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The times., 1897-04-05

while lying sick in bed in his house in
Cartegena.
Dr Delgado, who was shot and left
for dead.
The ill-fated prisoners of the Competi-
tor now nearly eleven months in the
dungeons of Cabana.
For the moment the Spanish policy pro-
fesses more leniency to American citizens
III particular, and more clemency toward
the rebels in general 1 say profess adj
visediy, for there is small proof that such
a policy is to be adopted as the outcome Of
mature deliberation and the decision that
the measures in the past have been OF too
severe nature.
The real reason fora any momenta ychange
is the advent TO power OF the Mckinley
administration. just now Spain is full
or sTnirks and smiles, of curtsies and tricks
as q coquette of six seasons al least; OF,
better said, perhaps, the treacherous
weather of an English springtime.
Spain made Mr.. Cleveland and Mr. olney
dance to the tune she piped.
/ have the authority of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, the United States consulGeneral at
Havana, for stating that.
Not in one single case since he assumed
the duties of the Havana consulate have
American prisoners been accorded the
privileges they are entitled to under the
Spanish-American treaty and protocols
Gen. Lee states that his efforts to obtain
the fun treaty rights for Americans were
invariably thwarted by instructions ena-
mating from Mr. olney in Washington
If the wiles of the Spanish minister are
as successful in entrapping Mr.. Mckinley
and Mr.. Sherman as they were Mr Cleve-
land and Mr. 0hiey, then good-hy TO any
hope for justice to American citizens or
protection TO American property IN Cuba.
God grant that Spain's efforts TO mislead
the United States Government may This
time prove Il failure.
the paramount question for those with
interests in Cuba is: What chance there
may be for a speedy termination of the
existing condition of affairs and the restora-
ton of a lasting peace established on a
sound and firm basis? This happy con-
summation cannot be reached by the pro-
mitigation of any reforms Spain may see
fit to grant TO the Cuban people.
The time is passed when measure OF
reform could have satisfied the craving
for liberty possessed by the Cubans. Wcy-
Ier's brutal policy of the past fourteen
months has erfccuualIy killed any hope in
this direction,
Gen. WeyIer. apparently with the sup
port OF the Madrid government, is eyi-
IDENTIFY OF opinion that the proper way to
get rid of the trouble is to exterminate
the Cuhans.
with all due Difference to the Spanish
commander-in-chicr,I do not Relieve such
a plan is feasible, even if the United States
would quietly continue as hitherto, staui-
ing by and allowing the experiment to be
tried
The Cubans are today better armed and
equipped, and with greater numbers in
their fighting ranks, thanat any time since
the revolt began. They can continue a
guerilla warfare on the present lines for
years. and there is every indication that
they are prepared TO do so.
The times., 1897-04-05

should not have been organized for just
such contingencies.
"If the same rule be applied to thermo-
static work says Mr.. Low in conclusion,
'as between two unions, one of which can
do it only under some conditions and for
some Of its applications, and the other
OF winch can 10 1T under all conditions and
for all its applications, this work should
he assigned to the union that can do the
work as whole in every one of its appli-
cations, in an old building as well as in
new Under this view the control OF the
thermostatic is determined not by the
chance OF its being donein new building
and to connect with radiator, but by the
more fundamental Consideration that the
union which under some circumstances must
do it should do it under all circumstances.
My finding is for the plumbers and gas
filters =
All the thermoSt1tic work done in New
York would not, according to an authorita-
tive estimate, keep more than eight men
steadily employed all the year round.
President 0'Brien, of the board of walk
ing delegates, said that this decision set
tied the question as to which union should
do the thermostatic work and that, in ac-
cOrdance with the promise TO Mr. Low, the
strikes would be declared off. Then he
was asked what he would do if non-union
steHmfitterS were put to work.
THAT would be an entirely new griev-
auce ana would be dealt with in the regu-
lar way"
At the headquarters Of the Iocked-out
steamfitters the news of President Lows
decision was received with howls of dis
pleasure. Several Of the steamfitters de-
ciared that they were very much dis
pleased, and that they had expected a
different result
The times., 1897-04-05
THE BOYCOTT DENOUNCED
Columbia Union Condemns the At
tack Upon The Times.
A Committee Appointed to Act in
Conformity With Strong Res.
olutions Adopted.

At a special meeting of Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No. 101, held yesterday
at Typographical Temple, thefolo wingpre-
ambe and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas certain labor organizations in
Washington have placed u boycott On The
Washington Times, a newspaper on which
are employed union men; and,
Whereas it seems that the said boycott
is unreasonable and unjust: therefore, be it
Resolved, That committee of three be
appointed to investigate the causes which
prompted the boycott and endeavar 20 have
an amicable settlement by which ne said
boycott be lifted.
Resolved further, That our delegates
10 the Central Labor Union be instructed
to use all honorable means to induce that
body not to indorse the above mentioned
boycott"
A resolution proposing legislation to
empower the Public Printer to appoint
applicants for positions without passing
civil service examination was defeated
by q decisive vote.
The times., 1897-04-05
THE LOVELY ZION BAPr1sTs.
A Congregation Formed and Services
to Be Held Regularly.

to Be Held Regularly.
The ship Of the new Lovely Zion Baptist
Church was successfully launched yester-
day morning at Cadets Armory, o street,
between Seventh and Eighth, a very
large congregation assisting at the event.
Services will continue to be held there
until the congregation is able to build n
church.
The sermon was preached by the pastor,
Rev. S. Geriah Lamkin, from the text Of
Daniel, 1.-The stone cut out of the noun
tain without hands, The idea elabor-
ated by the preacher was the final triumph
of the Gospel. The Gospel is the wonder
OF the world, he said, first, because of
its humble origin, its founder coming as
stranger into the world of his own
creation; and again, it's wonderful strength
is manifested in its power over individuals
and nations. Christ will conquer all
the forces in opposition to His Gospel
by love, and not as Napoleon or Alexander
did the enemies of their kingdoms, by
fire and the sword
The times., 1897-04-05
SUSPECTED VESSEL SEIZED.
Tug Alexander Jones Taken for a
EiltbUStPr,


jacksonville, Fla, April IA telephone
message from Fernandina to the Times
Union states that the tug Alexander Jones
was brought in there late last night in
charge of an officer from the cruiser Nesu-
vius The Government vessel cauein today.
The tug was seized on Cumberland Sound
on suspicion of being a filibuster, but, AS
nothing suspicious was found on her, she
was held on the charge of violating the
nayigationlaws, being withoutl ghts when
seized by the Hesuvius. The cruiser was
out all night, and her appearance spoiled
a large expedition that was ready to sail
from that place.
The tug Panama w0s lying at the dock
there at midnight, with several large barges
alongside of her loaded with arms and
ammunition. When the Jones came in
they took alarm, and the barges were run
orf up the St Mary's River and hid, so that
when the Vesuvius arrived she found nuth-
ing suspicious on the tug.
As the tug was fired up and had big
lot of coal on, she was viewed with sus-
picion The Jones had a lot of coal on, it
is said, and q very large crew for so small
a vessel.
The times., 1897-04-05
MORE HELP FOR CUBANs.
Rumors of an Expedition Started
From Philadelphia.

Wilmington, Del, April lit is stated
here tonight that upon the arrival of the
steamer Laurada here last Sunday Capt.
Hughes, her commander, went to Philadel-
phia. where, after consultation with we'll
known ship brokers of that city, he took
charge on Monday of a vessel, name un-
known, lying in the Delaware between
Chester and Wilmington, awaiting COM
mander The vessel passed down the river
the same afternoon
Cuban sympathizers here say the vessel
carried a cargo OF rifles and dynamite and
thirty men. who Will join the insurgent
forces in Cuba
The times., 1897-04-05
An Immense Cargo.

New York, April 4. The Hamburg Ameri-
can steamer Penns ylvania, which arrived
this evening from Hamburg, brought 49,
200 tons of cargo and drew twenty-nine
feet of water crossing the bar, probably
as heavy a draught as ever entered the
port, although deeper-laden vessels have
left here. The Pennsylvania had large
miscellaneous cargo, including GO, 600 bags
or sugar There were also on board 831
passengers, all told.
The times., 1897-04-05
A BRAKEMAN DROWNED.
The Fourth Fatality in Sioux City's
Flood History.

Sioux City, Iowa, April 4.-Residents of
the Floyd River bottoms here are again
flying to higher ground. At Merrill, James
and Hinton, points above here, the stream
is out Of its banks and flooding the valley.
Here the bank is higher, and three-foot
rise will be necessary before the floods
of fortnight ago can be repeated The
rise still progresses, however, at the rate
of two or three inches an hour.
While repairing flood damage on the Mil
waukee road John A Bushnell, a brak keman,
was drowned last night. He is the fourth
victim in this locality Of this seasons high
water.
The times., 1897-04-05
THE DEATH OF CROSBY.
Consul General Lee Believes the
Spaniards Murdered Him.

Consul General Lee believes that in the
death of C. E. Crosby, the Chicago news
paper correspondent, another atrocity equal
to the Ruiz murder has been committed
Lee entirely discredits the report made
by the Spanish authorities sto how Crosby
met his death, and has wired the State
Department to this effect. He has been adj
vised to thoroughly investigate the matter
before leaving Havana.
The times., 1897-04-05
IN MEAIORIANI.

In loving remembrance Of my dear hus-
band, William II Maxwell, VINO ued ons
year ago today, April ., 1896.
I miss thee from my side, dear husband,
/ miss thee from thy place.
A shadow Ger my life is cast
miss the sunshine of thy dear race.
/ miss thy kind and willing hands,
Thy fond and earnest care
Nv home on earth is dark and lonely Wttn-
out thee
miss thee dear husband, Oh, miss thes
everywhere.
1 will come to your grave where your spirit
has fled,
Beneath the green sod you are laid with
the dead.
Where the one that loved is turning to
clay,
In Arlington's cold dews you are passing
BY His SAD ANDLoYING WIFE.
The times., 1897-04-05
uNpERTAKERs.

After assigning her a room thec1erk handed
the KEY TO the Front" and ordered him to
show the lady to room r. The boy usnered
her into the elevator and was Just about to
close the door when she exclaimed in o
voice loud enough TO be heard throughout
the entire office: 'Oh, this room is too
small: can't you give me a larger one?''-
Philadelphia Record.
The times., 1897-04-05
EXTRA CARS.
IlIEI.

HERRON-On April I 1897, at O'Clock
a. m, REV. L. D. HEBRON.
Funeral from Douglas NJ. e. Church, a5
80 D. IN, April 8. Interment at Balti-
more, April 3.
Baltimore papers please copy 1t
SMITH On Thursday, April 1. 1897,
JAMES SMITH.
Friends who desire TO view the remains
will call at S11 Ninth street northwest
before Tuesday, April 8, 1897 1e
The times., 1897-04-05
Country.
CONSULTATION FREE.

Vou,r Hon If you are suffering from
lUulS Mtu nervous debility, stupiduess.
or are otherwise united Tor
study or business, you should take treatment
rom this noted specialist before 1t IS TOO late.
lIiddIe-Aged and Old Men Iheasaads insIs ads
OF
troubled with weak, aching backs and Kidneys
biIity' Many die of thisetToubIe, ignorant Of
The cause. The most obstinate cases OF this
character are treated with unfailing success.
The highest fee charged by Dr. " aiAer Is -
a month. and includes all medicine.
Daily Office hours. 10 to sunday. u 70 Il;
Monday, W ednesday, Thursday, and saturday
evenings o. tOS.
The times., 1897-04-05
1t Cramped Her.

A country woman recently went to
. Harrisburg hotel and asked for a room.
The times., 1897-04-05
GEORGE TRUEsDELL,
w NJ RACK
Commissioners Districtof Columbia.
&

HEADQUARTERS CITIZENS CUBAN
COMMITTEE, 91O Pa. ave. NV, Wash
ingtoI, d C., April =, 1897 All persons
are hereby notified not to pay any con-
tributions for the CUBAN HOS PITAL
FUN ID to any collector or persons not pre-
Senting papers of authorization by the
Cuban committee and signed by j. W.
j r T., Chairman OF committee. MISS
ELLEN C. RHODES, financial secretary
P S--COntTibutiOns can also be sent TO
MessTs. Metzerott and LucRetJ, trcasuTers,
Columbia Theater. ap4-45
A MEETING of the stockholders OF the
Washington Safe Deposit Company viii
be held on Friday, April %, 1897, Tor
The polls will be open at 2 IN. and close
at 1 O'Clock p. m SAM CROSS, Secre-
tary and treasurer. mh2S-26tm
HAVING dissolved partnership with the
Swiss Steam Laundry the Capital steam
Laundry has resumed operations ut its old
place of business, 512 Sth Sc. NV, and
respectfully SolicitS the ret urn of the
patronage of it's old friends and custom
erS; lace curtains, blankets. and bundle
work speciality. MRS. ". y. WEA YER
ap3-3t
RALSTON & SIDDONS have moved their
law offices to Rooms 1S7 TO 100, in
elusive, Washin gtOn Loan and Trust Build
ing, 9th and + sts. NV. inh3l-7t
EXTRA CARS.
Beginning April L extra cars will be run on
L AND EIGHTEENTH STREETS,
Between Seventh Street and Columbia
Road. throughout the entire day.
CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY.
rnh30- item
The times., 1897-04-05
Country.

Than Any ether Physician in This
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
TIE SONG OF THE OK WAGON.

This is the song of the straining span, the tune
OF the tattered tilt.
OF the slow essays in perilous ways of the wag-
on stOutly built,
Tho song that was sung in the ancient tongue
when the days of the world dawned gray,
The crcaking Groom of the disselboom, the song
that is sung today.
East and west and south and north the first
born herdsmen spread,
From the waters clear Of the high Pamlr, from
the ancient Oxus bed
On and On TO the plains Of tho Don their creak'
= ing wagons ran,
And the disselboom showed out the doom that
has given the earth to man.
Over the sands of the thirsty lands, under a
brazen sky,
Where the only law men bow before is the law
of the assegai,
Forth and forth to the dim far north whore the
broad Zambezi flows
Still today in the ancient way the rumbling
wagon goes.
Through the forest ways where the wild things
Craze, the dappled, the fawn, the gray;
Where the tall 'skameel" at sunset steal like
ghosts to the silent v1ey:
Where the lions drink at the reedy brink of the
slowly Swallowing pan,
The disselboom shows out the doom that has
given the earth to man.
Slow and slow the wagons go by thicket and
thorn and pool,
But their thin path traced on the homeless
waste is the road of the coming rule,
And in dread of that track the wild sinks
back, and the thief and the beast give
place
To the farm and field and the yearly yield OF
the men of the wiser race.
East and west and south and north from the
days Of the dawn till now,
Ere grass was burned or sod was turned by
the share of the furrowing plow,
This was the tune of the tattered tilt the song
of the straining span,
How the disselboom points out the doom that
has given the earth to man.
st. James Gazette.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
Got There at IaSI.

The old man stood, white haired and
shivering, Oh the corner.
"I'ye Jest come in from the country, "
he explained to stranger who stood
near, IAN I'm a-gon ter visit my boy
at West End an | want ter git thar in
time fer his wife ter cook this here liver
fer supper; killed fine beef jest fore
l left. Which car must / take:''
'.The one with two red lights" re-
piled the stranger. ''It'll be along after
awhile. 4"
The old man waited. Car after car
passed in succession, but one red light
was all they carried.
He stopped every motorman, but they
could only inform him that the car he
wanted was just behind and would reach
him before daylight.
Then he sat down in the doorway of
the gas office and fell fast asleep.
Later on a policeman reused him. He
stared stupidity around until his gaze
rested Oh a car which was within ten
feet of him. He saw two blazing balls
of red fire glaring up the track, and he
made leap for them, closely followed
by the policeman.
The conductor grabbed him by the
coat collar, and rs he fell sprawling on
the platform he cried
"Hurlah! Got her at last, by jingsl
Six pound er liver an two red lights!'
Atlanta Constitution.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
A Woman's Palace,

St. Petersburg owes it's second great
palace, The Hermitage, to fantasy of
Catherine II. Originally The Hermitage
was a small pavilion attached to the
winter palace-a place of recreation,
where friendly causerie, as it was un-
derstood i'll the last century, could be
carried on without court formalities.
The imperial hostess drew up series
Of rules for these parties and placed
them on table near the door. "Leave
your rank outside as we'll as your hat, Z"
says the first rule. "Be gay, but do not
spoil anything; do not break or gnaw
anything, is a somewhat ominous adj
monition, but those to "argue without
anger and without excitement and
"neither to sigh nor to yawn, nor make
anybody dull or heavy are rules
which should be enforced in every draw
ing room today. New York World.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
TREED BY A BEAR.
Terrible Experience of schoolteacher In
Sullivan County.

Terrible Experience of a Schoolteacher In
Sullivan County.
Lucretia Ritter. pretty little school
teacher of Sullivan county, N. Y, had
q terrible experience recently, She is in
charge Of country school in a lonely
portion of the Skunk mountains, in the
vicinity of Elk lake, and boards at a
farmhouse over mile distant. Iar
convenience the youIg ,e' ctor E.ts b
accustomed to take short cut thro1 !, Il
a lonely woods, thus saving herself Il
long walk.
AS she was traversing the path Gu
her way to the schoolhouse she 0 Sssv; 4
what she supposed was a yearl. j If
lying directly in her path. She bray ly
waved her lunch basket to scare tle AMI
NAL, but was almost petritied with Hor-
ror when she discovered that it was
full grown bear. The bear made a rush
for her, and the girl in her fright climb
ed partly up crooked tree. To add to
her terror, her clothing became fastene
ed to broken limb of tree, and tto
frightened girl was unable either to IS
cend or descend. The bear i'll the ms :
time had devoured her lunch h,tt
and the flowers off her hat, whiel, y
dropped during the girl ii slt
The bear kept the girl a p !soner
over three hours and was finally frs
ened off by t4e arrival of Fal !,
Swartz. After Miss Ritter had been
leased from her perilous position 7
tainted and was carried in ot,,,1 )
arms to her boarding house, a dis. g
Of almost mile She is entirely pl.s-
trated since her terrible experience. and
it is feared that the shock may prove
fatal. l.-Philadelphia Times.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
Wants Everybody Registered.

DR.. Arthur Mcdonald, the Washing
ton criminologist, thinks that ev, ~ man,
woman and child in the country ouid
be measured according to the Ber. llion
system and the resulting data preserved
by government bureau, with branch
es in every township. This, he says,
would not only almost pat all end to
crime by making detection practically
certain, but it would be of service in
scores of ways among perfectly respect
able people, like lawyers, bankers, in
surance men and all others to whom
questions of identity are of great impor-
tance.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
Stse Heard Him,

Wife {as breakfast)-Oh, John, I'll
bet l know whom you gave your seat to
coming home in the car last night.
John (who had been out all night hav-
ing quiet little game with the boys)-
Oh, don't be SO foolish! How could you
ever guess? Are you mind reader?
don't believe gave up my seat at all.
Wife-Yes, you did. You dear old
boy, you let poor cid Irishman have
it, for heard you say in your sleep,
ooh, that's all right, Til stand, Pat. !"
New York Journal.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
Origin of Much Quoted Saw.

The origin of "A fool and his money
are soon parted has not been ascer-
tanned with certainty, but the following
story is sometimes told: George Buch-
;Man, tutor to james " of Scotland,
made a bet with courtier that he
(Buchanan) could make-a coarser verse
than the courtier Buchanan rose and,
picking up the courtier's money. walked
off with the remark, "A fool and his
money are soon parted. ;" - Ladies'
Home Journal
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
G ood
Is essential to Eh q n
health. Every nook @ nm
and corner of the EsXs9 q WV

system is reached by the blood, and on
its quality the condition of every organ de-
pends. Good blood means strong nerves,
good digestion, robust health. Impure
blood means scrofula, dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism, catarrh or other diseases. The surest
sarsaparilla. This medicine puriies, vi
talizes, and enriches the blood, and sends
the elements of health and strength to
every nerve, organ and tissue. 1t creates
good appetite, gives refreshing sleep
and cures that tired feeling. Remember,
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
Happy Ever After.

They had been talking politics. Noi-
ther cf them knew anything about it,
but CT course that made no difference.
Il am strong party man, he said
at last, "but there ale occasions upon
which | would strongly favor fusion.
Now at the present time p
"This is so sudden" she said softly.
However, have been brought up tc
believe fusion right and proper, and
and-you might speak to papa. Chi.
cago Post.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12

q
why, no; I did not hear anything
about it. -
"Oh, was in awful trouble. / could
not sleep nights or anything. The store
bills kept getting bigger, and then I
gave notes, and then a little mortgage,
and the times kept getting harder and
the taxes higher until I was almost
crazy. But tell you," and little
CLEAN of pride lit up his face, Walter
has changed all that, and even though
he does make me work hard / don't
know that / have any right to COM
plain. You see. this is the way it was:
When things got to the very worst and
we We're afraid the sheriff would come,
Walter offered that if ! would make
over the farm to him and agree to work
for him until | was 70 he would pay off
all the debts, give something to each of
| the other children, and that after | was
| 10 neither myself nor the old woman
would have to do any more work. He
would support us, and we would have
to worry about nothing
By a series of questions Pratt learned
from the old man all the details of this
wonderful bargain He learned that the
simple hearted old man was practically
slave to his greedy and selfish son.
He had to get up at 5 O'Clock i'll the
morning and work until 8 at night, and
the untilial brute had dared at times to
thrash his fnther for not working as
hard as he thought he should More
over, he did not allow him to have
meat or good food except when he WAS
working hard. In the winter time
when there was nothing to do but
chores, the old man and his wife were
forced to live on cornmeal and buck
wheat
The rich mans wrath arose as he
learned of the miserable story, and his
heart was moved with uuwonted pity
as he saw that his old friend was look
ing forward with such simple anticipa-
tion to the good time coming when he
would be 70 years and free The prob
abilities were that he would be worked
to death before then; if not, that he
would be starved to death soon after
ward.
Although the old man complained,
and with touching candor told of the
treatment he was receiving. he really
blamed himself more than tis son.
The new North-west., 1897-02-12
Light on the Subject,

"You don't mean to say that that
stingy old spinster has given you 10
marks for telling her fortune??"
Indeed I do. / told her she would
meet with an accident before she was
"a years old. ''-Fhegende Rlatter.