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The evening times., 1898-08-06
Bile that boy should learn to box as
that country should have good ar
my and navy. and for very much the
same reason


when Gen. shafter came to examine the
city which he had captured. he found
that he had on his hands an excellent
specimen of "a medieval place prepared for
war. Not only are the fortresses and mu-
nicipal buildings of Santiago of ancient
pared for the plundering expeditions of an
old-time conqueror. Nowadays, when a
city is surrendered, the surrender is usu-
ally arranged before the troops enter the
streets. In the centuries past a victorious
army had to fight It's way in, street by
street. block by block while the inhabi-
tants from strongly fortified dwellings
threw stones and other missiles at their
conquerors. Santiago was arranged for
just that kind of operation. 1t was filled
fences and trenches. The barbed wire is
modern contrivance, but the street bar
ricades are as ancient as streets. The
Spaniards will be taught in this war that
1t is much less expensive to keep up with
the times in warfare than to employ me-
dieval tactics By the surrender of San
tiago when 1t became evident that such
measure was necessary. many lives and
much valuable property was saved. II
Gen. Toral had insisted on the old-fash-
ioned way of fighting 1t out to the bitter
end he would have been conquered. lust
the same. but it might have been neces-
sary to sacrifice the lives of many non
combatants as well as those of fighting
men on both Sides
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fhey tell little story about Commo-
oore watson. which indicates that he has
many Dewey traits. During some expe-
dition OF the past it became necessary
Tor him to take his ship into the Black
Sea. Under existing treaties she mount.
GU 100 many guns. Only a one-gun YES
SCI couid pass Constantinople. When the
turks Inquired about 1t Watson calmly
'oid them that his was one-gun vessel,
ana when they looked at her they saw
out one grim engine of destruction. They
were slightly puzzled. but let the mys-
terry pass. The explanation might have
been found in the hold of that ship, down
among the barrels of beef and pork. Sew
eral dismounted guns were snugIy tucked
away there, and Watson went tri-
nmphantly on his way
The evening times., 1898-08-06
The Austr.Iian Rabbit Industry

They had a rabbit plague in Aus
tralia not long ago. and frantic ap-
peals were heard all over the island
for deliverance from the long-eared
torments. The rabbits had, in an evil
hour, been introduced into the conti-
nent, and Australia being a particu-
larly favorable region for the breeding
Of small quadrupeds Of inoffensive ma
ture, had multiplied with amazing sue
cess. In most countries there are car
niverous animals whose depredations
tend to reduce the numbers Of the
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Her Answer
(From the New York Tribune.

A lawyer in a Boston court the other day after
a close cross-examination Of a witness, an il
literate Irish woman in reference to the position
Of the doors and windows, ETC., in her house,
asked the following question:
'.And now, my good woman, tell the court
how the stairs run in your house," to which the
good woman replied: How do the stairs rum
Shure, whin I'm cop stairs they run down, and
whin I'm down they run oop."
The evening times., 1898-08-06
Mr., D.rfs, Aamirer.

From the KansaA City Worldly
Richard Harding Davis has at least one devotee
Evans, wrote to Mr. Bs1t, asking him when his
books were likely u u printed in . medium
priced edition. as shs xaA anxious to possess them
priced edition In sbout two weeks she received
his answer. II was lin tbe shape Of an express
package containing . fulr set Of Mr.. Davis
books, and letter TO the young lady saying he
friends" -
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A Libel ON America.
Erom the Outlook.l

To say that America cannot govern colonies
which desire our institutions and our protec-
tion is a libel on America. Nations, like in.
dividuals, always can do what honor and con-
science call on them to do. The plea Of nation
al inability Is a plea Of cowardice. America, II
it can make the Philippines free. can preserve
their freedom. And by securing for others jus
tice, liberty and education it will learn how bet
ter to guard these trusts within its own borders
and for its own citizens.
The evening times., 1898-08-06

In recent magazine there appeared an
essay. written by Sidney Lanier some
twenty years ago. making a strong plea
for the Anglo-Saxon. element In the En-
ghsh language. Lanier was one of the
masters of his native tongue, both in
prose and poetry. and his opinion should
have much weight with all who are in
terested in good literature. He points out
the fact that while there are thousands
of copies of the Greek and Latin writer's
in this country. it is rare 10 find a vol
ume containing one of the great Anglo
Saxon epics. He asks why we have no
nursery tales of Beowulf and the Gren-
del. as well as storfes' Of Caesar and the
Trojan war? The answer is not far to
seek. Latin was for hundreds Of years
the common language OF all learned men.
and it naturally influenced English liter
ature to a tremendous extent. The lam
guage of uneducated people remained
Anglo-Saxon, ard only in the last hun
dred years has it felt the Latin influence.
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HOME AGAIN.
GOld-Seeker Silas Rand Hewitt
Comes BACK.


Comes Hack.
Bridgeport, Conn, Aug 6-pwensy
years ago Silas Rand Hewitt left his re.a-
tives. In this city, in search Of fortune in
the gold fields of the West. A few
months afterward word was received
here that he had been killed by falling
into ravine. Nothing more was heard
OF him.
Last night. about II o'clock the family
of z. v. Hewitt. ff Broome Street. were
awakened by knock at the door. Mr..
Hewitt answered the summons and found
his brother. Silas. The wanderer was
joyfuHy welcomed. In Alaska and Aus
trslia Sflas Hewitt found the fortune he
sought. He said he sent two letters to
his relatives. and not receiving any reply.
decided they. too, had gone from Bridge
port.
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A Limping Department.

There Is no good reason why transport ships
should be sent north loaded with sick and wound
ed. but lacking the necessary medicines and other
appliances to insure their safety and to help
neglect, due to lack Of proper organization and
efficient management. are responsible for such
conditions. The medical department Of the army
limps. and lmps badly.
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Who Should BE Shot:

We know that some persons should. be sum-
marily cashiered for this devilish condition Of
cruel neglect and heartless unreadiness We are
not quite prepared today to say who should be
shot for Il.
The evening times., 1898-08-06

The disintegration of only the auxiliary
navy has beep spoken of. but the state
ment that Commodore Sampson is to be
placed in command of the Eastern squad
ron suggests that the regular navy also
is to be put on a peace basis.
The evening times., 1898-08-06
: Werkfax for Rest.

From the New York Weekly
Thompeon-You look pale and thin. johnson
Why VIII you persist in Killing yourpelf working
night and day such weather q thisf
Johnson-I am trying e earn money enough 70
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Always I.eacient.

Qfom the Richmond Dispatch.)
Spain doesn't seem to know how to make peace
any bsttef thsa he known how to make war.
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A Noble Example.
Eron Puck.1

Gbe-I wish all men were like Admiral Dewey
Helm what wayf
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surscRIPTIoN RATES
HorTBLy. By CARRIER:
kornine, Evening and Sunday Fifty Cents
Morning and Sunday Thirty 1--WE Gents
Evening and Sunday $3.50. Thirty-nve Cents
By NAIL.
Cne Year, Morning. Evening and Sunday 80
Six Months, aW
Three Months Lso
One Yesr. Morning and Sunday ............ 100
Sly Months ... 2s5
ah,ee Month .... LIS
Gre Year, Evening and Sunday. ..-......... 800
Six Months Z %
Three Months 80. LSs
sup,,ax ouIv One Year LOO
Orders oy mail must be accompanied by
absorption price.
Editorial Rooms ........ go
IILEFHoNE Busness once 1910
NCSbhHs Circulation Department. 30
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Ube-l Mirnes
lnoRNlxo. EVENING AND suNDAY.s
The TIMES COMPANY.
sTnsoN HUTcHINs. President.

~. PUBLICATION OFFICE.
TIE HUTCH!NS BUILDING.
Cc.ner Tenth and D Streets Northwest
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down the waters or me Yang-tse-klang,
carrying steam navigation into the heart
of China and to tho borders Of Tibet. It
was only last June that China opened her
rivers to foreign craft, SO the field is viz
gin. Ia spite of the fact that for many
years little public interest has been saxon
in the United States in the Chinese traffic,
our volume of trade with that country is
second only to that Of Great Britain, and
is is per cent Of that Of the whole world
with the FloEery Kingdom.
Tho Germans, French and Russians
talk much about their commercial inter
ests in China. As a matter Of fact, the
exports from the United States to China
arc more in value and in volume than
thosa sent to that empire by all the CONT
mental nations of Eurape together plus
Russia's Asintie possessions. In 1897 40
per cent Of all the cotton cloth exported
from the United States found q market in
China.
All this great trade has grown up un-
noticed and without the possession by
America of a single port Ia the orient to
act as a base CT operations for commercial
campaigns. How enormous the CONNER
ciaI interests eff this country in China Will
become when the American railway is
built and Manila is u receiving and dis
tributing depot for all the Asian coast and
the islands thereof can easily be seen.
The RcekefeIlars, Levi p. Morton, ex-Sen-
ator Brlce and ether big capitalists are
members Of the syndicate. 1t is expected
that the cost Of building the read will be
about $40 0G. o.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-19
POLICEHEN'S EXCUSES.
Trial Day by Che Commits
sioners Yesterday--Re
Dukes All Around.

The Board of Police Commissioners held
a meeting yesterday afternoon for the
trial of policemen against whom charges
had been preferred.
Patrolman Thomas Dunagan, of the Sec
end Precinct, was arraigned on two
charges of not reporting from signal box
at the proper time and the other of re-
porting from a wrong box to both OF
which he pleaded guilty and had no ex-
cuse to offer. On the first charge he was
fined three days pay and or the second
FIVE DAYS.
Chanceman William ]. Murphy, also of
the Second Precinct, was charged with
neglect OF duty in falling to report at the
station at the ime Of return roll call
on. he night of October 2. He said he lived
within $50 feet OF his relieving point, and
his nose starting to bleed, he went into
his house, and there being no one home,
he fell asleep and didn't wake for sew
eral hours. He was fined three days pay.
Patrolman James T. Lenahan. of the
Second Precinct. was charged with not re-
porting from signal box at proper time.
Lenahan said he opened the box while
conversing with some citizens and to the
best Of his knowledge sent In his report:
but the t~ell-taIe tape at the police station,
which was produced, proved thai he did
not pun the box. and he was found guilty
and fined one days pay.
Patrolman John Downes. of the Fourth
Precinct, was charged with being off his
post, Sergeant Edwards going all over it
and being unable to ind him. Downes said
there was a distance of six blocks be-
tween the two boxes he had to pull, and
on the night in question he was covering
two posts and at the time he Sergeant
was at one end he was at the other. The
case was laid over until the next trial
meeting of the Board.
In announcing the punishment all the
officers found guilty were severely repri-
nranded by President Abernethy. who told
Donagan that it appeared he had entirely
lost his bearings: that Murphy's story of
falling asleep while his nose was bleed
ing was highly improbable, and that Len
ahan,s carelessness WAS inexcusable- The
latter. he said, appeared to have a PEE
euIiar mania for neglecting to pull his
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-19
AMERICANS IN CHINA.
BUILDING A GREAT RAILROAD UP The
YANG-TSE-KlANG VALLEY.

Yankee Enterprise VIII Throw opez
the Interior OF the Faowery King
dom and Connect I2o,ooo,ooo People
with 'Our Markets.
A party of American surveyors are now
on the way to Hengkong. When they
arrive, they viii lay out a railroad straight
into the heart of China. After the oa5
is surveyed q small army Of American
constructors viii at once begin to lay tho
rails.
While the road Is to be built with Amer
lean capital, the ownership viii rest nom
inally with a Chinese company for TIE
imperial laws do not allow of foreign own
ership. The Chinese government is to
Issue bonds to secure the American syndi-
cate, and the arrangement is that for 10
years the syndicate is to have 20 per cent
of the profits, the rest going to the Chinese
company.
This is tho most important railrosd con-
cession China has ever granted TO foreign
ers. That speaks we'll for American en-
terprise, considering how mach plotting
the European governments have done TO
gain commercial ageendency in the Flow
cry Kingdom. The new road is to con
meet Hankow, far up on the Yang-tse-
Kiang, with Canton and Hongkong.
1t also connects with the southern ternai-
nus of the proposed Belgian railroad from
Picking to Eankow.
Nothing has ever been done or planned
which Will do more toward opening the
interior Of China TO the world than will
this American built railroad. Running
through the fertile and populous valley Of
the Yang-tse-Kiang, it will put into COM
municatien with the seabeard 100, coo, 900
people, a population nearly twice as large
| as that of the United States.
Not only will this railway pierce to the
heart of China, bat its terminals on the
| sea will be the ports On the mainland near
hest to Manila, destined to become the great
American trade mart Of the Ear west.
! Manila is 600 miles away from H~ongkong,
or less than three days steaning, even for
slow tramp ships.
The railroad will not run straight from
Hankow to Canton, its first port, but will
follow q route which Will make it's length
about 500 miles. Canton, the first port at
which it viii touch, is the great CONNER
cial city Of southern China. Hengkong IS
an island off the coast, but near it, and is,
of course, the great British commercial
center CT trade on the west coast OF the
Pacific.
be on the mainland opposite H~ongkong,
where are an excellent harbor Inc every
facility for building great pert dominate
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-19
ANIMAL FEROCITY
row 81 Herd of BuRaIoss killed
Man Eating Tiger.

How 81 Herd of BufHaIoes Killed II
asan Eating Tiger.
An Indian writer describes the fate Of a
tiger which was being hunted after having
killed a man and 8 woman: sFor two
days the tiger had been interrupted in his
meals, and / thought be must be hungry
and that he would probably If not dis
turbed return to make > repas5 oil the
body of the man, which had been left as
found after death I therefore sent off the
men and hid myself in q natural hollow
within Is yards of the corpse n well
sheltered by thorny bushes, Ihad not lain
there long when, with O violent jerk, the
body was snatched away. My eyes u
nave been taken of the hill for q moment,
and the beast must have taken advantage
thereof and repossessed itself of its prey.
Although alone and at a disadvantage in
such ground, consisting as it did OF in
CAPABILITIES and heavy bush, I hurried for
ward, determined to do or die, as the nov
elists say. So dry was the ground that 1
was at a loss to follow the trail, as the
beast had not dragged the body along the
ground. It must have carried it IN It's
mouth, much as a cat does q mouse, and
have turned down some dry water course,
for though | ran along some way | failed
to find a trace, but Just abeadof me | saw
q herd of buffaloes, headed by a very large
bull, and, knowing that these animals,
acting in concert, do not fear o tiger, l
got hold CT the gwa1as and promised them
90 rupees IL they would drive their herd
as I should indicate.
"The men drove the cattle right across
the place where the girl had been killed,
and no sooner did the bull smell the blood
and the scent of the tiger than, with a bel
low, lowering his head, he galloped for
ward, followed by the cows and immature
bulls, following the scent much as o dog
~mfght.haFe done. Iran my best, hoping
to get a shot, but the ground was covered
with trailing vines. Over these | kept
stumbling and finally came a cropper,
and by the time I got to my feet the huf-
falces had overtaken the tiger. The bull7
rushed at him. and I saw a brindledm mass
thrown high up.
SIT had barely reached terra frna when
it was again elevated. The tiger roareu,
clawed and bit. | could not get q b Ii
/ had rushed in, / stood a chance of being
tossed too. The bovines formed q phalanx
round the feline, and. what with tossing,
prodding and kneeling. they soon deprived
the scourge Of the country OF its life. lhe
cattle were IN such q state Of excitement
that ever their attendants hesifated going
in to drive them OF. I promised them 10
rugees rscrc to separate them, IS I did not
wish the skin ruined. They succeeded at
last in doing so, and as soon as the coast
was clear 1 found the tiger stone dead
aad beaten into a jelly"
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lures huge bulk. He was squatting mon
his haunches, pulling back upon his left
fore leg, which was caughti in the saw teeth
Of the trap about half way to the knee.
The tiger, like all other Wild beasts, is
intensely egotfstical. This trapped tiger
was fully occupied with his own thoughts
st another time he might have bean more
obgeryants Now he did not observe the
hgqres OF the men stealing toward him
Ono Of them had a canera He dropped
his gun and focused his instrument for
20 fest.
"Cliekp' went the shutter Of tho cam
era.
With q start tho tiger turned. Had he
heard before a poise something Ike that,
ns the hammer at . natives trade gun Was
cockea2
There was no tirnefaf the tiger to resent
the liberty that had been taken, Two
rife shots rang out almost simultaneously.
Ii had been a psrfsct mark Mt shors rangs.
The tigerf ell deas1 almost withauta strug-
gle.
Now his splendid black and taWny hile
is She chief ornament Of the bungaio. OF
Che man with the camera.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-19

It is a pleasure to the advocates %
equal suffrage to see a whole commu-
nifty turn cut to do honor to a great man
who is a friend Of their cause as Bos-
ton has done to Secretary Long. The
very men who assured us last year and
will assure us again this winter thatls
is only -oranks and fanatics who be-
lieve in equal suffrage We'd with I
another in heaping eulogies on our abs
secretary Of the navy. 1t was this same
clear headed gentleman who said he
had ssnever heard an argument against
woman suffrage that was not an msul5
to the intelligence of a To- yearsold'
boy" He called the opposition "a
slowly melting glacier Of boarponisyn
and prejudice and said, II want to so
on record as having been melted ous
early, or rather as having never been
frozen in. Woman Journal.
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themselves on paper Monday. This r1s1e
Mr. Wins was the photographer. ard
there was no policeman to spoil the bsau-
ty OF the background, although this pao-
to was taken on the steps Of City Hal.
And now these young aides and gentle
men are anxiously awaiting the result OF
this second attempt to snap them, tfem7
bling lest ss IN the last snap shot some
! thing quite as unfortunate and uncalied
for as The policeman shall appear.
A new club was organized on Monday
| evening at the residence Of Miss Esther
/ stanley. NO. l5s sip avenue 1t will be
! known as the Bergen Social Circle Those
present were the Misses Leoni Ellis, Nellie
Macauley. May Vaughn. Grace Carpenter,
Esther STANLEY, Annie Roberts and
Messrs. Alfred Roberts, John sperry, <,
Moore and Harry Fitzgerald. The circle
selected these of1cers:-Harry Fitzgerald
President: Nellie Maeauley, Vice Presl-
| dent; John Sperry, Secretary; Leont Ellis,
Treasurer. During the evening games
were enjoyed and refreshments were
served. Meetings Will be held fortnightiy
during the season.
One OF his weeks brides was Miss Kate
G.. Carroll, whose marriage to Mr. I'D
ward r. WfttnebeTt took place last Iues-
day evening in ST. Marks P. r. Church
The young couple are row on their Wee
ding tour, but VIII return in a couple OF
weeks when they viii reside on the
Heights.
Another of this weeks brides was Miss
~ g 1o0 DaI-1o,f axan1ya
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Young heroine Of a wreck.

The authorities Of the Houston and
Texas Central railroad are considering
how best to show their appreciation OF
the GOODNESS shown by Miss Mae Mosse
il ARGENT wreck on their line at Cham
bers creek. A trestle gave way at that
point and a portion of the train plunged
into the water. Superintendent Daffan
Of the road was IN the car with Miss
Mosse, and both were p~recipitated int
the abyss. Mr.. Dafan was at once pin
ned down to the floor by a broken seat
Water was pouring into the car, and
the SUPERINTENDENT would certainly havs
been drowned but for assistance given
him by Miss Mosse. The girl was the
only passenger who kept 8 cool head.
Exerting all her strength, standing
meanwhile waist deep in water, shs
managed to release Dafan to such an
extent that he was able to sit upright.
Even then the water was up to his chin,
but rose no farther, and so he escaped
with life, though badly injured. Miss
Mosse, seeing him in comparative sa4e-
tyk went to the assistance OF others,
and rendered Invaluable aid to a NUM-
bar of sufferers. Miss Mosse lives in
Denison, is not quite IS years Of aga
and was on her way to sake up her stud
ies at the Austin university when the
accident happened. Chicago Chrome
Rl ET
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UNKNOWN WORKERS CIRCLE.
Kings Daughters Have an Enter
tanning Fair.

The members of the Unknown Workers
Circle of the Kings Daughters gave an
entertainment last evening at Union Hall,
Grove and Fourth streets, and. consider
ing the weather, it was largely attended
The members arranged a very good pro-
gramme and it was we'll enjoyed.
1t was as follows:-Recitation, Miss
Daisy Reed. solo. Mrs. William Bennett;
duet, Mrs. William Bennett, Mrs. Harvey
Hart; William H. Allen and Mr.. Harvey
Hart. and terror soloo, Mr.. Hart.
In connection with the entertainment
the ladies' had q fancy table stacked with
a number of useful articles. There was
also a ssJack Horner Pie and for a
small amount q person could stick in his
thumb and draw out a piurn." The re-
freshnent table was taken care OF by
Mrs. George B. Ludlum. The fancy table
was in charge of Mrs. Jennie Fisher, Miss
Ella Knoop and Mrs. N~essingson. The
ladies in charge of the Jack Horner Pie
were Mrs. Harvey Hart n Mrs Fred.
c. Hammond.
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Good cesa Cream

Guild cream is essential to a woman's
beauty this time Of year, when the wind
blows and chaps the lips and complexion.
To make a very good cold cream that
will keep indefinitely, secure abont a
pound Of muston fat. Try it out on tbs
kitchen stove after the manner known
to housewives. After the grease has
besn all extracted strain through 4
piece of oheesecioth until it il perfectly
clear. Now add a few drops of can-
plor and a teaspaenfal Of melted lard.
Pour whilo warm into your coldcreafn
jar, and when it hartens You will have
an exquisite white cream Of the consists.
enuy e yaseline. This can ba applied
nightly 10 the lips. twill keep foEeYsn