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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24
NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM.

ITO ten millions Of the human race
there was given a new birth Of free
dom and to the American people
new and noble responsibility"
Sounds well. doesn't It? It's out OF
the Republican platform. But Is It
true? Has a new birth OF freedom
been given ten millions Of the human
race? II there has. and Mr.. McKin-
ley did It, he deserves reelection. But
let's see IL he did. To begin with Porto
Rico. That island was peaceful. It
did not rebel at Spain. II was accord
ed representation in the Spanish
cortes. It had municipal home rule
and a home government Of the prov
ince. It enjoyed free trade with Spain.
and the country was prosperous.
When Miles landed he was welcomed
by the populace. He promised them
American liberty under tho American
flag. Gen. Miles was conscientious and.
is not to be blamed for the outcome.
But what have we given them7 We
have quartered our troops on them
without their consent. We maintained
our military satrapy, which has taken
place Of their provincial government.
We have denied them representation
In our American congress. We re-
fuse them a territorial government,
and, as a browning infamy in the chap
ter Of t%ryannies, have impoverished
their people by a discriminating pro-
tective tarin. What crimes have been
committed in liberty's name! II this
Is the freedom which the Republican
party claims to have extended to ten
million people we don't wonder they
cry out against it and sigh for the
days Of Spanish oppression once more.
Our treatment Of this unfortunate is
land people is no whit better than was
George Ills Of the American colonies.
It is nc wonder the added ten millions
don't appreciate the liberty" we are
giving them, and that our army Of
$4,000 men is needed to keep them in
possession Of this liberty" In Cuba,
we have lot yet kept our promise OF
independence, and in the Philippines
government by force has taken the
place Of government by consent. But
even when peace is thoroughly re-es-
t%ablished, who could hope for a better
state Of affairs than has come about
near at home, where the people were
passive and accepted our rule? In
view of these facts the boast OF Civ
ing liberty to ten millions viii GER
tainly be received by the country as
falsehood and hypocrisy. The Demo-
Gratis should demand that the liberty
be actually given both in letter and In
spirit and It will not only ave the
honor Of u country. but prevent any
recurrence of such criminal proce-
dures.=Knoxville Sentinel.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

From the New YORK World Chair
man Mark Hanna Of the Republican
national committee is not forgetting
the postmaster's mites.
BY a scheme centered In this city
each postmaster throughout the Uni
ted States is being asked to see that
IS Is sent to the National Commercial
and Industrial league. with Offices IN
the Bowling Green building, this city.
The national committee expects TO
realize half a million dollars by this
plan from ~fourth-class postmasters
alone. To each fourth-class postmas-
ter is sent ten tickets for membership
IN the league with instructions to dis
pose Of them for fifty cents each and
remit the proceeds to Mr.. Corey. The
plan was conceived to get around the
law which prohibits assessment Of gov
eminent employees for political pur-
poses.
subsequently, the high salaried post
masters viii be made 70 contribute
and It IS estimated that they win bring
In three times as much as the little
FISH, or two million dollars 10 all.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

There arg nearly $4,000 federal troops.
in Cuba. and So IS somewhat difficult.
now that the municipal elections IN
the island are over, to. ind employ
ment for THIS large body Of soldiers
infantry. lavalry and artillerymen. The
newly chosen local authorities and the
courts of Justice are quite capable Of
maintaining order. and the federal reg
iments and %squadrons only represent
the real ruling power I'M the island,
with NO duties to perform, It costs the
government between $4,000 900 and
$17,000,000 a year to keep this large
garrison Al Cuba.
with vast schemes OF imperialism on
hand elsewhere, tine administration
could scarcely be expected to take
note Of the s~urplusage Of soldiers in a
country which we are pledged TO sur
render TO It's people when pacihcation
shall have been declared complete
Many things might happen at Havana
and In the outlying insular provinces
that would render necessary the
prompt employment OF a considerable
federal force. The rein Is to be held
tightly, lest the spectacle Of a dimin-
ished array of soldiers IA the island.
should suggest to the American peo-
pie the near approach Of the time for
~redeemlnE the national pledge to
leave the government and control Of
the island to its people" Before the
municipal elections the federal mill
tary authorities at Havana estimated
that during the summer the number
Of troops stationed in the island might
be reduced by one-half, The absolute
quiescence Of the people IN a season
Of political agitation and the over
whelming predominance in public az
fairs Of the Nationalist party, with
which the former Insurgents are amli-
ated, AFFORD additional evidence Of the
peaceful and stable character OF the
methods OF civil administration in the
Cuban provinces.
In addition to the unquestioned
evil effects Of military occupation Of a
peaceful country the federal author
tiles have also to consider the risks Of
malarlal epidemic diseases run by our
soldiers in Cuba. Yellow fever is an
enemy more to be dreaded than hostile
troops, and flight is the best defense
against It. At least 5000 Of the federal
garrison now in Cuba should be re-
leased as speedily as may be from SER
vice in the island. There should be no
playing politics in that quarter with
the lives Of American soldiers as coun-
ters.-Philadelphia Record.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Three cases Of bites hy kissing buss
have just been reported in New York
city. they are tho arst that have been
reported TO the hospital The victims
were attacked near Marsh Lands
Emile zeieler was attended by a doc
tor fin the Long Island Hospital Mary.
Tassard was bitten at Richmond Hill.
She did not report the fact until her
mouth was swollen to twice its nafu-
raj size. She was treated in the Belle
vue Hospital The third cas- was that
OF a young woman who was bitten.
near Rockaway. and was attended IN
the Long island Hospital in an the
cases the result was the same. The
lip was attacked and the victims at
hrst thought they had been bitten BY
mosquitoes. The bite was painful, and
in a few minutes the lips began to
swell, and continued swelling until
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24
B OPINIONS.

A permanent increase Of the regular
army to 100, 900 men. If not a higher
number, now seems to be the newt
able result Of the policy Of imperial
expansion to which we have been
committed. The fact must be faced be-
fore long, and it is better that it
should be faced and clearly understood
before the country has drifted into a
situation where intelligent c%Onsidera-
ton and deliberate judgment in the
matter is no longer possible.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. Dem.
The issues which the Mckinley adj
minlstration has forced on the people
80 70 the very foundations Of q gov
ernmenh They acquire a decision
whether an that has made the United
States what 1T IS shall be thrown
away. The patriotic gold man Is aay-
ing that he prefers a bimetallic repub-
lie to a gold empire. The patriotic BIZ
metallist is saying that he prefers q
gold republic to a bimetallic empire.
When the question Of the fundamental
principles of our government is seri-
ously raised, in a way to menace them,
mere economic questions must give
way.-Indianapolis Sentinel, Dem.
After Hanna got his national chair
manship back again yesterday, he gave
it out that Roosevelt is to have no
voice in the conduct Of the campaign.
He will not be consulted on any inn
portant matters Of policy. He is to be
sent where Mark Hanna wants to send
him. Hanna's defiance and vindic-
tiyeness are topics Of current discus
sion among politicians. He has now
determined to make the candidate for
second place absolutely subssrvient to
himself as the party's boss. The gov
ernor is not to be permitted to pose
as the savior of the Republican party
or to become conspicuous. That would
be distasteful to the Mckinley idola-
tors.-Paterson Guardian.
II a Republican congress would pass
a law putting on the free list articles
on which trust monopoly has raised
the price 100 per cent then the country
might have some belief in the SINGER
ity Of an antitrust plank in the Re-
publican platform. AS things have
gone, the people win simply regard
such a plank as a display Of Republic
an Observation-Disclosures City Times.
Dem.
One Havana college professor was
drawing a salary I $4,000 per annum
to teach one pupil one braneh-Mem-
phis Commercial-Appeal
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

There are now thirteen cable lines
across the Atlantic in successful op-
Grafton, yet the charge for sending mes
sages remains what It has been for
twenty years or more-25. cents a word
for commercial messages and 10 cents
a word for press dispatches. In that
period the land telegraph rates have
been lowered, as have also the postal
rates and railway charges for freight
and passengers. Ocean cable rates
alone remain as high as they were
nearly a quarter Of a century ago, In
spite Of the fact that the number Of
messages Is now at least I'VE times
as great as when the rates were es-
tablished.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

The methods Of the notorious
Charles Dick. Republican representa-
tive from Ohio. who was secretary OF
the Republican national committee
four years ago. and narrowly escaped
Indictment for his method OF levying
assessments upon federal officials in
violation Of the United States revised
statutes, are to be surpassed this year
under the guise Of a scheme which is
pretended to be legal though that per-
haps remains to be tested in the
courts.
Mr.. Hanna's committee has organ
lied 2 National and Industrial
League" whose main, If not only, pure
pose is to collect SIS a head from an.
fourth-class poatmaAiers In the United
States Notices OF this Assessment
according to the best advices. were
sent out May l. On June j, reminders
or rticklers' were forwarded to the
deiinQuents In order to conceal the
supposedly Illegal purpose OF thss as
sessment, every f~ourth-claas postmas-
ter has received ten tickets 81 mem-
bership In the s~o-called National.
Commercial and Industrial League
with the request to dispose OF them IN
his neighhorhood.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

@1NHNA "a NAA2
newspapers. Sir Berkeley retired In
confusion and from the Naval and
Military club the same night sent Mr..
Aston a letter Of apology and express
ed the hope that he would allow the
matter TO drop. In spite OF this Mr..
Astor, In his paper the next afternoon
inserted, as cabled to New York at the
time. the following paragraph: I'VE
are desired to make known that the
presence Of Captain Sir Berkeley Milne
Of the Naval and Military club. Picca-
dilly at Mr.. Astor's concert last
Thursday evening was unlimited.
Captain Mines many influential
friends, who include the Duke Of York.
are furious. the Duke and other naval
officers regarding Mr.. Astor's conduct
as an insult to their profession as well
as to q personal friend.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

people no De- bad enough to see q con-
gross dictate 70 the president but the
servile surrender of the latter ia the
face Of bis own announcement Of 'plain
duty IN order 20 keep the wheels Of
the party greasad for the coming cleo
ton Is an exhibition that IS liable to
prove too much for even partisan stom-
achs not In the regular business OF poll
flies.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24


William Waldorf Astor's recent
paragraph in his paper, the Pail Mall
Gazette. saying that Sir Berkeley
Milne Of the Naval and Military Club,
Piccadilly, formerly commander OF
the royal yacht Osborne and a we'll
known clubman. attended a concert at
his home without an Invitation, is
making a great commotion in London
society. and threatens to seriously af-
feet Mr.. Astor's position. It seems
that Captain Milne was dining at the
house Of a well known woman, who
asked him to go with her party to the
Aston concert. This is daily done in
London, and Sir Berkeley Milne un-
hesitatingly accepted. On arriving,
Mr.. Aston. instead Of shaking hands
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24
Grand II

Ii Hung Chang has been called a
great statesman, but Henry Norman,
English correspondent, declares that
he is AN arch humbug, and there is a
large range for speculation between
these two extremes OF opinion. stiil.
we know mor about this old viceroy
than we do about any other Chinese.
The people Of the United States have
a kindly regard for the old viceroy.
He has even been the warm friend OF
this country. A few days ago he said
to an American correspondent:
Whatever the outcome Of this war
II will not mar the friendly relations
between my country and yours. Adj
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

and many Of the libraries originally
designated to receive them have dis
banded, leaving a great quantity Of
odd volumes still un~distributed. So
now, to utilize these, and give to the
public an opportunity to procure sets
Of the. work, the secretary Of war is
authorized by a provision In the Sum
dry Civil act passed at the recent ses-
sion OF Congress to complete and fur
nish to each senator and representa-
tive of Congress two full sets for free
distribution among their constituents.
In December, 1898, when the origi-
nal board that had charge Of the pub
LEGATION wal dissolved the work
was turned over to Brigadier General
F. G. Ainsworth, chief Of the Record
and Pension ONCE OF the War Depart
ment for early completion. Under his
efficient administration the work has
greatly been accelerated, and happily
now finished, except the mere printing
Of the final volumes.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

sis. These efforts have been attended
by a most satisfactory measure Of sue
cess, but the participation Of the
French government in, and the excep-
tionally cordial tone Of the French
press towards the washington and
Fourth Of July fetes have given an UNI
mistakable stamp to the direction Of
Frances foreign policy. Horace Por-
ter, our ambassador to France. is in
a measure responsible for the present
happy state OF affairs.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

From the Pittsburg Post: The DEM
ocrats VIII find ali the campaign ann
munibon they need in the action and
nonaction Of the late session OF con
gress Ia IT'S assertion Of unconstitu-
uonal powers, its extravaganza and
waste, rs green goods antitrust
amendment end its refusal 10 reduce
oppressive and needless taxation
needless Tor any other purpose than
to create . treasury surplus Tor job
bling purposes.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

According to the annual report Of
the British comptroller-genera Of pat
ents, a number Of new acts have been
passed in Japan to amend the law Of
patents, designs and trade marks. I'm
der these acts the duration Of a patent
is fixed at fifteen years. and Of the
copyright Of a design ten years, sub
ject to the payment Of annual fees.
The term Of protection obtained by
registration Of a trade mark is fixed
at twenty years, except in the case of
trade marks previously registered
abroad, where the term is the same as
that for which the original reglstra-
ton is valid.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

A G9unric Task Is Finished.
The final volume Of the biggest lit
erary work ever undertaken and exc
cuted In the world, dealing with the
American civil war, the greatest con-
dict Of arms in all history. has Just
been completed at the government
printing ohice In washington. The
title Of the work is WAR Of the Rebel
lion: A Compilation Of the Omcial
Records Of the Union anu Confederate
Armies" 1t consists OF 128 huge royal
octave volumes Of 1000 pages each,
and IN addition a gigantic atlas In
thirty-fve parts. The publication was
begun twenty-six years ago and has
proceeded uninterruptedly since. The
distribution Of the volumes as public
documents has gone on for eighteen
years. Many Of the persons to whom
they were furnished al first have died,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Ill q world, ana Countess Magri.
were received ev-
erywhere. They met Abraham Lin
coin. the Prince andPrincess Of Wales,
Emperor Napoleon, the Empress Eu-
genie, Gen. Sherman, Admiral Porter,
Gen. Grant, John Wilkes Booth, a few
presidents Of the United States, and
several Oriental princes.
Mrs. Thumb was first exhibited at
Barnum's Museum in New York. In
1855 she and the general went abroad
and were received by Queen Victoria
at Windsor. They we're afterwards
engaged by companies OF liliputians for
the stage. The countess is now so, but
as youthful in spirit as she was forty
years ago.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

NJ. Leuret, the French manufacturer
OF artificial pearls from hsh scales says
thFt he will come to the United States
and erect works az soon as he hears
Of a locality where the right kind Of
scales can be had in large quantities.
II Is suggested that a suitable place
might be found on the st. Lawrence
river, among the Thousand Islands.
The scales should be small and have a
silver sheen. The brighter they are
the higher price they viii command.
The scales should be removed while
the FISH are alive If possible. Twenty
five thousand pounds OF these scales
can be used a year. It is anticipated
that twice that quantity may be used
in a few years.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

ture, Miss Cottlow Is a native Of Shell
byyiile. She was born in 1878, and
made her hrst public appearance when
only Mx years old. Here early musical
education was gained under the IN
alfuction Of her mother Mrs. Norris
Cott0w. Miss Cottlow went TO Chica-
So Ia 1886 when che was eight years
old. and she soon gained q more than
local reputation as 8 musical prodigy.
Mas coitlow left thia country ga 1895
% continue her studies abroad.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Reports just received from the
White-House Harrison expedition to
Abyssinia, which safely returned TO
Mombasa, on tho east coast Of Africa,
on June 10, shows that the explorers
found the districts around Lake Ru-
dolph and stephanie deserted. and that
the inhabitants had either died or left
the country. Il is added that the
kraals we're discovered to be full Of
skeletons.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

From the Boston Globe: The only
attempt made AZ legislation affecting
the new possessions we acquired
through the treaty Of Paris related to
Porto Rico. The history Of those
plain duty" PROCEEDINGS d atli fresh
in memory. Such a humiliation never
before befeii 6 political party looking
ior feinstatemsnt a. che hands % the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

duty ia the Philip
pines. has returned
to this country, and
intends to remain
for a time He
Travelled extensive
ly ia Luzon. from
Manila to Vlgan.
and met all classes
Of Filipinos. For
several months he
waa detailed for
duty Ia the SUI
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Scientists are much perplexed over
the finding Of a curious chain in the
ruins Of a house at Pompeii, and none
Of the wise men has as yet been able to
give any idea as to the uses Of the
article. Further research may show
that the Roman matrons we're accus-
toned to chain their husbands to the
wall when the Gracchian League Of Ad-
vanced Femininity held its weekly
meetings.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

with hands outspread in welcome to
the multitudes expected TO flock
thither. But this figure. instead Of
being clad in scant drapery. after the
manner OF Partisan art, and the studios
OF the Quarter Latin. Is draned from
head to heel IN a modish costume Of
the present day. Herein lies the sur
prise.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Not many years
8 Miss Cottlow.
who is stin young
in years, made
considerable OF a
stir In musical cir
Giles in that city.
Since that time
strenuous study
has INDICATED ali
the early predlc
tions that e
madn fov hn~
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

A special service for the detection OF
gambling has been organized by the
police Of Vienna. Austria. The police
seek for offenders not only in cafes,
but also in clubs and private apart
ments.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

VI NAg RAAs Va
few toward France
u 81 Ameri
ca by the alleged.
hostile attlsnda Of
this country To-
wards the United
States in the war
with Spain and to
endeavor by e
means In their
power to re-estab-
lish Franco-Ameri-
can relations on a
more Friendly ba-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

with the captain,
asked the latter
his name. Milne
TOLD him and said
that Lady
brought him with
her party. Mr..
Aston replied that
he had not the
pleasure Of his ac-
ntance, re-
quested him to
leave and added
that he would In
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

A timely warning is sounded against
any wholesale rush Of fortune-seekers
to South Africa. The ending OF the
war and the absorption Of the Boer
states into thu British Empire will
doubtless stimulate migration to those
regions and will also Increase the op-
%portunities Of profitable settlement
there. But 1t will not be prudent Tor
any n to go thither without some
capital, or at least sufficient resources
10 maintain him for some time in lnde-
pendence Of anything he may or may
not do there. 1t IS an expensive coun-
try TO live IN. and the gold mines and
other sources Of profit can be worked
only at considerable expense. It IS a
country IN which capital win find prof.
table investment, but not one In which
the penniless adventurer Is likely "a
pick up a fortune.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

WdAhulpb On the
Taku forts, the adj
mirals held a u
ell for the purpose
Of deciding what
course to take. Adj
miral Kempff on
behalf of the United
st a t S argued
against as ault, say
ing that it would
result in the mas
c Of every mis-
sionary in China.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Nine out Of ten travellers would tell
inquirers that the toughest piece of
water is that cruel stretch in the Eng
lish channel. and nine out of ten trav-
elers would say what was not true. In
reality the "wickedest bit Of sea" is
not in the Dover straits; OF in yacht
ting, for example, from st. Jean de
Luiz up to Pauillac; or across the
Mediterranean race from Cadiz to
Tangiers. Nor is it in rounding Cape
Horn, where there is what sailors call
a true sea. The "wickedest sea" is
encountered in rounding the Cape OF
Good Hope for the eastern ports OF
Cape Colony.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Among those who were ear witness
es Of the emperor's remarks to the
marines at Wilhelmshaven previous to.
their departure for China It is known
that his address was much moee
strongly worded than officially report
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-08-24

Mia, ana had an opportunity 10 be.
come familiar with the best side Of the
Filipino life. The other side he saw
while campaigning. Ia general he
says the people are ignorant lazy and
superstitious.