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top of this a fictitious bill for board,
lodging, money lent and clothing fur
nished, the whole carefully cOntTived to
use up the amount Of the advance note
one, two or three months wages.
RefOTmea S Of the time saw that the
system placed the sailor in the power
Of the crlmp, in that 1t made his berth
in a new ship wholly dependent on his
submission to these eXactiOns. They
saw, also, that It furnished the crimp
an unnecessary middle man-with
lucrative income derived ultimately
from the sailors pocket, and depend
ent only on the ability to get hold of
the sailor, rob him off his pay, keep
him too drunk or stupid to know the
amount Of his real indebtedness, and
as soon as possible find him berth
and present his bill against the advance
Of wages.
How Allotment" Came In.
So they substituted the allotment"
plan for the old system The new sys-
tom permitted the sailor 10 allOt SO of
each months wages for fOur months
to a member of his family or a creditor
payable at the END OF each month after
Hhe ship had sailed. As the deep sea
sailor, with wife, child or parent de-
relGinE upon him is about as scarce
the creditOr-the crimp-receiVed the
allotment as it fell due, and the only
advantage 10 the sailor came from the
Iesseni~-g of the amount which the
CT1mD could secure. But against this
was the Iessening of the time he could
remain on shore. for the crimp would
not keep him after he ceased to be
profitable. After a while it became Gus
tOmary for owners or agents to pay all
of the four allOtments in one sum and
he difference between allotment" and
advance" became enc of name only
Now, it may be hard for the lay
mind to understand how an advance
on wages-Osten ,ibly a help toward pro.
viding an OUtfit-can work harm to an
intelligent wage Garner. able to demand
his rights. But, taking into account
the peculiar personality Of the deep sea
merr hant seaman-his ignorance of the
world and the stramgeness Of his sur
rOundings on shore. his susceptibility
to the influence Of drink. arising from
months of ABS en1iOUsness at sea; an
! Impoverished vital system due to poor
food and exposure. his improvident
habits and lack Of foTethought. it will
readily be seen why ne is an easy vic
tim to whoever is disposed to take ad-
vantage Of his limitations. This indi-
vidual is found in the crimp. He keeps
a sailors clearinghouse, sells drink
and clothing TO his bOardeTs, and con-
tracts with ship captains for crews.
Naturally he makes up his list from
those heaviest in debt TO him. driving
them to the shipping Office like cattle.
with virtually nothing to say as to
their destination or fate
To carry on this trade in human flesh
the New York crimp employs a corps
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If pennuess he may find Judgment and
food against his future value at the
shipp ug desk. This argument is ai-
vanced by friends of seamen who quail
at the thought Of his walking the
streets hungry and cold, as a result
Of the abolition Of allotment
Do these people understand that
walking the streets, hungry and cold
would not trouble a sailor half as much
as il troubles a tramp? The sailors
life at sea is a drill that would Kill the
average tramp. At best ne can have
but four hours sleep at a time. he is
always hungry, and at meal times fed
upon food that most dogs would refuse
and which he eats only because of his
hunger. lie is worked about fourteen
hours of each day in fine weather.
bad often the whole tWenty-fOur Tn
high ATTITUDES. dTenChed and poorly
clad. he faces weather colder than the
coolest to be found in city streets. and
dI.er nouns spent OF deck, pulling wet
r. pes and hauling wet canvas. he is
glad to crawl into a wet bunk cover
himself and steam for an hour OF tuo
Un6er the delusiOn that he sleeps
Tramping WinCTy streets with empty
pocket and stomach Is only an incl
dent to a sailor. and if. after a few
trials, because Of his lack Of fore
thought. he still risks it on receiving his
pay, nothing can be done for him But
in this connection it may De- admissible
to speak Of one cause Of his lack of
f0rethOught-his susceptibility 10 drink.
One drink Of whisky will make the
average sailor merry OF maUilu. two
will make him aTgUmentatiye or quar-
relsOme, and three viii make him
helpless and immo0able los in the gut
ter.
If the prejudice against groC aboard
ship were reOved and a moderate al
loWanCe of this stimulant given the
sailor daily while at sea he would be
better able 10 perform his duties ana
he could not possibly suffer from u,
and, moreover. when ne landed would
be immune from the dem0g8lizIng e.
feet Of the few drinks which nearly
every man Is likely to- indulge jill on
finishing a voyage or returning from
tire wilderness
The provision for allotment VIII sure
Iy be removed from the statutes before
long, and the removal of allotment NA
remove the CrImp. In the name ot CIV
iliZation and humanity he must 60.
MORGAN ROBERTSON
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TRUCE IN THE BATTLE.
Postponement of Injunction Suits
Until Feb. %.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 16.-The agree
ment entered into at Georgetown today,
by which the Taylor and Beckham in
junction suits were postponed until
February %, it to operate as truce
in the legal battle over the state Of
fees and it is M probable thar there
viii be any decisive changes in the sit
uation until then unless the return of
the Democratic legislature here next
week adds some unexpected feature.
A part of the attorneys on both sides
held a meeting this afternoon and dis
cussed several plans for consolidating
the various injunction cases in order
to avoid a clash between the different
state courts in which they are pend
ing, but a final understanding was not
reached. A proposition which was said
TO meet with favor is that all of the
cases be consolidated and be submit
ted to a judge of one Of the neighbOr-
ing circuit court districts.
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R HuBS OPPOSED TO TREATY
WILL VOTE AGAINST NTcARA-
GUAM CANAL.
General Merriam at Washington to
Testify in the Invsstige Of the
Occur d'Alene Troubles.
fsnecial 10 The Hersld.l

Washington, D. G., Feb. 16.-Senator
Rawiins is strongly opposed to the ap-
prevail Of the Nicaragua canal treaty.
He said to The Herald correspondent
today that he should vote against the
treaty, but had no idea Of what the
result would be in the senate.
Brigadier General Merriam. COM
handing the military department Of
Colorado, is here. and viii answer a
summons from the senate committee
on military affairs to testify In the
Coeur d'Alene investigation. The SEN
ate has issued as a public document a
full statement Of the correspondence
between the war department and Idaho
state officials.
A new postoffice has been established
at Concord, Ida, with SPECIAL service
from Buffalo
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DEMOCRATS GO TO FRANKFORT
WILL ATTEND MEETING OF LEG
ISLATURE THERE.
Agreement By Both Sides to Post
pone Injunction Suits Until
February %.

Louisville, KY. Feb. 16.-The Demo-
cratic legislature Will adjourn to
Frankfort. This conclusion was reached
today, but a quorum not being pres
ent in the senate, prevented the carry
ing out of this plan
Both houses met today and ad-
journed until tomorrow. The Demo-
Gratis have quorum in the
house, but on account Of commit
tee duty they are short in the senate.
This, it is said, will be remedied to-
morrow when a concurrent resolution
Will be passed to resume sessions at
Frankfort
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SENTENCED TO DEATH
Continued From Page j.

With this belief. il has been impossi-
Bile for me TO understand how a mem
Der of that bar. and, in addition, a
sworn public prosecutor, a man edu-
Gated in an American college and as
sociadng with American men, could
assault, by vile insinuatiOns, woman,
the welded wife of the defendant
Let me add one statement in con-
clusion: The prosecuting attorney
stated in a public interview that I was
conscious Of the guilt of my son. The
assertion Is made unequivocaily and
must be answered in like manner. It
is absolutely false and must have been
known to him to be false when he
made il. can conceive OF no reason
which could have actUated such a
falsehood except the consciousness
that his own position needed apology
and defense
MY son, Roland Durham Molineux,
is innocent I know it and I ask for no
sympathy for him. My only request is
that I may have the heartfelt support
of ali those who believe in noble Amer
lean WomanhCOd as eXemplified IN
those who bear the family name of
(SigneO
'EDWA RID LESLIE MOIINEtJA.
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Sailors Greatest Curse
Morgan Robertson Writes of the Crmp-Law of 1879 Failed
to Mend Matters.

Advance" was given. not in money
but in the form Of a note. This note
properly eountersigned by the United
States shipping commissioner fune-
tionaTy appointed by the government
10 attend 10 the shipping and dlSchafg-
ing Of seamen-was given to the sailor
when he signed articles for voyage
and by him handed to the only MAI
who would take the trouble to cash it
the "crinp''-who had fed and iOdgeo
him, and who, in the capacity Of ship
ping master" had seeu~ed f0r F'r, biz
berth. With his two other functions the
crimp combined thai % StO.eAeeije.,
and the sailor was expected to outfit
himself from the landlords stock, But
the sailor received little or no cash. 4
discount was first subtracted and on
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ARMY ESTIMATES PASSED.
Bill Providing $4,000, 900 Goes
Through House of Commons.

London Feb. 16.-The house Of com
mons PASSED the supplementary army
estimates. el3,o00ooo, by 213 votes
against g.
The vote was carried under the
closure and amid violent protests from
the Irish benches against its appHca-
ton, while several amendments re-
maiue1 uEoonsidered. Ar W Red
moud exclaimed. This Whole proceed
ing ja most irregular. It is disgrace
ful."
Air. john Redmond. the Irish leader.
in scene Of continuing excitement.
moved TO report progress. declared that
the first lord of the treasury tAIr. A. J.
Ealfcur) would facilitate the bill by
resting conten- with obtaining e13, 000,-
0oo b-- closure
After q hot discussion. this motion
ives rejected by 231 votes against A.
The vote on the estimates then passed
the final stages
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most entirely without effect. The lat
est effort took form in the law of 1899,
which has now been in operation about
a year, but, as Mr.. Robertson clearly
shows. il has been quite as in oper-
alive as were the earlier laws passed
with the same purpose in view.
Mr.. Robertson is himself especially
qualified to treat upon this subject,
since he served as a sailor before the
mast on deep sea voyages for some
years before adopting literature as
profession. His power as a fiction
writer is largely derived from his own
experienees as q seaman. and he has
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Tssh 'ngt7n OGcioIs K2o- Nothing
Of 6ll'rna7 Ove--~~@=.
Washington. Feb l5.-Lo-l R75
s-ateme1t I'm parliament yesterday
eHsct that last December che Hr17- ---
eminent made an Unsucces-t.
10 the United States and Germany -
alliance has caused the creates.
among the state department 7-l..--. -
while they are no. i'll a position &. MI
an official denial they do no- a.=..i-s5 --
vately 10 assert their abs7lr,f .-5
of any Overtures Of the kind l--.--- ~
Officials here iUtimated Jlat -7 . ---
pOnent Of the present Erg.-N ---.au
ueut. ord Rose berry is not .E q b. -aak
% speak Dy the card as tH ".-.-f-
place i'm matters as important o.
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VISIT TO FAURE'S TOMB.
of the Death of Presi-
dent of France.

Paris, Feb. 1.-the anniversary of
the death of President Faure Febru-
airy is. 1890 was observed today by a
visit of President Loubet to his tomb
and a memorial service in. the church
of the Madelein.
President LOubet who was accOmpaa-
led by NJ Delcasse, minister Of for
eign affairs, placed a magnificent wreat
on the tomb Of the late president Then
he proceeded to the church Of the Mad
elem which was draped in black. All
the public fUnctiOnaries and diplomats
were present.
Large crowds watched the arrival of
the widow and Nile. LUcie Faure. Ex-
President Casimir- PeTier and the late
President Carrots two sons occupied
prominent places in the church.
Cardinal Richard, the archbishop Of
Paris, who under ordinary circum-
stances should have Officiated, excused
himself on the ground of being indis-
posed and the able Of Madeiein re-
placed him.
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or runners, or solicitors, who, armed
with TASKS Of whisky, board each in
coming ship, seeking bOarders. There
i competition among these runners.
but no quarrels. Quarreling- would be
fatal to their ends, and, besides. thew
are but employees of a strongly organ
lzed association of cTimips. duly incOr-
porated under the laws of the state.
RMS does not mean that all crimps are
IN this association or that there are
not 'scab' runners for ''scab" board
lighthouses; but such outsiders would
nave small chance Of further useful
ness should they dare interiors with
the labOrs Of the legitimate thieves. The
soabs, therefore, confine themselves TO
stragglers on South sfraet. leaving the
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personal knowledge that everything he
has set down in the present article is
literally true,
1t is the common impression that,
bad as the present conditions are, they
have steadily improved since the days
of the old clipper ships when steam on
the ocean was unknown, but Mr.. Rob
eTtsOn thinks otherwise-that they are
worse now than ever. 1t should be
added that while, as he says. Mr.. Rob
ertson believes the doom of the crimp
is definitely fixed it is being FASTENED
more by the increased use Of steam
than by any other force. 1t should
be added that neither the men on the
steamships nor the sailors of the
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Copyright. 1850. by Morgan Robert
SOM
From time immemorial the deep sea
sailor, shipping from any port in toe
United States. has been at the mercy OF
the ''erimp," or shipping master. From
the financial view point the result has
been good for the shipping master and
correspondingly bad for the sailor. In
fact. il has reduced the latter TO a con-
ditiOn little better than enslavement to
the crimp, and this is so lamentabiy
true that few Americans are now 10 be
found among deep sea sailors, even on
American ships Many efforts nave
been made by congress 10 do away
with the crimping evil, but so lar al
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JA0BSDALIS TAKEN
By BRITISH FORCES

Outside JacobsdaI, Orange Free state
Thursday Feb 15.-JacobsdaI is now in
possession OF the British. Yesterday "a
small cavalry patrol entered the place
ana found IL tull Of wounded, includ-
ing several British from Rs,sba~e
The place was occupied By only srDaIl
force. which fen back before the "a
lrll 0ftcr a series of small skfrrnisbes
a battery az artillery shelIad the en-
virons ana drove out the last of the
Beers
Early this morning g. large force of
Beers from Colesberg, with ten guns
attacked convoy of 200 wagons at the
Riet river sheling vigorously ana
doing damage But strong reinforce
rents have been sent hence. and il ia
hoped they viii bring in the whole
convoy in safety
General F'rench's division seized three
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Roland B. Molineux's Parting Words
to His Father.

Sing Sing, n. Y, Feb. 16.-ROland B.
MOlineux is now in a condemned cell
in the death house at Sing Sing prison,
having arrived here this afternoon.
There was a curious crowd about the
station. Molineslx was taken at once
to the death house, where he took
leave of his father. his brother and
Lawyer Battle, who had accompanied
him from New York. He maintained
his wonderful nerve and shook hands
with, each and in parting with his
father said. Good bye, governor.
General MoIineux bore up bravely,
but showed that he was passing
through a terrible ordeal.
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BoMBARDED THE 8oERs.
British Are Showing Activity Around
Ladysmith.

Head Lager. Near Ladysmith, Feb.
Il. Wednesday, British az Chieve-
ley have been bombarding the BOer
forces al Blaauw Kranz, east of Co
lenso. since yesterday afternoon, the
bombardment continuing throughout
the night
The Beers responded with rifle fire.
Particulars are lacking. All is quiet
around Ladvsn1ith
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BoERs IN zULULAND.
Aiming Of Native Would Be an Act
of Folly


London. Feb. 16-The Morning Lead
ar says. Tt was no vain report which
told Us of a strong Boer column in
Eululand. II has been strong enough
To drive back Colonel AddisOn's coll
umn. which has been working up from
EschOwe. This place is uupleasantiy
close TO the sea. and if the Beers should
get there they would practically have
a port. Even at Chieveley camp the
Beers are keeping General Buffers men
lively
The statements o. Mr.. Chamberlain
and Mr.. Balfour in the heuae Of COM
mons regarding the aTuinE of natives
open up new prospect Of horror in
This calamitOus war. However great
the prOvOCauon. we should regard
arm-rg the uTdiscipline mcivilized
kattlrs as an act of the graveSt folly.
To put rifle in the hands of a savage
rs TO invite him TO commit atrocities.
He has no other conception of war
fare"
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BRITISH WARSHIPS
ORDERED TO BE READY

London, Feb. Is, 4:50 D. ma tele-
gram from Portsmouth says the ad-
miralty inquiries at the naval ports
have resulted in the assurance that
fOrty-seven additional battleships,
cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers
could forthwith hoist the pennant.
The admiralty today ordered the
ships in the fleet reserve az Ports
mouth to be fully crewed and ready
for sea This is regarded in some
quarters as preliminary to putting the
whole reserve in readiness for commits
siouing.
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Bic shipment Of Wool.

Denver. Coo. Feb. IA special to
the Republican from Trinidad Colo,
says: 2. D. Wright, an extensive sheep
owner CT southern Colorado is loading
and will snip 10 Boston tomorrow thirty
carloads of wool. the clip Of his sheep
fer the past three years. He expects TO
receive S125,O00 to $1Se.OOo for the ship
ment.
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Deep Sea So1ndinrs

san Francisco. Feb. 16.-The t. (.
;. Nero, during us recent survey for
a trans-Pacific cable, broke the record
for deep sea sOVndings. One sounding
rear Guam islaEd marked $3.50 fam
oms and another 5,269 fathoms. onIv-
sixty-slx feet short CT six statute miles
That is deeper than the highest NOM
tain peak on the land surface Of the
globe.
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government to Blame.
GEN, CRONJE IS IN FULL
RETREAT FROM BRITISH


CONTINUED from Page II
wounded Colonel Henry. with his
servant Was taken to JacObsdal"
An official dispatch from CaIpsbarp
says lighting was resumed ON Tuesday
tFeb. lN and that the British had
sixty killed and wounded and lost
eighty captured. The federal forces
had no casualties during the fight.
s. smart rifle and artillery duel took
place AT Matching Feb -. There was
100 EOer loss The British attacked
Fort Eloff. south of Gaberoues. at day
break Feb. j.. bur the Juhannesburr
men, under NoudeIweig. forced the
British 90 retire. leaving six dead and
1our wounded ON the field Captain
Friend was among the killed The
Beers suffered DO casualties.
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ONEROBBER DYING.
Express Messengers Shot Was
Fatal Che.


Tombstone. Ariz.. Feb. 1f.-Oua 7t me
train robbers who held up tla T. j.
A. T. tram at Ea.rbank last n.=--- a-2
found today in a dying condition 80
more Springs. nine ~ l-s fl IN l.la37.---.-7-
The robbers name Is john DGE p -.--s
Three Fingered Jack" BE was a--.--
from Colorado a few months OIL
requisition 10 answer Oh charge
h gEway robbery. but the dis &C.. -.-.'-l'
di missed the case. -.
Dunlap'S three acc0mD-i"aS ar. -
pursued by a sheTiff'S posse Ia- Z
leads in the direction Of the
stronghold IN the Dragon T0---is III
The WOun1ed r0bber received .l- -
charge Of a shotgun fired nE the A.
Fargo messenger. in the anl"H-. %
ambulance left this place FOB "r.-7
wounded man 10 town ---
TIE. egrams have been sem t1
points warning officers % De- nU --- --r
out for the remaining three
e is confidently expected thar .1.5 -
he aUu-5her6ed OF killed william t"5--
four hours
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The Ruling Passion.

Golfers We=k'-' al
Wife twho has been OUT .---r
day)-Oh. dear. how tired ..t
Husband-Didn't you have any .l---
town. saint feel
WIre-A rIate Of soup only l-'-
that I cou-d afford TO have U hat vau
Husr7Hd-Did you find lIs
wa0ted2 .- dream.
Wif5-Ch. yes: it is a perfect
John. and il only cost -
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New York, Feb I6.-The Commercial
Gable company at ? o'clock this after
noon sent out the following notice:
We are advised that kilograms can
now be accepted for Kimberley. South
Africa, at sender's risk. and not ex-
ceeding twelve words"