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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14


According 10 the British Weekly Mrs.
Humphrey Ward has been lccturing ODD
Glasgow on Peasant Life IN the Modern
Noycl-gong over the works Of Russian.
Norwegian, German, Italian. Swiss. and
Spanish idyllism. She glanced 40 'tle
brilliant growth of Scottish peasant lit
erature.' but declined 20 discuss Drum
tOchty and The Stickit Minister In Scot
land. She selected for special praise Sc
las Mariner Lofts Iceland Fisherman
and a Window In Thrums These books.
she said. would endure. While awarding
very high praise 10 a Window in
Thrums she held 10 inferior IN piqu1ncy
grasp, ana expression 10 Lofts story
VII.
DR.. Robertson NicolI Is able 10 state
with authority that no less than $1,000
worth OF Thackeray manuscripts were
sold TO America last year 10 has. he
adds, got to be more and more the case
,hat America secures the most valuable
manuscripts that come into the market"
A striking example OF the uncertainty
OF the success Of a book" says this same
writer Is eNemplined In Lord Roberts
'forty-0ne Years iii India. vols pub
llshed lately by Messrs. Richard Bentley
a Son. In October, 1885. IL was shown
Tor the FIRST time TO the trade, when the
idea OF It's publication was not al al en-
Enthusiastically received. the general notion
being that the public had been treated TO
quite enough OF books on India. In Octo-
Der OF last year Messrs. Bentley again nut
IL before the buyers. who took IL up very
timidly. The work was finally published
on January ith OF this year, with the re-
suit that scarcely three weeks elapsed
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A TRIBUTE TO ALLISON.
The Honors Offered Him and How We'll
 He Deserves Them.

He Deserves Them.
 Senator William B. Allison of Iowa possesses the unique distinction of hay ing been invited into the cabinet of three Ohio born presidents and of hay ing thrice declined Both Garfield and Harrison unnecessarily urged the Iowa senator to accept the portfolio of the treasury, and there is now good reason to believe that he has waved aside the place of first honor in the McKinley cabinet.
 No one can criticise Senator Allison for preferring to cabinet position the senatorial seat in which he has so cred ltably served the country and his state. In that forum his laurels have been won. There his long experience, his broad statesmanship, his matured iude- ment and splendid reputation have been of inestimable service to the country. The environment of the senate chamber is congenial to his tastes, and Iowa would be proud to keep him there so long as he may be willing to remain in public life. Yet it is misfortune and a cause for regret that his personality is not to contribute strength, confidence and capacity to the cabinet of President Mckinley.
 Just Is years ago James G. Blaine wrote to President Elect Garfield sug- gestine the appointment of MT. Allison as secretary of the treasury. He said: Allison is known to you thoroughly and long He is true, kind, reasonable, fair, honest and good. He is methodical, industrious and intelligent, and would be splendid man to sail along with smoothly and successfully. In the whole United States do not believe you could do so well. With you as president, talk ing your two chief advisers from the friends of your manhood-who all en- tered congress on the same day, all at the same age, nearly, and all three in unbroken harmony of friendship for IS years-there would be presented pic ture without a precedent, poetic as we'll as political ,
 There would be almost as much poet ", and even better politics, in the pres- ent situation if William B. Allison could be persuaded by Major Mckinley to sit at the council table in the eabi- net.-New York Mail and Express.
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To Forbid Bloomers In Kansas.

The legislature of Kansas will reform the morals of the people if legislation can do it. Representative Lambert will introduce a bill early in the session pro- hibiting the wearing of bloomers by women and make it misdemeanor for a woman to appear in a public thorough fare astride bicycle, He says eminent physicians agree these women are ruin ing their health by riding the bicycle and that the habit units them for the sacred duties of motherhood, and, if con- tinued, will soon extinguish the race,
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WAS BALD AND TooTHLEss.
Now He Has Hair and Is Cutting Some
 Teeth.

Now He Has Hair and Is Cutting some
 Teeth.
 A remarkable case exists in the vil- lage of Tuckerfi, in Kankakee county, Ills, in the case of MT. John Adams. This man is 85 years old. Until recently he was bald, toothless and almost blind. He can now see as we'll as ever, has cut several teeth, and his hair has grown out again. The new hair is dark. At first glance he looks like a man of 40. The eyes are bright and clear and em- phasize the wrinkles, and his cuticle looks like parchment
 MT. Adams now has an idea that new skin will come and the wrinkles disap- pear. He is enjoying excellent health and believes he has many years yet to live. MT. Adams weighs 19S pounds, Is feet 9 inches tall, and his shoulders are but little stopped. He drinks no coffee, tea or alcoholic stimulants, and for ten years he has been rising regu- larly at 5:30 a m., summer and winter, and walking distance of two miles to his son's for breakfast Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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M'KtNLEY SPEAKS.
Not of Politics, However. but Only on ths
 Subject of Sport.


 Subject of Sport.
 Major William Mckinley has at last consented to be interviewed. For months he has evaded newspaper publicity. but before leaving Cleveland the other day he talked freely with a reporter, but not on the political issues of the day. It may not be known to the general public that Major Mckinley is base ball crank. The subject of his interview is on baseball. bicycling and kindred subjects. When the major comes up to see MT. Hanna and his Cleveland friends, he invariably attends the game, If he is not too busy.
 ana very much interested in the American sport, he said. ''The Cleye- land club seems to be able to puteup what they call pretty stiff game of ball, and the team seems to be holding its own with the strongest clubs of the League. It certainly is in fair way to win the pennant, and I hope it will.
 No, do not ride a wheel, but I be- lieve in it and regard it as healthful exercise. It has captured the world and seems to have come to stay.''
 Major, do you believe in bloomers?"
 That is too delicate question to an- swer, he replied. 'I might tread on some one's toes, and prefer to be ex- icused. Let those wear them who want to and vice versa.
 I take great interest in the work of the present Methodist conference, as was reared q Methodist and have lived la Methodist. They are a noble, God fearing sect. with pure principles. and l am proud to be one of them. l MT. Hanna was pleased when he read a dispatch from London stating that the British public looked askance upon the probable nomination of Mckinley be. cause of his tariff ideas and his we'll known advocacy of home industries and American workingmen.
 wish, |" said MT. Hanna, "that this article could be kept at the top of col umn in every newspaper in this country for the next two weeks. The statements are significant and splendid, and it is just what we want if they will let uq fight it out on those lines. You know, its our policy to find out what our ad- yersaries don't want and then give it tc chem. New York Journal.
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NATIONAL BOWLING LEAGUE.
A Scheme For Playing Match Games In
 the Principal Cities!

k. Mather Archer of Wheeling, ". Va, is behind scheme to organize national bowling league, to take in all the principal cities of the United States. His plan is as follows:
 Form a team of six regular players and four or six substitutes from whom to draw i'll the event of the absence of any of the regular players, one team to be formed in each city holding league franchise. Adopt schedule like those that govern the usual local bowl ing league and have each team play each week q series of two or three games against another league team, as per schedule. But there would be difference. Suppose, for instance, Wheel ing and Chicago were playing. Instead of meeting on the same alleys the clubs would play on alleys ill their own cities designated by the league. Officials named by the league would see that the games were played honestly. The score would be wired to all the cities in the league, so the result of the previous nights games would be known when the morning papers were issued. Or, the score might be wired to opposing clubs immediately after each game. This, of course, would add to the ex- citement. The team making the better score in each game would win that game. The season would continue as long as considered desirable, By assessing each club trophy or pennant could be purchased to go to the club winning the national championship. MT. Archer hopes to have meeting called in one of the eastern cities soon.
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COLONY OF WIDOWS.
At Least There Was One, but Nov Ali
 Are Married.

Are Married.
 A small hamlet across the river from Coalburg, " Va, is known as Shrews. bury. Its only distinguishing feature has been the multiplicity of it's widows. Some were old and some were buxom. There was a 16-year-old and one of 30.
 Most of them were childless, but sev- eral had one or more remembrances of the one dead. Two grass widows were in the group, and one other had a glass eye. Several had money, two or three 8 farm, one owned grocery store and five or six had pension.
 There were others who only had ex- perience and hope, but today there Is not widow in Shrewsbury. One died of old age Another went away to ac- cept position as second cook on Big Sandy pushboat, and of the others every one is married.
 There was one elopement. A girlisb widow of 40, with bangs, went down the river with a boy coal miner, but sine was determined not to bo left. Squires caught eight or ten couples, and minis ters had few who gave 25 cents for ths ceremony.
 A lot ef rooms with board for eligible widows can be had cheap at Shrews- bury, and number of unincumbered men, weary of single life, are willing to exchange their forlorn condition for the smiles of not too old or exacting widow.
 The trains carry all widows for hak fare, for good luck.--New York Record
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A FinnisI, College.

A Finnish college was recently estab- lished in Hancock, Mich, under the auspices of the American synod of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church The Rev. J. K. Niklander, the president of the synod, is at the head of the col lege. which, though small as yet, will probably soon become large institu- tion.
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ses
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.,,,l society Awards .o the Famous Ex-
 +o Them His Ideas sins to
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TWO sonools or rsenvsr.

On the lands of Judge Russell and John Foster, on the banks of the little Niangua river, Missouri, are two schools of beaver. six in one school and eight ill the other. The judge and MT. Foster will not allow interference with ths animals.
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rHE POLE.
@sIl1eNANT PEARY . TO TRY

',.,lTENANT PEARY
 10 TRY
 .,,,l society Awards
 ,o the Famous Ex-
 to Them His Ideas
 .dItI0n.
 # inc annual meet
 z biographical soei- 7 .sa other evening was
 'pS af the Cullum geo
 R E. Peary, c. E.,
 ,',ion called out 8 large
 assn Nlr. Peary came
 7. was received with
 .., P. Daly, in a brief
 < t'tb t6e late General Gull
 'alo.0Oo 4 to the society
 i5tsqueathed a further
 as the Cnllum geo.
 4,nd for a gold medal
 '.ose who should render
 Ess5 9iY services to geograph-
 ,narticularly to Alneri-
 ,,pncil had decided that
 dal, should be awarded
 having established the
 ,snland, an accomplish Isap ordinary importance
 arctic discoveries.
 Ipd, T said Judge Daly,
 entitled to it above all
 avoention. and that ex- peary. !" The audience
 sntinent.
 ,50n receiving the medal, 5anks for the high honor
 conferred upon him. He ts paid to the late Gen sor to his departure for z 1900. General Gullum good fortune on his trip .ld said, "When you get s ill Greenwood. , When nturned, he asked where In was. The answer was,
 
 devoted most of his re lining a plan for reaching
 He said the pole was o be reached, as it is now |u of time and money. His ln had convinced him that, isnt depot of provisions lt in the latitude of Inde- i, the pole is attainable. ' that the results of his own together with those of Man. SOU, show that there is left ieal route by which to att lpole, and that is the route tn sound and along the st of Greenland. Mr. Peary objects and plan of the s in part as follows:
 est of the north pole, the of the Greenland he last of the eircunpolar and the elimination from he unknown area between rth parallel and the pole geographical deSiderata. be accomplished without health. It can be done at ly small cost.
 to raise q fund sufficient ontinuation of the work for ten years if necessary, md deposit ill a trust com
 
 a ship, give her a mini Id with concentrated pro- l to Whale sound, take on picked families of my os, with their tents, ca !, force a way through lel to Sherard Osborne sr and land people and Id the ship back.
 the freezing of the ice in of the northwest coast ledge travel the work of dies nortlleastward along be commenced, taking short stages and light e trips could be quickly as the supplies had been rst stage the party itself orward, leaving a cache they would be following IS and living in snow Id easily be done.
 stage of advance up and the work carried oarture of the sun. Each winter moons of the pc afford opportunities foI 9 that early spring should and the bulk of its sup the northern terminus of Hand archipelago, proba- n the eighty-fifth paral- behind it at each prom point, when the proper h picked dogs, the light. ipment and two of the kimos, the dash for the attempted, with strong a successful termina. first season be unfavor- ice conditions, it coul6 detailed survey of th( If and 8 reconnoissanct t as far south as possible Il journey reserved fol aason or the next.
Evening star., 1897-07-30

litical and economical. that the rich dis
coveries of gold in Alaska should have
been reported at the very time that the
indications are conclusive that the begin
ming of a prosperous era is here. 1t is easy
to understand why Governor Flower re-
CARDS this as happy economical coinci-
dence, since the coming of gold in large
quantities to the United States cannot fail
to increase the healthful impulses of the
time.
But the governor is understood to be of
the opinion that these discoveries and the
coming of millions of gold to the United
States just now will make it comparative
easy to induce the democracy of New York
to ignore the free silver issue at the ap-
preaching compaign. His own Impressions
founded upon a recent trip to the west
are that the craze is rapidly dying out
there, and before next year will have al
most entirely disappeared.
For that reason he is especially anxious
that the democratic party here shall not
make any reference to the free silver issue
this time. since it's support of that policy in
the campaign Of this fall will cause its de-
feat. whereas in all probability it will have
no occasion to support the policy next year
as 1t will be everywhere recognized as one
which has been abandoned by majority
of those who supported it In 1896.
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ADJUSTMENTS. A

BETSY" A SUCCESS.-There was a
change of bill at the New National Theater
last night, Where Are We At?" being re-
placed by Betsy" farce that Is brm
full of fun and which was well played
by Fred Bond and his company. Beside the
attraction of the play there was given TO
the audience an opportunity to see the
Morton Cadets, who were present, occupy
ing the boxes and apparently enjoying the
performance. They received a hearty greet
ing as they marched in, and when Mr.. Ar
buckle made aliusion to them in the course
of the play the applause was loud and
long. Mr.. Bonds Interpretation of the old
tutor was enjoyable, and its reception by
the audience was all that he could desire.
In fact, there was decided enthusiasm dur
ing the entire evening and curtain calls
who played Betsy. did some remarkably
the first, and as she developed the char
acter of the scheming maid she gave adj
dtional evidence of her skill as an actress
Mr.. Arbuckie made an excellent pater
familias too much engrossed in politics to
look after his growing son, and Miss Reimer
was equally good as the too fond mother.
Mr. Courtenay the infant son and
Mr. Hale as his friend were both good as
was Mr.. Kingdom as McManus, while the
ladies, Misses Maud Allen, Corinne Potter
and Myrtle May, all Washington girls,
were satisfactory, as was also Miss Caro-
line Cooke as Mrs. McMahus. Betsy
will be repeated tonight Tomorrow at the
matinee Where Am I At?" will be given,
and at night there will be presented an at
tractive double bill
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friends. Forty-f1ve people were seated at a
time. The table was beautifully decorated.
Short speeches were made by Attorney
Thomas L. Jones, Dr. Geo. W. Lee, Rev.
Walter T. Brooke. DR.. James H. Lee and
Revs. James H. Hill. G. w. Williams. J.
Anderson Taylor, B. NJ Brown, ]. H. Rich
ards, Theodore Williams, Richard John
son, W. ]. Lomax, VIM. H. Johnson.
The following committees had the recep-
ton in charge:
man: Mrs. NJ. Qualls. assistant chairman
Mrs. c. ]. Robinson, Mrs. N. Woodson
Mrs. Bette Turner. Mrs. s. g. Lamkins,
Mrs. Lizzie Conrad, Mrs. NJ. Curtis, Mrs
Mamie Wiley, Mrs. Agnes Burnett. Mrs
Jennie V. Coleman, Mrs. Caroline Banks,
Mrs. Sophia johnson, Mrs. Hester Cooper,
Mrs. K. Robinson, Miss NJ. Banks, Miss NJ.
Keys, Miss M. Burnett, Miss Lucy Wood
fork Miss Mary Jones, Miss R. Burnet,
Mrs. E. B. Dutch. Mrs. H. NJ. Payne, Mrs.
George Bannister, Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs. En-
ma Ross, Mrs. F. L. Carter, Mrs. NJ. /.
Ellis and Mrs. A Robinson.
Committee of arrangements-J. Robinson,
chairman: f. Fletcher, assistant chair
man: Guy Gaskins, ]. L. Morrison, w. c..
Payne. Albert Robinson, D. Boally, F. B..
Bennett and James Turner.
The officers of the church, who assisted,
are:
Deacons-B. Qualls. chairman: William
Coleman, D. D. Lomax, D. 7. Tennyson.
Carter Lewis Trustees-A. Ross. Geo. T.
Carter, Andrew Ellis, ]. w. Washington,
Joseph Ellis, Charles Gaines, Jos. Robin
son.
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wRENN AND EYRSED BEATEN.
They Have Their COlOrs Lowered IL
the IOngwopl, Tourney.

They Have Their COlors Lowered in
the Longwepd Tourney.
Another of those surprises which the
tennis enthusiast mnst-hold himself in
readiness to experente at any time oc-
CURED on the ongWoodIcourts yesterday
at Longwood, Mass, when Bob" Wrenn
and BILLY" Larnedt Meya easily defeated
in double match .hyEGeorge F. Wrenn, jr,
and NJ. ID. Whitmano II )(.1 -
1t is easy to say hoy It happened. but
difficult how to say why It happened that
Americas two most brilliant young players
Should he thoroughly outclassed by a pair
lighter. loss. skiIlful, less experienced than
themselves. =. g.. -.~.r-,-, ~
The game as,.well played, to be sure
There were some remarkably pretty
scraps and lively rallies on both sides.
but extremely ragged play by both the
champion and his partner marked the crit
ical points.
When they took the first set 6-4 the wise
acres nodded their heads and said, Told
you So" r>
But after that the senior Wrenn and
Larned went to pieces, and point after
point was made by their opponents. Game
after game slipped away, until the match
was lost by the further score of GA, Ca,
Ga in favor of Wrenn and Whitman.
Mahoney and Nisbet, the Englishmen,
defeated Budlong and Williston with al
most ridiculous ease, and bid fair to prove
formidable in the finals
Summary: Eastern championship dou-
bles, semi-finals-G. L. Wrenn and Whit
man defeated r. D. Wrenn and Larned, 4-G,
Ga, Ga.
Mabony and Nesbit defeated Budlong ami
Williston, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
Tomorrow the winners of these two
matches will meet In the finals, and the
hottest kind of contest is looked for, with
the probabilities favoring the American
team.
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WANTS NO MONETARY COMMISSION
Interpretation of Mr.. Cages Recent
Adlress-Ex-GOv. Flowers Views.

Interpretation of Mr.. Cages Recent
Addlress-Ex-GOv. Flowers Views.
New York Corr. Philadelphia Press.
Some of those in this city with whom
Secretary Gage has been in correspondence
for some time find In his Boston address
complete justification for their inference
that he had no expectation and no particu-
lar desire that Congress should appoint
monetary commission. The Press, upon the
authority of some of the Secretary's cor
respondents, reported that this was the
Secretary's feeling with regard. to the mat
ter. This report was afterWard denied in
qualified manner from Washington.
A careful reading of the Secretarys
speech, however. causes the opinion to pre-
veil here that he looked upon it as mat
ter of little consequence whether a COM
mission was appointed or not, for he, in
fact, said that such a commission would
simply give the American people chance
to have their say, and then, if their judg-
ment was not accepted they would have
no reasonable ground of complaint.
The address confirms the impression.
which has prevailed here for some time,
that President Mckinley felt that there
was a moral obligation upon the admins
tration to call the attention of Congress
to the currency question and to suggest
the appointment of commission to in
vestigate it, and for this reason alone the
message. in spite of the very earnest ap-
peais against the action, was sent to Con-
gress. There is some disappointment ex-
pressed here at the rather vague character
of Secretary Cages speech. 1t was en-
couraging in it's concentrations. it is said,
but the opinion is that it was rather color
less in it's suggestions.
Ex-Governor Flower is reported as hav-
ing said a day or two ago that the tariff
question is out of politics for this gener-
alton, and that he is heartily glad of it.
He also joins those who feel free to de-
clare that the United States is entering
CARDS it as q happy coincidence, both DO
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RECEPTION AND REUNION.
Members of Lovely Zion baptist
Church Have "a Jubilee.

Fully 1.s0@ people assembled at Palace
fark last night in and around the Lovely
Zion Baptist Church Tabernacle to witness
the reunion and jubilee exercises. 1t was
one of the most enthusiastic church gather
irgS ever held in the District. The object
was to extend congratulations and speak
words OF announcement to the new or
Sanization- Rev. S. Geriah Lamkins, the
pastor. received congratulations from all.
Dr Geo w Lee, the pastor of the Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church, presided
After the speaking fifty preachers and
their wives: the Vermont avenue choir.
which furnished excellent music for the
occasion, under the leadership of Prof.
johnson. and other guests, were invited to
The banquet that had been prepared by
the members of the church and their
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Late Army Orders.

First Lieut.. G. S. Farnsworth, 7th In
fantry, has been relieved from duty at the
University of Grand Forks. N. D., to take
effect September 80, and ordered to Join his
company. Capt. Edward Davis, Battery
B. and Capt J. D. Hoskins, Battery A, Sd
Artillery, have exchanged commands. First
Lieut.. D. B. Devore, 23d Infantry, has
been ordered to Washington for duty.
Lieut.. Col J. T. Haskell, 18th Infantry, and
Lieut. Col. A. r. Chaffee, Sd Cavalry, have
been relieved from duty at the Fort Leav-
enworth school. and ordered to join their
regiments Maj. ]. A. Augur, 4th Cavalry,
has been detailed to the school for duty.