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The evening times., 1898-09-19
STEAMER GOES FOR CASTILLO
Cuban Commander Returning From
n Conference at Santa Cruz.

SuDun Tom mahueF heturnInG
Conference at Santa Cruz.
Santiago de Cuba, Sept. ia govern
ment steamer probably the San Juan
left last evening to bring back Gen.
Castillo and his staff from Santa Cruz,
whittier they had gone TO confer with the
Cuban provisional government.
In regard to the story about trouble at
Manzanillo, prior to the news of peace.
the Cubans had captured the mail steam
launch Fernando in the harbor. One Gu
ban was killed the next day, when the
Spaniards attempted 90 recapture the
launch The Fernando was taken by the
Cubans to Guamo, on the Cauto River,
a town which they were then occupying.
Salvador Rios, in command of the Gu
bans. after the news of peace, hearing
that II was the intention OF the Spaniards
TO march to Guamo for the purpose of
bringing back the Fernando. informed
the Spanish colonel in command at Man
zanillo that, Notwithstanding the suspen-
sion of hostilities If any move was made
an attack would be begun by the entire
force of Cubans.
The Cubans then began making prepa-
rations for the attack, and mined the
entrance to the Cauto River. The Span
ish commander got no further informa-
ton of desire to disturb the Cubans,
burt thereafter he refused to allow the
Cubans TO come to the town to purchase
food.
The evening times., 1898-09-19

house in New York not long ago sug-
not be bad plan for the inhabitants
of any large building. 1t Is matter of
common knowledge that many people
partially or completely lose their heads
when suddenly alarmed especially If
awakened out of sleep to find the house
full of smoke. In this particular case
the family was awakened about two
o'clock in the morning by somebody
who had smelled smoke, and before the
fire was under headway the whole
household of sixty persons was out on
the sidewalk in very scanty costumes
Then the firemen and the police
went into the house and rummaged
around. and found clothes and valua-
bles. There was plenty of time, but
the people had been in hurry.
One woman had saved a large bath
sponge, and another had a tumbler and
four toothbrushes. The keeper of the
boarding house, when she recovered
from her first alarm. begged police
and rescue her parrot and her poodle.
The bluecoat obeyed, without, however,
finding it necessary to do anything
rash, and presently emerged with the
parrot under one arm and the dog un-
der the other. The parrot was calling
"Extra,"
OF course, these things are amusing,
but sometimes they are less amusing
than tragic, as when a man or woman
loses a large sum of money in the
flames, and can ill afford the loss 1t
would be impracticable to have a fire.
drill for the inmates of every hotel or
apartment house. but it would be pos
sible for every family to have some
thing Of the sort, and for valuabies to
be kept in a place where they could be
quickly seized in case of fire. There
was once an old-fashioned housekeeper
who laid beside her bed each night.
wherever she happened to be, a gown,
which she called her fire-gown. 1t was
made of flannel, with a cape under
which things could be carried if neces-
sary; il was loose and short, and cas-
lily fastened; and 1t had large pockets.
The family laughed at her for this fol-
BILE, but one night, when a neighbor' s
house was burned, they found that the
gown had a use The provident old
lady was on the spot, directing the
frightened servants and bewildered
spectators, and saved most of the silver
and valuables before the unfortunate
owners of the house were fairly awake
OF such prudent plans, it may be said
as of many other useful things, that Ii
is better to have them and not want
them than to want them in a hurry
and not have them.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
FIsHERaIRL's ROMANCE.
Married Millions, But Is Now Seek.
ing Divorce.


New York. Sept. 19-Mrs Dorothy
Prindall Norman Is seeking divorce
from Hugh X. Norman, of Newport,
charging him with neglect and desertion
while they were abroad last November.
Norman, who is lieutenant on the
United States ship Glacier, is Row at
sea. tss-
Dorothy Prindall was a little fisher
maiden in quaint Old Gloucester, Mass,
twelve years ago. and was in short skirts
when the son of the millionaire, George
H. Norman, of Newport. saw her and
reii In love with her. Hugh was at that
time experimenting. the construction of
a waterworks for his father Fisherman
Prindail. BLUM old salt did not take
kindly to young Norman's attentions.
Dut was won by the young mans earn
est avowal of love for Dorothy
Inc alliance was not entirely agreea-
bic TO the Normans. but Hugh's pic
ture OF his intended bride prepared the
way for her coming. and wnen she ar
rived IL was not long before the whole
household was at her feet. Her sunny
disposition an her genuine gratitude for
the kindnesses heapcd upon her soon
won the hearts of the family. Her en-
trance into society was as brilliant and
successful as her conquest of the Nor
man castle. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh K.
Norman resided at the mansion with the
elder Normans. and so attached TO their
uaughter-in-law had the millionaire and
MS WIFE become that the idea of d sep
atate establishment for Hugh and his
wife was not TO be entertained
Mrs. Hugh in time became a clever
yachtswoman and a skillful whip. II
was on her yachting trips that Mrs. Nor
man met the son of an eminent Harvard
professor, who owns a beautiful villa ON
Castle Hill.
They were not long in finding that they
We're congenial spirits and as their as
ISOLATION was mutually agreeable they
met with frequency.
The awakening in her husband of a
FORMER love for an early acquaintance is
| said to have given Mrs. Norman self.
| justification for her course and she made
| no protest when the rumor reached her
/ of her husbands action.
Mrs Norman's petition reveals that il
/ was while abroad that her husband is
| alleged TO have deserted her 1t was on
| this trip that another chapter in the
I romance was enacted. While in Cairo
Norman met Pat Sheedy, whose gamb-
ing house IN that city was the mecca
! OF all travelling Americans But IL was
! not in gambling that Norman disposed OF
his cash; it was in elaborate entertain
ments.
When his cash in hand was exhausted
he applied to Sheedy for a loan OF SO,
/ 600, and rendered his personal note. Shee-
| dy cheerfully advanced the cash. feeline
certain that one who would spend mon
| ey In the manner Norman had must have
| millions behind him. But when nearly
year had elapsed and the note remain
| ed unpaid, Sheedy concluded that a trfy
| TO the United States would be beneficial
and he was satisfied that the time 10
| settlement had arrived Shortly afte
| Sheedy reached New York he proceede,
/ to Newport. and in the office of a law
| yer there the Norman II. o. US wer,
| honored
The evening times., 1898-09-19

AS long as it does not interfere with the
promotion of the West Point graduates
the appointment of young men from civil
life TO offices in the regular army is wise
and to some extent necessary. The en-
largement of the standing army must call
for an increased number of officers-far
more than the Military Academy can sup
ply. Among the soldiers who displayed
great courage at Santiago and Malate are
many young men of intelligence and
adaptability, who would like an army ca
reer, and their early entry into the serv-
ice will enable them to acquire all the
essential knowledge others gain at West
Point. Fortunately an examination is re-
quired, so that politics cannot impose in
capables on the army
The evening times., 1898-09-19
A Good schooIma'am.
cErom the Boston Transcrint }

A sick soldier on fsIFlough advised to go to
Mount Mansfield. VT. Arriving az the hotel on
the summit. the soldier found all the rooms taken
except one. and that the poorest in the house.
He did not complain. though being obliged to
lie in bed greater portion OF the day, the out
look was cherries to him. New York school
mistress had the best room in the hotel, and had
engaged 1t long in advance. because OF the grand
view to be had from the windows. As soon as
she heard OF the soldiers arrival she went 10
the clerk, had her baggae moved from the room.
and the soldier taken TO il. She stipulated that
her giving up the best room and taking poorer
one should be kept a secret. and the soldier
thought some guest had departed. Little knick-
knacks adorned the room to make it homelike,
and as he lay in his bed. far away from the
noise and hustle OF the guests. he could lcok
down into the valley where Stowe nestled or
watch the distant mountains with their changing
shadows.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
The German Carp.
(FrOm the Chicago chronicIe.)

NFFOnI IHr IniCaso CnronlcIe-l
The writ OF eiectment which ia to be served
upon the German carp in Jackson Park marks
the end of foreign occupation which in the
beginning hailed as an auspiciOus event The
German carp came to this country twenty-five os
thirty years ago heralded as a piscatorial wond-
er. He was hardy. he 0mnivorOJs feder
he grew rapidly. he was good to eat He t,lrnei
out to be a nuisance and a hunbug He was
hardy enough. goodness knows. and he ate like
the aquatic hog that he Is But he proved to
stirred up mud and wallowed in il. and his
value as a food FISH was about equal To that
Of alligator gar He has gradually been
put out Of ponds and lakes and now exists only
in semistagnant waters where he can work no
harm to respectable fishes. His election from
the waters of Jackson Park Is cOmmendable. 10
belated. He is undesirable immigrant and
ought to have been stopped at Castle Garden.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Newspaper Enterprise,
(From the Troy Press.o

FresS.1
One of those ludicrous things that happen in
the midst of serious circumstances took place
the other night when a trolley car on a road
leading from Troy ran into an open switch and
collided with freight car. 1t was really a
serious case, and it was by the merest good luck
that large number were not injured or killed
outright. newspaper man happened to be on
the Car, and when the collision was over and
the power turned off he found himself unini,Ired
and seated in the capacous lap of a stout woman
with a straw hat. He hastened to extricate HIM
self and find his hat, and then, with professional
instinct, pulled his pad and pencil out of his
pocket and went among the injured getting their
names and the extent of their injuries One man
who had landed on his neck in a ditch came
to in few minutes, and, after rubbing his eyes
in dazed sort of manner, attempted to rise
The first person he saw was the reporter with the
notebook. Surprise was pictured in his face, as
he said: ''For heavens sake, where in blazes
did you come from so Quick?'
The evening times., 1898-09-19

The death of Miss Davis, "the daughter
of the Confederacy," will be a real afflic-
tion to a vast number of Southern people.
Around her centered much of the senti-
ment of the surviving Confederates, who
are themselves rapidly passing away. She
was in every way deserving of the affec-
ton of the Southern people. There are
many who thought she would develop the
qualities of a very unusual writer under
the literary discipline she imposed on
herself. She was compelled to support
herself in part by her pen, and there
was said to be steady growth of her
power.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
MADELINE BoUToN's INJURY
I'hysi cinns Fear She May Never lie
Able to Act Again.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 19.-The ILL
ness of Madeline Bouton, former leading
woman of the Frawley company, is of
a far more serious nature than was at
first supposed Complications have arisen
that will necessitate the performing OF a
second operation. Physicians now. more
over, express fears that the actress may
never again be able to appear on the
stage
The injury to her spine, sustained as
a result of a fall while rehearsing a
dance. is of such a nature that Miss
Bouton may never again be able to un-
dergo active exercise. At all events, a
long time must elapse before she will be
permitted to leave the hospital where
she is under treatment.
The evening times., 1898-09-19

1t is significant that the whitewas sh
journals did not publish the official re-
port of the commission of army surgeons
on the horrors of Camp Thomas but eag-
erly seize upon and give prominence to a
long statement of a local doctor that the
negligence of the regimental and company
officers and the dissipation of the SOL
diers caused the mortality. Sometimes
we have reason to be very much ashamed
of newspapers that are apparently respec-
ta hle
The evening times., 1898-09-19

Commission will be far-reaching.
Among the causes. we must include the
prompt and efficientwork of the Schley
Commission in Porto Rico. With ex-
actiy the same questions to decide. the
latter virtually completed its labors in
three days. This contrast. it is safe to
say. made its impression on the mind of
the President.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
a HUNCHBACK KILLS HIMSELF.
Commits Suicide Because of His In
ability to Obtain work.


ability to Obtain work.
New York. Sept. 1s-When Sheldon
Sperry. thirty-one years old, of No. 50
Pulaski Street, Williamsburg. was an IN
fant, a nurses careiessness led to an ac-
cident which made him a hunchback
Yesterday morning the man, who found
that his deformity kept him from OBJ
tanning work. shot and killed himself.
Sherry year ago obtained a position
as clerk in a dry gods store, but later
was discharged. He found II impossible
to obtain other employment because of
his defOrmity. This made him melan-
choly. Recently he frequently threatened
suicide
The hunchback was found lying across
his bed with a wound In his head A re-
volver was on the floor. When his broth
er reached the room Sherry was still
living, but was unconscious. He died in
short time.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
A StOker,s Work.
(From the New York Journal. J

(From the New York Journal)
1t might be thought that the work OF a
stoker on board one of ocean greyhounds
would be anything but healthy, but the fact is
that, provided the are steady in their
habits, they suffer scarcely at all from their
arduous labors. stoker works for four hours
at stretch, and during that time the tempera.
ture of his surroundings varies from 120 to I6O
degrees. One stoker usually has four furnaces
to attend to, and while feeding one furnace a
man has to be extremely careful or his arm will
be burnt by the furnace behind him.
The evening times., 1898-09-19

England could not send over a sweeter
tongue to lure the Americans into an in
Chamberlain. If there is flattery in his
speech, it is administered with an art
that makes it appear like sincere COM
pliment.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Partisan Reason,
fFrom the Omaha world Herald

(From the Omaha World Herald.)
The hdebound Republican organs continue to
declare that there was nothing wrong about the
management of the War Department and if there
was it was the fault of few incompetents ap.
pointed because they possessors OF a politi-
cal pull. The idea Of logic seems never to have
penetrated through the skylights of the hide
bound Republican organs.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Gar Reed.
fFrom the Chicago News. ,

(From the Chicago News.)
Speaker Reed goes back to Congress- but with
his majority 1000 short of its usual size-a
fact upon which the Speaker would do well to
mediate the next time he feels inclined to
measure himself against the country.
The evening times., 1898-09-19

Is there any reason why Colonel Roose-
welt would not make a good member of
the Presidents investigating board? Or
has he become a mere politician under the
direction of Senator Platt?
The evening times., 1898-09-19

At any rate Lieutenant Hobson has
saved one of the Spanish warships which
board of engineers reported to be
wrecked beyond recovery. His friends
still have confidence that he Will make
the Colon seaworthy If the Navy Depart
ment will allow him full swing.
The evening times., 1898-09-19

messages fired by the President at the
Commission in Cuba raised the tempera-
ture of the Gulf stream and caused the
present hot spell.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Her New Occupation.

Where is the wheel she rode last year;
Her bloomers. where are they7
Why is she never seen upon
The boulevards today7
The lover whom she rode with then
Did not lay down his life
Upon the field of battle. but
He took that maid to wife.
Her tires are now all fattened out.
Her bloomers hung away
Beside baby's crib she sings-
Sweet lnliabies today.
Chicago News.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
The stiu Small Voice.

(From the Florida Timrs-Gnen-)
A mans conscience should be his jury. To
condemn a man uniustly and misindge his acts
and do him harm for the qualification OF spite or
envy is but a space removed from savage life and
habit.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
What He Carried.

(From the New York JournaL)
Who would think, when looking at our gallant
infantrymen when ON their way TO Cuba, that
they had to carry with them over sixty pound, 7
The outfit which does not include their clothing.
pocketknife, money. tobacco, pipe, etc, is as
The evening times., 1898-09-19
The Proof.

(From the Brooklyn Life.)
She-I think Pm beginning to understand It.
He-Tkat's good
She-Is that the umpire at the batf
The evening times., 1898-09-19

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, of Chi
csgo, hereby certifes that it has, by its expert
examiners proven and attested the circulation
OF THE TIMES, Washington, d. c. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month of Au-
gust. 1898, was 46.O2O copies.
This is GUARANTEED to the advertisers OF
The country by ! BOND OF $4,000 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., 1898-09-19
Had One Point Right.

(From the Richmond Dspateh.)
The Count d'Almenas may be wrong in some
respects. but he seems to have made correct
diagnosis of Weyler.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
Stories to BE Told.

(From the Omaha World Herald.)
Blood will tell, and 80 will a mnstered-Oui
private soldier.
The evening times., 1898-09-19
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

THE TINES IN all its editions, Morning, Even
ing and Sunday, viii be mailed to address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
often as desired.
The evening times., 1898-09-19

Readers CT The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies OF it at any news
stand railroad station on railroad trains
viii confer favor upon the management by send
ing to this Office information OF the fact
The evening times., 1898-09-19

Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer Rejected CON-
munioet.ons will not be preserved, and only man.
uScripts of obvious importance will lie returned
10 their authors
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

work-just as fighting in the press has
become easier to Corhett-shat Hooson
must be praised for hie cunning in per
ceiving the opportunity. And now. when
pressed TO the extreme limit OF being
kissed by or himself kissing 1ss women
IN an hour. he chooses the dramatic
alternative OF doing the kissing himself.
Most naval officers would think actions
OF this kind not comparable with dig
nifty. But in reality Hobson's action is
one OF great adniralship. 1t lodges him
In q niche of note securely his own II
sets a lead which the dignified naval
heroes who may live after him or at the
same time with him viii hesitate to fol-
low.
Above all. 1t places the lieutenant o.
the Merr!mac where no woman can
ever boast: II kissed Lieut. Hobson."
To Hobson himself belongs all the glory.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

Merry Christmas
Now we have annexed Wake island. We
never sleep.
Admiral Dewey is now a sure-enough adj
mirai. Good boy. George.
Well. there are precious few Seattle reo-
pie who viii be obliged TO pass stocking
less Christmas.
The chief trouble with Emperor William
IS that he forgets that he Is a king and tries
to be yellow journal
Col. Rryan's new role as a down-hauler
puts him in the Grover Cleveland class OF
Democrats. Let him r. I. z.
&
OF course Santa Claus came via the
eler TO experiment with any roundabout
routes.
Hobson has gone over to help Uncle
George raise the Spanish warships. lie Is
better qualified to raise the Quality OF
Oriental oscuia
Tennessee is felicitating itself upon hav-
ing a governor who responds To toasts in
poetry. Gov "Bob" Taylor can't surpass
our own GOV. John who reads essays
in evolution TO the doctors thereof
The e1-coloneI seems 10 think that we
can't gather few Islands without the aid
or consent of any other nation on earth
The horrors Of war have made the colonial
O great deaf less bold than In 1876.
Jackson county. in Oregon. after having
got along for ihirty-five years without a
safe or vault o. any KIND. row proposes 20
provide a modern time-Iock. burglar
proof safe for the county treasurer" The
present incumbent has right to protest
against this discrimination.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

Press dispatches confirm previous reports
OF British willingness 70 abandon the Clay
ton-Bu,wer treaty in return for \ gusran-
that the Nicaragua canal shall remain neu-
trail As indicated in the Post-lntell.gen-
Ger recently. this change Of attitude is due
TO the negotiations conducted last winter
by Secretary White. OF the American en-
bassy in London. The United States can
sions to Grea, Britain, as an evidence Of
good faith that this treaty matter is but
the beginning OF the pursuit OF many 9TH
er plans Of International cooperation out
lined n Secretary Whites conferences.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
UNIVERSAL STANDARD OF MONEY.

A beautiful etiec; ieSson In double or
multiple money standards Is now about -
b. given IN Cuba That island is going
shrrrgh tae trouble experienced In sAo
easiy dsys - our history, when our chief
circulation VAS 0; foreign CONS az differ
snt value.
VIII one standard There can never nc
q agesslon 81 valGe- II remains fhe same
practically. bit evea II z; 30 net remain
precisely ths same. rs changes AFFECT every
ere absolutely alike. So that II Is ignmatar-
fat THE merchants 81 CGha know thas
tss Spanish cosas are inflated. ye.
they ~oala rather cousirua the present
system tAaa Nave the rorun,xrc~ % .h-
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25

The fault found with the president for
appointing Gen. Ludlow 10 the military
soveruorship OF Havana city. while Gen.
Lee received the governorshlp Of the
province, is not well founded. While pub
lie sentiment desired to see Gen. Lee re
warded for his splendid service in Cuba
prior to the war, It must be held in mind
that the greatest problem IN Cuba for the
immediate future will be the cleansing OF
Is q specialist in engineering projects OF
this character. Gen. Lee viii be infinitely
more useful in rehabilitating the Industries
and agriculture and civil government OF
the interior