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The morning times., 1897-02-21

L must say that I don't believe the story
myself: no doubt that we shall get the Vice
and or course Mr. Hanna, VINO himself il
club man Of the Western Reserve TYNE
HIS education has been good, in a Cleye-
land club of no mean pretensions. and
where ono may meet some royally good
and accomplished fellows, AS know from
experience. But / apprehend that there
Is going TO he more or less ''goody-good"
about the Administration, if not the Pres
idential palace itself
Clubs are suspected OF having bottles
in their pantries, and it is even surmised
that they are not always original packages
of the empty kind
lnmy mind that will scttleit. Everybody
is aware that the chief of a great nation
must not eat and drink what he likes. no
matter with what degree. OF proprietv
he may be safe to do it. He must diet
upon what is thought appropriate for him
by committee OF the whole house Of
reform, and he must not go where the
dietary principles or practices are OBJ
noXious TO that body. For these and
other reasons 1 do not expect to share
mymuch loved window with such Greatness
this time.
The morning times., 1897-02-21
Now IN COMMISSION.
The New Torpedo Boat Has Become
Part Of the Navy.

Newport, r. l., Feb. 2o.-Torpedo boat
No. went into commission at 9:54 o'clock
this morning. The ceremony was brief and
simple. Commander Converse, of the tor
pedo station, was aboard and directed af-
fairs.
Lieut.. J C. Freemont cad his orders, di
recting that ne proceed to Norfolk, lay up
the Cushing, then return here with the
crew and take charge OF No. g. Then turn
ing TO Commander Converse and saluting
him the transfer was completed and the
ship became part OF the Navy, attached
at present to the torpedo station. 1t is
probable that ON Wednesday morning she
will be detached and sail through the
sound by daylight, passing through New
York harbor and thence taking the cut
side course TO Washington.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Society has not changed IN any essential
particUlar-noJ enough To hurt it, at least
since Thackeray's day. Now, as then,
its people whether ARA yed in evening coats
or gorgeous dresses, with court trains TO
them. are pretty willing to bow and scrape
or to do nearly anything inside OF the dec
alogue for an invitation or something else
badly wanted IN the lines of their swagger
pursuits. This applies, as it always Gid,
with extra force, to the numerous social
contingent that always carries an extent
OF canvas out of all proportion to its hull.
do not doubt that the amount of anxious
conniving. toad-eating, flattery, finesse,
forgiveness. disappointment, rage, envy.
hatred. malice and misery that accompa-
MED the effort TO secure invitations TO
the Bradley Martin function in New York,
would patch Texas a mile, if il could be
assembled and installed; but that is another
story.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

truly nope that our good old friend. Col
Gary, OF Maryland Che OF the sideloro
lilocks, through which the zephyrs of the
Chesapeake may always gamboD. will he
the Postmaster General. For one thing. al;
OF his Maryland supporters (and under the
circumstances their number would he
2,5oo,eo0 at least would flock to Wash.
ington for places in the postal service. and
our dairy lunchrooms would do a thriving
business, not to mention our 25-cent loda.
ing houses. Seriously, though, AIr. Gary
will find himself In great deal of trouble
If he is Mr.. Mckinley's Postmaster Gen.
eral. The Maryland applications for office
Will overwhelin him; it Will be so easy for
the applicants to walk in, you know-and
SO convenient for them to be able to walk
home. Then the Virginia Republicans ana
the Republicans from ali through the South
knowing that Mr.. Gary is a Soutferner
and sympathetic and soft, will flock in also
and, as nobody, not even Eugene Higgins
could do anything for theu, there wiz be
gnashings OF teeth at Gary, and there is
nothing that lie can do about it, AS for
running the Postoffice Department all
right, there will he no trouble about TINT
Anybody can do 1t.
The morning times., 1897-02-21
IN BAD FINANCIAL CONDITION
Mississippi's Revenue Is Less Than
Its Expenses

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 2o.-Gov. McLauriu
has invited conference for one day next
week between the several State officials.
Speaker McCool, and President OF the Sen
ate Jones relative to calling special ses-
sion of the legislature.
The governor will submit to the confer
ence estimates showing the financial CON
dition of the State, and viii be prepared
to state the amount Of the shortage that is
likely, in case the shortage is apparent.
1t is more than nlikely that the extra session
will he called, and that while adopting reye-
nue. measures the legislature will be called
upon to build a new capitol also
The morning times., 1897-02-21
THEIR GOVERNMENT ABOLISHED
The Famous Pitcairn Community
Subjugated by Great Britain.

The State Depa rtment has received
a report from Consular Agent Robinson
at Norfolk Island, South Pacific, an
nouncing that the famous Pitcairn com,
n1unity, Which for more than hundred
years had governed themselves by their
own laws, has been finally abolished by
sending the British warship Royalist to
that out of the way spot with commits
sion from the governor OF New South
Wales on board, who proceeded to In
stall magistrate and incorporate the
island as part of New South Wales,
with laws similar to those of that colony
The population of the island December l.
81 was $50. There Were twelve mar
riages, eleven deaths and nineteen births
during the year.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

hno"lhg That the Western mans enter
'Gihef had been asked 10 bring his family
anu invite all his friends to ill the space.
Az current rates that would be about three
iluhdred dollars worth, and the lift and
ehe Joy that the club man VIII have in con-
sequence VIII lie a marvel That Western
man VIII meet more good company on the
occasion than he ever saw before. ard I
SHOULDN'T wonder if, in the exuherance
thereanent he didn't send Up keg of beer
ana stack Of sandwiches for their bet
ter entertainment
The morning times., 1897-02-21

1t would be rather appropriate, after all,
if Maryland could have another Postmas-
ter General. Her record is two. and two
fine, big oneS. already Montgomery Blair
and John A j. Creswell Montgomery Blair
had the terrible confusion of the war time
to deal with the army mails, the stop
pages at the Borders of the hostile coun-
try, and these stopragcs, by The way.
caused the railway mail to be conceived
OF; and III the war time, too, and under
Blair. the frce-delivery service was start
Ell. / can't recall Postmaster General
under whom greater things We're really
done. And Montgomery and Woodbury.,
and any of the other BIairs, can know this
if they choose. Crcswell. too, was one OF
the biggest or them all. He made the fight
of generation for postal telegraph. A
big, strong man, honest, thorough, with
stout friendship in his heart for Grant,
which Graut reciprocatcd, and plenty OF
sand all the way through -thaS was Cres-
well
The morning times., 1897-02-21

The new enplaCements at Fort Wash
inston, where eight and ten-inch guns are
10 be placed. are IN a bluff gher the river
makes turn, and where they will be
200 feet above the water, with an I'M
obstructed sweep of twelve miles down
the current, and OF the cbAnael eight niles
up to the city. By July three OF these
guns VIII BE in position. and within a
year the whole system OF armament and
defense VIII be CO-apIstcd. Eyea, now,
with only two guns in Position, and ths
torpedo plantation, it is regarded as i'm
possible that any hostile force could move
up the Potomac. Ultimately Fort Wash
ington's battery VIII comprise five eight
inch guns and a complement Offifreen-inca
maTtars, now in place. Fort sheridan
VIII mount four twelve inch guns, and 5wc.
perhaps three, eight-inch guns. These
are, or VIII be, On disappearing carriages
invented by Capt CTozier, which cause
the pieces to vanish as soon as they deliver
their fire.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

into modern fortress aHd so equipped
as TO command the river Tor twelve miles
in seaward direction. II could also
throw shot and she'll up the Potomac to
Alexandria. At Fort Washington the
river is but geo yards wide. On the
opposite. or left hank, Fort Sheridan
VIII supplement the service Of the other
position, and the combined guns and mortar
batteries OF the two works are deemed
adequate 10 the sinking OF any fleet that
might attempt a passage, long before fs
could reach the position
The morning times., 1897-02-21
NEGROES NOT ACCOMMODATED
Bishop Turner's Complaint Against
the Georgia Railroads.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 20.-Bishop Turner,
OF the African Methodist Church, com
plains to the State Railroad Commission
that the raill Dads of the State Go not
furnish eating accommodations for negroes.
The bishop was travelling on one Of the
roads recently ana when tie tram stopped
at an eating house the proprietor would
Tot serve him. The bishop lad no lunch
and had to go hungry. lie asks the COM
mission to compel the roads to provide
for negroes at their eating houses.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

The Commissioners issued permit yes
tertlay to the Capital Railway Company to
make the necessary excavations and for
the erection OF trolley poles on the line
OF it's proposed road from Congress Heights
to the Anacostia Bridge.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

l hear that Gov Bushnell is liable to
appoint Mark Hanna Senator from Ohio
aftcI all. II seems tEat Bushnell distIusts
and despises Hanna, all right, but he
also has an impression that certain enc
mics of his own are trying TO induce him
10 affront Hanna unnecessarily, Perhaps
too, it is credible that George Cox, TIE
Cincinnati toss, has thought it wise to
csgousr the cause Of Hanna; and If that
is so Bushnell and Foraker both would
think IL wise to do the same. In short,
if it appears, as possibly it may appear,
that Hanna has more friends in Ohio
than wss az first sup! o>cd, and if it be
admitted, too, that fight from the
drop OF the hat between the Hanna and
the Foraker factions might result dis
ast rousiy for the Foraker faction, and If
again no permanent gCcd could be gained
by n Foraker victory, perhaps Mr.. Hanna
can go through after all Tor exactly what
he wants
OF course, his colleagues in the Senate
won't allow him TO manage anything, as
he fondly expects to manage every thing;
though outwardly they Will he sufficiently
polite to hun. If it isn't Hanna by ap-
po,Rtment, it is likely TO be Kurtz, as
am told; and kurtZ, or course, would he
a better Senator, young as lie is, fer all
practical Ohio purposes, and fer all prRc
tical Republican purE oses also, than Mr..
Hanna could ever hope TO be.
The morning times., 1897-02-21
Crime Prerenfive.

Good as q cure-the equal of the best
whisky is Berkeley Pure Rye Whisky"
Mellow and fine; It's a palate ticSler-
JAMES THARP. SI2 St.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

The Army and Navy Journal gives some
inginforuarionC co onCerning bucoiic mis-
apprehension OF the character Of our rcgu-
lar army forces, 1t seems that, although
it has been long time since the civil war,
the rural mind is still filled with Ideas
derived from reading the exploits Of 'Sher-
mans bunneEs'' and Of other field opera
tions not entirely disconnected with care
IeSsness about pigs, chickens, fence rails
and other movable property, COnIbuStibIe,
edible or potable.
When Capt. DilleEbach, OF the First
Artillery, marched his battery across
country, at one place, a town meeting was
held, on the strength of q report that he
was coming, and it was proposed TO take
meas sures to prevent the troops from camp
ing in the vicinity. on another occasion
an old woman, who was watching over
the fences of her yard, saw the approach
of the command and rushed into the house,
shouting to her husband TO lock the doors
and windows. 1t is unnecessary TO state
that, when the country and village people
actually came in contact with the accom-
pIished officers and orderly men of the
army, all these ideas were dissIpatcd. and
the boys at once became as welcome and
popular as previously they had been feared.
In the course OF public discussions CT
the scheme OF national modern forti'ica-
tion and coast defense, little, II anything,
has been heard about the construction of
defenSeS specially designed to protect the
city of Washington from attack by a
foreign hostile force. military or naval
I6 was the obvious interest OF the War
Department to keep any such movement,
and the physical operations incidental to
it. carefully under cover until the object
should be fully accomplished. All of the
great military and naval powers of the
world have highly trained and accomplished
army and naval officers attached to their
embassies or legations. and it has grown
to be almost a scandal. that, in past times.
these bright investigators have been able
to learn every detail concerning matters
connected with our military and naval
progress, the condition OF our fortifiCa-
tions, armament, arms, Improvements and
technical plans and projects.
Perhaps nobody has been particularly 10
blame in the premises, certainly not the
shrewd foreign attaches; because, until re
Gently, our government has not seemed to
realize the inconvenience, and even POS
sible danger, involved in allowing such ma
tional and professional secrets to become
common property All that has been
changed, and today our people are Us close
and suspicious as any of their compecrs at
the royal shipyards OF Britain or in Wool
wich Arsenal
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Mr.. W a. Appleby. a recently retired
tobacco merchant of Georgetown. has gone
to Lewisyille. Va, for visit Of several
weeks.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

10 gross of white silk faced
whalebone casing in 6 yard
pieces-usual price 1Oc piece
for SC piece.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Last week Secretary Lamont took a
party consisting OF Army officers, war
Department officials, Senators and Mem
bers OF Congress, with a few other inter
estc1 persons, to see the first snOu fired
from the first gun made ready for service
Three shots were fired and every pro-
jectile fell within a hundred feet OF the
point aimej at This was accomplished by
gGnners entirely strange to the type Of
ordnance, and it was demonstrated To the
satisfaction Of the experts present, that
shells could DC dropped within a reasonable
distance of the Alexandria wharves with
out the slightest danger OF hitting any
passing craft.
The first shot was aimed at the Wash
inston Monument, twelve miles distant, bus
an elevation was given 60 the gun to II. AXE
it certain that the pTojectile would hit tho
river in less than half that distance. Three
hundred pounds Of powder constituted the
charge, and the SGO-FoJrd proiec5iIe was
propelled at sped of 2,f00 feet per
second. Thirty seconds after it had eft
the muzzle Of the gun the carriage had dis
appeared and was in position at rest The
remaining shots were discharged with the
like quantity Of powder. The coEcussi9n
tore off n quantity of concrete from the
bank under the InuzzIe of the gun, but
this was expected and TnimpOrtant-
The morning times., 1897-02-21

25 dozen dressmakers' tape
measures-uSual SC sort-for 1c
each.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

IS dozen best quality linen
tape-all widths-usua1 price
&c piece-for Sc piece.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

The actual count has it that 1861 900
people have visited Canton, Ohio, since
MAJOR Mckinley was nominated for the
Presidency. Probably this is right. But
it Won't be SO funny when all Che deIega-
tions that visited that town during the
campaign show up in some way and want
offices for their friends or for themselves,
or at least for the officers OF their organ
izations. for, of course, Mr.. Mckinley adj
dressed or saw all OF these people, and
those whom he shook hands with VIII be
certain to expect recognition; and IL Mr.
Porter doesn't let them right into the
Presidents study there will be blood on
the face of the moon.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Asa matter OF fact the National Capital
was the first city to he protected by up
to-date Notifications and the latest i'm
proyements in heavy guns, with auxiliary
detenses in the form OF an extensive and
elaborate torpedo system. In the evolu-
tIon of this project old Fort Washington,
twelve miles down the Potomac, which
was practically abandoned after the Civil
War, has been restored to its former
uses; has been remodelled and converted
The morning times., 1897-02-21
sc piece.

Lot of French darning cotton
all black-the usual Sc sort
for 1c ball.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Is true story or not, how important the
little things are In the publication OF a
newspaper. II 1t were possible for Mr.
Pulitzer to lose $350,00O or $400, 900 a
year because he parts with his newspaper
10 the dealers and the boys at half cent
copy instead OF cent. and the paper
mas TO continue toconsistof sixteen pages,
that makes 1T look as il the rub came
somewhere.
Billy Hearst is tall, rather slender and
rather good looking fellow, who doesn't
roll any higher than he can afford to roll
The morning times., 1897-02-21

This IS the story now: There Is the
very dearest swen OF a fellow, or he
thinks he is one, at the Diplomacy and
Department Club. If he were only rich
he would be a social force, that is, he be-
neves so. Being anything rather than
wealthy, he is merely a thin pint flask
floating in the current OF life in the midst
OF a fleet OF heavy brass pots What he
does not do to keep his little cid up is
not on the cards Not a man in the shop
is fonder of nice plat or a particular
vintage wine than he; but he usually de-
nies himself with Spartan courage and
takes a 15-cent dairy lunch instead. OF
course, he viii deny this with angry
zeal, but t goes just the same. OpCe in
q while. when he can collar magnate of
some sort about dinner time, he throws
economy to the winds and entertainS him
on a neat and elegant but not lavish scale.
He says he hates anything like gorging and
vulgar excess, and certainly he does not
indulge that way.
But l caught him in a rev end strange
departure the other day, which filled the
club windows OF my soul with wicked giee.
! saw him slip into the house, about
O'Clock, with q companion, who Wore the
undoubted uniform of the unregenerate
PhiliStine. 1t is almost unnecessary to
describe details of the costume Every
body knows that the Phiistines, and, more
by token, the Western Philistines, TO which
class our friends guest evidently belonged,
generally wear sackcoat and suit of sui
phurous hue, bags with bellied sails, sharp
" pointed shoes OF archaic design and a
purple made necktie adorning collar
OF cut long stranger to good society.
wondered what all this might mean.
/ saw our aspiring member tuck bis friend
into a corner OF the reception room, while
he went to get the necessary courtesy
ticket, and then followed his movements
through n interview with the head waiter,
and finally captured a seat near the pair
in the iining-room. Be it understood l
would scorn to listen. There are occasions
when it is impossible to avoid hearing. In
that way the conviction grew upon me
that there was fine, large healthy in-
auguration scheme in the manifestation.
The dinner going on was well calculated
to open q Western heart. There we're oys-
ters on the shells. and big ones at that. The
soup was turtle, and then there was a filiet
of beef with mushrooms. l think about
four separate and distinct heavy vegetables
came on with the meat. There was also q
salad. which L actually saw the savage
corer with sugar. and pastry. A pint Of
brown sherry and two bottles of Mumn
completed the horrors. 1t was near the
end of the banquet that I began &c see
light. and to understand that this wild and
woody selection was in fact wealthy
party from the Setting Sun who owned
much real estate in Washington. Further
more, one of his Investments was in the
shape of a store and building on the Ave
nue. with a. vacant second-story 'front.' room
He was here TO witness the parade fromthe
windows of that apartment. and had no
body engaged TO keep him company.
Before my modest meal and pint Were
finished, I had tie proud satisfaction OF
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Tomorrow for the 2Oc. Linen
HUCk Towels, hemmed. Size %
5y ~. Mg. honest towel, ..heap
at zoe.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

5 yard black linen corset laces
usually 5c-for 1c pair.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

If the records of history can be relied
on. Brigham Young, a statue OF whom IL
is isproposedto putin Statuary Hail. ha donly
twenty-three wives. whereas the same
records tell US that Herbert c. Knlball had
at least twenty-siX. And while OF course
thetwo ogentlemeninqueStioad deserve special
and similar consideration in this respect,
that each founded in Salt Lake City his
own private bnrying grounds for his wives.
perhaps if it should come to question
between Brigham. as they call him out
West, and Hebert c. kimball, for the most
apPropriatiye representative OF Utah in the
Hall of StatUary. the decision might be in
favor OF Kimball, because Of the thorough
ness and extent to which he practiced
polygamy.
Brigham was a great man. though. 1t
used to be said that he had the soft, spirit
ual temperament required to receive easily
revelations from God, though unqueSti0n-
ably his great success was largely due to
his commercial management III business
way he was the whole thing as long as be
lived and ruled the Mormons; and if he
were living today in New York. he would
be at the head OF a combination OF all the
trusts. and nothing annoying like LeXow
investigation would be permittedto to happen
If Utah is not to put Brigham Young in
Statuary Hall. who shall it be? Joseph
Smith woald hardly 90. He was too early,
though his polygamy revelation (Which
Mrs. Smith had the fotethought to tear up
when 1t was first written OUT. would en-
title him TO some consideration, especially
since the prophet was careful enough to
preserve a copy OF it.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

The completion of these deferses win
occasion some changes in tie stations OF
artillery troops. Barracks are to be con-
structed, ard early next autumn one baF-
terry win be detailed 20 guard the new
fort Later, when an the guns on the two
positions have been put in place, 2 cCRsid-
erable force from tie artillery arm Of the
service win be required to man them. It
is considered probable that then much OF
the garrison at Fort Mycr may be with
drawn for service in and about the river
Publications.
The morning times., 1897-02-21
&c Dozen.

Silk-faced whalebone casing in 9
yard pieces-usual price 25c-for
The morning times., 1897-02-21

Tomorrow for the sc. Bed
Spreads, full double bed sizes.
AaTSellleS patterns Hemmed
ready for use.
The morning times., 1897-02-21

notice that one Of the newspapers
explains Mrs. Heafst's interest in the
Congress OF Mothers on the suppoSition
that she herself has a fine sen Of her
own to be proud of. This refers to Billy
Hearst, of course, the owner OF the San
Francisco Examiner. which has been made
to pay, and also of the New York journal,
which probably has not yet been made
to pay. 1t is related that Billy Hearst
was willing to put two millions, or per-
haps, three millions, into MS New York
newspaper venture. as an investment
upon the theory, doubtless. that ut the
end OF this time it would be on a paying
basis, making two or three hundred thou
sand dollars year, and consequently pay
ing 10 per cent upon the two or three
millions blown in.
Mr.. Hearst has regular constellation
of journalistic stars about him, and
ten thousand dollar salary is common
thing On the Journal. It is not to be
supposed. however, that his leg is more
than ordinarily ductile, or that he does
not pay close personal attention to 10th
his newspapers. The Examiner takes
care CT Itself pretty well, the Journal not
SO well, OF course: but aside from his
steam yacht and some OF his other Iii
versions. AIf. Hearst watches it and has
great fun with iU. 1t is said that be
enjoys having the Journal make as much
trouble as possible for the World, as when.
for instance. the progress of the one cent
Journal caused Mr. Pulitzer 10 put the
price OF his paper down 70 one cent and
so cut his reputed income from the World
down by half,