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The times., 1901-03-31
Circulation Statement.
M ..ermnn Interference.

The general tone Of the official Ger
man press appears TO leave no room for
further doubt that Germany will acqui-
esce in Russia's absorption Of Man
cEuria. That fact being as good as
settled. i, is altogether probable that the
Russo-C Chinese Convention Will Toe signed
tomorrow or Tuesday. as already pre-
1icted. Then it viii remain to be seen
what. if any. action Japan may take.
It is certain that. yesterday. the Ger
man and other Foreign Offices were dis
turbed over the possibility of Japan go
inc TO war. As far as we can judge,
such calamity would not necessarily
draw any of them into the night. But II
would demaraiiz7 the situation in China.
and for the time being put out al ques-
ton any effective common settlement
yitb Tie Chinese Government Germany
processes 60 Doe especially anxious to
set The indemnity matter out of the
way without delay. It is a question
which might as well be brought 20 its
inevitable crisis. China is unlikely to
be able to show capacity for paying
what will be demanded of her, and then.
we presume. that other dreaded cues
ton Of real estate security VIII como up
for discussion Great Britain and Ger
many almost surely have an under
standing on this subject, and that, We
should say. would mean that the gen
eral carving cannot be long delayed.
unless the ceremony should be unavoid-
ably postponed by war between tvo II
the late allies. The ensuing week it
Is 70 bc expected VIII give Us good
deal more light on the prospects for
peace or war than We are in possession
1f al present
The times., 1901-03-31
AFTER MOVES PLACE.
II. Il. shnner Applies for the Posi-
tion of Judge in Alaska

In anticipation of "A vacancy in Judge
ship being created in the Alaska Terri
tory, the application of II. f. Shaner. Of
Kane Pa, was flied with the President
yesterday by Representative SibIey. Mr.
Shaffer is endorsed by many Of the most
representative men of the country, and
is q lawyer Of standing.
Judge Noycs Of Alaska. has been asked
for statement in regard 20 charges made
against him OF completely in certain min
ing deals. An extensive investigation may
follow Judge Noyes reply. 1t is the pos
sibIe vacancy in this appointment that
Mr. Shaffers friends have in mind.
The times., 1901-03-31
soft Jobs for Preachers.
From tbe Boston Clobe)

The Army Reorganization bill provides for
twenty-three additional chaplains, all of whom
are TO receive mounted captains pay and emOlu-
ments 1t is not surprising, then, TO hear that
500 superanmaUed or otherwise unappreciated
prcachers are after the pleasing life tenures
MIXED military ard religious career IS supposed To
offer Who can conceive of llzier and more
contradictory occupation than that OF an army
cbaplain located at some distant frontier post on
fat pay, with a pension in old age. and nothing
to do but preach once week. appear on dress
parade attend now and then the sick or dying.
5s,ist The officers occasionally in q friendly game
~ clrlIs and mike him.c!i generally useful.
The times., 1901-03-31

tuticns have been officially recognized
and confirmed by the convention agreed
to between General Bates and our sub
ject prince, the Sultan of Jolo. How is
Mr.. Mckinley to steer between the
Scylla of Oriental faith and practice
and the Charybds of American pubiicE
This is peculiarly pertinent question
at a time when a widespread agita-
tjon for a constitutional amendment
making poIygamy crime everywhere
under the flag is beginning to show it
self As for slavery, that matter viii
settle itself Should the Supreme Court
sustain the Constitution, slavery viii
have to cease at once in the Sulu group
and wherever else it may happen to ex-
isl in the United States-using the term
in the sense of Chief Justice Marshalrs
famous decision In that event 1t would
not be difficult to dispose of the prob
lem by calling the system something
else; and the President. who has pro-
ductive vocabulary and remarkable in
ventive ability in the line Of senten-
tious aphorism might easily supply
new designation. Benevolent guar
dianship" suggests itself as a tender
phrase. But if, on the other hand, the
court should leave the hands Of the EX-
ecutive free to deal with colonial af-
fairs independently of the Constitution,
there is nothing TO prevent the institu-
tion of slavery from hourishlng in the
Philippines just as it does today, and
we have no doubt that, should the
trust get hold of the sugar and to-
bacco lands of the islands, they would
favor an extension of the system, since
slave labor may be more reliable and
useful under Asiatic conditions than
free labor
The times., 1901-03-31
Japan's Competent Forces.
From the indianapolis Press.)

lITOm JIc InUIaUan0IlS FTes@-)
American newspapers are exhibiting Il vast
amount oi surprise that Japanese officials should
exhibit such willingness to fight Russia but
il will cause no great surprise among the army
and navy officers now ia the Orient. OF all the
soldier, sent into China the japanese were the
hest when considered from every point OF view
not even excepting our own American troops
They were the best equipped and the best disci
plinod They were able to make longer marches
ON les, food and under greater hardshps with
less complaint than any Others. There were
none hraver and cooler in action. The stan
dard OF craftsmanship was high, and drunken-
ness was unknown among them. Their sailors are
said to equal their troops, and their ships are
lid To be handled as well rs their armies.
The times., 1901-03-31
chioroform Restored ITS Youth.
From the Kansas Cirv JomnaL)

lFr0m the hIn9aS VITT I0MNILI
The Diesbach family. OF Atcbison had old
horse which had lived out its days of useful
ness At last it became old and decrepit that
it got down in the barn and could not get up.
The family sent for a horse ambulance and turn
ed the animal over 90 the town sCdyenger with
money TO buy chlor0iorm with which 20 give the
old horse an easy death. The horse was carefully
conveyed TO the boneyard and pint OF chioro-
form vas soaked in a sponge and placed beneath
its nose as it lay on the ground. After shifting
at the chloroform the horse jumped up, kicked
out its heels aud cayOgting out INTO the
country And vet a man once wrote book
10 prove that animals have no sense OF humor
The times., 1901-03-31
Stranded Politicians.
(From The Boston Hcrald.)

IFT0m ihe B0st0n HcTdTd-I
The President. il is said has had more than
the usual number OF defeated Senators and Repre-
-entatives to find places Tor this spring When
man has once bitten the weed OF officcholding
especially Of offccholding in Washington, he is
seldom quite himself again. The party must
take care OF him, il his own ncghbors turn
against him and refuse TO bc served by him
longer. BY some means Le must be got upon a
pay roll, and saved from the dishonor OF being
only private citizen making a living IN plain
business ways. II cannot be TOO much enforced
HAT this humsiating dependence upon an official
salary Is often the result Of going into politics
Tor living, instead OF establishing ones power
70 live NithnuL t.ifcn.
The times., 1901-03-31
sristocracy in Cigars.

lFr0m tHc I0ndon DllIY MaIIJ
C,upcisscurs OF the cigare de luxe will be in
tcrested in rcmarbAhle collection OF the finest
nrodurts of Cuba which London firm has Just
received from Paris. The cigars in question.
which number about 10000, are still in the
..panels" and cabinets in which they were shown
at the Pari, exhibition. One elass-frouted case,
containing 825 cigars. ranging in size from the
diminutiye thing OF hall dozen pulls to what
looks like a polceman's truncheon wrapped in
fine Cuban Leaf, is priced at 500, while -
Jarge cigar, Of a choice brand are expected to
ferTb GOO The collection, as representing the
aristocracy Of tobacco, IS probably uEique.
The times., 1901-03-31

There is an apparently well-founded re
port extant to the effect that the French
shareholders of the Panama Canal Com
pany are dissatisfied with the manage
ment of their interests in Washington by
NJ. Hutin. President of the corporation.
Il is complained that he has given mac
curatc information concerning the condi-
tion OF American public opinion and of
the willingness of the Administration to
negotiate FOR de Lesseps' cid and hopeless
ditch. The story is that NJ. Hutin has
reported rosy prospects which prove 10 be
non-existent on investigation. SO NJ. HUI
tin. it is said, may be deposed and an
other gentleman entrusted with. the honor
of presiding at the death and burial of
one Of the most gigantic humbugs in the
history Of bubble enterprises.
The times., 1901-03-31
Limits OF the AudibiIity of sound.

An interesting matter, from a scientific point
Of view. in connection with tGe death OF Queen
Victoria is the distance at which the sound
OF firing was heard when the feet saluted "a
the body conveyed from COwes 10 ports
mouth Letters in the English journals OF science
show that the sounds OF the guns We're heard in
several places dt a distance OF eghty-four miles
and that at a distance of sixty miles the con-
clissions were sufficiently intense 20 shake win
dows and to set cock pheasants TO growing as
they do during a thunderstorm There appears 70
have been but little wind TO interfere with the
nrOuagatiou OF the sound
The times., 1901-03-31
Women Rule the West.

tIIVu IIt tIIiLtIC WuuIHil.J
The independence and 'go-aheadativeness- q
women seem TO coeXist with Il general high
standard OF intelligence. for statistics show that
" Washington is third the list Of States in
freedom from illiteracy. being surpassed by
Iowa and Nebraska only In fact. the Pacific
Coast ranks very nigh in average education and
Intelligence, though there is not. Of course. 50
much of the high culture in circles Of
older commit munitIes
The times., 1901-03-31
Not His style.

OFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealcr)
Now if the Administration can induce Addicks
10 follow the example % Rosewater and Thompson
aHd eliminate himself from the Senatorial prob
lcm. there will be chance OF the Delaware
Legislature being called together again and Two
new men elected Senators from that state as
done in Nebraska. But Addicks is not that
sort of man. He insists On getting what he
paid for. -.-..-.l
The times., 1901-03-31

Senator McComas, in his exalted
righteousness, is very severe upon the
Maryland Legislature for its wickedness
in disfranchlsing the iiliterate voters OF
the State and rendering hereafter G1~ ;uit
the pleasant practice of importing hordes
of ignorant negro repeaters from the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Virginia. and Pennsyl-
vania to vote early and often at Mary
land elections. Senator McComas is such
a pure and enlightened soul that we
should like to hear few remarks from
him on the Republican method of padding
the census returns in the Mudd district
with the names of citizens who have been
dead and in their graves from one to lif-
teen years-if he will be so good.
The times., 1901-03-31
THE NEW TURKISH MINISTER.
SheIib hey Expected TO Arrive in
AnHhineton SOnn

Ali FerroUh Bey, the Turkish Minister
has received adviCes that his successor,
Shekib Bey, will arrive in Washington
soon. Shekib Bey was appointed a long
time ago and it was supposed that he
would have relieved Ali Ferrouh Bey be-
fore this
The times., 1901-03-31
Ponce Prospects in the PhiIIpnines.


It is our privilege 10 congratulate Mr..
Mckinley upon the salutary effect that
the splendid deed Of Brigadier General
Funston apparently has eXerJed upon
the Tagal insurgents. According TO re-
ports from General Macarthur the re-
naming rebel chiefs are coming in and
surrendering, and the natives generally
seem to feel the hopelessness Of longer
combating a foe capable Of such
achievements. It is the good fortune
Of the gallant Kansan soldier that to
him has fallen the opportunity and he
credit and honor Of giving the coup de
grace to the insurrection by the capture
Of its treacherous insugator and pIin-
cipal leader.
We hope that the President win not
make the mistake Of placing any reli-
ance upon the promises Of Aguinaldo,
whose perfidy in the past Is sufficiently
notorious 1t is well enough TO use him
temporarily as a means Of forcing his
followers TO submission. but. personally
he is an unsafe character to be at large
and it would be wisdom to ship him off
TutuiIa. where he would be definitely
poweTless 10 create more mischief. OF
course. such a proceeding would fiji the
air with aFonized hoWls and impreca-
tIons from the Boston Filipinos; but
the country is SO used to that sort Of
thing that Mr. Mckinley need not mind
What viii much more seriously test his
&c.
pose Of General FunstOn's enemies if
possible TO secure Aguinaldo's release.
in order To minimize his victors service.
and so reduce his chances Of reward.
If we may depend upon the official
news from Manila. the hour is al hand
when It viii be safe 10 accord cirl gov
crnment To the Philippines. That be-
ing the case, the American people would
greatlv like 10 know what kind af civil
government Mr.. Mckinley proposes to-
give them Il would be useless at this
time to talk Of the Constitution in the
connection That instrument is entirely
ignored by the Administration i'm its
treatment of the new territories. and So
viii be unless or until the Supreme
clare that American sovereignty, crea-
ture of the Constitution, cannot exist
where it's creator is not recognized az
the basic and supreme law.
Probably the President is waiting for
the Supreme Court 10 speak. before de-
Gliding upon his further course. 10
doubt this Is wise, because il would be
hardly worth while 10 build up a system
of pro-consular government, supported
largely By an unconstitutional tax upon
domestic trade with other portions Of
the United States. until tt shall become
clear that our tribunal Of last resort
either declares against the Constitution
or eyades the main question involved
in the Porto Rican and Philippine cases
now before it.
Aside from that consideration. the
country is yitally interested in the
problems of slavery and polygamy in
our colonial possessions. Both insli-
The times., 1901-03-31
within Memory,
0From the Richmond Dispatch.J

TT0TW
our carpetbag administration OF affairs in
Porto rico is last driving the people of the ISL
and rom their homes TO Cuba aud Hawaii We
OF the south do not wonder We know what
IS
The times., 1901-03-31

According to a report current yesterday
the Naval Board of Awards have decided
not to place either the head of Sampson
or Of Schley upon the medal to be given
TO the officers and men who participated
in the sea battle Of Santiago-and TO some
who did not. The reasons which actuate
the board are not unknown to the public.
They will not depict Schley on the medal
because they resent the fact that he com
manded in and fought and won the en-
gaGement. They are afraid to put Samp-
son on, because his complete lack Of con-
nection with the affair is known Of all
men. Perhaps they may compromise the
matter by placing a bust of the Matanzas
mule on the diverse and Il double profile
of Sampson, Cook, and CoaChman at An
napolis on the reverse side of the medal.
That course. at least, would have the
merit OF meeting public expectations.
The times., 1901-03-31
nIorc Chri.tinn science.

A believer in Christian Science writes
10 The Times to enter gentle protest
against the error of taking a small and
erratic publication known as The
Christian, recently referred to in these
columns as a representative journal Of
Christian Science. He says:
"This paper and this editor are in no way CON
nected with the stately movements 90 Christian
Science OF It's theological doctrines
This may he. but how is one to know?
Personally, we do not think that Mrs.
Eddy and her followers are so closely
connected with the stately movements
of divine law as they claim TO be, either
But the editor Of this little paper has
just as good a right TO claim that he
is doing greater things than Christ did
as Mrs. Eddy has to assert that her
mind is strong enough to heal broken
bones by absent treatment. Moreover.
hosy is the accredited representative of
Christian Science in journalism u be
discovered? There is one. called the
washington News Letter" and pub
lished in this city, which is consid-
erably more pretentious than The
the stately movements of Christian
Science. AT any rate, it claims 60 be
TIE organ of a considerable body OF
believers. The editor and publisher Of
it is Tire president of a thing called the
International Metaphysical University,
and in the current number Of the paper
there is reprinted an address If his. re-
Gently delivered in this city Here i
one paragraph:
Il awoke from my sleep in tie night llst
night end heard a noise, il Ua- bird IN iis
cage. Hc was on his back kicking is though
Doe VAS passing out. gave The tirl the thought
that there was but one life, and Chat he had al
strength. because BE- lived IN tlat life, and 4
not long before the bird turned over and
sat down.
The question which viii arise in The
mind OF the ordinary person is how the
bird sat down, being constructed "a
bird: what he sat on, and all about it.
il may be that the lecturers command
OF English was not as strong as MS
faith. One is moved TO wonder, in q
pensive and philosophical way. whether
he ever tried that experiment with a
turtle. and whether the turtle also i'm
mediately turned over and sat down.
This only shows that the law of COM
pensation, which Emerson so clearly eX-
plained. is still in good working order
When Nature depTives a man Of a
sense of humor she gives him the power
Of adding more to the gayety Of na-
lions by his unconscious hunlor than
anybody can possibly do when writing
-'as funny as he can There IS another
gem in this religious newspaper. 1t is
f1fi--
The times., 1901-03-31

There was q crowd and they we're three
Tbe Lamp and the Maid, and He.
Bat two Is company no doubt
That's Why the knowing Lamp went out
This IS interpolated between the
statement that if you deluge erlor with
truth, the truth VIII destroy il" and
another that the writer lis conscious
life in which there is no death"
The times., 1901-03-31

John l.. Anderson. a New York tea and
coffee merchant, died yesterday at his
home in PIainfeId, \. J.. following a
long illness. He was born In Edinburgh.
Scotland. and was sixty-six years old.
Tor a number OF years he lived In Annoy,
rem Miss J. NJ Anderson and Kenneth
\ ufrvs4u
The times., 1901-03-31

Richard Mott, of Far Roclzaway. L. l..
died on Thursday from old age. He was
born there in 1S10. His mother was a
daughter Of Governor Nichols, of New York.
and his father. John Mott. at one time
owned all of the ROckaways. Richard
Mott was for a long time u frequent
contributor To the New York Evening
Post, while William {. Bryant was edi-
tor His father was ninety-eiZht years
old when he died and h himself leaves
two brothers, William, ninety three. and
benjamin eiShty-One years old
The times., 1901-03-31

Elder William L. Beebe. for fifteen
years in charge Of the Baptist Church at
Warwick, y. Y, is dead at his home
there, at the age Of seyeuty-two. His
father was famous elder of that dsnom-
Inatlou, and for many years edited the
Signs of the Times Another son. Ben
ton l. Beebe. succeeded TO the edftOrship
and Is still In the harness. A brother Of
the deceased elder is the Hon. George II
Beebe, former judge of the Court OF
Claims. living in Monticello, y. Y.
Douglas Island news., 1901-08-21

Loyal L. Writ, who was at one time
pastor of the Congregational church In
Douglas, is practising law in Australia.
Mrs. Writ and children left San Fran
cisco the 1st inst. to join him.
The Northern Hotel, under the man
agement of Mr.. Spickett, is making a
speciality of Sunday dinners. Douglas
people will learn to appreciate them.
A trial is all that is necessary.
The Dolphin went south this morn
ing, carrying the following passengers
from Douglas: o. f. Jeckel, j. K, Bres
lin, Mrs. K. j. Jones, Mrs. Martin Jen'
ner, Eldridge Jenner, Gust Frans, Jno.
Anderson, Oscar Anderson, John En-
icks and Chas. Johnson.
The Juneau Record Miner thinks ex-
cursionists are amused to see brewery
sign nailed over the door of the old log
cabin church in that city. They have
probably, many of them, contributed
to the cause of missions in Alaska, and
the sign will cause them to believe that
the money has been well spent.
Douglas Island news., 1901-08-21
They gave their names to a News re-

They gave their names to News re-
porter.
Since writing the above we have
learned that a correction has been
made in the official report, based upon
the information contained in the News
extra.
A reward of $500 is offered for the re-
covery of the body of E. Mills, together
with the money on his person. Also
$50 is offered for the recovery of the
body of Mrs. Capt. Nickerson.
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.
Beginning August 1st, the rates for
water will be as follows:
For residences with one faucet only
water to be used for household pur-
poses only $3.50 per month
For each additional fixture, including
bath, basin, toilet, ETC., extra per
month Observation-Disclosures. 90 cents
Hotels and restaurants. So per month
Bar rooms. ............s5 per month
Bath rooms. .............. IS per month
Laundries .... So per month and up
Stables. 50 per month and up
Water for steam, power purposes, etc.,
49,. ...S5 per mouth and up
Houses of more than one tenant, each
tenant will be charged regular rates.
Any person having water in premises
and supplying water to persons or
premises not paying for water will be
charged regular rates for each party or
place supplied.
Any person letting water run, to pre-
vent pipes from freezing, or in any way
wasting water, will be required to use a
meter and will be charged at 81 per
thousand gallons.
Water rents will be due on the first
day of each month.
Any person more than one month be-
hind in payment of water rent, water
will be shut off, and charge of Sl.5O
aud all delinquent rents must be paid
before same shall be turned on.
By order of
PRICE BROS,
Douglas Island news., 1901-08-21

The stockholders in the Nata-
forum Company will probably have
a meeting the first of next week.
The good work goes merrily on.
Oil Lahtela and Lizzie Perala were
married at the residence OF Chas. Ha-
ouist, Tuesday evening, Aug. Goth, at
$50 o'clock. Rev. Replogie otf1clated.
About so guests were present.
The Friends Mission School houseon
the beach now sports large bell, which
excepting the fire bell, is the only
one of its kind in the city. Douglas
has lots Of churches, but few bells.
Mr.. Dan Veasie, the good natured
wharfinger at the Douglas wharf, has
resigned and will take position with
the A. T.. G. M. Co. He will be sue
ceeded by William Stubbins, the popu-
lar ex-postmaster.
Mr.. L. Raymond and family. who
have spent a month coasting among
the islands to the north, returned to
Douglas last night and this morning
started south for similar purpose.
They report good health and lots of
fun.