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LL through the world
I IFI wondering how they i
m . I In some measure
I every one who reads
a All cannot be equally
wr' w 1 one can oiake some 1
fl But not along th(
InrVwfl Education all ovc
cation, but the kind t
Aii a result brains work more rapidl
they did in the past Active minds are
lag fortunes, in many cases, by an act
fathers.
It is not in my opinion?and I ba.
aamful men in many lands?the young
aid-fashioned store and settles down tc
ferfco necessarily makes a fortune.
xusru mrv iuousuuus ui luuu 111 turn
Make fortunes that way and never will.
Mad tenches his employer to sell new ki
eventually becomes strong enough to
hop or some other shop.
But he must be well all the time it
elf to the great secret of success?con
Fortunes may come to great gambl
xampl.? do, I know, disturb the minds
life is. I admit, a little of a gamble. 1
pose that is the backbone of all success
or the pork packer. The man wh<
tiaa looks around every proposition so t
a to bnying gold bricks. A
The gambler not only buys theAbi
i story of the combine of the shipbi^
plenty of gamblers on our side of the A
gamble in industries, aud I hope we n<
After concentration has brought i
temperament is necessary. It does n
around one and brings with it that lead
When Ferdinand de Lesseps begar
sme believed him, and as a matter of ft
tbe wrong track at first. But gradually
Widaai after individual, and then nation
should be done, and it wae done, despit
task wan impossible. His career is ax
tow of one seeking success. He did t
entrate'1. his whole existence on it.
It is the study of that kind of life t
Cor lortuues. Get rich quick is more dt
Concentration and new methods j
1 Apparitions
By Jtndn
0\V are we to explain J
2 | for these was much le
W| satisfactory. No coin
2 % could, of course, be t
T? i 111 r t 11 ASain- even if we eraj
t a fact in nature, a gl
k * ' M prove his identity.
1 .ft.
L It a 111 ': 11 To take a case: i
Wl V TV
R . alone in his room at
. Wtandlng beside him. He rose to embr
4tte mother of Odysseus in Homer. He
parents, adding that on the cheek of hi
Itmd not seen in her lifetime. The mot
alone, flowers around the dead body of
dentally scratched the face, but conceal
Now, If telepathy exists, the mcth
^daughter, might transmit the whole vis
mind of her distant son?Harper's Mag
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? By Ella Morri
ilHlllDM NLY recently from a h
J \ 2 1 learned something a
4 f \ in a city- The requi
] | I I 2 voice of superior qua
i ? third, ability to read a
? !<>>> tt g? the chances for secur
x i ? ing dozens of applies
j *atftmat engagements fall to tl
engagements are, of
Toioes of extraordinary quality.
^? * For a girl with a voice of really ?
| aoly opening seems to be the chorus of
I *"' -voice Is the chief essential, but for the
I anent and aptitude for learning gestur
Urthw requirements. Also, the abillty
alty for appearing serious, troubled or u
The salary <>f the chorus girl ranges fr
from which she must pay her board w
k against mon hs of summer idleness. T
I Ing, there being always one and somet:
?tr three hours, and sometimes when n
and perfected while running, it is nece
formance.?Good House Keeping.
T "TAe Elegan
By Egertc
A4A4 EST authorities show
VI always redoubtable at
it is in Italy that we
bier, more regulated,
which we have learne
^ It is from Italy that
Wf" over Eur?l) : not Irc
* many writers. It is
sixteenth century thi
>i the modern sense of the word. The
i ? ... M A 1I..1 1L.1. _V
as eviaence. ana uie ihui mai men pi
I Europe?were the first to perceive (as
ceased to be tbe most important one i
t elegant siaugfc ter posseted by the poi
accordingly reduced the breadth of the
of to admit of a readier thrust action, a
jut position in their system. With this
of time that brilliant, cunning, catlike
The rapier was ultimately adopted
tot. in England at least, it was not at
Mm from the older fighting class of sv
HMPHP ?
i Optimistic Tempera' ^
Vecessa/y. *
Jxr Alfred Harmsworth.
today there arc millions of young men j
are to obtain success,
good fortune is. of course, possible to |
my words and is blessed with health.
' prosperous in their affairs, but every
tlnd of mark,
a old roads.
r the world?I do not say the best eduhat
makes money?is increasing,
ly, though perhaps net as thoroughly as
breaking away from tradition and makual
reversal of the policy of their fore
se my statement on knowledge of sucman
who seeks an appointment in an
> the humdrum work of doing his duty
and every other city who are trying to
It is the man who goes into the store
nds of goods in new kinds of wayB who
mforce his demands to a share of that
1 body, so that his mind may devote iticentration.
lers now and then, and such disastrous
5 of young men. And every venture in
Jut after all it is concentration of purin
the world, whether it be that of the
5 has cultivated the habit of concentraboroughly
that he is not, as a rule, givut
seeks them. Witness the disastrous
ling yards of this country. We have
tlantlc, but we do not as a rule, as yet,
ever shall.
ibout the Initial success, optimism of
luch to carry with it those who arc
ership which then becomes essential,
t to talk of cutting the Suez Canal no
ict, as he himself confessed, he was on
/ his forceful optimism persuaded indii
after nation, that the thing could and
e the belief of great engineers that the
t ideal one to study from the point of
i new thing in a new way, and he conhat
I suggest to those who are looking
ingerous even than idle pipe dreaming,
are winners every time.
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After Death
?w Lang.
ipparitions of the dead? T *e evidence
ss copious, and, necessarily much less
cident crisis in the affairs pf the dead
letected, as in the case of the living,
at that telepathy between the living is
host of the dead can hardly hope to
K young American commercial traveler
a hotel, suddenly saw his dead sister
ace her, but she fled like the shade of
went to his distant home, and told bis j
is sister there was a scratch which he
:her explained that in arranging, when
the sister in the coffin, she had accied
the mark with powder,
icr, brooding over the memory of the
ion of the dead, scratch and all, to the
azine.
Voice
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UJ iltl/tr/lUl/
s Kretschmar.
andsome and well-educated ?horus girl
ibcut the voice as a source of revenue
rements of choir positions are first, a
lity and volume; second, training, and
it sight Qualified for a choir position,
ing one are forlornly remote, there beints
for?every possible place. Parlor
le lot of only a rare few, while concert
course, out of the question for all but
excellent quality and fair training, the
light and grand opera. For the latter,
; former, a good figure, grace of movees,
difficult evolutions and dances are
to look happy is necessary, as the peninhappy
while on the stage is dismissal,
om twelve to twenty dollars per week,
hile on the road and lay up something
he work of the chorus girl is very taxiraes
two rehearsals a day, lasting two
ew pieces are being put on, or revised
3sary to rehearse all night after a perJ&
t Slaughter" ?
>/i Castle.
that although the Germans were
the rougher games of swordsmanship,
find the first development of that Dimmore
cunning, better controlled play
d to associate with the term "fencing."
fencing, as a refined art, first spread
>ra Spain, as it has been asserted by
in .the Italian rapier play of the late
it we find the foundations of fencing
Italians?if we take their early books
iraseology of fence was adopted by all
soon as the problem of armor breaking
n a fight) the superior capabilities for
int as compared with the edge. They
sir sword, modified the hilt portion therejid
relegated the cut to quite a second-.
i lighter weapon they devised in course
play known as rapier fence,
everywhere by men of courtly habit;
icepted without nd^fe^and vituperarordsmea.
VHT
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! CONGRESS A1 WORK.
The 8enate and House Regularly at
Work?What They are Doing.
Morgan on Statehood Bill.
After the passage of the omnibus
bill claims bill and fixing January 28
for the delivery of addresses in memory
of the late Senator Hoar, the Senate
devoted the day to the Statehood
bill. Mr. Morgan spoke for two hour3
against the bill.
The speech of Mr. Morgan followed
closely the arguments he made against
the Statehood legislation proposed two
years ago, but he spoke particularly
of the ehnrarfer of the nnnnlntlmi of
New Mexico and Indian Territory. He
declared that the framers of the legislation
were of the white race and that
it was not the intention of the Mexicans,
Indians, negroes and half-breeds
should be brought into citizenship. He
said that if Arizona and New Mexico
were admitted into the Union this clas3
of citizenship would control the elections
and that bribes and whiskey
might control them.
Mr. Mallory presented the minority (
report of the merchant marine commission.
It was referred to the com- ,
mittee on commerce. > -t
The omnibus claims bill was passed
with several committee amendments.
It carries direct appropriations amount- |
ing to about $2,800,000. The Senate ad- ,
journed.
The Swayne Investigation.
The House of Representatives devoted
its entire session to discussion
of the impeachment charges against
Judge Charles Swayne, of the north- i
ern district of Florida- A dramatic ,
indent occurred when Mr. Little- .
flairof Maine, called oh Mr. Lamar, of \
Korida. who filed the charges against
tne judge, to admit or repudiate an i
alleged interview which the former
claimed tended to incite the people (
to commit an act of evidence against
Judge Swayne. Mr. Lamar said thai
'although Judge Swayne was known to ;
be the most lawless man in Florida
he had remained secure from bodily !
harm.
Mr. Lamar, of Pennsylvania, chairman
cf the committee of seven, ap- .
pointed by the Speaker to prepare ,
the case against Judge Swayne, ex- (
plained that the majority of the com- ,
in 11 ic" ifiu icttivcu lucu tyiKiuaiuu.') j
after most painstaking deliberation
and it remained for the House to take }
such further action in the case as it (
might deem proper.
Mr. Palmer defined what constituted
impeachment offenses and said a .
judge could be impeached for any mis- j
behavior. He then gave a resume cf (
the 12 articles cf impeachment, which
his committee had brought in. .
Replying to a question by Mr. Cock- j
ran, of New York, as to whether any
luigatiant was opposed by the alleged j
failure of Judge Swayne to acquire a .
legal residence in his district. Mr. Pal- (
mer said the evidence abounded in ,
such cases. He discussed at length ,
the statute governing contempt cases, |
and said it was "so plain that a way- \
taring man or a fcol may not err ^
therein." That, he said, was "where j
this man has sinned." {
?'r. Palmer evoked loud applause "(
when, raising his voice, he declared
his intention of introducing at the j
present session a bill which would f
give every man punished for contempt (
the right to appeal to some higher j
court. t
Mr. Palmer reviewed the contempt
eases of Delden and Davis, saying that j
Judge Swayne claimea that the pun- ]
ishment of the two men was moderate, j
"I hope" he added. "God will be good
to the men that Judge Swayne Imposes
a severe sentence upon."
Referring to the real estate transaction
of Judge Swayne in Pensacola*. s
Mr. Palmer said that no other judge '<
on pprth urnnl/i havo rlnnn ennh a k
tLlng. i
Judge Swayne's court, he said, was t
reeking with bankruptcies, scandals ?
and suicides, and he did not believe
the judge had a friend in his district.
The Senate and the Mormons. r
Nearly the entire day Thursday In ?
the Smoot investigation was devoted ?
to a continuation of testimony relating ?
to political conditions in Idaho. Frank i
Martin and F, H. Holzheimer, promi- *
nent Idaho Democrats, testified that a j
p. ajority of the; Democrats of the State j
opposed "an unnecessary attack" on s
the Mormon Church, which they said J
was the effect of the anti-polygamy {
plank of the party's State platform. j
James H. Bradley, chairman of the t
Republican State committee, told of
taking advantage of the Democratic
charges in order to get votes for the
Republican ticket. He charged also
that the Democrats traded off Judge ]
Parker, the Democratic candidate for ,
Fresident, for votes for former Senator
Heitfleld, the Democratic candidate 1
for Governor. Just Before the adjourn- ]
ment was taken, J. W. N. Whitecotton, ]
of Prove, Utah, was called to the stand
and- an examination- began in relation
to political conditions in Utah. 1
Mr. Holzheimer said there had been
no plural marriages in Idaho since the 1
manifesto. He 6aid all young Mormons
were opposed to polygamy; that the
practice of polygamy in Idaho is only
in isolated cases: that there had been
a tew cases where children have been
born in plural families since the manifesto,
but that there are not more than j
20 or 30 plural families in the whole
State, and that the Church did not interfere
In politics.
Mr. Martin said he never had known 1
of any instance of Mormon interfer- \
ence In the politics of Idaho. He said ,
1 e had he? * it charged that Mormon '
influence f defeated former Governor
Morrison re-nomination, but he t
lieved 30 cent, of the peop'-^^^B
not credit s charge. The w>* ^fisex- 1
pressed th. >pinion that ! . an an- '
nouncemer jy Senator ' ?6is that he ;
intended t' >ush tb* .-scut investigation
that p Mormon controversy
of c & la%t campaign.
Mr. Bradf said that he made a careful
investigation of the number of
polygamists in Idaho, and to the best
of his information there were only 56.
He haid that Mormon precincts in which '
Mormon polygamists campaigned
showed a falling off in the Republican
vote. This information was gdveu to
show that the younger Mormons were
opposed to polygamy.
"It is all bosh," said the witness, "to 1
say that Mormons get everything they 1
want in Idaho?at least, if they do they <
want very little." 1
DR. CARR'S SAD END
Prominent Physical Kills Himself in
Fit of Despondency
ILL HEALTH THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
Prominent Durham Physician ; a,
Bullet Into His Own Head?Gave
Intimations of His Intention?Met
Death Calmly While at Prayer?A
Brother of General Julian S. Carp.
* *
Durham N. C., Special.?All of Durham
was horrified early Friday morn
ing when the news spread rapidly over
the streets that Dr. A. G. Carr, one of
Durham's old and highly honored cit'icns
and one among the best known
physicians in the State, had taken his
own life. He committed suicide in
his elegant home on East Main street
at G:45 o'clock, using a 32-eallitre pistol
and firing one shot into his brain.
The barrel of the pistol was placed
in his right ear and the ball reached
a vital spot, death following instnatly.
At the time of the suicide there
were but three persons in the house?
Dr. Carr, his' wife. Mrs. Annie Carr,
and the cook. The only son who i3
now at home, Mr. William Carr, had
left but a few minutes before for the
Durham Hosiery Mill, where he holds
a position. The muffled shot was
lieard by the cook, who was on the
first floor almost immediately under
the bath room, where the tragedy was
?naeted. She ran up stairs and found
Dr. Carr in a small closet, connecting
with the bath rcom, in a kneeling position
with blood streaming from nis
tread. She ran back down stairs and
told Mrs. Carr and then told the colored
man who was at the stable when
the shot was fired. The latter ran
into the bath room and then went
to the house of Col. Harper Ervin,
lust across the street, and told him
to come quickly. This he did and just
is he ran into the bath room and
*?J u Ha ^ oofnr hp
raised uit; ucau vsi luc uww., -v
jrcathed his last. He never uttered a
ivord after the leaden messenger of
ieath was fired Into his brain. Coroler
Maddry was summoned and examined
into the facts surrounding his
icath, but an inquest was not deemed
jecessary and the body was turned
>ver to the undertaker.
FAILURE OF HEALTH THE CAUSE.
There is no doubt but that failing
tealth and melancholia caused by his
[ihysical condition caused him to take
;he rash step. For three hionths or
nore he had been greatly depressed
ind did not seeem like hi3 former
;elf. He wa3 dejected and care-worn.
Several time3 he expressed himself as
wishing that the end would come so
hat he could pass away from his
sufferings. No one. however, anticipated
that he would take his own life.
The dead man was last seen alive
)y his son. When Mr. Will Carr
started to the hosiery mill about 6:30
j'clock. he saw his father, who was
n his r'eht clothes and going towards i
:he bath rccm.
The position of the dead man when
ound was such as to leave no doubt
sut that he knelt in prayer and then
ired the fatal shot.
S. A. i. Reorganization.
New York, Specia.?The plan to con- !
lolidate the different properties of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway into a single
corporation and to provide additional
capital, was made public by the
e-organization committee. The comnittce
is composed of Thomas F. Ryan,
:balrmaP: James A. Blair, Ernest
rhalman, James H. Dooley, T. Jeffer>on
Coolidge, Jr., C. Sidney Shepard,
ind S. Davis Warfield. The new plan,
is announced is as follows: "The captal
of the company is re-arranged.
The total authorized stock issues are to
aggregate $72,000,000 divided as folows:
First preferred 4 per cent, stock
mthorized $18,000,0.J, of which only
17,625,000 is to be issued at present;
second preferred nonrcumulative six
jer cent, stock, authorized $18,000,000;
^-cnmon stock authorized, $36,000,000.
Steamer Goes Ashore in Fog.
New York, Special.?While feeling
her way through the dense fog early
Thnrsriav in an effort to reach this
port, the sugar laden steamer Indus,
from We3t India ports, struck Fire Is-1
land bar and is now stuck hard and j
fast. At midnight the Indus was still I
ashore, with little prospect that she |
wouid be floated before the next high
tide.
Russian Prisoners Pleased.
Nagasaki, By Cable:?The Stealers
Kaga and Sunuki have arrived here
with 1,600 Russian prisoners of war
and 50 officers. All the prisoners have
been quartered at Inasa, a village near
by, where had also been pared a?
lodsre for General Sto^
arrive next Saturday. .Jussian
officers are allowed ^^^lberty within
the bouDd--, de town, but they
are "n * escort.
^atoessel and staff will sail
f<iiere for Europe on a French
*?4ll steamer. January 16. The Russian
prisoners are unfeignedly pleased
at the end of the hardship of the siege
and the considerate treatment of their
victors.
An Appeal Denied MeCvfr
Richmond, Va., Special.?The Sr.preme
Court of Appeals refused a writ
of error in the case of ex-Mayor McCue,
of Charlottesville, convicted of
wife-murder and sentenced to hang
the 20th of {his month. A Charlottesville
special says that when the news
of the action of the Supreme Court
In denying a writ or error was conveyed
to McCue, he lost his nerve and
fainted.
iTY^'
PROGRESS OF THE EASTERN WAR
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Some Hard Fighting is Promised in
ET,.?,.r>
nw?i ruku*?t
St. Petersburg, By Cable.?The War
Office does not admit that the appearance
of General Mistchenko's cavalry
southwest of Llao Yang is more than j
a raiding expedition designed to strike
he railroad at several points and in- ,
terrupt the transportation of General
Nogi's guns from Port Arthur to Man|
cburia, but from certain indications it
seems possible that it is preliminary
I ;o an operation of magnitude.- GeuI
oral Mistchenko has over 20,000 horse- ,
men, and, moving rapidly, might be
able to damage seriously communications
in the rear of Liao Yang. The
lone of dispatches from some Russian
correspondents vaguely hints at very
important developments, and the military
writer for The Novo Wremya ex|
pi esses the opinion {hat the long ca'.m
since the battle of Shakhe is about to
be broken. It is also noteworthy that
it ere have been -?o officii! dispatches
from General Kuropatkia for two
days. ,
Oyama's Sappers it Work.
Hun Chan, Bv Cable., via Mukden.?
Then* has been no serious fighting fur
several days, tLough nigh: skirmishes
ot. bv?th sides continue, hue moat
iir.po tant actioa recentr/ wa* tl?at
ii. winch Captains Kosinoif and Troitaf
' with 7S Onssarlrs lirn/a tli?
an.-se out of the villages of ...itssi ar.<l
'lk.mjay and captured n urge a.rc-unt
of forage at both place?. '
General Linevltch has been inspectiiis
the who. { f.ont a;;.' !lrds that
'lc men and supp'ies are In excellent
con.M.on. The Jaoaane on their side
are rushing sap'ii.r.1; operations t?>ward
the Russian lines at several
but have r.ot ma-Ie serious progress.
China's Neutrality Violated.
Tokio, By Cable., noon?Late reports
from Newchwang indicate that General
Mitchento's Cossacks in their recent
raiding southwest of Liao Yang deliberately
invaded neutral territory and
broke the limits of the war zone. The
reported Russian note to the powers
calling attention to China's ncn-enforcement
of neutrality is regarded
here in some quarters as absurd. . It
is felt that China's weakness and constant
failure to enforce neutrality
must release Japan from obligation to
observe restrictions which Russia
openly ignores.
While the extension of belligerent
territory is to be regretted, it i3 felt
that Japan must take steps to protect
herself against the repetition of raiding
expeditions whose success depends
on the violation of neutral territory.
Gen. Mistchenko Cut Off.
L.UUUUD, uy uaoie.? i ne lone 01 tne c
rescript addressed by Emperor Nicho- r
la3 to the army and navy is regarded *
here as putting an end to all present j
hopes of the possibility of mediation s
or peace and as indicating the likllhcod
that General Kuropatkin soon ?
will resume the offensive) t
A dispatch to Lloyd's from Yinkow, v
dated January 15, gives a report that G
General Mistchenko's raiding force was |
cut off on its way back by 8,000 Japan- j
esc dispatched from Sanlihoo by Gen- j.
oral Oku. This report, however, is a
not confirmed .rom any other source. t
Bv
Wire and Cable. *
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Governor Peabody began his con- ^
test against Governor Adams for the t
governorship of Colorado. Two Dem- ,
ocrats were exnelleH frnm tho Stoto
Senate.
The receiver charges irregularities I
involving $662,869 in the wrecked Ger* i
man Bank of Buffalo, of which Richard *
Emory, of Baltimore, was president. c
Four persons were burned to death .
in a freight wreck at Piggott, Ark. :
Ex-Gov. Morgan G. Bulkeley was
nominated by Connecticut Republicans
fcr Senator'to succeed Joseph R.
Mawley.
The steamer Indus was stranded
near Fire Island on her way from Havana
to New York.
F. R. Pierson, of Tarrytown, N. Y.t
has paid a florist $20,000 for a new
variety derived from the Lawson pink.
The American Medical Association
complimented Havana on its sanitary
plants and adjourned.
Zachariah Armstrong, who was convicted
of a criminal assault at Rich- J
mond seven y?ars ago, is now declared
uiiiui'cui ujr uic piuseuuuiig wimess.
The West Virginia Court of Appeals
elected Judge Henry Brannon president
,e court.
The message of Governor White to
the Legislature of West Virginia is
lengthy and makes recommendations
concerning the railroads and State
taxes.
There is a movement in the Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce to invite
the President to visit that city.,
Robert B. Gllenn. Dem., of WinstonSalem,
was inaugurated governor of
North Carolina.
Republicans who are opposed to an
extra session for the tariff revision
claim that a large percentage of the
Republican members in Congress does
not want tariff legislation.
A writ of hebcas corpus directing
that Brodia L. Duke be brought before
him was issued by Justice Gaynor
in New York. , '
Frank P. Flint, Rep., of Los Angeles,
v. as elected United States Senator by
iho California legislature to succeed
Vhomas R. Bard.
Severe fighting continues In Morocco. '
mi. iili, i.iu ullh
raft Writes Interestinfly. of Affairs.
In Cur Eastern Possessions i '
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SUBMITS COMMISSION'S ttPOlf^f!
rhe Secretary of War Saye in His Letter
of Transmittal That Tranauility
Is the Rule Throughout the Islands.
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Washington, Special. ? Secretary
raft has submitted to the President
ho annual report of the Philppine
commission, together with
he separate reports of the comnission
of the civil governor of the
slands. The secretary say3 in his let:er
of transmittal to the President that
he reports show the great benefit
which has been conferred upon the
slands by a continued state of tranjuility.
Execpt in the wild, mountainous
regions of the unexplored island '
of Samar and..In the Moro region ?f< ' "
he Klo Grande and Lake Lanao, in
he sparsely settled island of Mindioao,
and in the island of Jolo, condiions
as to tranquility and ladrcnlsm,*
le says, continue to improvo, and except
in the places mentioned agriculture
and the arts of peace are not at.j , v
ill interfered with by-lawless bands
or depredations. He say3 it is quite
satisfactory to observe the good effect
of a settled policy with regard to
he civil service, under a stringent civ- SpSj
I service law, on the personnel and
ifficiency of the service. Many of the j
Filipinos arc learning English and apilying
for examination as English
ilerks. He says that the total expehlitures
for education last year were
jearly $2,000,000, although $5,000,000
i year could readily be expended with>nt
wasting money, sfc;.
The secretary says one of the most *
latlsfactory resujts of the governnent's
transactions during the year
n (ho islands is the establishment on
l firm basis of the new coinage. TJie
>yau>aii rui^iuu cum una iae Mexican
:oin have beoa practically driven oof
if the islands. The danger which pre;ents
itself now is the rise in price
;f silver, which, if It continues, may
nakc silver *peso worth more than
>0 cents in gold, the present standard
f value, and thus lead to tho melting
ip of the new silver pesos of the i
'hllippine government. During the
ear the commission has enacted.an ^
nternal revenue lav/ and abolished the
ndustrial taxes, which had come
iown from the Spanish regime. The
iresent bill imposes a tax on the proluction
of liquor and alcohol, upon the
nanufacturc of cigar3 and cigarettes
md also upon banking and corporaions.
The law has not been in operation
a sufficient length of time to
ustify criticism or praise of it
Regarding the tariff on Philippine
iroducts in the United States, the Secetary
says: "The reports of Goyernor
Vright and Commissioner Worcester
how what has appeared in the re>orts
from Ihe^slands since the Amercan
occupation, the necessity for relucing
^he tariff on Philippine pro- '
lucts entering the United States, in
irder that we may give tho island a
narket in America, leading to the revi'al
of business in the islands. I have
ilready mentioned this so often tfaqt
t is unnecessary to repeat what was
;aid in my annual report."
Of the Moros, Secretary Taft says:
The report of Major General Wood
in conditions in Moro province is of
uuvu lyn.'iVQV. 1UC iCJ/UI t in giVCU
rith a view to giving persons responiblc
for the Moro government great
utitude in dealing with the various
doro tribes, and the wisdom of this
atitude is shown by the event. It was '
upposcd when the Moro act was
?asscd that the Moros were sufficient- ,
y ddvanced in tribal government to
lave laws which, after the "ciiminaion
cf 3uch features as were savage o
i&rbarous, might be adopted for pracical
use; but'General Wood'JT rep
iort shows that among the customs
>f the Moros there is practically nothag
which a government under the aus>ices
of the United States can make
tselt responsible for, and ho recofcancnds
that the effort be to make, the
riminal laws of the Islands substanially
uniform throughout the archilelago,
and In this view I fully conur.
French Cabinet Resigns.
Paris. By Cable.?The ministry of
J. Combes, after emerging successfuly
from its bitter midnight struggle/in
he Chamber of Deputies has decided
n abandon the field while some porIon
of its prestage still remains, and
las signified its intention cf resignr.g.
The formal termination of the
ninistry, after a tempestuous career
>f three years, only awaits the fornal
submission of the ietters of re- s
irement.
ichooner Beached at Southpcrt to
Prevent Sinking.
Wilmington, special.?The schoonx
Lizzie E. Dennison, from New York
o Jacksonville with a cargo of fertiizer
and cement, was towed- into
Jouthport January 13, leaking badly
ifter having been buffeted by wind
md waves. The condition of the ves:el
required the constant attention of
he crew for two days and nights to
jrevent her sinking. The-crew was exlausted
upon arrival at Soutbport,
vherc the vessel was beached to present
her filling.
Telegraphic Briefs.
Secretary of the Navy Morton, in an
irticle in the Outlook, suggests a solu:ion
of the freight-rate problem.
The articles of impeachment of Judge
Charles Swayne, of Florida, were discussed
in the House of Representatives,
[n the course of the debate there was
in angry controversy between Representatives
Littlefleld and Lamar.
The plan of rehabilitating Baltimore
was criticized by a Philadelphia
irchitect at the convention of the
American Institute of Architects.
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