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The evening times., 1899-03-11
The HOngkong Canard Shop,

The eligible and attractive city OF Hong
kong is fast getting an unsavory reputation
as the headquarters of about as fine and
able bodied a colony OF international liars
as anybody could wish to see. 1t seems to
several rumor and sensation plants of large
and dangerous proportions.
We are so familiar with the Filipino
news factory operated in the settlement
that but little attention is paid 10 its
numerous and, in intention, hair raising
products. But, the market for Aguinaldo
dreadfuls appearing to be overstocked. the
Hongkong fakemakeTs seem TO have fallen
back on Samoa as available raw material
for the manufacture of mischief
Yesterday a sample story came to the
effect that Admiral Kautz would upon his
arrival at Samoa at once proceed TO hunt
up Mataafa in his cocoanut palmy lair and
proceed TO demolish him. without regard to
the Treaty OF Berlin, the views of our part
ners in the Samoan condominum, or any
thing else. The story would have been
harmless and would have been discredited
on sight but for the continued presence of
Long in the Navy Department. Nobody
has any possible ground upon which to
build an estimate Of what that interesting
individual might or might not do At
any moment he might be expected TO send
Sampson on another mule hunt, or order
Hobson to take command of the European
station and kiss all the girls in Morocco
or he might order the flag hauled down at
Honolulu, or commission an Arab book
agent as chaplain in the navy. All the
same, we are glad TO know that Admiral
kautz escaped him, and without being
obliged to take Samuel Junebug Barrows
along as secretary or feet librarian
The settlement of affairs in Samoa will
now proceed in accordance with law and
under friendly understanding between
the powers in interest. No doubt the
Hongkong horror mill will continue to
grind as usual, but it will have 10 exert its
| imagination upon new subjects in order to
score.
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PORTO RICO TOBACCO.
First Shipment Raises Some Inter
esting Customs Questions.

Baltimore Md. May 1.-THE first cargo
of tobacco to be received in Baltimore from
Porto Rico has arrived. and the shipment
was 10 the Baltimore Leaf Tobacco Com
panv. The house has located agents al
San Juan and Ponce, and the shipment il
20 be followed by others.
The arrival of the tobacco brought UP an
interesting question in connection with the
customs duty. AS Porto Rico is under
American Jurisdiction If is cOntendsd that
the import duty OF 80 cents a pound. as
we'll as the export duty from Porto Rico
OF IA cents pound. should not be col
Iected Another point is also raised which
is that as under the old Spanish regulation
tobacco taken into Porto Rico is taxed 81
a pound. should it be desired 10 send TO-
bacco 10 that island this probationary tax
stands in the way
Referring TO this subject Mr.. II. 2. Mayo
Thorn. president of the company, said:
Under the old Spanish regime Porto Ri
can tobacco could only be shipped to Cuba
or Spain. 1t is packed like Cuban tobac-
co and is considered in flavor and general
character as closely resembling that leaf
In former years it was sent TO CTba, and,
il is said. was sold for Cuban tobacco. but
this was stopped by the Spanish govern
ment placing a duty OF 50 in American
gold a pound on tobacco imported into Gu
ba. The principal sections in Porto Rico
for the growth of tobacco are in the cen
tire of the island Cayea, and the district
closely resembling the famous Vuelta Abajo
of Cuba is called Plata Y COmeria.'
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should think of such a thing as relin-
gushing them.
The views of Mr.. Rhodes are interesting
although they have really nothing to do
with us He is the advocate of British eX-
pansion in South Africa, which is different
in two or three important particulars from
expansion as advocated in this country Ii
may or may not be the duty of England and
America to take charge OF all the uncivil-
lied nations of Ihe earth for the good Of
the nations, but il is not quite time TO rea-
son on that subject as yet. The only prob
lens which really concern this country
have been forced upon US by the Spanish
American war. and these are already set
tied by the logic of events and the senu-
ment of the American people. England has
made some mistakes in the government OF
her colonies, although taken as whole,
her government is the wisest imposed on
Oriental nations by any European power.
There is no reason why We should make
the same errors that she has made. Our
traditions are different, and we take up
our work under different conditions.
We have not numerous and scattered
possessions, such as are included IN the
British Empire and therefore we need not
become primarily military nation. We
have in our own land all the necessary
products for food and clothing, and we are
therefore not dependent on our colonies
or on any other nation. Cut England OH
from all her possessions outside the British
Isles. and her power would be gone. We
might be isolated from every other country
on the face OF the earth. and We should still
be independent. But if the isolation con-
tinued long enough it might result in
sort of Chinese independence.
Rhodes is one of the characters developed
by necessity. In the present state of the
British Empire, men of action, careless OF
consequences are absolutely needed. Eng
land must have pioneers who, in case Of
failure, can be disposed of as ''adyentur-
ers.' and in case of success. will be for
given their presumption because they have
added a slice of territory 10 the empire.
Such men must be convinced of the need
for their work. or they could not have the
courage 10 DO il. But the time has not
come for the United States to develop just
that type of man. There is great deal
of difference between Rhodes and Dewey.
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DOCTORS EXAMINE MRS. PLACE
Inquiry Into the sanity of the Com
demned Murderess.

Sing Sing, N. Y, March 11-Dr Albert
Polk, of the commission appointed by
Governor Roosevelt TO inquire into the
sanity OF Mrs. Martha Place, the date of
whose execution is but nine days off. call
ed at the prison yesterday afternoon to
make an examination of the condemned
woman. DR.. Dana, of New York, who is
associated with DR.. Polk on the commits
sion. had visited the prison on Tuesday
and made his examination
DR.. Polk spent several hours at the pris-
on, and questioned Dr. Irvine. the prison
physician: Mrs. Sage, the warden's wife,
who is frequent visitor TO Mrs. Place S
cell; the matrons and several keepers who
have had charge of the prisoner as TO Mrs
Places behavior and characteristics. He
had a long talk with Mrs. Place, and made
a thorough medical examination of her.
When he was leaving the prison he refused
TO make any statement.
The condemned woman, il is supposed,
has no idea that these doctors are sent to
inuire into her sanity and that upon their
decision rests her fate. She believes them
to be the regular State physicians sent TO
examine persons under death sentence.
Warden Sage said tonight that Mrs. Place
was much worried. She is beginning 10
doubt the assurance her friends have given
that Governor Roosevelt would interfere.
The evening times., 1899-03-11

To the Editor OF The Times:
In your yesterday evenings edition is found
news item entitled Another Millionaire Senator
in which you refer 10 the Senator from the
State of Nebraska Judge VI. l.. Hayward as being
worth S3GO0.O0O. and as having had the backing
of the railroads and corporations of the State.
| know not from what you obtained your
information, but do know that the matters set
forth in the article have scarcely a speaking
acquaintance with the facts in the case. Judge
Hayward is not a millionaire, and is not worth
one-tenth OF the amount named Instead of hav-
ing "the backing of the railroads and corpora
tions OF the State his fight was entirely free
from that influence and his supporters came
from the agricultural portions Of the State In
fact his principal opponent was the supposed
representative of the corporations.
In Judge Hayward's late campaign for Governor
his greatest gains were made among the farming
classes and had the cities polled their normal
Republican vote. he would have been elected
Governor by more than 10000 majority
| have had the honor of Judge Hayward's per-
sonal acquaintance for many years, and know
that while he may not measure up in dollars and
cents to the ordinary member OF ''the million
aires club" lie viii take high rank as a states
men and representative of the people
W. II. WOODWARD.
Uoch
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SALT MINES IN PARAGUAY.
Consul RufIip Suggests n Field for
AmaEIcan EnnitnL

According to Consul RufTin. who writes
from Asuncion, Paraguay 10 the State De-
partment. American capital will find an
excellent opening in the salt mines miles
from the Asuncion market along the Vara-
guayan River. The place is accessible 10
boats for shipment While Consul Rufiin
cannot definitely state the extent of the
deposit, he believes that 100 wells could
be bored and that the supply would be
ample for a large establishment.
AT present the mine is worked by enc
man and a little boy. There is no maohiu-
cry for refining; only rude evaporItinE
pan about by 8 feet, and an Old-fashioned
well about yards deep and yard in cir
conference. The product is carried 10
Asuncion by OK carts. and there is sale
for all that can be produced
The many large estancias, or ranches,
with their thousands of cattle, would ere
ate a good market for salt. Last year.
about 3,S2S tons OF common salt were i'm
ported. the official value at the custom
house being SO. 035 gold, and duty being %
per cent; of fine salt, some 11.116 pounds
were imported the official value being $Sl4
and the duty % per cent The concession
for the mine can be bought for about $1,000.
The evening times., 1899-03-11
Recipients of the Garter.
(From the London Chronicle.)

The conferment OF the Garter upon Lord Ell
gin is one more proof that the dictum of Palm
erston that the chief recommendation of that
order was that There is no id nonsense of
merit about it, no longer holds. The late Lord
Portsmouth, indeed refused the Garter offered
him by Mr.. Gladstone on the ground that he had
not done any service to the state, and he thought
this should be sine qua non. For long time
after its institution the Garter by no means
confined to noblemen, but for about two centu-
ries no one has had it who has not had title
TO nobility, save Sir Robert Walpole, and his
eleation excited inyidious comment on the part
of hostile critics.
Among that smaller aristocratic class who have
already got everything else, the blue ribbon
excites extraordinary craving and jealousy and
prime ministers have been as much worried
about vacant Carriers about vacant bishoprics
During the last four reigns it has always been
offered to prime ministers, but Pitt Sidmouth
Melbourne, Peel, and Gladstone declined it.
Melbourne gave as a reason that he did not want
to bribe himself. 1t is a curious fact that the
ribbon OF the Garter once served as a lethal in
strument. In the time of James / q groom of
Prince Maurice of Orange strangled with the
Princes ribbon jeweler who had been enticed
into the palace.
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TO DIG RUSSIAN CANALS.
Mammoth Dredge Manufactured fol
the PUrpOse.

Among the interesting reports just re-
ceiyed at the State Department is that
from Consul Alfred A. Winslow, of Liege
who describes mammoth dredge soon o
be put in operation for the construction
of Russian canals.
Consul WinsIow says: at Seraing. a
city of about $4,000 inhabitants, On tle
Meuse River, five miles above Liege. are
located the extensive works of the So
cietie John Cockerill, founded by John
Cockerill, of England, in the year 1925.
During 1898 there were employed in these
works 9,S49 workmen. and the engines in
| use had an indicated horsepower of Z3, eco.
The company has a capital of S13, 600 .000
and is one of the largest of the kind in
Europe. The greater portion of the coal
consumed in the works is mined on the
premises from three separate mines, VIII ch
produced during 1898 more than Z60 600
tons. During 1898 the works consumed
900 tons of iron ore, which in the main
came from Bilboa. Spain, and 220, coo tons
of pig-iron.
Among the most important productions
of this company for 1898 was one of the
two immense dredges that are being con-
structed for the Russian government at a
total cost of S559. 100. The one just com
pieted is called the Volga since il is to be
used by the Russian government in dig
ging the extensive ship canal to connect
the Baltic Sea with the Volga River. which
is one of the greatest engineering projects
now under consideration on this continent.
involving the deepening and wideng of the
Volga its etire length.
The dredge is constructed on the princi-
pie of that called the Beta, in use in the
Mississippi, but is very much larger, be-
ing able TO remove 1900 cubic yards of
sand, gravel. clay, or similar material per
hour TO a distance of 200 feet. The earth
is cut up and mixed with water by revoly-
ing trepans, until it is of a consistency that
can readily be forced up by two powerful
steam pumps OF 42S horsepower each.
The dre6ge has an electrical plant, to pro-
vide light and to run several small mo-
tors for the more delicate parts of the ma
| chinery, and is pa feet inches long, 81
| feet inches wide. and when ready for
work, draws feet inches of water IL can
excavate a channel nearly so feet wide and
| ii feet deep at one cutting. The fuel used
| is naphtha. and when the dTedge is in full
| blast, it consumes about l,2G0 gallons per
| hour. Tanks are provided that hold sufIi-
cient fuel TO run the dredge at full pressure
| for twenty-four hours. When in full ope-
| ration. ii will give employment 10 80 men,
as follows: Stewards, s; engineers, II.
/ and laborers, Is
The dredge will be given a trial on the
| River Scheldt near Antwerp Belgium.
| From there. ii will be towed to the vicinity
| Of st. Petersburg where it will begin its
work"
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clothes of the cheapest quality, and feed
themselves on bread and tea. Then, per-
haps, they go on the street.
The mistake which is often made by the
well-to-do and prosperous is in assuming
that poverty makes any real difference in
the natural longings of human nature.
One may sometimes hear a rich woman
censuring the poor working girl for her
love of color and beauty in dress. The
lecturer has beautiful furniture in her
rooms and pictures on her walls; her home
is comfortable; she is surrounded with
beauty. But suppose her home was only
four bare walls and lot of rickety and
dirty furniture; suppose she had never seen
the inside of a really well-appointed house,
would she not then have the same longing
for beauty which has led her to buy pic
lures and rich gowns for herself in her
present circumstances? Would she be in
clined to buy the plainest and most durable
garments, without regard to fashion or
color? Would she be prudent and hoard
up her money by the nickel, lest she might
not be able to pay rent to a landlord worth
his hundreds of thousands? Perhaps she
would, but in that case she would be per-
son of unusual strength of character.
When a rich woman loses her money or
her near and dear friends, and is reduced
TO the condition of helpless invalid by the
shock, it is generally considered excusa-
BILE. But if she were poor she might not
be able to indulge herself in being an in
valid; she might have 10 work or starve.
Yet one finds well-to-do- women finding
fault with their servants because they are
not always bright and cheerful in manner
1t might be well for such people to reflect
that there was once a command to refrain
from judging lest We be judged, and if they
help TO widen the gulf between rich and
poor by inconsiderate behavior, their crea-
tor will surely Judge them, and the penalty
may come down on their heads when least
| expected.
| II is just as severe a trial to a working
girl TO be thrown upon the world with no
money and 10 chance of employment as IL
would be 10 a girl brought up in luxury
although it is not nearly as dramatic 1t
is difficult TO see why the former should be
blamed if she gives up the struggle and be-
comes dependent. Let those who are rich
or even well TO do. help to avert such a
| tragedy, for their own sakeS as well as fol
that of the girl for as surely as evil is in
the world, it will touch the rich and care
less through all their manifold wrapping:
of wealth and culture. The club women OF
New York are doing wise as well as a
generous thing in urging the establishment
] OF this industrial school
The evening times., 1899-03-11
In the Union.

CThe Southern Veteran speaks)
I've faced the fight with Jackson, I've marched
along with Lee;
| had some words with Sherman as he galloped
to the sea;
Exchanged brisk compliments with Grant when
vic'try seemed in view
My old steel bayonet glitteting at many breast
in blue.
l say, I've been with jackson, and Lee-he knew
my name;
And sometimes. when the fight was on, he called
by the same.
1 followed fierce and fearless where Longstreet
To fields whose bloody daisies were blent with
blue and gray.
head,
The flag our fathers fought for; her ripping
rills of red
All glorious and victorious-the splendor of her
And say: ''The blood OF heroes dyed all her GRIM
son bars
I'm for that flag forever, 'gainst foes on sea
and shore,
Who shames her? Who defames her? Give me
my gun once more!
Wen answer when they need us-when the war
fires light the night;
There's Lee still left to lead us to the glory
of the fight!
See how the old flag rpples and flaunts her
folds in scorn,
Her stars and bars will be the JOY of nations
yet unborn; u
And though she waves Ger new-made graves,
meath alien sod and dew,
There in the starry silences, the gray sleep with
the blue.
We're one in heart foreyer-we're one in heart
and hand;
The flags a challenge to the sea, a garland
to the land U
We're united-one great country; freedoms the
watchword still;
There's a Lee that's left to lead us-let the
storm break where it will.
Frank L. Stanton in Golfers Weekly.
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Soldiers CompIaints.

To the Editor OF The Times:
Please allow few words in answer 10 the ar
ticle in the Evening Times OF March written by
Mr. Wesley hardwood, M hardwood claims to
be a veteran Of three wars. and If he is he no
doubt has many gray hairs. These | honor and
respect Il Is the vituperstjye language which he
uses TO which l object. | soldier in the
recent and was nrst sergeant oi a company
in one OF the Southern regiments. Holding this
position | had excellent opportunity TO OBJ
serve the conduct OF the men. | in camp
with the entire Second Army Corps NJ Camp Al
ger. on the march TO Thoroughtare, Va, and at
Camp Meade, Pa, and | want 10 say, SO long as
there any chance 10 90 TO the front and night
! never heard word OF complaint. The men
were content 10 sleep the bare ground. 20
half naked, and be half fed 30 long they
Thought such things could not be avoided. But
after peace practically declared and the
men We're sent on forced marches. where some
died from heat and starvation. and later on 9TH
forced To march in the mud and rain.
wadnG swollen streams, sleeping in mud until
marks were lett on the ground by shoulder blades
and hip bones, and all this on half TatiouS and
two months pay due them, the men did cont
plain, and justly, too.
They were in the midst Cf plenty. and vet were
forced 10 Starve; they were where loyal friends
were willing To feed, and were forced 10 eat
StTinEy corned beef. or sometimes what was called
fresh beef, but which would not keep over six
hours after it was issued, and which was often
issued after having been kept 50 long that the
veins were black, and the eating produced chronic
drsentery.
The men were forced to suffer from the effects
OF neglect aud ignorance, >mnjy because sur
geons appointed who had pull regard
less OF efficiency. They had right TO complain.
As to the remark that "a soldier who complains
is not worth the powder and bali 10 kill him. -
all ! have TO say Is a writer of such ignorance
bgotry, and toadyisin is not capable Of passing 4
sensible opinion. and the two hundred and fifty
thousand volunteers and widows and orphans
Of volunteers, who were murdered by neglect
and, in fact, all truly civilized and enlightened
of America.
As TO complaints from those who left the States.
let others speak. ! trust Mr.. Markwood will in
the future he decent enough 10 stay out OF print
at least until lie gets away from the leading
strings Of bigotry.
WILL HAYNES
Washington. March @
The evening times., 1899-03-11

1t is quite impossible for The Times to
print all the letters it is receiving in con-
nection with the Commissioners decision
in regard to the Delinquent Tax List The
fight we made was in no sense a personal
one, and We think it is not necessary to add
anything to our statement of yesterday
afternoon. Our readers and the public
generally are now in full possession of the
facts in the matter, and they can form tn sir
own conclusions as to the fitness of Mr..
Wight and MIR. Ross to longer hold the
Offices to which President Mckinley ap-
pointed them.
The evening times., 1899-03-11
Rhodes and His Views.

Cecil Rhodes has sometimes been called
1.-The incarnation of the English imperial
istic policy" He has been interviewed on
the problems now confronting the United
States, and expresses his views after a
manner calculated to scare anti-expansion
statesmen into a severe attack of hyster-
les. But there is no reason to suppose that
all Of his plans for the United States will
be carried out for some time to come He
regards it as the duty of the American
people to annex Mexico, Central America
and South America; also, OF course, the
West Indies. AS for the Philippines. he
appears utterly surprised that anyone
The evening times., 1899-03-11
ADMIRAL DEwEY's HEALTH.
Alarming Reports Inspired by the
Naval Bureaucratic Clique.


Admiral Dewey's closest friends in
Washington, both in the navy and out OF
it, emphaticaily express their conviction
that the hero of Manila Bay is in as good
health as he ever was, and that all the
alarming reports regarding him that are 50
persistently circulated in certain news
paper dispatches are inspired by the naval
clique that has recently attained such
nalodorous notoriety in its attempt to drag
down other eminent officers to provide for
their own advancement.
Secretary Long himself is outspoken in
deprecating the continual chatter about
Deweys alleged breaking down. Re
thinks he should undoubtedly have heard
of Dewey's falling health had there bes n
any truthful foundation for the gossip. A
number OF officers have come home from
the fleet and the most that any of them
has said to the Secretary has been that
Deweys hair was whittier and that he mad
naturally been much worried last s simmer
until the troops arrived. This relieved
most of the tension and the Admiral
showed notable Improvement immed a ely
Although the statement is not made Of
ficially it is well known here that Dewey
was terribly harassed by the German atti-
tude, but that has been dispelled in the
past few weeks, and no one doubts that
officers who arrive by the next steamer and
who left Manila subsequent to the remark
able German changed of front which follow
ed sharply upon the publication of the ap-
peal to hurry the Oregon for political
reasons" will describe the admiral as in
altogether fine feather.
One fear is expressed by friendly Off
cials that the gossip in the newspapers the
past week, inspired by the bureaucratic
clan of the navy, will have depressing
effect upon Admiral Dewey just as it was
cunningly contrived to do, with the llnowl-
edge that man does not like to have his
! health discussed in public. but Dewey is
relied upon by those who know him to
promptly discover the animus of the gos-
sip and TO thwart the conspiracy