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The evening times., 1898-11-21

fore Santiago, and thaA had only
eighteen enlisted men deta1Sed for hos
pital service; that there was but one
ambulance engaged, and that there was
no corps of stretcher-bearers and no
stretchers; that Dr. Greenleaf was un-
able, until General Miles interfered, to
obtain a detail CT enlisted men for sani-
tary police work to prevent the incur
sion and ravages of epidemic disease;
that the medical supplies were not land
cd and there was an absence of provis-
ions fit for sick men to eat; that there
were no competent medical men to pre-
vent the sending of sick and wounded
on improper transports on which there
were no supplies and no doctors and
nurses.
OF course, the surgeon general did not
know about these things. When the
subordinates of General Breckenridge,
the inspector general. were directed not
TO report to him any longer. thereby
virtually abolishing the department OF
inspection, there was no official means
of communication between the troops
and the War Department. The surgeon
general, quartermaster general and
commissary general were not able to
learn in the usual manner of the failure
TO deliver supplies. Secretary Alger,
after weeks in which the newspapers
| informed him of the awful state of
things in camp and field, sent agents to
| investigate. but they were mostly the
| inexperienced sons or other relatives of
somebody in politics and were wholly
useless. Certainly they could not
take the places of the former subordl-
mates of General Breckenridge Besides,
it was too late. When the War Depart
ment got such reports as it could, ty-
phoid fever was raging beyond all con-
! troll.
The report of the surgeon general Is
apoIogetic but not specifically explana-
tory. We do not think any experienced
army surgeon will regard it as anything
more than a statement of lack of ac-
curate information at the medical head
quarters.
The evening times., 1898-11-21

John C. Daney, negro resident OF Will
mington, n. c., has given another side
to the controversy between the races that
provoked so much violence there. He rep
resents that faction of the negroes.
headed by Editor Manly, was peculiarly
irritating. OF the assaults of occasional
brutes on white women there has never
been any doubt and the defense If the
brutes by Manly was of a kind 70 en-
courage the crime. Most of the ,.egroes
who have been trying to live IN peace
with their white neighbors and who are
thrifty and prosperous. had no sympathy
with the Manly attitude and extracted a
promise from him to retract the editorial
article which had no other aim than to
infuriate the white people He did not
The evening times., 1898-11-21
French Uniforms.
(From the Pittlburg Dispatch

ttTOm the f1II~DuTg DI>pdtCn-l
Everyone who has examined the campaign uni
form Of the French soldier has found il, TO say
the least, picturesque. The dingy cOOrs OF
their clothing. the absurd knapsack. the
shapey cartridge box. the ugly headgear the
trousers turned up. all combine TO make a spec
tacle of him not TO be found elsewhere in Europe.
And the cumsinesS OF il all Is the first thing
to strike even the most unobservant spectator.
Writers for the French press have long since
pointed out these facts, and have shown how
much inhcton in the way OF outfit is sufficient
alone to up the strength OF the strongest
man and to crush down the energy OF the stoutest
heart. The headgear of a French infantryman
is something the order Of old-f1shioned
helmet worn by English fremen.
This instrument Of torture peculiar 10 the
French army exposes the wearer to sunstrnke
during the Summer and Is entirely insufficient
for protection in the Winter months. II also acts
as a gutter spout when il rains and lets the
water pour down the soldiers back
The French infantryman is about bad of
in other respects His shoes allow both the dust
and moisture to penetrate to the skin. and his
knapsaek becomes veritabIe instrument of tor
ture. The French writers point out that fatigue
and exposure TO such trials much more dan
gerous than the bullets of the enemy They add
that battle is the exception, while troops are
always the move. and that the general who.
through the proper clothing and equipment OF
his troops, put them the field OF battle
in the better physical condition than the enemy
already has the battle half won, the other condi
| tions being equal
The evening times., 1898-11-21
FORCED TO PUT ON
THE kAISER'S LIVERY
Revisits the Fatherinnd, Captured
Near the French Border and
Made TO Serve in the Army.

Waterbury, Conn, Nov. 2l.-FrIeuds of
William Heeg. well-known youag Ger
man, received word from him Saturday
that he had been conscripted into the
German army to serve for six years. in
spite of the fact that he had declared his
intention of becoming an American citi-
zen. He is a relative of the wealthy He'll
mann family of this city, who viii pc
tition the State Department TO intervene.
Heeg left here in March to make a brief
visit to the Fatherland, which he left
when ne was eighteen. He had received
word from his father, who lived in Hoss-
bacht, near Franken, Bavaria, that he
(the SOM must return home or all the
property of the father would be cOniscat-
ed. One of the laws of that military
land is that a youth cannot leave his
country after he is seventeen years old
unless he has served a term in the Ger
man army. However a bond can be fur
nished which will allow him TO leave the
country. but he must return within the
time allotted or the bondsmans property
will be confiscated.
At the time Heeg left Bavaria his faith
er was burgomaster of the town He
went bonds for the sum- and the time
having expired, he wrote FOR the boy to
return. If he could put in an appearance
and for lengthy of time could fight shy
of the military officials, his fathers prop
erty would be safe and he might escape
across the water. The only point to be
made clear was the fact that he was back
! in the country again. Heeg crossed the
water, made his presence known TO the
! military authorities. saved his father
property and then started the efforts fo1
| his escape from the country.
| His brother was a wine merchant. and
| he engaged with him as a subterfuge
Young Heeg, armed with his sample case
Immediately set out for the French from.
! tier. All went well for the first day, but
on the second day, just as he was about
to cross into Gaul, he was captured in &
| Schaffenburg province of the Inter Fran
ken, Bavaria, by German policeman.
| He was taken back to Hossbacht anC
condemned by military tribune to serv,
six years in the army, the prescribed tern
| being doubled as punishment for his at
tempt to escape. The matter will be TAX
Ell to Washington at once.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
A sleep Association

A Chicago writer of originality and
some power is inquiring why new as
sociation cannot be formed. Undoubt
edIy il can be- There is no law in this
country against peoples forming asso-
Citations. and there have been persecut-
ed mortals who were inclined TO w-sh
that such a law existed. The society
which this Chicago writer wishes TO
have established is The Sunday Morn
ing Repose Association" and its object
is to be the destruction of all noise
which interferes with peoples sleeping
on Sunday morning. Large, quiet con-
veyances. with rubber tired wheels ana
rubber-shod horses would be PROVIDED,
and in these vehicles trained phlian-
thropists would come into every house.
fat or suite where a signal might
be displayed and remove all children OF
crying age. The children would then be
removed 10 large, sunny rooms, where
they would be clothed in their right
minds and Sunday garments, given their
breakfast and their sunday school les
son and kept till dinner-time- Thus the
weary father of the family would be
enabled TO sleep till he chose TO awake.
The mother might sleep, but it is more
likely that she would insist on going
with the children.
This plan. at first sight, seems to be
a very. good one. The association might
also turn its attention TO stray eats, re-
moving the same to a large building
provided with supplies of chloroform.
Ii might instruct servant girls not TO
manipulate coal in large quantities at
unearthly hours of the morning, and
not to sing Hold the Fort" or oh
Promis. Me" while preparing the
morning meal. The Sunday paper ques-
! ton has already been discussed in this
and other cities, and in some places the
newsboys have been forbidden to cry
their wares on Sunday morning.
| But. after all, this plan has some or
! the features of that state OF things
where the tail shall wag the dog, as
the horse is drawn by the cart" and
| the skeptical will be inclined TO remark
that il is pretty, but is il Art? Still
more pertinent is the query, Is it prac-
/ ticable? Would it not be better TO COM
promise. and instead of taking the chill
dren away To let the father of the fam
| lily sleep. to provide an absolutely quiet
>and undisturbed retreat for the father
of the family? A section of the city
could be walled off and made into a
City of Sleep" All conversation there
should by law be carried on in dumb
show or in writing. All vehicles should
have rubber tires, all horses and per
sons rubber shoes. The corridors and
( rooms should be covered with sound
smothering carpets and mattings, and
the walls constructed with a special
view to deadening sound, in case any
/ weary person had the nightmare. 1t is
probable that most of the weary ones
| would lie awake all night on their first
visit to this retreat, missing the accus-
| toned racket amid which they were
wont to go TO sleep. but this would not
last long If we continue to increase
the nervous tension and noise of oul
| American life, such a retreat may be-
come absolutely necessary to every
town of more than a few thousand in
habitants 1t is we'll to consider tht
idea now.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
Women in India.
CFrom the church Gazette. !

NIuINII VdLttIV'J
The present position of women cannot be bet
ter shown than by the following extract from
government prize book for the girls schools
in the Bombay presidency: IF the husband of
virtuous woman be ugly, of good or bad dispo-
sition. diseased, fendish irascible, drunkard,
old, stupid. dumb, blind, deaf. hot tempered,
poor, extremely covetous, a slanderer, cowardly,
pe,fidious, and immoral, nevertheless she ought
to worship him q god, with mind, speech, and
person. The wife who gives angry answer to
her husband will become a village pariah dog;
she will also become female jackal, and live in
unnhabited desert. The woman who eats
sweetmeats without sharing them with her hus
hand will become hen owl living in hollow
tree. The woman who walks alone without her
husband will become fth-eatng village SOW
The woman who speaks disrespectfully TO her
husband will be dumb in the next incarnation
The woman who hates her husbands relatives
will become, from birth to birth. muskrat,
living in filth.''
The evening times., 1898-11-21
Canal to Be Abandoned.

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 21.-At the COM
ing session of the legislature the directors
of the Pennsylvania Canal Company will
have bill presented for the abandon
ment of that portion of the water way
between Newton Hamilton, Juniata Coun-
ty, and Benvenue, Dauphin County. Some
portions of this section have not been in
use since the great spring flood of 1889.
1t is thought that the entire canal will
be abandoned before long. The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company is said to be
back of this scheme, and will get all the
abandoned canal ground for more track
improvements.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
Up Garret.

What world of fun we had,
You lass and l a lad,
Up garret!
In the sweet mysterious dusk,
Redolent of mint and musk,
With the herbs strung overhead,
And the peppers" stiff and red,
And. half hidden by dangling corn.
Grandpas flask and powder horn.
Such a store of treasure rare
We were sure of finding there,
Up garret!
Hats and coats OF pattern quaint;
Dark old paintings blurred and faint;
Spinning wheels. whose sgossip-whirr
Might have startled Aaron Burr;
Old lace caps of saffron hue;
Dishes splashed with villas blue
You in trailing silk were dressed,
/ wore grandpa's figured vest,
Up garret.
So We stood up, hushed and grand,
And were married hand in hand,
While the tall-cased cleck beheld,
As it doubtless did of cid,
When at great -grandfather's side
Stood his blushing Quaker bride.
Furnished ready to our hand
Was the cosey home we planned
Up garret!
Chairs That any modern belle
Would pronounce antique and SWELL"
Chests and dresses that would vie
With the grandest you could buy.
sAh. they didn't know it then
Save the little maids and men.
All day long in childish wise
We spun out life's mysteries,
Up garrett
In the fragrant, spicy gloom
OF that dear old raftered room.
Oh, that life in very truth
Were but sweet protracted youth,
And we all might play our parts
With unweaYied happy hearts!
James Buckham, in Harper's Baxal
The evening times., 1898-11-21

The voters of the country will be sur
prised to learn that their vote in approval
of the Presidents policy in the matter
of the Philippines. in response to his per-
sonal appeal to suspend all party issues,
is to be construed as warrant for cur
rency REFORM" The Republicans did not
discover the pressing need of this until
after the elections.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
4 True Kentuckian.
(From IA Chicagn -

''lo' may talk Of yo' heroes and marty.S. s1h
observed the Kentucky colonel aS he took
handful of cloves from the dish at the end OF
the bar, but when II comes to OUt-and-out
bravery, sab, Maiaf, Bluegrass Is entitled 10 the
dCmiioLn"
what has the major been doing2'' asked the
bartender.
why, sah, replied the colonel. ''hiS doctah
prescribed a glass of cold watah bef0' breakfast
every ming. and would yo' believe IT, sab.
the majah swallows it without murmur'
The evening times., 1898-11-21

of course the exclusion policy of the Re
publican party of protection will be ap-
piled to our new territory, even though it
alienates foreign sympathy and deprfves
US of a fair chance at Chinese trade. In
order to further protect the big infant in
dustries of this country, whose benefici-
aries are able to buy the largest estates
in Scotland and England, we are to appear
TO the world as unwilling TO concede the
open door we ask of others.
The evening times., 1898-11-21

1t is surely time for Secretary Alger or
somebody to come TO the relief of Gen
eral Shafter, who has been pretty rough Y
handled by recent witnesses. 1t is prob
able, however. that the public will think
the persons who saw that officer in Cuba
when they passed his tent on their way
to the front-know more about his omis-
sions than Secretary Alger does of his
deeds of valor.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
CURRENT HUMOR.
PrOnhetic.

(From the Chicago Inter ocean,
You have had your day" said the motor car
rage, as it whis%ed by. The hOrselsss age has
dswned'
"Ah. YES" repli.d the cab horse. Before long
you VIII be doing all our work. and we shall be
raised at least 10 the social level Of the dog. and
be one OF mans pets
And the poor old animal emitted feeble, asth-
matte, ghoztly sort OF horse laugh.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
The Burglar Problem.

(FFom the Boston Traveler.)
Billy understand you've bought dog to
keep burglars away.
Freddy-Yes.
Billy-You not troubled any more at night,
then, | suppose?
Freddy-Only by the dog.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
Al Energetic FIopper.
From the Chicago Tribune.) }

tFTOm the thlCagO Irlbunt.l
You haven't changed much since | saw YOU
last
You mistake. Wien you saw me last I was
Pcpulist, aHti-eXpansonist. and a free sill
verite. l am now a gold standard Republican
cxpansicnist''
Its on me. What'n YOU drink2''
I've quit drinking, too
The evening times., 1898-11-21
McGraw Comedies His Defeat.

Grafton, w. Va, Nov. 21.-Last night
John T. McGraw. Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Second West virginia
district, received the last official returns
and admits the election of Dayton, Rep,
by 543 majority
The evening times., 1898-11-21
Our NeW-SuhiecfS.

(Frem the Detroit Free PreSsl
Chief Of the Ia DTOneS-I have Just been out
reading the Presidents Thanksgiving proclama-
tion TO the tribe Have dinner fit for the
occasion2
His Wife-YeS. my lord. we have two mission
aries and bottle OF domestic rye. made in ken
tucky.'
The evening times., 1898-11-21
No Ear for Music.

CFrom the Chicago Record.)
Isabel. won't you stop singing a little while?
want TO take nap
Certainly, papa; but wasn't singing. was
practicing my college yell.''
The evening times., 1898-11-21
Submarine Terrors.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
The Spanish navy's strongest part
Can really not be seen.
For though it was not build that way
We've made it submarine
The evening times., 1898-11-21
TruthfuIness Rewarded.

From the Cincinnati Euqurer.)
"Am I the first girl you ever loved?'' she
asked him. more as 4 matter Of habit than any
thing else.
Il cannot tell a lie said he. ..You are not
You simply the best of the bunch
Being modern maid, she was content with
that
The evening times., 1898-11-21

The positive information of the New
York newspapers about the amount of
our money offer to Spain is as various as
il is accurate. The statements run from
ten TO forty millions.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
kneM His Mimi.

CFrom the indianapolis Journal.)
Phyliis-Are you sure you love ne?
Corydon-I ought 20 be. | think l have been in
love often enough TO recognize the symptoms.
The evening times., 1898-11-21

keep his promise and the destruction OF
his office was the result. The men who
assumed the offices formerly held by
white Republicans did not encourage
burning and shooting, but, as invariably
happens. there were some hotheads who
refused to stop within the bounds pre-
scribed by the officials. This is, in effect,
the recital of negro who has no enemies
among the whites, although he is an ac-
tive Republican partisan. Naturally, he
deprecates the tone of the Northern ne
groes who met at Cooper Union and pro-
posed a war on the white people in the
South. A majority of the Southern ne
groes do not approve of such talk and
only ask that mischievous agitators like
Manly shall not make trouble for them.
The evening times., 1898-11-21

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, OF Chl-
cago, hereby certifes that it has, by ITS expert
examiners. proven and attested the cireulauoh
~ TIE TINES. OF Washington. ID. c. The dan!
average PAID circulation for the month OF oc-
tober. 1895. was %, ,SO6 copies.
This is GUARANTEED to the advertisers ol
the country by a BOND OF $4,000 in the Fidell'y
and Deposit Company OF Mary deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank, OF 'hi-
cago
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE CoNPANf'
Rr II MASON. Pre.iasnt.
The evening times., 1898-11-21

The preachers who criticise the Presi-
dent for refusing to interfere in the Caro-
lima race troubles might gain some valua-
BILE information by conversing with ne
groes there who were not driven out and
who understand the situation.
The evening times., 1898-11-21
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

THE TINES, in all its editions. Morning, Even
ing, and Sunday, viii be mailed to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
The evening times., 1898-11-21

Readers of THE TINES who may at any time
lie unable to procure copies Of 1t al any news
stand or railroad station or on railroad usins
:, IN confar a favor upon the management by send
ing 10 this Office information OF the iact-
The evening times., 1898-11-21

Communications intended for publication IN
THE TINES should be tersely and plainly written
and lnus. in ali cases be accompanied 10y lhe
name and address Of the writer. REJECTED com
municatiens will not be preserved, and only man
uscriuts "a Obvious importance viii be Ielufhea
20 their st.thors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03

with dynamite to be exploded In the usual
manner Here Is one OF the first difficulties
It would take up too much time II the cham
Der had to be lowered out OF the way every
time a blast was made. and even IL 1t were
lowered the danger from falling fragments of
rock from over a mile In height would be ter
riblc and unavoidable. To overcome this. the
engineer proposes that the rock-boring ma
chinery should work on only one side a;
time After a sufficient number Of holes had
been driven the boring machine would be moved
over to the other side Of the pit, being placed
upon wheels as to be slid easily. The SOLD
steel door would then be raised to protect II
from flying pieces OF rock To catch the hag-
mcnts blown out by the blast a series OF strong
steel gratings would be raised at angles OF
about forty five degrees. which would allow the
gases from the explosion 10 pass through. but
retain all the pieces OF rock The gratings
would be protected by fascines Of brushwood
All being ready the workncn would retire
into the lower compartment OF the chamber
and ihe ''shots" would be fired AS the
noxious gases had been dispeIled by blast
from the compressed air pipe the worknen
would return TO the upper story. one gang
would go on with the rock boring and another
would set to work &c pass the rock just de-
tached into the lower story. Here will be nxed
A set Of machinery which will break up the
rock In small pieces and finely puvcrize them
Az the materia. is reduced to powder IL will be
thrown into A tube about twelve inches In
diameter, down which II will fall To the bottom
Of the pit At the lower extremity ~ this
pipe 1t will fall into a watcrcourse cut in the
floor OF the tunnel. and stream Of water will
be forced by centrifugal pumps continually
through this channel At rate sufficiently rapid
to carry the material now like fine sand. 10
the outer end OF the tunnel
In each corner Of tn pit viii BE- fixed heavy
steel rack into which viii gear strong pinions
on the angles OF thu rising chamber" These
pinions will be turned by electric motors when
necessary aud rais" the chamber. which with
its machinery. viii weigh about thirty tons.
and sustain 1t At the working face. During the
course II he work light messenger hosts con
veyins the workmcn aud materials Will travel
ny aud down the shaft by means Of pinions
working IN the racks driven by electric motors
and when the shaft ~ completed similar
method will be used for raising and lowering
the passenger cars. special steel framing VIII
De necessary 20 support the racks when the
snow - reached At thu top. and also TO supper,
the summit station
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
RELICS or THE MAINE.
From The Atlanta Constitution.

i've been -sellin' OF war relics. said we W"
inhabit:n Mt. FER twenty year gone. hut TINS hcie
new war has Knocked the old clean out
| don't have no Civil War trace now. pe"P'e
don't take no irtrus' III ii. what they Wants
Is relies OF the war what's goin' on At '"''
speakin' an them's what | can't gil TIL The war
ends. | do hope the guver ment Will push mat
ters an bring the war To end. My business
is suff'rin | tell you, | chopped NJ tire" pine
relics Of the Maine. hut even the Maine - a
sorter back number now. an sells slow. what
wants is Spanish American brass buttons. oiu
swords. bones an buls's an | can't s!t en- u"
the war ends!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
"SPIhED" LEMONADE.

From the Dahloncgn 6Ga) Nugget
Some II the boys spiked" George SiSsum g
lemonade with liquor last Tuesday night. and
IL went like hot cakes. George didn't under
stand why II going fast until some OF
his customers bccain. mellow and very rich
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
ELECTRICITY EMPLOYS MILLIONS.

From TIL indianapolis Journal
Electricity In It's various applications is said
10 CIV, employment T. five million people.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-12-06

Railroad men will watch with IN.
terest the trial TO be made next month
by the Wabash TO run a special train
4SO miles in 4S0 minutes. George
Gould will be on the train, aud it will
start Oh its record breaking effort az
Detroit, with its western destination
DIT st Louis. If the distance be GOV.
red within the tine limited, il will
be the best record ever made on an
American railroad.