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The evening times., 1899-01-17
TELEPHONE RATES TOO HIGH.
New York Magistrate Declares the
People should Demand Redress.

New York. Jan. 17.-Magistrate Simms.
in the Morrisania police court, yesterday
emphatically stated that the telephone
company charged extortionate rates for the
use of its instruments. and that it was
time the people took the matter into their
own hands.
The magistrate delivered his opinion in
connection with the case of Victor A. Jes-
ka, of No 999 Forest Avenue, who had
been arrested for refusing TO pay tcle-
phone charge al pay station.
Policeman Smyth found Jeska and a man
named Martin, who keeps a drug store at
Thirs Avenue and 152d Street. engaged in
a wordy war outside the drug store. Mar
tin said Jeska had refused to pay for two
telephone calls.
Jeska explained that he had called up
house in the borough of Manhattan
which has two telephones. He found the
first call the wrong one, and he called
again, getting the right number. He talk
ed less than the regulation call time and
then offered 10 cents in payment. Martin
demanded 40 cents for two calls.
Magistrate Simms said:
Even if this were established just claim, the
Police Court is no place to adjust il. But the
charge of the telephone company is extortionate.
A man can telephone from one end OF Manhattan
Island to the other for 10 cents, but if he tele-
phones from lS0th street, on one side OF the
river, to lS3d Street. across the Harlem River, in
the Bronx, he will have TO pay 20 cents.
The telephone people even Try to collect chsrg-
es when a party calling up cannot get the num-
Der he wants. Ii has happened To me. Ii Is
time the people began TO take a hand in putting
an end to the eXtortion.
Magistrate Simms spoke emphatically
He said he had no jurisdiction in the
charge of the man not paying the bill
and he could not hold him for disorderly
conduct. He therefore discharged the
prisoner
The evening times., 1899-01-17
mo GLORY FOR MILES"
The keynote of All the Scandals OF
the Recent War.
CFrom the New York Evening Post)

Hrom the New York Evening Post.)
Our trouble has arisen mainly because our
President and his Secretary OF War have wished,
il possible, to prevent the commander OF the
army having anything TO do with the war. 1t
was small war. and it was plain to he seen that
there was not enough glory to be had out of 1t
TO go around among all who took part in it,
that there must be 4 reasonable selection. and
il was decided after due delibcration, that, for
reasons Of state. General Miles ought not to
have any glory This state OF things has caused
all the confusion. Ii furnishes the key of every
queer thing which has happened. No glory for
Miles has been the battle cry of the Administra5
tion for the great conflict Of 1900, in which
our currency is TO be saved once more
With this key in hands we entered on our
inquiry into the conduct OF those sanity men
who compose and surround the Administration
The first thing which strikes us as odd is that,
when the time came 10 inquire into the various
charges and countercharges, the President paid
no attention whatever to title -, chapter 8, Of
the United States Revised Statutes, which pre-
scribes the exact mode in which the nature OF
any transaction of accusation or imputation
against, any officer soldier shall be inquired
into. That mode Is. the creation by the Presi-
dent of court of inquiry consisting Of not
more than three officers and recorder who are
10 be sworn, ana VINO nave power 10 swear VII
nesses. In spite of the size and number OF the
scandals involving almost everybody of note in
| the Government, except the sainted Mckinley
himself, such court ordered the law
was treated dead letter.
When the public demand for an inquiry became
too fierce to be resisted, the President called to-
gether a number of his own friends, of
whom had expressed desire willingness to
serve such inquiry, and many OF whom had
already expressed a belief that there was nothing
! to inquire into, that eyil-minded persons had
| grossly exaggerated the charges They took no
| oaths and could administer none, and could not
! summon witnesses Before such tribunal, which
| in any Anglo-SaNon country would excite ridi-
cule, there has been what is called .'invcstga-
| ton going for several months, but discover
| ing nothing and giving all the accused an oppor-
tunity blackguard their accusers and call them
names with inpunity, the board" had nc
! power to punish for contempt or brawlng. The
| two persons in the community who seem TO know
| most about the great Mckinley and to admire
! him most are Mr.. Choate and the Hon. Whitelaw
| Reid. Will neither of these deeply perspicacious
men tell us why so good and great a man as
| William Mckinley came to disregard the law il
! this strange fashion? Was it private prayer, oil
! Duty, or Destiny, which directed him to thi:
/ lawlesS course?
The evening times., 1899-01-17

satisfaction at having been the instrument
by which an officer not in Algers faSor
has been lampooned. Here is the way this
matter appears to radical Republican
newspaper, the New York Tribune, and
il is worth the attention of the President:
But no revision OF testimony and no belated
apology can blot ont the fact that General Eagan
has by his unbridled vituperation brought dis
grace TO the United States Army, and undermined
its discipline at a critical time. The nation IS
still technically in state of war. and even when
final peace is declared will still be confronted
with grave problems, which require that our army
shall he maintained in the highest state OF efii-
Cheney. 1t is the duty even of every civilian,
much more of every soldier, to do nothing that
can weaken the army, ruin the worlds opinion
of it, lower its own sclf-respect or destroy the
confidence of subordinates in the character OF
their supcriors General Eagan has helped TO do
all these things, that he in honor bound not
10 do. no matter what his provocaton, or under
what load OF unjust suspicion he labored, and re-
vision Of his testimony does not right the wrong
. He does not express regret for the nj
terances themselves, but rather explains and JUS
tiieS them. lie takes back what he said 10 the
Commission but he wants ii distinctly understood
that he does not take back what he said to the
world. He has apology TO make to General
Miles for his abuse. to the army for his out
rageous violation OF its regulations, OF 10 the
President, his Commander In Chief, for the insult
of such conduct in an Office the President in
trusted 10 him.
The Tribune does not have the least
doubt but it is absolutely sure, that the
President will at once order court mar
tial of General Eagan. Army discipline
must be maintained and fragrant scandals
punished, or our whole military service
will fall into disrepute." The Tribune
finds additional cause TO believe in Gen
eral Eagan's punishment because it is
common talk that General Miles is not in
favor with the authorities, and for the
President to refuse to act would be 10
show that he is in full sympathy with AL
ger Therefore" concludes that journal,
there is no reason TO fear that insubof-
dination and blackguardism can be COM
pounded by expurgation." Perhaps it is
only fair to the Tribune, as Repub. lean
paper, TO say that its article was written
after il was stated that the President had
actually ordered a court martial.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
Is Expurpation Enough.

That extraordinary and peculiar body,
the AIger Relief Commission, did not con-
slider itself outraged or insulted by the
amazing and unparalleled yituperative as
sault of Commissary General Eagan on
the Commanding General of the Army.
1t not only listened patiently TO the afro
cious document without interrupting the
reader, but after hearing it, took il under
advisement in secret session. Knowing
where the sympathies of Secretary Alger S
board lie, We can fairly infer that the
members were entirely pleased with the
outbreak Then. considering the effect on
the public estimate of the Commission.
and as a matter of self-protection, they
curbed their sympathy, but only so far as
to allow the offender TO revise his paper
The attack having been made in public
session and published in the newspapers,
the design of Eagan was accomplished;
General Miles had been characterized in a
way TO please Secretary Alger and his
friends and there was no reason why the
Commission should not make a mild pre-
tense OF resentment, but not enough 10
dissipate the effect or hurt the feelings of
Secretary Alger's subord nate. Inst ad of
tearing up the document and reporting
the incident 10 the President with a de-
mand for the punishment of the offender,
as IL would have done if a friend of Cen
eral Miles could have been guilty of such
insulting and ungentlemanly conduct, the
Commission returned the paper TO its
writer with the suggestion that he elimi-
nate the blackguardism that had served
its end
That there was sympathy between
the Commissioners and General Eagan ap-
pears in the tone of his expurgated docu-
ment and in its reception by them. The
fact that he had abused his opportunity
and treated the Algerians with contempt
that would have sent him TO jail if he had
been before a self-respecting court, was
disregarded and forgotten. Yet the apollo
gy is nothing more than a defense of
his offense. He cut out the particular
phrases that covered the Commission which
had listened 10 them with reproach and
brought the American army officer into
disgrace, but he virtually affirmed the JUS
tice of his language, and merely recalled
it out of regard for the public reputa-
tion of the Commission. In short he at
tempts TO justify his use Of foul language
that is interdicted in the case of an officer
and a gentleman, thus magnifying his
original outrage.
In effect, he says: 'I used the oppor-
tunity you gave TO villify General Miles
in forbidden language. / called him such
and such base things. l withdraw the for
hidden language now that have achieved
my purpose, but ] repeat that he is such
and such base things and that had every
reason TO use the phrases 1 did" And this
repetition and exaggeration of his offense
the Algerian Commission accepts and puts
a. record, presumably with chuckle Of
The evening times., 1899-01-17
The onion Market of Berne.

tFrom the Chicago Record)
The annual ''zwiebel markt," or onion market,
has just been held in Berne. Once a year the
peasants come from far and near to purchase
stock of onions for the twelvemonth and, in
fact, it has grown TO be a custom on zwiebel
markt day for everybody rich and poor, to buy
onions, if not for use. then for the custom of the
thing. On Saturday night the onions arrive.
Great boxes, baskets and barrels of onions line
one side Of the longest main street OF the city,
and extend from Bahnhof to Barengraben, from
the station directly through the long arcaded
avenue, as far the arcade extends-about
mile. All day Sunday the onions remain in the
street, covered with cloths of every description,
and early Monday morning the sale begins. For
two days every one you meet has at least
string OF onions, and one walks the entire length
of the market and weeps. few days later come
the dances Every saloon and hall is decorated.
and the young peasants, girls and lads, come to
town and make merry Every ''wortschaft'' is
crowded with pushing. jostling throng of
plump and ruddy faced peasants, drinking, dane
ing and ''hring OUT There are no brawls,
only perhaps parties of merry pumpkins walking
through the streets at or o'clock in the morn
ing, and yodeling, without melody, at the top Of
their strong voices.
The evening times., 1899-01-17
RA1NEs AND THE LANDLORDS
Hotel Men DenOunce His Sunday To-
tai Abstinence Propositions.

Albany, Jan. 17.-Senator John Ranes
author of the liquor tax law, who is soon
to introduce an amendment designed to
prohibit absolutely the sale of liquor on
Sundays, either in legitimate hotels or
'Raines law hotels" legitimate clubs or
fake clubs, or any other place, will not
make public the details of his measure,
but it is substantially as outlined
Senator Raines last night made the fol-
lowing statement of the considerations
moving him in the matter; the statement
was dictated and revised by Senator
Raines:
There has been much complaint about so-caled
''fake'' hotels being permitted to sell liquor on
Sunday with meals while persons keeping or
dnary saloons are prohibited that privilege. The
latter persons say they greatly damaged by
the alleged discrimination against them. They
assert that they pay as much for liquor tax Ii
censes as hotel keepers do, and should have SINH
lar privileges.
/ have thought it might be best, perhaps to
suppress all liquor selling on Sundays in all ho-
tells, either legitimate fake with meals
of any kind, and in clubs. II all Sunday selling
law and practically no liquor selling at all on
that day. l have prepared bill with that object
in view, and shall probably Introduce it
As to whether not the bill will pass, do not
know.
The saloonkeepers advance the proposition that
in Justice to them, liquor taxes on hotels should
be doubled if hotels have the privilege OF selling
on Sunday to guests with meals, and in their
rooms il they are compelled to close
The evening times., 1899-01-17
SALOONS DEFENDED
By BISHOP POTTER
CALLS THEM POOR MEMS CLUBS
VIII Exist Until More Attractive
Substitute Is ORered-Sensation
at n Temperance Meeting.

New York. Jan. 17.-Bishop Potter JUS
titled the existence Of the saloon before
meeting of the Church Temperance Society
in the Waldorf Astoria last night He
told his brother bishops and the members
Of the church who formed his audience
that saloons were a social necessity under
existing conditions. and that they provided
reasonable and legitimate place OF re-
Taxation for the great majority of men.
who. he pointed out could not afford to
belong to clubs.
Bishop Potter warned the society that
the saloon would continue to exist until
something equally attractive to laboring
men was substituted for it. His unexpect-
ed defense of the saloon caused a sensa-
tioD in the meeting
Il may also say that l appear here to-
| night with a retainer from the saloon.
said Bishop Potter. I'VE may anathema-
tiZe 1t, abuse it. and depIore il, but il is
| a social necessity l repeat that il is a
social necessity. | am sorry if / pain some
of you when / say it, but the saloon exists
in New York because you and l. redeemed
by the same Master. have given no better
thing in its place
There is need of relaxation and diver
sion among the poorer classes of the city.
II is as just and as righteous want with
them as are the diversions from which
you and | have come tonight or TO which
we shall go tomorrow. The man who de-
feEds the saloon on the plea that il is the
poor mans club speaks the truth. IL is
placed thickly along our streets because
the men who cannot afford TO pay $50 10
| belong 10 club, as Mr.. Choate and / do.
are more numerous than the msn who can
| Who can wonder in view OF the hard
| and toilsome life. and often uncomfOrt-
l able home, of the laboring man, If after
! the days work he leaves his home, with
i its crying children and untidy wife, for
| this place where he finds light and
warmth and often music? Unless We re-
| alize these conditions, it is of no use TO
| anathematiZe the saloon
Bishop Potter went on to say that the
| society was working along the right line
l in seeking TO establish the Squirrel Inn
| at No. 131 BoweTy, to provide funds for
| which the meeting was called He cited
/ the success OF the Mills Hotel as a dem
/ onstration that rich men may invest their
| money in a purely benevolent way and yet
/ get fair return for il.
| The misery of our philanthropy 4"
said he. lis that il is so divorced from
4 business principles"
The evening times., 1899-01-17
So Lovely.
From the Detroit Free Press. }

From the Detroit Free Press)
1t was during the time that the late Ellen May
Tower was employed as a nurse at Grace Hospi-
tai that the order came for all persons connected
with the institution to supply their shoes with
rubber heels, in order to lessen the noises about
the place. One young man connected with the
hospital had been wearing the necessary articles
some time before the edict was issued, and prided
himself upon his cat-like approach. Miss Tower
learned OF his soft walking powers, and was de-
lighted when he offered TO- put the rubber heels
on her shoes. And so sweet her smile that
the young gentleman also purchased the heels,
and, sneaking over to shoemaker, had them
attached for 25 cents
"And you put them on yourself?" exclaimed
Miss Tower. "Oh, they're just lovely. / must
show the other girls
Miss Tower at once proceeded to s'show the
other girls"
"oh, will you put mine on, too, Mr. P-i
You fix them just lovely
"And it cost me just 81 25,' said the disguised
to that shoemaker, in order to sustain INV repu.
tation as a cobbler.'
The evening times., 1899-01-17
PREACHED In HER
HUSBANDS PULPIT
READ HIS PREPARED SERMON
Minister Seized by the Grip Repre-
scented by His Talented Wife.
Surprises the Congregation.

Mount Vernon, n. Y, Jan. 17.-While the
Rev. DR.. Owen Lovejoy was on a sick bed
Sunday, his beautiful young wife, impelled
by her sense of duty, filled his pulpit and
delivered an eloquent sermon which had
been prepared by her husband.
Dr. and Mrs. Loyejoy came to Mount
Vernon last week from st. Johns. Mich,
to visit the Rev. and Mrs. Wightman. who
live in handsome home on Chester Hill.
The Rev. Mr.. Wightman is pastor of Christ
Presbyterian Church, in New York city.
The First Congregational Church of
Mount Vernon has been without pastor
for three weeks, and its pulpit has been
filled by different ministers. A committee
asked DR.. Lovejoy to preach, although he
was not an applicant for the position OF
pastor. DR.. LoyejOy agreed. but late on
Saturday afternoon was taken i'll with a
severe attack of grip, and was forbidden
by his physician to preach.
DIR. Lovejoy sent word to the church
committee, and some of its members called
to see him on Saturday night. They said
they would have TO close the church on
Sunday. Mrs. Lovejoy was distressed an!
offered to take her husbands place. The
committee was delighted.
Thus it was that on Sunday morning.
when the big church was filed, hand
some, dark eyed young woman, 1a5niOE-
ably dressed. walked up the aisle TO the
altar and then up the pulpit steps The
congregation looked at her in wonder. Al
ter she had taken seat behind the pulpit
Deacon Samuel S. White explained the
circumstances.
Then Mrs. Lovejoy stepped forward. and
in voice that was tremulous at first, but
that grew strong and firm in a few mo-
ments. announced the opening hymn and
read the first two verses. After the hymn
had been sung she offered an eloquent
prayer, in which she asked for her hus-
bands restoration to health Then, an
other hymn having been sung and the col
lection taken, Mrs. Lovejoy delivered heI
husbands sermon with a fervor which RI
vailed that of many experienced preach
ers. The congregation was delighted. am
after the services Mrs. Loveioy was warm
ly congratulated by nearly everyone who
had heard her.
Mrs. Loveioy is twenty eight years o d
She was formerly teacher in a college IL
Albion, Mich. She said this was the first
time she had ever conducted church
service, although she had been Sunday
| school teacher in her husbands church.
DR.. Lovejoy was much bsttsr thi!
morning. 1t is probable he will be calleC
as pastor here as result of his wife!
brilliant effort
The evening times., 1899-01-17
TUESDAY. JANUARY II, 1899.
The P-e>i.Icnt's Opportunity

The Presidents opportunity
The Cabinet agrees with the President
that Eagan must be court martialed and
the pleasing rumor comes down the breeze
that Alger himself has practically been
invited to resign the Office he has done so
much to disgrace Truly, it is time for
Mr.. Mckinley to take this action. Be
tween the Scylla of Algerism and the
Charybdis of scarcely concealed treason
against she American flag and peo-
pie in the very halls or the Capitol,
his Administration is in a very bad
way, and the President may thank his
amiability and desire TO please everybody
for the situation. 4 more self-assertiHe
man with a good stiff Jacksonian back
hone would have avoided current embar-
rassments TO a great extent. He would
have announced definite and courageous
American policy with regard to the Philip
mines and would have raised such a cheer
from the throats OF seventy-five millions
OF freemen that the weak chirps of the
anti-Americans would have been drowned
instantaneously, and We should not now
be annoyed and exasperated by the aid
and comfort given TO Malay outlaws by
Hoar. Carnegie, Schurz, Godkin and the
late Grover Cleveland.
The tidal wave OF popular determination
and patriotism that Jacksonian message
announcing a vigorous colonial policy
would have raised. would swamp not only
the anti-expansion Hessians and Tories,
but their no less treacherous and dan
gerous allies. the enemies of the Nicara-
qua Canal. AS matters stand, Algerism
and paresis combine TO afford the great
est encourageme TO those who would
throttle the Republic with provincialism
and resistance TO all progress and force
the American people to throw away all the
valuable and useful fruits Of the war with
Cnafn
The evening times., 1899-01-17
JOE WHEELER IN RICHMOND.
On Behalf of Lee Camp He Receives
Il Portrait of Major Pelham.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 17-Gen. Joe
Wheeler, the hero of Santiago, and the
distinguished ex-Confederate, was given
royal reception here last night on the oc-
casion Of his appearing before Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans. He came here as
the guest of that organization to receive
on its behalf the portrait of Major John
Pelham. the gallant young Alabamian.
who lost his life while leading a charge at
the battle of Kelly's Ford. March II, 1853
Despite the fact that the night was
rainy and gloomy, Lee Camp Hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity by those
anxious to hear and see the orator of the
occasion. Among the attendants were
many of the most prominent ladies here
Gov. Tyler introduced Gen. Wheeler and
made happy little speech in doing this
The portrait of Major Pelham was pre-
sented the camp by E. P. Cox, the grand
commander of the Sons of Veterans in Vir-
ginia. In performing this duty Mr. Cox
paid a glowing tribute to the young major,
whom the commander in chief of the Con-
federate army had on more than one oc-
casion spoken of in high terms of praise.
General Wheeler's response was elo-
Quent and affectionate. He sketched the
career of Major Pelham from his birth to
his death at the head of charging squad
ron at Kelly's Ford, particularly noting
many of the engagements in which Pelham
had figured conspicuously
After the ceremonies at the hall Cen
eral Wheeler was given a public recep-
tion at the executive mansion. where he
was met by throng of the best-known
citizens here. This function lasted from
10 to 11:30 o'clock. Mrs. Tyler was as
sisted in receiving by the members of the
governors staff and their wives
During his stay in Richmond General
Wheeler will be called upon by some OF
the most prominent Confederates here
Some of these are somewhat anxious to
hear his views with regard to the sug-
gestion made for the Government to ex-
tend aid to the Confederate Soldiers
Homes in the South There is very gen
eral opposition to the idea here, and it is
believed that this view is entertained by
the clIeSt of this acca sim