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The times., 1899-05-04
The Gern,nn-AmrrIcnns.
U'rom the St. Louis Globe Democrat.) }

tfioH the 81 LOUIS tslODc-b bttnOcIat.D
few prominent German Americans not
BY any means those most noted for practical views
or a general foIlawing-are bitterly, even rabidiy,
opposed to the annexation of the Philippines.
But it cannot be said thlt they speak for any
but themselves, Tie COMMUNICATIONS have not
followed Carl Sclurz from party to party. His
war on Grant was not approved by them, nor was
his alteration of Cleveland. 1t is to be
gretted that Dr.. Prec:oFiis, of this city, ia 50
violent in his editorial consideration of the Philip
pine problem. His tone OF excited denuneiation
is not the mark of vigorous thought properly
restrained. With all his gifts and qualities. the
doctor lives in the past Yet new duties and new
policies must inevitably arise in this great nation.
They cannot be settled by the morbidly conserva-
tive nor by gusts Of passion. The German Amer
leans have elected spokesman in regard to the
Philippines. Like other citizens, they will take
sides when issues are made up.
The times., 1899-05-04

People generally have hardly believed
that the striking miners at Wardner. Ida
ho. would dare to attack and attempt TO
annihilate a small company of United
States troops. as they are said to have
threatened. 1t should be remembered.
however, that it is hard to tell exactly
how far the effects of the "anti-i imperial
ist'' propaganda may have reached. The
lessons of treason are not always hard 10
absorb. when men are viciousiy inclined,
and 1t is possible that the Wardner rioters
have been more or less open to conviction
under the Atkinson educational system.
The times., 1899-05-04
Special postage stamp. for Guam

When Capt. Richard p. Leary starts for
the island he will take with him large
supply of postage stamps to be used only
on letters mailed in the island. These
are like the ordinary stamps of the United
States. except that each will bear the word
Guam Captain Leary had q conference
with the Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral yesterday and it was arranged that
the stamps be printed at once. as the
Yosemite. which will convey Captain Leary
to his post, will start from New York on
Nav g.
The times., 1899-05-04
A FATAL DOSE OF MORPHINE.
Sudden Death of the Wife of sehuy-
Ter Hamilton. Jr.


New York. May 3.-Jane Mercer Hamil-
ton. the wife of Schuyler Hamilton, jr..
of this city. died today at her home in
the Florence apartment house. f05 East
Eighteenth Street, from an overdose of
morphine, taken. as it is believed. to re-
lieve an attack OF nervous insomnia and
pain. Her husband is son of Gen. Schuy-
Ter Hamilton, and Is an architect and en-
gineer His wife was from Baltimore and
was n granddaughter of General Mercer, of
Maryland.
The couple were married August 10. 1897,
and have one child a daughter. three
years old. Immediately after their mar
riage they went abroad to live. They lived
in Munich the first year. and then moved
to Paris, where they had winter home.
with a summer cottage at Dinard. They
came TO this country last September and
went to the Florence to live. and were
just getting ready to go back to Paris Mrs
Hamilton's mother, Mrs Mercer. and al
unmarried sister live in Paris, and she
has a married sister-Mrs. Edwin J. Fa-
her-ifving in Baltimore.
The times., 1899-05-04
A NEW PAYMAsTKR GENERAL.
Pay Director Kenny to Succeed Rear
Admiral Stewart.

Rear Admiral Stewart, Paymaster Gen
eral of the Navy, will be placed on the
retired list for age on May ). and will be
succeeded. unless present intentions are
changed. by Pay Director Albert S Kenny
1t was said yesterday in reliable quarters
that Mr. Kenny would almost certainly
be appointed. His present assignment is
as general storekeeper at the Brooklyn
navy yard. lie was appointed to the Navy
from Vermont as an assistant paymaster
on March 10. 1852, and reached his present
grade with the relative rank OF captain on
September 20 1897.
The times., 1899-05-04
THE UNDERGROUND SCHEME.
HenrinE ON the Act Amending New
Xork's Rapid Transit Law.


New York. May S.-Mayor Van wyck To
day gave public hearing on the act
amending the rapid transit law so as to
permit the commission to grant fran
chise OF fifty years. with privilege of re-
newai for twenty-five years. to any COM
pany that will undertake to build and o2-
crate an underground railroad along the
route already laid out.
There was a large attendance at the
hearing. and public interest in the measure
was evident. The present Rapid Transit
Commissioners are not in favor of the
bill They asked the Legislature to amend
the law so that they might grant per-
petual franchise. Governor Roosevelt op-
posed that provision. and it was defeated
The Commissioners met yesterday and de-
ciined to take any formal action for or
against the measure. but it is understood
that the individual members 90 not ap-
prove the bill as passed.
The times., 1899-05-04
Mutual BIunders.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
'.Bfies is a pleasant sort OF 4 chap" remarked
one young man.
II don't like him. said the other. Hes too
egotistic."
.'it's merely a matter OF impresson you iudg
ed from his manner that he's egotistic. and you
feel resentful. He judges from your manner that
you think he's egotist, and he resents your
self -opiniouaied fashion, OF jumping at eoncIu-
sions- It's mistake all round"
The times., 1899-05-04
When Dewey Come. Sailing Home

(From the Philadelphia North Alnericsn)
Whether Dewey returns to the United States at
or delays his arrival for five years more the
result must he the He will receive such
welcome as man ever got in this or any other
nation. And so, with all due respect TO the Ad-
miral's desire and love of quiet, warn him to
prepare for it. And for his own sake. as well as
the sake OF the people who are keeping their en-
thusiasm bottled up. he might just as well come
along now and have it over with
The times., 1899-05-04

Statements that the Standard Oil mag
mates have succeeded, through a eombina-
ton, in securing monopoly of the Ameri-
can copper output. will be viewed with
public interest. Control of copper. OF
course, will include copper wire. Copper
wire is essential to electric lighting as
well as other important purposes COM
bine, the existence OF which We more than
suspect, intends to monopolize the lighting
OF the United States. Then it will only
remain TO connect metres with the sun,
and bless the community with daylight at
the lowest cost consistent with ten per
cent dividends.
The times., 1899-05-04
Dt.po.,nr Of Ale.r.

from the fhiladeiphla Ledgcr.)
The American people would be glad to Rus
sell A. Alger elected to the United States Senate
if that is the only way TO get him out of the
War Department. but wherein has he shown those
qualities Of craftsmanship that should belong to
the man selected for that high otiiees However.
that is about the last question asked can
didate for the Senate, nowadays.
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pame nature when Angry.

tFrom the CINCINNATI Commercial Tfibune.D
After ALI, the modern weapons OF war arc not
SO terribly destructive. We read Of Maxim guns
and rapid-fire hrsach-losders and alt kinds of
other weapons and yet the loss of lie Is reported
in single figures And, in the mean time. a
hurricane and a hotel frr get in their work with
a loss OF life that approaches hundreds. Kind and
gentle is nature in her serener moods but when
angry, is second in destuetivencss. both Of
life and property.
The times., 1899-05-04
NEW YoRK's GAS WAR.
The New Amsterdam Company More
Than Meets the Cut of Rivals.

Th9n AectS the Cut OF hiSaIs.
New York, May 3.-The gas war Is on
in earnest now. Following the cut in
price to 65 cents per 1000 feet made by
the Consolidated and Mutual companies on
Monday the directors of the New Amster-
dam Company met today and reduced the
rate of their company to 80 cents. 1t
had not been expected that they would
reduce the rate to less than so cents at
the lowest and the aetien of the directors
caused considerable surprise. 1t Is now
intimated that the Consolidated and Mu-
tual companies will at least meet the price
established by the New Amsterdam peo-
pie. and a lively war Is expected. The
Standard Company's directors meet at 2
o'clock today. They have acted on a pol
icy similar to that pursued by the New
Amsterdam Company. and it was believed
that they also would cut their rate to
so cents.
The times., 1899-05-04
There. a Chance.

(from the Boston Hcrald)
1t is said that the name OF Colonel Funston is
such to preclude rhyme to it in poetry.
The same said to that Of Theodore FIRE.
linghuysen when he nominated for Vice
President, with Henry Clay. in 1si4. to which a
campaign poet Immediately responded:
won't we give the Locos pisen
With Henry Clay and Frelinghuysen!''
The times., 1899-05-04
TO SUCCEED MINISTER HARDY.
Herbert W. Bowen Appointed to the
Ee-st=n Post.

President Mckinley yesterday appointed
Herbert W. Bowen. OF New York. to be
United States Minister to Persia to succeed
Minister A. S. Hardy. who has been trans
ferred TO Greece. Minister Bowen was
United States Consul General at Barcelona.
Spain. when diplomatic relations were in
terrupted by the recent war.
Stanton Sickles, of New York. who held
the position of Secretary Of the United
States Legation at Madrid under former
Minister Woodford. has been appointed to
fill the same post when Minister Storer re-
opens the legation.
The times., 1899-05-04
Massachusetts. Traitar..

tFrUm the Chicago TimesTlerald)
II is lime that the whole country took notice
of the treasonable uiterances and acts of the So
called anti-imperialists Of Massachusetts,. There
is line where the coppcrhead becomes traitor,
and the anti-impcrialists seem To have forgot
ten Il
The times., 1899-05-04
Libr.rie, and Libr.ric,,


II is said that the increasing number of excel
lent public Libraries is having the effect in some
places Of sidetrackng the Sunday school library.
II this rs true the public libraries doing good
beyond what was expected Of them
The times., 1899-05-04

HIS Conrmissary General are almost IL not
quite as good Democrats as Quay himself.
The times., 1899-05-04
Well. Is He Not.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
II sIr. Edward Atkinson isn't very careful. DR..
Edward Everett Hale will him for the hero
Of another ..Man Without Country romance
The times., 1899-05-04
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

The Advertisers Guarantee Company of Chi
c1go. hereby certifes that ii has, by its expert
examiners. proven and attested the circulation OF
THE TINES. Of Washington, ID. c. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month of March,
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This is GUARANTEED 10 the advertisers of the
country by bond OF so oUo in the Fidelity and
Dsposit Company of Maryland, deposited with the
Northwestern National Bank. Of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
BY j. r. MASON, President.
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Monthly by Carrier:
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THE TIMES. in all its editions, Morning. Even
ing. and Sunday. viii be mailed to address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
o;teu de-J-ed
The times., 1899-05-04

Communications intended for publication in
THE TINES must be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied By the
and address of the writer Rejected eein-
munications viii not be preserved. and only man
1seripts of Obvious importance will be returned
10 their authors.
The times., 1899-05-04

Readers of THE TINES who may at any time be
unable procure copies Of it at any newsstand or
railroad station OK railroad trains will confer
a favor upon the management by sending to this
office information Of the fact.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
Deny They on.rsd nrihes.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 94.--At a
session of the Legislative Committee
investigating the charges Of alleged
bribery in connection with the jury
bill in the House. only two witnesses
were heard. x-Representatiye Moyles,
of LuHerne county, and ex-senator
John j. Coyle, who at previous meet
iHgs Of the committee had been
charged By members with having of.
feted % Tribe them to vote for the Jury
bis On the Winess stand both posi-
lively denied having offered to any
member anything in retarn for their
support Of the bill Both admitted
they favored the measure and ac-
knowledged having asked members to
vote for it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
German war.hip to QUIT samoa.

Washington, March 21.--The Ger
man gunboat Falk is to leave Apia,
Samoa. The reason given is the ad-
vance of the season when the harbor
is unprotected against severe tropical
storms. The United States cruiser
Philadelphia and the British cruiser
Porpoise will remain. The withdraw
al of the Fake gives further evidence
of the improved relations between
Germany and America and Of the pur-
pose of the German authorities TO
avoid occasion for friction in Samoa
1t is also said that it will remove an
element of possible menace, as it re-
duces to that extent the armed force
supporting the several elements.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
spent N,ne nav. in a calorimeter.

Middletown. Conn, March 2a-Emil
Osterburg has concluded his pine days
in Il calorimeter, and is in just rs good
physical health as when he entered
During his enforced confinement he
has exercised, slept well and enjoyed
his food. and the experiment has been
in every way satisfactory. This is the
tenth or twelfth experiment Of this
kind at Wesleyan, and is similar to
tests made elsewhere in this country
and in Europe to determine the value
Of articles of food. Prof w. O. At
water believes that much energy is
lost by improperly selected and inn
properly cooked food for both animals
and men. The result will be published
by the Government and distributed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
RUINS GIVE Up THEIR DEAD
Charred Fragments, Thought
to Make Three Human
Forms Taken Out.
FIVE NOW IN MORGUE.
The Worst Portion Of the Mass of
Brick Has Not Yet Been
Touched

One Body identified IS That of Mrs. Auze.
for Twenty Years "a Patron of the Hotel
Fire Did Its Dreadful Work Thoroughly
Work is Progressing slowly-s statement
Of the Cashier.
New York, March 23-Whaf are as
sumed to be three bodies have been
taken from the Windsor Hotel ruins,
making Eve thus far recovered. The
officials at the Morgue, however, are
not sure about the fragments of bod
les taken from the ruins aud sent to
them. The bodies have been placed in
a section by themselves and numbered
from one to five. The first body Is
labelled Man" and the second ''Wo-
man." The others are simply num-
bered, because 1t is utterly impossible
to speak of sex with anything like GER
tainty, or even to say whether all the
bones put in One box and labelled as
one body came from the same person.
Some of the individual bones were
scattered far apart, but the workmen
at the ruins placed them together.
What was supposed TO be the body
of woman was taken from the ruins.
From gold filings in the teeth 1t was
thought to have been Miss Dora Hoif
man, of Baltimore. Her brother, Il.
g. Hoffman, when he saw the body,
declared it was not his sister. James
Traynor and William Curran two en-
ployes of the Windsor, called at the
Morgue and said they positively recog
niZed the charred bones In the box
marked ''3'' as those of Mrs. AuZe.
eighty-thrce years old. who WIS for
twenty-three years a patron OF the ho-
tel. Many other persons called at the
Morgue during the day, but were un-
able to make any Identification.
Portions of what was supposed to be
another body were taken ont of the
Fifth avenue side of the ruins. They
were nothing but mass of i9ones The
fire did its dreadful work thoroughly.
Some shreds of a woman's clothing
We're found near this body. The fifth
discovery was made not far from the
elevator. The trunk of this body was
fairly complete, but it could Tot be de-
termined whether 1t was that of man
or woman.
Work at the ruins Is progressing very
slowly At the rate it is going on now
the place, according to experts, will
not be cleared for a month.
Charles w. Squires. cashier Of the
Windsor, has made the statement that
he did not believe in the theory that
the fire was the work of incandiaries,
bent on plumber, but considered it the
result of spontaneous combustion, due
to the whole electric wiring system
getting out OF order and setting fire to
the woodwork on all the floors stimuli
taneously. Simeon Leland says that
this theory Is preposteroos. 1.-The
electric system in the hotel" he said,
was as near perfect as skilled men
could make it,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
KnIed HlmseIf and som.

Norristown. Pa March 23.--John
Kratz, Philadelphia stock broker,
lies dead at his country home here a
suicide. Beside him lies his little son
Clayton, slain by the fathers hand.
Kratz lost $4,000 in the stock market
He returned home in despair, telling
his mother that the farm was all that
was left. She eheered him By saying
that was enough. Kratz then called
the child to the woesshed and shot him
dead, then shot himself, dying instant
Iy
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25

Washington. March 24.-The Score
tary of State has received from the
Peruvian Government draft for $40,
600, representing the amount of the
Judgment of the arbitrator in the case
of the American railroad man. Alex
McCord, on account of his ill-treat-
ment in Peru during q revolutionary
movement many years ago. The draft
will he handed over TO the United
States Treasury for collection aud a
warrant for the amount of the judg.
ment will be drawn in favor of Judge
Pettis, the attorney for McCord,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
No 80


WHEAT. Trading has been acceIer-
ated by Il very considerable demand
from foreign sources. supplementing
huying or the same character which
has marked the opening OF The wheat
market for several days past. BRAD
streets report on the worlds visible
has total increase for the week Of
$4,000 bushels. In the spring wheat
area very heavy SHOWS have fallen the
present week. and no frost has vet
come out Of the ground. They are not.
IN that part of the world. even begin
ming vet to think OF seeding. The win.
fer wheat crop IL dragging along slow
ly and il making SO little progress
either for better or worse tint II fl I'm
possible to tell at this stage OF the
game very much about III The one re-
deaming feature in the situation lust
now Is that the ground IL fun OF mois-
ture. Under these conditions the dan.
ger of wheat being thrown out or the
ground and winter Killed are bv no
means Ms dangerous rs when the
ground lacks moisture and lve have
ii dry March. CORN Corn has
ruled quiet aud rather featur.lpSs. An
OF HGlakd AT Liverpool helned
the local market for corn. aS ana also
n prospect of rain in the Western
States, causing some disposition to
cover short contracts. OATS. There
has been but little disposition to trade
In oats In the West. and none what.
aver here. the market being quite nom
lnnl, although ilrmer in feeling. in
view Of the improvement In wheat and
rnru
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
AGulNALDo's BOAST.
Promises 10 Lead HIS Forces Into Manila
in Twenty Days.


MANILA March 24.--Aquinaldo ha,
announced that he will march int
Manila within twenty days unless the
Americans withdraw sooner, prison
er taken by our troops says. The rebe
chief promises to take the lead person
ally of his reserve force ut Malolos
The concentration of Filiplnos neal
Malolos gives color to the prisoners
statement. The natives have refrainec
from making any attack recently anC
seem to be saving their ammunition
parentlyfor decisive movement.
Though apparently the Americans
have been inactive, really the opposite
has been the case. A reorganization
entailing many changes, has been liz
progress since the abandonment of the
flying column. Our troops are en-
trenched and the situation is practi.
cally unchanged. Advices from Cebu
by coasting steamer says oil Is quiet
there.
The United States transport Sher
man, from New York Feb. 3, has ar.
rived with the Third United States In.
fantry and four companies OF the Sew.
enteenth. One child, two sailors and
two privates died Oh the voyage and
one man was drowned Ia the Mediter.
ranean.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25

Philadelphia. March pa number
Of workmen from the Pencoyd Iron
Works viii leave this city in few
days EN- route to Africa for the pur-
pose of building a bridge across the
Atbara River. in the Soudan. near
khartoum. The seven spans of the
bridge, with total length of 1000
feet. nave already been shipped. The
order was placed by the British War
office less than six weeks ago. the COM
pany agreeing to build the structure in
seven weeks. The Pencoyd Company
was given preference over the English
bridge builders because the latter had
stated that it would require seven
months TO build the structure.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25
Terpedo Boa,s for ,t.p,r.

Washington, March 23.-The Navy
Department has prepare d the compile
ment of enlisted men to be detailed on
board the torpedo boat destroyers and
the torpedo boats, and just as soon as
the naval personnel law gets into oper-
alton the complement Of officers will
be arranged. There Is proposition
to send some of the larger destroyers
to Manila. None OF them Is capable Of
going more than 1000 miles under its
own coal, but they can go via the
coast line to San Francisco, Alaska
and Japan
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-25

Midway, Mass. March "a in an at
tempt to omen the safe Of the Midway
Savings Bank, which burglars had
partly wrecked. John Meyers. a safe
expert. caused IN explosion of a
charge of nitro glycerine which the
robbers had left behind in their sud
den flight. Meyer was severely cut
about the head and upper part of the
body. II. G. Wilson, bank trustee,
had his jaw and right arm broken.
The physical shock may cost him has
life