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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

appailiug death that still threatens inno-
cent men II is a slow and lingering death
from consumption. One sixth Of the hui
man race die from this relentless enemy of
humanity. Probably no subject connected
with health is so important and so little
understood as the conservation OF vital
force The human organism is wonderful
machine, and is so constructed that If ex-
haistiye draughts are made upon the vital
forces during youth and middle life, the
mechanism responds for the time, but at the
expense of its future usefulness. The man
who overwoTks or exhausts himself day
after day is constantly overdrawiug his
store of vital force. Finally the :nechan-
ism of supply breaks down and the man
becomes a physical bankrupt The me
chanism of supply IN man IL his stomach.
There the food is transformed into vital
force. If the stomach is weak and the di-
gestion impaired, the body ceases to re-
ceive and store UP vital force. If the
draugiit is continued, consumption or SOME
other equally fatal disease Is the result
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is a
great producer of vital force. 1t enables a
man TO daily store up energy to do almost
any amount Of work CT stand any amount
of exposure. II does its work through the
stomach. 1t makes the weak stomach
strong 1t facilitates and increases the
flow of digestive juices. 1t promotes and
perfects the assimilation of all the life
giving elements of the food 1t is the
great blood maker and flesh builder
Mr. r. NJ. Ro5iuett, Of Xenophon, Tenn.
Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and
torpid liver. Twas very bad of and tried diff
ferent doctors with but little benefit. decided
TO give the Golden Medical Discovery trial
and soon began to improve. fit had not been
for DR.. Picrcess Golden Medical Discovery be-
Geve would not be living to-day"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

The court Or inquiry into the Maine dis
sster is sitting in Havana harbor- It's
sessions are held on board the American
tender Mangrove and are strictly secret.
How long il may be before results can be
known is a matter for conjecture. Judg-
ing from the past course Of our autholi-
ties. il wiH not be Immediately. The con-
spiracy of delay is seen 10 be working
vigorously in Washington, Wall street
London and Paris. We have reason TO
believe that the secret facts already IN
the possession Of Mr.. Mckinley would
have caused any other government TO
take final action days ago. All the courts
and cabinets of Europe are laughing at
us. They do rot know how easy il is TO
put of the American Congress and people
with empty promises, only made TO he
ignored as soon az excitement has quiet
I'd little Perhaps they may never have
heard what the sainted Barnum said
The American people like to be humbug-
Fed and are eagerly willing TO pay tho
price"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
AN OFFER FROM DIVER DALTON.
Expert Services Terdered in the
Maine Investigation

New York. Feb. 22.-Captain Davis Dali
ton. of this city. the champion swimmer
and diver. has offered to the United
States Government free his services in
making an examination of the Maine.
Captain Dalton has forwarded to Wash
ington the offer of his services. with the
stipulation that he should receive no pay
for his services, but should be recognized
as one of the official Government divers.
Captain Dalton is a Prussian By birth,
but is an American citizen. He has be-
come greatly interested in the disaster of
the Maine. and is of tls opinion that he
could be of great service to the Govern
ment in the official inspection Of the
wreck and in discovering the bodies of
the sailors who went down with the
Maine. Besides being an experienced di-
Yer, Captain Dalton is an expert swim
mer. Last September he swan ten miles
along the Long Island coast with his
hands and feet tied. He has $50 p1eddlS
for saving almost as many lives. " Cap
tain Dalton receives a favorable reply
from Washington. he will leave the city
this week for Havana and begin work as
a diver for the Government.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
Vegetables a Fighting Diet.

lfrom thc LONDON heselaliai-D
I regret to say that yegetarianism is fighting
diet. Aine;y-uine per cent of the worlds fight
ing has been done on iarinaccoys food. In Ira
faigar Square found il impossible TO run away
IS fast as the meat eaters did. Panic is car
nivorous speciality. II the army were fed on a
hardy, healthy. feshless diet we should hear no
more of the disgust OF our coloied troops and OF
the Afridis and FuzzywuzZies at the cowardscc OF
Tommy Atkins ] am myself congenitaliy timid,
but as a vegetarian ! can generally conceal ray
tremors. whereas IN my unfegenerate DAYS, when l
ate my iellow-creatrres was as patent coward
as Peter the Great The recent spread oil lire
eating fiction and lingo war worship sort OF
thing that only interests the pusillanimous-is due
to the spread OF meat eating. Compare the TIP
peTary peasant OF the potatoes snd-buttermiik
DAYS with the modern gentleman who gorges HIM
self with murdered COW. The Tpperary man new
er read bloody minded Boveis caeered patriotic
music hall tsblesux, but he fought recklessly and
wantOBly. Your carnivorous gentleman is afraid
of everything doctors, dogs, disease.
death and truth-telling.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

cases of record. But the Pullman mag
nate goes further. and. according to the
dispatch, declares thar the matter and
manner of harbor defenses and fortihca-
tions are well known and perfectly un-
derstood In entering the harbor
Of Havana, the Maine did so with fun
knowledge that il was a fortified harbor,
and took all the chances of accident or
the acts which might be done by those
for whom Spain is not responsible As
the submarine mines. part of such fort-
locations, can only he fired from places
under the control Of those for whom the
terrifying power is responsible. the upper
berth logic of the sleeping car man is as
unreliable as one of his own porters with
out a tip. What would Abraham Lin
coin say TO such talk? We know! He
would say: "God forgive me for
wei. never mind the rest! 1t is national
pain to contemplate such a degenerate
son of a noble sire,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

1t was reported the other day that
glacier fun of meat had been discovered
in Alaska. and that the meat needs only
thawing out 10 be thoroughly edible. This
sounds rather apocryphal, but the story
runs this way: An Indian, while hunt
ing, discovered a cave packed with solid
ice and i'm this ice frozen buffaloes, of a
species now extinct. The animals arc
only about half the size of the American
buffalo. and the flesh seems TO be as good
and fresh as ever. though packed away
in this natural refrigerator some CEN
turtles ago. The next thing for somebody
to discover will be a cave full of canned
soup and another full of bread. and few
other edibles, and the inhabitants of this
coantry will make a summer resort of
the Klondike to save their grocery bills.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

a Chicago special to the New York
World prints some alleged Views Of the
Hon. Robert r. Lincoln. once a son of the
patriot-martyr President. but row, APP
parently, only President of the Pullman
Sleeping Car Company. As this Mr.. Lin
coin was once Minister to England, we
presume that. in Chicago. the sun of in
ternational law and lore is supposed to
rise and set in his back yard. lie is re-
ported az saying that, assuming mine
exploded by a fanatic destroyed the
Maine. that ends the matter, as no gov
eminent is responsible for the acts OF fits
private citizens" This is new and COM
plete, Daniel come to Judgment II we
remember, we have had to pay indemnity
10 Italy for acts of our private citizens
- Esv AClssns. ssna LssSs are other like
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
SMOKING CArsED CANCER.
Mans Death Charged to the Use
of InhncCO.

Trenton. y. j. Feb. John Lyner. =
well-known citizen. died from starva-
ton yesterday. He had been two years
slowly dying. because of cancer which
affected his lower jaw. The cancer
came from incessaut smoking, and the
case was carefully studied by the local
physicians aud some specialists from
New York and Philadelphia.
John Lyner lived at No 121 Dye street
and ne was sixty years old at the time
of his death. His generous growth
made it's appearance three years ago.
and came first ON the lower lip. and
gradually extended over the whole mouth.
making it impossible for him TO eat sol
id food He could take a limited amount
Of LIQUID food and later he could take
none. because Of the aggravated coEdi-
ton Of the disease, his throat and neck
being badly affected.
He attributed the presence Of the dis
ease to his incessant use of tobacco. be-
ing a heavy smoker Of both cigars aud
pipe. lie bad twice been operated on
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
GEN. LEE NOT AT FAULT.
MI. williams Says He Cannot Succor
All the Starving

Representative Williams, of Mississippi.
speaking of the press dispatch from Ha-
vana in yesterday evenings papers rela-
tive TO reported friction between Consul
General Lee at Havana and the consuls
at Sagua la Grande and MatanZas.
Messrs. Barker and Brice, said that it
must be a mistake. Not long since, ="
said he. Il received letter from Consul
Barker saying that while supplies had
beeen insufficient and very little relief
had been offered in his district, he did
not at all wish to be understood as criti-
cis;ng Gen. Lee. 1t would not, of course.
be Gen. Lees fault that the relief sent
for the reconcentrados had been INSULT
cient even in Havana itself, nor could he
be expected to hunt up starving people at
a distance with plenty of them before
his very eyes-more than enough to con-
sumo all he could supply.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
SORROW FOR THE MAINE DEAD.
The Central Labor Union Passes a
Resolution.

The Central Labor Union, nj a meet
ing held last evening at Typographical
Temple. passed the following resolution
Resolved, That we. the delegates to
the Central Labor Union of Washington
d. c., tender our heartfelt sympathy 10
the relatives of the men who went TO
their death in the service of the coun-
try aboard of the battleship Maine, in
the harbor of Havana. and that We look
upon the disaster in a spirit which be-
speaks careful investigation"
The meeting was largely attended and
in the absence of Mr. Sprague, Vice
President w. II. Maghan was in the
chair.
The secretary of the union was in
structed to forward to the Commission
ers of the District the petitions asking
for suffrage for the residents of the
District, and request their favorable con-
sideration and recommendation of the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
FOR THE SEAMEN's HOME.
The Bu rnt Cork Club Gives an En-
tertaiDment.

The entertainment given last evening
at odd Fellows Hall, for the benefit OF
cess. 1t was given under the auspices OF
st. Joseph's Union, and the committee
of arrangements secured the assistance
of the Burnt Cork Club to aid in raising
funds for the charitable object.
The program presented was varied and
interesting, consisting of songs, comic
and sentimental, sketches, acrobatiC
feats and illustrated songs. Those who
contributed to the evenings pleasure
were: Harry L. Shackelford Howard A.
Graham, Ross, Gessford, Steve Clements
Byron Bond, Ross Wise, Charles Shackel-
ford Milton Clark. Harry Dunan, VIII
Nell, +. Keyser, Henry Hills, Berney
Burnsides. VIII Collier, Miss Josie Faux
ner and the Del Ray brothers. Dancing
followed. I,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

A measure VI the greatest Importance
10 ireland was introduced in the British
Parliament yesterday by Mr.. Gerald Bal
four. the government leader in the House
of Commons. Ii is in the shape OF a
bin providing for the creation OF county
councils which will be elected on the
basis of the parliamentary franchise
These councils will take the place of the
grand iuries. which have been in full
control Of local affairs hitherto. and have
been practically nominated by the land
lords The local elective franchise mas
been so high that il has given almost
complete domination. nearly everywhere,
10 the minority Protestant element while
the present act will transfer il 10 the nor
NAL majority of the citizenship. 1T is
an extremely liberal measure, as ii ex-
tends to Ireland the exact county gov
ernmental system in force in England
and Scotland. with the exception that the
Irish county councils will not have juris-
diction Of the police. That feature is
properly criticised by some of the home
rule leaders: but otherwise all sections of
the Irish representation have accepted II
with great satisfaction. even the Ulster
conservatives agreeing to the bill, as an
inevitable movement in the direction of a
more equitable and democratic rule for
ireland If not complete home rule. it
is q long step that way, and there does
rot appear 10 be the least doubt of its
passage.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
Wanted in Canada

Edward Perry,II Canadian, twenty
eight years old. and Charles Meyers.
eighteen years old, were arrested last
night at the Bij6u Theater. Perry is
wanted in Toront5, Canada. on the charge
of breaking Jail about six months ago.
The nature of the crime which Perry
committed is noteknown to the police.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

What i'm the world are they doing in
New England that they let their repre-
seutativey waste time in this way? A
New England member Of Congress is
about 10 introduce a bill providing that
1he letter ~ be eliminated from all Gov
eminent publications. He says that IL is
useless and troublesome, and nuisance.
Perhaps il is. TO gentlemen who are weak
in their spelling. but to the average per-
son ii would be much more troublesome
TO remember 10 leave IL out every tine
or substitute something else i'm its place.
What does this astute New Englander in
tend TO put in its place, may it be asked?
Does he purpose TO talk of Andrew
ackson." and Thomas efferson,' and
''ohn ames Ingalls, and so on? Or
does he purpose to substitute some other
combination of vocal emblems. and have
our agricultural reports going on about
guicy pork and gimson weed. and our
Congressional Record discussing a gingo
policy? II he really wanted to leave out
some letter of the alphabet, why not
choose c or Q? Nobody would object TO
the loss of the latter symbol of sound,
unless il is Lemuel Ely Kwigs. and lie
might get used to il. and as for c, Ii
could be dispensed with quite easily, since
its sound could always be expressed by
either S or X But j! Why, 10 begin
with. all the Johns in Congress. and all
the Jameses. and all the Josephs would
vote against this bill. to say nothing of
Julius, Jacob, Jasper and other people
whose names begin with this useful let
ter. And then there is the gentleman
from New England himself What would
his fellow-members do when they wan;e
TO call him a jay?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
Reouiem Mass for the Martyrs.

baltimore. Feb. 22-Cardinal Gibbons
will request each of the pastors in the
archdiocese of Baltimore to offer a mass
of requiem, in commemoration OF the
terrible death of the sailors aboard the
battleship Maine in the Harbor OF Ha-
vana.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
Condolences From Admiral Spann.

Vice Admiral Spann of the Austrian
Hungarian navy today sent to Secretary
Long the following message of condo
lence:
Vienna, Feb q, 1898.
Secretary Of the Navy:
On receipt of the terrible information
of the destruction of the Maine, ] send
to you in the name of the Austrian-1Iun-
garian war navy the expression Of deep
felt sympathy. SPANN.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
New York Legislatures Resolution.

A resolution from the New York legis-
lature was presented in the Senate yes
terday, denouncing the outrages commit
ted by the Spaniards on the Cubans, and
PRAYING for the Intervention of the
United States to obtain peace by what
ever means necessary.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

The relations between Great Britain and
France. in connection with the situation
in West Africa, continue in a strained
condition. and with a good deal of con-
fusion as to the relative views and pur-
poses Of the two cabinets. There are some
indications that Foreign Minister Han
ateaux is inclined TO make some con-
cessions, and il is believed that he will
quietly instruct the French forces in the
Lagos country to vacate the positions they
have occupied, without making any noise
about IL. He is understood to concede
that accepted maps Of the territory rep
resent il as British. and. in view OF a
more than usual disposition on The part
Of mis- neighbors over the Channel to
fight about the matter. he is willing 10
hack out. If allowed 10 do SO without the
appearance Of sacrificing French pride
or vanity. Ii is a good time for him
TO work such a plan, as his nation is too
busy and crazy over the Dreyfus-Zola
matter to pay much attention TO any
/ thing else. unless ii should be brought
unpleasantly in evidence by British ut
! terances. There Is danger of that; for
! at the least sign OF retreat on the French
/ side insular buster is likely TO break
/ out with offensive noise. That might
excite a French appetite for lion meat,
which would be hard to control
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22


The fact that the representatives Of
three foreign powers on Sunday cabled
their governments that war was inevita-
bile was published in The Times Monday
morning. Today the New York papers
republish and amplify the news. with
such additional deductions. inklings and
surmises as they have been able to gather
during the interval. The New York
Journal correspondence, On the strength
Of diplomatic gossip in Washington. IN
clines to the idea that Italy may help
Spain by turning over several fine war.
ships, contracts for the sale of which
have been long in secret existence. That
would be so manifestly uEfriendly OF the
part of King Cmberto, that it probably
would strain the friendly relations be-
tween mis- nation and ours, il nothing
more. Were It not FOR The undoubted
friendship of Russia. the one power not
at the command OF the coalition of Eu-
ropean bankers, we might look for Sc
rious trouble from abroad: but that saves
us. Still while that same coalition would
be helpless to offset the course of the
American people. If they. could act for
themselves, ii has shown itself as the
controlling influence and the hard task
master of the Administration. Signii1-
cant OF this fact is the report that, on
Withdrawing our legation and consuls
from Spain, Minister Woodford win con-
fide American interests TO the British
Minister. representing an inimical gov
eminent, instead of 10 the Russian minis
ter, the representative Of our single
friend in Europe. If true this will
amount to another Of those criminal
blunders of which we have seen too many
since the unhappy fourth day of last
March.
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one potent reason why the utmost
postponement Of affirmative action may
be desired by the Administration is. that
there is a widespread and desperate effort
being made by the London Paris and
Berlin holders Of the Spanish-Cuban
bonds TO avert war by compelling this
country to indorse a large part Of the
debt. and thus permit Cuban independ-
ence as a sop 10 American sentiment,
while at the same time saving the ba-
con Il some best business interests who
have bought in at panic prices. and so
stand to earn a profit Of hundred mill
ions or so. if the scheme can be made
10 work. II they see that il cannot. then
the alternative will he TO secure Euro
pean Intervention. if possible. or at any
rate allow Spain time to concentrate her
feet get some secretly-purchased vessels
in commission. and SO promote such a
fear Of war in America as TO prevent 1t.
In principle at least, il is believed that
thu Administration is lending itself 70 this
plan. The American part Of the coalition
is working feverishly to the same end,
but not apparently with the internal har-
mony which marks the movement of the
European coparceners. Indeed. there is
a bare possibility that a mutual greedi-
ness on the part. Of the NeH England and
Wall street contingents may Vet spoil the
scheme Each Of these wants the set
element 10 INCLUDE exclusive telegraph,
telephone electric and railway franchises
for the whole Island of Cuba as well as
their five or six hundred per cent profit
on the bonds. IL is a gorgeous Conspir-
acy. however, and is likely to appeal
strongly to the commercial instincts Of
certain gentlemen influential in placating
legislators. Yet IL is said that Senator
Hannas voice is for war, Well. in times
like these, no one knows what to expect.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
T, C,-nE \ COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets,
All druggists refund the money If II fails
10 cure &c The genuine has j.. T. O. on
each tablet.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22
An honest

An honest
tnan in this
day and age
has little
need TO fear
death by
| hanging.
| The danger
4 that limo
7cent III e n
Wilde upon
the scafold
has been re-
due Cd bv
modern laws
of evidence
a minimum.
TLera &c one
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The unnatriottc ptngIey

(From the Utica Observer
Uneasy lies the protociiouist head that wears .
London hat.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-22

Open until P. m. today.
Let it be a morning Of inyeStiga-
ton for you. Well put some Top
Goats before you-or UlsterS--if
the weather is more Ulster-Ilke--
that'll give you new notion OF the
possibilities of ready-tO-wear gar
mentS.
There's no clothing like the SakS
clothing mainly becatiSe we make
the making a matter OF careful study
and expert execution.
Double satisfaction h ere - he
values-and the prices.
Spring Hats are in-and they are
the most becoming blocks this season
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Circulation Statement.
Notes of the Day

FEBRUARY %, 1898.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-01

for private bills whether 1t would in
terfere with n report from the foreign
affairs committee.
1T certainly would" replied the
speaker
Then 1 object" shouted MIR. Brom-
we'll
Subsequently he withdrew his objec-
ton, with the understanding that Tues
day should be private bill day provided
the foreign affairs committee had no
report to make to the House. The naval
bill was then taken up.
Mr.. King Cpen., Utah) made point
OF order against the provision for new
bnttleships and torpedo boats.
1t was overruled by the chair
Mr.. Cannon chairman of the appro-
priation committee) offered II substi-
tute for the paragraph In the bill, pro-
viding for three battleships and ak tor
pedo boat dcstroyers. The substitute
provided for one battleship to cost 3d.
600, 900. exclusive of armament. twelve
torpedo boat destroyers and twelve tor
pedo boats to cost not exceeding $1,000
900.
The House rejected the Cannon
amendment. but by 1871 to 81 adopted
an amendment by Mr. Pearsc (Rep.
MOI to increase the number of torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers to
twelve each, and to increase the APP
preparation for them from S2.3O0,00O to
si.00O000. II rejected an amendment to
add two ormored cruisers,