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The evening times., 1898-11-30
ANGRY ALREADY WITH
THE GOVERNOR-ELEC
Republican Leaders Detect n Stub
born Pose in the Attitude of
Colonel Roosevelt

New York, Nov. 3J.-That Gov.-elect
Roosevelt has made up his mind to oppose
everything in the shape of retaliatory
legislation was indicated more than a
week ago. 1t became evident yesterday
that his determination is more than likely
TO get him into trouble with the RepubH-
can organization even before he has ac-
tually become governor
There are several measures which the
machine is anxious to put on the statute
books for the purpose of furnishing the
Democrats and their allies and increasing
their own power The proposed pure beer
bill and the metropolitan police bill are
types of these.
Every effort has been made TO induce
Col Roosevelt 10 give his approval 10
these measures but he has refused 10 do
so on the ground that they conflict with
the anti-retaliatory principle which he
has laid down The knowledge of his at
totude has made the machine leaders
ready to quarrel with him. and there was
much talk among them yesterday TO the
effect that Col. Roosevelt was mistaken
If he thought he could ignore the legis-
lature and that il was his business TO act
on legislation when il reached him without
anticipation
No formal demand has been made upon
Col. Roosevelt TO sanction any legislation
in advance and none will be made until
the appointments are out of the way
When the machine attempts 10 put the
screws on. il was said last night, there Is
certain to be trouble
The evening times., 1898-11-30

nial expansion! People like Andrew
Carnegie, who have grown fat on par
adoxical system of protected capital
and industrial products and free trade
In labor, see the point quite as clearly
as anyone else, and Carnegie and his
kind howl dismally over the sin of ex-
tending American dominion beyond the
coast bounds whereat the oppression
and rascality of Dingley tariffs must
stop under the edicts of God and nature.
The time is past for us to waste
thought upon open doors. They are off
their hinges, and the walls are down
which once shut in the productions Of
the people and made the American far
mer and artisan the abject commercial
slave of the Carnegies and the Have
meyers. The glorious point has been
reached where we shall soon think only
of the open sea to be covered with our
wealth laden argosies, the open air Of
heaven, whose favoring breezes shall
watt their sails everywhere, and the
free lights of the blessed armament TO
illuminate their voyages-the sun by
day and the moon and stars by night.
Expansion has demolished the Chi
nese wall, and it will never be rebuilt.
The evening times., 1898-11-30
THE CULTIVATION
OEmF0REST LANDS
TREATISE BY CLIFFORD pINcHEr
Issued UndeH Authority of secre-
tary WiIsoa-SfluabIe Paper to
HI9ber Owners.

Clifford Pinchet, chief of the forestry
division of the Department of Agriculture,
has issued a treatise,. under authority of
Secretary Wilson, on the subject OF
Practical Assistance to Farmers, Lum-
bermen and others in Handling Forest
Lands"
The forest lands of the United States
are owned in three separate ways: First,
by the government of the United States,
to which belong the reserved forests of
the public land States; second, by some
of the States; and third, by private own
ers, among whom are individual men,
companies and institutions.
The private forest lands exceed in area
those Of the States and the Federal Coy
ernment combined, and their preservation
in productive condition, as regards both
timber and water supply, is of vast i'm
portance to the nation. AS rule, says
Mr.. Pinchet, The treatment they receive
Is calculated to destroy their value rather
than to sustain or increase il. These
lands, like other private property, are
held by their. owners for the returns they
yield, and the owners have as yet scarce
ly begun to understand that ii pays bet
vesting the timber crop than to destroy
II. A knowledge of how to bring about
this desirable result is still more restrict
ed, while trained men capable of advising
forest owners in the mater are few in
deed"
For these two reasons the division of
forestry has undertaken to provide a Sc
ries of practical examples of improved
treatment of private forest lands. III
l.
and the protection and Improvement of
the forest shall have equal weight. The
one is essential TO the other for the pro-
ductive value of forest land is the only
consideration that will lead to its pre-
servation by the great majority of phi
vate owners
Forest lands in private ownership are
mainly of two kinds. small holdings, for
the most part farmers wood lots, and
larger areas. chiefly valuable for lumber,
This Division of Forestry is prepared, so
far as its very inadequate appropria ton
will permit, to lend its aid to the owners
OF each kind. on receipt of applications
stating the situation, area, and chard Cter
of the forests for which working p,aus
are desired.
Applications viii be considered in the
order in which they are received, but
precedence may be given TO the lands
most likely TO furnish useful examples.
A working plan ,pnce prepared will not b.
put in effect unless 1t is satisfactory To
the division of forestry and TO the
owner.
Tracts OF any size, from five acres up,
are eligible. The only distinction made
is that the owners OF large tracts, which
may present more difficult questions. will
be required TO share in the expense of
solving them, while owners of small
tracts will receive assistance from the
division without bearing any part of the
cost
The evening times., 1898-11-30
HAD MONEY GALORE
AND TO GIVE AWAY
BUT COULD FIND NO TAKrRs
Demented Man Offers Fffty-DoIiar
Bills to IdIers Ina New York
and Is Arrested.

New York, Nov. 3O.-Bunco men and
opportunity by not visiting Battery Fark
yesterday forenoon. A middle aged man
in the garb of Western cowboy, was
there with a roll of bills Of large demo III
nations. which he endeavore1 TO Gistrib-
ute among acrowd of laboring men acd
recently arrived immigrants who gather
ed about him. FrE
He offered $40. $50 and $50 bills to all
who would have them. Such overwnelm-
ing generosity was too much for the
habitues of Battery Park. Had the man
offered nickels and dimes, or even quar-
ters, he would have found plenty of tax
ers, but when he passed a $50 bill around
and urged several laboring mel u accept
1t they returned it to him and sent fo- a
policeman.
Finding that be could not INDUCE any
one to accept $50 bill, he tiled a so
and $40, with like result. Then PJ-ice-
man Egan arrived and took charge of
the philanthropist.
tracted by the report that money was be
ing given away, followed the policeman
and the stranger to the station house.
Very little information could be obtain
ed from the man by the police. He said
his name was Daniel Feutz, and that he
was a Swede. and had no home and no
friends. Upon being searched 1925 in bills
and draft for s2Ol.50 was found on the
man The draft was dated December /,
and was drawn by the Montgomery,
Becker Banking Company. of Oregon,
Mo, on the American Exchange National
Bank, of this city, to the order Of Daniel
FeutZ.
a further search revealed a roll Of bills
fastened inside the lining of the mans
waistcoat. This contained $720 making
81 l645 in bills. and, with the draft, a total
of 81 $3.50 that was found on the man
pers that would reveal the mans Identity
or show where he came from.
He was unable TO give any account OF
himself. and was taken to the Center
Street Police Court, where he was com
mitted by Magistrate Crane to Bellevue
Hospital for examination as 10 mis- san
ity.
The police are of the opinion the mar
is a farmer or cattle-raiser, who has
made money in the West and who. be-
coming mentally unbalanced, attempted
10 return to his native land. and got as
far as the Battery, where he probably
landed years ago.
The evening times., 1898-11-30

The Alger Relief Commission is enjoy
ing the cuisine of the Parker House. in
Boston and holding occasional brief ses-
sions where the testimony is of kind
to disappoint it's expectations. In the
main ii confirms all that has been charg-
ed of the headlessness of the gallant ar
my that captured Santiago and was pun
ished for it in the neglect and sincompe-
tence that permitted epidemic disease
and the transport horrors. Yesterday $
session was interesting in therdirect evil
dence of one of the wounded heroes. Cor
poral Kenidds, of the Seventh Infantry,
told of his receiving three wounds at Ell
Caney. There was no one~to earrE-him to
the hospital and no litter. He crawled
TO a tree. against which he sat for two
days and nights without,a drop of water
or a bite of food and with his three
wounds unattended to. Eight days later
his wounds still undressed-he was put
on a transport where there were no doc
tors, nurses or medicines. He did not get
his wounds dressed unfit he reached Mon
tauk Point. on Long Island. He was one
of the fortunate ones. There were more
than sixty wounded men who were not
found in two days or until they starved
to death. General Shafter. the corps sur
geons, the surgeon general and others
have all made reports. but they do not
explain why General Miles instructions
about a medical system, ambulances, lit
ters, etc. were not followed.
The evening times., 1898-11-30
We Never Know.

We never know, at sthe dawn of Youth
One grief struggle that lies before.
We never know, till the robe of Truth
Is torn and crumbled, and stained with gore
How white 1t was in our childho DDS days
We never know, We never know!
So, onward we. go, with never a hint
That the glorious things in the golden CLINT
OF future We paint, and the future we
dream II 1f4
VIII vanish forever adown Lies stream
We never know, we never know!
We never know, till our hearts are sad
With the weight OF thousand wearing woes
!, How smooth was the path or the days how glad
| Till their light IS gone, and through Deaths
repose
Man goes to his God.-for blame or praise
We never know, we never know!
And we never know, when song is sung,
How tortured heart may BE- torn and
T. SsS"S, siH$ for esDlR,a ! .; garland q q song.
We never know. We never know!
We never know, till the wearied eyes
! See premium set on the things we loathe,
| And lauded, and faunted and hung in the skies,
The prize that treachery wins. And then
| ''Wby clothe
Ourselves with the rags OF Trutha"-we gaze
And never know, and never know!
Yet-yet cling, still wondering why,
To the things we loved in the days gone by
And we do our best, though our hearts sad
/ Re-echo forever against Life's sky.
.sWe never know, we never know!'
| We never know, when.a seonfct is on
/ How soon We must falter, wounded, stung-
How soon we will fall, all our valor gone.
And fall with the Others, hearts still wrung
| BY the dreams we lost in the battles haze
| Thank God we never know! G.
And we never know till the play is done
Just what we've lost or what we've won
And the best we~can do with our boasted
strength,
Is to. thank our God that to- Life's full
length,
We never know, never know! -
] katherine B. Huston
The evening times., 1898-11-30
HOMESTEAD LANDS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Millions. of Fertile Acres in Pros
pect for Enterprising Ameri-
- can Settlers.
rThmesteaf Il, la M 10 the {ohifirn,faas NAV


Homestead LANDS is the PHILIPPINES may
be iopened up in the not far off future if
Congress passes the necessary laws at
the forthcoming session. Millions of acres
of the fertile tropic lands will probably be
thrown open to the enterprising settlers
one of these days, and the fact that the
Secretary of the Interior has already re-
ceived several queries regarding the mat
ter goes to show that the wideawake
Americans are not bit more backward
in their desire TO acquire farms ten thou
sand miles away than they We're when the
Cherokee strip and other inviting terrific
res were opened up TO the boomers and
the tillers OF donated soil.
IF the prospective homesteaders expect
to get choice portions of Porto Rico l am
afraid they viii be sorely disappointed,
said Chester H Brush, recorder of the
general land office, THE United States
Government will have no land to give
away on that island. AS / understand it,
the crown did not own an acre of land
in Porto Rico under Spanish rule, and
as a result the United States will not
come into any of it. All the territory is
owned by private Spanish holders and
they WILL of course. be given their prop
erty rights under the new regime exactly
as the property holders did in the terrific
ry we acquired in the Louisiana purchase
With the Philippines it Will probably be
different Thousands and thousands of
acres in the archipelago are now in a
state of wilderness. AS they are opened
up the Government will naturally acquire
huge tracts that will in time become sub
ject TO whatever homestead laws
are enacted for the islands,
The evening times., 1898-11-30

Senator Chandler has not changed his
views about the silver question, but there
is some reason to think his Republican
ism has made OF him victim TO the old
gold-brick game. As a Republican he
thinks the prospect of-an early restora-
tion of bimetallism is not bright and
therefore he falls in with the suggestion
that the President, should appoint a COM
mission of men favorable to that issue,
to sit around with their hands in their
pockets until Great Britain and France
shall invite them to a, conference. Sena-
tor Chandler may be sincere, but there
could not be a neater way to dispose of
the free silver issue in the next cam
paign, which is the superlative desire of
the Republican party. Nobody who IA
vors free silver would object TO the ap-
pointment of such a commission, but not
with the understanding that the issue is
to be kept in the background until ii ef-
fects something. That trick was worked
successfully by Mr.. Cleveland, but it will
never work again.
The evening times., 1898-11-30
RUSSIA'S WELCOME TO
AMERICA IN THE EAST
Count Cassini Renews Assurances
of the Czar's Friendship-China's
Interest in the Philippines.

The diplomats discuss the result of the
peace negotiations with natural reserve.
Count de Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor said last night:
Russia has never entertained anything
but friendly feelings toward the United
States, and, far from resenting the. ap-
pearance of America. In Eastern waters,
she will extend a cordial welcome"
At the French embassy NJ. Thiebaut,
the charge d'affairs, spoke with some re-
sentiment of the tone of the American
press in attributing hostile feelings to
France.
France he said, has acted the deli
| cate part of sincere and disinterested
friend to both parties
A Paris dispatch quotes w. T. Stead
as saying that the Vatican is bitter to-
ward America. Regarding this Mgr.
Sbaretti, the auditor of the apostolic dele
cation here, said
Il have just returned from Rome. and
| | saw no evidence of hostility by the
| Vatican toward the American annexa-
| ton of the Philippines or of the Spanish
| West Indies. The archbishop of Manila
| is now in Rome TO consult the Pope, and
| l hear that he will return to Manila TO
| resume his laborS under the American
| 1.-The Vatican authorities know well the
| excellence of the American Constitution,
! which protects civil rights and religious
| liberty They rejoice to see order restor-
| ed to the former Spanish colonies and are
| firm in their belief that as the Islands be-
| come prosperous and productive once
more the religious welfare of the people
| will prosper in unison
WI Ting-fang, the Chinese minister,
~ ~
| Philippine Islands are annexed to the
| United States your Government will treat
my people fairly and not deny them any
| of the privileges which are accorded other
| nationalities
1T would be no more than just that you
! should allow unrestricted emigration OF
| Chinese to the islands
! 1.-THE Chinese have lived in the Philip
| pines from time fmmemorial. They are
an essential part of the islands, and do
| not see how the American Government
will be able to dispense with them.
The evening times., 1898-11-30
College Debates.

From the Philadelphia North Americsn)
Commendable judgment has been exercised by
the committee charged with the selection Of
topics for debate between the young orators OF
Cornell and Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania and
the University of Michigan, in choosing foC the
contest between the former the question of national
expansion and foE the latter the question OF uni
yersal disarmament These are burning issues
of the day. and it is highly desirable that the
interests OF students at institutions OF learn
ing be awakened in them for the effect that it
will have in giving them a grasp upon great
public questions and for the instruction which
general discussion of them. Ten years hence
the college students of today will be legislating
for their States and the nation at large Tney
are laying the foundations of their careers now ;
and it is well for them TO debate the questions
which agitate the people and far better for them
thus to take an active interest in public affairs
and give expression to their own views than to
stand idly by.
The evening times., 1898-11-30
What "AIoha" Means.
CFrom a New York Dispatch.)

tFrOm New 1orh Dspdtcn.D
Sig Tagliapetra the famous baritone. and
the daughter of a wellknown New York family
are to be married. The engagement OF Sig. Tag
liapietra and Miss Margaret Townsend, the daugh
ter OF the late John ID. Townsend, is announced
The marriage will take place in January To
marry the man she loves Miss Townsend sacri-
fees half OF her fortune. BY the terms OF her
fathers will his estate was to go to Mrs. Town
send for her life and then to the daughter. Mar
garet, absolutely. But, should Margaret marry
before he- mothers death, half of the fortune
was to go to. her sister, Mrs Francis Preston
Fremont, wife of son OF the late Gen. Fremont;
There is a pretty story of how Miss Townsend
gave the singer his answer. She is a musician
herself and has composed melody to which
she gave the title of Aloha" This she dedi-
Gated to Sig. Tagliapietra.
..Aloha,, is Hawaiian word, but Sig. Tag.
liapietra' did not know that, and when he asked
her what it meant she blushingly said that II
was of no consequence. But there came day
when he found out the meaning, for Aloha"
means 81 love you.''
The evening times., 1898-11-30

icy of the Government, and that unless
they forge their gilded chains for closer
binding of the limbs of the people at once
they will find the power ever to do 1t
slipping away from them. In fact, 1t Is
doubtful If it has not already vanished.
With a President who is known to be a
free silver man in the deeper recesses OF
his mind. and with number of legisla-
tors who share the opinion CT Senator For
aker. that financial legislation on the line
of the Gage scheme might do more harm
than good. the ability of the yellow
statesmen to effect their desire is open
to serious doubt. ts - =
The evening times., 1898-11-30
WHEN TCLsToY WRITES.

Count Leo Tolstoy Is such an original
author that IT is not in the least surpris-
ing that his modus operandi when writ
ing a book Is equally so. As soon as he
has decided what the plot OF a new novel
is to be he makes a rough sketch of the
whole. leaving out details. using for the
purpose quarto paper of the commonest
description, probably from motives of
economy, as his handwriting is so large
that he uses an enormous amount of pa
per for very little work; this he gives to
his wife or one of his daughters to re-
write and reduce TO something like neat
ness. AS soon as the first manuscript is
ready he works up the plot and fills in
some of the details. writing his own COM
ments and ideas, for future alteration, on
the margin.
From the first copy a second and third
are made each in the same way. If there
Is any part with which Count Tolstoy is
very much dissa tisfied, he will take the
trouble to write and rewrite it as many
as eight or nine times, sooner than pass
anything with which he is not quite
pleased; he very seldom succeeds at once
in describing any very remarkable scene,
and when any great difficulty presents it.
self he adopts the highly original way of
getting over it and collecting his ideas
by playing game of patience"
Critical as he is about his own work.
Count Tolstoy meets with still sharper
criticism from his wife and family, and
as he places great reliance on their judg-
ment and good taste in all things relating
to literature, as soon as new novel is
completed he reads it over to them, in
order that they may suggest such altera-
tions as they think advisable; some of
which suggestions he acts upon. When
the proofsheets are sent in their correc-
tion sbsorbs his whole time and attention.
and it is said that no living author gives
his publisher so much trouble, owing TO
the numberless alterations he insists up
on
The evening times., 1898-11-30
BrookIyn,s Baby Gorilla.

(From New York Dspatch.)
Coddled in blankets like child and with all
the pathetic helplessness of child as we'll, the
only gorilla in America Tuesday is living in
Brooklyn. 1t is only eight months old and a
weird specimen of the big monkey family. In
complexion it resembles an old hair trunk, with
Just about the quota OF hair; head like a
cocoanut; big expressive eyes, and beneath them
large bulging, white pouches of flesh. There
President Street. Brooklyn, Sunday last the stew
ard of the British ship Crsigern, of Glasgow.
His name F. II. Baker. With him he brought
a boarder, the baby gorilla. On the way back
from Japan he bought the youngster at Borneo.
On arrival at Brooklyn he. had played nurse for
the hairy infant well as he could for few
days. but when the ship was ordered to- sail
for Brazil Sunday last Baker decided TO trans
fer his charge to other hands.
The evening times., 1898-11-30

The Canadian protectionists who have
come 10 Washington to watch the nego-
tiations in the fear that an enlightened
tries may be effected, are UNNECESSARILY
alarmed. They may rely on the self-in-
terest and influence of the trusts and fav-
ored monopolists of the States to protect
their mutual interests. The people have
no chance to be considered to any great
extent vet
The evening times., 1898-11-30

IL is said that the captain Of the Port
land was urged not TO attempt the fatal
trip in the storm, but he rejected all ad-
vice. In such a case most people are not
able to exercise their own Judgment
They have a right to assume that an
experienced captain knows the degree of
danger and that he would not assume
the risk of losing his passengers. his
boat and his own life. His judgment was
bad and hundred lives paid for It.
The evening times., 1898-11-30
Lions in East Africa.

(From the Birmingham POST
In several letters received by the last mail
from East Central Africa mention is made, am
told. of the unusual number of lions that have
made their appearance in the country. One we'll
known hunter, whose experience OF East Africa
ranges over many years, says that these animals
are perfect terror, not night passing without
one or more of the brutes breaking into Nasal
village and carrying off people or live stock. On
one occasion recently a lion stalked into camp
and, in spite OF all that could be done. carried
off a Swahili porter from within few feet of
bright watch fire, where there were men awake
ON guard Masailand is otherwise described as
magnificent country, teeming with game OF all
kinds and as healthy as can be for Europeans.
The evening times., 1898-11-30

After a mans money is all gone he is
not disposed to quarrel about the purse
that held il. Spain having given up the
the minor matters. The peace treaty is
virtually complete and is slated for IL
nal consideration by the Commissioners
this afternoon. That the subsequent ne
gotiations Will be expedited by the des re
of the members TO get 10 their homes is;
uroha ble
The evening times., 1898-11-30
CURRENT HUM0R.
A " Use Man.

lFrom the thlcago NeWs-l
Hixon-It's always humiliating 10 admit that
another man is smarter than ones self. but there
goes man to whose superior wisdom respect
fully dof my hat
Disseminated. And why do you consider him
smarter than yourself?
Hixon-Because he oRce had a chance to wed
the woman ! married, and didn't.