The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-09

| would be wholly a misfortune; whether
1t would not in some way relieve and
rescue us from the constant brooding
over perplexing social questions. The
| answer is that we are exchanging con-
ditions and questions of peace for those
| of blood.
| The sentiment of labor-the harmon
izing thoughts of home and family and
| comfort-are to be changed to the ami
| NAL and brutal thoughts of slaughter;
| war makes men brutal War is brutal
| always and forever.
And war cannot extinguish for all
time the problem of employer and en-
| ployed; war cannot maR1 us forget for
ever the problem of machinery. of labor.
. of child labor, of closer human relations.
| and of sanitary conditions
| WAR can only displaee2them for time
| with bloodier thoughts, which give way
| in turn and leave us leafaing over again
the primer of social conditions"
| Torpedo Expert.
Harrow. the English torpedo boat build
er. has written Engneer-in-Chief Mel
| vile, offering his services in an advisory
capacity to the Naval Engineer Corps.
| The War Department. viii issue an order
| within the next two days defining the
duties of the National Guardsmen and
State militia. The htter' are subject on
| TO be involved IN the present call.
| @. 4. II. Men.
Babylon, L. l.. April 9.-Willam Cur
ney Post, 53s, of Bay Shore. has offered
fits services in case of hostlities. A reso-
luton to that effect has been sent to the
| President. There are ffty-two veterans
| members of the post, and all say they are
j fit for active service again.
| Jersey Troops.
! Trenton. n. J.. April 9.-Major General
| Plume Adjutant General Stryker. Quar-
termaster General Donnelly and Comp
| troller Hancock drove to the Interstate
| Fair Grounds here today and examined
the grounds and buildings on them. 1t is
| thought that this visit may mean that
| in case the New Jersey troops are called
| out they may be mobilized at the fair
| grounds instead of at Sea Girt. which
| would then be left open for the use of
other troops that the Federal Government
| might wish TO assemble there. Another
possibility is that the New Jersey troops
may be modified by brigades-the First
| at Sea Girt and the Second at the fair
| grounds.
| The Sixty-ninth.
New York, April s-Officers of the Six
ty-ninth Regiment are very much de-
i'm their organization. II keeps them busy
now drilling recruits. One of the first
! orders issued by Colonel Edward Duffy
after his election was 10 his officers urg
| ing upon them the necessity OF having
| the SiXty-ninth make as good a showing
| in the event of war as ii did in 1851 On
| Thursday night sixty young men pre-
| sented themselves for enlistment. Thirty
two of these were accepted. and last night
| No nIlai to
| Northern People Leaving Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla, April s.-Alarmed by
the imminence of war large numbers OF
| people have been for the last few days
closing up their business connections in
various towns of this State, and hasten
| ing Northward.
| Rapid-fire guns to protect the mouth Of
the st. Johns arrived last night. The
| city and all other State troops are making
| final preparations for active service.
| Spanish Consul Lcnves Key Nest. q.
Key West. Fla, April 9.-Senor Fer
nandez, the Spanish consul here. left for
| Havana on the Olivette last night. He
| had received semi-official ws1ning from
| his government to be prepared TO haul
| down his consular flag and place himself
under British protection the moment
word comes that Consal General Lee had
left Havana
Troops Ready to Move
Chicago. April 9.-The troops AT Fort
Sheridan will leave for Chickamauga or
the coast not later than next Tuesday
| Should "A sudden emergency arise the
exodus may begin within twenty-four
hours.
Airship<.
7. fr h.+
! retary Alger is in communication with
the French government for the purchase
of the great airship lie Ballon dallas
ka." Last Wednesday Secretary Alger
telegraphed NJ. Il. Antony VaricIe, chief
engineer of the expedition of the French
Geographical Society, who is now at the
Hotel Martin. in New York. to come at
once to Washington with. all the plans
and drawings of the wonderful airship.
In response TO that telegram Gen. Alger
received a message from NJ. Naricle yes
terday stating that he had already dis
cussed the plans of his airship with Col.
Craig, chief of the Signal Bureau.
The expedition of the French Geo.
graphical Society. which was to have
left New York for the Pacific coast last
Wednesday, is still at Hotel Martin.
The party comprises NJ. R Antony Fari-
Gle chief engineer and founder of the So
cety of Electrical Engineers of France:
NJ. Arthur Jerwagne. NJ. D., secretary Of
the expedition: NJ. Leon Bureau. mining
and electrical engineer and chief engi-
neer of the vast coal mines of DAN
nezin. France; NJ. J. Ferret. mining en-
Cineer and geologist, and NJ. Ii. MRgnier.
constructing engineer and designer.
DR.. Jerwagne said last night: Il can
tell nothing about our plans except that
we intend to visit Alaska. We will be /
pleased to furnish the Government the !
plans of our airship. 1t is hardly proba- |
BILE that the French Geographical So !
ciety would sell the Ballon d'Alaska, but |
there are other airships in France very |
similar TO il that might be purchased by |
the War Department.
''If our balloon was stationed at New |
York at the height of a mile an observer !
from the car could distinguish an enc |
my's feet at distance of eighty miles.
"Our aerial machine is probably the |
most perfect built. 1t can carry four |
tons. 1t was constructed by NJ. Mallet |
and NJ Lechambre, VINO built Andree's |
balloon This ship can remain in the |
air for weeks and even months at a time.
In the center of the car is tier of three
seats There are pedals. chains and |
sprocket wheels. like those of bicycle, |
attached to fan prOpellers. If We want
to advance, the forward propeller is used,
If we want to go higher the lower.
eve have made the distance from Paris
to Hamburg rs miles in twenty-foIr
hours, and that is only one of all the
successful trips.
MascOts.
Norfolk, Va April Am evening pa
per printed yesterday what purports to
be an official order signed by Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt. It Is addressed to