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ANTICIPATED THEIR FATE.
Maine Officers Not Allowed 20 Take
Any Precautions

Karl Decker. writing to the New York
Journal of yesterday from Key West
says that the Spanish authorities will
try to cloud the report of the court of
inquiry which, ii is believed. will give
a verdict that the Maine disaster was
due TO Spanish treachery. They say
that if Captain Sigsbee suspected that
torpedoes or mines were under the Maine
he should have made an investigation.
The dispatch says:
THE blame for not taking these pre-
cautions must rest, not upon Captain
Sigsbee but upon the officials of the Ad-
ministration at Washington Three of
icers of the Maine spoke to me while
lying in Havana harbor Of the danger to
their boat from torpedoes, and when l
asked why precautions were not taken
to guard against mines and torpedoes
they at once stated that they We're not
allowed to do anything that would cause
the Spanish to accuse them of suspecting
an alleged friendly government of inten-
tlons so diabolical
They were to be treated with every
consideration, and this grave danger was
brave men OF the Maine because a cow
ardly Administration at Washington did
not care to shoulder the responsibility of
allowing them To take the precautions
naturally suggested to them by the cir
cumstanceS OF the situation.
TO have rugged the diving apparatus
in the heavy boat carried for this pur-
pose would have collected a crowd on
the water in ten minutes. and the HaV-
ana authorities would have flockcd to the
Maine In force to ask for an explanation
Of the unusual proceedings. To have
made such an explanation in manner to
avoid offending the Dons would have
been extremely difficult but those who
know Captain SiGsbee are certain that
he would have been equal TO the en-
ergency and would have made an exam
Iuaticn that would have shown ut once
whether or not there were any tOrpedoes
or mines in his vicinity. Such an exam
ination might not have saved the ship,
the character Of attack not being def
initeiy known. but it would have reliev-
ed Captain Sigsbec Of awful fear.
AT this time he could have saved the
ship by such an investigation. To have
made II. however would have disturbed
the authorities at Washington, would
have complicated a delicate situation and
would havo been something so manly,
sanctioned by Senator Hanna None of
courageous, and Independent as not to be
the officers here cares 10 discuss this
phase of the situation at this time, but
one of them significantly remarked. apro-
pos apparently, Of nothing in particular:
In these days Il naval officer is slmp-
y a subordinate Of the State Depart
ment. In the old days made glorious BY
our navy the men i'm command of ships
were allowed certain amount OF dis
cretion. They represented their govern
ment in whatever country their ships
might be. They were diplomatic
aEents'
The times., 1898-02-28

If there is a history of
weak lungs in your family,
take SCOTS Emulsion.
1t nourishes and invigor-
atcS.
1t enables you to resist the
disease. Even if your lungs
are already affected, and if
besides the cough you have
fever and emaciation, there
is still strong probability Of
a cure.
The oil in the Emulsion
feeds; the hypophosphites
give power to the nerves
and the glycerine soothes and
heals.
soe and 81 oe oil dnISy,.ts.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, Chemists, New YorL
The times., 1898-02-28
CONDEMNATO2Y RESOLUTIONS.
Representative Aldrich, of Ala ba II a,
Handled without Gloves.

Iona Ala. Feb. 1.-THE Chiffon coun-
ty, Ala, Republican convention yester-
day passed resolutions concerning their
representative in Congress. the Hon. W.
T. Aldrich the Republican who was also
nominated by the Populists OF his dis
trict and vino was recently seated in
Congress ON = contest in which Mr.. Plow-
man tDomD, of TdIladega. was unseated
''Whereas. ". T. A!drlch. who misrep-
resents the Fourth Alabama Congression-
al district in Congress is the Populist
party nominee and not d Republican,
Resolved. That the delegates elected
by this convention are hereby instructed
10 exert every effort in their power TO
prevent W. Z. Aldrich or any other Pop
ulist from being indoss~d in any manner
by Il Republican convention.
The times., 1898-02-28


ment is fsfia-ioHs - si+4j Gegnonstrable
To the cone:a, -.lte observer. one who sees
all of the fac's and results and not a
meager part Of them, the sample copy use
of the rcst is not. more an individual
than pul IL leneGt& and that it has now
bcCone an appreciahle faetor in a general
business prosperity is unquestionable.
Bearing in mind tfat the asserted cost
of carriage is 700 per. cent in excess of ex-
press rates for transport Of like matter
at mail speed; remembering that the in
evitabIe subsidiary first class or letter
postages. pre,edng apl succeeding these
sample outputs of paners and magazines
are great in exact proportion to the cop
les so distr} uted, considering that such
distribution to acquire subscribers is alb
solutely essential to the existence and ef-
hciency Of many thousands OF both city
and country papers, as well as TO month
ly magazines; keeping all this in mind,
the business killing nature Of this pro-
posed postal upheaval must painfully i'm
press every dsDassionate person.
LAS a gross violation Of the democratic
principle of the greatest good To the
greatest number, and likewise as a vio-
lation of the good faith of the Govern
ment which, by the laws of 1879 and 1855
made the sample copy privilege an essen
tial in developing the American press,
the act under consideration is indefensi-
Bile, ilI-advised and pernicious.
This will assuredy be the consensus
Of an honest public opinion, sure to be
made apparent, if this act, unfortunate
ly through mistaken economy. and a most
perverse Interpretation Of existing con-
ditions, should become a law"
The times., 1898-02-28
4 WAR RLOAN? NONSENSE"
Hanna Says So Upon His Return
From New York.
RUSHES TO THE WHITE HOUSE
A Half Hour After His Arrival He
Il CIoSctcd With the President
He Cannot Imagine How the
Story That He Was in Quest of
Money Started.


Senator Hanna entered the Arlington on
his return from New York last hiSHt al
So d. clock. h''lf an honr later ne was az
ihe White House eI"seted with the Pres
:deHt The Senator would receive no
CARDS, but was met IS h" passed through
the lobby by several newspaper men'
who asked iih bow he bad succeeded ~
negotiating war loan.
a MAR loan, Nonsense. sand he. )
cannot imagine "hat caused sn'h an "'-
Terry absurd story 10 have beeh started
The newspaper correspondents must have
been very hard un Tor something TO write
about 10 put that story on the rounds.
Then there W2s no truth ~ Il?
\"l ihe i"lhlest shadow repAed The
Senator. by shonld or any oiheF
man 90 10 New York TO negotiate q war
4aanc } went th@r" on private business
entirely.
No politics IN IL ~ all:
Not IN the least fetofted the senator,
some What nei'ied. = went over there I"
attend a meeting "f ito maritime board.
an Interested m iis Work; that's all
'l'id you near any war talk while YOU
were over there jae Senator was asked
Wei, yes, be replied with smile.
but IL was almost entirely in the news
The times., 1898-02-28
THE SPANISH SEAMEN.
MFR. Moore Says They Cannot Be
Compa red With the Americans.

Mr. John G. Moore. the electrician, who
was an officer on the American man-of
war Nipsic in the harbor of Apia Samoa,
at the time of the great hurricane, stat
ed 10 a Times reporter last night that
there are over loo eX-seamen IN the Dis
trict. and at least two-thirds OF the num-
Der are physically able and would re
spond enthusiastically to their comtry's
cali in case Of war with Spain or any
other nation.
Referring to the statement made by
Lieut.. Sobral that discipline in the Amer
ican navy was lax, Mr.. Moore said such
statement came with particularly bad
grace from a Spaniard
Spanish sailors he added, are
noted for their shiftless carriage and gem
eral sIouchy appearance. and the dis
cipline aboard their war ships, compared
with that on ours. is more than lax. 1
have seen Spanish seamen on the decks
Of their vessels and ashore At Havana.
ports in Spain ana other countries They
are not good fighters and cannot be COM
pared with the American Jack tars either
as to courage, physique appearance or
skill"
Mr Moore referred TO the proposition
that this country invade Spain by way OF
Cadiz in the event of war with that
country He said the harbor OF CadZ
was wen fortified ana protected. and sug-
gested that it would be better for the
United States 70 land troops at either OF
the southern ports Of Barcelona or Ma.
Iaga. on the Mediterranean where there
are inadequate fortihcations and better
facilities for landing without serious Op-
position Mr.. Moore visited all these
ports on American war vessels when he
WAS an officer IN the navy.
The times., 1898-02-28

star musicians and singers from this and
other cities
The ladies Of the city in both official
and unofficial circles arc devoting every
energy toward the task of making the
event a success, ana M pains viii he
spared 10 make the occasion one that
viii inser long in the memories Of all
WashinstoniaEs. as wei worthy of the
cause it Is 10 serve.
The patronesses include the President 5
wife. the wives Of the 'sbinat officers.
wives Of Senators, Representative. Army
and Navy officers and many others.
Manager Raplcy. of the New National
Theater. has generously given the use Of
The theater for the performance. ard the
Grief decorations which promise 10 be an
Interesting feature. viii be- American
flags. The work Of putting them in place
viii be done by American sailors. VINO. il
is needless 10 add. are greatly interested
in The undertaking.
Mrs. Jennie Gould Lincoln has taken
upon herself the task OF selling the tick
cts. which as soon as printcd VIII he on
sale AT 40. 1914 II street. between the
hours Of II and = in the morning.
-Four boxes have already been disposed
Of. and a large number Of tickets have
been asked for
The Woman's Orchestra. Of New York.
and professional solo artists viii take
part in the entertainment.
The Womans Orchestra was organized
4 by Mr.. Carl y. Lachmund two years ago,
the memhorS being selected from over
ninety professional teachers and concert
players. and under the auspices al the
following influential New Workers: Mrs.
Nicholas Fish. who is president of the
society: Mr.. and Mrs. William -. Whit
( ney, Miss Rreese. Mrs. George z. l)e For
est. Mrs. augustus {. Tyler. Mrs. Charles
r. Flint Mrs. Henry Willard. Mrs Will
lam ". lsvaris. Mr.. +. Francis Hyde
;presideui Of the New York Philharmonic
G.--.--.-- IL NJ. A-.n.lnr.lail.
The times., 1898-02-28

An adjourned meeting Of Columbia
Typographical Union No. l0l was held
yesterday at their headquarters on c
street to take part IN she nomination OF
officers OF the International Typograrh-
ical Union. The nominations are made
by the subordinate unions throughout the
country, and the result is sent II the ma
tiUnai headquarters at Indianapolis. Ind.
The choice of Columbia Union was: For
president. Merritt B. Palmer OF Joliet
M; vice president. John NJ. Lynch. Syra-
Cuse. y. Y: secretary. W. J. Bramwood {:
delegates to the American Federation ot
Labor. Mr.. Shelby Smith and Mr.. Frank
Morrison.
The times., 1898-02-28

A few months ago Mr.. Byron Every, OF
Woodstock, Mich, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism His right leg was
swollen the full length, causing him great
suffering. lie was advised to try Cham
berain's Pain Balm The first bottle OF
il helped him considerably. and The sec
ond bottle effected a cure. The % and 80
cent sizes are for sale by Henry Evans
Wholesale and Retail Druggist 93S f.
street and Connecticut avenue and S
street northwest and 142S Maryland ave
nue. northeast.
The times., 1898-02-28
THE NEW FCOT BATTERY.
Is To Be Mustered Into Service

1t Is 10 Be Mustered Into Service
Tonight.
The recently organized foot battery for
the District National Guard will be mus
tered into service this evening at head
quarters by Adjt. Gen. Heyl. The new
artillerymen are enthusiastic over the
prospect of war with Spain, and are anX-
ious for an opportunity 10 man their guns
in defense Of the nations honor.
The mustering-in exercises will be wit
messed by a number of persons inter
eFted in the battery The men will wear
the regulation artillery uniform, trimmed
with bright red. and helmets with flow
Ing horse hair plumes OF the same color.
The times., 1898-02-28
CARSON & fHACaRTNEY.

Members Of the New York STOCK Exchange
al st, Glover Buti;Ilng
correspondents OF MesSrs oorc < 81 HEY
No. so BROADWAY
LahkeGS and Dealers IN Government Bonds
Deposits. Excha nCe Leans
RailrOad Stocks aud Bonds and all
SecantIsS listed ON the excna nges OF New
fO'k, Phila deiphia, Boston, and Baltimore
bought and sold
A speciality made of investment seciirf-
tleS District Bonds and all local EaiI-
road, Gas, InsuTan nee and Telephone, Stock
dealt in
American Bell Telephone stock bought
anu SOIL ma s item
The times., 1898-02-28
WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK.

NV. CORNER 18th MD G SIS. NV
Pays interest on savings ani Commented a.
counts Loans on real estate. instIIlnicnf plan 4
preferred. Safe depo-jt boxes for rent al = a
year and upward Open daily until .:2O T. ,n
and Saturday evenings from To- $ fe2s-irll-eIT,
The times., 1898-02-28

We lead them IL! In style ana prices
BRODT.
deI3-tf.em TIE Halter
The times., 1898-02-28

sos. aud fI .oe, oil dIgg,sta.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, Chemists, New YoIL
The times., 1898-02-28

LOANS made on approved collateral. such IS life
policies. stocks, bonds. building association
YERKES & BAkEE, IIl0 + 81 Take elevator
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-08
Biiou-NaudeyiJIe.

Manager Grieves has another winner
this week, and the strong program he
offers to the patrons of the Bijou was en-
Enthusiastically received at the two per-
formances yesterday. The leading card
this week is Annie Hart, who, in her own
easy. jolly manner. sang a number of
Irish songs and ditties. She is prime IA
vorite here. Belle Livingston, very
pretty woman, and Fred. Fessler made a
hit in a new sketch, ION the Stage"
Horwitz and Bowers were good in a sing
ing speciality; Annie Whitney had bright
comedy act; Andy Amann did character
sketch; Lemon and Monte presented a
clever turn; the De Moras were seen in
difficult acrobatics, and Gracey and Ben
nett the Sisters Miller and Amelia Glover
all succeeded in pleasing. Ruth Beecher
was the feature of one of the best bur-
lesques the Bijou stock company has pre-
scented this season.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-08
MARYLAND PHYSICIANS.
\ BIZ in tie Legislature PrOyid-
ing for Admission to- Practice

ing for Admission to Practice.
Annapolis. Md. March S.-There is in
the house of delegates a bill regulating
The practice of medicine which makes
some radical changes in existing law
The present law requires a physician.
before ne can practice in this State. to
obtain license from the board of med
ical examiners. which is appointed by
the medico-chirurgical faculty. Every
applicant must be a graduate from a
medical college Of recognized standing.
Speaking of the bill now in the house.
a leading Maryland physician says:
The real purpose is to destroy the
law and substitute the provisions of the
present bill, which are to make six of
the seven examiners come from the col
ieges-which the present law prohibits
and then to relieve the graduates of
Baltimore colleges from appearing be-
fore the board for examination for Ii
ccnse. and to require graduates from
colleges outside of Maryland to take the
examination, a provision as mercenas>
rs it is cowardly.
1.-The passage of this bill will effectu-
ally destroy the safeguards which have
been placed around the entrance to the
profession. 1t is strangely incongruOus
With the bill for the elevation Of the
legal profession, now in the legislature
and which was so strongly commended
by Chief Justice McSherry
THE profession in Baltimore Is
against it. The Johns Hopkins men are
against it, as are many others.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-08
Columbia Vaudeville.

The especial attraction of the evening at
the Columbia last night was. undoubt-
edly. Clara Morris, whose first appear
ance in vaudeville in this city was made
in one-act play. entitled Blind Justice i"
The sketch is well suited to Miss Morris
abilities. and Mr.. +. C HARRIET is an
able second to the star. This number
came midway on the program, some var
led and more or less clever speciality work
being done during the remainder of the
evening. The Gardiner brothers, charac-
ter comedians. made decided hit. the
first Mr.. Gardeners tramp song. al have
Mt got Il now being especially effective.
kamOchi is a lively demoiselle, with an
Irish brogue. some jokes and more par
Tor magic. Little Tony a child singer,
made quite 4 hit with that decidedly we'll
worn fayorite After the Ball. and gave
as encore "On the Banks Of the Wabash
The limitations Of animals by Fialkowsli
were extremely novel. and provoked roars
Of laughter. one of the best things of
the evening was ION Probation in which
the work of Godfrey Stein. 4 Washing
ton boy. and clever one, in the part of
an old German professor, and Richard
Harlowe, as mischievous young lieu
tenant masquerading in his sisters
NlOlitSs tNbhtu NOlnlDS
funnier has been seen here lately. Lew
Hawkins followed this happy couple with
one of his inimitable monologues, and
found occasion to appeal to American war
sentiment in a way which set the house
wild. His songs and his remarks were
entirely up to date, and he had things to
say about the President, Mr.. De LONE
and the Spaniards that were quite spicy
La Petite Adelaide did some dainty and
skillful dancing, and the program was
concluded by Miss Allie Gilbert, in two
coon" songs, with a chorus of twenty
five negro singers. Miss Gilbert respond
ed to an encore with a new song, Uncle
Sam, tell us why you're waiting"
which aroused decidedly anti-Spanish
sentiment in the audience.
Ii would be a good thing for the scene
shutters to hold a rehearsal as soon as
possible at the Columbia. Their work
was the one drawback to last nights per-
Torrance.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-08
"AIiSS New Y

kcrnan'.- New York, Jr."
Miss New York. Jr.." is at Kernan's
this week, and, judging from the large
number of her admirers at the two per
formances yesterday. il is safe to say that
her visit will be a profitable and enjoyable
one to her and to those who come to
enjoy the entertainment offered. The
company is first seen in the club house
of the Greater New York Club. and the
fun. music and dancing INDUCED in there
is almost continuous.
The OliO includes a number of bright en-
tertainers. Miss Florence Edwards ap-
peared in number of pretty shadow and
fire dances: Harry LeClair was good In
female representations. and the Morel-
las and their performing dog gave a novel
act. Crawford and Manning proved to
be funny in their negro sketch; Ripley
and Williams got off lot of new things
in their parodies, and Marie De Rosetta
secured a hit with her gun manipulating.
Harry LeClair in his impersonation of
"Cleopatrick" was the feature of a spec
tacular burlesque, THE Little Queen of
Egypt" which closed one of the best
shows presented here this season.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-08
National-"rhe swell Miss Fitz,yell Is

H..
Did not the age Of the poem make
such an aspersion unkind one would
feel tempted TO say that the original Of
the classic rhyme about Twinkle.
twinkle little star" was May Trwin-on-
ly the most devoted OF her admirers
would be riskinS his reputation for We
racity forever in calling May Irwin lit
tie Certain it is that last night at the
National Theater this particular star
glittered and scintnlated in her new
comedy, The Swell Miss Fftzwen.' be-
fore an audience that left few seats
empty. The farce is by II. A Du
Souchet author OF My Friend from In
dia," and it is evidently designed mere
ly as a vehicle for the talents of its
occupants-and il is pretty heavily
weighted. Ii lacks the brilliancy OF
The Widow Jones and has even more
of the broad style Of humor than Court
ed Into Court" the plain idea Of the
writer having been to win laughter
4eNltimately il possible. but to win it. In
this he is perfectly successful. the au-
uieUce having labored after hours Civ
Ing vent TO its mirth over the matrimo-
NAL difficulties 81 the fair Countess Ca
giac, otherwise Miss Fitzwell-which
name by the way. fits well for a dress
maker.
May Irwin is as delightfully."- unctuous
as ever. Her fun is simply Irresistible
and the man. woman or child who at
tompts 10 hold out against her is in dan
ger of suffering from an inward explos-
ion. Her company is well picked and
Includes a number of really pretty
girls Ignacio Martinetti and Joseph NJ
Sparks are the principal fun makers. the
former doing his shaving scene from
The Nancy Hanks with the usual eff
feet upon the audience. Marion Giroux
Is decidedly pleasing and Jane Burby as
quietly humorous as Alice johnson is
Enthusiastically and sharply witty.
William Burress. Charles Jackson. Ed
ward Mack. Ned Wayburn and Roland
Carter are all clever
Miss Irwin Is lucky this year IN hay
ing some excellent coon" melodies. her
taste having run more to the refined in
these than usual Among them ara
The Frog Song" ',On the Dummy
Line, The Pickaninny's Lullaby and
"Syncopated Sandy"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-08
LOCKED UP By MISTAKE.
Two Men UnwiIIingIy Spend the
Night in TIE MartZ Building.

Night in tie M"rtZ Building.
Ting-a-Iing-a-Ii went the telephone
alarm at police headquarters about $50
o'clock last night and when Operator
Klnger answered the call with II hearty
hello" a plaintive voice said:
us this police headquarters"
at is. said the operator.
Then for heavens sake make arrange
ments to release us. We are imprisoned"
klinger with visions Of some deep, dark
conspiracy fitting through his mind,
quickly asked where the voice came from
and in what manner its owner was i'm
pTiSOned.
There are two Of US and we have been
locked in the Mertz building, Eleventh
and F Streets. since early candlelight.
Some one locked the hallway door on the
outside, and We cannot get out"
The First precinct station was called
and Stationkeepcr Vansant asked 10 take
measures to secure the release Of the two
men. He notified Policemen Bramlett
and Carlson. and they in turn sought for
Special Policeman Fainter. who had lock
ed the outer door as is his nightly Gus
tom. When the midnight relief turned
ont Fainter had not been found and the
imprisoned men Were preparing to make
/" night of ii in one Of the upper rooms. -