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The evening times., 1898-09-07
ANDREE's HUT WRECKED.
Berlin Paper Denounces the German
North Pole Expedition

Berlin, Sept. THE Berlin Tageblatt
publishes an article denouncing the man.
ner in which the German North Pole ex-
pedition, under the management of DR..
Werner and Captain Rudiger, has been
conducted.
Although not duplicating Dr. Werner
and Captain Rudiger directly, the Tage-
blatt declares that there is ample proof
that several members of the expedition.
who went on the steamer Heigoland are
guilty of objectionable acts of vandalism.
They are accused of almost wrecking the
log house which the English traveller
Pike erected some years ago on Danes
Isle. one degree north of Spitbergen, as
a shelter during his bear hunts. and
which Professor Andree utilized as a
storehouSe of provisions and other in
dispensable articles for those of his own
or other parties which might be Shin
wrecked.
company of tourists. among whom
We're the Bavarian minister Won Craiis-
helm. Professor Klatsch. and Baron yon
Schlicht, the Heidelberg author, visited
Danes Isle on August 13 and found the
windows and doors lying about in inde-
soribale pell-mell Boxes of preserves
and canned goods were broken open, and
1t was evident that the men, after as
suaging their appetite. cared nothing for
what remained. Members of the German
expedition had scribbied their names and
addresses on several cartes de Yisites. the
personal property of Professor Andree.
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to do with the care of the army that
there Is blank failure when an attempt
is made to do a particularly nice thing.
Not even Secretary Alger can have his
most positive and explicit orders car
ried out in the case Of a regiment that
is nearest TO the good will of the Pres
ident. When ii is found to be impossi-
BILE to overcome official stupidity and
carelessness enough TO get The Presi-
dents Own" to their homes without
intense and wholly ineXcusable suffer-
ing. what else can we hope for when
soldiers having no special claims to
favor are involved?
What happened TO the Eighth Ohio
is the logical result of the steadfast de-
termination not to investigate the in
stances of incompetency that crippled
the army in Cuba and reduced the SOL
diers in the American camps TO skele-
tons. Subordinates are never efficient
when there is an amiable liberation of
inefficiency on the part of the chiefs.
These things viii continue as long as
there is a soldier in the service of the
Government, unless there is a change
OF policy at Washington or a change in
the Office of Secretary of War.
The evening times., 1898-09-07
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Z, 1855.
Justice Whites Decrinntion.

The declination OF Justice White.
who was selected by the President as
one Of the Commissioners 10 negotiate
2 treaty OF peace with Spain. leaves one
vacancy which it is necessary to fill at
once. While Justice White was not
chosen because of his religion. it was
supposed To be a cause Of satisfaction
TO the Catholic Church that one of that
faith should be in position to con-
s!der its interests in the Philippines.
Practically, however. his refusal viii
not affect those interests The Com
missioners are thought to be the repre-
sentatives of the President by whom
they viii be instructed and whose ideas
they are expected TO carry out That
they will work no injustice to the
church is a matter of course. The
principles of our institutions have al
ready determined the only policy Of
the Government in religious matters.
and they must prevail in all arrange
ments for the future Of all territory
that passes permanently into American
hands.
The conditions in the Philippines are
not essentially different from those in
Porto Rico. No special privileges can
be conferred on any eccles tastical body
in either case, but all their property
rights viii be recognized and preserved.
The church in this country has never
complained of its status before the
law, and there will be no cause of COM
plaint in any territory where American
rule is established
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WILL NOT ORDER AN INQUIRY.
Mr.. Mckinley Said to He Satisfied
With Camp MikoH.

New York. Sept. IA Washington spe-
cial says:
President Mckinley met and consulted
with his Cabinet advisers last night The
consultation. which was held at the
White House. lasted for several hours
There were present Secretary of War
Alger. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen and
Postmaster General Smith.
AT this gathering the trip of the Presi-
dent TO Moutauk Point and the charges
which have been made against the man
agement of the War Department were
discussed. While no official announce
ment was made after the meeting of the
conclusion reached, 1t is evident that no
investigation Of the War Department and
Its methods IS 70 be ordered by the Pres
ident. The members of the Cabinet left
the White House smiling. and saying that
they were entirely satisfied with the sit
uation.
Secretary of War Alger. after he had
reached the War Department. authorized
the Journal 10 quote the President as
saying:
Il was very much gratified with what
saw at Montauk Point. OF course there
was suffering there. which is 10 be de-
piored. would be the suffering of hu-
manity at any place and under any cir
cumstances. The conditions were far bet
ter than were TO be expected of an army
that has had the experiences of the troops
arrived from Cuba
To another Cabinet officer the President
said that the hospital arrangements at
Montauk Point were infinitely better than
he had expected to see after the reports
made by the newspapers
1t was also said by Cabinet officer that
the President found nothing to criticise
in the quartermaster's or any other de-
partment, and expressed the opinion that
while there were individual cases OF suf-
fering that might have been spared. such
results were not due TO any of the de-
partmental officers.
II is understood that the President re-
lated in detail to his Cabinet what he had
seen at Montauk Point II was after this
story had been told that he made the
statement that he was entirely satisfied
with the manner in which sick soldiers are
being cared for. Secretary AIger was es-
pecially pleased with the result OF the
COnsulta tiOn.
1t will now remain for Congress to order
an investigation.
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GUNS FOR COAST DEFENSE.
Fifty Great Pieces of Ordnance Are
Nearing Completion.

Reading, Pa. Sept. In very few
months this country will possess quite an
important addition TO it's resources for
home defense The first one of fifty i'm
proved. thoroughly up-to-Gate rapid-fire
guns. now in course Of construction at
the Diamond Drill Works Birdsborough.
Pa. will be finished in week or two.
and the completion of the others will
quickly follow
These guns are intended for coast de-
fense exclusively The contract for them
was awarded only few months ago. at
time when the end of the war with Spain
seemed near at hand, and this demon
strates the fact that the Government has
no intention To discontinue war prepara-
tiOGs even with no more war in sight.
The Governments determination in this
respect is also shown by the continued ac-
tivity at the Carpenter Steel Works. in
North Reading. where an immense num-
ber OF steel prOjeCtiles and shells of va
rious sizes. for army and navy use, have
been finished and shipped to different
points in the past thirtE days, and the
plant is still running day ana night. just
as il would were the war yet in progress
and the shells being thrown against
Spanish ships and Notifications.
Since August l projectiles aggregating
in value s2lrl. GO have been made at the
Carpenter plant, and the work goes on
with new contracts also in sight
The fifty coast defense guns now be-
ing made at Birdsborough are 70 cost
the Government half a million dollars.
or an average of $1,000 each To IA
ciIitate their rapid completion the Dia-
nond Drill Company put up. in a very
bsJiIdiur eSDzcialfy
designed for gunmaking and at a cost
of many thousands Of dollars equipped
the structure with the most modern ma
chinery Twenty-Five of these rapid-fire
/ guns are to be OF 5-iuch bore and
| twenty-five of them 6-inch.
| Both the , and 67Ach guns have
breech actions made % that they can
\ be opened very quickly. and all use
| fixed ammunition: that is. ammuni-
| tion in a metallic case. like that used in
| a shoulder gun.
| The 5-inch gun can be operated 10
/ fire from five 20 ten shots a minute the
/ number depending upon the skill Of the
| guns crew. The 6-inCh gun can be
( worked about half as rapidly. The D.
/ inch can be fired so much faster than the
| s for the reason that the projeCtils
I and powder are in one cartridge case
/ for use in the smaller gun. while the s.
/ inch shell is so heavy that the projectile
I is put in first and the powder case after
/ ward, requiring two movements Both
! size guns are of extra high power and
( will do great execution at a range of
| five miles When finished they will be
/ tested on the proving grounds at Birds
\ borough and when in perfect condition
/ shipped TO the ordnance department.
/ IL has not been given out as yet Just
/ where these guns will be placed
The evening times., 1898-09-07
RETURN OF THE DIXIE.
The ships Crew VIII lie Given a
Hearty Welcome.

Baltimore. Sept. THE auxiliary cruis-
er Dixie, with the Maryland naval mill
tia on board, will arrive in Baltimore
harbor next Sunday. This is the result
of the efforts made by Congressman Nc
Intire to bring the ship to Baltimore, so
that her crew and officers might receive
the warm greeting which the people have
in waiting.
When the ship arrives the committee
in charge of the reception will go aboard
and formally welcome the officers and
crew This committee is composed of
Mayor Malster, Col Willard Howard,
Lieut.. Isaac f. Emmerson, Congressman
Mclntire, Lieut.. Col, j. Frank Supplee,
Lieut.. Edwin Geer, Lieut. c. L. Birming-
ham, and Secretary c. II. Forrest. The
yacht Nydia. OF Lieut.. Emmerson. COM
mander of the Maryland Naval Militia,
will be used by the committee
On Monday next, the 18th of septem-
Der the formal reception will take place
The men will be landed at Light Street
wharf, and will be met by the members
OF the naval militia now in Baltimore
and the Fourth Regiment. A line of
march will then be formed and the pa
tade Will move via Pratt Street to Cal
vert, to baltimore, to Holiday, passing
In review before the city hall, to Lexing-
ton, 10 Fayette, to Charles, TO Mulberry.
to Cathedral TO Monument, and around
the Washington Monument to Madison.
TO Cathedral, to Liberty, to Baltimore
TO Eutaw, 10 Fayette Street, to the
Fourth Regiment armory. Here a lunch
con will be served to the men by Com
mander Emerson
A dinner to the officers of the Dixjs
and those of the Fourth Regiment az
night is also planned
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SOLDIERS WELCOMED HOME.
Pottstoyyn HOnOrs Returning Menu
bers of the Fourth Regiment.

Pottsville, Pa, Sept. Amid the boom
of guns, changing of bells. racket of steam
whistles and cheers of thousands Of peo-
pie Company F, Fourth Regiment, Penn
sylvania Volunteer Infantry and regi-
mental drum corps. arrived home at s
o'clock this morning from Porto Rico, via
transport Chester which arrived at New
York yesterday. A civic and military
parade, under the auspices of the First
Defenders Association, was largely par
ticipated in. After the parade the COM
pany and drum corps We're given a recep-
ton and banquet in Union Hail.
Business was for several hours entirely
suspended: schools closed. and many
shops and firms closed down for the
day. The company was met at Jersey
City by citizens committee, and pro-
vided for. The roster of Company F
shows that while in Porto Rico four of
their number died, and four were left in
Ponce. on account of being too sick to
board the transport. Thirteen were tax
en- in charge at Jersey City and placed
on the State hospital train. which will
arrive this afternoon preparations being
completed at the Pottsville Hospital for
their reception.
Several Of the company were in q
frightful state of exhaustion when ar
irving here, and were Immediately nlaced
in charge of physicians. Out of the en-
tire membership of the drum CORPS only
one man was missing a corneust. who
was last evening taken to the PennsyI-
vania Hospital at Philadelphia.
The evening times., 1898-09-07
.The Presidents OSyn.o

In comparison with what SO many
thousands of our soldiers have had to
bear the sufferings of the Eighth Ohio
at a MOntauk railway station are hard
ly worth mention, and would be passed
by in silence but for the lesson they
convey They are a later and on some
accounts a fuller revelation of the in
competency and carelessness that mar
every enterprise of the War Depart
ment
This regiment, raised in the neighbor-
hood of the Mckinley home in Ohio.
has been called The Presidents Own
1t has not, for that reason, enjoyed any
immunity from preventable cruelties
and privations. Its previous hard ex-
periences received more than common
publicity because of the natural infer
ence that ii would get its share of any
faYors that might be passed around.
Because ii has a fair claim to special
consideration, the Secretary Of War
proposed to make up for its former
Affections by sending il home in an
unusual degree of comfort, and at once.
The necessary orders were issued, and
in as cheerful spirits as they could
muster up the debilitated men burden
ed themselves with all their equipments
at six o'clock in the morning and
moved TO the station to take the special
train an hour later.
The facts are told in this mornings
papers There was no train ready. The
very sick. as well as the comparative
ly well-which means sick enough to be
in bed except in this army-waited
about the shadeless station until nearly
three o'clock in the afternoon The
sturdiest man alive would regard the
circumstances as almost intolerable.
and it is easy to imagine the least
serious results in the case of these un-
fortunates.
The trouble was that somebody un-
known had changed the destination.
and the railroad by which ii was TO be
reached, but had made no provisions
for putting the new scheme into effect
Also. there had been no ARRANGEMENTS
made for conveying the regiment
through the city of New York on one
of the hottest days of the year, al
though there were two carloads of sick.
kilograms burnt the wires, but there
were no responses, and the soldiers
were left TO crawl under cars in the
search of protection from the blister
tng rays Of the sun during the most
oppressive hours Of the day.
Such is the inefficiency and negli-
gence throughout the service that has
The evening times., 1898-09-07
The Woes of the Bill Collector.
(Fror, tho Nemnhis SciuitarN

''If I did not have family to provide for.
id if I wouldn't beg the streets rather
than be a collector" Thus spoke a perspirins
individual who had climbed four flights Of stairs
TO see n man who told him to 'eali around later
in the month"; 1T is the most tllnkless Job
on the face of the EARTH" he continued. eve
get 'cussed' way the other every day Ot
our lives except the welcome, blessed Sabbath
Now. if I turn in at night with a few dollars
collected. the boss thinks I have not half at.
tended to my duties Ii ! collect a satisfactory
amount this same boss thinks it nothing more
than ! should have done. and no thanks are
forthcoming. / dare not talk back 70 persons
whcm I am sent 20 collect from for fear ol
offending them, and now, as a result OF one year
in this business, | am a moral and physical
coward Of the worst sort Honestly / don't
believe I'd say word if delinquent Gus
toner would kick me down the stairs. I'd sim
:Ay report at night: Mr said he was not
ready to pay"
The evening times., 1898-09-07
An Egs-Shaped Church.


Plans for a church structure to be erected at
the northeast corner of East Utica Street and
hohleis Avenue filed yesterday with the
bureau of buildings, and if accepted Bufa'o will
have the first ogg-shaped building in the world
The design Is SO curious and the plan So original
mat the b@ild.Es is destined TO arouse wide
spread interest. although from the cost of the
huiiding and It's small ground space tie little
church would otherwise attract almost no notice
II will be occupied by a Luthean congregation
The plans call for a $500 wooden structure.
sixty feet long and thirty-iye feet wide at its
largest point At the larger end tower will be
built. which Will form the entrance to the build
ing. The interior will be SO divided that the
main auditorium will include one half OF the egg
shaped building, with the pulpit at the small
end. The rest of the building will be used for
Sunday school rooms and classrooms. The two
portions OF the buildings will be separated by
rolling partition, which can be rolled upward out
OF sight. throwing the entire structure into one
large room Over the Sunday school room gal.
leTy will be built. When the partition is rolled
up 800 persons can be accommodated in this
space, which will be called tie chapel
The evening times., 1898-09-07
A JEALOUS FATHER.
Kills Himself Because of Love for
His Daughter.

New York, Sept. John WachteI. a
cigarmaker, living at As Morgan Avenue,
Williamsburg, committed suicide yester-
day because he was so desperately in
love with his eldest daughter Abbie The
attentions she received from young men
drove him distracted. In his fits of jeal-
ousy he upbraided her fearfully and made
her life miserable. II was after scene
with her yesterday that he locked himself
in his bedroom and shot himself three
times n the abdomen. He died with the
girls name on his lips My poor papa"
said girl after the tragedy. II loved him
in spite of his threats and accusations
against me and his insane jealousy
worked faithfully for the family and for
him He said he would kill himself. but
/ didn't believe him. He made my life
miserable. l was constantly In fear that
something terrible would happen and vet
1 loved him through it all"
Mr.. Wachtel was jealous of his daugh-
ter said Mrs. Ebbits. a neighbor. land
that is why he committed suicide If he
had not put an end to his life he would
probably have driven his daughter to sui
eide. Only the love for her little brother
and sister kept her from laying violent
hands on herself. She has been an hon
est, hard-working girl of fine character"
The evening times., 1898-09-07
Our Eirhiinc Men.

One of the best stories of the fight
ing at Santiago is told OF one of Roose-
yelt's troopers. Rowland by name. 1t
shows how thorough the men were
in their courage. and while there is
technically a lack of discipline in this
mans behavior. it is a sort of insubor-
dination which can be quite easily ex-
cused. Rowland was shot through the
lower ribs, and ordered To fall back to
have the wound dressed. The sur
geon. after a Easty exam nation. told
him he could do nothing for him then,
but he should be sent to the hospital at
Siboney. The trooper sat around for
q shCrt time. and then said. Il don't
seem TO be doing much good here"
and picking up his gun. loafed back
10 the front. In course of time Roose-
welt saw him. Il though I sent you to
the rear" he said. Rowland said that
was true. but there didn't seem TO be
much doing back there-and he went
on fighting. He was presently sent 10
Siboney with the rest Of the wounded
Siboney was six miles from the fight
ing line. and the road was hilly. Two
days later the irrepressibe trooper
appeared in camp. having walked the
whole distance. carrying his gun. can
teen and cartridge belt. This time il
was Col. Wood who caught him.
Il thought you were in the hospital"
said he
Rowland looked sheepish.
Il was" he answered. but | didn't
seem TO be doing any good there
And he went into the fight at San
Juan with the hole still through his
ribs
knother story that they tell is of one
Brown, of the Twenfy-fourth Infantry.
a negro, six feet and one-half tall He
was shot through the lungs, but went
on fighting. Presently he found that
he could not breathe much, and il was
discovered that the bullet had gone
through him and come out at the back,
and the air was exhaling in an un-
natural way. He started for the
hospital, being fired on all the way by
sharpshooters, on whom he fired in re-
turn He lodged behind bushes when
he had the chance, and walked and
crawled six miles to the hospital.
There he was examined by one of the
surgeons on Skaters staff. who. in
telling the story. says that practically.
Brown was dead, but he didn't know
il. The bullet had gone through heart
as we'll as lungs. The trooper is get
ting on all right now, and if he is not
retired on account of his age being
fifty years old. he will rejoin his regi-
ment.
1t is not astonishing that the staff Of
ficers of France and Germany did not
know what TO make of soldiers like
that. But it is a very great wonder
that thes United States, having such
troops, should not know how to take
care of them after they have done their
work and are coming home. All the
laurels some of them have received
thus far are starvation and neglect.
The Rough Riders have been the par
ticular care of their officers. and some
of them have money of their own. The
regulars have not been paid for
months, and the volunteers, some of
whom are toe poor to return to their
homes, even if they could get fur
loughs, are kept in Camp Wikoff, in
daily peril of a TYPHOID epidemic.
The evening times., 1898-09-07
a. Steel Birds Nest.
From Coames.)

In the Natural History Museum at Soleure. in
Switzerland. may be seen birds nest made
wholly of steel wire. There is at Sole,lre n cen.
siderable number OF watchmakers and in their
yards are pieces of cast-off or broken watch
springs. This debris a bird thought proper TO
use for the construction of its nest. One day
matchmaker observed in a tree in his ward
very queer-looking nest. He examined it closely.
and saw that it had been made entirely out Of
watch springs II more than dacimeter
two-iftls Of an inch) wide. and was perfectly
adapted to its object. When the broo hid baen
raised the nest was taken down and given to III,
museum, where 1t Is striking example OF the
adaptiveness of birds in taking advantage of cir
cumstances in building their nests.
The evening times., 1898-09-07
UNLOCKED A SWITCH.
Two Boys Charged With Attempted
Trnfn-WrccIing.

Lebanon. Pa. Sept. Harry and John
Kreiser aged fourteen and fifteen years
respectively. We're arrested yesterday.
charged with having attempted to wreck
a train on the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad near Myerstown. The boys were
on a visit to their uncle. and while walk
ing along the railroad. seeing the switch
unlocked turned it open
passenger train coming along ran in
to 1t. Before the train could be stopped
the engine and tender were deraiIed The
boys were seen near the place by a track
walker. AT the hearing they confessed
and were held in 500 bail each
The evening times., 1898-09-07
RAILROAD MEN MEET.
Secret Session of the Union at Cum
berland.

Cumberland, Nd, Sept "A secret
meeting was held by the delegates TO the
Railroad Mems Union convention yester-
day. Grand Officers R. T. Dodge, Peoria.
H.. Brotherhood of Trainmen, and A. B.
Garrison. Cedar Rapids. Mich. Order of
Conductors, spoke. a resolution was pass
ed ordering Union meeting of the vari-
Gus organizations between New York on
the east and Pittsburg and Cumberland
on the west, to be held in Cumberland in
the spring.
The railroad men were rendered a free
excursion to the mines by the Cumberland
and Pennsylvania Last night a hop and
pyrotechnic display took place In Narrows
Park
The evening times., 1898-09-07
None L.; None Are
(From the Bos.on rranscrint

II Is curious 10 see the notion that the word
none" can only be used with singular verb
Incoming more and more prevalent in the news.
papers. As the Listener once pointed out, Lind
lev Murray laid that superstition early in the
present century, by showing that coed uslge
sanctioned the plural verb with none" Since
that time the very hest writers have ntinull!y
so used it. and it is only in The news columns
of the papers that one sees "none was" The
Listener encountered the other day sentence
of this sort which had decidedly queer sound:
The soldiers having gone South by rail none OF
the rations ton the Yigianeia) was us-d." One
gets ida of singe ration in t4is case, which
positively makes one hungry.