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The evening times., 1899-09-22
A Dangerous Precedent

An incident which recently occurred at
Newport, indicates that there ought to
be trust, or labor union, or something.
TO embrace the scions Of European aristo-
cracy who come over here. One of these
gentlemen, an Austrian count, was please
with the music of a Hungarian band ons
evening, and expressed his pleasure by
diving into the depths Of his pocket and
producing therefrom a large roll of green
backs, which he proceeded to tear in hav-
es and scatter among the musicians. The
members of the band sat up until late
hour that night, piecing together the torn
bills, but it is to be supposed that they
found the task an agreeable one.
The counts action, however, is likely
10 embarrass other members of>the nobili-
~ who may spend their time at Newport
IN the future. II they are to be expected
TO follow his example, whenever they are
fayorably impressed with music, there will
be dearth of counts and barons at band
concerts after this.
AS most Americans who have Travelled
In Europe know, there has been created
AL In6idAu anu On Inc Sonliuenl al un-
fortunate impression that all Americans
are rich. This has come to pass through
the well-meaning. but reckless benevo-
lence Of certain wealthy citizens of ouI
country, who have taken some pains tc
impress upon an effete and oppressed ciyi-
ilization the idea that they could buy the
whole Rhine Valley and all of Paris fol
a plaything. IL they chose to do so. The
have succeeded in this SO well that the
American of moderate fortune finds thai
he is expected to fling his money about
in way which he does not at ali like
When a man has gone to Europe with q
carefully saved up balance on wbi2h to
draw during his tour. and has banned to
Ctay two. three, or four months and sec
The evening times., 1899-09-22
A Physician,. Revenge.
(From the Philadelphia Record.


''The people here are not very kind TO me-
said a young physician, OF the. Whitemarsh Val
ley, whose shingle had been cut for several weeks.
He lay the grass by the side OF the Bethlehem
Pike, with the bicycler who had happened along.
Not very kind. Is that so?"- asked the stranger
bieycler. That's so; but I'll get even with
Them replied the physician. II get even with
one yesterday. He's the leading man of the
town, and when he called upon mel glad
and gave him a grand reception. But what do
you think he said. ANY pert in storm, doc
tor says he; I'm in hurry, and guess you'll
do What's the mattaFr said !, trying not TO
appear hurt. Oh disordered stomach he an
swered; bad headache, cramps. and all that
Then what do you think l did? ! gave him a
dose of certain drug that in an hour laid him
on his back roaring with pain. His wife came
for me, hotfooted, and 1 hurried TO the house
and sat beside the bed and gloated over his ag-
ony When | felt thst~I had had a full revenge
eased him off. Wasn't that clever way to
get even? 1t was Il hundred times better than
a punch in the nose. II the fellow ever insults
me again Pll half kill himo'
The evening times., 1899-09-22
The Church Fair.

In a recent issue of the New York
the modern church entertainment. 1t is
written by Mr.. James Buckham, and the
probabilities are that MIR. Buckham will
hear from some OF the religious people OF
his acquaintance before very long. AT the
same time, the common sense and straight
forwardness of his expression of opinion
cannot but be refreshing TO many people in
and out of the churches.
Mr.. Buckham does not believe in church
fairs, sociables, suppers, and like perform
ances. He thinks that they indicate de-
generacy. One of his reasons for this be-
lief is the practice, common in many
churches, of asking tradesmen to furnish
supplies for these functions at cost, on the
ground that it is for the church" The
merchant dares not refuse, even though he
be an unbeliever, because refusal might
cost him customer, while compliance is
likely to secure one. AS a general thing,
the women of the church do the soliciting,
and most business men know that it is
rather a serious thing to offend them, be-
cause it occasionally results in a loss of
much trade. That is one of Mr.. Buckham S
objections to this way of raising money
for the church. He calls it robbery, boy
colt, and blackmail.
1t might be added that there is a con-
siderable amount of money grabbing. on
the same principle inside the church,
among the people who attend the festivity.
II might not be agreeable to Zealots to dis
cover, after such an affair was over, the
proportion Of people who paid in their
money more or less under protest, because
they were afraid Of being thought mean or
| Indifferent to religion. In some churches
| this sort of thing has gone so far that it is
/ rather more expensive to be a good church
member than to enjoy season of grand
opera and all the good concerts and plays
! which come in course of the winter. II
would not be so bad il the money thus
raised was devoted to relieving the wants
of the poor and needy, who, by the way
are seldom to be found among the COM
municants, but it usually goes to pay fol
fine music, new hymn-books or new furni.
ture for building which is shut up and
Of no earthly use to any living soul for six
days out of every week. 1t seems as il
this sort Of thing meant bad economy
somewhere
The evening times., 1899-09-22
Not an Economic Principle.

NFrUH tIt IHuIaHdPUIIs NVNs'J
1t seems TO US that society, acting through the
constituted authority, has both the right and the
power TO check monopoly, if it chooses to exer-
else them. The real question is whether it may
not be safer to allow the wrong to itself.
As a general principle Legislation is dangerous
remedy And that society is the strongest in
which the curative principle is inherent. But we
do not believe that the people OF the United
States are prepared to submit quietly TO the ef-
forts of the conducting these vast enterprises
to destroy competition and to control the Govern
ment itself. As Mr. Bryan we'll said the question
is not merely economic and financial. 1t is po.
litical well. And the people are rightly dis
turbed over the vast powers welded by these
great consultations Of capital. Nor can they be
quieted by the assurance that they are the re-
suits of an economic. tendency
The evening times., 1899-09-22
IRON TRADE EXPANSION.
America's Exports of Manufactures
Show a Large Increase.

America's Exports of Manufactures
Show a Large Increase.
The rapid growth in exports OF manu-
factures of iron and steel and the stimuli
taneous decrease in the importation OF
manufactures of iron, and steel seem to
have been coincidental with similar
growth in the production OF pig iron in
the United States.
A statement just prepared by the Treas
ury Bureau of Statistics places in parallel
columns the figures showing the growth
in the production of pig iron in the United
States from 1880 to 1898, and the imports
and exports of manufactures of iron and
steel in the corresponding years. This
shows that the production of pig iron in
the United States has grown from 1886, 19l
tons in 1850 to 934 tons in 1885, and
J. Stephens Jeans, Secretary of the British
Iron Trade Association, estimates the pig
iron production in 1899 at 100000 tons.
Meantime the export Of manufactures Of
iron and steel has grown from s14. .716,52i
fiscal year 1899, while the Importation Of
manufactures Of iron and steel has fallen
from 81 ,266, ,699 in 1880 to- s12, ,O9S, ,239 in
1S99
That the growth in the production Of pig
iron and in iron and steel manufactures
generally is likely to continue for the pres
ent seems to be the consensus of opinion
both in the United States and elsewhere.
The Railway and Engineering Review, -
discussing the phenomenal increase in iron
manufacturing in the United States which
shows an increase Of 33 per cent in the
expectation of iron and steel during the
past year, says that 'the expansion OF the
iron and steel making capacity and projec-
tion of new mills and furnaces announced
in the trade journals generally shows that
the year 1900 will be one OF phenomenal
activity and expansion. There are no evil
dences that the demand is being oyertaken
by the supply. The~fact is known that
every furnace and mill owner has a bunch
OF promises to keep with anxious consum-
ers which will take months to fill"
Secretary Jeans of the British Iron
Trade Journal" is also quoted as expressing
the belief that the United States will in
1899 produce 100000 600 tons of pig iron. as
against 11,774, 900 tons last year, and that
she will produce nearly two-ffths Of the
pig iron of the world.
The following is Mr.. Jeans estimate OF
the pig iron production of the principal
iron making countries of the world for
1899, compared with 1898. 1t will be seen
that the United States is now the largest
producer OF pig iron in the world, being
about 40 per cent in excess of the United
Kingdom.
The evening times., 1899-09-22
Wheeler in the War.

tfiOHl IHliduelpDla fOSt.)
II Gen. Joseph Wheeler dees as active fighting
In the Philippines, where he has recently been
ordered. as he did in the South during the Civil
War, he is apt to make his presence felt Gen.
Horace Porter tells the following story,
which is both true and timely: 1t
was about the middle of the Civil
War when freshly appointed colonel with
newly enlisted regiment joined the Union forces in
the far South They beautifully new both
in experience and in uniforms; and they were very
anxious to fight. The routine of camp life drove
them almost to mutiny. One bright October
morning word was received that small detach-
ment of General Wheeler's cavalrymen were on
the other side of the hill and force started out
IN pursuit. The next day the Confederates were
reported miles distant in the opposite direction
The third day the colonel and veteran
brigadier started out for pleasure ride A mile
from camp they rode into the fugitive Confeder-
ates, who had been circling the camp for week
1t was narrow escape, but they, got away un-
harmed After it was over the general said to
the colonel:
well, what do you think of war now?"
us Wheeler in this neighborhood much of the
timer replied the colonel, evasvely
''All the time. He is here, there. and every
where What do you think of the prospectY'
WELL, answered the colonel refectively. 'sI
wonder whether there isn't some=ways this internal
thing be compromised -
The evening times., 1899-09-22
Too brilliant.

(From the Detroit Free PreSs.)
''What kind of a time you having this
summer, JIMMY"
''oh, out of sight! The family all away. Faith
er was the last to 60 He went North ON bust
ness, and left me to take care of the house. Oh,
yes, I'm strong on tffat, you know. Haven't
been there since he left. That makes me think,
I'd better go around tonight-he's due today
James was right. His father had returned,
and was sitting the porch smoking a cigar
when his son arrived.
'.well, how have you been getting along for
the last week?' enquired the father.
"0h, very well. considering" says James, as
suming the confident air of the man that has
done his duty. "a few accidents about the house,
but fixed them all right"
''Yes?''
"Yes-had burglars night. Lucky thing
was here. They might have stolen half the house.
And gas pipe sprung leak, too. But 1 dis.
covered that in time And the rats! Why, we'd
have becne overrun with 'em if hadn't been here
to clean them out ~
HIN! that's strange" said his father. 81
haven't heard any burglars, nor smelled any gas,
nor heard any rats, and I've been here all the
week You know, didn't take that business
trip, after ALL
The evening times., 1899-09-22

per cent are Buddhists of Eastern creeds.
or profess no form Of religion.
In obtaining statistics Of crops, etc..
Mr. Atkinson says nothing of a sat
isfactory nature has been accomplished.
This is owing to the ,inadequacy of the law
to enforce those who will not at present
give accurate information. large num-
Der of the people on the islands are igno-
rant of what the advanced countries Of the
world mean by the word census" and
the ignorance is by no means confined to
those who are usually classed as ignorant,
but is to be found among those who con-
slider themselves educated.
The evening times., 1899-09-22
THEIR RIGHTS DEFINED.
How Building Associations May Is
Stock.


HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 22.-Attorney
General Elkin gave Banking Commission
er Powers an important opinion yesterday
on the right of building and loan associa-
tions incorporated under the laws of Penn
sylvania 10 issue what is known as full paid
and prepaid stock. He quotes authorities
and decides that full paid and prepaid stock
may be issued to limited extent and as
incidental to the principal business of the
association issuing the same; that is to
say, where the best interests Of those
holding installment stock will be served by
issuing sufficient amount of full paid stock
to enable the association to meet the de-
nlands of its borrowing members, it may
be done without violating any charter
rights.
He says the issuance OF full paid and pre-
paid stock should not, at any time, be per-
mitted to become the principal business
of the association and that no time should
there be more prepaid and full paid stock
issued than there is installment stock out
standing.
The evening times., 1899-09-22
THANKS FROM PRESIDENT DIAz.
He Appreciates n.nors to Mexico ut
PhiindeIphiu.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 22-Director
General Wilson. of the National Export
Exposition. yesterday received the follow
ing from President Diaz of Mexico, in re-
sponse to 'he telegram sent last week in
forming the Mexican Government that its
flag had been displayed and the national
air of Mexico sung and played by the
band in the Auditorium:
W. P. Wilson, Director General:
Tender for personally and for the Mexican
Government sincere thanks to the board OF di-
rectors and officials Ct the National Export Ex-
position at Philadelphia for the honor conferred
upon flag, which recipTocating toward
the flag of the great American Republic with
which united in the bonds Of friendship
engendered by sympathy and cultivated by iden-
tity of social and commercial interests.
PERFIRIO DIAZ.
Beginning on October 2. the seventy
fifth anniversary of the establishment of
the Franklin Institute will be celebrated at
the exposition. There will be meetings in
the Auditorium, at which distinguished
men will read papers on scientific subjects
The evening times., 1899-09-22
WOODS ORDER APPROVED.
Jamaica Negroes Said to Be Danger
Ous to Cuba

Speaking of General Woods order shut
ting out Jamaica negroes from Santiago
unless they can produce medical certifi-
cate that they have survived an attack of
yellow fever, and are therefore immune,
General Garcia said to Times reporter
this morning:
General Woods order is very timely. I
heartily endorse it. / know that it meets
the approval of all the Cubans. The ia
maica negroes are susceptible to yellow
fever and it would not be wise to let them
! come indiscriminately into Cuba. There
is no serious objection to those who are i'm
mune. but we do not want the others.
! General Woods order is in the interest of
Cuba and therefore is popular with Gu
hans"
The evening times., 1899-09-22
She (emphatically)-I won't.
Drawing a Parallel.

s.Did We liver notice tn resimbience betwane
a bhoy an a moI huntin' for Officer en-
-qnired the iantor philosopher .'fh' bhoy -hns-
ties aroun' gifts the job an is called . flee
bhoy.' Thin he sits down, takes some of til
hess cigars an watches tn clock. TIL mon
h,isties ar,In' gifts tn job an is called offi,e-
ho'o-= Thin he goes aroun' tn corner. Di-as
cherries from tn cocktails an wrnders wy his
foiye thousand per year isn't tin thousand"
The evening times., 1899-09-22
Moods May Change.
From the Detroit Exec Pros

(from the Detroit Free Press.)
OF course, there are those who scof at the pre-
dicted possibilities of compressed air as motive
power. No great invention discovery was per-
fected or applied without encountering the ridi-
cule of just such pessimists.
The evening times., 1899-09-22

From Chicago it is reported that Altgeld
and his faction will contribute to Demo-
cratic harmony by bolting the. ticket and
putting an independent one in the field, in
case Carter Harrison is nominated for gov
ernor. What~monumental luck Mr.. Nc
Kinley does have!
The evening times., 1899-09-22
A Lesson In Grammar.
(From Judge-O

He "a suitor)-Grammarians have never been
sure of the proper distinction between i shalt
and 4 WILL but to my mind there is no diff
Guilty. .
He thinking he sees his opportuni-yt-W
take the question: will you marry mer' Sup
posing l ask you, your reply would be not ]
c,Lo /.u,ob,,;calIvN-I want
The evening times., 1899-09-22
CURRENT HUMOR.
A Clean of Rensa N.
(From .Puck.)

sPucK.J
First Corporation Director-0ur legal depart
ment is getting to be very expensive
Second Co. iatioa Direetor-It is indeed, Very,
Sometimes / am almost tempted to think it
might be cheaper TO obey the law.
The evening times., 1899-09-22
A Mixture.
lFrnm the Clekeland Pa

(From the Cleveland Pain Deae
''Your friend looks like great musician. He
has very classical head of hair.
''Yes; he's got a classical head of hair all
right. He also has ragtime car and coon song
voice.
The evening times., 1899-09-22

Representative Babcock of Wisconsin
is quoted as saying that the Republican
Congressional caucus committee has agreed
Upon bill, to be introduced in Congress
next winter, providing for a formal declar-
alton in favor of the gold standard. If
the proponents CT the measure want it to
be popular perhaps they will select a
time for its introduction when there Is
not a currency famine in New York.
The evening times., 1899-09-22
Patriotism in the Nursery.

Sunday School Teacher-In order to be saved
we must be born again. Now, Robert, wouldn' t
you like to be born again3
Robert-Yes'm; if could be. named after Dew
ap
The evening times., 1899-09-22

The marquis de Gallifet, Minister of
War in an order to the army, declares the
Dreyfus incident closed and justilies the
judges at Rennes. .Gallifet may or may
not really think the incident closed" In
any case it is not. and will not be until
half dozen French generals have been ex-
posed as perjurers and traitors, and are
doing time in convict uniform
The evening times., 1899-09-22

Even England with iall her experience.
can make mistakest III reserving suzerainty
over the Boer republic, the British stipu-
lated that the TransSaal Government
should not hold direct diplomatic relations
with any country save the Orange Free
State. 1t now appears that advantage was
taken of this exception to establish an Of
fensive and defensive alliance between the
two Dutch communities. The Free State
will join its neighbor in fighting England,
and, of course, share in the result, which
will be annexation to Cape Colony.
The evening times., 1899-09-22

! world; the important thing is to stand by
the rules of the gatHe. Wnd strike ones
from a physical and ethical point OF view.
Physical force is the only thing likely to
tame bully or -intimidate mean rascal;
and for the protection Of society it is well
that those who know how to use it should
be encourag ged to do so. =
The evening times., 1899-09-22


selves and that they are not beng hound
ed from the soil,' as has been frequently
represented but that every effort is be-
| ing made to induce them to become own
ers and that success has in a great meas
| ure crowned the effort, Many Portuguese,
I Chinese, and others own houses which
| they have erected upon leased land.
There are in all 1856 houses owned by the
persons inhabiting them. Out of 1924
residences on the islands 1916 per cent
are dweIt in by their owners. This is a
remarkable showing. Hawaiians own
| 5194 per cent; part Hawaiians, 7.94 per
cent; Portuguese, 11.94 per cent; Chinese,
| 1910 per cent; Japanese, SIS per cent;
(! and eight other nationalities, 1890 per
cent The Hawaiians have their dive lings
upon lands owned in fee simple or on
homestead lots, which will become their
property within a term of years. The ma
| tive population is thrifty in obtaining
| homes for its families, and people who
acquire permanent homes become yaluabls
citizens.
| Taking those who returned themselves
in the last census as having religions, the
number was 54,522. Deducting this num-
| ber from the whole population of t09,020,
| there were 81 498 who did not return them
| selves as having any religion. The Chi
nese and Japanese numbered 46,023. or
| these, LII returned themselves as pro-
| Tossing some faith This left A, 3G6, who
must have been Buddhists, etc.. and de-
| ductfng this number from the total Of 54,-
/ 49S who made returns, there were10, 1872
Hawaiians. Europeans and Americans who
either profess TO religion or who declined
to say what religion they profess. Taking
those who have returned themselves as be-
tlonging to these three divisions, the total
is 54, ,s22, or 50.G1 per cent of the whole
4 population. OF this number 23.273, or .6s
per cent, are Protestants, 26, 1863, or 4S.36
Ier cent, are Roman Catholics. and 1885, or
1 S.96' per cent, are Mormons. But calculating
with the whole population as basis. 1899
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-26
LOAN COMPANIES
In Convention at Niagara Falls.

| NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July &c.
The annual meeting of the United
States League of Local Building and
Several hundred delegates were pres
ent, representing hundreds cf local as
! sociations and millions of.dollars of in
vested earnings.
There has been no material change
in the local building and loan associa-
tion situation during the past year.
| Money has continued plentiful and as
sociations have, as rule. been carry
ing large and unproductive balances,
which have decreased earnings and re-
duced dividends.
The business was materially re-
sLricted. The associs tions have been
compelled to not only refuse money
rendered them, but have also, in many
instances, been required to resort to
enforced Withdrawals in order to dis
pose of the accumulated cash in their
treasures.
The total number of associations in
the United States is 5,576, with tota
membership of 1,617 .s37, ard aggregate
assets of 5000. 1873, ,739.
THE cont nued depressing in real
estate has given all association more
or less copcern during the few years,
and the item of real estate held has, as
the official figures show, been gradual
ly increasing. The average per cent.
OF real est Ate held to the total assets is
5.SS The average per cent. Sof
, real estate held by local associations
is 16 per cent. lower than that held by
/ the natiOnals.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-26

raigned before the judge and after Ger.
tain form alities have been gone through
with, returned to her apartments.
The regular trial of the case will be-
gin six weeks hence and will be report
ed in full by the HERALD. Should the
woman be convicted of the murder as
charged, she will not be sentenced to
more than II years imprisonment and
it is pro bable that if the state depart
ment asks for clemency, the sentence
will be cut down to three or four years.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Instructions have been given the au-
thorities at Juarez directing that Mrs.
Rich be permitted to receive her
friends Unfortunately twice q week
and that accredited representatives of
the press be allowed to see her at any
and all seasonable hours. The gov
ernor, no doubt, made this wise provi-
sion in regard to reporters SO that her
prison life and treatment may be thor
Oughly inspected at all times by the
representatives of the masses of the
people, who read the newspapers for
information and depend on the report
ers to get it for them.
That the governor intends to deal
leniently with the woman goes without
saying, but he appears also to be de-
sirous that the treatment accorded her
suspicion, and for that reason throws
the doors wide open to the searchlight
of the daily press.
have any cause to complain, but no
doubt she will complain, for she ap-
pears to possess fault finding disposi-
tiOn