THE SCRANTON TIUBUNE-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2d, 1900.
5
OUR ANSWER
TO POWERS
MADE PUBLIC
Text of Recent Chinese
Correspondence Made
Public.
AMERICAN RIGHTS
10 BE PROTECTED
Official Statement of the Navy De
partment Shows That n Mnteiinl
HeducUon of Our Mllittuy Torco
An China Has Been Decided on, but
That We Lose No Privileges by
the Action Answeis to Germany
and Russia and Suggestions Re
garding Frlnco Ching.
Ry Exclude Wie from 1 lie .Wsgildtul I'ip.
Washington, Sept. S3. The corres
pondence with Itussla, rSerniuny and
I'rlnco Chlng, the substance o which
has aheady been published, was made
public yesteiday at the itate dopart
ment. Although nowhere In the text it
refetence made to the withdrawal of
United States tioops Irom China, the.
olTlclal statement issued by the navy
department In advance of the publi
cation of the notes, bears, out the
prediction that the government finally
has decided upon such a material re
duction of Its military force as will
amount to a withdrawal of the army
an an offensive instrument. This
statement from the navy department,
moieovcr. Is full of significant e of a
purpose on the pait of the govern
ment to see to It that If there Is any
subsequent attempt at territorial ag
gression on the part of any of the
powers who already have declared
themselves as willing to abide by the
expressed determination of the United
States to refrain fiom seizing1 upon
Chinese territory, then the United
States Is to loe no right or privilege
which it now enjoys by sucli action.
The text of the correspondence fol
lows Itiinose torrefoiiclciiic SM"pt IS 21, V
Troros.il of the Citiimm Kuvermrent In if
card to the cltllvcry of the responsible audiota cf
irtcnt ciltns committed In l-ckin, and the re
plj of the 1'nltrd State, thereto.
"The Imperial f.ennan Charge d'XrTjIrri, fo
the i-ecretary of State.
Translation:
'Imperiil fiernunj, l'mliassy, Washington,
Sept. Is, 1900
' Mr. . Secretary Hy direction ot tli.s Imperiil
chancellor, I have the honor to respectfully
comninnie.itc to jour excellency, the feillovvlnir-
' The Kovrnmrnt of his nnjesty, the cmpeior,
coiii'or as a preliminary condition for enter.
er.E Into diplomatic negotiation! with the Chi
nese trot eminent a surrender of such poisons
are ilctermlned upon as being; the flrsl anl
nal perpetrators of tee crime i einniittd in
1'rUn apiimt interratlonal law. Tlio numlicr of
perpetrators who served a tools U too great,
a wholesale execution would be avetse to the
ciiillred conscience, ruithuinoie, c muni
stances would not allow that even the group of
leaders could be completely ascertained Hut
the few among them whose guilt is notoiious
should be surrendered and punisli-d Ttie npre
tentative of tin powers in PtUn will be in a
position to make or addi'cc in this investlgati m
lullv alid testimony, 'llie number of those
punished Is of lets importance than troll Chirac
ter as prlnclpil instigators and leader? lie
rovcrmnent of his majesty, llie emperor, bdiev.j
that it can depend in this matter upon the
concunenee of all the cabinets; for, Inditferenie
toward the idea of a just expiation would be
equivalent to indiflcrencc toward a icpctittuii
ot the crime.
"The government of bis majestv, the empeioi,
therefore, proposes to the interested cabinets
that they request tlnr representatives In I'clun
to designate the principal Chinese peisonages
whose Biillt in the instlgition cr execution of
the crimes is bevond a doubt.
"V similar mi munication is forvvaided to the
other inteiested cabinets.
"Kequestlng of .vour excellent, a replv. as
soon as is practicable, I embrace this occasion
"to tender the assurance of my most ilitlnKiii1ir,l
consldeiution. (Mgned) "Sternberg."
(ttlnrr f-ecretaiy Hill to the Imperial tier
man Chaige d'Riires).
Government's Reply.
"Pepaitmei.t ot Stale
'ahiiigton, Sept 21, I'M)
"Sir" In icsponsc to .vour Inquiry of the lblii
ittant as to the attitude of the government of
the I'nited Stales in rrsrird to the cvcmpl.iiy
punishment of tin notible lciiltis in the crime,
committed in I'rkiii against iiitciuitio'iil Invv, I
hive Ihe honor to mike the following sljtci.it tit:
'Tlie go.crnnunt of the I nitrd Males' has
fiom the outset proelalnird its purpose to hold
to the utleiiiiost mcniintahilit) the iesioiisib1e
authors of am vviongs dene hi Chlni to citireis
of the lulled stitci and their interests, as was
stated in the government's circular cuiiiiiiunlca
Hon to llie powers of Ju!,v I lat These wrongs
lave bren committed not alone in I'rkin, hut m
inanv parts of the enpuc. and tin ir punishment
is believed in be an essential element of anv
effective set'linunt which shall piev.nt a le
cunence of such outrage's and lirlng about pn
manent safet and peace In ( hiua It Is thought,
l.owever, that no punitive measures e.iu be so
ITettivc by wav of reparation fur wi units sut
leied and as deterrent examples for the futuie
as the degradation and punishment if the ie
sponsihle authors bv the supreme impeiial au
thority itself; and it seems onlv just to ( hlna
that she should be afloidcd in the first Instance
an opportunity to do this and thus rrhihllitutc
herself before the world llellivlng tluw, and
vithout abating in anj wist its deliberate) pur
pose to exact the fullest aceoimtjbilitv fioin
the responsible authors ol the wrongs we have
suffered in China, the government of the t'nitid
States Is not disponed, as a prellmlnar.v co-idl-t
Ion, to entering into diplomatic negotiations
with the Chinese government, to Join in a ele
muiid that said government siirremtei to the
powers such persons as, according to the deter
nilnation of the powers themselves, maj be held
to he the first and real perpetrators of tho.ee
wrongs. On the other hand, this government is
disposed to held that the punishment of the
Jilgh responsible authors of these wiougs, not
only Ir Pekln, but throughout fhlna, is essen
tially a condition to he embraced and provldid
for in the negotiation lor a final settlement It
is the purpose of this government, at the earliest
practicable moment, to name its plenipotentiaries
fer negotiating a settlement with China, and
in the meant'me, to authorize its minister in
PtVln to enter forthwith Into conference with
the duly authorised representatives of the I hi
nese government, with a view to bringing about
a preliminary agreement w heir by the full exer
cise of the Imperial power foi the preservation
of order and the protection if foreign life anl
inoperty throughout China, pending final nego
tiations with the powers, shall be assured.
"Accept, tlr, the renewed assurances of my
highest rcnalderatfon,
(Sliened) "David f. Hill,
"Acting Secretary."
Oilneie correspondence Sept. 17-21. 1000.
Appointment of Chlng.
Concerning the appointment of l'rlnce Ch'ntr
ss pltnlpotentlaiy.
(Handed to Mr. Adee by tha Chines minister,
Mr. Wu, Sept. 17, 1000, J0.15 a, in.)
Cablegram frt.ni Prince thing, dated (at i'e
V!n), Sept, E, rK), transmitted by the ( hlnese
tsiniittr at St, Petersburg on the 16th Instant
to Minister Wu. vtho received It on the night of
the same day.
"Foreign troops lining entered Pekln and
their majelle, the empress dowager and the
emperor, having gone westward on a tour, 1 have
received in Imperial edict appointing me envoy
plenipotentiary, with full discretionary now cm.
In conjunction wlih (Irand Secretary U Hun;
Chang, to negotiate peace. Please inform sec
letary of stale snd request that, In slew of the
long friendly relillons (existing between ire
two countries), Instructions be telegraphed to the
(United Statrs) minister at 1'eUln to open nrgei.
tlatlnns In n harmonious wiy at an early date,
to the interest and gratification of all con
trtlicd." (Handed to the Chinese minister by the act
Ing fecietary ol state, Sept. SI, HOO, J 4 p. m.)
Memorandum iu icsponsc to Mr Wii's com
munication, ept 1", lot), ot a cablegram from
Prime- filing, dated Ptkln, Sept. S, I'mO.
"The government of the fulled States ac
cepts the plenipotentiary authority of Kill 1,1
Hung (hang and Prince Chlng res prima faele
sufficient for the preliminary negotiations look
ing toward the return ot the Imperial Chinese
government and to the lesumption of Its an
Ihorlly at Pel.ln and toward the negotiation f
a eomplete settlement by the dulv nvpolntot
plenipotentiaries ot the powers and of Cliim
"To these ends the United Stales minister In
Pekln will be rutliorlieel to enter into relations
with i:arl 1,1 and Prince (hit as the immedi
ate representatives ot the Chinese cuperor.
"David .1 Hill. Acting Vcretarj."
"I'enarlnient of Plate, Washington, Sept. 21-
lnou."
Chinese correspondence, "sept. 1 7-21 , I'M.
Inquiries of the llusslau government and repllee
thereto.
Memorandum
(hitiese coiici ondence, Sept. 17-21, l'KW.
Russia's Inquiries.
Inqiiliios of the Huwlan government and replies
tlieietn.
Mentor imlutu baudeil to Mr Adee D.v the
lliilan charge d'allalres, Mr. l)e Wollant, Sept.
17. 1i, 10 4". a. m.
'lunslatlon:
(I). Ihs the frderal government the Intention
to t"infrr the irsldenco of the legation fiom
Pekln lo rien Tsin? This step his been recog
nized as practical and nppinpriatp to the end,
even bv tie poweis which find It necessary to
leave tioops at lvkln
(2) Aic the full powers of Prince Chlng and
II Hung (bang recognlred as suiUclcnt hj the
federal government?
CD. Is the federal government prepired to
charge its representatives to enter without delay
upon the p.cllmlniry negotiations with the plcii
Ipoientniies ol the emperor of e'lilru'
Mimoiaiiduui in leplv to the Hiissl in elurge.',
memoiandum elated Sept. 17, 1900
II) The government of the I'nited Slate hie
not any present Intention to withdiaw Its lega
tion from Pekln.
(2). The government of the I'nited States ae
cepts the phiilpotentiaiy authority ot Kail I.I
Hung Ching and Piilue Chlng as prima fail:
sulhcient fo the preliinlnarv negotiations look
ing toward the return of the imperial (Timee
government and to the resumption cf its an
tlioiitv at lYLin, and towaid the negotiation of
a complete settlement by the duly appointed
phiiipotntiirica cjf the powers and of China.
(1). To these erde, the United States minis
ter in I'eleln will be authorised to inter iniu
lelations with Karl Id and Prince Chlng as the
immediate. rcpicitntatives of the Chinese cm.
peror
Depaillncnt of Slate, Washington, Sept. 21,
I'MO
HIS DAY'S DOINGS.
Young Husband Kept None of His
Business from His Little Wife.
l'rom Harpers Uazar.
"Well, dear," bald Mis. McBtlde on
her husband's return from his ofllce the
Hist day after coming home from his
wedding tour, "what did jou tlo to
day?" In teply he told the dearest little
wlfey In the woild all the matters
which had occupied Ills attention since
she ltlsseti him good-bye after hi oak
fast and watched him turn the corner
on lils way down town.
It was so nice for some one to be
Interested In his doings and he delight
ed to talk ot himself and bis business
life to such a listener. For several
nights the same cmestlon was followed
by an at-count of the cares and pleas
ures, failures and successes ot the day.
Hut at length there came a day when
he did not answer In words, nit In re
ply to the question, "What did you do
today, dear?" Mr. Mclhide handed his
wife a sheet of note paper on which
the following was neatly typewritten:
"ito.se at 7 o'cloc lc.
'Sat down to lnoakfast at "..",0. Cot
fee muddy, toast fair, eggs boiled too
hard. Mrs. McBride did not come down
to breakfast. Went back to her room
and kissed her good-bye just as she
was doing up her hair.
"Left the house at 7..10.
"Waited seven minutes on the cor
ner for a car.
"lleached office at S.20.
"Mall heavy, but mostly bills. One
bill for new cape for wife, W,; another
for new nat for ditto, $27; several
smaller bills for wife's clothes, lingerie,
gloves, etc., aggiegatlng $43.
"At iUO typewriter came In, took off
her xvi aps. tine was one hour late.
Muvt speak to her about it.
"At 10 a man called In reference to
examining title feu- a piece of pioperty.
Think I can woik up a bill of $100 In
this case.
"At 11 two people came In, one of
whom retained mo to defend him
against a charge of malicious libel. The
other w anted to begin a case against
a neighbor who owned a ferocious dog.
Accepted letalneis from both.
"Attended to correspondence as soon
as ihtso clients had departed.
"Jones dropped In at 12 and we went
to lunch together. lie took sweat
bifads, lobster salad and mince pie,
with a small bottle. I took blue points
on the half shell, chicken salad, Ice
cream and something to drink.
"itetunieel to the ofllce at 1.13, gave
diiectlons to the typewriter and then
left for thu couit house, where I elo
tiuently defended a young man who
was accused ot smashing1 windows.
Pioved an alibi for prisoner and se
emed his relense. Fees In the case, $2.".
"At 3 o'clock tiled Information In the
ferocious dog case.
"lleliirned to ofllce at 4 and drew
up defense In the malicious libel affair.
This occupied until 4,45, when I dic
tated answers to the letters which had
arrived during the eluy. Typewriter to
finish the letters and mall them as she
goes home.
"At CIS dictated this schedule to
tjpewrlter and then started for home,
leaving her to finish the correspond
ence. "i:pect to reach home at C30 and
to be asked for an account of my do
ings at 5.55, when this schedule will be
submitted."
Mrs. McHiIde read this document
caiefully from beginning to end and
then said:
"You neglected to say who paid for
the two lunches, you or Mr. Jones."
IN POLIClTciRCLES.
KranK MeAndrew and Kiank Ijt-s vvtie trust
ed in ltavmund court late faliudav night by
Lieutenant llavU and Patrolman N'pul. Tlie two
Franks tried to enter a house, and not auie-rrd-Ing
smashed the panes of glass in tin window,
l'aili of them paid U In police couit jcstrida,
mnrnlng .
John McNilly, a drunken man, Saturday night,
mounted to the teat of one of the cans near
the Scranton house, and calmly drove down tlie
avenue, to the horror of the ogonlzrd cabby,
who. -appeared just as bis rig was going down
the avenue. In company with Patrolman Day,
be gave chase and succeeded In overhauling
MeXally, who was taken to tlio Center street
station He was fined M esterday morning, and
in default will spend the neit ten dajs In the
county Jail
, -
What you
The proof of the pudding is in the eating People
who buy Groceries of us. We handle no cheap, inferior
a view to creating an impression of cheapness in prices.
here rests on its own merits and is backed by our
Hums Finest, sugar cured, per pound ioc
California Hams, sugar cured per lb 7c
Granulated Sugar, fine and clean; iC pounds
$1,00
Royal Baking Powder, pound can 39c
.Salad Oil, large quart bottle 22c
Van Camp's Catsup, per bottle 9c
Rice, good Carolina, 5 pounds for 25c
Mnckeral, large No. 2 shore, 4 for 25c
Mackeral, large No. 3, per kit 87c
Codfish, absolutely boneless, 2 lb box 22c
Shredded Codfish, fine, per package gc
Rolled Oats, cleaned 10 pounds for 25c
Impeiial O.its, 2 pound packages Cc
Plum Pudding, one pound cans 22c
Flour: We are selling hundreds of barrels of this
finest Minnesota hard spring wheat flour. It Is ab
solutely the best, making better bread and lasting
longer than any other kind.
Jonas Long's Sons
WILLIAM
A Typical American of Wide Experience Who
Has Become a Masterful President.
Prom tlic llmokljn l'.aile, 1ml Uiin
TUT pifslilriicy of tlie I'tilted Nitu ilnini
lis inCuenic fiom tlic sutluircs ot Ml.ism.
0CKI free people. Its octupjliU aic elected
for a flmit teiin, aiul in ca-e9 vvliere im
portant intioiul polities uiu uuik 1 1.1 ken 1'V
uu ddiiiinittutiJii, the time is too lim
ited for the lull le t ot tlieir wisdom
Mid the conipl.te letoiinltioii of tin ir
value tirMfpil li) tlin-i' who liavc Jt liejtt tin m
Ulits of tlio loiinliv. Hut, In even o fcliort a
tnues as four .veais tiitin nicy bu etovvdtd Die sn
Ititlui of pioliliun u momentous as not mil) to
call for tlie c utit.il judic'iit and di.pT..ioiijte
(Miniate of our tiliaiis but to eiigaije tin ulteit.
tlcm of the civilized vvutld.
The ailmlnMratlon of William MiKinli.v has
been one of the most important in tlio life of the
11 public. 'I.iklng ollup in a time of Rtneial in
dulti.il depletion, with the vexed tiueiMous of
fm'intc and tariff still undei Jim if Ion and
picking for ftettlen.ent. hi-f assumption of liu
mvv di.tlts wji cause for anxiiti on the part p!
thoe who had opposed flic I'oitrines of the He
publican put), and for the most sinreie eon
Rratulatloiw mid enthusiastic- hopefulness fiom
bis political assoti ites and lioni lliose who, cast
tin: asides patty tie, had supported the- caudi
clite landing fr bound money and a protectiv,
tariff. Men ofttn Income Kieat by tinbraeiu
uu opportunity pre'enttd foi actoniplishim; beu
eflttlit result-) for a. people, Opportunlt.v and
responsibility will draw out the best that Is In
11 nun if hii character and pieparatkii ate m
the light Kind. Our great men havp route from
the people, and have been equal to Kieat finei
irencies-. American bistoty i-t full of such eani
pies. The highest plate- in the republic hive
been sought and won bv those whose be-alnnim;,.
weie the lowliest, and in timet of national
rmcrrrcne) tlio people have, with uneirin? Jmfir
luent, made wie ekitlom for theli public- -erv.
ants following the ( ivll war tame the tlajs of
reconstruction. Troublesome questions which ait
vet with in were then the ause of bitterness and
discontent, but for seveial ndtnlnistratlons the
problems coitfiontinvr the government of the
I'nltid Mates were largely fho-o ot domestic
alT.iirs and did not rail for wide acqutlutamc
with intiinational conditions, not ill 1 the) in
lirgp the field of statesmanship, us iu tlie lime
of 1'resiihnt ( lev el end and bis suict-ssoi. In
fcruational questions, like the adjustment of M
moan aflalis, n"d now and then insistence upon
redress for an American citizen maltreated or in
juicd in ids piopenv limits, called for little
more than ordinarj routine of inteiiiftionil in
teteouise. llurint; the latter pait of Mr. (leve
land's second administration, however, the threat
ening conditions in the Hand of Cuba (rave intl
ination that the courtry would have to meet, at
no distant dite, questions drslttncd to brina; it
into the arena of world politics, und lequliini:
the attention of its ablet t-tatesinrn. The fluted
States has bttn, linte. its foundation, a libeitv
iovintr nation. It was Knit together mole fiimh
as such b.v the great fraternal slrus-cilc ot tin
t(), and when the teirlble tout jears' experience
bad passed the cplrit of liberty emerged bright
er and steadier, to become more and more the
spirit of tlic nation,
o
It was not cf our seeking tint through abhor
renee of conditions in tuba we euteted upon the
conflict with Spain. Dnrinfr the latter part of
Mr. Cleveland's- admiuistiatlon he properlj ev
erted eveiy honorable resource to prevent war.
Ills able secretary of stale seconded him In this
patnotic Ameiican policv. Hilt events, trowdiiii;
one another rapldl.v, bade fail time und lime
again to aweep aside the conservatism vttli vvlihli
the question wa.s handled. This condition of
great unrest rind danger eonfrontel William Mr.
Ivinlev whin he assumed the presidency on March
1, ls'J7. 110111 the day lie cnteied the white
house he aavv that it would take all the iisouius
of the government to prevent war with "-pain,
and while he tmplo.ved every rcsoit of diplomacy
and was frcimently encouraged to hope that a
peaceful t-oluliou of the problem would be
found, the Inireastng diffltuliles expeilenccd by
pain in Cuba brought the crisis' constantly
mairr. I'liblk- clamor breaW out unthinking!.!
at Midi times', it is not that the people aie at
heart unreasonable, for they are not. Hut they
an geneious in their sjinpathlen, the) are
touched to the epilck by needless aufTeiing, by
cruel oppression, by pillage, outrage and mur
der, and witli the contrast between their own
happy conditions and the unfortunate plight of
tlieir neigliboia constantly before them, it was
not stiange that the crj grew louder that a stop
must be put to the warfare in Cuba, and that
the simple Justice which tlie people of that island
sought from their mother country must h
spee-dili accorded to them or that to them must
be given in some form tlie freedom for which
In the past they had so frequently fought and
died.
A weak man iu such a crisis would have been
bewildered, Domestic matters ot grave moment
pleased upon eveiy hand, There were unsettled
the questions ot tariff and finance, and scores of
other subjects of internal policy required Imme
diate attention, not only in Justice to those wlioe
autfrages had placed the tjinlnlstratlou In power,
but for its own good name, that at the end of its
term of olliie It might give a worthy account of
its stewardship. A weak man would have accept
ed nue ut any price or prompt war at the be
best of a clamoring public. It is well not to for
get the temper ot the public mind at this time.
The puss teemed with bitter denunciation of tlie
Spanish t .Manny in Cuba; tlie demand for instant
recognition of Independence or for Intervention
was emphatic; tlie halls of congress ran with
appeals to piejudice and partisan feeling, ant
then, when all this was at its height, came the
tcnlble calamity in tlie baibor of Havana. A
weak man would have taken the tiy alternative
and ielded with much show ot reason to the
almost universal cry for vengeance No greater
test lias come to an public man In the his
tory of this country than to the president during
these tiiyi. Through it all the man In the
while house kept his head He comes of Scotch
Irish parentages good stock. Tlie women of that
stork are model housewives. The men are steady,
self reliant. Godfearing, peace loving; they think
(or themselves; when they are assailed they take
a firmer grip on things. He had been educated
In tlie common schools, and had been before the
pecple for a generation In the various walks of
pssklle employment where men come to know and
..-.--. i-- -- .nftnawrinr-ril Ilim atlallltlt an ikn li iimantaiH
must haveGROCERIESare
MfKINLEY.
to be Known by one uuothri. His caiccr had
been coiistaiitlv upward He bad bioadened iu
intellect and -.empathies with enth vtar of ser
vice. Affectionate and tender in the elomrslic
elatlnns of life as he was, some uncoiisc louslv
had lost sight of the stiinlv Scotch-It Isli strain
in his character With tlie le-coul of his ad
ministration as president before thcin, his filends
now realize what lhee years weie doinj for him.
lUry look back now upon his seivices as lep
lomtitne In congress and as governor of his
native state, and reiall the traits which only
nepcled wider fields for Iheir development Ibey
leeall how, frequently when before llie people
for their siiffiages, he surprised his suppoiters
and confounded his enemies liv the sluipllcltt
and iluertness of Ids dealings with vexed epics'
tlons Tune and again the) hid heard him in
slst that a ionise unpped out for him mint be
right rattier than expedient. He saw fouineii
jears of service in tint school of statesmanship,
the natiural house of irpie'pututtves, und never
deserted the standaul of the gleat doctrine of
which he berime the exponent and defender. So
It was that his fuends of these veats witched
with eager and hopeful inteiest his discharge of
Hie gle it eliitiiw of the presldtncj.
o
Willhui MrKlnlev Is a t.vplcal Atneiiian citi
zen. He staid foi what Is best In meilcan life
and character. He is without ostentation, simple.
In his tales, deliberate in his speech, conserva
tive in Judgment, spotlesj.lv puie in Ids ptivate
life, devoted to his home aid Ids filenils There
has been no stain upon Ills integrity during all
the jeais) that lie has been under Ihe searching
light of public scrutiny. His devotion to his
wife is oiip cf the most beautiful and touching
things in the lives of our public men He wears
well. There is nothing eiratlr about htm He
does not pose. He believes in hiriuonv. He Is
a fighter, but not a vindictive one. He fights
with sense. If In Ins in object to accomplish,
he will acomnlish It even though be mav have
to sicrillco the smill distinction of winning a
peisonal vietor.v He kreps faith He fiiltllls bis
promises. He believes iu pattv obligation He
wants a united parte. He bellows tint such a
paitv can best serve tin gieat Intere'sts com
mitted to its clnige He Knows thai wp can
oft-tlines but appi-nlmalp to our ideals und
that it then becomes our clutv to secure the best
n suits obtaliable The llepiihllpau patty under
Ihe leadership of William McKiiilev- Is more bar.
moiilnus, mine forceful, more dominant than at
n.ii- (!,, t ! ! ., Iil.t mi. I.. I..3 u,n,A ...I ...
tan. ..i.iv ,.-, tii-t i an ,n nuir .lllll llil.
lion he has a milled paitv. Could this hiV"
been the work of a weak mm, as some of bis
opponents would liiie us In-Hcve? Is this the
lecoid of nncertalntv ? Then were times during
the Ppinisli-Vnierkan war when William McKm
lev was a foiee of strength and power that
blushed aside Jealousies and littlenesses-, Hint
bullied forward gieat movements, tint block-1
the way of sclumeis and swept all before biln
He dominates his administration, but, vvlieth. r
bv fence or gentle pcrsiii'leeness, lie Is the
strong man at the helm.
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His methods aie duect. He has had able men
about him nt his cabinet table; men of Keen
minds, of Independent thought, but who bad
heard ot dissensions In Hie cabinet? Theie are
none. He is tlie guiding spirit, the eontioiling
mind among those picked men of af
fairs. With them he is the friend and
counselor, but when the decision comes, when
the government is fo act, when the republic
speaks, he is president lie Is a inanv sided
man, not lestrlcted In his equipment. In the va
ried fields ot administiative dutv lie has been
called upon, during Ids Hirer and a half .veais
in the white house, to ns.uuip tlie direction of
nutters in many blanches of the government
111 these be bis shown 1 fimllhrltv with lue
great alTaiis ot government which has astonished
those who have known it Mmy of the state
papers miniating fiom the exeiutivr depaifmeiits
and that have become a pall of the blsior.v of his
administiatloii weie Inspired bv him or were the
woik of Ids own band. Ills masteiy of diplomacy
lias been the wonder of diplomats, but the se
net of It has been his nifil jnl.m, his plain
luss of speech, combined with a cutaln Yankee
sluewdncss iu the presentution of the subject or
in the discovery of the weak points In an ad
versirj's content Ions. In the conduct of the op.
eratlons of om ainiv nud navv In has been the
leal commander-in-chief. When the hlstoiv of
his time Is wiitteu his umterful hand will be
seen at every turn, lie took nothing for granted
but the patriotism and integiity of the Amtiiean
people.
He Is methodic il in bis habits, he Is syste
matic, lie accomplished much because of an or
derly disposition ot Ids time. When Iu the
white house he arises at fa, IneaKfasts at 8 30;
fiom II to 9 45 reads the pipers, and at 10 o'clock
he is in his ottlte read; for business. From 10 to
1 10 he receives the various public official, sen
ators, representatives, members of the stalls of
the various departments and the public. At 1--.Q
he has lunch l'rom t to '-' 0 lie spends with
.Mis MrKluley, either chiving with her, or on
ini lenient dava reading to lie r. During the warm
weather be defrrs Ihe chive until late in the
day Vt - 30 be Is back in Hie office again and
remains their until late III the afternoon, raiely
leaving it before S o'clock. If sufficient time is
left befoie dinner be takes a short nap, lllslng
lefieshcd be is ready for dinner at 7 o'clock
fter dinner the evening Is spent In company
witli Mrs McKinley and filends who call. Ap
polntments are not made for official calls In the
evening, except In special easel At 10 o'clock
Hie pie-sldnit Is in his ofllce again and remains
there with Ills seeietary until Hie accumulitlou
of tlie day Is disposed of. These boms at night
are Ihe onlv uninterrupted ones during the
tvvrntv four Hut the president has for the eon
slclerutlon ot the mass of detail that must be
dally biniight to his notice; even these are con
stant.) encroached upon In times of strcxi and
emergency. Dining the eventful dava of tlie
Spanish war the president remained in his ot
lice many hours of the night and was not In
frequently vvorklnc there with Ida secretary long
past midnight.
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He Is a plain liver. He smokes moderately,
does not use Intoxicating liquors. He Is clean
of speech as he is of chaiaclrr. lie has been a
model husband, a devoted son and brother, ami
in all the walk of life has so carried himself
ai to leave th Jmprcsj ol a noble character. Ho
find that outv
brands with
Every article
guarantee of
goodness and
asKed.
Prices
confirm an we
Shredded wheat biscut, package 12c
Friends oats, package ioc
Potted ham or tongue, per can 4c
Veal loaf, per can 18c
Schepp's cocoanut, 1 pound package 20c
Worchcster sauce, fine, per bottle ioc
Picklet, an excellent relish, per bottle qc
Sardines, domestic 6 cans for e . 25c
Sardines, -J4 can in mustard; 3 cans 25c
Ammonia; Ji gallon bottle 13c
Soap; calumet or dandy, 10 bars 23c
Chocolate, premium, Yt pound cake 16c
Crystaline sodium, pound package 5c
Condensed milk, Leader or Bell; J cans. . .. 25c
Coffee; most of our brands are of private planta
tion grown, of delicious aroma and flavor. Buy a
quarter of a pound, if you wish, to try it. You'll use
no other afterwards.
Is strong mentally and phjsltall lie Ins no
phvslral vveikiiess. He walks with a decided and
CMigetic step. While his fair has a etttaiu
pallor under excitement, it lias habitually tin
line glow of a in in In rugged health 'Ihe presi
dent Is fiequpiitlv seen upon Hie stnets of W.fli
Ingtoli He is not hedged about bv. the Usual
in nip and circumstance- of uilers. lie is Hip
most nasonable of men, the mosl aeeoinmodit
nig No iitlzin Is too luwly, no cause too poor
In enlist bis sjiupathv. but with all this ho is a
bi-siness man. He knows the value of time. He
cannot accomplish Hie work for which lie his
been chosen it he falls to husband his lesources,
and so it Is that he gets out of every in in as
sociated with him the best and most that ia in
him. He doea nothing himself that olhen should
do for him. His cabinet otllcrrs were appointed
for a putpose to administer the affairs of their
gieat departments, lie requires of them a stint
account of stewardship Tip does not Interfeie
with them In the dischaige of their oneinus du
ties, lie calls them Into consultation He le
qulies a showing of their books. He draws upon
them for a stiengthiiilng of administrative poll
cles. He relies upon them for material and sop
pent Ills other is a model in the despatch of
public business. A keen judge of men, he has
surrounded himself with efllcicnt hclprs From
an onllniry government establishment, with
verv indifferent methods, the executive man
sion lias become one ol the most practical and
helpful of public offices. A position in the o -the
of the president of the I'nited Stites is today
,i post of signal honor, highly piized among the
thousands of such places In the federal service
President McKinley believes In true civil ser
vlie reform. During llie first scar of his admin
. 'ration, when his attention was lepeatedly
cai'ed to the Inequalities and injustices of the
then existing civil acrvice regulations, be ordered
the collection of data which would acquaint him
with what was needed to better those conditions
And when it gathered together, and he had sat
Isflccl himself of the wisdom of the changes,
he piomulgated the amendments to the civil
service rules which have already demonstrated
their value and piovecl erne of the most potent
Inthienres in the stieiigthenlng of the merit sje
tcm. His administration has not been one of
bluster. There has been no blare of trumpets
or resoits to the arts of the demigogue. A strik
ing example of this is found in tlic settlement
of the I'aeitic tailroad Indebtedness, when a vast
sum was realized and the debt cameled without
a ripple in Hie financial world, with a saving
to the government of many millions of dollars
l'or jeats this indebtedness had taxed the skill
of our ablest financiers, and was one of Hie
things Innded down from administration to ad
ministration Hivvali lias been annexed From
danger of cmbarias-ment in Samoa we have
emerged in undisputed possession of the best ot
that group of islands. A government has been
piovlded for M.iska. practical tatih law and
an ecpiall) practical financial law aie on tin
statute books. Anv one ol these measures would
be sufficient for Hie record of an administration
Great results for liberty and humanity have been
achieved in Porto llico, Cuba and the Philip
pines.
Militarism and 'imperialism oie terms glibly
spoken these davs bv the unthinking, and liiih
sounding as the are, may appeal for the time
to partisan expediency, lliey arc tlic svmbol of
tine theories, but mil her the one nor the other
exists in America. Xor can the unbiased citizen,
after a thoughtful studv and investigation, come
to anv other conclusion than that th'y arc but
words camp ilgn necessities for those who must
find u catch phias or a platform. These are tlie
dies of fact against fanc.v ; of things done against
things pioinised; of practice against theory of
sense against sound; of mm of action against
men of straw : of tlrjli and blood against buga
boos Where Is th- evidence of this Hung called
Imperialism? Is tlie piesident attended with
pomp and cere uom as he goes from place to
place" Has he suirounded himself with courtiers
and le-talners! is there a vvoid or a line in any
of his state papers championing- absolutism or a
ruthless disregaid of Hie rights of Hie people?
lie has served while otbtls have scoffed. He
has fulfilled the obligations of ills oath while
others have villtted, havp encouraged tieason and
cast their lot wltn the muidercrs of our soldiers.
1), vcticn to the rorstilullon is not well ex
pressed bv giving succor to Hie enemies ot the
government.
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No nun in Hie presidential other was evei
more scrupulous in his conduct of the people's
business, no nun in that exalted othc ever had
a lib ei sense of its properties No man was rver
neaier the heaits ot the common people than
William McKinley. Ameiican diplomacy in
Cliim has had in It no element of either mill
tarlsm or Imperialism, but it stands todav as an
example to Hie world of what plain speech and
dliect methods can accomplish in the intercouise
of nations. It is hut a link in Hie chain of the
adminlstiatlon's oililevemcnts. It appeals to all
classes as a substantial advance of Hie republic
in lie pathway of progress and civilization
1'roui Hie hour of Hie declaration of war with
Spain .mr'ta lias taken lie- proper place among
the naliors Tcd.iv she stands at the liont, with
no ciittngllng alliances. 1lth Hie destiny of
the enfiorchlsed In her keeping she undeitakis
the heavy buulens and lesponslbilitles which
come with growth and advancement, l.vcr alive
fo her material Interests, she has et kept stead
ilv before her, clear as the pole-star, the guard
ing principle of duty, and no amount of puilsan
rancor, no sort of cheap political argument, no
din of sophistry and assuiante, no weakling re
serve will stand In Hie way of her enlightened
progiess and commercial supremicv. And be
cause he has at heart the republic's best Inter
ests and with an e-.ve single to her future e,rcat
nesS bent Hie ineigy of Ids administration to
their achievement, vviiilc pieserving the old lies
and tlie old sentlmenls, abating nothing of de
votion ond adhcicnce to the constitution, the
Declantlon ef Independence and all Hie other
gieat bulvvaiks of our rational safel because
of this record in Hie closing da.vs of the century,
will William McKlnlej'i mine go Into Hie Ids.
torv of his country as one of her gieatest and
best beloved citizens
Plush Seats to Go.
Iinpressril with the pounJnes.s of tlio
i.isjumt'ntf mnile by Vr. J. N. Hutty
nt tlie recent convention of tlio Inter
national Hiilliontl SurKrona' uhsocIu
Uon In Detinlt. tlu manaRemenl of the
UlK Four ntul 1'heHapeake ami Ohio
railroads have ilecliW that the time
honored. plnsh-coeivd Beats, Intricate
fiet nud silll win lo rtirved pnnelH,
siii'ingy carpels and boxed hetitini?
plp.es Bhall be evclndod from the inter
ior arrangements 0f passenger coache.i
to be built for their future use.
Dr. Hurty aiRtied that plainness and
slmpljclty of passenger coach inteilors
cheapest and
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quoted are for this week. You
scu as to their superiority.
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Tapioca, granulated, 1 pound package 9c
Anderson's condensed soup, y cans for 25c
Diamond Dust Wash Powder, 4 pound....
package 13c
Gold Dust Wash Powder, package 15c
Prosperity Wash Powder, large package.... 5c
Starch, big 6 pound package 24c
Peas, champion brand, early June, can -nc
Peas, arbutus brand, sweet.can 1 ic
Corn, N. Y. State, new pack, 3 can 35c
Uggs, strictly fiesh, dozen 18c
Pickels, finest, 4 dozen for 25c
Mushroons, small, first choux 22c
Grape catsup, per bottle 14c
Bird Seed, with cuttle bone, pound box... 5c
Butter No complaints here, for we use none but
the finest Elgin creamery, exquisite flavors, smooth,
pure, and wholesome. Pi iced as low as possible;
consistent with quality.
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