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The evening times., 1898-11-03
EXuitant Egoism.

There is opportunity for Max Nordau,
the philosophic generalizer, to add a
chapter to his work on degeneration
with particular reference to the patho-
logical significance OF egoism. There is
nothing espe ciaIly new to be said. but
the simultaneous outbreak of two such
surprising egoists as the Kaiser and
Colonel Roosevelt would give a timeii-
ness to a dissertation on the subject.
Hitherto, such self absorption has been
regarded as an indication of insanity.
Any alienist, called upon to make a
diagnosis of either case. as hypothetic
and leaving out the names, would sure
ly give a verdict of progressive lunacy.
He would not be deferred by the fact
that the victims of the first personal
pronoun may be rational IN all other
matters save those that relate to them
selves. The popular idea that a iunatic
is always irrational and purposeless is a
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Can Dock the Maria Teresa.

Norfolk. Va. Nov. 3.-Constructor y.
w Stahl, OF the Gosport navy yard
said yesterday that the story sent out TO
the effect that the measurements of the
Maria Teresa would make it impossible
for her to be docked here is untrue The
Teresa's measurements are. length $40
feet; beam. So feet: draught PIG feet
displacement. T.Cp tons. The dock means
urements are, length. so feet; width at
entrance, 70 feet; depth of water at mean
high tide. y IL feet. The constructor
said the Maine. with an actual draughi
of 22.9 feet. was docked here December 8.
1897. without any trouble. and that the
Teresa could of course be dOcked being
Of less draught than the Maine Com
modore Farquhar said today that he had
no official Information of the Teresa be-
ing ordered here. but that Congressman
Wise had given him to understand that
he had given personal assurance that the
vessel will be repaired here
The evening times., 1898-11-03
En.husiasm for Colonel Smith

Snow Hill, Nd, Nov. "a large and
enthusiastic Democratic mass meeting was
held in the courthouse here yesterday af-
ternoon and night. The building was fill
ed Col. John Walter Smith spoke in the
afternoon and defined his position in the
present campaign. He was interrupted
by frequent applause. Col Smith said
if elected to Congress he will endeavor to
serve the people, both of his Congressional
district and his State, regardless of poll
itics. He said he was opposed to annex
alton of foreign territory, and favored a
strict investigation of the gross n,isman-
agement of our army in the recent var
with Spain. Col. Smiths address was con-
sidered a strong and able effort.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Discovery of a Crunnog.
(From Publie Opinion. London.l !

About mile east of Dumbarton Rock. in the
Firth OF Clyde. dwelling piles or crannor.
has been discovered below high water mark,
some fifty yards from The low-water mark. II
Is Isl feet in circumference, the outer circle OF
piles being OF oak wood, sharpened with stone
axes. Tie transverse beams and floor are of oak.
willow, elder. and branches of fir, beech. and
hazel, with hracken GeTns). moss and cb:ns In
the refuse heaps outside of the crannog wer,
found the bones of stays, COWS, sheep, signs of
fire, many fire stones, and milestone or hone
Nearby was canoe thirty-seven feet long by four
let vide, followed from single trunk of oak
This crannog is TIE first yet found in an estuary.
and it evidently dates from the stone age; there
fore, il seems earlier than Others yet found in
the British Isles
The evening times., 1898-11-03
DIES ON THE OPERATING TABLE
A Young Suicide Expires Under the
Surgeons Hands,

New York, Nov. 3.-John J. Rezac.
twenty-five years old. drug clerk, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself twica
in the head in a room OF the PennsyIva-
mia Hotel. at Third Avenue and Tenth
Street. at O'Clock last evening. He
walked into the barroom of the hotel and
asked for a room. He was directed u
one. and moment later two Fistol shots
We're heard
Philip Beinfeldt. the proprietor. ran al
ohce4to the room and found the stranger
lying on the floor. with blood streaming
from two pistol shot wounds in his heal
Policeman Book. of the East Fifth Street
station. was called and sent in a hurry
call 10 Bellevue Hospital for an anbu-
lance DIR. Holland responded. Arriving
at the hotel Dr. Holland found the only
chance to save the mans life was to get
him TO the hospital so he was put INTO
the ambulance and the driver tashed m.
morse all the way TO the hospital
The man was at once placed JIpon n =
operating table, and Dr. Holland began
probing for the bullets but the man al. a
within five minutes after arriving at the
hospital
Rezac was a weIl-built. handsome man.
elegantly dressed. There were six letters
in his pockets Two were addressed to
j. Rezac, care of J. Bogathy. Fifty
fourth Street and Second Avenue" The
letters were in square envelopes. and
written on fine note paper. They were
signed Grace WaldroE'
In one of the letters the writer says she
has just returned 10 New York from
Philadelphia. where she had a most
pleasant time. She further says that sha
had changed her address from West
Thirty-fourth Street TO No. 2S1 West For
ty-third Street. At the close of the let
ter she informs the person 70 whom the
letters are addressed that Clara MftI-
man sends her best and kindest regards
A photograph of the dead man was
found in his pocket. together with pho
tograph of very beautiful woman The
photographs were in an inside Waistcoat
pocket next To his heart.
There were in his pocket a $50 bill. a
SO bill and eleven 81 bills and a gold
watch and chain. RezaC lived at No. SL
East Seventy-first Street.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
A Significant Incident

One OF the numerous latter-day IL
lustrations of the fact that "the world
DO move was recently afforded by the
sight Of Mr.. WI Ting Fang, The Chi
nese minister. making speech from
the platform Of railroad car at Clin-
ton' Iowa. This is not at all a strange
thing for Mr.. Wu to do: in fact, it is
very much in keeping with his progress
sive and enterprising character; but it
would have been an odd thing in any
Chinese minister who has before been
seen in this country. The time is not
SO very far past when Chinese and
Americans looked on one another with
mutual distrust, to put 1t mildly. The
Chinese in this country were regarded
by Americans as aliens and interiors
The evening times., 1898-11-03
OUR EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
etat"tics Showing the Growth of
American Progress.

An Increase of over s10O, ,0OO, 900 in ex-
ports and decrease of over slOO, 600, 900 in
imports in the record of our foreign COM
merce FOR the nine months ending Sep
tember 30, 1898, compared with the corre-
spending nine months of the preceding
year. No corresponding period in any
year of the country's history has shown
such record. The total exports of the
nine months ending September 60 1S9S
are practically twice as great as those of
the corresponding nine months of 1885,
while the imports show reduction of y
IL per cent as compared with 1885, des-
pite the growth of our population in the
meantime. The imports of merchandise
in the nine months just ended are less
than in any corresponding period since
1855.
All classes of our great lines of Droduc-
tion have prospered during the past dec
ade. The exports of the product of the
mines which for the nine months ending
September 80 1885, are In round numbers
$20, 10000, have increased more than 33 per
cent since 1883; exports of the produc-
IONS ~ the forests which We're SIS, 775 III
IN the corresponding nine months of 1885
are in the nine months just ended $50, 7.5.-
o'S. Agricultural products which in nine
months of 1855 We're 1904, III, 1862, are in the
nine months just ended $57l 294 aa5 Ex-
ports of domestic manufactures, which in
the nine months of 1898 We're but S99. .8i2.- :
sa2, are in the nine months of 1885, S227.-
ozz,ei5 1t thus appears that the manu-
1acturers have In the period lSSS-9s en-
)oyed larger growth in exports Of their
productions than any other class of our
great producers.
The following table shows the exports
OF manufactures and products of agricuIt-
ure in the nine months ending Septem-
Der in each of the years 1883 and 1888
The evening times., 1898-11-03

fallacy. 1t IN only that they are self
centered and nourish a delusion as to
their own superlative greatness that
characterizes large group of insane
persons
Even the observing person who has
made no study of crazy people must
see that there is something extraordi-
nary in man who. holding a subor-
dinate place in an army and advancing
bravely with thousands of others, ac-
quires the notion that he alone is
worthy of mention for the victory
achieved by the troops; and that in his
daily recital of the history of the event,
he should make no mention of the many
heroic men, his superiors in rank, who
took prominent part. More than this.
that he should deliberately announce
that his defeat for political office
would mean a repudiation of the war
and cause the widest rejoicing in Spain
Fit to rank with such appalling ego
ism is the case of the Kaiser at Jeru-
salem. In consecrating the Church of
the Redeemer, he read an address in
which he exclaimed LAS nearly two
thousand years ago, so today shall
ring out the cry, voicing my ardent
hope, to all peace on earth'" In the
whole dramatic performance and in this
expression, he proclainis himself the
equal of Christ and his legitimate sue
cessor. This is in complete harmony
with the most interesting incidents of
his egotistical career. There are spec
ialists who have no doubt that some
thing is wrong with the brain of the
Kaiser; that this exaltation of himself
is pathological.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
GERMANS HISS ROOSEVELT.
Speeches in Cooper Union Arouse
Their Memory of " rbngS.

New York, Nov. S.-One of the greatest
meetings ever held in Cooper Union as
sembled there last night under the auspi-
ces of the German-American Reform Tn
ion. Several thousand people gathered in
and around the hall. These very Ger
mans voted three years ago for Mayor
Strong and only year ago supported
Seth Low for mayor.
But last night they pledged themselves
10 support Judge Van Wyck and the en-
tire Democratic ticket.
The most significant feature was that
every speaker spoke on the enforcement
of the sunday law. while the German
Republican mass meeting held in the
same haA the night before had carefully
avoided the subject.
The meeting was called to order by
Fritz Guertler, chairman of the German
American Reform Union Campaign COM
mittee. He introduced Edward b. Amend,
president of the Reform Union. as the
presiding officer of the meeting. Mr.
Amend made some very telling points
against Col. Roosevelt, and the audience
cried "Pfiu,' at every mention of the
Rough Riders name.
Edward Tamsen made The speech of the
evening. When he mentioned Roosevelt 5
name. in connection with the excise law.
Il was greeted with kissing.
You will distinctly remember his
reign" said the speaker. His nativistic.
tyrannical. Puritan views were shown in
the Interpretation given to the excise
law of that year, SO that the people OF
this Empire City grew indignant at such
narrow-minded acts. This man led his
subortiinates to be spies, and praised
them for their deeds VIII YOU elect
such a man as your GOVERNOR
There were cries of NO. no.
do you imagine" continued Mr.. Tam
sen. that this man would suddenly
change to a liberal spirit of tolerance for
all if you should place him in the exec
utive chair at Albany? Would he not
remain the good old Teddy we have
known?
Here there was great applause.
New Workers breathed more freely
when Roosevelt resigned and went to
Washington. said Mr.. TamSen. They
We're happy to lose their tyrannical po-
lice commissioner. Do you want to give
him a wider field for his tyranny and
eccentrcities by electing him your gov
ernOr?'
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Spain,s Lost Colonies

Prof. w. Edwin Priest, of Columbian
College, Iectured last evening on Spain
and Her Lost Colonies under the aus
pices of Lafayette Post, G. A. r., in the
hall of that organization, No. 5l3 Ninth
Street northwest The large audience
was very demOnstrative in it's apprecia
ton of the graphic and interesting de
scription given by the speaker of the in
habitants of newly acquired possessions
of this country The greed and misrule
of the Spanish officials were touched upon
and contrasted with American govern
ment.
The lecture was illustrated with n Sc
les of $50 stereopticon views.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

K A Everitt, of Sweden. is at the Ar
lington Hotel.
Warner Miller, of New York, arrived
in Washington last night.
Hillary A Herbert, former Secretary OF
the Navy. was a spectator at the ar
chitects' convention last night.
District Commissioner John W. Ross,
who has been confined 10 his room at the
Varnum for week is not yet able to
be at his desk, although his condition is
reported as improved
Lieut. Tenney Ross. a son of District
Commissioner Ross, who has been so
warmly praised by Gen. Bacon. for his
conspicuous bravery in the Bear Island
Indian fight. IS in Chicago, and is ex.
pected tn visit this city in the near for
ture
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Curious Controversy,
CFrom the Westminster Gazette

A curious dispute has just been settled in New
South Wales. On The railway between Berrigan
and Finley there is a station named Wat-a-While
The railway authorities in Sydney have long re-
garded this appeilaton Of a depot on such a
huStling route as tne Finley line as a satire on
their operations, and they intimated TO the resi-
dents of the district desire to alter the name
to Hurry Ther'," ''One Side Please or scme
other phrase pregnant with up-to-date railway
lie and movement This radical proposal result
ed in violent protests from the residents at Wait
awhile. who said that the name had been good
enough for their fathers and for them and that it
would have TO suit the railroad magnates way up
in SYDNEY. The parties have been in severe CON
fict for some time, but ultimately the commits
5ioners have given way, ard the romantic cogno-
will stand.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Immediate Fruits of De,vey,s yictorx

Y 1''I1I ti'C -Nt7NN IUIh SUM
We are 10 add to the American navy relics OF
Nontojo's feet as well as of Caryera', O,,r ~
MIA correspondent notes the signing OF contracts
with Hong Kong firm for saving the wrecks n
the lsla de Cuba Isla de Luzon, aud Don Juan
DE Austria These are all gunboats of between
1000 and LEO tons dispIacfment IT, t.sa
former are Eswick built, being launched less
than dozen yeas ago, and their engines of . 20o
horse power were expected 10 give them sixteen
kHots. While they mount each four 41-inrh Hon
Iorlas and eight smaller pieces The Don Juan
de Austria was launched at Cartagena and carries
Ike main battery, with ten other pieces but
mas less horse power, being credited with only
fourteen Knots. As the price asked for saving
theSe vessels Is only $50 GOO each. they should pay
us, apart from their value as trophies of Dewey,
great fight.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Soldier Commits Suicide.

Cumberland, Md. Nov. 3-Charles
Brooks formerly of Slanesville. w Va.
aged twenty-three years. said to be a
member of the Second West Virginia
Volunteers, swallowed three ounces of
laudanum in the stable of w A Rein
hard. He died last night, Brooks, while
on furlough. entered the service OF
Mr.. Reinhard. Two weeks ago he mar
ried Miss Ivy Jones. pretty girl OF
seventeen. He overstayed his furlough,
and this preyed on his mind. His friends
think this caused the act. He had lain
several hours before he was found. and
was unconscious. He wrote on a piece of
pasteboard, found near him, message
to his little wife that ne wanted TO
die and signed his name. His mother.
Mrs. Maria BroDhy, lives in Cumberland
The evening times., 1898-11-03
OFFICERS CALLED TO ACCOUNT
Naval Constructor HHnxcom to Be
Ourt-MartiaIcd

The Navy Department to-day decided 10
court-martial Naval Constructor John r
Hanscom and Chief Engineer Lewis W.
Robinson, of the League Island navy
yard, Philedalphia upon the charge Il
culpable negligence OF duty in permitting
large sums OF money 10 BE- paid TO labor
ers for working extra tine in violation
OF naval regulations.
II is understood that the defense viii
claim that the regulation referred to 5
contrary to law and that the payments
were made according TO the provisions &
TIE statutes.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Maurice OskHrn Shot.

a well-known farmer living near Round
Hill. this county. was shot in the arm
by a man named Rector and was painfully
though not seriously hurt Tuesday. Mr..
Osborn had called Rector 10 account for
not having properly delivered some corn
grown upon field he had rented from
him on shares. y few words passed and
Rector whipped out a revolver and fired
at Osburn, the ball lodging in the feShy
part of his arm DR. Copeland extracted
the bullet Rector is still al large
The evening times., 1898-11-03
VAN WICK ODDS INCREASE.
Ten to Seven offered That He VIII
Reat Roosevelt.

New York. Nov. 3.-Judge Van Wyck
is now a pronounced favorite over Col.
Roosevelt in the betting In the race for
the governorship. Odds of 10 to are
now being offered that Van Wyck will
be elected. A considerable amount of
money was bet at that price yesterday.
For Joseph Vendig, a bookmaker, Bell
& Co. laid s2l 900 against S14,7O0 on Van
Wyck. and $l1. 900 against $500. Bell &
Co. have $4,000 more to wager for Ven
dig at 10 to Z. Bell & Co. also bet for
other admirers of the Democratic nomi-
nee $4,000 to 1000 with Wasserman &
Brother and $4,000 to $1,000 with Jacob
Field.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
DR.. HUIDEKoPFR's ORDERS
To Remain in the Service a Week
or so From Now.

Lieut. Col Rusk Huidekoper chief sur
seoa. United States Volunteers. will BE-
retained in the service until NoveTnber
Is. instead of being mustered out Octo-
Der 81. Recent army orders were ahmed
ed to this effect this morning.
This Will give him an opportunity to
testify as an army officer before the Al
ger Relief Commission, which he is de-
siTous of doing.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
FOUR DAYS FOR ORATORS.
Winding Up Speeches on the Issue,
I'm New York.


New York, Nov. 3-Enthusiasm is not
dampened as the campaign nears it's
close. In every town. city and hamlet in
the State between now and Saturday mid
night, the people will have opportunities
to listen to the orations from big and lit
tie men on all sides in advocating the
cause that is uppermost in their hearts.
Sunday will be dies non in actual work,
excepting the thespian demonstration in
this city against Col. Roosevelt which oc-
ours on the night of that day. and Mon
day will be devoted to getting every one
in line for the work of Tuesday
1t cannot be seen that there is any de-
cided change in the situation within the
last two days The Republican manag-
ers are using every means in their pow
er to prevent the. enormous plurality in
this city and the adjoining boroughs, that
the Democrats expect, from being real
lied. They have endeavored to make
much capital out of the meeting of Ger
man Independents at Cooper Union, night
before last, but are not inclined to base
great hope upon the small contingent
promised by that demonstration.
Trouble Expected on Tuesday.
That there viii be serious trouble at
many of the voting places in this city
on election day, is manifested by the sui
len demeanor of Supt McCulagh. who,
with his troop of force bill deputies
seems determined to oust as many DEM
ocratic voters from the polls as possible.
Warrants for the arrest OF many men,
alleged TO have Illegally registered, are
being held by McCullagh, to be served
when they approach the voting booths.
This is in direct violation of law, but
the situation exists, and when he at
tempts to serve them, and hold the men
arrested until after the polls close.
clashes Will surely come. Devery, the
chief of the city police force will be
very likely TO take issue with the sue
cessor of johnnie" Davenport, and from
that may develop no light degree of
trouble.
Van Wyck's Last Days of Speaking.
Judge Van Wyck will leave here this
afternoon on his last campaigning tou-.
His first speech of his winding up will
be made at Poughkeepsie tonight, to be
followed by addresses at Albany and Troy.
The Democratic managers express them
selves as more than satisfied with what
their candidate has already effected by
his clear expositions of the mismanage-
ment Of State affairs under Republican
regime and his consistent attitude
throughout his campaigning.
The temperance in aggressive sty.e Of
Ex-Governor Hill has undoubtedly pro-
duced great effect in the State. 1t can
not be gatnsayed that Mr.. Hill has
many friends in this State who would
have been lukewarm in the cause had
he not been prominent in the line of ad-
vocates for the success of the Demo-
cratic ticket. His long differences with
Mr.. Croker cut no figure in the canvass
Every leading Democrat and many of 5he
lesser lights who have recently been cut
of politics have come to the front again,
particularly in the northern portion OF
the State, and reports of their work have
been very gratifying TO the managers at
the helm in this city
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Murdered Mans Body Found.

Helena, Ark. Nov. 3.-Two women dis
covered the dead body of an unknown
man In a ravine half a mile west of here
last night. The body was lying in the
smoldering embers of a fire. The head
was completely burned OH the body The
dead man was well dressed but there
was nothing found on his person to dis
close his identity. From surrounding
circumstances. 1t is thought he was muir
dered. then robbed and his body placed
on the fire.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
MAY BE LOST.
Texas Relieved to Have Defeated the
constitutional Amendments.

Dallas, Texas. Nov. 3.-The Confederate
pension election reports from over the
State Indicate that the constitutional
amendment is defeated by a small ma-
iority- The official vote may be neeassa-
~ TO decide.
The vote east may reach 5000. The
majority will not be from present fndi-
cations, more than $3.50 OF 1000 either
way.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
BACK IN HER OLD SERVICE
Return to Revenue Duty of the CUT
ter McCnIinch

The revenue cutter McCulloch. which
entered Manila Bay on May with Dew
ey's feet, was today returned TO the
Revenue Cutter Service by the Navy De-
partment.
The McCuIloch will probably be ordered
to San Francisco for duty and she may
later be assigned to service at Honolulu
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Piedmont Prohibi,icn Ticket.

Piedmont. W. Va, Nov S--The prohi-
bitionists of the twelfth sena toriai dis
trict and Mineral County have selected
the following names TO be voted tor Cd
their ticket al the coming election: For
State senate. Thomas R Carskadon. of
Keyser; for house of delegates, Jacob D.
WeIton. of Piedmont: for county commits
sioner. Thomas Thompson, of Keyser-
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Queen Anne SiIyerites.

CenJrevilIe. Md, Nov. 3.-The Chicago
platform Democrats held meeting in the
courthouse at this place last night The
hall was well filed. The speakers were
Edwin \. Newman. of Washington, Mr..
William Willis the silver nominee for
Congress. and Mr.. Toner.
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Hard on shakespeare.

tfrom 1it-Blts)
Mother-Johnny. stop using such dreadful Ian
guagei''
Johnny-Weh. mother, Shakespeare uses it
Mother Then don't play with him; he's no a,
companion for you
The evening times., 1898-11-03
Not Hooked.

tFrom the Chicago News.)
Smith-so you were fishing yesterday, were you?
What luck did you have?
Jones-Splendid. Didn't catch a fish, but about
dozen of my creditors called at the house to
collect money during my absence"
The evening times., 1898-11-03

General Sanger is an honest man. and
II the testimony which he gave TO the AL
ger Relief Commission, as published is
Tar less positive, comprehensive and
damning than his report OIL the abuses
at Chickamausa, ii is chiefly because he
merely replied to the carefully prepared
questions and declined to volunteer in
formation that would incur FOR him the
same enmity of the War Department
that has hurt General Breckinridge.