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The evening times., 1898-08-09
H0bsOn Ii All Right

Tha; he stands by his own opinion,
unshaken by the repeated adverse ex-
pressions from engineers of fame and
experience. shows the right sort CT ma
terial in the hero of the Santiago pas
sage. Having made a thorough exam
ination of the Spanish ships, and be-
lieving three Of them could be turned
to good use, he is as ready TO undertake
the work as though his judgment had
been approved by experts. That he
will succeed we have no sort of doubt.
When successive boards of engineers
had decided that certain bottomless
marsh in Scotland could never be made
to hold@a- railroad. capitalists refused
to listen to a man who had no reputa-
ton, but who was confident he could
achieve what they asserted was impos-
sibie. At last he convinced one man,
and with his financial backing did ex-
actly what he had promise d. For years
1t was maintained by all engineers tina,
there was less friction in convex wheels
and convex rails that would make the
point of contact between wheels and
rails mere thread, than in fla; wheels
and rails that would make a broader
contact surface. Finally this was chai-
lenged by a Western man. and he las
succeeded in proving it to the salts
faction of some of the ablest of the
profession. He VIII. at last, save the
rails from such early destruction by hi +,
principle. History is full CT this-of the
achievement of what has been declares;
to be wholly impracticable. When Ed
ison first proposed to produce electric
lamps of twenty candle power, he was
told that when a current was not
strong enough to make a two hundred
candle power light it would make nc
light at all.
Lieutenant Hobs, n does not APPEAR t
be visionary. and he has never struck
his friends as merely obstinate. If he
has refused to accept the decision OF
expert engineers as final, it is because
he has reason for confidence in his own
judgment, and because he sees
the way clearly to the saving
of the Colon. There were some
who doubted the practicability of
doing anything with any of the
Spanish ships, but the Maria Teresa ID
already en- her way to Guantanamo un-
der her own steam. and the Reina Mer-
cedes will soon be afioat. There is
reason for the trust Secretary Long
places in HObson.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
ARSON Is SUSPECTED.
A Tushoat is Mystcriou.ly Burned
on the Reefs

New Rochelle, n. Y. Aug. s-The mys-
terry surrounding the burning of the large
tugboat Mary E. Lauckman. on the reefs
of Hen Island. in Long Island Sound. is
still unsolved. Coroner Banning, Of
Mount Vernon. visited the scene Of the
wreck this morning, and made a close
examination of the interior Of the boat
The coal in the bunkers is still burning
and a strong odor Of oil pervaded the
entire boat. The bunkers were later food
ed with sea water and the fire extingu.sh-
ed. The safety valve in the boiler had
been plugged. and Coroner Banning be-
lieves that the burning Of the tug was
not accidental.
A search for the crew dead or alive has
proved fruitless. No boats were found
and the davits were untouched by fire.
The coroner inclines to the belief that
the crew left the tug in boats that the
davits indicated she carried. Where they
went to is a mystery.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
No Excu.e for Sur, ender.

Besides Aguinaldo and his thirty
thousand followers-many of them very
bad men and bad citizens-there are
several millions of people in the Phil
ippines. some indoIent and thriftless
and ignorant; some prosperous and in
telligent and orderly. The ignorant
and indolent would be much less SO
but for the repressive policy Of Spain,
which has deliberately obsrructed or
prohibited every attempt to establish
schools and every effort to open up the
resources of the country. The Spanish
rule has been based on the rational idea
that education and prosperity lead to
revolution. In her determination to
dwarf the mind and the body Of the
Filippinos. Spain has had the cord al
cooperation of the ecclesiastical au-
thorities, who now call on the United
States to save them from the righteous
wrath of the insurgents.
If we are to release what Dewey so
gloriously gained, If We are to place
these people again under the cruel heel
of the SpaniaId. let it be done without
hypocrisy and lying. Let 1t be said
frankly that it is not the character of
Aguinaldo and his followers. who con-
stitute SO small part of the popuia-
tion, and who are not as selfish as they
have been represented to be. that leads
US to shirk our duty, but that we have
a mistaken notion that the government
of the Philippines may bring us into
conflict with other nations. We be-
lieve this is the opinion of Senator
Hoar and others. AS a mater of fact.
the failure of the United States to as
sumo full control would be greater
source of danger, since the American
people cannot be induced to be quiet
while Spain takes vengeance on the
people there, or while other nations
wrangle for the possession Of the rich
territory.
The evening times., 1898-08-09

We submit that it is going too far
when 1t is asserted, in reply to the charge
of lack of absence of surgeons on one
of the hospital ships. that 'Dr. Lesser
was aboard" He was, and he was be-
cause he was sick. If he had been fit for
His being aboard made the lack Of medi-
cal attention all the more obvious, since
he needed the care of a doctor himself.
This was known when his presence was
thus used as an answer to the complaints
1t is grievous, and it is painfully signif-
cant, when the whitewashers resort to
such a trick.
The evening times., 1898-08-09

There are several points that Surgeon
General sternherg should clear up. We
do not hold anybody in particular to
blame, but somebody is at fault. and the
responsibility should be located. Why
was It necessary for General Wheeler to
detail so many Of his exhausted soldiers
n caSEy the voons;nied to the rear on
''improvised" .AUers? Why were the
wounded from the line Of battle COM
PEELED to drag themselves to the rear. in
what was often vain search for the
hospital? In short, why was there not 4
suficient force 6f litter-bearers ON the
The evening times., 1898-08-09
r.t.l stroke ofLixhtninx

Lexington. Va, Aug. e.-Tbomas Balm. Of Up
per Kerr's Creek, this county, was struck by
lightning Sunday afternoon and instantly killed.
He, with two young men, "Buz'' and Charles
Reynolds, went to wheat stack in a nearby
6eld, and on their return, while crossing field.
Rain was struck by the bolt. which toe the
crown out Of his hat, singcd his hair and passed
out at his feet. tearing his shoes to pieces Only
a faint mark was found on his right side. Both
Of his companions were ksocked down and rem
dercd senseiea. Upon reseiving one Of them
saw Bain's shoe smoking. Both eventually re
covered enough to 60 to the house. Balm was
aged about sixty-6ve yean.
The evening times., 1898-08-09

There is one branch OF the American
army that has been so efI1cienr as to keep
out of public notice until now. This is
the engineer service. Not single fail
ure to respond to the demands of cam
paign has been noted. We should forget
all about the engineers. but for such
achievements as that reported this morn
ing-the use of the wire fences for teie-
rru
The evening times., 1898-08-09

No complaint has. been made Of. the work
Of the surgeons in the hospitals. They
were overworked, and could not attend
to all. but that was NOT their fault The
chief questions involve. the orEaniza-
ton Of hospital force and the lack of
medical supplies. as reported sby General
shafter. The pae of snit vessels as hos
pital ships without enough doctors and
without medicines. naturally follows on
the failure to carry out a proper plan Of
medical service.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Letter. wheat All sold

Minneapolis. Minn., Aug. 9.-The famous Letter
wheat has practically all b;en sold. A represent
ative Of F. II. Peavey L Co. confirmed this state
ment yesterday "During Friday and Saturday
Of last week." said he. eve disposed Of 12so, 900
bushels to Minneapolis and Duluth milers, and
today We have disposed Of about l,o00. 900 bush-
els. which ha. been purchased By HI1neaPel!s
millers, thus closing out the Letter Ninneapoiis
wheat and leaving only balance OF about $780,
900 TO 400, 600 bushels to close out at Duluth.'
The evening times., 1898-08-09
DR. Dla. Return. to Mexico.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 9.-Dr. 4. J. Diaz, Of Ha-
vana, passed through here yesterday en- route to
Mexico City. to visit his family. DR.. Diaz was
cxiled from Havana by Gen. weyler at the out
break Of the war on account Ct his expressions in
favor Of the Americans, and he secured a posi-
tion on Gen. Skaters STAFF as a surgeon. DR..
Diax said he had been at Santiago with the Amer
lean army until eleven days ago. He was In the
perintended the burial Of over 1000 Spaniards
en- July Z and s. He said Santiago was the
flthiest city he had ever seen. but the Amer
leans had already greatly improved the sanitary
conditions. %
The evening times., 1898-08-09

We are now assured that the Spanish
transports will report at Santiago for the
removal Of the prisoners on. the 18th. The
first of these vessels was due more than a
week ago. Those who count on a delay
of only three weeks have poor knowl-
edge Of Spanish character
The evening times., 1898-08-09

The American bank just opened at San
tiago has run against a native prejudice
at once. by having banking hours for
two hours in the afternoon. with three in
the morning. The afternoon in Cuba is
sacred to rest, after the wear and tear of
the mornings toll.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
OLDEST PERSON IN AMERICA.
MRS. Margaret Fallon, of Cayuxa
County, Dead, Aged III

Ithaca, n. Y. Aug. s.-Mrs. Margaret
Fallon. who has just died at Kings Ferry,
Cayuga county. at the age Of one hundred
and seventeen. is believed to have been
the oldest person in America.
1t has been found from the records that
she was born in Lusfuth Parish. KiDS.s
county. Ireland. in 17S1.
She has been a widow fifty years and
is survived by four sons and five daughf-
ers. The Oldest daughter is eighty and
the oldest son seventy-five. She had two
sons in the civil war, one being in The
Union and the other In the Confederate
army. The Confederate survived the .wars
the other died in Libby prison.
The evening times., 1898-08-09

The troops in Porto Rico greatly fear
the Spanish volunteers at Aguadilla will
prefer hugging to shooting them. There
is danger of a monotony OF the affection
business. unless 1t can be mixed with
little fighting.
The evening times., 1898-08-09

1t is worthy. of note that there has
never been rumor of a Cabinet change
that has not been denied, and that has
not been followed. sooner or later. by the
retirement of the officer mentioned. There
may be no present intention to produce
three vacancies in the Cabinet. but ac-
tording to all experience the rumor will
be found TO have a basis Of truth in the
end.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Commit. Me,der and s.iciac

wtst stockbrideeo Mss.. Aug. s.-George Web
ster shot and killed his brother Fred and then
killed himself last pightDn the West stockb-idge
road, three miles fsDn shere. Fred was convicted
several years ago os1attsmpting to murder Chester
Goodale and senteSceaato thsrty-threes years in
State prison and he Md served seven years Of
it, when. in March 1aa Ae was p.tdoned out for
Gated. and they qiardhd ovef' trivial natters,
with the fatsa :res1tig .-.-as> +. s'-.,si6
The evening times., 1898-08-09
kilIed By an lt.lian

Parkesburg. w. Va. Aug. 9.-In passing
through the Italian quarter Of Monongah, Sunday,
Arthur Barnes made remark to an Italian wom-
an. The remark was resented by one Of her
him Instantly. 4 posss = in pursuit Of tie mur.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
Two F,.hxt&<S Drowned.

Edgartown, Naskp Asgs e.-JoAn Stahl and An.
ton Ftstes were AycxkNd bysthe capsi.ing Of
their boat while atpHpg .iion .ashins trip
yesterday aftespoqas n craft .y'ent over u the
tide just outside the opening % he South
Beach to EdgaFtown harbor.
The evening times., 1898-08-09
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

TIE TIMES, in all its editions. Morning. Even
ing and Sunday. will be mailed to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
ss often desired
The evening times., 1898-08-09

Readers of The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of 1t at any news
stand CT railroad station railroad trains. will
ccnfe- favor upon the management by sending
to this once Information Of the fact.
The evening times., 1898-08-09

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. Rejected COM
munications will not be preserved. and only man
uscripts Of obvious importance will be returned
70 their authors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
THREATENED STEAMSHIP nam "~
trajectory REPORTS As To III" ~
rloNs OF THE TRANSATLANTIC
COMPANIES.

-, so,ora1 steamship lines which nave
hoen in the transatlantic pool are ""N'o"' ~ ~
uo, there Is any possibility or inc coi'P'
,,,,,,, their agreement regulating pasSe"se'
r,,,ro,oan norts II has been known TOT
- ~ In shlpping circles that there was ITO
zion between AT least two OF the INES anu ' Wv
feeling thus stirred up between the'n NM -,
.rd result In breaking the agreement WIN" '
existed for some Time. -, .,oa,v. "r
, ~. h,uove there will be a cut In rates. nut you
,,o, u,mp n fence until you come TO H. 90
NO, think there will be much dlfhcuity III aII""e
,t an agreement on June between III" ""'e''"'
limos Most % the midsummer pooHl"R "aS o'''
done and rates between inc III" N'','u"' CIV
minimum. So even II there should be failure 10
80 and a rate war follows do not think 1t will
affect travel very much.
Another agent said that most or IN" summer
hooking of his line was over and therefore ne did
no, fear the rate war. Lawson Sanford the local
oc,.tarv of the steamship pool. declined to say
ANYTHING about the breaking up OF the pool wait
untu after the meeting In London on June - was
his response TO all questions NOTWITHSTANDING the
belief OF agents OF two OF the Interested lines that
passenger traffic will run on the same smooth INES
which have existed ever since the pool was organ
,zod there is an undercurrent OF feeling that some,
ming is going to break loose In IL Few days' ana
The beginning OF the discussion was between
the North German Lloyd and the ,ht the
North German Lloyd Line was about 10 put W.
fast m sefV Of least $40 should be
OH io ~ The Hamburg American Line TO German
ports The North German LLOYD ~, se snnfsren nn.s
"a hi. resulted In the breaking up OF the meeting
and an arrangement to hold q second meeting on
J,n. 7 THAT this meeting Will be without avail Is
Generally believed among steamship agents, ana ~
considered particularly sgheaht h ma se rs
mant between the steamship companies came from
Tho office OF one OF the chief lines Interested In
change in rates. The agent OF this line went so
far as TO say that there would be no meeting or
the lines In London on June !, and this ls consid-
cred 10 mean that least his line Will not enter
the conference then, and this will undoubtedly end
the agreement which has existed for some time
While AZ mi, season OF the year the summer book
ings are usually closed. tho conditions this year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
. PISTOLS FREELY USED.
ExcrrsIor1srs AND SPECTATORS ZINE
sHors-A DOZEN SrcRoEs WOUNDED
TWO FATALLY.

Georgetown. Ga, June 'Speo'Nu -. No..
s-on,,,Ilo lac, night a serious riot broke OUT
among the negroes on the train and the tn.ons
around the station In Ave minutes over hf,S sn''s
we're fred Two were fatally injured anu
do,en others more or less seriously wounoeo'
II was shortly after O'Clock "hen we .s.1
,,,,os a. The six day coaches were consested
r,,b IA. negro excursionists. and the free use OK
wbskey had produced rowdy disposition amOns
the men and the noisy contingency OF women lns
train was on It's return trip. and score or m0''
disembarked at this place
A hundred more negroes nan satoe.eu ~ ~
-, 80 sas tho excursion party II passed
From an unknown source. amid the noise or oa.ns
and shouts, pistol was nred I'M, r, M Val ,hSS
ainnoi for rho battle to begin, ana from potn tnS
exscmrsoniss and the onlookers fusade folowed;
,n,,,,r negro from Eufaula was fatally wounoeb
a. w. 80 ~ The excursion cars dozen or more
Negroes NJ were seriously wounded. some OF whom
I, is said will die.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
SPANISH NAMES ON PULLMAN CARS.
n The New-Orleans Times Democrat.


4 Pullman conductor stood prOpplng himself
against the marble counter Of tho ST. Charles
Hotel lie had just como In from hia trauscOntl-
mental run. The public is dead sore on Spanish
names" said he. az he turned away from looking
over the register. you may not believe II, but /
have found n strong prejudice against the Spanish
names on the Pullman cars. and the company IS
arranging 70 change many OF them. The fro OF
patriotism IS too hot just at present 10 put uU
with anything that even suggests Don. The
company may KICK on II. but one Of the supcrfn-
,endents told yesterday that several Of the cars
had already been sent 20 the shops 10 have the
names changed. Some Of tho most poc'ical names
IN use must 10. because they suggest the queen
Regent, little Alfonso or some city IN Spain For
example such cars as the Cadz. Blanco. CASTLE
Seville, Mercedes. Moreno. Iustania and Anda-
lusia are being squarely boycotted And this is no
Joke. In pittsburg the other day passenger TOOK
a day coach rather than pay for seat ia tho car
named CASTLE Up on the Erie road last week the
handsome car Blanco was pated with stones and
mud while 1t was standing outside one Of the best
stations on the system. The people simply won't
have these Spanish names / just heard to-day
how the Mercedes had been turned down the
Panhandle line II week ago. ana how the porter
had ridden hundred miles without soul In
his car OF course he kicked. Who wouldn't? Tho
pOrters are discOnsOlatc. and say there f.
talking. the fine Spanish names won't 70 these
days. and when a porter gets eary Of his you
might well take II on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02

MN. out as he passed Delmonicos old house a.
rii'h-eve and Twenty-sxth-st there were first
Ie" cheers and then some unmistakable Kisses
IN IN misses came from group Of young mon
Sr a."it,s on The steps Of the restaurant Judginc
; I'm ,he ierocity with which they Kissed the Cap
saHi me! must have some personal luminosity
lars. ~ ~ i'i'o P''"0"
A., mere were about four thousand policemen IN
nne lhey started from the Battery at O'Clock
W. NJ lcacncd the reviewing stand. tho Worth
nonu4hcht at about 4:$O O'Clock. They took about
an ,n.Vur IN passing the stand. The looking
up UP ,El1lh-avc. was fine one As far as the eye
Tfouiu sec were the rows Of uniformed men march
.ns wen together. That little ripple that klplinS
mentions as being always seen in body of mon
ma ~ ming properly was not absent and the music
OF me bands. growing osscning in volume
ie,cI me general effect. on the reNcwinF
sand beside the Mavor were the three Polio
commissioners. most Of the Aldermen and members
OF me City Council, President Peters of Manhattan
and other city officials
The men salutcd as they marched past the re-
viewing stand After the parade had gone ny me
MAYOR complimented the Acting chief upon. lh'
showing made by the force. and made one OF ms
characteristic speeches This is the advice that ne
gave 10 the Acting Chief.
"Eschew politics Go ahead and do your dlty
If any man under you refuses 10 perform rs d',,y
satFfactorily. Gu, of his official head quickly DO
this and you shall certainly succeed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
COTTOV AND WOOJLEN BLANKETS.

From Tho Textile Manufacturers Journal
The Now England blanket manufacturer finds
that II Is just a. necessary Tor nun to-day to crawl
tho DAYS Of his youth. bIt he may query with
himself as 10 whether there are as many blankets
made formerly. lie looks over IN" names OF
old competitors I'm the business. and lac finds that
the list to-day Is far shorter. that II has been 70
ducod almost nothing, that th!s prominent manu-
facturer and that on, have dropped out and that
The volume Of manufacturing done in New England
his ro'rospcctions are not Misleading for the
Ncv-T England blanket industry. NJ one time Of
rc ,. many lIuukeis made in this country to-day
~ I'M. i character as thirty or forty years ago
ing northward Of tho torrld zone.
The New England manufacturer who sits quietly
zon has probably overlooked the growth OF the
blanket Industry IN the Central and Far West
The Western rVaI nas onknoWn I'M ksou
his Eastern competitor. nc blanket INDUSTRY mas
shifted lte centre from the East TO the West, and
the old Eastern manufacturer has turned his at
With the Increase in population and the conse
quont increase in demand for blankets have come
I'm factors when have operated to the retaIdatlon
Of tho growth of the blanket industry. Cotton
blankets are a distinct innovation they nave not
had n general sale except In the past decade The
ealcs to-day are enormous. and while they have not
forced out the wool blanket they have reduced
been handed down 10 us from the far-dstant
past We all recall the accounts our grandmothers
are no LONGER OF the present: tho factory made
comfortable quilt has driven out the home made
%ovcring equal to everything which its name signi
Gcs The comfortable and the cotton blankets have
made inroads upon the field which In former years
belonged peculiarly to tho wool blanket SIN. the
Atwood o. the woo-mixcd IS likely TO remain. ana
nopilatIon change in It's centre OF manufacture
cannot he taken indicative or any reduction
in lis quantty. of production; It merely means a
ting O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-02
GENERAL GRANT IN KANSAS.

From The Kansas CVy journal.
The stables maintained by Sprague a. Akers. NJ
Lawrence, were at one time the best anywhere in
the Western country. ard they had reputation
known al over the country. ln ISL when General
Grant visited Lawrence he spent the larger part u
n dav N the stables, and rode behind couple OF
the fastest horses In the collection There two
!-known stations AT the head Of this stud. one
the famous old trotcr Ethan Allen. and the other
Pholc Island who almost equally famous If
We remember correctly. Ethcn Allen struck
by lightning and killed when he had reached the
age of iwenty-sy years. Lawrence had number
OF celebrated horses about this time. J. $ kailoch,
the preacher politician. had span Of beautiful
little ponies that could pace a mile toEcther in
less than $50 lie sent them 10 Washington,
where they were sold for 5000. and found their
way into President Grants stables. Earlier than
this Lawrence had "A trotting horse called Red BIRD
which IN the ewes of the youth Of the Town. could
beat anything On four legs I'm the world. She also
had half-breed Texas pony known as Chicka-
manga which could beat anything I'm The country
in long distance running At one time lot OF Nils
souri, sports brought a big stallion by tho name
NJ Robert r Lee 10 Lawrence and matched him
for a four-rnile rnce against chickamauga. Both
sides bet their last dollar on the contest, and the
pony won with