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The times., 1901-06-15
BRADSTREETS ON THE WEEK.
Further Improvement I'm Volume and
Tone of DistrIbutfyc Trude.


NEW YORK, jane 14-Bradstreet's to-
morrow viii say:
! Reports to Bradstreet's show a fur
ther Improvement in lhc volume and tone
| OF distributive trade, which had its in
! ception in the better weather and crop
| conditions noted In this journal r~eek
| ago. Following the check g:f
| crop damage enthusiasts by the
| report which can hardly be regarded as
| other than brilliant for wheat. comes as
| surance that the conditions on June /
good as they undoubtedly were, have been
further improved.
w hat is true Of the smaller cereals is
also largely the case as to corn, though
the latter is backward and needs warmth
Cotton crop prospects have likewise been
| improved, though the low condition is apt
to Offset some. If not ALL of the increase
in acreage.
Retail trade has. of course. felt the
first good effects of real spring weather.
but this has been quickly reflected in good
recorders from jobbers, and even whole
sale trade for next fan in cottons and
woolens has been invigorated. In tone at
least. Proof of this has been furnished
by the steadiness OF cotton in the face
OF large movement and good crop ad
vices. A better business Is noted in
some lines Of mems wear. woolens and
some makes Of cheaper goods are re-
ported heavily ordered ahead
while the cereals are lower on good
crop reports, quick support has come
from the export demand which has been
the largest for weeks past, and the de-
cline has been. temporarily al least ar
rested. One Of the most satisfactory fea-
lures Of all is that. after quite q period
OF dullness pig iron has been taken more
freely at leading markets and bars and
plates have sold better, the latter even
noting an advance. Pig iron production IS
shown to be proceeding at an UBprece-
dented rate, but consumption appears 70
wait promptly upon output.
Railroad earnings continue in un-
diminished volume and the only decidedly
unfaEorable feature deserving attention
Is the failure Of the machinist strike 10 be
amicably settled the prospect, in fact,
being that the contest will be a long
drawn cut one.
Too much rain is reported in the South
Atlantic States. which interferes with the
proper working IF the cotton crop and
checks trade distribution and collections
New Orleans, however, reports improved
crops and trade due to the arrival of
needed rains. Tennessee and Alabama cot
ton crops are ten days late. and the same
is true Of the crop in Texas The Ala
bama coal trade is depressed. owing To
the dullness in pig iron and also because
Of the talked of possibilities Of new fuel
supplies in the shape of Southern oil. a
significant feature is the subsistence of the
talk of the necessity for wage reduction
in the print cloth industry at Fail River.
against 1G3 last week and $50 in this week
a year ago
The times., 1901-06-15
DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.
Favorable Crop Reports Give In
creased Confidence to Business


/ NEW YORK, June u-Dun's review to-
morrow will say:
Confirmation by the agricultural bu-
reau of recent private estimates of the
wheat crop has given to business tone
of greater confidence. Retail operations
both East and West are larger and dis
tribution of merchandise by the wholesale
trade is increasing in dry goods and boots
and shoes. A slightly easier market in
iron reflects conditions noticed for several
weeks past The labor situation is grad
ually mending, with the appreciation of
the fact. that in some directions manufac-
turers would be glad of temporary shut
down of works.
Railroad earnings for the first week of
June show te.S per cent gain over last
year, and 200 per cent over 1899. Partly on
account of larger stock operations. bank
clearings al New York for this week show
a gain of 50 per cent over 1900 and 4S.3 per
cent over 1899, while at leading cities out
side of New York there is a gain of 25s
per cent over 1900, and 32-3 per cent over
1899. Pig iron production on June 1 was
at the rate of 3145O5 tons weekly, accord
ing to statistics compiled by the Iron
Age This is about the anticipated in
crease for May, and establishes a new
HlBA water lndThs SAceeuLllS the previous
record by 1880 tons. Prices are easier,
Bessemer pig showing a loss of about 50 a
ton compared with the quotation in Febru-
airy last, when the production was near
present figures.
''Seasonable weather has somewhat
aroused the dry goods market. There is
not yet such activity that dealers are
overwhelmed, but the various divisions of
manufacture are fairly occupied, and
heavy supplies of print cloths at Fall
River have decreased.
Wheat declined to a more reasonable
level, with withdrawal of speculative
support. The Government report of con-
dition of June l was chiefly responsible.
Atlantic exports for the week -four in
cluded, were 2935.9S3 bushels. against l.
520l44 the previous week, and 3.0SI, ,S26 the
same week last year. Corn also lost in
value, although crop news was not espe-
cially bright.
Prospects for the current production of
raw material in the two leading textile
careful canvass. Regarding cotton the
outlook is bright, Notwithstanding the
lateness Of the crop. The wool clip prog
resses rapidly, at many points nearing
completion, but there is universal dis
satisfaction as to prices, and growers who
can afford to hold their wool refuse to ac-
cept offers.
"A brief furry in money followed the
unexpected heavy expansion In bank loans
last week. but rates relaxed as soon as
il was seen that the cause could be found
in several large special operations. Stocks
were affected by the rise In money for a
few hours, but liquidation was small and
the market closed strong again on the
further reduction of the Bank of Eng
Failures fer the week number 179.
against 162 last year, in the United
States"
The times., 1901-06-15
The Cases Not Parallel.

Some of our Republican contempOr-
aries, while condemning without stint
the establishment of imperialistic gov
ernment in the Philippines, seem to i'm
/ agine that in some way they are help
/ ing their party by claiming that the
! same thing was done in 1904, by the ad-
ministration of President jefferson. If
! the cases were in any way parallel, it
would prove nothing in favor of a poll
! cy which they admit to be wrong. Two
! wrongs do not make a right, and the
people Of today are concerned with
what the present Administration is do
ing-not with the actions of Jefferson
nearly a century ago.
But the cases are not parallel, as
every student of history, and, indeed,
every schooIboy, ought to know. What
ever was done IN the Louisiana matter
that bore any superficial resemblance
to the course Of President Mckinley in
the Philippines was intended to be tenn
porary onIy-to cover the transition
period which necessarily must exist
when q territory passes from the SOW
ereignty Of one nation to that of an
other. y conclusive answer TO all the
talk about Louisiana is found in the
fact that for nearly a century every foot
of that vast territory has been covered
by the Constitution, and no suggestion
to the contrary was ever made until it
became necessary TO invent flimsy,
technical arguments in support Of the
present Administrations foreign policy.
The Congressional grant of power
under which jefferson governed that
territory was expressly limited as to
time, and was to expire with the next
Congress. The Spooner resolution con-
tains no such limitation, and in the alb
sence of a two-thirds vote of both
Houses of Congress il can never be re-
scinded in the face Of a Presidential
veto In short, Congress has placed
power in the Presidents hands that it
may never be able to take away from
him. The Imperialism Of today is in
tended to be permanent, and every sup
porter Of the Administration ought to
know it. Such a question as this cannot
be settled by partisan quibbles.
The highly Objectionable character of
such policy in any circumstances
is intensified in the present case by the
motive behind it. Practically the only
argument against considering Porto
Rico and the Philippines American ter
ritory is that if they are given such
character their goods may come into
the country without the payment of
duties-the most selfish and least meri-
torious objection that could be urged
Rather than subject the trusts to the
smallest competition, the Administra-
ton is willing to cast aside the dearest
Of American traditions, and invoke the
principle that We can hold Crown
Colonies because the British Empire
can do so.
The times., 1901-06-15
Circulation Statement.
Public PIunder in Philadelphia.

There are few subjects connected
with the public affairs Of the country
that have been more widely discussed
and furnished the groundwork of more
virtuoUs Indignation in Republican cir
cles than the corruption which, it is
alleged. pervades the Tammany ad-
ministration of New York City. What
ever may or may not be the shortcom-
ings of the Croker regime in our nation
FL metropolis, there can be no question
as to the corruption that marks the Re
publican government OF Philadelphia,
a city so near to Washington that our
people should take in it most kindly
and neighborly interest.
The character of the municipal gov
ernment Of that city is suggested in a
forceful and startling way by the letter
of John Wanamaker to the mayor, in
which he offers to pay the city two and
q half millions Of dollars for certain
franchises recently passed by the coun-
cil, and now awaiting the action of the
mayor. AS an earnest of his good faith
Mr.. Wanamaker has made a cash de-
posit of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. In his letter to Mayor Ash
bridge Mr. Wanamaker says that he
owns no stock in any city railroad, and
is not in any way interested in such en-
terprises. He furthermore states that
the offer is not made because he con-
ceives the sum named to be the meas
ure of the value of the franchises. for
he believes them to be much more val
liable, but merely as an indication in
concrete form of the magnitude Of the
gift conferred upon private citizens
without return to the people.
1t is an easy matter. generally, to
make loose charges against those en-
trusted with the management of public
affairs, and not infrequentIy such
charges are made in a spirit of party
rancor, or for the purpose of partisan
advantage. But here we have some
thing specific, in which theIe is no ele-
ment Of partisanship. in the ordinary
sense. Moreover, the charge is made in
q manner that bespeaks both good faith
and a thorough understanding of the
nature of the franchises. II is not to be
imagined for a moment that John Wan
hIIGhcI u III QtIBtEGltlS OlLeE 10 Throw
away two and a half millions of dollars,
or even two hundred and fifty thousand,
for he is reputed TO be more than ordi-
narily careful and calculating in bust
ness matters. Especial weight is given
to his action by the circumstance that
he has always been man of high
standing in the Republican party,
while those whom he attacks are of the /
game party faith.
Mr. Wanamaker's course in this mat
ter should make it clear to any un-
biased mind that of the corruption pre- /
vailing in the city government Of Phil |
adeIphia not half has ever been told. /
As always in such cases, some intense |
partisans will attempt to dispose Of the |
matter by sneering illusions TO Wana- |
maker But there stands the record /
The city council has voted certain rail /
road franchises to private individuals, (
and Mr.. Wanamaker offers two and d
half millions Of dollars TO be substituted /
for those named in the grants. basing /
his offer upon the expressed belief that /
the public is being plundered.
And the offer is rejected.
The times., 1901-06-15
On the Down Grade.

(From the New Orleans Times Democrat)
The merit system when applied by partisan
spoilsmSn be expected 10 produce only re-
suits which men of independent mind will con-
template with alarm Judged only by the record
or Judged by the record alone, the Mckinley
Administrsti tion cannot be regarded as friendly
to the principle Of civil service reform. The
Presidents attitude on the subject has not been
what the people expected it would be, but it
has been precisely what the public should have
anticipated had they properly understood the
forces and influences which made possible Mr.
NcKinley's election. The merit system and the
civil service have been treated with unmerited
incivility by the Hanna regime
The times., 1901-06-15
THE KEARsARGE's PRACTICE.
A Test of the New Turret Gun Re
suits satisfactorily.

NEWPORT, r. l.. June 1.-THE battle
ship Kearsarge, flagship of the North At
lantic Squadron, reached here today from
a two days cruise at sea for target
practice Admiral Higsinsou did not go
with the vessel.
While at practice the new gun in the
forward turret that replaced the one re-
Gently removed at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard was tested and worked satisfac-
pri1N
The times., 1901-06-15
The Nude in Art.

tFrOIn Inc BOsiOn HtFlId.J
II God had thought the human body vile and
unworthy, we should all have been born with
garments on, arrangement which would have
constituted quite an economy in nature As 70
tie marble reproduction Of the human form, the
person who can find in a cold white statue the
proyocation OF unrighteous desire must possess
a singlary prurient mind such persons can
find safety only by undressing themselves in
he, dark
The times., 1901-06-15
An American Bank Abroad.

The United States Consulate General at
Frankfort, Germany. reports to the State
Department that the establishment of an
American bank in Berlin aRSs London is
contemplated. II is believed that this will
open the way for American industrial un-
dertakings and exports in the countries
of the Old Woznes
The times., 1901-06-15
A Costly Experiment.
From the PhiladeIpbia Ledger.l

VIII Fl'7 ''1'''lV'I'''I1 I-V'lr''I
Reciprocity works both ways. Secretary Cages
order imposing the full duty on Russian sugar
has been met by order Of the Russian Gov
eminent virtually shutting out American I'M
ports to the annual value Of SIS 600 go and hand
ing that trade to Germany. Was il worth
while for the Secretary to strain a technicality
TO this extent, especially he has not yet con
yinccd his own countrymen that the indirect
bounty" on Russian sugar exports on which he
based his decree really exists?
The times., 1901-06-15
Candidates for Appointments

The names of the following candidates
for appointment to Presidential offices
were announced yesterday at the appoint
ment division of the Treasury Depart
ment: For collector of customs at Beau
fort, S c., Maner S. Lawton, Brighton.
S. c.; for collector of internal revenue,
District OF Alabama, j. H. Bingham. of
Birmingham. Ala. for the fifth district of
North Carolina. w y. Lemly. Winston
Salem. n. c.; for deputy auditor at the
Post office Department, James c. Craw-
The times., 1901-06-15
Better Than Painted.

(From the New Bedford Standard.)
There are some things which make it look as
II their (the pcoples) deliberate choice were
often with no reference whatever 10 the charac-
ter or the ability OF the candidates (fOr the
legislature. But we incline also TO the opinion
that much of the current depreciation OF the
legislature is gross exaggeTation.
The times., 1901-06-15
In Conference with General corbin

Colonel Mills, the Superintendent of the
United States Military Academy, was at
the War Department yesterday in con
ference with Adjutant General Corbin and
oth~~s regarding affairs relating to the
Academy. y
The times., 1901-06-15
OBITUARY.

The death of Emanuel Casabianca, a
prominent political and military figure of
the Republic of Colombia, is announced
from Bogota General CasabiaDca was
born in Curacao ffty-seven years ago.
but had lived IN Colombia since his fourth
year He was a conservative. To him be
longed the credit of having planned the
battle of Palonegro in the present rebel
lion, which resulted in the severest de
feat administered to the insurgents under
General Uribe-Uribe- General Casa blanca
served both as Minister Of Foreign AT
fairs and Minister OF War In the Cabinet
of President Caro-. He also filled the lat
ter Office under President Sanclemente.
Christopher Wolfe, a welI-known club
man of Tuxedo and New York, died sud
denly at his mothers cottage IN Tuxedo
Park yesterday afternoon. He had been
suffering from pneumonia. Christopher
Wolfe was a son of the late John Wolfe
and inherited his vast estates in the
Thousand Islands and the John Wolfe
buildings in New York. He leaves a
widow and three children, two daughters
and a son.
Gen. Fred Knefier, for many wears
prominent in the legal profession and in
the practice of law in Indianapolis. died
yesterday in that city from Bright's dis
ease He was born in Hungary in 1888,
and when but fourteen years old fought
under Kossuth. The property of the
Knefler family was conhscated and the
young man came to this country When
the civil war broke out he enlisted in the
Eleventh Indiana, rose to a rank of cap
tain and was chosen colonel of the Sew
enty-ninth when il was organized, being
afterward a brevetted brigadier general
for gallantry on the field of battle. He
was appointed United States Pension
Agent in 1871. and served through the
Hayes and Arthur Administrations.
The times., 1901-06-15
4 Costly Experiment.

| The opinion seems to prevail quite ex-
! teasiveiy that the big sixteen-inch gun
so long building at the Watervliet Ar
senal will never prove a marked sue
| cess. Work has been in progress on
this gun since 1897, and it is still so far
incomplete that it is said to be impos-
sible to place it on exhibition at Buffalo.
No particular defects are suggested in
the gun, but improvements in ordnance
are constantly being made, and many
believe that before it is finished it will
be supplanted by newer types, if it has
not already been done 1t has been
stated that some, perhaps all, of the
new battleships viii be provided with
twelve-inch guns that are more effec-
tive than the thirteens carried by the
Oregon and vessels OF that class. Prob
ably this is true, and it has an impor-
tant bearing upon the question of the
ultimate success of the Watervliet
monster.
Four years seems like a long time for
the making of gun. Many things may
occur in that period-in fact, there may
be almost a complete revolution in the
theory of heavy ordnance. The tide of
opinion seems to be setting against
guns of great weight and canbre Many
considerations tell in favor of lighter
guns Among these are the rapidity
with which they can be turned out, ease
in handling, accuracy, and relative
cheapness. The fact is well known that
in the Battle of Santiago in which Ger
vera's fleet was destroyed, by far the
most effective work was done by the
lighter guns-those from eight-inch cal
ibre down
There may be cases in which the
heavier guns viii tell more effectively
but as yet the great advantage Of thir-
teen-inch guns can scarcely be said to
have been conclusively demonstrated.
Certainly up to this time the Watervliet
gun has been merely a costly expert
ment that may never prove a success.
The total cost of the gun is placed any
where from two hundred and fifty to
five hundred thousand dollars.
The times., 1901-06-15

We congratulate the Washington butch
ers on their determination to cut loose
from the Chicago packers and hereafter
do business on their own account. Chi
cago beef has never recovered from the
taint cast upon 1t during the Spanish war,
and Washington consumers will be glad
TO know that hereafter their meat prod
ucts viii come from the immediate vi
cinity.
The times., 1901-06-15

It is more ;han probable that the truth
about the San Francisco army frauds
will not be known until General Young
arrives on the scene and takes com
mand. The country will not have long to
wait
The times., 1901-06-15

The Fairbanks Presidential boom appar-
emily refuses to unjoint itself.
The times., 1901-06-15

Where it Is the custom of the trade to
inspect one or more cans IN every hundred
IF imported canned peas for the purpose
Of ascertaining their quality, the Court
of Appeals of New York, In the case of
Waeber vs.. Talbot go n. f. Rep, 2SS),
holds that the fact that said peas are
sold by importers by description known
to the trade To refer to the highest grade
packed by them does not imply a war
ranty as to tEeir quality.
The times., 1901-06-15

A contract with a building and loan as
sociation, regarding a fixed monthly pay
ment of dues, and a monthly payment of
interest and a certain premium, aggre-
eating an amount greater than the legal
rate OF interest, is held to be usurious by
the Supreme Court of Mississippi in the
case of the Southern Home Building and
Loan Association vs.. Tony (29 Miss, S25),
the premium being merely additional in
tereSt
The times., 1901-06-15

rate OF interest, is held to be usurious by
the Supreme Court of Mississippi. in the
case of the Southern Home Building and
Loan Association VS.. Tony (29 Miss, S25),
the premium being merely additional in
terest-
An agreement between several independ-
ent concerns, each publishing newspaper
and furnishing thereby means for adyer-
tising, to compel a fourth person engaged
in like business to reduce his rates for
advertising or lose customers, indicates
malicious purpose to iajjsire the business
of the latter. according to the Supreme
Court of Wisconsin in the case of State
VS.. Huegin $50 n. w. Rep, 1916.
In an action against a telegraph COM
pany TO recover damages for the failure
to promptly deliver money transmitted
through such company to the plaintiff,
the fact that the plaintiff was evicted
from her house because of her failure TO
receive such money, and the injury to her
reputation generally, because of such
eviction, are consequences too remote to
be considered as elements of damages
holds the United States Circuit Court of
California. in the case of Stanseu vs.
Western Union Telegraph Company QOT
Fed Rep. 66S), and mental distress unac-
companied by physical injury is not a
proper element OF damages recoverable
from a telegraph company for a failure
to promptly deliver money sent through
its agency to plaintiff
a paper that cannot operate as a. will
shall be given effect as a deed, If it can
fairly be done. according to the Court Of
Appeals of Kentucky, in the case of
Jacoby VS.. Nichols (62 S. w. Rep, 734D.
A verdict of $4,000 damages on account
OF injuries received by a person due to
the negligence of the operator of an eIe-
vator in starting the elevator while the
door remained open and while the person
was entering the car, was sustained bv
the Supreme Court of Rhode Island in
the case of Blackwell VS.. O'Gorman Com
paRy (49 Att. Rep, 81.
Where it is the custom of the trade to
inspect one or more cans IN every hundred
Of imported canned peas for the purpose
of ascertaining their quality, the Court
IF Appeals Of New York, In the case OF
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-05-23

A happening of SO peculiar a nature
as to seem out of place except In the
age of fiction and which occurred a
few days since in northern New York,
has caused considerable discussion
among those Interested In extraordi-
nary occurrences. Last Saturday a
ing. the steam boiler In a grist mill at
Lisbon, st. Lawrence county, exploded
just as an Ogdensburg & Lake Cham
plain railroad freight train was pass
ing. The force of the explosion raised
the boiler, a great mass Of metal
weighing thousands of pounds, through
the roof of the building which inclosed
it, throwing 1t $50 feet in the air across
one of the freight cars. Although the
shock of its fall was terrific, no wreck
was caused and the train proceeded to
the next station. There were a num-
Der of men employed near the boiler at
the time of the explosion and also there
we're several on the train but no n
sustained an injury.