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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
A FAREWELL LETTER.
DIR. Williams. OF Freedmen's IIOsPi-
tai. Returns Thanks.

DIR. Daniel H Williams the retiring
surgeon-in-chief of Freedmen's Hospital
today sent the following farewell letter 10
Commissioner Ross:
Hon. John W. Ross. President Of the
Board Of District Commissioners,
Washington. D. g.
Dear Sir-Having rendered my TesiEng-
ton as surgeOn-in-chief of Freedme1's
Hospital. and being about TO sever my
official connection with that institution.
preparatory to resuming the practice of
my profession at my home in Chicago. I
feel il to be my duty. as IL is my pleas
Ure to acquaint you with my deep appre-
citation of your character both as the
chief executive officer of the District
government and as a man for whom !
shall ever hold the highest regard and
greatest respect. Your deep interest in
the institution l have presided over for
about four years, your earnest. painstak-
ing efforts to promote its usefulness. and
the CheerfulneSS with which you have in
variably assisted me in my administers
ton of its affairs, have added beyond
measure to whatever success have OBJ
tanned in my conduct of It's work
/ also beg to express through you nv
appreciation of the kindly consideration
given me by your associate Commission
ers in all matters connected with their
respective departments. And permit me
to also express through you my keen ap-
probation of the kindness and assist
ance invariably rendered me by other
officials of the District government I
refer in this connection particularly TO
Auditor Petty, Discussing officer Oar
nellie. Property Clerk Beckett. Major
Moore. tho chief of police and Mr. Par
ris, the chief of the fire department al
so to Foreman Wagner. of engine No.
Z. and Lieut.. Kenney. Of the Eighth pre-
cinct, to all of whom / am deeply in
debted. having always received from
them the most courteous treatment. as
well as having been at their hands the
recipient Of innumerable acts of assist
ance. To relinquish my official connec-
ton with the hospital without having
first made these acknowledgements
would. in my opinion. be evidence of
lack of appreciation on my part. of the
courtesy kindness and invaluable aid of
gentlemen for whom / shall ever enter
tain the highest respect and admiration
both as officials and as men.
Again assuring you of my deepest ap-
probation of your constant interest in
the welfare of the hospital. and thank
ing you and your associates for the
great assistance rendered me, 1 am.
with every good wish
Very truly yours.
DANL II. WILLIAMS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
FAITH CURE A FAILURE.
No Medicine Given TO n Dying New
Jersey Roy.

Mount Holly. y. J.. March 23.-Freder-
lex Bennett, a boy living in Pine Street
has been i'll for long time. 1t became
known yesterday that no physician had
been attending him for two weeks, and
that he is under the treatment of a faith
curist. George l.. Hotchkiss, known as u
divine healer
The boy has become worse and there
is danger of his dying. He is receiving
no medicine. Occasionally. when Benz
nett sleeps. he is awakened by believers
in the faith cure. who annoy him great
ly 10y their protestations of power to
cure the afflicted.
Benefits ailment was diagnosed by
DIR. Melcher, who formerly attended
him. as consumption. The boy. II is
said, became Respondent at his failure
to recover. and. with his mothers con-
sent procured the services of Hotchkiss
The latter is superintendent of the BIZ
cycle railroad. He is unwilling to say
the boy would recover. but says he be-
lieves the lad has improved under his
care. He said he had been successful
in effecting other cures here, but re-
fused to make public the names of his
patients.
When asked regarding his method of
treating young Bennett, Hotchkiss re-
piled:
Christian science means Christ )
knowledge. Disease is the beginning of
death. which is regulated by God. Di-
vine love is healing power. Man is sim
ply the agent to impart it. / have
cured many cases. l have made it years
study, and am satisfied it will do more
good than medicine.
81 car cure at long range ! only
want to know the name of the patient
and the disease"
A majority of the residents of this
place have no belief in the faith cure,
and think the authorities should insis:
on physician attending the boy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

The mere formal recognition OF CUBAN
independence-that is. the recognition oil
a fact long notorious-does not amount
TO casus bclli. But intervention Tor
the relief Of the reconcentrados does IL
Spain chooses so to consider it. IL We no.
tifv the Spanish government that We
pro9ose to feed and save the lives OF It's
subjects. whom it has doomed to death
IN. starvation then we say. in erect
that Spain's sovereignty has ceased In
tho territory covered by our proposed
operations. 1t is possible, but not al an
prohab!e. that the vain and cowarol!
bi5alroe may swallow the interference.
II is much more to be expected that
they viii meet il with some siekenlng
wholesale crime Of human slaughter. In
C,,ba they are ripe for it. They are
rnaddened today by the CONSCIOUSNESS
rbar their best troops are being whipped
like curs almost within sight OF Ha-
,-ana. that the day OF destruction, even
without American intervention. Is close
II hand. They would not be Spanlards
If they did not relieve their feelings by
butchering some helpless creatures OF
one sort or another.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
TO Merchants Who Have Sense.

The Star Is IN the habit of boast
ing Of its family" circulation. ut
Is double that of any other Wash
ington paper says the Star. This
statement It keeps standing -
paradox-because It rs a lying state
ment and ought not to be made or
repeated.
The Star had NOT double the
circulation of The Times, nor AS
LARGE a circulation, nor a cir
culation WITHIN 10000 AS
LARGE for the week ending March
18th, nor within 10000 as large as
for the week ending March 18th.
Now the Star must quit maxim G
such statements or It must prove
them to be truc, or, failing IN this,
It must stand confessed as a falsi-
fier.
The Times Is at last equipped to
enable It to take and keep posses
sion Of the Washington newspaper
field. It has Just erected another
Potter press, capable of printing
$4,000 copies an hour-the two
with capacity of $4,000 copies.
1t has just equipped Its composing
room with a full complement Of
Linotype machines. 1t is at last
concentrates all under one roof, and
for the last two weeks 1t has
printed on no single week day less
than $4,000 copies its average
being over $4,000 copies.
The Star only claims an average
of a little over 5000 copies, which
Is $4,000 less per day than that of
The Times.
We KNOW that this difference
actually exists, and we beg leave to
inform the merchants and adver-
tisers Of Washington that we Will
accept their business on the conji-
ton that If our statement can be
proven incorrect IN any particular
we Will receipt their bills without a
dollar.
The Star Is silly In its talk about
family circulation" Whoever
buys a paper and reads 1t Is IN COM
munication with every advertiser
IN its columns.
The Times Is bought by $4,000
more persons every day than the
Star, and that means moro readers
and more patrons for its advertisers.
There Is moro to be said about
this matter when we have the time
to say 1t.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

Rv the time this edition reaches our
readers the ringing words of Senator Gal
unrer win have added fuel to the flame
Of American anger against Spain for the
massacre of our sailors and the hideous
atrocities of the past three years in Gu
la There is not a doubt that no factor
has contributed as much to the present
determination of Congress and the peo-
nle to exact satisfaction from Spain for
IFS affronts to us and its horrible crimes
against humanity. as the recent speech
Of Senator Proctor. Today we shall hear
from Senator Gallinger and tomorrow
from Senator Thurston. Both of these
statesmen have personally witnessed the
scenes they will depict, and their state
ments will nut the backbone of an ele-
phant into the national legislature. We
are very much mistaken il the inspired
sugar crowd does not get on the bear
side of the market before the close of the
New York Stock Exchange tonight. Not
that there is anything in view which
should disturb values: because the small
castigation we may have to administer to
rotten little Spain should not interfere
with business in the slightest degree.
But we may expect our best business
interests" to work up a little panic be-
tween now and next Monday. in the hope
that. thereby, Congress may be scared
out Of patriotic action.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
The Hereditary Colonel.

He ready fer de battle
Fer de thunder en- de food;
His daddy wuz a kunnel,
En- hit runnin' in his blood 80.
Oh. believers,
Blow de battle hon!
He boUn' ter be fighter,
Fer a kunnel he wuZ bo'ni
He li'l' off on water
LAX de people ct his State;
Kase his daddy wuz kunnels -~i---
En- he take his Ticker straight
Oh, believers,
Blow de battle HON! ~t"H' '-r-
He boun' ter be fighter,
Fer kunnel he wuz bo'nl ..-.-. ----
En- neither food nor fire
Gwine ter lay him on de shelf,
Though dey say his sword is higher
Dan he measure up hisself-
Oh, believers,
Blow de battle hon!
He boun' ter be fighter,
Fer a kunnel he wuz bo'ni
Atlanta Constitution.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

And what is Mr.. Mckinley going to DO
about the Maine? He wants three clear
DAYS in which to read the re
mort, So says Secretary Long
v.bo ought to know. The fact
that there is nothing in it for the
President to learn, does not cut the
sliqbtas, figure. OF course, he has had
a summary Of the whole business for
,raak But time is OF the essence of
this contract" Our Chief Magistrate
requires it. so that he may talk over
The lonc-distance cablephone with MS
friends, Sagasta, Wilhelm. Wales, Franz
Josef and the Car. 1t is 10 De
boped that the frst-named will not be
inaisposed at the time. and will talk
hack without delay. He may desire
some but it is a commodity that his
American brother is entirely out of. Con-
cress has gone completely TO the limit
Of its patience. and nobody realizes that
fact better than the weary man in the
White House Perhaps Sagasta may.
At any rate, his silence beyond Monday
world eliminate his voice from any
further part in either solo or chorus TO
follow. He may sing in the concert OF
rurope" If they will let him; but this
musicians union will boycott him for
ever.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

Events during the past few days are
regarded as having acted as starch to
the Executive backbone. 1t must have
stiffened considerably or Mark Hanna
never would have rushed into print TO
hoist his political umbrella and declare
that he never stood in the path Of Mr..
McKinleys patriotism. Next we shall
hear that the man of sixteen millions has
spent the latest year of his life bowling
on the kitchen steps of the White House
for the recognition of Cuban indepen-
dence. 1t is a Tyre and not a harp that
St. Peter will give the Ohio man of dol
lars and sense when he goes over TO the
majority under the rules, and by ''unani-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
Remembrance of Past Sins.
CFrom the Salt Lake Tribune.)

n rom Ihe SAT- Like IrIDune-J
The purchase Of fighting cruisers is a
good thing. a step which reduces the
probability of war. but it is shame that
now. after thirty-three years of profound
peace, such purchases are necessary. We
wonder If this country will ever be
caught in such a predicament again A
ship represents nothing in its material
form but labor. During the past five
years there have been idle men enough in
this country to have built a navy as
great as that of Great Britain. Those two
ships. bought on Monday. il fully armed.
must cost 100000. That would have
given 120O0 men employment for year
at 81 each per day. Thus employed the
money would at once have returned to the
general circulation among the people
Which is the better way?
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application of n Proverb.

(From the Cincinnati Enquircr)
''Those poor prisoners ought TO have glasses TO
drink from instead OF tincups,' said the tender
hearted visitor.
''If they had glasses'' the warden explained,
they might throw them. And people who live
In stone houses should not throw glasses"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
Appalling Conditions.

But sad as was the crowd outside, it
was nothing as compared with that in
side the building. The structure is los
by 30 feet, two stories high, and when, a
few weeks ago, Miss Barton discovered
the place, there were CAS- people lying on
the floor, many of them entirely nude,
and all suffering from the pangs of star
walton.
The children in the orphanage were ia
ken from that wretched abode, and much
has been done by the Red Cross to allevi-
ate the condition of those who remain.
Cot beds have been furnished. clothing
supplied, plain food distributed, medical
attendance arranged for. and every effort
is being made in their behalf.
Still there are men, women and chill
dren there as gaunt and bony, almost. as
a skeleton, while the sores that come
from insufficient nourishment and the
other deplorable effects of starvation are
on every hand. l looked upon the scene
until heart-sickened, and then l thought
of the hundreds of thousands of poor
creatures who have persisted in this is
land for the want of food since the order
was issued by Weyler to drive them from
their homes and concentrate them in the
cities.
What a chapter of horrors and death
is that, And still the tragedy goes on.
How much longer it shall continue
largely depends upon the forbearance OF
a great people who, through suffering and
sorrow. achieved their own independ
ence. and whose sympathies have always
gone out to the oppressed of all the ma
tions of the world.
In brief, that tells the story of what
was seen in Havana, except that the pic
t,ire is mild, and in the very nature of
things. fails to reveal the horrible, mex
pressible sufferings of those poor, perse-
cuted people.
Desiring to see something of Cuba
outside of Havana, visit to Matanzas
was decided upon.
Mantanzas is reached from Havana by
both water and rail L chose the lat
ter, notwithstanding the suggestions that
the insurgents were not far from the
railroad. which was emphasized by the
fact that an armored car occupied by
Spanish soldiers, was attached to the
train. The distance is about sixty
miles, which is covered in, three hours by
a railroad the trains on which are
started by the ringing of a bell in the
hands of a sturdy negro, and the track
and rolling stock Of which suggest an
tiquity, rather than the ideas of our mod
ern civilization,
The road runs through a beautiful val
lev. with mountain ranges on either side,
which were pointed out as the abode of
the insurgents. Over the entire dis
lance is seen the effects of war, scarcely
any cultivated lands being visible, and
The charred remains of villages and SUI
gar plantations telling the story of dew
astation and destructi8n;
AT ane point six Soldiers and about the
same number of civilians occupied the
site of a village of 1000 inhabitants at
the beginning Tof the war, only one or
two buildings remaining to tell the story
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wanted 81 Daily acminder.

tFfOm Iht NHICagO ITIULnt.J
The late Senator Stoekbridge, of Michigan,
though generally very plain in his tastes. spent
$500 600 in building and fitting up mansion Then
he told friend that all he needed was a parrot.
why parrot?'' asked an old friend. ''I'll tell
you Jim" answered the Senator. Il want parrot
to sit at the front door and say every time come
in: Here comes the d-n fool that built this
shantv.' -
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Sure Signs of War.
prom the Atlanta Constitution.

(From the Atlanta constitutional
Two mountaineers, who had been called 10 the
city to attend the United States court, were walk
ing down Decatur Street yesterday afternoon, and
as they approached pawn shop one said TO the
other:
''Abe, they is shore to be war right off,
Hi We know?' asked Abe.
Don't We they air a-hangin' out brass can
non balls fur sale a'ready?'
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nous consent" Patriotism grows in Its
boots when such individuals begin to
squeal, And it is interesting to note that
the soueal comes at a time when the
whole country is getting ready TO APP
plaud the President for his almost an
nounced purpose to redeem his Admins
tration from the stigma of being the crea-
ture of the London Rothschilds and the
Spanish-Cuban bond syndicate.
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Gen. Gomez.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer)
Gen. Gomez is a picturesque figure who will
endure as hero in history. He fought for the
Cubans through the ten years war, and now,
though he is a good deal past seventy years of
age he is at the head of the patriot army. May
he live 10 be hundred, with the health 10 enjoy
the honors that will belong to those who res
cued practically enslaved people from the clutch
es of Spain
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

Throughout all of yesterday there
were able-bodied rumors afioat In re-
gard to what the President might be
planning as a surprise to the country, TO
be sprung upon Congress on Thursday
or Friday For several hours last even
ing ii was believed that Chairman Hit,
of the House Committee of Foreign At
fairs. had been instructed to introduce
a resolution recognizing the Republic OF
Cuba. A great deal OF local agitation
resulted; because il was feared that a
sudden movement of that kind might
lead to the immediate assassination OF
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Probably there was
little foundation for the stories The
President is not now likely to take any
drastic action before the beginning OF
next week. except to send the Maine
report to Sagasta and to inquire of that
statesman. with punctilious courtesy,
what he means to do about it. All
sources of information seem TO be
agreed that Mr. Mckinley is about TO
adoDt the course advocated by The
Times for the past year. Yet McCooh
and the Spanish-Cuhan bond gang do
not seem TO have lost heart altogether.
What may that mean?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
A Fnr-OM View.

(From the Columbus Press-Post)
1t will be time to praise the policy of the Presi-
dent when he announces one, il il is worthy Of
an roval. But the first year of Mr.. Mckinley's
Administration has not been Of a character TO in
cite large expectation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
Secretary sherman's Burden.

(From the Chicago Record)
The next rumor of Secretary Sherman's resig-
nation NAV be based upon the declaration that the
Secretary cannot bear up under the burden Of
labor which has been placed upon the shoulders
of Judge Day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

Whatever doubts Mr.. Mckinley may
have entertained as to the action de-
manded OF him by the country, they
were completely dispelled by the confer
ences he had yesterday with Senators
Morgan. German and Allison. From
those representative Americans he was
able to gather some startling informa
ton. They assured him that Congress
was i'm no mood to be trifled with, and
that the Senate was almost unanimous
for the recognition of Cuban independ-
ence. He may not have said much IN
reply. but since the interviews men
toned. an inspired report has gone forth,
to the effect that, not later than Mon
day or Tuesday next, Mr.. Mckinley Will
send a message to Congress recommend
ing recognition of Cuban independence.
1t is also said that he will insist upon
forcible intervention, for the purpose OF
relieving the people i'm Cuba, who are
being inhumanly murdered by Spain.
II the Sagasta government does not like
this, why il is welcome TO do the other
thing. America is angry and armed!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
Good Anchorage

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
Right alongside the Spanish cruiser is rightly
looked upon as the safest place in the harbor of
Havana.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

Lee, Sherman and Jackson, Sheridan
and Logan participated III
from 1861 to 1865 In Cuba it is war OF
starvation and DETERMINATIONS war
more cruel than any the world has ever
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23
Spain Must GO.

Mr.. President, the people of this cOun-
try have come to the conclusion that
the time has come for Spain to retire
from the Western Hemisphere. She has
by misgovernment and cruelty forfeit
ed every claim upon the gem of the
Antilles, and in the interests of a COM
mon humanity this country should in
tervene and stop the war.
1t will be remembered that 100 years
ago Spain owned a large part of what
is now the United States. all of Mexico.
most of Central and South America.
and many of the West India Islands.
Within 100 years, as the result of mis-
government and misrule. she has lost
all of her territory on the Western Hem
isphero except the islands of Cuba and
Porto Rico and il any one can tell
me why she should be allowed to long
er retain control of Cuba. the informa-
ton will be gratefully received. I GER
tainly know of no reason
/ may be wrong, but ID seems to me
that it is a reproach to the civilization
of the age that a bankrupt and corrupt
government like Spain should be per-
mitted to hold in bondage on this con-
tinent a people who have aspirations for
the same liberty that we enjoy.
Our forefathers went to war because
the mother country put tax on tea.
Cuba has 10000 more reasons than we
had for rebellion. and she deserves the
sympathy and help of every true Amer
lean.
II I have read history correctly. not
since the downfall of the Roman Empire
has there been such a story of the rise
to greatness and the fall to helplessness
of a great power as In this instance of
Spain. II is one of the striking coinci-
dences of history that Spain today. find
ing herself menaced with the loss of her
last American possessions, through a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-23

The death rate is decreasing simply
because the material (the reconcentra-
dosJ is becoming less. Estimating the
population of the city at 1900 and TAX
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conflict with the great American Repub-
lie. dates the beginning of her power
from the year 1892 in which the discovery
of Columbus led to the ultimate establish
ment Of the United States.