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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
DOM PAUL,s LIoNEss.
Or Rather the One Rhodes Tried to
Give to Him.

Fron, the London Daily Mail)
The lion house at the Geological Gardens
now contains the identical young lioness
which Mr.. Cecil Rhodes last year presented
with his compliments to Mr.. Kruger. and
which Mr. Kruger promptly returned with
out his compliments to Mr. Rhodes.
The rejected Iioness was handed over to
Mr. p. Sclater, Secretary OF the Geological
Society. who was in South Africa some
time ago. and after considerable delay she
was shipped to London. On Sunday her
arrival at Regents Park was witnessed by
MI. Clarence Bartlett, the superintendent
of the gardens, and force of keepers.
II there had been any doubt as to her
temper it was at once dispelled. for she
was as gentle as common hou! cat.
Now pacing gracefully up and down her
cage. she looks just as tired Of p''blic adu-
lation as the oldest and most hardened
show lion in the collection. She had con-
siderable experience in Mr.. Cecil Rhodes
lion house at Groote Schuur which may
account for her Indifference
Elsewhere in the gardens the hand of
death has fallen heavily. 1t seems but a
few days ago that some particulars were
given in the DAILY Mail'' = enc arrival of
five fine Gentoo penguins Today but two
remain, the recent hot wes ther having
killed three. The king penguin has also
been stricken badly. He is vt present the
most MISUNDERSTANDING monarch it is
possible to conceive. Too weak to stand
he lies dejectedly upon his side gazing va
cantly through the bars of his cage.
Not long since there also passed away
the Boer beetle which only recently ar
rived from the Transvaal He suceumbed
to a chest affection
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
Hnnna's Fears of Defeat.



Senator Hanna states as matter of personal
belief that there is real danger that the thirty
six electoral votes Of New York may be cast iol
Nr. Bryan. Should they be given him the Demo
cratic candidate would he elected President Of til
United States. The Chairman Of the Republican
National Committee is the captain Of the Repub-
hc.in hosts, too many OF whom he has repeatedly
declared are apathctic, demonstrating no enthusi.
for. no interest in. TIE OF their party.
His proclamations OF his fear that New York mag
be found in the Democratic column on the 7th
of November next may he based upon more pre-.
else information than others have or it may he
only shrewdy polite deiyerance made for the
purpose OF eliciting more generous response to
his demands for the siuews Of war Senator
Hanna should know better than most men whether
not there is rel cause to fear DlmociJilc sue
arga
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
BANKERS TO VISIT RICHMOND.
The AJnericrn Association TO Hold Its
Annual Convention There.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The twenty-sixth
annual convention of the American Bank
ers Association. which is to be held on
October 2. 3, and at Richmond. Va, prom
ises to be of unusual interest. Already the
applications for accommodations are so
numerous as to tax the hotel capacities
of the historic city. The topics for discus
sion have both wide range and deep sig
nificance. especially at this time. Accord
ing to the programme the first days pro-
ceedings will be opened by Walker Hill. of
st. Louis. the president of the association,
who will introduce Hoge Tyler, the Gov
ernor Of Virginia. The Governor will de-
liver an address of welcome and will be
followed by the mayor Of Richmond, Rich
ard NJ. Taylor. An address of welcome will
dent of the Richmond Clearing House AS
ISOLATION, to which Walker Hill will reply.
Reports will then be submitted by Secre-
tary James r. Branch and Treasurer
George NJ. Reynolds, and by Myron T. Her
rick on behalf of the executive council.
Other reports will follow.
The second days convention will open
with a discussion of practical banking
questions. United States Treasurer Rob-
erts will discuss The Treasury aad the
Money Market The third day Charles A.
Conant Will speak on 'The Financial Flu
ture Of the United States" A discussion
on the internal revenue law Will be opened
by A. S. Barnes. President of the Aston
Place Bank of New York and ]. A. S. Pol
lard, of the Fort Madison Savings Bank,
Fort Madison Iowa. will lead in debate
on Public Opinion and the Bank" George
Hague. of the Merchants Bank of Canada
will discuss the Education Of the Bank
err" and then will follow the election and
installation of officers.
The Westmoreland. Commonwealth. Al
bemarle. Jefferson. Lake Side Country
Club. Virginia Club. and Deep Run Hunt
Club have expressed their intention to ex-
tend the Inequalities Of their respective
institutions to the visitors. Entertain
ments. steamship rides to Old Point Com
fort and the shipyards Of Newport News
are among the features OF the visit.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
LABOR IN NEW ZEALAND.
II. II. LusiS restiies Before the In
du..riaI Comm ission.

For six years compulsory arbitration
had been on trial in New Zealand. and 1t
had proved successful. So testified Hon.
H. II. Lusk. a former member of parlia-
ment of New Zealand. before the Indus
trial Commission yesterday. Mr. Lusk
explained at length the origin and opera
ton of the compulsory arbitration law
The fact that there was such law, he
said. made the employers and the EN-
ployes go slow in the matters of disputes
calculated to bring their cases before the
arbitration court. because from the de-
clsion of the court there was no appeal.
since the law went into effect. he said,
there had practically been no strike.
Prior to the enactment of the compul-
sorry arbitration law there had been an
arbitration law. but neither the employ
ers nor employees ever awaited themselves
OF 1t for the reason that each side to
controversy thought themselves strong
enough to win their point without resort
ing TO arbitration. 1t was the employees
who first suggested compulsory arbitra-
ton, Mr.. Lusk said. and the employers at
once fought the proposition. Now, how
ever, the employers, like the employees,
seem to be perfectly satisfied with the
IdDOI III NEW Lea-
land, he said, are generally incorporated,
and they found no disadvantage in such
incorporation. Under the operation of the
arbitration law the scales of wages are
practically made by the labor organiza-
lions in New Zealand, for men outside
trades unions as well as those within the
unions. The arbitration court never fixes
the maximum rate of wages, it simply
names the minimum rate that can be paid.
MIR. Lusk SID he believed compulsory
arbitration CO Id be put into practical
operation in this country by dividing the
country into districts, each district to
have a supreme court clothed with full
powers. The question of compulsory ar
bitration, he said, was now engaging the
serious attention of the authorities in
Australia. In reply TO a question. Mr..
Lusk said the sight-hour law was in full
force in New Zealand. Women, he said.
were employed in factories. but they were
only allowed to work forty-four hours per
week, which gives them a half-holiday on
Saturday. No woman would be employed in
a factory unless she was eighteen years
old
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

prom the Columbus Press-Post)
Already the Republican party, by its reckless
partisan legislation, has put into our system the
possibility that the result of election in which
the very existence of this nation might be in
VOWED might depend upon the casting vote of n
rotten borough like Nevada or Montana. By
the premature admission OF these '.sage-brush
States" with their slender population, the Re
publican politicians, in order to get votes for the
Mckinley tariff. have disturbed the equilibrium of
representation in the Senate, and have thereby
nullifed to a considerable extent the doctrine OF
goveraiasnt by consent Of the governed When a
State like Nevada, with less than $1,000 inhabi-
tants, can exercise much voting influence in
the Senate as Ohio whh her four millions. the
people OF Ohio and the people OF Nevada are by
no means on political equality. and the inequal-
ty thus produced is a gross violation OF the funda-
mental principle Of equal political rights
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
False Alarms.
From the St. Paul Clobe.)

tFrom the st. Paul Globe.l
There is no campaign thunder to be manufac-
tured for the Republican national ticket through
the suffrage laws OF the South. As We say, the
weapon is dangerous one to use. The public
sentiment of the country has lorfs acquiesccd in
all reasonable effort the part CT the Southern
whites TO protect themselves against the Hit rate
negro as a voter. II the Republicans, having CON
troll in Congress and in the Executive for the past
four years, have not thought proper to make any
movement toward reducing the Southern rcpre-
sentation in Congress the result of such legis-
lation. it is fair to that the present plea
OF the Republican speakers and writers is a false
one, and intended merely TO divert attention rom
what the great proportion OF the voters of the
country look upon a serious public grievance
tie forcibe control of the government OF the Phil
ippnes and the exclusion Of all the natives OF the
islands from any part in that government, with
regard to either their intelligence or literary
knowledge
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
progress in the phtlippInes.

Neither excursions into the realm OF
amateur diplomcy, nor yet carbuncios,
can suppress OF mitigate the activity of
that much to be admired genius, the Hen.
Elihu Root. sometime counsel for VIII
liam NJ. Tweed, the antelope of Mark
Hanna, but now the trust Secretary of
State for War-when not doing a little
international business for the Russian
loan and contract syndicates.
AS a trust lawyer in New York. Mr.
Root has had much experience in practi-
cal politics. No doubt it has often hap
pened that, when his multi millionaire
clients have been held up by the Hanna
CT the Plat machine, It has been at once
his duty and his privilege TO go into the
highways and by-ways of the political
slums TO see that the money was appro-
priately expended for the benefit Of whom
concerned. in the well known ways pecu-
liar 10 the Republican methods of the
period. Thus. Mr.. Root must have Joined
the Presidents official family almost as
well versed in good politics" and
Sound business methods" as Mark Hanna
on large. or Fish Commissioner Bower
on small. scale.
We are led to offer these observations
because Of an interesting campaign doc
ument which Mr. Root has caused TO be
eoneocted in connection with the Philip
pine question. and which viii be found
printed in full in another part of The
Times. It is in the form of cable de.
spatch alleged TO have been sent by the
Secretary OF War to the Philippine Com
mission on August II. and answered by
the members of that body on August q.
In his telegram of August II. Mr. Root
asked the Commission in effect to pro-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

We doubt if Mr.. Mckinley will be graft
fed to read in cold type the remarks
which. according to MI. Dominic 1. MUIR
ply. of Washington. ex-Commissioner Of
Pensions, he made to committee of the
Grand Army of the Republic during its
Philadelphia encampment. Mr.. Murphy
was a member of the committee which
called upon the President to urge a
change in his pension policy. Mr. McKin-
ley, as alleged. said: There is no deny
ing the fact, gentlemen. that the money
power of the country is against any fur
Their expansion of the pension roll What
will the veterans think of such an ex-
preston?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
Cotton Mills in the south.

From the Charleston News and Courier.)
With all the progress we have made in mill
building in the past two decades. it is TO he
noted that '. have as vet only 1910, 57j spindlrS
or half a million more than Europe has set up in
the last four years alone and against H. $50 900
in the North We should not surrender the most
profitable forms OF the manufacture OF our t,sc5t
staple To Northern and foreign States. We should
and can manufacture it to better advantage than
it can be manufactured anywhere outside the
South. We have the material and the labor and
the capital. Whit need only is the trained
minds and hands employ them as they are en-
ployed by our rivals, and we must supply that
need or be content with only such mills and so
many OF them, as ere required for the manufac-
ture Of the humblest and cheapest goods.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

(From the Portland Argus)
Mere denunciation Of trusts is of little avail
What is needed is programme of specific reme-
dies for the evil and this Mr.. Bryan furnishes.
1t includes publicity, the placing of all tru5t-
made articles on the tariff free list, and Congress
sonal legislation against all corporations engaged
in interstate commerce that fail to produce evil
dence that their stock is not "watercd.' and
that they not engaged in monopoiDns any
bran,h Of industry. These measures specific.
practical and in the main in line with tie anti
trust policy enunciated by the Democratic plat
form. What specific measure does Mr.. Mckinley
offer or suggest?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

Al encouraging sigma partial poll
OF Chicago. made under the supervision
OF Democratic newspaper, reveals what
apparently is a hopeful condition for
Bryan and Stevenson. In the last election
Mr.. Mckinley carried Chicago with a ma
1orlty OF $4,000. According to the ratio
OF change indicated by the poll referred
TO Mr.. Bryan this year will sweep the
city with majority of 4.OOO-indicating a
probable change of 100. 900 votes out of a
possible total of $4,000. Mr.. McKinley's
majority in Illinois outside of Chicago in
1896 was about $1,000. 1t is reasonable
to suppose that the change to Mr. Bryan
is greater among the rural voters than
among those in the city. In this view OF
the case there is excellent reason TO be-
ieVe IT to be entirely within the range
of the possibilities for Illinois to be swung
over to the Democratic column again IN
November, even granting that the poll of
Chicago made by the newspaper was care
lessly done and does not accurately rep
resent the condition of the popular mind
in that city. Ii is known that in the
agricultural sections of the State me
growth of Bryan sentiment has been very
strong during the past year owing to the
diminishing profits of the farmers, VINO,
though getting little better prices for
their products. are compelled to pay more
for everything they buy In other words,
the exchange value of farm products is
much smaller now than it has been for
ten years or more because of the control
by the trusts of nearly every article o.
manufacture. Mr. Hanna now has about
six hundred spellbinders on the stump
in Illinois, and ii is noteworthy that
nearly every one OF them devotes most
Of his attention to the trusts. Mr.. Han
mas speech in Chicago on Tuesday. in
which he declared boldly that there were
no such trusts in the country as those
inveighed against by the Democrats Will,
it is thought, make the work of his army
of hired speakers all the harder among the
rural folks; for TO the average intellect
the denial of the existence of trusts is
defence of those institutions. Bryan
victory in Illinois. ii is conceded even by
the Republican managers, would mean in
glorious defeat for Mr.. Mckinley, for it
is a maxim in the politics of the Middle
West that as goes Illinois so go Indiana,
Wisconsin, and Michigan. But even il
the Republicans should hold Illinois by a
small margin. the slump from the big
majority of 1886 would throw to the Dem
ocrats three or four Congressional dis
tricts in that State. and to this extent aid
the Democrats in their fight for control
of the next House.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
CUBANs APPROVE THE ACT.
The Dismissal of Judges Regarded n
step Toward Reform.

HAVANA. Sept 19.-The Cubans are
showing healthy public opinion regarding
the recent dismissal of the judges of the
Audiencia for malfeasance in office. 1t is
the general sentiment that unless the
judges can disprovn the charges made by
the Secretary of Justice their regulations
Will be forever blasted. The "Diario de
Marina" says that the judges should be
indicted. 1t praises Governor General
Wood and says that he should not stop
half way. but should finish the work of
reform
The municipality of Bajucal has sub
scribed $50 for the benefit of the sufferers
by the Texas disaster
The claim made by Porto Rico against
Cuba for S2.525,C coo on account of the Cuban
war loan has been referred to the Secre-
tary of Finance.
The municipality of Havana has dis
cussed an offer made by Jose De Armas to
loan the city 20 900, 900 francs for the pur-
pose of funding the city debt and for car
rying out works of sanitation. The matter
was referred to the finance committee.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

AS one among a NUMBER of answers to
Mr.. Hanna's declaration that trusts do not
and cannot exist in the United States it is
announced that great combination is
about to incorporate in New Jersey with
the object of monopolizing the sea food
products of the country. At first it will
content itself with absorbing all the lob
ster shrimp. crab. and fish canneries and
the waters where they take their prey; but
ultimately it expects to cont,ol the entire
oyster and clam fisheries o, our coasts.
If successful the sea food trust would
about leave nothing but the air We breathe
unmonoPolized.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

Senator Hoar continues to charge the
Democratic party with designs upon the
Supreme Court. which great tribunal he
and his friends would defend. The Demo-
cfats have one design upon that noble
fore it TO establish the constitut .onal
status of Porto Rico. The trust Re-
publicans. through their Admin STRAIT on,
have been defending" the court by pre-
venting it from passing on the question.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

The Washington public responded nobly
yesterday TO the gracious invitation ex-
tended by the proprietors of the local the
aires and the result is fund of nearly
$4,000 for stricken Galveston. Too much
praise cannot be given 10 the managers
of the various entertainments and the
ladies and gentlemen of the stage who SO
generously contributed their services to
the worthiest Of all charitiss-the succor
of those who through a visitation of ProYi-
dence have lost their ALL
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

(FrOm the boston GI0bc.)
The American people learned to gauge Mr.. Nc
Kinleys idea as to ''our plain duty toward Porto
Rico, when he permitted leading in the Re
publican party to overrule fer supposed political
exigeneies, his own emphatic declaration. They
are likely TO apply the test Of the object lesson
which he permitted in Porto Rico to his profess
sion of what he will do for the FiIipinos, if left
10 be dealt with as he may elect.
Deeds speak louder than words. and recantati as
of declarations in the past weightier than all
that Mr.. Mckinley can promise 10: the future.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
Their Tru

Their Trump Cardiff is intimated
in well-lnformed circles that the Admins
tration's Philippine policy. outlined in the
matter published today under a Manila
date line. was virtually written in Wash
ington and that the men whose names are
attached to ii have only the barest con-
ception of its contents. In support of this
contention it is pointed out that there
was no necessity for the Commissioners to
entail upon the country the heavy expense
OF the cable tolls represented by the 1000
words composing their report. The whole
tenor Of the alleged report is partisan and
evidently was so intended The meat of
the paper is that no mistake has been made
by anybody in the Philippines and that the
Administration policy is the only thing
suited to the conditions there This is
set forth deliberately in spite of Mr. Me
Kinley's frequent declaration that until
he learns definitely and accurately what
the situation is in tie Philippines he will
and can have no policy Democrats will
not be surprised that the paper should
boldly charge the leaders of their party
with responsibility for the continuance of
the war in the archipelago. as that is an
old story, but they will not believe that
this will have any effect upon the national
mind. Attention is called to the fact by
critics of the Administration that there
Is a strange inconsistency in the Commits
sion's alleged report Of the rapid approach
of peace and contantment in the islands
and the reDrcsent ation in another para
graph that not until after the election in
this country Is over and news OF Mr. Nc
Kiniey's triumph is flashed to the Orient
can there be any hope of restoring order
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

Mr. Mckinley expects to return to the
little front porch on Friday. II is said
that he suspects Germany of desire to
punish the Dowager Empress CT China. II
this be true the President is unduly sus-
picious. He might almost as well suspect
the goyernnent and people of Kentucky of
a wish TO punish the Republican murder
ers of the late Governor Goebel. Pareu-
thetieally, it may be remarked that while
Germany undoubtedly does expect to see
the she devil de facto ruler of China
brought to justice for her sickening crimes,
that expectation, or the desire behind it,
may not be shared by the Russo-American
alliance
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20
The silver RepnhIicnns.

The New York Evening POST which
is supporting the President it has per-
sistently denounced for three years by
the simple method of opposing his COM
pethor, is fearful that Mr.. Bryan will be
heard from again in a way to add more
votes to the thousands which have come
to him as a result of his speech at In
dianapols and his formal letter to Mr..
Richardson.
Under ordinary circumstances" says
the Evening Post" eve should be abls
now to say that the letters of acceptance
by the Presidential candidates were out
of the way. But when or man runs as
the nominee of three parties, there is no
telling when he will get through accept
ing, by word of mouth or by written com
munication. Thus far Bryan has given
the Democrats both a speech and a letter
of acceptance; the Populists speech of
acceptance, but as yet no letter; and the
Silver Republicans neither speech nor
letter. Four years ago each of the three
parties got speech, and only the Silver
Republicans failed to get letter also,
SO that. if precedents are to rule, we are
still threatened with Populist letter of
acceptance and 4 Silver Republican
speech. This last ought not to be long
delayed, or there will be no party to ad-
Dress
Our New York contemporary should not
concern itself unduly. The letter which
Mr.. Bryan addressed to the Chairman of
the Kansas City Convention was intended
for Democrats. Populsts. and Republicans
alike, and wherever it is read it strikes
conviction. The Silver Republicans of
1886 are neither impatient nor Jealous.
They long since followed Senator Teller
into the Democratic party where they
will be found on election day.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

From the Binghamton Leader1
In view of the antag6nism to the tsIists ma:si-
tested in formal fashion by the Republican party
and Candidate Mckinley it is strange that not
a single trust magnate. not a monopolist, OF
high or low degree has declared again.t tfat
marty and its candidate. or signifed a desire for
the election OF William ]. BRYAN. Not ore.
Evidently the Republican party and its caHt'
date are Just As hostile the trusts as the trss
arc to them This mutual hostility is not cal
cniated to result in the injury OF either Of the
parties in interest The g. p. and the tIus1s
'.stand in"