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The evening times., 1899-11-01
GENERAL WOODS REPORT.
He Tells What HnS Been Done 4
Santiago Province.

He Tells What Has Been Done In
Santiago Province.
The annual report of Brigadier General
Leonard Wood. commanding the Depart
ment of Santiago, Cuba, was received by
the War Department today. The principal
part of the report is taken up with reciting
the removal of the Spanish troops and the
sending home of the volunteers of this
country.
Speaking Of Improvements made since the
military occupation of Santiago, the
report states that the towns of
Santiago, Guantanamo, Barroca, Hol-
guin. Gibara, San Luis, Mayori
and the small villages, have been
improved in this streets, good sewerage
established and hospitals. jails and other
buildings put in good repair.
The wagon roads through the province
are in very bad shape, but are being i'm
proved. The report recommends that troops
be withdrawn from all seacoast towns
where there has been yellow fever.
Regarding the khaki uniforms, II says,
it Is very desirable that a uniform color OF
khaki he used, as at present the soldiers
present variegated appearance. several
colors of uniform being worn. The rations
as a whole are satisfactory.
There has been LIZ trials by court
martial, forfeitures to the amount of $1S.-
12610 have been imposed by fines. The
report deplores the impossibility to impose
the death penalty for murder. The munich
pal improvements are progressing.
The evening times., 1899-11-01
HANNA's SPEECH TO woRKMEN
He susEests to LabOrfnR Men How ts
Cast Their Votes


CLEVELAND, Nov. l.-Sepator Hanna
spoke to the laboring men here last light.
Among other things. he said: If you feel
that President Mckinley has done the best
he could and that the people of the coun-
try have confidence in him. you should
not vote against him by voting against
Nash. 4g
Mr.. Mckinley has, and you know he
has. the confidence Of the people of this
land There is no man in this audience
but knows in his heart that the President
is doing everything that he thinks best for
the country, and / make you a PROPOSE
tion. and it is this, Future generations
will point TO President Mckinley as one
OF the best Presidents the United States
ever had. If you are satisfied with Nc
kinley, why refrain from supporting him
and the party which gave him to you ?
Certainly you do not want to slap at him
by voting for man like Jones. who stands
for nothing, or for Mclean, who is a nom
resident.
Feilow-workingmen, Judge Nash has
been your friend for years. As attorney
for labor organizations for years, his best
eHorts have been put forth to fight your
battles. Look up his record"
The Senator took up the Democratic cam
didate, and said of him: Mclean does
not care straw to be Governor of Ohio.
He wants the office only to use it as the
stepping stone to something higher. Has
he contributed anything toward the deveI-
opment OF this State? Not a penny. He
has done much to beautify Washington
but even his paper is published in the old
disused schOolhouse where it was printed
years ago."
The evening times., 1899-11-01
LIVED MORE THAN A CENTURY
The Death of a Remarkable Woman
in Maxsachusetts.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Nov. Mrs.
Phebe Williams died here yesterday. aged
102 years, II months, and s days. Mrs.
Williams was remarkable woman, and
had all her faculties up to the last. She
took daily walks up to within short time
ago when fall resulted in confining her
to the house. Mrs. Williams had none of
the hair-raising experiences so often re-
lated by old persons. She reared a lam
lily of thirteen children, all but three reach
ing maturity.
Mrs. Williams was born in Colchester.
Conn, November %. 1897, and was a
daughter of Ebenezer Hill, who was a
Revolutionary pensioner. He lived to the
age of ITO years. and up to within a shore
time it was expected Mrs. Williams might
break this record. Her walk was erect.
and she had remarkable powers of en- fur-
ance. She came to New Bedford in I5it,
and kept clearinghouse. She lived in
New York after 1876, where she remained
nearly twenty years, coming here four or
five years ago to spend the rest of her
life with her daughter, Mrs. James Mum
roe. On her Tooth birthday Mrs. Williams
greatly enjoyed party, when large num-
ber Of friends called to congratulate her
on her wonderful longevity
The evening times., 1899-11-01
MANeLED BY A TROLLEY CAR.
News of n Boys Death Likely to Kill
His Mother.


NEW YORK. Nov. Frank Fredericks.
eight years old, was crushed to death by a
trolley car, near Rockaway Avenue and
Fulton Street, Brooklyn, yesterday morn
ing. The news OF his death was carried
to his mother, and it is feared that she is
dying. Mrs. Fredericks was i'll. and the
shock may result fatally. The motorman
Philip Nissan, who was arrested after he
had wandered long and aimlessly in the
rain, was almost demented.
The boy lived at 1924 Pacific Street. He
was stealing a ride on a wagon yesterday
morning, The driver discovered him at
Rockaway Avenue. near Fulton Street. and
menaced him with his whip. Fredericks
sprang off in front of a car of the Hamburg
Avenue line, which was approaching at
high speed. and in spite of the frantic ef-
forts Of Kissam the car passed over the
boy. and was stopped only when it was
twenty feet beyond his mangled body.
Nissan seized the body and bore it
into a drug store. For Gods sake, send
for a doctor!' he cried, and then he
ran like a madman to his car. re-
versed the power. and backed rapidly
toward the Canarsie car barns, a mile
away.
A policeman told the news to Mrs.
Fredericks in her husbands absence She
screamed and fell senseless. Detectives
who sought Kissam were told at the Can
arsie barns that he left his car there and
went away like one demented. They found
him near his home. at Fifty ninth Street
and New Utrecht Avenue, wandering aim
lessly and soaked with the rain. His con-
dition was pitiable. He said the shock
had unhinged his mind. and he found him
self on the meadows five miles from the
car sheds. He is only twenty-five years
old. He was locked up in the Brownsville
station. and will appear in the Gates Ave-
nue. police court charged with homicide.
The evening times., 1899-11-01
ELEcTRocuTHD IN THE STREET.
Helpless Crowds Witness a Boys
Terrible Death.

Helpless Crowds Witness a Boys
Terrible Death.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-Several hundred
men. women, and children stood powerIess
last night in Graham Avenue, Brooklyn,
while boy was burned to death on tie
sidewalk in a most horrible manner by a
live electric wire. Graham Avenue is
lighted by big arc lights operated by power
from the Withers Street plant of the Edi-
son Electric Light Company. The high
wind of last evening caused the supply
wire on the west side Of the avenue to
break close to one Of the poles. which are
about sixty feet apart.
The long string of wire fell to the eide
walk. 1t was just before o'clock. and
there were many persons on both sides ef
the street going home from work. In
falling the wire struck a seventeen-year-
old boy, believed to be Louis Berzgler.
Those who witnessed the accident said tie
wire seemed to coil itself about its victim,
c:rcling his neck. He raised his hands.
but fell to the ground without uttering a
word II is believed he died as he fell. Z
Policeman James Toland, Of the Stage
Street station, was standing a short dis
tance away at the corner of McKibben
Street. He heard the yells Of the crowd,
and, seeing the boy entangied with the
wire, rushed up, and, regardless of the
risk, caught hold of the victim by his
clothing, intending to pull him away from
the wire. The instant his hands touched
the boy the policeman fell back uncon-
scious, SO great was the current in the
body of the victim. Toland had rubber
boots on. and he said later that to this
fact he owes his life.
John Seidel a marine in the navy yard,
was passing at the time. He saw the boy
and policeman and ran up TO rescue them.
He tried to push away the wire, and was
terribly burned about the hands and wrists
before he fell to the sidewalk unconscious.
BY that time the flesh on the boys neck
was burning. Toland sent a messenger to
the stationhouse for the reserves and
call to St. GATHERINGS Hospital for an am-
bulance. The reserves formed safety liEes
and kept the crowds from app oaching tie
deadly wire. When Surgeon Heiciman. OF
st. GATHERINGS, arrived he said the boys
death had been instantaneous
Seidel, the marine, was taken to the hos
pital. His burns are serious. and the
shock to his system when the current
passed through his body was terrible 1t
is believed he will recover. The boys
body was taken to the stationhouse. The
only clew to his identity was a card found
in his pocket showing that he attended the
Baron de Hirsch evening primary school in
The evening times., 1899-11-01
INVESTIGATING MOSQUITOES.
Looking for the MalarfaI Specimel
MT Newport News.

Looking for the Malarfal Specimen
MT Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Nov. Among
the interesting visitors in the city at the
present time is DR.. w. F. Thayer. of Johns
Hopkins Hospital, who is the guest of DR..
]. K. Corss. DIR. Thayer is said to be one
of the best-informed physicians in the
country in regard to the various forms Of
malaria, and at the recent session Of the
State Medical Society of Virginia, held in
Richmond, he read an interesting paper on
Malaria
During his stay here DR.. Thayer has
been investigating the antecedents of the
mosquitoes In this section in order to see
II any of the pestiferous little insects
here are Of the breed which has been con-
victed Of spreading and propagating the
germs Of malaria. After diligent research
and the untimely demise of a large number
Of the enterprising and vigorous specimens
Of the Newport News genus. DIR. Thayer
announces that he has discovered a number
Of the genuine malarial mosquitoes. This
announcement will, no doubt, be received
with interest by the physicians Of this
section, who have been following the re-
cent costly and extensive Investigation and
research In this direction.
The evening times., 1899-11-01
THE NATIONS FIRM DUTY.
Postmaster Gensfal Fmith ON Amer
ica's Obvi0ts dbligations.

ica's Obvfots 4bligafiOns.
NEW YORK, Nov 1.-TWO hundred
members OF the Pennsylvania Society sa
down at the first annual dinner of the or
ganization last night at the Waldorf AS
toria and celebrated the anniversary O
the landing Of william Penn at New Castle
210 years ago. In the absence Of Bishop
Potter, who is president. Henry Robinson
the first vice president, presided. At hi,
right sat Postmaster General Smith, wh<
was the guest OF honor. Mr.
Smith responded to the toast: THE Presi.
dent OF the United States" Mr.. Townes
announcement Of the toast brought out 8
burst OF applause. Every one got on hi:
feet and drank the toast standing.
Mr.. Smith said that while he could MOI
extoi the Presidents personality he would
without improperly speak Of the momen-
tous movements with which he was identi.
fed
''The war with SPAIN" he said. twas
beyond human foresight and its eonse-
quences and obligations are above mere
human skill. Who. exulting in the glory
OF its success. would falter in the duty oil
the new relation or shirk the responsible
ity OF the new national position? To haul
down the nag would dry the moral infiu-
ence and heightened respect Of that sudden
revelation over the world and would make
our country an object OF derision among
mankind. We cannot retreat without prov
ing recreant to our greater trust. We stand
pledged to the world and to our new wards
to fulfill the obligations of national duty
which have come with our victory Our
marvellous growth has spanned the CONT
nent from ocean to ocean, our wonderful
productive capacity indicated by our Indus
trial supremacy has outstripped our own
needs. Shall We. then, stop our Industrial
and commercial growth or shall we find
new outlets and broader markets?
foremost, however, in this problem. Is
the command OF duty and the obligation
OF civilization. Some men confuse that
demand by pointing to the Declaration Of
independence and asking what right we
have to impose government without the
&C nsent Of the governed. By the same
r:stt that Jefferson himself, at once the
author OF the Declaration and the first
great expansionist, made the Louisiana
purchase without stopping to ask the con-
sent Of the governed. and imposed ou: gov
eminent on territory larger than that
Of the former thirteen States. Did we ask
the consent of the Cubans to save them
from starvation? Must we ask tho CON
sent Of the Ftlipinos to save them from
anarchy,
1t Is less than l per cent that are in
revolt. The great body of those are rude
people; they accept our authority, and our
nag noats there by the high commissio, OF
civilization. The President has extended
the kindly hand and made the most liberal
offers. He has proffered the largest meas
ure OF seif-government Of which these
people a'e capable. There remains moth
ing fer the present but to suppress .he in
srrIeciion. 1t will Be suppressed, and the
d gni;y of the flag maintained"
The evening times., 1899-11-01
Importing Turtles.
(From the Philadelphia Record !

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
Fourteen hundreds pounds OF turtle, alive and
kicking. were included in the cargo of the Ger
man steamship Erna, which reached this port on
Wednesday. 1t wasn't all one turtle, to be sure.
but that made it twelve times as interesting to
the crew. An even dozen of the big fellows,
each weighing more than hundred pounds, were
unloaded from the Erna, and some of them are
undoubtedly in the soup by this time. They
came from Haiti and Santo Domingo. where they
are plentiful. The crews of tramp steamers catch
them at night, when they are asleep. turn them
over their backs. and the rest is comparatively
easy. Tanks filed with water are arranged
on the vessels. and the turtles thus carried to
the northern ports alive. As they are not sub
ject to duty they constitute considerable source
Of revenue a side issue.
The evening times., 1899-11-01

from touch of Algerism. Lord Wolseley,
Commander int Chief Of the British army.
charges that. as early as last July. he urged
the Marquis of Lansdowne. Secretary of
State for War, to send an army corps to
invade and the despatch Of so large force
would prevent the outbreak Of war. Wolse-
leys advice was ignored. with the bloody
and humiliating consequences before us.
Lansdowne, probably, will have TO resign.
the British crown as sometimes they are III
America
The evening times., 1899-11-01

Senator Mason's threat to resign his
seat in the Senate because of his party's
attitude on the subject Of criminal ag-
gression'' has not created the panic among
his Illinois constituents that he seems to
have expected. On the contrary. they hail
the idea with JOY remarkably speakable.
The Republican press and various politi-
cal organizations Of the State are urging
him to carry hts threat into effect at once.
without waiting for the legislature to
meet. 1t is not regarded as probable that
Mr.. Mason will resign. HIS chances for
''vindication" are hardly to be regarded as
good enough for that!
The evening times., 1899-11-01

AS the Filipinos in front of General
Young's advance are sending their women
and children to Manila, to be taken care Of
by Otis, it is to be presumed that they ex-
pect to develop very strong resistance
to our forces. They do not appear in the
least discouraged as to their prospects,
and, Of course. will not despair OF ulti-
mate success while Mr.. Mckinley sup
ports the Administration favorite in power
against the protests Of all competent SOL
diers and the great majority of Americans
The evening times., 1899-11-01
A SEMINARY BURNED.
Destruction of the Collegiate Insti
tute mt HackettstOwn.

HACKETTSToWN. n. J., Nov. 1.-The
beautiful building of the Centenary Col
legiate Institute, which was the pride of
this section of New Jersey. is now a mass
Of smoldering ruins. About 12:15 a m.
smoke was detected by the jsnitor and
some of the professors. The fire was in
the boiler room. and spread rapidly. 1t
ragged for five hours. The two gymnasium
buildings were saved. The fire department
Of the town was unable to cope with the
flames. and, although every effort was
made no help could be had from nearby
places.
One of the students. r. Orville Mat
thews of Paterson. n. j., was somewhat
affected by the smoke in trying to recover
the articles of the students. He is i'm
proving. The institute was a handsome
fve-story brick building, $50 feet in length
and 100 feet wide. The loss will amount
to $3.50, 900, while the insurance on the
structure and contents will not reach half
that amount. The building was owned by
the Newark Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The evening times., 1899-11-01

engage In such a monohippic exhibition OF
his anti-refrigerator feelings; but it was OF
no use, and the banquet had to get along
with only one star performer.
Now it is said that the ambassador ex-
cused himself on the ground that his Gov
ernment had forbidden him to eat in public.
II SO the inhibition must have come sud-
denly by cable, else he would not have
promised to attend, day or two before the
date Of his withdrawal. The question
naturally arises: Why should Mr.. Choate be
not permitted to feed in the light of court
ly or commercial publicity? The answer
may be something not at all in derogation
of the Harrisonian dignity. Perhaps the
distinguished diplomatist may have been
accused of knife swallowing or of drinking
out of finger glasses. AS for ourselves, we
scout such e reproach. Mr.. Choate is as
cultivated parsonage as ever graced a
board or cracked a bottle.
A story is in circulation to the effect
that, shortly after his election, Mr.. McKin-
ley declared that Benjamin Harrison would
not get any honors at the hands Of the
dor Choate, who had been previously igno-
rant Of this important branch Of national
policy, was advised regarding it just in
time to prevent his breaking bread with
the illustrous man who for four long and
weary years blundered through a most un-
pleasant quadrennate, mounted on his IA
nous icicle
In the absence of the most resistless
proof, We will not believe this of Mr..
Mckinley. We will rather adhere to the
opinion that Mr.. Choate had opportunities
to make the acquaintance of Mr.. Harri-
son. before declining to dine in his COM
pany. People who enjoyed a chance to
know the latter while he occupied the
mansion. which during his reign, became
world-famous as the .Ice House." will be
much inclined to exonerate both the Am
bassador and the President. They may be
wrong, but they would be more than hu-
man not to take this view.
The evening times., 1899-11-01
Automobile. 4. the Army.

-thohe Le''ei 10 the ran Mail GaZette.)
Want of initiative, at least, cannot be charged
against the Italian army, especially considering
the comparatively limited means at the disposal
OF its chiefs. For, some time there has been a
bicycle corps-a satisfactory experiment. the
authorities are row studying the advisability
OF introducing the automobile 1t is thought the
motor car might serve for the transport Of am
munition, to carry the wounded to the camp, or
to the nearest hospital in the city. or to train
hospitals. When the roads are comparatively
free velocity can. OF course. be obtained with
motor car impossible with horse, and as the
cars are perfected it is confidently expected that
many other uses viii be found for them. How.
ever: there is no thought Of applying the auto
mobile to artillery as 50 far no car has been buiIt
which could draw field guns over rough places,
as it required Of the artillery home
The evening times., 1899-11-01
TIN-PLATE MILLS CLOSE.
Thousands of workmea Thrown Out
of Employ ment.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 1.-Officials of The
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers announce that the AMER
lean Tin Plate Company, which -ntEols
the tin plate industry Of the United sta es.
has shut down log mills within the past
few weeks. Thousands of tin workers
have been, thrown into idleness. and many
of them have turned to other industries.
The mill managers say they know noth-
ing further than that they were ordered by
the officers in Chicago to shut down tie
plants. The main reason for the shut
down. it is thought by officials of the union,
is the high PRICE of sheet and tin plate
bars. The industrial trusts are so inter
woven that the tin plate people find it
more profitable to sell steel than TO make
it up into tin plate.
The evening times., 1899-11-01
Cardinal Richelieu and Dom Paul.
From the London Academy

Cardinal Richelieu and President Kruger! The
Kruger is by his marriage, actually connected
with the great cardinal, whose name, every
one knows was Du Piessis Kruger was young
man when he met and married a member Of the
Du Plesis family the descendant Of a French
surgeon (the near relative Of the cardinaD who
went to the Cape in the seventeenth century in
the employment of the Dutch East India Com
pany. An early death speedily deprived the
President Of his first wife, who was Immediately
followed to the grave by her only son. A little
later he chose second wife from the same
family. The second Mrs. Kruger was, in fact.
the niece Of the first, the Dopper creed not dis
allowing marriages within these degrees Of con-
sanguinity. 1t Was apropos Of this marriage that
General Joubet. who at one time had keen
dislike for President Kruger, made jest in his
imperfect English. The President, he said. was a
man of double '.du-plesity.p BY his second and
still reigning wife the President is the father Of
sixteen children
The evening times., 1899-11-01
ARRANGED H4s OWN FUNERAL
The Suicide of ! Calculating Man Mt
Altoona.

ALTOONA. Pa. Nov i1.-some time dur
ing last night Ferdinand L. Patterson, a
painter of this city, committed suicide by
sending bullet through his heart. His
BODY was discovered by fellowworkman,
whom he told that il he did not show up
to work to give his remains to a certain
undertaken firm for burial and have his
body taken to the cemetery by livery
firm which he named.
Before committing the rash act Patter-
son put on his best clothes. Patterson
was fifty-four years OF age, and is said to
have been driven. to, the crime through
family troubles. At the time of the TRACE
dy his wife was visiting in Pittsburg, who,
with three children. survives him.
The evening times., 1899-11-01
A TRAIN ROBBERY IN TEXAS.
The Express Messenger MOrtally
Wounded by the Thieves.


Wounded by the Thieves.
DALLAS. Tex, Nov. IA bulletin from
Denison to headquarters announces the rob-
bling of Missouri, Kansas and Texas train
last night between Sherman and Denison.
The express messenger is said to be wound
ed mortally and $4,000 is reported to have
been stolen.
The robbery occurred between and {
o'clock The train was the northbound
Denison and Sherman branch train. 1t was
delayed few minutes about 900 yards from
the station while some switching was done
Railroad men at the station and in the
yards saw Messenger Concannon standing
in the express car doorway while waiting
for the switching to be finished. When the
train reached the depot, Messenger Concan-
non was lying on the car floor, covered with
blood, his skull crushed In and his car
robbed of all the money it had contained
The evening times., 1899-11-01
MEDICAL CORPS VACANCIES.
The Navy Department Receives Ar
plicatiOns for Examination.

pIfcatfOnH for EXAMINE atfOn.
Six vacancies in the medical corps Of the
navy were announced today. There will be
six additional vacancies within the coming
six months. Within the last ten days
twenty-five applications have been made
for permission to undergo the examina-
tions for the position of assistant surgeon.
The examinations will be held from time
to time.
An assistant surgeon has the rank of en-
sign. and a salary of $3.50 on sea duty
and for shore duty, s., ,309.