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The evening times., 1898-04-18

The Spanish minister. Senor Polo V
Bernabe. evidently believes that the end
is near. He has chartered a steamer to
take the Spanish colony of 40S souls, now
at Tampa, to Havana today. Whether
the exiles will thank him for it is ques-
tion. They would be safe from personal
harm i'm America. while in Havana they
are likely TO be subjected to the noise
and other inconvenience of siege
However, 1t is their own lookout We
have no personal aninlosity toward Senor
Polo, but we must express a mild regret
that he is not going with the rest of his
countrymen. Every hour that Mr.. Nc
Kinley refrains from handing him his
passports adds to public suspicion that the
Administration is still diplomatizng to
defeat the will of the American people
which inexorably demands the punishmt mt
OF Spain for the massacre of Havana har-
Dor. Remember the Maine,
The evening times., 1898-04-18

a Rome special printed in the New
York World today, under date of Sun
day reports that IAN exalted prelate of
the Vatican tells the World correspond
ent that the Pope hopes for peace
through Archbishop Ireland. whose eff
forts hitherto. sympatheticaliy received
by President Mckinley. have been salts
factorily successful Ohio! The game
is still on behind the curtain. then, II
the report be true. the sooner Mr.. Nc
Kinley abandons the attitude of SYM
pathetic receptivity as to European in
reference in American affairs. the bet
ter il will be for him.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
CRUISE OF THE NAHANT.
The Veteran Monitor Reaches the
Port She VIII Defend.


New York. April 1S.-The latest addi-
tion TO the defenses of New York. the old
monitor Nahant, relic of the late war.
with its shot-scarred turret. lies at anchor
off Tompklnsville, s. i. The Nahant ar
rived from the League Island navy yard
yesterday morning, having been brought
UP the coast by detatil of the naval
militia from this city. This detail of cit
izen sailors will man the ship until the
Government can make other provision for
her.
All day long a curious crowd in small
boats hung about the monitor, and the
Tompkinsville boatmcn reaped harvest
Few of them were lowed on board, as
there still remained work to do in clean
ing up the ship after her voyage and
getting her in shape for service.
The visitors manifested great interest in
the many dents in the monitor made by
cannon during the last war. The turret
has many OF them.
A secondary battery of 6-pound guns
will be placed on the sa2erstructure aft
of the turret.
Lieutenant c. S. Ischin' n, the regular
Navy officer who is in command of the
monitor, put his amateur tars through the
regular ShiD's routine of duty, both yes
terday and on the voyage up the coast.
He had them up at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning.
Hammocks were slowed, and aIter
black coffee had been served out the
men washed down decks. Fortunately,
there is little bright work on the moni-
tor. so after the decks had been dried
down the turret division was set TO work
on cleaning up the two big guns. Sponges.
on one end of the long rammets, were
gotten out, and the bores OF the guns
thoroughly cleansed. Then the outside
had to be rubbed off and polished Next
there was chain to overhaul
A call came for two boats to be lower
ed One took Ensign Griffiths ashore
with 105 telegrams from the l05 members
of the Naval Militia notifying 100 anx-
ious homes that the Nahant had arrived
safely and that all were well and happy.
The Nahant left the League Island
navy yard at Philadelphia at l:i9 p. m.
Friday She was under her own steam.
as well as in tow OF the tug Pioneer.
Ensign Henderson instructed the men on
the range lights as the Nahant passed
down the Delaware River.
The fun commenced at $50 p. m. Sat
urriay. when the turret division was call
ed to quarters Two shots were fired
from each gun. The big round shells
struck the surface of the sea far out.
sending up showers of spray. The re-
coil of the starboard gun was greater
than il should have been because IL had
not been properly adjusted on the ways.
IL will be looked after carefully before il
is used again. Otherwise the practice
test was most satisfactory. The war rec
ord of the Passaic. the sister ship of the
Nahant is two shots in thirteen min
utes. In practice the Nahant scored four
shots in sixteen minutes.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
DOG ATTACKS THREE.
Lad. Woman aud Nan NaRGIed by u
Huge NastiH.

New York. April 1S.-While trying to
prevent his wife and boy from being
mangled by his big mastin. Gustavs
Merzweiler had narrow escape from
being killed by the dog. He was rescu-
ed by two policemen. MerZweiler lives
at Forest Avenue and Denman Place,
in a cottage surrounded by a small farm.
Yesterday afternoon his nine-year-Old
son ventured too near the dogs kennel
and was seized by the animal The lads
mother ran to his rescue and was in
turn attacked by the huge beast. bitten
and thrown down. Merzweilers atten-
tion was attracted by the cOmmOtion in
the yard and he hurried to the rescue.
Merzweiler seized the dog or the
throat. The animal weighed 300 pounds.
He shook his owner OFF. and closed his
massive jaws uDOn his right arm and
threw him to the ground. Two police
men rushed into the yard and began
firing at the dog. A dozen shots were
required TO end his life Merzweiler's
arm was terribly laceTated by the dog'y
teeth.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
MAMMOTH EUCHRE CANE.
VIII Play to BeneIit UnI-
yersity Extension.

New York. April 1S.-New York Is to
indulge in a progressive euchre tOurna-
ment i'm which there will be 5000 contest
ants for prizes valued at more than 81 =
600. Such mammoth >GOrt in this line
has never before been attempted any
where.
Members of the ChamDIain Club and
the Associated Catholic Reading Circles
of this city have combined 20 bring off
this great event in the interest of the
cause of university extension and 70 help
to pay the debt on the New York Cot
tage. at Cliff Haven, Lake Champlain.
the site of the Catholic Summer School.
IL will take place at the Grand Cen
traI Palace this evening. Between four
and five thousand tickets for the party
have been distributed. IL is expected
that there will be at least 1900 players.
There will probably be more than 100
prizes, which are of jewelry. art OBJ
jects. bric-a-brac and in other attract
i've forms.
The evening times., 1898-04-18

We are glad to note that the Govern
ment is beginning to do a little some
thing in the way of stopping the ship
ment of American coai for use by the
Spanish navy. The purchase of the
British tramp steamer at Norfolk, with
its cargo of coal, ready to sail for the
Cape Verde Islands. is a movement In
the right direction. But Mr. Mckinley
ought TO go farther. An embargo should
be at once declared and the equip
ment and provisioning of the enemy in
our markets. and to our detriment,
should be stopped instantly. A crisis
like the present does not present the
proper opportunity for bubbles and legal
hairsplitting. What would Andrew
Jackson have done under like circum-
stances?
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Schooner Crushed in the loo

st. Johns, N. F.. April lS-A schooner
laden with provisions and bound .or Pla-
centia Bay, carrying nine men and one
woman, was crushed in the ice noes off
this port Saturday evening.
Her crew took to an ice field, wnere
they passed the night in great danger.
At noon yesterday tug vas dispatched
to their rescue and brought tiIem ali off.
Ali were badly frostbitten. The schooner
sank during the night.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Mayor Harrison's Administration.

From the Chicago KecoTd.J
The first year of Mayor Harrison's ad-
minis ration has been such as TO raise
him greatly in the estimation of those
who were his critics when he was a can
didate for the office. Upon the all-im-
portant question before the people at this
time. that of the domination of politics
by INSCRIPTIONS wealth, he has shown
himself a worthy and effective champion
of popular rights. For his attitude and
his good service in this respect alone
Mayor Harrison is entitled to the gratl
tude of the people.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
A Critical Situation.

At the hour of writing no one can pre-
dict with any degree Of certainty what
the outcome in Congress today may be.
The unfortunate sheepishness in the
House on Saturday which made il pos
sible for the Tories to gain another
delay by the trick OF a recess until 10
O'Clock this morning, has given them
the advantage they sought for. IL the
House had been in session Saturday
night the Senate resolutions almost
surely would have been concurred in.
AS il rs. there has been time for Reed.
Hanna, McCook and Hale to work upon
Republicans and try to teach them that
a party" advantage is much more to
be considered than the honor of the
country or the stern mandate of its
people.
In any event the original House reso-
lutions do not stand any chance OF
adoption. The Senate will never con-
sent to turn its back upon itself, to the
extent Of accepting measure which is
unconstitutional on its face. AS to
the prospects for the Senate resolutions
as passed. that also is in the dark.
There is no question, however. that the
Administration and its Tory legislators
and lobbyists. will go to the last ditch
of delay and dishonor to defeat recog-
milton Of Cuban independence. There is
no longer any concealment Of the pur-
pose behind this determination. The
mask has been thrown away as no
longer useful. since the Tory design
has been too completely revealed to the
country to make further hypocrisy ad-
vantageous. Friends Of Mr.. Mckinley
now admit that he will not consent to
Cuban independence. because that
would make the Cuban government a
party to the settlement OF the war, and
4 place it in a position to repudiate the
! blood-stained Spanish debt which il
always has been and is the intention
/ Of the Administration TO fasten upon
the island.
As a last resort the President is made
; 10 take a stand upon what he assumes
! for the occasion TO be his sole preroga-
tive He complains that the Senate in
vades his monopoly Of power to recog-
niZe a foreign country, and to hold re-
lations with one. He falls back upon a
question between the legislative and
executive branches of the Government
of long standing. but one which has
never been advanced beyond the stage
of mild academic discussion. except
on one or two occasions too un-
important in character to breed
strife. But the question itself is
still more a moot one. Why it has
never been fought out is simply be-
cause this is the first time in the his
tory Of the nation that President has
ever dared TO set his own will or that
Of a syndicate owning and controlling
him. against the public opinion, will
and demand of vastly more than
nnety-nine per cent of the American
people. And it will be the last time!
Mr. Mckinley will find that he cannot
successfully hide his real animus and
purpose in this under the SNUG aegis
OF his personal "kudos." He knows
what the country wants. II he wishes
to serve il as a faithful public
servant. and. at the same time, to
dodge litigation of the question of
pTerogative. let him take the bull
by the horns and recognize Cuban inde-
pendence, as he has belligerency, in ad-
vance Of action by Congress.
The evening times., 1898-04-18

The efforts Of the American Tory ele-
ment. to induce the Concert Of Europe to
intervene against Congress and the peo-
pie. today seem hopeless. France and
Austria are still working. with the sup
port of the Vatican. and on this side are
encouraged by Archbishop Ireland. rep
resenting the unofficial Administration
influence. IL has dawned upon Europe
however, that Mr.. Mckinley would not
dare public sentiment in America. any
further in this direction. and the general
opinion in London and the continental
capitals is that the presumed refusal of
Great Britain and Russia to commit
themselves to any unrriendly joint ac-
ton has knocked the scheme on the
head. We are afraid that the same blow
has mashed a hole in an expected red
The evening times., 1898-04-18

And 50 there are not as many as
twenty five brave men in the ranks Of
the Republican majority on the floor OF
the House of Representatives, Once
more IL is demonstrated that the party
now in power cannot be trusted. even
in a great national emergency like the
present, to rise above single devotion TO
the Tory policy and interests OF Span
ish bondholders and oil and sugar mo-
nopolists and obey the viii and de-
mands Of the American people.
We are at a loss 10 conceive what
these Reed reconcentrados must think
of themselves, but at no loss TO know
what their constituents will think Of
and do to them next November. They
have long been a disgrace to the party
that elected them, the country that
has contemptuously tolerated them. the
flag that floats above them and to their
former sex.
While the American people stand
waiting for the call to arms the re-
concentrates Of the House obey the
behests Of Hanna, Reed and McCook
and help along the delay which the
Tories hope will keep the door Of peace
open until Europe can be cajoled into
Intervention against our country, and
thus defeat the purpose of all patriotic
Americans to punish Spain for the
Maine massacre and to drive that hell
ish power from our hemisphere. But
the Tories conspire and the reconcen-
trados help them.
In the meantime the Spaniards lay in
coal from the mines owned by "our
best business interests" bus dyna-
mite by the hundred tons, quartermas-
ters' and commissary stores. arms and
equipment i'm our markets. and the ma
tion is compelled to CRATE its teeth and
stand idle.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Damned With Faint Praise.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
How do you like the message?"
Asked the youngster OF his dad;
'1 know that you have read it,
Is il good or is il bad?"
The father stroked his whiskers,
An cft-accustomed trick,
And said in studied accents,
''lt is strong in rhetoric"
'But is it what you wanted?"
Said the most persistent boy.
''Do its crisp conclusions fill you
With a patriotic joy?"
In the silence deep that followed
You could hear a timepiece tick,
But at length the father answered,
III is strong in rhetoric"
"Then you like its manly spirit,
You admire its yirile ring?
You are sure the hearts of freemen
o'er its noble phrases sing?"
But. alas. the badgered father
Gave his jaws a little click;
81 must admit" he muttered.
That it's strong in rhetoric."
The evening times., 1898-04-18

A party of Havana humbug ''autono-
mists" has started for the patriot camps
with more offers of ''armistice' and 'au-
tonomy, in train OF cars painted
green, which color, the dispatch re-
marks, was adopted as expressive OF
hope. II was undoubtedly appropriate.
on another account. as illustrating the
verdant character of the emIssaries.
They are certain not to meet Gomez. un-
less they particularly desire TO dance at
mospheric hornpipes; but If they should
they will have ample opportunity TO OBJ
serve, during the few short moments of
life remaining to them, that the old Lib
orator is not painted green. by num-
Der of spectroscopic shades.
The evening times., 1898-04-18

Patriotism has become a matter of
partisanship." says Mr.. Reed. After the
vote in the House this morning there
can be no doubt that Mr.. Reed is right
As an esteemed correspondent suggests
the emblem of American power and glory
stars. leaving the Republicans to bear the
stripes and walk in the Speakers chain
gang.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Mrs whitney Going to- New York.

Aiken, s. c.. April Is-A special train left here
this morning to take Mrs. W. G.. Whitney to New
York Three sleeping and combination
baggage car made up the train, and the run will
be made at an average rate of twenty-five miles an
hour. arriving in New York Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Whitney, Dr. C.. +. McCahan. Mrs Whitney S
physician and four trained nurses and servant
or two compose the party. ON arrival in New
York Mrs Whitney will be conveyed to the Whit
ney residence.
The evening times., 1898-04-18

The unnecessary and unwise dalliance
with this Spanish situation on the part
of Congress would not he nearly as un-
wise as il is were we likely to engage
i'm hostilities with any other European
nation. England. France or Ger
many might be depended on to keep
their word in such crisis; Spain cannot.
This war will be waged with a foe un-
scrupulous. cunning and treacherous to
the utmost degree. 1t will be like fight
ing poisonous snake. Catch the crea-
ture in the open and 1t is easy enough
to break its back with stick. but let Ii
get into your house or your garden-plot
before you know where it is, and there
will be trouble. That is exactly what
the Administration and some sof the
senators seem determined to do. Two
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Denth of a Priest.

New York. April 1s.-Rev. James H. Mitchell.
d. d.. died at the pastoral residence attached to
st. Stephens Church, Hicks and Carroll Streets,
Brooklyn, yesterday morning. The cause OF death
was pleuro- pneumonia following congestive chill
which attacked him April o. Father Mitchell was
born at Astoria on October 10, 1853 He was
graduated from Manhattan College and was or
daincd a priest from the Grand Seminary Of
Montreal on December p. 1871.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Mr. Ashbury Pepper

From the Cincinnati Enqurer.)
81 wonder what next?'' said the redheaded
boarder. ''Now they have formed hay trust
cit looks TO me- said Asbury Peppers, las if
the trust business were going to seed"
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Consumers Undismayed.

From the New York Mail and Expressly
An increase ON the tax of beer might somewhat
displease the brewers, but the consumers wouldn't
object TO il. They are willing TO drink to the
success of the Government every day in the week,
and perhaps oftener.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Convenient.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Ferry-Thst isn't much of tailor you are pa
tronizing
Hargreaves-I know he isn't much of a filter.
but he is 50 shortsightod he can't recognize a
man ten feet away.
The evening times., 1898-04-18

st. Vincent. Cape Verde Islands, April
1S-The Spanish cruisers Infanta Maria
Teresa and Cristobal Colon are filIing
their coal bunkers here The supply is
running short.
1t is understood that 1000 tons will be
brought here in a few days, probably
from America. where it is known orders
have been placed.
Spanish officials bought 610 tons from a
local dealer April T. and Immediately
made a contract for 1,0O0 tons additional.
which has not arrived.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Pronounced the same.


lFrom The BOSTON IraveIer-J
He-The sight of an old schoolmate is-er-
we'll, might be called both meat and drink.
''Yes; that's what you men usually do under
the circumstances"
.sEhT
''Aeet and drink
The evening times., 1898-04-18

dent and patriot. You have got your
Congressional deadlock, and the good
work of delay and dishonor can go hight
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Absolutely n Fact.

(From the indianapolis News.)
Inquirer-No, you did not dream it. There
was ship called the Maine blown up in Ha-
vana harbor.
The evening times., 1898-04-18

number for thirteen Republican con
gressmen we know Of.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
Another Conundrus,.

(Fr0m the Boston GlObe.)
Do we know, even now. just where the Presi
dent Is att
The evening times., 1898-04-18

Two hundred Republicans in the House
of Representa- atives, and only thirteen
Americans among them.
The evening times., 1898-04-18
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MONDAY. APRIL IS. 1897.
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National Educational AssOei-
alton Meeting Washington,
ID. c., July q to 10 '0S. B..
e. O. R. R.

For this occasion the Baltimore l.
Ohio Railroad will sell tickets to
Washington at the low rate of one
fare for the round trip plus $500
membership fee Except that from
Baltimore the rate will be $l.25
round trip. Tickets will be sold
from Pittsburg, Parkersburg, Wheel
ing and points east thereof on July 4
to 7 Inclusive, good returning, leav.
ing Washington July s to Is, inclu-
sive, with privilege of extension I'M
til August 81, 1898, if ticket is de-
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ton on or before July IL, and pay
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lumbus, Pittsburg and intermediate
points. The Royal Blue Trains
between New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, finest
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for full information concerning stop
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Another Hero.

A hero of peace was James Han
way, engineer of the Inflated B. and
o. passenger train, which jumped tue
track and headed straight for DIES
truction at the mouth of tunnel,
out in the state, the other day.
The fireman saw the peril, and so
jumped and saved his life. Not so
with the engineer, who also saw
death staring him in the face, bnt
stood at his post and saved his train
load OF people. But when they with
thankful hearts, crowded around the
engine, only poor crushed body
was in the cab and the hand that
still clutehed the throttle was nerve
less in death. And that is why the
name of James Hanway will occu py
place with that of Ensign Bagley
in the roll of honor in the Great
Beyond. Charleston CIV. Va.) Ga
zettc.
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Ho! For Gettysburg.

Arrangements have been made for
delightful excursion to the great
battlefield of Gettysburg The date
fixed is Thursday, July IA. A spec
ial train will leave Martinsburg at
8.15, G.. v. Depot, stopping at-all
stations to Hagerstown and without
change of cars will reach Gettysburg,
at 1918. Returning, will leave
Gettysburg, $50, affording ample
opportunity to visit the entire battle.
field. More than this, provision is be.
ing made whereby all parties who
desire, can get comfortable convey
ances upon arriving, go over the first
days fight, visiting beautiful
monuments, observatories, &C., with
authentic guides, and return to city
for dinner. After dinner, take
same conveyances and drive out over
second and third days battlefield
until evening. The expense for this
will be S LIS including elegent din
ner at hotels. All who desire, can
take electric cars over second days.
fight stopping at I important places,
unlimited as to tine, for 25 cents
round trip. We would advise going
in conveyances and get satisfactory
trip and explanation Of the entire
great battlefield. A charming ride
over beautiful government avenues
of fifteen miles is given for this
reasonable expense. Competent
guides will be furnished all parties.
This will be one OF the most salts
factory excursions ever run to
Gettysburg. Many will no doubt
60. Don't bother with taking
lunches when you can get dinner,
at restaurants in town or on the
battle field, for Is cents, or at fine
hotels for SOC.
Over five hundred monuments are
to be seen. Five high iron govern.
ment observatories are erected at
prominent places along avenues,
which all can enter free OF charge.
The ride to Gettysburg via Pen Mar,
and the wonderfully beautiful Horse
Shoe Bend are charming attractions.
You want to take this trip. The
fare is only $1.40. Children half
fare. Lunches will be served on
train returning.