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The evening times., 1899-05-09
MRS. wH1r8EYb FUNERAL.
Services This Morni2g at the Garde
Citv. L. Cathedral.

Services This MorniSx at the Garden
City, L. H., Cathedral.
Garden City. L. l., May 9.-Funeral
services over the remains Of Mrs. William
C. Whitney were held this morning in the
Cathedral Of the Incarnation here. Bishop
Little,ohn. of Long Hand. and Bishop
Doane. Of Central New York, oficiated, as
sisted by the clefgy1en connected with
the Cathedral. A-vested choir Of twenty
seven male voices, under the direction Of
DR.. William H. woodcbek. furnished music
for the burial service. Bishop Potter sent
word at the last moment that he could
not attend the funeral.
The coffin containing the body Of Mrs.
Whitney was placed in hearse at her late
country home. at Wheatley Hills, and the
family and friends drove to the Garden
City Cathedral, distance Of seven miles.
The funeral cortege reached the church
at O'Clock. Fifty carriages conveyed
the members Of the funeral party.
Upon the conclusion OF the services at
the Cathedral the funeral proceeded to
Douglaston. on Long Island Sound where
the Whitney burial plot is situated. There
the burial took place.
Great quantities of floral offerings were
sent to Wheatley Hills and to the Cathe-
dral in Garden City yesterday. Two car
loads were sent out from Long Island city.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
Futile Peace visions.
(From the Philadelphia Times.) }

Unfortunately the peace Of the world Is rs re.
mote from the vision of this day as ever. and war
remains the reserve agent Of powerful nations, 90
that what can be done in Hollands capital is at
most no more than to voice a sentiment whose
influences are indeterminate. The great ornaments
Of the European powers indicate how little faith
there sebtertained Of any solution OF expected
difficulties except the resoluie readiness to engage
in war. Nevertheless, the Congress has its SUBJ
iect before it. and its results may contribute
to a pacific method OF dealing with international
questions in degree that will eliminate few
possibilities Of war. although it may not do more
Every little helps. and if the Disarmament Con-
gress contributes something to advance the day Of
universal peace it will do 4 great work. But we
have but little faith that II can do more than
define lines Of disagreement.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
SHOT AT THE ALTAR.
Jealous Frenchman Wounds His
Wife and Kills Himself In Church.

Paris. May 9-A terrible crime was
committed in the Church Of Notre Dame
Sunday morning right at the altar while
Holy Communion was being given.
A Nine. Charollois was making her way
through the aisle toward the altar con-
Quoting her little girl. who was to take
her first communion. Just as the child. in
company with her companions. was ready
to kneel at the altar pistol shot was
heard. and Nine. Charol,ois fell to the
ground with a bullet in her head.
The man who fired the shot made rush
for the door. smoking revolver in his
hand. pursued by the wardens and many
of the worshipers. Seeing his retreat cut
OF the murderer turned the weapon
against himself and fired two bullets into
his left temple. He fell to the ground un-
conscious.
The assassin's identity was Immediately
established. He was the husband of Nine.
Charollois. forty-nne years of age, and q
glass blower by trade. He shot his wife
because she refused to live with him.
Charollois died before he reached the hos
pital. 1t is slightly possible that his wife
will recover.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
TUESDAY. MAY 3. 1899.
Secretary Longs Letter.

As a spokesman of the Administration
Secretary Lcng may be pronounced sue
cess. In the letter which he has written
to the editor of the Christian Register in
Boston. he treats as a joke the suggestion
that Mr.. Mckinley cherishes an ambition
to be regarded as the first great American
expansionist.'' and disclaims intention on
the part of the Administration Of subjugat-
ing the Philippines. .All military efforts
are directed solely TO the preservation of
the law. and if the FilipinOs would CO.
operate in this respect, he tthe Presdent)
and the Peace Commission which he has
sent TO them would enter at once upon
the work of their political regeneration.
&ith a view of giving them all the privi-
leges which the territories of the United
States between the Pacific and the Atlantic
now enjoy
The first step-that of restoring law and
order-would be less difficult were not the
Administration hampered by the efforts
OF the anti-expansionists to belittle its
work. Expansion. as the Secretary affirms,
is Americas unquestionable right and
duty. The question is not a party one at
ALL or ought not TO be, for people of all
parties have a common interest in what
pertains to the general welfare of the
country.
If the anu-expansionists will persist.
however, in dragging the issue into the pc
litical field, they will find that these who
differ from them, Democrats and Repub
licans. will be more than willing to meet
them on that ground. making expansion
a main issue in the Presidential election.
We do not suppose that the next National
Democratic Convention will have the su-
preme folly to declare against expansion,
but should it do so the number of Demo-
Gratis who will bolt" the ticket will neith-
er be few nor far between.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
The Need for am Early Session.
(From the Chicago Times. HeraldO

That the President would be fully justified in
eonvening Congress in October instead of Decem-
of the many problems n pressing national i'm
portance that call for SPEEDY adjustment on the
part of the lawmakng bfanch of the Government.
The Fifty-fifth Congress adjourned without adopt
ing any fixed plan for the government of Hawaii.
The report of Senator cuilom's Hawaiian Com
mission will therefore be of the first measures
to be considered by the new Congress BY that
time the problem involved in our occupation of
the Philippines will also be ready for discussion
and settlement. This is without doubt the most
important question, in its national and political
aspects, that will come before the Fifty sixth
Congress, although Cuba and Porto Rico will
present certain governmental problems that will
also demand careful discussion and adjustment
In addition to the settlement OF the government
or administrative questions growing out of the
war, Congress must also act upon the report Of the
special caucus committee upon currency reform
which has been holding sessions at Atlantic CITY,
Other important matters demanding early atten-
tion are the Nicaragua Canal question and the
proposition Of Government aid for the merchant
marine,
The evening times., 1899-05-09
Where No Take. Are Paid,

Some time ago we referred in this COL
umn to a number Of instances OF Conti-
mental communities which manage to pay
their way without levying either rates or
taxes on their inhabitants. To these ''vil-
lage arcadias" is to be added the little
suzerainty Of Andorra. Situated on the
northeast border of Catalonia, with pop
ulation Of between $1,000 and 10000 on its
15e square miles, this little community
derives its revenues from the letting OF its
pasture lands and from royalties on its
minerals. The rents and royalties thus re-
ceived are amply SUFFICIENT to defray the
expenses Of the government. and the citi-
zens of Andorra are flee from all taxation.
But there is at least ldne borough in Eng
land which has no local rate except poor
rate. This is Penryn, In Cornwall. The
borough owns the freehold OF the town,
and is its own lord of the manor" draw
ing its municipal revenue from the rents of
the corporate property.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
P1couART MAKES AN ISSUE.
Bluntly Declares Sfatments of Gen.
eeal Gnnae In, h. LIZ.

Bluntly Declares Statments of Gem
eral GOnse to be Lies.
Paris. May 9.-The Figaro publishes a
letter from Colonel Picquart addressed to
the court Of cessation. replying to General
GOnse's deposition which appeared in the
Figaro" on April IL. While declaring that
Colonel Picquart contents himself for the
persent by indicating to the court several
of the principal errors therein.
First. he disproves Gonse's statement
that Colonel Henry did not know Dreyfus
in 1894.
Second. he declares it untrue that Henry
delivered his forgery to Gonse during Pic
quarts temporary absence.
Third. 1t is untrue that Gonse withdrew
the secret dossier from him after Noyem-
ber /. 1896. owing to Henry's information.
Picquart was showing the documents to
LIE Blcis when Gonse took the dossier. be-
fore the end Of October. Otherwise Henry
would not have been able to commit the
forgery, which was based on the docu
ments in the dossier. The forgery was
gievn to Gonse on November 2. lie Bloise
came only once to see Picquart on Noyem-
Der l.
Fourth. Picquart bluntly contradicts
Gonse's declaration that he (PicquarD,
never declared to him that Henry's docu-
ment was a forgery. Picquart told Gonse
after the interview with General Billot.
who showed him the document that he
had declared to the minister of war his
belief that the document was a forgery.
Fifth. Picquart says that Gonse lies when
he states that he had discussed with Off
GERS the secret documents which were
shown to the judges unknown to the de-
fence.
Sixth, Gonse complains that Picquart
neglected to inform him promptly of the
result of the certain enquiries he made
about Esterhazy. Picquart conclusively
proves that the contrary was the case.
Picquart finally upsets Gonse's statement
that he did not know until May, 1897, that
Picquart had obtained photograph OF the
petit blue, which showed no traces OF tear
ing. He proves that the photographs were
attached to his report on Esterhazy. dated
September l. which was handed to Gonse
in October 1896.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
THE FIGHT ON THE OIL TRUST.
Anne n dment to InfOrma tiOn Filed by
OhiO's Attorney General.

OhfO's Attorney General.
Columbus, Ohio, May 9.-Attor-
ney General Monnett filed In the
Supreme Court yesterday an amend
ment to the informations submit
ted by him few days ago regarding the
bribery charged against the Standard OIL
Company, in connection with the litigation
now pending against the corporation. He
did not disclose in the first complaint the
names OF the persons who be said had
made these offers. and the attorneys for
the Standard Oil Company filed a motion
calling upon him to make his information
more definite and certain by naming tie
parties to these alleged transactions and
setting out other and further details re-
garding them
Attorney General Monnett says in the
amendment that he does not desire to de-
lay the hearing of the motion. which is Sc:
for May IS, but that there is some infor-
nation requested which he cannot supply
and which can be had by due process OF
law. He says he is unable to give the
names of the persons who approached for
ner Attorney General ID. X. Watson. to
whom is said to have been offered bribe
of sl00. 900 by some one pretending to rep
resent the Standard at the beginning of the
litigation. Neither is Mr.. Monnett able to
give the name of the person who is al
legged to have sought by corrupt methods
to induce former Secretary OF State ID. ].
Ryan to use his influence with Mr.. Watson
to drop the prosecution.
Another close friend OF Mr.. Watson. no
is brought into the controversy. is Dewitt
c. Jones, editor Of the Record weekly
publication printed in this city. who is
known all over the State as an opponent
to trusts. Attorney General Monnett
alleges that Mr.. Jones received from Virgil
p. Kline. attorney for the Standard Oil
Company, payment of his expenses while
performing a certain service. but he does
not state what this service was. Mr.. Mon
nett asks that a master be appointed to
take the testimony of Watson. Ryan, and
Jones.
Regarding the s40o. 900 bribe which is al
legged to have been offered to Mr.. Monnett.
the paper filed in court yesterday says
that Charles B. Squire, lately of Cieye-
land, and now of the Standard Oil Office in
New York, was the man who approached
him. c. B. Squire is alleged to have pre-
tended to represent F. B. Squire. Secretary
of the Standard Oil Company; Frank
Rockefeller. of Cleveland. and Charles
Haskell. lately of New York, and both
stockholders in the Standard. The paper
is not long document and simply fur
nished the information desired in so far as
Mr.. Monnett is able to comply with the de-
mands of the Standard Oil Company.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
Infamy's Pinnacle.
from the Philadelphia Times. }

v ioa" 'he hiiaueipnId iinltSD
But the crowning wrong of this report is in
the censure of General Miles and his staff officers
for their assumed tardnes in reporting the faults
OF the commissariat. If there was nothing wrong
about the beef, what was there for them to re.
portf This inevitable question points at once to
the insincerity Of the whole proceeding, for nc
such reflection as this upon the General Command.
ing the Army. who was carefully excluded from
his rightful command, could ever have occurred
to any board Of officers Of their own motion It
was to find some blame to cast on Miles that
the Court was instituted, and its members have
carried out their orders to the best of their
ability, even at the sacrifice of their own self
respect
The evening times., 1899-05-09
AN ENGLISH CAPTAINS CLAIM
Will Ask Damages for the Seizure
and Detention Of sailors.


Portland, Ore. May "a dispatch to
the "Oregonian" from Astoria. B. c., says:
1t is announced that Captain Corning, Of
the British bark Howard D. Troop, will
present a claim to the British Ambassador
at Washington for $50 000 damages against
the United States Government for the de-
tentiOn Of his vessel and the removal OF
sailors from his ship by force on Friday
last. The papers for this demand are be-
British Ambassador by the first vessel
which sails.
II is stated that the sailors in Jail will
bring suit against Captain Green. of the
steamship Columbia. and the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Company to recover
damages for having been forcibly removed
from the Columbia to the Howard d.
Troop and for alleged indignities-
When the steamer Columbia arrived
from San Francisco Friday she was met
by launch having on board Captain Cor
ming. of the Howard d. Troop, and United
States Marshal Houser. Houser was armed
with a United States process issued Under
the admiralty law by United States Com
missioner Thomson. Of this city. directing
him to apprehend the fourteen sailors
aboard the Columbia who had signed ship
ping papers in San Francisco for the Troop
and transfer them to the ship. The steam
er was taken alongside the Troop and all
except two sailors delivered on board ship.
Thwarted in their purpose to hold the
men the clearinghouse people obtained
warrant for the arrest OF Captain Corning
on a charge of kidnapping. The warrant
was served. and Captain Corning appeared
before a magistrate. His hearing was set
for tomorrow. Meantime a writ of habeas
corpus was procured by the attorney for
the boarding house keepers and the sail
ors removed from the ship and lodged in
the county Jail. pending a hearing on the
writ. The attorney for the habeas corpus
petitioners says the sailors are American
citizens. and under the treaty Of 1892 with
Great Britain cannot be forced to serve on
English ships.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
LONG PLUNGE OF A TRAIN.
One Mnn Is Killed md Anothe,
Fatally Hurt.

West Superior, Wis, May 9.-By the COL
lapse of the long bridge over the Nomadj
River. short distance from Saunders, on
the Great Northern Railway. yesterday aft
ernoon, one life was lost and one man re-
ceived fatal injuries. The collapse &C.
CURED as heavy train was on the bridge
which. with the train. fell one hundred
feet. The bridge was a wooden structure,
1.2O0 feet long and 100 feet high. The train
consisted Of forty cars Of iron ore and
seven box cars. All plunged into the river.
Less than three hundred feet of the bridge
remains standing. Water undermining tn,
foundations OF the piers is supposed to
have been the cause of the collapse
The evening times., 1899-05-09
The New Brixx. Controversy.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.)
1t may be that DIR. Briggs is no more positive
in his heresy than others in the Presbyterian and
Episcopal Churches. but. matters stand he is
the one who issued the challenge and about
whom the conflict must necessarily rage for
time For that reason the conflict at this especial
time is filled with interest for millions of Chris
tians in all parts Of this land and in other lands
The evening times., 1899-05-09
The Printers OpInion.

(From the Commercial Advcrtiscr)
''It is hard to understand how they ever get
out that paper in Sing Sing prison. said the
foreman of the composing room, ''when every
thing is held for release F"
The evening times., 1899-05-09
A Religious RetOrt.
(From the Chicago Tribune.)

'Tcer' sneered the bad young man on the side
walk.
you'll call for ice some time, my FRIEND"
said the Salvation Army man who was riding
along on 4 90 wheel, "when you won't be able
to get even drop Of water to cool your parched
tongue!''
whereat he rode o.. leaving Tie e.eny utterly
routed.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
A CALL FOR CANNED BEEF.
Starving Alaskan Miners Said to be
Willing to Ent Il.

Willing to Ent IL.
The following remarkable telegram was
received at the War Department today:
Vancouver, Washington Barracks.
May s, 1899.
Commissary General, Washington, D. c.:
Rampant City and Circle City. Alaska, ask 70,
1870 pounds canned roast beef. They have
tried it. and apparently like it. Is there obiec.
tion to sending it?
MCCAIN, Chief Comnissary.
A messenger from the Commissary De-
partment almost collapsed from heart fail
ure in frantic effort to get the dispatch
to Secretary Alger for his immediate ap-
proval, and even the latter could not sup
press smile as he affixed his signature to
an order for the stuff requested.
One officer of the army suggested that
the cold climate Of Alaska wcu,d no doubt
be more conducive to the preservation Of
the meat than in Cuba and suggested that
a refrigerating plant could easily be main
tained by digging a hole few feet in the
earth for the purpose Of burying the beef
The beef will be sent at once to Alaska
where it will be fed to American miners in
needy circumstances.
The evening times., 1899-05-09

The United States Consul at Manila,
who has been there two years, says that
the temperature never goes below 81 and
rarely above So in the shade. From which
it would appear that our new colony must
be pleasant place to live in.
The evening times., 1899-05-09
CURRENT HUMOR.
Taking HIS Pick.

(From the Yonkers Statesman)
He-"Was your brother engaged in the late
war?
She-No; not until after he came home
The evening times., 1899-05-09
Long Words.

(From the Jewellers Wcekly.)
Young Optcian-It seems to be a complication
Of conjunctivitis. precbyopia. and astigmatism
The Patient-Say, mister, how many pairs @
specs'n it take to 'em?
The evening times., 1899-05-09
Provision for the Future.
(From the Cleveland Plain Dcaier.)

''What are you hiding thereg' enquired our
first father as he and Mother Eve fed from the
garden.
''Oh, it's Just one OF those wretched apples, 7"
replied the mother Of the race. 81 didn't really
get the flavor Of that first one. so RI eat this,
and then Wen plant the seeds"
The evening times., 1899-05-09
A New Classification,

From the Rochester Union and Advertiser)
Browne-Waiter, bring me a dozen oysters on
the half-sheIl.
Waiter-Sorry. sab, but we's all out of she'll
fish, sab, 'ceptin aigs
The evening times., 1899-05-09
An Unpleasant Man,
(From The C1evclano ,l,in Mi.

(From the CLEVELAND Plain Dealer)
"What fellow that Jim Bienkinsoop is for
nagging a man."
.'Yes. His personal filings are all OF the lin;
ment Sort
"Iiniment sort. How so?''
.'He rubs 'em in :"
The evening times., 1899-05-09
An Un.ucce.sf.l Operation.

'You told me you expected to perform an op-
Grafton for appendicitis on old Beasley. How did
you come outr'
Badly
SIS Beasley dead?'
.'No; soon .s I suggested the operation he
sent for another doctor"
The evening times., 1899-05-09
Dismal
From the Chicago Record \

From the Chicago Record.)
''He laughs best who laughs last
Il don't know: it's mighty dismal business get
ting of a joke and having TO laugh at it yourself
because nobody else does"
The evening times., 1899-05-09
A BnrRnin-Counter Man.

(From the Boston Trunscript.)
''Is there any doubt as to Mr.. Slydcr's hon
estyg''
mot the slightest. You can buy him with a
five-dollar bill. and if you haven't got that
cigar will do the business"
The evening times., 1899-05-09

Watch for q town. Congress Heights. D. O.
The evening times., 1899-05-09

THE TINES in all its editions, Morning, Even
ing and Sunday will be mailed to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month Addresses changed
as often as desired.
The evening times., 1899-05-09

Communications intended for publication IN
THE TINES must be tersely and PLAINLY written.
and must in all cases be accompanied By the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected COM
munications will not be preserved. and only man,
uscripts of obvious Importance will be returned
to their authors.
The evening times., 1899-05-09

Readers of THE TINES who may at any time be
unable to procure copies of it at any newsstand or
railroad station or on railroad trains, will confer
a favor upon the management by sending TO this
Office information OF the fact.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-08
spain's Last Despairing Struggle.

1t is impossible read without emotion the pathetic
poar Spanish commissioners Paris they
close their argument that America. demanding
nqushment Spanish sovereignty in Cuba,
the Cuban debt. 1t is single sentence although
sentiment 400 wears
THE Spanish commissioners understand that question
Of such nature this fail solved satisac
tory between two parties, which greatest
nation of the world immensely prosperous
blessed with inexhaustble resources whether due
the prodgious activity if inhabitants which,
other hand acquires treaty great
Importance, thereby fulls aspiration policy
in America, while the other party noble
ton of the old world cordial antagonist
in DAYS of her most prosperous but impoverished
through the msforunes heaped upon her during
which is about terminate whose treasury
burdened by obligations and for whom the present treaty
will the solemn confirmation
of her American empire although through
discovery of the world instrumental very
existence of the Great American republic
richmen of the modern nains perhaps expense
her welfare and the deriment develop
ment of the elements Of wealth
BOSOM but neglected through desire preferentiay
extend her colonies Will like
order nature enlist part
their mother who feeds supports sacrifice
Of her welfare"