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The evening times., 1898-10-12
STRANGE PORTO RICO.

Among the series of sketches from our
new island possession in the Boston Jour
nal is this: THE burial of the dead in
Porto Rico is a ceremony often pitifuI in
the extreme. The peon who dies unable
to pay for hearse to convey his body to
the cemetery is carried there on the
heads of his friends who do all they can
to preserve his balance. but who more
often wObbie him up in Iudicrous fash
ion. If he is a well-tO-do peo1 he goes To
the burying ground in an OK cart and not
on the heads of his friends If he, b. &;
srandee a hearse is secured Thus in
watching a funeral ceremony on the ISL
and you may know just what the earthly
possessions of the deceased were by b.
serving the manner in which he is ttEea
10 his last resting place.
Women never attend a funeral in this
strange country. First. if they did So
their volatile natures would b. shocked
and their Eayety quite destroyed Second.
the dead can have no use for women. II
a priest attends a funeral and then goes
to the graveyard with the body and h Is
services at the grave. the cost 20 peon
and grandee alike is SIS. ] saw half 4
dozen funerals while I was there says
c. H. Rector. who accompanied Mr. Tur-
ner, but not one was attended b.
priest. The cemeteries are walled in. the
walls being very thick and about twelve
feet in height. Lizards and crawling
vines cover these walls The real wall of
the cemetery is always built up in vaults.
three tiers of them BY paying the priest
S25 your body may lie in one of these
vaults for five years II at the end Of
that time you do not have friends who
will renew that rental your bones are
taken out and dumped in the bone pi e.
and room made for a new tenant. The
bone pile of each cemetery is very large.
so that / presume rent collections or re-
newaIs are not many.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
The Inst Witch.
fFrom the London TeIegraph.1

tFrom the London 1eiegraph.)
Yeldham highly civilized village in the coun-
~ of Essex. is now in a happy and contentsd
frame of mind II has buried the lat Of the
witches-the end of the long line of Sibyls which
commenced at Endor. There have been tie Last
OF the Goths.' the Last of the Saxon kings,'
the Last of TIE Pestboys," and the Last of th'
Potwallope!s.' ard no valid reasC can be urged
why the witches should not have a terminal rep
resentative also. Why the poor old lady should
have been regarded as the rossessor of an Evil
Eve is mystery known only to her sIpersti-
tious tellaw- Villagers. except indeed, 1t
ing to the sorrows and misfoTtuneS sire suffered.
Her daughter died few days age, and her broth
er was accidentally killed some hours afterward-
These calamities, instead OF arousing sympathy.
enly led TO a belief by the villagers that she cast
her evil eve them because, knowing her own
departure at hand. she did not wish to leave
them behind The poor old woman had a hard
life among the villagers. who boyeottcd and in
suited her on account of her alleged supernatural
gifts and attributed every petty accident that
occurred in the locality to her malign influence.
Now she is at rest.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Colonel Gibson's Sensation.

The Alger Relief Commission has fair
warning Colonel Gibson, the Presi-
dents special commissioner and field
commissioner of the Red Cross. reached
New York yesterday on his way to
Washington. He has spent many weeks
in Cuba investigating the treatment of
the sick. To the reporters he said he
would have something TO report about
this matter that would turn the coun-
try upside down." He added: at do
not dare open my mouth now. If did
1 would have to use profanity in de-
scribing what / wish 70 tell on paper"
This is promising. IT suggests the dis
covery Of the source Of the many gross
The evening times., 1898-10-12

If the religious agents who have gone
TO the camp of the Pillagers can per-
suade them to give up the bucks wanted
by the sheriff under promise of exemp-
tion from punishment for the resistance
to the soldiers. the Indian war will come
to an early end One of the conditions
of peace which the red men want to urge
is that certain plain and common abuses
shall be abolished. We do not see how
the priests or the honest army officers
can promise that. Among class OF Gov
ernment officials. including United States
deputy marshals. the Indians are looked
upon as proper victims of robbery, and
until partisan politics is eliminated from
the Indian service. there can be few Of
ficials who will care to interfere with
the schemes of plunder.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
The Transport Captains.
(Ricb,rd Harding Davis in scribner's.)

(RIchaTd HaTdIhE DaVIS III 'IiU!IFT -
The misconduct OF the transport captains was
sn ;mportant matter that much more space must
be devoted to it than can be allowed here. In
word they acted entirely in what they bell we'd II
he the interest of the ''owners. meaning. not
the Government, which was paying them enor-
nous rents per day but TIE men who employed
them in time OF peace. For the greater part OF
each day these men kent from three to twenty
miles out at sea where il impossible to com-
muuicate with them and where they burned coal
at the expense of the Government. Had they been
given stations and ordered to anchor over them.
they could have been found when the supplies
they carried were wanted and the cost of the
coal saved. I was six different t-an-po IS and
on none of them did find 4 captain who was.
in his attitude toward the Government. anything
but insolent, un- American and mutinous and
when thee was any firing OF any sort shore
they showed themselves to be the most abieet
towards and put to the open sea. carrying the
much-needed supplies with them
The evening times., 1898-10-12
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER u, 1895.
General Miles.

Although General Miles has been used
TO fighting Indians. he does not regard
the methods Of the red men with favor.
Civilization requires a certain degree of
frankness and the recognition Of certain
customs in war-making. Therefore
when he felt he had cause TO complain
OF the manner in which he had been ig-
nored, and worse, by the War Depart
ment, he came out into the open AMI
fred his shot. The War Department.
however. was not 10 be drawn into a
fair fight. All its responsible officials
evaded the issue by processing to doubt
the truthfulness Of the Miles interview.
To put these alleged doubts TO rest,
General Miles handed long type
written communication to the press on
reaching New York from Porto Rico.
repeating his grave charges and critl-
cisms. The wkitewash journals in the
service Of lhe Secretary Of War an
nounced that General Miles would be
made the subject Of court of inquiry
or court-martial; that no such violation
Of military usage as an attack on the
department by the commanding general
could be allowed TO go unchallenged
and UNPUBLISHED. But nothing was done
at least publicly. The voluble Secre-
tary Of War continued 10 talk tirelessly,
but he avoided all mention Of General
Miles.
II appears, however. that there was a
continuation Of the Indian method Of
warfare against him. He has been fired
1 ! los Il
by parties in ambush. and assailed in
way 10 make it difficult for him TO get
hold OF his foes In this mornings issue
of the New York Herald is a record Of
the departments steps 10 make his
office intclerable. The correspondent
says the game has been played adroitly
and with a suaye hand since last Nay
The latest item was the ordering Of
troops to the West over the name of
General Miles without a hint TO him.
Last week in the order reorganizing
the Sixth Army Corps. Major General
Breckenridge was assigned to the COM
mand Of the First Corps; but by pre-
cCding order he had been put on the
list to be mustered out. 1t is asserted,
with every appearance Of reason, that
hIs name was placed on the earlier
mustCT-Out order after the issue Of the
other because it was recalled that he
had criticised the Santiago campaign.
His name was not in the list previously
given to the press. Both Of these orders
are signed by command Of Ma jor
General Miles" but he saw neither.
Another, purporting 10 come from Cen
eral Miles, n relation TO Lees corps, he
never saw.
This is merely an indication Of the
manner in which the commanding gen.
eral is ignored and his good sense dis
credited: for. of course. the public holds
him to be responsible for commands is
sued in his name. Ii is charged that
General Miles has only TO show a desire
for anything to have the reverse done
by the War Office. II was generally
supposed that in an examination by the
Alger Relief Commission he would have
an opportunity TO show how the work
of the War Department has been per
formed, since that is alleged to be the
chief purpose of the body. Nobody
knows better than General Miles. and
there could not be a better witness if
the truth was wanted. He was not
called and will not be called.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
The Chicago Fire.
(From st. Nicholas.)

Once for few minutes. ! thought il was all
over with me. TIE flames spTang from the mid
die OF the block on the east side of Wells Street.
b, tween Washington and Randolph. % the middle
of the block between Randolph and Lake Streets.
Here a remarkable thing happened Al the north
west corner of Wells and Lake Streets stopped
f moment to- catch my breath and To look
back At the southeast corner there WAS boot
a-d eIce stop. which had glass front on the
rear alley similar that the street front, but
rot 50 elaborate. Tie i1e >trtrck this all Y front
with a force that swept the boots and shoes
Though the shop and into the street in a Hash
tongue OF fame shot ont rvI~d ac-oss the street.
and Eindled a tar kettle and a barrel, such
PAYERS use bringing with it a shower OF boots
and shoes. Almost AZ the sIme instant the fire
threw itself against a hat flctCTy a few doors
cast OF the bcot and shoe sNOp. Ii hit tte 5f
the building with the same impelIing fOrce. ard
the hats few up into the air like spray.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Wit Saved Him.

fFrom the Youths CCmpaulo NJ
The foreman of 4 jury which lately 81; in
New England courtro- II has a ready wit which
served him weIl in recent encounter with ne ot
the brilliant lights of the legal world.
The Judge is a man of abrupt speech and MN
neT but with quick sense OF humor-
The foreman OF the Jury late one dJy:
only few moments to he sIre. but il was one of
the Judges most irritable day., he aft rwards
owned
Il oversight, your honor" said the foreman.
with due neeknesS, a he took his seat.
'Fine him. said the jCdse testify
''Nay it please your honor, said the fireman
quickly. II did not dream Of trat"
Remit the fine said the judge, hiding his
mouth with his hand for moment but his
eyes betrayed him for all that.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Critical.
from the Cleveland Plain Dearer.)

TFIl7I 0IFt 'Il'VIfI7FI T1I'3 DVa-''1T
School children are 80 ob-ervant- E-pFCillly
OF their teachers, and more especially when they
are Just starting out in sch, ol-
\ little Cleveland girl OF SIX summers came
home the other DAY with her mind filed with
tIgt new w1nder. the schoOlro0W.
Glow do YOU ike your teachcr:" her mamma
asked
shes very nice teache-'' aid the little one
''only its pity she dossu't speak many 0f her
words right. shouldn't think th-S'd let Ter
teach till she learned 10 say them people could
understand
why. what docs she say that's wrorc?''
well yesteIday she vas going 20 -ay, Pass
from the room quietly, ard what DO ycU think
she did saw She said 'Pawzs' just like that.
Paws from TIE room quietly ! guess nobody
didn't understand her at fr.t. And then this
morning we were talking about trCes and Sc
sIid .brawncEes'-yes, sir. Just like that. She's
> nice teacher but you got 70 get used 70 her
before you can understand her lan"ulge-
The evening times., 1898-10-12

That there will be suffering in the
smaller towns of Mississippi because OF
the rigid quarantine established is a
foregone conclusion. In some cases the
people would rather hunger than admit
provisions from anywhere in the outside
world. In the preceding epidemic one
town refused to allow a car loaded with
food to be pushed into the town by an
engine, although the engineer should get
off at the guard line and allow the car
to proceed alone.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Suicides.
(Frnm the New York Evening Post

tFroIn the New fofK Evening Post.)
According TO statistical returns, the suicide
rates per snnum a million Ct population have risen
during the past thirty years from 81 to So in
England and from 10 to 81 lin Scotland But
the senior commissioner of lunacy for Scotland as
serts that the tendency TO conceal the occurrence
OF death by suicide has diminished since insanity
has become recognized as disease; and
this combined with other rea ons. leads him to be-
lieve that suicides whole not increasing,
statistics apparently lead one TO believe
The evening times., 1898-10-12

Party fealty calls for more of seif-re-
straint than some of the Republican news
papers are able TO exercise. Therefore,
while the New York Commercial Adverti-
ser. for example. is silent about the farci-
cal proceedings of the Alger Relief Com
mission, It cannot resist the temptation to
remark that military men know best how
TO take care Of soldiers" which is equal
to whole essay on the relative merits of
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Lieutenant Wansboro at FL Cane,
(Capt A. II. Lee, R. \, British Military Attlch'
in the October Slribnar's.

fCapt. 4. II. Lee, X u British lit3ry AttAch''
in the October SIrihnars.
Close in frcnt OF me a slight and hoyish lieut. n
ant compelled my attention hy his persistent md
reckless galIantry. Whenever 4 man was hit he
would dart 10 his assistance regardless OF the FIRE
that his exposure inevitably drew suddenly he
sprang 70 his feet, gazing intentiy into the vii
lage but what he saw never knew. ? he was
instantly shot through the heart and fe'l over
backward. Ciutching AT the air. ! followed the
men who carried him 10 the read and asked III m
his name. Second Lieut.. WInSbor0. SIR Of the
Seventh Infantry, and ycu viii never Sc hi bet
ter He fOight like little tiger" few CON
vulsive gasps and the poor boy q ad and
we laid him in a shady SPOT by the side Of th1
road the sergeant reverE ntly drsw a handkerchief
over his face and said: ''G"cd-bye, lieutenant,
you were Il brave little Cffic T. and Won dc'i HE
true soldier" Who could with better end2
The evening times., 1898-10-12

Probably Sagasta will decide TO accept
the situation when he finds the Ameri-
cans fully resolved to take possession of
every department of government in Gu
ba by the first of December. OF course,
he will protest and plead. but If the Pres
ident is firm he will find a way to do
what he now says is impossible.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Had Been There.

(Frrm the Cleveland Plain DeIler.l
Now George, yCu mustn't put II of any longer
Go TO papa this very afternoon and tell him what
YOU want
Yes, know | must Let me see Is your
papa's desk in the middle OF the rOsm;'
NO. it's against the wall in the corner furth-
est from the door"
Il see. The door Is opposite the desk. There
is way that he could around and get be-
hind fellow. Is th,re2'
Why George. how you talk,
well know what I'm talking about | don't
want to slide into any Office aud then find that
the old man : nearer t-e door than ! IN That
very thing happened to me the last time.
and
''Ceorge!."
The evening times., 1898-10-12

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, OF Chi
czgo, hereby certihes that il has, by its eNpcr.
examiners proven and attested the circulation
Of THE TINES, Washington, D. C. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month Of Au-
gust Is9s, was 5000 copies
This is GUARANTEED 10 The advertisers Of
the country by BOND Of 600 in the Fidelity
and Deposit Company of Maryland, deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank. Of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
BY J. r. MASON. President.
The evening times., 1898-10-12

1t is worthy of note that General
Miles. who is a famous Indian fighter.
has not been allowed TO take any con-
troll of the movement Of troops against
the Pillagers. While the Governor OF Min
nesota was swearing at the War De-
partment for its neglect, the officials in
charge sent no word about his requests
to the commanding general General
Miles is a patient man.
The evening times., 1898-10-12

Again it is recalled that they do not
have Indian uprisings in Canada. There
the Indian agencies are not used as asy
lums for hard-up political strikers or for
the agents of influential lumber corpora
tions. The well-informed people of this
country do not think an outbreak of red
men is to be feared except when there are
special abuses on the part of the whites
to whose care their interests are in
trusted
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Reciprocity.

ITIUlH
Farmer Kaw "a Kansas Populst)-I see the ed-
tor of the Weekly Kicker says he won't support no
candidate that won't support his paper.
Frined-Thats right, amt it?
Farmer Kaw-You beti There amt no sense IN
doin' nothin for nobody that won't do nothin
for YOU You can't make nothin' by d. in nothin
for nothin' for nobody.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
The Same Movement.

(From the indianapolis Journal)
''The green corn dance?' interrupted the list
ener. "Do you mean to tell me that il is a dance
of our native Indans?"
Exactly" replied the traveller
''Huh! I thought when you mention'd il, that
it was another name for that Turkish dance"
The evening times., 1898-10-12

Communications intended for publication in
THE TINES should be torsely and plainly written,
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address Of the writer. Rejected ooTn-
municat:ons will not be preserved and only man
uscripts OF obvious Importance will be returned
70 their authors.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Not Realistic.
(From tie Chfeago News.

(From the Chicago News)
Hixcn-What did you think of the play last
ni2ht2
Dxon-Didn't like it at all 1t wasn't realistic
enovgh to sIit me-
HiXon-Nhy. what the trOuble2
Dixon-I You know that Spaniard that was killed
in the second act?
HMOn-YeS
Dixon-WeIl. / saw him down at the hotel this
morning.
The evening times., 1898-10-12

Secretary Alger and General Miles. And
again 1t notes that "a sick American sailor
is as rare as a sick British soldier in the
Soudan." The Soudan. it is known, it not
more healthful for British troops than
camp near Washington or near Chicka-
mauga ought to be for American soldiers.
The evening times., 1898-10-12

The hostile Indians appear to be re-
Iuctant about trusting to the promises Of
the white men. Do they mean to insinu-
ate that the superior race would descend
TO mendacity in dealing with its help
less wards?
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Her Relic.

From the Philadelphia North American-)
''You didn't bring me home a single rel:c.'
pCutfd the sweet thing.
NY drar.'' replied her soldier lover, 81
brought YOU myself. There is nothing left of me
but a relic.''
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Fame.
From the Chicago News.)

lFrom the chicago NEWS
There goes a man who awoke one morning to
find himself famous"
s'You don't say so! What did he do, write
great poem or sink a collier, Or
mo; he's dentist, and once filed the teeth
of the victim of a murder Mystery
The evening times., 1898-10-12
In the Sea.

(Frcm the Boston Herald)
Sammy. said TIE teacher. what is con
tanned in sea water?''
salt. ma am. " replied Sammy.
'.And what elss?''
Spanish warships. ma'am."
The evening times., 1898-10-12
4 Difference.

(Ffom Brooklyn Life)
Magistrste-What is the charge against this
man, officer?
Poliecran-crenin' a salocn at 3 O'Clock in the
marnn yor hCncr.
Nagistratc-Where is his sllO NJ
PolicemaE-He amt got none. yer honor. II
was Caseys saloon he openin' wid jimmy.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Anything First.
{ From LIfe.)

fFrOm LIfe.)
Poltician-There is 4 saying. You know, 'Fd
rather be right than President
Soldicr-We say now. I'D rather be wrong than
Secretary Of War.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
The Next Step.

From the F1iegende Blaetter.)
'Haye. you a book entitled Short Road to
Wealth. -
.'Certainly: and I suppose you'll want copy
of the penal code, too2''
The evening times., 1898-10-12
ConlDPtftion.

(From the Chicago News)
81 saved $500 this year by moving
Cheaper hGuss?''
''No: l found that my wife was trying to out
dress 4 rich woman in the same block"
The evening times., 1898-10-12

The courage of destiny is a fine
phrase invented by the President II is
an answer TO all the objections of the
timid against the annexation of the
Philippines.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
War Fashion 3.
fFrom the Indianapolis Ieurnal.l

Laura-Papa, they are going 10 Introduce mill
tary figures in the german this winter.
Mr.. Figg-I presume that means increase in
your appropriation bills
The evening times., 1898-10-12
Appropriate. A
Erom the Chicago News.l

Shc-it the poet Gray who said: The
paths of glory lesd but TO the grave" wasn't it2
He-Yes. I guess he must have had vision in
which he heroes coming from victory
back 20 fever camps.
The evening times., 1898-10-12
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

THE TIMES. in all It's editions. Morning. Even-
Eng and Sunday will he mailed TO one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month Addresses changed
90 often as desired
The evening times., 1898-10-12
CURRENT HUMOR.
An Improvement.

(From the Indianapolis JogrEal.)
Peddler-Here's a little device which viii keep
you from losing your lead pencils.
WattS-fve found better scheme than that
have quit lending them
The evening times., 1898-10-12
How Burglars Get In.


(FFom the ran Mall MdSazine)
J. Holt Schooling, continuing his entertaining
series of papers Crime tells us in the Oc
tober number of that magazine how burglars get
in He writes that the window is by far the
most favored way of entry. and that the proper
ton of each mode OF entry per 100 burglars is:
How Burglars get in Per CENT.
By window Observation-Disclosures. -
Bv door or fanlight ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
BY talS9 Key
These records which are not without interest 70
peaceabe citizens, show very plainly the neees-
sity cf seeing that the windows are securely fas-
tened before goes to bed.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-10-01

The card OF Mr.. z. L. Williams, the
regular Republican nominee for the Of
dce Of District Attorney of Washoe
county, appears in this issue. Mr.. Will
lisms aspires TO an Office in which he. is
by no ear a stranger, having filled
the office Of District Attorney OF Hum
boldt county for q number Of years. He
is q man of education and ability and
ranks well in hia profession. He goes
into the fight with the confidence given
him by his past experience. that If elect
ed, he can conduct the affairs Of the of
nee, no matter how duplicated, without
extrs help and to the entire satisfaction
ofthe taxpayers and people generally of
Washoe county, he asks that the
voters throughout the county OF Wsshoe
consider his claims and aspirations i'm,
partially and il they believe. him to be
fitted for the position he respectfully re-
quests their support.
Ha
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-10-01
LoyelocK Flour.

1t strikes us that what is needed here
is to manufacture more OF this wheat
into flour and supply IL different sec
tions more extensively, instead OF get
ting our -four from California. The
great trouble with Nevsda's people is
that instead OF doing their msnufactur-
ing it has become the custom to bly,
everything we use from abroad. The
people do not stop to think that every
thing we manufacture will give employ.
ment to some one in our own midst, will
feed someone's little ones here, will pay
out the money earned among our own
people and thus make other business
better.
The vast amount OF wheat raised here
would we'll supply the entire State N
flour did our people but buy 1t here, and
thus build up another industry OF vast
possibilities for the future, and make
this enc Of Ihe Best known. -four manu-
featuring ce,hters oil the Pacific Coast.
I. What is to hinder Nevada manufactur-
ing her own lonr and supplying Eastern
California? 1t is practical to do SO right
from Lovelock Nevada supplies Cali
fornia with its choicest butter ; why not
with its choicest fiour?-Advocate.