destroy abuses, and
which. using the only means in its power.
relentlessly and increasingly caricatured
those abuses and dragged them forth to
the light Of day. II there ever was
man who hated fakes and pretences 1t was
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
The nan of Fame.

The Committee of One Hundred, ap-
pointed to select the names to be in
scribed in the proposed Hall of Fame in
New York, has made its report, and It
appears that as yet only thirty Ameri-
cans have been adjudged worthy of the
honor though the committee was ex-
pected to select fifty. The thirty now de-
cided upon, with the number Of votes
polled by each, are as follows:
George Washington, 81; Abraham Lincoln. DC:
Daniel Webster. sc; Benjamin Franklin, "a;
Ulysses s Grant, 90; John Marshall, 81; Thomas
jefferson, 30; Ralph Waldo Emerson, 81; Robert
Fulton, IS; Henry W. Longfellow, IS; Wash
ington Irving, So; Jonathan Edwards, 81; sam
uel +. b. Nose, 50; David Glasgow Farragnt,
80; Henry Clay, "a; Nathaniel Hawthorne. a.;
George Peabody, ~; Robert f. Lee, 81; Peter
Cooper, 90; Eli Whitney. g.; John James Audu-
GO; James Kent, Is; Joseph Story. 81; John
Adams. 81; William Ellery Claiming, IS; Elias
Howe, IS; Gilbert Stuart. So; Asa Gray, 81.
Nothing can possibly be said against
the choice of any of these men, and it
is gratifying to observe that Washing Oh
is at the head of the list, as he should
be. There is reason for some surprise.
however, in the absence of some names
which should be accepted. That OF An
drew Jackson should emphatically not
have been omitted, and if LonGfellow Is
great enough surely Edgar Allan Poe
should be. Bryant came within few
votes of being chosen, and the author OF
.'Thanatcpsis" deserves to be classed in
the front rank of American poets. But
one artist has received. mention il the
list, that one being Gilbert Stuart. This
is not altogether surprising, since Ameri-
can art has developed almost entirely
within the last half of the century, and
candidates for the Hall of Fame must
have been dead ten years.
1t is rather difficult to unders and why
the author of the Monroe dcctrine should
have been left out, or why Calhoun.
Samuel Adams. and James Madison
Should not have received sufh,i lent votes
to elect them.
The decision that the selection CT these
names should be restricted to native
Americans who have been dead fer at
least decade is an extremely wise one.
saving a great many complications in
the future. Matthew Arnold, in one of
his finest but least known poems. speaks
of the after-time, when 1.-The epcch ends,
the world is STILL and "one or two i'm
mortal names" rise slowly above the hor-
lion of oblivion to shine above the les
ser lights whose fame perishes with
them One need only glance over the
newspapers and magazines of fifty years
ago to see how different the judgment
of posterity is from that Of contempt
raneous times.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
A Campaign of intimidation.

Yesterdays news from New York more
than corroborates the view expressed in
these columns on several occasions that
whatever hope the Republican managers
may have OF carrying the Presidential
election is based upon their assumed
ability to bride or bully voters and to
buy election officers. In the national
metropolis the game has begun in dead
earnest.
On Friday the Republican superintend-
ent Of elections sent out eight hundred
Of his deputies to inaugurate the policy
OF terrorization in the tenement-house
districts Of the East Side. A number Of
laboring people we're picked up on "sus-
picion" and were brutally dubbed at the
fore magistrates and no shadow of excuse
for their arrests being shown the victims
of this scheme Of Hannaism were promptly
discharged. But the Republican managers
gained the advantage of whatever fear
may have been implanted among the more
or less ignorant naturalized voters of
the quarter. which was principally what
they were after.
While this was going on, to the shame
of its authors, the superintendent was
coolly Indifferent to specific charges that
his own party had colonized hordes of
Italian and negro repeaters in two as
sembly districts of the city. Premises
and persons were designated. but he only
pretended investigation, and the matter
IL Al. r.
regular police authorities. In spite of all
they can do, however. the probabilities
are that the money of the trusts will
prove effective In s;ufIing the New York
ballot boxes with thousands of fraudulent
Republican votes, that being the main
purpose of the enormous party corrup-
ton fund.
What 10 happening in New York will
also happen with variations in other cities.
In Philadelphia the Republicans have no
occasion TO colonize. There they have
the whole vicious and criminal element
OF the population at their beck and call.
In the City of Brotherly Love 1t is only
necessary for the State Committee to
indicate the Republican majority 1t needs
to have the returns made out accordingly.
In Baltimore q different plan is being
pursued. That city, unfortunately, has a
considerable class among its inhabitants
known to fame as plug Uglies.'' They
have always been regarded as a purchas-
able commodity. Republican hopes in Bal
timore, and largely in Maryland, rest upon
this voting element. But in the State, out
side of the city, colonization from the Dis
trict OF Columbia is in progress. and as
election day approaches Washington is be-
ing rapidly denuded OF its idle negro in
habitants.
We have referred hitherto to the thou
sands of negroes who have been or are be-
ing spirited into West Virginia from the
District and from North Carolina. As the
latter IL hopelessly Democratic. the Re-
publican campaign managers have an al
most inexhaustible supply OF negroes to
draw on. and for weeks they have been
moving into West Virginia, ostensibly as
railway laborers. The of1cial who has this
campaign Of education" In charge has had
wide experience In the business, and his
organization and methods are intelligent
and thorough. II the trusts and their
Hanna-NcKialsy agency should win In the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
The Peoples Last Chance.

There is one consideration connected
with the present national campaign which
it would be folly for friends of popular
government and of our cherished institu-
lions to lose sight of. 1t is this: If the
trusts and their political agents should
be able in the year 1900 to overcome the
popular will and by the expenditure of
corruption fund of twenty-five or thirty
million dollars to re-establish their power
over the nation for another four years, it
is fair presumption that they would be
able to do the same thing by the same
means in 1904 and thereafter indefinitely.
The possibility of determining Presi-
Dental election by fraudulent means
where there is practically an endless sup
ply of money for criminal uses is not well
understood by the average honest voter.
But when we reflect that change of
few votes in each voting precinct will
often be sufficient to turn district or
State majority into minority, it is easy
to see that with thorough organization
and the constituencies use of money it
is no. impracticable to accomplish such
u result IL Is also 10 De TeIueHDeTeu
that in close States the fraudulent prac
tices of repeating and ballot-box stuffing
in few counties would be sufficient to
override a popular majority.
The American people have it in their
power this year. by united and patriotic
action. to turn the trusts out of control
OF the National Administration and
their creatures out of Office. The
opportunity may never recur. As we
have said already in effect, this cam
paign is the crucial test of the relative
strength of the trusts with their mil
lions and of the masses with nothing but
their votes.
The people will decide for themselves
whether they will be bribed and bullied
into perpetuating the scarce concealed
oligarcby of the Rockefellers. Have
meyers, Morgans, Carnegies, Dukes, STILL
mans, Flints, and their political associates
in domination over the country. or will
call these plutocratic oppressors to a final
account and put an end to their rule.
Politicians may say what they will, but
this is the paramount and nearly the sole
vital issue of the campaign, from the
viewpoint of the farmer and working
man.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
NO sTR1NGENcY LIKELY.
Secretary Gage Says He Sees No
Sigma of Tight Money.

NEW YORK. Oct 13.-Secretary Gage
paid a flying visit to the United States
Sub-Treasury in Wall Street today. He
was on his way to Washington from
Bridgeport. CoIa., where he spoke at
Republican meeting on Friday night. He
saw NJ. L. Muhleman, Deputy Assistant
Treasurer. and conferred with him re-
garding the plans for new Sub-Treasury
silver vault.
These plans are now in Washins ton and
require some modification. When tinish
ed the Sub Treasury vault capacity will
be increased " one quarter
Secretary Gage stated, when question
ed that this visit had no financial sig
nificance Asked whether the Govern
ment would come to the relief il there
was a money stringency. he replied:
II think there will be no strlngency.
II 1t should be necessary the Treasury
Department will step in as it always has
done Meanwhile, We are getting none
tary relief from Europe. We are not
borrowing the gold that is being import
ed. 1t is coming as payment { + Gotten
and manufactured goods and s. forth
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
AMERICAS COTTON CROP.
The Conditions of the Output at the
Various Markets.

Reviewing the condition of the cotton
market and the crop for this year. tho
Crop Reporter" for October. which is pub
lished by authority of the Secretary of As
riculture, says:
'In some respects the cotton crop year
which closed with August 81 was one Of
the most remarkable since the civil war,
when the spinning industries of the whole
world were practically paralyzed by the
scarcity OF American cotton. Although
the crop Of 1S99-1900 amounted to approxi-
mately 5000, eco bales, there actually ex-
lists at the present time. and has existed
for some time past, at Liverpool and Man.
chester what might be truthfuily called a
cotton famine, the result being that the
English spinning mills are either closing
altogether or are working on short time;
and it is feared that the situation may
grow worse on account of the prospect of
another short crop for 19G0-'91''
LAS will be remembered, the cotton
crops of 1878 and 1S9S-'99 were both
large. averaging over IL 900. 600 bales. and
supplies were, therefore, abundant. But.
meanwhile. the spindles in the United
States and on the Continent of Europe
were increasing. The English spinners
were deceived by early estimates of a
crop OF ii ,0OO, 600 bales and over for 1882
1900. although the estimate of the De-
partment was approximately 5000. 900
bales-an estimate that is exceedingly
close to the actual yield. During the
early part of the season the American
mills, approaching the situation. bought
freely. while cotton was cheap; but the
English mills and many Of the Continental
mills held of. anticipating lower prices.
The result was. as already indicated. that
these mills fell far short OF their re-
quirements. This Is more fully shown by
the comparative exports of last year and
the year previous.
But the most extraordinary feature Of
the year was the wide range of prices
from the opening to the close of the sea-
son. Spot cotton opened in New York on
September 1. 1899. at IA cents for mid
ding upland, and on the last day Of Au-
gust, 1900. sold at SIS cents. difference
of exactly 3 3-S cents. In other words, a
5OO-p pound bale of middiing cotton was
worth on September /. 1899. in New York
s31 .25 and on August 81, 1900. S4S.12 Il,
difference of $16.S7 1-2 per bale.
THE following shows the range Of
prices during the year at most Of the i'm
portant markets in the United States.
taking the closing prices of midland up
land on the first and last day of the cot
ton season:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
AFFAIRS IN HAVANA.
Michael Dndy Desires 100000 for
His Sewer Work.

HAVANA, Oct. 13.-Now that the ayun-
tamiento has decided that the contract for
sewering and paving the city must be put
up at public auction. three appraisers will
be appointed to decide the amount that
Michael ]. Dady can claim for his plans
and for whatever work he may have per-
formed. The ayuatamiento will name one
OF the appraisers Mr.. Dady will select an
other, and these two will decide on the
third.
1t is estimated that the amount to be
paid to Mr.. Dady should not exceed $780,
900 and should be paid to him by the sue
cessful bidder for the work. II some one
should underbid Mr.. Dady and then re-
fuse to pay the amount awarded by the
appraisers the matter would have to be
fought out in the courts.
Mr.. Dady has the opinion OF two secre-
taries OF justice that he is entitled to this
compensation If the contract is not award
ed to Elm. The debate before the ayun-
tamiento was well conducted. The parties
interested were allowed all the time they
wished In speaking on the question, which
was discussed in all its phases.
Lemuel E. Quigg. who accompanied Mr..
Dady to Havana. sailed for New York
today on the steamship Mexico. Before
reached by the ayuntamiento was a good
one for the city. While Mr.. Dady would
have been pleased to have secured the
contract without public bidding. Mr..
Quigg did not think that anyone would
be in position to underbid the Brooklyn
contractor. II anyone should underbid
Mr.. Dady 1t would, in Mr.. Quigg's opin-
ion, be a misfortune for the city, because
Mr.. Dady is prepared to begin the work
at once, while new contractor would
not be prepared to start the work for
six months. Mr.. Quigg considers that
Mr.. Dady, according to the resolution OF
the ayuntamiento. has the right to the
work at the price named by the lowest
bidder.
The board Of provincial school super
intendents finished its discussions today.
A scheme was drawn up for an examina-
ton of teachers in January, the subjects
being history. geography of Cuba. gram
The teachers will select board for the
their own number.
This board will ask all the principal
school book firms in the United States.
by advertisements. to send seven copies
of all kinds of elementary textbooks
printed in Spanish or with typewriter
Spanish translations. These books are to
be submitted before the middle Of No
vember. in order that the board may have
time to make selections. No books will
be bought from a firm that attempts to
bride any member of the board, and any
such firm will not be patronized by the
Cuban schools while the board is in ex-
istence.
Surgeon Major Reed, of the commission
that has been investigating yellow fever
on the island, sailed for Eew York to-
day on the steamship Mexico.
Governor General Wood was to have
sailed on the same vessel, but at the last
moment postponed his departure.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
The Shadow of Tyranny.
From the Baltimore Sun,

u FSE1f e1'e '1'IEfIf'0ft s1"ff'I
Another four years of McKinleyisn, with New
Jersey trust lawyer in the Attorney Generals
office, and all laws hostile to trusts practically
suspended by trust-made Administration. will
leave no large industry, trade or business OF any
sort outside the power of the trusts. Monopoly
stands ready and eager to grasp everything in
sight the moment McKinley's second tenn begins.
Competition will be strangled al! along the
line, and there will be no room in any branch
of business for individual enterprise. The days
of the small independent business man will be
gone forever. The trusts will be absolute kings
and all the rest OF mankind will be their sub
ieCts.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
THE CENTENNIAL DECORATIONS
The Subcommittee Adjourns to Meet
Tuesday Afternoon.

The meeting of the Centennial Sub
Committee on Decorations. which was an
nounced for yesterday Afternoon at Ais
o'clock, adjourned until Tuesday after
noon ct the same time.
The attendance yesterday was very slim.
caused by the inclement weather. but the
chairman Of the committee. F. B. Pyle.
desires large attendance at Tuesdays
meeting so as to bring the necessary ar
engagements fairly under way.
This subcommittee has been appointed
to submit to the committee of the whole
plan of decorating the principal streets.
business houses, and Government build
jngS
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
BOOKS FOR SAILORS.
the Leisure Hours of
TarS in Chissse Waters.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-Two thousand
volumes have been contributed to the
Coffee Exchange and Lower Wall Street
Business Association for shipment TO Chi
nese waters. where American sailors are
stationed. A. Wakeman. Secretary of the
association, said today that there would
probably be 1000 volumes when the Ken
lucky sails. ten days hence. Books and
magazines are accepted at the office of
the secretary, IS Wall Street.
The contributions have come from all
over the country, novels being the staple.
Religious books are not desired. The
movement to send books to China was
started only two weeks ago. but the as
sociation has carried on the charitable
labor of collecting books for soldiers and
sailors ever since Manila Bay and San
tiago. 1t has sent more than 100000
volumes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
Boer immigration to America.


(From the IndianlpOIis Prtss)
There is no place in the world where the
Afrikanders have a finer opportunity to
practice self-govcrnment and enjoy to the full
the rewards OF industry and thrift And we
know Of no class of immigrants more desirable
than they. We have many Hollsnders here, and
they have proven a most industrious, Intelligent,
and conservative element in our population. Not
outstanding stories of Boer Incidence coming
from English correspondents during the war. it is
hardly likely that two three generations
the yeldt have changed their character much.
And even from our British nformants We know
that the Boor is man Of unqusstioned courage
and sturdy independence OF spirit
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14

The following foreign consular officers
have been recognized by the President:
Alexander Nuber. Consul of Austria Hun
gary. at Pittsburg. Pa: Alfred Won Flssch.
Consul General of Austria Hungary, at
Chicago: Thomas Dessewfy Won Czarnek
and Tarkeo. Consul General of Austria
Hungary. at New York: Manual Pauiagua
Y Oller. Vice Consul OF Mexico, at San
Juan. Porto Rico; Evaristo Battle Her
nandez. Consul OF Mexico. at Manila; Ben
lamin Viduarre. Consul Of Nicaragua. at
New Orleans.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14

The Corps Diplomatique and society in
Washington will miss distinguished and
pleasant personality in the withdrawal
of Baron Speck Won Sternburg from his
present pest to accept the consulate gen.
eralship of Germany at Calcutta. III.
baron, whose experience in Oriental af-
fairs and countries renders him eminently
fitted for his new duties, is to be congrat-
ulated upon a change which must be re-
garded as a promotion in the service to
which he belongs. But, as one who. in a
delicate diplomatic situation almost
amounting to crisis has conducted the
affairs of his sovereign with this country
in way to earn him the respect and es
TEEN of our Government and people, his
departure will be greatly regretted. Sc
rotary Hay voiced the general feel ng in
this Capital when, in taking formal leave
of Baron Won Sternburg. he expressed
the hope that the latter would return to
Washington at no distant day.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
Transfer Of Army Officers.

The following transfers were ordered by
Secretary Root yesterday: Capt. william
Conway. United States Army. detailed as
professor at the New Jersey Military
Academy, Freehold. n. j.: Major Charles
A. Booth, Sixth United States Infantry.
transferred to the Seventh United States
Infantry, vice Major Frederick NJ H. Ken
drick, retired from active service. Major
Booth will proceed to Join his regiment
in the Department OF Alaska.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
LADY cuRzoN IN ILL HEALTH
London Paper Says the yiccroy oi
Indin May Resign.

LONDON. Oct i3-The society paper.
Vanity Eair," says it is believed that
Lord Curzon of Kedleston will resign his
post as Viceroy Of India.
The paper states that Lord Curzon will
take the step owing to the i'll health OF
his wife, who was formerly Miss Letter,
of Chicago
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
oLMsTEAp & TAYLOR FAIL.
Suspension of brokerage Firm An
uounced In Wall Street.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Wa!l Street was
startled today by the failure OF olmstead
& Taylor, bankers and brokers at 90 Broad
way. Their assignment was announced on
change Immediately after the opening.
The firm dealt in stocks, bonds and
other securities Their assignee is Edward
Swami. 1t was rumored in the street.
however, that large sum and many cred
itors figured in the crash.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14

(from the Atlanta Joufnal.)
The present method OF electing the President
OF the United States is . delusion and a snare.
Georgia has, in reality, no more to do with the
choice Of President than does the District Of
Columbia. II is practically left to less than
half dozen States, representing about one-eghth
of the countrys population, to decide who shall
be President If the President were elected by
popular vote, then mans vote would be as
good as another, matter in what State it
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