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TO be made through a foreign bank 10 in.
sure safety. II is hoped that next SpSin;
il will be possible To do business d,.eet
with the country merchants, as the regu.
lar dealers have disappeared altogether
from the commercial, arena on the appear
ance Of The Bear.
The foreign Powers are urged by the
merchants TO embOdy some articles facili-
tating the free exchange of products he
tween this country and the rest Of the
world IN their terms Of peace. No doubt
the fabric of commercial enterprise in the
East needs some thorough rcmodeling,
both with regard To banking and TRANSPORT
ing arrangements. for the enormous fiunn-
cial interests involved are hardly properly
served by the present systems even in
times of peace, and when war breaks out
i'll any part Of the Empire the rest of the
country remains lit sort of commercial
turpitudc too.
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spectacles for British Soldiers.


few years ago at some foreign ma
neuverS | spent an afternoon on the out.
post line with an officer of a crack British
cavalry regiment. Pointing 10 some fields
about 1000 yards away he said: There
are some cavalry among the trees.
wonder whether they are scouts from the
other side" | pointed out to him that the
supposed cavalry We're really cattle. AL
though shOrt-sightcd, | have good sight
even for long distances, thanks to prop
erly selected pair Of pince-neZ spectacles
My officer friend used his field glass and
admitted his mistake, adding: Il am short
sighted. 1t is Il great nuisance. One can
not always be using field glasses" | sug-
gcsted that he might use spectacles as
did. Il would gladly" he replied, but
there is such a prejudice against them in
the service" Just imagine this cavalry
officer sent out scouting and going about
his work half blind because of the preju-
dice against specialized officersi / could
name men on active service in Africa Mt
the present moment who are very short
sighted, but dare not wear glasses. Some
of them wear single eyeglasses, to the
great damage Of what sight they still have.
Yet last year IN Germany at the Imperial
maneuvers / saw plenty of officers in spec
tacles, and good many privates as well.
! regard this as one of the most cOnSplc-
uous instances of wOoden-headed stupidity
with which our army is governed. Another
which deserves to be bracketed with it is
the exclusion of men from the army be-
cause they happen to have false teeth.
The correspondent | have Just quoted
states, on the authority of Mr.. Conan
Doylc's book, that the redOubtable De Wet
actually goes about in blue spectacles,
owing TO some eye trouble. If this is true,
81. Il, al
war How many of the British officers,
whose sight was scientifically tested before
they received their commissions, can see as
far as the blue-spectaced De WetE
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dis, mp and Nshoveled into wagon from 81
rernse-hcap over $500 in silver pesos and
media pesos.
The moneytis now being held by Capt.
Glenn. Judge Advocate. who has charge
of the matter. for further light as TO the
real ownership.
OVERLAPPING y PIRATE" CRAFT.
Ave had just passed the '.Sicte Peca-
dos. the seven steep. yerdure-crowncd lit
tie islands bearing that sinful cognomen.
when Lieut.. Clarity. who was with n party
in the dimnutiye cabin, observing through
his glass an object outside, suddenly said:
There is a pirate craft; stop her.,
Boats without proper clearance papers
and boats with papers intent upon enter
ing closed ports have been rather numer-
Gus about Panay. and accordingly there
WAS real cause for the order.
The Nesan carries Il machine gun on
her bow. and 50 there was no delay on the
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The plan was a good one. but Brownell
had better one. He had decided to cap
t;rc the riilemcn at least and before their
real position was discovered had sent for
ward detachment 10 secure the bridge
beyond. This detachment was mistaken
for the main body and drew the enemy :
fire: but instead Of talking deliberate aim
they fired through the bamboo mating
which surrounded the basement and the
nipa of the upper part of the house in
which they We're chiefly posted. The main
body of Americans advanced and the fir
ing became very warm.
Private Mctiee was winged and 'Spud
Marfhy took his krag pT0nfo and used it
effectively during the rest. of the contest.
Private Watson was also struck in the
arm. and 10 save his men Capt. Brownell
caused a harricade to be hastily construct
ed. behind which they were comparatively
safe.
1t WAS now 3 o'clock a. M: the rain
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THE APPORTIOSNENT.
A Decided Victory for the Advocates of In
creased Representation.

The long and strenuous fight over the
Rcapportionmcnt Bill is ended Repre-
scntatives Hopkins, Grosycnnr Hepburn
and others. who contcnded for the bad
principle Of no increase in representation.
have been si=nally defeated and Repre-
scntatves Burleigh and Lifticfcld. of
Maine: Long and Curtis. Of Kansas: Rus
sell, of Connecticut; Heatwole. OF Mime
sofa: crumpachcr and Griffith. Of Indiana,
and Mercer and Burkett. OF Nebraska.
who desired that the size of the House
should keep pace with that Of the country.
have trlGmphcd. The Hopkins bill. which
retained the House AZ lis present size.
31I. was defeated. 10y the decisive vote
of 100 to lp2. and the Burleigh amend
ment adopted. This viii make the House
after 1903 consist of $50 members. or
aboat one to 200,0'&a pcoplc. This viii
give the States replGs nation as follows:
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thus critically situated In religion the
people are wrapped in superstition, and
there is enough TO generate n ceiling of
antagonism, for wizards and doctors fail
TO account for the miraculous develop
ments in mechanism that rob them Of their
occupations"
). This feeling OF antagonism from the
very first is moreover nurscd by the ty-
ranny Of the Roman priests and converts
by the concessions. humiliations and yield
lngs of recent years. China in this day is
beng left Ia her fate, and waits like u
victim ON the guilotine for the signal
The innumerablc hardships and insults to
which Chinese is subjected from for
cigners at IL treaty port have, no doubt
helped i'll the spread of this anti-forcign
feeling. The cXccsses Of the Allied forces
i'll the North during the last few months
will not diminish this ill-feeling. but. on
the contrary. engcndcr hatred OF the most
envcnomcd kind.
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TEE NESAN.

had ceased. the moon was shining bright
ly, and the bolomcn had taken 10 the
mountains. Some Of the Kakies also at
tempted TO escape from the shicks. but
failed to cludc the deadly aim of the
Americans. When morning came % were
taken alive, 10 men and two officers were
found dead. and quite large number
wounded. Their injuries were attended TO
as carefully as circumstances would adj
init, the rifles and ammunition secured, the
headquartcr houses burned, and the pris-
oncrs marched across the country to Es-
tancia, on the east coast, where the Ne
san was waiting for them. The Nesan,
it appears, had been attacked tine same
night. but shot or two from her rapid
fire gun had rendered the attempt to cap
ture her abortive.
Late in the day we rc-embarkcd upon
the little craft and steamed back to Ioilo
i'll the moonlight over smooth sea. reach
ing the dock about 8 o'clock.-HYLAND G..
KIRK.
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The gain is as follows: Gain Ar
kansas, California, Colorado. Connecticut,
Florida, Louisiana. Massachusetts. Mis-
sissippi, Missouri, North Carolina. North
Dakota, Washington, West Virginia. Wis
consin. Gain minnesota. New Jersey,
PENNSYLVANIA. Gain 3-Illinois. New
York, Texas.
Under this the States that went Demo-
cratic last year viii have the following
votes in the ELECTORAL COLLEGE in 1907.
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American Conflict.
Practically Complete History of Our Country
as well as of the Great Rebellion.
BY HORACE GREELEY.
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80 Views, Maps and Plans of Battles

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part of the strange vessel in coming to
when hailed by Capt. NaShhurn. She
carried the American flag. however, and
proved to be nothing more dangerous than
a fishing prao from Bacolod, Ncgros.
Mrs. Wotherspoon purchased one of the
hats worn by the crew. and when we had
separated from her Lieut.. Clarity discov-
cred that another sample hat had been left
behind; so we really got the better of the
pirate.
CITY OF BANATE.
Owing to the shallow beach we an
chOred fully half mile from shore at Ba-
nate, and then with our boxes were rowed
some distance farther, but not the whole
distance: we had TO wade about 10 rods,
the boxes being carried ashore by the
crew. Capt. Brownell and other officers
of Co. ID. 10Th Inf, were naturally glad
to see the Paymaster.
| made hasty tour unshOd about the
country near the quarters, while my neither
eXtremitics were getting dry, taking in the
church and convent. Banate is said to
contain about 5000 inhabitants. but aside
from those mentioned the buildings are
chiefly constructed of nipa. CocOanut
groves and rice paddles abound.
Later we We're introduced to the native
Presidente and other officials, secured
some snapshots Of the quarters and beach,
and returned to the launch. | also OBJ
tanned data regarding Capt. BrOwncll's re-
cent expedition to the northeast coast,
where his company killed some p la
drones. wounded 30. capturing 22 prison
ers, l. rifles and 600 rounds of ammuni-
ton.
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TESTIMONIALS:

Palmer, Neb., Jan. 20. 1899.
Editor National Tribune: received the
Greeley books all right. / will say that
am very well pleased with them. l do not
think l ever invested money that secured
so large an amount Of good reading matter
in my life. l.. j. Dillon.
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Lampasas, Tex, Jan. 4, 1899.
Editor National Tribune: Your edition
seems to be perfect counterpart of the
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LADRoNES ROUTED.

1t had become known TO the authori-
ties that a TagalO officer from Luzon had
established recruiting station on the
northeast coast of Panay, and on the even
ing of Oct. 10 the Paragua, launch, COM
manded by Capt. Aulthaus, took on board
at Banate Capt. Brownell and % Of his
men. who, under cover of darkness landed
at Carries, on the northeast point of Pa
nay, and hiked across the country some IA
miles TO barrio, where the recruiting sta
ton was said to be located. Cadet +. ].
Horne, of the navy, and ''Spud Marphy,' y
a full-blooded Jap, accompanied them.
The night was dark, a misty rain fall
ing and the roads INSTRUCTED and muddy.
so that with their arms and 100 rounds of
ammunition the men were trifie jaded
when they unexpectedly struck the enc
my's outpost about midnight, and thus
failed to capture it.
MOntserrat, the town in question. is
bounded on one side. By high mountain,
on the other by an impossible swamp,
while river flows behind. There was
no other course for the Americans but to
90 forward. The Kakies put upon their
guard. posted their riflemen in nipa shacks
covering the crossing Of the principal
street. while their bolomel were distrib-
uted to the outskirts of the town to rush
upon the Americans when forced to re
treat.
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The States which went Republican last
year will have the following votes:

1t viii require $50 votes to elect.
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Ovid, Me-, Dee. IA.
Editor National Tribune: Greeley's
American Conflict came to band, and L
don't hesitate to say it is far beyond my
expectations 1t is in my opinion the
greatest book ever published. 1t is print
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type, and is bound neatly, substantially
and ornamentally. Yours truly,
Samuel Garrison.
North Liberty, Iowa, Jan. 9, 1899.
Editor National Tribune: / have re-
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history of the late rebellion, written by
Horace Greeley; the most correct of any
thing of the kind that have seen. l have
been in battles that he gives descriptions
of that are wonderfully correct.
A. c. Moreland
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HOSPITALS IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
Provisions for Arranging Quaran-
tines in Dwelling Houses.
(From The Courier Of Medicine)

It is not a little surprising, in view Of
the constant efforts of architects TO de-
sign and construct dwelling houses that
will have the maximum of comfort, con-
vcnience and beauty, with a minimum of
cost. they have failed TO comprehend and
hence TO provide for one OF the most use
ful and consequently most valuable fea-
lures of the modern house-namely, that
of q room which. when the necessity
arises, can be easily and quickly con-
verted into a hospital room.
The architects probably have not had
the desirabiity OF this feature Impress
ed upon them. and the physician. there
fore, will have to become responsible fol
it's introduction. Such room could be
constructed with but q slight increase
over the otherwise estimated cost of the
dwelling house, and its value would be
incaIculable.
The ceiling, walls, floor and furnlrG,
should be so constructed that they could
be washed clean or otherwise rendered
aseptic without injury, and regard should
be had for obtaining the best possloIe
light. ventilation, control of temperature
santa tion, access, and isolation, tosetheI
with accessibility to water and toilet ad-
juncts This room should be one OF the
most pleasant III the entire house, ana
reed not be reserved for use only in time
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MAKES TRUSTS POSSIBLE
Monopolies Fostered by the Pro
tective Tariff System.
Testimony before the Industrial
Commission-yiews of Edward At
kfnson and Byron w. Holt - Too
Much Water in the steel Stock

Edward Atkinson, the well known econ
omist, whose free trade and anti-imperial-
list sentiments have been widely circu-
lated throughout the country, was a wit
ness yesterday before the Industrial Com
mission. During his examination Mr. At
kinson remarked that he had consented
to testify before the Commission because
1t had apparently been proceeding con-
scientiously in studying industrial condi-
tions. His former unwillngness to ap-
pear before the Commission he said was
due TO his belief that the Commission in
tended to proceed in the interests. of Ger
tain principles and not of truth.
The economist pead a lengthy paper on
the subject of Tariff and Trusts" in
Producing his subject by saying that in
dustries in the United States had now
advanced beyond their infancy and had
no further need to be fostered by a pro-
tective tariff.
The consolidation of industries into large
concerns, he asserted, did not interfere
with the establishment of smaller con-
Germs. The department stores were not
absorbing the smaller stores, and in large
industrial centres, where the department
stores are found, smaller stores were more
numerous than ever before The same he
said, he knew to be the case with big
workshops-the smaller workshops had
grown in number. especially in the South.
Reviewing the mechanical arts, Mr.. At
kinson said that practically none of them
was subjected to foreign competition.
The same result was deduced in the field
Of agricultural products. Mr.. Atkinson
claimed that If the tariff was removed
from sugar, which England now contem-
plates taxing, the United States would
supply the markets Of the world with
canned fruits and condensed milk. In
considering the position of wool, as one
Of the principal objects of foreign COM
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| United States and the quality of the pro-
ducts from the American raw material
was so inferior that all revenue from its
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it could be disposed of in America.
Statistics showed, Mr. Atkinson said,
that only per cent of the population of
the United States was protected by a tax
on foreign imports, while over 80 per cent
paid that tax. Mr.. Atkinson challenged
the scrutiny and comparison of his figures.
The larger part of American imports, he
said, were handmade textiles, dependent
upon fashion and style. These he con-
sidered proper subjects for import duty.
He advocated closer commercial union
with Great Britain, and stated it as his
belief that the European countries Rus
STA included. would eventually combine in
a commercial war against the English
speaking races. An alliance with Great
Britain he considered as to be desired by
the United States The effect of this, he
asserted, would be the surrender of the
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the sick.
The times., 1901-05-11

occasion arises it may within half an hour
be changed into more or less complete
hospital room.
The advantages of such room are
many and far-reaching. It's usefulness in
isoating the child with a suspicious ton
sillar eXudate from the rest of the chill
dren in the family viii more than repay its
first cost; again, where surgical interfer-
ence is necessary, particularly III cmergen-
cy cases. how vastly greater are the pa
TENTS chances for recovery than in an ex-
tempOriZed operating room.
For the unfortunate members of the