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The evening times., 1899-08-09
Mr.. Root to the Rescue.

The statement made by Secretary Root at
Piattsburg, n. Y, yesterday regarding the
war in the Philippines is satisfactory, but
not surprising We have expected just such
a declaration from him, and are glad that
he has not delayed making it. 1t Will re-.
assure the country, discourage the rebels,
and tend to remove grave danger of for
eign interference in some form.
What Mr.. Root says he means. He viii
have fifty thousand men in Luzon by No
yember, and, he adds, if that force is not
sufficient more will be sent. Probably it
will not be sufficient, but il represents about
all that the Government is in a position 10
accomplish in the way of reinforcing our
army in the interim.
II Mr.. Mckinley had been supplied with
a war minister of the present type last
January, he would not now be facing a
situation of great embarrassment and
peril. due TO the inefficiency of his officers
and agents. Ii is rather late for success
ful change of policy, but perhaps not too
late. A vigorous campaign under real
generals may yet save the day for him,
and permit him to congratulate Congress
when ii assemblies next December upon
decisive victory for our arms.
But that is not likely to be true if fu-
ture fighting in the Philippines is to be
conducted under OTIS controlled by Den
by and politics. In his Plattsburg inter-
view, Secretary Root declined to say what
would be done in the matter of Otis. He
did not, however, utter a word in praise
of that officer, as others have done. His
reticence is suggestive. We may be sure
that with new plans and a new army there
Will be a new commander for it, and he
will not be exposed to the interference Of
civilian peace commissioners
If the new man of the War Office shows
up in other respects as well as he appears
TO in his determination to crush the Malay
insurrection at any cost, he is likely TO live
in history as great Cabinet minister. He
has yet to demonstrate ability to reform
the vicious staff organization of his de-
partment, and to restore the Commanding
Generals Office to its proper dignity and
control over military matters. An excel
tion he will have TO give Alger's last spite
ful order Withdrawing the Inspector Gen
erals Office from the jurisdiction OF Army
Headquarters. We have no doubt he will
take advantage of the opportunity, and,
having settled that matter equitably, pro-
ceed to bring order out of the chaos which
has been a national scandal for years.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
TILLMAN, HEARD FROM.
The Senator Defends His Pet Dis
pensary Scheme.


Columbia, S. c., Aug. 9.-Senator TILL
man is getting back in his old form. For
two years he has been quiet in this State,
but in picnic speech in Sumter the other
day he gave an idea of what he would do
next year in his candidacy for reelection.
He was no peace and unity man, he declar-
ed, and would make his canvass ON fac
tional grounds. AS to the dispensary, he
would defend it in every county, II neces-
sary 1t was not intended to be moral,
it was to give plenty Of good liquor and
for the State to make profit instead of bar
rooms. AS for the Prohibitionists. they
were hypocrites and towards. They Lad
supported the dispensary knowing what it
was.
c. C. Featherstone. who last year, as
Prohibition candidate. came within few
hundred votes of defeating Ellerbe for
Governor, has prepared a card to the pub
lie recalling the strife and bitterness. the
arraying of brother against brother in this
State by Tillman, declaring that the Pro-
hibitionists were fooled by Tillman's false
promise of the dispensary being moralist
institution and calling on the preachers
Baptists, Methodists. and Presbyterians-
who are classed as towards and hypocrites,
to take notice and array themselves ac-
cordingly.
In the last session of the Legislature
the dispensary would have been defeated If
few Prohibitionists had not stuck by it.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
THE coMoRo ISLANDS.
Facts About the Country Said to Be
in Revolt Against France.

in Revolt Against France.
Cable dispatches from Paris announce
the receipt there of adylces that the ma
tives of Grande COmoro, the largest of the
Comoro Islands, have revolted against
French authority, and that the governors
residence has been besieged.
The Comoro Islands are situated in the
Mozambique Channel, midway between
Madagascar and the coast of Africa. They
consist Of four large and a number of
smaller islands with an area of go square
miles. They are under the authority of
the administration of Mayotte. Sugar and
vanilla are the principal productions. but
experiments are being conducted with the
culture of coffee and cloves. Each OF the
islands has its own budget, the total being
about 240, eco francs.
The islands were taken under French
protection in 1886. The population is est
mated at SO 900, chiefly Mussulmans. There
is an important coal depot at Grande CO.
moro. These islands are equidistant from
Cape Amber, the northern extremity of
! Madagascar, and Cape Delgado, the north
ernmost limit of Mozambique. Between
the points named Mozambique Channel is
500 miles wide and broadens into the In
| dian Ocean.
| The French Government has ordered a
gunboat to proceed 10 Grande Conoro from
! Majunga, about 500 miles away on the
northeast coast of Madagascar. The isl
I ands lie twelve degrees south of the equa-
tor and about the 43d degree of east longi-
tude A line drawn northwest from the
port of Mozambique to where the Seth
degree of east longitude cuts the equator
would at first strike the Comoro Islands,
next Aldabra Island, and would then pass
through the Almirante and Seychelles ISL
ands, which lie out in the Indian Ocean
! east of Zanzibar.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
cERvEaA's STRONG DEFENCE.
He Showed His Official SuperiOrs
That Ifefeat Awaited Spain.

That Defeat Awaited Spain.
Paris, Aug. 9.lThe journal des Debats"
publishes Admiral Cervera's defence of his
action before, Santiago. Admiral Ceryera
was beaten and his squadron annihilated,
but his correspondence shows that he was
worthy of a better fate The inevitable
defeat which he foretold will not diminish
his glory. On the contrary it makes him
a great figure, worthy of all admiration.
In January, 1888, some months before the
storm burst, the admiral was not sparing
in the counsels he sent to high functiona-
ries of state or in his plainly worded
statements as to the relative strength of
the Spanish and American navies.
In January he wrote: From a military
point of view our situation vis-a-vis the
United States has become worse and worse,
because we are without money and at the
end of our resources, while they are rich.
We have only augmented our naval forces
by the Cristobal Colon and the destroyers,
while they have added numerous ships"
In February he returned to the charge,
and gave a straightforward expose "of the
state of the Spanish fleet Few of the
ships are fit for use, and they are armed
pretty much anyhow and have no pro-
visions The Cristobal Colon has not got
her big guns, and the Pelayo and Carlos
are far from ready, ETC."
The admiral then makes a comparison
between the fleets, all to the disadvantage
OF Spain.
Finally he receives orders to sail from
Cadiz without being allowed to visit Mad
rid He sends to the Minister of Marine
report on the squadron. The boilers Of
the destroyer Ariete were useless, and
those of, the AZor not much better. The
Furor and Terror had been constructed
much too lightly.
Before sailing from the Cape Verde ISL
ands the admiral called a council of war,
and on April % sent the following tele-
gram to Madrid:
1T is impossible to give you any idea OF
the surprise and stupefication of everybody
on receipt of your orders to sail. OF truth
this surprise is we'll justified, for from this
expedition nothing can be expected but the
destruction, Of the fleet or its return in a
demolished condition while if brought back
to Spain it might safeguard the country
On April "a he addressed to Madrid, also
from the Cape Verde Islands, last teie-
gram in which alluding TO the decision Of
the council of admirals, he said:
Il go 10 the sacrifice with my conscience
at rest but cannot understand the decis-
ion taken by the general officers of the navy
in spite of my opinion
Senor Sagasta could not plead ignorance
of the state OF the squadron, for on April
% Rear Admiral Villamil second in COM
mand of the squadron, sent him the follow
ing telegram:
I'm view of the Importance for our coun-
try OF the destination of the feet. l deem ii
we'll that you should learn from a friend
shn faare NO hot trhi 20 "A
ready to die with honor in the accomplish
ment OF our duty l am convinced that the
sacrifice, of our naval forces is as certain as
IL is useless"
The evening times., 1899-08-09

The details of Admiral Cerveras defence
before a court martial which tried him for
the loss of his fleet, have been published in
the French journal des Debats." The
letters of the Admiral TO his government
show that he repeatedly warned it of the
unprepared, half-unarmed, and poorly
equipped condition of the squadron before
it left Spain. He was ordered away sud-
denly without time to make repairs or Sc
cure proper provisions. From Cape Verde
he cabled Madrid: Il go to the sacrifice
with my conscience at rest" In conse-
quence of the disclosures made by Cervera,
the Continental press is severe upon the
Spanish Government for the useless sac
rifice of its navy.
The evening times., 1899-08-09

Lord Strathcona, Canadian High Com
missioner in London, rather has this coun-
try on the hip, in declaring that Sir Will
frid Laurier's demand for boundary arbi-
tration was only taking leaf out of the
United States book" His lordship, of
course, referred to Cleveland's Venezuelan
movement. But he is wrong about one
thing. He says that Canada is now a ma
tion, though closely allied with England" :"
Canada has neither flag nor navy, and
supports an executive appointed by Great
Britain. These conditions do not consti-
tute a nation by any means.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
The March of Progress.

There has been a general impression in
other parts of the United States that Phil
adelphia was not especially progressive;
that il not stationary. the Quaker City was
at least slow. A piece of news which now
appears in a Philadelphia paper goes to
prove that this impression is not altogeth-
er a correct one, and that, whether the
human denizens of that town are up-to-
date or not, at least one of the animals is
provided with all modern improvements.
There is a cat in Philadelphia which wears
false teeth.
This phenomenal puss is the property
of a man who regards her welfare as only
less important than that of his immediate
family. Not long ago he noted that the
cat seemed to have difficulty in eating, and
would roll about the floor and meow in
a plaintive and pathetic manner. A con-
sulting trio of veterinary surgeons de-
clared that the trouble was with pussy's
teeth, and that the poor animal was suf-
fering from toothache. Hence the false
set.
Ii may be that in future all dogs and cats
belonging TO well-to-do families will be
going about wearing spectacles. shoes and
clothing and furnished with nice, white
false teeth. But the thoughtful person
will ask: is this really sign of progress {?
Is there real merit in civilization which
creates the evils which il boasts of curing !?
Perhaps at some blissful time in the future
We may have a system of things which
will combine the health of nature with the
comforts and luxuries of inventions. 1t
is worth some serious thought, at all
events.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
STARVED HIMSELF TO DEATH.
A Minister Fasts in the Hope of Cur
ing Disease.

Utica, N Y, Aug. s.-The Rev ].
Hughes Parry. Pastor of the Moriah
Church, of this city, died yesterday in
Poultney, Vt, as a result OF fasting for
forty-e eight days.
For years Mr.. Parry has been afflicted
with chronic dysentery, and he had hoped
that this treatment would relieve him. He
took no nourishment of any kind. except
water. and not morsel of food touched
his lips in almost seven weeks. The fast
was begun under the advice Of a physician,
who professed TO have treated similar cases
with success When Mr.. Parry had COM
pleted his seventh week of fasting his
family became alarmed at his weak condi-
ton, and he was removed 10 Poultney VT.
An effort was made to give him solid food,
but his stomach rejected it. Death from
exhaustion followed
The evening times., 1899-08-09
BISHOP -RICH's PROTEST.
The Mormon Churchman Declares
Elders Must Be Protected.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 9.-Bishop Rich, of
the Mormon Church. who has charge of
the elders now working in Kentucky and
Tennessee wired a strong protest here to-
day against the mobbing and white-cap-
ping of his men. Thirty-one of 100 elders
have been assaulted, two were about to be
lynched, and two more were beaten yester-
day. Rich says the Mormon Church will
spend s1,000,000 to protect its men. Rich
said:
If the people of the South will honor
and respect the Constitution of our Gov
ernment as the Mormon people will honor
that sacred instrument, hatred and mob
violence on account of difference in relig-
ious belief will be something of the past
in America. Unless we can honor laws at
home it is time for US to withdraw our
troops from foreign land and invite Ag-
uinaldo to pay us visit and teach us
higher state of civilization than we now
possess. 1t is an insult to mob and
threaten with death our elders.''
The evening times., 1899-08-09
EXPERIMENTS w1lH TlHoR1rE.
The Explosive Withstands Severe
Test at Sandy Hook.

The Explosive Withstands q Severe
Test at sandy Hook.
New York, Aug. s.-Thorite. the new
high explosive offered to the War Depart
ment by DR.. Hiram p. Tuttle, of Tacoma,
Sandy Hook proving grounds yesterday
12-inch service shell was charged with
thirty-nine pounds of this new destroyer
and fired from sea coast, rifle. The she'll
was not fused. The explosive Withhold the
enormous pressure of the detonation of 100
pounds of brown powder at the base OF the
shell, and went out to sea without expiod-
ing. Had the shell been fused IL could
have been exploded when IL struck the
water, and the force of the explosion would
have been sufficient to put out OF action If
not send to the bottom any heavily ar
mored battleship in the immediate vicinity.
Thorite in all tests made by Major Heath
at Sandy Hook has been fired with absolute
safety and test is yet TO be made show
ing that it cannot withstand severe service
conditions. Should the further tests OF the
Tuttle explosive be as successful as those
made thus far, 1t is likely that the Board
of Ordnance and Fertilization will recon-
mend to the Secretary of War that II be
adopted for the service.
Just now its battle between thorite and
the Isham shell. Since the failure OF many
shells of peculiar design successfully to
carry high explosives out OF service sea-
coast guns, the ordnance experts have been
deyoting their energies to the study OF
high explosives. II is coincidence that
just when Isham, the Vermont engineer, is
bringing out shell of special design to
carry any explosive, DR.. Tuttle comes for
ward with a high explosive which does not
seem to need any specially made shell. The
tests of the Isham diaphram shell will be
renewed within a fortnight.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
THE PLAQUES ONWARD MARCH
Europe Menaced by the MaIady's
Westward Stride.

Writing from Marseilles, France. United
States Consul Skinner reports TO the State
Department that the steady westward ad-
vance OF the plague, which has now reached
Alexandria. and from its Egyptian point of
attack menaces Europe. is directing atten-
tion to Marseilles as the great Mediterran-
can port, from which much is expected by
way of preventive measures and feared
by way of possibilities. Certainly at this
moment" the consul says, the city is in
better sanitary condition than for years"
Great precautions have been taken TO pre-
vent the importation of the disease into
France and the health authorities are con-
stantly on the alert c,.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
Attacked by a Bulldog.

Hampstead, L. l., Aug. 9.-The thirteen
year-old daughter of Tony Bacigalupo
was savagely attacked Wednesday after
noon by bull terrier belonging to R. H.
Hunt, a New York architect. The girl
was delivering fruit at the Hunt country
residence, near Garden City, when the
dog rushed at her and seized the calf of
her left leg in it's teeth. The little girl
screamed, and several grooms ran to her
assistance. They fought off the dog with
clubs and pitchforks. The girl was placed
in one of Mr. Hunts carriages and driven
to the Office of DR.. c. G. J. Finn, Hemp
stead The doctor cauterized the wound,
whic is a bad one.
The evening times., 1899-08-09
WEST INDIAN HURRICANE.
The American Consulate at Point
Pitre Wrecked.

The American Consulate at Point
Pitre Wrecked.
H. E. Williams, Acting Chief of the
Weather Bureau, said this afternoon con-
.cerning the West Indian hurricane report
had been received today from points east
of Cuba. He thought the hurricane was
central near Porto Rico.
The following cablegram5 has been re-
ceived at the State Department last night
relating destruction by a hurricane in
Guadeloupe:
Pointe a Pitre,. August s, 1899.
Secretary of State, Washingtgn.
Serious hurricane suddenly commenced at 10
yesterday morning. Blew seriously until night.
Roof United States Consulate blew off, Every
thing, wraps, personal property total loss.
great many small vessels lost. The damages in
the city are great. No details from the
try. Wires down. AYME, Consul.
A despatch from Fort desFrance, Island
of Martinique, says under date of yester-
day:
"A tornado struck Pointe a Pitre,
Island of Guadeloupe. at II O'Clock yester-
day morning, the disturbance lasting until
nearly 4:30 p. m. A number OF roofs were
blown off, and houses Were flooded and
recorded Twenty three 9flat boats and
fishing boats were sunk in the harbor, in
addition to schooners, two small steam
boats and another steamer,rthe Hirondle,
which were wrecked at other places.
"The Alcyon, a fourth steam vessel. had
her stern damaged. The French cruiser
Cecille. which was in the harbor, did not
suffer at all. All communication with the
interior of the island. where the damage
done is considerable, has been interrupted.
At Saintes two schooners were sunk and
some fiat boats We're driven into the in
terror. The plantations suffered con-
siderably.''
Santo Domingo. Aug. 9.-The United
States cruiser New Orleans put to sea
yesterday morning at O'clock The ba-
rometer then stood 29,Sl-, As this de-
spatch is filed the register shows 29.S5.
Kingston, Jamaica. Aug. s.-Cable COM
munication with the islands eastward of
Porto Rico is interrupted, supposedly
through the destruction Of the land lines
by hurricanes
The evening times., 1899-08-09
Found Out.

(From the Chicago Tlmes-llerald.)
'tJohn,'' said Mrs. Simsleigh, Il thought you
didn't like classical music. You have always
raised strong objections to it whenever l have
asked you take me to concert a grand
opera performance"
Il know it," he replied; Il detest if. People
who claim that they like classical music talk
only for effect. l don't believe anybody really
enjoys it, That's my honest opinion. People
who 90 TO classical concerts and grand opera
performances do it simply to show off. They
desire to create the impression that they're cul-
tured, or else they want TO exhibit their fine
clothes. There's always something aside from
the music that takes them. I've paid some at
tenticn to the study of human nature, and !
know what I'm talking aboutn
s ...s. SHORT silence Mrs ss:,.;;IInsieigh asked:
Didn't yeg tel me, dear, that You liked to
go 10 that Beer garden up near the park only for
the purpose Of hearing the music?''
YES" he replied. you ought to be well
enough acquainted with me to know that l
wouldn't 70 for any other reason"
''well,'', Ehe said 81 found the bands pro-
eranlme in genr pocket last night, and every
piece On it but one is classic
Then he snddeniy remembered that he would
be late at the Office if he didn't catch the next
train
The evening times., 1899-08-09
A Battle MT San Fernando.

Conviction that the United States really
means business at last appears to have
come to Aguinaldo. OF course he has
heard from his supporters in this country
that Secretary Root is to have a free
hand in dealing with him. and that, if he
expects to accomplish anything substan-
tial, he will have to be quick about it.
Evidently he and his friends have lost no
time in getting at work
Today's dispatches tell us of a battle
near San Fernando, resulting in a victory
for Genetal Macarthur, who, with his
four thousand men, defeated a Tagal force
of six thousand. We also hear of the dis
covery of a native plot in Manila plot to
massacre foreigners and open the way to
rebel occupation of the city. 1t is we'll
that 1t was detected before an outbreak
Our loss in MacArthur's fight, although
light compared with the number of troops
engaged, is TO be considered serious if the
results were not decisive of something. San
Fernando was infested by spies and mas
sacre there was being prepared for The
general N command learned of il and took
precautions. He expelled all the natives
who did not own property. He must have
expected an attack in foro, TO coincide with
the proposed uprising. The news reports
say he pushed out and attacked the enemy
several miles from S&n Fernando The War
Department advices state that Macarthur
moved out and engaged the rebels: who
We're In fierce around the city, and drove
them for five miles.
In the present state Of our information il
is hard TO guess what the sortie may
amount TO in the way of relieving the
critical situation of our forces in the north.
Further fighting is expected today and, If
Macarthur is endeavoring to push his way
20 Manila. it viii continue all along ths
The evening times., 1899-08-09
Drowned While Bathing.

Easton, Md, Aug. 9.-Master Billings, of
New York city, twelve years old, was
drowned in Miles River Monday on the
flats off Emersons Point farm, the resi-
denee of DR.. James Seth. The boy and his
mother were spending the summer at the
Point. On Monday there was Sunday
school pisaic on the grounds. Young Bill
lings and some smaller children went out
on the fats to bathe He suddenly got off
the end of the beach into deep water and
drowned before help reached him. The
body was recovered. He was the grandson
of the late William Pierce Blades, of St.
MichaelS
The evening times., 1899-08-09
INDIANS IN A HOLIDAY DANCE.
A Grand Festival Enjoyed by Tribes
I'm New Mexico.


Santa Fe, Aug. 9-Over 1,500 people from
all parts of the United States attended the
Indian festival just held at Santo Domingo
which was the finest which has taken place
in New Mexico within the memory Of
century. There was a very large attend
ance of Indians, arrayed in their most gor-
geous attire. No less than IA took part in
the ceremonial Tabla dance, there being
eighty from the Chalchuital Estufa ana
sixty -four from that of the Calabasas ae
companied by ten Entremeseros or delight
makers" from each Estufa, and 20 less than
forty musicians. At an early hour the
Entremseros paraded through the town In
two detachments, with two delight makers
mounted on artificial horses. The Tabia
dance was presented with the usual gor-
geous and unique costumes which are never
varying. because ceremonial, and included
a bewildering variety of beautiful and IN
tricate figures, all of which were perform
ed without an error and in perfect time
The ceremonies occupied seven hours anu
with the surroundings OF brilliant coiors OF
gay dresses and Indian blankets covering
the roofs of the adjacent houses, as well as
all available space around the arena, form
ed scene of spectacular magnifcenee