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The times., 1899-10-27
KENsINGToN's COSTLY BLAZE.
The Town Hall and Several Build
inEs Destroyed by Fire.

The Town Han and Several Build
inEs Destroyed by Fire.
KENSINGTON. Nd, Oct. PA loss es-
timated at $4,000 is the result of the fire
at this place today. The town hall prop
erty, owned by stock company, and val
ued at $1,000, was completely destroyed:
a large stable in the rear Of the
hall was consumed, and the handsome
building occupied by the Kensington Pub
fishing Company was gutted by the flames.
An insurance Of S4,500 was carried by the
town hall company. which, it is said, was
the sole insurance upon any Of the de-
strOyed property.
The origin OF the fire is not known.
It was discovered by Town Marshal
John Wagner about o'clock in the morn
ing, when flames appeared from a stair
way in the rear of the printing office.
The town hall was frame structure, two
stories in height and burned with great
rapidity For several minutes no water
could be secured. and the lack of any fire
apparatus in the town prevented an or
ganized effort to subdue the flames.
The first intimation any Of the residents
of the place had of the fire was the ring
ing of the bell of the Methodist Church
The citizens. many of whom are employed
III w dSulIBlBHt Idtileu 70 the WuIh ol eA-
tingushing the flames, and a bucket brig
ade was quickly formed Much OF the
portable property, including groceries,
drugs, and furniture, taken from the
stores under the town hall and the build
ing of the publishing company were saved.
The fine piano in the town hall was finally
brought out of the burning building by q
dozen volunteers, and carried 10 a safe
distance from the fire.
Beneath the town hall and fronting on
the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad were two stores one a grocery
and the other a drug store. These were
quickly wiped out by the flames, as was the
stable of Mr.. Hopkins, in the rear Of the
building.
The times., 1899-10-27
A HOME FOR CUBAN ORPHANS.
General Wood Proposes to Start an
Industrial school.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct 26.-The
charges recently published in the Cuban
newspapers here that General Wood. the
Military Governor, was ignoring Cuban
interests and was Indifferent to the well
fare Of the people are, of course without
the slightest foundation in fact. One sin
gle fact that refutes these charges is the
opening today Of a large asylum for the
destitute orphans of Cuban soldiers. The
building formerly was used as the civil
hospital and has been turned into an or
phanage. 1t has been thoroughly reno
waited, disinfected and refurnished 1t will
ultimately have capacity OF zoo children.
but at present 200 viii be cared for. Cen
cral Wood plans. in addition to giving the
children a good home, TO start an in
dustrial school in which the orphans viii
be taught trades which will later make
them self-suppOrting. Additions have
been made to the military hospital which
allow OF the admission of civil patients
there
The Cuban journals daily publish base
less criticisms and denunciations OF the
Americans. but General Wood pays no at
tention to them He says they will hang
themselves yet.
The times., 1899-10-27
GInd.tnnc,a Errnr.
CFrom the At,auta Jourral)


The greatness Of 3lr. Gladstone us q man and
stattsrnau Is conceded but there Is, 40 least IN
England, strong and growing conviction thSJ ms
foreign policy. whenever he was the practical head
of the British Government was weak and yacii-
Iaripe and that through il the foreign interests
Of the Empire suffered severely 1t IS cillmde
and with much show oi reason, that the manner
in which Mr. Gladstone dealt with the Beers IN
Iss) and In arranging the treaty which followed
the british defeat at N5juhl Hill did not set
lie but only delayed an irreprtssibie conflict,
thereby making il the worse for both PARTIES.
ord Rostlerv said a t.w days ago;
without attempting 10 judge the policy which
concluded a peace after the reverse lt NlIuba
Mn am bound 70 state nv profound conviction
that there Is no conceivable government IN TINS
country which could repeat %.
The man al the head of affairs in England to-
day is a very different sort % person from Mr..
Gladstone when it comes To- dealing with matter
like the Trausya1i war.
Ri-marck's sneering remark that Lord Sails
bury was "a la;h painted % look like iron,
proves either that his judgment was warped by
prejudice Cr that for once, at least, he went
lar astray in estimating the strength OF men.
Salisbury is distinctly the hTSt OF living Eu-
ropean statesmen and there viii be no dilly
rialving in the policy and conduct OF the British
Government during the present conflict.
The times., 1899-10-27
An Anchor From the Spanish Armada


few days ago the crew Of a trawer engaged
in lobster fishing kinsale had great diff
Guilty in getting their anchor aboard, which was
firmly fixed in some massiybc hard subs ancg in
the sand bank. With great trouble they sue
anchor OF five tons in weight. the shank being
over ten feet in length and the bend OF equal
proportions with small antique cannon at
tached thereto. The anchor, which probably he
longed to one Cf the ships Of the Spanish Ar
mada which was wrecked on this coast must
have been mbedded in the sand for upward of
three centuries, and il IS covered with marine
matter which, in the course of centuries has
been converted into a hard, rocky fossil sub
stance The anchor is, Cf course, considerably
worn, but it presents a very massive appear
ance, and must have belonged to a large ship
il has been brought to the lower slip Of the
Kinsale pier where it is at present and is an
object Of the very greatest interest and cu iosity
The times., 1899-10-27
canadian Nonsense

From the New York Commercial Adye-tiser)
There viii be no permanent settlement OF the
Alaska boundary by treaty, lE arbitration, or in
any other way till the Canadans abandon hope OF
breaking through the American coast line and
t is useless TO consider proposals This is as well
understood in London as in Washington, and the
British Government viii maintain the modus
viyendi for century, if need be. This is the
eommon-soEsc British fashion OF adjusting dis
n,fcs witt, tie United States that Canada viii not
permit to be settled by treaty. The fisheries
modus has been in force for ten years. and may
last 4 hundred That is precise case in point
The times., 1899-10-27
A CANADIAN CHALLENGE.
4 Movement on Foot to Try for the
Americans Cup.

& Movement on Foot to Try for the
Americans Cup.
NEW YORK, oct. 26.-It has been re-
ported that Canadian yachtsmen are to try
to win the Americas Cup, and will chal-
Ienge for the race next year. The scheme
is to build yacht with money raised by
popular subscription throughout Canada.
II the idea of those at the head Of the
movement is carried out the yacht will
probably be built at some place in the
Maritime Provinces. The challenge, if
sent, will probably come through the Royal
Nova Scotia Yacht Club. as according TO
the deed of gift, the challenge must be
from a club having quarters at a seaport.
This is not the first time a challenge has
been sent from Canada fer the cup. The
Countess of Dufferin and the Atalanta,
both built at Belleville, Ont, have con-
tested for the trophy.
The times., 1899-10-27
A MEETING TOMORROW.

Philippine Commissioners Awaiting
the Arrival of Schurman.
Prof Dean c. Worcester, of Ann Arbor
University, Michigan. who is a member of
the Philippines Commission, reported to
Secretary Hay yesterday Col Charles
DENLY. of Indiana, another member of the
Commission, was also at the State Depart
ment. Prof J, G. Schurman, of Cornell
University, the President of the Commits
sion has not reached Washington. and
nobody here appears TO know when he will
arrive. 1t is supposed, however, that
Prof. Schurman will be here before the end
of the week, and that the Commissioners
including Admiral Dewey, will hold a
meeting by tomorrow.
The times., 1899-10-27
STEAMBOAT LINE PLANS.
New Winter Service Rules for Long
Island sound

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct 26-It was
announced yesterday by the officials of the
New Haven Steamboat Line that it is the
plan of the company to continue the double
service of steamers between Providence
and New York during the winter months.
There has been lively competition during
the summer between this Sound line and
the steamers of the New Haven Railroad
running between New York and Proyi-
dence, and the announcement of yesterday
is taken as an indication that the New
Haven Steamboat Company is not going
to give up the fight during the winter. The
small amount of business in the winter has
not warranted the running Of the steamers
and the big boats, such as the Pilgrim
the Puritan, and Priscilla have been taken
out of service and laid up until spring.
Already the New Haven road has with
drawn boats from the Sound passenger
fleet the first to be taken OF being the
Plymouth. which is now al Newport The
Pilgrim is still on the line, but may be
hauled off next week. Those who pre-
tend to know something about the situa-
ton say that the consolidated road will not
allow the New Haven line to take care
of the freight during the winter, and that
either the Rhode Island or the Connecticut
or even both boats. may be run on the
Sound service throughout the winter il
opposition to the New faven line of
steamers
The times., 1899-10-27
Found Graveyard of Dwnrfs.

Workmen teuacing King Hill, an old landmark
Of northV9Sten Missouri, which is to be con
yerted into a residence suburb OF st. Joseph, have
llurarthed 4 prehistoric cemetery. The remains Of
"A race of dwarfs not allied with any tribe known
TO have inhibited this territory and unaccounted
for lv Indian legend repose on the summit of
King hin. which rises abruptly from the Missouri
River bottom to a height OF coo feet at a point
lust north and distant about 300 yards from the
PACK ing housa district and stockyards OF South
st, Joseph.
rnarted in connection with the dwarfish remnants
II prehistoric man found in this summit Is the
discovery Of human bones, evidently these Of
giant probably more than seven feet tall.
Low fat heads, with small intelligence and
marked animal propensites characterized this
people. Heavy Jaws and strong, well-preserved
teeth carry the records of their lives forward.
They were savagcs Of lower order than any We
know today.
The times., 1899-10-27
Exnnnsion ana Contraction.
LEInm u GllYE.tnn N.Msl

ITTWW ITU N"Ws-J
In the end the Filipino viii not be loser as
result Of our Interference. He viii come out
with better laws and more settled political coudi-
tious. TO say nothing OF the enlarged CONNER cial
advantages that are sure To fall to lin. The
chief advantage 10 lle derived by Americans Will
be found in multiplication Of commercial op-
portunities, especially for the people OF the South
If, however, it should b. admitted that there IS
contractfouists have us turn loose? With what
act or movement shall we begin the new policy Of
contraction? Il is now not a question To
whether we shall grow larger, but whether We
shall GROW smaller. Expansion has been accom-
plisiied already boy common consent Shall we
contract?
The times., 1899-10-27
SIR HENRY IRVING ARRIVES.
The Present American Tour Limited
TO T,Hvcnty weeks.

The Present Ameriean Hour Limited
to Twenty weeks.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Sir Henry Irving,
accompanied by Miss Ellen Terry and fifty
six members of the Lyceum Theatre Com
pany, arrived in New York this morning
on the Marquette This is the distin-
guished English actors sixth professional
visit to this country. His season opens
next week at the Knickerbocker Theatre
with "Robespierre," written for him by
Victorien Sardou. Sir Henry Irving,
stouter and apparently in much b-tter
health than he was on his last visit here,
four years ago, with Miss Terry, went to
the Plaza Hotel, where they have always
stayed since their first American tour.
The present tour is limited 10 twenty
weeks.
The times., 1899-10-27
UPPER MARLBORO POLITICS.
Independent Republicans Placed on
The state Tieket.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Oct 26.-At
a meeting of the board of election super
visors for Prince George county. held to-
day. the nomination papers of the Inde-
pendent Republican county ticket were
presented by Mr.. E. T. Benton, jr., of the
Bladensburg district, acting for the indie
pendent nominees, and were unanimously
adopted by the full board.
This action places the names OF the lnde-
Dendent Republican candidates on the OIL
cial ballot with the Republican nominees
on the state ticket AT rs head. The in
dependent ticket b-ing officially acknowl-
edged. It's supporters say they will wage an
aggressive campaign until election day.
The times., 1899-10-27
All at sea.
1E-nn .I,n ILar,fn-d Cn,-r.,.t

What is going 10 happen in Ohio week after
next the wisest Ohio politicians don't know, and
when they are puzzled the only thing for out
-idCrs 10 do is 10 wait for the official returns
The situation 4bounds in elusive factors,
The times., 1899-10-27

In view of developments which might
grow out of the Transvaal war, NJ. Jules
Cambou is coming back to Washington as
French Ambassador. As the diplomatist
whose services were utilized 10 bring about
peace between the United States and Spain,
after the details of the same had been ar
ranged in another quarter, NJ. Cambon is
decidedly persona grata at the Court OF
President Mckinley. It may be that he
will now have an opportunity to exercise
his talents in another direction. This cap
ital is likely to be a centre Of diplomatic
interest in case the South African difficult
ty is much prolonged. Our Latin and Slav
friends viii wish to be particularly watch
full of anything tending to an Anglo-SaxCn
or a pan-Teutonic alliance. If their Gov
ernments mean mischief, they will need
to be-
The times., 1899-10-27

Considering the pertinent fact that Mr..
Mckinley is Canton man, the only Won
der is that he has not developed a yigor-
GUS Chinese policy long before now. How
ever. perhaps he has not waited disas-
trously long. There are yet a few ports
on the Chinese coast which, by proper
management and a powerful navy, may be
kept open to American commerce. But
there is no time to waste over the matter.
Admiral Dewey was very right in advising
the despatch of big feet to ensure the
open door"
The times., 1899-10-27

Failing to acquire little bit of sense
from former experiences Otis has au-
thorized another rebel commission to enter
Manila for conference" 1t is to be pre-
sumed that another native plot to burn
the city and massacre its American in
habitants is nearly ripe, and the Tagals
want to complete the arrangements. An
attempt OF the kind was planned during
the latest previous visit of emissaries from
Aguinaldo
The times., 1899-10-27

AS a result of the excellent campaign
work of Senator Hanna and of the Re
publican factional fight in Ohio. Mr.. John
R. Mclean is represented as being ex-
tremely confident of Democratic success.
Such an outcome would be fitting rebuke
to Hannaism, Otisism, and Sampsonism;
and at the same time, would be little short
of marvellous. Handicapped as the Ohio
Democrats are with the suspicion of sym
pathy with the Filipino cult of Hoar,
Schurz. Most. Pulitzer, Atkinson, and
Thomas B. Reed.
The times., 1899-10-27
DjsnpurovuI Win Reason.

tFrom the Chicago Recofdl
Don't YOU admire football. C'arag
Il detest IL. Percy's got his coilaTboHe hfoSen
and I can't put my head Oh his shoulder .1r 4
month -
The times., 1899-10-27

has happened in this city. They have
surreptiuously advanced the opinion, dur
ing the rapidly succeeding changes Of the
winter months, that the fcheness of
Washington climate was due to the fact
that each office seeker brought a specimen
of his own home climate with him in his
valise, and subsequently pawned it, like
everything else that he owned, to pay his
board bill; and that the weather samples,
having become badly mixed. produced the
unique combination of winter summer,
tropics arctic regions, scorching heat,
and bone-chnlmg dampuess, which we
have here in the course of a year. But
this explanation is doubtless fanciful To
any credulous person who may be induced
to start a weather plant in Boston, for
purposes Of export trade, our advice is
DON'T" Boston climate should be kept
at home for the use of the inhabitants,
who are accustomed to it. It would be
much more lucrative for the investor 10
start a factory for making sunshine out
of cucumbers. after the recipe furnished by
the late Mr.. CULVER of Cosmopois.
The times., 1899-10-27
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The times., 1899-10-27

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-23
4 Los ESCRIBIlORES
Dc Ell independence

S1spendida temporalmente la publ
cacl6n de Ey Federal mientras instaIa
mos imprenta propia, ocupamos hoy
las oolumnas de La DEMocRAcIA para
ooute8tar los desplanGes rcntenidos en-
ell nGmero rs de ese papeiucho que titu.
lado EE Independence, oircula de vez en-
oualdo por les arrabales de esta ciudad.
Y vamos a contestarlCs, no porque los
eseribidores de EI Independence 10 me
rezcan, sino por ell juicio que de tales
desplantes pudieran formar los que al
leerlos no est6n enterados de hechos,
casos Y cosss.
EJ independents, periodicucbo sir
responsablIidad, dirijido por un imber
be que apareoe como simple instrumen
to de la procacidsd de algunos deslen
gusdos, que sabra como SO siembrar
batatas pero que no entiende de peri6
dicss y menos de esoribir artfculos, st
ha permitido decir, en- forma embozada a
quo nosotros nos colocamos aver eutrt
los ortodoxcs donde no Sc nos tenia muy
a gusto, pero qLe ellos tuvierou la suer
te le que nos desprendi6ramos de aque
lla ggrupaci6n, y que entramos en- lat
huestas federales d son de mdsics BRAY,
en- donde hemos dado fatales resultados
! Ha0rase vlsto mayor insoleneia
Los escribidores de .Bl Iade0endiente
han creidc juzgarnos por su condueta
msnera de ser; J como nosotros eotamo
muy por encima de-sus miserias n,
alcanza 4 salricarnos ell fongo del loda
zal en- que Sc reyuelcan, en- dos palabra
vamos q eontestar Ia alusi6p embozad
q1e nos ha hecho EI Iadepcndiente.
4 raiz de la invasion americana EN-
ptz6 a reslissr aqui actos de presenta
cidn ia falango ortodoxa, = entire ell
teuiam nosotros algunos amigos CO..
q1iones oomparttamos a cada paso
esos amigos, sin obtener ninguna de
olarsci6n ruestla, nos contaron, com
se deduee, de les suyos, hasta que de
clsrados va republioanos, uno de clio
nos llam6 una noche J nos dijo;
rs neceSGrjo que d las ocho estes e
Ia paaaderia de Fulaao pues Uamoa
constttuir CsmttS ; ao8otro8 sonaos
nisnao P1rtido inc0ndicionaJ de cuand
iloS 9spaiJ0lc8 y como eI Ay,mtamSeut
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-23
Oonunicado
! QUEER IS TOmAs LOzAno :

Asf nos hemos preguntado los feders.
les de Ia Playa al leer un pspeluoho que
ha circulado por estss cslles y que su
toriza Ell nombre que enoabeSa estsu II
meas
Nadie Ia podido darnos exaota mott
cia del quo solicitsmos y esto prue
ba 10 iusigni6oante de su persona, per-
81 bieu es verdad que nadie le corooe, haJ
sin embargo quienes recuerdan un To
mas Lozsno que no hace mucho tiempC
lanz6 a la publioidad uu papeluoho IS
queroso, J cuando fu6 llsmado a soHte
ner 10 que decta, 10 rectifco en- abso
luto.
Sipor su mala Suerte se trata del mis-
mo individuo, sepa de ahora para Iuego
que estamoS muy alto y que no descende
mos a contender con quien no merect
otrs CoGa que Ell mas profuudo desprs
cio.
CARLOS PACHEoo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-23

todos los eafuerzoa imagiaables para
auperar Ia abrumadora ventaIa del nj
nero, que esta, como hemos dicho, de
parte del partido federal.
Parece que los republioaros os quieren
alterar 81 orden pdblieo en- Cayey, del
mismo moio que han heeho en- anterio.
res elecciones. Asf n0s 10 eseIibe nues-
tro correspopasl.
Por aque.los alrededores endan unoa
cuantos cqjas republicanos de Guayama, 4,
Ponce y de los pueblos del contorno.
Pero en- balde spelaran a garrote q
al tumulto. porqus rOestTa victoria es
Segura.
En- Caguas no triunfaremoS por me
nos de 900 votos = 81 en- vez de dos dias
de inclusiones fues( tres, serfs por mas
de 1900.
El entusiaomo en- Caguas y en- Caysy
es indiscutible. De clio tendremos So
bradas pruebss.
Las elGcciOues en- Cayey han comen-
Sado hoy.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-23

Sc desea saber ell par~dero de una
lovilla que ha desaparecido desde ell
dia II del cOrr.iente mes en- los pastos
Suceci6n Negr6n, Barrio Pastiilo, co
lor negro herrendo mitad del rabo
.blancO, un lucerO blancO en- la frente,
edad 2 q amos no esta matriculada
mi sellada ell que &c noticia de la no
villa sera gratifcado con ocho pesos,
Atendersa con su dueno don A.
IA1c1a(i calle de la Villa numerO 6.
Dici6pbre Is del 3d. 8 9
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-23
AVlSO lMPORTANTE

De mi casa habitaci0n cnlle de L
Villa nlmerO 5 altos, me han s.
traidO las prendas siguientes:
Una sortUa gruesa orc mate con
tres brillantes embutidos, otra Con
un brillante bastante grande embu
lido, la mOntura fOrma cuadrO, otra
esmeralda en- fOrma de cuadrO largo
enlbutida con cuatrO brillantitOs, dos
en- cada lado, otra en- forma de tres
aros montada al aire en- fOrma al sez-
que, un brillantc en- ell medic, un
rubl la parte de arriba y Otro aba
10, un altiler de orc mate que dice
Lola con parties de las letras labra
das y ell n0mbre 10 SOS iene un ramO
todo de 0jitas muy pun iagudas, y
parties de elias tambien labradaS, uno
de plata que dice Dolores, las letras
grabadas en- la misma plata, Ia aguja
de cuyo afiler depende debladas por
una 0 dos parties, una pursera de
plata t0da de aRgollas maeisas en- for
ma de cadena algo grnesa. de cuya
.pulsera pe1de una cadenita de orc y
uene un maeuquin0.
La persona que infofme de dichas
prendas don Juan Botas, Q en- La
calle de la Villa ndmero 3, sera ex-
plendidamente ,gratificado.
sIHq31 B0tQ.
Diciembre % del 90. I-8