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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25

Even compliance with General Lees
demand is unwilling and nigeardlv. If
he needs batueship To destroy Moro
Castle and knock the city in pieces. in
case Of emergency. he equally needs an
other big boat 10 receive and shelter
himself and other citizens. A vessel like
the Maine could not harbor the refugees
and do the fighting at the same zine.
A big cruiser should have gone as con-
sort TO the batIleshp. That trouble is
coming. if it has not come already. is
plain enough. The repeated cipher dis
patches of General Lee between dark
and midnight last ght show tbs. Per
haps the departure Of Blanco from Ha-
Nana may have been the signal for a
rising. The news from that place this
morning confirmed the view taken in
these columns yesterday, that Blanco
was going TO the front only because the
rear had become too hot for him. Span
ish opinion in Cuba is to the same eff
feet. His movement is regarded as
flight by the volunteers and other ir-
reconcilables Of Havana. They under
stand it's motive and the confession Of
defeat ii involves. Blanco knows what
is coming and is determined to be out
OF the way when it appears. The prob
ability that the outbreak against Amer
leans win occur now, if it has not. is
Increased by the approach of the
patriot army. General Aranguren
cleaned out a Spanish column yester-
day in the Santa Rita hills, just outside
of Havana. The main body of the Gu
ban western army is not far away. and
Blanco may have some difficulty in
avoiding il. IL he should not. his de-
feat and capture or death are things
most likely 10 take place. News from
the island viii be awaited with fever
ish interest; but little may be looked for
unless something terrible should trans
pire, and the press censorship be broken
up. At present the cable is hopelessly
under arrest and held "incomuni-
cado, or the next thing to it, by the
Spanish authorities.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
CYLINDRICAL COTTON BALES
Consul Boyle Makes an Interesting
Report on Them.

Consul Boyle Makes an Interesting
Report on Them.
Consul Boyle, of Liverpool, sends to
the State Department an interesting
report on cotton bales and cotton
ties. Liverpool imports more Ameri-
can cotton than any other port in the
world. For number of years past
the annual importations have been
nearly 3,09Q. 0e0s bales. There is now
going on al discussion as TO forms of
aling. A revival of interest in the
subject at Liverpool has been caused
by the arrival there recently of 1000
round bales of cotton.
About two years ago." the consul
writes, "a Liverpool firm received 200
of the cylindrical bales, but they did
not favorably impress either the brok-
erS or the spinners, and no more OF
this description of bales were sent over
until the recent arrival. The claim is
made by those interested that the cyl
indrical bale, as now put up, is very
great improvement on the samples
sent over two years ago. The bales
were received by the warehouse in per-
was no loose cotton in the hold of the
ship from these bales, nor was there
single case of no marks One OF the
most annoying features of the old sys-
TEN of baling is that the jute covering
of a number of bales becomes so torn
that marks indicating the place or ORR
gin, the quality and the consignee are
absolutely undecipherable. Sometimes
the percentage of no marks is as high
as per cent of the total cargo
Under the rule of the Liverpool cot
ton trade the no mark bales are di-
vided pro rata among the various con-
signees of the entire cargo. The loose
cotton found in the hold of the ship
and the warehouse, consequent upon
handling, is also divided in this man
ner. AS may be easily imagined this
system, while the best possible under
the circumstances, is often very I'M
satisfactory. and especially SO when
cotton below samples is among the no
mark bales. 1t is noted here that the
American manufacturers have started
an agitation for an Improvement IN the
baling of cotton, but it must be ad-
mitted that their grievance is a small
one compared to that OF the British
cotton brokers and spinnerS. The
coarse jute covering is nearly always
torn, and in large percentage OF the
bales one-third or one-half of the cot
ton is exposed. and many bales have
the covering almost entirely off. Some
of the bales are known as 'caulifiower
heads because of their likeness TO
huge cauliflowers.
There is an enormous loss, both TO
the American shipper and to the Brit
ish consignee through the present de-
fectiye system of baling, as much
of the cotton becomes loose and great
deal of the outside of the bales gets
damaged. Cotton brokers, spinners,
insurance men and ship owners here
all unite in declaring the urgent need
of an improved system of baling. As
to whether. the cylindrical bale fully
meets the requirements of the trade
l am not prepared to say. Certain 1t
is. however, that the cylindrically pal
ed cotton oonsiSned to Liverpool ar
rived in perfect condition, there not
only being no loose cotton, but not
single case Of mo marks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
CURRENT FUN.

A man shuts the door when about
TO be told a secret and a woman opens
il to see if any one is listening outside.
Chicago News.
An Atchison man who is a Christian
Scientist had the belief of a cold so
badly today that he couldn't speak
above whisper.-Atchison Globe.
Don't you love these Tong, peaceful
winter evenings?"
Peaceful? My wife begins right aft
er the holidays to talk about what
rooms to have papered in the spring. :"
Chicago Record.
My FRIEND began the Salvation
Army worker, earnestly, when Gabriel
blows his trumpet"
when he does" interrupted the sin
ner. you people viii have to stop
beating the drum. Brooklyn Life
Impatient Customer thought you
advertised quick lunches. I've been
waiting for mine for nearly half an
hour.
Waiter-It do take a little time to
git 'em up boss but it'll go quick
enough after you gifts it. Dey amt de
kind dat las long.-Cincinnati Enquir-
er.
Doctors say that handshal1ing is
unhealthy
is that so? I've known for a long
time that shaking ones fist was some
thing awfully unwholesome." Detroit
Free Press.
THE further north you co. remark
ed the returned Klondiker. 1.-The more
gold there seems to be-
That's what disSusts me with these
North Polar expeditions replied the
free silverite. Pm willing to bet the
North Pole itself is nothing but a sim
gle gold standard. Chicago Tribune.
II wish / knew what to do with the
report i have written about this meet
ing" said the perplexed college pro-
fessor who had turned newspaper re-
porter. The managing editor tells
me to boil ii down and the city editor
instructs me to chop the stuffing out
of il. and the two processes are en-
tirely dissimilar. Chicago Tribune.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
RELIGION OF THE REVOLUTION
DIR. Croffut Reads a PAPER Before
Continental Chauter.


The first public meeting this year of
Continental Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, was held last
evening in the parlors at the Hotel
Elsmere. Several valuable papers were
read and thoroughly enjoyed by a
large audience.
Dr. w. A. Croffut read the paper of
the evening on The Religion of the
Revolution" He said in part: "Relig-
ious liberty was still in its swaddling
clothes when the Revolution broke out
and mans conception of the universe
had scarcely emerged from the barba-
Tic stage. Agnosticism was scarcely
known. Any vioiator of the Sabbath
in Maryland could be fined 5000 in to-
bacco according to the law of 1913,
which is still operative there and in
the District of Columbia-that is, it
has all the power of enforcement. But
this law has gone asleep and may be
said to have died Of atrophy. The Rev.
olution developed a strong tendency
among the colonists to foster unbelief
A revolt started all along the line for
religious liberty. Our fathers estab-
lished government to pro-
mote human morality and
intelligence, defend human lib
erty and protect human rights. They
did not seek to establish a theocracy
but a democracy wherein each might
worship according to the dictates of
his or her own conscience"
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood read a pa
per on the history of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Miss Lew
is rendered a solo and Mrs Cooper re-
cited the Charge of the Light Bri-
gade."
The next public meeting will be held
on February %, at the Elsmere.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
Royal Arcanum Entertainment

Oriental Council, Royal Arcanum, and
visiting brethren We're pleasantly en-
tertained last night by fine program
in charge of Orator Clinton Gapen.
Humorous readings and recitations
were given by B. w. White, Thomas
Calver and Thomas ]. Landergren
Fred. w. Buckler entertained with
amusing selections on the monograph.
j. Elmer Lacey supplied every brother
present with a box of fried oysters.
steaming hot. James T. Shaftoe. in a
happy manner. presented to Grand Re-
gent c. r. Zappone a handsome silver
match box, bearing the emblem of the
order. A vocal solo by E. A. Mess was
we'll received.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
IS THIS BRIBERY 4?
New York Paper Makes Serious
Charges Against Corporation.

New York Paper Makes serious
Charges Against "a Corporation.
a New York afternoon paper prints
the following special telegram from
Washington:
The rumor is rife in Washington,
and il has created considerable talk
and scandal, that the Tubular Dis
patch Company's mode of conducting
its business affairs is to be investigat
ed by the Senate Committee on APP
preparations and the Postoffice Com
mittee of the House.
Mr. Allison of Iowa is the chairman
of the former committee. and Eugene
+. Loud, Of California, of the latter.
These two committees, ii is stated.
will thoroughly sift various charges
that have been informally made OF late
against the Dispatch Company. The
outcome of such investigation is ca
gerly awaited in this city, as those
supposed 10 be interested in this COM
pany are well known.
The Tubular Dispatch Company has
its offices in the Tribune building. New
York, John E. MilholIand and ]. O.
Mills are its chief promoters.
During Cleveland's last Administra-
ton, II Is said, these two gentlemen
and others tried in vain to secure an
| appropria ton of s150000 with which 10
start the business IN New York. Their
plan was to shoot the mails through
pneumatic tubes from the postoffice
TO the produce Exchange. and to For
ty-second street They, ii is said, en-
deaVored unsuccesSfully to persuade
Postmaster General Wilson to recon-
mend this appropriation to Congress.
Then it is alleged, Second Assistant
Postmaster General Nelson was made
one of the chief men in the company.
The appropriation was not made I'M
der the Cleveland Administration.
/ Postmaster General Gary finally made
a specific request for the amount, and
it was appropriated. Then the work
In New York was begun and COM
pleted.
Now, it is alleged. that the company
is preparing TO ask for many more
thousands from the Government.
They. il is stated, have sent circu-
lars TO various Senators and Con-
gressmen, telling what a fine invest
ment the stock of the company would
be. To the wives of officials,it is aver
red. they sent shares of stock
Already S225.000 have been asked of
the Senate Committee. During the
session. il is said. requests for more
than a million will De made.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
SniCidP of m Editor.

Westchester, Pa, Jan. 25.-Captain
George r. Guss, editor and publisher OF
the Chester County Democrat, and until
lately the chairman of the Democratic
County Committee. committed suicide
at his home in this place yesterday af-
ternoon by inhaling fuel gas. He left
the following note:
standing ON the brink of eternity l
ask for the forgiveness of all. No flow
ers: no funeral. Good-by. God bless
you.-G."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
MAIL DELIVERY QUESTION.
Disputed Points Which Congress
May BE Asked to Settle.


Before the commotion aroused by the
threatened reduction of the letter car
rier force finally subsidies, Congress
may be asked to settle several impor-
tant and much-disputed questions,
such as the number of daily deliveries
which will most economically move a
given volume of mail matter, and also
what number best suits the general
public.
The officers of the Postoffice Depart
ment have consistently acted on the
theory that the present distribution of
the carrier force, and the proportions
assigned to the different grades of
work, were in themselves necessary and
satisfactory, and hence that If scaling
down was inevitable all places should
be treated alike; in other words, the
city having only two deliveries day
should be reduced as much proportion
ately as the business sections of the
great cities, with their many deliveries.
They believe. moreover. that with
given mass of mail to be moved, IL is
just as cheap to carry il frequently in
reasonable sized parcels as in very
few large ones. and that unless the mail
is kept moving the offices in the grea,
cities become inordinately glutted.
This view the economists in Congress
will combat, citing the fact that for
twelve hours of the twenty-four mail is
allowed to accumulate, even though 1t
is coming in about as fast then as dur
ing the daytime, when a load is going
out of the stations, say once an hour.
Just what number of deliveries win
most easily dispose of a given volume
of matter is obviously question which
cannot be answered arbitrarily. Hav-
ing reached some conclusion on this
point. the question then arises whether
the full service is worth paying for; and
this is the one about which the House
debate is likely to focus. All agree that
the reduction of service in the towns
which now have only two or three de-
liveTies a day, or the further limiting
of the free-delivery area in such towns,
is a piece of folly. The contest will in
eVitably come over the so-called nine
delivery districts of the big cities.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
NO REISSUE OF SNAIL NOTES.
Mr.. EIkins' Bill Affects Those Under
Five Dollars in Value.

In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. EIklhs
introduced a bill which provides that
no United States notes and no Treasu-
nv notes issued under the act OF July
Il. 1890, of less denominations than -
shall be reissued. but shall be Cancelled
and destroyed. The Secretary OF the
Treasury is to replace the notes so can
ceIed and destroyed with notes of the
denomination of s. or of greater de-
nominations. at his discretion, to an
amount equal to the amount of notes
in each, class.
Provision is made that national
banks shall be entitled to receive cir
culating notes in blank. Of different
denomina tions of not less than 80, equal
in amount to the par value of the Sc
curity bonds deposited by such banks.
The tax now assessed upon the aN~
erage amount of national bank notes
in circulation is committed in order &c
require the payment of tax of one
fourth Of / per cent each one-haif
year upon the average amount of its
notes in circulation.
Provision is also made for the or
ganization of national banks with a
capital Of not less than S25. 600 in towns
where the population is less than 5000.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
VETERAN MASONS' FEAST.
Their Annual Dinner Held at the
Hotel johnson.

The Masonic Veteran Association Of
the District OF Columbia held its annual
dinner last night at the Hotel Johnson.
The banquet hall was lavishly decorat-
ed with flowers Each member wore
the medal of the association. Several
distinguished Masons from other juris-
dictions were present. and number of
toasts were proposed and responded to.
Those present We're: Ira c. Abbott,
John r. Adams, Lemuel Adams, Job w.
Angus. Robert Armour, Algernon A. As
pinwall, George W. Balloch, NJ w. Bay
liss, Joseph b. Bennett, II. L. Biscoe,
Samuel S. Burdette, Frank A. Butts,
Edward r. Campbell, II. p Catteil,
George f. Corson, Lyman b. Cutler,
Thomas Downing. Anton Eberly, Louis
T. Farabee, Orange S. Firman, Robert
II. Forsyth. Henry Franc Adam Cad
dis, David Gibson. George Gibson. Will
liam Gibson, William Howard Gibson.
George y. Glover, William II. Griffin,
Albert G.. Hall. Golf A Hall, Archibald
G.. Hallett. Charles w. Hancock. Will
liam II. Harrison, Abraham Hart Will
liam J. Hay, James II. Hopkins, w. f..
Hutchinson, George j. Johnson, Joseph
Jouy. Andrew W. Kelley, Charles @.
Kimball. Charles NJ. koones. James p.
Lambie. Angus Lamond. James Lans-
burgh, Daniel ]. Logan, John Lynch.
Daniel ]. McCarty, Frederick w.
| Mitchell. Henry Morgan. Fred. s. New
man. Isaac Pitman Noyes. Samuel c.
Palmer. Myron NJ. Parker, Thomas p.
Penicks, Jacob F. Raub. Charles II.
Reaney, Henry A. Robbins, Andrew j.
a hf-a ha m 4
min Sinsheimer. Rev. G. p. Smith.
Thomas Somerville, Fred. w. Storch
John 8. Tomlinson. John A Travis,
James A. Trimble, Rev. John Trimble.
Matthew Trimble. John Tweedale. AL
bert II. NanDeusen, L. Nanderhoef.
William p. Wetherell. William H.
Wetzell. John F. Wild, Simon Wolf and
Edmund :. WoDg.
The visiting Masons We're: Hon.
James II. Codding, Hon. G. NJ. Curtis,
William b. Easton. Rev. Howard ".
Ennis. Hon. l.. w. HabercOm. DIR.
George II. Heron, c. c. Isaacs. John
Jacoby. Noble ID. Larner. Charles F..
Schneider, Daniel Frazer, W. II. Con-
ley. A. G.. White.
Those who responded TO toasts We're
Rev c. b. Smith. Samuel c. Palmer. r.
w Darby, Simon Wolf, c. G. 1saacs,
James II. Codding. James II. HOPKINS,
John Tweedale and DIR. Joseph Jouy.
Mr. Myron N. Parker was the toast
master.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25

Very sorrowful intelligence comes
again today from Algiers, where the
anti-JeNish riots are still in progress.
Yesterday a handsome villa belonging
to a wealthy Hebrew was burned and
a number of Jewish stores were loot
ed. The situation is rendered worse by
efforts Of the Algerian natives TO join
in the riot, i'm the hope of pillage Late
last night i private telegram was re-
ceived in Paris stating that AlgieTs
was in flames and a hundred or more
Jews had been massacred. But little
or no credence was given to il. At best
the conditions are bad and sad enough
Anu-Semltic riots continue to break
out at various places in the republic
At st. Malo, yesterday a mob smashed
the windows Of Jewish shops and act
I'd Violently otherwise Paris appears to
be over the crater of a revolutionary
volcano. What may transpire in connec-
ton with the lola trial is impossible
to predict The factions are ugly and
bloodthirsty. 1t viii require great
prudence and firmness on the part of
the government TO avert a dangerous
emeute.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25

Persons who are troubled Wild indlsestiOn
will be Interested in the experience Of Hm
III. Penn, chief clerk in the Hallway mail
se-vice ut Des Moines, Iowa, W no writes It
gives me pleasure to testify 70 the meTil OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera, and DiarrhOes
Remedy For two years I have suffered
from digestion, and am subject % frequent
severe attacks of pain in the stomach and
bowels One or two doses OF this remedy
never fails TO give perfect relief" Price 20
and so cents; for sale by Henry Evans.
wholesale and Retail Druggist. 93s b
ST.; Conn. ave. and St NV. and I42S
Md. ave. ne
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
Morton Posts Election

o. p Morton Post, No. 4, G. A. r.,
last night elected these officers: Com
mander, James Wells; senior vice COM
mander. Perry Clarke; junior vice
commander. Robert Green; quarter
master. Herman Ellis: chaplain, Mich
olas Wheeler; representatives to the
Department of the Potomac, Randall
Bowie, Charles Brown, Robert Green.
John T. Williams, Ambros Cook. Hen
ry Jennings. Lemuel Smith, William
II. Washington, Philip Diggs. David
Grimes and James Peak These were
the same officers declared Illegally
elected q week ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
An Assassin's Suicide in His cen.

Rio Janeiro. Jan. 25.-The soldier
MarcelinO Mello, author of the attempt
against the presidents life. and assas-
sin Of General BetancOurt has COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself with
bedciothing in his cell. He was found
dead, wearing his uniform. with a
chain on his feet. The formal Do Bra
zil published notice almost the mo-
ment that the suicide was discovered
by the authorities. This is very much
commented on, and strange rUmOrs are
circulating. MOnteyideo officials sus-
pected conspiracy in the act
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25

No sign yet appears that the great
cotton strike i'm New England is near
an end. The mills at New Bedford
Biddeford and Lewiston, are ali clos
ed. and the strikers appear TO be as
firm as ever in their determination TO
stand out against reduced wages and
the fine system. The struggle is bring
ing TO light some instructive features
of New England industrial condl-
lions. One of the largest mills, where
wages have averaged So a week, has
declared Is per cent dividends reGu-
larry for years, yet it Joined heartily
with the others in decreeing The wage
cut on the plea that it could not live
otherwise. In Mr. Prosperity Ding
ley's town of Lewiston, and elsewhere.
the stories of oppression and suffering
that are being made public are heart
rending In New Bedford. one little
fourteen-y ear-old girl worked as a
'doffer." and supported her mother
and six children. Her earnings were
So a week, out of which 90 cents went
for car fare. Hundreds of cases as bad
or worse are being brought to light,
and there is much Indignation among
the circles Of mill-owninS society in
consequence Of the exposure.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25

Ii may be questioned, too. how far
we ought to so in the Chinese question,
even il there is some menace to certain
OF our commercial interests. OF two
evils we ought TO choose the lesser. The
strength of our position, based on the
Monroe Doctrine, has been that while
warning Europe TO keep its hands out
Of affairs in the Western Hemisphere,
we have consistently declined to med
die with matters i'm the Old World. Ii
We should depart from that policy, even
as far as an Executive expression might
bind US, it is certain that England and
other Western European nations would
lay it up as precedent, and when we
should attempt TO resent aggression
on our side Of the world, we would be
told that since we had interfered in
Asia outside OF our normal sphere of
political influence, we were estopped
from complaining if other powers took
a turn at the same game, merely re-
versing conditions. That Great Brit
ain is in sore need of an ally, we know
well enough; but that we have any suf-
ficient reason for becoming that ally is
another thing. How do we know but
that Russia, always our friend
heretofore. would not grant us
all the commercial privileges in
the territory controlled by the Car,
that we would enjoy under the arrange
ment proposed by England? We think
il highly probable. American produc-
tons compete in the Orient with British
and German commodities, not with
Russian. We would better first see
what Russia has to say on this subject
before considering the Greek gifts of
Cousin John Bull.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25

1t is a cold day, Of late, when the
ardent love for America always eX
hibited by our British cousins does
not find chance TO express itself
CremeC is still in the country weeping
for arbitration, and now comes our no
bic old friend Sir Julian to the front
again in an attitude not only of friend
ship, but of domestic affection. On be-
half of his most Christian government
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-25
charged With Stealing Bicycle.

Frank HartweH was held in $500 bond
this morning. by Judge Scott. for the
L, rceny of an Eclipse bicycle from
Griffin Halstead. chief Of pages in the
House of Representative. The bicycle
was identified by Mr.. John G. Lasley.
the manager of the local branch Of the
Eclipse Bicycle Company, "a one built
for Mr.. Halstead The prisoner was
represented by NJ. III. Ford