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The evening times., 1899-08-18
Pnndo on the War.

No soldier will be able to read the de-
fence of his conduct in the war, by the
Spanish General Pando, sometime chief of
the general staff in Cuba without sympa-
thzing with him from the heart Pando,
like Blanco, is one of The high Spanish
officers who do not believe that surrender
to the United States should have come
when IL did. and, from professional
point of view, there is little doubt that
he is right When the Edmunds- Ireland
protocol was signed there were, approx
mately. two hundred thousand Spanish
troops in Cuba, fully armed, equipped, and
prcvisioned, under the command of Blanco
as Captain General and Pando as Segundo
both fighting men and eager to try con-
clusions with the American Army. What
We had on the island to cope with this
| large force is too well known to require
| discussion at this time.
| Pando says-and says truly-that If the
general commanding in the field had been
given carte blanche he would not have
surrendered without a fight to the end,
and he adds that the result shows the
idiocy of attempting to conduct distant
campaigns under the direct orders of a
civilian Minister of War, who would
| know nothing of the business in hand if
ii were under his nose, and who is not
more competent to direct or interfere with
movements that are on the other side of
the world from him. In this statement We
can feel for General Pando, because We
know how it is ourselves.
There are some other things in his de-
fence that justify serious consideration.
General Pando frankly says that for twenty
years he has been studying our military po-
sition and lack of advancement. and asserts
that, at the outbreak of the war; we did
not have any army. Through trusted agents
he was able TO know at all times what our
War and Navy Departments had, wanted
intended, or could get This is not a sur
prise. The Times warned the Government
in March, 1895, that there was nothing said
written, or filed in the big imitation of the
Hotel de Vile, next to the White House
that could not be repeated or copied. at all
the way from the cost of a cocktail up 10 two
hundred and fifty dollars, according to its
value 10 the purchaser. 1t is different now
heads of bureaus might think. The ease
with which the military and naval attaches
OF foreign Governments have been and are
| still able 10 secure the defensive secrets CT
the Administration. is a matter of ridI-
cule in the war offices of Europe today.
Not to give General Pando too much
praise, or TO assume that he is right in
thinking that, given another month, he and
Blaneo could have brought us to our knees
and made us sue for peace instead of die
| tating its terms. We must remind him that
| the same two hundred thousand Spaniards
| who were in Cuba waiting for chance tc
make mincemeat Of the Yankee army, had
been there for some time trying TO suppress
few thousand ragged. hungry. and poorly
equipped Cubans, and had failed miserably
in the undertaking. We do not consider
any further answer to that part of his ex-
PLANTATION necessary.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
The Rennes Farce-Trngedy.

Every journal of importance today
treats the proceedings yesterday at
Rennes as so conclusive of Dreyfus' in
nocence and honor that an Anglo-Saxon
court of any sort would Immediately stop
the case and render a unanimous verdict
OF acquittaI The evidence given by Ber-
tulus and Picquart left the prosecu-
ton without a leg to stand on, and the
contemplate vaudeville scheme OF the
conspirators which the widow Of Henry
tried TO carry out with dramatic effect
was made ridiculous by the cool prepared
ness of NJ. Betulus. When the woman
shrieked Judas" at him, he calmly in
formed the judges that the scene had
been carefully rehearsed, and handed over
q letter received early in the morning.
warning him in detail Of what ii had been
arranged for Nine. Henry TO do.
Yet, while ignobly beaten and routed at
every turn, the prosecution, which now
means nothing but the eabal of guilty
generals and officials, has by no means
given up the fight, and, miserable to re-
late, the consensus Of opinion among the
foreign press correspondents in Rennes is
that a conviction is much more probable
than a verdict of not guilty.
We can hardly yet realize the possibili-
ty Of such a new public outrage and crime,
but il appears almost a matter of course
TO people on the spot. in a position to OBJ
serve and analyze the sentiment of intense
and ineXorable hatred toward Dreyfus, his
co-religionists, and all who sympathize
with him. The army is almost a unit in
supporting the military conspiracy, caring
not a cent for the damning evidence
against Esterhazy, Du Patty de Clam Mer-
eier, Zurlinden, Boisdeffre. and Roget. 1t
Is the accepted theory now that Labori
was shot by a French soldier under or
lers and disguised as a peasant
Neither the soldier class nor the COM
non people are in the least degree affect
I'd by the disclosures which fully exoner-
~ lte Dreyfus, and show beyond any question
hat his gold-laced and decorated persecu-
.ors deserve TO spend the remainder Of
heir foul lives in the galleys. 1t is only
hat Dreyfus is Jew, and no matter how
iuiitless as man or respectable as an
rmy officer. he should be sacrificed and
- shot down, rather than that his rehabiita-
tion should reflect upon the honor of
miscreants like Roget and Mercier.
II is a sad and blood boiling business.
Sadder and more enraging since it is
known that a brave manly word from
Kaiser Wilhelm even now would save an
innocent man and confound and condemn
his enemies, prosecutors. and slanderers.
1t would do not only that, but it would
force the government to punish the real
traitors whom everybody knows. but
whom, majority in France appear deter
mined to protect, even il that should ne
cessitate the conviction and military exc
cution Of Captain Dreyfus.
The civilized world waits upon and
watches hopefully with bated breath for
the word from Berlin that would compel
Justice for the unhappy prisoner of lie du
Diable.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
The sultan VIII Miss Him.

lfrOH ITe l-OHuOn leitgIapnD
One of the chief unofficial advisers of the Sui
tan. man who played notoriously important
part in the affairs of the Turkish Empire, died
recently in the person of Louth Aga. II is diff
fietfit define his official position, which proba
bly, was akin TO that of valet than anything
else. but great the confidence he enjoyed
in the eyes of his imperial master, that he swayed
the destinies of Turkey absolutely than
the grand vizier himself, and in many negotia-
tions at YildZ he influence with which
it necessary 10 reckon. Loutf was first
known to the world. or, rather, to a small in
significant section of it, as the confidential SER
want of Mahinoud Nedim Pasha, former grand
,izier. On two occasions this functionary was
sent into exile, and Loutf accompanied his
master refusing to be separated from him. 1t
is stated that his fidelity to Mahmoud so i'm
pressed the Sultan that on Mahmpud's death he
sent for LOutf, who soon became, enc of the
most important men in the empire. 1t is GER
tain that during his reign he procured posts of
varying importance for most of the members of
Mahmoud NediE's family. The career of Loutf
Aga illustrates most admirably the Sutans sys
tenn of leaning ON fayorites rescued from Oh
scurity by stroke of the pen. and his death
leaves Turkey st the mercy of the next i'm
perial whim. There is absolutely no reason why
the first beggar on the Galata Bridge should not
tomorrow become the Suitah's chief confidential
sadyiscr.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
FATAL FALL THROUGH A SHAFT
Misstep of Woman on 81 Roof Re-
suits I'm Death.

suits I'm Death.
New York. Aug 1S.-Mrs. Isabella Kane,
wife of DR.. Charles r. Kane, Of II West
One Hundred and Fourth Street. went up
to the roof of the house at noon yesterday
to look after some clothes that she had
hung en- the line; and while moving around
the roof fell over into the airshaft between
the fiat and the adjoining house, receiving
injuries from which she died a few hours
later in the ]. Hood Wright Hospital. AT
first it was feared the woman, who had
been suffering from a nervous malady, had
thrown herself down the shaft, but inves-
tigation later proved this theory TO be
unfounded.
Mrs. Kane was in unusually good spirits
yesterday morning when Dr. Kane left the
house for his office, at 127 West Forty
fifth Street She told him she was feeling
very we'll, and asked him TO bring her
some fruit when he returned.
Mrs. Robson, the janitress of the fiat.
found Mrs. Kane lying at the bottom OF
the shaft few minutes after the fall. and
called a policeman, who summoned an am
bulance from the j. Hood Wright Hospit-
al. Surgeon Addoms examined the wom
and and found that she was fatally injured.
having sustained fractures OF the right
arm, right leg, and skull. He removed her
in an unconscious condition to the hos
pital where she died at 1:30 o'clock with
out regaining consciousness. DR.. Kane ar
rived at the hospital shortly after her
death and was prostrated when he learned
the fatal result of the accident.
The body was removed later in the day
to the home of the deceased. on an order
from the coroner. Mrs. Kane was thirty
one years old. She leaves a son twelve
years old.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Moral Censorship.

A gentleman in Charlottesville, Ind. has
gone inte the business OF advertising Rud-
yard g-unintentionally, but most
effectively. He found something by that
author In the Sunday school library of his
church, and on reading it found it fairly
reeking with cuss words and most out
rageous slang" This is not at all unlikely.
rs any one familiar with the author will
testify. The church member made fuss
about this book. and insisted on its being
thrown out of the library and no more
works by the young Anglo-Indian admitted
The general opinion seems to be that the
local bookseller will have to lay in a large
stock of cheap editions of Kipling.
The fact that abuse is sometimes recon-
mendation is worth the attention of all
thoughtful people. It may be noticed that
books which are really full OF thought and
force are almost invariably condemned by
q certain class of persons, insomuch that
their condemnation is fairly good sign
that the book or play or person condemned
is unusually worthy OF public attention.
II may not be amiss to consider the cor
stitution and history of these self-ap-
pointed censors. They are. in fact, left
over remnants of a code OF thought which
was founded on the idea that sins of COM
mission were always worse than sins of
omission, and that safety from a moral
point of view lay rather in avoiding the
wrong than in doing the right. The idea
OF those who taught this creed was that
it was better to avoid even the appearance
OF evil than to risk anything for the sake
a doing good action, and that the placid.
unthoughtful, unambitious Life was the
The evening times., 1899-08-18

a considerable time our literature suffered
from PhilistiGism which dictated the
policy of some OF our leading magazines,
and ruled the taste of bookish people. 1t
is not at all necessary to repeat this ex-
perience with our dramas. The stage is
what the public makes it. Educate the
taste of the public by encouraging good
plays. Let every man and woman desir-
GUS OF seeing the real golden age Of
American drama attend the theatre when
clean, artistic, well-acted productions are
on the boards, and eschew ,religiously the
Objectionable sort, and gradually public
opinion will be nodded by this example.
But in the name of all the histrionic gods
at once, let not the future of our play
wrights be delivered into the hands OF
ward politician or sour critic who spends
his time abusing the plays which he him.
self cannot write. The American people
will, if given time, make the stage what
it ought to be; and they may be trusted
with the censorship Of American plays.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
CRUEL BOSSES IN BELGIUM.
BOY. Inhumanly Treated to Make
Them. Confess Thieving.

Boys Inhumanly Treated to Make
Them. Confess Thieving.
st. Petersburg. Aug. ia case Of in
credible torture is stated to have taken
place in Belgium iron works in the Cau-
casus. 1t seems there had been disturb
ances among the workmen of a mine be-
longing to Belgian capitalists near the
village of Ladon, in the Terek territory,
the cause being the thrashing of work
men for small offences.
Lately sum OF money disappeared from
the safe in an inexplicabie manner, not
lock Of the doors having been tampered
with and not key being missing. Sus-
picion fell on ten OF the hands still under
age and really only boys The directors
did not consider it necessary tc inform
the police but imprisoned the lads for
three days, keeping them entirely with
out food to make them confess the theft
AS no confession was forthcoming the
director and six Belgian foremen entered
the room, and, the boys being stripped,
belabored them with sticks. while one
threatened that they would be killed il
they did not say that they had stolen the
money. This also proved unayailing. and
the boys were then dealt with singly.
Their eyelids were raised, and holes
pricked through them with needles. The
screaming victims were then dashed
against the wall, and, as they fell, beaten
with sticks about the chest and stomach
till they became insensible.
But this did not help the poor lads, for
their tormentors soused them with cold
water till they regained consciousness,
and then began their devilish work again
But. as the boys bodies were running with
blood and frightfully swollen, new
means had to be devised
The tormentors therefore proceeded to
extract some of their teeth, and as this
was all of no avail, TO squeeze large
stones into their mouths, binding the low
| er jaw fast with piece of leather, and
| then hammering their foreheads with the
/, butt end of a revolver.
Finally the boys in their agony lost all
| mastery over themselves and acknowledged
having stolen the money.
The affair came to the ears OF the po-
lice, and the men have been denounced 10
| the public prosecutor.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
CAPTAIN CARRIERS CASE.
Reports That Wayne McVeagh VIII
Make an AuDeal.

/ Make an Appeal.
New York, Aug. 18.-The World this
morning prints the following, dated
Washington:
Capt. Oberlin M. Carter's chances for es-
Gaping punishment for misappropriating
81. SOC, 900 Of Government funds are grow
ing brighter daily.
Wayne McVeagh, chief counsel for Cap
tain Carter, will demand of President Nc
Kinley a new trial for the convicted off,
Ger.
The success of Carter's friends in hold
ing up the case for 470 days, despite the
unanimous verdict of guilty by the court
martial, warrants them in the assumption
that the demand for a new trial will be
granted
Officials of the Judge Advocate Generals
Office claim that 1t will be almost an i'm
possibility to obtain another conviction of
Captain Carter, owing to the fact that
many Of the Governments witnesses bave
died, while others are scattered over the
country and could not be brought to testi-
fly. One of the most important Govern
ment witnesses during the last trial gave
his evidence on his deathbed
Wayne MacVeagh, Immediately upon
his return from Europe, will make oral
arguments before Attorney General
Griggs in which he will claim that no civil
court of justice would admit the evidence
received by the court martial.
He will contend that the private papers
and books of Captain Carter. which con-
stituted the chief evidence against him,
should not have been used. 1t is tech
nical assertion of the civil law that a man
| cannot be forced to testify against him
self.
The court-martial which convicted Cap
| tain Carter was composed of officers of the
! highest intelligence, experience and in
tegrity. In order that the accused should
have friends in court to look after his in
terests and explain the technicalities OF
engineering. two officers of his corps.
Lieut.. Col. Samuel NJ. Mansfield and Ma
| jor w. S. Stanton, were appointed mem
hers.
In addition to these officers-who, il
was a foregone conclusion, would use
every honorable means to uphold the
honor of their corps-Captain Carter hal
friend in Capt. Daniel NJ. Taylor, of the
| Ordnance Department.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Use of the Sword.
(From the Kansas CITY Journal


''There is one thing writes Sergeant Ozias,
THAT should be spoken of 10 correct misappre-
henson Ct facts. Geperal Funston is spoken of
and pictured rushing at the insurgents with
uplifted sword and scabbard swinging high. He
did nothing of tie kind, did any other officer
worthy OF being called one. At Mari!ao / stood
(up) on the east bank of the river with the First
Battalion of Company H., firing over the river at
the rebels, to protect Funston and the men cross.
ing the river None of us was more than ten feet
from the river hank, in full view CT the enemy
and without even blade of grass to protect us,
but they were hid from
.'We yelled to Funston that Pennsylvania was
attempting to cross TO claim our victory He
started to run as fast as his legs would carry
him, shouting to the squad with him. Come en-
boys; deploy,'' ard 10 US: Give 'em fits, boys
Seeing him there, without so much as a stick in
his hand, speeding his way like shadow through
the trees and banana stalks, over fences and
bushes ten yards ahead of his party, still yelling
'Cone on boys! stanpeding chickens hogs, and
dogs from among the houses would have made
dead man laugh, serious as the affair was Our
platoon was firing at NH. yet we guarded it so
carefully that none bur Filipinos felt it,
of fours crossed ADD ran the rebels out OF their
trenches and won In few minutes hattie that
had been fercey fought for two days. Funston
was again barehanaed, as were all efticers except
a few who carried native canes they had picke d
,ip more as an aid walking than anything else.
/ speak of these things to show that the sword
should be left out of aall pictures of this war: il
is ornamental, not rfscfnl, ard as was there and
saw these events as fhRy farnened r az, fmoti-
estly) glad to tello bsavery not often paralleled
in commanders
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Distinctions and Differences.
(From the Kansas City Star.l

IFfom Tue kaIisas CITY Staf
The idea that Richard Croker is sphinx is a
mistake. He talks great deal. Since the
Greater New York campaign he has been even
garrulous. 1t is well known, however, that he
will deny any interview he does not intend for
publication No reporter, single handed, can
stand up against Mr.. Crokers denial, He talks
freely and is always accessible and kind, which
leads newspaper men to protect him in report
ing what he says. Reporters have many such
compacts with of political eminence, and
they are practically never broken. In his late
interview Croker praised Bryan. What else could
he do? The fact that Croker said Bryan is a
good man and friend OF the people indicates
only tn3t he knows he may have to accept
Bryan. To take it for granted that Croker is
for Bryan without reservation would be 10 go
toe far. Croker is sincere as to what he be-
lieves will win, not as to what he believes is
right A leader stands for principle regardless
of present success 4 boss stands for success re-
gardiess of principle.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
TO KEEP DOWN DUST.
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad
OilinE It's Crossings.

OiiinE It's CROSSINGS.
Baltimore, Aug. 1S-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company within the last
month or two has tried the experiment OF
oiling its road crossings between Washing
ton and Philadelphia as a means of set
Ting the dust, which otherwise generally
arises in great quantities TO the incon-
yenienee and annoyance of the passengers
The theory of using oil TO keep down
dust has been successfully tested by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The Bal
timore and Ohio made its first experiment
at Convention Crossing. eleven miles east Of
Baltimore early in June. A number OF
barrels of roadbad oil, which is thick and
black, and made expressly for that pur-
pose. were purchased. each barrel contain
ing about fifty gallons and costing So. The
oil was put into car similar 10 a garden
sprinkler and man sprinkled it on the
crossing until the entire dusty surface had
been completely covered.
The experiment is said to have proved
so successful that over $50 barrels Of the
oil was sprayed on the crossings between
this city and Aberdeen. Nd AS a rule,
one oiling lasts several weeks
The evening times., 1899-08-18
Old Pensioners.

From the Cincinnati COmmercial-Trbune)
In regard TO the length of time government
may be called upon TO pay pensions after the
close Of war, ii is known that four pensioners
of the Revolutionary War are on the rolls or
a year ago. One, Nancy JONES' of Jones'
boro, Tenn. has since died, the age Of ninety.
Ii is shown that when she sixteen years and
Jones sixty years they married. Jones was
about twenty years old at the close of the Rev
olution and he married the young girl in 1925.
As his widow was ong-lived, it lie seen how,
in this case, the Government was called upon
to pay pension 1l5 years after the close OF a
Fortunately, of this kind rare,
or there is no telling what sum would be needed
for Sensions
The evening times., 1899-08-18
ENGLAND PURCHASING MULES
The Animals to BE Shipped From
New Orleans to Cape Town.

The Animals to he Shipped From
New Orleans to Cape Town.
New Orleans, La, Aug. 1S.-The COM
mission of British officers who are here
making purchases of mules for use in
Africa in the event of war with the
Transvaal Republic. made a number OF
important arrangements. securing options
on those of the largest stables in the city
TO be used for the storing of mu,es, while
awaiting shipment a large number OF
men were also enlisted to feed and at
tend to the mules on their way to Cape
Town. A large number of mule dealers
called in the Office today.
1t is probable, however, that most OF
the mules will come from Kansas City
and ST. Louis, where it is reported many
purchases have been made. The mules
are intended for pack service. They vii.
be shipped direct from New Orleans to
Cape Town. Most of the mules purchase
by Spain for use in Cuba were bought
here.
The evening times., 1899-08-18

General Jiminez. having received a
million dollars in the shape of a New York
credit. is now supposed to be on his bright,
shining way to the land of the Smith NJ.
Weed syndicate, otherwise known as Santo
Domingo. The possession of this fat revo-
lutionary purse has not inflated his mod
esty TO any fatal extent and he declares
that he means not only to occupy the
Dominican end of the island, but absorb
Haiti as well. That. now, is something
like business. The future developments of
the project will interest everybody
We have vague suspicion that the affair
may end in the possession of the Island of
Santo Domingo by an Administration West
Indian Company, limited, under United
States protectorate, unlimited. All right!
Amy change of conditions in the voodoo
and cannibal regions of the Antilles would
be an Improvement. e--
The evening times., 1899-08-18
The Knfi;r,s Progress.

(FFom the London ChronicIe.)
The Kafir is making pr gress A while since
it was announced that native agricultural
show, held at the Cape, had rivaled in interest
some shows in the colony under white auspices.
Now the news that the natives, much to
the regret of their friends, have set up a church
on their own account. the name of which-the
Ethiopian Church--indcates the purpose of its
founders tt6 separate their people from churches
which hive hitherto mfnistered to them Nor
is this the only significant intelligence. A cor
respondent in South Africa tells us that Kaffir
tribe has lately offered 10 find 1000 to bridge
the river in its yirinity II the Cape government
would find an equal sunni
The evening times., 1899-08-18
A sad and Wise Cont.
(From Puck.)

Mamie Goat Gin surprise)-Wby don't you par
take of some of these nice cans!
Billy Coat never touch them any more.
was mascot OF a regiment during the war. and
ate canned meat can one day.
The evening times., 1899-08-18
CURRENT HUMOR.
Nerve.

(From the New York WORLDLY
Toni guess I'll resign my position with you,
sir.
His Employer-But why do you want TO do that
when you are about TO be married?
Ton-Because it's your daughter that I'm
about to be married 10.