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The evening times., 1899-10-21
WAR BETWEEN MATCHMAKERs.
A New Corporation Enters the Field
Against the Diamond Company.

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NEW YORK, Oct 21.-What promises to
be a lively fight between concerns each
representing a large capital had its begin
ming soon after the filing today with the
secretary of state OF New Jersey, at Tren-
ton, of the report of the newly organized
American Match Machine Company. The
fight is between it and the Diamond Match
Company. in which Edwin Gould is largely
interested, and which up to the present
time has enjoyed a monopoly of manufac-
turing machines for the making of matches.
The American Match Machine Company
has the following organization: President,
Ferrill c. Dinniny, jr.; vice president Viii
liam F. Hutchinson; secretary, Wallace A
Downs, and treasurer, Charles W. Drake.
The board of directors consists of Ferrill c.
Dinniny, jr, Wallace A. Downs. Charles W.
Drake, and Frank H. Wall The company
is capitalized at 100000, but it is asserted
that there is more than S5,000,000 back of
the company, and that many millions of
dollars more are available if the Diamond
Match Company should decide to make a
fight against the new company.
No time is to be lost by the new company
Monday next the manufacture of machines.
with which match factories will be In
stalled will commence A large plant has
been erected at Bound Brook. N j., with
daily capacity of matchmaking machin-
cry equal to 500 gross of 100 boxes. AL
ready orders have been received for ma
chinery for fiye factories which are to be
established in cities between New York
and Chicago. One of these cities is in
Pennsylvania and another in New Jersey.
The capacities of the different plants range
from 500 gross of 100 boxes of matches
daily up to 1000 gross.
The American Match Manchine Company
also intends to enter the match making
field. and will establish factory at Og-
densburg. N. Y. A large number of orders
has been placed with the new company for
machinery and also for matches. One we'll
known iobber. ii is said, has offered 10 take
four carloads OF matches each week for
period of two years. and to bind his offer
by making contract to that effect.
Hitherto all the patents for match max
ing machinery in this country and several
in Germany have beer held by the Diamond
Company, which thus was secure in it's
monopoly.
Wallace A. Downs the secretary of the
American Match Machine Company, was at
one time largely interested in the company,
which was absorbed by the Diamond Match
Company when Edwin Gould became con-
nected with the concern. The patents for
the machines were chiefly the invention of
Colonel Downs. After he severed his con-
nection with the Diamond Company Col
onel Downs set his inventive faculties at
work and evolved machine which is said
to be a great improvement on his former
invention.
1t is this machine that the American
Company is to manufacture None of the
machines are to be sold outright, but will
be operated on royalties.
The evening times., 1899-10-21
The Circular Saw POLICY,

Just exactly why Mr.. Mckinley, or Mr.
Long for him, should seize upon this par
ticular juncture TO announce an inten-
tion TO reopen the Schley- Sampson
fight, is something that, while we are not
surprised at it, because we have exhausted
our capacity for surprise, We are at loss
TO understand.
1t is stated on behalf of the Admins
tration that the President is satisfied, as
a result of observations in the course Of
his Western trip, that the people are in
dal, and that, hence, no good reason ap-
pears why he should not again attempt to
crown the absentee Sampson, with the
laurels of the Santiago seafght won, and
in popular estimation worn, by Rear Ad-
miral Schley. We are compelled to doubt
the justice of the Presidential deductions,
If they have been made as alleged. regard
ing public apathy on the subject. Ger
tainly the great crowd at Minneapolis did
not give Mr.. Mckinley any reason to think
that the denial by the Administration OF
the credit and honor due 10 Schley is a
popular thing with the American masses.
We must remember, however, that while
the Chief Magistrate is a man of great
amiability and excellent impulses, he is ami
always has been very much under the in
fuence OF the individuals who are back
of Simpsons ridiculous claims TO glory;
but, what is more important, TO the lions
share Of prize money; and, moreover, he
is a man of strong although usually well
concealed predispositions and prejudices-
According to reports in circulation, on
the assembling OF Congress, the President
will again nominate Schley and Sampson
for an advance In number on the list of
rear admirals, but in way to make the
latter rank the former by two numbers.
This scheme. if successful would jump
Sampson over the heads OF Rear Admirals
Casey, Schley. Watson, Farquhar, Remey.
and Kautz, and Schley would overlap the
four last named.
AS the scandal probably will have to be
investigated by Congress in any event, per-
haps this project of Long may be as
good way as any to get action on it.
The outrage intended, in again attempting
TO make Sampson appear as the great ma
val character OF the war. next TO Admiral
Dewey, is sufficiently fragrant to create the
necessary Congressional interest in the
subject, TO bring it to an issue. II will
strike Mr.. McKinley's friends and we'll
wishers as rather queer that he should Sc
lect time when his favorite has just given
a new evidence of his peculiarities, in
perfectly gratuitous and idiotic attack upon
General Shafter, TO exploit himself as the
friend and protector OF a person who is
Extensively obnoxious to the American peo-
plea fact which will be made luminously
plain if the plan to glorify the Matanzas
muleteer, is pressed.
The evening times., 1899-10-21
Italy Groanins Under MiIitarism.
From dc Pittsburg Dispatch.


Italy is the first of the European powers to be
threatened with national bankruptcy as result
OF excessive miltarisn. Spain hardly be
considered in this connection for while it is
suffering from the same cause il is complicated
by the prosecution of unsuccessful war. The
Cuban debt, which il has practically repudiated,
was incurred in sustaining its military establish
ment. Ultimately il would have reached repudia-
tion without the American war, but ii would be
difficult to say how long that result might have
been delayed Italy. however, without serious
war is almost in national bankruptcy. With a
period Of financial and industrial depression it
may he forced to follow the Spanish example and
repudiaie its obligatisns
The hrst-class powers, of course, can better
sustain their military extravaganza. YET they are
already suffering from the burden. The result
i that socialism and anarchy are growing within
their borders al rate that bodes i'll for the
future. The idea of disarmament was broached
none too soon. Unless they progress more rapidly
toward that goal than they now TO be going
they VIII have TO face bankruptcy or revolution
in the fnllness Of fme.s4 There ~ limit to ma
tional folly as there is to individual foolisEness
The evening times., 1899-10-21
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
To Be Established; -Between Chile an,
Peru and Spain.

To BE Established Between Chile and
Peru and Spain.
The Secretary of the United States Le-
CATION at Lima, Peru, has sent to the
State Department an article from lei
Concrete of that city, treating of the pro-
posed line of steamers between Peru and
Spain.
A representative of the Transatlantic
Steamship Company.vo of Barcelona, is now
at Lima. This company it appears has
just made contract with the Chilean
Government to giyesa monthly service to
Valparaiso in return for a moderate sub
vention. Low freight rates will be charg-
ed on cargoes of Chilean ports. If the yoy-
ages of these steamers were extended from
Valparaiso to Callao the article says, it
would benefit not only the Peruvian Chi
lean trade, but also the trade of Peru
with Spain.
The evening times., 1899-10-21
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1899.
Sir Thomas Gallant and Game.

In one respect the great international
the Columbia over the Shamrock. has been
the most peculiar thing Of its kind in his
tory. ii is no eXaggeration TO say that
for the past two weeks a majority OF
Americans who have taken any interest in
the affair-and who has not?-have been
earnestly and heartily hoping that Sir
Thomas Lipton's challenger might win
two out of five races, and be beaten only
by nose in the other three. Now that
the races are over. It is strange but true
THAI American sportsmen generally are al
most half sorry that Sir Thomas must so
home without the Cup.
There have been persons among his
challenging predecessors who have excited
far different sentiments and feelings on
this side Of the water One Of them if We
remember correctly. would have been more
cheerfully keelhauled than hugged by an
sdmiring public But Sir Thomas Upton
will leave behind him nothing but affection
ate remembrance Were he TO make his
appearance in any large American city to-
day, he would be instantly made TO realize
that he is one of the most popular char
acters of the time, and would be cheered,
mobbed, and pumphandled accordingly.
Nothing could be finer than the way in
which he took his defeat, and hastened to
salute and cheer the victor. and his oppo-
nents, its owners. He has set fast pace
in chivalry pluck, and heart for his sue
cessors TO follow. In so doing he has
raised the standard Of useful and splen-
did sport. His name, fame. and deeds will
be cherished in the United States. and he
will be honored wherever the English
tongue is spoken as a prince of yachtsmen
and OF gentlemen
The evening times., 1899-10-21
Labor of German chiIdren.

Vice Consul General Hanauer writes to
the State Department from Frankfort that
in the official report of the government
inspector of factories for Coburg Gotha,
dren under fourteen years, engaged in their
homes in making buttons, toys, etc. 1t
appears that in this district 5,455 such
children are employed. They work fro n
four and one-QuaIter to six hours per day
and earn in button making from to 80
pfennig e to 10 cents); in doll-making,
from Is to Is LIZ cents; and in work on
toys from i 7-S to IA cents a day.
The evening times., 1899-10-21

1t begins TO look as if the work Of the
ri-National Samoan Commissio had been
useless. Reports from the islands repre-
sent the consuls as at loggerheads and DIR.
Solf, the German municipal president, as
endorsing the attempt OF the native rebels
to collect head tax from the islanders.
The situation appears TO be grave enough
to demand the presence of one or more
war vessels at Apia-
The evening times., 1899-10-21
Longest Flight of Cannon shot

(From The New ork Evening JournaL)
The longest distance covered by cannon
shot is said TO be fifteen miles, but that probably
was several miles within the possible limit, ac-
cording to Capt. T.. L. Zslinski, the retired army
officer, who ranks among the highest authorities
in the world on munitions of On the point
of possible range Capt. Zalinsk says: Under
existing conditions, and with the guns powder,
and proieciies available, believe il possible to
fire shot TO a distance of eighteen miles. The
distance viii be greater when powder is pro-
duced that will exert uniform pressure on the
gun throughout the course of the projectile from
breech TO mlizzle''
The evening times., 1899-10-21
The Ohio Campaign.

The peril OF the Republicans of Ohio is their
factional war. which is raging just fercely
this fall as ever. For years the Republican party
in Ohio has been sadly dscordant organization,
and Senator Hanna's advent into the domain OF
national politics has not mended matters, but
quite the reverse Governor Bushnell and Charles
L. Kurtz, the leaders of the opposition, are not
at heart opposed TO Mckinley and his policy,
but they are bitter personal and political enemies
of Hanna. Whatever the Senator approves they
will fight.
The evening times., 1899-10-21
The Irrepreszible. Yaaui.

The irsuppressible y>qui is still in war paint,
giving no end of troufrA along the Mexican
frontier. As he continues TO cut all telegraphic
connections through his country as soon as they
ing for publicity and would like to make a still
hunt OF his campaign. Mexico finds that she will
have TO put forth serious effort to subdue
him, as the knave is cunning of fence, with no
end Of warlike aptitude and resources and coun-
try which fits his style OF fighting like paper on
Ia wall.
The evening times., 1899-10-21
ANTI-RoBERTs RESOLUTIONS.
Illinois Hnptists Take Action Against
Utah,s Representative-EIe

ttHH'S HepFeSeHtHtISt-EIe
MONMOUTH, ILL.,. Oct 21.-The Illinois
Baptist Association passed the following
resolutions yesterday:
Whereas the election of polygamous Con-
gresham from Utah is~a breach of the con-
ditions upon which the State admitted to
the Union and insult to eountry's eivili
zation; therefore.
Resolved, ThatVwe enter our earnest protest
against the seating or retention of Congressman
elect Roberts in the United States House of
OF the Baptist General Association Of Illinois to
communicate the protest TO the CongressInef
of our State
The evening times., 1899-10-21
Secretary Long to Attend.

Secretary Long will attend the launching
of the torpedo boat Shubrick at Richmond,
Va, October 81. The citizens of Richmond
are making preparations for fete to last
several days in honor of the launching, and
a big delegation will come to Washington
next week to urge the attendance of Ad-
miral Dewey and other naval afficers
The evening times., 1899-10-21
Rural Free Delivery,

MORGANTOWN, W. Va, Oct. 21.-A. B.
Smith, of the Postofice Department,
Washington, has arrived here to es-
tablish rural delivery from the Morgan
town postofiice. He has just established
a number OF routes from the Fairmount
and Warrington Offices.
The evening times., 1899-10-21

their generals are thoroughly dishearten-
ed by the events of Friday, their turn
ought to come without embarrassing de-
lay. Sir George Stewart White will not
fan to follow up the victory of his ex-
treme right. and will surely engage today
II be can find ANYTHING 10 fight
The evening times., 1899-10-21
Roosevelt I'm Maryland.

HAGERsTowN. Nd, Oct. 21.-Gover-
nor Roosevelt. Of New York, will arrive in
Hagerstown next Wednesday afternoon and
address Republican mass meeting. He
will go from here to Frederick, where he
will make an address. and the next day
to Baltimore
The evening times., 1899-10-21
Thex Were Tried.

(From the Philadelphia Enqnirer)
Were there no servants in the intelligence Of
fce?" asked the wife.
I'll was full OF EN- returned the lonely hls-
band, ..but they had all worked for US before.
The evening times., 1899-10-21

Although Wagner is no more, the glo-
rious creations of his musical genius still
live. and will live forever But they are
only appreciated by the cultured minority
of mankind The common. everyday peo-
pie have known and appreciated him only
through his sleeping-ear system. Now
that idol is smashed. The Vanderbilts have
sold it out to the plebeiau Pullman concern.
Thus is another ancient landmark taken
from us.
The evening times., 1899-10-21
How They snt.
Fronn Puck.A

Edith-Why didn't you tell me you had had
that settee painted yesterday, papa2
Father-Why, what happened?
Edith-Why Freddy and sat down on ii last
night and Freddy got paint all over the back OF
his coat and trousers!
The evening times., 1899-10-21
All the Same.
(From the Chicapo Trihun, )

(From the Chicago Tribunt.)
81 told your reporter yesterday, sir, that there
had been good deal of caucusing in ward
in behalf of Wreddnose for alderman. and you
printed in the morning that there had been a
good deal of carousing.
WELL what's the difference?'
The evening times., 1899-10-21
CURRENT HUMOR.
No Chance for 1t.
From the Chicago News. \

(FrOm the Chicago News.]
''Ye naden't brag,' said the end man, ''ye'er
ould mon used to blacken ould mons boots.
mo wan nd b'lave thot,'' retorted the tall
comedian. "whin ye'er oud mon used TO go
barefooted."
The evening times., 1899-10-21
A Great Achievement.
From the Chicago Times-HerI

From the Chicago Times-Herald.J
There's man whom l envy
why, is he rieh?'
mo, not very; but he has acquired ability
to look interested and at the same time not hear
word while other people telling him about
their achievements -
The evening times., 1899-10-21
A Real Novelty.

(From the Detroit Free Press.)
"Has your new comedy any novel features2'
''Yes it's funny comedy"
The evening times., 1899-10-21
MeinnchoIfn.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
There is only one story that can always bring
tears TO MY eyes.
Whats thatf''
..The story was just getting ready to tell my
seli..'
The evening times., 1899-10-21

Mr. Marcus Alonzo Hanna declares that,
in his opinion, such thing as trust
does not and never did exist in the United
States If his statement be correct, then
il follows that there could not have been a
Republican National Corruption Fund in
1896. and that the election of Mr.. Mckinley,
therefore. was impossible. There is germ
of truth in the Senator's allegation, how
ever, which we hasten to recognize. We
admit that one particular trust never did,
does not. and never could exist in this
country, and that is trust in Hanna
The evening times., 1899-10-21

People of all parties and conditions will
regret to learn that the state OF Vice
President Hobart's health is again reported
to be gravely serious. Ii is said that he
has been unable to leave his bed tor q
week. and that ii is now altogether i'm
probable that he Will be well enough TO
occupy his seat in the Senate next winter.
even if nothing worse should happen. Mr..
Hobart. personally. has made himself thor
oughly liked during his residence in this
Capital and among its whole population,
official and unofficial, the man could not
be found who does not heartily wish him
a speedy return to health and vigor.
The evening times., 1899-10-21


on il than on anything else TO control these
huge animals In cases where the dromedsries
have TO work night and day 10 accomplish
journey in the shortest possible time they are
kept going with cigars. The driver inserts a tri-
angular piece Of wood. pierced at one point Ike
a cigar holder into the mouth OF the animal. tle
cigar being lighted and pressed into the hole in
the fashion followed by The dromedary inn
medately shuts ts eyes and puns away through
its nostrils till the cigar Is burnt out The smoke
appeSrs to refesh i and the driver has diff
Guilty in perslading IL to go on without further
rest.
No less than I05 sord's congresses have been
officially authorized up to the present time by
the directors Of the Paris Exposition, and the
number will steadily increase as the scientific
value Of these assemblages shall become more
clearly apparent to experts in every branch OF
Industrial development, philosophie enquiry and
artistic effort. saws the philadelphia Record.
AT these gatherings the specialists of all nations
will be assembled, and the proceedings of each
congress when published in full Will constitute
a valuable and exhaustive treatise on the topic
under consideration The all-embracing and eney
clopaedic character of the congress programme at
Paris affords but q fairs surface indication of the
marvellous complexity of modern social and in
,lustrial organization. Even skilled specialists
and trained experts must be assiduous students
and eager learners ii they would keep in the van
of world progress
The London Times publishes careful anal
ysis of the German census taken June H. 1sg5.
from which it appears that the population
amounted on that day to 81, 10000, Of whom 2J.-
400. 600 males and 26.sGo, 900 females, the
cess of females being, therefore, nearly million.
This population increases at the rate Of a little
more than a million year, for which means
OF maintenance, education. and housing must be
provided The rush IS of course, to the towns,
the general urban population having Increased
since 1852 BY SO per cent. while the populations
of towns with more than 100, 600 persons had more
than doubled OF the total, 292, COO occupied
in agriculture. s.2sl000 in industry ,23s. 600 in
trade $4,000 in the professions 6si, ,0eo as sol.
diers or sailors, and l.339, 600 servants. The
proportion Of servants is the lowest in the cen
sus-taking world, not hall the proportion in Great
Britain The Catholics about a third of the
population, while OF the whole commercial class
5.n per cent Jews.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
COURSING AT MERGED.
O. K Capitol the Winner Of the
First Prize

MERGED, Nov. 16.-The interstate
coursing contests were completed this
afternoon. The first run downs were
finished yesterday, with the exception
of one race, which was determined the
first thing this morning, when Dempsey
Lass beat Tictac after seven misrTials.
In the second run downs Bona Dca
beat Lightfoot, Black Hawk beat De-
pend On Me, Clara Barton beat Ida,
Gladiator beat Lady Davenport, Rusty
Gold beat Lady Gilmore, o. K. Capitol
beat Sunolite, May Queen beat Demp-
sey Lass.
In the third run downs Bona Dea beat
Nonpareil, Clara Barton beat Black
Hawk, Rusty Gold beat Gladiator, o.
K. Capitol beat May Queen.
Fourth run downs-Clara Braton beat
Bona Dea, Rusty Gold was withdrawn,
and o. K Capitol ran a bye with Rol-
licking Airs and was defeated.
In the final O. K. Capitol defeated
Clara Barton.
money, 5000, is owned by James Hur-
ley of San Francisco Clara Barton.
second. winner of 500, is owned by
Hall & Newell of MERGED. Rusty Gold,
third, is owned by Sterl & Knowles Of
San Francisco, and Bona Dea, fourth,
is owned by r. D. Malcolm of San
Francisco. Each took $50 prize money.
The next four took $50 each, and the
next eight $15 each.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-17
COLLIDED IN A FOG.
Two Passenger Trains Como To-
Pether in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 16-A head-end
collision between passenger trains oc-
CURED at s o'clock this morning at
Pleasure Ridge Park, KY, eight miles
south of this city. Passenger train
No. Al on the Louisville, Henderson and
st. Louis road, bound for ST. Louis, and
the Illinois Central northbound from
New Orleans, came together in a dense
fog.
The injured are: G. B. Shaw, postal
clerk, head cut, leg broken and thought
to be internally injured, will die; w Fl.
Hinesley, baggag emaster of l.. H and
ST. L., badly cut: A. NJ Evans, con-
ductor L. H. and ST. L.. badly sprained
and severe bruises. Engineer Cham
berlain and Fireman Ridgeway of the
L. H. and ST. L. We're slightly injured.
Beyond severe shaking up, none
of the passengers We're injured.