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The evening times., 1897-08-24

sspight have been expected, the au-
thoritics In Madrid are hiding themselves
behind the transparent lie OF Weyler in
the Cisneros case; a lie, moreover, which
has been promoted ingeniously by das-
tardly American correspondent in Havana,
a man who is in the pay of Spain and has
been thrice decorated for his services
to the Spanish cause. weyler accused poor
Senorita Cisl.eros OF Turing the Spanish com
mandant of the Isle of Pines TO her house
for the purpose of comprising his assassina-
ton. The American in question insidiously
advertised, what he falsely asserted to he
the ''Cuban side OF the story" In which
statement made by his master, weyler
Both statements were made out OF w,iole
ciotf. Poor Evangeiina Cisneros was alone
in her fathers cabin, and supposed to be
unprotected. The prowling wolf of perdi-
ton, Col. perriz. forced his way into her
room. It was her screams, and not his.
tnab DrOught her fflends 10 the rescue
God gran. that the men and women OF
America may not bc DETECTED from their
straight course in this affair! Weyler's
lies are likely TO be believed in our
Government circles because it happens
to be convenient to accept them; but that
they are lies, and damnable lies, we have
absolute proof. The correspondents of this
paper, of the New York Sun. and of the
New York Journal in Havana have united
in probing the affair 10 the bottom. The
more it is investigated the more horrible
il becomes. The wives and mothers Of
this land of freedom must not stop at Pc
titlcning the Queen Regent, from whose
mercy we fear there is little hope. They
must make a concerted, determined and
indignant movement against the heartless
offiialsof their own Government, or there
is no chance for Evangelina Cisneros.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
GOWN GOSSIP.

dainty bodice is of pink k-and white silk
ganze. with insertions of yellow lace. a
little French blouse is of blue and red
muslin, with q vest and pointed collar of
tomato-red velvet.
A handsome blouse of white satin has
the sleeres entirely covered with steel hand
embroidery over the waist is worn a
zouavc of jet-embroider black net, with
a blue satin waist belt. The front is of
white tulle, spangled with steel sequins.
Foulard dresses are well represented by
a lovely pinky-blue bluet fame, trimmed
with paugings of itself The bodice is
crossed at the back. under a sash OF faded
and deep ,ornflower blue 1t has Gu.
Quettish jabot of cream lace, fastened with
steel clasps.
Another blouse of magenta silk is pic
tu-esque with silver loops and buttons,
opening on a front OF white chiffon, but
is less original than one of red pongee
with a black design worked in buttonhole
stitch, anG trimmed with collar of tucked
batistes and insertion.
A delightful little frock is Of black velvet,
trimmed with black silk braid, many rows
being placed on the skirt. Thezouave jacket
is strimtaed the same way and has fronts ami
a Medici collar trimmed with brocaded satin
-coiored flowcrson a ground of white. The
effect is II quiet simplicity and richness
new gown has a bolero of white cloth
covered with v'sof gray braid. An Indian
red canvas gown lately seen was trimmed
with y-shape folds of itself, the same ar
rangemcnt being carried QUITO bodice and
skirt with n multitude of lace and chiffon
frils to trim the front, neck and wrists of
the corsage.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
STATEMENT FROM AZCARRAGA.
a Soldier without Political Aims,
He VIII Continue Canovas' Policy.

New York, Aug. "a. The World has the
following from San Sebastian: The World
correspondent has Just seen Azcarraga, the
new prime minister of Spain, who said.
~ an soldier, and would prefer TO
devote myself to my own profession, but
the sad event we all lament has forced
me to accept not the leadership or the
Conservative party, mind you, as ] am
not a man with any political aims and
ambition the post OF premier. Certain
ly, l propose to continue the policy OF
Canovas at home and in the colonies rs
far as the circumstances OF the future
may perrn:t. As regards Cube, We have
no reason. to expect the resignation or
weyler, nCr are we dissa tisfied with his
conduct. ] cannot say what We ma y
have to do. II will entirely depend on the
march of events, our object being TO at
tain pac.fication honorabIy and literally,
and nla .ntaint the prestige of Spain.
II think the people abroad, and even
our press. are too apt TO listen to pcssi-
mistic run.ois set afloat at Key West hy
fiIbus ters and utterly contradicted by
official reports. As regards our relations
with the United States, have no reason
to apprehend that anything will happen
TO make tn EN- cease to be what the reia-
tions ought to he between friendly gov
ernnents. ! apprehend no difficulty in
the coming arrival of the new minister,
Gen. Woodford, WHO will be as welcome
as Minister Taylor has been for -four years.
and viii he received duly by the regent
and the Duke of Tctuan here, as have To-
return TO Madrid next Wednesday,"
The evening times., 1897-08-24
PEOPLE OUT OF TOWN.

Miss Elise du Barry is visiting friends at
West Point.
Miss Marie Council aud her sister, Miss
Annie Connell, have left for sylvania.
MI. and Mrs John Hodgson Lawkins, of
Capitol Hill, left last night for months
outing In the mountains of Penns ylvania.
Mrs. Thompson, wife of DR.. Thompson.
of New York avenue, accompanied by Miss
Mattel Thompson. has gone to Asbury Park.
Rev. DR.. Townsend, of Washington, has
been spending portion of his vacation al
Watch Hill, r. l., where he preached last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Williamson and DR..
r. B. Stewart left this morning for Mauch
Chunk, Pa, where they will enjoy, the
autumn beauties Of the Pennsylvania noun
tains until October 15.
Among the whshingtonians at Atlantic
City yesterday were Mr.. aud Mrs. T. @.
Hall and Nj. SteIne Hall, Mrs. F. f.
Bergevin. Mr. and Mrs. John 3 Wheeler,
the Misses Iaa and Rita Hammersley and
Mr.. P. B. Miller.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
exquisite Letter Paper.

A young lady Of this city received letter
from literary friend a few days ago that
was written on extremely unique paper.
The writer explained that the paper had
been presented to her by the aesthetic Ed
mund Russell. The sheet was OF the usual
letter paper width, and about fourteen
inches long, opening at the right side. The
paper was of a pale green color, ana was
about an inch In length. Diagonaily across
the upper left-hand corner Of the first page
were three fleur-delis figures in silver. The
folded sheet was tied around from right to
left with gros-graln satin edged ribbon
of the same tint as the paper. and tied in a
dainty bow in the center of the page. The
envelope held the sheet as 1t was folded to-
gether once ,andit too, waslightly embossed
with the same design. The quality Of the
paper was heavy and smooth. The writer
said: ''This paper is only for the nobility,
but as nobility don't write to me, cannot
use it on them, and as you are as near a
crowned head asI shallever know 1 use one
precious sheet on you indianapolis Jour-
nal.
The evening times., 1897-08-24

The Prince OF Wales has been so often
and SO minutely described that OF Late
newspapers have refrained from giving
en-portraits of His Royal Highness. One
has recently appeared, however, which
is quite full and vivid. and calculated to
refute with crushing force the allega tion
that the average Englishrnan is not inter
ested in clothes. 1t appears in the Lon
don Tailor and Cutter, a paper printed
exclusively for men, we must suppose,
and is a picture OF the prince from a sar
torlal point OF view. The tailor who con
structed that suit, the sdmiring writer
asserts, must have been an artist in clothes.
The particular proof of this was that, al
though "Tum- Tum'' is not slender, to put
it mildly, as the London journalist did !,
his coat collar evinced no determination
TO climb up the back of his neck. 1t
might lie good thing for Speaker Reed
to patronize that tailor some day. The
Speaker is said TO have replied one day,
to an officious person who told him that
that that was where he wanted 1T to be
1t was truly imperial answer. But with
an imperial tailor it wouldn't have been
needful.
The evening times., 1897-08-24

The meeting in Pittsburg yesterday be-
tween a committee of operators and the
Mine Workers officials was without re-
suit. Tie operators propose arbitration
on the question OF wages, the miners in
the meantime TO be paid 81 1-2 cents per
ton. pending final settlement. President
Ratchford and his associates are unwilling
20 artitrate unless all the bituIninous coal
fields are covered by the arrangement,
and then only on the basis Of 50 cents Pc:
ton To the men, while they are waiting
for the report of the arbitration tribunal.
TIE prospects for agreement seem slim:
but at least il is encoura ging that the two
interests have gotten near enough together
10 discuss friendly solution, at all.
The evening times., 1897-08-24

The people OF the United States have
grown so accustomed 20 read OF the atr,ci
ties Of WeyIer in Cuba, that it begins 20
look as If they were inclined to tai them
as mattors OF course. In our mornings
dispatches We published narrowing details
Of the bUlchery of helpless old nen in the
town of Madruga, Havana province. With
out accusation, oI notice OF their fate
two aged men of eighty years OF more.
were dragged 10 the plaza by Weyler's
commandant the entire population being
coIapulsor;ly asse mbled to witness the
crime. The pcor old victims were made
to .5ne el. and then were hacked in pieces
with Inaohetes.
The evening times., 1897-08-24

American sympathy certainly win be
aroused for Great Britain's brave soldiers
IN the terrible combat which it seems
certain they will have to engage in,
acainst the wild and savage bordes of
A sia This would not be so bad, il II
were Hkel, that the trouble could be con
fined even to the northern mountains and
valleys. II is not at all probable that 1t
can be. Evidences multiply that the cru
sade Of the Mad Mullah" is but a pre-
Concerted prelude TO a general Moslem
uprising throughout British India, the
Declaration of the "Jehad," and not iu,-
probably ah attack 10y Turkey upon the
British in Egypt. Every student OF in
ternatioaal politics will agree with us
that, whatever may be the bottom facts
fn the present instance, All the appearances
justify the sus picion that there is significant
and onlinous connection between the
recent actions of the Afghan Ameer, the
rising OF the northern tribes, and diplo-
matte aud military ydevelopmentsin Eastern
Europe. The Interior motives and objects
OF whoever has fomented these disturb.
anccs, may be locked in some mystery
hut th:s much we know: IL England had
a general Indian rebellion to handle, it
would strain her resources extremely.
Her whole military establishment would
be needed, and her command Of the Suez
Canal, which always has been resented by
Europe, might be endangered.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
THE wILIs.xINN1ER MARRIAGE.
Brides Father Tells Circumstances
Of the Missing Certificate.

-
of the Missing Certificate.
Mr.. james O. Kinnfer, OF Roanoke, Va.
furnishes the following facts In regard to
| the recent marriage in this city OF his
| daughter, Miss Bessie Kinnier, and Mr
Edwin ID Wills, of Lynchburg:
Miss Kinnier had for some weeks been
| visiting a friend 10 Norfolk and on hei
return trip, when she reached Lynch
burg, her former home, she telegraphed
her father that she would stop there q
few days with friends. The next informa-
tien Mr.. Kinnier received was telegram
from Washington informing him that his
daughter had married MI. Wills, d young
man of LynchbLrg, whom she had known
for years. ando in which telegram the
young lady seemed to be under the ilr
preston that her father would be OPP
posed to the marriage. On the follow
ing day, August H.. Mr.. Kinnier received
letter from Rev. Frederick A. stier, No.
1929 Ninth stfeet,s Washington, ID. c..
the officiating minister, inclosing certifi-
CAFE OF the marriage OF his daughter to
MI wills Oh August 10, which certificate
was directed to the bride, Mrs. Wills.
Anxious to assure lis daughter and her
husband of his forgiveness and anu bless
ing, Mr. Kinnier ilastened to Washington to
meet them. Not knowing their address he
failed to find them, tut with the address
OF the minister In the letter to the later he
had no difficulty in finding him and obtain
ing his accounto of The marriage. From him
he learned that MIR. Wills and Miss Kin
ner hail gone to the residence OF Rev. j..
w. Duffy, former Methodist minister.
OF Roanoke, with the intention OF having
the marriage ceremony performed by him,
and he being absent on his vacation, his
wife recommended Mr.. Stier us proper
person to perform the ceremony, which
was done about noon On the 10th inst ant.
with Mrs. Duffy and one or two OTHER
ladies as witnesses. Mr.. Kinnier saw
from the license then in the possession Df
the munster that the dates OF the license
and the certificate of marriage were the
same.
The young couple had left Lynchburg
on the night OF Monday, August q, and
arrived in Washington Tuesday morning.
the 10th, and procure: the marriage Ii
cense at once. AMI wers married, as stated
stove. Neglecting to obtain the address
OF the officiating minister and not know
Ing that the certificate of marriage had
been forwarded to the brides father, they
waited in Washington, hoping each da To
obtain the desired document. Their pres
ence In the city cad daily visit to the
clerk IS office W rs the cause of the unpleas-
ant potodetv which they obtained, but
now that everything ha been made plain
and the pair have received the blessing OF
their parents, II is hoped their future hap
piness viii fully compensate them for any
temporary inconvenience they may have
met with in the beginning of the unitec
journey through life.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
SALIsBt-RY,s NEW PROPOSAL.
Suggests 81 Small Annual Paymen,
by Greece to Turkey.

Constantlnople, Aug. 24.-Lord Sails
bnry has mace another proposal, which, II
is hoped, will end the impasse in the peace
negotiations. His latest proposal appea-s =
20 be modification OF his previous one
which was in effect that Greece, in set
tling the indemnity she is to pay to
TurSey, sfDuld pay small annual sum on
similar lines as the payment Of Turkey
indemnity to Russia.
lie has now invited the powers TO 60
operate to devise means whereby Greece
will be able, herself. 10 guarantee the an
nual interest on a loan To be raised tC
pay the indemnity. This VIII involve at
least partiGl control of the Hellenic rev
enues.
The ambassadors have apparently been
informed that the Ottoman Bank will pro
vide the whole amount OF indemnityif con
trol of the Greek finances shall be as
sured
The evening times., 1897-08-24
Song of the Red Hat.

I cling of the gay Red Hat.
The up .to-date hed Hat,
The fIork! and flashy,
Tie trumpery, trashy,
Awfully fly Red Hat.
st-s,S
The tulle and straw Red Hat,
The feathered and flowered Red Hat,
The vain and self-glorious,
Loud and uproarNus,
4 SO Red Hat.
The flaming aud bright Red Hat.
The blazing and red blood Red Hat,
The very ubiquitous,
Rather iniQuitous,
Quite-in-the-style Red Hat.
re Puck
The evening times., 1897-08-24

That suez Canal business, and the Brit
ish occupation OF Egypt, has been a very
sore grievance to France. So much SO, we
may say that, If the French had not been
afraid of Germany, this matter would has
been made cause of war between the
countries. England's control of the suez
Canal guarantees her domination of trade
with the East, and that is question Of ad-
vantage and profit, much more likely to lead
Go a bloody issue these sordid days, than
any merc question OF sentiment or national
vanity would Coincidently with the Asiatic
happenings, above referred to we find the
French President with his Egyptian griev-
ance, hob -and-nob with the Gar, whose
ancient antagonisms and animosities to-
ward john Rpll are well known. Then there
rs the Sultan, still maintaining six or seven
hundred Thousand troops in the field, al
though his treasury is empty. To assume an
lnvidious relation between all these things
may seem presumptuous; but they are too
suggestive Of polarity to escapes esttention. To
add force to the analysis, President Faure's
trip to So. Petersburg follows hard upon
the visit OF Emperor William Who knows
but that the latter may have fixed it up
with Nicholas, Jointly TO guarantee Con-
tinental safety to France. and to leave her
hands free To get even on that little matter
OF difference? -g- -
The evening times., 1897-08-24
Circulation Statement.
TUESDAY, AUGUST "a, 1897.

A dispatch to The Times from simla,
fhe viceroyal summer headquarters ia
India, da;ed at O'Clock this morning,
gives us serious news from the northern
proportions of general war OF rebellion.
Government reports OF few days ago, TO
the effect that the concentration Of 35,
600 troops rnder Gen. Blood in the infected
territory, he'd suppressed the trfbesmen,
now appear 10 have been mistaken. IL
seems that this military movement merely
gave the rebels notice that they must pre-
pare for operations on a wholesale basis,
and olr Information today shows that they
have begun business in ceadly earnest
Early Yesterday morning the Afridis at
tucked Forts Maude and AIi-MnsIid, posi-
.lons near and intended 10 cover the city
of Jamrud, which il was not thought the
tribes would dare 10 move against for
Boiae time That they are doing mag
he taken as strong evidence OF their large
numbers, ample armament and equipment.
and confidence. Gen. Westmacott, ia
command at Jamrud, started with d de
tachrnent of lancers and a battery hoping
10 make The mouth of the khyber Pass,
and there shell tile Afridis, in relief Df
the beleaguered garrison. Later reports re
ceived just before going 10 press show that
he was successful IL sbelieved that heavy
fighting & is in progress in the Kurr an Valley.
at Sadda and Farachna The Mad Mulah''
is collecting the Mohmund tribesmen TO at
tack forts at Michiui and Shabkadr. The
situation indeed is gloomy ore for Eng
land
The evening times., 1897-08-24
Boston Climate.

tFrom the ST. Paul Pioneer Press.)
1t is a Boston newspaper which says:
"The dead man was driving about the
city Saturday, apparently in the best OF
health" Most astonishing place, Boston.
Sweetness Gone Wrong.
tFrom the Omaha World Herald.l
The Congressman who took little sugar
in theirs viii find that the people have
soured on them.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
State Secrets.

(From the New Orleans Times Democrat
The question; What constitutes a Slater
is little musty, but the answer is kaliedo-
scopic. In Nevada, TWO milionaires. In
Hawaii, sixty Inilionares; in South Caro-
lima, the Farmers Alliance; ia Delaware,
twenty-nine gentlemen. in Ohio, Marcus
A. Hanna.
The evening times., 1897-08-24
BHY OF 1.UHIs TO ABDIcATE.
Cares Of State Too Heavy for His
Advanced Age.

Paris, Aug. 24.-The eighty year-old Beg
or Tunis, Sidi Ali, will soon, according
t. a story published In the Figaro, ab-
uicate in favor OF his son, The latter
clause OF the statement, however, may
well be doubted, as there Is no record
showing that Sidi Ali Pasha has q soa
The accredited heir-presumptise to the
throne Of TunIs is the Bey's brother, Taib
Bey. The present ruler, w ho has reigned
for fifteen years, is q sovereign in name
and for revenue only, his foreign minister
really ruling, under French formerly a
Turkisht protectorats,
II the Rev really abdicates in favor OF
euber a son oil his brother, the plan Is
said to also contemplate his removal to
Nice, where he Will take up his residence
He is certainly old enough to lay aside ali
his cares OF state.
Sidi Ali, Bey OF Tunis, is the son OF Bey
Sid Ahsin, and succeeded his brother, Siji
MohaneC:-es Sadok, on October 2S, 1852
His family have been occupants OF the
thrcne OF Tunis since 1851. They are de
scended from Pen Ali Turki, native Of
the island of Crete, who made himself mas
ter of the country more than two hundred
years ago.
The country Was invaded by the French
In the spring OF 1881, and by the treaty of
kasr-es- said, May 12, 1881, 1t Was placed
under the protectorate of France. The ell
tire civil administration has since fallen
into the hands OF France.
Tunis has an area OF about 40, 600 square
miles, and a population estimated at ,6OO,-
600, the majority being formed of Bedouin
Arabs and Kabyles The French popula-
ton OF the country is about 10000 The
city OF Tunif, the capital, has a population
Sf $4,000, of whom 10000 are Euro
peans. he remainder being Moors, Arabs,
negroes and Jews
The evening times., 1897-08-24

We have observed that American SYN
psJhy will be with the gallant fellows
who mnst face the Moslem fanatics. Our
real national interests lie in having Great
Britain too fully occupied elsewhere, i,
10 bother about us for a year or so to
ccmc. That willy power has seen this
The evening times., 1897-08-24

Last night the members Of the Marine
Band played q suaroh to keep step with the
marching OF the soldiers, as presented by
the cinematograph. and the crowd were
wild in their enthusiasm This exhibit
ton will continue every night this week
If
The evening times., 1897-08-24
PopuIar Salt Water Trips

To picturesque Lower Potomac and al. the
summer resorts resumed SATURDAl /, Juns
20. Steamer I. v. Arrow smith leaves TIN
g. ferry wharf every Monday end Wednee
dav, s y. In. , and Saturday at0p.,n home
Sunday, 10 p. IN Accolnmodations inst
caass. O. ". RIDLEY, g. II
ie21-2mo
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-20
"supposed to" or supposed to Doq~

In a review published recently Mr..
for having had the courage to use in print
the colloquial "are supposed to" instead
of "are supposed to do, which, according
to the critic, Is what "a fool would have
written" Mr.. Allen asserts that in actual
speech "no educated man, except, perhaps,
prig," ever uses the longer form. Now,
always do not because l am a fool, an
uneducated man or prig (wbatever claim
may have on other grounds to any of
these titles of dignity, but simply because
In that part of England in which my early
years were spent the ellipsis in question Is,
or was 80 years ago, absolutely foreign to
the usage Of educated and uneducated peo-
pie alike, as much 80 as II amt" which
many highly educated persons say, though
have not yet met with it in the writings
Of Mr.. Allen.
In my native speech the book English
sentence, 81 should like to do so, but, "
might have been rendered colloquially by
II should like, but" or ~ should like to
do, but" Mr.. Aliens favorite form, 81
should like to- was for long time known
to me only from it's occurrence in Amer
lean books. When first heard 1t in con-
versation, it was under circumstances that
led me to regard it as a silly affectation
OF course / now hear 1t often enough, but
l have not quite got over the feeling that
there is something grotesque about it.
doubt whether 1t is so nearly universal
among educated people, even of southern
origin, as Mr.. Allen supposes.-