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The evening times., 1898-12-30
General LudIow,s Good sense.

All sensible people will commend Cen
eraI Ludlow for his positive refusal to al
low the Cuban army TO enter Havana at
this time under arms, TO celebrate the
liberation of Cuba. If a mischievous inhu-
ence did not suggest a Cuban jubilee be-
fore the Americans have fully established
order it was the product OF ignorance. For
five months Havana has been on the verge
of a panic There have been reckless
Spanish soldiers bent on revenge, ready
10 start riot on the appearance of Gu
ban in the streets. The tension has been
such that the citizens would be terrorized
by the presence of armed Cubans before
the last of the Spanish army has gone.
There are many desperate criminals in the
city, under the leadership of the convicts
brought from African penal colonies by
Weyler for police duty, and that they
would assault the Cubans nobody familiar
with the situation doubts.
There is no hardship in postponing the
Cuban celebration until the Americans
shall have taken full control and organ
ized their military and police forces for
the preservation Of order, and until the
Spanish soldiers are entirely removed from
the place To permit the Cuban army TO
enter Havana would be TO invite a riot
and to compel the American troops TO sup
press both Cubans and Spaniards. This
Government is al present responsible for
the peace and safety OF Havana. The cap
ital has not been turned over to the Gu
bans and will not be until good order is
achieved and the Cubans show DISPOSE
tion and ability to maintain If. knowing
from recent experience what it would
mean to permit the two antagonistic ele
ments TO come together, General Ludlow
would be faithless TO his trust if he should
give permission for the projected celebra-
tiCn.
II is apparent that a good many Gu
bans, especially the members of the Junta
in this country, are ignorant of recent
history They do not know that this coun-
try. had anything TO do with the over
throw OF Spanish sovereignty in the ISL
End, but distinctly assert that Cuban in
dependence has been accomplished
through the Cuban army. There has not
been a word of gratitude for the service
the Americans have performed. But
however blind they may choose to be as
TO that, they will be forced to perceive
that the Americans intend to take imme-
date control of Cuba and TO administer
| its affairs until there is peace and safety
/ for all citizens and until the Cubans show
! a power of self-eontrol which they have
not revealed so far.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
LOST GIRL FOUND BY A DREAM.
Miss QuirI> Disappeared, But n PO-
Iiceman Located Her in His Sleep.

Syracuse, n. Y, Dec. 3O-"If 1 never
come back, this ring is yours to keep"
said Anna Quirk to Jenny Taylor, her
chum in the worsted mill at Fulton, N.
Y, where they both worked. This was
on Monday morning, December ). That
night Miss Quirk, who is twenty-one years
old, pretty and fayorite among the mill
hands, disappeared. She has just been
found through dream.
Jenny Taylor took the remark as a joke,
put the ring on her finger and wore it
boarding house and stayed in her room
until tea. About o'clock in the, evening
she put on her wraps and went out. She
did not return that night nor the next
day, and when her companions began to
search they found that no trace of her
could be got in the village. Her watch.
clothing and all her little properties were
alarmed and Miss Quirks sister Lizzie,
who lives in Rochester, and her brother
Edward, who lives in Utica, were sent for.
They came and together with the police
began a search which lasted for weeks
without reward. 1t was believed that the
girl had committed suicide.
Last week Officer Vogelsang, who had
been one of the searchers, had dream
in which he saw Miss Quirk at a farm
house fifteen miles west of the village.
Vogelsang was SO impressed that he drove
to the farm-h house last Thursday and
there found Miss Qurk alive and we'll
She returned with him to her boarding
place here on Friday, but absolutely re-
fuses to say anything about her disappear
ance.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
Another Idol Smashed.

A correspondent of the New York Sun
comes forth, bristling with patriotism, to
declare that the Charge of the Light
Brigade" was not such very great affair
after all. This will be sad news to most
of us. We have been so accustomed to
thrill with admiration at the sound of the
glorious lines of Tennyson, we have so
long regarded that gallant charge as one
of the magnificent episodes of history, that
it is melancholy to think that the men
of the Light Brigade We're, after all, no
such extraordinary soldiers. But the Sun
correspondent says that lit wasn't de-
liberately planned affair; it was pure
error, and they had to make the best they
could of it." If it had been deliberately
planned affair it would not have reflected
much credit on the general in charge. 1t
was bad enough that the order for this
useless sacrifice of life was given at all,
even as mistake. But that has nothing
to do with the case. The glory of the
thing was that the men rode undaunted
into that rain of shot and shell, even
though they knew that some one had
blundered. And that glory-the triumph
of discipline in the face of fearful odds
no one on earth can take away.
But. this correspondent goes on to say,
the loss of this famous regiment is moth
ing compared with that sustained by
some of the regiments of own Civil War.
He states that the men of Balaklava lost
about thirty-siX per cent killed and
wounded, while during the Civil War the
Fifth New York at the battle of Manas-
sas ~lost sixty per cent, and the One
Hundred and First New York lost seven
ty-three per cent. At Gettysburg the
First Minnesota lost eighty-two per cent,
the greatest loss ever known in any bat
tie. Where, this correspondent asks, is
the bard who will celebrate the gallantry
of these troops? Tennyson, he declares,
made the Charge of the Light Brigade
thousand times greater than it ever was.
Why are foreign things made much of
simply because they are foreign?
With all due respect to the patriotism
of this correspondent, and the important
facts which he cites in defense of his po-
sition, we believe that there is no need
for him to get heated over this affair.
His attitude reminds one of the Ameri-
can who gazes contemptuously on the
Thames and sneers at it because it is not
of the size of the Mississippi If We ad-
mire Tennysons stirring lines, it need
not therefore be supposed that we are in
different TO the magnificent achievements
of our own men, who have as yet no
world-famous poet to sing of them. They
are great enough to do without praise
until the poet arrives. At the time that
THE Charge of the Light Brigade" was
written all England was wild with en-
thusiasm over the news.
Look at it how We may, it was a dra-
matte incident-the flower of the British
cavalry, fully aware that they were throw
ing their lives away, riding calmly into
the face of the guns, as they might have
ridden down the Row on May morning.
1t thrilled the blood of the British people
The evening times., 1898-12-30

because that steadfast, dogged courage is
part of the Anglo-Saxon nature-part of
the nature of all brave men, for that mat
ter-and We feel the same thrill, without
reference to the fact that we belong to a
different country. That poem is not ad-
mired by Americans because it is foreign,
but because it is great. And when some
American writes a poem as fine and as
vigorous about the charge OF the Rough
Riders and the Tenth Cavalry in Cuba,
or the marvellous victory of Dewey at Ma
nila, OF the daring and endurance of the
regulars who have fought our battles in
the West, or the tragic fate of Clusters
command We shall probably find that the
English will applaud it quite as heartily
as we applaud anything in English litera-
ture. AS the English officer, Paget, said
at San Juan. us? us? We're US
and away he scampered as if he were a
born American. He was indignant at be-
ing referred to as you when he was SO
fully in sympathy with the men around
him.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
Railroad Damage Suits.

Huntington, W. Va, Dec. 3O.-The jury in the
damage case of Mamie ]. McCreary, administra-
trix, VS.. the Ohio River Railroad Company, re-
turned into court, and, failing to agree upon a
verdict, dismissed by the court, and the case
continued until next term. 1t will be remembered
that this ease is for damages for the death
of Capt. McCreary conductor on the dummy
train, who was killed when the train was thrown
from the track in 1893 at Twelve-poe Bridge. and
this case was tried once before in this court and
judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff
for large damages, which was reversed by the
supreme court, and remanded to this court for
re-trial. More than year ago young man
named Teal, living in Wayne County, was struck
by Ohio River passenger train at Johnston s
Lane. in the West End of this city, and almost
instantly killed. The young man was asleep, sit
ting on the platform at the crossing at the time.
The father of the young man brought suit for ST.
900 damages against the railroad comapny, and
the trial OF the case was begun before Judge
Doolttle in the circuit court Yesterday afternoon
The evening times., 1898-12-30
QUAYS ADHERENTS
FEELING CONFIDENT
CONSIDER HIS rRospEcrs SURE
Deals InnuGurated That VIII Upset
Obstacles Against the Sena-
tors Recollection.

Philadelphia Dec 30.-Senator Quay's
friends are confident that he Will be nomi-
mated to succeed himself in the United
StatessSenate next Tuesday night, when
the caucus OF the Republican members of
the legislature will be held at Harrisburg.
Senator Magee, OF Allegheny, who had
been counted upon by the anti -Quayites to
lead the opposition to Senator Quay. and
Secretary OF the Commonwealth David
Martin, Who will be senator in the next
legislature, will both attend the caucus
with their followers. and while they will
vote against Senator Quay in that body
they viii abide by its decision and sup
port him when the legislature meets in
joint session to elect United States SEN
ator.
Senator Quay and Magee had a long con-
ference yesterday. at which it is believed
an understanding was arrived al By which
Senator Quay would be satisfied To have
Messrs. Magee and Martin oppose him in
the caucus If they would abide by the de-
cision of the majority. Senator Quay also
conceded to the Philadelphia and Alieghe-
ny leaders the privilege Of having the
speaker of the house and other officials
and to indicate the composition OF the i'm
.portant committees. AS Senator Magee IS
ambitious to succeed Senator Quay as a
national legislator, it is also likely that
the latter encouraged the Allegheny lead
er to believe that in the event OF his re-
tirement from the United States Senate
which he has frequently hinted at recently,
he would support Senator Magee for the
succession
In view Of the fact that Senator Magee
could not see his way clear TO defeat Sen
Gator Quay at this time, and as there
were so many reasons why he should not
oppose him, it is not surprising to his
friends that he refuses to remain out of
the Republican caucus The Quay men
are quite jubilant tonight over the pros
pect Of their leaders reelection TO the
United States Senate. They say he will
have 11S votes of the necessary 12S in the
caucus, and that forty-two legislators will
vote against him who will support him in
the joint session when the election takes
place two weeks later. They say that not
more than a dozen Republicans will re-
main out of the caucus.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1898
Senior Romero.

The news of the death of Senor Romero,
published exclusively in The Times this
morning. caused much SORROW to Wash
ington people, who had come TO regard
the distinguished diplomat as one of their
own number During his long residence
here he had formed intimate ties and he
had the same interest in the development
OF the community. II is rather as per-
souaI friend than as q member of the
diplomatic corps that he will be missed,
although he has been conspicuous among
the foreign residents. While he always
maintained TatchfuI care over the con-
p Germs of Mexico and contributed not lit
lie 10 the progress Of that adjoining state,
he naturally took a keen interest in and
had cordial sympathy with everything
American. His marriage with an Ameri-
can lady was an additional reason why he
should do this. He had a wide acquaint
auce with the representative peop,e of
this country, not only in this city but
elsewhere.
No small share of the credit for the
amicable relations that have been main
tained between this country and Mexico
has been due 20 his practical good sense
and 10 his influence both here and at his
home The situation has been such as to
cause many opportunities for friction, but
there has been a perfect understanding
and mutual forbearance chiefly through
his efforts. Mexican development, espe-
cially On political lines, owes a great deal
TO his close study of our institutions and
policies and il has gratifed his friends
here that his country should be fully alive
10 the value Of his services. Recently he
was made an ambassador 10 show the es-
teen in which he was held by his govern
menI. There is no doubt that the recent
death of his wife, to whom lhe was de-
Eotedly attached, made his hold on life
less STRONG, SC that when he was subjected
TO a serious surgical operation he was less
able TO survive the shock.
The news of his death will be a source
of grief 10 Mexico where his personal in
fuence was hardly less than that of any
other man in public life, although most of
his time has been passed in Washington
since he was young man. He saw this
country enter into a domestic war and re-
cover from its effects and he had a lively
interest in the growth of great railway
systems that have brought his country
within easy reach Of the centers of Ameri-
can activity. He lived through an impor-
Jant formative period and took an impor-
tant share in shaping the tendencies of
Mexico. He win be long remembered not
only there but here
The evening times., 1898-12-30
TEAPOT TEMPESTS In
MINNESOTA POLITICS
A SOCIAL SUPREMACY STRUGGLE
Old Wounds ReOpened by the SuG-
EestiOn Of Ex-Governor Merriam
as an Ambassador.

ST. Paul Dec. 30.-Society in the twin
latest phase in the Merriam Davis war
for social and political supremacy.
The controversy between the former
governor and the present United States
Senator and their wives dates back ten
years. When Invitations to the reception
and ball at Gov. Merriam's inauguration
were issued by Mrs. Merriam Senator Da-
den guests. Mrs. Davis was snubbed be-
cause she was not lin society
Back in the seventies Senator Davis.
then governor of the State, had secured
divorce from his wife and married Miss
Anna Agnew, a dressmak5r. Miss Agnew
was not then recognized by st. Paul So
ciety, in fact, is not now. So Mrs. Mer-
riam had plenty of support locally
when she did not invite Mrs. LAWS to her
functions.
Since that time the two women have
been avowed social enemies. Mrs, Davis
day Of reckoning for her sights came
when the Mckinley Administration be-
gan. MIR. Merriam was prominently men
toned for two or three places in the Cab
met, but the Dayises were in the read.
Then came a dramatic incident. Mrs.
Merriam went to the home of Mrs. Qa-
Wis, in Washington. and endeavored 10
persuade the wife OF the Senator to in
fuence her husband to look fayorably
on the appointment Of former Gov. Mer-
riam to a place in the Cabinet Mrs. Da-
Wis haugtily refused. however, and Mer-
riam was scratched from the list OF Cabi-
net possibilities
The report that President Mckinley is
inclined to name Merriam as ambas ssador
to Russia reviyes interest in the long
struggle. Whether Mrs. Davis has had
sufficient revenge on Mrs. Merriam and
will now stand aside is the question.
About fifty members of the Minnesota
legislature are here for the session which
begins next Tuesday. There are 49,
members, of whom 13S are Republican.
1t therefore takes 70 members TO nomi-
nate in caucus. There is no organized
opposition to Senator Davis. and il seems
probable that he will be the unanimous
choice of the caucus.
The evening times., 1898-12-30
INSURANCE FRAUDS.
Schemes to Take in the Innocent
Discovered in PennsSlYania

Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. 30.-State Insur-
ance Commissioner James H. Lambert, at
the request of Gov. Hastings, has furnished
a resume of the operations Of his depart
ment during the past few years. Among
other things, he says:
There are 4 number OF alleged brokers in New
York and Chicago who constantly flooding
this State with long lists of companies. and Of
tering double commissions 10 agents for any bust
ness Not one in a hundred Of these companies
is worth anything. and the agents or managers
of them have no intention whatever of paying
losses.
Some months ago the question was asked Of
the department as 10 the standing OF the Atlas
Fire Insurance Company of Columbia. $ C.. and
the Interior Fire Insurance Company. of West
Virginia. both fraudulent. This led TO the arrest
of the Pennsylvania agent who had placed the
policies. when ii found that the companies
were part OF 4 number represented by Frank W.
Anthony, OF Brooklyn, y. Y.
This man had been notorious violator of the
law, and, as il seemed almost impossible to get
him into the clutches OF the Pennsylvania courts
an appeal was made 10 the PoStoffice Department
OF the United States TO punish him for fraudulent
use OF the mails. This resulted in the arrest of
Anthony, his indictment by the grand jury and
his being held for trial under $4,000 bail
The evening times., 1898-12-30
RAILROAD BILL RUSHED.
Hasty Passage OF the Measure b!
the K.usas House.

the K.nsas House.
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 30.-The most spec
tacular legislative proceedings ever wit
messed in Kansas took place here yester-
day. Under an iron-bound gag rule.
the Populists rushed their railroad bill
through the house in fifty-fve minutes
without any debate or amendment, just
as it came from the Populist caucus. The
bill was hurriedly sent over to the senate
and would have been passed here in the
same manner and sent TO The governor for
signature had it not been for the tenn
porary absence OF several Populi5t SEN
ators.
The party leaders were afraid to start to
rush the bill through the senate without all
their members present, and the considera
tion OF the bill was postponed until this
morning. Present plans are 10 pass the
bill and have the governor sign it today.
The method the Populists have adopted
on the preparation and passage of their
legislation is unique. The railroad bill
and all other bills have been prepared in a
PopuliSt caucus, composed of a majority of
the members of both branches of the iegis-
lature. The caucus sits behind closed
doors and the members are oathbound. The
deliberations are not made public and
nothing is known of the Populists' plans
except what can be learned from some
good natured member. The legislature
meets each morning. but generally ad-
journs in order to permit the Popu-
list members to enter the secret caucus.
The Republican members have nothing
whatever to do except 10 be present in the
morning and answer roll call.
The regular session of the legislature.
which is Republican. will convene in about
two weeks, and the Populists have resort
ed to extreme measures in order TO ac-
complish their purpose while official life
lasts,
The evening times., 1898-12-30
The Tyranny of n Corporation,

Considerable fun has been made of a
recent order issued by the New York, Lake
Erie and Western Railroad, discourag-
ing card-playing by commuters. On New
Years Day the card-tables will be removed
from the trains, and it is said that pas
sengers who try TO evade the rule by using
their bundles as card tables will be rep
rimanded by the conductor for the first Of
fcnse and threatened by the brakeman for
the second. Furthermore, il is said that
if the hardened commuter persist in his
amusement the railway managers will
send letter TO his wife calling attention
TO his practices, and if that does not make
him behave himself the company will re-
fuse to give him ticket. There will be
merry time in Jersey when they come to
enforce this rule.
The reason for the order is purely self
ish. 1t is an American proverb in good
and regular standing that corporations
have no souls, and they are therefore hard
ly likely to look after the souls of their
patrons. There is no danger that the rail-
road will establish a travelling Sunday
school for the commuters, or print re-
ligious sentiments on the backs of their
tickets. or hang texts embroidered in
woFsted on the walls of the cars. The
order was caused by a catastrophe which
took place on the Erie road little while
ago. A number Of sleek and willy gentle
men in high hats recently took passage on
that road and taught the passengers three
card monte They won all the money that
IL
victims are unable to buy their commuta-
tion tickets for January and the expected
earnings Of the railroad did not material
ize. Hence the new rule.
The sympathy of the whole country
should be bestowed en- these unfortunate
Jerseyites. II is bad enough to be a COM
muter in New Jersey; bad enough TO be
fieeced by sharper at an unfamiliar
game; bad enough to be obliged to play
cards on the road because all the rest of
ones time is occupied in eating. sleeping
doing Office work and catching trains. but
worse than all these evils, or the conbi-
nation thereof, is it TO be taken under the
paternal care of railroad manager and
told that one must not play cards at all.
Ii is not certain what the outcome of
this peculiar development will be- There
is psychological problem involved in it
worthy the attention Of William Dean
Howells or Henry James. Is the natural
resentment Of mankind at such an arbitra-
ry rule strong enough to make the Jersey
commuter break over the traces? What is
the effect of years OF suburban residence
on the virility and pugnacity of the nat
ural man? How far do the daily chas-
ing Of trains and the daily bearing of
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THE STANFORD ESTATE.
More That S5.OOO.OOO Paid Out in
Legacies Thus Far

Legacies Thus Far.
San Francisco. Dec. 30.-Mrs. Jane L.
Stanford testified, in Judge Coffey's court.
yesterday that she has paid in full S5.115.-
900 in leGacies provided for in the will of
her late husband, Senator Leland Stan
ford, with the exception of $3.50, 900, which
is in dispute. and this she has deposited
with the Union Trust Company. subject
TO the order of the supreme court She
asked for the final distribution of the es-
tate.
OF the $2300G0 mentioned By Mrs. Stan
ford S220,000 is claimed by the city of San
Francisco and the State of California for
collateral inheritance tax The tax was
paid under protest, and Oh appeal TO the
supreme court that tribunal declared the
tax illegal, but a rehearing has been
granted and the matter is TO be argued
again next month. If the city and State
win the money will go for taxes and if the
iegatees are successful the fund will be
distributed among them.
Mrs Stanford informed the court that
she had examined all the accounts and
vouchers and had found them correct. The
estate Is reported TO be in good condition
and in every way ready for distribution.
There is on hand s322.327 in cash
- " AdSioI, attorney LOT absent
helrs, said his clients had no objection 10
the distribution of the estate. as the as
sets exceed all possible demands by mil
mons OF dollars. y decree OF final distri-
button was granted, and the Stanford es-
tate is out of the probate court
Mr.. Wilson said il would be impossible
to estimate the value of the property thai
goes to Mrs. Stanford as residuary legatee
II anybody can tell what Mrs. Stan
ford's quarter interest in the railroads i:
worth he said. something like a guess
could be made. She owns real estate in
nineteen counties and lot of bonds anC
securities aside from her railroad hold
ings.''