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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
SATURDAY. MARCH %, lS9S.
The News of the Day.

Steaming merrily over the dark blue
sea. coming straight away to destroy
our battleships and cruisers, the Span
ish flotilla plows the deep. What are
we going to do about il? Are We fools
enough to let those dangerous boats
reach the Antilles in safety. or are we
sandy enough to assist nature by sink
ing them in midocean where their
wrecks will not form any impeachment &c
navigation? Mir Mckinley ought not
10 hesitate. because he viii find hesita-
ton expensive. Leading British papers
declare that Spain is only waiting foI
the best chance to strike a staggering
blow OF some kind at US. Naturally 1t
would be a treacherous one. because
Spain is incapable of any other kind.
But we would he fools to get caught un-
awares. II would be the acme of hu-
man folly to allow that torpedo hotilla
60 get over here alive. We hope
that the President is conscious Of the
fact.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
The Only Excuse ne couId Muster.

CFrom the Chicago Times Herald)
George" she said the moment he en-
tered the house. did you stop in the
miIIiner's and get a refusal of that hat?''
II went in the milliner's." said George.
"And you are sure you know the hat
/ mean-at the right of the showcase.
with the white plumes and the So card
on it?''
Yes / made no mistake" said George.
And she'll put it aside for me2''
No said George.
mo- Why nOt?'
Because / wouldn't have YOU wear
that hat for 81. OO0,''
George Swanscott, what do you
mean?''
Don't you know? Can't you guess?''
mo. no! For mercys sake what is it2'
The tall young husband shuddered.
THAT hat" ne impressively said. "is
called the Donna Maria. and-it-is-Span-
ishi To think of my wife, the wife Of a
loyal American citizen. wearing a Span
ish haiti II is too much
He didn't explain that the So was too
much. He merely walked away with Il
hollow groan.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
A TIMID GIRL.
She Is Frightened Into silence b,
burglars.

New York March 26,-Seventeen-year-
old Bessie Parkinson stood at a window
at her home No. Q Boyd Avenue. Jersey
City, and saw two burglars enter the
house and then. afraid to give an alarm.
ran upstairs and hid herself beneath the
bedclothes.
While she lay thus secreted the burg
lars ransacked the house from cellar TO
garnet, enjoyed a hearty meal. smoked
several choice cigars and then left
Her parents had gone to play euchre
at a neighbours, leaving her alone with
her three younger brothers and sisters,
who slept soundly throughout the burg
lars visit.
The robbers took about $3.50 worth of
silverware and jewelry. but overlooked
some diamonds and a large sum of mon
ey.
Policeman McDevitt found the front
door open, and on entering found Miss
Bessie shivering in terror. She then ran
to where her parents were and notified
them.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
Pacing Ahead of Doctor Mar.
From The Syracuse Post.D

tffom inc Stidcusc Gost-D
new step by the woman toward the adop-
ton of masculine customs made yesterday
on a Midland Avenue car The woman boarded
the car in the extreme southern part of the city,
She was dressed in short skirts, fedora hat and
had that masculine appearance and air about her
that is Characteristic Of the type which she rep
resented. Inside the car were Tut few pas-en gers
SO that seats plenty. but on the rear plat
form were a number of men smoking their after
dinner cigars. The conductor politely opened the
door for the woman to enter, but she spurned his
offer She was determined TO ride on the rear
platform despite the presence of the men and
the clouds OF tobacco smoke. The conductor was
taken by surprise. but he recalled no rule OF the
company which gave to men greater privileges
than to women he said nothing and the
an took her position and remained there. There
were side planccs among the men, but nothing was
said while the woman remained there. When she
dismountcd at one of the downtown crossings she
did not wait for the to stop, but disappeared
in the crowd, apparently unconscious of the SEN
safion she had caused.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
RUINED A MILLIONAIRE.
Alfred BaIensf Convicted of Grand
Larceny.

New York March 26.-Alfred Balensi,
one of the men who aided in the finan-
cial collapse of the French millionaire
Max Labaudy, and who afterward fled
to this country assuming the name of
William A. Belwood was convicted yes.
terday in the court of general sessions
before Judge Newburger. of grand lar
ceny in the first degree. The maximum
sentence for the offense is ten years. II
was tho second trial of BeIwood on the
same charge, the jury having disagreed
on the first trial.
Balensi procured on memorandum from
William f. Marcus, of the jewelry firm
of Marcus & Co, of Union Square. So
900 worth of jewelry. for which he rep
resented that he had a customer. He
pawned the jewelry and failed to &C
count TO the firm for the proceeds
On the stand yesterday Balensi admit
ted MANY of the transactions accredited
TO him in France whereby he and 9TH
ers managed to wreck the Labaudy for
tune. but he said that all of the transac-
tions were in the course of legitimate
business
When brought into court to hear the
verdict BaIensi was informed by Judge
Newburger that If he gave information
to the authorities which would aid the
prosecution in recovering the jewelry.
which has not yet been found. the fact
would be taken into consideration when
sentence is pronounced. next Thursday.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

There are some reasons for suspectinG
that actual hostilities between America
and Spain arc nearer at hand than has
hitherto been deemed possible. Nation
al Guard commanders in New York have
been ordered to keep their officers and
iner within cali. the naval militia ls
being modified and there are other man
ifestations Of a conviction that all
branches of the military service are
likely TO have business to transact with
in a very few days. In the meantime
Gen. Noodford expresses hope that
Mr. Mckinley yet may find peacefui
solution. Ii is much more probable that
something will happen i'm Madrid or Ha-
vana to make peace a sheer impossibill-
~ The situation is not sweetened OF
improved by the desperate efforts oil
Emperor Franz Joseph to keep the ltal-
ian government from selling us some ma
val vessels we want. The Austrian ruler
would perhaps do well TO keep his inn
perial nose out of this affair. He is en-
titled to show his family sympathy for
Queen Christina. but that does not JUS
rify him in meddling with our naval
plans-unless TO be sure. he seriously
wants TO get in a row with America.
That. Of course. would be entirely differ
cnt. On the whole it is reasonable 10
think that Franz Joseph has all he can
attend to in providing for his own COM
plications. He would best leave us Sc
verely alone.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

All the current Indications are that
Great Britain will swallow its Russian
medicine without a grimace and call the
Port Arthur and Talienwan incident
closed. The Russian authorities have no
tilted China that Japan has withdrawn
her objections to the occupation, ana
there does not appear to be any DISPOSE
ton on the part of John Bull to cut up
rusty over the Cars acquisition OF
practically kingdom. For with Port
Arthur and Talienwan the whole OF
Manchuria passes permanently into the
possession of Russia, no matter what
nav be said TO the contrary. England
stands IT, and Acknowledges at last IN
effect. that nothing the Muscovite power
can do will drive her into a fight. 1t is
a strange situation indeed. Where rs the
londly. bullying British Empire of a Few
wears ago? Ii is positively startling-thls
change from the old order of things to the
new. Can it mean that Great Britain is
no longer to be considered as first-class
power? Where is the nation that used to
be the policeman of Europe? Actually
expelled from that continent 10y unanl-
NOUS consent.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
FOR CUBA.
Daughters of the Island Send Re
lief.

New York, March 26.-The Cuban fair,
which is being held at Tuxedo Hall, Mad
ison Avenue and Fffty-ninth Street, has
been crowded since the opening yester-
day. The young ladies in attendance
are daughters of Cuba, who, since the
breaking out of the revolution, have
been the means of providing many COM
forts for the suffering reconcentrados,
who are being starved TO death by SPAIN
Many thousands of dollars sent to the
relief of the Cubans have been raised
by the young women.
The fair has many attractions. There
is fine assortment of books at one
of the booths. and at the fortune-tell-
er's tent, which is arranged under an
enormous fan, sits a young girl who is
well versed in all the mysteries which
hide the future. Every booth is pre-
sided over by some of the fairest Gu
ban girls in the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
A PIER SINKS.
Ii Was Weakened by the Change OF
Tides.

New York, March 26.-Under it's i'm
mense burden of lumber. a portion of pier
No. 2s, East River, belonging to the Clyde
Line Steamship Company, suddenly sank
about three feet yesterday. 1t was the
outer end of the pier which sank. There
were about 1900 bundles of shingles and
thousands of feet of timber on it,
Captain Gale, the company's superinten-
dent of docks, Immediately engaged many
longshoremen to remove the piers burden
TO lighters which were lying in the dock
alongside The work was done in about
an hour and steps were Immediately taxi
en- to repair the pier.
Captain Gale says he believes that the
constant washing of the tides on the
foundation of the pier had taken the
earth away, thus weakening the piling of
the pier.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

Nothing could be palmer than the fact
that something will break If Mr.. McKin-
ley does not meet the views of Congress
next Monday. Speaker Reed is said to be
much alarmed for the continuation Of his
despotic power. and planning TO make
one last fight for peace at any price. 1t
may be true that the President has been
taken off his feet but the Hanna ele-
ment is still hammering away to keep him
from a complete surrender to the people.
The McCook interest has not lost all
hope, although badly depressed and de-
moralized. If there should be found any
way to get around Congress, nobody
would be happier to do so than Mr.. Nc
Kinley. But It is doubtful if anything
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
A PILOT ARRESTED.
He Is Charged with Aiding a Cuban
Expedition.

New York. March 26.-Capt. George w.
Berry. a Sandy Hook pilot was arrested
yesterday on a warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Morle. Berry
was taken to the Raymond Street Jail
by Marshal Fox.
Berry is said to be accused of having
piloted a Cuban expedition which left
here about two months ago. The author
tiles refuse to talk about the case. as
several other arrests are to be made.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
ScarecrOws.

(From the Chicago Evening Post.)
She had insisted upon taking him to some
of the very newest things in japanese bric-a-
brac.
81 wish I owned it." he replied.
''what would you do with itY'
'.Pd plant it along the coast to scare away
the enemy if war came"
They walked home in silence.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
An order From the Gar.

(From the Rochester Herald)
Recently Speaker Reed wished TO see man
on some pending legislation and telegraphed him
10 come to Washington. The man took the first
train available. but washout the road made
it impossible for the train TO proceed further
toward its destination. Going to a telegraph sta
tion he sent this dispatch TO the Speaker:
''Washout on line. Can't come
When Reed read the message he sent back this
reply:
.'Buv new shirt and come anyway"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

This article was in type before the re-
ceipt of the news that Spain had ordered
her torpedo fiotilla 10 Porto Rico. The
announcement of that fact only adds en-
phasis TO what we have written. With
Patrick Henry we may say: 4 know Of
but one lamp by which my feet may be
guided. and that is the lamp OF expert
ence' And with Henry we may add.
in considering Spanish preparations for
war: They are meant for us; they can he
meant for no other II is i'm vain. sir. to
extenuate the matter Gentlemen may
cry peace. peace, but there is no peace;
the war has actually begun "
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
THE BRITISH FLEET ACTIVE.
The English Vessels In Asiatic Wa
ters MObilfxing.

Hong Kong, March 26.-The British bat
tleship Barfieur sailed from this port for
Nakasaki today. Orders were given yes
terday for the institution of urgent prep
arations to place the naval establishment
upon war footing.
The naval staff has been augmented
and the works are being kept going night
and day.
The mobilization of the fleet has been
fixed for next Tuesday. The French
cruisers have gone northward, avoiding
Hong Kong on their way.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

favorable can be turned up. The sailing
Of the Spanish torpedo boats. notwith-
standing our protest, is practically an act
OF war and IL is going to create a dis
tinct and terrible pressure in the direc-
ton of war Cniess that is what Sa-
sasta really wants. the movement is the
saddest kind of a mistake.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
SENTENCED FOR CONTEMPT.
Divorced Man Refuses to Pay Alt
mony.

New York, March ,26.-Horace Thurber
Richardson, the young Vesey Street gro
GER who brought suit against his wife,
and while it was being heard before Ref
cree John Z. Brodsky. made an assign
ment, was arrested yesterday and placed
in Ludlow Street jail for contempt of
court in not paying $50 alimoney due
Mrs. Richardson.
Richardson says he is unable to defray
even his own personal expenses. but Mrs.
Richardson says he has an uptown gro
Gerry store, under cover" and is perfect
" able to take care of her.
Richardson says. as he has no means,
he proposes to make himself as comfort
able as possible in Jail. where he expects
to remain for some time. His attorneys,
Kene. Ker & Thomas, will ask for his
release Monday on the ground that no
contempt was intended. as the failure of
his firm left him absolutely without
funds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

long consultation with Assistant Secre-
tary Roosevelt in regard 10 the use Of the
monitors. and afterwards with the aU-
thorities at the War Department He
was given assurances that the Army and
Navy would be fully able to prevent any
raid on any portion of the New England
coast.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
Marching Gently Along.

NFIVIfI NIIt EbVstVII
All but four States in the Union have tramp
laws. England sends the tramp to the work
house. France makes him do convict labor. Ger
many and Belgium put him on peual farms. But
in all countries and in all States the tramp goes
marching on.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
Automatic.

From the Philadelphia North American.)
Il am soTy to have 10 bother you at this hour, I"
said tie belated wheelInan who had called up the
bicycle mechanic at midnight TO repair his stecd.
''oh that's all right" replied the wheel doc
tor Its never too late 10 mend"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
Boston's Mayor Anxious.

Mayor Quincy. of Boston, Is in Wash
ington. He says he comes for the pur-
pose of consulting officials regarding the
effective defense of that port. He had
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

From the Kansas City S

From the Kansas City Star.)
II would he no trick at all to organize whole
regiment Of fighting chaplains in Kansas. There
is hardly preacher in that State who would not
rather take a crack at Spain than TO keep up the
dreary old war on the rum power.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26

Communications intended for publication IN
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied b. the
name and address OF the writer Rejected COM
muncations viii not he preserved, and only man
uscripts of obvious importance VIII be returned
90 their authors.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-26
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable TO procure copies of it at any news
stand or railroad station railroad trains VII
confer favor upon the management by sending
20 tins Office information Of the fact.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
Soca( u1atters.

TAE WEATHER IN Mi0oLE5URY.
FoR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, OCT. u.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21

In our last issue we chronicled the
death of Mrs. Susan E. Hayward widow
of the late Charles A. Hayward of Bird
port, and today we call the attention of
our readers to the following memorial of
her, which appeared in the Colorado
Spring (Col.) Gazette of the 10th
inst, feeling sure that this loving tribute
from friends in her faraway home will
find ready response in the hearts of
those who knew her life in this vicinity ::
Last Saturday evening there passed
from earthly life one who was in age, in
character, in faith and trust ready and
ripe for the higher and richer life of the
spirit. Mrs. Susan E. Hayward was
born in Bridport, Addison county, VT,
70 years ago the 18th of this month. In
Bridport she passed her girlhood and
married; here her four children were
born, two sons and two daughters, the
youngest daughter living but a short
time, and here she was widowed at the
age of 80. In the little span of decade,
she buried here her boys, her husband,
her father, mother, sister, five brothers
and little grandson, the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Eldredge. Tomorrow
evening "her children" as she always
spoke of them, will take the form that
we have known for the past few years
to the old burial place in Bridport to lay
it with its kindred Truly
"God will not put strange sights IN heavenly
places;
The old love viii look out from the old
faces"
7 Here was a long and useful life a
happy life she would herself say, not
wthstanding the griefs that came into it
with a peaceful close, a dropping to
sleep after a little more than weeks al
most painless illness-she was glad TO
be getting to rest"
In 1873 Mrs. Hayward went abroad
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eldredge, and in 1882
came to Colorado Springs to make her
home, locating at GA n. TETON street,
where she has lived for 16 years. AL
ways faithful church member she from
the first took an active part in the work
of the First Congregational, and was es-
peclally active in the missionary society.
for In all branches of mission work she
and her husband had always been par
ticularly interested. (Mr. Hayward was
attending a meeting of the American
Board when he suddenly died. y \ \
She was so much with her daughter
and her daughters friends that she did
not seem an aged person. Indeed there
are many of us who have loved her with 8
daughters love, and the memory of hel
life will be an inspiration, a comfort ano
an example to others than her own chill
dren, to all her sorrowing friends. Oul
hearts go out in loving sympathy to Mr.
and Mrs. Eldredge in their loss which
we count also as our own. S. 7. d.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
full and conscicnt'oOs practice viii do

full and conscient'obs practice will do
the rest.
The first public library in town. as far
as known, was established in 1893, sew
eral of the books having recently been
placed in the museum. In one of them
Is written, "This book belongs to the
proprletors of the Genre Library, No. II.
Middlebury, Aug. 3, 1893"
j. A. Wright makes the latest export
of merlno sheep from here. He has cred
it for a carload of this Vermont staple,
and the destination is South Africa.
The shipment was made via New York,
and Carl Church and Harley Cooke will
accompany the sheep to the land of
Unser Paul.
The Labaree society of the Con-
gregational church are planning to hold
sale of articles suitable for Christmas
gifts on Dec. 8. In order to make it
as profitable as possible to all concerned,
the committee will take orders for any
especial articles desired. Such orders
will please be given, before Nov. l., to
Mrs. w. w. Eaton or Miss Sophy
Wainwright.
Charles Wilkinson Is the name of the
new tenant of the county bastile men
toned in this column last week. lie
was arranged before Justice Moore on
the charge of horse stealing, and the evil
dence against him seemed strong enough
to Justify his being bound over in the sum
of $500 to await the next grand jury.
He could not furnish bail, so was re-
manded for safekeeping.
Ira H. LaFleur. who took his examina-
ton for admission to the bar at Mont.
pelier last week, came off with flying
colOrs and is open to congratulations.
The class examined contained 81 mem
bers, and Mr.. LaFleur was tied for
fourth place. He has begun practice in
this village already, and will probably
make his Office in the addition to Battell
block, now nearing completion.
A young son of George KIdder, while
playing on the sidewalk one day last
week, was run over by bicycle aud had
leg broken. 1t is claimed that he slip
ped and fell and that the accident was
unavoidable. 1t was only matter of
time when such an accident as this
would happen; and unless bicycles are
excluded from the sidewalks, as they are
in the great majority of towns of this
size in the country, it is only matter of
more time when the accident will be re
peated.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
HOWtS THIS2

We offer One Hun lred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Prop. Toledo, o
We, the undersigned, have known f. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transact
ions, and financially able to carry out any
Obligation made by their firm.
WEST ~ TRUAX. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo,
o. WALDING, KISNAN Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle
Sold BY all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-21
The Mozart Symphony Clubs Concert.

The Mozart symphony Clubs Concert.
1t is to be regretted that the weather
did not permit of larger attendance at
the concert given last Saturday evening
by the Mozart Symphony club of New
York city. Not few of the competent
critics present pronounce it to have been
the finest musical entertainment ever
gwen in Middlebury. Aside from the
natural interest awakened by hearing for
the first time the many instruments of a
former age, there was the extreme pleas
ure engendered by the strains produced
by the touch of the real artist. The
violin and cello solos were especially
fine, as was also the singing of Miss
Biederman. The lady is gifted with a
voice of rare sweetness and power. She
won the closest attention of her audience
from the first, and at each temperance
was greeted with applause. Miss Beder-
man is a native of Germany, and although
she has been in this country but a short
time, she has won a place in the front
rank of the singers Of the day, and in the
hearts of the American people. 1t is
hoped the club will return here under
more favorable conditions.