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The evening times., 1899-06-13
oUEsADA DECLINES TO TALK.
New Cuban COmmisSiOner Will No
Answer senior Iierra's Criticism.

New Cuban Com m issiOner Will Not
Answer senior Pierra's Criticism.
Senior Gonzales de Quesada. recently
named as special commissioner from Cuba
to the United States. was busily engaged
With his correspondence when reporter
for The Times called this morning to ask
what he had to say in reply to the criticism
made by Senior Fidal G. Pierra, chairman
of the commission of Cubans which Is here
to protest against the extension oil time
on Cuban mortgages.
Commissioner Quesada was handed
COPY of this mornings Times containing
the criticism Without looking at the ar
ticIe he said: II never read attacks made
, ON me: my friends will answer them.
am too busy to pay attention to such
things. 1 do not know the motive that
inspires the attack
"Sencr Pierra says you left Cuba when
seven years of age and have made out one
flying trip to the island since that time,
do you care to answer that?" asked The
Times man.
The Cuban commissioner shrugged his
shoulders and said he did not care to taik.
This matter" said he. has no interest
for the people in the United States and
Cuba. And really haven't time to notice
such talk
Tho Times reporter asked number OF
other questions but the commissioner po-
Iitely declined to give any reply other than
to state that he had nothing to say to
Senior Pierra's criticism. and furthermore
he never read such articles. His friends.
he repeated, would make any answer neces-
Sary.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
THE SPANISH LEGATION.
No Addit10n to De Made to Its Pre-
ent Personnel.

No Additlon to De Made to Its Pres
ent Personnel.
Contrary to expectations. there will be
ish Legation in this city. The due d'Arcos
and his two secretaries will constitute tho
force of Spain's representatives. and Will
have charge Of all the onlcial business aris-
ing from the resumption Of diplomatic re-
lations between the United States and the
government at Madrid.
When seen by a reporter for The Times
this afternoon the due dArcos, the newiy-
installed Spanish Minister. said that the
work of adjusting matters between the two
countries was being completed as rapidly
as possible and that although 1t involved
great deal of detail, it would be prose-
cuted by himself and his secretaries alone.
He added that no complications or diner-
ences have arisen between his legation and
the State Department to cause delay In
the resumption of relations with this coun-
try.
The following despatch just cabled from
the seat of Spanish government by the
new minister was declared by him to be
correctly stated: ~
"The Spanish Minister at Washington,
the due d'Arcos. cables that the United
States government admits its onisauons
and is proceeding to secure the liberation
Of the Spanish prisoners in the Philippine
Islands. according to the terms OF the
Peace Treaty, and while SO doing grants
Spain the privilege of independent action
in the same work including ransoming the
prisoners"
The minister adds that instructions have
been cabled to Major General Otis to as
sist the Spanish Commissions disemoar-
kation."
The evening times., 1899-06-13
GENERAL MERRIAM AT HOME.
He VIII Report His Action in the
Idaho Mine Riots.

Colorado Springs. Col. June 13--Gener-
al Merriam whose action in the suppression
of the Wardner. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, riots
has been criticised in some quarters, Is at
home where he can easily be reached by
the Governor of Idaho. il wanted. He is
not at all offended because the Colorado
State Labor Federation, in recent session,
scored him numerically.
He will ask the War Department to pub
lish his report which may not be made for
some time yet In reply to the charge that
he is an anarchist. murderer. and coward
and that he used United States troops to
disrupt the labor organizations. he says his
position was subordinate to the Governor
Of Idaho. whom he protected in restoring
government functions in Shoshone county.
He says he made no arrests and was not
responsible for the comfort of the prison.
ers whom he was charged to guard only.
He says no miner will be debarred from
work if he can establish his innocence and
that of his union Of crimes committed at
Wardner.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
Emerald. i'm Ru..in.
(rrom the Novoe vremya.)


Emeralds, some Of which are very fine are
found in the district of Ekaterinburg. along the
banks Of the Tokova River. about iftyt miles
from the capital Of the district. Mining for this
precious stone began in ISL, and at the begin
ming gave very good results. The first emerald
found by peasant named Maxim Kojevni-
kow, in 1889. while. he was examining the roots
of tree which had been uprooted by storm.
1t is pretty certain. however. that discoveries
of the same kind had already been made in 1860
II is possible that finds had been made prior
to then. the Gar Boris Godounow presented
the Venetian engrsver, Francis Ascentini with a
sable fur and 100 ducats for having cut a large
emerald for ring. The finest emeralds were
found when these stones being mined for
the account of the Government. During this
PERIOD that is, mp TO lS62. 5000 pounds were ex-
tractcd. The Government afterward farmed out
the mines to private parties. who were not sue
ccsstul. The emeralds of superior quality have
been found near the surface OF the soil. while
those found in deep ground were Of inferior
ifv
The evening times., 1899-06-13

The strong opposition OF Germany to all
the arbitration plans involving compulsory
submission to the action of a permans MT
tribunal. appears to be seconded by enough
minor powers to defeat everything of the
kind in the present conference. The origi-
nal plan of mediation, after the manner
contemplated in the code duello. has been
SO generally praised that our delegates at
The Hague might do well to fall back upon
that. They should be instructed also to
make a fight for the abolition of horrors
like the "dum-dum'' bullet. II only sue
cessful in that they would not have in
vaded Holland in vain.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
WITHsTooD 1000 VOLTS.
Linemnn Survives shock That Usu-
ally Kills.

Trenton, June 13--Albert Shannon, a
lineman, was at work with a number of
others stringing wires near the new city
reservoir yesterday. and was holding the
ground end OF a long cable. The cable
became crossed with an electric light wire.
and he was thrown violently to the ground
without about 2.060 volts of electricity
coursing through his body.
Shannons cry of agony attracted the
attention OF the other linemen. Herbert
Biting was the first to reach the spot. and
al the risk of his own life he clipped the
wire that was sending its deadly current
through his companion. Shannon is suffer-
ing from shock. but will recover. 1t is a
miracle that he was not killed
The evening times., 1899-06-13
ns. BAILEY MAKES 4 SPEECH.
Expounds Views ON Constitutional
GOvermment.

A4RO0h08 VhGW8 OM ~
G0vernment.
Austin. Tex, June 13.--Congressman JOS
eph E. Bailey delivered an address before
the literary societies Of the University Of
Texas yesterday. His subject was. "a
Constitutional Government" Although the
address was understood to be non-partisan.
it was really political speech. made for
the purpose of furthering his Senatorial
chances
He began by saying that never before in
the nations history had there been shown
so little respect and reverence for the Con-
stitution by the people of this country as
now. He said that President Mckinley
had made more appointments from the
Senate and House OF Representatives Of the
United States than all his predecessors
combined; that in the selection Of COM
mission to negotiate peace with Spain three
Of the members were chosen from the Sen
ate, one of whom was chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations. which
gave him great influence over the other
members of the committee. and that when
the Commissioners had completed their
work these Senators resumed their seats in
Congress. This was wholly wrong, he de-
clared, because they were bound by the ac-
tions of the Commission. and therefore
could not vote their honest convictions in
the matter.
He further said it was well understood
that one member of the Peace Commission
was opposed to the acquisition Of terri
tory. but after his appointment by Presi-
dent Mckinley he had changed his views.
He said that 1t was his impression that
President Mckinley was against territorial
acquisition, but it seemed he had changed
his mind.
The evening times., 1899-06-13

The resignation of the Dupuy ministry.
after defeat in the French Chamber of
Deputies. does not look well for the fu-
ture of President Loubet's administration.
Parliamentary censure Of the police who
were at Longchamps in the interest Of his
protection from mob violence. is not what
one would call friendly move" 1t
only tends to show the apparently hope
less division of France into hostile camps.
the several forces in which are prepared
for the EXTREMIST measures. The prospect
of coup detat at no distant day would
seem to be steadily improving.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
UncnlIed-ror sentimentaIity.

tFrom the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune)
OF course, and, as usual. some sckly senti-
mentality has to come to the surface in the case
of those New York kidBapers- Ii is the nurse
for whom the tenderness Is shown. 1t is
that kind of rot. But. at the same time, she
held lack and pleaded for the poor mother.
knowing full well the agony she would occasion
il she carried out her part Of the plot
In of this kind sympathy is all wasted.
II dastardy and daring plot, and. in all
probability, except for the accidental discovery.
that little child would never have looked in its
mothers eyes again. Those who will steal a
child will kill it rather than face their just
deserts Punish all Of them. and TO the extreme
limit of the law. The country will applaud. no
matter il few sckly sentimcntalsts shiver.
The evening times., 1899-06-13

DDS of science. They did not believe in
marrying girl Of twenty. for reasons Of
state" to- man old enough to be her
father. nor did they fail to see that a vio7
lent temper and determined self-indul-
gence In the head of house was often
followed by what they called "a curse"
on the children and grandchildren. They
called these happenings the DEGREES Of
God; We call them the workings of the
laws Of nature; but the relation between
cause and effect is as Interchangeable in one
case as the other.
The degeneracy which is cropping out
nowadays. perhaps more conspicuously
than ever. on account Of the facility with
which its examples are recorded and given
to the world, is simply a monumental proof
OF the fact that it does not do to trif1e
with the eternal laws Of right and wrong.
A man cannot break every law of right
living. trusting to his strong constitution
to enable him to go through life with un-
impaired strength, and then expect his
children to. be models OF character and
pictures of health. A woman cannot lead
an idle, frivolous. careless life, subvert-
ing the laws of health. and expect her
children to be better than herself. The
stability of every nation depends upon the
health of society-the moral tone which
prevails among those who lead the opin-
ion Of the world. And 1t should not be
forgotten that some things which the ira
dition Of civilized society considers prop
er enough are by nature considered very
bad indeed. 1t is not an offence against
society for a woman to be foolish, igno-
rant. and frivolous, or for a man to be
indolent and selfish: but nature condemns
both characters. and what may, through
favoring circumstances, be harmless in
one generation comes out as crime or con-
spicuous folly and eccentricity in the next
With greater knowledge on these subjects
should come greater wisdom. We should
be slow to condemn the victims Of semi
insanity produced by ancestral vice or ig-
norance. but at the same time society
should SO reform its standard as to pre-
vent the repetition OF such offensive
blunders.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
A HOPELESS PARANoIAc.
Alleged Condition of John Chnnler
AmeIie Rives' Former Husband.

Alleged SOnuitiOu Oh SohH S"unhVT'
AmeIfe RiNes' Former Husband.
New York. June ia sheriff's jury in
the supreme court yesterday listened to
testimony as to the sanity of John Arm
strong Chanler, former husband OF Amelie
Rives, now the wife Of Prime Troubetzky.
The proceedings were begun by Lewis S.
and Winthrop Chanler. brothers Of John
Armstrong Chanler, who allege that he is
incapable of managing his own affairs.
Chanler was not in court. his counsel
saying his condition is such that he could
not leave the Bloomingdale Asylum.
The first witness, DR.. Samuel P. Lyon. OF
Bloomingdale. testified that Mr.. Chanler
became an inmate of that institution in
1897. He said Mr.. Chanler is parano!ac
and incurable. He believed everybody was
trying to poison him.
DIR. Carlos F. Macdonald corroborated
DR.. Lyon. He said the patient believes his
stomach is a Leyden jar and that he Is
silver box tarnished from magnetism.
The Jury returned verdict that Mr..
Chanler is incompetent to manage himself
or his affairs. An application will now be
made to the supreme court for a commit
tee of his person and estate.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
CIVIL SERVICE APPENDIX.
An Interesting Document Being Pre-
pnred by the Com m issiOners.

The appendix to the fifteenth annual re-
port OF the Civil Service Commission Will
be issued in few days. 1t will contain
in full, with explanations, the civil service
rules and regulations as modified and re-
pealed by the civil service order recently
issued by the President.
The appendix will also contain the CORE
spondence that has passed between the
Commission and the heads of the various
Departments in violations and evasions OF
civil service law. 1t is claimed that the ap-
pendix. which will be the most interesting
portion OF the report, will show on the part
of the Administration a most wanton dis
regard of the civil service law.
The Presidents order, of course. exempt
about all the places that have been hiled
contrary to the rules as that time IN iorce.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
DAMAGES FOR BoYcorT1Na.
Louisiana Hotel Wins Against Busi
ness Men.

New Orleans. June 13.-The Louisiana
supreme court has given judgment for 81
600 against the leading banker and two of
the leading merchants of Minden. La. for
boycotting the Webb Hotel, OF that place.
The defendants had a quarrel with l.. T.
Webb the owner of the hotel, and reveng-
ed themselves by letting 1t be understood
that they would not buy goods from any
drummer who stayed at the Webb Hotel.
As Webb's business came chiefly from
drummers. this boycott caused him heavy
losses and finally resulted in the closing
up OF the hotel. He sued for positive and
exemplary damages.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
A Comfortable Feeling.

81 am proud to say snid the man with a
loud voice, THAT / have never made serious
mistake in my liie."
.'But you are mistaken" said the mild-man-
Aered man, with the scholarly stoop; syou have
made one very serious mistake"
'Fd like to know where you get your authority
for saving sos''
'Your declaration is evidence that you have
never tried to zee yomself IS Others see you"
The evening times., 1899-06-13
The woodmen'. Order.
(From the st. Paul Pioneer press.)

From small beginning sixteen years ago. the
Woodmen have grown to fraternll army of
nearly 10000 members; ranking numerically. it
is now believed. fourth among the fraternal or
glnizations OF the United States. They are
outnumbered only by the Odd Fellows, Free
masons, and Knights of Pythias, and their camps
are found the length and breadth of the
land. They outnumber also the Grand Army of
the Republic.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
THE MExIco's TRIAL TRIP.
Vessel for the Mall Service Proves
Satisfactory.

Capt. n. NJ. Brooks. Superintendent OF
Foreign Mails. has returned from Phila-
delphia. where he went to assist in the trial
of new vessel intended for the Cuban and
Mexican mail service.
The boat is the Mexico. and was built by
the Cramps for the New York and Cuba
Mail Steamship Company. Its tonnage is
$500. as against 5000 for the Havana,
launched about six months ago. The trial
consisted Of four hours run at sea under
forced draught, and a record was estab-
lished of 1T.1S1 knots an hour. which more
than fulfills the requirements of the Post
Office Department. The Havana and the
Mexico are the second largest merchant
vessels ever built in this country.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
A Reminder of "Prince IxingInsx..

The Young hereditary Prince of Isenburg- -Boed-
ingen- Birstein. succeeding last month TO his
fathers title and estates. found. according to
the .'Taghlatt,' the latter TO he hopelessly
encountered that there would he nothing left for
him after satisfying all the creditors. He there
fore. with wonderful good sense, decided to drop
his title. legally register his name as plain
Charles 1seRhurg and earn his living by entering
a bank as ordinary clerk. He hopes in cours.
of time TO rise to the position of manager, with
few hundred pounds year.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
JUMPED IN FRONT OF A TRAIN
A Son BaslIy Injured Trying to Save
His Father From Suici,le

His Father From Suicide.
Philadelphia. June 13.-Thomas Buckley
aged fifty-fve years. and his son Samuel
aged twenty-six, were on their way to the
baseball game at the Philadelphia grounds
yesterday afternoon. when. suddenly as
they were waiting for train to pass on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at
Thirteenth and Huntington Streets, the
father jumped on the track. fell in front
of the engine. and the young man leaped
forward and tried to pull him off. but
failed. The wheels passed over the father,
severing his head from the body. and strik-
ing the son. crushed his shoulder and cut
OF his foot. The father has had suicidal
mania for several months. The condition
of the son is serious
The evening times., 1899-06-13
CURRENT HUMOR.
Truly Ratified.
(Erom the Detroit Free Pres.

From the Detroit Free Press)
THAT son-in-liw Of yours is cool onr.'' re-
marked one Griswold Street banker to another,
and has a long head for business. Does he ever
get rattled?"
..Oh. he has his limit. like the rest OF us;
when he asked for my daughter he so
comfuddled that he kissed me and shook hands
with the grl.".
The evening times., 1899-06-13
Rendy-Madc Excuse.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

Simpson, where have you been till this un-
earthly hour?''
as all ri. my dear. been celebratin' Queens
birthday
..Thc Queens birthday? What idea.''
'.Yes. M dear; an funniest thing bout it is
that I-ha, ha. ha-didn't know she had birs-
,Iay until pIecceman jus told me at d-door. -
The evening times., 1899-06-13
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The evening times., 1899-06-13
Matrimonial Advantage.

(From the Detroit Free press)
my daughter was once engaged to plumber -
'.She didn't marry 'hin?'
'.No. we broke it off; druggist will DO inst
rs we'll and it is so nice to have a soda foun-
tain in the family"
The evening times., 1899-06-13
The Source of WI.,lon.

(From the Chicago News.)
Milcs-You friend Enpect appears to he man
of very decided views
Giles-Yes; hut wait until you meet his wife.
Miles-Why so?
Gi'es-You will then understand why he has
them.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
A Gentle Euphemism.
From the Yonkers Statesman


s'Why do they have those glass cases with the
az hammer, crowbar etc, in these cars?''
asked a traveller on the railroad going to New
York
..Oh those arc put there to in case any
one wants window open," replied the facetious
The evening times., 1899-06-13

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ter and i postal order for ten shillings arrived
in return
Neapoitans are proyerbially crafty race. and.
as one would expect, the milkman Is, at all
events no less crafty than his fellow-tradesmen
In Naples a. in other Italian towns the usual
way of selling milk is to drive along your COWS
or goats and draw the milk fresh from them
when the door OF purchaser is reached. IT would
seem that by this all chance of getting
adtlterated milk is put an end TO. but this -
by no means the case. for the milkmen OF Nj
pies have way of carrying concealed in their
wastcoats bladders full of water. From these
bladders india rubber tubing stretches down their
| arms. and by simply pressing their sides while
they are drawing the milk they are able TO squirt
| water from the bladder into the jug or basin
| simultaneously with the milk. So it is quite
common plan for a woman who Is getting her
Jug filled with milk TO hold the milklnan : wrists
while he milks his goat Until the stran-
ger has the reason explained to him he thinks
il very odd to women crouching down by the
| miIkman. keeping tight hold ontc each OF his
wrists.
| There is to be change in the United States
| naval uniform notwithstanding the protests that
have been made by officers against any alteration
or modification of their present attire. An order
will soon be issued by the Navy Department di-
rccting that after October l. 1900 new blouse.
both blue and white, be substituted for those
now worn in the navy. The present >insle-breast-
cd blue blouse is to be displaced by doubie-
breasted ilcket with two rows Of brass buttons
down the front, broad apes crossing so as to ex-
pose part Of the shirt front and crayat, and with
braid insignia Of rank at present on the cuhs-
The coat will be loose se-ftting. and cuts show thas
II will have a decided nautical appearance. The
design is very much after the British uniform
The white blouse will be -sngle-brcasted, fitting
close around the neck with a collar somewhat
similar TO that now worn. and with of
brass buttons down the front. Light shoulder
s,raps will also be attached. The sword belt will
be worn under both biouses. This change OF uni
form was made by the Secretary upon the recon-
mendation Of Captain Crowninshield and Csstain
Dickins. OF the Navigation Bureau. and was not
subject to the consideration of a board. 1t will
enable navy officers to dispose Of some OF the
surplus cash they must have. now that they
Heiting army nay.
The evening times., 1899-06-13
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