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The evening times., 1899-07-19
ENORMOUS STEEL CONTRACT.
The Carnegies to Supply Plates Il
Cost Hundreds of Millions.


Cost Hundreds of Millions.
Pittsburg July 19.-The Carnegie Steel
Company will on August l begin TO fill the
largest single steel contract ever awarded
to a single firm. 1t is for steel plates, and
amounts to about s144. .000, 900. The con-
tract was closed with the Pressed Steel
Car Company. By the agreement entered
into with the car company, the Carnegie
Company will furnish 10000 tons of steel
plates a month for period of ten years.
Many improvements and the increase of
the capacity at the Homestead steel plant
were made necessary to fill this heavy or
der for plates. The starting OF two new
plate mills and ten open hearth steel fur
naces was for the material for the first in
stalment of the order. Work on the other
plate mills will be completed in a few
weeks, and all will be operated to supply
the Pressed Steel Car Company with ma
terial
When the McKee's Rocks plant is COM
pleted the Pressed Steel Car Company will
have four large works in operation, as fol-
lows: At Pittsburg, formerly the Fox
Pressed Steel Company's works; at Allie
gheny, formerly the Schoen Pressed Steel
Car Company's works; the plant at Joliet,
Ill, and the McKee's Rocks works
When in full operation the car company
will employ about $4,000 men. and from
present indications all will be employed
steadily for years. The Carnegie Steel
Company will employ several thousand
men to fill the contract for plates.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
STRIPPING THE COLUMBIA.
She May BE Fitted With n New Sui
of CRnVns.

Bristol, R. l.. July 19.-The yacht Co
lumbia was stripped of her sails yesterday
afternoon and today she is anchored off
the Herreschoff shops without bit of can
vas aboard. All the sails were sent ashore
to the sail loft where they will be refitted.
1t may be that another suit of canvas will
be broken in before the first trial race with
the Defender off Newport next Friday.
Mr. Iselin and Designer Herreschoff
went aboard the new boat this afternoon.
and after careful inspection above and
below decks decided upon the changes TO
be made before the series Of contests with
the old cup challenger. 1t was determined
that the Oregon pine mast should stay
where it is until the Newport races end.
The new steel spar is ready but will not
be stepped until the Columbia returns to
Bristol. The crew of the Columbia say
they have set the big spinnaker in one
minute and four seconds and can do it in
faster time il necessary. They now feel
that they have been sufficiently drilled to
hold their own against the Scandinavian
sailors on board the Defender.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1899.
The Logic of Events.

The course of events since the begin
ming OF the present Administration ought
TO incline even a skeptic TO a certain be-
lief in an overruling Providence. If there
ever was a case in which the logic of
events completely and benefcently over
threw the designs Of incompetent and un-
scrupulous people, the Spanish war would
seem to be one In the beginning the plain
duty of the Administration was so marked
out that a child might see it, but certain
astute capitalists were determined that
there should not be war if they could pre-
vent il, and they worked to that end. Then
came the De LONE affair and the Maine
disaster and dozen smaller events in
quick succession, as if to furnish unques-
tionable proof TO the whole people that
war was necessary. And there was war.
The result has already been an increased
spirit OF patriotism, tendency TO broader
views of public questions, and united
country Then came the battle of Manila,
and this, again, could not have been a
matter OF deliberate contemplation from
the beginning. No one could have prophe-
sled that Dewey could take the risk of
going into Cayite Bay to annihilate the
Spanish fleet, and come out unseathed from
the conflict
The latest instance of this logic OF events
is the correspondents round robin. II has
come at precisely the right time TO have
the greatest possible effect on the minds of
the people II is going to be almost i'm
possible to counteract the effects of this
letter except by decided and straightfor-
ward action-the very means, which, ap-
parently, the Administration will not use
unless forced TO do so. The correspondents
could not have known that their protest
would come at so opportune time, and
the Administration could not have dream
ed that a company of men who risk ev-
erything by such protest would take their
professional careers in their hands and de-
nounce the censorship of the War Depart
ment. The protest cannot be ignored. 1t
might have been overlooked if it had come
earlier; but the people are now beginning
TO think seriously about the campaign of
1900, and more than seriously about Alger-
ism, and the man who is responsible for
Alger's appointment. The letter is, COM
ing al AAio llluts pONtllul DlON III OIL
cial corruption and incompetence, and it
will have q greater effect than even the
writers could have dreamed.
1t is said that the Administration will
take no notice of this document further
than to make an informal suggestion to
General Otis to avoid unnecessary friction
Such action, or, rather, inaction, is the one
thing necessary to complete the effect of
the letter. When public indignation be-
gan to boil over on the Cuban question,
the Administration wisely paid enough
attention 10 it TO fall into line when the
time came to act Thereby it gained a
certain amount of credit. If the present
meandering policy in regard to the Phil
ippines is continued, the correspondents
will tell the truth about it; and, unless the
censorship of dispatches continues, the
truth will reach the American people. IL
the dispatches are suppressed the people
will know ii, and that before very long
The evening times., 1899-07-19
THREE MEN DROWNED.
A Canoe Run Down by Schooner In
Norfolk HarbOr.

Norfolk. Va, July 19.-The schooner
Levin A. Insley, of Baltimore, Capt JEFF
ferson Davis, ran into and sunk canoe in
the harbor yesterday morning causing the
loss Of three lives. Garry Allmand, his
brother Rupert and son David, were the
victims. Their frail craft, from which they
were longing clans, was run into by the
schooner, which, loaded with lumber was
en- route to Newport News when the acci-
dent occurred. Immediately after the crash
a boat was lowered from the Insley and the
crew were in readiness to render assist
ance, but the canoes occupants never came
to the surface after they went down.
Captain Davis returned to Norfolk and
made report of the accident at the Gus
tomhouse. He states that as soon as he
saw the canoe he made an effort to avoid
a collision. Captain Davis resides in Balti-
more. The Insley is owned In Baltimore
by w. w. Roberts. She was built in Dor
chester county. Md, in 1863
The evening times., 1899-07-19

We are just beginning TO learn officially
why il was that the volunteers in the Phil
ippines wanted to get home. incidentally,
it is easy to deduce an important reason
why Otis should prevent the ground of
their wish from becoming known in the
United States. Many of the returning SOL
diers declare that they will re-eniist il
Mr.. Mckinley Will only remove Grandma
Otis and send a real general like Miles to
take command. 1t was not lack of patri-
otism or an unwillingness 10 fight the Ia
gals that caused the boys to demand their
return and discharge. They simply would
not consent to risk the needless sacrifice
of health and life involved in the impo-
tent campaigning methods of Otis.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
THE TARIFF AND BEET SUGAR.
Benefits the Manufactures and Not
the ERrmeH.

Benefits the Manufacturer and Not
the Farmer.
Boston, July 19.-Edward Atkins, Bos-
ton sugar merchant, testified before the
United States Industrial Commission sub
committee yesterday.
He told the effect Of the tariff on the
beet sugar, declaring that the duty i'm
posed benefited not the farmer who grows
the beets, but the sugar manufacturer. He
also declared that IL sugar from beets could
be made for three and half cents. as the
experimental stations Of the Agricultural
Department have shown. there was abso-
lutely no need of duty. IL Cuba. he said.
is made an independent nation. the duty
which the United States puts on sugar will
ruin the island commercially.
THE way to reduce the cost OF sugar. TO
the consumer it to take the duty OF raw
sugar. said Mr.. Atkins. He was asked IL
he thought 1t advisable for the Government
to do anything to encourage domestic pro-
duction. II do not" he replied.
Mr.. Atkins was asked: why is 1t in this
great country that one large concern names
and fixes the price of sugar."
"The answer Is simple enough" Mr.. At
kins replied. The various concerns COM
bined, and were able to produce sugar at
reduced price. They were therefore able
to name the price
large number listened to the story OF
alleged boycott in the fresh fish business OF
Boston at the afternoon session OF the sub
committee. The side of the Gloucester men
and the others outside the Combination
was opened by John P. Lockel, of Chelsa,
a wholesale fish dealer, who declared that
the Boston Wholesale Fish Dealers Asso-
citation had held meetings and drawn a
black list besides issuing circular to the
commission merchants, whereby the asso-
citation prescribed that its customers should
buy off members OF members Of the associa-
ton only, with the penalty Of loss of busi-
ness relations II buying elsewhere. Mr..
Lockel said he had a free market to sell,
of course, but he could not buy OF any
member of the association. Mr.. Farquhar
elected from the witness that the so-called
boycott was private and individual, In that
1t arose from failure to transact business
through the association, and he remarked
to Chairman Smythe that he did not sec
how the subcommittee could suggest rem
edy.
John r. Neal, of the Wholesale Fish
Dealers Association, was then called, and
Mr.. Farquhar explained to him that un>
less there was enough in the case to war
rant recommendation for legislation to
the commonwealth OF Massachusetts, or
to warrant action under the Sherman anti
trust law, there would be no use OF the
Comraission hearing further.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
DEALS IN TIMBER LANDS.
Large Lumber Mills to BE Erected i
Garrett County. Md.

hhE AuhhpSA -NAAhAS ~ bG ETccteu III
Garrett County, Md.
Oakland, Md, July 19.-More business is
being done in real estate in this locality
now than at any previous time in the his
tory of Garrett county. There have been
several very. large land and timber deals
lately which will not only bring large
sums of mercy to the county, but will in
addition thereto give employment to a
large number of the laboring class.
Messrs. Jennings Bros, of Lopez, Sulli-
van county, Pa, have purchased the Cum
ningham tract and the Magruder tract,
containing in the aggregate about 5000
acres of land. The price paid was $4,000.
The purchasers will construct a standard
gauge railroad from this land to connect
with the road at Salisbury, Pa. large
modern lumber manufacturing plant will
be erected and the manufacture of the
timber begun at once.
The w. s. Taylor Company, of Philadel-
phia, has purchased the tract called "The
Rights OF Man." containing 5000 acres
They will erect their mills and lumber
plant at Meadow Mountain, and will con-
struct tram road to Friendsville, where
they will ship over the Oakland and Con-
fiuence Road.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
LIEUTENANT a1LMoREs DIARY.
Found Under the Floor of His Cell
mt San IHfdrO.

at sam IHtdrO.
San Francisco, July 19.-At the fall of
the last Filipino capital. San Isidro, when
Colonel Summers entered the city with
the Oregon and Minnesota troops, Ser
geant Black and Corporal Harding. with
squad of Oregon and Minnesota men,
went to the prison there They found a
cipher message written on. the wall by
Lieutenant Gilmore, of the gunboat York
town, stating in what part of mis- cell,
under the stone floor, would be found
letter written by himself and also diary.
There was no signature TO the diary, and
II was broken off abruptly In the middle
OF sentence. Several pages OF its first
part were missing. 1t is evident that
they referred to the writer's life from the
time Of his capture on January q to
March 2S, when MaIolos was taken by the
Americans. Following are extracts from
the diary:
Men, women, and children all fleeing
from the advancing Americans AT Bali
uag we were taken into convent and put
into room about 8 by 10 with nothing TO
sleep on but the floor and litter covered
with blood. The sergeant of the guard
was young Spaniard, and he tried TO
make 1t as easy as possible for us, bring
ing US some rice and fish to eat. We saw
many wounded there Next morning We
were awakened by natives throwing stones
through the windows at US to see us
move. About 8 o'clock we were started
on the march again without breakfast.
Many of the Spaniards were so sick
that they could hardly walk. but the ma
tive guards struck them with their guns
to make them move faster, shouting
'sigue' (follow) all the time. That word /
shall never forget, for it rang continually
in my ears, 'sigue, sigue, sigue, like
man driving cattle. We were in better
condition than the Spaniards. SO they put
US ahead, but every once in while we
had to stop and wait. AT San Rafael they
fed us on dry rice without salt or any
thing else"
Later they heard of the five days ar
mistice. The diary concludes: THE five
days passed slowly and heavily, although
We had plenty to eat, all donations of the
Spaniards, except four motas day each
and two measures of rice apiece given by
the government. This alone would just
about have kept body and soul together.
We sang songs together to show that We
were in good spirits The names of all
the Yorktown prisoners were scratched on
the wall of the prison at San Isidro.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
OIL MONOPOLY IN NEW MEXICO.
Territorial Authorities to Proceed
Against Continental Company.


Santa Fe, N NJ, July 19.-War was de-
clared yesterday by the Territory OF New
Mexico on the Continental Oil Company.
which is identical with the Standard Oil
Company. The last legislature passed
laws appointing a commerce commission
and providing for the inspection OF coal Oil
and a certain fee be paid for the inspec-
tion. The company has thus far openly
defed the law, and today the commerce
commission instructed Solicitor General z.
L. Bartlett TO proceed against the COM
pany.
Neill B. Field of Albuquerque, is attor-
ney for the oil company, and both sides
are anxious to push the suit so as to get
the United States Court to pass upon the
constitutionality of the law. A jury will
be waived before the district court and the
case will be brought before the Territorial
supreme court in August and before the
United States supreme court in October.
The feeling against the oil company in the
Territory is bitter, as the retail price of
80 cents a gallon charged for coal oil is
deemed much too high, and strong fight
will be made by the Territorial authorities
against the monopoly with view Of break
ing il.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
kaiser CrowdinG British Relatives.
(From the Spectator)

The Duke Of Connaught has finally decided not
to give up his prospects in Great Britain for the
sake of his reyersionary right to the Duchy of
Saxe-Coburg -Gotha. He has accordingly renounc-
ed the succession to the duchy for himself and
his heirs, and it passes TO the young Duke of
Albany, who, with his mother, will reside in
Coburg and be educated a German prince.
He is only fifteen, and for the present the right
to the Regency is settled the Prince of Ho-
henlohe-Langenburg, who is the Emperor Will
iam's candidate for the throne The Coburgers
seem content, but the motive of the whole
transaction is not yet clearly explained, and
there is a suspicion abroad that the Emperor
William desires to oust the English Coburgs
and secure a duke who shall have no connec-
tion with that detestably liberal country. II he
succeeds relatives Of Queen and her hus-
band will have lost three thrones, Hanover
Brunswick, and Saxe-Coburg, in less than gen.
Grafton. Ii must not be forgotten, however,
that although Prince Alfred the reigning Duke
is in very bad health, he may live many years
The evening times., 1899-07-19
A Rank Failure.

newspaper devoted solely to religious topics
wouldn't two months and the scheme of
Rev. Charles II. Shelton, of Topeka, to raise a
million and a half dollars for the purpose of
starting such a paper is foolish. As proof that
it wouldn't be read, it is related that for three
months past, the Kansas City Times has pub
hshed page on Sunday devoted exclusively to
Bible readings and, Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation and Christian Endeavor work. 1t recently
sent reporter to the members OF these organiza.
tions to fnd out II they appreciated the religious
effort the paper was making, and Of fifty inter.
viewed, forty-seyen admitted that they never
read the page, and thought the baseball and
sporting columns more interesting.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
BELLS FOR WINDSOR CASTLE.
An American Company to Equip the
English Royal Residence.

An American Company to Equip the
English Royal Residence.
New Haven, Conn.,, July ia contract
for furnishing electric bells for Windsor
Castle has been awarded to the National
Electrical Manufacturing Company, of Mil
ford. The contract calls for fifty fire
alarm boxes of the type known as the Ma
tional model. They do not differ from the
pattern in use in most large residences and
factories in America, but orders have been
given to spare no expense on their con-
struction. The specifications for the con-
tract have not yet been submitted
The Milford Company obtained the cen
tract after a competition in which fifty
English, French, and American manufac-
furers took mart.
The evening times., 1899-07-19

day, was largely on the side of the men
and unfriendly to the corporation.
All that viii be changed by the dynamite
outrage, and it may be counted as certain
that short work will be made of any fur
ther obstruction to travel in Brooklyn.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
II Is War All the Same.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.)
The indianapolis Journal thinks the present
is not popular war. There have been
Others of that kind, but if the present situation in
the Philippines is meant by war, it be said
that it is not of the seeking of this country nor
is there any solution with honor but TO go for
ward, popular unpopular, TO a victorious end.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
CURRENT HUMOR.
Not a Real One.

From the Chicago Record.)
'Isabel, your new hat is absurd; it looks Just
like huge flower bed
''well, you needn't get so excited. Edgar; you
don't have to get up before daylight and pull
weeds out OF it,
The evening times., 1899-07-19
Died From the Effect. Of rortur,

Died From the Effects of Torture.
Cumberland. Nd, July 29.-Mrs. William
Mccullough, aged sixty years, died at Paw
Paw Tunnel. in oldstown district, Alle-
gany county, from the effects Of the tor
ture which she and her husband some
months ago underwent at the hands Of rob-
bers. who stole nearly $1,000. Mr.. McCul-
Tough recovered
The evening times., 1899-07-19
CANNON PLEADS GUILTY.

Sentence Will Be Pronounced on the
Polygamfst Thursday.
Salt Lake, July 19.-Angus NJ Cannon
who was arrested ten days ago on the
charge of polygamy, on account of his as
sociation with his fourth plural wife Sen
ator Matte Hughes Cannon, was arraigned
today before Judge Norrell in the district
court.
He pleaded guilty and Thursday was set
as the time for passing sentence.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
TROOPS AT THE PRESIDE.
The Barracks OvercrOwded by Sol
diers for the Philippines.

diers for the Philippines,
San Francisco, July 19.-The largest
number of troops yet assembled at the Pre-
sidio was recorded on the rolls yesterday.
With 4.21S men the camps and barracks are
now crowded almost beyond their capacity.
Seven hundred of these men have orders
to sail at the beginning of next week-45O
on the Ohio and $50 on the Newport, with
eight officers in charge
Sixty patients were removed from the old
hospital in Brick Barracks to the new gen.
eral hospital on the lowest drill grounds.
There is very little sickness here consid-
ering the number OF men assembled. Only
one death has occurred in three weeks,
The evening times., 1899-07-19
A TELEGRAPH Company Shut Out

Hagerstown, Nd, July 19.-The construc-
tion gang of the Postal Cable Telegraph
Company has commenced pulling up the
poles planted from Huyett to Hagerstown
on the Western turnpike and taking down
the wires. The company constructed the
line to Hagerstown in expectation of get
ting in. but the mayor and the council re-
fused them the right. The company will
now go around the town to Williamsport.
The line is trunk line from the West to
Baltimore. An Office will be opened at
Williamsport. n 81
The evening times., 1899-07-19
CATHOLICS IN CHINA.
The Emperor Issues n Decree Rec
OgnizinG the Denomination.

Oxnixing the Denomination.
Tacoma. Wash, July 19.-The steamship
Olympia brings news that the Chinese En-
press has issued a decree recognizing the
Catholic religion throughout China and ac-
cording an official grade to all Catholic
missionaries, who thus rank as mandarins.
A French protectorate of Catholics IN
China is also recognized, with all it's privi-
leges.
This recognition was secured as re-
suit of strong French demands made fol-
lowing the murder of French missionaries
in the interior provinces. 1t is hoped that
the edict will give the missionaries greater
protection than they have had heretofore
The evening times., 1899-07-19
If the theory of the Pone,s nhvsician h

If the theory of the Pope's physician be
correct there are several aspirants for the
triple crown who will be too old by the
time the present pontiff is through with
il to even attempt its capture. Dr. Lap
poni asserts that Leo XIII, potwithstand-
ing his apparent feebleness, is blessed
with wonderful vitality, and has all the
fibre of a man destined to become a CEN
fpnarian
The evening times., 1899-07-19
The Source.
The NaturnI Place

(From the Yonkers Statesman.)
Bill-That fellow has some very good ideas.
Jill-Yes; he must have a lot of bright friends.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
Marriage Closely Follow. Divorce.

Marriage Closely Follows Divorce.
Cumberland, Nd. July 1s.-Judge Boyd
has granted an absolute divorce to Ida L.
Byroad from Francis M. Byroad, who de-
serted her sevenayears ago. They were
married in Washington In 1885. Imme-
diately after the divorce was signed Mrs
Byroad was married to James H. Eaton, a
boatman on the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal, who was next door neighbor of the
Byroads In Washington.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
Our Polished FeIlo.v-Citizenx.
Rrom the New York JournaI)

Stranger-Can you direct me to the corner OF
Broadway and Twenty-third Street?
Policeman-G'wan. Haven't yez been in this
country longer than Oh how?
The evening times., 1899-07-19

In British ministerial circles there is
official rejoicing over the concessions to
the Uitlanders granted by the Boer Raad
which are announced as probably accepta-
BILE. We do not, however, hear that mill
tary preparations have been suspended.
The evening times., 1899-07-19
A smart Child.
(From rit-Bits.)

"You never my hands as dirty that"
said mother, reproaehfully, to her little eight
year-old girl.
Cause / never see you when ycu was lit
tie girl" was the prompt answer.
The evening times., 1899-07-19

(From the Cleveland Plain Deaier.)
briggs isn't man of much polish"
Except on his coat sleeves"
The evening times., 1899-07-19
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