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The evening times., 1899-06-23
The War on schIex.

From the Chicago Times -Herald.)
The people very little about the conver-
ntion that took place between Admiral schley
and Lieutenant Commander Hodgson on the bridge
Of the Brooklyn during the battle of July 8.
Whether the admiral said Hard a-port'' "star-
board at that critical juncture. when the air
was full of bursting shells and the Spanish ships
were trying to escape. is of concern to the
public that doesn't know starboard from a meat
axe.
The particular thing that interests the people
is the fact that Admiral Schley the
Brooklyn's bridge at that particular time; that
the Brooklyn in front of Santiago Harbor and
that it helped tos enough shells into the re-
treating enemy to change the map Of the hemis-
phere and to make history that will be read
with pride by his children's children.
That is the only interest the people have
in Schley and the Brooklyn. The Navy Depart
ment will act wisely If it ignores all newspaper
stories Of alleged Conversation on the bridge
OF the Brooklyn any other bridge.
The evening times., 1899-06-23

Attorney General Griggs Is considering
representations made by Senor Rivera.
formerly Secretary Of State In the Porto
Rican Cabinet. in behalf OF that suffering
American island. 1t Is claimed by Senor
Rivera that Porto Rico became an integral
part of the United States when rati6cations
Of the Peace Treaty with Spain were ex
changed. and as such was then entitled
to free trade with all other parts Of the
Union. He hopes for Executive action. as
to wait on the tardy action Of Congress for
relief will involve agricultural and COM
mercial ruin to the islanders. The case
for the petitioner is very strong one, and
fairly bristles with justice and equity; but
it is weak in one direction. II the Presi
dent were to abolish the prohibitive tariff
against Porto Rico and allow its people
the exercise OF their rights as American
citizens. he would be compelled to depose
Mr.. Alger. who. as Secretary of War, is
irresponsible autocrat of our colonies.
Any such action would probably be sue
cessfully resisted. 1t is not likely that Mr..
Alger would permit his imperial powers to
be taken away at this time. when the ne
gotiation of franchises in Porto Rico has
hardly begun. We are sorry for the Porto
Ricans. In one way or another. they are
destined to be pretty completely exploited
and looted before they shall be admitted
to full fellowship.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
announcement for Asuinaldo.

The situation in the Island OF Luzon, as
1t is vaguely represented in the morning
news today. is not calculated to bring any
comfort to the Administration. The de-
parture of the volunteer regiments from
Manila for home is accepted by the rebe.s
as evidence that the Government is tired
of fighting them and has begun an evacua-
tion. Consequently they are greatly en-
couraged and more eager than ever TO
continue in rebellion.
That is bad, and the news from General
Wheaton at linus is not much better. 1t
is stated that the natives are in strong
force at San Francisco de MalabOn, on the
right and rear OF Wheaton's flank.
According to a censored despatch 1t may
be necessary to send strong force to keep
the enemy from occupying the gro be-
tween our flying column and Manila. The
obvious deduction from this statement is
that the rebels have succeeded in getting
in behind Wheaton and cutting off his
communications, and that a sortie of the
Manila garrison may be necessary to res
cue him.
At last there is meagre word from
ing. Aguinaldo is in heavy force in his
front. and. in spite of internal evidence
that the despatch, elsewhere printed, has
been rewritten in the censor's Office at Ma
nila. to conceal the actual situation as FAR
as possible, it is plain that rebel attack on
our position at San Fernando is imminent.
When the message was filed communica-
,ft
repairs to the railway; which means OF
course, that the rebels had blown up the
bridges on the line to isolate MacArthur's
column.
WhyAthey should not tear up the track
and burn the bridges again, and at cnce,
we are unable to conceive at this distance.
unless it may suit the purposes of Aguin-
aldo to tempt General Otis to weaken his
garrison by sending force to MacArthur's
relief. The Tagal movements, both south
and north, have been strongly suggestive
of such strategy. If it were successful,
and, for any reason, Manila were seriously
depleted of defenders, We are afraid that
an insurrection on the part Of Denby's
''friendlies" would quickly follow. Mac
Arthur may be able to cut through the
enemy and get back to his base but there
is nothing in the news to indicate that he
is in a position to do SO. without hard
fighting and considerable loss of life.
Our military authorities are feverishly
engaged in preparing for a still hunt for
volunteers, and Administration organs are
predicting that an order for the enlist
ment OF ten thousand men will be issued
as soon as MIR. Mckinley returns to his
headquarters. He doubtless thinks that
ten thousand sounds better than thirty
five thousand: but he would be glad il the
latter number could be realized. Thers. is
small encouragement to think that re-
cruiting will be very active while Alger
remains in the War Department Should
his alleged deal with Pingree lead him to
retire and relieve the President Of his un-
popular presence, volunteers would come
forward fast enough. A good deal, there
fore, depends upon developments in Michi-
gan. While they are awaited the Admin
istration Is losing precious time and every
days delay serves to weaken and dis
hearten our brave soldiers in the Philip
The evening times., 1899-06-23
THEIR DIPLOMAS WITHHELD.
Virginia military Institute Grndu-
ates Punished for nm Escnpade.

| ates Punished for nm Escapade.
Lexington. Va. June 23.-The final COM
mencement at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute yesterday was like drums without
heads which giye no response, for
there was an absehce OF sheep skins which
| had since the foundation of the school
| been conferred at the closing exercises on
the graduates abd the response given
forth at the magid nam of diploma was
thrilling cheers from the recipients COM
rades in arms. Nb stoie ever carried him
| 1899 Of the Virginia Military Institute.
They may have been boys when it came to
their frivolous eseapade lost December. but
their noble bearing certainly showed them
| to be men. They had put away childish
| things. There was no air OF bravado: they
were being penalized and they knew it.
and took it as such.
The question OF giving them their dip,o-
mas was not discussed in the meetings OF
the board. Ii had been settled at the
meeting in January and that. as far as
they were concerned. ended the matter.
When they will get their diplomas. how
they will get them, what each man. $
standing is. where theJ will get them, no
one appears to be able to say. All that is
known is that they shall not be publicly
graduated and that the diplomas Of those
who may qualify for them shall be award
ed in such manner and at such time as the
superintendent may determine. not earlier
than September l, 1899 There the matter
ends.
The reason for the withholding of the
diplomas and refusing public graduation
was one Of the penalties prescribed for the
class breach Of discipline by having jol-
lification on the top OF the barracks on
the night of December 81, 1898, after being
warned not to attempt such prank. The
whole class was dismissed at that time,
except G. A. Derbyshire, who was on duty.
Captain Derbyshire did not receive his dl-
class when they are awarded theirs.
The roster OF the first class, which
should have graduated yesterday. is as fol-
lows:
G. H. Alexander. Danville. Va; J. B.
Ayers. Big Stone Gap. Va; s. F. DENLY.
Washington. D. c.; G. A. Derbyshire,
Richmond. Va; H. S. Ervay, Colorado
Springs, Col; P. D. Ewing. Uniontown,
Pa; F. D. Griffin. Galveston. Tex; W. NJ.
Staunton, Va; F. Jones, Iron Gate, Va; /;
J. c. Kent. Wytheville. Va; L. X. Leake,
Licking, Va; NJ. E. Locke, Cincinnati.
Ohio: j. J. Marshall. Markham, Va: ".
E. McBee, Norfolk. Va: S. H. Meem,
Mount jackson, Va: R. W. Miller. Wood
ville Va; A. Moreno, Panama. Central
America; H. G. Morrison. Gate City. Va;
D. Otey. Lynchburg. Va; J. K. Payne
warrenton. Va; J. NJ. Peters. Norfolk
Va: G. W. Pohl. New York; A c. Polk.
Galveston. Tex; Ii. Powell, Alex
andria, Va; w. D. Scott, Fredericks-
burg, Va: H. L. shaner. Lynch
burg, Va; D. B. Shaver. Rock
ingham, Va; F. A. Sullivan, Elkton. KY;
S. G. Talbot. Richmond. Va; D. T. VIII
liams, Danville. Va; W. Wood, Bristol
Va: ]. w. Yates. Markham. Va; n.
thinner, Jr., Petersburg Va.
H. J. Kremer, Columbus, Ohio, did not
return after he was dismissed in January
for being participant in the escapade.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MYSTERY
The Recent Discoveries mt the sup
posed Tomb of ROmulus.

The Recent discoveries mt the Sup
posed Tomb of ROmulus.
Paris, June 23.-The European edition of
the New York Herald prints the follow
ing dated Rome. yesterday:
I'm the scientific world there is great
emotion, great mystery. The tomb Of
Romulus has come into fashion again. Ev-
eryone is talking Of the black stones, the
'lapis niger, discovered during the last
winter by Signor Baccelli. Hitherto no
one had dared to take up these sacred
stones. But Minister Baccelli is one Of
those men who, like Guzman, knows no
obstacles. It Is true Mommsen declares
the story a fable. and even doubts the ex-
istence Of Romulus and Remus. But sup
pose the skeletons of the two nurslings Of
the she wolf should be found beneath the
stonei
I'm short. the venerated slabs have been
raised. Suddenly some bones were turned
up, amid intense emotion. They were re-
spectfully laid out on the classis table for
examination. What a disappointment en-
sued! They proved to be the bones of
pigs. sheep. and oxen.
"Archaeologists are not the men to trOu
Bile themselves about such trife. These
bones, they say, prove that the place was
sacred. They were those from the ira
ditional sacrifices held in sacred places.
and what place could have been more sa-
cred than the tomb OF Romulus? Conclu-
sion: These bones confirm the belief that
the lapis niger is in reality the tombstone
over the remains Of the founder OF Rome.
1T appears that another discovery of the
highest importance to archaeological sci
ence has been made. Two slabs have been
found on which were, or should have been,
the two lions known to exist in this spot
consecrated to Romulus. These slabs date
from the sixth century d. C. Beside them
were discovered idols, fragments of vases,
and archaic statuettes, also an admirable
fragment of Greek vase. with back point
ing on a red ground. But the most i'm
portant discovery is that OF a slab on
which is in cryptograph, in an archaic al
phabet, an inscription dating from the
sixth or seventh century B. C. This is re-
ported to be a dedication to recall to mind
that on this spot expiation sacrifices were
offered after the flight OF the French, or,
rather. Of the Gauls, who had burned
great portion of the city. without how
ever. taking the capitol. which was SO well
defended by the historic geese. There is
a flow of imagination for you, .Si non
vero.' says the Italian proverb. Still, it is
very probable that the remains Just dis
covered may date back to the period of the
kings
The evening times., 1899-06-23

restaurant keeper says that guests who
come to his dining rooms frequently carry
off spoons. cups, and sugar bowls, and
that not long ago young man was walk
ing out of the place with q young lady.
when from the overcoat under his arm
dripped a stream of sugar. With an en-
barrassed expression the youth produced
a sugar bowl taken from the table at
which his party had been sitting. There
are people in respectable classes Of So
ciety who have made collections Of towels
from all the principal hotels in the coun-
try. And in more than one fashionable
hotel things are chained down to keep
them where they are wanted. One Of the
large business houses in this city fur
nishes ice water to its patrons, and above
the faucets posts q sign:
Do not remove the glasses
In spite of this, it frequently happens
that one or more Of the glasses are miss
ing from their proper places Why should
these things be?
The evening times., 1899-06-23
PORTO RICO's STATUS.
Attorney General Griggs Asked fol
an Opinion.

Attorney General Griggs Asked fOs
an Opinion.
The question whether Porto Rico be-
came an integral part of the United States,
and its citizens subject to the protection
OF its Constitution and to the laws gov
erning imports and exports, Immediately
upon the exchange of the ratification of the
Treaty Of Peace between the United States
and Spain, was submitted to Attorney
General Griggs yesterday.
The problem was presented in a written
communication by Luis Munoz Rivera, for
mer secretary Of state In the Porto Rico
cabinet, who has been in Washington for
some time representing the agricultural in
terests Of the island. He has seen Presi-
dent Mckinley and members of the Cabi-
net. and has shown that, by the transfer Of
the island to the United States, the mar
kets Of Spain and Cuba, which were for
merly open to Porto Rico's sugar and
tobacco have been closed to these products
because of the import duties. while the
United States markets were practically
closed for the same reason.
Senior Rivera says that the future of
Porto Rico depends upon free interchange
OF products and commodities between the
island and the rest Of the United States.
1T Is life or death to u.s.. he says. "The
richnes of our island is but mockery when
we cannot dispose Of our products. Being
purely agricultural country, the closing
OF our former markets to our sugar and
tobacco means ruin to all. We have been
told to have patience and wait for Con-
gress to act. but the time il now here
when we must prepare for the next crop.
and we fear that, with the great stress
OF business the new Congress has to la
Dor under. Porto Rico may have to wait
until 1t will be too late to relieve the
economic situation"
A new executive branch of the Govern
ment. which may be known as the Depart
ment OF Colonial Affairs and Foreign Com
merce, or something similar to 1t. is deem
ed by the Administration absolutely neces-
sary to meet the conditions which con-
front the United States as result Of the
war with Spain. The word colonial is
repugnant. for political reasons, to some
members OF the Cabinet, and 1t is possible
some other title may be adopted. The
meaning. however. will be the same.
Preliminary to recommendations to Con-
gress on this subject. data are now being
compiled concerning the control of colo
MES by foreign powers, and the extension
OF American commerce into foreign fields
Robert p. Porter who is looked upon as
PioDapie hedu Vi the proposed new CAD
met office. when created. will. it is said,
be consulted in regard to the plans for ex-
tending foreign commerce, which is to be-
come feature of the new department.
President Mckinley and the members
OF the Cabinet fully appreciate that the
military governments in all of the new de-
tendencies must give way to civil govern
ment as speedily as possible. The Cabinet
has concluded that a new civil department
is needed to inaugurate and have control
OF the new governments which must soon
er or later be formed to take the place Of
the military.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
vlllifyinE the South.

Boston is not the only place In which defam-
es of the South are to be found Even in a city
close to the Virginia border preacher Of the
gospel Il reported as uttering in his pulpit the
grossest and foulest ISLANDERS against the women
Of the South which venomous malice and an un-
clean and degraded mind could suggest. But such
aboninsble creatures do not represent Northern
sentiment. They are simply the Intellectual and
moral decadents who are to be found in every
community, and who. congenftally vicious and
corrupt, impute to others the tendencies which
dominate themselves. II is as erroneous to con-
slider them representatives, Of the sentiment of
intelligent and virtuous people in the North as
it would be to consider brutal and degraded
negro criminal representative Of Southern i'm
pulses and character.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Harte and KiplinE.
(From the Hartford Courant. J

trIom tne hartIoru Ccurant-)
Why has no one noticed the points Of resemb-
lance between Bret Harte and Rudyard Kiplng
Both as young men made their regulations at a
distance from the centres Of literature and cul-
ture. Both succeeded well in the short story
and failed in the sustained novel. Both wrote
excellent humorous vefse-the ''Hcathen Chnee''
will live rs long as Fuzzy Wuzzy''-and both
left their homes as their regulations were
established Both celebrate manly strength, un-
conventionality. and recklesness. and the female
characters Of both marked by the same lack of
depth, sweetness. and gracieusnese. Both use
slang ikillfully-Harte's California mines and
gamblers are own cousins to Kipling's dare devil
captains and soldiers. 1t 10 true that there is
an underlying vein Of seriousness in the English
writer lacking in the Californian. for Harte could
never write the ''Recessional,' but to balance
that, HaFte Is far stronger in realizing and de-
scribing scenery. Thirty-three years ago Harte's
reputation was great that Of Kipling is
today, and it may be that the next generation
will class them together expenents Of the
strong, reckless, turbulent side Of human nature,
especially Of masculine nature. There is certainly
marked similarity Of genius in the two.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
The Porto Rican Situation.
(From the Philadelphia Times. }

No one expects the present management Of the
island to become permanent. Some measure Of
self-government will be adopted quite as soon, in
all probability, full knowledge Of Porto Rican
conditions will permit. The acquisition Of this
territory the result Of the Treaty of Paris pre-
sented a new problem which Congress was not
fully prepared to solve of hand, and which it
wisely took time to consider. The people of Porto
Rico will be all the better governed in the end
for this deliberate course. Eventually Porto
Rico will be accorded such measure of self-gov-
ernment its people are prepared to exercise,
and the cause Of Porto Rican freedom will be
helped rather than hndered by due amount of
deliberation in this important matter.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
AFFAIRS OF THE MONON ROAD.
Papers Prepared Asking for q Re-
ceiver for the Line.

Indianapolis, June 2s.-The papers have
been prepared and will be filed in day
or two asking for the appointment of re-
ceiver for the Monon Road. 1t is likely
that the petition will be filed before Judge
Woods. and ". H. Mcdonald, who was
the receiver before. will be suggested for
reappointment. This action has been ex-
pected ever since the Supreme Court of
the United States set aside the confirma-
ton Of the sale OF the road to the present
company. 1t is understood that the in
tervening petitioner. the Louisville Trust
Company, will make the application for
the appointment OF a receiver.
1t is not thought. however. that the re-
ceivership application will stand. for the
reason that it cannot be shown that the
railway company is not in a position to
meet an adverse final decision. the claim
OF the trust company being small one.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Calling Spirits.


Prof. Hyslop. Of; Cold8bia College, is an in
structor Of youth who has acquired a little
notoriety by declaring himself a spiritualist.
Not satisfied with The dali round Of hearing rec-
tations and delivering lectures. he aspires to
iame and would gain it BY publishing a book
to prove the 'truth" Of, spiritualism as it has
that his predecessors hsye not established their
case, but is sure That he can do so.
What is the USE Of pFoving anything Of the
sort? Perhaps there may be spirits following us
about by day and night, but what advantage
would there be in knowing it! 1t would be dis
tinctly unpleasanti to think that spirits Of our
departed enemies may pursue Us, sleeping and
waking, in spite Of lecks, bolts. and bans, stone
walls and brick partitions, and that those sfore-
said spiritD have nothing to do but keep fsses
on u. Il would be more disagreeable TO think
that those spirits could tell. il SO minded. any
little information discreditable to Us that they
may have learned by such observation. Who
would know that some living person was not
sending some Of the spirits Of the departed to
spy upon usf
The evening times., 1899-06-23

little god Luck is a powerful deity. and
most men. at one time or another. fall un-
der his sway. Life itself is q great game
Of luck. and 1t differs from some other
games in that there are absolutely no
'cinches'' to be had. even by the most ex-
perienced and skillful PLAYERS.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
81. Arthur s.luvsn,. I.ve.tio..
(From the London Leader.)

Sir Arthur Sullivan, the well-known composer,
may be described q mm Of cgotchets, and as
such he has been recently addressing himself, to
the amiabIe task Of dispelling the quavers of
those whose good or ~ fortune It Is to sit be-
hind horsefesh. For people do quaver with dread
lest the snipals in front of them should take
it into their perverse heads to bolt. To sit be-
hind bolting horses is q terrible experience. and
when accidents to pssengeTs ensue they are,
as rule, very severe. Sir Arthur, it il claimed.
has invented ife-saving apparatus, which,
lightly and irgeniously attached to carriages,
can be utilized at the moment Of danger for
releasing the horses Sir Arthur has dubbed his
invention the Sullivan safety shaft.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
CURRENT HUMOR.
A Mean Man,
(From the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.)
Mr.. Sfint-Wbat kind of a present did your
rich old Uncle Haycroft give Benny?
Mrs. SHint-He gave him a spinning top
Mr.. Shint-Just like him; if he makes q pres
ent. even to a little boy, it's something with a
string to it.
The evening times., 1899-06-23

A European despatch has it that "Oom
Paul. has just ordered twenty-five rapid
fire guns from the Krupps. There are 9TH
er evidences that the Beers are industri-
ously preparing for war. Probably. II Mr..
Chamberlain concludes that Kruger is de-
termined to maintain his present attitude
at all hazards. those Krupp guns will not
figure in the impending hostilities. John
Bull acts with considerable promptness
when he sees that he must.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Division of Labor.

FfOm the XVIII
81 suppose" said the village deacon to the
minister, ''that your constant prayer is that you
may remain poor and humble"
mot exactly" replied the minister; 81 pray
that may remain humble. but my congregation
attends to the other part of it."
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Appearances Against Him.
From the Detruit Free pressl

"But,'' said the court. this gentleman says
that he was perfectly sober when you arrested
him."
"Yez can judge fer yerself, yer honor; he was
on the Ayenoo furninSt one o. thin Indian to-
bacco signs. loudly demandin' his. unconditional
surrinder, sur"
The evening times., 1899-06-23
To what BASE Usea,

From the Chicago Tribune)
Mistress of the House lat dinner)-Bridret. cut
some bread, please.
Bridget-Yis, mem. soon a OF can foind
that Cabian matchaytee again. The b'yes h.s
been playin' wild it.
The evening times., 1899-06-23
Orthodoxy.

tPapa," said Benny Bloobumper, there in
the paper it says that all right-minded persons
must agree with this view Of the subject. What
IN q right minded person. papar'
"a right minded person. Benny" replied Nj.
Bloobumper. ''is 4 person who thinks as you
think"
The evening times., 1899-06-23

Hard as it must be upon poor Mr.. Han
ma, 1t now seems highly probable that the
municipal authorities Of Cleveland will
make call for troops to protect the op-
erations and property OF the traction COM
panies. The political consequences of such
a course are not hard to guess at. How
can Fate be SO unkind as to throw obsta-
cles Of this sort in the path of good and
pious men like Mr.. Mckinley and his
friend Mr.. Hanna?
The evening times., 1899-06-23
A Noisy Man.

Ffom the Kansas City independently
Attorney swift-Apparei Oft proclaims the man
Attorney Hadley-Yes. indeed; you can hear
John Lumpkin coming three blocks away.