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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

REDUC1 toN OF REVENUE
Rcvenue and expenditures arc ever re-
curing subjects Of Legislative inquiry and
action How 10 appropriate wisely for the
legitimate objects connected with govern
mental daty ana responsibility. and how
10 take up from the people in Just and
equitable manner the means 10 provide for
necessary expenditure. are problems which
chnlcge the best craftsmanship In their SO
luton. These questions become compiicat-
ed and troublesome when by reason Of war
or other serious disturbing inhlenre, extra
or'lli0ry expenditures are required and OK
traordinary revenues become a necessity
When such emergencies are passed and q
reform 10 simpler conditions becomes posi-
Die. wisdom aud prudence ARE again nccdel
10 nuke 4 wise adjustment ENpenditHc ~
being reduced ana taxation lot correspond
inGly hl@tcd, revenue IT. excess Of need Is
the Inevitable result II, on the oihcr hand,
taxation be too greatly reduced the de
rcssing and disturbing inGuercr Of a huun.
cial deficit Is certain To appear
me war with Spain was an emergency In
/ voyng extraordinary expenditure. The
provisions mndc by congress for an In
creased revenue appears In the lght al
events to have been timely ana iudiciDus
lhe short duration Of that war, the dis
bGndment OF thc volunteers. and atcr on
the reduction Of our military forces. now
/ exposes ms to the evils OF a rcrcnuJ greater
! than reasonable requirements demand.
/ The estimates for the fiscal year ending
| June 30 1907. indicate 4 surplus Of 800
/ oOU00 For the next fiscal year 1907 1903
I there lis 10 be an estimated surplus Of {
! Mite more than S23.UDO. 600. IL Wlll be no
/ tictd that the estimates of expenditures fo
such rcW. 1907 1868, are more than $50.
! 100000 in excess Of tn" probable cxp,ndi
/ lures FOX the current fiscal YEN. 1901 iuOI
/ II IS further to be observed that estimate
coming I'm from the several depart mrutV 10
+ q yctr not entered upon are not concluslv,
/ that the sums so estimated viii be- uppro
fttft Gan
Hlly dlsburscd from the treasury
The following table illustrates for II ser
les of years varying discrepancies between
estimates, appropriations, and actual cxpeu
diturcs.
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to this general weakness there sno'"
addressed an appropriate cure. ), ,,.,r
The best that can pc salu u wv x rs.ss
conditions Is that II our system = mi
five If is much better than noae. ~, r.
ara % essential In the business ahia W.
The neonle as railroads and ships als .s M
NaI in The Transportation Of eom ~. n
The no+p-issuing function, wltnln -. N N
Of entire safety. is as legltmaW, n X, n
servIcenhle to the community ~ IN n
snjnr Of bank credit In any olnss s.r rs N, n
is Question in which the cGa ~ 4 nj
tbe neonIe and the economical W. ass,l., M
ane teV are concerned. The opleeu%
cnneideTed. then, is good az q te en- IN n
ts -. o,,- evstem of banking. ool y. N
o ,S yyith anv peculiar force 70 gs u
asPp,S ~ currency under the usssI5.s|
ioInt security from Donos ap1
guaranty fund. !.
IN Anril /. 1898, the inte re-, WI
a.bt 90 ,be United states was ss y e, NJ
depL 81 .,,a nv, r. tbe war with Spain y, v, I
increased so that on NoVeAn l.oas n siisa'
highest point. the amount s.00 !. Sr.ss
90 900 Two years later, or o. aoaOg 81
a. 100, the debt stood At ~"
10, l9ol' ' r"duction of s92,oel, 81 4. b,
showing reauT nt covers only p
rms stste luz old debt Inter-, .rlas;;il
amount p az Of a debt as : ia s. nr q
ilucu taat .1re OF the dent W. rsgrJ Z
ana til, ma and paid 70 an anlo ou,isu Il I
tlclpated hmu pheen the reducIli,Oss ~ Sge
great as M ~ he application o. NJ sBss
princlpal, ~ ,noneys. Interest x .srrIs "
OF tne P1asSiS A which would ossnrS ags
OF So4, ha,ge against the us ssn ptA
oeeh seSen wears, has ,rhlt v
t ~ n hroadly speaking, tne .spesd " Z
nnt9si two Years has been
SUN % OF % Se noted also that sto NJ
IN tbe treasury has risen y i a 932 Il ~
On Anril /. 1898. TO 500 t11i, % il,s7,,
Hnsiness on November 10, .. lee redHt@.. 4
az SOC 34T' 7ss. The enecnd cash q Y
INC debt and the aSssnssnish w II
exceed in their total me tt spl less thir Y
sold, amounting TO w. "a
OO0,00 =, tbe operatsss VA,
ing In this very Sat,isstsrsst charge ..iz
things. the annual i 5ast has beee w
CONT of the pubic o W. II stood MA
Iro 1ao6 S74 20 SIS Al .22s on No'vrnul "
on April Ss4 ss7 ,sT7. Their, nlsrss.
charge was sD sSl,Io reduction igs s;sSsiSis
SHOWN az ne present time, on anief'..
Ing from from the Nth a period ipsslisIcsN,s
the spanish war ;i,o, rse strength x x, y VI
uLtion "a on far to expis * VT
H3satt ~ the United slarssstisrs
ana Illustrated by price =,
worlds financial marke that pc
II would, then i app'bho hour 10 :. Il,
| is the most propltiooHhsie a one = -
S sTE f saa 4 : e & eliminate & q:
Of fnanelai weakness aSa Il to psit.ssss. 81,
brought into view, .t aIt system "a, :! rslr
sible. cur row 'N',rIi "a be deslAl'sTs' D
{,sDar2 m rsf0s%s are to .SSssdSs
direction toward better stftsnticn = 9
Ling and currency, tne
| is earnestly invited ---'
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Health.

Detroit Free Press. the upss'
1--WE spoEe. now ", -.ssftl
NJ alcoholic begerages smelf W 4
.But II liquor Is Sc ,rn1nirIc, ''ss ~
argued the Shallow Easnlts 10 .
prohibition AWAY ssfi
number 81 drug stores
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! Ios!.ttu tSSsnsfer from the general guaranty
/ fund'' 10 the credit Of the speclal lpuen ,,
Z I'm frnd Of guch insolvent bank an a11ount
/ ~ addifion to the amount realized from the
bends and legal tender notes suInciieu., ~
equal the total Of the OUTSTANDING er,gf tiis
tund SO constituted shall he applied 10 rne
/ payment Of such outstanding hotes. - ~
the amount thus taken IRON i III Statss
| MS trustee shall be empowered ana re-
4 uuired to assert claim against the reeve,
/ Of the insovent bank and shall ne entlueu I
= as the general creditors Of such bank. Dlvi
! dends SO received by him shall pc restored
! Il. the credit of the guaranty iunu. -
/ Neither the present law. requiring a de-
! nnAt of 3 per cent Of banks circulation
( rs current redemption FUND, nor the pei
irbcre are minor details, nonessentiai IN
character which for the sake of simplicity
I are omitted from consideration o.,tr,o.as
! nj the effects Of these amendments II IN
corporated into law. If am not mistaken.
II would lead to an important increase ~ !,
/ tbe capitaI OF the National banks Their
total capitalization ut present - So95.Seso ~,
600 bhey have surplus "a, ana {lnui. , tSFp
nhrt OF which c,Vd be put into the form
of capital. with the moderate 2uvantage
afforded under the Aw so amenu he ab my Ne
doing Business under State laws
1t is safe. think TO- eSt anlfa on I'm te @ ma
tioral banks would increase from the pres pres
ont amount OF Sa3,00O,OOO TO SioV2oOV,-
900 With the right to issue circulating
notes to par of their capital there would
be the possibility of increasing the paper
money supply as population increased DY
Inc differences in amount between present
snnniv ,areenbacks and bank Eetes beth
mcludcd Of say, seven hundred anu SIN
millions and one thousand millions, or, In
round amount, thsec. hundred millions lions
When the banking capital reached nous mons
and millions there woCId be tied up ID ire
tieiSury three hundred millions IN BONDS
and two hundred millions In grefnOacks,
nv security for an euuaI amount OF Dank
, notes issued. Two benelc1'l results w9pi4
follow: Some sixty milEoeS III IN sammy Imidf,,
would be gradually released for sale III
the general market to the aoyan55a, ls, OF OF
. the private investor The lmpoutnhunlnS ~ NJ,
, . The grpenbacks as security for tne pahh
J, notes would relieve the governmeGt ron WI
all the burden. now incident 10 III drad
u demDtion, to the extent Of two nun 1Leui
u millions. For the balance OF one huntu + ru
. and fOrty.siX millions In Legal Iendtr ho'snn
D -. l.. FsI ID oil ~ Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
Much Interesting and Valuable Information
Is Contained in It,
MAKES SOME IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
Concerning the Reduction of Revenue and Changes
in the Laws Regulating Banking and the Cur
rency-What the Government Cost.

pIoycd in Europe have been unusually busy
and effective Their work seems constantly
10 inyfg3Ie rc,ot,s ,ortculor,y an thc
Northern and Southwestern frontiers where {
1 frequent seizures of horses, cattle hnd 9tler
aye iioSa arc adn Vi ntn tbn nnWnfrr
, 9'','i,i " a., ~ t,ns nfriners ma
pa,u Xxx ttI,,'n ~ ,i Tt,,if,oe ,yheneyrr
,rocti H. noy.,tn 70 rcdrrr such lrregu.
',ittil'",n Vn,'fnu,,,' ''
'"i W. r.,. ,.,, .>.-rt~,,
TEAAS BoltbEN ptAkAN llNE'
/ ON account uf the continued prevalence OF
/ ,otlo,,, fc,.,t. and stnollpnx iu the RcDuhlic
~ ,',i,,,,tno an r,l r,so
I on Mexico cue l"hu q""''a, '"v '' 90 , ',.
Eagle Pass aud Laredo lcNas, mas ptSSn
Officers stationed there nave exercised s4
lewiston oSrf, m enlrS ~ h 'c ,.S ,,r,te
~ tNis ,l.nr ,@iNt The tt1llrd states imml
grafton service and with the STATE health
authorities There, were IlUt u"'4 {su ~
sl%ho,r,".s va' ,}}c.t3}pna FOR obseryation
Pursuant to the appropriation made by
.,,a ,,, ~ ,t,rcb % too1 ,.,t Stat. 1891. 10
we az, ~ " I've '.,., .,,,.,,,l,o5 IA,
carry Into effect no" agreement rmh"dlca VI
tho Joint resolution "To provide for annex.
pg ,b, u.,y.ii,u t.Iauus io the l.nuei .
w. .,.,,I .Ing lsg. interest.
hraliug bonds ot thc tate government d. /
tt,,ypu amounting. with accrued interest, .
49, ~ . t H., b.,vr. been redeemed 10y tUls .
IrII(isgi' '%Utiopui Dank OIL hawaii,
a. Honolulu ..... ........... 1882 '5
? United s'llra "s.5,,"n, ''''' o,g ,ot %, /
"ilr1 ~n,ict assistant ,r,a,.
, u, ..l.. "' ic,.,,,,.,,n, Al wash
iustou .... ......... ...... T5,iu oa
Total ......,......... ....'- 49, ','''l l'
, / since tho llHt annual report ,'i''N'af''
amounting 4" sos iWA2 issued ul 'H'
g. 4 ruioD rN,"tNc of NuMall, lrp'ra 'H'WE "'
he, La,l lu,c a'.o bern raIr,npi
Ino rcmomdn on ia" ind"a''ohgss 30.
% br' TO- l'ol. at "n,,n th' syn ,'
- .o, ,r,,, ,nai,I, ,,,ti jauuIr laul T., d.
r fomos:
VI uutstnudiue bonds .......... 2lol1.Guo IN
n Deposits iu Hawaiian I".'l ...,,....
''"s' ''"" ''''.''
q Total ............... Sl.ol0iSo So
T. Noliro hns been cINeu 20 inc holders OF
d, these bonds In London t1lt payment there.
.f.. ID. ftttI nm ia del
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nANkNG AND Currency.

r,A,.>.,s avn ,,t.ppr\ty
w NV N->'' ''''
Under th" above caption the respective
hcu,ig of the treasury Departments have
r. ,f. T., ,i,,,., r,r n,.. ,.c,rg fplt III
'''" ''"" Wv ''"'
lh'lr dulN To 'mn"nF W 'h'W 'H"u'' ''
ports criticisms upon tn" then existing
',,,,it,ls ,,cc,hc, WIN recommendation
,t., ...,, i,.,..
Tor amendments OF 'uo'''un" |" "'' ''NN
relating to banks aud the currency. In the
lult,. ir,no.,d by .tut,ttr llpou the .errc
go, .,,..
iHt} ot Inc treasury nr uotS h"l ,"ppt"l
10 ne l'VulIVu Ap'tWNHilN rl,,y, , A." ' t'
conditions, lHselhrt WIN IN,"''In' n,'u, ' i
concerning luc suulNvtS Nv" iu III ~ ,,"',
" ne nag unH wa, ' f II i ,I,,t ,jt;
ZION WhltR requires n'u ,uu ,E,S, ely
prepare pans Ipr Tue iu.p'"a vtn't, I ,t
hNhogvm'n' "t ~ 'vu"it ,""N NV my
support OF w Puuut ,t,"', ,,,,,,,,u, '' ''
"""t ~. trna tnnt In ryery cnuntIy tne
ugH,IIVU ns ,'u w. ~ ,,,I 49,
buuu, ,IVu, ,td 20 an ,, mu,lirlnps ni
u'EiV' uu!ruueu' "m iu,Irst,., ,,nd tb,t
,rau, r,.,tnrinl ci.p'rnts ia, ~ nponir'. urns
LIE. 80 in (bnir ,t,rn 1,rph. oUSptcu
Pr"tG uW iitt,t MIN uro,tr' I'm MINI
~, Ind IN Ih, ''irr~mt, fndiIr,tiv. there
80 ~ ,,, Urc,.tiv tl,c mint. rrqdit is
n,,aj Fa,,,-,tiy Gr unfotorohly Inv m.
",ist,,, - hn,,Li,i,, and III mo uiluVty pud
! ,on,r,r ~ t,c rurrrurv rhls hplnr 80. In
npprNrs entirely logical 81 both tne ud
i,,t,iSfratiVe nud mo 1.latlvc branches
I "f no govc,9tinrut shonId he concerned nj
! au T,,ay ~, sec,rs nud naIutnin thr host
( and safest System of bauIiug and Il sy.tem
I ~ ,nrrncy souna i'm rharncter and annie
/ Ia, ,'i,,n,,, M. rbief drtprts i'm nur h,Ink
In, systcn, .r, rounh I'm tNo directions III,
most Fundamental of which will now he
! nnwsideTrj uudrr Tho penrrnl head OF hank.
! ING
admirable in many respects, experience
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credits that transact the business If me
country, and, out Of all comparison VIZ
coin or paper money as 90 extent and WI
umr, they constitute the currency
which trade and commerce IN az large ~
fairs make use. IT IS important that
this be comprehendcd. Bank h"t's
"gre5nbacks' gold aud silver coin, pel
form IN the field Of circulation i very ~
porlant Fart, but their use Is SuhsiaiSI ~
limited e. retail transactions the plAihtH' f
of wages, and the smaller anairs OF j g.
For all largcr matters, hank checks ~
credit transfers, are the effective cMrrh'F.
the real mcdlum of exchange ana mea"S
OF payment.
Now loan Of credit by the bank is essen
TALLY Manufacture or creation or the ny
diun Of exchange Banks do not primarily
lend money; they give credit Cfcdlt so
given may indeed be Hvailed Of by the Dor
rover to secure money. either IN the ioru
Of coin or bank notes, but ~ much lio
larger degree the credit obtained is madt .
/ tho subject of transfer from buyer 10 seller {
/ to be rctrausfewcd again and ug1in tn the /
course OF trade. So we have these phc-
! uJmena In the operations " trade lht
dealer desires "a larger, If temporary
mower TO obtain goods OF commodities. y
bank rcdit which he can transfer 20 amour
{ er by drawing mis- check is as eHeetlNe Is
actual money and Is less troublesome ~
uegotiatcs his notes with his banker anh
| obtains the desired credit, which, as De
/ fore described. becomes tine subject OF nui-
tplcd transfers. In due course Oh iitht
. he dispoScs of tho goods or commodities
he hud purchased, and with the AFaHs ne
/ takes up his note at the bank. lhe 6lLu"-
Il -ffi
non ~ liiuS ioiSI" ~ ~ t.,Inr is r,,n-
me ,t'e,1rll on,ulIFu ~? a ~ n,ut r~elits
fti'u' nc tolGl tu'v1 ~ - ~ trude
subject 10 lrahslef III "a A. ",ru ,,,,, Hvolyrd
hds p""h conltac!eu 10 tut "iI'""i !" g. no
10 tue tFAhsatll"h lC91IluttIi H. do ,pv yio.
strain ON i1lSunge, nor uoy i J., .V tbc looi,
leuee 10 truth 70 wy ihai lhtuuSn t ~ ~.
Ing operation OF tHe ganhs inc "'r ,,., ,l,
exchange is expanded ny !milllu'9 49, 5"2S
and Is contracted ny WliA2n9 V'u,s i,utGS.,
the general average ~ BON dtecuoh H!'ihh1
about constant about constant, uerauS ,, ~
buying ana the selling ID inc Coh'i'""'''
must be substantially cuuai.
lhcrc are however at i"ast I'M " Snu ,I'
which operate to Increase me demand UPun
banks FOR these credit facilities ahu lu"s
to augment the total of loans, or oanN
! credits. These causes may be mus eAu
3 mcratcd; a rise In prices of eommo4ll'9
s aud securities an increase In the, VI lnl4e
} ~ these Things an enlarged ArtlFH ~
the sale and transfer Of goods an &C. 81
Z ties. on the other hand. there ~ III iu,
Gupupc which limits the ability on me
; banks to continue indefinitely eNplns On ia
1 their loans That influence rs the 'aSu w.
rrcs held OF controlled by IheH "a
responsible duty Flmed by toe nalht,
Is ia he ready 40 all times 10 r'uerm w.
, cusu any credit due nom hlm 20 lhe Piu
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REFLECTION OF REvrNUE.

matters. MIR. Gage makes the following
recommendations concerning the
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.o,,,1 heroine the worthy object Of Per.
lion Of unemployed reserves ad ron needed It
where such reserves wers Z, nirf as loans
could as, needed and thus bind t9sStp tbe
T yo d"% 1s1 strength and pre'ssfneprna ion
loose unreaied units in T ,IHsSnSss Of our
a hi,n 4T".' s srof Is now to be found
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After Abort diAcuSslOa Of PoFt0 RICO
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-11
grams and premium lists furnished on
application to the secretary.
q. FL. TRUE.
Edgewood, Iowa.
The Mistake OF the Polar hear.

The Mistake OF the Polar Bear.
Nordenskjold found that the white
bears generally went through long
performance of stalking his sailors,
clearly on the mistaken conclusion that
they We're seals. As the men were
clothed partly in sealskin, 1t was a very
natural mistake. But the interest Of
the story lies in the generalization
made by the bear. The bear said:
There are two or three seals, one
standing up on its hlppers in very
unusual way. l will therefore stalk
them unseen as long us can and
when they see me pretend to be doing
something else"
So the men, with their guns and
lances, who wanted to shoot the bear
had the pleasure of seeing him careful
ly crawling behind rocks and ice hum
mocks, making long detours this way
and that and every now and then
clambering up rock and peeplng eau
tiously over to see If the seals had
gone. On the open snow the bear
would saunter off in another direction
and then. falling fiat, push himself
along on his belly, with his great front
paws covering his black muzzle, the
only thing not matching the snow
about him. Just as the bear thought
he had got his "sear the latter fired
and shot him, a victim Of false analogy
| Spectator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-11
Profits in Iowa Farms.

The Shenandoah Sentinel states that
the j. Poindexter farm of 577 acres,
near Farragut, sold last week for an
average of $6o per acre. Mr.. Poindex-
ter bought the farm four years ago tor
$4,000, therefore his profits by last
weeks sale, on the purchase Of the
farm, is $l2,505 more than $1,000 for
every year he owned the farm. That
is nearly 10 per cent annual interest on
the S25,O00 he paid for the farm four
years ago. The Sentinel says that the
net profits on the farm this year was
S4 900; that is, the products of the farm
sold at profit of $4,000, in addition to
the average increase of more than So,
GOO in the value of the farm when pur-
chased by Mr.. Poindexter. 1t is a great
state in which the value OF the farms
doubles every eight or ten years, says
the State Register, but we have many
Iowa farmers who are living on farms
they purchased from the government
forty to fifty years ago who can sell
their farms today and double the pur-
chase price for every year they ha, g
owned those farms. In addition to that
fact, all these farms that have been
given good culture and rotation of crops
are as fertile today as they were when
they were purchased from the govern
ment, and We believe that they will
reach an average value OF at least $l0C
per acre within the next ten years
There is no property that is so safe an
investment as a good Iowa farm, pro
syided it is given proper cultivation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-11

One leak that occurs on nine-tenths
or more of onr farms of today, is the
lost grain in the harvest field, shelled
corn and nubbins in the corn field,
small patches of grass and weeds in
fence corners and along rayines, and
numerous other odds and ends that are
usually wasted. The only practical
way to save them is to have fences hog
or sheep tight and let your hogs or
sheep run in the fields. Cattle will do
lots of this cleaning, but not half of it,
while sheep and hogs will eat every ker-
mel of corn and oats, besides eating and
killing weeds and weed seeds, that cat
tie will not touch. For my part put in
sheep, for one OF two wires at the bot
tom of our stock fences will hold them
and they do not hurt standing corn,
simply eat the lower leaves and the
weeds and grass between the rows, with
perhaps an ear or two that is down.
For example, will give you little of
my experience with sheep. Last fall
my pastures were short and SO l turned
seventy head of sheep onto forty acres
of cat stubble, some of which had lodg
ed,with nearly TWO acres of grass arounl
fences and in slough, with the usual
amount of weeds, and they found feed
to keep them two months aud over and
were in netter shaDp when hpy came off
than when they went on Homestead
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-11
Stronger Coaches.

In the recent Wabash wreck one fact
stands out clearly and it has been fire.
quently demonstrated in other wrecks.
While the ordinary day coaches were
smashed into kindling by the terrific
head end collisions the heavy Pullmans
were not greatly damaged. Fire joined
its horrors to the demolition of the day
coaches, and the holocaust destroyed
scores of poor victims. The occupants
of the Pullmans mostly escaped, a few
being injured.
So precisely similar have been these
railroad disasters that many careful
travellers ride in the Pullman cars, not
merely for the comforts, but because
they know themselves to be safer.
Something is attributable to the fact that
the Pullman coaches are usually put at
the rear of the trains, but more is attrl-.
buteple to the fact that these heavy cars
are built for strain.
1t Is perhaps impossible for railroads
to provide heavy cars like the sleeping
car companies build, but it is possible
to employ better and safer coaches than
are ordinarily used. Improvements have
been made during the past few years
The coaches of few years ago were OF
the tlimslest character and to be caught
in one of them in a wreck meant the
facing of grave danger. 1t may be
possible in time to equip all railroads
with the steel cara car that may be
battered and rolled over but not shat.
tered to peices.
1t may be necessary to invoke legisla-
tion to require the railroads to provide
safer accommodations for the passen
gers who put their lives in the trair
| crews hands.-Des Moines News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-11
Victory for Schley.

Next to the great rejoicing of the
American people over the victory of
Schley at Santiago will be the news that
the naval court of inquiry will exonor-
ate that brave and heroic old sea dog
and will do justice to him-a justice
that has long been withheld by the
clique at the navy department at Wash
ington.
The American people knew that
Schley was the real victor and that
Sampson was not there. But for rea-
sons best known to themselves, the
navy department jumped Sampson over
the head of Schley and sixteen other ma
val officers and from that day to the
close of the great trial, for it was a
trial, they have done everything in their
power to justify the act by keeping
Sampson to the front, giving HIM all
along the glory and casting obloquy up
on Schley and trying to disgrace him at
all times.
at every step Of the trial this false
pretense was shown up and their new
testimony cast shame upon them and
made more bright the acts of Schley.
MacClay and all his cohorts go down in
disgrace before the facts as they were
brought out in the trial. One thing the
people will regret, and that IS that the
grand old hero had to spend all the
money he had laid by $20,000-out OF
his salary of forty years to clear his
name and fame from the ISLANDERS that
the clique tried to throw upon him.
In his old age he lisa pauper except
for his half pension on the retired list
But his name will so down in Ameri
can history along with Dewey, Farra'
gut, Perry and Decatur as one of Amer,
ica.s greatest heroes. Farmers Tri-
hume.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-11

night answering the questions OF nerv-
GUS travellers who came from hour to
hour to see If the fire escape in my
room was working properly. Angry
assurances were powerless to convince
timid il ancient ladies. Did l really
think the rope would work? Was there
any danger? Had tried the contriv-
ance myself? Excellent souls! AS If
the printed notice were not enough,
All, that printed notice! have I
copy of it by me as write. 1t is the
complete instruction in English to the
traveller threatened by fire in wooder.
hotel in Norway. Let me give it you as
found it:
"Fire escape to throw out the win.
dow.
"The plated snotter shall be found
In every room.
"To increase the hurry let down the
body one by one until all shall be left.
IN. B.-The cord shall put out the
ground from the shoulder Hereunder"
London Mail.