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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


That British Partnership.-The Ad-
ministration yesterday gave fresh official
proof of its understanding" with Great
Britain in a circular prepared and scat
tered broadcast over the country by the
Hon. o. p. Austin. Chief of the Bureau Of
Statistics. Last week the Bureau of EGu-
cation was made to do the Administrators
political work in explaining to the coun-
try the beauties Of the understanding
with the Salisbury Government The
Times printed in its Sunday issue the fun
text of 4 letter sent out by the Bureau
Of Education which upheld the slaughter
of the Boer farmers by the British army
and Of the reduction OF the Boer Republics
to complete state of vassalage 10 the
British Grown. The Hon. o. p. Austin goes
even further than did the Commissioner of
Education in the defence of the British po-
sition in South Africa. Mr.. Austin appeals
to the p0cketbool-s of Americans to sustain
the Administration anti Boer sympathies
Iir Austin quotes extensively from an
article recently written By an unidentified
prominent merchant OF the Orange River
Colony formerly the Orange Free State,
10 IL ltlA4t4llbCl tG nus tiiU ID itishi 1'i4S
gist proceeds: Il think all are agreed that
now the British flag is hoisted in Pretoria.
declaring uEmistakably to the world
BTitain's supremacy from Cape Town TO
Zanbczia, symboiiziGg security. justice,
and equality. that the country viii sem
enjoy an unprecedented era of prosperity.
l would warn our manufacturers. especial
~ AGRICULTURAL implement makers and
tho.e n kindred TT des. to be first the
market. 1t appear somewhat invGicgs to
single out particular articles for special
mention, 30 great viii be the demand for
all classes OF merchandise: yet it is i'm
peratiVe to the interest OF agriculture and
agricultural implement makers to Etate a
few facts that have come within my per-
soECl experience" Mr. Austin then goes
on to enumerate the classes of articles Of
American manufacture that will find ready
sale in South Africa now that the Brit
ish flag, symbCliZing security, justice, and
equality, is flying over Pretoria the cir
cular is considered an artfully disguised
appeal to tte country in behalf OF the
arti-BCer course from
the inception Of the present troubles III
South Africa. Indeed. it is much more
powerful plea for national sympathy with
Great Britain than is the literature on the
same subject which was sent out last week !
by the Bureau of Education. Democrats. /
however. do not seem inclined to cTiticise |
Mr.. Austin as much as they do to criticise !
the Bureau of Education. They appear !
willing to accord to the Bureau presided |
over by Mr. Austin the privilege CT play |
ing partisan politics." but they are not /
wiling to accord this privilege to the |
Bureau of Education.
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Photographed From n Distance.
GFrom the London Speaker.

The vric, rugged and uilliul Roosevelt. whose
personal appearance makes one wonder how a
bulldog would look in spectacles reading Greek
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24

rights. These promoters Of empire have
in all times been chiefly concerned in the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in wealth and power that
would accrue to themselves. The problem
is not one of right or wrong, but of power.
So with the spirit of the people, dead
: ened by a continuation Of autocratic rule.
/ With the Executive entrenched behind an
enormous military establ shment, it is
/ easy TO foresee that popular government.
resting on the expressed judgment and
will of the people, will soon become
Renaissance Of the past The ruler for
( the time being may at intervals, perhaps,
! consent to abdicate. but the abdication will
! be in favor of some favorite and the
| dynasty will continue other republics
| have remained republics in name long af-
ter every vestige of popular control had
vanished.
/ Chairman Babcock. of the Republican
! Congressional Committee. is outspoken in
/ the belief that the election of a Demo-
cratic House next autumn would prevent
( the Republicans from carrying out their
! plans for the further prosperity OF the
country" What Mr Babcock particularly
refers to are the Republican designs to
finally kill the American inter-oceanic ca
nal scheme and to loot the Treasury of
ninety million dollars for the enrichment
of ten or a dozen transportation magnates,
of whom MIR. Hanna is one.
Another gallant action is scored to the
credit of our Marine Corps Outside Of
Tientsin, Major Waller. commanding a
mixed force CT American and British 'jol-
lies" has rushed and taken a Chinese
fort from vastly superior numbers. There
should be a medal OF honor for Wallerl
The news which comes from North
Carolina, that the negroes are abandoning
their fight against the proposed State con-
stituticnal amendment DISTINGUISHING il
literates. is good news. The obvious thing
for TIE negroes to do is to stand on the
side of civilization and Learn to read and
write. Fer people who can read and ex-
plain the Constitution OF the United States |
inteiligenuy nobody proposes disfranchise-
ment.
Lieutenant Love, of the Fifth United /
States Infantry, has been relieved of his .
duties as adiutant general OF the District [
Guard, with the local rank of lieutenant .
coloGel, at his own request He has had |
enough of service under Harries BY the /
way, why does not the War Department /
come to some decision concerning the per
secution Of Colonel May. of the First Ma
tional Guard Regiment?
We are unable TO take any stock in the |
report that several members of the Chi /
nese Legation in London haze fed in dis
guise. They might fly all right. but where
cC,.11 they pnP
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HnbcOck Talks Some NOre.-Tbr
Hon. Joseph Weeks Babcock of Wisconsin
and the Hon. John A. T. Hull of Iowa
came to Washington yesterday fresh from
the national headquarters Of the Republic
can Congressional Campaign Committee
in Chicago Mr.. Babcock is chairman and
Mr. Hull is vice chairman Of the commit
tee. They are en- route to New York and
stopped over here yesterday to look into
affairs at the committees branch head
quarters in this city, which are in charge
of tie Hon Henry C. Loudenslager of New
Jersey. Chairman Babcock gave out an
interview of the usual sort yesterday. He
declared fatty that If the Republicans
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24

New York Dcmocrnts.-Today the
Democratic leaders of New York will as
semble at the Hoffman House in force.
Their purpose is to select the time and
place for holding the State convention
for the nomination Of a candidate for Gov
ernor and a full State ticket. The ex-
pzcted fight over the comparatively unim-
poTtant matter of the conventions date
and place between Croker and Hill already
has developed. Hill wants the convention
held at Albany, and Croker wants it to so
TO Saratoga. The State Committee,
though DOmiGally a Hill organization,
seems inclined 10 favor Croker This ap-
pears TO indicate the determination on the
part Of HIS friends TO give Croker no
cause to suIk or knife. The convention
probably will not be held before the see
Cnd week IL September. Obviously the
Democrats Of New York have decided to
wait for the Republicans to form the line
of battle before getting ready to meet
them. The ik~stiil is Of the Hon. VIII
liam Fleming Mackey. of Buffalo, far Gov
eraor. The Democratic managers are con-
WINGED that Mae6ey will be more than
match for the bon. b. b. Odell, whom
the Plat machine is going to name Tor
Governor Nackey has been member OF
the State Senate for several years. and is
well acquainted with OdelHs record as
the chief of the Plat lobby at Albany.
1t is said that ne will make this the prin-
cipal issue OF the State campaign, and
that he win set lively pace for Oden
from ne start. During his service in the
Legislature Mackey has held strictly aloof
from all jobs at Albany, and his record
in that regard il one OF the cIeanest among
the legislators. It is believed that he Will
20 after Mr.. Odell viciously as q lobbyist,
and make the fight on that line from start
10 finish
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24

In IiIinOis.-There must be an I'M
usually curious situation in Illinois at
present. This statement is based upon
unexuected admissions that were made
Yesterday by two Of the best informed pol
.iticians of Illirois-one a Democrat and
tae other a Republican. The strangest
part OF it all was that the Democrat talked
eloomiIy about the prospects Of his party
out there and the Republican in turn
talked equally as gloomily about the pros
poets OF his party. Between the two this
summary Of the situation was obtained.
The State ticket is one Of the weakest
which the Republicans have nominated in
many years. whereas the Democrats have
put in the field an unusually strong ticket
1t is expected that Yates. the Republican
guberuatUrial candidate. viii run about
=. eco behind his rational ticket, due
mainly to the Inefficient management
which Yates has called 20 his aid. The
prospect is that Alschuier. th= Democratic
candidate for Governor, VIII run about
- 600 ahead Of Bryan AID Stevenson. Thus
IL is possible for the Democrats to lose the
electoral vote of Illinois and still save
their State ticket and at the same time
add to their CUugTC ssiuHal repre- cntation.
The Democrats now hold eight Of the
twenty-five seats (, which Illinois is en-
titled in the House. with strong c5ndi-
dates in the districts now represented by
Messrs. Bouteu Prince. Marsh Graf. and
Rodenberg the Democrats ought to in
crease their representation to thirteen in
the Fifty-sevenjh Congress. This can be
done even with the loss Of the State to
Bryan. The Democrats have a decided ad-
vantage in the State campaign in the mat
ter Of the head of their ticket Their gu
hernatorial candidate is a young German
American OF fine character and great mop
ularity and his organization is strong and
efficient The Republican candidate young
Dick" Yates, bears great Illinois name
but is not good organizer. Worse still
for the Republicans. he has turned the
management OF his campaign over to in
experienced young men, and both Tanner
and Cullum are said to be Indifferent to
Yates success. mainly because each of
these old campaigners has personal inter
ests at stake which demand all of their
attention. The large German vote of Hi
nois which went almost solidly to McKin-
ley four years ago is dissatisfied with his
Administration and especially distrustful
of his colonial policy, with its attendant
features Of militarism and Imperialism.
The fight Of course, will be in Chicago
and if Mayor Carter Harrison can get as
good results from his organization in the
national campaign as he has shown his
ability to get in municipal contests the
electoral vote Of Illinois will go to Bryan
and Stevenson.
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Another gallant action is scored to the
credit of cur Marine Corps. Outside OF
Tientsin. Major Waller, ccmmanding a
mixed force CT American and British 'jol-
lies" has rushed and taken Chinese
fort from vastly superior numbers. There
should be medal OF honor for Waller!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24

We are unable to take any stock in the
report that several members of the Chi
nese Legation in London haze fed in dis
guise. They might fly all right. but where
ccUId they 20?
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21

At one time when the late George Drew
Barrymore was playing In San Francisco
a fabulous sum was offered her by a local
theater for her services for a few weeks.
The offer was exceedingly tempting, but
her contract with Charles Frohman stood
In the way However, on the nothing ven
ture, nothing win theory, she telegraphed
a detailed statement Of the offer she had
received to Frohman in New York, ex-
plained how anxious She was to accept it,
and wound up with the plea: Twill you
release me?' In due course of time she
received the following telegram in an
SWer:
Mrs. Georgie Drew Barrymore, Palace
hotel, San Francisco.
MOI Charles Frohman.
Albeit disappointed. Mrs. Barrymore at
once sent this characteristic reply:
Charles Frohman, New York city.
OhI George Drew Barrymore.
Many years ago, when President Kruger
was In England, he was approached con-
cerning some concession, railway or 9TH
erwise, by business man here In Lon
don. The negotiations lasted for some
time One evening the Londoner, who
was staying at the same hotel, having
spent many hours with Mr.. Kruger and
his companion. went to bed much ex-
hausted and feeling he had not got quite
at and went along the corridor to Mr..
Kruger's bedroom
To his astonishment 1t was empty and
all the luggage was gone. "Oh, SIR" said
the chambermaind, "Mr Kruger and his
friend left at this morning" Then, with
a giggle of amused reminiscenee, the girl
added: '"They was a queer couple sir,
and no mistake. When e passed your
door, sir, Mr., Kruger, e started dancin'
right outside your door, sir, e and his
friend. They didn't know as any one
saw them, sir; but Bessie and I see them,
unbeknown, from the top of the satirs.
Then they went downstairs, sir, fairly
splittin' their sides with laughin' though
they didn't say a word."-London Daily
News.
The wife Of the admiral Of the navy Is
noted for her brightness at repartee At
the time of her engagement to the hero
of Manila bay she was much annoyed
at the publicity given to her every move
ment and very sensitive to criticism An
editor of one of the Washington papers
called to her over the telephone one day
in regard to a photograph that had been
sent to him to use In a descriptive article
''It is SO poor" explained the editor,
who was an old friend of Mrs. Dewey's,
''that 1 dislike to use It. Are you sure
you know which one 1 refer to?"
"Oh. yes" said Mrs. Dewey, that's all
right
s'But I don't think it Is all right" said
the editor Don't you want justice done
your
mo" replied Mrs. Dewey, "only hope
for mercy.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21
MORE WAR TAXES FOR THE
pYEnEoEE


The supreme court of the United States
has furnished one of the strongest rea-
sons for the repeal of the war revenue
stamp tax by its decision in the case of
The American Express Company VS.. Fred
A Maynard, attorney general of Michi-
gan, ex rel. George f. Moore and others.
This decision is to the effect that the ship
per must pay the war tax on express
packages.
The express companies have claimed
that If they were compelled to pay the
tax 1t would mean the consumption of 3
per cent of their gross receipts, and the
decision of the supreme court very nat
urally pleases them greatly. The lower
courts have uniformly held against the
express companies and insisted that they
should pay the tax, generally on the
ground that 1t was violation Of the duty
imposed upon express companies either
to demand the stamp or the amount
thereof from the shipper, and that it was
also a violation of the act of congress for
Lie 6ApI6SS COuIpd1y TO lHcIedS0 us rate
to the extent necessary to secure reim-
bursement equal to the amount of the
tax. The express companies have main
tained that congress did not intend to
burden a few corporations with the war
tax, but that the burden of the tax should
be as widely apportioned as possible, and
that their contracts with private firms
and the government would not allow them
to pay the tax and remain in the business.
owing to the narrow margin Of profit and
competition.
The result is that the shipper must pay
the tax, and, as the shipper is the general
public, the whole question resolves itself
into this one fact-that the government
has imposed a war tax upon every citizen
who sends a parcel by express. In other
words, the user, the consumer, pays the
tax. Same old story.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21
priated $4,000 annually to pay 1T. The re-

priated $4,000 annually to pay 1t. The re-
suit is a proportionate increase.
Thus in twelve years it has cost the
taxpayers Of the state $175.O47.91 for wolf
bounties. and 1t is a notorious fact that
not only were wolves actually raised and
farmed in some localities. but that boun-
ty was obtained for wolves slain outside
of the state of Minnesota.
1t is of course very desirable that the
cattle and sheep of farmers should not
be harried by wolves. and it Is true that
in the extensive waste places of some
northern counties wolves may breed and
find refuge. But the farmer who cannot
protect his stock from destruction or
damage by wolves must be very help
less creature or devoid of self-interest
And the frontier counties which are open
to the incursions of wolves are few in
number, and the ordinary precautions
which prudence would suggest to the
careful farmer would afford ample pro-
lection from loss by such vermin. The
bounty should not be required by the
intelligent stock farmer as an incentive
for the destruction of any wolves that
may be lurking in his vicinity.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21
MINNEsorA,s wo1r CROP

Minnesota's annual crop of wolves
promises to be unusually large this year.
From several counties come large num-
bers Of applications for the bounty Of
fered by the state. The bounty applied
for from Polk county alone will amount
to about one thousand dollars, which is
81 apiece for $50 wolves That number
Of wolves may have been slain and
scalped during the past year in Polk
county, but it is a singular fact that for
the years when increased bounty is Of
fered by the state, owing to the desire
Of the members of the legislature to en-
courage wolf culture, the number of
wolves killed increases in proportion to
the increase in the amount of the bounty.
This wolf bounty business has cost the
state as much as $92,S92.5O for single
year. In 1889 the state paid $14964 in
wolf bounties: in 1890, S11,143; 1891 $S2,-
S92.5O; 1892, $15OOO 1S9S $29, ,692 so; 1894 $14,-
056.S1; 1895, $14,227.96 1856, $17,O7t6f In
1897 there was $4,000 appropriated by the
legislature and $1,000 of a deficiency was
also provided for. Then the legislature
reduced the bounty and in 1898 and 1899
there was $1,000 appropriated for each
year. The last legislature was not con
tent to leave well enough alone, ana
slightly Increased the bounty and appro-
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21
SATURDAY. APRIL 21, 1900.
ANTI-K1EFER RLACKcUARD,s,

AA4N En- hLAChGUARDISM.
The st. Paul G o b has never ner.
mitt9d its opinions as to the personalitv
OF Andrew R. Kiefer to control its action
in subjecting him to party political or
public criticism when his official conduct
was involved. Nor has it at any time IN
It's criticisms lost sight of the fact that
that gentleman has maintained a char,
acter for personal probity and for the
possession of a full measure Of public
spirit and devotion.
lie has been very unjustly, almost bru-
tally. treated in the immediate mast bv
those of his own political household who
opposed his denomination, and he has
borne the i'll treatment like a man of
character and reserve Political ennoities
will lead men often too far; but when
they have either accomplished their n,,r.
poses or have failed. every rule of dc.
cency and dignity demands that theu
bring The expression o. their hostil,t, r.
an end When. however. it is carried be,
yond that point. and more especially.
when the viru.ence Of political antaro,
nism has been effective in ACCOMPLISHING
its purpose, 1t becomes pure malevolenoe
and biac6guardism to further resort to
it.
We take the following paragraph from
the columns of yesterdays Dispatch;
'The admiring friends of Mayor Eziefer
should present him with a stuffed lobster
as a memento of their esteem and p re-
mlnder of what he is.
1t is not easy to characterize this sort
Of scurrility. It certainly is a disgrace
to the newspaper calling It passes the
bounds of the meanost and most malIy-
nant personal enmity. 1t is not an insult
to Mayor lIiefer alone, or to the thou.
sands of good mon and women who hold
him ia the highest personal esteem: il ia
gross indignity put upon the entire
citizenship of st. Paul.
The G b protests against It. and !,
the name of the newspaper profession
repudates It, We have no special re-
gard for Mayor Kiefer, either in his nor.
sonal or his official character. and No
thought Of setting this paper UP as his
defender or his apolog1st, If apology of
him were needful, which we do not be-
leve to be the case. But we must be.
speak for him, as we would for the
meanest one of our fellow citizens i'm
nunity from anything like this express
sion of low blackguardism He has vir.
<tually passed from the realm of public
criticism He will soon go, for a greater
or less period, to the retirement of private
life. What might be said during the heat
Of political strife might easily find pal
liation from the charitable. Such senti-
ment as we quote above, indulged in re-
gardIng An esteemed and estimable nan.
Both in his private and public relations,
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21

which. for the present, tend to deter buy
ing. In the iron business the formal re-
eeluctions were ALMOST wholly anticipated
IN actual sales. Some urgent and i'm
portant contracts have been made in
cIuding that for the New York tunnel,
requiring 10000 tons at prices not stated,
put IL is known that many others have
peen deferred until the prospect is clear
er
There is a slightly better demand for
hides at Chicago, attributed to their Inn
proving condition, but the distribution of
boots and shoes does not keep all the
factories at work. Some are closed, many
more are running part time, and very
rev of these in opereation have orders
Tor single month. There is no room for
9oOot that greatly restricted buying has
WHICH the makers declare unavoidable
until prices of leather yield The ship
ments from Boston In three weeks have
t6Gan tnan last year and little less than in
1898. Yet a large business is claimed in
leather, which is still held without yield
ing, and satin Is quoted half cent
''The textile industries have large or,
ders yet to be filled which keep many
OF the mills busy, but there are many
others less. fortunate and their hunt for
orders without regard to prices, causes
irregularities in the established position
The staple, and worsted goods hold
STEADY, as the makers need no more con-
tracts, but In less favored lines, both
Tor mems wear and in dress goods, the
business Is by no means satisfactory.
Wool has been inactive without
change In prices. Cotton goods are by
some sold at concessions for future de-
livery as all realize that present prices
will not long control the cost of produc-
ton.
Raw cotton is held at 9S1c with all
the more ease because there seems to be
nobody In this country impatient to buy,
except in the speculative markets. North
ern mills have taken with the stocks
they held last September enough for the
Qrfs dra1r
who have yet to supply themselves are
paying oyer 9.3c. the average export price
for $53. .OOO 900 worth shipped in March. In
spite OF the decrease in other staples,
there were the largest merchandise ex-
ports ever known. except in December,
1888, and the value of the minor do
nestic exports, chiefly manufactured, rose
to $59, ,793,509 in March, a sum never ap~
preached in other months"
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-21
OTHER PEOPLES OPINIONS.
omcer Frank HORNS Dismissal.


To the Editor of the Globe: I notice
in this mornings G 0 b g your article,
Horn as a scapegoat," in which is made
mention the fact that officer Frank Horn.
of the central station, has been dropped
from the force by Chief of Police Getchell
because he did not keep, cattle and
teams off the bicycle track winter and
summer. I want to put myself On rec
ord as being bitterly opposed to such
a decidedly underhanded and unmanly
method of discharging from the force
most efficient and excellent officer. Mr.:
Horn was without doubt one Of the most
trustworthy and conscientious men on
the force, and during his service, which
extended over many years, no complaint,
to my knowledge, has ever been made
against him. Such action on the part OF
the head of the police department, whose
motives are so plainly apparent, is dis
grace to the city, and should be cen
sured by every honest citizen, regard
less what his politics may be. Yours
truly, Victor H. Smalley.