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BCIUNTON, JANUAHY 13. 1900.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
BCHOOL Dmi3CTOrtS.C. C Ferber. K.
U. Fellows.
Says tho Manila correspondent of the
New York Herald: "One of Asuln
nlelo'n conlttlentlal advisers states pos
itively thnt there would bo pe.ico
within n week pie It not for the Fili
pino notion that congress will special
ly declare! for Philippine Independence,
with an American protectorate or re
cognize the Filipinos under territorial
fiovcrnmeiit, with tho promise that thi
archipelago shall become a state In the
t'nlon." Congress should pasa the
llcverldBO resolution.
Publish The Truth.
T
" HE Sl'KCIFIC und polntct
edltorlul copied elsewhere
from the Philadelphia Press,
a Journal In part owneil by
a cabinet minister, locates tho respon
sibility fur the Filipino Insurrection
nnd therefore has universal Interest.
To wh.it la tilde said it Is proper to
add the follow Im? statement appearing
In the Washlnstoti correspondence ui
the ChlciiRii Itecoril over the t-lnatuij
of William F.. I'urtls, u writer of es
tabllsliel reliability who has held many
liosltlons of Must under our jjovern
' inetit:
The olllel.ils of tho war department
have known for a lout; ttme that Senator
Hoar's speech niado in the henate more
than a year uro In uvnr n( Kt.intint,- in
dependence to the Philippines was c.ililed
to lions Kong, translated into the native
laiiKUa;;es. and distributed mnuim' thu
(lltfercnt trilH-s of tho Philippine archl
pelnso by tlie junta at lions Kons for
the purpoM of lueltlm; reslslanee against
tho authority of the I nlted St.ites. It
was cabled ironi here to Paris and from
1'iirN to Hour Kong, and, as stated by
ex-Minister U irrott, iho telegraph tolls
are said to have cxccedeil Jl,0i. It Is
nlso known to the war department ortl
elals that the money was contributed by
tho wealthy "nntMmpcriallstis" in this
country. Durlnu the debate in the sen
ate the other dny upon a resolution of
Inquiry introduced by .Mr. Pettlurew, eou
cernliiK an incident at Manila, Mr. Lodge
suRRested that the secretary of war be
requested to send all Infotnv.itlon In Ills
possession to tho senate, and Intimated
that some Inti-vstlw; disclosures similar
to that made by Mr. lianvtt would fol
low. 1 nni sure that the secretary of war
would answer such an Inquiry freely and
trankly, atthoitub it would cause consid
erable consternation unions leit.tiu sena
tors and ether puhlle men of ptomlueiico
to learn what use had been made of their
names, their utterances, their advice and
their money to excite armed teslstaneu
n:-'ninst tho I'tilted State:). The tlrst shot
was fired In the Philippine rebellion upon
a slsiial from Washington sent by Apron
elllo upon tho advice of at least two Unit
ed States senators, and If they lived In
any other country they would have been
tried for treason. This bus been known
to the members of the cabinet, prominent
otllcers of the urmv and two or three
newspaper people since It occurred, and
It Is quite remarkable that the names
and facts have not been published.
' Information of the kind here alluded
to should be published for the public's
enlightenment. The people have a
rlfiht to know the facts. There should
be a general demand for the opening of
tho records to public Inspection. If
there have been men In the United
States senate capable of advising an
emissary of Aijulnaldo to open fire on
American soldiers their names and
proof of their guilt should be spread
before the people ami the Judgment of
the people Invoked upon such conduct.
Tho adoption yesterday by the senate
of thu Hoar resolution with tho Lodge
amendment calling for all the facts la
u matter of manifest justice.
A bill of 54,3.11 for repairing tho
cables that Dewey cut has been pre-
.sentcd to I'nile Sam. Ho can well af-
lcrd to pay It.
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A Question of Honor.
IT IS KVIDKXT that the next ser
ious contention with respect to
expansion will fo'm around th'j
proposition to extend tho fed
eral revenue laws to tho ri;iv pos
sessions. The Washington Star credits
a "strong' element" In congress with a
"very determined purpose" to over
turn the construction of the consti
tution which extends to till tho terri
tory of tho Pnlted States the pro
vision for uniformity of revenue laws
among the states, and It adds:
Tho sub-conimitleo of tho wayj and
means commit leu which i now tonsld
i rlnj' thl.-i question luu thus far not gone
he.vos.d an academic dlseus.!on, but tho
belief Is growing thit tin outcomo will bo
u declaration supported by the majority
that tho constitution doe!, not compel tho
cNt'jnslon of uniformity in laws to tho
acquired possessions. If this coursa is
pursued tho proposition will be piomplly
seized upon by the ault-oxpanblonlsts as
an evidence that the policy of expansion
of territory Involves a departure fiom
our eon&tltut'onol forms and tho udop.
tion of an Imperial policy. They nro
looktiu: forward to such action with ex
pectancy for ft vindication of their con
tention that the government of acquired
Islands Inhabited by an alien race Is not
practicable under our Institutions, ond
that If It Is undertaken tho principles of
the republlo must be sacrificed In order
to adapt ourselves to new conditions,
The nuc-stlon will tlrst anise In ref
erence to Puerto Rico. There Is In
Washington now a delegation of mer
chants and planters representing the
buslncFS Interests of Puerto Woo. and
Its mission Is to intercede with tha
president and congress for a prompt
oxtcrnlon of the American revenue
laws of that Island. This Is urged
by every student of Puerto Wean eon
dltions; It was strongly recommended
la tho president's message, nnd at last
Tuesday's meeting of tho cabinet the
decision was reached to uphold the
rresldentlal reconin.-ndatlon to tho
letter. In Secretary Root's annual re
port the following argument was made
In support of that recommendation
and It has been assailed:
immediately upon the transfer of the
inland; from Spain to tho United States,
Spain crccted'u. tariff barrier aKulnst tho
Introduction of Puerto Illcan products,
Tho Interests of Cuban ngrlculturo led to
the erection of a similar bartlcr In tho
tariff adopted for Cuba, so that Puerto
ltico was debarred from the principal
markets which she had previously en
joyed, nnd at tho Pumo time this coun
try has maintained its turlff aipilnst
Puerto nican products Just as It existed
while the land was Spanish territory. Tho
ressult Is that theio has been it wall
built around tho Industry of Puerto Illco.
Kvcn boforo the hurricane of August S,
WJS, two crops of tobacco lay In tho ware
houses of Puerto Klco, which the own
ers wero ttnablo to sell nt prices equal
to the cost of production. Their sugar
shared tho prevailing depression In that
commodity ttrisliiw from tho competition
of bounty-fed beet sugar. Their cotlto
was practically unknown In the United
Stales nnd had no market here. It Is
plain that it Is essential to tho prosperity
of fho Island that sho should receive sub
stantially tho samo treatment nt our
hands as she received from Spain whllo
a Spanish colony, and that tho markets
of the United States should bo opened to
her ns wero tho markets of Spain and
Cuba before thn transfer of allegiance.
Congress has tho legal right to regulata
tho customs duties between the United
States rind Puerto ltlco as it pleases, but
tho highest considerations of Justice and
good faith demand that Wo should not
disappoint the confident expectation of
sharing In our prosperity with which
the people of Puerto Rico so gladly trans
ferred their nlli'glanco to the United
States, and that we should treat tho In
terests of this people ns our own.
In tho case of tho Philippine Islands
there Is not tho same urgency ns In
tho case of Puerto Rleo. The Philip
pines nro not yet p.it.iiled; rlvll gov
ernment In them Is a thing to come.
The adjustment of Philippine tarlffn
can be left to the time when fitness
for civil rule shall bring tho question
forward as a practical Issue. Rut In
Puerto Rico tho conditions demand
Immediate action and the good faith
of' the nation requires thnt this action
shall be taken In n spirit of cordial
liberality. It Is too late to shirk
tho responsibility of creating In thin
island a generous prosperity. To a
peculiar degree the nation's honor la
involved; and the groundless! fears of
special interests constitute no excuse
for temporizing with duty. Ar. the
New York Hun well says:
"Puerto Rico Is of the United States,
not only by treaty with Spain, but by
manifest destiny. There can properly
,be no commercial barrier between bel
aud the states of the Union. The rule
that ho gives twice who gives quickly
never applied on :i larger scale thnn
It does In the case of this Island. Com
mercially It Is paralyzed through Its
transfer from Spain to America, Its
former opportunities for trade have
been taken nway, not, as yet, to be re
placed, and tho Puerto Weans arc
suffering grievously Jn consequence.
Questions of the tariff or local In
dustry hero cannot have precedenco
over the Imperative demand for re
lief for Puerto Rico imposed upon us
by her annexation."
It Is said that administration influ
ences are actively at work In behalf
of the ship subsidy bill, the Nicaragua
canal bill and the bill for tho con
stat Mori of a Pacific cable. If this is
true, the administration certainly
shows good Judgment.
Not Guilty.
AMONG THE attacks which
have been made upon Secrc
retary Oago Is tho charge
that by decllnlnt; to estab
lish regulations for the payment of a
rebate of tho Internal revenue tax lov
le.? upon alcohol used by manufactur
ers In the compounding of tncdclnes
and In the arts, he has nullified a law
of congress and subjected to Injustice
a large number of worthy and enter
prising citizens.
It Is a sufllclent answer to This, com
plaint to say that there Is no law upon
the statute books providing for such a
rebate. There was such a provision In
the Wilson revenue act, but it expired
when that act was repealed. A bill
has been Introduced In the present
congress to rectify tho hardship com
plained of by those who uso alcohol
Ir. other ways than as a beverage or
than as the basis of a trade In Intoxi
cating drink; and substantial argu
ments are offered In support of It. We
believe that this measure might well
Lo passed, If in the judgment of tho
revenue cillcers It Is properly adjusted
to prevent fraud.
Rut the matter Is not one which can
be twisted into blame against Secre
tary Gage.
In tho tight which Louis F. Payn's
friends are making for that gentle
man's retention as superintendent of
Insurance In New York state, sight
seems to have been lost of the fact
that at the expiration of Payn's term
It Is Governor Roosevelt's constitu
tional privilege to choose another man
as Payn's successor If he wishes to.
Roosevelt owes nothing to Payn. If
the man he shull name Is Payn's equal
or superior, there will be no case in
PaynN behalf whatever and tho attack
on Roosevelt for not reappointing Pay.t
will npptar ridiculous.
General Wood's move for the protec
tion of Cuban forests is another illus
tration of the keen foresight of the new
governor. The lumbermen who deslio
to "develop" the country already have
an eve upon tho timber tracts of tho
island and, notwithstanding tho appar
ently lnexhaustlblo supply, would soon
make It look like u goat pasture If al
lowed to proceed unmolested.
When tho Unted States concludes to
build the Nicaragua canal, numerous
complications might bo avoided up In
tho Empire state If the government
would also assume the contract of
running the Erie canul.
According to latest reports, Andrew
Carnegie's contributions to tho Fill
plnos In tho way of a library consisted
In one volume only Senator Hoar's
speech,
In one way tho English press con
fiorship in South Africa Is perhaps
worthy of commendtitlon. It Is so thor
ough that all lire kept guessing.
Senator Pottlgreiv's speeches durlnu
tho present sessions seem to border
upon tho rap-t'lme of oratory.
Tho ratification of the Samoan treat
without a dissenting vote .spaaka well
for tho senate's common sense. The
Is'and of Tutulla, with Its hplend'l
harbor of Pago Pago, will bo a lino
IcppIrK stone In Uncle Sam's pro.
!" toward commercial and naval
ennmnnd of tho Pacific oenn.
Tho Washington Star Intimates that
Senator Wolcott, tho star orator of tho
senate, Is Inclined to be Jealous of Sen
ator Reverldge. Jealousy 111 becomes
a statesman,
The Manila nnd Santiago sailors may
have reason to believe that thev se
cured packages that contained no
prizes,
m
It Is feaied that the press censor hu
been upplylng thu blue pencil to sonio
of Mr. Kipling's wnr poems.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES.
Working the Old Man.
When Maj. Uurke.uf Uuitalo Hill's com
blnutlon, who is u man like Alderman
Kusson, never without a new story, was
In Washington tho either day ho reluted
before a Times leporter his experience
In helping a friend to get the girl of his
choice.
"Ho was a good fellow," said lie, "but
young and without much capital. Tho
gill was n beauty and loved tho boy, but
tho father (tho samo old Iralo father) ob
jected and demanded that the boy show
thiit lie was capable of supporting a wife.
This was In St. Louis, about ten years
ago, and thu boy came to mo with his
troubles.
" 'Never mind,' said 1. 'I'll ilx It up
ull right, lly tho way, how much will
you take for your right legV
"Ho looked ut me us though I were
crazy, but mado no answer,
" Mil give you JlO.OoO for It,' said I.
'Will you tako It?'
'"No, 1 won't,' said he. 'What do you
tnko mo for"
"Well, I knew the girl's father; ho was
u merchant, and 1 called to see htm. Wo
finally drifted around to talking about
this young fellow and the old man flared
u little, stating that ho wanted some one
who cobld support u wlfo to have his
daughter.
" 'Suprort n wife,' said I In surprise,
'why, h" certainly ean do all that. Only
a few drys ago ho refused $10,000 for a
piece of pieperty.'
" ills own property?' nsked the futhcr.
'Certainly,' said I.
" 'Wlii, offered ,hlm tho money?' asked
be. M did and bo icfused It.' I answered.
'He claimed it was worth more.'
"Well, this mndo a bit nnd no mors
questions wero asked. The boy Is doing
well now and has a good family. I
haven't spoken to the father since."
A Canadian. Bishop's Troubles.
Of a good Canadian bishop, returning
from tho Lambeth conference of last
summer, a good ministerial story is told
by the Chicago Times-Herald, Tho sea
was very rough, tho weather unpleas
antly stormy, tho good bishop, whoso
maiden passage bad been made In Jour
neying over to Liverpool, felt wretched
ly ill and nervous. Ho hardly knew
which distressed him most, fear of possi
ble danger or the fact that tho men In
the ciiElnc-room, which be had recently
visited In search of moro nccurato and
definite Information than ho or fellow
passengers possessed, were swearing hor
ribly. Tho good-natured und secretly
amused captain of the vessel endeavored
to reassuro him by playing the ono cir
cumstance off against the other.
"I'm very sorry they're so profane,
bishop," ho declared earnestly, "but you
may be certain that Micro's not a whis
per of danger while they're swearing So
badly. If they feared danger in tho least
and they're wy quick to scent it, I
assure you they stop swearing on tho In.
stunt."
Rut the bishop found it Impossible to
altogether overcome bis nervousness,
even with this encouragement, and tin
hour or two later, tho sea still continuing
rough, tho captain found him hanging
anxiously over the gangway, eagerly lis
tening to tho men's voices floating up
from below.
"Thank heaven! They're still at It," ho
was heard to murmur, as a particularly
horrifying brcezo of profanity reached
his eurs.
A Rise in Bed Springs.
Herbert Khmulrd. one of the cleverest
young fellows in town, is chief cook and
bottlo washer In J. A. Rcazley's furni
ture store. Ho Is a first-class clerk, but
there are many of the tricks of tho trade
ho has yet to learn. On Saturday Mr.
JJcazley received a dozen wire mattresses,
which were rniisled down to a thickness
of about eighteen inches and tied with
rope. Not knowing of the great force
of tho springs Herbert got upon the bun
dlo on his hands and knees and began
cutting tho ropes. All went well until
the knlfo scveri-d tho last rope, when
Herbert quickly left tho earth and start
ed on a sudden Journey to what he sup
posed was the better land. After reach
ing a height of ten or twelve feet his
course changed, and the downward flight
wo begun. In Iho latter he cut a swlpo
through a majblo shade tree, knocking
the back off a pressor, broke three chairs
setting on tho sidewalk, and Anally
reached terra llrma. bearing somo dozen
cuts and scratches. Tho mattresses, when
released, flew In all directions, and It Is
said ono landed on the court house por
tico. Herbert says ho thinks this is tho
final degree in the trade. Lancaster, Ky.,
Record.
Tar Beyond His Years.
A couplo of diminutive newsboys, both
white, got Into a scrap at tho corner of
Tenth street and Pennsylvania avenue tho
other night. They were of about u size,
but they weren't evenly matched by ,i
largo number of points. Tho kid that had
the scleneo pcmmoled tho other to a
standstill, then picked up his papers
from whero ho had thrown them und
walked off, The licked boy dug his hands
Into ids pockets and surveyed his pa
lters, lying on tlio pavement, thought
fully. A man who had witnessed tho
scrap walked by and said:
"Well, you got It right that time, my
son."
Tho kid looked up, spat, pulled his
bunds out of his pockets, picked up hts
papers and said, philosophically:
"Aw, wot foil. It'll bo nil one In a hun.
nered yours."
Then he plodded on like a llttlo man,
ready to tnko up the whlto man's bur
den all over ogaln. Washington Post.
A Three-Cornered War.
When Colonel Cartwcll was military
Fovernor of Norfolk under th3 confeder
acy In 1SG2 ho ordered tho Rritisli consul
to report for duty on tho homo guard. To
thU tho Englishman objected on the
ground of being consul at Norfolk.
"To what government?" nsksd Colonel
dirtwell.
"To tho United States government,"
was tho reply.
"Hut you ure In tho confederate states,
and you must show papers iircrcdllirg
you to thu confederate states of Amer
ica," Mild tho colonel.
"But my government doesn't iecognl;:o
you us a government," said tho consul,
"Very well, then, my government doesn't
recognise you as vunuul, ' bilskly ictort
ed Colonel Curtwell, "Shoulder your
inukkct and Join your company."
At this tho peacefully disposed consul
threatened to havo a gunboat coma and
bombard tho placo before ho would serve,
"That's Just what I'd llko to see," re
turned the .colonel, cheerily, "for tlion
tho United States will fight you, as she
eiuima that Norfolk Is still part of tho
Union, and between England und the
United States fighting wo shall go free."
At lust tho consul appealed to Mr. Hen
Juniln, thu confederato secretary of wur,
who ordered his exemption from milltary
duty, nnd tho "threo-cornered war" so de
sired by Colonel Cartwcll nover came to
pass. Youth's Companion.
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I In Woman's Realm I
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"D'
O YOU SUPPOSE It will be safe for
mo to try tho things my wlfo Is
learning to cook down thero at the
cooking school7" anxiously de
manded a young husbund yesterday Just
before tho lady In question was expected
homo to lunch laden with much knowl
edge and soma samples of her morning's
work. After being assured that no dan
ger menaced him from that direction ho
sadly murmured something aboul "try
ing it on the dog" and then subsided.
Thiit cooking ccbool Is agitating more
than ono family In this city Just at pres
ent. Young women who aro married und
who havo had doleful experiences with
burned cortco and soggy bread, young
women who expect to bo married nnd
others who have r.o such Intentions arc
growing wildly excited over tho possi
bilities of becoming expert cooks. Older
ones who uro weary of recipes, ranges
nnd Rorer unrealities uro desirous that
their cooks shall bo still moro accom
plished and aro sending them to tho even
ing classes. Today thero Is a strong
probability that moro peoplo will be sim
ultaneously enjoying cream of potato
soup nt dinner than have ever heretofore
partaken of that dainty and that potato
croquettes, more or less Invertebrate in
character, will adorn the luncheon table.
THE SCENE In tho new kitchen of tho
Young Women's Christian associa
tion yesterday morning was ono
which would have caused tho man
who laments the passing of tho old
fashioned girl and tho woman who look
eth well to the ways of her household, to
have tumbled over In devout thanksgiv
ing. There was tho pretty teacher, Miss
Kate Smith, arrayed In whlto with a big
apron, tllmy and sheer In texture, and a
dear llttlo laro trimmed cap. At tho three
tables were twelve young women who
adorn society no less than their new rolo
of domestic science. Nearly all woro
rainy day skirts, pretty waists and huge
aprons. They wero chattering llko so
many happy birds and wondering "It this
soup has enough seasoning." "What
do you suppose makes these croquettes
havo broken backs?" "Why haven't wo
had such mashed potatoes ns theso at
home7" etc. They woro busy stirring tho
most appetizing contents of little sauce
pans over the gas stoves fitted to each
table giving tho final loving pnt to cro
quettes ond burning their mouths In Im
patient tastes of the results of their la
bors. When tho noon hour camo they
wero loth to leave tho fascinating do
main and went away with pleased an
ticipation of tho next lesson.
THAT THE cooking schoo) Is to bo a
great success was demonstrated yes
terday when classes were taught
both morning und afternoon. Miss
Smith thoroughly knows her business ana
us every recipe Is practically demon
strated by the actual cooking by tho pu
pils themselves, they aro able to go homo
and repeat tho process for the delectation
of their families.
THE SUBJECT of yesterday was food
principles with potatoes ns an ob
ject lesson. Miss Smith did not lay
much stress on the particular
method which should bo employed In
masticating potatoes, but sho did give
some very toothsome recipes to vary the
monotony of s-ervlng these vegetables.
Sho gave a slmplo method for measuring
by tho tablespoon, whoso contents she
said should bo leveled off with a knlfo
for a wholo spoonful, divided In tho cen
ter for a half.etc, and also gave tho
classification of food as to organic ele
ments, Tho following were tho recipes which
tho class mado:
Mashed Potatoes 3 rlced potatoes, 3
tablespoons butter, 1-3 cup hot milk, salt
and pepper. Beat with fork until light
and creamy. Servo In hot dish.
Potato Soup 3 potatoes. 1 quart milk, 2
slices onion, !i teaspoon pepper, 3 table
spoons butler, 3 tablespoons flour, 1 tea
spoons salt, 1 tablespoon chopped pars
ley. Cook potatoes In boiling salted wa
ter; when soft rub through strainer;
scald milk vlth onion, remove onion, and
add milk to potato. Melt butter, add
oflur, stir until well mixed, then stir Into
hot soup, cook ono minute, strain and
sprinkle with parsley.
1 Potato Croquettes 2 cups rlced pota
toes, 2 tablespoons butter, M teaspoon
salt, ', teaspoon pepper, celery salt, cay
enne, few drops onion Juice, 1 teaspoon
chopped parsley. Mix ingredients, shapo
Into croquettes, dip In crumbs, egg and
crumbs and fry In deep fat.
THE WEDNESDAY morning class con
sists of Mrs. Georgo P. Grlflltb, Mrs.
II. H. Brady, Jr., Mrs. Frank 81111
mnn, Mrs. H. W. Cross, Mrs. G. D.
Murray, Miss Loulso Matthews, Miss
Charlotte Hand, Miss Emily Mayer, Miss
luinla Dimmlck, Miss Carrie Benncli,
Miss Helen Hand, Miss Alice Matthews.
Another class met yesterday afternoon
and classes will bo held this morning
und nfternoon. Tomorrow evening a class
whoso members are employed during tho
day will meet. Tho lesson of next week
will be all about eggs, excepting how to
secure them fresh at a reasonable price.
"THOU AKT THE MAN."
From the Philadelphia Press.
Andrew Carneglo may deny his report
ed shuro in transmitting Senator Hoar's
speech to tho Filipinos and Senator Hoar
may shield himself behind the need and
lights of public discussion, but tho bald,
blunt fact remains that this speech pre
clpituted a conflict, In progress for a year,
In which no day 'has been without Its
deaths.
This direct personal responsibility can
neither bo denied nor evaded. Senator
Hoar was not aware of It when ho de
livered his speech a year ago. Mr. Car
ncglu was pot when ho liberally con
tributed to tho agile lion of which it was
a p..rt. Roth wero playing with lire In a
powder magazine. Nt. man can do that
and escape icsponslbillty. War was over.
Peaco was near. The treaty was pending.
A cabal of Democrats, headed by Sena
tor German, delayed (he treaty for par
tisan reasons and as a "move" lor per
sonal supremacy In tho Democratic
party. Alono they were weak. As Dem
ocrats they were discredited. Nothing
could gtvo them weight but Republican
aid.
Senator Hoar gave this old. He cre
ated tho Impression ef a division In the
supporters of tho administration. He so
acted that men ignorant ond distant
could bo persuaded that a Republican
bolt was possible. This was enough. As
In Cuba, all hung on tho action of troops
lato In arms against Spain. As in Cuba,
ambitious men wero nndy to risk all to
begin a corrupt rule.
If buch a speech bad come over Cuba
hostilities would havo broken out there.
All wero wisely silent. Tho Philippines
wero distant. Nono realized how near
tho cable brought them. Senator Hoar
risked all to make a personal and fruit
less record In aid of n deliberate parti
san scheme to embarrass un administra
tion trying to mako peace. Instantly the
Tngal provinces wero In flames. Tho
Tagal troops attacked tho American lines.
Six months of long, patient waiting, of
slow negotiation, of effort to arrange lo
cal self-sovernmcnt on terms that would
meet tho International responsibilities
of tho United States went for naught.
Until Senator Hoar's speech was cabled
thero was hopo that tho newly formed
Tagal state might take Its placo as an
autonomous community under tho Amer
ican flag, Even Senator Hoar has never
urged giving tho Tagals cmplro over tho
Philippines or creating their small terri
tory n separate, Independent state, To
glvo them rule over other Filipinos wero
gross Injustice. With Senator Hour's
speech tho hopo of adjustment ended.
His words lit the flame of war. Ho ren
dered peace Impossible, and whoever pall
tue tolls en that speech sped ucross con
tinents and under seas the spurk that
lired tho powder magazine of the Phil
ippines nnd cost every life on both sldej
from General Lawton under our flag
down to tho humblest Tngul .soldier, all
slain In causeless, needless conflict.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Peoria iitstlltcrles uso 40,000 bushels of
corn dally,
One-lourth of tho world's population
dies before reaching the ngo of 17.
Tho rough part of tho Atlantic ocean Is
between the fortieth and fiftieth parallel!
of north latitude.
A writer In an English magazine de
clares that tho real average Englishman
Is a worklngmnn earning JO a week.
A few years ago thero wero as many
ns thlrty-thrco vcgrtarlnn restaurants In
London. Today thero exists only about
six.
In tho Sutro baths of San Francisco
thero aro slxty-nlno shower baths, sev
eral toboggan slides and dressing rooms
for 1.C27 people.
Thero aro two hospitals for lepers in
this country, ono In New Orleans and one
In San Francltco. Each contains ubout
thlrty-nvo patients.
The Cleveland Automobile Supply com.
pany Intends to conduct nil uutomobllo
riding school, livery, repair shop nnd
f;Iub house In that city.
Prussia's nntl-Pollsh campaign has
reached tho point of forbidding the teach
ing of Polish to children nfter they havo
left school, even by their own families,
under pcnulty of heavy fines.
London capitalists are Interested In
tho proposal to lay a cublo from Van
couver. 11. C to Ekaguay, Alaska, to
connect with tho telegraph line to Daw
son City, which Is expected to bo com
pleted soon.
Pand stored In a largo tank, from
which It can be sifted automatically to
any or ull parts of tho building, In such
a manner ns to smother a flro effectively,
Is n now Idea to bo used In the now tele
phone company's exchange at Indianapo
lis, Ind.
Archduko Reiner, of Austria, has pre
sented his famous collection of Egyptian
papyri to the Vienna Hofblbllothek. Tho
collection comprises 70,000 Greek, 30,000
Arabic nnd E.000 Coptic manuscripts.
Professor Karabacck, who has had
chargo of tho papyri for fifteen years
past, has been appointed director of the
library.
Tho largest bell In the world Is In a
Buddhist monastery, near Canton, China.
It Is eighteen feet high and forty-live feet
in circumference, tnd Is of solid bronze.
It Is ono of eight great bells which wero
cast by command of tho Emperor Yunglo
ubout A. D. 1100, and Is said to have cost
tho lives of eight men, who were killed
during tho process of casting.
Tho llttlo Island of Elba, once cele
brated as the temporary abiding place of
tho grent Napoleon, has recently come
Into promlncnco In a new way. Years
ago deposits of Iron wero olscovercd on
tho Island, but tho mines wero nover
worked. Now great smelters and ma
chine shops havo been set up and tho
wholo Island Is alive with tho hum or
Industry.
Somo rcmarkablo records of tumors are
given In The Lancet. Tho largest known
Is a uterine tumor that weighed 193
pounds, described by a doctor of Bucha
rest. Hunter removed one weighing 140
pounds from a woman whoso weight
without tho tumor was nlncty-flvo
pounds. Tho largest solid tumor of this
class weighed 10C pounds. Tho record for
ovarian tumors Is held by a Chlneso pa
tient, who had ono weighing 169 pounds;
without It sho weighed seventy-seven
pounds. There is a New York ono of 119
pounds and a German ono of H6. For
mammary tumors a case Is on record
where tho growth In one breast weighed
sixty-four and In tho other forty pounds.
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Heating, Plumbing,
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Light Wiring, Gas
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