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The evening times., 1899-05-02
Nr. Hnnna's AmiabIe Predictions.

Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna is either
the most optimistic man in America or else
he is not the person to whom we should be
inclined TO vote the little hatchet left by
The immortal George Washington when he
was a boy. Mr.. Hanna, in short. is quoted
as declaring. in Cleveland, that Mr.. Nc
Kinley would be renominated with rush
and reelected without substantial opposi-
ton 1t would be trite TO observe that no
doubt the wish is father TO the thought. 1t
might be nearer The truth to say that the
necessities of the occasion bear "A parental
relation to bluff.
For. be il known that all is not peace
in the mind of your Uncle Marcus, nor is
his horizon without clouds. We do not SO
much refer to the family revolt in Ohio.
which is serious enough, locally speaking,
but to the general situation. which, from
the Administration point of view, is any
thing rather than eXhilarating. Hanna has
not an easy nor yet an agreeable task be-
fore him. Intimate associates of the Nc
Kinley Warwick whisper in confidence
that when he refers to IL, he does SO in the
yernacular of the Western Reserve, which
TO cemetery.
Not TO make long story Of the matter,
the fact is that, politically, Hanna is be-
tween a perspiration and a cramp. obvi-
Gus conditions compel him to help carry
Algerism and, at the same time, to pull the
legs of the trusts and monopolies which
furnished sinews OF war for the historical
and expensive campaign of 1896. But the
trusts and monopolies. having waxed fat
and lazy on what they have made out
Of the deal, are now naughty and say they
DO not see the point Of pouring water into
a rathole: by which they mean that if Nc
Kinley proposes TO go into the next Presi-
dental contest with Alger on his back. the
investment does not appeal to their busi-
ness sense. So Hanna must find SOME
way to get rid OF Alger and Algerism or
he may be forced to look around for some
other equally as good" political Napoleon
Perhaps this dilemma, hard as 1t may ap-
pear, does not strike the great man of the
party as too terrible. In the goodness and
humility of his heart he may be willing to
leave the burden for some other person to
tnte-that is, barring the contributions; he
would be the last person to shirk that
duty. But he is reported TO have said,
also in Cleveland, that he abhors bossism.
That being his mental attitude he may de-
cline to interfere to save his great and
good friend from destruction, IL the only
way to do 1t should happen to be the proc
ess of bossing Alger out Of the road. He
might get somebody else to do that. or
ha Iot
along as they are and privately arrange a
Roosevelt or some other kind of surprise
party for the next convention. Seriously
speaking. Mr.. Hanna has never shown him.
self much Of fool and he knows by this
time what the country thinks OF Algerism.
We will risk the opinion that he is. also.
mot In much doubt as to what the American
people will think and say IL the Beef Court
report should prove a. contemplate Is It's
The evening times., 1899-05-02
PRAISE FOR THE cUBANs.
Director RnthbOne Defends Them
Against the Charge of Laxiness.

Director Rathbone. of the Cuban postal
service, had long conference with Post
master General Emory Smith yesterday, in
which all matters affecting the Cuban post
al service were thoroughly discussed
Ever since the trip of the Postmaster
General to Cuba about a month ago he has
taken great interest in the service on the
island and he was highly pleased with
the report made by Mr. Rathbone. The
latter said yesterday that he had no idea
when the service would be turned over to
the Cubans. He defended the Cubans
against the charge of laziness 1T is
unfair he said. ito charge the Cubans
with being lazy and shiftless. We have
in the postal service Of Cuba about 900
Cubans. and with the exception of a few
scattered cases they are good. faithful, and
willing men. The climate works against
them. as is the case in any warm climate.
Because they move with a shuffling gait
and seek the shady side of the street they
are accused Of being lazy. You will notice
the same traits in all Southerners. The
climate is enervating. and Americans, after
they have been on the island short time,
fall into the same habits.
81 think the climate will be vastly i'm
proved by the thorough cleaning the cities
are now receiving. There is no reason
why a man who takes good care of himself
should not be In good health in Cuba.
Santiago, ,Cienfuegos. Havana, and the other
cities are all being cleaned up thoroughly.
Perhaps the cleanest town l noticed was
Ybarra, little seaport on the nothern
coast. 1t wes as clean as Washington.
They say the Cubans are dirty set of
people. That is true OF the poor. as of
the poor negroes, Italians. and others. In
any climate. when twelve or fifteen per-
sons live hudd1ed together in one room
they are susceptible to attacks of disease.
1t is even more so in the Cuban climate
Blu. these places will gradually be cleaned
and as the people again become able to
earn their livelihood they will begin to
live better.
"I anticipate no trouble with the Cubans
after the army is mustered out They are
a gentle, trectable race, accustomed to
living peacefully. OF course, there are
desperate and bad characters here and
there, as In any community, but the vast
majority Of the Cubans desire to live In
peace and tranquility. AS an example
Of this you rarely see any fighting, par
ticularly among the children. such as you
would witness in an American town. It
will be . long time before they will be
able to govern themselves properly They
show little sign Of the capacity for self
government 1t present. think many
CT them are becoming weaned from the
idea Of Republic, and in view of the
dimculties they would experience and OF
the advantages of annexation, the senti-
ment IL veering toward annexation with
the United States.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

printed forecast promises. He may despise
"bossism.'' especially in other persons He
may. therefore, object to the "bossism" Of
Alger. which must have been long uncom-
to contemplate. But his peculiar
views of propriety may lead him not to
make Il a personal matter. but to negoti-
ate his trade with the contributory inter-
ests in advance. and ship the whole NC
Kinley- -Alger outfit when the time comes
for Satflomeuf
The evening times., 1899-05-02
ROLAND MoL1NEUx's CASE.
\ Report From the Grand Jury Ex-
pccted This Week.

New York, May o.-It is understood that
the case Of Roland B. Molineux will be
recommitted to the grand jury tomorrow
or on Thursday. Assistant District Attor
ney Blumenthal is martialing his witness
es and has no doubt that the grand jury
will find true bill.
District Attorney Gardiner admitted to-
day that another Molineux letter had been
found. but be said that it would not be
made public for a few days at least 1t
may not be given out at all. he said.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
BIG BEER TRUST IN PROSPECT.
4 Combine Backed by SI2J.OOO.OO
Talked or

New York. May 2.-The talk of n Brew
ers' Trust in this city has been revived.
and il is now said that several large brew
cries in New Jersey will join the COM
bination. The company is to be capitalized
at s125. .G00, 600.
in the company. has been taken for the
purpose Of saving money in the manufac-
ture and sale OF beer. II will enable the
company to make the best OF beer and
there is no intention of raising the price
1t is expected that the organization will be
effected in less than two months
The evening times., 1899-05-02
BENEFIT FOR AN oLD-T1MER.

London Play folk Come to the Assist
ance of Lydia Thompson.
London. May Am immense benefit
performance was given to Lydia Thompson,
the veteran burlesque actress at the Ly-
ceum Theatre today. Hundreds of persons
seeking places in the pit or galleries camp
ed out in the vicinity OF the theatre over
night. passing the time by reading books,
playing cards, or sleeping.
An enormous programme was presented
in which every prominent actor and play
wright in London was represented.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
CENSUS WORK IN NEW YORK.
Supervisor Wilbur Wants 1000
Enume rntOrs.

New York. May CHARLES S. Wilbur,
recently appointed Superintendent of the
Federal Census for the Boroughs of Man.
haitian and the Bronx. left today for Wash
ington TO consult with Superintendent
Merriam in regard to the work. Mr.. Will
bur will endeavor to have added to his
territory the remainder of Greater New
York and believes that the work will re-
quire the services of at least four thousand
enumerators and large corps of experts.
whose especial duty will be the compila-
tion of statistics.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
The Samoan Issue.
(From the Philadelphia Ledge,

From the Philadelphia Ledger.)
Late advices from Germany indicate that the
German anmosity is directed toward Eng.
land rather than the United States. German un-
friendlines for England Is no new thing and the
two nations are abundantly able to settle their
differences between themselves, but in the Sa.
moa business the United States and England must
stand together. whether Germany chooses to stand
with them not.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
ae,y York;. On. War,

The cheaper gas for which New York
has been praying ever since the birth Of
Joseph Pulitzer and W. r. Hearst came
yesterday with a rush. Carefully groom
ed. massaged. and powdered, and trained
within an inch of their lives, the Console
dated. Mutual. and Standard Gas Compa-
nies. controlled and directed by The
World: Joseph Pulitzer" and the Stand
ard. Consolidated. and Mutual Gas Com
panies. controlled and directed by The
Journal: w. r. Hearst" met in triangular
combat in that murky portion of midair
which intervenes between the Journals
apartments in the Tribune Building and
the Worlds rookery in the Pulitzer
Building. Falling with separate and dis
tinct thuds to the ground and gasping Ii
quid air. the three corporations were
transformed into screens upon which stere-
opticons twarranted to work in daylighD,
operated BY Pulitzer and Hearst from the
towers OF their respective buildings, flash
ed the joyous intelligence: Gas. sixty-five
cents per thousand feet. Read the Jour
nal: W. Il. Hearst. and again. Real the
World: Joseph Pulitzer Gas, sixty-fiv
cents per thousand feet
All of which means that the great New
York gas companies are engaged In a rate
war. which will continue as long as il
takes TO settle certain business differences.
sixty -five-cent gas is pretty cheap and ali
who can should take advantage of it and
keep watchful eye on the metre Pulitzer
and Hearst will take care OF each other
The evening times., 1899-05-02
IcOnOclustic.
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press. ,

(From the st. Paul Pioneer Press)
How happy it will make the users of certain
kinds of chewing gum to know that the alleged
vanilla favor which they prize so highly never
came from the vanilla bean at ALL but is a prod
uct of benzol, distilled from coal tar! This much
has been brought out by the inquiry as to the
use which was being made Of such dangerous
explosive as benzol in apparently harmless
chewing gum factory which blew up in Phila-
defphia the other day. And it would seem that
this coal-tar product is used not only as the
source of 'vanilla' flavor, but as a solvent for
gums naturally too tough or hard for mastica-
iou
The evening times., 1899-05-02
In Fashion.

tFrom the Kansas City independently
First Tramr-I'm glad springs cone.
Second Tramp-So am l.; we amt de only fel-
Icrs now wot don't feel like workin'.''
The evening times., 1899-05-02

The President is locked up with the
Beef Report, but he is in no danger II the
current gossip is true il has been carefully
deodorized and nobody and nothing is to
blame but Miles and Eagan-Miies for
thinking one thing and Eagan for doing
another.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
A Poor bargain.

The Prcfessor-Do you know, Miss Fairleigh,
IL costs me $1,000 a year to live?
Miss Farleigh-Really. Do you think it's
worth it?
The evening times., 1899-05-02

('rom the Philadelphia North American.)
Sprocket-Do you believe that the bicycle has
seen its hest days?
Tvre-I know mine has.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
A Hobo Definition.

CFrom the indianapolis Journal.)
Hungry Hiegins-Say, what's dipsomaniac?s
Weary Watkins-It is a guy that still has
money left after drinkin' all he wants.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
The Limit.

From the Chicago Record)
''Where's your man with the iron jaw?"
''Thc manager wanted him to show offo by
cruncing cans Of army beef, ard he quit"
The evening times., 1899-05-02

After the Aguinaldo mutiny is suppress
ed. it is said that the President will at
once take up the subject of permanent
form of civil government for the Philip
pine Islands. The various missionary So
cieties are also preparing for active opera
tions on the advent of peace. We are not
advised as to just how the rich and prom
ising field Of souls is to be divided, but it
is fair presumption that the Mormons
will get the Sulu group. Its Sultan and
inhabitants are Mohammedans, which
would make it perhaps easier for the Lat
ter Day Saints to get along with them
than for the evangelizers Of other and
monogamic sects.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
a Chance to ForKet.
(From the Chicago Newsl

VFf0m Tue OHiClxO NeWs.I
81 have friend who has wonderful memory.
vhy. he can tell you all about everything that
ever happened TO him, from the time he was four
ycars old up to the present day."
'sThat's quite remarkable. He never was be-
fore uaxet, investigating committee, was her,
The evening times., 1899-05-02
CURRENT HUMOR.
Still VuruMed.
PPSAe.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
"The big chair trust has been perfected.
s.well, there's still the ground TO sit on"
The evening times., 1899-05-02
A Poor Inye.tlncnt.
lErnm ilic Detroit Jourral }

(From the Detroit Jourral0
'0f course, rich understand that their
gold won't buy their way into heaven"
'welI, notice they never put anything but
nickel or copper in the collection plate
The evening times., 1899-05-02
A Sign of Wealth.

(From the Chicago Record)
as your son succeeding in his businessf"
81 should say so; lie has made enough to have
his photograph taken sitting at his desk
The evening times., 1899-05-02
For Family Con.umptio.
From the Houston Po,t.l

1t is becoming very evident that our naval
officers will have to wait until they get od quiet
" in corner with their friends and their u.cles
and cousins and their aunts before telling them
funny storiea-and then oaly under N oath Of
secsecy.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
True Devotion.
frro,n the Cleveland Plai,

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealcr.)
'.The way Jack Bright is devoted to that Plum
kctt girl is ahead of anything l ever came
across
''Ilow does he show it?''
"You know Ma Punkett weighs two hundred?"
"Yex" -.-i
.Iack is teaching her to ride q wheel"
The evening times., 1899-05-02

As far as Mr.. McKinley's position on pc
litical affairs in China is understood, his
attitude appears to be the correct one The
partition or non partition of the Celestial
Empire is no concern Of ours, but the
closing of any part of it to our trade would
be very much SO. Otherwise, if the other
great powers Will leave us entirely alone in
our own Eastern possessions, they need
not fear our interference in any Of theirs,
present or prospective
The evening times., 1899-05-02

It is General Funston nov. No Ameri-
can volunteer ever deserved better Of his
country. II he will but keep out Of Kan
sas politics!
The evening times., 1899-05-02

A coal miners strike in Southern Indi-
ana, reported as ordered by the miners
union. is additional evidence that the ap-
proaching summer may not be as dull as
one might expect it to be in comparison
with the Spanish war warm weather Of
1898. Strikes are unfortunate, but "it ia
an ill wind that blows nobody good" and
it must be said that they do not make
Republican votes, as a rule. The Home
stead strike. with its Pinkerton accom-
paniment. did not, for instance,
The evening times., 1899-05-02

Governor General Brooke's order placing
an embargo on firearms is as sensible a
measure as Ludlow's Sunday closing order
is foolish one. What the Cubans need is
net fresh supply of rifles, but chance
and willingness to forget their fighting
p1oeiivities and go to work.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

The Advertisers Guarantee Company. OF Chi.
cago, hereby certifes that it has. by its expert
examiners, proven and attescd the circulation Oh
THE TIMES. of Washington, d. c. The daily
average PAID circulation for tine month of March.
1899 was 40.4sS copies.
This is GUARANTEED TO the advertisers OF
the country by bond Of s50.0o0 in the fidelity
and Deposit Company of Maryland, deposited
with the Northwestern National Bank of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
By J. Il. MASON, President.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
RHODES RAILWAY SCHEME.
Failure of the Proposed Guaranteed
Agreement With England.

London. May I'm the House OF Com
mons yesterday the Right Hon. Sir Michael
Hicks Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
announced that the government had failed
to come to an agreement with Mr.. Cecil
Rhodes respecting the proposed guarantee
to the Cape -to-Cairo Railway. The an
nouncement was greeted with cheers Jy
the Radical members of the House.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

The question Of Lieutenant Gilmore's
safety seems to be fairly well settled.
Next we may hope to hear that he has been
exchanged for some Tagal prisoners. As
we lad 200 of them at latest accounts
We need not besrudge even half hundred.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

ing, and Sunday, will be mailed TO one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
often as desired.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

w.teA Tor town consre. Heights. D. c
The evening times., 1899-05-02

Peaders Of THE TIMES who may at any time
be unable TO procure copies Of il at any news
stand or railroad station railroad trains.
will confer a favor upon the management by send
ing TO this ofice information Of the fact
The evening times., 1899-05-02

Communications Intended fer publication in
THE TIMES must be terseiy and plainly written.
and mus in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected com
nunications will net be preserved. and only man.
uscripts of obvious Importance will be returned
their authors
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-18

In the Federal court at Saltwater,
Oklahoma, Saturday, Charles Blase
plead guilty to passing one counter
felt nickel and was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for three years.
Now is the time to go to LEWIS
and get some of the rare bargains
offered in every department. It is
puzzle for every one-how they can
sell goods for the prices for which
they offer them. But they do it all
the same.
Among the prominent citizens OF
Foster we noticed on our street the
last of the week were: W. III. Camp
bell, Judge j. 81. Sullens, L. W.
Jones, A. G. Wilson and w. 4.
Wells
John Armstrong shipped two cars
of yearlipgs to Kansas City market
Tuesday evening. They were an
extra bunch of calves and the TIMES
hopes to see him strike the market
right.
A. and NJ L Fry shipped seven
cars of cattle to the Kansas City
market Monday evening Parties
who saw the cattle say they were
the finest lot that ever left the
Butler depot for market.
Prof. Edwin p Haworth, OF Gar
den City, Mo, gave an elocutionary
entertainment at the Academy build
ing on last Friday evening. Tbs
Professor is splendid elocutionlst
and selections greatly pleased his
audience.
We warrant every shoe that we
sell. They are made of the best
materials and guaranteed and tbs
only rip you will find is in the price
as we have ripped our profits in two
psrts-one part we'll keep and the
other part we give you with every
,o;r of shoes. LEWIS.
Four or FIVE persons in jail at Ne
vada came near making their escape
a few nights ago. With large iror
bar. handed into the steel cells by a
boy sleeping in the corridor, the
prisoners broke the steel bars II
their cage and if Sheriff Ewing had
heen a little later in making his ap
pearance the birds would have
been gone
Pimples. boils and humors show
that the bleod is impure. Hood
sarsaparilla is the best blood purihs
that money can buy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-18
TIER WEEKLY TIMES
LOCAL ITEMS
Tines telephone number 81.

Insure your property with Frank
LIN. 10 If.
Al L. Porter of Virginia has his
8lae enrolled for the TINES
See the Ladies' fine low shoes at
IA pair at Max Weiner.
special sale on Ladies' and Misses
shoes, 81 so grade for 75c a
Rst Max Weiner.
N " Ectop, of Adrian, has open
n general store at Blairstown,
Fury county.
William Collins, Jasper county
sner suicided because he had an
earable case of eczema
Pfoi. Holman, principal of the
Raic schools at Montrose, has re
gnsd and will move 20 Hannibal,
n
~. c. Burris, station agent at
"a Hill, has secured a months lay
and will visit home folks in Ten
ass,
W understand that the Reece
a0nss lots in Foster, sold under q
aa deed last Friday, brought
d prices.
an N. @. Maxey and three chill.
'oi Kansas City. spent a few
an the city last week visiting
'hnily of Lewis Maxey.
WI highly esteemed lady friend
~ Lulu Schlichmap, of Homer
'asolp, was in the city Saturday,
s'sd US With a pleasant call and
sssl.
adge W. ". Graves spent Sun
city with his family. He is
Holding court at Clinton sn6
snot expect to get through IN
two weeks.
= we're complimented with
sant call from II. p Tharp
aland's popular merchant, and j
harrison, prominent farmer o.
locality. The latter had hi
enrolled for the TINES.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-18
4 Big Bonus

We will give you bigger bonus
to do your trading with US than any
other house in the Southwest Our
Goods are reliable and our profits
have been ripped in two and you
will get the benefit by doing your
trading with U.s. LkVfH