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The times., 1899-10-17
READY TO EMBARK.

Two Regiments Waiting for Trans
portation to the Philippines
Secretary Root was in consultation yes
terday with Quartermaster General Lud-
ipgton with reference to the transportation
to Manila of the last two regiments au-
thorized under the first call They are the
Twenty eighth and Thirty-frst Infantry.
now at San Francisco awaiting embarka-
ton. A telegram was sent today to Major
Long. superintendent Of the transport ser
vice of San Francisco. directing him to
use every effort TO get these regiments out
of San Francisco before the arrival OF
any of the regiments authorized under the
second call. Major Long has reported the
assignment OF the transports ManaCense.
BenmOhr, Hancock. and Pathen TO the
Twenty eighth and Thirty-frst Infantry,
but at the suggestion Of the Secretary OF
War the Pennsylvania will probably be
substituted for the Hancock Transports
have not yet left San Francisco for Port
land TO take the Thirty ninth Infantry,
and VIII not go there for several days. as
that regiment has not yet left Omaha and
viii not be ready TO leave Portland on
October 20, as originally proposed.
General Otis has eabIed the War De-
partment. saying that the loss Of the 500
animals on the transport Siam is a serious
greatly needed in the Philippines, and
should be replaced Immediately by others
now at Honolulu The efforts OF the
QuarteTmasteTs Department to secure the
naval collier Scindia VIII probably be sue
cessful, as the Acting Secretary of the
Navy has informed the Secretary of War
of the intention TO turn this vessel over
to the Army. provided some arrangements
can be made for the disposition of her
cargo of coal. Telegraphic instructions
were sent today to Major Long directing
an inspection Of the Scindia with view
to using her as a transport not only for
forage. but also for troops.
Orders have been issued directing the
movement of ten companies of the Forty
fifth Infantry from Fort Smelling to San
Francisco for embaTkation at that point.
The remaining two companies Of this regi-
ment now at Vancouver Barracks will be
transported to Portland. Ore, as soon as
transportation IS available. The Seere-
tary OF War has ordered a detachment of
twenty men Of the Signal Corps now at
Fort Myer, Va. TO proceed at once to San
Francisco. fully equipped for service and
from there to Angel Island. Cal. prepara-
tory to embarkation for Manila
The times., 1899-10-17

her voice Is heard to little advantage in
them Especially is this so OF the duet
In the first scene Her entrance song
From Cupid's Fancy Free" Is q dainty
ballad. however. and nightly we'll sung
while her duet with the star. in the second.
and the trio number with Cyrano and Chris
tian in The final act are equally acceptable
In short, Miss Glaser's efforts are as COM
mendable as In previous seasons.
According TO early intimations. the re-
maindsr of the people have little to do,
and not all OF that Is well done. Charles
III. Bowers seems amateurtsh as Christian
and only toward the end of the opera is
he at all above mediocrity. Robert Brod-
erick Is similarly classed. and has but one
good vocal number. OF the women. clever
Josephine Knapp should be most praised
Tor well-given ditty, her enunciation and
articulation being especially excellent.
Musically considered, "Cyrano de Berge-
rae" contains some beautiful Herbertesque
gems. the selections for the principals be-
ing usually up to the standard of that
prolific composer. At all times the melo-
dies are bright and the orehestration in
ensemble powerful and well balanced.
From Cupid's Fancy Free "Deponent
Sayeth Not" 'sThe Serenade," 'The Good
Old Times LAS Long as They Do the
CdHCc, anu d -uOLtu OlleT OitS Vi ieS5cT
note will be popularity whistled. A stupid
nose song Is the one exception 10 the
rule of the score.
When one considers the llbretto. the
work is an anomaly. The lines of Rostand
are preserved In part. seasoned by whole
some dose Of latter-day witticisms-wit-
ticisms not always clever. 10 is true. but
above comic opera par. "Cyrano de Ber
gerac" is staged in three scenes, start
lingly like the original Mansfield produc-
ton, and thus marking an epoch in offer
ings OF its sort. The costumes have been
selected with care for color schemes and
effect. The women of the chorus are quite
pleasing to the eye The pictures are we'll
planned and, in brief. the piece may be
said to have struck favorable chord with
last nights audience.
The times., 1899-10-17
THE TRIAL OF THE KEARsAReE.
4 Favorable Report Submitted to the
Navy Department..

The formal report of the naval board of
inspection on the trial OF the battleship
Kearsarge, which took place recently over
the regular course between Cape Ann.
Mass, and Cape Porpoise, Me- has been
submitted to the Navy Department 1t
shows that the true mean speed of the
Kearsarge on the trip was 1876 knots,
The run consumed hours so minutes and
14.5 seconds. The actual length of the
course was sixty-six nautical miles, and it
is shown by the report that, after account
ing for tidal corrections, the Kearsarge ran
65 e29 knots. The mean draft of the Kear-
sarge on her trial was twenty three feet
six inches, and she displaced IL $50 tons of
water
Owing to the unfinished condition of
the superimposed or two-storied turrets of
the vessel, the board was not able to test
their workings, but it managed to have
the forward turrets temporarily put in
working order and turned slowly through
$50 degrees The helm was put hard to
starboard 30 degrees in s 1-2 seconds, and
then turned from hard starboard TO hard
aport 20 d gTees in 10 seconds. Under the
extreme helm the heel of the ship was
from four TO five degrees On the first
trial run the average steam pressures was
1902 pounds. the acreage revolutions of
the starboard engines 116.5, and of the
port engines 117.- The average steam pres
sure at the boilers on the return run vas
116.4 pounds. and the average revolutions
for each engine Ill. On account of
leak in the feed water heater and leaks
IN some boilers, there was a loss of pres
sure and consequent loss of speed
The board was very much pleased with
the steering and maneuvring qualities of
the Kearsarge, which were found to be
excellent, She was practically free from
structural vibrations. 1t is recommended
by the board that the Kearsarge be ae-
cepted after some work has been done.
and Acting Secretary Alien has referred the
report to the chiefs of the Bureaus of Con-
struction and Steam Engineering with di-
rections to have this work completed as
soon as possible.
The times., 1899-10-17
sympathetic Nonsense.

It Is an unfortunate fact that when ques-
tions Of International Importance come be-
fore the American public a great many
people rush to the front with opinions
which cannot stand the test of reason.
These opinions they express loudly and
persistentiy, and the tinia and unen-
lighsened are sometime led into wrong
conclusions.
The argument made by snch persons in
regard to the TransFaal eInbroglIo seems
10 be as follows: The Beers are Dutch
therefore they are like the sturdy Hoi-
Ianders who founded New Amsterdam:
they believe in the Bible, therefore they
ere religious; they call their Government
8 Republic. therefore they are like US;
shey are weak. and Great Britain Is
Ssrong, therefore the latter ought to give
them everything they want: they own the
land. therefore they have the right to do
as they please with it.
AS everyone knows. circumstances alter
cases. and in every one Of these cases there
IS an attendant circumstance which nulH-
fes the argument In the FIRST place. the
inhabitants OF the Transvaal are not pure
Dutch but a more or less mixed race
made up Of Dutchmen. Frenehmen. Ger
mans. and = strain Of other nationalities.
The Dutch who came to New Amsterdam
were intelligent and enterprising burghers
wiki some illiterate farmers: their policy
was liberal in the extreme. and they made
a State which was. and has remained. COS
mopolltan and progressive They did lot
shut themselves up on a tract OF grazing
country and refuse TO tolerate any other
language or customs than their own; nor
did they enslaye and abuse the natives to
any great extent. As for the religious
nature of the Bocr, his religion is a com
pound which he has made UP from the Old
Testament. and II has apparently no room
Cor sentiments OF justice or mercy. His
ideaI hero Is the Hebrew who took pos
session Of the Promised Land and waecd
ware OF extermlnaiion: and Il cannot be
sa.d that the Book of Judges represents in
any sense tie highest level which has been
reached By the Jewish race. The plain
truth is that tho Boer, having taken unto
The times., 1899-10-17
our Naval Expansion.

Within the next year and half Eve new
hattleships. one cruiser. one cadet train
ing ship and twenty-five torpedo boats
and torpedo boat destroyers VIII be added
10 the American Navy. Compared with
England and perhaps one or two of the
great Continental powers this may not ap-
pear as a great increase Of strength, and
even Japan win probably outstrip us in
new naval construction for the next two or
three years. But ii amounts TO a sub
siantial enhancement of our fighting
power on the seas. and will add corre-
spondingiy 10 the respect of the Old World
Governments for the republican empire OF
The West
OF the ships soon to steam over the
oceans under the Stars and Stripes and the
blue peter. the magnificent Kearsarge and
the Alabama win be ready for service
next January, and by February the Ken
lucky viii join them. The wisconsin will
be iit for active service by May /, and the
Illinois in October. -Four monitors, now
under construction. and all the torpedo
beats and destroyers. it is expected, can
be turned over to the Government in 1901
The estimate Of the Bureau OF Construc-
iion and Repair for the ensuing year is
six million dollars, three million more
than for the current one. Rear Admiral
Hiehborn. Chief OF the Bureau, explains
that the increase is necessary to cover the
cost of repairing a number Of old vessels
and adapting them to use under changed
conditions OF the service. Thus the alter
stions and repairs to the cruisers Cincin-
matt and Raleigh viii cost approximately
FIVE hundred thousand dollars. Pending an
agreement with the British Government in
regard 10 the type and armament Of the
single war vessel allowed by treaty on
the Great Lakes work On the design Of a
grnboat to replace the old steamer Miehi-
gsn has been suspended The Chief Con-
structor urges important improvements al
the New York navy yard, where the water
frontage and other facilities are obstruc-
lively inadequate.
The next Congress ought to be good to
the Navy, That branch of the service
has covered itself and the country with
honor and glory. The deeds Of Dewey and
Schley viii be remembered wherever and
as long as cur language Is spoken Of men
Bur aside from sentimental considerations,
patriotism and national safety demand
that the American Navy should be sup
ported maintained, and increased until
in tonnage. guns, officers. and men 1t shall
have no superior On the waters OF the
earth
The times., 1899-10-17
A CREW IN DESPAIR.
The Motley Unable TO Aid Men on n
Disabled Vessel.


NEW YORK, Oct 16.-Capt. Charles
Augustus Doll, Of the tug Motley, of Ma
chias. Me-, which arrived today from Sur
inamo, Dutch Guiana, told his agent here
the story OF shipwreeked crew he had
seen on the voyage, but had been unable
to help The Motley sailed from Surname
September 16 About o'clock on the even
ing OF October 3, when the brig was sixty
miles east OF Cape Fear, N. c., her look
out sighted a dismasted wreck, which Cap
tain Doll thinks was either a bark or a
schooner. probably the latter. Captain
Doll made out the crew of some six or
eight men on the after deckhouse. The
wreck was waterlogged and awash, and the
seas were breaking over her. 1t was grow
ing dark, foggy, and the gale, from north
northeast. was such that Captain Doll dar-
ed not go nearer than to within five ship
lengths OF the wreck He signaled that he
would stand by all night, intending to do
what he could to rescue the helpless men
in the morning One of them, presumably
the captain, stepped forward when the
signal had been read and threw out both
arms in a gesture of utter despair.
Captain DJii stood by for more than four
hours. About 10 o'clock a light appeared
on the wreck. Some time after this the
Motley found herself In trouble with the
gale and seas and she had to turn and
run for thirty miles before the wind.
About $50 in the morning she went back,
and cruised until O'Clock in the afternoon
where she had left the wreck, but could
lind no trace of il and not even any wreck
age. The gale was still on.
The times., 1899-10-17
COMMANDER rAussIe's CASE.
No Decision Reached Regarding
Further Action I'm the Matter

No Decision Reached Regarding
Further Action I'm the Matter.
The Navy Department has not decided
whether to take any further action in the
case of Commander Edward D. Taussig,
who was relieved of the command of the
gunboat Bennington in the Philippines and
sent home by Rear Admiral Watson. Com
mander Taussig arrived in San Francisco
recently on the naval transport Solace.
The reasons for his detachment by Ad-
miral Watson are not fully known to the
Navy Department, but from information
received by the department officials, il ap-
pears that in the opinion OF a number of
officers serving in the Philippines, Taus-
sig was not wholly TO blame in the trouble
which led to the action of Admiral Watson.
II has been reported to the department
unofhcially that at a conference between
Admiral Watson Commander TaussIg. and
other naval officers at Manila Taussig dis
sented from the views expressed b. the
Admiral as to certain campaign plans.
The Admiral, it is said, resented this crit
icism and the result was heated argu-
ment between Commander Taussig and
himself. This was followed by the order
detaching Taussig and directing him to
proceed to the United States. 1t is prob
able that the Navy Department will let
the matter drop. unless Commander Taus-
sig insists on having court of enquiry
He is credited with an intention to demand
full investigation.
The times., 1899-10-17
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler.
(From the Boston Herald.)

u
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler, who is fastening to
South Africa, and to whom the English people
look more than to any other man for ultimate
triumph in the Transvaal, is every inch hero,
and there is no officer in the English army bet
ter qualified for his present command He has
taken conspicuous part in every one of Eng
lands campaigns in South Africa since he first
Joined the army subaltern He wears on his
breast the Victoria cross, which he earned in the
war with the Zulus. when he rushed, sword and
revolver in hand, into band Of those savages and
rescued an officer who had been captured by
them II was Butler, too, to whom a subordinate
officer reported the death of the French Prince
Imperisl, who had been IN his charge, but whom
he abandoned TO his fate at the hands of the
Zulus Said Butler to this subordinate: 'sBut
how comes it, sir, that you are still aliye?"
The times., 1899-10-17
The Acgrandizing Boer.

(From the st. Louis Globe -Democrat.)
In 1886 the South African gold mines at johann
nesburg paid in dividends s7,450,OOO; in 1897 the
amount was Sl3. 500, ,Oo0 and last year went up
to s24, $4,000 II peace had continued the pro-
duetion of the district this year would have sur
passed that Of any other by nearly one-half.
These mines, of course, in Boer possession
now. No English stockholder dares approach
them. The diamond mines at Kimberley will
probably soon be captured by the Boers Rail
roads built by English capital win also be seized,
and Of these there are 400 miles running north
wardly from Cape Colony. Those of Natal make
a total of nearly 1900 miles If there is lust
for gold, diamonds, more territory and enhanced
power in the affairs Of the world the Beers are
displaying their full share of it and they are
making the most of the fact that, at the outset,
the margin of physical power is en- their side.
How far and how ruthessly they will push this
temporary advantage, and what use they will
make Of captured property of enormous value,
are questions not to be determined in advance.
The times., 1899-10-17
Grnna-H.ae,s ncomeaians.,,

There is something singular in the fact
that, on the very day in which the paint
ers finished gliding vaudeville" in front
of the Grand, the managers of that house
should find themselves bound for week TO
what is distinctly a variety show-no quo
tation marks. Hyde's Comedians" which
is the organization in question, are per-
haps trifle above the order of performers
that one generally has thrown in with
glass of beer for quarter of a dollar. but
they are as evidently below the plane which
Burke G Chase have chosen for their thea
tre. The acrobats with the putty noses.
the Jewish impersonators, with their mis-
erable parodes, the conventional ''sister
act''-all these are portions OF the enter
tainment provided; an entertainment only
redeemed by five people.
Last night the curtain at the Grand rose
at S20 on the three Fortuni Brothers, who
proceeded to occupy the stage for nearly
half an hour with three feats on the hori-
zontai bars During the remainder OF the
time some member of the trio was being
knocked down by the other two and, while
this was amusing at first its undoubted wit
soon palIed. Then, at $40. one was intro
duced to Jordan and Weich. whose work
was so unspeakably bad that a critic with
out Editor Brann's vocabulary could hardly
expect to do ii justice. At $50 matters
were much enlivened by Willard Simms
and Jennie Graham, who were seen in bits
of pantomime familiar TO all who wit
messed the renderings of AN American
Beauty and The Circus Girl" Mr. Simms
is a genius in his line. however. and kept
ster-evening's gathering in almost hys-
terical laughter. Miss Graham proved a
capable assistant.
There was treat awaiting those who
kept their seats until $40. The treat was
Helene Nora who came on in a marvellous
dress and sang both "All for a Woman's
Love" and George Taggart's The Moth and
the Flame we'll. But the revelation fol-
lowed when Miss Mora took up The Holy
City and gave it as 1t a2s probably never
before been given in Washington Arthur
Dunn who began at $3.50. was original un-
til 9:45, when he served up bold imita-
ton of viii Fox's imitation of PadeTewsky
Clara Bell Jerome his partner. spoke her
lines with the discretion of a phonograph
Iaboring with a worn-out cylinder. At
9.55 the three Sisters Ronay extracted
music from the bulb-horns one sees on
automobiles in Paris. The sisters are fair.
French. and funeroaI When Al Leeeh's
sketch was over, at 1875, the house knew
No more of his intentions that il had when
he began. at 1910. And Galetti, the man
of the monkeys. was the fifth creditable in
dividual on the programme. Matinees daily
Aeadcmy-'When London Sleeps"
when London Sleeps" came - the
Academy yester-evening and failed TO draw
a crowded house. the audience being decid-
edIy small as compared W tn those OF former
years. The company. as whole, Is not
inferior to that of last season. but the
public seems to be getting rather tired
of the play. The constructors OF the piece
appear to have thought that all that was
The times., 1899-10-17
MR.. MERGENTHALERs ILLNESS.
The Inventors Condition still Re-
Earded as Very Critical.

BALTIMORE. Oct 1.-THE condition of
ottmar Mergenthaler, the inventor of the
typesetting machine which bears his name
is reported Ito be somewhat improved,
although it is regarded as extremely criti-
cal. Mr.. Mergenthaler has been confined
TO his bed sin his home in this city for
the past three weeks with pulmonary trou-
BILE He is receiving every possible atten-
tion, but there is little hope for his re-
covery.
MIR. Mergenthaler takes rank as one Of
the foremost inventors in this country.
The linotype machine, which is the product
Of his genius, has revolutionized the print
ing business, and is now in use in all the
principal countries OF the world. The dis
tinguished inventor was born in Wurt-
temburg. Germany. on May 10, 1854. Fol-
lowing the bent of his early manifested
genius for machinery, he was apprenticed
to his stepmother's brother. Mr.. Hail, a
watch and clockmaker of his native town.
AT the expiration of his apprenticeship,
in 1872, he came to this country, and went
directly to Washington. The Hail shop
was subsequently established in Balti
more. and Mr.. Mergenthaler again became
an employe of MIR. Hahl, and afterward
partner in the business. In 1888 he dis
solved the partnership and embarked in
business for himself in Bank Lane, Bal
timore Previous to this he had con-
ceived the idea of his great invention, and
its details were rapidly being developed.
He secured financial backing in 1885,
syndicate WAS formed, and $4,000 paid
for controlling interest in the business.
A hnai test OF the machine was made in
New York and it's unqualified success Is
well known throughout the world.
The times., 1899-10-17
Lafayette-"Meg Merri1fes.t'
nDAV rxsrrE

Not to be outdone by dramatists who
foiste upon the theatre-going public stage
versions of books of end-o d-of-the-century
popularity. Paul Kester came forward
rather modestly last night at the Lafay-
cite Square with an adaptation of a work
of bygone days-Scott's Guy Mannering,'
alias Meg Merrilies.'' This is not the
Meg with which Charlotte Cushman v on
fame-a Meg written with the sole mo-
tive of exploiting Sir Henry r. Bishops
music-but new play passingly interest
Ing and passingly good.
Mr.. Kester's work, briefly, is an old
fashioned affair of the style that attained
its greatest vogue score of years ego.
The audience at the Lafayette seemed to
enjoy the offering greatly. and applause
was not lacking after any of the curtain
drops.
The dramatizer has followed the story
of Scott very closely, particularly in the
prologue in which is recited the abduction
of little Henry Bertram. He has worked
consistently and WELL and has supplied
sufficient number of clever lines and scenes
to please the average theatregoer. There
is a superabundance of 'Hoot Mon dia-
lect, however, and the person without
Bonnie Brier Bush" glossary is quite
likely to miss much of the dialogue in
certain bits. And there is salso quartette
that has an inclination to burst into mel
ody whenever half a chance presents it
self-a ridiculously irrelevant proceeding.
But these are little faults and can be easily
remedied.
Janauschek is inimitable in typical jan
ausehek part. Not so young as once. may
hap she retains all of the marvellous powers
that made her famous. Her reading is won
daTfTIIIv able and rhere was never a mo-
ment when she occupied the stage last
night that the audience was not charmed
by her admirable portrayal. The support
is capable, and includes Frank Cotter, the
scoundrel of the tale; Brinsley Shaw,
strong of voice and the posseSsor of stride
that would cause the green monster to
rise in the heart of any legitimate star;
Alfred Hastings. with the humor OF low
comedian and the makeup of butcher;
Rose R. Anthon. Mary Mackenzie, ana
Kraft Walton.
The times., 1899-10-17
An Alaskan Awakening.
prom the Philadelphia LEDGER,

(From the Philadelphia Ledger.)
Alaska is preparing to become something more
than a passive member OF the sisterhood Of
States. She is now holding a Territorial conven-
tion, and intends to have full list of her needs
and desires ready to lay before Congress at its
next meeting. The only demand which the con
rention has formulated as yet, but the one which
appears to be regarded as OF the first importance
is that no part of American territory shall be
sacrificed in arranging the Alaska Canada boundary
line, and in this the distant member win have
the sympathy and support of the whole United
States