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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-15
Circulation Statement.
WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY is
Inundated Britain.


II there be people who have doubted the
complete decadence OF tie British power
in European affairs, we commend TO them
study Of the situation as disclosed in re-
cent news from across the Atlantic This
morning : dispatches to Tue Times are
highly Interesting. In the first place, it
is satisfactory to learn that the sultan VIII
decline 70 consider the question of inter
veution until after Sunday. Nothing could
lie finer than the evidently increa sing re
speCt OF MosIen az well as Christian poten-
tates for the day BY writing short mes
sage to tie powers on Sunda V Abdul Hamid
might ne able to save many human lives
from destruction by fire and sword, but his
conscientious scruples would be violated
and obviously it is much better to allow
Greeks and Turks to fail by rifle OF scimetar,
on Americans to die by starvation in Cuba,
than 10 violate conscientious scruples in re-
gard 10 works of charity aad mercy on sun
day.
A@ea4Nh'h fh'ANrth NAGiitl1ul1 bAiN hAAAAAAla
ton OF the English position A few days
ago Lord Salisbury was declaring tn A. rhe
Queens government would no, tolerate the
least loss II territory by Greece and would
stenly reSjs, any kind OF solution that did
not aiLnunt &c a restoration OF the status
quo aute hellum" Now the ministerial
organs are preparing the pubic mind for
submission 70 the transferof Thessal yto the
Sublime Porte. Gould am hing better IL
Illustrate the abjectstate Of British p. wer and
influence
As fsrcsh8dJwed in these columns, the
Sultan = determined to finish the Greek
forces in TheSSaly before showing himself
even to think Of peace The Turks are
IL front of Domokos, where they are not
likely to encounter much resistance, as We
are told that most IF Prince C0nstantine's
force has retired TO Larina. At Almyro
the position held by Gen SmoIensh is
expected TO Zoe assaulted today Probably
he wiH make the best fl ght he can, and try
10 cut through and join the main body of
Greeks to the west; hut, in his circum-
stances, there is little upon which to
predicate success. In Epir;s there are
reports OF a Hellenic advance. and Of scme
minor operations, which appear TO nave
resulted fav0rahly to the Greeks There
Is not much enCourag cement in this, as
their military force, orgauizat ton, and
equipment are now quite inadequate TO
serious cam.aiEnIn that quarter, and any
little advantage they may gain wHl only
serve Is make the Sultan stiH more vim
dictive and determined to complete the
destruction OF his adversary.
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against American citizens, the only action
taken by our President and Secretary of
State was TO suppress the facts. 50 that
the Just rage Of the people might not be
in this country. When the truth leaked
out. through the Senate Committee Oh For
eign Relations and The Times, temporary
feeling OF remorse seemed TO manifest it
self, and some mild action, deemed neces-
saTy TO placate public wrath, was prom
Used; but even this position was vastly modi-
fled a few hours later under the disin-
terested advice Of Mr.. Dupuy de LONE,
Mr.. olney's Cuban counsellor, Mr.. Atkins
and Mr. Eugene Hale, Of Maine
Nevertheless. we do not despair of action.
There will be things disclosed at the Cuban
mass meeting tomorrow at the Columbia
Theater that will show the people Of
Washington the true inwardness of many
things heretofore more or less suppressed
or misunderstood. We have patriotic Amer
iCdhS III the senate anu Rouse WHO VIII
succeed in redeeming the legislative branch
of the GOvernmentfrom the shame that has
been put upon the Nation, aud, lastly, we
have the mass of American citizenship,
without regard to party, fully determined
in its sturdy Anglo-Saxon way upon
new policy OF national honor and justice
to the oppressed With these remedial ele-
ments at work there is strong hope for
OF the rights of the gallant Cubans, strug-
Cling for the blessings of liberty against
the most devilish power that ever cursed
Gods footstool, the "unspeakable Turk" not
excepted
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LETTERS FROM TIMESREADERS
The Brightwood Difficulty.

To the Editor of The Times:
Your article in the Morning Times of To-
day received the cordial thanks and earnest
commentator OF every citizen who lives
In this broad region stretching from Florida
avenue to Silver Springs
The management OF the Bri ghJwood cleo.
trio road for incompetence, bunging, and
cyld-bIO0ded cruelty to the public, beats
anything l have ever seen in travelling
fifty years in this corporation-cuTsed world
For four years | have endured it until
have been so Injured TO rough usage and
foul play, that like an eel often skinned |
only squlrIn now ana then; but being laid
up with aB attack Of grip caught by rid
ing IN an open car in a pouring rain /
AIN going to kick. Right at Brentwood IS
their power house, where dozens of closed
cars lay, which could be transferred in
half a minute but they were not. as
suiue that d corporation is run TO make
money; but this BrightwOod road is a
mystery to me, and every one else who has
studied its working
If the majority Of the stockholders were
large property holders at the other end OF
the city, and desired TO head off every at
tempt to settle and build up all the waste
spots along the Seventh street road, their
conduct would be plain Their HDt:o Is
literally the public be damned" they
have alienated and disgusted every patron
ofthcirline In the summer have ridden
scores or times 50 jammed and packed in
the cars that the flowers in my bUutonhC1e
and the lunch in my pockets have been
mashed fiat, and that, too, when We pass
the shops where sCOTesOf cars stand gGapty
Again, instead of running through cars
TO the terminus OF Brghtwood road, all
passengers for TakOma Hotel and North
TaEOma are dumped out at a shack and
compelled to wait from ten to thirty min
utes for i car that plies backward and forth.
Nearly every guest left the hotel last sum
mer, and but few will 90 there this season
owing To the uncomfortable wait and
long delay in getting home
The people OF the District are helpless
and their only appeal is to the press. in
M State of the onion would such an utter
disregard Of the rights of the public be al
lowed THIS is q tue statement, without
malice or exaggeration. I could get every
man woman ana child in the egiOn TO sub
scribe toic j. II.
Bright wood, y. c, May ~
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Chief Joseph and General Howard.

CnIe1 JOSepn ana OeHefut hoWafu.
Somehow or other, when Gen . O.
Howard undertakes to speak anywhere
except on the platform OF some religious
! institution, he is pretty sure TO Starttrouhle
Ii now appears that he objected to the
placing Of Chief Joseph, Of the Nez Per 3es,
anywhere in the Grant parade, and Ihat
his opinion was warmly recipr0cated by
Chief Joseph, who refused with great
frmness to he placed anywhere near the
bible Chief" as Gen Howard was called
by the Indians 1t looks, from the state
ment OF Lieut. Jerome, WHO served oil
through the campaign in which Chief
Joseph was captured, as If the Irdian
had some very good reasons for his re-
marks
This lieutenant SO Us that the VIII ole credit
OF tae OntCome of the war Is due TO
GeE. Niles, who vas only a colonel then;
and that Gen. Howard could, and should,
have prevented the whole war. He says
that the Nez Pcrces were well off IN THE ir
own country, and would have surrendered
at once if they had been managed with
tact and fairness. Instead of that, they
were routed cut OF the place where they
Indians, and chased over the country
during a campa ign which cost the United
States many thousands Of dollars and many
hundred good men, and, to say the lee st,
did not strengthen the faith OF other Indian
tribes IN the justice Of the United States
Government. II was the old story. The
valleys occupied by the Indians were -
beautiful and fertile tina the white settlers
thougntit was shame that redskins should
have them This was in the afeumeof chief
JoSeph's father, who ad joined in treaty
giving up all claim to the country
except two valleys In 1863 the Govern
ment wanted those valleys and desired
Oil Joseph to make another treaty. which
n refused to DO. He said he had sept
his faith; let the white men keep theirs.
OlheU chiefs, whose interests were not
injured, agreed To the new allotment, and
the Conlmiss ioners claimed that Joseph was
bound by a majority Of his peers. Old
Joseph, however, would not leave lis val
legs, aud died there short time afterwaTd.
Joseph became chief, and came into
notice during The Modoc troubles Of 1873
lie, like mis- father. had evinced a dis
position 20 abide by the Indian custom,
which does not recognize that potent factor,
the VIII Of the majority. The chief acts
upon the VIII Of his people expressed III
council, but if one man dissents, his right
to depart from the council is unquestionel
His tribe, therefore, continued to live in
the WaEowa valley under the previous
treaty, which they had never consented to
revoke
But even after troops We're sent to
drive them upon the reservation, the
Indians, though prepared 70 fight for
their homes, were evidently anxious to
settle matters peaceahly If they could.
Lieut.. Jerome says that Gen Towards
criticisms OF Chief Joseph only open up
tie way for the telling OF a little truth
about himself; and, somehow or other,
there have always been Army officers
ready to come out with these truths when
Gen Howard has projected himself into
public notice.
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John Philip Sousa, the March King"
has new march, which he will givet the
public for the first time at his farewell
concertOftheseasOna { the Lafa yette square
Opera House tomorrow evening. The
annual SOusa march has become easily the
most conspicuous and interesting musical
novelty of each recurring season, and the
worldwide popularity which the March
Kings famous series OF ''tw0-steps" have
acquired, has grown with each new prod
uCt Of his pen The new Sousa march is
tribute to the composers patriotism and the
profound expression Of his Joy on re-
turning to the land OF his birth after an
European tour, and has been gratefully
termed The Stars and Strips Forever"
This is the first announcement Of the title
and the public performance Of the march to-
morrow evening is invested with more
than ordinary interest.
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Indignant at the Canadians Efforts
to Exclude Them.

Vancouver, B. c., May 15-American
mine ownersi in Kootensy are showing their
disgust at Canadian envy at them for
their enterprise and consequent profit in
developing Canadian mines, and threaten
to smelt their ores in Washington State,
Just across the border.
American owners of Leroi. Rossland,
B. c., the richest mine in British Columbia,
paying dividends of $50, 900 month, have
called meeting of the Rossland board Of
trade, coInposeda lmoste Exclusively of Ameri-
cans, and have announced their intention
of smelling their ore in Washington. The
announcement was received with unani-
nous approval
Subsequently the Canadians of Rossland
net and expressed their indignation by
petition to the federal government Of
Canada, asking 1t to place a heavy duty
on export ores.
The Americans have replied that Canada
dare not put such duty on ores
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MRS. COOK WAS BRAN L.
Drew a Revolver on Negro, Who
Tried to Assault Her.


baltimore, May 15.-Mrs Sophia Cook,
wife OF IN Frederick Cook, a farmer living
near Jacksonville, Tenth district, as
assaulted 10y a Colored man yesterday while
driving along the Hilien road near TayIor's
Church, about two and half miles sUuth
of Towson She had bean to Baltimore to
g END market and was on her way home at
the time OF the assault.
As il her custom Mrs Cook carried a
revolver in the pocket Of her dress Tie
cOlOred man, who was Of large stature
and wore no coat jumped into the wagon
and struck Mrs Cook upon the head.
1t is supposed that he used some III
strument, as Mrs. Cooks head was cut
by the blow She was partially stunned,
but She cid not forget her revolver, She
quickly drew it from her pocket, and her
assailant made hasty retreat 1t is sup
posed that hs intention was robbery.
After the Colored man had fastened away
Mrs Cook went to the house of Mrs : s.
Taylor, where the blood was washed fIom
the wound in her head
Mr. Elisha jackson, who lives near the
home of Mrs Cook, was driving up the
Hillen road about a mile in the rear of
Mrs. Cooks team. He passed a Colorad
man who was going in the direction uf
the city. After he heard of the assault
and of the description given by Mrs Cook
of her assailant Mr.. Jackson was confident
that the man whom lie passed was The
person who had committed the assault.
SIr. Jackson, when reaching Towson, went
to the office of Justice Herbert and related
the circumstances OF the assault. Consta-
hIe Whitaker notified the police auth lri-
ties of baltimore, as it was believed that
the assa:lant of Mrs Cook was making lis
way to the city.
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Must Americans Starve?

There is something truly gruesOme about
4he attitude Of the Administra ton regard
ing tie starving Americans in Cuba. 1t is
very evident that within the past few
days, money has been raised somewhere
Tor press purposes, and that there is a
general suppression OF the facts OF the
situation as far rs newspapers controlled
in the money interest are concerned.
There need he little doubt as to the source
OF the new supplies 1t is an open secret
that the Queen Regent Of Spain and Pre-
Inier Cdnoyas del Castillo have been ex-
asperated by the rIag1ancy OF Weyler's
fiendi,h operations on the island, and that
they would have long ago recalled him
and sent some person in his place pos
sessed OF a glimmeriug of humanity, but
forthe fact that the Rothschilds, who repre-
sent the holders Of the Spanish Cuban debt
would not allow them to, and, on the
contrary, insisted upon giving Weyler a
free hand to do his worst. The same in
flUence, indirectly, dictated the Cuban
policy Of Cleveland and Olney, and there is
hardly roumfor question that tits the domi-
nant factor in the present governmental
situation.
Upon no other theory is it possible to
UnGers, and the course of the President and
Secretary of State. They are, and have
been, confronted by a state of things that
NO previous American Executive, Cleve-
land alone excepted, ever would have toler-
ated for moment For weeks they have
known officially that hundreds of Ameri-
can citizens were starving to death in the
streets. OF Cuban cities and towns; not
10y reason alone of the accidents Of war,
but because the starvation was cruelty
and deliberately planned in revenge for
American sympathy with Cuba. They have
known that at least one of our consuls was
forbidden TO save his dying feIlow-country-
men, and that the food he had secured
for their relief was confiscated by the
Spanish authorities.
: Yet in the face of such an insult TO our
nation; in the presence of such hideous
Chine. openly and defiantly committed
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The Dry Goods Clerks.

To the Editor of The Times:
Noticing in tOday's Times a letter from
grocery clerk complaining of the in
justice Of opening grocery stores on Sun
day morning, / would say that there IS
another class of stores which keep their
doors open Sunday morning, along Seventh
street northwest Doing business six days
in the week should be sufficient for an yone.
Besides it is not fair that those who open
their places of business on Sundays should
take advantage of those who do not. The
attention of the Commissioners should be
called to this matter through your valuable
paper, and the sooner it is stopped the
better will it be for allcOncerned.
DRY GOODS CLERK
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AT THE THEATERS.

This Is the evening for the repetition
OF the jennie Juniors performance Of
Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado" at the
Columbia. The production is under the
direction Of Prof. Coward and he has de-
voted every energy to successful giving
of this attractive work. The boys made a
great hit n New York and other cities ON
their trip. They give their second wash
ingtOn production clothed in tie radL.ung
praise of all critics encountered. The Co.
IuInbia will be well filled as indicated t-y
an advance sale, which nearly sweeps 5he
board as it is
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There are large tracts OF rocky upland
which are OF no particular use just at
present, and would be just the thing
which a goat would like. Signs could be
set up, warning off people who might
wish to go there after bIueberries and
life everlasting, and men who wanted to
shoot squirrels. Then, when the goat was
fully grown. he could be shot and skinned,
and his skin could be made into gloves,
and boots, and alligator-skin purses, and
things. The man whose business 1T might
be to herd, feed and otherwise bring up
the goats would have a lively time of it,
but, IL he survived, and made money, he
would be entitled to a large amount OF
gratitude from the American people. He
would have made the goat useful as
well as an ornamental animal.
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To the Editor Of Tie Times:
Why do our police remove the American
bOOtblaCR at the corner of Ninth and E
streets northwest while the Italian, at
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Fogr-and-a-half
street, is allowed to keep his stand without
moIestatiOu. The American who was at
Ninth and Z streets northwest is cripple,
and is trying to honestly support a sister
and her two children, His leg has been
aTnputated above his knee, and not having
q fine education. this, though q mental one,
is the very position that he can fill l
think it would be better to allow him to
put his stand out and earn liveliho hon
estly, than to throw him, his sister and
family on the charity Of the city.
JUSTICE
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Goats.

A citizen Of Harlem, N. Y, has been
investigating the possibilities OF the festive
and joyous goat. He states that a we'll
managed gOatery would be a profita ble
thing to the American citizen, and that
the $40, 900 900 worth of goat skins an
nualy imported from other countries might
just as well be raised on American soil.
The goat is one OF the most picturesque,
buoyant and mirthful animals to be found
on earth. His spirits are unquenchable
and his digestion iron-clad. He is worth
his keep simply as a spectacular anuse-
ment-if somebody else can be relied upon
TO furnish the human part OF the spectacle.
He is occasionally used by the small boy
to draw a diminutive wagon, usually
painted red, in which the small boy sits,
secure in the proud consciousness that
the earth and the inhabitants thereof are
called into being for his benefit, that be
may ride out and be admired This bliss
full state continues until the goat sees
some object Of interest, when the small
boy usually gets spilled into puddle, and
bowls, and tn gon loses a wheel or two
But the goat comes out all right He could
be relied on to come out aheadin a contest
with a sausage machine or a buzz-saw
Some day some enterprising man will
teach q goat to shoot Niagara Falls in a
dug-out, and the goat will live and make
money for his employer till he dies of old
age. But as for use, that Is quite differ
ent matter.
The goatery might be started, however.
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specialties

Manager Herman has specially engaged
for one week the undisputed champion of
the world, Bob FitZsimmons, who will
appear at every performance i'll conjunction
with Oppenheimer's spectacle, Zero
Champion FitzsimmOns will appear in an
accurate reproduction of the Carson City
fight, illustrating the terrible knock out
blow which defeated James j. COrbett
He will also give scientific bag-puncbing
exhibition. Since the big fight Manager
Herman determined to give the Washington
public a chance to get glimpse OF the
lanky Antipodean's famous heart blow
Although Manager Herman will be called
upon TO pay Fitz an enormous sum of
money for the weeks engagement. he viii
also present one of the best and most
elaborate burlesque organizations in ex-
istence This comes under the title Of
Oppenheimer' Superb Spectacle, Zero
which is replete with pretty girls, clever
comedians, electrical effects and appro-
pirate scenery.
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A Twins Congress.

To the Editor Of The Times
/ am the fortunate father OF twins,
two HtJle golden-haired girls and in my
immediate neighborhoOd, in South west
Washington there are four other pairs,
or, sets of twins. Now, with the kind
assistance OF The Times, wish to see
if we fortunate parents OF twins cannot
arrange u have a twins congress in the
Capital City A date in this "FlOwery
month Of May" might be fixed as the
first meeting of all the twins in the
District Then an annual meeting might
be provided for Why not? X. ID. H.
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The public should not be hasty in reach
ing conclusions concerning the firing upon
our flag by the Nicara guam tug OF war,
nor in regard 10 the alleged killing Of
our consul during the attack upon Puerto
Cortez. II is not likely that the state
Department Will notice the incident our
flag is quite used To insult, and the shoot
ing Of a consul only opens up a place for
some good Ohio man"
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The season of summer comedy at the Co
lumbia Theater begins Monday evening with
every Encouragement fOI an suspicious
opening Patrons viii find the lobby
beautiful resort, lit by shaded lamps, cooled
by a fountain and TesTful with numerous
rustic benches for Ioungers. The the
alter viii lie cooled by an electric exhaust
system and ice draughts from the ice stored
IN the cellars. The opening night will lie
made suspicious by the presentation Of Il
entirely new play by Paul Wilstach, Il light
modern farCicaI comedy. "A First Of
Tense Those who have seen the re-
hcarsals say 1t is sCTedTingly funny, ana
the excellent company will certainly pre-
sent the hest points. as they best could be
presented In the cast VIII be Katherine
Grey, Grace Mae Lamkin, Pearl Evely1ne,
AlLpman, Henry Bergman, James BarrOws,
Alfred Hickman, VIII Jefferson, Geofery
stein anG Frank Beaurist.
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Free silver, and we hope other stancb
AmeriCanisIn Will be REINFORCED in the
Senate by the election Of the Hon. Stephen
r. Mallory, to succeed MI Call of Florida.
Incidentally, 1t may be remarked that the
defeat Of Col. Chipley, of the Pensacola
and Atlantic Railway, indicates that rail
way interests are not dominant IN that
part Of the country
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Madrid dispatches today publish assur-
anCes received there from Minister Dupuy
de Lone declaring that president Nc
Kinley and Secretary Sherman still con-
tinue friendly" Why, of course! Moth
ing has transpired to render them other
wise. What does little matter like the
murder by starvation of a few hundred
Americans amount to between friends?
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1t is announced that a man in San
Quentin prison has signed confession OF
cisco church, for which young Durrant Is
under sentence OF death. The governor is
being urged to grant a pardon on that
account
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Business interests representing more than
S1O0,OOO,00o OF investment in Cuba join
in asking Mr. Mckinley to intervene. They
also Join in suppressing the nature of the
plan of intervention recommended. We
may be sure that it includes very full in
demnity to them.