Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1899 — Page 4

4 THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1899.

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P,3 Four or the men wbo work for it ever feared that a strike would grow out of the difference regarding wages. They laiew that after due deliberation and Interchange of views the two parties would arrive at an agreement The strike 13 now very rarely resorted to by intelligent men for tho adjustment of wages. It may prove that the falling back of the British forces la Africa was part of a plan to entice the Boers out of the mountainous country and force them to fight In the open. The country about Ladysmith is said to be rolling and well suited for the use of cavalry and artillery. If a battle occurs there the British will have greatly the. advantage and the Boers may sustain a crushing GefeaL ' It Is the duty of railroads as common carriers to serve all customers and shippers alike. .An agreement to handle cars of stock for one stockyards alone to the exclusion of any other should be construed as contrary to public policy and to the spirit of the charter which makes a railroad a public servant. To enforce such an agreement would be to recognize the trust principle in its worst form. General Sumner, military attache of the United States at London, has sent the secretary of war a careful estimate of the opposing forces in the Transvaal. It shows that by Nov. 1 Great Britain will have St,000 effective men at the scene of action against an estimated Boer force of 40,000 to 50,000.' These figures are probably approximately correct, though they do not include the later arrivals of British troops. Anericans who fail to see the importance of developing our trade In the East, and especially with China, do not appreciate the commercial possibilities of the United States. If we are to continue as one of the great nations of the world we cannot afford to ignore & country that comprises - one-twelfth of the land area and nearly one-fourth of the population' of the globe. It should be the aim of the United States to get and keep the lion's share of the trade with China. The Vanderbflt will is interesting both for the enormous wealth it disposes of and as a revelation of character. In the main the vast wealth of the testator I fairly and csntrouiijr distributed, the only txcepUoa

being the discrimination against the son Who married the woman of his choice instead of some woman of his father's choice. The deceased Vanderbilt's reputation for charity and good works is well sustained by his bequests to a large number of public charities, hospitals, churches, libraries and colleges, and his kindness of heart Is shown by legacies to his servants, his head farmer, his barber, etc. It is somewhat surprising that a man who was so Just and generous in many directions could be so unjust and even mean towards a son whose only offense was marrying against his father's wishes. The discrimination made against him reflects more upon the father than it does upon the son, but It afforded the elder brother an opportunity to do a fine act of Justice and magnanimity by giving the younger brother $5,000,000 out of his own allowance. In thl3 respect, at least, the new head of the Vanderbllt family has shown that he Is a broader and juster roan than his father was.

IGXORAXT OR MALIGX T. The men who projected and arranged the meeting in Cincinnati Thursday night to demand the release of the miners under arrest In Idaho may not have Intended that it should be used to create political capital, but It looks that way. The Journal has frequently called attention to the matter because it seems to be misunderstood, and because persons like President Gompers seem to desire to have It misunderstood. This is said because it seems Impossible that a man can be so ignorant as to charge the responsibility of the troubles upon the President or the army officers. The case is this: For several years there have been mining troubles in a section of the State of Idaho. Outrage, destruction of property and murder have resulted. For a time there was a cessation, but last spring the violence broke out afresh. Much property was destro'j-ed and murder was committed. In the sparsely settled country the lawless element controlled sheriffs and courts. Finally things came to such a pass that Governor Steunenberg, a Bryan Democrat, called upon the President for aid by virtue of the following provision of the Constitution: The United States? shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall pntect each of them against invasion; and on application of the Legislature, or of the executive when the Legislature cannot be convened, against domestic violence. When this Bryan Democratic Governor informed the President that domestic violence existed in such formidable proportions that fce could not suppress it and called upon the President for troops, the latter was in duty bound to furnish them. Accordingly, he sent General Merrlam with a detachment of United States troops to report to Governor Steunenberg for order?. Thereupon the Governor directed the general to send out detachments and arrest and bring to a place designated all tho miners whom the Governor and the residents had charged with interference with the enforcement of the laws, first proclaiming martial law. Gen. Merrlam Issued no order as to those who should be arrested. Only the Governor can proclaim martial law in a State in which there is domestic violence. He Is the commander-in-chief in the State, and is the only officer who can suspend the writ of habeas corpus and exercise all the powers under martial law. Further, It is doubtful If the President would be warranted in withdrawing troops from a disturbed district of a State so long as a Governor should declare them to be necessary to restrain violence. Only a few days ago the secretary of war suggested to Governor Steunenberg the withdrawal of the federal troops from Idaho. Thereupon that official wrote the secretary of war that the public safety demanded that the troops be left under his direction, or violence would be sure to break out again as soon as the soldiers should be withdrawn. Extracts of Governor Steunenberg's communication to the secretary of war have been printed in all newspapers within the past few daya. That communication clearly set forth the Governor's responsibility for all that has been done. Every arrest was made by order of the Governor, and every man now held In confinement Is held by order of the same official. If there ha9 been injustice and cruelty, not the President, not General Merrlam is responsible, but Governor. Steunenberg, a 16-to-l Democrathe and nobody else. Has not Mr. Gompera the intelligence to see this? We think so; he Is evidently talking militarism to promote the election of McLean, just as he advocated 16 to 1 in 1S36 to the best of his ability in order to aid Bryan. He was the first of those who demanded the flag-furling In the Philippines, and now he Is trying to dupe worklngmen Into the belief that the President has inaugurated militarism In Idaho by way of a beginning. BANKERS AS EDUCATORS. A delegate to the bankers' convention, speaking on "The Banker's Duty as an Educator," said: "I do not think the banker has been much of a teacher in this country." The News thinks the reproach deserved, and adds: The American bankers have, as a rule, been content to consider themselves as forming a class apart, and thus they have by their attitude strengthened the prejudice against them, which, be it said. Is not wholly the work of the demagogue. Indeed, the men who have striven hardest to remove this prejudice by the spread of information on the subject of banks have been men who were not bankers. Economists, college professors. Statesmen, broadminded business men, have all done their gart to educate the people on the subject of anks and banking. But little or nothing has been done by the bunkers themselves. This may be literally true, but In a broader view it is only partially correct. Whether the bankers have done their duty as educators depends on what is to be regarded as education. In a strictly academic sense they may not have done much, though some bankers have written exceedingly well on financial ana economic topics. But authorship and lecturing are not the only means of educating. Precept and example are quite as valuable and effective, though they do not cover as wide a field. He who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before is more of a public benefactor than he who writes or talks voluminously about grass in the abstract without sowing any seed r improving the soil. Thousands of communities have been benefited and educated by the example of thrift, economy, strict integrity, close attention to business and faithful discharge of trusts 6et by local backers. Not all bankers come up to this stan lard, but a great many do, and their example has an educating Influence. But barkers have done their part in other ways, nd some very conspicuously. They have filled many high offices with credit to therm elves and honor to the country, and In some Instances have rendered very patriotic service. Robert Morris, the great financier of the revolutionary period, carried the government, financially, almost alone for years. It is said that, bat for him tho military campaigns of 17S0 would have

been impossible. On his own credit he raised $1,400,000 to assist Washington in the movement that resulted In the surrender at Torktown. W. W. Corcoran, a Washington banker, financed the Mexican war, and by a personal trip to London negotiated $12.VO.OOO of United States bonds so successfully as to place the government credit on a very solid baris. Jay Cooke, a Philadelphia banker, rendered similar service by negotiating the larger part of $2,000,000,000 bonds issued by the government during the civil war. Hugh McCulloch, an Indiana banker, first controller at the currency and afterwards secretary of the treasury, was the author of some of the best reports and treatises on financial questions extant. Lyman J. Gage, present secretary of the treasury. Is one of the clearest and most Improving speakers now in public life. Every annual meeting of the National Bankers' Association produces papers of real educational value on questions of finance and political economy. In short. It Is doubtful if, considering their limited numbers, any other class of citizens have done more iri a real practical, patriotic, educational way than bankers or have furnished a larger proportion of clear thinkers and good writers on subjects with which they are familiar. United States Senator Mason, of Illinois, says he will resign if the Republican national convention, next year, does not declare against "criminal aggression" in the Philippines. The convention will certainly not declare against criminal aggression in the Philippine!, because there has been nothing of the kind. If the insurrection is not suppressed and the war ended before the convention meets, as is pretty sure to be the case, it will declare In favor of a vigorous prosecution ofthe war, and If such a declaration will hasten the resignation of the Junior senator from Illinois so much the better. Besides a noisy, blatant demagogue, he is a light weight and out of place in tho Senate. His resignation would be gratifying to patriotic Americans everywhere and would only be regretted by Agulnaldo and his friends.

Those who feared that no Interest could be aroused In the campaign in Ohio must have realized, the past week or ten days, that such fears were groundless. The interest now is almost that of a presidential year. The Republicans are having many meetings, and they are well attended. The element of doubt Is the vote of Jones. He Is not gaining now because his pretensions will not bear analysis. The man without a party and without a platform will not stand Investigation. Republican opinion is that Judge Nash will be elected by a fair plurality. Many Democrats openly predict the defeat of McLean. The National Stockman and Farmer, a conservative agricultural paper. In its Issue of Oct. 13, says that "there is an active movement in farm products and that ruling prices are much higher than a year ago." The advance has been 7 cents a bushel In wheat, 11 cents in corn, O1 cents in rye, 23 cents in flax, 50 cents In beans, $3.25 a ton In hay, $1 per 100 pounds in hogs and $1.25 per 100 pounds In' cattle. These quotations should refute all statements to the effect that there !s no prosperity for the farmer thl9 year. The Girls' Industrial School Is one of the most interesting and deserving among the voluntary charities of this city. For many years past a number of women have given frsely of their time and labor in Instructing poor girls in . sewing and other domestic arts. The result has been to lead many girls into Industrious habits, and Improve and brighten many homes. The work should not be allowed to cease or languish for lack of the little aid It needs, and the threatened resignation of the president of tho school on that account should lead the charitably inclined to rally to its support. A Cincinnati judge may have o decide what it is to be "sniptious," and whether it constitutes ground for divorce. A woman who is asking for a decree has testified that her husband has always been sniptious and would not work. If snlptiousness means failure to provide it may come under that statutory cause for divorce, but it will take a learned Judge to decide. If occasional snlptiousness alone is a ground for divorce It is to be feared a great many married couples are in danger. The John R. McLean organ of Cincinnati will be suspected of an attempt at humor in pitting Its "word of honor" against the hitherto unquestioned honesty and veracity of Theodore Roosevelt. Persons who wish to insure comfortable homes for themselves in their declining years should stop contributing to building and loan associations and become naval heroes. BURBLES IX THE AIR. Expert Judges. T wonder where I could get a good cook?" "I don't know; I will ask the first policeman I see." The Fond Father. "Yes, I go out of the way to avoid Brown since he took up his new job." "What Job?" "Press agent for that boy of his." Honor Even. "Some of our name3 may be a trifle fierce," the Boer general admitted, "but, at least, we are not addicted to the hyphen habit." The utter Incompatibility of the two civilizations was thus once more made manifest to the most unalert. Niot So Ilrnve as He Looked. Stricken by panic, the audience was jamming itself into the exits.. The celebrated funny comedian went on with his "turn," cool, calm and collected. "Run fer your life!" shouted the property man In a whisper. "De house is afire!" "Gee!" said the comedian. "I thought it was just the usual rush." Cannot Afford Mistakes. Baltimore American. At a late meeting in New York of a woman's society lor political study one of the speakers declared that a public or professional woman could not afford to make a mistake, as, though similar mistakes would pass unnoticed in a man, everything women do In the same line is looked at through magnifying glasses. The speaker declared a fact, but not one of which women have any right to complain. Such is the fate of all pioneers, and, while this rigid standard may be hard, and even unjust, to individuals, it is well for women on the whole, as it tends to keep them to a high average of excellence and to weed out the thoughtless, the Incapable and the ill-equipped, who are a hindrance rather than a help, leaving the field freer for women whose work will stand all the tests applied to it. The public fields of action are cumbered enough as It is by inefficient men; matters are not going to be helped any by a further Influx of Inefficient women. The Natural Inference. Seattle Post Intelligencer. While In Tacoma a recent Eastern visitor went down on the bridge overlooking the railroad tracks and newly made ground below the bluff and gazed at 500 government mules ready to be shipped to Manila. They were a sturdy lot of animals, and with their stamping, kicking, braying and tall switching made that part of Tacoma a lively scene, "What do you think of it?"

asked a Tacoma friend. "Quite a slM." the visitor replied. "You are not so much Impressed with it. then, as Th ad Huston was," the native observed. "How is that? he was asked. "Why. Thad came down here the other day and after a few minutes' inspection of those mules remarked: That's a h-1 of a place to hold a Democratic convention, isn't it?' " A MORNING WITH KRUGER.

Many Peculiarities of the Transvaal President. London Mall. Does he ever wash? is the first thought when one enters) the presence. Does he ever do anything but smoke, and drink coffee, and spit? It is very early in the morning, not yet 6; he Is seated on the stoep (porch) as two soldiers announce your name. Already he has listened to the morning paper, read to him by that notorious person, Col. Ferrelra. You mark the heavy Jowl, the Semitic nose, th hmid insincerity of the blue eye, the, thin white hair greasily flow ing in folds, with anxious endeavor to conceal the dirty circle of coat collar. Again you wonder, does he ever wash! The heavy figure of a Lincolnshire farmer is clad in decayed black. Loose flapping coat, a high buttoned waistcoat, the wide flat-fronted trousers, all bear the marks of coffee, tobacco juice and wear. Mcst extraordinary of all. verging on the grotesque, is he when adorned with the green scarf of office, like a past master of some friendly society. There is no.majesty, there is no greatness, there is nothing attractive, the force of character is not apparent. He does not cpeak to you; he roars at you. His forcible remarks are punctuated by rebounding liows on his knee, or on the unlucky interpreter, whichever comes handy. The fervor of his bellowings occasionally releases the brown pipe stem from the clutch of browner teeth. The humor of the man is irascible, the manner overbearing. Years of absolute governing and enormous wealth have engendered an intolerant spirit of domineering. Were he not a President he might have succeeded as a philosopher. With all the vices of Epictetus. ho lacks many of his virtues. An arrogant appearance of humility consciously parades all the rusrged independence of a fakir in the leader of a republic. Since he cannot dazzle, he attempts to inspire a superstitious awe: and, too little to appear great in the ordinary habit and manner of man, he magnifies himself by increasing his idioyvncrosles, and propagates his character by the force of his peculiarities. The contemplation of the man himself. though unpleasant, is necessary to estimate the enormous influence he till now has possessed. A European statesman may act up to his part he seldom dresses down to it. The old millionaire of Pretoria knows the value of affecting rusticity in appearance, and secures by it many a vote alreadv halfpersuaded by the judicious distribution of dole and office. His public complaint has always been "to he let nlone;" and having ingenuously obtained that modest immunity, he erects on It a right to noninterferece. and has for year boldly put forth a claim for absolute independence. In the Israelites of old he finds a prototype for his people in the possession of their Promised Land, hemmed round by the everintruding Philistines himself by turns a Moses or an Aaron, making law and dismissing his chief justice or officiating In tho high jilaee at the holy communion. That secret service fund he established and supported by grants of state moneys. and Wisolv rmrmrnfod n-f t U the executive, who alone had any control rr i no nppucauon or the fund. A zealous student pf history, he drew inspiration from W alpole s system of conscience money and strengthened his position by pulling tho state purse strings for the benefit of powerful supporters. Even the secret service fund has produced more enemies than friends. The Dutch In Capo Colony are unrighteously indignant at the scanty recognition of their poverty. In view of the approaching end of the corrupt 'republic" it is amusing to remember that it was but a few moons ago Dr. Leyds paid a state secretarial visit to Albuquerque, at Delagoa bay. The nominal subject was native labor for the mines, the real object a Boer port and the South African republic as a naval power. Did not Albuquerque return that visit with even greater state? Was he not lodged and fed by the state at the Grand Hotel at Pretoria? - Was it not Paul Kruger who at that ever-to-be-remembered lunch lifted his glass to his natural ally, Portugal? What hopes then engendered are now dashed forever. The decline of his authority presages his natural dissolution, and when the. last page is turned what can he say? If he has been the genius of his country he has been tho political tarantula of South Africa. "AN ARMY OF GENTLEMEN." The Impression Marie ly the American Troops at Yokohama. Philadelphia North American. There are so many painful things connected with our occupation of the Philippines that everything which reflects credit upon our flag In that part of the world is sure of a welcome. The accounts that come from Yokohama of the impression made there by our returning volunteers are calculated to restore that pride In our soldiery which anti-imperialist literature has been tending to undermine. The Fifty-first Iowa, the last of the volunteer regiments to be sent home, touched at Yokohama on the 6th Inst. "Their departure," says a dispatch, "ends one of the mosit remarkable features of the war, whether it be considered in the light of the Irreproachable conduct of the great army of the Americans passing through or in that of the patriotic resolution of .the little American community here, which has In various ways administered to their needs." The little American colony in Yokohama had undertaken the tremendous work of feeding 12,0A soldiers during their stay in port, "to organize for them an extensive bureau of information, to guard them against Imposition, to care for all the sick, to furnish free baths, to provide delightful headquarters and in every way to remind them that they were already among friends and countrymen." Most of this work was done by the women, and the means were provided liberally by the men of the colony without accepting any of the foreign aid that was freely offered. And the army, we are told, "has responded with an unsullied record, the 12,000. to the amazement of all foreigners, having proved themselves in every regard an army of gentlemen. Nothing can exceed the pride which the Yokohama American takes to-day in that army unless It be the gratitude of the men composing it." That is the sort of thing Americans like to hear. It gives them more real satisfaction than victory. If. they could be sure that the American army had won as much popularity in Manila as In Yokohama they would be more Inclined than they have been to regard the situation there with patience. Smart, but Aot Smart Enough. New York Evening Sun. While the President was in Milwaukee, a few weeks ago, some youngsters thought it would be a good Idea to get excused from school that they might more thoroughly enter into the spirit of the day. But how to get the excuse signed? A parent's signature was, of course, the proper thing, but both youngsters knew that in this particular case their parents were not to be relied on. Suddenly one of them had a bright idea. They would get President McKinley himself to sign the excuse. It would be easy enough to simply stay away from school on the day itself, and with an excuse for the previous absence signed by the President himself they need have no fear of being "kept in" nor punished in any way on the day following. One of the youngsters accordingly pushed his way through the crowd to the presidential stand, and, clambering without ceremony to the top. thrust a bit of scribbled paper before anybody could stop him into the President's hand and asked for a signature. It took Mr. McKinley a second or two to comprehend the situation, but when he did he put his name to the slip without a word. The youngster slid down happy. Next day at school the two truants presented their excuse. The teacher glanced at the autograph. "McKinley doesn't run this school," she observed, and hard-heartedly kept them in just the same. Savage Ladrones. Manila Freedom. A deed of darkness, horrible in detail, was committed near Polo by Ladrones recently. The Minnesota guards were attracted by cn unusual commotion and noise at a small Filipino house about a quarter of a mile from Polo Saturday morning. Upon investigating within the shark the headless body of a meztlsn was found lying in a pool of blood upon the floor, and the

bloody head was lying In the bed by the side lntlQ Filipino children. The crime 5! .! ve,been committed late in the night, as the body had the appearance of being aeaa aoout six hours. The assassin used a oo.o, and the head appears to have been cut off with one fell blow. The head was then placed in the bed with the little ones and not discovered until the following morning, when the eldest of the three children woke up to find the ghastly head of its dead father lying by its side. The dead man was an English meztisa and was friendly to the Americans. This is supposed to be the cause of the assassination, for it is thought that the horrible crime was committed by the Ladrones who infest that vicinity. No trace of the assassins has been discovered. THE PRICE OF DIAMONDS.

Importers Uncertain "Whether They Will Increase in Value. New York Tribune. There is a theory in political economy which, when stripped of verbiage, states that the price of any article is regulated by supply and demand. Possibly in modern w-orks on political economy that will be modified to read that the price of a commodity is regulated by the man or men who control that commodity. Just now a great deal Is being written and said about the probable rise in the price of diamonds owing to the war in South Africa, Now, everybody knows, or tought to know, that most of the diamonds which come into the markets of the world are taken from the mines in South Africa, though a small percentage come from South America and other places. The diamond supply of the world is also controlled by a syndicate, of which Cecil Rhodes is the head, and that syndicate is in a position to say just about what the diamonds shali bring in the market. This Is the first step in showing the fallacy of the old economic law and Its need of amendment; but, coming nearer home, there are other things to show it. Of course, the fact remains that diamonds are not absolutely necessary to existence, but that is no reason why those who want them should be obliged to pay more just because there is a war in Africa and pomebody wants to put the rrice up. There is a difference of opinion decidedly as to the necessity for an advance. Mr. Kahn, of L E. M. Kahn & Co., No. 173 Broadway, when asked yesterday about the probable rise In the price of diamonds, said: "I think there will certainly be an advance, although it is impossible to say how much that advance will be. The syndicate keeps no stock on hand. All tho diamonds that come to it are sold at once. It is a mistake to suppose that there is any supply on hand, and if the mines shut down there is bound to be a considerable rise. America imports about SSUX'O.oeo worth of diamonds a year. But she Is by no means the biggest buyer. There was a time when I bought more than any one man. but I now have a friend in Frankfort. Germany, who outbuys me. I mention that to illustrate the fact that this is not the only country in which there is a keen demand for the stones. It is the same in England, Germany and France. At the syndicate's office, in London, a buyer is told that he may have- 'a sight' of the stones on hand. Thursday of each week is the day set for that. Well, half a dozen men may have come so informed. One man sees them at a time. There is no haggling about the price. You can take or leave them, and you must take all or none. If you don't some one else will. A man often has to buy 300 carats of stones that he does not want in order to get half that amount of a stone he fancies. That's the way the diamond business is done." At the office of Tiffany & Co. it was said that they would certainly not advance the price on diamonds "unless the war goes on much longer than Is expected. The talk of advancing is caused by some people who are ready to take advantage of every opportunity to make an added profit. There is a good demand for diamonds, and they arc firm. They may be a little more firm, but the war in Africa 13 not going to affect us for many months. Of course, it is said that the syndicate sells Its diamonds outright, but it does not follow that they really do so. No, I think that all the diamonds that are wanted may be bought as usual." Dank Tellers Contest. Philadelphia Record. For a year or two the paying' teller of one Norrlstown bank has been saying that the teller of another bank was slow, and this latter person has been retorting that the first teller was slower. Each In his heart believed himself as quick in figuring the greenbacks as a high-priced city teller. The other day, at 5 o'clock, the two men came together in a neutral bank and pulled off a money-counting match before nine witnesses, three of whom were bank presidents. The stake was $2.50. The first round was the counting of not more than J00 in bills of all denominations, mixed together, helterskelter, upside down and crosswise, fipeed and correctness were the points to be tried for. The first teller won the roupd. He counted his money in eight minutes and was only $7 oiit of the way.. The second teller finished a minute behind and over $30 out. They had next to count a sum not to exceed $:00 in coin of all denominations. Again, in six minutes, the first teller won, and was only sixty-nine cents out in accuracy. The second teller was but half through when the first was done, so he stopped and gave up then, as there were only three rounds to the contest and he had already lost two. The proud, victorious teller is now looking up the records in money-counting contests, and proposes, if he has smashed them, to leave Norrlstown and take a Job in a city bank. A Real Pnzzler. Seattle Times (Dem.) It is a conundrum and has been a matter that has kept the people guessing to know exactly where Colonel Bryan stands on the Philippine problem. According to his own statement he "would not pull down the flag" and yet to raise It means a deadly assault from Agulnaldo. Colonel Bryan "would not run away" from the Philippines, and yet if the American army don't get out Agulnaldo proposes to kill them all. Colonel Bryan would retain a naval station and military point on the Island of Luzon, and yet to do so must be by "coercion," which is in violation of the conditions of a peaceful government which Colonel Bryan would have established. Colonel Bryan would "control" the Philippine islands by a "protectorate," but against that proposition Agulnaldo would fight Just as strongly as he is fighting against the army under General Otis at the present moment. Under the circumstances it is somewhat "difficult" to understand Just exactly what Colonel Bryan wants the government of the United States to do, and yet preserve all Its rights. An Incident of Mnjnba Hill. London Chronicle. Here Is a story of Freemasonry on Majuba hill: A slightly wounded commissariat officer was being covered by the rifle of a Boer sharpshooter, when the former made a Masonic sign. The Boer lowered his rifle, and, stepping over to the other, made him a prisoner, but treated him in a specially hospitable fashion as a brother member of the craft. Tho commissariat man ascertained that Mr. Kruger and General Joubert were also iTTeemasons. A Good Pointer. Philadelphia Record. P. Is a pretty good pointer for the future of prices of Iron and steel that the larger railway companies arc giving heavy orders for rails at nearly the top figures of the market. None understands better than the carriers the condition of the great industry which contributes so heavily to their traffic, and the prosperity of which so underlies the whole superstructure of our mechanical processes., A Matter of Doubt. Chicago Daily News. Ex-President Cleveland will address the students of Princeton College Jan. 6, the subject announced being "Current Topics." This title, in view of Grover's career and pastimes, leaves the anxious collegians in considerable doubt as to whether the lecture will deal with "Politics as I Have Known It" or "Habits and Habitations of the Mallard Duck," with a fishery addendum. Always Prosperous. Kansas City Star. . Among the 23 cases In bankruptcy which have been filed in Kansas since the federal law went Into effect there has been only one saloon keeper. A dram shop is usually the last thing that fails In a prohibition State. I ngrncloua Advances. Philadelphia Times. There's reason to believe the advances the Boers are now making are not quite as acceptable as some they made before the outbreak of hostilities. Oh, Do They? New York Press. The crudest and meanest people in the world always have a smile and a kind word for a little dog.

TRADE OF THE FAR EAST

ITS ENORMOUS GROWTH IX CHINA, JAPAX AND THE THILII'l'INES. American Ruftlneas Men Should Have a Share and Statenmnniihip Should Find a Way to Secure It. The following statement regarding the trade of the East, prepared by an official of the United States government, is Intended to show not only the present Importance but tho future possibilities of the trade and the value of the Philippine islands as a commerci.il point of vantage. The gentleman who prepared the statement did so after a free talk with Admiral Dewey. He says also that the minister from Japan informed him that the Japanese like to trade with Americans better than with any other people. The official alluded to presents the case as fellows: The public mind is turned toward the trade of the Pacific, and It may be of interest to state the leading fact as shown by the latest and most reliable authorities. In a commercial sense the trade of the Pacific embraces the foreign commerce with China. Japan, the Philippines, Hawaii and some other Islands. As Hawaii Is now a part of the United States her trade Is secure. The chief products of that Island are sugar, rice and baninas. all of which will naturally be exchanged for machinery, clothing, provisions and other soipplies. It follows that the not great at present. - It follows that the volume of commerce Ts not large, when compared with China and Japan. The capacity of a country for foreign trade depends upon the number and civilization of its people, the productivity of the soil, minerals, climate, means of transportation between the interior and the ocean and the like. These nations will not buy what they do not need under their own modes of life. They cannot In the long run pay for what they want in money, but must pay with their own products. Two questions arise: First What do these nations on the further side of the Pacific want? Second What nation can supply these wants to the best advantage? An answer to these questions will show what nation ought to have the bulk of this foreign trade. In the first place, take China. While there is no official census. It Ls recently proven from various sources that the population exceeds 400,00,0uO souls. The area Is large. China proper is larger than either half of the United States as divided by the Mississippi river, and if we Included her dependencies lying in the east and north and sparsely settled population, the area exceeds the whole of the United States. CHINA AND JAPAN. The soil Is fertile and for centuries has produced food sufficient for the entire mass of her people. It Is not probable, therefore, that they will. In any near time, buy large amounts of provisions. For more than twenty-five years the foreign trade of China has been under the control of an EnglishmanMr. Hart who publishes annually a customs report. From these reports it clearly appears that the chief articles bought by China are in the order named: cotton goods ;so.ooo.ox Opium 43.oro.0ft) Keroseno oil 10.0.0.000 The total sum of her purchases through seaports at present is in round numbers of the value (in silver) of fl63.SOO.O0a There is an increasing demand for iron, steel and machinery and oil. The United States produces each of these articles in abundance. What doe? China have to give for what Ehe buys? The customs tables answer: Silk, raw and manufactured fTS.OOO.ooO Tea 4S.CO0.000 and small quantities of clothing, chlnaware, straw braids, etc. The United States consume both silks and leas in large quantities. Nine-tenths of the cotton grown in the world is produced In the United States. Now, England carries it in bales to Manchester, spins and weaves it, carries it to China and sells it for silks and teas, which she brings back and sells to us. She thus gets the profit of both manufacture and The trade passing in and out through the Chinese customs houses and across Into Russia and India, however; It is estimated, aggregates nearly $400,000,000 (in silver) annually. In addition, a great trade is carried on at Hong-Kong. This is a free-trade English port and no records are kept. But her merchants state the trade aggregates $200,009,000 per year. Japan has a population something In excels of 40.000.000 people. She imports but little food, and that is principally rice from Korea. Tho soldiers are given in part a "flour and meat" ration, but it is not probable that she will soon be. a large consumer of imported food. She buys yearly: Cotton, raw, yarn and cloth -ISi'JfJ Sugar i . 9..o!,.i Manufactures and machineries 'JIfJ Oil (kerd3ene) ,fti,3.) And pays for her purchases with: Silk, raw and woven 'JJ'w' Cotton goods and yarn 12,S2iiJ Tea i.2.Wo Coals 8,310,775 Her exported cottons are sold in China and Korea. Japan has over seventy cotton mills in operation, equipped' with modern machinery, so that she buys raw cotton principally. It will be noticed that the United States produces what Japan buys, but does not produce what she sel s. Her foreign trade now aggregates nearly 49.yv000 yearly. In short, the aggregate of the foreign commerce of Japan is substantially the same as China-that Japanese citizen spends 5 annually for foreign" articles, while the Chinaman spends cnlv I- rent . The Philippines have an aggregate Population estimated at about 10,010000. The chief products are rice sugar, tobacco, coffee, hemp and tropical fruits andthe like. Manila cigars supply the East, as Cuba does Europe. The American farmer uses Manila twine In great quantities. There are no very reliable data touching the. volume 0f the trade of these Islands, but those at hand Indicate that before the troubles arose with Spain the imports and exports together aggregated 550.000.000 a year. AN ENORMOUS TRADE. To sum up. without being exactly accurate, the present volume of trade in the Pacific, adding Imports and exports together, may be set down as follows: CMna $400,000,000 VilSn' 382.000.000 PhmSnl nes &0.O0O.000 lIonKong ao.OOO.OuO Hawaii 35,000,000 Total $1,007,000,000 Of course tha trade in Hawaii and the Philippines will grow very rapidly. Japan's trade has increased enormously since the close of the war with China, and it would seem natural to believe it will continue to increase. The Chinese trade is the greatest problem. The commercial nations alike see mat before long the present barriers will fall and all the seaports, rivers and canals will be opened; railways are being built and put in operation, so that the great central part of China, with Its teeming millions of people, will be an enormous market, whereas now foreign trade is limited to certain treaty ports on the seacoast. Russia has secured Port Arthur under a lease for twenty-live years, renewable at her pleasure, and Is making that the Pacific terminus of the Siberian Railway. England has taken the port of Wei-Hal-Wei, just opposite, on the same terms. Germany has seized the port of Kiau-Chau, farther down the coast. Italy is negotiating for a similar port and will have it, as China is too weak to longer resist. Japan acquired certain trade privileges in the treaty at the end of the war. The nations holding these special ports may Insist in time on a monopoly of the trade tributary to these ports, although such Is not the case t present. These monopolistic districts are spoken of as "spheres of influence." At present this represents an idea rather than any certain territory, for no certain boundaries have been established. England and Japan are openly opposed to this system. Their Interest is In having an entrance to the trade of the entire country, and is called the "open-door policy." The United States has not sought to acquire any special ports or dominate any 'spheres of influence." It would feem our Interest lies in the fullest trade everywhere In the empire, as our cotton, oil. machinery and railway supplies are and will be In demand throughout the entire country. IJcing tho great producer of these staples of Industry, it wouhl seem natural that we should handle our proportionate share of the present and future traffic with China, But the unpleasant fact is we do not. England now handles Ki per cent, and the United States 8 per cent, of the China foreign trade. England has great steamship lines plying the ocean, resident merchants in all the treaty or open ports, with bank facilities and all the accessories, without which trade cannot be largely or profitably carried on. We havo not these and we cannot expect to fairly divide this trade and take our part unless and until we have them. v hy stop when we have grown the cotton? Why not manufacture it into cloth and carry it to China and make our own exchanges for silks and teas and tho like? The same In

quiry may be made to oil. rails, ma ehiritry and other arliclrs of trade. Tho trade with the Philippines will Increase rapidly on the restoration of peace, and we Fhall no doubt control and enjoy It. But it is not and cannot be lirge In comparison with China. Ten millions of Filipinos canr.ot buy or sell like four hundrM millions of Chinamen. Our surplus breadstuffs find a market In Europe and no nation can take It away from us. It only remains for American ship to again carry it abroad. Our surplus cottons, oils. iron, steel and machinery outrht in like manner be carried and handled by Americans In the far East, and also across the Atlantic. When China shall trade as much as Japau does now that Is, $10 per capita Chinese foreign trade will aggregate yearly $4MO,COO.OUt; surely, that is enough to give every commercial nation an enormous traffic. Peace, and not war. In China is essential to bring this 'about. " With proper and speedy nationalHrgtelatlon and necessary aid the time is rine for the United States to acquire by the development of her natural advantage her large and legitimate share of the trade-of the Pacific. ' TRUSTS DEFENDED.

3Ir. Eddy' Address Refore the Com mrirlal-CoDKrfN. PIULADELPHIA. Oct. 27. To-day's session of the International Commerce Congress, held in the assembly room of the bourse, was devoted to th: discussion of Pan-American relations. The attendance was better than that of any day since he opening of the congress and several important papers wre read. Henry W. Peabody, of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, presided. The first speaker wau Coolldge S. Roberts, delegate from Buenos Ayres, who read a paptr on the conditions existing in the Argentine Republic. Mr. Roberts said that the people of the Argentine Republic were constantly watchful of the United States and Europe for inventions and implraents which -they were quick to utilize, Antonio E. Dollino, consul general of Venezuela, spoke- briefly of the commercial conditions In his country. He called special attention to the facilities offered by Venezuela for the great packing industries of the United States. He declared that the cattle and live stock of Venezuela are particularly Fuited for packing and export, and the nearness of the important points to the United States is another favorable clement. When the congress reassembled Alfonso Ruitz. of Brazil, presented data of the products of Brazil. U. D. Eddy, of New York, followed with arguments in favor of larce combination commonly known as "trusts." A study of the exports from the United States for recent years, he said, will show that their 'great growth Is due to the ability of the larger units to produce, transport and market at cheaper prices than the t-mall units doing a like business in other countries). In conclusion he said: "If the export of American goods is to continue to increase it will be necessary to still further perfect our organization for production and transportation. This can only be done in other fields as it ha been done in the fields of railway transportation by a series of combinations and consolidations. Those l.irger units involve the organization ot combinations which are today called trusts, tsuch are condemned as a restraint to the trade, yet If the facts before stated are correct. Instead of restraining trade they stimulate It." W. E. Curtis, commissioner of the PanAmerican Exposition, expressed his belief in . great future trade between the ITnlted States and South America. He had Just retimed from South America, he ald, ind there he found a remarkaole charge in trade conditions, but he had fouud that the Germans are monopolizing hearly all the trade. Hon. W. I. Buchanan, "'Jnited States minister to the Argentine Republic, Hoke of the great changes which have occurred in recent years in the productive chancier and capacity of several of the South American republics and he believcjl these changes will tend to Increase the commerce between South America and the United Slates. AT HIS BOYHOOD HOME. Rear Admiral Snmpxon Given a Welcome hy Frlendu of Hin Youth. PALMYRA. N. Y., Oct. 27. Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson came to Palmyra, the home of his boyhood, from Rochester to-day. Au the train bearing the distinguished naval commander reached the station an official salute was fired from a buttery n Prospect hill, while every locomotive and factory whistle joined In a noisy salute, which was augmented by the ringing of bells. The enthusiasm of the people who had assembled to greet the victor of Santiago harbor was unbounded. A procession was formed, which the admiral reviewed, after which he and his party, including Mrs. Sampson, were taken to the rctidence of Pliny T. Sexton, where luncheon whs served. An informal reception followed to the intimate 'iilends of the distinguished guest. The exercises in the afternoon were held in the First Presbyterian Church. The building was packed to Its utmfist capacity. The admiral was most heartily cheered ns ihe entered. Pliny T. Sexton, a schoolmate of Admiral Sampson, in an address of welcome, expressed the pride of the community at tho merited high honors with which Admiral Sampson returned, saying what was easy prophesy was now recorded history. After Admiral Sampson had responded Mr. Sexton presented him with the flag which was flying over the Capitol at Washington when CongTes adopted the resolution declaring for Cuban freedom, which was virtually the declaration of war against Spain. The flag was secured by Col. Fred demons, commander of the Palmyra post of the Grand Army of the Republic. TO FIGHT H0RM0N1SM. Miss Helen Gould Provides Sinevrs of Wa-r to the Extent of rt,HH). NEW YORK, Oct Z7.-MIss Helen Miller Gould has given $6,000 to the League for Social Service, to be used In a crusade against Mormonlsm. The league has issued 1.000.000 pamphlets in pursuance of Miss Gould's directions. They are aimed directly at Mormonlsm and Brlgham II. Roberts as congressman, and will be distributed all over the country. When they are exhausted millions more will follow them. The , pamphlets and blank petitions will be sent to 50,000 clergymen and to hundreds of clubs and societies. These, together with a varied assortment of other printed matter, are expected to enlist the co-operation and financial support of people of all clauses throughout the country. Clergymen will be asked to preach on the subject of Mormon practices, and also to take up collections for use In the crusade against them. As fast as the blank petitions are filled in they are to be returned to the league in New York. Only the names of qualified voters will be solicited for the petitions, and instead of presenting the names in a single list there will be a separate petition for each congressional district. When they are received by the league they will be presented to the respective congressmen of the districts. SMUGGLED DIAMONDS. Adolph Penhody Chargrd with llvadIntC Duty on lreclou Stone. NEW YORK. Oct. ?7.-Collector BIdwell and Deputy Collector Phelps, of the customs service, were much chagrined to-day over the publication of a story dealing with the alleged smuggling operations of Adolph Feabody, formerly a diamond dealer of this city. Peabody was before Collector BIdwell yesterday on charges that he had smuggled a quantity of diamonds, valued at from $15,) to $30.m Into this ci;.y by way of Canada. I'taXitxly. accord In,T to the story In customs circles, failed) In business here about a year ago and ha tr.ed to make a satisfactory settlement w ltU h!s creditors, among them two large diamond importing firms In Maiden Iane districts. It is supposed that the news of Peabody's diamonds being detained came from one of these sources and that the motive was revenge. The diamonds are now in the hard of the collector and will be appraised in a day or two. Peabody voluntarily eurrendcred the greater part of them yesterday, taking them from a safe deposit oxin a vault of the National Park Bank. The collector declined to discuss the matter today beyond admitting that the diamonds were in his iosscsiaon. Twelve Cases of the Placue. RIO JANEIRO. Oct. 27. Twelve cases of bubonic nlague are now under treatment in the hospital at Santos. One of the patients 1k a physdclan. There have been no deaths from the dlseaxo since Saturday last.

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