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The evening times., 1897-11-25
IN SEARCH CT STATISTICS.
Municipal LeaLue Inquiring Into
Ownership of Electric Plants.

Municipal LeaLue Inquiring Into
Ownership of Electric Plants.
The Bureau OF Information of the League
Of American Municipalities has begun the
task OF gathering statistical matter per
tai.ing to municipal and pirate owner
ship OF electric lighting plants. Statistics
VIII he gathered from all cities and towns
Of 5000 Inhabitants and over to show the
Cost Of lights under both private and mu-
nlcipal ownership, giving the cost OF each
plant, capacity, operating expenses, the
items OF interest depreciation, repairs,
etc. 1t is the intention to make a com
patson between municipal AMI private
ownership. The bureau is also gathering
and compiling Information IN the various
garbage sys;ems now in use. also on the
cost and different methods or street clean
Ing.
Other important departments OF munich
pal work Will be taken up. and within Il
short while II Is expected that the Burea u
OF Infci iIiation will have a large and com
pie;e library, and a comprehensive record
OF departmental work in nearly ever
municipality III the country. A bureau OF
t.;s kim will he III great help to the ois,
cIals az tie cities belonging To the Lea que.
In the eli Il II must result beneficiaily tothc
taxpayers. The league is liz flnurishinc
condition. having upon its membership roll
al the present time cities from one end OF
tie country to the other and OF from 5000
to 5000 900 population. The officials OF
our dty should take the actio. Necessary L,
acquire the membership In this league and
secure to our taxpayers the benefit ther
Of
The evening times., 1897-11-25
JUST FOR FUN.

''Oli chappie,'' asked Cholly, why don't
yol let ynur beard gruw?''
Peal 10y" responded Fweddy, in an
inj.re, tone. Il have been letting it grow
near;, two months."-Chicago Record.
jackson has an advertisement in this
paper which reads: Come back and IN
he soCd.'"
Has his wife left him?"
No; it's TIE coOk."-ChicagO Record.
Hawkins-I won't let a church sexton
have charge of our wedding.
Miss Bliss Why?
Hawkins When Tompkins married Miss
Bfunson the notice of the wedding began:
Suddenly, OIL the 10th instant. .-iiarlen
Life.
..run't call me loafer, num- protested
the tired tourist, with magnificent dignity.
I'm Il suidieI."
"A soldier?''
.'Yessum, I'm Il member Of the veteran
corps of the army of the unemployed."-
Chicago Journal.
perkins. your wife seems very devoted
to her flcwers.'
Devoted! Why, sir, many an October
night that woman has dragged the blankets
OIL NY W hetp tIOst NeaLeHeu nttt'
geraniums from getting frost bitten.'-
Detroit Free Press.
.'It is al. unwrtten law in Germany that
the individual who strikes the person of
the Emperor must either commit suicide
or be put out of the way"
Then, Of course, all the nurses who
spanked Emperor William must be dead
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr.. Dunham-I have called, sir, to tell
yor that rour daughter, Miss Fannie, and
low each other darly. l want to ask You
for her.
Oir Millgnns-Well, You'll have TO wait
av lille There's no vacancy in the store
now that could put you into.-Cicveland
Leader.
seaTcher for Board-I hope, madam,
You do not Object to children?
BOarding-House Mistress oh, net in the
least. l have nine myself.
Weary searcher tbacking off-Um-er-
If l decide to take the rooms, will send
you a postal. Good day.-New York
Weekly.
How about that walking delegate walk
ing out Of the church Sunday right in the
middle of the sermon? Had he got SO in
the habit of walking that he did it auto
matically?"
.'Nah. The preacher happened to say
something about observing the Biblical
injunctions. indianapolis journal.
'Alore bad luckl" said the president Of
the Gas Trust Company.
whats the matter now?" asked the
vice president.
ZONES. that fellow who used to keep
books fer us, is going to run for the city
council. TIN take at least per cent of
our earnings t. keep him quiet"-Chicago
News.
The evening times., 1897-11-25

There is an excellent bit of news from
Havana which Will serve as sauce for the
Administration turkey today. Last Sun
day morning a small patty belonging t.
the Cuban command of Col. Arangurcn
raided the out skirts of Havana, passed the
cont ents of d store or two and came up
close enough to the palace of the captain
general to hit IT with a few rifle shots
fired with a view to let Blancu know Eow
little protection the Spanish forces will
he able to afford him when the army
of the republic gets ready to take him i'll.
The firing was heard throughout the city
and created panic. Marshal Blanco nat
uraliy is angry. The incident is a good
indication of the enthusiasm of the Cubans
for autonomy, and is worthy of considera-
tiou by Scu5tors and Members II the Con
gress. Guarabacoa is suburb of ia
vara. Three miles out is the town If
Santa Maria del Rosario. on Tuesday
night Col. Arapguren raided and looted tn.
place Things like the foregoing are felt
In Havana to show that the Concentration
OF a large Cuban force in the province ha )
been completed, and that the patriots are
getting ready for pitched battle. These
raids very lik ely may be intended to draw
Blauco out Of his fortiiications and into
the open. 1t is doubtful however if, in
the present wreck ed and disorsaniZed son
tiun of his troops the Spanish commander
can be tempted or taunt ed into taking the
risk of general engagement with Gomez
The evening times., 1897-11-25
The Song of the lingo.

hC sSohtS VI tuO ohSos
o, am Jingo bold,
And 1 glory in the name;
And with pride stand for this, my land,
And l fight for her fair fame.
I'm the spirit of seventy-six,
And l led at LeXington;
And in all our fights for human rights
Till at Yorktown they Were won.
And again in eighteen-twelve
You could hear my scream furore,
When l tore the hide of the Lions side,
And twisted his tail galore.
And again down to Mexico
] marched with the boys In blue;
And at Palo Alto, and at Cherubusco,
saw them calamity through.
And the Mexican hosts We drove
And followed them with a shout,
Till above the stronghold of their capital
The stars and the Stripes floated out.
Again are my .neckfeathers ruffled,
And feel like making it plain
What to me is most clear, that in his
hemisphere,
There Is not room for Ine and for Spa In
O, yes; I'm a, lingo bold,
And l glory In the name;
And with pride stand for this my land, i,
And champion her fair fame.
/ believe in, the United States,
believe in whatever she'll do;
believe in her luck, believe in her pluck;
o, l swear by the ooys in blue.
PRANK LORRAINE.
Washington, D. E;
The evening times., 1897-11-25
HANNA GOT OFF cHEAPLY.
Did Not Spend Much OF His Cwn
Money i'm His Campaign.

Did Not Spend Much of His Cwn
Money in His Campaign.
1t appears from the statement of eX
penses filed by the treasurer of the Re
publican state committee IF Ohio tfat
Mr.. Hanna lid not come up very literally,
considering his wealth and the stake Ii.
raG at issue in the recent fight iii that
Stst.. Mr.. Hanna contributed the SUN
Of $4,000. From state and FeLer al
officials there was raised by taxation Il,
further aiin of SCI 200, and SO, 900 We're
borrowed
How 20 pay back the borrowed money is
d uIestion the committee is now asking
Itself. Mr. Hanna has been appealed To-
but he refuses To become responsible ;or
tie money. although he H. the chief benc'
riciary. The speakers bureau cost The
ooii,,nittee little n!ore than $1,000. and
the literary bure au something NOR. ;.ian
$4,000. 1t YVES denied at the tim. the
cempairn was cn that free transport alton
was being offered, yet in the account rem
,iered. according to law, there / : an item
OF Sc,54T for railroad transportation given
voters. Under the general head VI aid
for county committees" appears the sum
of Sl3,46a.
How much mure money was spent ~
the private co.nIuttee Of Hanna, whtch
conducted its business from the office of
that statesman in Cleveland, is not known.
Altogether. IL looks as If Mr.. Hanna hai
get off rather cheaply
The evening times., 1897-11-25
MUST HAVE MORE MONEY.
No Genuine Prosperity, Says Mr..
Sorg, Until BiMe ailism Is X. stored.

Hon. Paul j. Sorg, OF Ohio, the million
aire tobacco manufacturer and eN-Repr"'
sentative in Congress from the Fourtf, dis
trict, was In the city yesterday Tor Short
time, anI tEen left for New York, where
ne will Join his family for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. So.g says he Is out OF politics. although
ther. has been suspicion among ONO
Democrats that lad the Democrats carried
the legislature he would have contested
the Senatorshp with Mr.. John r. Mclean.
MIR. S0rE is also suspected OF having his eye
OF the guberna Material nomination OF his
rarty in the ne st campaign.
II am sure ! have no idea what Con
gress vii, do on the currency question"
said lie. The Republicans will probably
cndcavor TO put through one OF their IA
yorite schemes, none of which, however,
goes to the root of the evil. There is not
enough money in the country for the busi-
ness of tie country. Business will not re-
vive until we lave more money. l believe
1t would be a good thing If we could have
International b;metallism, but the posi-
biliIy Of such q condition has been proven
sn remote that we ought to establish true
bimetallism on our own responsibility.
We can do il, and should do It,
.'liusiness Will never be really good until
We have more money in circulation, and
the various propositions of the Republicans
lookihg TO the contraction Of the currency
are fraughi with evil. short tine ago
there appeared to be revival in business,
and We began 10 hope that possibly, after
all. we were To experience welcome
change. That prospect was short lived. II
ended SO suddeil!y that those who had built
up thei. hopes were astounded and looked
abont for the causc. l do not believe We
Will fad permanent relief In tariff bills
or Legislation OF that character. We Inust
go deeper, and we will not reach the proper
foundation for good business condition Lor
cal we lave genuine prosperity until we
enlarge our circulating medium and ra,urn
to imetallism."
The evening times., 1897-11-25
Ma jor Jonas Poem.

To the Editor OF The Times
''The Lines Written on the Back OF a
Confed-ra.e- Note" publishes, in last sun
days Times, Were written by Ma iDr :. A.
Jonas, as one OF your correspondents sus-
gested. and under the following cirt um.
siaEc.s;
shortly after the surrender of Gen. John
ston Miss Annie Rush. or Philadelphia. who
was then stofping al the Powhattan Hotel
in Richmond, requested d little group OF
Confederate Officers, among whom wa
Major Jonas, OF Gen. -. ID. Lees staff. 10
give her u collection OF Confederate bills
with their autographs on them. a. keep
sakes. Among the bills given her wss i
$500 note from Ma FOR Jonas. bearing the
lines that have since become ~ famous.
MAJOR Jonas is well known in Washing
ton, he having been in official life here
for a number OF years, and he will b.
Remembered tiy those who visited! .he New
Orleans Exposition as the energetic ant.
ohiiging commissioner In charge of the
Mississippi exhibit there. He IS, think
a brother Of eX- United States Senator ] onas.
OF Louisiana.
1t has been So long since I met Ma lor
JONAS that cannot now place linn bat
no Doubt many VINO have had III. pie, sur.
OF his acqua iIitance viii he more fortunate
A. c. DIRDIN.
The evening times., 1897-11-25
ELIMINATING 4 CUT.
Improvcmen ON the Pittsburg d.
vision of the b. d o. Road.

vision of the. b. d o. Road.
The Improvement on the Pittsburg iii
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
twenty miles west of Cumberland, at Falls
Cut, will he completed by December !,
and trains will be running over IL within
ten days thereafter. Falls Cut is cutting
through spur of the mountain and Is
about sixty feet in depth. and has con
tinutlly Civ ell trouble b Y rock sliding d WI
on the track. Ii had to be braced wit!
heavy timber every few feet for its en-
tire length, some 3uD feet, and, requiring
constant care and watchfulness, was,
therefore, very expensive to keep up.
In order 10 eliminate this cut IL wls
necessary 10 build one mile of heY road
way, which involved the construction of
n double track tunnel, $40 feet in length.
and three .ridges! Bythis change the road
was strai i;,htencd considerably, takin:
out some sharp curvature and iEtrcducini.
curves Of q longer r;idii. The Improvement,
is on what is known as the eastern sl.p.
of the Allerhenies, and the grade is about
81 fee. to the mile. The tunnel and bridges
were constructed with the view Of doublr
tracking the entire Pittsburg division some
time in the future.
The evening times., 1897-11-25
Women for the hlondike.
From the New York Tribune. ,

The steamer Columbia has been fitted
up to carry a cargo Of women to the
Klondike, large number of millners and
rnodistes being included among them. Ii
is evident that there will be no lack Of
style or conversation on the Yukon next
summer unless mishap befall the galleon
which bears towartlit such precious freight
age. 1t should be pioted by Pdnope and
guarded by Aphrodite and all her attend
ant Lyrlphs OF the wave. But It should nat
be forgotten that it is possible To over
stock The Alaskan lady market, and the
golden expectations OF good many or
the fair argonauts ma yrcsult in ''isapp"in,-
mcnt.
The evening times., 1897-11-25
FOES OF The MERIT SYSTEM
DR.. w. c. Botelel's Speech at tn,
Antt-civtl Service Reform Meeting.

DIR. w. G. BOtelek - Speech at the
Anti-civl Service Reform Meeting.
The AntfCivil Service League had its
regular meeting last night at the Enrich
Hotel Hall. The event of the evening was
:he speech. If DR.. VIC. Boteler, member
Of the league and an earnest opponent Of
the civil service law. Mr.. Boteler advised
the League 10 work for an expression Of
opinion Oh the question OF civil service re
form methods by all the States, as in
Maryland at the recent election. He SAID
that h believed fully so per cent of the
voters OF tie country are against the re
form law and would vote against 1t.
This organization has the honor" he
said..'to stand In the van of great move
ment. More AMI more people will come 3"
the movemept now that ii is under way
There is no question of their feeling and
belief. There are abuses Of the law and
evasionE Of It every day. 1t has shown
itself SO totally inadequate to accomplish
the good IL was meant for and SO fruitf ,il
of evils worse than any possible ones OF
the old system that believe Mr.. Pendie-
ton, the author of the law, would himself
favor its abo,ition.
'If our statesmen had been chosen by
civil service examination, half OF tie
greatest Of them, Including Lincoln, would
have failed to pass
DR.. Bo,eler closed by making a stirring
appeal ro- larger energy and more work
ON the part Gf the league.
An address WAS also made by Mr..
Char.es +. Pcake which elected much
laughter and applause.
A letter was read ny the secretary of
the league fIon former Gov. A. Worth
Srates, OF Wyoming, now of Baltimore,
who promised to make an address at next
Wednesdays meeting. Hon. A. NJ Clapp,
the president, wrote his regrets 1T his
inability to be present on account OF i'll
health, hut stated that probably he will
soon bc able to be present again.
The evening times., 1897-11-25
Hill and Croker.

From the BROOKLYN CitiZenD
'Mr. Croker, DO you recognize ex-Sena
tor Hill as the Democratic State leader:
Il -ecpguize Senator Murphy as the
state leader He is a leader who COIN
mands the respect Of every Democrat iii
tie State. He is a level-hea ded man. His
associates in the United States Senate
have the highest respect for him, aud he is
worthy OF it,
''PoSsibly. then, You do not agree with
Mr.. McI.anghlin's high estimate of Sena ter
Hill, as expressed in a Citizen inter
view. Just after eiection?''
That's Mr.. McLaughlin's opinion. He
is entitled to it, said Mr.. Croker. ~
shall never think less of him for anything.
he MAJ say of Mr. HILL
II regard MI. Mclaughlin as one Of the
ablest leaders in the State added Mr.
Croker. ''Hr is fine old gentleman:
don't YOU think SOP
The reporter thought so. and said 50.
Mr.. Croker sand he had no qua rrel wit a
Senator Hill. III l could do him a good
turn tomorrow l would SO So he said.
The evening times., 1897-11-25

There was a new complication Of the
fisheries problem ia New York the other
day. Heretofore the seal question AMI
the fish question have heen separated
widel, separated-one being located ainly
in the Behring Sea region and tine other on
the opposite coast or North America. in
this case, however. the two W ere combined.
The fisherman fished for seal. If there
is any town in the United States where
this might he expected TO happen it is
New York, for it might be said OF that
interesting place, as of Port said, that
all thince will come to YOU If you only
wait there long enough. The fisherman
was a victim of the hard tines-so he said.
He was all alone, and had evolved plan
brilliantly new in conception and eXecu-
ton. He had provided himself with
stout pole. with a hook on the end-no
line-no bait He had with this pole made
hole in n plate glass window If a big
fur store, and when the police found hin,
he was hooking out sealskins at a great
rate. His catch amounted to some hundreds
of dollars, and he had the advantage OF
getting his seals ready skinned, and their
skins in rnarke bic condition. it was a
great scheme. But it was disposed of
without troubling President Mckinley Or
reason why we should give thanks.
The evening times., 1897-11-25

But there are other things in New York
to talk atout. 1t is seriously reported and
widely believed that Mr. Richard Croker
is making the play of his life to succeed
Senator Murphy in the American Senate
This ambition, 1t is said, is at the bu'.o';i
of his war on Hill. lie wants to max. L
break between them and slip in between.
Senator Murphy is reported as in i'll heal.i
and desirous of retiring from the Senate
Croker will try 10 work things So that MIR
phys soE-in-law. ex Ma yor Hugh j. Cir ant.
will lee made governor, and ever ything else
Will be comfortable and lovely. opinio Is
differ as TO the prwer of the man OF VOL
fert's Roos, 10 insart spider in this sattr ic:-
i've pie; hut the facts are interesting. Many
worse r..en than Mr.. Croker have been in
the Senate He is II man of large m.lLs
and q record breaker for political sncce 's.
Those are the qualifications necessary ~
tn. position If he should he successful n
getting into the chamber, people would
say of him as they have of half IA '!olen
other rising statesmen: True lie il not an
orator: hu, he is :, man OF great business
sagacity, and he will make Na'ua Die
committee worker,'' And that would be the
Truth. too. Few men Of our acquaintance
Hen Richard Croker.
The evening times., 1897-11-25

The occupation by Germany Of the port,
harbor and Notifications OF Kido Chou, on
the Shan Tung peninsula In China, is at
tracing intense interest in Europe. a sec
ond squadron under Command of Prince
Henry of Prussia will sail TO reinforce AG
mirai Van DiedeIicho on December 10. The
combined force of Germany in Chinese
waters then Will aggregate eight vessels
and 3,50o men. All this has been Off
cially announced in Berlin, where it is said
that the sudden seizure of he place was the
per sonal idel and order of the Emperor. He
is negotiating with the other powers to Sc
cure their consent TO permanent occupl-
tion. General opinion seems to be that Lo
great difficulty will be made about the
matter. ST. Petersburg papers are saying
that Russia, France and England ought to
offset the movement by seizing other points
of vanta ge on the Chinese coast. There is
little question that they will be prompt to
do SO; or that they VIII not declare that he
The evening times., 1897-11-25
LETTERS sFRoMT1MEs READERS
The Currency Question.

The Currency Question.
To the Editor of The Times:
With winter approaching and thousands
of men in enforced idleness with the alb
sencs OF food, fuel and proper clothing in
TOO many of our homes, there is not oniy
something for the coming Congress to think
about, hut to do. The people have given
some silent suggestions this year, and we
icok for more in '9s: for the people are the
arbiteTs or their own liberties; they are the
power, and the legislators would do well
tv remember this.
We learned during the war that any kind
of money issued by the Government was
worth hundred cents on the dollar, and
it was treason then to refuse to take 1t.
When the silver dollar was paying AZ much
debt as the geld dollar; would purchase as
much Of the hecessaries Of life and was a.
freely received as gold for realty pur-
chases was IL not bad policy-yes. more-a
crime, to degrade 1t by legisla ton?
Again, II the legal tenders can be used ut
any time TO force II bond sal. land they
can until we have Secretary of the
Treasury who redeems them with coin,
as the law provides), should they not b-
retired, II so, how?
Inc National DdnkS were the IiTst step
in the right direction from the wildcat sys.
TEN in vogue before the war. They did
some service, but never failed to have more
than ample compensation for 1t. The ma
tionsl banks should be taxed certain per
cent of their deposits In order TO make good
the mnucy of depositors in case OF the T all
ure of any one of them, for they combine
for their own interests, and Congress should
see I" IL that the combination works
both wcys. There should be but one
source of issuc. and that the United States.
and no money should be issued fol a par
ticnlar corporation or class. The trusts
must be shut off.
netaliism; United States currency, and
Government employment OF labor, where
possible. At decent hours and fair pay, viii
start US out Of the woods.
A SILVER REPUBLICAN.
The evening times., 1897-11-25

We cannot he too careful how We indulge
il such an International entangler,ent as
a general arbitration treaty would consti-
tu.c. Events IN the Pacific, III Central
America ard elsewhere warn us to Keep
ourselves free TO act as our interests at any
time may demand. Readers ara aware
of the critical condition of affairs in the
orient. Fer practical purposes Great
Britain and Japan are i'll antaconisIG |"
Russia in China and Korea. Germany has
seized an Important fortified harbor which.
if the Kaiser had trouble with Japan.
would lie u useful base of oEeratio;.>
Ostanshly tbs particular movement Is
only in retaliation for the murder Of sonlc
German missionaries. but there the Ger
mans are, and with many evidences that
they intvnf to stay. In view Of Snch and
cocnate circumstances, he path Of wisdom
would leadus t. an independent and watch
full attitude, avoiding present conlplica
tio,s. Great Britain and Japan, ihe two
powers whose policy AMI interests antaS-
onize our. in the Pacific. are arrayed on
that s,lc o: the wcrld against Rusda.
whose policy is and always has been
friendly to us We would look like
cheerful flocE OF idiots TO hook ourselves
by the neck 10 the nation that strains
every mere To keep US from getting Ha
waii or ,he Nicaragua Canal, and deny
to ourselves the privilege OF valua Die
unGer standing with our one international
friend. We are much mistaken If. in
this matter, Nr. Mckinley and the No
lDnkera and hystericOs are not booked
for an mp hill job.
The evening times., 1897-11-25

Addcuda 5000 pacificos killed, among
aged persons.
We have not sought to give in these
figures the value of the sugar factories
and cane destroyed, which must reach
an enormous sum, and for which Spain
having provoked the war. upon every
consideration and account is responsible.
GEN. NJ. GOMEZ,
COL. BERNABE BoZA,
CAPT. BENJAMIN MOLINA,
CAPT. c. SANCHEZ.
Gen. Gomez has caused the above to be
published IL Las Villas, the official news
paper Of the Cuban Republic. and copies
of the SAME have been sent to tie United
States and are now on file at the State
Department.
The State Department does not rely
altogether upon the account OF Iomez.
The consul at MatanZas has written the
Government as follows:
Il have actual figures from all parts oI
Of this province as to deaths from starva-
ton since January, 1S97, and they aiuornt
to over $1,000, Including MatanZas City
Some towns are almost entirely depopu-
lated, and every day the deaths are increas-
ing. AS went home yesterday l saw "A
man dead on the sidewalk. He had
lain there all night. About forty die
daily In this ci ty at the present time"
This letter is OF very recent date
since the deposition of Gen. Weyler.