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The evening times., 1899-08-03
THURSDAY. AUGUST 3. 1899.
How Long VIII Otis Last?

Following well-established precedents il
is now about time for President Mckinley
TO cable few more expressions of esteem
and confidence to General Otis at Manila.
Such action is clearly suggested by the
universal e1ecration OF that officer displayed
by the volunteers returning from the Phil
ippines. Whether these boys hail from
Pennsylvania, from Nebraska, or from
Utah, the story they tell is identically the
same. One and all denounce the Governor
General as an incompetent old granny, who
never moves from tire luxurious palace ia
which, some Of them say. he is rapidly
growing rich. They sneer at his ignorance
OF the country, over which he has kept
Jhzm fighting, and frequently retreating IL
the hour of victory. They curse his cold in
difference 10 the needless hardships TO
which his idiOtic campaigning has subject
ed tlsm, and they unanimously GacIare
that the Filipinos, who openly laugh at Otis,
viii never be subdued while he remains il
command at Manila.
In these circumstances it must be evil
dent to the dullest comprehension that
words of comfort are due from the Ad-
ministration to the pet of the AGiGtant
Generals Office. It would be repreheasible
in the extreme not TO put the stamp of
White House disapproval on sentim ent
already widely entertained throughout the
country. and voiced afresh by every hoIl-
ing soldier. The public and the common
enlisted men should be made to fee! that
whatever deal Otis and Denby are engaged
n for account of their superiors is not
to be interfered with by a curious, pTy-
ing, and dissatisfied press, OF angry and
bowling masses
The evening times., 1899-08-03
II has remained FOR the enlightened Pin-

1t has remained for the enlightened Pin
gree to discover that the secret enemy be-
hind the guns that knocked Alger off the
War Department limb consisted of the 'ar-
my contractors" and people of that ilk
Probably for lack OF time the potato states
man has not Illuminated us with the facts
of the case in detail. He should do so at
once. There is nothing the public would
SO much like to hear as the particulars
concerning what Alger did to the contrac-
tors to make them hate him. Did he ring
in tough old steers from his rancho on
them as sucking calves, or what?
The evening times., 1899-08-03
QUARRELING IN THE CHOIR.
Prominent CoIored Man Assaults
Female Vocalist.

Prominent Colored Man Assaults
n Female Vocalist.
Altoona, Pa, Aug. 3.-George W. Cole
man. president of the Westmoreland Afro
American League, and politician OF ma
tional repute among colored men, who
was Mr.. McKinely's private messenger
during the Presidents term as Governor
OF Ohio, Is in Jail at Greensburg on a
charge of aggravated assault and battery.
Coleman sings in the choir of the African
NJ. f. Church, and so do Mrs. George
Washington Dorsey and her daughter.
Mrs. Dorsey has objected to Coleman's
attentions to her daughter, and when she
saw the two whispering together during
services Tuesday evening she lost her tenn
per and dealt Coleman a blow over the
head with her umbrella This angered
Coleman so that he loosened the teeth and
cut the eye of his prospective mother
in-law.
The whole choir soon became involved
in the melee, and the congregation stood
on the seats to get better view of the
free fight. Pastor Tompkins closed his
Bible and roared to the sexton to turn out
the lights. Peace came with sudden dark
ness and lasted until the interested parties
could reach the squire's office, where
cross-suits On all sorts of charges were
brought.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
General Destruction Wrought by the
Wind aud Heavy Hail.

Wind and Heavy Hail.
Rockville. Nd. Aug. 3.-One of the most
destructive rain, hail, and wind storms
ever experienced here passed over this
county yesterday afternoon. The reports
which com in this morning show that dam
age to the corn crops, beautiful oak trees,
hay stacks. and dwelling houses, and wind
mills has. been very considerable in all the
lower sections of this county.
Between this point and Avenel large oak
trees were blown across the road, making
traffic impossible. A team of four horses
owned by Mr.. Lum Bell was frightened by
falling tree and ran away, coiliding with
barbed wire fence and cutting the lead
horses very severely.
At Forest Glen large oak trees were
twisted from the trunks and many wind
mills blown down. AT Capitol View a
large dwelling house owned by the Capt.
tai View Syndicate Company was blown
down and considerable other damage done
AT Kensington the east gable end of the
Montgomery Press" Office was blown
eight or ten inches out of plumb, many
bricks falling from their places, leaving the
building in very precarous condition.
Many windmills were demolished at this
point. AT Sandy Springs, this county,
severe hail storm did much damage to the
corn crops and injured number of peo-
pie. .,..
The evening times., 1899-08-03
ARRIVALS FROM PORTO RICO.
Discharged Soldiers and Civilian
EmplOxes on the Mcclellan.


Employees on the Mcclellan.
New York, Aug. 3.-The United States
transport McCalla arrived this morning
from Porto Rico after round trip Of nine
teen days from New York. The transport
sailed from New York July 16 and stopped
port July %. ran to Santiago. where she
anchored in the open bay thirty-six hours.
At Santiago the passengers and crew were
not permitted to land. The passengers who
came on board had been quarantined ten
days.
They were placed upon a quarantine de-
tention vessel and held five days. No ILL
ness appeared among them and they were
transferred to detention vessel No. 2, and
there held for an additional period of five
days before they were permitted to en-
bark. General Wood. the Governor of San
tiago, enforces this regulation rigidly thus
preventing the embarkation Of yellow fever
exposed passengers. The transport sailed
for New York July 26, stopping at Gibara
on the way, sailing from the latter port on
July 29. Her five days period Of quaran-
tine will expire this afternoon when she
viii be permitted to go to her wharf. The
transport brought sixteen cabin. twenty
two second. and sixtyfi five steerage passen-
gers, the latter being discharged soldiers,
civilian employees. and others. Among the
cabin passengers from San Juan were Lieu
tenant Cusaek, Fifth United States Cayal-
ry, and family: Drs. Collins, Walter Cox,
White, and Boyd; four army surgeons;
Miss Edith V. Hallenbough, Principal of
the American free school of Porto Rico,
and Profs. ]. A. Aguero and II. V. Gallon,
teachers in Porto Rican schools.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
1NcENsED AGAINST OTIS
More Indignant Complaints o.
Troona Returned Eran, MnnI.

More Indignant Complaints of
Troops Returned From Manila.
San Francisco, Aug 3.-GeneraI Shafter
would soon dispossess himself of the idea
that only the ''riffraff and skuIkers' are
complaining against General Otis conduct
of the Manila campaign were he a civilian
and could go among the officers and men
returning from the front and hear the
views they express. Few OF the officers
will make open attacks on their superiors.
but give to one of them pledge that his
remarks are not to be published and then
ask his candid opinion of Otis and the cam
paign and he at once launches into a Bit
ter assault upon the commanding officers.
They declare the war as conducted I'D 10
date to be the iiattest kind OF failure,
and they insinuate that Otis is purposely
prolonging it for his private gain, or. if rot
that. he is the most incompetent man that
ever wore the shoulder straps of an Ameri-
can officer.
Here are some interviews from Pennsyl-
vania, Nebraska, and Utah soldiers:
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, Tenth Penn
sylyania: The regiment is in excellent
condition We have been kept busy in
Manila and every one of the soldiers ac-
quilted himself nobly. l have no comment
to make concerning the management OF the
campaign, nor any word OF complaint
against General Otis. / know the men feel
bitter toward the general. They were anx-
ious to fight long before the insurrection.
They chafed under restraint and what they
considered dilatory tactics. he FiliIino5
were insolent, and under orders our men
had to submit to it calmly.
III Filipino barber, for instance, would
get a commission in Aguinaldo's army,
then strut through our lines insolently in
sulting everybody, officers as we'll as pri-
Yates. This embittered the men, natu-
rally"
S. NJ. Gibson, Company E. Tenth Penn
sylvania: If even Filipinos made spot
OF Otis, what do you suppose his own
troops think of him? He has lost a graat
deal of the respect of his men, too, be-
cause of his gross misunderstanding or The
situation"
Charles Henley, Company E, Tenth
Pennsylvania: The soldiers are OF the
firm opinion that Otis would rather pro
long the war than end it. They believe
that he is willing TO continue in his present
position, as he is growing rich and lives
IN luxury. 1t is possible in many ways for
him to advance his own financial inter
eSts.'
The evening times., 1899-08-03
BURNING UP A GENERAL.
A Soldiers Experience With "A Camp
fire In Cuba.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.)
I never told you. did l." asked regular
soldier who has not yet recovered from the
wound he received at Ell Caney. how near
came to burning up a brigadier general
in Cuba last summer
Burning him up?" repeated the soldier 5
friend; mo, you certainly never told me
that"
We'll, the officer that I came near fin
ishing was General Miles-Col Evan
Miles, of the First Infantry, you know, but
brigadier general of volunteers. Our reg
iment was in his brigade, and this hap
pened one night in June when / was on
headquarters guard. Headquarters was
big name for pretty poor place. There
wasn't even a tent, and the general and
his aide, lieutenant, were bivouacking by
fire, with nothing but some empty boxes
to sleep on-not the softest kind of bed.
1t grows awfully cold, you know, as soon
as the sun goes down, in Cuba, and the
dew chills you to the bone That night
was cooler than usual, and l was shivering
as 1 built up the campfire. Because of that
I suppose, I made 1t good and big. General
Miles and the lieutenant lay down on their
boxes and went to sleep, and when the fire
was we'll started / went on my post, hun
dred yards or so away. After / had been
there for perhaps half an hour, walking up
and down trying to KEEP warm l heard a
commotion in the camp. General Miles
was shouting, Sentry. Sentry!' at the top
OF his voice. 1 rushed up as fast as
could, but even before l got there / saw
what the trouble was. You never laid
eyes on such roaring old campfire. The
general was kicking at the box that had
been his bed
"'D-n it, man. he said, as came up,
what are you trying to do-burn me up?
You've got too much fire here altogether
Nobody could help agreeing with him
on that point. The end Of his box was
blazing, and his clothes were fairly
scorched. The heat had walked him up just
before he actually caught fire himself I
hustled around and stamped the fire out
where 1t had spread beyond bounds, and
when got that done I apologized as we'll
as knew how. The lieutenant was on the
other side Of the fire, and the wind had
kept the blaze away from him. He was
sitting up, with his back toward us. so
that the general couldn't see him laugh,
but his shoulders were shaking well. There
was funny side to it. of course. but it
might have been serious for me. 1t looked
like the careless trick of recruit, instead
of the work Of a man wio has been in
the army as long as have. The general
was very good about it, and no matter how
cold it was. 1 was more moderate in my
campiires after that
The evening times., 1899-08-03
CROP CONDITIONS IN SPAIN.
Wheat Lacking In Quantity md
Heavy Demands for Sugar.


Heavy Demands for Sugar.
The State Department has received from
Mr. Mertens in charge of the consular
agency at Valencia, report to the effect
that the wheat crop throughout Spain has
been very poor this year.
During the month of May 5000 tons were
imported from Russia. 5000 tons from the
United States, 1900 tons from France, and
$4,000 tons from other countries. namely
British India, South America. and Australia
Ia trial shipment OF 1000 tons from the
lastnamed country. During the first five
months of the year 100000 tons have been
imported. Mr.. Mertens continues:
The sugar question is still unsolved,
The demand is great and the home fac
tories cannot supply the market in spite
OF the strongly protective tariff. In all
about $500 tons were imported during the
period OF 1899 under consideration. against
some 1900 tons last year Foreign refined
sugar, notwithstanding the high duty, can
almost compete with the Spanish home
product"
The evening times., 1899-08-03
MR.. M,K1NLEY,s VACATION.
He Enjoys nm EARLY Stroll in Com
pnny With DIR, Rixey.

Hotel Champlain. Clinton County, N. Y,
Aug. 3.-The President evidently intends
to make up for being housed yesterday,
for he was out at o'clock walking about
the grounds in company with DR.. Rixey.
Mr.. Mckinley last evening received off,
.eial notification of the death of Colonel
Hawkins, of the Tenth Pennsylvania Vol
unteers, and through Secretary CorteIyou,
expressed great regret, stating that his gal
lantry in the Philippines was so marked
as to command special mention by his su-
perior officers. The President expressed
deep sympathy with the family of Colonel
Hawkins and with the men of the regi-
ment. e.sS
c. c.. Shayne. of New York, and former
Mayor Schieren, of Brooklyn, arrived last
evening. The President intends to drive to
the golf links to witness the handicap this
afternoon.
The evening times., 1899-08-03

laration as signifying a determination OF
the organization to SO steer the machinery
as to modify the Chicago platform in 1900
are reckoning without their host. His
firm adherence to the principles of the
Chicago platform was one of the reasons
for investing Mr.. Stone with authority to
speak for the committee Plain fact num-
Der two seems to be that he was author
lied by the committee TO say that the
Democracy does not intend to consult the
wishes of purblind boiters any more than
1t intends to consult the desires of blatant
Populism or half-hearted Republicanism in
its future activities
The evening times., 1899-08-03
stopping Bull Fights at Aries.

At last, it seems, there is fair chance of ball
hghts being put a stop to at Aries. The last
which took place there, the other day, led to SO
strong protest on the part of the majority of
the women present that it viii probably be a long
time before another exhibition of this sort will
take place in this ancient arena. 1t seems that
on this occasion no fewer than three horses were
done to death in the most horrible circum-
stances. Nine Frederic Mistral, the wife of the
famous poet, rose in her seat and loudly de-
nounced the spectacle 'as inhuman and harbarous
in the extreme" few years ago she would
have been hissed, but now she was applauded to
the echo. and as result nearly every woman i'm
mediately afterward left the arena
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Nasmyth's Astronomical Work.

After Nasmyth had made large fortune by
the invention of his celebrated steam hammer,
he returned TO Hammerfeld, in Kent, where he
devoted himself with great energy to the study
Of astronomy. Many of the Instruments he used
TO be sold by auction this week, including q
large 20-inch reflector, built by Nasmyth, and
according to his own ideas, in 1850 1t Is a
unique example Of its kind. and shows great
ingenuity in providing for the convenience of
the observer. 1t is remarkable what results
Nasmyth, who quite devoid of mathema ticaI
knowledge and lad practical training in as
tronomy, was able to achieve at Hammerfield,
which IN his day became center of scientific in
terest, and the various instruments to be sold nat.
ur2ly possess more tkan ordinary Interest.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Austrian MOsIem Soldiers Widows.
From the London Chronicle.0

1t may not be generally known that the army of
one other European power than Turkey has to face
the difficulty of dealing with polygamous SOL
diers The Austrian recruits from Bosnia, being
mostly followers of the Prophet, indulge in plu-
rality Of wives. Tommy Atkins and his ,natri-
monial relations occasionally give some trouble
to the authorities. but what would happen if per-
mission to marry on the strength signfed the
privilege of possessing half dozen consorts? In
the new regulations just issued by the War Office
at Vienna there will be found some curious
clauses dealing with this awkward subject. If on
the death Of Mahometan soldier several duly al,.
thenticated widows put in claims for a pension,
it is enacted that the amount to which one Chris.
tian widow would be entitled shall be divided
among them. Should the deceased leave behind
him children by his different spouses, the wives
are to pool their offspring IS one family.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Cost of a Great Scientific Rcport.
Lrx,x,, L

The report of the Challenger expedition, n copy
of which has just been presented to Dr. Nausen by
his friends and admirers in England, Is one of
the most remarkable publications ever Issued.
though, unless great advance has been mad. since
the last report of Her Maiesty's Stationery Office
it can hardly be said to be financially ore OF the
most successful. The report shows that the Office
expended printing. paper, lithography, bind
ing, etc., nearly E400O0, and that in one way
and another this enterprise has cost over eSS COO
The work is bound up in forty-seyen large quarto
volumes containing 1880 pages of letterpress
and 2,e62 photographic and chromolit photographic
plates. According to the latest account the sales
cot the work. which had cost Ess 600, had amount
Office report, however, though II is the latest to
be had. is dated so far back as 1890, and bust
ness may have looked up little since then. a.
all events. here is one moro copy gone of.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Ferd,nand schumaker weaded

Akron, Ohio. Aug. 3.-The Akron friends
and relatives of Ferdinand Schumacher, the
one time oatmeal king. were surprised to
receive 2 telegram from him announcing
his narr1again San Francisco yesterday to
Miss Mkry, 3ipperlen, daughter of DR..
Adolph zippSTlen. resident of Cincinnati
Mr.. Schumacher, Miss Dora Schumacher, his
niece, ard Miss Zipperlen have been trav-
cling together in California for several
weeks. No enc in Akron had any intima-
ton that marriage was contemplated
The evening times., 1899-08-03

There is a lot of sense in the remark
of Senator Perkins that We do not need
to bother about arbitrating the American
Alaskan boundary. He says that the Brit
ish Hudsons Bay Company once leased the
territory in dispute from Russia. AS the
Hudson's Bay Company was practically a
British institution, under its home diplo-
matte control at the time, that would be
sufficient to settle the question of pos
session.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Deliberate Sharks.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
''You villagers to be rather deliberate
lot of people,
II spose be- There wuz 4 fcler drowned
down in the creek n spell ago. He yelled
Help. help,' afore he went down tn last time
an the editor OF III village paper heard him and
went back to the office an put in his paper two
help wanted ads, an charged 'em up to tn
estate, by gum!''
The evening times., 1899-08-03
His Idea of Misery.
(From the BOSTON Transcrin, !,

Qrom The Boston Transcript.)
Mrs. Stepper-i am going TO make an address
before the Anti-Nicotne Society tonight Mr.
Smarte, and l want you TO tell me the worst
possible things to be said against tobacco
Mr. Smarte-Well, ] don't think you eare to
say anything worse than to tell Your hearers
that tir-e are times wien there is no tobacco
to be had.
The evening times., 1899-08-03

1t might be suggested to the amiable Do
minicans in New York who say that Heu-
reauX's murder was not a crime, but only
signal that the government was about
to change. that the shooting of two Of the
assassins was not intended as a-punish-
ment, but only as signal to let the gen.
uemen most interested know that they
were dead.
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Sn,aIl-Boy Meanness.
(From Harper's Bazar.l

''Namma. what would you do q that big vase
in the parlor should get brokeR7' said Teumy.
Il should spank whoever did it, said Mrs.
Banks, gazing severely at her little son.
''Well. then, you'd better begin to get up
your muscle said Tommy, gleefulIy, ''coz pa
mas broken IL
The evening times., 1899-08-03
The appalling Small BOY,

From Harper's Bazar)
pa said Willie, may / ask Just more
question before / go to bed?''
Yes. my boy; what is it?''
IF I'd been your brother would have been
my own uncle?''
The evening times., 1899-08-03
Passports to Society.

(From The Chicago Eecord)
''Do you think we can get into good society
out in that sulfurb?'
''oi course: you give porch party and I'll
buy a new lawn mower
The evening times., 1899-08-03
CURRENT HUMOR.
Useless Prohibition.

(From the Berlin CMd) Herald)
Father-Now, don't YOU ask me another G.Iss-
tion. Little boys should not be so inquisitive
Son-What's ''inquisitive?'
The evening times., 1899-08-03
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