Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 283, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 October 1899 — Page 4

1 THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1899i

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THE DAILY JOURNAL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1S09.

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Begin the day with the good deed of voting the Republican ticket. ' Mayor Taggart has made no appeal to the Intelligent voters to support him for a third term. The polls will be open at 6 o'clock In the morning and will be closed at 6 o'clock in the evening. Thomas Taggart should be beaten to-day because Indianapolis deserves a better mayor than he has been. Republicans must be on their guard today. Thomas Taggart Is fighting for political existence and is desperate. MSHBBSMBBBSSSSBBiSBSSSBSBBSBBBaSSMSaSBBBSaSMBMBSMaM , Republicans should vote as early In the day as possible, because early voting relieves the number that committees must look after. The last charge made against Mr. Bookwaiter was that he had refused to bury his father. It Is true, shameless as it may seem Mr. Bookwalter, the father, is enjoying j food health In Kansas. Before any Intelligent man votes for Thomas Taggart to-day, let him ask himself what Taggart has done for Indianapolis that he should have the distinction of a third term. One of the yellow papers of New York Id engaged in advising the President to offer to mediate between Great Britain and the Boers, while the other is engaged .in wiping out the "foul blot," meaning polygamy in Utah. As Utah Is now a State it is not so easy to do the wiping as it was when It was a Territory. The President will be in Evansville tomorrow for three hours. The Indications are that a bigger crowd of people will be In that city that day than it has ever seen. As it is the meeting of the blue and gray. It Is probable that fact has Induced the President to travel five hundred miles to participate in the exercises. That Is an acute Intellect which discov ered in the words "which shall Increase the cost of gas to consumeis," In the statement of Mr. Bookwalter, a chance that the gas companie3) may persuade the Council and ilr. Bookwalter, if elected, that gas by meter will be cheaper. Such an intellect should be materialized and used In the manufacture of razors. The thrifty character of Mayor Taggart is shown in the matter of the elevated tracks.' Ills platform pledges him to elevated tracks and his Council passed and he approved an ordinance on the subject defeating itself. Last night, a leading railroad attorney, who is an independent, said. In effect, that the railroad officials are satisfied that Taggart will make no trouble . about elevated tracks, while Bookwalter might. Recently Mr. Bryan criticised Admiral Dewey for not sailing away from Manila after he had destroyed the Spanish fleet. Is this criticism inspired by the fear that the admiral will be the Democratic candidate lor President? Ho never will be; Mr. Bryan has a certainty on that unless he should lose Nebraska next November. Already there Is inquiry as to the effect of a Republican victory In Nebraska upon the leadership of ilr. BryanT It Is fair to assume that the managers of the street-railway company in this city have an ordinary amount of sagacity, and, having it, they will keep their hands off of municipal elections. The most unfortunate thing the company could do for Itself would be. to make enemies of half the voters of the city by taking sides with either party. The good will of the patrons Is a valuable possession. Besides, the company has nothing to ask of the mayor or City Council. From Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 2,700 miles of new railroad track were laid, which exceeds the total mileage for any whole year since 1S92. New construction has been hampered by two causes that are very unusual the scarcity of labor and of materials. The Railroad Age says the cry for workmen comes from all sections of the country, while the demand for steel rails is so great that orders for early delivery cannot be taken. This is one of the many Indications that "the advance agent of prosperity" Is delivering the goods. The Journal very heartily seconds the sug gestion of the News that the grand jury Investigate any and all rumors or insinua tion that the franchise recently granted the street-car company was obtained through corruption either in the Legislature, the City Council, the press or any other agency. If any citizen has any facts to substantiate any such story he should not only have the cjportuzity ta make them, known but it

is his plain duty as a citizen to do so. There are always in every community some people who find it to their liking to indulge in all sorts of gosip that will reflect upon their neighbors, and Indianarolls Is not singular In this respect; but If there Is anywhere anyone who has any Information cn the subject the grand jury should investigate fully, and if anyone has teen guilty of anything of the kind he should be punished as the law provides. to reitrlicaxs.

Nothing that can be said at this hour will have much Influence with voters. Most of them have made up their minds. Indeed, If the election should be confined to those who read and consider matters, Mr. Taggart would be defeated by a large majority. To that class of people he has paid no at tention in his canvass He has appealed to the Ignorance and prejudice of what he believes to be the majority of the voters. To debauch rather than to instruct has been his policy. One word may be said to Republicans. Mr. Taggart's re-election will be understood to be a victory of the Democratic party, and for that reason no Republican who has in mind. the pending presidential election can consistently afford to lend his assistance to a result which will be hailed with acclaim by the McLean Democracy In Ohio and make the work of carrying Marlon county and the Seventh congressional district more arduous in November, 1000. The Republicans constitute a majority In this city upon national Issues, and If they vote the party ticket to-day, as, there Is reason to believe they will, they can help the 'national ticket a year hence. They certainly cannot afford to vote in a manner to encourage McLean, who opposes the President's policy In the Philippines and denounces the upholding of the supremacy of the national authority as viuci uuu wiiiieu war. r If the fact that Mr. Taggart has not been a good mayor is not sufficient reason to vote against him, the influence his election will have upon future political events should appeal to voters to vote the Repub lican ticket. As a last word, the Journal urges Its Republican readers to vote the Republican ticket to-day. MR. BRYAN'S DISCRETION. In his later speeches Mr. Bryan devotes considerable time to the financial question. He declares that free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 Is the leading issue now, as it was in 1S06. He also shows a disposition to be more vague in regard to "the Philippines. He quotes the Declaration of Independence about the "consent of the governed" much as the South did when Southern States seceded from the Union. He quotes Lincoln; but Lincoln did not listen to the claim that the war to save the Union was a war to deprive the people of the South of the right of self-government. In insisting upon 16 to 1 being the leading issue in 1900 Mr. Bryan Is. showing good! judgment. No one cares for 16 to 1. The Illinois Federation of Labor left it out of Its declaration of principles a few days ago. No one talks of it. that is, no one who is not a professional. Thousands of people who were nearly wild three years ago In behalf of silver have no Interest In it now. On the other hand, no ono seems afraid of it, which was not the case In 191. Some Democrat? who voted against Mr. Bryan in 1SX may vote for him In 1900 because they regard his silver heresy in the nature of a last year' hornet's nest. Mr. Bryan and his party will be beaten on IS to 1 next year, as a matter of course. Flag furling, or the relinquishment of our sovereignty over the Philippines, would be an issue very much alive, but very deadly for those who should be so unwise as to advocate it. The American people are not flag furlers and they are hostile to any policy involving any sort of surrender to Aguinaldo and his followers, who, to use the words of Admiral Dewey, "began the war." Eliminate party from the canvass of 1900 and the flag furlers would not carry a State in the Union, not even Arkansas. Now that the country understands the pur pose of the President, and Admiral Dewey, fresh from the Philippines, indorses it, the chatter about an unholy war and the ad vice to sneak out of Luzon as if vanquished has no considerable following. The Dewey demonstration was, In fact, the honoring of a man whf had floated our flag in the Philippines. Every city In the country would delight to honor him, because he Is the representative of American valor and of the cause for which our army In Luzon ia fighting. A campaign against the senti ment which Dewey represents would end In measureless disaster, while one on a dead issue would get the most of the Democratic vote. So Mr. Bryan Is wise in sticking to his 15 to 1. . TUB LARGER ASIATIC SCICADROX. The ships which have been ordered to Manila to Join the Asiatic squadron will largely Increase our naval force In that quarter. These ships were sent upon the advice of Admiral -Dewey and ordered thither as soon as the admiral made the recommendation. Admiral Dewey desires to have Aguinaldo understand that the spuadron ha3 been strengthened by his ur gent advice. It Is probable that others who have persisted in misrepresenting him should understand that he is in favor of the occupation and holding of the Islands to which he first called attention by his not able victory. To those who do not find in the suppres sion of the Insurrection of the Tagalos ample cause for the sending of more first class cruisers to Manila, the strengthening of the Asiatic squadron has a wider sig nificance. To those, and to those govern ments that watch the movements of each other, the sending of more ships to the Orient means that the President has decided that hereafter the United States must have a more potential influence in the East than this Nation has ever had. To-day the East attracts the attention of the world because great changes are going on. Japan has become a power and China Is attracting the attention of governments and those who build railroads and seek markets. While Russia disclaims any purpose to Interfere with the freedom of trade, Russia Is the power whose mysterious movements cause suspicion. This action of the President does not mean that the United States will make any alliances In regard to the integrity of Chi nese territory or its position among Euro pean powers, but a powerful fleet, at what Is known as the Asiatic station, will be re garded by other governments as notice that we have interests if not rights in that quar ter which are considered as most important to the future of this country. The trans ition through which China and eastern peoples are passing has an Important bear ing upon the future of the advanced nations, because It will open vast markets. The nation which Is unablo or fails to,

advantage of the conditions cannot hope for that large Interest in the commerce of the world which Is essential to its industrial growth and its Influence among the powers. A large naval force in the East does not mean war, but, rather, peace, because it will hold in check those rulers who would acquire control in China not for commercial development and the bettor civilization of the people, but to extend the purely military power for which Russia stands. In short, the larger Asiatic squadron means that the United States, for the sake of commerce and the civilization dependent upon it, proposes to be a world-wide power.

TWO POINTS IX SENATOR FAIRnAMCS'S SPEECH. A careful reading of the admirable speech of Senator Fairbanks at the banquet of the Marquette Club Saturday night shows that it deserves a mere extended notice than the brief mention which has been given. Now that prosperity Is with us, there are those who deny that the McKinley admin istration had anything to do with its coming. With those Senator Fairbanks took Issue when he said: Prosperity came bv the assur.inpp nf wica and conservative administration, by the enactment of wholesome laws, by the subtle loucn or tne magic wand of confidence connaence which in the Ilnal analysis is the source oi an progress, all success, and without which there is stagnation and death. It came contrary to many fervent and unwise predictions. . It came through the harmonious co-operation of the three potent agencies a protective tariff, the gold standard and a sound, patriotic administration. Were the present administration committed to a debased free silver currency and to free trade the splendid transformation we have witnessed would have been an utter and absolute impossibility, and the calami ties from which we have successfully and hapolly escaped would have been but multiplied. This claim is a just one. Because pros perity did not come with fullness in three or four months after the Inauguration of Mr. 'McKinley the enemies of the Republican party charged failure upon the party. When prosperity did come the Republicans properly Insisted that it came through their agency. Qn the subject "f the war In the Philip pines Mr. Fairbanks: sweeps away all the fallacies which have otscured the issue and declares the one. lsrue before the country as follows: We are not now concerned with questions of imperialism or of expansion. We are occupied with the paramount question of enforcing respect for tho national authority, of suppressing a rebellion against it. Op position to our authority wherever It has been extended, under universally recognized law. Is rebellion, whether it is in Illinois j-k Im V yv TV I1t-fc-hwi,j HT It et v net 4 versible and irrevocable code of national duty: the fiaer must be protected wherever it is lawfully raised. What American can demand less? The real issue could not have been put in fewer words or more clearly than it is by the senior senator. Aguinaldo's war is a rebellion against the authority of the United States. Such being the case, it is the duty of the President to suppress it. If that 13 not done the Nation will be disgraced in the eyes of the world and Its government will be held in contempt. There are other points In the speech which might be mentioned, but these two stand out in bold relief the achievements of the McKinley administra tion as witnessed in the general confidence and In the unprecedented prosperity of the country, and the imperative duty of estab lishing the supremacy of the United States in the Philippines. William Jennings Bryan had been ad mitted to the bar and was a lawyer before he became an editor, politician, candidate t.nd county fair attraction. He stakes his professional reputation on the assertion that the United States government has no right to assert its authority in the Philip pines without the consent of the governed. John Marshall, some time chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was counted a pretty fair lawyer in his day. In pronouncing a judgment of the Supreme Court he said: If territory be ceded by treaty the acquisi tion Is confirmed whether the territory was purchased or conquered, and the ceded terri tory becomes a part of the nation to which it is annexed either on the terms stipulated in the terms of cession or on such as its new master shall impose. The relations of the Inhabitants with their former sovereign are dissolved and new relations are created between them and the government which has acquired their territory. The same act which transfers their country transfers the allegiance of those who remain in it, and the law which may be denominated polit ical is necessarily changed, although that which regulates the Intercourse and general conduct of Individuals remains In force until altered by the newly created powers of state. It is fair to assume that Chief Justice Marshall had read the Declaration of In dependence, but in settling the question of sovereignty and allegiance he was not troubled by the clause about "the consent of the governed." The laying of the cornerstone of the asy lum for the incurable lnsana of Marion county at Julletta yesterday marks the beginning of a new and humane policy which will meet with general approval. In the county poor-house are between seventyfive and one hundred of these most unfor tunate human beings. They cannot be made comfortable In the poor-house, or at least they cannot receive tho attention which common humanity demands they should have. The building of an asylum fcr'them by the county Is, therefore, dictated by the sentiment of humanity, and In the end they can bo cared for more economically. The County Commissioners have acted wisely in providing for such an asylum, and it was. proper that such a beneficent undertaking should be made an occasion for public ex ercises, The Chicago Tribune, in naming the causes from which that city has suffered severely the past six years, gives as the one of second importance, "the overbuilding and overspeculation of the World's Fair period." It took Philadelphia some time to overcome the reaction of the Centennial. Another cause of the six years' depression is "over taxation, insufficient revenue and Incompe tent rulers." The city which has both overtaxation and insufficient revenues is in a bad way, but the evil Is general and the remedy has' not yet appeared. In commenting on the fact that Senor Marlscal, Vice President of Mexico, speaks excellent English, the papers fall to men tion that his wife Is an American. She was a Miss Lee, of Maryland, a brilliant, beau tiful woman. The Marlscal family all speak English. UtllllLES IX THE AIR. A "Well-informed Man. She What reason Is there for there be ing so much fuss made over buying the Lakes of Killarney? He I ain't sure, but I think it Is because they contain the only water fit for making good Irish whisky Prejudice. "Are you aware." asked the annoying man, "that the doughnut was invented In Holland?". "Is that so?" responded the dyspeptic. with interest. "I hope the British will wipe those Boers off the face ol the earth!" This fable teaches that '.t is difficult to consider the moat abstrtA queatlorls with-

out allowing personal bias to color things more or less.

Ills Favorite. "Who Is your favorite poet?" "Prior is one of them." "What can you find to like about Prior?" "He's dead." Fntnl MlMnkr. "I hear Browne has lost that Boston girl." "Yes. Served him right for springing euch an ancient gag." "What was that?" "Oh, didn't you hfar about it? Well, she permitted him to hug her, and the idiot. In the excess of his joy, says: 'How would you like to be the iceman?' " EDGAR ALLAN P0E. Incidents and Anecdotes Recalled ly the Seml-Centenntil of Ills Death. Pittsburg Dispatch. The ssemi-centennial of the death of Edgar Allan Poe was observed on Saturday at the University of Virginia. The " occasion possesses a melancholy interest for all who admire the genius and pity the misfortunes of the author of "The Raven." Born in poverty, reared in luxury, and thrown upon the world without a dollar, Poe lived and died a mystery. Nine lives have been written about this celebrated poet, yet of no subject has It been so difficult to obtain real facts of both his life and death. The circumstances attending the death of this unfortunate genius left his memory under mora or less of a cloud; but this has been softened and dispelled by one of his later biographers, Eugene L. DIdier. A tardy recognition was accorded the memory of Edgar Allan Poe on Nov. 17, 1S73, when through the efforts of the school teachers of Baltimore, a monument was publicly dedicated to that city in honor of the poet. His body had previously rested in Westminster churchyard for 2 years without a stone to show that it was the grave of the most unique genius America has produced. Notwithstanding the generally accepted mass of evidence to the contrary, Edgar Allan Poe was neither a drunkard nor a tippler. It Is true that he drank to some extent, as was tire habitual custism of the times, but these indulgences were only occasionally. He seldom drank strong liquors and that was said to be true of him to the end but what he invariably became Intox icated. He had lesion on one side of the brain, and the slightest tonic was sufficient to cause him to act strangly. The "immortal infamy" of fastening upon him the shame of drunkenness belongs partly to one of his biographers. For ten years Poe was a writer of untiring Industry, and In that time he . I roduced a prodisous amount ofr lare In quanlty and excellent in quality. At that time, however, literature was not a paying profession, and Poe had a constant struggle with novertv. He labored under constant discouragements, ill health and domestic sor row. and it Is not surprising mat tnese ad versities caused him to occasionally seeK the stimulation of drink. Whatever nract cal difficulties It was nis lot to encounter, Poe lived in tranquil happiness with his wife and mother-in-law. during the life of the former. One of his biographers, George E. Woodberry, describes their life in Philadelphia as a model of fidelity and domestic happiness. Mrs. Clemm, the mother-in-law, a vigorous woman of about fifty, was the head of the household. She received and expended Poe's wages and kept things In order. At tnat time Mrs. Poe was still under twenty-one years of age, and is described as possessing feminine beauty and charm or an unusual order. Poe was very' fond and proud of her, and 6he. In turn, idolized him. He was al ways haunted by suggestions or evil to come, and used to Jocularly tell his wife that he did not like to go out in the dark. for he believed evil demons had power thpn. In his home alone he found happiness. affection and a refuge from contact with th world. The story of Poe's adversities and strug gles with poverty are pathetic in the ex treme. He left Philadelphia for New York with only J10 in his pocket. In company with his beloved wife, while his mother-in-law remained behind to settle up affairs. His first letter to her Is a pathetic statement of the slenderness of his resources. He says: "I ate the first hearty breakfast I have eaten since I left our little home. Sis is delighted, and we are both in excellent spirits. She has coughed hardlv any and has had i;o night sweats. V e have not now got J1.D0 left. To-morrow I am going to try and bor row $3. so that I may have a fortnight to go upon. You can't Imagine how much we both miss you. Sissy had a hearty cry last night because you and Catterina weren't here. We are resolved to get two rooms the first moment we can. It looks as if it were going to clear up now." After the death of his wife Poe was a frequent visitor at the home of Mrs. Shew, an elderly lady and a writer of considerable note, who was much interested In Poe's literary projects. During One of his visits Mrs. Shew persuaded him to drink some tea in a conservatory, whose open windows ad mitted the sound of church bells, and gave him some paper, which he declined, saying: "I so dislike the noise of bells to-night I cannot write. I have no subject I am exhausted." Mrs. Shew then wrote. "The Bells, by E. A. Poe." and added. "The bells, the little silver bells." On the poet's finishing the stanza thus suggested, she again wrote. "The heavy Iron bells," and this idea also Poe elaborated, and tHen, copying off the two stanzas, headed it. By airs. M. L. Shew." Few poems have ever been written that contained a livelier jingle than "The Bells." yet at the time they were composed Poe was almost heart-broken over the recent death of his wife: he was penniless, and the future seemed to hold out nothing for him. Many stories are told of his condition when "The Raven" was written, some biographers asserting that Poe was at the time on the verge of delirium. "Annabel Lee." his other most famous poem, was, it is said. Inspired by his love for a woman whom he had known in his boyhood. Annnltel Lee. It was many and many a year ago. in a kingdom by the sea. That a maiden there lived whom you may Know By the name of Annabel Lee. And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child. in this kingdom by the sea: But we loved with a love that was more than love I and my Annabel Lee: With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago. in tnis Kingcom by tne sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee So that her high-born kinsman came And bore her away from me. To shut her up in a sepulcher in this Kingdom by the sea. The angels not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, in tnis Kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night. Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. For our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we Of many far wiser than we And neither jhe angels ia heaven above. Nor the demons down under the sea. Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee, And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee: And so. all the nlghttlde, I He down by the side Of my darling my darling my life and my bride. In the sepulcher there by the sea. In her tomb by the sounding sea. Edgar Allan Poe. Economy and Yttllty. Chicago News. Senator William E. Mason repeats fervently his declaration that he blushes with shame for his country's action In the Philippines. It might save a lot of money In red fire and illuminations if the fall festival committee could get Mr. Mason to stand upon a pillar and blush at regular intervals during the night parade. Why Distressed f Baltimore American. With unconscious irony, the Massachusetts Democracy has passed resolutions sympathizing with the "distressed people of the West." Messrs. Bryan, Altgeld and ethers who live in the West are likely to request an explanation.

GOVERNMENT FOR CUBA

SI I LIT A II Y CONTROL HAS BEEX EFFECTIVE AXD SATISFACTORY. But Civil Government Is Xeeessnry for Rextorntlon of Confidence and Continued Prosperity Special to the Indlanarolis Journal. HAVANA, Oct. 3. 1 talked with General Brooke to-day about the Cuban question. "I have no solution to offer," said he. "We know by experience that extravagance, revolution and repudiation are natural conditions In South American countries. An absolutely worthless currency usually precedes a revolution. We do not want to be paid in that Fort of currency, nor to take any risk of having to enforce our claims with arms, so I presume as a matter of precaution the United States will continue in control of Cuba until the debt is paid and the government is eelf-supportlng. What form of government will follow I cannot say. I do not mean to say that the Cubans would surely fall at eelf-govern-ment, but that we cannot take any chances on their failing and be compelled to ccme back as conquerors to enforce our war claim. Nor. if this reasoning be sound, can we risk a protectorate. Turn a crude and inexperienced legislature loose and all the protectorates In the world could not keep it from reckless appropriation and wild currency legislation. We had an illustration of that last winter, when a self-constituted Legislature tried to borrow ?30,000,0!jO on the credit of Cuba without a treasurer to receive it, a government to expend it or power of any kind to create debt. These methods are not according to our ideas of doing business, ana I do not think the United States will leave Cuba in a position to fall a victim to these financial experiments. Then, I do not think the Cubans have yet learned official honesty. There was so much to make them distrust Spain that they have not yet come to consider Integrity as a necessary qualification for office. Many of them continue to think that the United States officials here simply have some way of stealing that they cannot see .through." In reply to a question as to the probable duration of military rule General Brooke said: "I do not know anything about that. I am here, not by my own wish, but by the orders of my superiors. While stationed on the Western frontier my attention was drawn to the subject of the Latin-American races, and I spent several years In the study of the subject. I find the Information then obtained very valuable now, but military men are not experienced in affairs xt civil government, and there are many perplexing questions which we find ourselves unprepared for. Here, for instance, la a remonstrance against the free importation of Porto P.ican coffee into Cuba An lntellieent decision requires hours of study in tariffs, crop reports, markets, etc. Any decision will affect adversely, probably, an equal number of people, and to them the decision will be ell wrong and the usual criticism will follow. This is only one of the many problems that come before us for which we are to some extent unprepared. Military rule at best is only a temporary exoedlent. and I suppose in due time a civil government with sufficient military force to preserve order will follow. The Cubans naturally are distrustful of military rule, and after their experiences of th last hundred years or so are hardly to b blamed. I am much pleased with the work that has been accomplished, however, ana feel that we have brought Cuba a long way out of the mire. There is peace all over the island, health and cleanliness have both been promoted, the fields are under cultlva tion, the offices are honestly administer (d, public and private charities have relieved want, a satisfactory currency has been e tabllshed and business is moving along in its accustomed channels." CIVIL GOVERNMENT. s I talked with General Rathbone, director general of the posts, on the same subject General Rathbone said: "I suppose thentxt step will be a provisional civil government. but how soon that will be ordered I do not know. The military government has been a success, but of course we all know that is only a step toward some permanent form of civil government. In my opinion Cuba needs a man schooled in statesmanship, a Morton or a Sumner, who will by his own force of character and intellect command the confidence and respect of the people and who will form for the people a strong, stable government suited to their needs. habits and temperaments. I do not eay that the Cubans themselves cannot form such a government in time, but experience and study are essential, and the history of the past has not been such as to develop states manshlp. I have great hopes for the future of Cuba with its delightful climate and its wealth of resources. Yet its future depends on Its commerce, and Its trade now Is almost entirely linked with the United States. The more substantial the government and the better educated are the people in statesman ship such as we admire the greater will be tne iuture. Down cm the south coast, at Manzantllo, jasi weeK. 1 taiKed with Dr. Socorro, a Cuban major. The doctor has an American flag draped over the mirror In his reception room. and. pointing to it, he said: "That flag is good enough for me: when that leaves the Island I go with it. Our people do not want what Is be3t for them. They do not like government of any kind, and for that reason neea me strongest Kind. 1 near a great deal of incendiary talk. We have our agitators and it Is so easy to live down here that unfortunately there are a great many wno uo not worK. uut triose men are neither statesman nor patriots. Some of them were in the army, but they belonged to the sweet "potato brigade. The sweet potato crop matures in Ies3 than fortv days aner me seea is planted, and this without any care or cultivation. This was the only article 01 100a the army was supplied with, and men were detailedi to plant a cron and watch it grow, the army camping In the neighborhood until the crop was gathered. You will tlnd that some of our best lighters now belonged to the sweet potato brigade. I hope the United States will eo risht nhfad and give us the government that is best for us, paying no attention to the agitators. Our future depends on our trade with the United btates and on American capital. All the money we have to-day comes from the Americans who are down here, and vet vou can hear those talkers demanding that the Americans oe asKea to witndraw at once. n v nw.n.. vs l . j 1 Audi ?uuv? uiai iney ao not Know wnat is ror their own good, and would bring bui.rvct.iion ana want ana ajsoruer to Cuba without a moment's hesitation. I am opposed to an election or to any exDression of oninion. The pledge of the United States to give us independence does not end with our freedom from Spanish rule. Humanity demands that we do not be made to stand alone until we are able to stand alone." RATHBONE FOR GOVERNOR. In my opinion General Estes Rathbone, director general of the posts, is the logical candidate for governor of the island. He has gained In his experience here Informa tion that especially qualifies him for this IXl TVposition, lie nas tne largest cuoan ac quaintance of any American civilian on the island, his work of organizing the posts having taken him to all parts of Cuba and brought him In contact with the leading Cubans of the various communities. He has learned the Cuban character and knows better than any one else how to deal with Cubans. He has the confidence and respect or the people. Any mn ent here now from the United States without the actual ex perience of the last ten months in Cuba would be so far behind a true realization of the present situation as to be practically helpless In carrying the work of reconstruction forward. One or two mistakes would mark him down as incompetent in the minds of the hasty Cubans, and his power and influence would be gone. Then the time for exnf rimpntii ha nsciAil When th mlllfnrv regime ends it sHould end in toto and a civ ilian, able and experienced in Cuban af fairs, should inaugurate the civil govern ment. It would be a mistake to mix the military usages. Those things do not mix and cannot be made to. General Lee would come the nearest to the requirements If he could divorce the military with which he Is now associated, lie cannot do this in the

very nature of thlng3, and should be left In control of military forces. All "things considered. It would seem natural when the next step Is taken that General 'Rathbone be advanced to the larger field of useful

ness and tnat his services be required in the greater organization contemplated. I think this opinion is shared generally by civilians here who have watched the developments of the last ten months. It Is not surprising that no one has dis covered a sure-cure plan of government for Cuba. National Questions, as a rule, take time. The Indian rroblem on the Western frontier was a problem for a hundred years: tne reconstruction question after the civil war worried the statesmen for twenty-five years. The Cuban question Is moving along satisfactorily, so there Is no cause for the anxiety manifested by politicians who fear that the President is not doing anything or that he is going to violate the pledge of Independence for Cuba. Caution, above all thines. Is necessary. The advice thus far given hv military officials hero is not of such a character as to suggest a line of action. There is not unanimity and witn thPi cnntrarliptnrv nnlnions there Is Vils.lom in letting well e'nough alone, especially as there Is a rapid growth in industry, orutr and education. DIVER3ENT OPINIONS. An amusing instance of this diversity of opinions occurs in the annual reports or the various departments of Cuba Just pub lished. General Wood says (Page 6 of his report): "Regiments on duty in Cuba should be retained here for a number of years, as all troops coming to Cuba must undergo the the acclimation fevers before they are thoroughly serviceable." General Ludlow In Ms report takes directly the opposite view and says (Page 20 of his report): "Experience has shown that it is not advisabie to maintain men of northern races continuously in service in the tropics. Not only are the lesses from diseases severe, but the entire body of men becomes greatly deteriorated from climatic and other effects. It is bellfved that If garrisons of American troops are to be maintained in the tropics, tnese facts should be taken Into oaccount, ana permanent dispositions made with reference to their exchange between home and foreign stations. For the military service in maia. England constitutes Its regiments 01 two battalions, which are Interchanged irom time to time. With our throe battalions organization, a convenient provision of this kind could be made by retaining one battalion In the states, to act both as training school and recruiting station lor tne regiment, wnerc the men would receive their preliminary drill and instruction before proceeding to duty abroad. This would leave two oatiaiions out of the reciment on foreign sta tion, and the exchange might advantagovsly be made every six months, bringing home that battalion which had been longest abroad and simultaneously moving the home battalion to take its place. With tne army transports now maintained in service, this would not be a costly affair, as ail the camp and earrlson eaulpage and other belongings of the battalion, with the exception of tne personal effects of the men could oe exchanged and the trouble of transporting them avoided. This would leave eacn iwimiinn .ir months at home and one year abroad, and this period is believed to be as extended as in the general interest 01 the service would be found expedient, umcial recommendations to this effect have heretofore been submitted." rj.norj4i Ludlow has the support of his tory and the testimony of experience here. n It Is the observation of most medical ex perts that even ten years residence does not render an American or Englishman immune. but still there is room for difference or opinion. And with such diversity as to the treatment of American troops with which the officers are supposed to be most familiar it is not suprising that there is not a clear unanimity as to the tuture policy towards Cuba. . As a general proposition Cuba nas maae rapid strides under military rule. No one familiar with the conditions now and those of one year ago will question this state ment. Order is well nigh perieei; cieanuness is marKed, cnarities nave oeen organized and the helpless poor placed In asy lums: business is sale ana Kteaay; agriculture is followed in security; homes and mills are being rebuilt; municipal reforms have been Inaugurated; streets have been cleaned and repaired and sewers established; credit Is being restored; progress is noted everywhere. Manifstly the next step is a civil government supported by military authority but free in every way irom military rule, military men and military methods. In thl3 statement there is no criticism cf tho militav administration of Cuba. It is hardly necessary to narrate the standing nhiprtions to military rule in the abstract. Then Cuba has had military rule for a great many years, and perfect confidence can only be restored by a civil government, acvmu 01 snv susneetpd military tendencies, unoer such a government Cuba will - be free, the resources of the island will be developed and the people will have the best government they have ever had or perhaps will ever have. Prosperity will mark every neia 01 employment. Under sucn conditions me rntnrriincr nf flbsolutc Independence will not le an injury and the country will be much better prepared tor it wnen 11 comvs. Whether Cuba wants lndepenner.ee or not i a serious question. And the more time that Is given to reach a wise conclusion on this question the better for Cuba. NOTED CONSPIRACY CASES. IiiKlinin and Hewitt On Trial in n I'nlted States Conrt. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 9.-lnterest in the celebrated revenue stamp counterfeiting conspiracy unearthed six months ago by the United States secret service, and which resulted in the arrest of eight m?n, one a government employe, and two formerly In the service of the United States, was re vived to-day. when the defendants were placed on trial before Judge Mc-Dls-ex-El-Pherson, in the United States trict Court. The accuse are United States District Attorney lery P. Ingham; his law partner and former Assistant District Attorney Harvey iv. Newitt; Samuel M. Downey, deputy col lector internal revenue for the Lancaster district; William M. Jacobs and William L. Kendlg, cigar manufacturers, of Lancaster; Baldwin S. Bedell, machinist, of Camden, N. J.; Arthur S. Taylor, engraver, of this city, and James Burns, a foreman in Jacobs's cigar factory. The discoveries of the Secret Service Bu reau in connection with the counterfeiting nlot first gained publicity on April 9, last. On that day Jacobs, Kendlg and Burns were arrested. Jacobs and Kendlg were cnargea with the making of an immense number of internal revenue stamps, which they used on their cigar boxes, and counterfeit Mon roe head lv silver certincates, the engraving on which was so perfect as to cause the Treasury Department to call In the entire issue of this note. Jacobs was held in $lo.W) and Kendlg in $2j,0u0 bail. Hums was charged with aiding and abetting Jacobs and Kendlg. He was committed in default of $23,000. Samuel M. Downey was next ap prehended, charged with accepting bribes from Jacobs and Kendlg. Ills ball was WO. Taylorand Bedell were arrested on th charge of making plates, counterfeit money and stamps. One complete and two partly finished plates for $2 and $jO notes were found in their workshops in this city, while the plate for the -Monroe head note, and those from which the bogus stamps were printed were later found in the Jacobs Lan caster factory, mgnam ana rsewitt were arrested on the charge of attempting to bribe a United States secret service operative. Each furnished $10,000 bail. District Attorney Bell asked that the bills of indictment against Ingham and Newitt be consolidated and their counsel, A. S. Shields, not objecting, this was done. Mr. Shields then entered a plea of not guilty for his clients, stating that they were charged only with misdemeanors. The Jury was quickly drawn and after the members had been sworn the case against Ingham and Newitt was taken up. District Attorney Beck opened with an address to the Jury outlining the government's case and giving the history of the conspiracy from Us in ception to the arrest of the conspirators. NEW INDUSTRY BLASTED. Broker Arrested on Charge of Selling Chemically Restored Stamp. NEW YORK. Oct. 9. Freeman Strait, a well-known real estate dealer and insurance agent, with an office on lower Broadway, has been arrested, charged with defrauding the government by selling war revenue Htamps chemically restored after cancellation. It Is stated by treasury special agents that Strait and his associates have cheated the government out of SlOQ.tt). Strait, they say, has been clearing J2,0u0 a week. At his home was found a large number of stamps in vailous stages of restoration, also the chemicals used in the process. Governor Stanley Home Robbed. WICHITA. Kan., Oct. 9. Burglars entered Governor Stanley's home last night and stole Jewelry of considerable value and some money. The Governor and his wife are at San Francisco to welcome the Kansas Twentieth.

OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

MRS. M'WIIIRTER AGAIX THE r REMOUNT OF THE W. C. T. f. Lnr&est State Convention Ever Ilrld SfMion of the "V" Organisation Work In the Various Departments Special to the Indlar.arclls Journal. MARION, Ind., Oct. 9. The work of the annual state convention of he Women's Christian Temperance Union, now in session In this city, was hurried forward Saturday and to-day. Officers were named Saturday evening. Reports of the superintendents of departments were held over. The work of the morning session to-day was largely taken up by this routine business. The event of the convention was the sermon by the National W. C. T. U. president, Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, of Maine, successor to the late Miss Frances E. Wlllard. Sunday afternoon, at the mass meeting. The report which most interested the ladies was that of Ml?s Mary Hadley. for the industrial school, which was given Sat- . urday afternoon. Work In other departments is interesting. The purity work, in charge of Frances D. Royer, is flourishing in nineteen counties. Through the efforts of Mary Teats, of California, nearly one hundred new members were added to the Indiana organization. In the State eight unions have done rescue work; 143 erring women have been appealed to: twenty-five rescued four little girls, two at Greensburg and two at Frankfort. Terre Haute has a Rescue Home for colord people: Richmond a Home for the Friendless, where girls who want to reform are taken in: South Bend has a Rescue Home, and Indianapolis has a Door of Hope. Mrs. Almira M. Staples, superintendent of Christian citizenship, reported that eighty-five sermons had been preached, 4.22) pages of literature had been distributed. 133 house-to-house visitations had been made and 4C4 petitions had been circulated in the Interest of the work. Mrs. L. F. Jessup Smith, of the department of nonalcoholic medication, said a great deal of work had- been done to acquaint the people all over the State with the importance of this work, and to interest physicians in It. The peace and arbitration department has been in charge of H. Lavinla Bailey. She reported that fifteen peace sermons had been preached. ministers of the churches had co-operated, and also the young people's societies of the churches. and 4.2S7 pages of literature had been distributed. The superintendent of Sabbath observance, Kate W. Holler, said the sentiment In favor of Sabbath observance was steadily growing. Much space had been given by the newspapers of the State to the subject. Eighty-one public meetings had , been held, and two mass meetings in the interest of the work. Mrs. Mary E. L. Sims has had charge of the work among colored women. Thirty-two counties In the State have organized work along this line to attend to the needs of the colored women, and enlist them In the cause of temperance. Mrs. Sims reported great advancement In the State. In the interest of health, heredity and physical culture, the superintendent, Clara Agnes Boyd, reported 190 lectures had besn given and nearly three thousand pages of literature had been distributed. Out of the SC5 papers published In the State. 195 are open to the W. C. T. U. news, according to the superintendent of the press department, Florence E. Vance, Other reports were read on parliamentary usage, work among the 100,000 foreign-born people of the State, on temperance literature, on systematic giving and on the mercy work. Mrs. Amanda T. Whitson, the state treasurer, announced that the receipts were 588.77; the disbursements, J3.252.75. and the balance on hand. $3o5.92. The Young Women's Christian Temperance Union of Indiana had its night at the convention Saturday evening. The addrecs of John G. Woolley was one of the features of the session. He was heard with pleasure by all. airs. Lutle Prutsman. of Anderson. conducted the opening devotlonals. Mls Elsie Spray, of the Marlon "Y." made the address of welcome. Miss Ethel MeWhirter, of Indianapolis, daughter of the state fresldent, replied on behalf of the younc adies outside the city. Mis Clara Sears, secretary of the state "Y," presented a banner to the Goshen "Y" branch for the largest gain In membership femong the "Y's" of the State. The gain shows thirtytwo new members for Goshen during the year. The Eureka Quartet Clun. of Upland, was heard with much-pleasure in temperance glees and religious songs. Announcements and the introduction of eminent guests followed the address of the Hon. John G. Woolley. At the Saturday afternoon meeting Mrs. Eunice Wilson, president of the Grant County Union, occupied the president' chair white the voting for the state officers proceeded. Tho result of the election was as follows: President, Mrs. L. F. Mc-Whi-ter. Indianapolis, incumbent. The vote was: Mrs. McWhirter. 2S3: Mrs. L. M. Beck. 30; Mrs. Eunice Wilson. 15; Mrs. Mattie O. Cammack, 9: Mrs. Vyhnlng, 4; Mrs. Alice Geary, 2; Mrs. Iaura Thompson, 1. The secretary cast the vote of the convention for Mrs. McWhirter. The other officers elected were: Miss Mary Hadley, of Bloomington. vice president: Mrs. Mary E. Balcn. cf Indianapolis, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Mattie O. Cammack, of Marion, recording secretary: Mrs. Amanda Whitson, of Indianapolis, treasurer. Minor state officers are appointed. Directors of the Hadley Industrial School, near Danville, Ind., an institution supported by the state union: Miss Lucretia Hobart, Mrs. Anna Mills, Mrs. Mary Cox. three-year term;. Mrs. Iouisa Rush, two-year term; Mrs. Mary Tarleton. Mrs. Rhoda McLean, one-year , term. Mrs. Edgerton and Mrs. Ellis were named to conduct the newly-elected officers to the platform, where they were given greeting. During the meeting $140 was subscribed toward a new building at the Hadley Home to cost cjX Robert Cammack gave $" toward the fund. The plans call for a two-story brick building, with a basement. The subscriptions must be sent In by December to th treasurer of the board cf trustees of the Hadley Home. Work on the building is to be taken up at once. MIsg Ethel McWhirter. of Indianapolis, is to represent the "Y" branch of Indiana at the national meeting at Seattle, Wash., week after next. Mrs. Louisa Rush, of Grant county, reported on the department of relation of temperance to Hbor and law and statistics. She showed that she had written eightyfive letters, written two articles and delivered four lectures on the labor subjects. Three thousand pieces of literature had boen distributed during the year. Mrs. Bond, of Indianapolis, told thl morning cf the work that preceded th placing of scientific literature In the Frhool cf the city of Indianapolis. The placing of text-books and reference books in the hands of 400 teachers at Indianapolis p reardedi as a great victory by the W. C. T. U. of Indiana. Morean county Is the banner county In scientific temperance work. Marlon was a very dry town Sunday, every barroom in the city being closely watched by the officers. Kokorro Legion of the L. T. L. was presented with a banner by President Glpe for having sent in the largest amount In dues. Martinsville was" a close second. Mi's) Trueblood accepted the banner for the Kokomo I,epion. President Jams Gipe, of the I T. I, speke to the Marlon HUh School this morning. Miss Florence Vance reported this morning for the press department. She had 777 fet of dlpplnRS of Tndiajia newspapers on exhibition. She said that most or tne editors had used W. C. T. U. matter kindly. Grant county has more preys superintendents than any county. Elkhart supplies thirteen papers with temperance matter. The report was full of Interest. Tt was announced that the trip to SeatUe. Wash., from Chicago for the national meeting would be J1.5 exclusive of sleepingcar reservation. - . The premium picture for the best anl neatest report from a rnrrcsnondlng secretarv was presented to Mr. Fannie Blenkenshlp, of Morgan county, by Mrs. Mary E. Balch. , In her address Sunday afternoon Mrs. Stven the national prcs'dent, ftafd that this Is the larrcst state W. C. T. U. convention ever held. Arrivals from Cnbsm Torts. . NEW YORK. Ort. 9 The United States transport Kllpatrick. Captain Rogers, arrived at qrnrantlne to-nli?ht from Havana. Oct. 4. and Matanzas, Oct. 5. The transport brought sixty-nln cabin paysnrers, 70 discharged and furloiiffhed .soldiers, discharged tean-.fters ani lndlarent citizens, a'so mules stowed between decks. Amonr th cbln pasrgers were IJvtnant Colonel W. A. RafiVrtv. Maiors H. M. Lord. H. C. Corbauph. Ju!ge Advocate Surgeon F. R Ives ard Lieutenants Tmbeck and TimWrlaVc. all of the UnltM States armv. Thej KHnftrlrk will be detained at quarantinn un'! to-morrow.

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