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The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Wages Too High in New York.

New York, March 19--The American
Tobacco company discharged its entire
list of 500 employees, men and women,
from the cigar factory at Fifty second
street and the East river, and it will
move its plant to it's factories in Rich
mond, Va, Baltimore, Cincinnati and
Lancaster, Pa Manager Gordon said:
Labor is too expensive here, and we
can get it cheaper in the other places -
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Reputation of Manila.

Washington, March aO.-The war
department has received report from
the sanitary corps, which has been
making a census of Manila. 1t places
the population actually living in
houses within the police district at
1900 The Chinese population was
turned in at 1859. This is said to be
far out of the ay. 1t is estimated
that at least so, 900 Chinese live in the
city.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Increase of Circulation.

New York, March 2o.-A majority of
the national banks in New York have
already made application to increase
their circulation to the par value of
the bonds deposited by them at Wash
ington, and the necessary papers have
in most cases been forwarded to the
secretary of the treasury 1t is esti-
mated that the increase of circulation
will amount to at least s., 500. 900.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
banker Sent TO Prison.

Chicago, March 2O.-George L. Ma
gill, former president of the Avenue
Savings bank, which collapsed in
August, 1896, was convicted of receiv-
ing deposits knowing his institution
was in an inso1vent condition, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for an
indefinite term. He was also fined
double the amount of the deposit re-
ceived, the fine amounting to So 1896.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

Chicago, March 2O.-The presence of
strikers, sympathizers and spectators
mum boring more than 1000 in the
vicinity of the Western Electric COM
pany's factory resulted in riot call
being sent to the Desplaines street
police station wagon load of police
men hurried to the scene and prevent
ed, it is believed, a serious attack on
the non-union 1nen employed by the
electric company.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
raken 10 Frankfort.

Louisville, KY. March 1o.-Omcers
started TO Frankfort with Secretary of
State Powers, Captain John w. Davis,
w. II. Culton and Harlan Whitaker,
the four prisoners who are held as
alleged accessories to the assassination
of Governor Goebel The men win be
given a preliminary hearing at Frank
bort. Their departure was without
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Dt.charetng Chinamen.

Washington, March 2O.-General
Otis has rescinded instructions hereto
fore issued from the headquarters of
the department. of the Pacific permit
ting the employment of Chinese
litter or burden bearers for troops in
the field or on the march All Chinese
still employed in the capacity will be
discharged from the service.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

Vancouver. b. C., March 1.-THE
discontinuance of japanese immigra-
ton to Hawaiian Islands has caused a
great influx of japanese to this port,
an army of them arriving by every
oriental steamer. Four hundred ar
rived today, having been passengers
from Yolxohoma by the steamship
GlenoCle.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Johannesburg Mines.

Paris, March 19.-The possibility of
the Beers destroying the mines is
causing some anxiety among French
fnanciers, who hold one-third of the
shares The Gaulois devotes an article
to the subject and calls upon the
fnanciers of Europe to furnish the
Beers with the means of resisting
British invasion
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Naval omcers Dismissed.

Washington, March 17--As a result
of investigation of affairs on the
hospital ship Missouri, on her trip out
from New York to Manila and then
back to San Francisco, Quartermaster
General Ludington has directed the
dismissal from the transport service of
Captain Dillon, master of the ship, and
the third officer.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

Manila, March 17.-F1ores. Aguinal-
dos secretary of war, has surrendered
to General Macarthur. Aguinaldo-s
infant son. who was captured in No
vember and who has been suffering
from smallpox, is dead Aguina1do is
supposed to be in Japan still.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
Grand Canal Completea.

City CT Mexico, March 2o.-The
Grand Canal, part of the valley of
Mexico drainage system. was inaugu-
rated with much ceremony. The work
OF draining the valley is now complete
and it remains merely to construct the
sewers OF the city
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
French Names sn Africa

Among the French names which at
the present day may be found wide
spread throughout South Africa, FROM
the Cape to the Zambesi. are Marais
Joubert, Du PIessis, De VilIiers. Jour-
dan, LIE Roux, Malherbe, Du Toit- Ma
Ian. Retief. Theron and Hugo.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22

1000 Dewey Babies fn
In Stark Co, o. twentJ-one infants
have been named Dewey. and it is estf-
mated that there nearly 1000 Dew
ey babies in all Ohio.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-22
1ndia.s many rI..t.

India has perhaps a greater variety
% plants than any other country In
the world. having Is 900 native snscs-s
while the fora of the entire continer+
OF Europe only. embraces about 10 COO
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
AN EXAMPLE WORTH
FOLLOWING.

The Virginian- Pilot has previously
asserted that lynchers can be convicted
just as are other criminals If they are
prosecuted as vigorously. 1t has held
no less firmly to the conclusion that Il
few wholesale convictions would put
an cffectual stop TO the scenes OF mob
violence that periodically disgrace the
States We, therefore, note with pecu-
liar pleasure that most excellent be-
ginning has been made in teaching the
all important lesson that 1t is just as
atrocious "A crime for dozen or n hun
dred men to club together TO do muir
der as il is for one man to shoot an
other from the cover of a hedge, or
to brain him in Il dark alley for the
few dollars he may happen to have in
his pocket. And this splendid vindica-
ton of the supremacy of the law has
occurred in a State where it would
have been least expected, Texas. There
eight white men We're convicted and
sentenced TO life imprisonment for the
lynching of one. HUMPHREYS. OF these
men the Houston Post SAYS:
THE men who were convicted OF
llllb crime were not IOdltfS or tr1mpS
or homeless or friendless nobodies.
They had enjoyed n certain standing
in the community and were able to
secure the very best defense. They
had wives and children whose pitia-
bic plight enlisted strong popular SYM
PATTY. But justice triumphcd, and
Texas has furnished the country-at-
large an object lesson that ought TO be
as valuable to us as it should prove
instructive to other communities where
mob law is too often resorted to-
Just so. II is not the fault of iuries
in nine cases out of ten that organized
assassination is not punished. 1t is
nearly always the fault of feeble and
irresolute prosecution. There is moth
ing so cowardly as the mob. and there
is nobody the mob is so afraid of as the
law when it understands that the law
is not TO be dead letter.
When the next lynching shall occur
in Virginia, if the excellent example
Of Texas is followed and eight OF the
ring-leaders sent to the penitcntiary
Tor life. there will be q good, long time
between lynchings in the Old Dominion
thereafter.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
THE STATE PRESS.

This is no time for elimination and
rccrimination; we are all Democrats
and should pull together and strive to
roll up in Northampton county the
largest Democratic majority she has
ever given. What the Democrats need
to do is to organize: let the people feel
that they have part in the election
Cape Charles Light.
Undoubtedly better results can be
had by not giving the people to feel
that all they need do is vote as they
are told. They are apt to get queru-
lous and resen;ful in such case.
Not only are the Virginia Republi-
cans expected to hustle for votes this
time, but they are expected to do some
thing they are wholly unaccustomed to
they are expected TO go down into
their own pockets for campaign money
Think of the faithful blowing in" their
heretofore they tapped Ilanna's barrel
FOR this purpose, and saved enough
over for themselves to grease the
Skillet with!-Staunton News.
Think of it. It's like infnity or
eternity unthinlable.
Commenting on the Pilots
suggestion that Judge Robert r. Prem
It's be named for the vacancy on the
supreme Court bench caused by the
death OF tho iamentcd John w. Rely
the Suffolk Herald says:
Judge Prentis is a man of the high
est type and vii, ;ll the position in
every way. His judicial turn of mind,
his fairness and impartial and unpre-
JUDGED decisions have made him an
enviable reputation all over the State.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
IF MARK HANNA TAKES THE
STUMP.

Apart from the terror that such an
event would strike to the hearts of
Democrats and grammarians, the an
nouncement that Hon. Mark Hanna
may take the stump for Mckinley and
Roosevelt Is of vast interest to people
generally. The exquisite tropcs that
bloomed in radiant beauty in Mr.. Han
mas speech to the Ohio Convention
doubtless still linger in fragrant mem
DRY With all linguistic pictures The
bucolic metaphor in which the pesky
Democrats were represented as tang
ling up the grass in Mr.. NIcKinley's
''untried path" was such rs neither
Burke nor Webster dreamed OF. But
even before that memorable effort Mr..
Hanna had addressed himself to the
Buckeye voter; and here are some of
the things he said:
Those combinations known as trusts
are not political question at all They
are simply and purely Il business ques-
Ton.
THE trusts have the best men in
the country at their head. 1 believe
in their organization"
81 think the trusts will result beno-
iicially to the men who work in the
factories"
What harm can those trusts do TO
the people of this country"
The formation of trusts is Il step
forward"
They are not intended to increase
profits. but to reduce cost"
There is not a trust left in the
United States. There never were more
than about n half dozen and they have
all been dissolved"
If Hon. Mark Hanna takes the stump
will he reiterate these sentiments?
Will the workmen whom the trusts
have thrown out of employment: will
the consumers whom the trusts have
gouged will the independent nlanurac-
turers who have been driven to the
wall. accept these statements as true.
and be guided by them in casting their
Or will they cali Mr. Hanna with
these facts:
Standard Oil trust advanced price of
oil from $3.50 to $3.50.
Sugar trust advanced sugar so as to
tax consumers s30,0OOOOo year. No
advance in wages of employees
Trust advanced leather from 20 TO %
cents.
Trust raised calico from 29s cents TO
81 cents.
Trust raised lead from s3.95 TO 500.
Trust raised tin plate from $500 box
to sS.25
Trust raised nails from sl.1O to $3.50,
wire nails from S1.35 to $500.
These arc merely few OF the facts
that Mr.. Hanna might be called upon
TO reconcile with his defense OF trusts
and the best men of the country at
their head"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
A sURFEIT OF WAR.
(Pittsburg Post.)

From Great Britain comes the news
that her people at home and in the
field are firing OF the South African
war. and would gladly have the in
iquity blotted from memory. No Won
der! In the ten months of its dura-
ton the war has cost $500, 600. 900, and
nnteyen the wisest viii prophecy ttrut
another 5000, COO will not be needed
before the work of pacihcation on the
surface is completed. The British
taxpayer will pay dearly for this I'M
holy struggle. which resulted almost
wholly from the Vaccinations of Cecil
Rhodes and Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain. and is not rooted in the soil
of justice in the slightest degree. The
fact of the matter is that the selfish
gold greedy motives underlying the
wanton assault on the Beers are just
becoming patent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
RUSSIAN PRowEss DIsCREDITED.
philadelphia Record)

One OF the earlier and most unex-
pected results of the pending complica-
tons in China has been the pricking of
the Russian bubble. Russia. who was
supposed to hold the fate of China in
the hollow of her hand, has been COM
PEELED to assume the defensve-and up
10 date n rather Intellectual defensive.
Invasion of her territory by Chi
nese is threatened all along the line
from the border of Korea to Tur-
kestan and has become an accom-
plished fact in the Amoor Province.
The swarms of Cossacks who were to
swoop down on Pekin. whenever n pre-
text could be found for Selling the Chi
nese government. are not in evidence
and the Russian garrisons in Man
churia are cooped up and isolated by
the despised armies of China. The ST.
berian Railway, which was to become
an instrument in the suAjugation of
the Far East and the diseipiining of
Japan. is more likely to prove a source
of weakness-necessitatin the detach-
ment of an enormous number of troops
from Russia's field forces TO defend the
same from possibls Chinese attacks.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

woman OF the dcmi-monde has
been strangled mysteriously in New
York. The yellows have given pictures
OF her. of hcr people, of The building
she lived ana died in, OF every similar
victim for twenty years past. with
maps ana diagrams of New York City:
they have invented theories. found
clews, manufactured interviews. dis
played an array Of job type that would
make The fortune OF a hand-bin printer
and all this when the world is hum
ming with real news! Is If journalism?
Apparently Il Is wiaty New xorkc-s
waat: it IS The most savage comment
on Now York. The Doodle politician n.
stealing in broad day light; tie news
parcr parading nastiness for penny.
Is that the best the metropolis can do
In the way Of civilization?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
ENGLAND ANNExEs THE BUREAU
OF EDUCATION.

Representative Richardson's exposure
OF tho fact that the Bureau OF Educa-
ton at Washington has been engaged
In distributing anti-Boer literature to
the teachers of the country. would
have given the Administration a bad
quarter of an hour but for the fact
that public attention is absorbed by
the Chinese situation. The pamphlets
in question were supplied by 1.-THE I'm
perial South African Association, No.
&C Victoria street. Westminster, S. W.,
London" The titles Of the pamphlets
were:
"First-'The British Case Against the
Boer Republics
Letter to Senator Hoar on
the Transvaal War; by John Bellows
"Third-"Boer and Blacks
"Fourth-"The Treatment of the Cape
Beers by the English Government. and
the Treatment OF the English by the
Boer Government
Fifth : The Witness OF the
Churches -
Seventh Essentials of Settle
ment.'"
The fact that they were being sent
out was discovered by mere accident,
a former employee of the bureau hav-
ing dropped in while they were being
mailed. He picked up a package, think
ing it contained government docu-
ments, and drew out the contents. The
foreman of the mailing room was
furious and ordered the visitor out,
declaring that Prof. Harris, head of
the bureau. had given express orders
that no one shall be allowed to handle
or examine these pamphlets. Not even
the employees who are at work on
them are allowed to examine these
pamphlets or know their contents
Having said much more to the same
purpose, the foreman ordered the visi-
tor out of the room. 1t was sub
seQuently ascertained that Prof. Har-
ris had ordered the box containing the
pamphlets to be nailed up every night
as n precaution. They We're being dis.
tributed to the teachers of the Middle
West. where the German vote i.
largest. The chief clerk of the burea,
explained that Prof. Harris was send
ing out the pamphlets at the reques
of friend in England" and avowet
that the matter was purely personal
He did not explain how employees o
the United States came to be employed
in doing purely PERSONAL work FOL
Commissioner Harris and The I'm
perial South African Association. No
&C Victoria street, Westminster, S. w.
London" nor was it divulged whence
came the postage.
1t is surely odd that the Educational
Bureau of neutral government should
engage in sending out literature in
tended to prejudice the cause of one oil
the combatants in the South African
war. 1t does not look like neutrality
it looks very like active sympathy will
! England.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
AIDING REVOLUTION.
(PhiladelDhia Press.O

1t is no new charge that foreign con-
suls in Central and South American
Republics sometimes foment discord
and encourage instructions against
the governments TO which they are
accredited. Probably the worst in
stance of this mischevious activity of
foreign consuls is that reported from
Colombia, where these officials are
said to have taken the part of the
rebels against the established govern
ment In the light of such an ex-
perience the need of consular reform
in our own country becomes obvious.
1t is necessary that the United States
should be represented by men of good
sense and character. and not by politi-
cal Migrants who may happen to have
the favor of party leader.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
AMERICAN COAL DOMINATES.

In many recent issues the virglnian-
demand for American coal, particularly
Virginia coal, in the markets of the
world. For many years England has
dominated in foreign markets. but now
she sees her pre-eminence slipping
away and the worlds coal trade COM
ing into Americas hands. Nothing
tends to show this condition more
clearly than the proposal now being
considered in England to diminish the
quantity sent out of the country by
imposing a heavy export duty on coal.
Various reasons are urged for such ac-
ton. one being the belief that France
and Germany are accommodating large
stores of coal for possible future needs
for military purposes. The fact must
also be borne in mind that the con-
sumption of coal is increasing in Eng
land beyond all proportion to the in
crease of coal production. and Amer
ica's coal production is increasing not
only at n much greater rate than that
of England, but also at a greater rate
than our domestic consumption. This
leaves us with an increasing surplus
with decreasing value at the pit, and
England with a decreasing surplus and
increasing prices. The production of
coal in England amounts to 2O2, 900 goo
nous production, the quantity exported
in 1898 was only 36,546152 tons. These
exports were divided chiefly between
France. Germany, Italy, Spain, Swe-
den. Russia, Egypt, Denmark, Norway
and Brazil.
| The American output has increased
from 100000, 900 tons. in 1888, to 1877, 0OO.-
0Oo in 1898. In the past twenty-five
years the British production has only
grown from 120, 900 600 tons to zoo 900, 600.
| Germany and France are annually
| increasing their coal consumption, and
both must purchase foreign coal to
| supply their national deficits. In 1897
France produced 30.797.629 tons of coal
and consumed Al, SAL 600 tons OF this
shortage. England supplied 5.G97 OOC
tons in 1897 and 571300o tons in 1925
Germany produces 100000, 900 tons. yet
must need import 5000, 900 tons to make
up her deficit. Other European coun-
tries are in similar condition. The
Statist." n British journal, in a recent
issue. says:
IAN attentive examination of the coal
resources of the United States proves
| to us that IN view OF the exceptional
facilities. the abundance and the rea-
sonable prices of that country, and the
ease and rapidity with which its coal
can be put in the European markets,
America will be, in the near future, our
most active competitor for the coal
trade OF the world"
The words of The Statist" are al
ready being realized, for large and in
creasing orders for coal particularly
Virginia's high grade steam coaD are
coming in from many foreign coun-
tries.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
HANNAS NON-PARTISAN AGEN-
CIES.
Charlotte News.)

The most insidious agencies used by
the Republican party are those which.
while they profess TO be non-partisan
or neutral are as surely enlisted in
the cause of Mckinley as the Hanna
machine One of the agencies that
WAS prostitnted by Hanna in 1896, and
SHOWS signs of the same tendency this
year, is the Associated Press.
The New York Journal says Pos
Slply with the exception of the Repub-
lican National Committee there is no
organization in this country that
works harder or longer or with more
reckless abandon for the Republican
party than the Associated Press.
"Of all the offensive partisans 1t is
the most offensive. Supposed to be
impartial in its dealing with the news
buyers or the country, 1t has grown
into biased and lopsided supporter
of anything Republican. 1t has thus
become n sort of political bureau for
the dissemination of partisan news.
1T started on this tack during
Blaine's candidacy. and has kept it up
in an increasing ratio ever since.
The Associated Press sends out
every Republican document in full,
while all Democratic papers are abbre-
Waited to the merest summary. In
Republican fodder in this country, and
vice versa.
1T is not at all necessary to inform
the American people that the English
favor Mckinley. Neither will IT be
necessary to inform them in future
that when they see Il Democratic item
with an Associated Press tag they
may be pretty sure that it is cut and
garbled to suit the views of the politi-
cal censor OF that organization"
The Journal takes the associated
Press service and speaks from full
knowledge and personal experience.
The Associated Press is not and
never has been operated on a strict
George Washington basis.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

II the native Hawaiians persist in
organizing n political party on racial
lires there will be an interesting sit
uation in those islands. The White set
tiers have divided between the DEM
ocratic and Republican parties. as was
evidenced by delegates at each of the
National Conventions. A Kanoiea party
would be stronger than either and
about as strong as both. What Will
Democrats and Republicans do IL the
Kanoka persists in flocking by himself
in Hawaiian politics? Even in Hawaii
it is difficult to adjust the white mans
burden" to u Republican form OF gov
eminent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

Raymond Lalla, the expatriatcd
Tagalog, has offered his services to
Mark Hanna as campaigner. giving
as his reason that his own people are
unfit for self-government. That being
the case, MIR. Lalla shows n good deal
of gall in undertaking to tell Ameri
cans how to govern themselves. He
would command more respect by cieav
ing to his brethren. right or wrong.