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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
Paternalism in New York.

Mayor Van Wyck has announced his in
tention to interfere with the sterilized
milk business carried on by Nathan Straus,
philanthropist. For several years Mr..
Straus has made a practice of selling ster-
ilized milk, below cost. to the poor chill
dren Of New York. and it is said that since
this charity began the death-rate Of in
fants in the Borough of Manhattan has
been reduced from ninety-nine TO sixty
five per thousand. Mayor Van Wyck does
not intend TO allow this charity to be car
ried on, because he says, nineteen out OF
twenty patronizing Mr.. Straus' booths are
men who are able to pay the full price for
a glass of milk. and get it al restaurant.
This is rather a curious argument. Ad-
hitting that the reduction of the death
rate and Mayor Van Wyck's statement are
both facts. it seems as If the restaurant
keepers could stand the loss of their prof
its better than the babies could get along
without the milk Moreover it Is surely
better that both infants and adults should
drink good milk rather than bad, and it
must be confessed that a large part of the
milk sold in New York restaurants is not
sterilized or otherwise very desirable. 1t
Is also likely that the men who buy of Nj.
Straus (supposing that nineteen out of
twenty Of his customers are mem, are at
tracted by the low price of the beverage,
and IL they went into a restaurant it would
not be milk, but beer or coffee. that they
would order No one will deny that there
is more nourishment for the average per-
son. in a glass of good pure milk than in
a glass OF beer or a cup of coffee. Many
adults cannot drink it, but those who can,
often find that 1t takes the place Of solid
refreshment. and agrees with them bette.
than any other sort of luncheon, especial
Iy in warm weather. Now. why should
the Mayor of New York or any other man.
attempt to dictate to the citizens of that
town what they shall drink. and of whom
they shall buy it, and how much they shall
pay for it?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

Porto Rico asks for justice and mercy in
vain.
The trusts have made their last con-
cession to popular Indignation, and their
creatures in Congress have agreed to the
terms imposed upon them. The Foraker
bill. emasculated and rendered much more
obnoxious to equity and the Constitution
than it was in its original form, Is the
basis of agreement and is TO be pressed.
As amended this measure will provide for
some sort of civil government for Porto
Rico. but will carefully avoid referring to
its inhabitants as citizens, and will not
allow il Delegate in Congress; but resi-
dent Commissioner such as the foreign
country of Cuba has in Washington. NO
tariff will be levied upon goods from other
parts of the United States entered in Por-
TO Rico. but fifteen per cent of the Dingley
rates will be charged Illegally and I'M
constitutionally on productions of the is
lad sent to the American mainland.
The crime involved in this eXaction con-
sists in the fact that, although it sounds
like merely nominal tax, the truth Is
that the rate named is absolutely prohibit
tive to Porto Rico's most important pro-
duction, which is tobacco. 'Filler" tobacco
sells in the island at from four to six cents
pound Fifteen per cent OF the Dingley
rates equals seven and half cents pound,
or a duty on filler" tobacco of from one
hundred and twenty-five TO one hundred
and eighty-fiye per cent. Yet, in the in
terests of the Connecticut Tobacco Grow
ers' Association and of MIR. Dukes tobacco
trust, Senator Plat of Connecticut IS not
satisfied with this degree of unjust and un-
lawful extortion. He would make pro-
hibitlon doubly sure by exacting six or
seven hundred per cent ad valorem en-
| Porto Rcan tobacco. although the pro-
posed outrage is amply sufficient to keep
the island warehouses full of the rotting
crops already gathered, and prevent cul-
ture' of the plant in future, or rather until
the Supreme Court OF the United States
can settle the matter.
1t cannot. be long. as rushing modern
history goes, before the wrong will be
righted. Unhappily a great many peo-
pie can starye and die In the few
months that must intervene before judi
ciaI rescue can come Otherwise the issue
presented to the country by an Admins
tration and party openly and impudently
acknowledging their ownership by and SER
Witty to the trust oligarchy, would be well
come without any qualification whatever.
1t is not far cry to the sixth of Novem-
Der. when the people who are bombarding
the creatures of monopoly IN Congress
with admonition, protest. and execration,
will be able to say final word on this
cruel and felonious scheme to rob and ruin
a community of American freemen for the
| benefit of a few sordid and constituencies
| combinations.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
CHARLES H. CoSTER DEAD.
J. Pierpont Morsan;s Railroad Man
PASSES Away.

NEW YORK. March 13.-Charles Henry
Coster. of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co..
died this morning at his home. 81 East
Thirty-seventh Street. MIR. Coster's health
has not been good for several years week
ago he was taken with an attack of pneu-
monia The severity of his illness was not
at first appreciated by him and he did not
take TO his bed until three days ago His
death therefore. came as a surprise to even
those of his friends who knew of his i'll
ness.
Mr.. Coster was known as the railroad
man of the Morgan firm. He had remark
able ability as an analyst OF railroads and
he was the principal spirit in the reorgan-
zation of the Erie. Reading Northern Pa
citic Southern Railroad and Richmond
Terminal properties. He represented j.
Pierpont Morgan & Co. in most of
the boards of directors of concerns in
which they were interested. He was
member OF more boards of directors than
any other one man in this country. The
directory of directors names ffty-nine
corporations with which he was connected.
Besides his railroad interests, Mr.. Costcr
held places in the directories Of many in
surance companies. He was 4 director OF
the General Electric Company, and the Ed
ison Illumination Company.
One one of the properties with which
Mr. Coster was connected affected in
it's standing in the market today. Chlca-
go Louisville and Nashville railroad pre-
ferred stocks. sold down to % Is during
the day This was the last of the rail-
roads on which Mr.. Coster had undertaken
the development and his work with it was
not completed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH Ii, 1900.
The British JItimatum.

The Beer address to the British Govern
ruent is not so much plea for peace as
a warning to the world that if England
still aims to deprive them of independ-
ence the South African Republics must
fight on. The appeal is earnest, and, in
some respects, convincing, but Lord Sails
bury has returned the only reply which
it is now in his power to make. England
is aroused as she has not been since the
Napoleonic wars, and ministry which
would consent to make peace on the terms
laid down By the Boer President would
not live a day.
British armies have been defeated, hun
dreds of Englishmen have been killed.
and thousands have been captured. What
can wipe out this disgrace but trium-
phant advance through the Transvaal and
a peace dictated at Pretoria?
The spectacle is a sad one, and the
plight in which the Beers find themselves
pathetic in the extreme, but it is GER
tain that nothing but foreign intervention
can save them now. England will permit
no mediation. She has decreed the down
fall and the eventual annexation of the two
Republics, and the European State which
attempts to interfere must do SO at the
point of the bayonet. The Boer Presi-
dents who say that their people will die
in arms before they will sacrifice the
independence which their fathers won still
put their trust in Providence. Their re-
morseless enemies pray to the same God.
but they are none the less determined to
win a complete victory at any cost, and
even at the hazard OF great European
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
The American Bill of Fare.

One of the curious features of American
life is the astonishing latitude in matters
of diet which exists among the intelligent
classes If a foreigner should ask what
the American people eat he might be
truthfully informed that they eat every
thing that can be eaten. Counting out the
clay-eaters OF Alabama and the snake
eating Indians, and other freaks, one may
still find people belonging to the intelli-
gent middle class Eho indulge in all sorts
of theories about food and apparently live
perfectly contented and happy lives.
There are yegetarians who extend their
ban not only to meat, eggs, and fish. but
to vegetables which grow downward like
potatoes carrots, and turnips; and, on the
other rs I'd there are people who find II
necessary for their health to live on meat.
The latest example of eccentricity in mat
ters of diet is that New York physician
who feeds himself and his family on I'M
cooked food, cooking nothing except coffee
and tea and living maisly on cereals,
nuts. fruits, and uneooked vegetables.
The fact is that the human frame is
governed by laws partly natural and part
IL artificial. and in some people the sys-
TEN is normal, and in others it has been
rendered abnormal by generations of arti-
fetal living Cooked food is not eaten by
certain tribes OF sayages, and thy are
healthy. The Frenchman has refined the
science OF cooking to perfection. and he is
also free from dyspeptic troubles. There
are some people whose systems are natu-
rally healthy and who have no craving
for elaborate preparations of edibies, and
the best thing they can do is TO live on the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
THE PLAGUE AT HONOLULU.
Warehouse Rats Spreading the
Germs of the Disease.

TERMS Oh the disease.
HONOLULU, March (via San Francisco,
March 1S).-The fears that the bubouic
plague would spread to the property Of the
big sugar companies have been realized.
The Board of Health Is now considering
whether they shall burn the store and
large warehouse of the Hawaiian Com
mercial Company at Kahului, which con-
tains goods worth s125. eco.
A few days ago it was discovered that
the rats about the warehouse were dying.
meteorological examination of some
showed that they were filled with bubonic
plague bacilli. The Maui sanitary commit
tee at once ordered them closed, and all
the employees were sent into quarantine.
1t was found that only a small portion OF
the buildings can be made tight enough to
admit OF a thorough fumigati0n. Pending
further consideration the Board of Health
ordered rat proof fence built around the
whole town of kahului, including the Ha-
waiian Commercial Company's store and
warehouse. The people all removed and
the entire place was quarantined.
One recent case of plague has occurred
at Kahului. Miss Julia English, sister OF
the Government pilot at Kahului. who is
half English and half Tahitian. died of the
plague Februars %. She attended the
Chinese new year celebration held at the
house Of A. H. Ming, the first victim OF
the plague in Kahului. and it is supposed
contracted the disease there.
In Honolulu the situation is looked upon
as encouraging. Herman Levi, the son of
Rabbi Levi. of San Francisco, who was
stricken with something resembling the
plague on March 1 and was removed 10
the pesthouse, is in much improved con-
dition and is out of immediate danger.
The Board of Health has not fully decided
that he has the plague There have been
no new cases for several days and the be
lief is growing that the pestlence is ended.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
A FULL TICKET NAMED.
Rhode ISLAND Republicans Nominate
Candidates and Delegates.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 13.-The Re-
publican State Convention here today was
most Interesting in many ways. The nomi-
nees are William Gregory for Governor.
the present Lieutenant Governor; Charles
ID. Kimball for Lieutenant Governor. Chas.
P. Bennett for Secretary OF State. Willard
r. Tanner for Attorney General. and Wal
ter \. Read for General Treasurer.
The following delegates to the National
Republican Convention were elected: First
Congressional district, William P. Bugg
Buffum. of Newport. and Joseph c. Fletch-
er. of Bristol: alteInates. George R. Law
ton. of Tiverton. and Lefferts S. Hoffman.
of Bristol. Second district. B. Frank Rob-
inson jr.. of South Kingston, and Richard
Tyornley, of East Greenwich; alternates.
Albert S. Babeoek. of Hopkinton and Wal
ter L. Sphinx. Of Coventry; delegates at
large. Charles r. Brayton, of Providence:
Frank f. Carpenter, of Providence; Lucius
B. Darling of Pawtucket; Charles N.
Childs. of Providence; alternates, John T.
Blodgett. Elan Olney. Harry c. Kurtiss,
and George L. Pierce, OF Providence.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
Mr.. TayIor's BIun.Icrs.

(FTOm the Plttsbufg Dispatcil)
Taylor's invocation OF the military power Of
the National Guard at the various stages Of the
political controversy in which he IS a central
figure has been in bad taste His employment
OF the same power to prevent legal process in
the matter of the assassination OF his late oppo-
nent is infinitely worse. Public opinion has all
along been ayersc to the theory that persons
about the Governors office were implicated in
the conspiracy to commit murder. But II any
thing besides direct evidence can operate to
change that public opinion it IS such conduct
as Taylor was guilty of yesterday.
The natural presumption Of the innocence of
the men accused Is accompanied by the assump-
ton that they ought 10 court Judicial iuyesti-
CATION of the charges against them. BY means
can their fair names be yindicated from the
stain OF suspicion. Taylor, too, ought to be
foremost in demanding trial Tor his political
friends. It must he 4 grievous ui4l TO his
friends in other States to find him exerting every
power at his command to impede the course of
Justice
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land. He should endesvor to please every
body. as he always does when he can see
an opening. and put on the national cniors
again for campaign purposes. He should
give the country assurance that no bit or
port of Alaska shall ever be ceded to
Canada with his consent: that England
shall be asked to stop the affronting arma-
ment of Esquimalt, and that as far as his
influence can be effective. the Nicaragua
Canal shall be American, and as such for
tilted and defended If he will attend to
these domestic matters. Mr.. Mckinley VIII
be quite at liberty and supported in OBJ
tanning the best terms for the Beers that
he can induce Queen Victoria to grant.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
GOLD DEMOCRATS ACTIVE.
A Meeting 10 Re Held to Decide ON
n Policy.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1s.-Prominent
gold Democrats OF this city have called
meeting OF these who refused TO suppors
Bryan and the Chicago platform in 1896
and IL is more than probable that policy
for the campaign will be adopted at the
meeting. 1t is not expected that there will
be separate gold standard ticket. either
national or State, but there Is strong ele-
ment In favor of keeping up the organiza-
ton and refusing to be allied with either
party till the issues of the campaign are
fairly joined by the adoption of national
platforms.
Some OF the most prominent gold Demo-
Gratis in the State have already announced
that they would support the regular Demo
cratic nominees. regardless of the plat
form that may be adopted. while others
have said that they would support McKin-
ley IL the Democrats did not recede en-
tirely from The free silver pronouncement
of four years ago. The meeting will be
held tomorrow night and there promises to
be large attendance from all parts OF the
State. but IL is not probable that ii will be
as harmonious as other meetings have
been, owing to the belief among many that
the money question is settled and that
separate party action is not advisable.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

(rrom the Louisville Courier-Journal)
tariff war is, OF course. not desirable, and
general tariff war With Germany Is not likely
to take place unless it is forced upon Germany
by the Agrsrians. But it Is quite possible to
put up tariff rates certain articles OF i'm
port from Germany. 1t j. also within the power
OF the President to prohibit the import OF Ger
tain adulterated articles, wines for example
There has been much complaint OF the bad
quality OF German wines, but whether this IS
founded in fact or whether it Is desire
Of native producers to create a prejudice against
the imported article is not certain, though
,roI,,b,,, both Influences have been in operation.
congress could also provide for Troublesome ana
vex,tious inspection OF certain imports, having
sneciaI reference to those OF Germany. but. OF
course. without direct Discrimination Such
measures might ultimately lead TO general
tariff war. though not necessarily.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
RIaspheBIy. Not Religion.

(FrOm The tMcago NhronIrIc)
one result OF Rev. MIR. Shcldon's experiment
in publishing daily newspaper ''as Jesus would
have it done" is already assured. Somebody
merriam. Rev Mr. Sheldon, perhaps some one
else-is going TO make lot OF money out of
the enterprise. The project has been touted far
and wide. 1t has been doomed and advertised
,l.ilhully. and although the pious Mr.. Sheldon
NAV not he in sympathy with the sensation that
has been fostered by Ms press agents he cannot
be ignorant OF their doings. The amount OF it
+, mat the Sheldon project is money making
scheme, though sheldon himself is probably in
auenced more by itch for notoriety than by
desire for gain. An atmosphere OF blasphemy
surrounds the enterprise The whole thing is
-,.,drInue
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
THE TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.
War Brewing Between Browniow
and Evans.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 13.-The Re-
publican State Executive Committee today
selected Nashville as the place of meeting
and April 10 as the date os the State con-
vention. Hon. Walter P. Brownlow. mem
Der OF Congress from the First district
and chairman of the committee, presided
The convention will nominate a candidate
for Governor. members of railroad COM
mission, and Presidential electors. and Sc
lect delegates to the Philadelphia coryen-
ton.
For some time a hot fight has been
waged by the supporters of Representative
Brownlow and II. Clay Evans, Commits
sioner of Pensions, ghe are candidates for
delegate at large TO the National Conven-
ton. Votes on several questions at to-
days meeting showed that the committee
stood II for Brownlow and for Evans.
This fight and the fact that many con-
tests between opposing delegates are ex-
pected to come before the State conven-
ton show that the coming gathering will
be the NEST interesting held in years.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 1S.-The
Republican convention for the Eighth
CONGRESSIONAL district met at Muncie and
renonlnated Representative George w.
Cromer by reclamation. Mr.. Cromer ad-
dressed the convention at some length.
taking strong ground in favor Of the Porto
RIcan Tariff bill. for which he voted. The
resolutions endorse the Administration in
terms of the highest praise. a feature OF
the convention was the reading out of the
marty of P. T. O'Brien. the resolution de-
claring that he could not longer be trusted
as n Republican.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

kind of food they like-that is. fruit, milk,
cereals. and nuts Others. descended from
ancestors who accustomed themselves to
meat. spiced food, and elaborate cooking
are born with taste for that diet, and
cannot go back to simple food or to
vegetarian regime. and keep their health.
1t is all a matter of individual taste and
requirements.
There is no question that certain rules
of diet can be laid down. which the ma
iority of the people in this country would
do well to obey. Children, especially,
should be brought up according to sys-
tenn dictated by common sense and the
laws Of physiology rather than personal
convenience or individual caprice. One
reason why We are nation OF dyspeptics is
probably the national custom of allowing
very young children to eo> with their eld-
ers. In the peasant cottages of Europe,
where the food of the parents Is simple,
this might not be so harmful, but at an
American farmers table, where cake, pie.
fried food coffee, and tea appear every day,
it is certainly 4 pernicious arrangement.
The child begs for the things which it sees
others eat, and destroys all the comfort of
the family if it is not allowed to have
them. and mixed bill of fare of the kind
described is about the worst thing con-
ceivable for q baby Of five or six years.
When it is remembered that. in many
cases, the food is not only rich but badly
cooked, one may cease to wonder at the
statement that half the children of the
country die before reaching the age OF ten
years. There is no mysterious providence
about that sort of thing. 1t is matter of
diet.
The two rules which IL would certainly
be well for the majority of the people TO
follow are: Eat fruit and cereals, with
milk, rather than pastry and made
Dishes" and, secondly eat food that is
properly cooked The patent medicine man
has made more money in this country off
communities fed on half-cooked vegetables,
UNDERGONE meat. rich cake and pastry and
strong tea, then he ought to have made On
earth. 1t would take a continual series OF
miracles to keep such communities healthy.
True, we do find, occasionally, that strong
men and healthy women predominant in
them, but this comes from constant exer
else in the open air, which will develop an
ostrich-like power of assimilation in al
most anybody. The rule, however. in
places where such a bill of fare is COM
mon. is that the women are pale, anaemic
and irritable, the men grow old early and
the children are precocious in more ways
than one.
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DECLARE AGAINST FUSION.
Nebraska Popuiists sound the Key
note of Their Position.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 13.-Nebraska
Populsts sounded their first note Of de-
fiance to fusion in the Custer county con-
yention, held at Broken Bow today, when
a resolution instructing delegates to the
State convention to favor delegates to the
National Convention known to be for
Bryan was voted down. and adopted one
calling for the nomination of well-known
and representative Populists for President
and Vice President. Speeches condemning
fusion were also made
Extended resolutions were adopted de-
claring for the initiative and referendum,
female suffrage, and opposition to trusts.
but not a word was said concerning silver
or expansion. Custer county has hereto
fore been fusion stronghold and today's
action is regarded as significant.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

The Administration whitewash plant
which has been laid up in ordinary since
1t was in use by Credit Mobilier Dodge
and Colonel DENLY, will now be brought
out and put in commission for service in
connection with the Occur dAlene bull
pen horror investigation. Brigadier Cen
eral Merriam will have to be exonerated.
and all the witnesses discredited. or Re-
publican orators will have hard time of
it to explain things in labor districts next
summer. 1t will be an extremely ugly
matter to handle at best.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
HOW TO KILL A SQUIRREL.
hut BE sure Your Scenery Is All
Right First.

Mount StcfIing, Wis, N7rch .-Nhcn The
woods are standin. clear black Or brown above
a foot thick carpet Of snow, although the roads
are hard and bare. when every still Leaf shows
distinctly at distance OF 4 hundred yards and
a man looking for fresh vegetation can find
it only by tuuirs; up the ice and slush at the
edge OF the creek. under which may grow 4 sin
gle early weed, forcing its slow way to the light.
when there is na wind at ali and the sun shines
down from a clcudless sky, and the countryside
is so still thst the clock the kitchen wall is
audible all through the house, there IS better
time 20 shoot sanirrels.