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The times., 1898-01-11
: Ex-senator and Mrs. Blank.
(Of -)
: Social Promoters.
: If the Patron Is to be married
: off it must be stipulated in the z,
contract.
!: No Place. No Paw

1t is said that the wife of a former
| Senator placed the advertisement in
| the Herald. She received a number of
| replies, perhaps the majority of which
were sent though curiosity. Her hus-
| band is said to be handsome. polished
! suaye and is welcomed by even the
| -blooded, and they will guarantee
! TO fulfill every agreement.
| In this connection it will probably be
| of interest to know how the social pro-
| moter' operates. She-fOr woman
| only figures outwardIy in the business
| engages to introduce wealthy girls
| into society. She will undertake to
| marry them off if desired Her pa
| irons always board with her, paying
| frequently $1,000 month, and she finds
no trouble in bringing them out. wash
| ington society is totally unlike that OF
| any other American city. Anybody
! can force an entrance to the official cir
| cles: a little judicious wire-pulling Will
enable one to get into the diplomatic
set: but to be recognized by the old
Washington families is not 50 easy.
Here the path OF the social promoter IS
beset with many thorns.
She first coaches them in what they
must say and do when out.
The debutante first goes the rounds
of the state affairs. Then tea is an
I
come TO be known as member OF an
old family. who have long been the
promoters" friends. If the girl wants
TO marry. as she usually does, a sec
ond season usually sees her bride
generally tied up to an impecunious
foreigner as there was no stipulation
in the bargain as to what sort OF
man was to be provided
Finesse is the watchword Of the pro-
n yt-hilG bar hlISlnESS
cannot be hidden from society folks.
she is not allowed TO wear a trade mark
on her sleeves. The clever wife OF q
former Senator recently overstepped
the Inc. She sought to refill her purse
by becoming promoter She placed
the wife of Pennsylvania millionaire
in society, and the lady is now on the
flood tide of the social sea. EmDold-
ened by this success. she undertook TO
nut several Eastern girls in the smart
set. She went so far as to ask invita-
tions for them from ladies who were
we'll acquainted with the fact that She
was promoting. The statements IN her
re1uast as to the relationship between
Mrs. Ex-senator and the girls did not
tally. il is said with the facts In the
case and she has since then found II
innossible to promote" because her
society friends do not care 10 help her
when they believe that she Is being
Maid to work Miss So-and-so through
the gates which are at the entrance
of the social arena
Promoting will go on. and no mat
fer how the blue blOOded in local So
cietv frown upon it, they canot pre-
vent II. BY the way: But for the in
dustry several of Washington,s most
aristocratic young men might hoI
be living in luxury, as they now do
Many buds brought in by the pro
rioters were happily married to WASH
inctonians, and their husbands VIII al
yavs have a kindly feeling t"f this
Ci@I,er ana energetic class of men and |
women.
The times., 1898-01-11
Enrnsahle Assault.

From the Chicago Tribune
You are the defendant il this case?'
Yes. your honor.
The complaining witness SAYS yOu cail-
ed him vile names and threatened 10 whip
him.
That's right. your honor. He drives
an ice wagon He rouSed ne out OF Il
sound sleep this morning 10y dumping a
wenty-pounGchuuk OF ice on my doorstep.
The mercury stood at 10 degrees belo"
zero. 1 got up. raised the Window. and
told hiri what ! thought OF him your Eonor-"
.Yoa didn't shoot at him'''
NO. YOUR honor
..Yorr didn't throw tomb at HIM"
No vour honor"
you Gidnt run dow nstairS and try to
stab hiru with a butcher knifeo-
Il did not vour honor"
You t,lcrely expressed your indigua-
ton in Words"
Yes. your honor
You felt like killing hint didn't yOu?''
Il did your honor; I did
1T would have been a satisfaction ana
a Joy To you To y iBc Hitu off the earth
would it not?''
Il confess it would, your honor
Permit me, sir, 20 grasp YOU hy the
hama. Discharged. Can the next case
The times., 1898-01-11
TUESDAY. JANUARY 1898.
EneIand's Qufd Pro Quo.

The London correspondence of The
Times presents the strong probability
that the peremptory refusal of Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain TO consider
President Kruger's proposition to arbi-
trate the differences between the
Transvaaal Republic and Great Brit
ain was synchronous with another in
ternational movement Of prime impor,
tance, at least to the government of
Lord Salisbury and the British empire
Indeed il is believed in well informed
political circles in Europe that an ar
rangement has been made between the
cabinets of London and Berlin. where
by the Kaiser is to withdraw his quasi
protectorate over the Beers. and in
return for that concession England
is to say nothing now or in future
about the German seizure and occupa-
tion of Kiao Chou and the Shan Tuns
Peninsula.
The effects of such an understanding
upon the future of South Africa
hardly need discussion Without
question. if it had not been for
the menacing opposition of Ger
many the sphere of British in
fiuence before now would have been ex-
tended SO as to take in and do for the
little Dutch state. and it need not sur
prise anyone to see events move rapid
ly in that direction. The coveted pos
session OF the rich gold fields in the
Transvaal would go a long way to-
ward allaying British modification
over snubs and defeats in other quar-
ters, and the chance and ability 10 Sc
cure such a prize for the empire with
out war very likely might give the To-
ries another lease Of power at home.
The new diplomatic trade, IL it is as
reported, and we see no reason to doubt
it, win be another evidence of the prac-
teal solidarity growing up among the
western European commercial nations
England. although isolated politically,
and shut out from the dynastic ana
national councils of The continent, is
not alone when it GENES to united pol
icy and action against the ever increas-
ing commercial competition of the
Western Hemisphere. Her relations
with Germany being placed once more !
upon 2 friendly basis Of give and take.
she has not much to fear except Rus
STA and America. AS to the latter. our
London correspondent, in a recent let
ter, put the matter very poirteGly. He |
cabled:
IL needs no philosopher to see that had |
the Gluey-P Pauncefote treaty been ratified |
Ehgland would be- i'm a position 10 move 1
with greater Self-confidenCe. She could ig- /
nore American interests in the Orient. or at /
least Infringe our rights until The Stow |
moving machinery of arbitration had fixed |
our status
That is the idea exactly But under |
impending circumstances, when we
shall have control of Hawaii and be in
a defensive position TO remain in in
ternational isolation if We wish to. or to
ally ourselves with some other power. if
that should better suit our interests
or necessities. matters win be quite diff
ferent. We are enjoying many oppor-
tunities In these days for finding out
why England was so anxious last win,
ter TO get our heads in the arbitration
bag and then to hold both ends of the
string
The times., 1898-01-11

about this "sacret fund" before. New
York is not the only place in which
Spain has had a subsidized organ dur
ing the past two years 1t Will be re-
membered that, last spring. Senior Du-
puy de LONE was quoted as saying
with frank cynicism, that "he was not
spending $4,000 a month in Washing
ton for nothingi" Sometimes when the
funds of the Spanish government, or
Weyler, or whoever furnished the cash,
happened to be low, there would be in
dications of tendency to print Cuban
news in certain organ of any and
every administration; but, presently,
the HispaniZing effect of more money
would appear, and neither the Herald
nor any other journal published in this
country has been as uncompromiSing
and consistent an American outpost of
Spain as a certain contemporary whose
identity is too recognizable to require
further description.
With hardly an exception, the decent
press of America, like the people, has
been earnestly and honestly for the
cause of liberty in Cuba, and opposed
to the policy of the Cleveland and Nc
Kinley Administrations in supporting
Weylerism and all the horrors inciden-
tai to it. Unfortunately, it cannot be
doubted that one or two American
newspapers, in and out of New York,
have been all the time in the pay of the
Spanish government, nor that in every
way open to them they have tried to
earn their blood money. We are sorry
for it, but it is the truth.
The times., 1898-01-11
MAJOR HANDY's FUNERAL.
1t VIII Be Held in Berlin, Nd. :,
Today.

The body of Major Moses p. Handy
rea ched Washington from Augusta, Ga,
over the Southern Railway yesterday morn
ing 1t was accompanied by Mrs. Handy,
William p. Handy, his son; Lieut.. A C.
Baker, L. s. N, and Mrs. Baker. The
funeral party was met at the Pennsyl-
vania station by Frederick A c. Handy,
brother t. the dead man; Senator Mason,
and Mr.. Julius Click. of Chicago.
A dele ga tion from the Gridiron Club, con-
sisting OF Preside mt Fra NIX n. Hosford Sec
reta ry Walter f. Adams, W B. Steven. ".
z. Amin, and A. J Stofer. was at the
Pennsylvania station when the body ar
rived. A tribute of palms and roses, tied
with black and white ribbons, the colors
of the club, was placed on the casket.
The body was sent through to Whining
ton, Del, yesterday. The funeral party
will leave Washington this morning, and
accompany the body from Wilmington to
Berlin, Nd. where burial will be. The
funeral will take place at Buckingham
Presbyterian Church, which was the first
paStorate of Rev. Dr. Handy father Of
Ma jor Handy.
The times., 1898-01-11
SHARP SOCIAL PROMOTER. .
She Advertises for Clients i'll n
New York Newsnauer

ELDERLY Y lady OF high social position. hay-
ing beautiful home III Washington, D. g.
wouid ike LADY oi wealth 10 spend winter
with nef, would Introduce one or TWO young
laGies In society; references exchanged
offiCIo, Washington Herald bureau.
This advertisement appeared in the
personal column of the New York Her
aid few days ago. 1t shows that at
least one of those women known TO the
smart set OF Washington as social
promoters" mas taken an advanced
step. Heretofore, the promoters have
obtained their clients without resorting
TO the public prints. 1t would then
seem that the hard times had made
scarcity of persons who desire to gain
an entree into Washington society and
have the cash to pay the piper, or rath-
er the Steerer.
There was a time. and il has not been
so long ago, when the few successful
promoters" could not handle the bust
ness-a prosaic word, but surely fitting.
That theirs is legitimate industry
has never been disputed. They operate
here just as they do in London Paris,
New York and Chicago.
Men and women whose fortunes have
fallen and yet have not lost caste, have
now adopted the business of social
promoter" and manage 10 keep their
pldceS DS the fSLHuHtTdtiOn tHey re-
ceiye from furtherihg the ambitions Of
noyeaux riches manmas. Time was
when the industry was supposed TO be-
long solely TO the widows Of distin-
guished generals and admirals, and
sometimes Senators and congressman.
Now, women do not wait for widow
hood to become promoters" They
even allow their husbands to put d fin-
ger in the pie, and the surprising
step of the advertiser in the Herald
may soon be Outdone, and cards like
this may become familiar in Washing
ton.
The times., 1898-01-11

Great regret will be felt Among people
Interested in the question of increa sing
our navy that the dry dock scandals in
New York and elsewhere are likely to
injuriousiy affect Congressional action
on the naval appropriat ion bill Secretary
Long pleads for more dry docks, but it ap-
pears that those We have now give evi-
GeBce that our naval authorities are not
successful dry dock builders, 10 say not h
ing more. There are rumOrS that Con
gressionai investig alton of the subject,
directed principally to the structure at the
brooklyn navy yard, is about TO be urged III
Congress. The appropriation for Iuore may
he withheld until Congress ascertans why
il is that they have proven failures in SO
many instances.
The times., 1898-01-11
\ Rerefit Orcnuizntinn.

An organization similar 20 the one. for
the same purpose. I'm the Treasury De
partinent, has been organized at the War
Department, to be known as the War De-
partment Beneficial Association. the OBJ
Ject of which is to create n fund for the
benefit OF the families OF deceased CLERKS
in that department The officers elected
are George A. Jones, president; o. H..
Brown, vice president; George z. Corson,
secretary and treasurer; board OF directors,
Robert Armour. E. j. Jennings, w r.
Covert, Harvey 4. koir and William NJ.
Davis.
The times., 1898-01-11
The Highest Animal.
Fro,u the Chicegn NewsJ

u IOtu tUH tEICBgO Et.FS-T
A Boston teacher had teen giving a IA
iriliar talk on zoology 30 q class Of ten-year-
0lds in a grammar school. 70 test their
Intelligence h, said in the course Of his re-
marks: who can tell me the highest form
OF animal Ife?" \ little girl held up her
hand. We'll Mary" The hy-ena- ~
shouted Mary. seriously but trinniphantly.
RepressinS sfuiIs. the teacher saisi. rs
it. Mary" Thiul; again. Is hyena the
very highest7 Don't answer too quickly;
take Your tire" .'O6 row l know. Crisa
Mary; ..if's the giraffe
The times., 1898-01-11

The Administration has taken another
whirl ia municipal politics. The appoint-
ment of Henry b. Boyer, as superintendent
of the Philadelphia mint, at the request
of the Pennsylvania Senator'S, is under
stood TO be in the interest OF their fight
against Dave Martin. The Republican
primaries are to be held in Philadelphia
today, and IL is said that fifty places in
the mint have been promised as rewa r,ls
for patriotic service. One would suppose
that, after his experience i'll the Platt-
Tracy campaign, in New York, Mr.. Nc
kinley would be sick of mixing in munich
nal
The times., 1898-01-11
FINING A MULIONAIRE-
Banker and Ex-S:ayor Mulcted for
Beatiu. an Ashman's Horse.

Eliza neih. y. j., Jan. IU.-Louis '.
Randolph president of the Atlantic Trust
Company, of New York, and Gre OF the
ex- ma yoTs. OF Piainfieid. y. J., was
ordered by a jury today to pay $50 to
coIored ashman. named Peter f. Robin
son, for whipping the ashman's horse.
The case had excited considerable in
terest because OF the prominence OF the
defenda Mt. and the brutality which lie
was said to have exhibited. The court
room had been occupied every day for
a week past BY bank presidents, OK mayors,
and wealthy New York business men,
who had either been summoned as wit
nesses or to testify to the good character
of their colleague, eX Mayor Randolph.
The times., 1898-01-11

McClure's Maga zine begins the new yea
well. Besides the serials by Charles A.
Dana and Anthony Hope, the following
articles appear in the January number: "A
Painter of Children-Beutet de Monvel."
by Norman Hapgood; An American at
Carlsbad by Cy WaTman: THE Long
Ladder and also "A Character Sketch
Samuel L. Clemens,-' by Robert Barr;
The Life of the Railroad Man." by
Herbert E. Hamhlen: "Reminiscences of
John Brown by Daniel B. Hadley; .'Sairy
Spencer-s Revolt, y by Carrie Blake Morgan,
and ''Accordin' to Solomon" by Mary NJ.
Mears. McClure's is the best of the 10-ccnt
maga zines.
The times., 1898-01-11
THE CORBEET CASE =
Report That 1t Will Go to the senate
on an Adverse Decision.

on an Adverse Decision
1t was expected that the Senate COM
mittee on Privileges and Elections
would meet yesterday to take up the
claim of II. w Corbett to seat in the
Senate from Oregon on the appointment
of the Governor of that State. but
owing TO the absence of Senator BUT-
rows CRep.. Mich) the meeting VIII not
be held until next week. Mr. Burrows
is the only Republican on the committee
who will oppose the seating of Mr' Cor
bett. He takes the position that the
decision in the Mantle case is prece-
dent against the appointment OF Sena-
tors where the Legislature has had an
opportunity to act. which cannot be put
aside. His vote will thus have the
effect of sending the matter TO the Sen
ate on an adverse report, as Nlthout
Mr.. Burrows the committee is tie.
The times., 1898-01-11
The Tide

The tide rises, the tide falls
The twilight darkenS, the curlew calls:
Along the sea sands, damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
Darkness settles on roofs and walls.
But the sea in the darkness calls and calls:
The little W waves " it'll their soft. white hands,
Efface the footprints from the sands,
Anu the tide rises, the tide falls.
The morning breaks; the steeds in their
stalls
Stamp and neigh the host!er calls;
The day returns, but ne geriuore
Returns the traveller to the shore
And the Tide rises, the tide falls.
Henry W. Longfellow.
The times., 1898-01-11

Representative King, of Utah, Just re-
turned from tour of Cuba, declares that
hundreds of ''Teconcentrados'' are now
naked and dying in the streets He saws
that the Spanards are without faith in
the autonomy humbug. or in the Bla nco
government, while the cubans are conf
dent and able to hold out to the end
1t Is probable that Mr.. King may be heard
from on this subject from the floor Of
the House.
The times., 1898-01-11

Klondike experience seems to develop
poets. One gentleman who came very near
starving to death in that delightful land
declares that when he did get meal of
canned corn beef, bread and cold tomatoes.
1T seemed to him lik e strain blown from
far-off sunset land This is interesting.
but Indefinite. 1t is like the sindle used by
the young lady who said that the fruit
She was eating tasted as violet smells.
The times., 1898-01-11

The rescue of pretty little Anna Russ ell
from the Sioux Indians, through the inter
position of Senator Kyle leads us to in
quire whether or not Senator Platt had
anything to do with the rescue of little
Johnny sheehan from the Tammany wig
wan?
The times., 1898-01-11
Early American History.

(From the Indianapolis JoUrnal.l
~ t'o0r." said Aaron Burr. lis not a
door when il is aiar."
There are many points 10 that joke
was the comment OF Alex ander Hamilton,
as he sippcd his port, ''iecaGse it = =
Chestnut Burr
T5-. duci oIl1yel
The times., 1898-01-11

The campaign in northern India dra rs
along. Gen. Sir Bindon Blood has sue
.ceeded in furnishing the BurerHals for
joining the SwatiS in the attack on Nal
akand Pass. and the Afridis have deserted
the Khyber Pass. The tribesmen a appear
to he pretty well subdued but IL is not
SO certain that they may not create new
trouble in the spring.
The times., 1898-01-11

Alter all, the famous .'gIill-room'' in
princeton Inn is open, and pla ying to good
business. The order of the university is
that students shall not IRE quent' places
where liquor is sold. All right. The boys
Go not frequent the grll-room any more
hey only drop in. The war is regarded
as over. The faculty has made itself
square with the Presbyterian Synod and
Assembly by passing the resolution, and
that Is supposed to end the incident
The times., 1898-01-11
Hard on Hanna.

from the Omaha World-IIeraIdD
That society which is striving to preserve
the American flag from desecration by
advertising nottoes and portraits isaccumu-
lating whole lot of future frowning on
MIR. Hanna S alataster brow. Mr.. Hanna
may want to elect another President solne
day.
The times., 1898-01-11
a RernarkahIe Feat .

tfroru the Chicago T.nses-I -IIeraldl
The headline artist gHo declares that
air. HagGin, of Versailles, Ky.. is about 70
''wed his widows niece evidently has
satisfactorily answered that old problem.
whats this life to man when his wife
is n is wit!orv?''
The times., 1898-01-11

The missionary organizations are exert
ing pressure upon Mr. Mckinley to ma ke
him call his friend, A bdul Hamid, to inn
mediate account for outrages against
American missionaries and the property
of their principals in Turkey. His other
friend, Wilhelm, has furnished him with
brilliant precedent, which he might
get out, polish up and act upon. Why
might not he send some boats over and
lease n Turkish port somewhere?
The times., 1898-01-11
An Autograph Album.

tFrom the Chicago Times -Herald)
Young Mr.. Letter is now in a position
to make valuable contribution to that
symposium on The Book That Has
Helped Me Most Mr. Letters father
brought it from Washington
The times., 1898-01-11

The contested election case of Pat
terson VS.. Carmack from the Memphis
district of Tennessee promises to pro-
woke an animated debate when it is
brought up in the House There were
spirited arguments before the commit
tee on Saturday which are likely to be-
come bitter on the floor. Mr.. Patter-
son, the contestee, ran on the gold
ticket, and was practically indorsed by
the Republicans. He was member of
the Elections Committee himself dur
ing the Fifty-third Congress, and man
aged on the floor and in committee the
Missouri case of O'Neill vs.. JOY, which
resulted in the unseating of Mr.. JOY,
the Republican member. 1t was charg-
ed at the time that the latter was
turned out on thin technicalities. and
that Mr.. Patterson was unfair in his
extreme partisanship.
The times., 1898-01-11
Circulation Statement.

Readers of The Times 1rho ,aag al oRN
time be aaabie 10 procure copies OF q al oag
aelrS Stand, railroad station or on railroad
trains 'cW confer Jaror upoR tle manage
'ne1t by sending 10 This office information Of
tie fact
The times., 1898-01-11

in The Times should Be tefSeig and plainly
acrtteR and must IA aH cases be accompanied
by tie name and address Of tie ,r,jter Re-
jec'ed communications ,rW mt be prcserced.
and only manuscripts u obrious ia,poriaace
aciH be returned 10 Utety authors
The times., 1898-01-11

Congressman Pearson, of North Caro-
lima, who is one of the fiercest of the
opponents of the civil service system
in the House, claims that the feeling
against the law is growing so rapidly
that seven-tenths of the Republicans
will vote for the bill which has been
prepared. He believes that it will pass
both branches of Congress, and with
out knowing what the President will
do, thinks that he may be induced to
sign the measure.
The times., 1898-01-11

The report made by Assistant Secre-
tary Roosevelt upon the condition Of
the buildings at the Naval Academy,
at Annapolis. has been sent by Secrc-
tary Long to the Congressional COM
mttee having charge of naval affairs,
with a request for very early action.
so as to secure the safety Of the in
mates of the academy.
The times., 1898-01-11

Secretary Long, of the Navy, and
Naval Constructor Bowles, who came
here from New York yesterday. went
before the naval committees of the
House and Senate to ask for an imme-
diate appropriation for the completion
of the dry dock at the New York navy
yard The Navy Department does not
care about sending another battle-ship
TO Canada to be locked
The times., 1898-01-11

Mr.. Dingley said yesterday that the
next report from the Ways and Means
Committee would be on the military
bill, which would be ready in few
days.
The times., 1898-01-11

The Senate Committee on the Libra
ry has decided to report favorably on
the bill to erect a statue of President
Lincoln at Gettysburg.
The times., 1898-01-11

The nominations of 1000 postmasters
are before the Senate Committee on
Postofices and Post Roads, of which
Mr.. Wolcott is chairman. With all
this business to attend to. in addition
TO the heavy work on the Finance and
Interstate Commerce Committees, as
well as preparing his speech on
the mission of the commission to Eu-
rope last year. the junior Senator from
Colorado has his hands full. II is
thought that the speech is bound to
provoke a debate in the Senate, and
doubtless Mr.. Wolcott will be COM
PEELED to answer many jabs at the
commission and the administration.