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The times., 1901-03-12

JLst why any Chamber of Commerce or
other organization of Intelligent English
men should imagine that this country
would permit Intervention or interference
in "a matter Of such vital domestic con
cern as the future of Cuba. without in
stant war is hard to understand. That
is, always supposiug the Administration,
i'm its private aud unofficial arrangements
and ''geutIemen's agreements" with Great
Britain, has reserved to itself any inde-
peudencc Of action in the affairs Of the
North American Continent and outlying
islands i'm the possession OF this Govern
ment.
The Manchester incident serves to
show that Congress was not too prompt
in serving notice on the world that Cuba.
whatever degree of independence in local
affairs may be accorded her, necessarily
must be regarded as always under the
protection and tutelage of the United
States, which Power will represent tho
island in its foreign relations, ana in the
other respects above referred to. The
only question is: How far will the Ad-
ministrauon go in resisting such an az
greesion as the Manchester Chamber Of
Commerce evidently hopes that Lord
Salisbury's Government will commit?
The answer ought to be easy. and there
is but one that would ever be- heard from
the mouths of the American people But
unfortunately. we have seen the Eagle
abased before the Lion in the contempti-
bic design Of the -Pauncefote Treaty
to revive the Clayton -Bulwer Convention,
and in the surrender Of our Porcupine
district in Alaska, after its invasion and
seizure by the British; and so there
is no telling To what extent complaCency
to Britain might be carried. even at the
risk Of unpleasant consequences to the
Government and citizenship of the Uni
ted States. 1t Will be interesting to
watch for the outcome
The times., 1901-03-12
Circulation Statement.
The Har-rauncefote rrenty Dend.

Yesterday Lord Pau1cef0te commEni-
Gated to the State Department the rea-
sons of his Government for allowing the
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty to lapse, and its
regrets that the negotiations in connec-
tion with that matter should have ended
so inconsequeu
This regret will not be shared by any
patriotic element in the United States.
on the contrary. there viii be widespread
satisfaction i'm the knowledge that so un-
American and humiliaung an agreement
on the part Of this country has come To
naught Great Britain may imagine that
after our supine offer to enter into an ar
rangement reviving the corpse of the
Clayton-Bulwer Convention, we shall at
once set about begging for another like
il. but even more degrading to the United
States The British Foreign Office is SO
much more in the confidence Of the Ad-
ministration than is the American public
that such an expectation may not be i'll
founded If it should happen that cloture
were forced upon the Senate at the next
session. we might say that probably 1t
had much basis
As the case stands. however, the Clay
n-Bulwer Convention is out Of the way,
and there could be no further excuse for
its being regarded otherwise by the Presi-
dent or Department of State. 1t does not
need abrogation, because it never had
force or effect. since it was never ratified
hy the Senate in the form in which it has
been the habit OF British Cabinets 10
shake it over our heads. 1t is a mere
ghost Of a regrettabie past which needs
only TO be boohed at TO disappear. At
last. again. our hands are free in Central
America, as far as Great Britain is con
cerned. At the same time II is true that
they are badly tied by the relentless op-
position OF the Transportation Trust to
any canal between the oceans. except the
Panama, which they know can never be
successfully constructed.
The times., 1901-03-12
DENY THAT PLAGUE EXISTS.
The California Commission Gives
Out "a strong statement

In reference to the reports Of buhonic
plague in San Francisco the delegation
OF Californians appointed by the Governor
| to confer with the Treasury Department
gave out this statement yesterday:
Some disputes having arisen between
| the authorities as to the health condition
| in California, and the quarantine at San
Francisco. commission was appointed
| by Governor Gage and Mayor PheIin to
confer with the health authorities at
| Washington Meetings have been held
with the Secretary of the Treasury Iy-
| man J. Gage. and with Assistant Secre-
| tary Spaulding, and Surgeon General Wy
man. at which it was elected that no
single case of disease had ever been found
in California of the infectious bubonic-
pneumonia type, and that all other cases
examined none being of white people,
were of a non-cOntagious character. The
Federal authorities have expressed them
selves amply satisfied that California
is able to protect the other States i'm the
Union and herself from any species of epi-
demic, and instead of a condition existing
that calls for Federal interference the
representatives Of the Surgeon General $
office now in San Francisco are in hearty
accord with the city and State authorities.
California is doing her duty; she has
no epidemic now and never has had.
There has not even been a report of d
supposed case of plague for twenty
three days, and the death rate for China
town is now the lowest it has been for
ten years.
Any statement that the Treasury De-
partment or the Surgeon Generals De
partment has taken charge of health af-
ct 1
unqualifiedly false"
In making the statement that no case
of plague had been found in San Fran
cisco the commission takes direct issue
with Secretary Gage, who said on Satur-
day that the commission of experts ap-
pointed by him to investigate the plague
situation in San Francisco had returned
a report which stated that there had
been six deaths in that city from the
disease and that several cases still ex-
listed there
1t has been learned also, on official au-
thority, that Surgeon General White of
the Marine Hospital Service had been
designated as the official to have charge
of the measures taken to control the sit
uation in Chinatown, San Francisco,
where the present cases of the plague are
located
The Treasury officials unite in saying
that there is no cause for alarm on the
part of the people in surrounding States
and that the spread of the disease in San
Francisco can probably be prevented by
strict measures. The Department insists,
however, that the Federal Government
shall take such measures as it deems nee
essary without interference from the
State and city authorities, such as has
been manifested during the last few
weeks.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding. however.
announced yesterday that the epidemic
was of an extremely mild type and nom
contagious, and that San Francisco was
as healthy as any city in the United
States.
The times., 1901-03-12

er could heal the wound supernatural
power ought to have prevented the fall
in the first place 1t is certainly no hard
er to keep person from falling down
stairs than to close up four-inch cut
in the head, caused by the fall But as
the apostles of this sect do not use logic
they cannot be expected TO reason logic
ally on this matter
one reason for the fact that this doc
trine has spread as widely as II has Is
that the majority of people are not accus-
toned to reason. In many families ana
schools reasoning is actually discouraged.
The child is told to take on faith what
ever its teachers or parents tell 1t, ana
not to try to understand the why ana
wherefore This is direct fostering of
creduIity. 1t also saves time and trouble
during the training of the child. In eX-
actly the same way the masses of the
people have been discouraged from rea-
souing They have been addressed with
large words, and told that they must re-
spect the superior learning of those wiser
than themselves. This would be all very
well if the leaders always were wiser
than the led. But when they are not,
the results are woefui.
There was one thing not so very bad
about the elaborate and cheerless system
OF Galyinism and the theology which
grew out of it; when at its best it did
train people to think rather then to feel.
The old-fashioned country community.
which demanded doctrinal sermons, and
was on the alert to spy out defects in the
orthodoxy of the clergyman, did, at any
rate, have to do some acute reasoning to
find out whether he was orthodox or not
The slipshod modern church system IS
neither lovely nor Intellectual 1t does
not encourage thinking or anything else.
1t is superficial, and In many cases not
very religious in it's influence. 1t encour-
ages credulity, not reasoning Credulity
is thing which the human mind easily
cultivates. The habit of easy belief is
as seductive TO some natures as the drink
habit. 1t is so much easier to believe that
everything is all right than to try to find
out what is wrong and set 1t right. that
perhaps it is not surprising that the sun
shiny doctrines of Mrs Eddy have ap-
pealed to certain people with irresistible
force. Rhetoric is much more easily cul-
tiyated than medical science, and it
would appear from the number of heal
ers' now making a living in the land that
it is almost as profitable. We need. more
than anything else in this country, un-
hinching honesty of thought and speech
and the courage to face bad conditions
with the faith that they can be bettered
But the faith is not enough We must
discover the way to make them better
and then 90 about il
The times., 1901-03-12
COL. G. B. CoWLAN DEAD.
He succumbed to ApopIexy in "a New
York Hotel.

NEW YORK, March 11.-Col George B.
Cowlan was found dead in bed today in
his room at the Cosmopolitan. Death
was due to apoplexy.
He was born in 1912. At the outbreak
Of the civil war he was q telegraph opera
tor. He joined Elsworth's Zouaves and
went Immediately to the front. y little
later he was placed in command of the
telegraphic communication of General
McCleilans army When the Monitor had
the famous duel with the Merrimac he
was at Newport News In the fight a
shell struck his office, where he sat at
the wire.
At the end of the war the colonel was
made secretary of the Reconstruction
Committee at Washington and had close
relations with General Butler. In later
years he edited several trade and tinau-
cial papers in this city.
Up TO a short time ago he was Vice
President of the Interstate Finance
Company. at 277 Broadway, He had large
interests in the iron trade in Canada, and
was about to devote himself to them ex-
cusively when he died He leaves a
widow a son, and a daughter
The times., 1901-03-12
AN INCREASE IN EXPORTS.
Cotton Leads the List With Gain
Over Last Year.

The exports Of domestic breadstuffsr
provisions cotton. and mineral oils DUR
ing the month Of February were valued
at So, 760, ,9sS, as against $50 9.67S 1s9 in Feb
ruary. 1900. Breadstuffs show an increase
OF s4.S}0. .229; provisions an increase Of
$S45. .45f; cotton a decrease Of $S.53I. $50. and
mineral oils "A decrease Of 81, ,055, ,424.
For the eight months ended February
2S the value of these products exported
was $685. .275. or SS1, ,735.9 .931 In excess Of
those for the same period Of the previous
fiscal year. OF this increase cotton alone
furnished S72 6J1 29I
The times., 1901-03-12
CoNFERs WITH MR.. M'KINLEY.
Mr.. Roosevelt One of the Presidents
Early Callers.

Vice President Roosevelt is an early
riser Yesterday morning he called at the
White House before the President had
entered his office. The President came in
Immediately, however. and the two men
had a short conference. BY calling early
Mr. Roosevelt had an opportunity to talk
with Mr.. Mckinley before the long line
of Senators arrived The Vice President
expects to leave Washington tomorrow
or Thursday and return to his home at
Osyter Bay.
Senator Teller was at the White House
yesterday and presented his colleague Mr..
Patterson, the newly elected Senator from
Colorado The President yesterday shook
hands with delegation of fifty Christian
Endeavorers from New Haven. Conn.
The times., 1901-03-12
Light on Colonial Government.

Representative Cooper of Wisconsin is
known in the House not only as Chair
man Of the Committee on Insular Affairs.
but as an honest. impartial fearless pub
lie servant Considering that he is also a
Republican. the reputation is all the more
to his credit.
Being Chairman Of the Insular Com
mittee, and having learned from various
sources that the carpetbag reign of ex-
ploitation. corruption. and loot in the col
onies deserved and would repay investi-
CATION. during the LAST hours of the Fifty
sixth Congress he endeavored TO secure
the consent Of his masters that a sub
committee Of the committee might OFF,
cially visit Porto Rico and the Philippines
and get at the truth Of the situation in
both directions, for the enlightenment Of
Congress at its next session
At this proposition the trust element in
control Of the House at once became
alarmed. and Mr. Coopers proposal was
killed. He was too venomously indiffer-
ent to personal consequences and too
brave and truthful to be trusted on such
"A mission. 1t was not forgotten that he
voted against the Pacific Railway Re
funding bill in a former Congress and
was promptly deposed from the chair
manship of the River and Harbor Com
mittee by Speaker Reed shortly after
ward.
If the signs Of the day amount to any
thing he will lose his place on the Insular
Committee. because he dares his bosses
by starting out on an independent mis-
sion. in company with some colleagues,
TO see what is going on in the Crown
Colonies Mr.. Cooper and several other
Representatives. will do Porto Rico and
the Philippines as thoroughly as they
may during the recess, and be able
to relate their experiences next winter
II goes without saying that the expedi-
tion is considered grave improperly in
the Adrniuist "a tiou circle
The times., 1901-03-12
MIR. chanaIer's Annuity for Life.
l.rnm th. rni-ndclnhin Rccordl


BY his appointment to the Chairman~hip OF the
Spanish Claims Commission ex-senator Chandler
has probably been provided with an occupation
for the remainder "i hi, term Of life, No dis
arrangement Is intended by this remark; indeed
one would be loath 10 miss the well-known visage
of the genial ex-senator from official circles at
Washington where he has long been con-
spicuous Nor should il be inferred that Mr..
Chandler has passed the period OF vigorous man
hood: but the longevity OF Claims Commissions
is proyerbia. and that which has been appointed
to adjust the Spanish claims is likely to out
live generations oil men now in their jocund
youth
The times., 1901-03-12
LEPRoSY AT TENERIFFE.
victims Minus Fingers and Toes Beg
on the streets.

Consul Solomon Berliner, at Teneriffe
has sent TO the State Department a special
report upon the subject of leprosy at that
place He states that there are three
distinct species of the disease on the Grand
Canary, yet the natives do not attempt
to isolate the afflicted who wander at
viii through the towns begging.
They present a pitiable sight as they
hobble along, he says, in many instances
exposing hands without fingers and feet
without toes.
The times., 1901-03-12
sIIpshod Theology.

Another martyr to Christian Science is
placed on record. A woman eighty years
old. living in Derby, Connecticut. fell
downstairs. cutting a cash in her scalp
She refused either to have a doctor or
10 have the wound bandaged or sewed up
AS a consequence she died. She had prac-
ticed and preached Christian Science for
about five years
The idea at once suggested by this
incident is that IL supernatural pow
The times., 1901-03-12
MORE FILIPINos SURRENDER
Gen. Marian de DiOs the LATEST to
Lay Down Arms

The War Department yesterday re-
ceived the following cablegram from
General Macarthur:
Gen. Marian de Dios. four officers. ff-
ty-seven men. uniformed and armed sur
rendered at Maic. This is regarded as
very important and indicating the col
lapse of the iuSurrection. The territory
heretofore obstuately defended.
conditions throughout the entire
archipelago very encouraging. Captures
ana surrendering of arms continues
Three thousand one hundred and sixty
eight arms surrendered and captured
since January /. MacARTHGR.'
The times., 1901-03-12
Two Looters Less.
lFrom the Indiauapoli. News

TFT0m Inc INIIdNIVITI7 NTW7-T
Delaware has done wisely in deciding to let
her seats in the Senate remain vacant rather
Ethan to send men like Addicks To- Washington,
for she will not be more unrepresented with va
can't seats than she would with men OF his
stamp occupying them. As it is. Delaware ear
have the consolation OF knowing that al least
She has not added two more names 10 the gang
of men at Washington that i chiefly engaged IN
looking out for their interests.
The times., 1901-03-12
.I,oyalty,, in the Philippines.

tFrOm NC = fIVV7''''E IV7V'J
In his inaugural address the President declares
as regards the Philippine; we VIII not leave
10 the djsioyal Thousands who are in rebellion
aoainet tLo tinted States" The Presidents init
nation is that for every Filipino rebel there are
thousands Of loyal natives "ehefdl macarthur
bas statod tho contrary as have some Of the Fill
pin pino Commissioners sent ont by the President.
The 700oO troops, in the islands contradict the
President
The times., 1901-03-12
Hnnna md AddicL,s.

q rom the Jhcago IhTohlCI'J
What's this? Mr.. Hanna serving notice upon
Mr.. AddCks that the latter gentleman will have
TO withdraw from the Delaware Senatorial con-
test! Why, the proceeding amounts 10 a decar-
alton OF war between States. Mr. Addicks is
the sole proprietor and general manager Of the
state OF Delaware, Just as MIR. Hanna owns in fee
simple the Commonwealth of Ohio. For either
statesman TO Issue orders TO the other is equiv
alent to the Gar of Russia telling the Emperor
Of Germany to get of the earth.
The times., 1901-03-12
Movements of Naval Vessels

The training ship Hartford has arrived
at Lamberts Point, Va. the tender Peo-
ria at Brunswick Ga; the training ship
Buffalo at HongkOng. the collier LeOni-
das at Iamberts Point the guuboats An
napOiis. WOmpatuck, PisCataqua and
FrOlic- at Alden. and the station shin
MayaOwer At San Juan. The flagship
New York has saiied from Hampton
Roads for Gibraltar and the guuboat
Scorrion from La GuaYra for Trinidad
The times., 1901-03-12
EIGHT NAMES SELECTED.
The List Of St. Louis Fair Comm is
SiOners Nearly Complete.

Eight of the nine Commissioners for
the St. Louis Worlds Fair have been de
cided upon, and as soon as the ninth
member is definitely selected. the an
nouncement of the full membership of
the Commission will be made.
Ex-senator Thurstou of Nebraska has
accepted the offer of one of the Com
missiunships, and his name Will be iii
cIuded in the list.
The times., 1901-03-12

Again the Supreme Court has met in
public session and failed TO give out any
word concerning the Constitutional cases
before it, We stoutly maintain our con-
fdence in the judicial descendants of the
great Marshall; but it does not seem to
be shared by persons connected with the
Administration, who are cheerfully
prophesying that no opinion will be rem
dered until next autumn, and that then
it will dodge the main issue and allow i'm
pcralism a chance for further growth
toward perfection. But such a theory
We are bound to consider an affront to
the intelligence, patriotism, and virtue Of
our greatest tribunal.
The times., 1901-03-12

Events in China are rushing to the
point Of a crisis. If any dependence is to
be placed upon the news from that quar-
ter. Now il is reported that Russia in
sists upon an immediate ratification of
the Manchuria convention. on penalty OF
an imposition OF harder terms. Such
action would almost seem to suggest in
sincerity in connection with certain re-
cent assurances. How does the State
Department regard the situation? Where
is the open door?
The times., 1901-03-12
..yeriIy. He Hath His Reward >,

ttfon the idrtIurd iiimeo-t
Now everybody can why Mr. Lindsay. q.
Kentucky who was elected as a Democrat. has
been such an earnest expansiOnist and Mckinney
during the past eighteen months. Being 4
Gold Democrat he 10 be retired by his
constituents, and he needed something else. lie
gets a 81. Louis Exposition CommissiOnership-
5000 a year-for several years to come.
The times., 1901-03-12
Long md Snmpson.
CFrom The Duluth Evening Her

(Fr0m The Duuth Evening IIeraIII
Long is a weak sister, but he can do no fur
ther harm lie will make very good Secretary
OF the Navy in times Of peace. His sblunderlng
gave the nation one OF the most disagreeable IN
cidents of the Spanish war-the Sampson -Schley
controversy that is ended, Sampson hav-
ing disgusted even his patrons with his last
exhibition Of gall.
The times., 1901-03-12
GIFTS FROM CARNEGIE.
Four Indiana Towns Receive Money
for libraries

INDIANAPOLIS. March 11.-Andrew
Carnegie has given these sums to Indiana
towns for libraries:
Muncie, $50 600; Wabash. $4,000. Peru
81. 900: Elkhart $4,000. In each case the
city must provide site and Il sufficient
sum for .maintrnance.
The times., 1901-03-12

No one can well help a feeling of sym
pathy for the unfortunate Porto Ricans.
a delegation from whom called upon the
President yesterilt Il urge MIN 10 nuI-
lify the tax law passed by the carpetbag
Legislature of the island recently. ana on
the eve Of its adjoura >lent lie law
provides th1t Porto I:icll5 who do not
ay their land taxes within nine months
after they are levied shall be sold out
This is oppressive and consciously so.
The delegates explained to Mr.. McKin-
ley that with only two million dol
lars of legal tender money in Porto
Rico, it would be impossible for even
a majority Of land owners to get hold
Of the cash with which to settle their
taxes within the time limit As we
are informed the President declined to
interfere. These unfortunate colonial sub
jects may may not be aware OF the
fact that it is A1ghly desirable 10 bring
about the forfeiture of their estates by
the time the Porto Rican tariff expires.
Otherwise il might be incOnvenient for
certain trusts to get hold OF the tobacco
ami sugar areas and other productive
soil in advance Of any possible native
competition We are unable to hope that
the delegation or those they represent
will set much comfort in Washington.
The times., 1901-03-12

QFrom the BTooklv

(From the Brooklyn Eagle)
Congress broke the Sabbath by meeting on that
day. Bat that enabled Senator Carter to beat
the River and Harbor bill. Thus did one good
break deserve. permit and secure another