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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
CUBAN FRANCHISE GRAB.
THE PRESIDENT BLOCKS A SPANISH
SPOLTATIoN SCHEME

An Attepot OF Aatopom,.t onacinl. 70 sell
Valuable Railroad Franchises Mt the Last
AIomAnt-Impefative InstructionE Tole-
Rrhphed to Gen. wade to Intervene.
w~AAtuSoror. Dec. 13.-.Just before leaving
WASHINGTON tor The soptb to-day President
McRInIey telcnraohea 10 Con. wade. president
Of the rS,hnn EvaonnIion Com m,sson instruc-
tions intended 10 min In the bud a fantastic
seherhc a, fraud concoc,ed Inv oflclals ~ thu
remnant of snanish govern ant IN Cubn. In
brief. the nlan -ontemn,atcd tho snle of all the
railroad and other similar properties on the
,ho h,na,su ao 2, 'o -. sy cnhs ., Sap,.s !. :, anu y.
payment Of subsidies S"t to these capitalists for
the next hinsty-nine wears.
Tskine advantage Of an old law. the secre.
tarS OF the OWL government in Cuba, or what ia
ssnuiease ol eapitausts ana inserteu IN q news
few parsons would he |, ksiy TO AZ. ~ an I'd.
vortisement~ announcing the saio at pubic auc-
frnnchlses' or concoss;ons A thev ara cnlled
tberr mo Gnyarn mont hare vas nj onco in
formed 81. liz agents in Havana Of the scheme,
and the Department of Justice came into
ros.orIon uts,s 80. ~ snauo
in Si'e %ofnoisIs "a and sd' s SSs' CAPITALISTS Sss"V Soe s"s H1le to
this agreement the Spanish authorities assured
A.. As-f..ts-.- n --X -. -.
the capitalists III 4 per cent. interest upon an
assessed valuation OF So. SOC. 900. nndofthe free
eptry of Nil. p,eteria,s needed IN the conetruo.
tion "a raNr,aas - nthor ro.L. ,nSnr tho non.
ZION on hanroaus OF other works under the con-
%cession. It was also agreed that the rate to be
tho rai,,o.is shn,,,L Nc sonon oan,. lie A
further concession to be granted to the syndi.
cate consisted Of the right TO pridiron the city
~ .'sn0'o eiu"on .uo .t
OF Havana ana the adjacent country with cleo
trio railroads. When the Washington authori-
ties obtained this information the syndicate
- .ss,S ~ 80
hau a,Ieany received q map OF the CITY marked
with The streets upon which 1t was to he al
lowed to run ears. BY this map II appears that
the syndicate was to have entire control OF
every PROMINENT streetin Havana Other con-
cessfons and legal assurances were given. and
to make the whole bind ng tho revenues OF
Cuba for the next nihety-nine years were
pledged TO the, pnymentof the interest. and SUBJ
sidy ,promised, in the concessions, Not only
steam rnd electric, railroad franchises were
granted, but also all sorts OF valuable rights Of
way. -
Ca IlsasSS Nsre m SstnnsSge sn a. t ne memdners 81 t his
civil authorities OF Havana. and at this new
evidence Of bad faith on their part In their
dealings with this government. The, Presl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
wno GETS ALDn1DeE,s pLAoEs

Col. Roosevelt Said to Be Considering the
Merits OF a Heretofore Unmentioned Man.
There is growing impression among poll
ticians that new names have come up for con-
sideration by Col. Roosevelt in connection with
the appointment Of a Superintendent Of Public
Works to succeed Mr.. Aldridgs.
The friends OF Francis Hendricks Of Syracuse
are quite sure that he is the man for the place.
Col. Roosevelt is known to have a high opinion
OF Mr.. Hendricks. but 1t became known yester-
day. that Col. Roosevelt was considering a
tepdor OF the appointment. to an engineer to
whom y had once before been offered tenta-
lively. who hal declined to consider IL.
This man. So it was said. was to be Influenced
by his friends to regard the place. more kindly.
neither Mr.. E. P. North nor Mr.. George Clinton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
Gen. Miles,s Army BIN Introduced.

UeH' DIiIcb'B hFHly BIZ I~htroduced.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-Representatiye Nc.
Clellan OF New York to-day introduced Gen.
Miles's bill for the reorganization OF the army.
as a matter Of courtesy to the author. who Is
his personal friend. The General sent the bill
hut none Of the members would Introduce II.
Hr. Mcclellan says there are some features OF
the bill which he approves. but as a whole he
cannot indorse II.
Hath to he Mustered Out Tonight.
The members OF the Hath Provisional Regt-
ment will be formally mustered out OF the State
nue.. brooklyn, Tho Organization was formed
to take the place Of the Fourteenth Regiment
while II was at the front.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
THE SOLDIER DEAD AT SANTIAGO.

1T Is Proposed Now to Bury Them Together
In the Arlington Cemetery.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 13.-A change in the plans
for the disposition Of the remains OF the soldiers
who died at Santiago was announced to-day at
the War Department. The iden of lnterrfnE
them In different national cemeteries has been
abandoned. md It ls proposed TO use part OF
the Arlngto National Cemetery, near Wash
ington. for tho purpose. Apict Is to he @ elected
there and arranged for the burial OF the dead
ofthe Cuban cn n paiRn exclusively, ksuitable
monument will ba erected la their honor
The evening times., 1898-03-18
THEY RIDICULE IT.
Many People Ridicu1e the Idea of an
Absolute Cure for Dyspepsia a
and Stomach Troubles.
Rtdicule, However, Is Not Argument
and Facts are Stubborn Things


Stomach troubles are so common and in
many cases so obstinate to cure that peo-
pie are apt to look with suspicion on any
remedy claiming to be a radical, perma-
nent cure for dyspepsia and indigestion.
Many such pride themselves on never be-
ing humbugged, especially on medicines
This fear of being humbugged may be
carried too far; so far in fact, that many
persons suffer for years with weak diges-
ton, rather than risk little time and
money in faithfully testing the claims of
preparation so reliable and universally
used as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are
vastly different in one important respect
from ordinary proprietary medicines for
the reason that they are not a secret rat
ent medicine, no secret is made of their
ingredients, but analysis shows them to
contain the natural digestive ferments
pure aseptic pepsin. the digestive acids
Golden Seal, bismuth. hydrastis and nux.
They are not cathartic, neither do they
act powerfully on any organ, but they
cure indigestion on the common-sense
plan of digesting the food eaten promptly.
thoroughly before 1t has time to ferment.
sour and cause the mischief This is the
only secret of their success. ~.
Cathartic pills never have and never
can cure indigestion and stomach trou-
bles because they act entirely upon the
bowels, whereas the whole trouble is real
ly in the stomach.
Stuarts Dyspepsia. Tablets. taken after
meals, digest the food That is all there
is to it. Food not digested or half di-
gested is poison, as it creates gas, acid
ity, headaches, palpitation of the heart,
loss of flesh and appetite and many other
troubles which are often called by some
other name.
They are sold by druggists everywhere
at 80 cents per package. isAddress Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich.s efor1b books on stom-
aeh diseases or ask your druggist for it.
mh14,16,1S
The evening times., 1898-03-18
His Luck.

CFrom the Detroit Free Press)
"Tll pay no more" shouted Gimbly
when the insurance agent called on him.
mo more accident policy for me. Let
'er lapse. It's just the same as burning
money for me. No use in arguin' or
jollyin'. now. I'm done donatin'.
wouldn't give a dollar on a million TO
be insured against accident"
What's the matter, man? Our COM
pany's good as gold"
Il don't care whether il is or not.
I'm accident proof When / was learn
in to ride my bicycle / fell off 200 times
by actual count and never as much as
sprained a finger. | was in a runaway
where four other people were all
jammed up, and ] didn't have a scratch.
Two months ago / was IN that railroad
wreck and every living soul in the car
but myself was hurt. Less than week
ago SAT down on the icy sidewalk with
such a sudden jerk that ! lit on my own
hat. i fell off the street car this morn
door when I went home to lunch. AMI
was standing right beside my stable
man when horse kicked him clear
across the barn and I'm just as sound
as the day took out that policy. That's
just my Internal luck. Not another dol
lar viii you get out Of me-"
The next day Gimbly was laid up with
a twisted back. incurred by tossing the
baby in the air.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
The Giraffe's Sore Throat.

q rom the Boston Ecrald.A
"Secms to me 1 told you once" said the old
circus man, "about the giraffe having a sore
throat? II Is a serious matter for any giraffe TO
have sore throat; bad for the giraffe. and bad
for the owner. When You come to take an Is
foot giraffe like ours, throat meant large
Expense and large amount Of trouble: and the
blg fellow hadn't more'n got over this before
something else happened to him that gave us even
more trouble. He caught cold. and the cold settled
IN has throat SUPPOSE he stl sensitive there
and Il gave him stiff neck, SO that he couldn't
bend his neck at az.
''Nou can't have any idea of what q stiff neck
means until YOU see a giraffe afflicted IN that waV
we'd had all sorts of trouble with animals in one
way another, but for real trouble tins beat 'em
all. We discovered il one day on the road The
giraffe always ducked his head under the branch.
es that hung down, sort Of like swan or goose
docs. hut this day. carrying his head right NJ
straight in the air. he brought up against a
branch that was at least fifteen feet above the
ground That was such amazing thing that
We knew something must he the matter and
when the girafies keeper came up we spoke TO
him, and all he did to bend his nose down
and look down; why, we saw he couldn't bend
his neck, and then we knew what was the mat
''Well, Of course. the first thing we did was 70
set man TO march alongside of him with tent
pole, with crotch in the end OF IT, 70 lift the
branches for him. Most Of the time-sl,noer an
the time, IN tsct-Nye could see him clear of over
hanging branches and Of course. lots Of the way
there WAS long stretches where There wasn't onr
the man Wcuid have 60 lift a branch TO let the
big giraffe go under; and a great pity il was
too. 10 see him compelled TO go about in that
manner.
He went that way for about ten days Ordi-
narily We used 10 put his feed for him on TOP Of
an animal cage, 50 he wouldn't have 10 bend
down more than eight OF ten feet. but he Couldn't
do that now. 80 we set a ring in the center pole
eighteen feet from the ground, and we used to
reeve rope through that and make one end fast
20 the bucket. with his food drink in IT, and
hoist IL up and let him eat there. ON the road
we used 70 throw rope over the crotch OF a
tree at suitable height. For his entry into the
great tent at show time had TO cut a great
slit in the canvas; but didn't regret that be-
cause IL was mighty impressive thing to see him
march in that way. II made him look thirtv-siy
feet tail instead Of eighteen.
Twice day man used 10 90 M on ladder
and put strap around his head. and we'd hook
on a fall, with bo osms chair. and man would
ride down his neck and rub in linament He sed
20 like that very much, and il helped him great
ly, too, and one morning when the men went out
10 give him the usual rub. they were delighted 10
see the old chap with his head bowed down
pretty near to the roof of the grizzly bear cage
which stood next to him, which showed fbat his
neck WAS coming around all right. and also indi-
Gated that he d take his breakfast this morning in
tho old way, II you please"
The evening times., 1898-03-18

A unique remonstranCe against the re-
newal of a liquor license to a Philadel-
phia dealer has attracted unusual atten-
ton here. because of it's attack upon the
consttutionality of the States high-li-
cense law. Ii may create much wider in
terest If the remonsrator carries out his
announced purpose to take the case to
the highest tribunal in the land for a rul-
ing on the point raised. His contention
is that the place for which a license is
asked is not fitted or designed for the
entertainment of strangers and travellers,
but for the business of retailing liquor I'm
small quantities. This. he claims. is not
only an immoral but an Illegal business,
and he relies upon quotations from three
decisions Of the United States Supreme
Court in support of his contention. In
two Of these decisions strong condemna-
tion of the dram shop is expressed. this
being the language used in one instance.
as quoted I'm the remonstrance: by the
general concurrence of opinion of every
civilized and Christian community there
are few sources of crime and misery to
society equal to the dram shop, where in
toXicatinG liquors in small quantities. to
be drunk a the time are. sold indiscrimi-
nately to all parties applying.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
BASEBALL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The Philadelphia club lost two beauti-
full practice days at Cape May, n. j., on
account of the non-arrival of their uni
forms Stallings scared up enough old
suits to get the infleld in motion. and
the rest of the team were treated to long
walks and a lecture by Manager STALL
ings laying out the plan of campaign for
the season.
"Gusty Bill Everitt, of the Chicago
team, appears at home on the initial
corner of the diamond. the place Pop
Anson used to hold down for the Colts.
The shifty way in which Everitt keeps
in position with the ball. using either
foot to touch the bag, at once attracted
the attention of the new managers. Ev-
eritt fields his position we'll and goes
after the ball, relying on his pitcher 20
cover the bag whenever that play seems
desirable.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
IN THE ROPED ARENA.

Joe Choynski is coming East, and is
looking for fight with Mccoy.
The largest purses hung up by English
boxing clubs now rarely exceed $500, and
most of the fights are secured for a
much smaller amount.
Tom Sharkey will leave San Francisco
in two weeks time for the East, and
Is prepared to make a match with any
of the heavyweights. Sharkey's last
bout proved him a foul fighter. but he
will doubtless be able to make a match
as long as he is separated from that
Frisco gang and doubtful referees.
Jim Jeffries has a slight call on the
betting In his contest with Peter Jack
son at San Francisco March q.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
JOTTINGs ABOUT JOCKEYS.

Harry Lewis, one of the best riders in
the East, states that he has arranged
TO ride for James Mclaughlin at the
meeting. Lewis has been
in Brooklyn, and has gone to
work to get down to l06 pounds.
Old-time riders seem to be in demand
this season, and II Is now claimed that
Marty Bergen will ride for Phil Dwy-
er, and that Mike Dwyer has engaged
Johnny Lamly to do his Hight work.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
FIT 7

If we can't fit nobody can.
If you are paying tailor $40 or
SIS more per suit than we ask
you are throwing that $40 or SIS
away. We will fit you as well as
any tailor can and a great deal bet
ter than most of them do. This IS
our claim-now let us prove it to
you-today or any day you wish.
The tailors ask $50 for the Top Coats we sell
for Sl0-and $50 for the Fine English Whipcord
Coat we sell at S25
The evening times., 1898-03-18
Partial List of Cures.

Munyon's GRIPPE CURE. a quick and
positive cure for Influenza or so-called
Grippe. Price 25C.
Munyon's COLD CURE cures colds N
head in a few hours Price 25c.
Munyon's COUGH CURE cures all
forms OF Cough. Bronchitis or Colds
affecting the air passages and lungs.
Price 25c.
Munyon's CATARRH CURE and CA
TARRH TABLETS. Price 25c. each.
Munyon's RHEUMATISM CURE. Guar
anteed to cure all forms Of rheumatism,
acute or chronic. Price 25C. II
The evening times., 1898-03-18

An effort is being made to pursuade the
Massachusetts Legislature to further tink-
er the Sunday law, the advocates of a
Puritan Sabbath" not being content with
the law passed three years ago. because
of its permission on Sunday of IAN enter
tainment given by a religious or charita-
bic society. the proceeds of which, If any,
are TO be devoted exclusively to charita-
BILE or religious purpose" Their desire
now is To make "a concert of sacred mu-
sic the sole limitation, but they have ad-
mitted in the hearings before a legislative
committee that this is only an entering
wedge. Strong opposition has appeared
to the wedge. much of il coming from men
with the title of reverend" The Rev
Charles c. Everett. ID. D.. dean of the
Harvard Theological School, wrote that
he would regret to see the Sunday less
quiet and orderly than now but he had
supposed that I'VE had Outgrown the Blue
laws" The Rev. George Hodges, D. D.,
dean of tche Episcopal Theological School
of Cambridge. opposed any enactment
which would simply make Sunday
hated Even the law must take human
nature into account" he said. and what
he wanted is that Sunday shall be joy
and a pleasure, not threat" There were
like protests from many others. and one
OF the speakers told of a recent experience
suggesting conditions that existed half a
century or more ago 1t was on the occa-
sion of a visit on a Saturday afternoon to
the Asylum for Colored Orphans in Bos-
ton, where he observed that the children
had no playthings. He asked the reason
for this, and was told the playthings had
all been put away because the children
were not allowed to play on Saturday, so
as to prepare their minds for the obsery-
ance of Sunday.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
Cured in Two Weeks.

Written January q. lS3N-
Mrs y. Kohler 4G6 Wilson Street
northwest. Washington. ID. g, says: Il
had infiammatory rheumatism in its
worst form. and was confined To my bed
for four weeks. Remedies that i used
Were useless. Doctors prescribed for me.
hut relief did not come. l was persuad-
ed TO try Munyon's rheumatism Cure
and his electrical treatment at the Wash
ington office. My hands and feet Were
so swollen that / was compelled 10 have
an assistant TO reach the office. There
was a decided Improvement after the
first treatment, and i'm two weeks all the
suffering had disappeared. pain was
gone. and ] was able TO ride my wheel.
in other words ! am now entirely wei
again.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
DOMESTIC TOPICS.

When the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany substitutes electric for steam trac-
tion1in its suburban service at Chicago it
will make use of the force of gravity in
stopping and starting its trains. This is a
feature devised by the engineers for the
underground railroad in London, but 1t is
believed to be novel in the United States.
The plan is to elevate the track at all
stations, the grade to be about per cent.
which Is not a sufficient variation from
the level to be readily apparent to the
passengers, but is estimated to be enough
to effect saving of 80 per cent in power.
As is generally known, the most serious
of traction problems is the inertia of the
train To start the motor and It's train
takes more than double the force re-
quired to keep the train in motion on or
dinary grades or on level ground For
this reason. motors must BE much strong
er than would otherwise be necessary.
BY thus grading the tracks, the railroad
people will utilize to overcome this obsta-
cle convenient force Which now largely
goes to waste-gravity. ~
The train standing before the station
with brakes set, viii be- on the summit
of 3 per cent grade When the conduc-
tor gives the signal to start, the man at
the lever will take off the brakes, and
Immediately the force of gravity will set
the train moving down the grade. The
start will be more prompt than If enor-
nous power were expended in overcom-
ing the-inertia OF the mass; and the speed
of the train will be accelerated with a
comparatively small expenditure of force.
At the bottom of the grade the train
will speed along a level track until il ap
proaches another station. Here it will
meet rise of per cent. The motorman
Will throw of the current, and the force
of gravity Will pull the train back as 1t
runs up the grade. causing it, without the
least jar, gradually to lose its speed,
until, as ii tops the rise and finds itself
on the down grade the motorman Will put
on the brakes and stop il in front of the
station. ... 81.
The evening times., 1898-03-18

Try Heurich's Maerzen and see IL il
doesn't take that rusty feeling from your
system. Order a case from the Airing
ton Bottling Co. and drink a glass of
beer with every meal and you'll find a
brighter. happier and stronger feeling
before the case is half empty.
The evening times., 1898-03-18
MuNYON
GIVES MORE PROOF
He Invites You TO Visit His Cured
Patients and Talk With Them.
HIS OFFICE Is ALWAYS OPEN TO YOU
IL Costs You Nothing to Consult His
Specialists.
HIS OFFICE IS ALWAYS OPEN TO YOU
No. 613 Thirteenth Street N. ".
Munyon's Remedies for Sale by All
Druggists.

Mrs. Kohler would not make the state
ment for publication which she has hand
ed US if IL was not true. She would not
be a party TO a deception and fraud. She
is cured and she wants to be the means
OF others being cured. She is right here
in your city neighbor. Call on her ana
talk with her; she Will receive you KIND
ly. and help you all she can.
If you are suffering. do as she did, so
% Mup,-ap and no cured
The evening times., 1898-03-18

less than one-fourth of the entire number.
so that upwards of three-fourths of the
children obtain less than four years
schooling" To the Philadelphia Times
this is not an abnormal condition. al
though it is discouraging and disQuieting.
Not expecting any early change in the cir
cumstances which appear to make neces-
sary the employment of many children
when they should be in school, or change
in the minds of parents on this subject,
the Times accepts the condition as en-
phasizing the fact that the elementary
schools are the really important part of
the whole system the essential founda-
ton that should be most carefully per-
fected in preference-if preference must
be shown-to any part Of the superstruc-
ture." In recognition of this fact. per-
haps, DR.. Brooks devotes a large part of
his report to the elementary courses.
speaking of the improvement in primary
instruction as lone of the most prominent
features of modern education"
A rival to California in fruit growing
in a small way is Arizona, the favored
section of the Territory as 10 soil and
climate being the Salt River Valley. This
valley produced $500 boxes of oranges,
lemons, grape fruit. and tangerines last
year, about doubling it's production of
1886. There are 800 acres planted in or
anges in the Salt River Valley thus far.
and the success which has attended the
industry will result in the planting of
many new groves this Spring. OF the SOC
acres about 500 acres are now in bearing,
and the others will soon begin to produce.
The varieties of oranges grown are about
equally divided between the Washington
navel and seedlings. There the fruit rip
ems earlier. as a rule, by two or three
than does In California and
Arizona oranges have often been the
first to reach the Eastern market. 1t is
frequently the case that they are plac-
ed on the Thanksgiving table of the re-
motest Eastern city by the Arizona ship
per.
The evening times., 1898-03-18

The statistics of every State show
greater amount of crime and misery at
tributable TO the use of ardent spirits OBJ
tained at these retail saloons than TO any
other sources" In the same decision il
is stated that there is no inherent right
in citizen to thus sell intoxicating Iq-
uors by retail; It is not privilege of
citizen of the State or of citizen of the
United States" Then, in another deci-
sion, the remonstrant finds this: "No
legislature can bargain away the public
health or the public morals. The people
themselves cannot do it. much less their
servants. Government is organ
lied with view to their prevention and
cannot divest itself of the power to pro-
vide for them" Prohibitionists will GER
tainly be impressed with the argument.
whatever others may think of II, and the
remonstrant may have moral or other
support from that qurter.
The evening times., 1898-03-18

DR.. Brooks, superintendent of public
schools in Philadelphia, noting in his an
nual report the distribution of the chill
dren in the various grades, says that it is
'an abnormal condition that the propor-
ton of pupils in the grammar grades is