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The times., 1898-12-30
Gen. Wilson'S Good Work.

1t happens that the remarkable state
ment of Adjutant General Corbin as to
the real condition of the War Depart
ment when the declaration of war came
may lead to a recognition of the splendid
energy of the army engineers. That
General Corbin should make the admis-
sion he did to the House Military Com
mittee and repeat it to the Alger Relief
Commission amazed even those who had
no exalted opinion of his discretion. His
superior. Secretary Alger, had affirmed
that the defects in the conduct of
the war were unavoidable. He gave the
impression that at the earliest suggestion
that war was possible the War Department
became alert and took what steps it could
to be prepared for the decisive move
ments when Congress should open the way
The defects were, in fact, appalling. GEN
eral Corbin then in direct contradiction
of Secretary Alger, informed the commit
tee and the commission that the War De-
partment had hoped the war would be
averted, and accordingly made no prepara-
tions, even after Congress had taken the
extraordinary step of voting fund for the
TTesluSHl ) use lOI btlliHS Tue dONeEH-
ment ready for action. Months before the
Navy Department had thrown itself into
the work of getting on a war footing. AS
shown by the employment of an all-night
as well as an all-day force at the navy
yard and wherever anything could be
done, and by the orders for the movement
of warships, the Navy Department acted
ha1t 1taf hot rny,Ht Htnf
table. All this time, according to General
Corbin, the War Department went along
in its usual routine in the opinion that
nothing would come of the war talk.
There was one branch of the army.
however, into which the easy-going, peace
assured methods of the War Office did not
penetrate. The letters and orders of Gen
eral Wilson. Chief of Engineers, to his
subordinates at all the ports, now made
public to show that he expected and pre-
pared for war, are such as Napoleon might
have envied. He had little or no money
to distribute, but he urged his subordi-
nate officer at each port to organize vol
unteer force of mechanical experts to assist
in placing mines and to do all the many
things required for the warm reception of
Spain's ships. The work was secret, and
the public would have been astounded
and crazed with joy at the treatment
Spanish war vessel would have met at any
Port of entry. Such was the enthusiasm
of General Wilson, so obvious in his in
structions, that it fred the hearts of his
officers and the volunteers who were
drilled and ready for active operations by
the first of April. 1t was on March 2S that
his most stirring appeal, with practical
and full directions. was sent to the engi-
neer officers in charge of the submarine
mine defenses along the coast. 1t began
thus: 81 have the honor to request that
you will endeavor to organize corps of
about one hundred and twenty patriotic
citizens, who, without promise OF pay, will
be ready to give you their services in case
of sudden emergency under which i'm
The times., 1898-12-30
JULIA ARTHUR's NIGHTS OFF.
They Cause n $4,000 Damage Suit
Against Her Husband.

New York Dec. 29.-Theodore Moss OBJ
tanned an attachment from Justice DAILY
Of the Supreme Court, today against the
property OF Benjamin P. Cheney. the hus-
band of Julia Arthur. the actress, in an
action to recover $4,000 damages for
breach of contract The attachment was
issued on the ground OF non-residance.
Cheney, it is alleged, lives in Boston.
manager of the Julia Arthur Company
which has been performing a; Wa-lack' S
Theater.
The contract il is alleged provided that
the Julia Arthur ComI Ny would furnish
all scenery and produce plays at the thea
ter for ten weeks, beginning October 81.
for an equal division of the profits. 1t is
further alleged that it was agreed that
"A Lady OF Quality" was to be produced
frs. and it was to be continued while
profits exceeded the outlay.
Mr.. Moss says that it brought in SIS, 900
in three weeks. Then. without his con-
sent. Mess asserts, Cheney. in violation OF
the agreement, insisted on producing In
gomar," ''As You Like IT. and -Pygna-
lion and Galatea." No statement is made
of what the receipts were from these
plays. There WAS no performance on De-
cember 20. and Miss Arthur gave as a
reason that she was ill.,
1t was then announced that Miss Arthur
would reappear in "A Lady Of Quality
on Friday, December %, and tickets 10
the amount OF $500 were sold for the per-
formance. She did not play and the
money had to be refunded. She gave two
performances on Saturday. December u,
and played at matinee on Monday, De-
cember 26 but did not perform that night,
although ST. 400 worth of tickets had been
sold, and this money had to be refunded.
Mr.. Moss says that Miss Arthur was at
the theater last Monday night and knew
that the si.400 worth of tickets had been
sold. and that the house was full of peo-
pie while she was in the flies. Mr..
Cheney informed Mr. Moss that his vile
would not appear. but would assign no
reason. Mr.. Moss insisted on seeing the
actress to try and induce her to play,
but Mr.. Cheney refused to permit him TO
see her.
Mr. Moss thereupon dismissed the aud
ience, informing them that they would
get their money back at the door. The
next day Mr.. Cheney notified Mr.. Moss
that the engagement was at an end. Mr..
Moss says that if the original agreement
had been kept he would have made $4,000
more than he has made, and he asks
damages to that extent.
The sheriff levied on the effects of the
company at the theater and put keeper
in charge of them.
The times., 1898-12-30
Crimes of bogus Affection.
From the Troy Times.)


There has been revival recently of crimes in
which offended youths shoot their lady-loves and
then themselves. Such crime is in itself a
sufficient impeachment of the sincerity of the
affection and proof that it is simply des-
perate form Of selfishness. There might be some
pity for the foolish lover who would spare the
girl, and kill himself, hut there is no tenderness
for the memory of the self-centered murderer
who says the woman whose offense is the failure
to meet all his whims Hasty engagements and
irsincere encouragements of attention are often
at the beginning of such crimes. The safest
affection is usually that which shows the least
haste in development. But love laughs at the
givers of advice as well as the makers of locks.
The times., 1898-12-30
Democratic Principles.
From the Toledo Bee

tFrom the Toledo Bee.)
The Democratic party has always been the
party of noble principles. 1t has been the
party of humanity, and has always advocated
the broadest possible freedom for the individual.
1t has opposed class legislation and has been
the determined foe of monarchical and all other
forms of class rule. 1t has recognized the world
as unity, rather than an aggregation of isolated
states; and it has advocated great principles
which pointed to the harmonious commercial
organization of the world and universal peace
1t cannot become a Chinese wall party. for its
cardinal principles are not built that way
Democracy believes that the laws of man should
conform to the laws OF nature, and it cannot
advocate measures which are unnatural or op-
pose natural evolution.
The times., 1898-12-30
Her Mistake
Grom Tit BitS.1

\ German lady arriving for the first ting in
England. drove to a hrst-class London hotel.
asked for room. and was shown into a very
small. scantily furnished She said in j de-
termined manner. and in vcry broken English,
Il will not have this room
No. ma am said the porter and bEought
in the first box.
''Many' repeated the lady. emphatically. Il
will not have this rpom,''
NO, ma'am,' slid the porter. ard brought
IN the second hox.''
The lady thought her faulty grammatical con-
struetion the Of the partcrs continued
obstinacy, and repeated, with stern distinct
ness:
Man. | Will have this room not have"
''No, rna' aIn,' said the porter. and brought
in the third box, vheroupon the lady lcir The
room indignantly, hut the porter drew her
hurriedlv back across the Threshold pulled
rope, and 10 her intense astonshnent, the iiis
went up
The times., 1898-12-30
CASTELAR,, the Republican.
(Erotn the RrnolrIvn EarInl

In later years the world has lost interest in
him, and, to some extent. it has lost confidence
He was the enemy OF the principles which he
advocated SO tar his treatment, while pres-
dent or while member of the Cortes OF OF the
cabinet, of the people OF Cuba was concerned
He was as favorable to the iron hand for that
island and for other former Spanish possessions
as any otler Spaniard of his time. Ii he did
not formally renounee his republican principles,
he omitted the proclamation of them, and his
acceptance of the principles of monarchy in
Spain has been there claimed as his conversion
q them.
The times., 1898-12-30
4 MeSaIiiance
(From the Minneapolis Trihune

"a.
Is not this indeed a strange and unnatural al
liance-Bryan, Carnegie, Parkhurst? 1t is hardly
a combination that Will command public re-
spect. Such incongruous elements do not mix
without the solvent OF selfish motive. They
united to oppose the natural progress OF the
nation and to induce the people OF the United
States to shirk and repudiate the responsibilities
which Providence has thrust upon them. Bryan
will lose caste among his old followers by his
alliance with Carnegie, and Carnegie will il
l,istrate the intense selfshncss of his nature
by rrsorting to unscrupuous methods to ward
off something that he. vaguely fancies may at
feet his monopolistic profits.
The times., 1898-12-30

If General Miles simply needs witnesses
to the bad character of the canned meat
supplied to the army in Cuba, he can
light on any number by going over the files
of The Times. OF the unhappy soldiers
who suffered on the transports, all who
We're interviewed spoke of the rotten
meat" which made every man who tried
to eat it sick. So frequent was this COM
plant that it surprises the public to find
so much made of General Miles's simple
statement
The times., 1898-12-30
How He stoo..

Frcm The Household W07d.)
story was told the other night OF Lord
Beaeousfeld, which relates to an early period OF
his life. when. as Mr.. Disracli, he vas a rarliI-
mentary candidate for High Wycomle. Ills cp-
ponent. a man OF county family and int.Henec.
declared that he stodd for Parliament upon the
constitution OF the country; upon the broad
acres OF his fathers; upon law and order and
property A man in the crowd cried out: What
does Mr D;sraeli stand on?'' oh" said Mr..
Disraeli. Il stand on nv head.
The times., 1898-12-30
THE TREATY WITH CANADA.
The American Members of the join
High Commission Meet

The American Members of the joint
High Commission Meet.
A meeting of the American members of
the Canadian-American Joint High Com
mission was held yesterday preparatory to
tire reassemhling of the commission in
this city next "Wednesday.
1t is still the impression of the commits
sioners on the part of the United States
thatethe work of the commission will be
sfeedily completed. and that treaty will
be ready for consideration by the Senate
before the end of January. 1t will provide
limited reciprocity between the United
States and Canada. not enough, however.
to be wholly satisfactory to the advocates
in either country of unrestricted trade re-
lations.
The times., 1898-12-30
Discussions on the Treaty.

Undoubtedly, the treaty is deserving of the
amplest discussion. to the end that the Senate
and country may be freely enlightened thereon
But it is to be hoped that the occasion will
not be made one for inter1ninable debate. Early
action would clearly be of distinct advantage
to the commercial interests of the nation, not
to speak OF other benefits to ensue from. reason
ably expeditions disposal OF the subject.
The times., 1898-12-30
A Mug,vump,s Mistake.
From the Binghamton Herald. }

TOIH t1It DlllTlaffitOh HCIuIu.
1t is reported that Carl Schurz gets mad every
time anybody says anything about the peace
treaty. Mr.. schurz is not the kind of a .philoso.
pher he would have people believe he is, other
wise he would accept with becoming silence
that which he knows he cannot change with all
the expoetulations or by all the denuneations
at his command.
The times., 1898-12-30
The Christmas Question.

(From the Cleveland Leader.)
Mrs. Hambus--I wish | knew what to get my
husband for Christmas this year. He doesn't
smoke; l haven't heard him mention any books
that he wants. and there is positively nothing
! can think of that would be likely to Just catch
his fancy
Mrs. Waisieigh-Why not buy him nice da-
mond stick pin? You could always find use for
that, you know.
The times., 1898-12-30
True ms Holy Writ.

fFrom the Chicago Times -Herald.)
Our duty to the people OF the captured islands,
the spread of democracy, and the advancement
of our civilization and commerce in the Orient
are considerations that will have greater weight
with the American people than the bogy cry OF
imperialism" .stss.s5 ss,as =.
The times., 1898-12-30
Just ns Reasonable.
From the BROOKLYN Eagle. \

VI IVII eIIV r'I'71NI!1 II '@0bIc.T
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
threatens to boycott Congregational college in
Oklahoma to which Adolph Busch, the St
Louis brewer, has given some money unless the
trustees decline to accept the gift. Why do not
the temperance women boycott vassar College,
which was founded by and named after a good
Baptist brewer OF Poughkeepsie?
The times., 1898-12-30
Kitchen Garden Coal Mine..

IFTOm tIe ST Joseph HeraId.)
The time will come when st. Joseph people
will not need to buy coal. Running out to the
back yard and digging up few chunks with
which TO get dinner will be one of the duties
of the servant girl in the future.
The times., 1898-12-30
A Happx DeIiyernnce.
rrom tbe Chicaro Record !

VTOhl the Chlclgo Kecord.J
One of the blessings the war brought to
President Mckinley is that he can now do one
OF two things without the fear that Tom Reed
will sit on him. ,g,-s &,
The times., 1898-12-30
wrong Impressions Possible.

(FTon: the San Francisec Report
II the various majors, colonies, and generals
in high places in the regular army do not
soon cease their chickering's the great body sWehe
American people will he forced to believe that
new civil war is JUST beginning.
The times., 1898-12-30

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cago hereby certifies that it has, by its expert
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The times., 1898-12-30
The Art Of being a Prince,

(From the Chicago Journal.)
The Duke OF York has the right to wear fifty
uniforms
The times., 1898-12-30

Nobody will believe that saving of
money to the Government had anything to
do with the route chosen for the Twelfth
New York regiment, en- route from Ameri-
Gus, Georgia, to Cuba. In order that the
Plant railway system might have the ben
eft of a long haul, the troops We're sent
through Savannah, two hundred miles out
of the way. The men suffered the loss of
two consecutive nights sleep, and, of
course, the Government pays for two hun
dred miles more of transportation. This is
another matter that should receive the
attention of General Miles and General
Breckinridge. AS another instance of the
way things are managed by the War De-
partment, we may point to the two cav
airy pack trains formerly attached
to the Eighth Cavalry at Hunts
vile. They find themselves strand
ed at Savannah. whittier they drift
ed. For two months they have re-
ceiyed no orders and no pay. They are
evidently forgotten by the War Depart
ment, as nobody knows anything about
them
The times., 1898-12-30

mediate action may be demanded" etc. On
April 8. the final confidential instructions
were issued. They concluded as follows:
Use every effort in this emergency; ar
range for boats, set up operating apparatus
in casemates, arrange mooring anchors, lay
your cables and junction boxes, prepare
your compound plugs, get your mines
ready, extemporize temporary mines, en-
ploy all the help you want, but go ahead
and show what the corps of engineers can
do when an emergency arises for which
our country is unprepared.
That's the sort of thing to make mems
blood tingle! The corps hadn't any
money. but what of that? There was no
lounging about following redtape routine
and idly hoping there would be no war
TO increase fellows labors; but joyous
energy and prompt getting ready for
war, regardless of all doubts about its COM
ing. The War Department, except the
branch in the control of General Wilson,
was not only not ready when the war
came, General Corbin says. but not even
ready to begin getting ready. for it was
confident there would be no war.
Evening star., 1898-12-20

provision for the adjustment of the claims
OF the Maritime Canal Company Ua
wanted the government protected from All
by that company.
Mr. Caffrey DAD at the request OF Mr..
Iulple VINO was unavoidably absent re-
IMie"e9 M the lattsrs motion TO postpone the
consideration of the bill until January 10
Mr.. Turpie had made his plea largely ON
the ground that the report OF the Walker
commission should be awaited. To thet no
ADDED the Tact that new amendments Of
iered should be carefully considered Es-
peclally was this true or the Morgan
amendment. which placed the canal under
our exclusive control in the event Of war
Win "r'at Britain. Involved in that
amendment was the question aS to Whcth.
The iayton-RulNCr treaty had h,lu abr,-
salSu. lie believed the treaty valid aud
Mr, ho"r said he thought the canal should
pe bul'' anu at once. " hile senator's dld
not Know what the canal would cos, tb,v
Knew enough to know that Its construction
was necessary Tor the protection of the
commercial relations between the two
coasts Of the United States The canal Ia,
insisted. should be bull, by the government.
Inc experience of the government with -,
l mon Pacific and the Central Pacific rail-
road should not be repeated. In order to ln
lus1ce To the Maritime Canal ComDanN
IN ms opinion. the President should bc at-
thoriZed 10 obtain "A reasona BILE aud iupar-
ual 'sun %te OF The canal cumpany's prop
erty' and that company should then be
paid. The ClaytoH- Ruiwer treaty should
he got out. our representatives Ind de-
clareo II valid. The consent OF England
should be obtained
Mr' Morgan secuted the idea Of postpon-
ing the consideration OF the hill until E,tr.y-
lands consent was obtained II England
had said we could not build the canal With
out her consent. the canal would have beeu
punt hVe years ago. He maintained that
the concession of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica was not forfeitable next October. Mr.
Morgan said that the Berry amendments
for financing the enterprise were more ac-
ceptable TO him tran the provisions Of the
committee.
He predicted that the United States would
secure at least : per cent dividends upon
its investment. and drew a glowing picture
of the use to which the funds obtained
could be put
At 3:l5 pm the Senate went into eNecu-
tive session
At 5:35 pm. the Senate adjourned
Evening star., 1898-12-20
UNDERTAKES.


To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
Referring to the passage of the pension
appropriation bill in the House and to the
article in The Star recently anent thereto.
1t may be interesting, by way OF compari-
son, to look at the figures concerning pen
sions and the amount paid out for the same
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1861, and
1t should be borne in mind that quite a
number of pensions. on account of the re-
belllon, had been added to the list during
May and June of that year.
me whole number Of pensioners on the
roll June 80 1861, was 10, ,IO9 and the total
amount appropriated for payment of the
same was S991 I20S-leSs than one million
The rolls were made up as follows: In
valid pensioners of the army, other than
revolutionary, 4,725; amount paid to them
stZo,Zooo2; invalid pensioners on account of
the revolutionary war, 63, receiving So
69OSo; widows of soldiers who served in
the revolutionary war, 2,12S, and the
amount paid to them was $21254S.36; other
WIDOWS of soldiers who served in the war
of 1872 and the various Indian wars since
1870, who, under section 4732 of the Revised
statutes, were receiving one-half the
monthly pay to which the soldier husband
was entitled, and who were classed as
"half-pay widows" 2236, receiving SITS
6I2; to which may be added 957 navy pen
sloners, making the aggregate of 10, 100, re-
celVing, as stated above, S95T, ,I12.0S The
Deen ulmlnlSneU during the
year by 80 names, requiring Si3, ,246 81 less
than the year previous. This was account
ed for partly by death of pensioners and
partly by dropping from the rolls the name
of any pensioner who had gone into the
rebel army, or as they Were then called in
surgents."
1t is also worthy of note by way of fur
ther comparison, that while member of
the confederate army, on the floor of the
House recently. gave thanks for the noble
words of President Mckinley in Atlanta
concerning the care of the confederate
dead, the Secretary of the Interior in 1861
went before Congress and asked for the
passage of law authorizing the Interior
Department to drop from the pension rolls
all pensioners in any of the states who
nave in any manner encouraged the rebels,
or manifested a sympathy for their cause
This action was deemed right at that time,
and the whole north sustained the action
and it is no reflection upon the sentiment
of the people of the north at that time that
they now will approve unanimously the
words of the President in Atlanta and they
will join the member of the House from
Mississippi in giving thanks By the report
of Commissioner Evans for the year ending
June 30, 1888, there were on the rolls at
that date 75I $50 survivors and 235S5S
widows, including minors claims, making a
total of 993,714 pensioners, showing a gross
expenditure of $14S. .765 .971 % for the year
Dec. Is. 1885, SILAS BOYCE.
Evening star., 1898-12-20
The Senate in Executive Session.

In the executive session Of the Senate
yesterday afternoon Senator Caffery Of
Louisiana moved to recommit the nominal
tion of Augustus T. Wimberly to be COL
lector of customs at New Orleans. Mr.
Caffery says there are charges against
Wimberly, and he asks for them more care
full consideration than they have received
at the hands of the committee. The motion
went over until today.
The Senate confirmed these nominations:
w. q. Malin, to be agent for the Indians
of the Sac and Fox agency in Iowa; c.
Beede of OskalooSa, Iowa, to be Indian in
spector; w. H. Graves of Denver. Indian in
spector Irrigation engineer); A NJ. Tinker of
North Adams. Mass, Indian inspector; u. IL.
Moody of Maine, collector of customs. Wis
casset, Ne; c. +. Smalley, collector of Gus
toms. Nantucket, Mass; L. II. Wilson, col
lector of customs, Providence, r. l.: G. A.
Kellogg, collector of customs, Oswegatchie.
n. Y. Also number of army and navy
promotions.
Evening star., 1898-12-20

A Christmas present that comes not once
year, but hfty-tvo times, is present
well worth receiving. aad well worth civ
irg. Such a present is supplied by sub
scription to The Saturday Star. II comes
every week, and each time brings wealth
of good tnirgs. II C, : tut a dollar, ana
yet it gives vastly more pleasure than a
much greater sum could give IL expended in
any other possible way. order II sent TO
some out-os-town friend. and you may rest
assured that one, at least Of your Christ
mas gifts will be thoroughly appreciated
many times 1t will be Christmas once a
week 10 the fortunate recipient.