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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01

European dispatches today strongly
corroborate the view of the relations
between Great Britain and Russia
adopted by The Times from the he
ginning of the friction i'm China. The
London Daily Telegraph Yesterday
printed a startling message from its ST.
Petersburg correspondent. who has
been permitted 10 interview two distin-
guished Russ ans. From thess h. learns
what doubtless they had instructions
10 tell him; namely, that unless Eng
land recedes completely from the DO
sition she has assumed with regard 10
China. Russia viii not wait for any
overt act but win go directly To war
The correspondent was told that Rus
STA could put an army Of 100 600 men
over the Indian frontier in a few davs
and that with a rebellion in India
which is said to be inevitable and tn
which The mutiny of 1851 was not q cir
cumstance. the Gar would be able To-
dictate terms on the ground. II is 70
ported that Russia viii have as many
ships in Chinese waters as Great Brit
ain within two or three weeks. Troors
are DelnS forwarded rapidly. Lord
Salisbury is welcome to take his choice
But at is a narrow one. He must sur
render the hope or pretense Of influence
at Picking. He must submit To the Rus
sian program in every detail. or h.
must prepare himself for an invasion
of India from the North. a general Mo-
hammedan instruction throughout the
British possessions in Asia, and fight
with Turkey in Egypt. England's
greatness on the sea in no sense could
offset these dangers. London is alarm
ed and irritated. but the fighting spirit
is not as bumptious as it was a few
days ago. The evidence that there are
elements within, which if fired and fed
from without, might bring British do
minion in India down like a house of
cards. has frightened John Bull nearly
into paralysis. He is not likely to take
up Russia's gage of battle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01

The DingIeN prosperity strike IN
New England still drags its weary
way along. Yesterdays talk of set
Element seems to have proceeded from
the side Of the masters and has not
amounted to anything as yet. On the
other hand the machinists, who nave
a strong national organization, are
likely 10 strike against a reduction OF
their nav. The cotton operatives are
stiu firm and appear to have general
public sympathy and much outside as
sistance In the Massachusetts, iegis-
lature a bill has been introduced for
bidding the tyrannical system OF lines
in vogue among the mills. under heavy
penalties 1t is likely t. pass. although
the cotton manufacturers will oppose
II secretly with might and main. There
ie considerable danger that Mr.. Ding
ley may have the satisfaction OF see
ing some further evidences OF his pa
triotic work. in q general strike OF the
men employed by the Lehigh Valley
Railway. The grievance in this case
is said TO be cruel oppression visited
upon certain engineers and others who
were or strike four years ago, but VINO
ON returning ia work were promised
that no discrimination would be made
against them. Instead Of that, while
Others make overtime. these unpopular
individuals are only permitted to get
in eight or ten days a month. Repub-
Iican prosperity" works pretty much
the same way in all branches of Amer
lean activity controlled by trusts. mo-
popolios and great corpora lions.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1898.



1T is a long lane that has no turn
ing" Mr. Thomas b. Reed has wend-
ed his way until he has almost reach
ed the bend in his. one such object
lesson as he gave the country and the
world yesterday is better than a whole
extra session of argument to demon
strate the necessity for a prompt and
radical change Of conditions in the
House If Representatives The man
ner i'm which Autocrat Reed disposed
Of the Teller resolution not only dis
played his absolute power over his Re
publican subjects. but was additionally
designed and intended to show his su-
preme contempt for the American Sen
ate. II was not the first time that he
has exhibited the same feeling FOR the
only self-g governing legislative body
now attached to the government. Both
in words and deeds he has expressed
his scoTn of thu Senate; but on
yesterday he WAS at infinite pains t.
make that doubly clear. In every in
terest Of patriotism and representative
government, il now becomes the duty
of the Senate to bring Mr.. Reed TO
book. In any moral sense il would he
false 10 regard action taken by sup
pressed body like that whose functions
and rights the AUtocrat has eNtin-
guished and Usurped. as having the
least legality. The Senate owes il To
The nation to refuse longer to recog-
nize it as legislation at all. and to caH
a dead halt refusing to consider ap-
preparation or other bills. until the
House of Representative shall have
returned TO its former status as a rep
resentative organization.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
CURRENT FUN.

What ails the glass eater
He got a bit Of bone in the turkey
hash. Detroit Free Press.
Teacher-What i aluminium?
Tommy Tucker traiSiug his hand)-l
know. It's a kind OF metal that's made
light by miXin' alum in it while it's a
cookin.-Chicaso Tribune.
sunday School Teacher (reading to
classt-"And some fen by the way
side"
Tommy becoming suddenly inter
cetedl-I didn't know they rode bikes
i'm these days.-Yonkers Statesman.
What are you doing. Jimmie?'
"Readin' tn dictionary through"
How do you like it?''
oh. some - In words is good. but
others hainI much sense in EN-. -
Judge.
Husband f-f-feel as Though
] WAS going TO h-have c.
Chill.
Wifc-Wait a minute. dear. until
take up the carpet and you can shake
it-Chicago News.
IF l buy all The finery you seem To
want for your summer outing this year.
my daughter" observed Mr.. Billus
YOU can't go 10 the seaside at all.
You viii have to choose between old
point lace and old Point Comfort
Chicago Tribune.
Mrs Grcathed-I want a silk hat for
my husband, and one for my SON.
Hatter-I didn't know they wore
them.
Mrs. Greathead-They haven't here
tofore. but now my son is growing his
first mustache, and my husbands TAX
ing an interest in politics.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Perkins has gone to California for
his health.
How did he lose his heaith?"
Earning the money to go TO Cali
fornia. Chicago Record.
Druggist-See here, Why didn't you
tell that customer that We had some
thing just as good?
New Clerk-Because he was after
some postage stamps.-Puck.
Mrs. Schermerhorn (of Brooklyn, at
their home surrounded by rubber
plants. concernedly)-DO you think the
Newcombs. from New York. have be-
come thoroughly BrUoklynized as yet,
Marmaduke?
Mr.. Schermerhorn (earnestly)-Yes;
/ saw Mr.. NeWcomb carrying home a
rubber plant from the big department
store bargain sale of rubber plants to-
day.-Puck.
who is your favorite author?'
Pardon me, sir. but | am an au-
thor myself.-CleVeland Plain Dealer.
Conductor-Fare, please?
Passenger-What is the fare?
Conductor-lt is the tariff or tax lev
led by the corporation owning and con-
trolling the charter and franchise of
this street car line on those persons
who avail themselves of the opportun-
ity afforded them by the company to
secure more rapid and agreeable trans
portation than pedal locomution
Passenger-How much is the fare?
Conductor-Five cents, please.-De-
troit Free Press
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01

would be quite another thing Tor a
Democratic legislature TO censare q
Republican Senator for stickir~ 10 his
party colors. The episode is strong
illustration Of the terror which the Tell
er resolution has spread in gold circles
i'm New York and everywhere through
out the country. In the Empire State
the gold politicians we're beginning to
think that the way was clear for them
TO crawl back into control of the State,
and later the National organization.
They hoped To ignore the currency
question next autumn and so, perhaps.
succeed in sending gold men to Con-
eres~ disguised as Democrats. That
Jig is up. BimetalIism will be the issue
and traitors viii be kept outside of the
camp. 1t is an extremely satisfactory
situation
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
EVANS SAYS HE Is PowERLLss.
BnckIisted Pension Claim Agents
Protected nv Congrpssmen-

Blacklisted and disbarred pension at
torneys who have been forbidden to
do business with the Pension Bureau
are giving Commissioner II. Clay Ev-
ans a world of worry. Various Con-
eressmen. Senators and influential men
throughout the country have taken
some of these gentlemen under their
wing. and the result is they are -four
ishing in the very face of the Pension
Commissioner.
Some Of these rascals are slick pol
itiCians. and are useful 10 certain MEM
bers of Congress" said Commissioners
Evans this morning. The Congress
men take them under their protection
and they keep ON in business. swindling
the poor and ignorant at every turn.
| got a letter from one of them the
other day. It's true I've been dis
barred he wrote, but ! am doing bet
ter. getting more cases and making
more money than 1 ever did before.
These fellows owe allegiance to neither
God, man nor the Pension Department.,
and / am poWerleSS."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01

The Republicans in the New York
legislature must be a humorous lot OF
birds. One Of their leaders has intro
duced a resolution in the assembly call
ing upon Senator Murphy to resign be-
cause of his temerity i'm voting for the
Teller resolution. The impudence of
the thing is simply amusing. That
Senator Murphy. a Democrat, elected
by Democratic legislature, should be
censured and asked TO resign for acting
in strict accordance with his party. its
principles and it's platform is certainly
stretching point. of course. the
movement is intended as an offset 10
the action Of the Kentucky legislature
i'm the case of Senator Lindsay. but the
two cases are not alike A Democratic
Legislature has the right to cerssure
Democratic Senator for refusing to
obey the mandate of his party, but il
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
STARTS THAT WAY,
But This Article Is Not a Patent
Medicine Ad.


| 4 certain grocer of Evanston. Ill
| had a curious experience lately, and
one that he will not readily forget
| Mr. 7. II. kles, of GA Dempster street
| was compelled to call in DR.. Dakin, a
| well known physician of Evanston in
order to find, if possible. why he was
| becoming day by day. more danger
ously ill. and there seemed to be no
way TO stop the progress of the trouble
| He reached point where it was
critical question whether he could re-
cover or not. when DIR. Dakin advised
him that the symptoms indicated that
| he was being slowly poisoned by the
use of coffee. If a bombshell had been
exploded in Mr.. Kles's front room, it
would not have created any more sur
prise and CONSERVATION.
Willing to do anything the doctor
advised. in order to regain health he
agreed to leave off common coffee and
| take a cereal coffee. 1t seems that Mr..
| Kles had on his shelves the original
Postum Cereal Coffee and four brands
of limitations of Postum. At the doc
tors suggestion, sample of each were
given to him, which were taken home
for analysis.
After careful trial of each and thor
ough analysis, the doctor recommended
Postum as the one cereal coffee that
contained the elements of nutrition
needed. and thereupon Mr.. Kles at once
left off the use of common coffee and
took on Postum. His return to health
was rapid, and it is needless to saw the
customers of that grocery store fire.
quently hear good word from the
grocer or his clerks in regard to the
famous Postum Food Coffee.
There are hundreds of cases.. some
what similar to this one, in which
people have been running down in
health for varying lengths of time and
have been unable to determine the
cause of the trouble. 1t is trouble
that does not seem to yield to medicines
or to treatment of any kind The true
remedy for generally run down condi-
ton is to- abandon coffee drinking and
take on Postum Cereal Food Coffee
which goes directly to work to rebuild
broken down nerve tissues throughout
fha human body
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
MAY FUSE WITH DEMOCRATS.
Republicans Confer in Order to Ad.
vance the Cause OF Silver.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 1.-The State
central and executive committees of
the free silver Republicans held a con-
ference here yesterday. and after a Sc
cret meeting committee was appoint
ed to confer with the leaders of the
other political organizations which sup
ported the Bryan movement last year
and ascertain whether union of forces
was possible in future contests.
The action of Representatives Lane
and Droste. of Cincinnati. who voted
for Hanna for Senator. was criticised
severely on the ground that they had
been elected as free silver Republicans
and had voted for gold standard man.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
POOR FLOUR IN THE WEST
MiIlers Allegc That Letters Big
wheat Corner Caused 1t.

Chicago. Feb. There has been a
rapid deterioration in bread and -four
all over the West. due directly to the
Letter wheat corner. All Chicago job
bers are complaining. Millers say they
cannot make good flour because Letter
controls the best wheat. They have
been compelled to mix inferior grades
and so bread has fallen off in quality.
Mr. Letter says it is all the fault of
the millers. The millers.' he said
'can buy all the good wheat they want
from us at our price. They will not
pay what we ask, though, and are put
ting a poor grade in their -four But
they make no difference in their
charges. The price of flour is right up
with that of wheat. The millers are
fooling the people,
The board of health has taken the
matter UP and ordered an analysis of
the flour used by bakers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
MICHIGAN HELPS CUBANS.
Sends Fiour aud Grain Foods to Des-
titute Patriots.

New York, Feb. lin accordance
with a resolution passed by the Mich
igan State Association Of Millers. it's
members have notified the Central Gu
ban Relief Committee that they have
made contributions of flour or grain
foods for the benefit of the people of
Cuba.
Governor Pingree. of Michigan. has
notified the Central Committee of the
appointment of a Cuban Relief Com
mittee in that State. Consul General
Lee telegraphed as follows today to
the Central Cuban Relief Committee
regarding the shipment of a carload of
potatoes last week, as follows:
Potatoes arrived in good condition
Can use as many as you send. Sup
plies sent have reached those for whom
they are intended. So far they have
gone to the relief of the destitute in this
city and outlying towns. our prov
inces will be supplied in proportion TO
amount of goods received.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
FIRE TNDERwRITERS' FEAST.
District Association Have Their
Thirtieth Annual Banquet.

Thirtieth Annual Banquet.
When the Association Of Fire Under
writer's of the District Of Columbia as
their guests around a hospitable board
there is always a sufficiency of mirth
oratory and aneCdote 10 render the
gathering deserving of a place in MEM
ory Their thirteenth annual banquet
given at the Arlington Hotel last night
was no exception to the rule and from
the early evening until the midnight
chimes were ringing there was in the
coterie OF weIl-known business men
and their friends nothing but a dispo-
Sition TO be merry and to drive duh
care away. \ reception committee of
twenty five members welcomed all bid
den 10 their annual feast. The menu
card was garuished with wit and hu-
NOR.
1t is not too much To say that no pre-
yiOus occasion has surpassed that of
last night in the brilliancy Of the gath
ering and the cordiality that character
lied the glad greetings and fraternal
affection shown among the members Of
the Underwriters Guild.
The officers of the association are
Henry X. Simpson. president; F. H.
Smith. vice president: w. p. Young,
secretary and treasurer: Jos. L. Bur-
ket. electrical inspector: J. Wallace AL
len. stamp clerk: John Henderson, ir
surveyor of risks.
Hon. Simon Wolf was POSTMASTER.
and he acquitted himself in his usual
brilliant manner. Among those who
responded to toasts We're the Hon. JOS
W. Babcock. chairman of the District
House Committee: General j. F.
O'Beirne, of New York: Hon. Commits
sionerS Wight and Black, Noble ID
Larner. and Matthew ). Trimbe. The
Apollo Glee Club rendered several Sc
lections and Sam Cross sang his we'll
known solo. An orchestra enlivened
the occasion with good music. During
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01

1t is with much pleasure that we hail
a new development of the sound bust
ness methods" by which Republican
Administrations are not only put in
power. but managed after they get
there. According To some sinister
stories which have cropped out i'm New
York and elsewhere, it is a cheerful and
amiable practice To give fake posi-
tions to useful or inconycnient politi-
clans in various parts of the country,
to send them their salaries monthly by
mail and ia cover up the transaction
by charging the amount to something
or other under one of the departmental
appropriations. These 'ofiiceholdcrs.
il is alleged, do not appear as such on
any record. Their only function is To
draw their monthly stipend and keep
their mouths shut. How far this sys-
TEN has extended il would be impossi-
BILE To guess; but ii is said that there
win be a Senatorial investigation. and
that may shed some light on the nrac-
tice. The case which has brought the
matter Ia the surface is one wherein IT
is charged that a certain man IN
jamestown, y Y, has been given n
Government salary of Sl60 per month,
the only consideration for il being his
withdrawal from a race for the post
ma stcrship- Of that town. If such
things occur in the Postoffice Depart
ment. il is quite within the range OF
possibility that they also do i'm others
While the Senate is in the MOOD Tor
investigation. il might ask few ques-
tions outside uf the T.. .. ID. There Is
plenty OF information on the subject
loose around town.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
COMPANY Enough.

fFrom he Chicago Times Hcrald.l
ten. Cassius NJ. Clay seems 10 lave
married one infant girl, two brothers i'm
law, one lo'er Tor the girl and a standing
feud. The lid man shouldn't be lonesome
under the circumstances
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01

the evening Mr.. Clarence Duvall. eS-
president of the association. was pre-
scented with handsome loving cup by
the members Of the association. Mr.
Duvan accepted the testimonial in
happy address of thanks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-01
The .,reea of'Tob,e Beers

--ssChampague' Lagerr-light, sparkling. de
licious. Case of "a bottles, delivered in
unIetiered wagons, SD. Write or phone
Washington Brewery Co., 4th and SITS
ne. 1t
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-19
storage Required in Million Gallons
sTORAGE

STOEAGE l1IoEI VINE.
~ ressrvoir sites must be thoroughly clear
nrsnared. to the end that the water
81 an therefrom shall at. all times be pure
and Wholesome, and free from harmful Fl Or
aeie,ea rna fallen timber, logs, saplings, under,
d Se,,eb an Vegetation, stumps, posts and other ma
sariai must be thoroughly grubbed and re-
nc and the whole of the material stacked
m nna b;,,rned or otherwise disposed Of outside
Of the reservoir limits, and the total area
ueaetation and other rubbish, and thoroughly
cleaned and prepared in every way, and all
stones nroperiy protected, so as to be fit for
the purpose intended before water is let in
the reservoirs.
K Il is mot hereby intended that healthy up
land sod or soil must be removed, but the
removal Of mud or swamp soil containing de-
composing vegetable matter may be required
by the Engineer
II any artificial lakes or ponds where the
water surface has been extended by the Hood
Yolrs, they shall first be drawn down md
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-19

NOTICE TO CREDITORS = ESTATE OF
CHARLES NJ. KONOW, deceased; Marie
Konow, administrators of Charles M. konow.
deceased, by order of the Surrogate of Hudson
County. dated December 31st. 1897, hereby
gives notice to the creditors of said decedent
10 bring in their debts, demands and claims
against the estate, Of said d~ecedent, under oath
or animation, within nine months from the
date of said order, or they will be forever
barred of any action therefor against said
administrators. MARIE KONOW.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-19
PROPOSAL FOR A SUPPLY OF FILTERED
WATER FOR JERsE CITY.
NEW JERSEY.

Made by
Residence or Office
To the Board of Street and Water Commits
Gentlemen
hereby propose,
TO- provide a supply Of filtered water to Jersey
city, New Jersey, and produce the results
required in the specifications preceding, at
tacned to, and made part Of this proposal,
FOR the following prices:-
bor each million of gallons of water FUR
nished up to seventy millions gallons daily
For the altering plant, lands, rights Of way
and all appurtenances and neces-
f~cations, which purchase can be made by
the City at the expiration of five 6), ten q0)
or fifteen do years from the date of con-
tract, provided that the City shall give no.
tice of its intention to purchase at least six
months in advance of such purchase, the
for each million gallons of water which the
nlterlng plant can purify in twenty-four hours.
the average of ten days test under normal
conditions being taken as determining said
capacity.
herewith offer q
certified cheque for one hundred thousand dol
lars $500, o0oJ on the
Treasurer of Jersey CITY. as an evidence Of
good faith, according to the terms of the speci-
hcations, which cheque is in lieu of freebooter
security.
herewith submit and
annex to this proposal the plans, general
drawings, ETC., enumerated below, and in adj
dltlon thereto furnish the following descrlp-
ton or the works proposed to be puilt. and
the methods of publication proposed to be
applied.
Note-Following any written matter hereto
annexed the bidder must sign name in full
for a corporation proper authority must ae-
company the proposal.