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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29
MILLIONS WON IN WAR.
Fighting is Not Always Expense re for
the Victors.

Fighting is Not Always EiXpenSl re for
the Victors.
There can be but little doubt that war,
waged successfully, is one of the finest
methods of national money making it is
possible to conceive, and this point of
view is particularly interesting just now
when we hear so much about our enor-
nous expenditure in dispatching an
army to Couth Africa, and the ire
mendous bill of costs we are being let
in for through the fighting there. OF
course, when the campaign is long and
arduous, and the losing side is in an
impoverished condition, it is possible
that the victors at the finish may find
the loss bigger than the profit; but this
can seldom happen nowadays In most
wars that have happened during the
last twenty or thirty years the victori-
QUE nations have at the close been able
to regard their banking accounts with
considerable degree of complacency,
and to agree with the remark which
statesmen make that there are some
things worse than war.
How Americas balance sheet in con-
nection with the war with Spain will
come out exactly is nob YET quite GER
tain. The campaign has proved con-
siderably more harassing and expensive
than expected, the wretched F'ilipinos
being, of course, responsible. But the
war before this one in which we took
so much interest, Turkey VS.. Greece, re-
suited highly satisfactorily to the form
er from financial point of view.
Japan made an exceedingly fine thing
out of her war with China which she
so well. Japan had only 3d.
900 men engaged, and the war cost her
altogether the comparative trife of &C.,
OOO, 900. China had to pay her afterward
the nice little sum of e3700O0OO, Ieav-
ing clear profit of G31, 100000 which,
the time the war lasted,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29

Chronic nasal catarrh poisons every
breath that is drawn into the lungs.
There is procurable from any druggist
the remedy for the cure of this trouble.
A small quantity Of Ely's Cream Balm
placed into the nostrils spreads over an
inf1amed and angry surface, relieving
Immediately the painful inflammation,
cleanses, heals and cures A cold in the
head vanishes' Immediately. Sold by
druggists or will be mailed for so cents
by Ely Brothers, IS Warren street, New
York.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29
GRoToN SCHOOL BANQUET.

The Groton school club held it's an
nual banquet in Heublein's last night
at O'clock. Rev. Sherrard Billings,
master of the school, was present and
addressed the members Of the club.
William Armory Gardner and Grafton
Gushing were the other two guests.
About forty alumni attended.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29
Yale Athletic Calendar.

. Il are fAJHleb1c CaicHuhF.
The following is the schedule of the
principle athletic evente, so far as they
have been arranged, for the remainder
lof the year:
Saturday, March 31-Yale VS. New
York University. Baseball game at
New Haven. .
Wednesday, April 4-Yale VS. Tufts.
Baseball game at New Haven.
Saturday, April yale VS.. Wesleyan
Baseball game at New Haven. Golf
match with the Oxford Golf Club at
Manchester.
Wednesday, April 11-Yale VS.. Ford
ham College. Baseball game at New
York.
Thursday, April 12-Yale VS.. George
town University. Baseball game at
Washington.
Friday, April, 13-Yale VS. University
of Maryland Baseball game at Balti-
more, Md.
Saturday April 14-Yale VS.. Boston
League. Baseball game at Norfolk Va.
Yale Freshmen vs. Hillhouse High
school at New Haven.
Monday, April 16-Yale VS.. Universe
ty of Virginia. Baseball game at Char
lottesville. Va.
Tuesday, April T-Yale VS.. George
town University. Baseball game at
Washington, D. C.
Saturday, April 21-Yale VS.. Holy
Cross. Baseball game at New Haven.
Freshmen VS.. Park City B. B. A, at
Bridgeport Golf match with the Hart
ford Golf Club at Hartford, Conn.
Wednesday, April 25-Yale VS.. Ann
herst. Baseball game at New Haven
Thursday, April 26-Freshmen VS..
Tafts School Baseball game at Water
town, Conn.
Saturday, April 2S-Yale We. Wesley
an. Baseball game at Middletown, Conn.
Track class games at the Field. Yale
interscholastic tennis tournament at
New Haven. Golf match with the Brook
lawn Golf Club at Bridgeport Conn.
Wednesday, May 2-Yale VS.. Brown.
Baseball game at New Haven.
Thursday, May 3-Freshmen VS. Belts
Academy. Baseball game at Stamford,
Conn
Saturday, May 5-Yales VS.. Colum-
bia. Baseball game at New York Yale
VS.. California. Track meet at New Ha-
ven. Yale VS.. Annapolis. Boat race on
the river Severn. Golf match with the
Agawan Hunt Club at Providence, r.
T..
Wednesday, May 9-Yale VS.. Dart
mouth. Baseball game at New Haven.
Golf match with the Oxford Club at
New Haven.
Thursday, May 10-Freshmen VS..
Hatchkiss. Baseball game at Lakevllle,
Conn.
Friday, May 11-Yale VS.. Andover.
Baseball game at Andover.
Saturday, May 12-Yale VS.. Brown.
Baseball game at Providence r. /. Yale
Freshmen We. Harvard Freshmen Base
ball game at New Haven. Yale VS..
Harvard. Track meet at Cambridge.
Spring Regatta at New Haven.
Wednesday, May 16-Yale vs. Lafay
cite. Baseball game at New Haven.
Thursday, May 17-Yale Freshmen VS.
Columbia Freshmen. Baseball game at
New York
Saturday, May 19--Yae VS. Orange
A. C. Baseball game at New Haven.
Golf match with the Philadelphia Crck-
ct Club at Philadelphia. Pa Yale
Freshmen vs.. Princeton Freshmen.
Baseball game at New Haven.
Monday, May 21-Yale VS.. Georgetown
University. Baseball game at New Ha
ven
Wednesday, May 23-Yale VS.. Lehigh.
Baseball lgame at New Haven.
Friday, May 25--Intercollegiate track
meet in New York.
Saturday, May 26-Yale VS.. Crescent
A. C. Baseball game at New Haven.
Yale Freshmen Vs. Princeton Freshmen.
Baseball game at Princeton, N. J. In
tercollegiate track meet in New York.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29
mae Woman,s RELIEF CORDS was enter.

The Woman's Relief corps was enter
tanned by Mrs. John Bilson at her
home, 142 York street, yesterday after
noon. In the evening there was
pleasant surprise party on Mr. Bilson,
and Mr. and Mrs H. A. Kingsbury of
Garrett, Ind, who are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. ellison.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29

"Oi wish Ord nivver learned ty use
tybacky," said Mr.. Dolan. Fur what
rayson?" asked Mr.. Rafferty,. Be
cause 'twould be so much aisier ty
break off the habit now."-Washingto
Star
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29

Just received an invoice Of Potted
Violet Plants in full bloom, very fine
also a few pots Of Crimson Rambler
Rose bushes NH % st
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29
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CHAMPION THE FLORIST.


To make room for Easter goods we
are selling fine Boston Ferns Plants at
"a sacrifice
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-29

TO CURE A COLD QUICKLY.
Take Crown La Grippe Tablets, the
great cold cure, George D. Farovid, GA
Chapel street, City Drug store. If
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Millions Squandered for Poor or
Worthless Ships.

One of the big scandals of the war with
Spain came about through the expenditure OF
S29, 973, ,274 by the Navy Department for ves-
sells to be utilized as auxiliary warships.
Ships ranging from Indifferent to useless were
purchased at enormous prices. Since the
termination of the war, they are being sold at
small percentage of their cost. Owners,
agents, attorneys and all sorts OF middlemen
realized vast profits from the sale Of the yes
sells to the Navy Department. Prominent
politicians lobbied to sell old ships for many
times their value, reaping small fortunes in
the way of commissions. The excuse given
for these expenditures was the necessity of
forming "mosquito feet to perform the
patrol duty
As an example of the recklessness which OBJ
tanned the old and practically worthless Mer-
rimac was bought for $343,0OO She was
found to be of no utility in the service and
was sunk in vain attempt to prevent the
eeress of the Spanish fleet. The yacht Co.
manche, the property of Senator Hanna's
brother, was sold to the Government at a high
figure.
While the purchase price of these vessels
was made public, the sums obtained in dispos-
ing of them have in only few instances come
to the surface.
An instance of extravaganza in the pur-
chase OF the auxiliary meet mas recently cohe
to light in the case of the yacht Enquirer.
This Yacht was owned by w. j. Conners, of
Buffalo, and cost him about $31 200.
Through the efforts of John r. Hazel, of
Buffalo. the Platt leader in Western New York,
who has just been made a Federal Judge, the
Government bought this yacht for $50, 900
during the last days of June, 1898, when the
war was practically over. OF this money
SIS. 900 went to Hazel for what he calls a 'fee. :"
The yacht was reitted at an expense of
several thousand dollars, and was not in SER
vice more than three weeks. Last fall it was
sold to the War Department for $4,000
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Scandal Follows Scandal in the
Transport Service.

The army transport service has cost the
Government millions of dollars and will con-
inue to be heavy drain so long as an army
is maintained across the seas. Hundreds OF
thousands of dollars have been thrown away
in attempting to make serviceable old hulks
which promoters have worked of on the
Government. Soldiers have suffered the most
terrible hardslips in crossing the seas on these
army transports.
The hospital ships, fitted up at great ex.
peuse by the War Department. have furnished
another scandal. Vessels equipped for this
service have proved to be unseaworihy and
unfit for the well, to say nothing of the sick.
= At the beginning of the Spanish war the
Navy Department wanted TO take charge oi
the transport service for the army, but the
War Department would not listen to the pro.
position. There we're no seamen IN the War
Department, and even now there are no OFF
GERS of that department in charge of trans
pori service who have any practical knowl-
edge of ships.
Transports have been started across the
Pacific without inspection, with the result that
provisions have run out and machinery has
broken down. Only by rarest good fortune
have several of the vessels been saved from
laundering. The Manauense was sent from
San Francisco 10 Manila without inspection.
At the first storm encountered the machinery
gave way, and, but for the fact that another
transport was near TO give aid, the Manauense
would have gone to the bottom.
The hospital ship Missouri was bought for
$500, 600. Twice as much was spent in fitting
her up. She made trip to Manila and was
ordered from there to San Francisco. Her
captain protested that she was unseaworthy,
but was forced to make the trip. The ship
was not only unseaworthy, but unsanitary:. A
large number of invalid soldiers aboard died
on the way home. A board has since con
denned the vessel, and she is now practically
worthless.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Algerism, Eaganism and Scandal
of Bad Beef

"Embalnied beef ''AIgerism, "Eagan-
ISM and the favors shown by the Admins
lration to the Beef Trust will not soon be for
gotten. Nothing which occurred during the
war with Spain aroused the public to higher
pitch ofindignation than the feeding of rot
ten beef 20 the army in Cuba.
Beef contractors reaped rich haryests while
soldiers by the hundreds we're going into hos
pitals from eating the meat upon which they
were obliged to subsist.
Desperate efforts have been made by the
Administration to suppress the truth, but they
have only served to emphasize the rottenness
of the system of the Commissary Department
as it was conducted during the war.
One hundred thousand dollars were spent
by The Administration on commission Great
ed 10 whitewash Alger, Eagan and the enl-
balmed beef. The commission WAS partisan
and reported in accordance with Instructions,
but that did not modify public sentiment:
The commanding general Of the army and
hundreds of army officers, to say nothing of a
thousand soldiers, declared that the beef was
putrid. Eagan said it was sweet and whole.
some, and in his rage abused Gen. Miles and
was court -martialed. But having been
faithful servant Of the Administration and
friend Of the Beef Trust, he was restored to
rank.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
"Brother Abner" and the War Con-
tract Scandal.

Abner Mckinley, brother Of the President,
has been responsible for much of the scandal
which has attached to the Administration.
During the Spanish American war he was
said to have been retained by large number
of the firms and corporations thai desired TO
profit by the lavish expenditure of Govern
ment funds. the precise weight of his in
fluence was never known. but he was popular
ly credited with 'spulling off all the big
events in which he entered,
During the entire period that his name was
mentioned in connection with the letting of
these contracts he was frequent visitor at
the Executive Mansion.
The scandal by the activity of Abner Nc
Kinley finally became so great that Senator
Hanna called the attention of both brothers
TO the injury being done to the Republican
party. Indeed, certain members of the Re
publican National Committee spent much time
and money in gathering evidence regarding
the operations of Abner, with the view of
having it given to a newspaper, the intention
being to open the Presidents eyes to the
damage being wrought by his brother. But
when the work of collecting this data was
about completed the war ended and Abner
ceased to be the important factor he was during
the contract-letting days The necessity for
publication thus being obviated, the facts were
suppressed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21

complices stand today charged with stealing
$4,000 Investigation has shown shat the
Cuban postal system for more than q year has
been prolific source of fraud and embezzle-
ment.
Charles F. w. Nicely was the choice of
Perry S. Heath, First Assistant Postmaster
General, for the Treasurership of the postal
service in Cuba. He was fencing with credi-
tors in Muneie, Ind, when he left for Cuba.
When he was arrested for defrauding the Gov
ernment he was able to deposit two $40, 900
bills as cash bail
Nicely had printing Office in Muncie
After he arrived in Cuba this Office was
swamped with orders for Government postal
business-from Nicely.
In December, 1898, Nicely assumed his Of
flee in Cuba. AT that time there were claims
and judgments against him big and little, He
welcomed the salary of $l,S00 and in few
months sent a package containing $4,000 to
n safe deposit concern in Muncie.
month ago the truth came out. Neely
was arrested charged with appropriaiing
Government funds. He was caught in Ro-
chester and arraigned in New York before
Commissioner Shields and his extradition APP
pied for. The formal accusation was that
instead Of destroying condemned stamps be
sold them. in the Havana Post Office and ap-
propriated the money.
Postmaster Thompson, of Havana, confessed,
and Estes G.. Rathbones name was dragged
in. He was Director General of the Posts in
Cuba, and is now under suspension and pre-
vented by the authorities from leaving the
island.
All the men implicated in the Cuban postal
scandal were appointed by the influence of
Senator Hanna or his friends.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21

A Washington dispatch TO the New York
World says MIR. Mckinley goes before the
people in the campaign with AN Adminislra-
ton whose record is snirched by many scand-
ais. Beginning with the war with Spain and
its enormous useless expenditures for auxil-
iary boats for the Navy. there have been the
embalmed beef scandal, the Eagan and Alger
scandals, the Abner Mckinley clothing con-
tract scandal, the City National Bank and
Custom. House site scandals, the fraud and
embezzlement in Cuba, the aruor-plaie
scandal and Il dozen more.
The Congress that has just adjourned, Re-
publican in both branches, will be known for
-sshat it did not do. After the President had
announced in his annual message that it was
the 'plain duty" of Congress to provide for
United States, the Sugar Trust influences
were great enough to cause him 10 face about
and to demand tariff which Congress meek
ly granted.
Congress refused to reduce the onerous war
taxes which the late Nelson A. Dingley, then
leader of the House, pledged himself to have
stricken off the statute books Immediately at
ter treaty of peace was signed with Spain
Congress was deluged with petitions from
commercial bodies asking that these taxes
either be wiped out entirely or materially re-
duced, but it turned deaf ear TO all appeals.
For political and campaign fund reasons no
antitrust legislation was enacted. An Anti
Trust bill was passed by the House and was
in good time 10 have been acted upon by the
Senate. The Democrats made several inef-
fectual efforts to have it taken up, but objec-
tions were always made by Republican Sena-
tors.
Through the obstinacy of the Administra-
ton in endeavoring to force ratification OF
the Hay y-Paunceforte treaty the Nicaragua
Canal bill failed of passage in the Senate.
The Army Reorganization bill did not be-
come law. 1t was passed by the Honse and
amended in the Senate, but the House did
not accept the Senate amendments.
Every Pacific cable bill was defeated or
remained unacted upon through the efforts OF
rival concerns to secure the concession.
This Shipping Subsidy bill failed through
the efforts of the Democrats. Senator Hanna
was personally interested in this bill, but even
his great influence could not secure its pas
sage. This bill practically provides for a
gift of greater part of $9,000,0O0 to the
Standard Oil Trust through its co-relative
company, the international Navigation Com
pany.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Custom House Fund Given BY Gage
to Favored Bank.

Administration leaders were dumtounded
when it was revealed that Secretary Gage had
permitted the National City Bank, Of New
York, which purchased the old Custom House
site, in that city, to retain every cent of the
money thus acquired as deposit. According
to law it should have been covered into the
u. S. Treasury at once.
In addition to drawing interest on the 3d.
265, 900 which it was proposed to pay for the
old Custom House, the bank received an an
nual rental from the Government of about
$3.50. 900. The deeds to the property were
never formally delivered by the Treasury De-
partment to the National City Bank. The
title remained with the Government at the re-
quest of President Stilman, of the bank. In
this way the administration officials conspired
with the National City Bank to mulct the city
of New York out of $4,000 year taxes on
the property. Through the manipulation of
the purchase price and the saving in taxes the
National City Bank was the gamer of about
$2O1, 900 year.
The Custom House matter was never fully
inquired into because of the fears of the Re-
publicans that the disclosures would have
disastrous result on The campaign for the re-
election of Mckinley.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Thousands More Wasted in Havana's
Useless Railroad.

The construction of the Triscorna Railroad
running distance of six miles around Ha-
vana, has become public scandal. The
road was constructed at the instigation of
Frank j. Hecker when Alger was Secretary
of War, under the plea of military necessity.
The American Indies Company, Of which
K. A. G. Smith is president, performed the
work under contract. There was no competi-
tive bidding. The actual cost of this road up
TO date has been $500, 600 In addition claims
for right of way have been fled aggregating
$390,000. These are now being adjusted by
an army board. All of them will be scaled,
leaving the cost of the railroad about $780,
600, or 100000 mile. 1t has been estimat-
ed that $4,000 mile would have been big
price for constructing the railroad.
The Trscornia roadbed has never been
properly ballasted and is little but bed of
soft clay. A proposition to expend $4,000
more in ballasting the road is now being held
up by Gov.Gen. Wood. The most powerful
locomotives were purchased for the new line
and are entirely useless, as the yielding road
bed will not sustain their weight
As it now stands the Triscornia Railroad is
without value. The money which has been
paid out for it has been taken from the Cuban
revenues.
The profits on the construction Of the road
were divided by the American Indies Com
pany, with the Manhattan Construction Com
pany of New York, and Drake, Stratton &
Co.. OF Philadelphia and Pittsburg. This
division was under private agreement and
had no relation to the contract signed by Col.
Hecker for the War Department.
After this work of construction began the
contract was modified. An inferior quality
oflumber was substituted for hard pine. The
width of the embankment was narrowed and
cribs were used instead of trestles. The road
was not completed until two months after the
contract time expired and then it was pro.
nounced unsafe for the transportation of
troops-ihe purpose for which it was original
ly designed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Peck's Vast Outlay is Yet to Be
Explained.

The scandal in connection with the Amer
ican exhibits at the Paris Exposition is the
result of recent disclosures For the use of
Ferdinand w. Peck, Commissioner. General,
81, ,44S, 1856 was appropriated. The law Great
ing the commission required that a detailed
report be made of all expenditures. The re-
port when submitted gave details of about
100000 disbursements. The remainder,
nearly $500, 900, is yet TO be specifically ac-
eouted for.
Government funds have been scattered for
excessive salaries and heavy travelling ex-
penses. The charge has been made that en-
ployees have sold space privileges and re-
iained the money. The French Government
allotted space free of charge. The sums ex-
tracted from exhibitors are said TO have ranged
from $3.50 each upward. The number of ex-
hibitors exceed 1000, Some of them have
forwarded complaints to this city.
The Senate by resolution and the State De-
partment by cablegrams have sought TO as.
certain in detail what General
Peck did with the Government money. In
his first detailed report be Jumped the salaries
of experts at $72, 045 and put his travelling ex.
penses at So, ,724. The Assistant Commissioner
General received S4, ,079 for travelling expens-
es, more than his salary. The director of ma
cllinery and electricity drew a salary of 3d.
600 year and travelling expenses of So, ,58I.
The salaries of clerks and other employees
are fixed by Commissioner General Peck.
fthe $500, 900 appropriated for Govern
ment bulldogs but half was expended, ao-
cording TO the reports filed, and nothing is
given to Indicate where the remainder was
used