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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26
WORLDS VISIBLE COTTON.

crease 194. Exclusive Of New York
As6.o24.4oo per cent. increase 10
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26
CARGO VALUED AT SO 900.

Mobile, Ala. April 2o.-The Ruens
Ventura. from P~ascagoula. Miss. which
was captured by the Nashville. wa
loaded by Mobile parties for Rotterdam
with $4,000 feet of lumber. valued a
$40. 900,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26

Schedule IN EGec, January =. 1895.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-26
IS 4 TRAMP

Galveston. Tex. April 22-The Span
ISL steamer Bnena Ventura. captured BY
the United States gun boat Nashville j.
4 tramp teamcr hailing from Bilbao
Spain. She belonged to the Sarrinaga
Line. On March % she arrived at Pas
cagoula, Miss. from Havana. and was
on the way to Pensacola. Fla. 10 load
for Holland when captured.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

A Swede in Chicago is ia a queer bust
ness and a useful one. He is rat
pursUtr. His calling is TO chase rats
out of buildings so that they will never
come back He has been in this business
ever since he lived in Stockholm. where
there are a good many granaries. These
granaries We're infested with rats. and
a reward was offered to any one who
would clear them. One man set huge
trap. He built a room, laid trains of
( food to the doors of it. and spread a
sumptuous feast for the rats. There
were hundreds Of rats in that room when
the doors were shut. but when their
captor went into the room with some
dogs. to Kill them. they nearly ate him
up. The animals were finally poisoned
but i'm "A week as many more had swarm
ed in from the river and the quays. The
authorities dared not poison the crea-
lures. because Of the smell. Finally the
genius above mentioned took the matter
in hand. He caught some rats and hung
bells round their necks and set them
running through the buildings Their
friends were frightened, and disappear
ed. and in a short time the granaries
were clear. But the rats became used
To the trick. and it did not work more
than few months. Then he tried coat
ing the beasts with coal-tar. but one of
them set himself on fire and nearly
burnt up the building. and the city
fathers disapproved Of that At last he
hit on "a successful plan. He took some
rats. coated them with luminous paint
and started them out al night to cali
ON their friends and relatives. The paint
closed the pores Of the skin and the rat
died within q day or two. but before he
died the building where he went was
ratles'. This Swede says that he gets
as much as $50 a month FOR keeping
some buildings clear of these pests. The
psychological effect of these ghost rats
on the common species would be worth
some naturalist's study.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
THE DEATH OF JOHN OAKLEY.
He WAS Known 10 the People OF
Brooklyn as .Our John"

New York, March 25.-United States
Commissioner John Oakley was found
dead in bed at his home. No S65 Union
Street, Brooklyn. yesterday. His death.
ii is believed, was due to apoplexy. A
widow. who was his second wife, and
a daughter, who is between seventeen
and eighteen years of age. survive him.
Col John Oakley was born in Brook
lyn in 1929. He was graduated from
Yale with high honors in 1919 He was
admitted to the bar in 1851, and since
that time he has been continually in
the practice Of his profession.
He was elected to the State assem-
bly, on the Republican ticket from a
strongly Democratic district in 1866. and
was returned in 1867. He was assist
ant district attorney under Gen. Isaac
5. Catlin for six years. At the time of
his death he was a United States COM
missioner Tor the eastern district of
New York.
Col. Oakley was Familiarity and affec-
years as our John" He Won the name
from a humorous lecture which bore
the title and which he delivered fully
Oht huhuleu tlliieS III nelSnDurlng Cl-
ties to aid worthy charities. He was
a member of the Rocky Mountain Club
in lS56, when Fremont ran for Presi-
dent. and has taken the stump in every
Republican campaign since then.
At the time of his death he was a
member of the Society of Old Brook
lynites, the Yale Alumni Association of
Long Island: Mansfield Post, No 50. @.
a. r.. and the Lincoln Club He was a
veteran Of the Seventh Regiment, and
for five years previous to 1873 he was
judge advocate. with the rank of col
onel. on the staff of Major Gen. Shaler,
First Division, y. Y. s. y. @. He was
passionately fond of theatricals, and
was connected with several amateur
societies. He was also an enthusiastic
yachtsman, and was member of the
Brooklyn Yacht Club. and an honorary
member of the Atlantic Yacht Club.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
AN ENGLISH FORTUNE.
IL Is Bea ueaehed 10 Long island
Coachmau.

Northport L. l., March 25.-Dr. George
H. Donahue. of this village. went to New
York city two months ago and at a help
bureau engaged William Wright as coach
man, though he admitted he knew little
about horses. He said he had been wan
dering about New York unable to find
anything to do and was without a penny
Wright made a model coachman, and
DR.. DOnahue was little disappointed on
Tuesday when the man Showed him let
ter from a solicitor i'm London saying an
uncle had left property valued at $4,000
equally between Wright and brother.
The letter also contained a draft for $3.50
and a request that he Immediately return
home.
There were still few days remaining
on his month and Wright offered to re-
main with his employer, but DR.. Donahue
released him, and yesterday he sailed for
England.
He said he had been wild and left home
five years ago. He had plenty of money
for a time, but latterly led a severe life.
He declared he intended to settle down.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

Who can think otherwise after reading
tho pathetic message from silent lips
of Senator Thurston in the Senate yes
Jerday? Who could listen TO that elo-
quonce and witness those manly tears
and not want To fight? 1t is all very
well Tor AN alleged male person like
Hanna To deprecate war. The country
Goes not sympathize at all with him. in
his terror al the idea that stocks might
drop. Most Americans are willing to
see them disappear so national honor
and tho common instincts Of humanity
are preserved, Hanna has fallen upon
evil times for an individual like himself
The millennium is the era in which he
should live. and any Turk would give
him the free run Of his harem. BY this
We wish 10 bc understood as saying that
his character is unique. What we need
at this juncturc is men. and brave
American men, The stock ticker does
not manufacture that kind But what
between shrewd Republican politicians
moneyed interests and stupid Democrats.
We presume that the Administration will
get the delay it is playing for, and renew
the note Of national infamy to be taken
up Just before the Congressional cleo
tions
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
HE RESCUED CHILDREN.
a Young Man saves Little Ones i'm q,
Burning Tenement.

New York. March 25.-Flames were dis
covered yesterday in the six-story brick
building at Pike and Monroe streets. in
which there are twenty-five families.
Morris Goldstein was in a candy store in
the basement of No. 63 Pike Street, when
he saw smoke issuing from the basement
room of the store. He ran back and saw
there was fire in the airshaft of the
building. which has an airshaft in COM
mon with No. 81 Pike Street.
Goldstein ran out and sent in an alarm
of fire and then shouted to the tenants of
the house. The building No. 81 Pike Street
runs around in Monroe Street, of which
ii is No. 50. The windows were filed with
men, women and children for a few sec
onds, and then everyone began to leave
the building.
A young man named Goodson went I'D
through the house several times and car
ried down small children, taking out
nearly dozen in this manner, whose
mothers were too much frightened to take
care of them.
The ffremen had the ire out in fifteen
minutes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
SECURES CONCESSIONS.
All OF Russia's Demands Agreed 10
by the Chinese Government

London. March 25.-The usually well-in-
formed correspondent Of the Times ca
hles that China on Wednesday agreed to
all the Russian demands, namely:
First-A lease of Port Arthur for twen-
ty-five years as n fortified naval base.
Secondly-A lease of Talenwan for
twenty-five years as an open port and
the terminus of the Trans Manchurian
Railway. with the right of fertilization.
Thirdly-The right for Russians to con-
struct a railway from Petuna to fallen
wan and Port Arthur, on the same terms
as those governing the construction of
Trans-Manchurian Railway China re-
tains her nominal sovereign rights over
the territory which. however. she will
be powerless to assert, the lease being
equivalent TO a cession.
The Times, commenting on the dispatch,
says:
The effect of these concessions on the
position of China are so serious that il
may compel us to take immediate action.
but in any case We must profoundly mod
ify the foundations of our policy in the
far East
I'VE have hitherto based that policy on
the desire to maintain the independence
of the Chinese Empire. If the demands
that Russia has imposed upon the govern
ment at Pekip are allowed to prevail we
shall have to recognize the fact that
China is about to be rapidly reduced to
the state of the Khanates. of Central
Asia, which have been ultimately swaI-
lowed up by the forward movement of
the Russian government
Port Arthur menaces and dominates
the center of political power in China.
The intention of making its occupation
a step toward the exclusion of all other
influences and the ultimate subsection of
China to Russia can scarcely be denied
or disguised.
1T is argued in some quarters that no
exception can be taken by this country
to the admission of the claims of Rus
STA, because Mr.. BalfOur frankly de-
clared some time ago that this country
could not fairly object to the acuuisi-
ton by the Russians of an ice-free har-
Dor on the Pacific. as the terminus of
their Transcontinental Railway. but the
cession of Port Arthur as a fortified
not to say spirit of Mr.. Balfour's dec
laration which, it should be remem-
bered, has not an official character
Mr.. Cursor, speaking in Parliament
as the representative of the foreign
office recently said that the British gov
eminent is opposed to the alienation of
any Chinese territory or the sacrifice of
any part of Chinese independence. We
have no wish to tie down the govern
ment to the very word of a statement
like this. IT is the duty of diplomacy to
show itself able to meet the exigencies
of varying circumstances, but if there
is to be sudden change of front the
nation ought to be made acquainted
with it at the earliest possible mo-
ment."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
MORE RUSSIAN TROOPS.
Fifty Thousand Reserves to BE Sent
to East Russia.

London, March Pa dispatch to the
Telegraph from st. Petersburg. says
that all classes of the first line of the
army reserves have been notified to hold
themselves in readiness to be summoned
to serve with the colors. 1t has been
decided to send $1,000 of these reserves
to East Asia.
The minister of finance has allotted an
additional 10000 900 roubles for naval
purposes Senator Baranoff, who was
renowned in the Russo-Turkish war,
will be appointed governor of the Amur
district, the condition of affairs in East
Asia demanding an energetic head in
the province, with as strong an initia-
tive as general in the field
In well-informed quarters the position
in the East is regarded as very serious.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

The grave question arises: VIII this
torpedo hotilla preciriJate the horrors OF
war, and prevent as from carrying over
the Cuban settlement TO Autumn? We,
and all good Democrats. have thrown
party to the winds in order to stand by
the President at time of national emer-
gency. We are very much afraid that he
or at FEAST his proprietors. are not SO
honest They seem 10 be working the sit
uation for all it is worth, in the effort to
shove over the crisis until lust before
the Congressional elections" II is a piti-
ful piece OF business and one that we
would think Mr.. Mckinley would be
ashamed OF Nevertheless, all the indica-
tions are that he is working on that line.
and that Hanna and the gang are at his
shoulder every minute Of the DAY. to see
that he does not jump the track Promi-
nent men of Che Congressional opposition
have been sent for to the White House
and pleaded with TO accord delay. As
usual they have surrendered. They have
been induced to put national honor ana
the cause Of humanity i'm pawn. that the
Republican party may have sure thing
in November. They are lot of Grass
idiots To do so. Their business is 10 do
the win Of the American people. and that
Will is that Spain shall be driven out of
the Western Hemisphere within the next
ten days
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

wari Now it appears to be looked upon
as a friendly visit. Nobody seems to
have as much influence at the State De-
partment and the White House as Senior
Polo Bernabe. Ii is sufficient for him
TO represent that Sagasta must send tor
pedo boats to attack some unimportant
American seacoast town. for effect upon
the Spanish elections. to have the fact ac-
cepted as quite in the ordinary course
Of events. We wish that we could make
the President understand that while that
is all right from a Spanish point of view.
it is equally proper to send out a fleet
and destroy those torpedo boats, mot
necessarily for publication. but as an evil
dence of good faith Are American YES
sells always TO be the only craft ever sub
ject to "accident?" We hope not Will
some real good American hold Mr.. Nc
Cook while Mr.. Mckinley makes up his
mind?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
FRIDAY. MARCH 25. 1895.
The News IS the Day.

With all the speed that steam can give
them the Spanish torpedo fotilla il hUr-
rying from the Canary Islands to or
coasts Senior Polo y Bemabe has de
clared to our State Department that we
should not regard this as an unlriendly
movement. since the Sagasta govern
ment nnds il necessary as a matter OF
good politics" That explanation il
highly satisfactory 30 Premier Hanna,
because il is strictly in line with his
own policy. and he does not wish to
have anything done which would tend to
discredit his own methods. Ii does not
matter hat this act Of Spain, done in
defiance of our official protest. il little
less than an act of war. The peace-with-
dishonor crowd are hilarious over the
news They feal thar the scare will
make converts 70 the buH side of the
market. To the devil with patriotism
and the penp e, Let MS supper Stand
aId OIL and Sugar and the Spauish-Cu-
ban bond deals
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

The report Of the Maine Board of In
qUirY is here. Ii is very convenient for
Mr. Mckinley that he has been i'm full
possession Of its contents for ten days
Ii has enabled him to pull the wool over
the ewes of Democratic senators and
members and to make them promise the
delay he wants. in ignorance Of the facts.
In due course of time the truth will come
out. On next Monday or Tuesday the
President will send the document to Con-
gress But before that date we may be
subjected to more than one surprise. 1t
is not at all impossible that. I'm the mean
time, We may receive a note from France
ordering US to stop. The Spanish-Cuban
bond thieves have not been idle while we
have been preparing for hostilities. De
feated on this side of the water they
have gone to work on the other with the
energy OF despair. There are Rothschilds
and Bleichroders. as well as Belmonts and
McCooks. i'm this world, -Four hundred
million dollars is hard person TO kill!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
A TEMPERANCE WAR.
Two Factions Aiming in Kansas
County,

Wichita, Kas., March ga company
of twenty women, wearing white ribbon
badges, raided and burned the owl
saloon, a famous place on the Kansas
and Oklahoma line. half a mile south
of Otoe, Kas., yesterday. The proprie-
tor of the place Immediately armed him
self and enlisted a dozen sympathizers.
and the gang rode through the country
in the afternoon. threatening the life of
every person suspected of connection
with the raids.
Late last night. A. c. Fairchild. a Bap-
fist deacon, was shot while on his way
home from the postoffice.
Word has been sent OF nearby towns
for police help.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
AN ALLEGED HORSETHIEF.
William Douglass Is Held for TIL.
Maryland Authorities.

William Douglass. colored, is held at
No. i police station for the authorities
of Prince George county, Md. He was
arrested yesterday by Policeman Sulli-
The policeman believed the animal to
have been stolen, and took it and its
alleged owner to the station. Inquiry
was made and it was learned that the
mare had been stolen from p. A. Bow
en-, of Woodville, Md.
A constable will take charge of Doug
lass today and convey him to MARI
boro, where he will be held for trial.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
Knocked Down by a Horse.

Henry Stern, sixty years old, while crossing
Pennsylvania Avenue, near Four and-a-hah
Street, today, was knocked down by horse driven
by James Taylor Mr.. Stern was slightly in
iured, and was removed to his home, No. SOB Mis-
souri, Avenue.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

Only few days ago, friends OF the Ad-
ministration were declaring that, If Spain
moved the torpedo flotilla from the Ca
nary Islands, that act would be consider
ed by this country as a declaration of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
Bows Novelty Suits.

Two lots, one of Blue Sailors and
the other of Brown Brownies; each
trimmed with braid and bands Of cloth
of different shades of blue or brown.
Actual value. $75-and nobody sells
them for less. Sizes TO 9. -, %
Tomorrow OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. p. 70
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
Young Mems Suits.

The better judge of values you are.
the stronger this lot Of Suits we shall
offer tomorrow Will appeal to YOU
50 in the first lot. Brown and Gray
Mixed Single Breasted Sack Long
Pants Suits. warranted every thread
wool: warranted thoroughly made in
every feature; perfect fitting and sty1-
ishly cut. All sizes. II TO l9-and as
good as any s. suit anybody in Wash
ington can show you. To-
morrow. only ................. Cf.UO
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

Communications intended for publication IN
The Times should be tersely and plainly written
and must in al cases be accompanied b. the
name aud address OF the writer. Rejected COM
muucationS VIII not be preserved, and only man
uscripts OF obvious importance will be returned
20 their authors.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable 10 procure copies Of Il at any news
stand or railroad station on railroad trains, VIII
confer favor upon the management by sending
10 this office information OF the fact.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
Bows Clothing.

As the result OF
persistent personal
effort. we have
raised the making
of Boys Clothing
to a plane Of per
lection never be
fore attained. To
sell us. the makers
are obliged to pass
the muster of rigid
tests. We VIII
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

And the Tories are not inactive, In an
Interview with the correspondent of the
New York Heraldo. Representative Bar
rett of Massachusetts. declares that this
country should propose Intervention TO
England. France and Germany. As these
are the principal nations in which the
Spanish-CUbau bonds are held we can
easily see how pleasant il would be for
them to act upon such a suggestion as
that offered by this New England Tory
II is unfortunate for things Of his kind
that they are unable TO understand the
people among whom they live. They are
too apt to look upon the population of
America as a temporary. il not predatory,
immigration from the French provinces of
Canada. and not to accord it the brains
and complementary characteristics of the
men who fought at Lexington, Trenton,
and Yorktown, What do Americans want
with foreign mediation? Ours is the par
amount power of the Western Hemis-
phere. Neither England, France, Ger
many nor Barrett has any business on
this side OF the Atlantic.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

After all. We may congratulate Mr..
Mckinley upon the TACT that the people
have made up his mind for him. Sub
missive Democrats may have given him
promises; but they viii not be kept for
the simple reason that constituencies.
not bS' any means submissive, will not
allow them to be. The very best thing
tina, statesmen who have been buncoed
into pledges can do, would be to send
their regrets. After next Monday they
VIII not want to be hampered by en-
gagements: because the legislatures or
the people who sent them to Washin Ston
VIII not stand ii a little bit. Ii is useless
to dodge the fact that the American peo-
pie have determined that Spain is to be
punished and elected from the American
side OF the world. Any attempt TO tenn
porize with that decree will only bring
poN cal di!aSteF to the person or part )
guilty of il. Persons Ike hanna and
G~osveuor may tyy To escape the con-
clusIon. but the jury Of seventy-four
millions of citizens has rendered the
verdict. Spain must go and so now!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
You Must Consider the Source.

natures simple beauties-daisies. corn
flowers. etc. and lots Of ribbon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
100 Bows Top Goats.

Tan Covert Cloth Suits. made just
like a mans top coat with French
faCings. vents in the side seams. dou-
bic stitched edges and lined with dou-
bic warp Italian cloth. Sizes H., -
8 to s. Worth 81. Tomorrow ~. ~
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

only sell garments that We can guar
antee This immense stock, the larg-
est. many times over, OF any in town,
from cheapest to best, represents the
supreme possibilities in worth and ef-
fectiveness And these offerings for
tomorrow proclaim our power of con-
troll.
O. 90 for BOYS All Wool Cheviot
pi' ~ Short Pants Suits, in both
REFER and double breasted styles: in
neat patterns and colors. that suit
mothers notions Of suitability. IF you
will examine them. you will lind they
are carefully made. durably trimmed,
with double seats and knees in the
pants. They are worth go. s. and
S.25-and you have the choice for $1.sS.
Sizes to 10 years.
% 90 for Boys All Wool Cheviot
- ~ Short Pants Suits, in brown
check. with tiny plaid of green, both
REFER and dOuble-breasted Jackets:
double seats and knees in the pants,
and every other strengthening feature
known To the making of serviceable
clothes. These are worth "a jG-and
YOU can have them tomorrow for S29S
Sizes > to Is years.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
SeaSonable Furnishings
at Saturday Prices.

You know what
that means. " q
simply want to
call attention to
the qualities that
are offered at the
prices a u OF @ d
You can see at q
glance that they
are really bar
gains.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25
FOR THE BICYCLIST.

Spaldins's % Wheels-me anil
Nomen's-SjO
Saks' Norwood, S26.5
Saks' Fast Flyer, s2l.7J.
Owl Lamp, worth s.. for 81.
Saks' Continuous Ringing Bell, 81.
sample tube Dixon's Graphite. FREE
TOMORROW.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-25

Wool and Satin Waists. Last of
the Red and Navy Blue Shirt "a
W dlSlS -.---.-- ~
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Lot OF s. and s. Fancy China Silk
Waists dots and figures. q "a
ONtite ----------- Wv