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The evening times., 1899-01-21
Pie.

They are having a discussion on pie in
Chicago and vicinity. For some reason
or other, pie seems to be a topic which
spasmodcally crops out in the intellec-
tual life of the Middle West. This par
ticular talking match is on the subject
of temperance. Some ladies in Chicago
have boycotted the mince pie because
theS say that it contains alcohol; and
they wish all friends of temperance to
give up eating mince pie, now, at once,
and forever. y writer in a Chicago paper
exclaims, wildly, that we break our
pledge when We partake of mince pie 1t
is quite evident from the tone of his article
that he is in some sort of distress, but
whether ii is because he is troubled with
scruples at having eaten pie, or whether
the pie was not we'll made, or he ate too
much of it, is not clearly explained. At
any rate, this is the period of sackclo h
and ashes for him.
Down in Richmond, Virginia, they have
taken up this question, and soothingly
explain that even if brandy is used in
mince pie the heat of the cooking will
make the alcohol perfectly harmless.
This is comforting in the extreme In
certain parts of New England the mince
pie problem is solved by not putting any
alcohol of any sort whatever into the
nineemeat; and those who cannot bring
themselves to this, compromise on hard
cider, which is something like giving up
beer and compromising on whisky
straight. But the most radical of the
writer's in this pie discussion dec. ares
fatty that the evil of mince pie eating is
not in the actual use of brandy to flavor
the mincemeat, but in the mincemeat it
self; that the combination of articles
therein contained will generate alcohol
all by itself; and that the immoderate use
of sugar, or what is called rich food. c.e-
ates a condition of alcoholism in the
stomach. He fires all this information at
his readers with the air of saying, Now
what are you going to do about it?
Dispassionate students of human nature
have observed more than once in the his
tory OF this country that pie seemed to be
the special diversion of the pious-that
people too religious to touch intoxicants
were apt to regale tn .elyes on pie,
doughnuts. and hot bisclats In districts
where these dainties prevail the temper
ance societies frequently flourish. This is
The evening times., 1899-01-21

tions were canvassed by an impartial tri-
bunal which reduced the two hundred
thousand acres of Germany to seventy -fiye
thousand England, which professed 10
own more than three hundred thousand
scIes, was allo yed thirty-siX thousand, and
American twenty-one thousand. The dlf-
ference is not great enough to warrant an
excess of influence to Germany. Yet 1t Is
chiefly responsible for the high-handed
course of the representatives of that ma
ton.
While the German press affirms that
the government at Berlin will stan1 by
the agreement, it is apparent that 1t IS
disposed to support the German consul IN
resisting the decision of Chief Ju- tica
Chambers. Both England and America may
feel bound to uphold that decision. The as
sertion that our interests in Samoa, which
include an important site fef a Goa ing
station. are not tn the danger Of con-
stant trouble with Germany and that e
should abandon the Islands to that nation
and England, does rot represent the SEN
timent of the Administration. 1T is nec-
essary that the present system sho Id be
changed, but there is little hope that any
other will entirely banish all causes oil
trouble as long as Germany persists in
promoting revolutions TO achieve her sell
fish ends. 1t is particularly lmpo tInt
that this country should be firm in main
tanning its rights in samoa because oil The
Vaccinations of German agents at hong-
kong in relation to the Philippines. Ii
they succeed in achieving a predominant
ing authority in Samoa through weakness
on the part OF our Government. it will be
direct encouragement to their hopes in
the Philippines. 1t is chiefly for this rea-
son that the President appears TO be de-
termined TO have the action of the Ger
mans in Samoa investigated and to insist
on repudiaIion from Berlin.
The evening times., 1899-01-21

a good thing for il the pie dyspeptic were
topper as well, Heaven help his family
But until recently it has not been sus-
pected that the pie dyspeptic was really
topper in Disguise drunkard without
knowing it. The people who have had to
put up with the ill-humor and contrariness
and general immortality which follow a
mince-pie dissipation on the part Of some
one else have often thought that nothing
much worse could have been produced by
alcohol but they have not suspected that
alcohol was really at the bottom of the
trouble. The pie fiend at his worst is a
very mean customer. There are people
who can eat much pie and keep their
health and spirits, just as there are peo-
pie who can drink an unconscionablc
amount of liquor without any trouble; but
there are others ON whom pie has per-
fectiy satanic effect; and these are the
very persons who do not know enough to
let it alone even when they have been
to prayer meeting on the same evening.
Perhaps this declaration that mince pie and
other rich foods contain alcohol will lead
them to swear off. If ii does, the Chica-
go discussion will do a great deal of good.
But the gospel of eating which should be
preached most thoroughly in this country
is that of true temperance. The truly
temperate man eats not the things which
do not agree with him and which make
him act like cross animal; nor does he
insist on just the same bill of fare wheth-
er he works six hours day at desk OIL
ten hours day in moving field.
The evening times., 1899-01-21
Collecting spain's Taxes.

Secretary Alger's selection Of the Span
ish Bank, so called, at Havana, to act as
the fiscal agent of this Government and
to collect taxes, including those levied by
Spanish authority, has caused great indig-
nation in Cuba. 1t is difficult to under
stand why such an affront and such an in
justice should have been inflicted on The
Cubans 1t goes far toward undoing
much of the work of Cancellation that has
been done by the American military Off
GERS. 1t was known to Secretary ger
that the Spanish Bank was not, in The
common sense, banking institution, but
the agency through which Spain imposed
some of the worst expressions on the peo-
pie. To the Cubans il stands as the rep
resentatiYe of whatever was merciless IN
Spanish administration. They have sub
mitted with good grace to the selection
of Spaniards to serve on the police force
OF the city and have made an effort to re-
strain their natural feelings of animosity
| toward Spanish citizens who were among
| their most cruel enemies. This, however,
is more than frail human nature can en-
/
the banks tax lists and taxes as received
from General Blanco and his successor,
are 10 be recognized as though Spanish
authority were still paramount.
The justice of the popular complaint is
recognized by every American army Off
Ger in authority in and about Havana
| Generals Brooke, Ludlow, Lee and Bliss,
| uho caen, to ha in full accord on NO Othar
subject. Following the Presidents posi-
tive instructions they have used every
means TO popularize American administra-
tion by the utmost consideration of the
feelings and even prejudices of the Gu
bans, wherever it does not interfere with
good government. AS We have said
| they have succeeded in creating q
| spirit of Iiberality toward the Span
ish residents that could hardly have
been hoped for in so short a
| time. 1t is understood that the back taxes
which Secretary Alger has instructed the
Spanish Bank to collect are to be sent to
Spain. Certainly they are claimed by that
nation and certainly they do not belong to
this Government which did not assume
authority until the first of January. Il
the tax money is not to be sent to Spain
then ii belongs to the taxpayers themselves
and should not be collected. 1t is incon-
ceivable to the Cubans that We should be-
come the taxgatherer for the oppressors
Of Cuba and should accept the Spanish as
sessment. This is the view OF the Ameri-
cans as well as the Cubans, and they have
all the reason on their side. 1t seems i'm,
possible that the President should not in
struct his Secretary of War TO cancel his
! contract with the institution that existed
chiiy TO bleed the property owners of the
island, and especially impossible that he
should not put veto on the collection oi
Spanish back taxes. The whole thing i:
absurd and mischeyous
The evening times., 1899-01-21

Among the expressions OF Germa -
'on on the Samoan trouble is that of iead-
ing Berlin newspaper, the "Vossische
Ieitung, which asserts that this country
obviously does lot intend to respect the
paramount interests Of Germany. In the
light Of the fact that the agents of the
German government deliberately and forci-
bly, resisted the decision OF the chief ius-
tice, which he was fully authorized to
make. and virtually deposed him and pro-
claimed the German head of the municipal
council as the supreme court, this is a
curious statement. What is obvious is
that The English and American consuIs re-
fused TO submit 10 the oyorthro- Of the
instituted authorities
Some months ago The Time ished
a comprehensive original article on Samoa
which recited the methods employed by
Germany to ct,2i~ ser paramount inter-
csts. There h disposition on the
part Of the - overs TO alic'v hat
nation lara inlsence in shaping Sa-
moan affairs Than their own, be he
German possessions are larger theu lose
of England and hmerics comb'rea rive
years ago the claims OF tn tr rs-
The evening times., 1899-01-21
POPULAR GOVERNMENT.
Changes Suggested for EIecting
Members of Congress.

Ellicott City. Nd. jan 21.-In a circu
lar letter sent throughout the tts OF
Maryland Mr.. Charles r. Darby, If Sell
man. Md, invites the Democratic party 10
take IAN affirmative position in the higher
development of popular government" as
embodied in some move! and 1trfK -ng
ideas. Among these are the 70 o ing:
1.-The division of the State Of Mary and
into two Congressional di tri-ts, one con-
sisting CT the city of Ba-timo-e, the u er
consisting CT the remainder of the ST te,
with three Congressman froH escl. and
every elector entitled to vote for bat one
Congressman i'll his district.
10 apportion tas -prese-t-p-vs IN
the State Legislature in the city 4 Ba t.
more upon the same 1ai5 OF p pu alton
as IN the counties of tn Site.
ITO introduce the system or cu4nuiatIve
voting tor members of TIE lower house in
all legislative districts in the State where
By an eiector may vote once for eacn rep
| resentatiye or his district or may 'cumd-
| late his votes upon one or nIoIs repre-
atives of his district. For eAaIApls, II
| a legislative district is entitled 10 three
representatives an elector could C-sl one
| vote each for all three. or one and one
half votes each for two. or three votes
| for one. thereby giving proportional rep
| resentation for minority parties.
Making . percentum the Legal rate ci
| interest exempting mortgages from taxa
| ton, and providing for State income
| tax.
| The election of United States Senators
by the popular vote, instead Of by State
| legislatures"
The circular also recites some of the
| traditional differences between the Demo
| cratic and Republican ideas OF govern
| ment, such IS that democracy means q
| wider distribution of power among the
| people in antithesis to the centralizing
| tendencies of federalism and republican
| ism and oilgarchy and Imperialism.
The evening times., 1899-01-21
ENAMEL AND STAMP COMBINE.
Syndicate With S3O.OOO.OOO Capital
Organized in New Jersey

Jersey City. n. j.. Jan. 21.-The National
EnameIing and Stamping Company was
organized today in the Office of the New
Jersey corporations agency, Hudson county
bank building with a capital of 100000,
600, of which so, 900 900 is : per cent accu-
mulative preferred stock, and SO 900. .0ee
common stock. The new company has now
acquired the plants of the st. Louis Stamp
ing Company. the Kieckhefer Brothers
Company at Milwaukee,; Matthai, Ingram
& Co. at Baltimore, and the Haberman
Manufacturing Company, at Brooklyn
These four concerns will control the
bulk of the output of enamel ware and are
the largest manufacturers of tinware. The
iEcorporators are Charles Marchbank.
Charles n King, and Albert S. King, all Of
jersey City.
The evening times., 1899-01-21

The Keely motor revelations are about
what the men of science have looked for
Years ago the few who were permitted to
witness the operations of this alleged mys-
terious and new vibratory force were con-
vinced that it was all a fraud, and warned
persons of money, including Mrs. Moore.
to have nothing to do with it. keely man.
aged to live in comfort by the money of
his dupes. There is hardly possibility that
he was fool. The hidden mechanism of
his rooms appears to be conclusive proof
that he was an arrant knave The detec-
ton of the swindle will have no effect on
the schemes of others, however. AS soon
as the dupe is deprived of one delusion,
he seeks another. Men who promise to
extract gold from the sea or to revolu-
tionize the industrial world by the discov-
cry of a new force do not have to be ex-
pert except in talk.
The evening times., 1899-01-21
MR.. ALTGELD REPLIES.
4 Singing Arrnignment of Carter
Ill. Harrison and Mr.. Croker.

"
Ill. Harrison and Mr.. Croker.
Chicago, Jan. 21.-Former Governor Alt
geld, in an open letter. has replied IL
State Senator Shumway, and gives his rea-
sons for fighting Mayor Harrison and the
city hall machine. OF his reasons for run
ming for mayor, he says:
Only an overwhelming sense of duty could
have forced me to consider il for moment
Three questions arose in connection with the sit
uation in Chcago-that of political decency aIo
self-preservati0n; the betrayal and utter destruc
tion OF that mighty reform movement for whicl
the Democratic party now stands, and whether
the people of Chicago shall be prevented from
even making an effort to improve the condition
OF themselves and their children with reference
to street car service.
He accuses Mayor Harrison of using
city payrolls to control conventions. TIC
the outrageous abuse of power ne ascribes
the loss OF recent elections in Chicago tC
Democrats. He recalls how he he ped lC
elect Mayor Harrison on the promise thai
the Chicago national platform would bt
preserved. This promise, he says Mr.
Harrison betrayed and appointed goo
Democrats and Republicans to the bes
positions. Concerning Mr.. Harrison:
Presidential aspirations, he says:
Henry Watterson of Louisville, Ky, gol,
Democrat without any following, nominated tn,
mayor for President. 1t was joke, but the sho
went home. The enemies of the Chicago plat
form here at once gathered around the mayor
and assured him shat this was his destiny. Tht
New York men who had bolted the Chicago con
vention took the matter up and encouraged it
There Irritation and a correspondence. Tht
tiger saw chance to have the Western DemOc
racT again led into his rear yard, and Mr.. Croke
said: God bless you, my Children
Then came the New York mayoraity campaign
in 1898 Henry George had stumped this and othe
States for the Democracy, and he was now, n can
didate for mayor of New York city on the Chi
cago platform. These men invited our mayor t,
come down and help them. His Chicago friend
urged that by going he would pave the way I,
secure seventy-two votes in the next national con
vention, and he went-went to fight the mel
who stood by osir platform, and help the mel
who renudnted it.
The evening times., 1899-01-21
WRECKED BY AN OPEN SWITCH.
Fatal Accident to the sunset Limited
Near san Antonio.

San Antonio Texas, Jan. 21.-The sun
set Limited. one OF the finest ard fastest
trains in America. was wrecked at day
light yesterday morning near Lscoste
Station twenty-five miIss west Of san an
tonic
The wreck was caused By Z m{sp ac Il
switch. The Limited engine with its
train CT Pullman cars dashed into the
siding and crashed into a GIT engine and
train. BOth engines were a-most to-sIly
destroyed.
The three forward coaches OF the Lin
tied left the track and Cne or them as
turned over
Engineer McCulloch was killed and he
iremen on both engines were 20 badly
scalded that they wili die. Several ras-
sengers were injured but none serio Is y.
The evening times., 1899-01-21

The New York Herald repeats that it
has Trustworthy information that Secre-
tary Alger is to be removed from the War
Department and that General Niles, so,
must go. 1t is possible that Mr.. Alger
has made the removal of the Commanding
General a condition of his resignation.
Naturally the President would prefer that
he should appear to go voluntarily, his
chief object being to get rid Of him as a
source of danger to the popularity Of the
Administration.
The evening times., 1899-01-21
HoOLEY GUILTY OF FRAUD.
A Dismal Report on the Affairs OF
the English Promoter.


London, Jan. 2-The report of the Off
cial receiver who had charge of winding
up the affairs of Ernest T. Hooley, the
bankrupt promoter, indicates that the es-
tate will probably pay about four shiliings
in the pound. The net result of the trans
actions of twenty-six companies, in which
Mr.. Hooley had been interested, with a
total nominal capital of e1S,sl0,O0O. ap-
pears to be loss of GS9,312.
The receiver declares that the bankrupt
was guilty of fraud in connection with the
Beeston Tire share deal, and was gener-
ally guilty of misconduct which largely
contributed to his insolvency. He specifies
his omission to keep proper accounts. in
diligence in rash and hazardous specula-
tions uniustifable extravaganza in living
giving undue preference TO certain credit
ors and making secret payments to direc-
tors and others for the purpose OF induc-
ing them to accept offce in the companies.
The acts constituting fraud in the Bees
ton Tire deal were preventing the produc-
tion of the ledger and mutilating check
books for the purpose of hiding acts rela-
tive to the deal.
The evening times., 1899-01-21
KNOCKED TWENTY FEET
By A RAILROAD TRAIN
ESCAPES WITH sL1GnT BRUISES
An Old Lady Found Picking Jp Her
Bundle~-ScoIGed the Cars for
Interfering With Her.

Mount Vernon, n. Y. jan 21.-Mrs.
Bridget Hughes. CT Pelham. was 81 k
by an express on TIE Ne, k New Ia
ven and Hartford RailIc4d Jgst o-ts-de
OF tie city yesterday att. oon. and ha I
cd twenty feet up an emaanAmeAt b sd.
tEe tracks, bGt, s..cSpt %. = ie~ br4 . S
eas anEaTmeG.
a4is- i.GsEes - sIxty-fse ye-rs q q. d
every tTlGay 10 init ye-.rs ha. V a
10 mount vernon IRON h~f Lon IL
her n.s-.EeJing ftste4 a.. -lt liner
oils paoA~ses N H.s4-k-t AIT a.
LHueI l-i A4s. sns st-Ft5.. 10 v-A lex
10 tel-l,---- SnS n1s ~ Cd T. 40 o
tracks Oh Ger weekly we X -eea1s
are .slc out IN aiIno=t an ar I-r-. Wi e
tee old bo-tcn post road IS a .Cua1-s5oIt
way.
~~st oltside of tn. city Mrs. u n
met an eastbound ioca, and s~epp o
or .ts MY, out directly IN fTc4- n
Ne" haven express bo-ld % n. Yo
/ he engine driver wnistIed aI4 trio o
stop, Dat nc WAS running al III. spe and
could not. The engine tru . N S
hughes aId tossed AH. on tn sd Il z
embankmeLt, twenty fztt TO-. IN al
Tram nands accompanied o. about i
score Of ia4e students, who were on the
tram. ran back 10 pIck up tn u DO ed
dead Woman. They found her demo nc
ing the railroad in UHme~suTsd t-r-44s. All
gathering up her bundles Some of he
! packages had been broken open and sh =
declared she would max tn company
buy her new stock OF sega. ard SIM a
goods which lad been EUlnei
| They wanted her TO gst aboard the tIai1
and go TO a hospital, but she said sac was
! only bruised She declared IL was an -
| rage that she could not walk home with
cut being interfered with. She so 90
ed she would get even By wa king hone
| on the trolley tracks hereafter
I At her home, in Pelham, yezterGay eve
\ ming il was said that with the exception
| of a brigse or her hips and feT scratch
IS where she struck the ground she was
| uEharmed. She was about her house, Old
| work as nsItaI
The evening times., 1899-01-21
CORNERING THE CUBAN
TOBACCO MARKET
AMERICAN SYNDICATE PLANS
Rich Soil of the yuelta AbajO Dis
trict to he Purchased-Great
Monopoly in Prospect.

New York, Jan. 21.--A dispatch to the
Journal. from Havana says:
a. The Tobacco Trust is seeking to control
whole island only certain ano mt OF The
soil is capable of producing the tobacco
of which are made the Havana Cigars tAat
are so famous. 1t all lies in Vue-ta ALajo,
in the western part of Pinar del Rio.
An American syndicate. with S1oO,UCO.-
coo back OF it, is making ats p-ans TO bay
all of this land, and SO compei all par
chasers OF Cuban lobaccos TO bScone lis
customers for all time to come, or, il
other words, TO corner forever the enti c
tobacco market of Cuba. A good dsa. VI
land is already owned by an Eng ism ,. n
dicate, of which Gustayo Box 10 the head.
This syndicate has five-year cot. cts
with nearly all the tobacco p a s
whose lands 1t does not own, so th.t II
move to obtain control o. the Vue Ia
Abaio belt could be made without Beck S
cooperation.
During last month he received many pr-
gent letters and kilograms from the New
York syndicate, pledging him millions up
on millions il he would only start move
ment to corner the tobacco market. His
replies have invariably been dictated by
the cool conservatism OF successful trust
Il cannot advise any immediate attempt
to buy all the tobacco land" Mr.. Book
cabled because if you do the price will
rise so suddenly that there will be nc
profit. / should advise buying slowly as
opportunity offered
| have it on the best tobacco authority
in Cuba that the American syndicate has
taken his advice. An agent of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. which controls the
cigarette trade of the United States. has
been in Havana for a week tryingsto effect
a consolidation of all the cigarette fac
tories of the island with those of the
United States.
The Havana Sugar Trust has long con-
trolled the price of Cuban sugar, and ii i:
now reported that the trust intends tC
| build large refneries here, so as to be il
closer touch with their dOminiOns.
The evening times., 1899-01-21

The fierce and bloody revolution in
Samoa leads us to suspects that the late
Samuel S Cox was wrong when he proved
from statistics that there were three hun-
dred more native Christians in the islands
than there were inhabitants. He did not
count in the missionaries. and probably he
was right. At any rate, the excess of
good people over population seems to
have decreased since the United States
threw away the free offer OF the group and
allowed Germany to get the upper hand at
Apia. Still that is calculated to make male
individuals like Hoar and Hale happy,
and perhaps we should not complain.
The evening times., 1899-01-21
WHIPPED WITH CABLE ENDS.
Serious Accident To Edward Lynch
Near Hancock. I'D.

Hancock. Md Jan. 21.-The abgtment OF
wire cable bridge over Licking Greek six
miles north OF Hancock. which Edward
Lynch, aged eighteen years. was repair
ing. gave way and the heavy weight OF the
bridge Iashed around the lOCsened ends OF
the cables like a whip. catching Lynch
around the head and shoulders and nearly
stripping the flesh from the bones OF the
face. He was tossed violently to the ice
below. and an arm broken and body badly
bruised. lie was unconscious for loSg
period. and his condition is serious
The evening times., 1899-01-21
ROCK METAMoRPHISM.
Miss FIGrenee Basconi's Lecture al
the Western Maryland College.

Westminster, Nd. Jan 2l.-Sliss Flor
ence Bascom, professor of geology at Bryn
Mawr College, delivered a lecture here last
night in Smith Hall Auditorium, On
Rock Metamorphism. Miss Bascom is
a Ph. ID. Of the Johns Hopkins University.
and is the first woman thus honored by
this institution Her lecture dealt with
the changes taking place in the materials
of the earths surface and many interest
ing points were illustrated by reference
to South Mountain in Pennsylvania, OF
which Or. BaScom has made special
study
The evening times., 1899-01-21
A Comprehensive Landscape.

(From the Boston Journal
Mrs. Fatpurse-You paint pictures to order.
don't YOU?
Great Artist-Yes. madam
Mrs. Fatpurse-Well, ] want landscape with
lots of deers and ducks and quais and part
ridges, and pheasants, and cattle, and sheep and
pigs, and so on, You know, and put a lake and
an ocean in-fresl and salt Mater, you know: and
be sure to have plenty of fish swimming around
because it's for the dining-roorn