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The evening times., 1899-02-17

all their concerns that seemed to be of ex-
forgotten. Democrats and Republicans
alike buried all their differences and had
a single object in view.
The American people are not less con-
cerned about the wise, just, and pure ad-
ministration of the affairs of the recent
Spanish colonies than they were about the
triumph of the Republic in the war with
Spain. They are expansionists, first, not
for commercial gain or for vast extent of
territory but for the propagation of re-
publicanism. For the same reason that
they interposed to rescue the Cubans from
the grasp of despotic and inhuman power
to enlarge the domain of popular govern
ment-they saw in the conquest of the
Philippines an opportunity to confer on
millions of people the blessings of human
freedom. Not for any party gain will they
allow their supreme purpose to be defeated.
They are disappointed in both Gu
bans and Filipinos; the find an abb
sence of good sense, intelligent pa
triotism, and gratitude they had looked
for. This, however, only prolongs the time
which the education of their wards must
take and does not cause them to abandon
their design. Neither Congress nor the
Administration Will be allowed to abuse
any authority over the colonies. At the
first attempt TO make of the colonial Offices
an asylum for the politicians who have
been dropped by the people-as our diplo-
matte and consular service is too often
public indignation will find expression in
a way to effect an immediate reform.
Every wise politician respects the honesty
of purpose and the practical power of the
American people. If they have not wholly
reformed domestic administration, il is be-
cause they concede something to PARTISAN
ship; but in the case of the colonies their
conscience is engaged and they will save
them for republicanism at any cost.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
A DETERMINED BRIDEGROOM.
Wades Through SnOwdrifts to Pro-
cure q Marriage License.

Frederick City. Md, Feb. IL
William H. Bussard. of the Middletown
Valley. and Miss Elsie F. Ramsburg,
daughter of Howard p. Ramsburg. were
married at Hansonville, Frederick county,
yesterday afternoon after strenuous efforts
on the part of the groom to prevent post
ponement on account of the snowbound
condition of the country.
The wedding was 10 have taken place in
a church at Utica Mills, but it was thought
il would have TO be postponed on account
of the sonw blockade. The groom, however,
on Tuesday when all the roads were closed
made his way across the mountains TO
Frederick, where he got the license and
secured the Rev s. NJ. Hench's promise TO
go TO Hansonyille, if possible. Then he
set out for Miss Ramsbu home on horse
back. which he reached at 10 O'Clock at
night. having had to leave his horse half
way on the journey and go on foot through
the drifts the rest of the way.
Wednesday morning the Rev. Mr.. Hench
and a friend started for Hansonviile and
reached there after hard trip, going
through fields much OF the way. the trip
of only six miles taking four hours. At
ter they had rested a while the marriage
ceremony was performed.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
auEsADA ON CUBAN REPORTS.
Says Some of Them Are Selfishly
Started to Crente DissensiOn.

Says Some of Them Are Selfishly
Started to Create DissensiOn.
New York, Jan. 17.-Gonzalo de Quesada,
of the Cuban legation at Washington, was
passenger on the Ward line steamer Ha-
vana, which arrived from Havana yester-
day morning Senor Quesada went to Gu
ba three weeks ago with Robert p. Porter,
who was commissioned by President Nc
Kinley to conduct negotiations for the dis
banding of the Cuban army. Mr.. Quesada
spoke with much enthusiasm of the pres
ent conditions in Cuba, and defended Gen
eral Gomez who has been charged with
seeking to raise a rebellion in Porto Rico.
Mr.. Quesada said:
There are many people in Cuba who are
for personal reasons trying to create bad
feeling between the Cubans and the Span
iards in the island and between the United
States and Cuba. All kinds of reports are
being sent out for this end, and are being
published. Take this letter that the papers
have published. 1t was written some time
ago when the conditions in the island were
different Now it seized upon and pub
| lished. The letter was written two months
ago. and is now printed to create bad
feeling. Other things like this are being
| done to keep things unsettled and TO keep
capital from Cuba / visited ten cities in
Cuba and made some speeches. / wish to
emphasize two facts that came under my
observation. There is the best of good will
and feeling between the Cubans and the
Spaniards on the island. We are estab-
fishing republic like this great one-a re-
public which will be for Cuban, Spaniard,
American, one in fact which will be for
everyone. With this end in view General
Gomez is visiting the cities in Cuba, con-
Quoting a campaign OF union. He has been
banqueted by the Spanish, as well as by
the Cubans, and this speaks well for his
work.
| There was no dissatisfaction expressed
| by the assembly or by the Cubans over the
| fact that General Gomez would handle the
! $3,O00,OO0. He would act simply as the
| disbursing agent for the Government. At
| ter the Commission of which General Gar
| cia was the head succeeded in obtaining
/ the money, request was made that IL be
/ handled by one American and one Cuban
/ Commissioner Porter was the American
and General Gomez the Cuban. Thus there
! has been no friction over the matter. He
| General Gomez is cooperating in every
| way with the United States. There is nc
/ dissatisfaction among the Cubans, fol-
/ they have implicit faith in the promises
made TO them by the Government.
"Of course there is much suffering in
/ Cuba and great deal OF food will have tC
| be distributed. But | noticed in my brisi
stay in Cuba much brighter condition OF
| affairs"
| When asked as TO the trouble between
| General Brooke and the Cuban Assembly
! over the misunderstanding al the funeral
/ of General Garcia, Mr.. Quesada would
simply say that some hitch had taken
place in the affair. He absolutely refused
I TO discuss it, asserting that at the time ii
occurred he was aboard the steamer Ha-
! vana waiting TO sail for this country.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
The French President.

Surely the misfortunes of France are eX-
traordinary, in addition to the burdens
that are the product of an unstable politi-
of more than a century we know that va
cancies in the Presidential Office from
death are very rare, and we have never
had one from resignation or any other
cause than death. Yet in the past few
years France has lost one President by as
sassination, another by resignation and a
third by disease. This must be regarded
an event, and, except by great good for
tune in the choice of a man who will eX-
ercise a powerful influence in favor of the
supremacy of the civil power and revive
the sentiment of republicanism, IL may
prove fatal to the institutions that have
been infirmly established after so many
bloody struggles.
II cannot be said that in the passing
emergency, with the people divided into
bitter factions on the issue of the Dreyfus
case, and with an apparently small regard
for republicanism; that with the nation
liable to repeat its history of coup and
an empire. if only a strong man should ap-
pear; with the people encouraging army
entertainments at the expense of the civil
authorities; with rank corruption or per-
versions of justice in the courts-it can
not be said that President Faure was the
best man for his office. Personally popu-
lar, known TO have been a strong advocate
of popular government, within the past
two years he seems TO have lost either his
interest in the trend of public sentiment or
his influence over events. Certainly he
has been virtually out of the conflict of
/ passions aroused by the Dreyfus case; he
/ has exercised no control over any party
/ in the direction of upholding the civil
power when, in the prosecution of Colonel
( Picquart. the military usurped its func-
tions While French institutions are IN
: like our own in many respects. the head
of the government is not a mere figure
4 head. as in England, but an official of posi-
tive authority which could and should be
+ used TO promote domestic peace on repub-
( lican lines. In the controversy with Great
/ Britain over the rights of France in the
| Soudan. the voice and influence of Presi-
/ dent Faure were not enlisted either ioI
peace or for resistance TO British demands
Nevertheless, his death brings the situa-
tion TO a crisis. II gives opportunity fol
the aggressive element to effect something
more positive than frebrand orations
4 Whether it will be for the good or i'll OF
the nation depends on the character of III;
man who becomes the leader of the ma
jority. If. as is feared, the military heay
! at Paris, General zurlinden, attempts t
''avenge the army" -as NJ. Blowitz puts il
/ if he attempts 10 overawe the civil au
thority in the interests of an army favorite
in which he would have the support of the
noisy elements among the people-then tht
death of President Faure may prove
very serious thing for France.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
DOG BURIED WITH HoNoRs.
Mrs. :. w. Whitney's Pet Enclosed in
Handsome Coffin

Tarrytown, n. Y, Feb. 17.-Trixy, a
valuable Bavarian Spitz dog, owned by
Mrs. s. ". Whitney, a niece of D. Ogden
Mills, of New York, is dead. For week
DR.. Moorehouse veterinary surgeon. had
been attending Trixy daily, but despite his
efforts the dog died in great agony.
After the dogs death Charles Wander
bilt, an undertaken, sent for. Mrs.
Whitney ordered handsome oak coffin,
with satin lining. She also had a plate
made with "Trixy'' inscribed on it.
Mr.. Vanderbilt brought the coffin and
laid the dog out with as much care as
though 1t were a child, with its pretty
blanket on and a new blue ribbon around
its neck. 1t was placed in the coffin. Then
the question of where it should be inferred
came up. Mrs. Whitney asked the under
taker to try to buy plot for it in Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery.
Mr.. Vanderbilt applied TO Superintendent
Lockwood, but when he learned that dog
was to be buried in 1t he refused to give a
burial certificate. Finally it was decided
to bury the dog in the rear of Mrs. Whit
ney's house. Mrs. Whitney intends to have
the dog dug up again in the spring and
put in a cemetery if possible.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
ALFRED J. EMO 8 CO. CLOSED.
sheriff in Possession of the Stock
Brokers', Offices.

brOkerSH OmceSs
New York, Feb. 17.-Deputy Sheriff Ma
guire yesterday took possession Of the Of
fees of Alfred ]. Emo & Co., stockholders,
at 52 Broadway, on an attachment for S4,-
342 In favor of Dexter Hiscox, which was
obtained by his attorney, M. A. Vos5rrgh,
on the ground that the partners were abb
sent from their Office and were keeping
concealed. One of the items Of the claim
OF Mr.. Hiscox is that on December % he
was the owner of forty shares of stock of
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis Railroad Company, valued at 2,400,
which the firm converted to their own use
on February Is. 1t was stated on the at
tachment papers that the firm abandoned
their offices at noon on February 10, and
that after their disappearance the credi-
tcrs and customers began to destroy and
break the furniture and other furnishings
of the offices, and an employe removed the
books of account by concealing them under
his overcoat as he left the office.
The partners were Alfred j. Emo, Thomas
B. Penton, jr., and Louis f. Werner. No
tice was given ON February 10 that Mr..
Penton had retired from the firm. He
was member OF the Consolidated Stock
and Petroleum exchanges
The firm began business on July /, 1898.
They occupied five rooms on the second
| floor of so Broadway, and had large
blackboard for posting the prices of the
various stocks. Many of their customers
were women.f Mr.! Lambert, of the sher-
| ifs office, who was in charge yesterday
afternoon, recognized some OF the furni-
ture in the offices as that which formerly
| belonged to IT. E. Ward & Co., brokers, oi
81 Broadway who were sold out by the
sheriff on July l, 1898. He also found 6
| lot OF stationery bearing the name of T
E. Ward & Co. The liabilities of Alfred
j. Emo & Co. are reported to be from $685.
| 900 to $4,000.
The firm had an account with the Pro-
| duce Exchange Trust Company, but drew
out most of the money last week theil
present balance there, 1t is said, being
only So. The troubles of the firm are said
to be due partly to the fact that they were
| long of Federal Steel preferred, which
| they had bought at So, and Sugar, bought
at 139 One of the last customers to see
the members of the firm was a Mrs. Pier
| son, who on Wednesday morning demand
ed of one of them 81 1000. the amount due
| her on her account. The partner to whom
she applied answered that the firm did no
owe her anything, having closed her ou
| on Friday. She retorted that she had no
! given an order TO SELL but he said it il
alleged, that they had closed out her stocl
because they could not carry it any lon
| ger.
The evening times., 1899-02-17

According to reports from New York
Sampson is hard at work preparing for his
practice cruise" in the sunlit waters of
the Antillean seas. We are not told, but
can guess, what his tactical plans Will be-
Doubtless he will prepare circulars warn
ing every man to do his duty, and reserv-
ing to the flagship the privilege of being
caught mapping and perhaps destroyed by
one of the torpedo boats. We expect him
to. make it clear that forward boilers are to
be kept uncoupled, and, generally, that, if
all goes well, the credit is to belong to the
commander chief, while, if any accident
shall happen, it will be the fault of the sec
ond in command. Trust Sampson to make
things safe for the hide, hair and renown
OF the first person, singular number, and
nominative case, when there is any promo
tion in the airi
The evening times., 1899-02-17
STORM EFFECTS.
Pennsylvania Industrial Plants
Short of Coal,

Reading, Pa, Feb. 17.-The storm has
caused considerable difficulty to local in
dustrial establishments. The forging de-
partment of ]. H. Sternberg & Sons large
bolt and nut works, comprising the bolt
and nut makers, was compelled to close
down yesterday morning on account of ex-
haustion of their oil supply. A tank, which
is on the way, was delayed by the storm
The works are very busy on Government
contracts and have been in operation day
and night.
scarcity of fuel caused even more trou-
BILE. Sheridan furnace was compelled to
bank up it's stack owing to scarcity of
fuel, but is expected to resume in a few
days Temple furnace, which was banked
up for several days. resumed last night
as fuel is now coming in.
The Robesonia furnace, one OF the larg-
est in this district. producing 1000 tons of
metal per week, has been banked, throw
ing several hundred men out of employ
ment.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
FORGOT ABOUT HIS HORSE.
Drunken Man Places His Steed in an
Engine House,

Rockville, Feb. 17.-On yesterday a
horse was found in the engine house in
this place by George Meades, after having
been confined for seven days without food
Last week drunken man took the horse
and put 1t in the fire engine room to
shelter it from the storm, tying the an
imal securely. Upon SOLDERING he had for
gotten where he had put his horse, and
after search offered reward for the miss
ing animal. Yesterday Meade went TO
the engine room to examine things, and
found the horse tied there 1t having eat
en- everything within reach, including a
blanket and several other articles. Upon
being taken out the horse refused water,
| but ate what was given to it in a greedy
manner
Miss Katherine Jones, daughter of Mrs
Cecilia Jones, of Potomac, this county,
| was quietly married on Monday last to
Mr.. Albert j. Alder. of Norbeck, this
county. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Cunnane, of st. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church, this place.
Mr.. William Cole, a resident of Der
wood, this county, died yesterday at quite
an advanced age. ,ae
The evening times., 1899-02-17
FOURTH ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
Prisoner Tries to Hang Himself in
LehiGh Jail.

Allentown, Pa, Feb 17.-Charles Mosser,
who is serving four years sentence in
the Lehigh county Jail for highway rob-
berry, made another attempt at suicide last
night. Mosser is employed in prison at
spooling. He removed the twine used In
connecting the parts of a spooler and tied
the pieces together until he had a fair
sized rope with moose. He tied one end
to bar of the cell window, and placing
his head in the moose. pressed his weight
on the same to strangle himself. The
noise awakened his cellmate, Thomas
Breinig, who released him.
Mosser had written letter to his moth
er. He traced heavy ink lines around the
stamp and the border of the envelop to
give it the appearance of mourning en-
velop. He stated explicitly that he want
ed his sweetheart Pearl" to have a front
seat at the funeral.
This is the fourth time Mosser has at
tempted to end his life.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
STARVING ON THE YUKON.
Sufrerings of Miners-Siany Steann-
ers Disabled.

Tacoma Wash, Feb. 17.-Letters
brought by special messenger contain the
first news from lower Yukon basin receiv-
ed since navigation closed in September
Rampant City, peopled by 1000 miners.
has been short OF provisions all winter.
Some persons would have starved but for
a cargo of provisions aboard the steamer
Monarch, which was frozen in at Dahl
River, sixty miles away.
Late in November 200 people at Fort
Hamilton were preparing TO make the ter
rible trip of 200 miles over ice to Rampant
TO escape starvation.
Very few supplies were landed at Fort
Hamilton last summer and the people there
were laboring under the delusion that they
would find plenty al Rampant.
Several steamers may be wrecked when
the ice goes out in May. They include the
Herman Dawson City Governor Stone
man, and Yukoner; also one In the Koyu-
kuk River and five in Aphcon Pass, which
is the Yukon's principal mouth.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
choked Oh a Piece of Trspe.

Mahanoy City, Feb. 17.-Four-yea cd
Barbara Kurtz yesterday strangled to
death before the agonizing gaze of her
parents at Lost Creek. The little one
tried to swallow piece of tripe, but it
stuck in her throat.
The mother and the father, paralyZed
with fear, made repeated attempts to dis
lodge the obstruction without success, and
the childs struggles finally ceased in
death
The evening times., 1899-02-17
FLORIST ACCUSED.
Held for Trial on the Charge of As
snuiting Child.

HazletOn, Pa, Feb. 17.-W. H Montgom-
cry, a well known local florist, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon on a warrant
sworn out by Humane Agent William
Mummaw, charging him with aggravated
assault and battery on ten-year- old Bertha
Griesing. 1t is alleged that Montgomery
made rope of vines, placed it about the
neck OF the girl, and the attempted to hang
her in his greenhouse Alderman Lau-
bach, before whom the hearing took place.
held Montgomery in 81 900 bail for court
The arrest of Montgomery caused quite a
sensation. Friends of the accused say he
has met with reverses in business for q
year past, and that this has preyed on him
with such effect as TO upset his mind.
The evening times., 1899-02-17

If Mr.. Mckinley is in earnest in his ap-
parent desire to give the people of this
country the Nicaragua Canal according to
their universal demand, it would be we'll
for him to set his Secret Service sleuths at
work TO find out who the people are who
are handling the anti-canal money and what
they are doing with it. 1t should not take
much labor or fnesse in this line to un-
earth condition of scandalous corruption
that would be almost an offset to the rotten
beef infamy
The evening times., 1899-02-17
HANGED HIMSELF WITH STRAP.
A WeII-KnOwn Farmer Commits Sui-
eide In His Barn.

Norristown. Pa. Feb 17.-Abraham
Lands, aged thirty-fve years. we'll
known young farmer Of Harleysville. this
county, committed suicide yesterday by
hanging himself at his home. When found,
shortly after O'Clock, his body was stiff.
1t was suspended by a horse strap from
the rafters of his barn.
Landis' mind had been unbalanced for
some time. A wife and two small children
SURVIVE him.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
PrinceIy Generosity
lErn,n yho Aoada,,

Iy,J
The Prince of Wales is not very familiarly
known in the capacity of a church restorer.
But the Sandringham estate, when he bought
it, had upon it only one church in anything
like good repair-the church which stands with.
in the park gates and which the pious hands
of the princess have done so much to adorn.
One by one the little group Of other village
churches have been restored, last OF all that at
Shernbourne, which the prince and princess, to.
gether with the Duke and Duchess OF York, at
tended, at the reopening service, the other day.
From first to last the prince has spent over
$4,000 on the improvement of the churches on
his Norfolk estate.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
CAUGHT IN AN ICE GORGE.
A Lumber Wagon Driver Rescued
From the Potomac.

Cumberland, Md, Feb. 17.-George T.
Lloyd, driver for the BiIlmeyer Lumber
Company. at Little Orleans, Allegheny
county. with four-horse team, got buried
in an ice gorge in the Potomac river over
which he had tried TO drive
The slush ice e-gorged from a breakup
ten days ago. and Lloyd thought the bliz-
zard had made il solid, but il did not weld
firmly. The struggling team was engulfed
with the driver in the broken mass, but
help near at hand secured Lloyd before he
was completely hemmed in. The harness
was cut and three horses were saved, but
the fourth one was drowned.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
FOUNDRY BURNED.
Scranton Firemen Contest With a
$4,000 Blaze.

Chester, Pa, Feb. 1.-THE Crown Smelt-
ing Company's foundry was destroyed by
fire yesterday morning. Loss so, 1000, par
TALLY insured.
The fremen were unable TO do effective
work on account OF the fire plugs being
frozen The origin of the fire is unknown.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
COLORADO BURIED IN SNOW.
4 Serious State of Affairs in the
Smaller Towns.


Denver Feb. 17.-AIthough most OF the
railway lines in Colorado are now open
and trains running on time, reports from
Kokomo, Robinson. and StheT towns on the
South Park line. above Iowa, show a Sc
rious state of affairs.
Some Of the citizens women as well as
men. are leaving the towns making their
way TO Leadville on snowshoes. The snow
is II feet deep on the level There is
nothing except -four potatoes. and some
canned goods in Kokomo to eat, and only
few days supply of these.
The fuel supply is also almost exhausted
The railroad companies have begun 10 ar
range for the floods and snowslides that
are sure to follow when the weather be-
comes warm in the mountains. Large
forces of men are al work clearing out OBJ
structions in the canyons and as soon as
the great masses of snow begin to soften
they will be dislodged by the use Of dy-
Mantle SO as to slide into the canyons
when no trains are in the way.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
A PIPE COMBINE.
All the Leading Manufacturcrs of
the Country Come Together.

Pittsburg Feb. 17.-The Pipe Machine
and Manufacturing Company, one of the
latest combinations among iron, steel and
tin plate manufacturers, was organized
here yesterday. The new combination en-
braces all the leading pipe and spout
manufactures in the United States. At
yesterdays meeting representatives OF
thirty manufactures throughout the
United States were in attendance.
The following officers were chosen:
President, Charles D. Clark, Peoria, H.;
vice president, Benjamin p. Obdyke,
Philadelphia; secretary, Alex Glass,
Wheeling w. Va.
The evening times., 1899-02-17

The coal dealers in New York have raised
their prices hundred per cent to the small
buyers-the poor, who get a bushel at a
time. The coal they sell at this advance
is what they had on hand before the storm
and for which they paid only the old prices.
Dealers in other necessaries are making
the same unholy profits. Is it any differ
ent in Washington?
The evening times., 1899-02-17
Fire i,Rla Brick Factory.

New York, Feb .17.-Fire in three
story brick factory building in Williams
burg did s50,0O9 damage early this morn
ing. The building, was occupied by Mer-
rill Bros, machintsts, and the New York
Leather Betting Company. About 200
men are thrown out of employment. The
building was gutted, The fire was caused
by boilers exploding.