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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
PRINCESS LOUISE COMING.
She May He Held I'm the Immi 4 ratio
Pen.

New York. March 24.-Princess Lou
Use of Belgium, eldest daughter of the
King OF Belgium, and wife of Prince
Philip of -Saxe-Cobourg, is now on her
way to America. in company with
Lieut.. Mattachoch Keglevitch. the man
with whom her husband fought a duel
a few weeks ago. She alleges that her
husband was cruel to her.
One of the assistant commissioners of
immigration said yesterday:
IF Prince Philip, or any other rela-
tive or friend of the princess, cables the
Treasury Department to have the
princess halted we shall certainly place
her in the detention pen. We shall treat
her royal highness the same as we
would a peasant-no better no worse
and this whether she comes as first
cabin, second cabin or steerage pasSen-
ger.
IF no request to intercept the inter-
lopers should be received and they have
money enough TO prevent them from be-
coming a public charge, there is yet
one way in which they can be detained,
examined and deported. We could hold
the princess and her companion on sus-
picion of being contract labOrers until
the Emperor Francis Joseph or Prince
Philip could be communicated with by
cable. Then if proof of wrongdoing
were forthcoming we could exclude
them on moral grounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
CAVALRY HORSES.
Herds of Them Are Being bought In
the West.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 24.-The
Government of the United States has
increased its orders for cavalry horses.
To quote horsebuyer, who talked
about it today, 1.-The Government is
buying cavalry horses night and day"
The insurgent government of Cuba
is also buying horses and plenty of
them, and Kansas City is furnishing
most of the animals for both govern
ments. Rufus e. Eddy, of Cameron.
Mo, buyer for John ID. Guyton q Co.
Of ST. Louis, who holds most of the
Government contracts for horses for
the cavalry and artillery branches of
the Army, is in Kansas City today buy
ing all the horses suitable for cavalry
or artillery tha1 he can find. The Gov
eminent inspection takes place at Lath-
rop, Mo. The INSPECTORS come from
Chicago. "
Last week 1N horses passed inspec-
ton at Lathron and were accepted by
the Government. One carload of them
went to Fort RBey and the rest to vari-
Gus forts. Thf9e weeks ago. I011 ami
mails were bought by the Government
inspectors. Heretofore only mules have
been purchased in Kansas City by the
Cuban Government but it is now send
ing here for horses. Senior Don Jose
Lopez was in the city on Saturday fig
uring for a big bunch of horses for the
Cuban mounted forces.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24

The atmosphere is charged with the
electricity of war sentiment Much rs
the President would like to avoid strife,
the stern determination OF the country is
carving him of of his feet. Yet in spite
of it. Mr. Mckinley is striving with all
his might TO gain time. and, if possible,
TO postpone the inevitable until just be
fore the Autumn elections. The New
York Heraldo and other Administration
organs of the Spanish type say that he
has begged senators Of all parties 10 let
the Maine report lie in committee for
thirty DAYS without comment or action.
He might as well try to stop a hurricane
by whistling at it. The indignation with
which Mr.. Grosvenor' speech in favor Of
peace at any price was received at Grand
Army Han last night is evidence of tbs.
At least the Executive will not think OF
letting starvation so on in the island Of
Cuba for another month. and to officially
do anything to relieve that suffering viii
he armed intervention. which it is difficult
to believe Spain will submit to. So. as
the Heraldo walls, the unexpected is eX-
pected to happen. BY this. we presume
it is meant to express the consciousness
that the patient American ass has at last
kicked loose and cannot be longer kept
from using his heels.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
SAVES THE CARS.
Russell saGe's Confidential Man Dis
tinGuishes Himself at n Fire.

Poughkeepsie. n. Y, March 24.-Rus-
sell Sage's confidential man. c. d.
Rand. distinguished himself at a fire
in this city last night by jumping on
a locomotive and running it close TO
the flames, saving several freight cars
of Mr.. Sages POughkeepsie and East
ern Railroad. The fire was in the
James Reynolds Company. grain ele-
vatOr. which stood beside the track of
Mr.. Cages road and S65, 900 worth of
property was destroyed.
The alarm had just sounded when
Mr.. Rand arrived at the Nelson House
from New York. He asked where the
fire was and being told that the big
elevator was ablaZe. he called a cab
and FASTENED to the POughkeepsie and
Eastern deDct, a mile away. He found
the place deserted. and all the locomo-
tives except one in the round house.
In the locomotive which stood in the
yard the fire was low. Mr.. Rand
mounted the engine, fired il as quickly
as he could and started down the track
toward the fire.
Rain poured in torrents. and a crowd
of 1000 persons stood between the ad-
vancing locomotive and the four cars
of the road which were doomed to be
destroyed. Mr. Rand blew the whistle
fiercely. and the crowd scattered in all
directions. He induced some young
men of the crowd to help him couple
the engine to the cars, and succeeded
in getting them safely from the fire.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
WILL INVADE CUBA.
A Detachment of the salvation Aruiy
PrepnPed for Action.


New York. March 2i-The forces of the
Salvation Army stand ready to invade
Cuba at the word of the commander. The
first detachment is under arms. 1t is the
corps of nurses. and the arms are ban
dages and splints and all the implements
of the warfare of generosity and charity
which is carried on by the Salvation
Army the year around.
Five nurses are now awaiting orders.
They are to go to the hospital to care for
the reconcentrados and those whose
health has been broken by the unholy
cruelty of this Spanish war against wo-
men and children.
Not long ago there was a call from the
Cuban relief committee for more nurses.
and in response 10 the demand Command
er Booth-Tucker cabled to DIR. Louis
Klopsch. editor of the Christian Herald,
who is personally experimenting the dis
bursement of funds raised by the readers
of his paper.
The message read: Full of epprecia-
ton for your heroic efforts. Can we
sist Cuban relief? Would gladly send Of
ficers or men
DR. Klopsch Immediately cabled:
Ten thousand thanks. Generous Of
fer. Just like you. VIII consult General
Lee"
So the Cuban corps was Immediately or
ganized and will leave within few days.
1t is under the command OF STAFF Cap
tain Frost. The others are Ensign Selma
Erickson, Cadet Nellie De Gard. Lieuten-
ant NJ. Flint and Captain Joyce. All are
trained and capable nurses who are ac-
customed to Southern ATTITUDES.
Captain Frost is at present devoting her
energies to the new corps of nurses which
has been established recently by the Sal
walton Army.
This branch of work Is of incaiculable
benefit. The nursery brigade has special
headquarters at The Pines, large dwell
ing in Fordham. This place has become
training school, where probationers re-
ceive thorough. practical instruction.
Well-known physicians give lectures and
the work which was only recently
launched at a great Carnegie Hall meet
ing. has already become a great feature
in the Salvation Army.
The nurses accompany the workers
in the slums and nurse the sick back to
life. Fees are accepted from people who
are able to pay and this money goes to-
ward strengthening the corps.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
Aeropautic Polar Ambitions.


iFrum the II. Paul Di-NItru-t
Those enterprising Frenchmen who
purpose sailing in a balloon 20 the vi
cinity Of the North Pole. i'm search Of
Andree. have not revealed their motive
for such an extraordinary piece of bus
mess. What use do they intend % make
Of Andree if they succeed in finding
him? They will take with them sever
al scientists. including one physician.
They may need him to superintend the
thawing out such of their number as
may De frozen. wholly or partially. on
the trip. They also will have a mete-
oTolOgist though an experienced ice
man could probably give them all the
geological information they need But
they have omitted TO add TO themselves
an undertaken Perhaps that is we'll.
In the neighbOrhOOd of the pole. burial
would be almost unnecessary for the
temperature would preserve anything
which might come there and die. But
if Andree should be found. il would be
well to have "a funeral director present
who might attend 10 any embalming
that would be required before the YES
sci should arrive in France Why not
leave Andree where he is now? Nobody
knows where that place may be. but lt
is most certainly not in the land Of the
living. Nothing has been heard of him
for more than six months which is suf-
fiCient for an explorer to starve to death
several times and be fatally frozen over
and over again. If those Frenchmen try
the air line to latitude 80 they viii like
wise be reduced to a diet of air before
long. if they are not all frozen before
hand. Then another expedition may be
sent after the Frenchmen. and another
and another. What is the use?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
BOOM TOWNS OF A FAMILY.
Each Had u Separate Idea OF Real
Estate Dealings.
dFrom the chicago Daily News)


From the Chicago Daily News
As We were waiting at Palmer's
Junction. which was simply a rough
shed for passengers and freight. with
a sod house forty rods away. young
man came out of the place. approach
ed US and said to the colonel:
If We want any city lots in this town
today is the time to buy. I'll give We
yer pick Of 1.OO0 lots for SO"
Where is the town. asked the col
OneI as We looked around.
It's all staked out right enough,
but it's got To have time to grow. The
lots which are SO today will be $50
next week
He talked and argued for some time.
but no one cared to invest. When he
realized that his mission was useless
he said:
We'll. I'd like We to promise me not to
stop at Cyclone City ten miles down
the line"
What is there" asked the colonel
Jest the same as here. only that's
dads boom-town. He's got sixty acres
of land out in city lots and will lie to
you Eastern boss kin trot. He's the
biggest old liar in all the State. and
it's my duty to warn ye agin him.
The colonel promised not TO stop; the
young man looked pleased and con-
tinued:
And six miles beyond dads town is
Sylvan Dell. That's MANS BOOM town.
and if you stop thar she'll swindle We
out of every cent we've got. She's got
sixty acres of land all staked out in
city lots, but they amt wuth a dollar
apiece. It's right on the prairie, with
no dell to it, and she'll never get any
settlers thar except wolves. Jest take
my advice and keep clear o mann.
Shed beat a blind man outer his last
cent"
He was told that there was no like
Iihood of our stopping at Sylvan Dell,
and he grew more eXultant as he said.
Seven miles beyond that is Golden
town. That's my sister SAILS BOOM
town. She's got forty acres Of land all
staked out. and the way she does lie
to folks is a caution. She's sich a talk
er and SIGH a liar that if We got off the
train yen be goners. Dad will beat We
and nam will swindle We. but Sal
won't leave We money huff to buy a
cigar. She's my sister. but it's my duty
to tell the truth
Have you any more relatives in
the real estate business around here!
asked the colonel
Yes. sir; and I was jest goin' to tell
YOU about my brother Jim. He's at
Empire City, four miles beyond SaTs
town. He's got fifty acres of land all
staked out, and he kin lie fer three
straight weeks and never git husky If
he can't persuade We to buy by lyin'
and deceivin' he'll shoot We dead and
rob yer corpse.
This seems to be a family affair.
That's what it is. SRA family af-
fair. Dad was so plaguey mean-and
mann was SIGH a liar-and Sal was so
doggoned-
but bout yourself?' interrupted
the colonel.
well sir replied the young man.
as he scratched the back of his head.
and scraped his toes along the planks.
''aII dad and mama and Sal and Jim
kin say agin me is that L stole this
land from the State and have sold the
lots three or four times over. and that
I'm trying to steal four more counties
and set up a State fur myself
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL.
IL May BE Absorbed by the New
York Central.

Detroit, Mich, March 24.-Statements
have been made that the ownership Of
the Michigan Central changed hands
some time ago. and that the war scare
has prevented the sale from being an
nOunced. President Ledyard, who has
just returned from New York, said to-
night that when Cornelius Vanderbilt
returns from Europe next summer such
a sale is probable.
Mr.. Vanderbilt is chairman Of the
Michigan Central, and no transfer can
be made without his signature. Mr.
Ledyard says that this movement was
included in the plan for absorbing the
Lake Shore, and that il is intended
merely to perpetuate the New York
Central system and prevent a possible
disintegration Of the system by any
misfortune which might place the
stock owned by William X. and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt in the hands Of those
antagonistic to any Of the other lines.
The plan does not anticipate any
changes in management or title of any
of the roads. Mr. Ledyard and other
officials intimate in unmistakable terms
that there is no intention of combining
the Michigan Central service with that
of the West Shore, as that would pre-
vent good Boston connection over the
Boston and Albany and the downtown
terminal in New York.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
a NEW DYNAMITE GUN.
A Terrible Instrument of War to BE-
Tested Soon.

New York, March 2i.-In an old barn at
Keyport. N. j.. is the latest creation in
the dynamite gun line In a few days
an official test will he made of the weap-
on. when it's powers will be publicly
shown.
The gun is the property of a New
York company. and is the first of its
kind in the world.
Parts of the gun were made in New
ark, parts in New York and parts in
Elizabeth. n. j. 1t is now ready for
service. 1t has been given several sa--
isfactory private tests. These tests are
to be continued. If a market is found
for the gun. enough patterns and molds
are at hand to turn out Il thousand such
guns in short order
There is mystery about the inventor
and the firm which is putting the gun
on the market. Persons prominent in
Army and Navy circles are interested in
the enterprise.
Many excellencies are claimed for the
gun. 1t Is intended TO be used in the
field, on the sea, for harbor defense
1t can be mounted in several ways.
This gun is known as a low-pressure
piece. Its bore Is but inches. but il is II
been prepared Its appearance does not
differ materially from that of an ordinary
howitzeF with "A field mount.
The Drojectle thrown is about 2 feet
long. 1t weighs sixteen pounds. The eX-
piosive charge is % per cent of the total
weight of the projectile. which is loaded
at the breach and set off with mechani-
cal fuse. Five pounds of dynamite can be
thrown one mile with such force that il
would pierce haIf-inch steel plate. By
increasing the size of the gun the range
and power would be Increased
In long range n delay fuse is used.
When the cap of the projectile strikes an
object II fires a fuse, which runs through
a channel of powder into the main
charge.
Two charges are used in firing-One in
the gun to eject the prOjectile. and the
dynamite itself. Owing TO the explosive
nature of the charge. no ammunition
boxs can be carried on the aXles. IL will
take only three men to work the piece
and guard the ammunition.
At the time of a recent test. dummy
projectiles were used. and much salts
faction was expressed over the result.
The idea is to mount the guns on small
vessels. which. when near enough TO a
battleship. would fire a projectile at the
water line and blow the battleship up.
The cost of the gun, it is estimated. would
not be more than 5000.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24

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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
Wien Doctors Disagree

He looked at my tongue and he shook his head
This was Doctor Smart
He thumped on my chest. and then he said:
"Ah there it is-yom hearti
You must not run, you must not hurry,
You mustn't work, you mustn't worry.
just sit down and take if COOL
You may live for years. cannot say
Bot in the meantime make it a rule
To take this medicine twice day"
He looked at my tongue and he shook his head
This Doctor Wise.
''Your liver's total wreck" he said
''lou must take more exercise.
You mustn't eat sweets,
You mustn't eat meats,
You must walk and leap, you must also rum
You mustn't sit down in the dull old way,
Get out with the BOYS and have some fun,
And take three doses of this day."
He looked at my tongue and he shook his head
This was Doctor Bright.
"Pm afraid your lungs gone he said,
''And your kidney isn't right.
change of scene is what you need.
Your is desperate. indeed.
And bread is thing you mustn't eat
Too much starch; but, by the way,
You must henceforth live on only meat
And take six doses of this day
Perhaps they were right and perhaps they knew
II isn't for me to say
Mayhap erred when madly threw
Their bitter stuff away,
But I'm living yet. and I'm on my feet,
And grass isn't all that ! dare to eat
And walk and / run, and worry, too;
But to my life cannot see
What some of the able doctors would do
II there no fools like you and me.
S. E. Kiser, in the Cleveland Leader.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24

This day is likely to make its mark
upon American history Tonight. the re-
port OF the Maine Court of Inquiry will
be handed to the President by Lieut..
Commander Mark. judge advocate of
the board. With saIyos from big guns;
with the ftuttering of flags innumerable
and the crack OF wine, whisky and wa
ter bottles broken over the bow and
sides Of the warshps. the splendid
kearsarge and Kentucky were launched
at Newport News this morning. In the
Senate, Mr.. ThurstOn, the eloquent and
patriotic senator from Nebraska. today
drove the final nail in the coffin of
Spain's continuance in America. Crowd
ed galleries and all of his colleagues
listened to words which pierced and
famed in every American breast in the
chamber. IL Senior Polo or the President
has hitherto thought that the situation
could be controlled in the interests OF
an amicable solution, they will think so
no longer after reading what Mr.
Thurston had to say of the scenes he
Witnessed in devastated Cuba Spain :
day is over in this hemisphere! America
has risen at last
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-24
sized Up by the Barbers.

From the Detroit Free Prcss,)
There was a big. coarse-voiced fellow,
with red face, a shperfluity of beef about
his head and an Unsuitable desire TO hear
himself talk, that was nicely come up
with in a barber shop the other day. He
was fIashily dressed and seemed aggriev-
ed that every man employed in the place
did not rush to help him get ready for
the chair. He had assistance in having
himself brought down to condition for
being shaved, declining to handle any
thing from his hat to his collar and neck
tie.
While being lathered and shaved he
told boisterously and profanely about the
degeneracy of the times. Men who had
to earn their living didn't know their
places and acted as though they were
just as good as those who hired them.
The greatest mistake this country had
ever made was when it did away with
slavery instead of extending it to every
State and Territory in the Union.
After he had insisted upon half dozen
additions and extra tOuchs from the
knight of the strop. the big man stepped
from the chair and produced a fat pock-
etbook. while still holding forth in his
offensive vein.
"Nevah mine dat" said the proprietor,
who had known life on the plantation in
the old days. I'VE don't make no cha'ge
TO takin' de bris'les off of animals like
you"
The bully was about to break loose like
an unheralded cyclone of destruction, but
he saw a half a dozen BARRIERS about him.
each one whetting razor on the palm of
his hand and looking solemn.
How do you make money at that
price, he asked with a sickly grin.
1--WE make il up often ge'men, sah,' and
ii was wonderful to see how soon the big
man was dressed and away.