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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11

The latest addition to the ranks of Adj
ministration controversial writer's is Mr.
George d. Meiklejohn, Assistant secrc-
tary of War. Personally, We have 10th
ing against Mr.. Meikleiohn, and, on that
account, it is painful to feel compelled TO
say that he is no improvement on Gecre-
tary Gage.
In speech at Upton, Indiana, the other
day Mr.. Bryan referred to the subject of
slavery. and to the constitutional amend
ment that followed the civil war, provid
ing that no man could hold slave, '.and
yet before the Philippine war is ended
said Mr.. Bryan, I'VE have the Sulu treaty
which recognizes slavery" To this as
ser;ion, on the part OF the Democratic
candidate, the Administration thought it
necessary to reply by the mouth of its
prophet MeikIejohn, which was unfortu
nate, because Magoon could have man
aged the affair much better.
Nevertheless the matter was reckiessiy
entrusted to the former. and he straight
way proceeded with epistolary argument
TO demolish the position of Mr.. Bryan;
thing as a Sulu treaty; ~ The treaty does
not recognize slavery. Thea Mr.. Meiklc-
John suayely called attention TO letter
written to General Otis by the Secretary
of War, in which the former is advised
that the agreement entered into b. Briga-
der General Bates on behalf of the United
States with the Sultan of Jolo and sew
proved, with the understanding, to be
Gifted to the Sultan, that IL was rot to
be considered as recognizing slavery
thoroughly perfunctory and insincorc pre-
tence of altering the terms of a written
contract by verbal statement ey post
facto. which may OF may not have lcen
made to the party Of the second part.
However. Notwithstanding the Meikle-
john disclaimer, the tenth article of the
SUN treaty reads:
Any slave in the archipelago shall have the
right TO purchase freedom by paying 10 tic
nl.ster the usual market value.
II that is not recognition OF slavery.
under the flag and sovereignty of the
United States; and, not only recognition,
must say that the English language is
failure as far as its ability to convey
meaning is concerned. Article of the
treaty is as follows:
Tie sovereignty o. tho United States over ;hc
inic irchpeiasu OF sulu and ito draAagntirl
Is declared and acknowledged"
Article II says:
''The United States flag viii lee ussi in Tie
archipelago OF sulu and its Dependencies on land
and "a
The questions of sovereign and Ga.
cannot be raised. They are setiled by Ar
ticles / and II beyond cavil. There is no
room for doubt that the jurisdiction of
the United States over the suitanate is
as complete as declaration by the over
lord and full acceptance by tho subject
can make it. We have already shown that
slavery under that jurisdiction is recog-
nized and regulated by Article X.
But Mr.. Meikieiohn, in effect claims
fiat, If anything of the Kind has been
done. i; has been done under mere agree
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11
ANNAPOLIS HAz1NG CASES.
Cadet Eadford'S Trini in Progress
Before the COnrt-MnrtinI.

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. t0.-The ccurt-n,ar-
tial investigating the Eazing cases cx-
amined seven witnesses today but did not
conclude the case of Cadet Radford. whose
trial began yesterday. Tcday's witnesses
We're Cadets Thomas Ward of New YORK:
W. F. REID. OF Arizona: J. \. Abbott. ct
Wisconsin: r. :. Thompson. os the Dis
trict of Columbia: William Giles. Of New
York. for the prosecution. and Cadets
Heid and Files for the defence. One Of
the witnesses said he got under bed
when the officer who reported the alleged
hazing of Cadet Dutch made his appear
ance. He was smoking at the time. he
said and did not wish TO he seen.
The cases against Cadets Ancruu.
Giles. Reid. and Abbott will be taken up
when the kadford ease is disposed of.
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The Republican Campaign.

AS we have frequently remarked be
fore. the Republican campaign Managers
are hardly making any attempt to con
ceai the fact thar they rely en- bribery,
coercion, ard fraud to carry the Presi-
dental election for william Mckinley;
neither do they take much pains TO
coyer up the methods by which the ne
fsrious purpose is being promoted. We
have already called attention to the plot
to empty Washington Of its idle ami
vicious elements to swell the Republican
vote In Maryland and West Virginia, and
the colonization of negro voters from
Virginia and North Carolina, where the
trust cause is hopeless, in certain
doubtful States, is notorious. Now there
of Industrial and mercantile employees
and of debtors to banks. that Hanna
found SO efiicacious in 1896 is 10 be at
tempted in the present campaign.
The Democratic National Committee is
in possession of reliable information t.
the effect that, week or two before cleo
tion, the Republican National Committee
will try to ca.ise manufacturers. mine
owners, and all large employers CT labor,
TO issue notices that. in the event CT Mr..
Bryan's election. they will suspend bust
ness and discharge their mel. There is
no doubt that this scheme Of intim da-
tion will be resorted to in all cases where
The employer is connected with a trrs..
IT is not equally clear that II will wor;.
as II die four years ago.
Then it was new. and was sprung upon
the country SO suddenly and such little
time before the election that there was
no chance to defeat It. 1t is no longer
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MARCHED OUT IN SAFETY.
A Girl Averts a Panic In n Burning
school building.

SYRACUSE, n. V. Oct. 1O-A fire start
ed in the basement of the high school
here this morning and a panic among the
Loco pupils was averted only by the rare
presence Of mind of one of the girl pu-
pills. Great volumes of smoke poured
through the Railways and in an instant all
the pupils from the classrooms on the
three floors, rushed for the stairways
Ethel Rood. eighteen years old. who was
in classroom on the first floor. saw the
plight of her classmates. and. realizing
the seriousness of the occasion. she sat
down to the piano on the main floor en-
yeloped in smoke and commenced playing.
Almost instantly the rush stopped. and.
marshaled by Principal Wycks. the LOCO
students marched out in safety. The fire
was extinguished by the fire department
with only slight damage.
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THE ARmoR CONTROVERSY.
A Second Attempt to Adjust Differ
ences Fails.

second attempt was made yesterday by
Secretary Long and representatives Of
armor- making companies to arrange the
differences between them in such a way
as to secure arm0r for battleships and
armored cruisers under construction or
authorized at prices deemed reasonable by
Mr.. Long. No agreement was reached,
however. and the.e will be another con-
ference here next week. President Schwab,
of the Carnegie Steel Company; President
Linderman, Of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany. and Lieutenant Stone, former
naval officer. agent of the Carnegie Steel
Company, represented the armor concerns.
Statements were produced by the armor
people to show that they could not furnish
the armor plates any cheaper than the
amounts named in the bids which the
Secretary Of the Navy rejected. They
said that the prices named by them were
much lower than the prices which Euro
pean Governments were obliged to pay
for the same armor. White hopeful of
obtaining satisfactory agreement the
naval officials confess that very little
progress toward a settlement has been
made.
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THE NEW NAVAL VESSELS.
Progress of Work ax shown by Adj
miral HicilbOrn's Statement.

The monthly statement of Chief Naval
Constructor Hichborn, OF the progress of
work on naval vessels under construction
shows that among the battleships the Ala
bama, which will be placed in commission
October 16, was 90 per cent completed on
October /: the Wisconsin, 81 per cent;
the Illinois. So per cent: the Maine. sc
per cent; the Ohio, 30 per cent. and the
Missouri Is per cent. OF the six sheathed
protected cruisers the Denver led with
% per cent of work done.
The monitor that is to be named the
Connecticut stands first among the four
vessels of her class under construction,
with 6S per cent of work to her credit
The torpedo boat destroyers nearest :om-
pleticn are the Lawrence, 9S per cent,
and the Marlborough. 50 per cent. The
torpedo boats Strngham, Goodsborough
Bailey. Barney. and Stockton are all
within per cent of completion. The
Plunger is the only submarine torpedo
boat anywhere near completion, and she
renal ms as she has for several years with
SO per cent of work done
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that way at present. Charles s. Fairchild
appears to believe that il Mr.. Bryan were
elected the banks would be raided in broad
daylight by the Democrats and of course.
he is doing all he can for Mr.. Mckinley.
But Richard Olney. William C. Whitney,
Daniel 5. Lamont. Hoke Smith. David r.
Francis. William $. Bisssll. w. F. Villas.
Judson Harmon. and W. l.. Wilson are sup
porting Mr.. Bryan outright or are pru-
IDENTIFY remaining quiet until they see a
good opening to get back into the party In
the right way. The Hapnaites have been
trying very hard TO get an expression out
of some of these men favorable to Mr.. Nc
Kinley. but thus far have failed, and have
Cbout ieSDaired of Success
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11

The Coal Trust must come to time
within very few days If long struggle
is 10 be avoided in Pennsylvania. This
was the view of the situation taken by
disinterested observers in the field yes
terday. AS the day of the convention APP
proaches. it seems to be evident that the
miners will demand much more than has
been conceded. Then the railway men are
restless, and unless the shipment of soft
coal into the anthracite region is stopped
they will strike, ard so will the miners in
the bituminous field. The outlook is not
encouraging except upon the hypothesis
that the trust is prepared TO yield at the
last moment. 1t is evident that the Re-
publican campaign managers are in state
of panic. An extension of the strike
movement into other fields, and perhaps
other States, would have political conse-
quences the very thought of which is keep
ing them in a condition of terror
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11

Our authorities are said to regret the
Paoting-fu expedition. in which our troops
DO not share. as an obstacle to peace ne
gotiati0ns. The march to relieve the lega-
lions might have been considered objec-
tionable on the sarla ground. 1t is be-
lieved that there are foreigners in Paoting-
fiji who escaped the massacre by hiding in
the huts OF friendly Cinnamon. Some of
these survivors may be Americans. 1t is
a pity to delay negotiations. but it would
be something worse for the powers who
are not scuttling out of China to turn
their backs upon these unfortunates, and
leave them to horrible fate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11
Senator Fryc'S Mistakes in History.
From IN, Philad,lrhi, Hecor,lt

1t would be hard to find on the stump Il
worse example Of the suggestion Of the false
aud the suppression of the true than the speech
delivered by Senator Frye OF Maine in Camden
on Monday night last. lie began with the as
seF;ion that the Republican party N .he optuing
of its career adopted the policy OF protection;
when the fact is that the Republican party
originally was not for protection. indeed,
the leading Republicans in Congress ia
1857. with William II. Seward at the head o.
them, helped to reduce the Democratic free
trade tariff of 1916 to still lower rate Il
was the need of revenues during the civil war
that furnished the pretext for increasing duties
on imports, and under this preteXt some Of the
duties were made SO high as to defeat sevenass
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11

II Is in the poHsr OF William Mckinley TO de-
privc Andrew Carnegie OF contract ipr $ij.ui0IrJ
worth of steel afmor los which Mr.. Carnegie is a
bidder The maftcr Il now pending, bids hayin.:
been ..hurg up We DO not wish to intimate
that Mr. Carnsgic's political opinions arc con
trceJ by sosdid motives. but it would bo very
remarkable nan whose thoughts and feelings
would not he somewhat influenced hy the gain
Or loss OF Slj.oeo.Joo worth OF business Tor his
factories
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11
Political Machines.


The most oppressive dcspotiams in the present
age are those controlled by political bosses in
various American cities. 1t is an easily demon
sirabIc proposition that these despotic political
machines levy tribute the people in such fash
ion as 10 greatly increase the cost OF living to
roar aud rich al;tc
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11
Circulation Statement.


The political battle of 1860 will be de-
cided in the four great States OF New
York. Indiana, Illinois. and Ohio. Any
two of them, if carried by Mr.. Bryan. will
eject him to the Presidency. Mr.. Mckin-
ley can lose but one and win.
The sixteen States represented in the
Solid South have one hundred and fifty
nine votes. OF these Mr.. Bryan is sure
Of one hundred and fifty, as follows:
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11

HfOm the Omaha World Iicrad)
When you zee a Republican organ how!ing he.
cause Democratic organs and orators quote Abra-
ham Lincoln, do not forget that the Republican
organs have not dared 10 quote Abraham Lincoln
during this camnaiyu
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11

The campaign is souring on the mind Of
the immortal Roosevelt At st. Louis it
is reported that he was surly TO the local
committee, would not be dined. and would
not be otherwise amiablc. The frost of
his reception, due. according TO the New
York Herald" an Administration organ
to the dislike the st. Louis German
Americans feel for him, seemed to sink
deep in his soul. 1t may be suspected also
that Republican prospects in the West
generally have created a strong suspicion
in his cerebral recess that he is blowing
his head Off to no purpose, and that. a
month hence he is likely to find himself
good deal more alone in politics than
he was in Cuba.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11
Onc-Sidcd Prosperity.
Trom die TnIedo Hec.l

Everything that the farmer or wGrkingmam
consumes that is controlled Icy trust ias been
increased in price TO the consumer, but the
price of the labor The workingman has to sell au,!
the products the farmer las to sell have not in
,rr..nl at nli
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Christian Scientists All.

Hrom the Peoria Herald Transciipt.)
When the Republicans are asked regarding i'm.
periaiism they reply that there is no such thing
When ih:y are requested TO state their petition
on the trusts tksy declare that there arc no
uuAts.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-11

ment. which is not treaty. To Mr..
Bryan he writes: at is probably unneces
sary to call your attention TO the fact that.
il: the absence of the approval of the
President it is impossible for us to have
the Sulu treaty or any other treaty.
There is a screw loose here 10 which we
will not refer; but. as to the statement. by
implication. that tire President has not
approved the treaty or agreement in ques-
ton, Mr. Meiklejohn should be reminded
that. in transmitting 1t to Congress, Mr..
Mckinley. in his letter of transmittal.
said: II have confirmed said agreement"
The Administration champion lays great
stress upon the point that the agreement
between the imperial Government OF the
United States and the subject State OF
Sulu is not treaty. Probably he derives
this notion from an association OF ideas.
His own Department would. for convent
ence. describe what the text writers call
war" as practice march, or picnic.
II he had been wise before writing his
Sulu defence. he would have sent over to
the State Department and learned from
any of the laborers or scrubwomen there
that treaties do not become treaties from
the fact of their being called by that name;
but by reason of their contents. In diplo
macy it is often convenient to call a
treaty Convention or an agreement
and the name amounts to nothing essential.
The Sulu agreement has every quality of
treaty 1t is document of the highest
gravity and Importance. in that it formally
establishes new sovereignty over an au-
tonomous but dependent State on the one
hand and It registers the acceptance OF
that sovereignty. jurisdiction, and control
treaty what is it?
The treaty. or the agreement whichever
Mr.. Meiklejohn likes. establishes sover-
eighty and Jurisdiction. recognizes and
regulates slavery. and has been con-
firmed'' by the President. The thirteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States Section u declares as fol-
lows:
Neither slavery nor involuntary scrvitrle,
cept punishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted. shall exist within
the United States, any place subject to their
jurisdiction
How do Mr.. Meiklejohn and his master
reconcile that provision of the Constitu-
ton with the treaty, or agreement, with
the Sultan of Jolo, which recognizes and
regulates slavery in tie Sulu Archipel-
ago-a place subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States?
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Administration talk is to the effect that
should the Chinese Government inform
the United States that Prince Tuan has
been banished, an answer accepting the
punishment as ample will be sent. Where
upon Tuan and TIE Hsi will howl with
delight and dance a jig to the tune Of
splendid diplomacy OF course, the
Chinese Government, which is Tuan, with
4 sprinkling of Empress Dowagcr, will
assure Mr.. Mckinley that Tuan is on his
way to the desert of Cobb loaded with
chains and in a bird cage. Tuan will
write the assurance himself, and. IL
he thinks that it will be any great
or comfort to his American friends,
he will promise them to have his
head chopped off when he reaches the
Siberian border. Tuan is not only a
Washington and Il Jackson, as Editor WI
calls him, but he Is-at safe distance
the most accommodating Celestial this
side of paradise. There is nothing he is
better able to appreciate than what Roose-
welt would describe as the Chocolate
eclair backbone of the Washington au-
thorities. Anything they want he has
always in stock.
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NOTES. OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Heath I. .yrryou,v-, frie,d q

Heath Ia "Nrrvou.."-A friend Of the
Hon. Perry s. Heath, who visited that
gentleman at Mr.. Hanna's headquarters
in Chicago a few days ago, is authority
for the statement that Heath is merry
GUS. By this term is meant that Heath
is not so confident of the success of AIR.
Mckinley as he claims to be in the bull
ietins he sends cut, as chief of Mr.. Hanna s
literary bureau, to cheer the faithful and
revive the dropping spirits of those
statesmen in various parts of tho coun-
try who are tired of waiting for the good
day when Mr.. Hanna knocks the head out
OF his barrel. AS Mr.. Heath's opinion is
only reflex of Hanna's it is evident that
Marcus Aurelius is not looking forward to
the ides of November with much more
hopefulness than events showed the i'm
perious Julius was justified in entertain
ing in similar circumstances. The North
west is bothering Heath-which means
that the Northwest is also bothering
Hanna. 1t is for this reason, as before
surmised in this column, that the Presi-
dents political manager has quit the
headquarters in Chicago III this critical
time and gone scouting through the
Northwest. 1t is confidently expected that
when he returns to Chicago he will be
better prepared than he is at present to
inform the anxious Heath just what States
he believes Mr.. Mckinley ought to carry.
Mr.. Hanna will be joined on his tour by
divers and sundry sub-bOsses Of various
States Of the Northwest, who will be ex-
pected to tell him just exactly what is
needed-or, rather, how much is needed
to save the day in their respective baili
wicks. The ground was gone over Il week
mr.. hNy rV,I fhn m
Dick Kerens of Missouri. and these gen.
tlemen are supposed to have made close
estimates in all of the States where it
Is thought there is Il chance to do bust
ness on sound business principles. but it
is suspected that they figured little too
closely to suit the requirements or the
expectations Of the local workers. Hence
Mr.. Heath finds it necessary at this late
hour to raise a raucous cry against
''overconfidence." Mr.. Hanna's old enemy,
General Apathy, appears to have evacu-
ated the field. but if his evacuation is to
be followed by "overconfidence," as point
ed out by Heath. then it is obvious that
the work in the close States has to be
done all over again. There is so much
"overConfidence" in Indiana that 1t Is said
Mr.. Heath may himself pay visit to that
State and remove the cause of this dread
full feeling while Mr. Hanna is thrilling
the suffragans Of the Northwest with his
eloquence. All reports indicate that the
frugal HOLSTERS are for the most part 60
ing on about their usual employments as
though no election were approaching,
though it is admitted that every time they
hear the sirill toot of an engine they
throw down their hoes and scamper wildly
toward the railroad track to see il the
pay train at last is heaving in sight If
Heath visits them this week they may be
expected to stop work until after the
election -.
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OF the ten Western States which he car
ried in 1886 he can count absolutely on
these.
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The RumOr of Dnvis.-Close friends
Of the Hon. Cushman Kellogg Davis flout
the suggestion that he would accept the
portfolio of Secretary of State in Mr. Nc
Kinley's or anybody elses Cabinet Rumor
has it that the Hon. John Hay will not be
in the next Cabinet even if Mr.. Mckinley
should have the privilege of inviting him
to remain at the head Of the State De-
partment. and that he is to be succeeded
by Senator Davis. The first part OF the
runner is quite probably correct. But
those who know the Minnesotan best
say that he could not be forced into any
body's Cabinet. The Senate suits his
temperament and training. and he has a
mortgage on a seat in that chamber as
long as he lives. or as long as Minnesota
is Republican. 1t is true that there are
some very powerful influences working
to get Davis out of the Senate. and 1t is
believed that these influences have con-
WINGED the affabfe SIR. Mckinley that Sem
ator Davis is the man he needs for the
premier of his next Administration. Sena-
tor Davis however. is too old a fish to be
caught with this trick-the same one
which tumbled the lovable but credulous
Walter Q. Gresham from Il life position on
the Federal bench into the State Depart
ment and then topDled him into his grave
with a broken heart. Senator Davis can
be counted on to remain in the Senate.
He can also be counted on to vote against
Oxnardized colonial bills and to continue
his fight against the Hannaized Hay
Pauncefote Treaty. or course. if he were
in the State Department affairs would be
SO arranged that somebody less opposed
to measures of this kind would succeed
him in the Senate.