Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 January 1901 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1901.

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Decrinjr. northwest comer of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville Hook Co., 26 Fourth avenue. BT. LOUIS Union Newa Company, Union Depot. .WASHINGTON. D. C TUggs House, Ebbltt House and Wlllard's Hotel. The consensus of opinion la that the nineteenth century has been a record breaker, but perhaps the twentieth may bo diso. Tho somewhat overworked phrase "Fin Be slccle." as applied to the end of the century, will bo out of vogue now until time Lrings It In again. -WHBMBBBBBSSSaSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMBBBBBSBSSB If Pingree had continued In office the penitentiary of Michigan" would have been tenantiess In a short time. Fortunately, Mr. Pingree Is done, but he has come out about as one would expect of a man who Insisted on being mayor of Detroit while lie was Governor of Michigan. While not given to prediction, the Journal does not hesitate to express the opinion that a scheme for the apportionment of representatives .in Congress which counts In negroes for making representatives and counts them out when voting for representatives, and takes a representative from Indiana and gives it to Louisiana on such a counting of disfranchised negroes, will not Le given the force of law. The current Issue of the New York Financier, a recognized organ of financial Interests, publishes a statement of the profits of New York national banks for 1DDC. It shows large profits and dividend.-! by some banks and small ones by others The dividends range from 4 per cent., the lowest, to 150, the highest, a majority being below 10 per cent., with considerable additions made to surplus funds besides. Those who are disposed to criticise these profits must remember they are largely made by the judicious handling and loaning of the money of depositors who place their money In banks in preference to safeguarding t In any other way. To-day will occur the greatest distribution of money that ha3 ever occurred In the United States, the occasion being the interest and dividend disbursements by the great Industrial and financial corporations cf the country. It is estimated that the total amount thus disbursed to-day In all of the financial centers of the country will be about J1TS.0Ü0.Ö00, of which fully onehalf will go to saving banks depositors. Of the entire amount about $140,000,000 will be paid in New York and the balance in live or six other cities. The disbursement of so vast a sum in a single day is imjiortant not only for the purchasing power It represents, but us tangible evidence of r-rospcrity such as the country has never Been before. Except It is an offense for a man to employ his relatives and there Is a popular objection thereto while many do it there is nothing In the long-drawn-out story reCarding Statistician John B. Conner. It Li nothing against Mr. Conner that a portion of the work was done by experts at home so long as it was well done. In the lino of discovering mare's-nests the Journal could give a clew to a case which has more In It than that of Mr. Conner, even if not, co Interesting from the Sentinel's point of view. "Captain Conner has been an efficient state statistician. He rendered the people excellent service In his investigation of township and county affairs, and in his general work regarding the Industries et the State. He knew much of the trade of tatistlcs when he went into oifice, and during his term he labored diligently and effectively. ' Among the achievements of the new century will undoubtedly be one or more Pacific submarine cables. The project has been much talked of, and partial surveys have established a practical zigzag route taking in Hawaii. Guam, the Philippines and so on to Yokohama. A bill providing for such a cable has passed the United States Senate and a similar bill Is now before the House. Its estimated cost Is about 'X),W), but whatever the cost or the en gineering difficulties may be they will be overcome. A cable from a port In "Wash ington or Oregon to Alaska and then via the Behring straits to Asia i3 proposed. Russin Is considering the construction of a line, and the opening of the NIcaraguan canal will mean another. Thus it is highly probable that the middle of the twentieth century will sec at least two or three sub marine cables across the Pacific ocean. as there are now five across the Atlantic. Tho prompt acceptance of the ultimatum of the powers by the rulers of China recalls the reports of military incursions Into the interior and of the killing of Boxers without Iff to those making the foray, and leads to a fear that the cruelty of some of the troops of ilie power and the whole aU' looting is at the bottom of this prtn,u concession. There i reason to fear that when the whole story of the occupation of Ci-a thall be told, some of those cn

nected with it will appear quite ns cruel and more greedy than the Boxers navo been. Methods may be less fiendish, but killing, unless to suppress armed force, has

no justification. For taking from the Chinese their personal property there can bo no excuse by a civilized government. Whit the so-callexl civilized nations would not do to each other they should not do to those they hold and treat as Inferiors. Chiv alry should be a quality of Christian nations. JL. HARRISON'S COL13IUIA CLL'll speech. While all the speeches at the Columbia Club banquet were very good it would have been surprising If General Harrison's hud not been the best. With some very high and serious thoughts he combined some in a. lighter vein. Introducing touches of wit and humor that always embellish an after-dinner speech, no matter what its oilier merits may be. An ex-President has to be careful what he says, and even his humor mu3t bo dignified, but General Harrison never makes a bad break a remark, by the way, that was often made during his memorable specchmaking campaign of l&SS. Nothing could have been more wittily put than his reminiscences of "Hall Columbia" m the army, his treatment of the idea of decapi tating ex-Prcsidcnts the moment their successor in office is sworn In, and his cutting but good-natured allusion to the present demoralization of the Democratic party. Among the higher thoughts were the allusion to America, or as he said it should have been called, Columbia, as the birthplace of freedom "the republican half of the world the hemisphere without a king on the ground the reserved world, where God sent the trodden spirits of men to be revived; to find, where all things were primitive, man's primitive rights." On the same plane was his brief but pointed discussion of the difference between the real divine rights of men and the miscalled dlvino rights of kings. His few sentences on this head contained a great deal of thought. Following this the speaker said: "I have no argument to make, here or anywhere, against territorial expansion, but I do not, as some do, look to expansion as the safest or most attractive avenue of nation? 1 development." Then he eulogized commercial expansion a3 safe and moro attractive than territorial. To the Journal it seems that while commercial expansion certainly does offer an almost limitless and very Inviting field of national activity there may be times when territorial expansion become? almost a national duty. If there are any who regard territorial expansion with favor, as the safest or mot attractive avenue of national development in the sense of making it a fixed national policy, the Journal Is not aware of the fact. A political party that should declare in favor of territorial expansion as a per manent policy would surely be repudiated by the American people. The policy can only be defended when some great crisis or unexpected turn of events seems to make it imperative, unavoidable or essential to the maintenance of national honor. Every acquisition of territory the United States has made from the beginning has been defended on special grounds connected with each case and not on the ground that a general policy of territorial expansion should be pursued. One .of the reasons given by General Harrison for the annexation of Hawaii in hl3 message transmitting the treaty to the Senate was that "It is the only course that will adequately secure the interests of the United States." . The taking over of Porto RIc and the Philippines was the only possible chance for the United States to secure war indemnity from Spain, and it looked at the time as if it were the only course that would adequately secure the interests of the United States. The opposition of the Filipinos could not possibly have been foreseen at that time. General Harrison also said In his message recommending the annexation of Hawaii: "It is essential that none of the other great powers shall secure these islands. Such a possession would not consist with our safety and with the peace of the world." The same Is true of Porto Rico, from which we expelled Spain, and of the Danish West India Islands, which are now In the market under circumstances that almost compel tho United States to buy them. Thus it will appear on close examination that every acquisition of territory is Justified on the ground of peculiar advantages' or recullar circumstances rather than on the ground of pursuing territorial expansion as a fixed policy and means of national development. CITI A IN TIII2 FUTURE. ' In the Cuban constitutional convention there aro three parties. One 13 the Hepublican party, which demands absolute independence, with an army, navy and all the accessories of a first-class jower. It is composed of the men freed from Spain, the only memory of which they seem to retain Is the official robbery under Spanish rule. The Independence they demand means a largo expenditure of money to maintain official positions, which would lead to bankruptcy and revolution. The second party, which is not a majority, and is not demonstrative, calls itself the National. It favors self-government for Cuba, but looks with favor to the supervision of the United States. The third party is called the Union Democratic. Its mission is to reconcile the differences between the other two. While apparently a small minority, it appears to have the most Influence thus far In the constitutional convention. It has been able to secure the adoption of a proposition which puts the Island under one government, treating the different provinces as counties rather than sovereign states. This Is believed to be a very important decision, since. If the United States shall have any relation with Cuba hereafter It will have only one government with which -to deal. Having succeeded in putting the whole Island under one government in the proposed constitution, this third party bus proceeded to elect a board of directors, the object of which seems to be to get the factions together in regard to the relations of the new government of Cuba with the United States. Ostensibly a majority of this board is In favor of Independence, but a portion of it believes that an "amicable arrangement with the United Slates' would bo better. At the same time the announcement is mado that many of the radical Republicans have been converted to tin theory of a self-governing colony, thuj relieving the Island of the expense of an independent army and navy. Reports from th convention are to the effect that an intular government would satisfy the Cu

ban desire for Independence, leaving the diplomatic affairs In charge of the United States. If the people who are In Cuba to live by trade and Industry could have their way they , would have a government for the Island like one of our States, leaving national affairs to the United States. Industrially, Cuba needs the United States for a market much more than the United States needs Cuba. A reduced duty on sugar compared with competing producers would be a great. boon for Cuba. Rut an Independent Cuba could not expect that, consequently commercial and industrial Cuba may prevail in time, leaving the stars and stripes the national flag of Cuba. PROTECTION VINDICATED. Not the least important among the results of the recent election is the emphatic indorsement of protection as a national policy. After the two trials of a different policy under Mr. Cleveland, the first election of Mr. McKinley was a distinct verdict in favor of a return to protection. His re-election emphasized that verdict, for while the tariff was not the paramount issue it cut an Important figure. This second verdict of tho people means that for many years to come protection will be the fixed policy of this government. It will be strange if tho extraordinary prosperity of the United States under this policy docs not have an effect abroad. It used to be the fashion of British statesmen, followed by their American free-trade imitators, to deem protection as unscientific, opposed to sound economic laws, crude in theory and hurtful in practice. They said it would surely give way before advancing Intelligence and a better understanding cf true economic principles. The present position of this country isan effective answer to those claims. A policy that, has made the United States the most prosperous country on earth, the most dreaded rival of all other commercial countries and the prospective mistress of the world's markets cannot be disposed of by calling it unscientific or crude. The success of protection as demonstrated in the United States Is one of the great commercial facts of tho nineteenth century and iikely to become still moro prominent in the twentieth century. There are special reasons why the success of this policy is likely to set British statesmen and the English people to thinking. The United States began the war with Spain with a full treasury, prosecuted It to a successful conclusion with the greatest case financially, and is now about to make a large reduction In taxes. On the other hand, England had serious difficulty In financing the war in South Africa, and her chancellor of tho exchequer is now recommending an increase cf taxes. There Is no resort as yet to new tariff duties, even for revenue. The proposed increase of taxes is on free-trade lines, being an increase of income tax, stamp duties, taxes on wines, tobacco, tea, etc. But there Is a limit to this kind of taxation, and some Englishmen are begtnnlng to wonder why Parliament does not try the method of raising revenue that has proved so easy and successful in this country. A writer In the National Review, referring to the coming necd3 of the government for naval armaments, etc., asks, "whence arc we to get the millions that vill be needed If our national position is to be rendered secure?" He characterizes free trade as a political fad of the past and says: "A tariff offers us at once a means of raising funds for naval armaments, of obtaining allies and of weakening the enemies who are plotting our fall." It will be hard to overcome British conservatism to the extent of substituting protection for free trade as a government policy, but stranger things have happened. England has condescended to learn a good many things from America in recent years, and It may be the unexampled prosperity of this country under protection will finally convince them that it Is not such a crude and unscientific theory, after all. Meanwhile the United States will adhere to it and continue to make its splendid results an object lesson to other nations. The treasury authorities may well call i ;.MIc attention and "point with pride" t 1 ie successful conclusion of the bondrefunding operations. It is one of the great financial achievements of the nineteenth century which have been accomplished by the Republican party. The refunding operation was carried cut under a provision of the currency reform, or gold standard law enacted in February last. By It the secretary of the treasury was authorized to refund the United States bonded debt In thirty-three-year bonds, bearing Interest at 2 per cent., principal and interest payable in gold. The new bonds were made available by national banks as a basis of circulation. The statement . Issued by the treasury authorities shows that $130,000,000 out of ?S39.000,000 of outstanding londs have been refunded at the lower rate of Interest, making a saving to the government of $10,7tXMXX) In Interest. The rate of interest ls'the lowest ever ob

tained by any government, and the saving is a very considerable item. This financial achievement could only have been brought .about under the fine state of fublic credit produced by Republican legislation. British papers continue to publish evidence of the astonishing progress df American manufactures and editorials warning British manufacturers that they are fast losing the world's trade. The London Dally Mail prints a letter from Mr. Fellden, who has been Investigating the subject. After citing statistics to show how the British are falling behind In foreign countries, he says: There is hardly a workshop now of any importance in the whole of the United Kingdom which does not use American tools and labor-saving devices. Only recently I went over a large works, the proprietors of which have laid down some J.20.0U0 worth of new machinery. Of this comparatively large amount two-thirds is American and the balance British. Many other works that I have visited orerate in more or less degree American machine tools. This writer warns British manufacturers that they are prevented by "Insular prejudice" from reading aright the signs of the times, and that if they do not bestir themselves quickly and vigorously they will soon have to take second place in the race for commercial supremacy. From present indications that will be the case within a very few years. The forthcoming annual report of the director of the mint will contain some Interesting statistics regarding the money stock of the world and of the United States. It ap rears that the monetary supply of the world, including gold, silver and uncovered paper, that Is, paper money against which no coin reserves are held. Increased from

about I4.C00.CO0.0CO. in 1T3, to Sll.O.OOO.OCO. In 1300. The greatest Increase was in gold. The report shows that the United States leads all nations in its stock of gold, having 1,020.200.000. against 5S10.C0O.OCO held by France. $731,700,000 by . Russia, $G07,DOO,000 by Germany and $IS5,700,000 by Great Britain. The United States also has a much larger amount of silver coin than any other country except China, her stock of silver being more than three times as great as Germany's, 50 per cent, greater than that of France, and nearly six times as great as that of Great Britain. In the item of uncovered paper the United States greatly exceeds either of the other countries named, showing tho one weak point in our monetary system. The Tittsburg Commercial-Gazette publishes a letter from a Pennsylvania soldier now in the Philippines who is on duty at military headquarters as clerk. He says: In my capacity as clerk, etc., to the captain of the fort I have occasion to write

letters of negotiation that are pending between the main Insurgents of this Island, whose headquarters are at Jlmlnez (Hurrlnes), about twenty miles from here. In the last one received from there the general of the Insurgent forc?s said he had received a letter from Bryan. Atkinson and ether prominent Americans urging them to keep up the light and never give up, and that if General Kobbe, our department commander, would pay him a personal visit he would show him the letter.The letter was dated Nov. 4. before the election. It "seems Incredible that prominent Americans should have written such letters to a Filipino general, but it is equally incredible that the latter should have offered to show such letters unless ho had them. No more compact and, at the samelme, comprehensive review of the history of the nineteenth century has come to the Journal's notice than that contained in tho "End-of-the-Century Edition" of the Elkhart (Ind.) Review. Much "fine writing" and many platitudes concerning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have found their way into print, and numerous reviews of the achievements of the hundred years Just ended have been published. The former have grown to be a weariness to the readers of newspapers and periodicals, nnd the latter are for the most part of formidable and forbidding length. The Elkhart paper confines itself to facts expressed briefly but clearly, and in these four little pages tho world's history is condensed. Each nation Is considered separately, and after outlining their chief events, the general progress of the period, as indicated by the march of thought, the multiplication of energy, the (discoveries, Inventions, etc., is set forth. These finished, one page is given up to a chronological review of the history, where, at a glance, one may note the great events of the successive years and the names of the men who have been famous In the period. It is a complete and useful record and a credit to the editor, Mr. A. P. Kent, whose work it Is. Mr. Edison wants the-science of electricity taught in the public schools. This is on the theory, of course, that schools need more light. Mr. Edwin Markham evidently aspires to be the Alfred Austin of America. FROM HITHER AND YON. IHatlnctiona. Judge. Mrs. Cobwlgger So they are not in your set? Mrs. Proudfut No, indeed. They go to a gymnasium, while we attoejl a phj-slcal-culture claeit. The Story Tellers. Philadelphia Press. Doeen't it Jar you when a woman tries to tell a funny rtory?" "Not bo much as when some men try. A woman never attempts to use. the Irish dialect when she doesn't know how." Sold Out. Harper's Bazar. "No, I ain't got no more of that blue ribbon," said the country storekeeper, leaning: across the counter, confidentially. 'Tve had two pieces cf it and sold it right out In less than a montn, so I see it wasn't no use to set any more, for I can't keen It In stock. I shouldn't have a thing in my store," he added, firmly, "If It sold out the way that ribbon did." Ills Sense of Pride. Washington Star. "Henrietta," said Mr. Meekton, "there is ene request which I should like to make of you." "What Is It?" "If I get to acting a , little bit overbearing den't notice it. At any rate, don't hold it up against me. You see, every once in a while I get to thinking cf the fact that I am Henrietta Mefkton's husband, and I can't help feeling just a mite haughty." Anticipated. Detroit Journal. Something about the Frenchman moved me to distrust him cordially. Accordingly, when ho remarked: , "You climb Matterhorn? Zat was a great foot!" I did not say: "Feat, you mean, i onsieur!" Which would enable him to exclaim: "Ah! Zen you climb him more as once!" Instead. I looked him duuarely in the eye, until he quailed and slunk away. ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS. James Sargent and his wife, of Rochester, N. Y., made a Christmas present to the First Universalist Church of that city of a plot of ground valued at $16.000. Kipling, for a "mere literary man," has been a fine financial backer, for the English In the Boer war. In one way and another nearly half a million dollars has been realized out of the VAbsent-Mlnded Heggar," which was written for war purposes. The King of Spain has not yet been able to show either his taste or his pluck In riding, for his mother is so nervous about it that she did not even like to see him getting too bold on his wooden horse. Tho hour of the riding lesson on the real thing Is always one of anxiety for the Regent. They say that this fear comes from a prediction which was once made to her by a gypsy. The cross of the Legion of Honor was recently bestowed on Mme. Clcmence Royer, a French scientist. Mme. Royer Is a Breton, and was born In Nantes seventy years ago. She studied for a time In England, and afterward founded a school for giria at Lausanne. The cross, studded with brilliants, was the grift of the staff of a French dally paper, and was pinned to her corsage by M. IiOygues, the minister of public instruction. One of the many picturesque and interesting incidents of the Holy Year was the recent reception by Leo XIII of Donna Carolina Tanturelil, an aged lady from Perugia, who attained her hundred and first year early in January last. On account of her great age the Pontiff granted her a private audience. Much to his surprise. Donna Carolina reminded him that they first met in her late husband's house In lio "fifty years ago," and, added she. "we were neithc-r of us very youn? then." The Pope, who is only nine years her junior, was greatly amused. . One of th methods of suicide most frequently employed In Italy is that of jumping in front of an express train. A short time ago tho Genoa-Rome express, In a run of eight hours, was used no fewer than four times a.i n lnstrumenl of death bv as many Individuals who were tired of life. This extraordinary frequency of suicides on th railway has led to the adoitlon of a hpeclal apparatus to be fixed on tho front of the locomotives, similar to the cow-cotchers used on the American lines.

Th!s apparatus Is designed to pick up the would-be suicide and place him in safety on j Mnd of platform, thus saving him from death and giving him a tree railway trip. "If a man is busy and occupied supporting himself during the six days of the week set apart for labor and has no time to fish, it Is right for him to go fishing on Sunday, provided he has done his duty to hi3 Maker by attendance upon divine service at some place of worship." The Rev. I. N. Marks, rector of the Episcopalian Church at Lake Geneva. Wis., and formerly of New Orleans, startled his hearers by making this announcement from the pulpit in the course of a sermon. Many of the wealthy men of his congregation work hard all the week and seek Lake Geneva for rest and recreation on Sunday. After services many of the congregation form fishing parties. When "Oom" Paul first visited England, according to the New York Evening Post, he was the object of much concern to his fellow'-passengers on board the liner from Cape Town, many of whom were consumed with curiosity when they noticed Ids absence from the dinner table for the first four days out. On Inquiry they found that the careful Transvaaler spent the dinner hour on deck, where ho ate biltong and biscuits. When asked his reason he testily replied: "I have no money to fool away on expensive eating like you Englishmen." The correspondent who tells the story, and who was on board at the time, adds: "You should have seen the old man trying to make up for lost time when It was explained to him that his passage money Included his meals and board."

The Worker's Certainty. What matters it if years be past and dead? The cycle rolls another o'er the head Of him who works. But he who waits Is lost. And beating time to music that has fled. Paul Mason. CHICAGO'S SHORTCOMINGS. A Former Resident Tells Why the City Is Declining in Importance. W. G. Nicholas, in Pittsburg Dispatch. Senator Depew's remarkable interview in advertisement of People's Gas and blowing the horn for Chicago has invited retaliation in many quarters and provoked unkind remarks about the Windy City. One of the. multi-millionaires who has removed from Chicago to New York because the former city is not good enough for him catalogued a few of tho things which Induced him to migrate. I jotted down a few of the Item3 he enumerated and pass them along as food for thought, although disavowing sponsorship. He said: "Chicago has lost 250,000 people within the last four years. It has ceased to be a desirable place of residence, and people are getting away from it for many reasons. Workingmen by tens of thousands abandoned Chicago because of unceasing labor disturbances, and tens of thousands more of them moved from the city proper to manufacturing communities which have rprung up at various points along the Belt road,' a line of railroad running from the lake on the north around the city to Hammond and South 'Chicago on the south at an average distance from the town of from twenty to twenty-five miles. "This road was built and operated as r clearing house for the congested traffic of the roads centering in Chicago. Manufacturers, finding they could carry on business cheaper on the Belt road than in the city, began establishing themselves along the line several years ago, and It has now become quite the fashion. The workingmen discover they can do better away from the temptations and expenses of the city; that the air is purer, that they can live in better houses, dress their children better and give them better educational advantages. To such an extent has this movement been going on that business of, all kinds within the city proper has been seriously affected. "The jreat department stores are suffering, real estate outside of the congested 'ten acres has depreciated from 23 to 60 per cent, and tens of thousands of dwellings and flats are vacant. It Is not an exaggeration to say that on some business streets of Chicago there are more vacant storerooms than in the whole of New York. The streets are filthy beyond description, even in the heart of the city, where it would seem as though an extra effort would be made for cleanliness. This general shrinkage in the city is not apparent in the bank clearings, for all the business concerns within a radius of forty or fifty miles do their banking in or through Chicago. It is the habit of the newspapers to point to the bank clearings as an unanswerable defense against statements that the town is on the decline. "There Is a reason for this descent in Chicago's pride. The world's fair cost the city, directly and 'indirectly, more than $100,000.000. That was seven "years ago. The community has never recovered from the blow, and since then It has been subjected to a series of terrific financial misfortunes. The drainage canal cost another $40,000,000. and will cost many millions more before It serves the purpose intended. If It ever does. It was built as a sewer, but it may never be used, or, if used, may prove inadequate. Overconstruction of elevated railway systems and overspeculatlon in surface street railways cost Chicago $00.000.000. The failure of a large number of industries which were recognized and floated In Chicago' put a 550,000,000 scab on the capital of the place. These things have all happened since the world's fair. Including the hegira from the city proper to the outskirts and beyond, where there are work and reduced taxation. "Chicago is essentially on the hog.' Everybody of means who can get away is leaving the city and taking what they have with them. Those whose affairs are in such shape that they must continue to do business there are establishing homes in New York and other Eastern cities and are putting in only as much time in Chicago as they are obliged to. Of my own knowledge I can call the names of a hundred rich men who have left Chicago within two years. . "Many still have interests there and are sorry for it. There is no way of forming n close estimate of the amount of money which has been literally lifted up and carried away from Chicago by rich men who were formerly its citizens, but the total will. In my opinion, not fall short of $75.000,000. I am not surprised that the men upon whom the burden has fallen are delighted to hear Senator Depew's words of good cheer, and that they will welcome the capital put into the town by the statesman-financier. They money is needed. All that strangers can take there for many years to come will not, however, half fill the gap made by money' taken away or lost." Getting; Down to Their Mutton. St. Paul Pioneer Press. The vision of a fleet of German, French and other warships appearing In Cuban waters the moment an Independent Cuban government shall have been set up to enfcrce the payment of an indefinite number of millions claimed to be due citizens of European countries for damages Inflicted during the struggle with Spain, as well as upon bonds of various descriptions, seems to have had a surprising effect on tho Jacobins of the constitutional convention. According to La Lucha perhaps the n;Ost Intelligent and influential Journal published in Havana these formerly eager advocates of immediate, unconditional and absolute separation from all United States control have now "consented that the Interests of the people of Cuba require that the United States shall Indefinitely occupy Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago, that it shall represent Cuba in foreign capitals, and that it shall exercise a veto power over the making of public loan a by whatever Cuban government may in the future be established." Common Law nnd Mobs. Detroit Journal. The Issue of the Ripley county case is almost the first Instance in recent years where the common-law principle of the right of prisoners to be protected has b-en enforced. It Is a highly creditable result. Southern Indiana has a population which readily organizes Itself Into mobj. Mrs. Jenkins's successful suit has shown Indiana sheriffs that If they are too weak to do their duty In resisting bloodthirsty mobs they had better resign and give place to better men, as It may t very costly to them to have a prisoner taken by a mob and murdered. Mrs. Jenkins's example and success will be felt In other Indiana counties and in other States, and sheriffs , will perceive that It is not only their duty but their interest to protect the prisoner In their custody.

TESLA DREAMS AGAIN

WIZARD OF ELECTRICITY THINKS WE CAN TALK WITH 3IARS. Hopes to Sec Communication EstnbUntied with the Planets During; the Twentieth Century. VENUS TRYING TO SIGNAL US TESL.VS WEI KD EXPERIENCE WITH OSCILLATING INSTRUMENTS. Strange Lights Displayed by the Martians Interesting Talk With the Inventor. NEW YORK. Jan. 1. Nikola Tesla, the wizard of electricity, is completely satisfied that attempts arc being made by the Inhabitants of some other planet to communicate with the people of this earth. "In some experiments I have been conducting for some time," said Mr. Tesla 3-esterday, "I have been noticing disturbances that have had a peculiar effect on my Instruments. What these disturbances are caused by I am unable to say at present, but I am firmly convinced that they are the results of an attempt by some human beings, not of our world, to speak to us by signals. . "I am certain of some points In connection with these things I have noticed. I am absolutely certain that they are not caused by anything terrestrial. I know, too, that they are not caused by the sun or moon, and hence I am forced to the belief that they come from some other planet. That wc can send a message to a planet is certain. That we can get an answer is probable. Man on earth is not the only being in God's great system of worlds that is in possession of a mind." So spoke the great Inventor in explanation of his message of greeting to the new century, given to tho Red Cross Association, and read at all the watch night services conducted by that organisation In different parts of America last night. Tho message given out by Mr. Tesla was written by him on Christmas eve, and this is how It reads: "The retrospect is glorious, the prospect is inspiring. Much might be said of both. But one Idea dominates my mind. This my best, my dearest is for your noble cause. "I have observed electrical actions which have appeared inexplicable. Faint and uncertain though they were, they have given me a. deep conviction and foreknowledge that ere long all human beings on this globe, as one, will turn their eyes to the firmament above with feelinss of love and reverence, thrilled by the glad news: 'Brethren! We have a message from another world, unknown and remote. It reads: " 'One two three ' " PUZZLES THE WIZARD. For a long time it has been known to the scientific associates of Mr. Tesla that some remarkable phenomena' had been observed by him in connection with the experiments he has been conducting. These experiments were in connection with vibrations and the earth itself has been the subject. Some remarkable effects have been noted by Mr. Tesla of a terrestrial nature, and some which weie palpably caused by the sun and moon. But there arc others unexplained and unexpllcable. These Mr. Tesla confesses puzzle him. but he has been patiently at work on them, and his conclusion is that they are the result of attempts made by the denizens of another world to open communications with the people on earth. How long these attempts have been going on is, of course, problematic. It is possible they have only just begun. It is possible, also, that they have been going on tor centuries. "Above all," said Mr. Tesla, "please bear in mind I don't assert that the phenomena I have noticed are from another world. All 1 can say Is that I am positive they are caused neither by the sun, moon nor earth. Therefore, from their nature, I am completely given over to the conviction that they are the first attempts of some other planet to open up communicalon with us. Of course In an Interview It Is Impossible for me to go Into all the details of these phenomena. Suffice It to say that all 1 have observed has been of the simplest nature rather a sort of suggestion that a question as to whether we understand, is being asked. "Aside from all that I have noticed and the question of Its probabilities, the question of Interplanetary communication is one of the most fascinating that man can Imagine. Since the conviction came to me that possibly we are on the eve of the most marvelous thing that has ever come to pass, I have been completely carried away by thinking of the wonderful possibilities that lie behind such a consummation. "To begin with, supposing It were definitely discovered, as I feel certain that it will be, that the people of another planet were signaling to us, there would be the preliminary calls and their answers. These might take years to perfect. That is what I refer to In the "One, Two, Three of my message. "There must be a beginning a primary, as It were, before actual messages could be sent and received. Both worlds would be compelled to reach a common basis of mutual understanding ere actual greeting could be exchanged. And then would como such revelations as would astonish us all. Why, even as I ponder on the possibilities of all that lies In this marvel, I feel uplifted and almost, I might say, purified with even the contemplation of such a stupendous matter." QUEER LIGHTS ON MARS. The attention of Mr. Tesla was called to recent suggestions made by Flammarlon and other noted astronomers that liars might be communicated with by signal Several unusually bright lights have been een lately on different parts of the surface of Mars, and the Idea has been advanced that perhaps these might be signal lights, flashing in the hope that the people of the earth might notice them and send an answer back. Flammarion, however, says that the bright lights are not signals, but merely the reflection of sunlight of clcuds that are clustered about the Martian mountain tops. Mr. Tesla explained why, in his opinion, signals by such means would be Improbable and to the earth Impracticable. He pointed out that to flash a signal light from the earth to Mars would require a reflector at least a mile square. To construct such an Instrument and properly control Its flashes would be impossible at this end. What the Martians could do. of course, is mere conjecture. Therefore Mr. Tesla Is of the same opinion as Flammarion in regard to the signal lights he discards them. Besides, Mr. Tesla Is of opinion that Venus and not Mars is more likely to be the planet that is the cause of the phenomena he has noticed. "I have noticed these disturbances when Venus U rising." he bald, "and hence have come to the belief that perhaps while others have been planning to talk to Mars, Venus has been trying to signal to u J. "Now, a word as to answering the signals that I feel certain are being directed at us. Of course, the inhabitants of some other planet may be in post-siin of some power of which we know nothing, or they may have a greater control over electrical forces than we have. But it in reasonable to suppose that the signals I have noticed are electrical in their nature. In fact, they must be or my instruments would not have noticed them. "My theory is that this matter should not be passed over, and I feel certain that scientists, now that their attention Is called to the marvelous things I have noticed, will agree with me that some arrangements should be made at once for recording thesu disturbances in a coherent manner. To do this observatory stations should be erected and every attempt mud to catch some of the signals and perhaps planning trc answer them. "Already we are able to send over the surface of the earth a wave of electricity at j any speed wnicn may ie nesired by the manipulator. And this brings nie to tho

subject of transmitting messages across the ocean by electricity and without wire. Therefore, as the greatest spaces can be the more easily bridged without wires, I can see no reason why we cannot, in a comparatively short time, open a communication with either Mars or Venur., or perhaps both. "In the measurements I have taken and the calculations I have made, and with the success my oscillator's vibrations have met on the earth, I am certain that effects from a similar cause can be extended until they are perceptible on some of the rearer plan ets. That we can secure a disturbance on a planet by the agitation of the electrical conditions surrounding the earth is r.nt to be doubted. "However, when I suggest a vibratory method of opening up a signal service with some of the planets. I know that I am going Into a field that has not been tried er suggested by the other men who have nuule a study of inter-planetary communication. All these have had the Idea of a vast reflector uppermost in their mind.. Such a plan Is plainly Impracticable for the rcason I have mentioned. Such a vast surface would be necessary to throw a ray cf light to puch a vast distance that it is cut of the question. Electrical vibrations arc the only reasonable means we can t-uggc-st In this case. "Of course immense and powerful machinery would be necessary for the production of vibrations that would do the work I have in mind. Also this machinery would, of necessity, have to be of the utmost delicacy, so that every disturbance coming In contact with it would be recorded beyond any question of doubt. The vast distances to be taken into consideration and the immensity of the undertaking chow without comment that nothing In connection with It could be done on a small scale. "To conclude: I am certain, as I havs said, that some planet Is knocking at our door. My dearest wish Is that I may be the on to say to the new century that at Its dawn I was the being chosen to speak the word which means so much to science and even so much to the great brotherhood of man."

COSTfl RICA'S RIGHTS INTEREST OF THE .REPUBLIC IN T1ID PROPOSED ISTHMIAN CANAL." Minister Co Ivo Says It Has Not Beei Overlooked or Ixnored The First Coneession Grnnted. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. The Co.ta Rican minister, Senor Calvo, said to-day, in the ccurse of a general talk on NIcaraguan canal affairs, that one of the most satisfactory features of the extended negotiations, so far as Costa Rica was concerned, was the universal acceptance of that country's substantial rights and interests m the isthmian waterway. There never has been any doubt of these rights on the part of Costa Rica. For many years they were biought into controversy, it being claimed that Costa Rica had no sovereign territorial rights over any portion of the route, and that at most her Interests could bo satisfied by compensation. This brought about the use of the name "Nicaragua!! canal," which seems to leave out of acccunt the rights which Costa Rica has In the waterway. Tho minister pointed out that the period of controversy now nas been satisfactorily cioed and that there appears to be no disposition in any quarter to question Costa Rica's rights in the canal route. In this connection Mr.: Calvo recalled tha long efforts toward building the canal, dating back to 1S5S. In all of which Costa Rica had been strongly favorable to the project and Invariably hail been recognized as a necessary party to the undertaking. After the treaty or limits was signed, fixing the boundary between Nicaragua and Costa Rica, a gifted Frenchman, named Felix Bailly. mado his appearance in Central Americi and negotiated for a canal concession. It was not known at the time, but has since become well established that M. Bailly was executing a part of the plans of Napoleon HI to gain a lothold In Mexico and Central America and to control the great commercial waterway across the isthmus. A concession was granted, three parties signing It Jointly M. Bailly and the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. This clearly indicated the recognized Interests of Costa Rica in the canal. No work was done on the concession, however, and it lapsed. Later another Frenchman, M. Chavaller, negotiated a second French concession, also believed to be in the interests of the French plans concerning Mexico and Central America. This concession also lapsed for want of work being done, and also through the termination of the French projects In that part of ths world. The question of Costa Rica's rights first came up after the early concessions had lapsed, and for thirteen years there was much negotiation and controversy after the border line and the effect this would havs upon the canal. The treaty of limits had defined the boundary, but the actual laying out of lines never had occurred, and this gave rise to the controversy. When the concession was granted to the Marltim Canal Company, Nicaragua was the first to grant the concession. Later the Interests of Costa Rica in the waterway were recognized by the canal authorities, and a ksecond concession was grunted by Costa Rica. TUere nave been several arbitrations on the boundary quction, first, by President Cleveland, as tu the treaty of limits, and more recently by an American engineer, designated by this government, to actually lay out tho boundary lines. The line finally was agreed 10 and run ?ast July, and as now marked on the ofJcial survey It leaves no further room for doubt of Costa Rica's territorial and roverclgn rights in connection with the waterway. Since then all of the negotiations havs recognized the Interests cf both tho governments along the canal route, and Costa Rica Is no longer in the position of contending for en Interest which is not gen erally conceded by all parties concerned. Mr. Calvo has not heard from his gov ernment since the report of the isthmian canal commission was made public The officials and public in Costa Rica generally are deeply Interested In the project, for it means much to their future develop ment and the use of Costa Rican labor and products during the period of construction. The minister does not wish to discuss tho Hay-Pauncefote treaty while it Is an open question between the United Stales and Great Britain. He says, however, that he does not thare In the statements made that the Interests of Nicaragua and Costa Rica were overlooked durng the discussion of the treaty. On tlie .contrary, he regards this treaty as projn-rly one concerning the relations of the United States and Great Britain, and not concerning their relations with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, so that It is natural that the discussion should have centered upon' the mutual Interests of the first two parties to the Clay-ton-Bulwer treaty, and later to the HayPauncefote treaty. 1 PEACE MAY REIGN. Rumor that the Coffer tnd Sngai Kings Have Quit Uarrlng. i TOLEDO, O., Jan. 1. The Times to-mor-row will say: "Reports arc current that the coffee and sugar war, v,h!ch has waged so long and bitterly between he Arbuekle and Havemeyer interests,; Is Hearing an adjustment tatlsfactory to ill parties. For fcur years tho WooLson 'Spice Company has not made an advance in the prlee of ioasted coffc It is now finderstood that to-morrow, with an understanding with, and the assent of the Arln; kl-s. tlu Woolon people will order an advance of onehalf cent a pound on their ioatcd product. Word also cir.es throusrh prix.ite sources that R. II. Howell & Co., of New York, one of the luigi'tt concern j of Its kind in tho country, will to-morrovS advance y.ranitlatcd sugar lUi ioljits. hinging it tip to that now quoted by th American Sugar Refining Company, or. In ether words, ths Havemeyer inies'Htx. "To-night an effort was 'made lo sccurt positive statement, cither; in affirmation or denial, from those wh are r.utur&lly tupposed to be in u i-otloi to know what is golnvr on. James Secor. -of he WooJsen Spice Company, was asK;d whether the teport r an advanm was irue or not. 11. very courteously declined to my yes or no. A slmfl.ir result ;tn.f from en attempt to interview Frederick ÜMiMm. so. retary of the Woo'son Spice Company. Others were Interrogated.- but none of them wwuld cither give asent or denial.