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The evening times., 1899-04-24
RACING WITH A FOREST FIRE.
Narrow Escape of an Old Man From
Cremation.

Waterford. y. j., April 24-Church bells
rang out an appeal for help yesterday
morning and farmers gathered from far
and near TO fight devastating forest fire
The recent drought made the woods burn
like finder. and a wave of flames Iciled
through the timber toward this place
Six hundred acres of young timber owned
by Joseph Wharton. a millionaire Phil
adelphia nickel manufacturer. was licked
up by the flames.
Antonio Sourris' extensive vineyard was
destroyed and the fire was within 300 yards
OF the Catholic Church before the fire
fighters were able to stem the onward
march of the flames. Starting at the ave-
nue. on which the church stands. they made
backfires for some distance and diverted
the course of the flames
Timothy BoylaD, an old man. stumbled
into the village just at dusk and fell IN
conscious on his own doorstep. He was
blinded, his hair and mustache were gone.
and all his clothes were burned off save his
shoes and portion OF his trousers. His
escape from death was miraculous. IL
took an hour to revive him. and then he
told his story. He had been to visit a
friend near Burnt Mill. and while On his
way home was caught in the midst of the
forest fire.
He had race for life with the flames,
and just he was about to sink down in
despair he came to a small pond in the
woods. The water was dried up, but
Boylan got down into the soft mud and
plastered IL over his body and head. leav-
ing only breathing place for his nostrils.
The flames swept over him, causing al
most unbearabie torture. but he kept bur-
rowing into the mud until the fire had
passed by. Then. almost dead from heat
and suffocaton. he plunged into the smol-
dering forest, found road. and more dead
than alive reached his home in the even
ing He is badly burned about the shoul-
ders and breast, but will probably recover
The evening times., 1899-04-24
MONDAY. APRIL "a. 1899.
The Georgia Horror.

The crime for which a negro was tor
tured. and burned alive at the stake. near
Newman. in Georgia, merits death. Any
negro or white man who is guilty Of that
crime deserves all the torture it is in the
power-of mankind TO inflict, without in
jury TO itself. 1t is of all crimes the par
ticular one that should be swiftly. terri
bly, punished. The beast who commits it
places himself outside the boundaries of
humanity and is entitled to no more con-
sideration than mad dog.
This however. does not excuse the mob.
There was not the least doubt that il this
creature was guilty, il he was really the
monster who committed the crime. the law
and the courts would impose the death
penalty without delay. 1t was not because
there was any fear about the rule of JUS
tice under the law that the mob acted.
but TO glut an appetite for blood. The con-
sequences of this do not end with the exc
cution of the fiend.
Once community places the courts in
disrepute; once they institute the reign of
mob law in which passion outweighs rea-
son. there is never any safety, even for in
nocent men. If the Jurisprudence that is
away by ungovernable rage, no man can
draw the line where unorganized mob law
will stop. If there were the least reason
10 suppose the beasts in human form who
are guilty of this crime could ever escape
the death penalty. then there would be
every Justification for the mob; but there
is not.
To accustom the youth of the country to
lynch law is terrible thing 1t brings
chaos instead of civilization. 1t seems to
give warrant to every man to take the law
into his own hands. 1t gives opportunity
TO scoundrels to bring false charges against
private foes to achieve their violent death
II puts American civilization in a wrong
light before the world. If we could think
the peculiar cruelty OF this fiend's death
was meant to deter others from his crime
it would go far 10 excuse the torture: but
there is only too much reason to fear it
was to crafty the savage instincts of the
mob.
Let the Southern people make what laws
they will, impose what penalty they
will. for this crime, but leave it TO
the courts to enforce them. When they
fail. then there Will be excuse for pop
ular uprising but not otherwise.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

released. There are other prisons besides
these in the Indian Territory where re-
forms are badly needed. There are county
jails where men are shut up in
dark. ill-smelling. ill-yentilated holes,
where healthy man would die Of
disease. There are many jails in whose
corridors an outsider could not remain for
half an hour without becoming nauseated.
Such places do not tend to make the man
confined in them a better or more healthy
member Of society. II he is discharged
from prison with his nerves disordered and
his digestion spoiled, and his imagination
corrupted by contact with criminals worse
than himself, he will be more dangerous
and expensive member OF society than
before. 1t would be much better If he
were treated humanely, even If the cost OF
keeping up the Jail should chance to be a
little more
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Government by Syndicate.
To the Editor Of The Times:


Admiral Deweys refusal to consider a nomina-
tion for the Presidency only increases the desire
Of patriots that he should be our next President.
He says he has political experience; it is
the lack of political experience in a man
who has shown the highest qualities as diplomat,
a commander, and patriot under the most dii-
ficult circumstances that the country most wants
OF course, it is happier career to remain the
Admiral, but has his country right to demand
sacrifices of him in its dire necessity? The
country needs such a as he has shown him.
self to be. We are tired Of the Presidents who
begin their term in Office by "laying their pipes
for reelection and rewardinx their supporters
without regard for the public welfare which it
is their sworn duty to safeguard. Surely the
Government by syndicate and for spoilsmen must
terminate some time, unless we are to be ruined
by it. Why not make the break now by demand.
ing Of Cousin George that he be our next Presi.
dent? We may be sure that there will be no Gov
ernment by syndicate nor Hannainn nor Algerian
in his Administration. patriot has his duties
and his responsibilities and his aacrj-
fees to make for his country. n his
country demands these Of Admiral Dewey surely
no one believes that he bas not the greatness Of
character to respond 10 1t.
1t Is not possible IN our country to elect the
best man for the highest place instead Of depend
Ing on one OF. asother political syndicate to fur.
nisiz n withea creature 81 It's oWn deyisiag, then
our Government i failure.
JOHN HAWKES.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
POLITICS IN BALTIMORE.
Republican,. Hopeful and Democrats
Snnguine of Victory.

snnxuine of Victory.
Baltimore. April 2i.-The annual con-
vention Of the Maryland League Of Repub-
lican Clubs on Wednesday in this city will
BE- made the occasion for a great demon
stration in favor of the reelection OF May
or Malster and continuance of Republican
control in Baltimore. All the leading Re-
publicans of the State. including United
States Senators McComas and Wellington
and Governor Iowndes. will be present.
and it is intended TO make the meeting
the crowning event in a remarkable poliii-
cal campaign.
At the business session OF the league DR..
W. S. Booze. the president. will make his
farewell address. which will be followed
by the election of officers. Leander Fore
man, of Baltimore county, is prominently
named for the presidency. and Hugh Nc
Elderly. the secretary. and A. z. Orr.
treasurer. have been endorsed by the ex-
ecutive committee for reelection. Rssolu-
tions endorsing the national and State ad-
ministrations will be adopted. AS the Ma
tional Republican League will not meet
this year. its next convention to be held
in 1900. there will be no election of dele
gates. In the evening there will be big
mass meeting and a full turnout of all
the Republican clubs in the city.
The Republicans have canvassed the sit
uation by precincts. and are braced up by
reports from their agents. One element
which they expect to be a powerful fac
tor is the vote of the Grand Army. This
vote has been 1000. and in previous cam
paigns. when General Latrobe was the
Democratic candidate for mayor, a consid-
cradle portion of this vote was cast for him
because of his popularity among the old
soldiers. The Democratic leaders and GER
tain former Republicans now working with
them assert that the Democrats will have
TO- 600 majority.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
4 Tcmnc.t i'm n Tenuot.

Considerable commotion has been stirred
up BY the remarks of one Fuller, some
times called Chcvalier. on the subject of
Chicago. Mr.. Fuller has frankly remarked
that he disapproves of Chicago. Shake
speare. and Rudyard Kipling. OF course,
he might dsapprove of Shakespeare and
Kipling all he chose and nothing would
be said 10 him-his remarks would not
cause so much as a ripple on the surface
of public opinion. Shakespeare is dead
and Kiplng would pay no attention. But
when he makes remarks about Chicago
things happen.
He has called Chicago a hideous make
shift. and horror. and asserts that she
thinks more of her pork packing and her
export sales than of the books and paint
ings that are produced by Chicago people.
AS Mr.. Fuller is himself a Chicago man,
and has written an exceedingly dull book.
he may be supposed to have had experience
in this last matter. These remarks of
his appear to be taken seriously by other
inhabitants of the Windy City, and a
lively discussion is the result
Mr.. Hutchinson, President OF the Art
Institute takes the conciliatory and apollo
getic line of argument. He says that the
city is scarcely fifty years old, and must
be excused because she is such a young
thing. But Mr.. Fuller is nearly as old
as that, and he thinks that he has produced
literature, SO the Hutchinson argument will
hardly have much weight with him. Mr..
Opie Read is sympathetic and cooling in his
:rI..
just right. so he is. and that he is appre-
ciated in New York better than in Chica-
go. He throws side light on Mr.. Fuller's
character by explaining that he is "a SEN
sitiye man. almost as dainty as woman
Mr.. Stanley Waterloo is less gentle; in
deed. he behaves like great, rude man In
dealing with this shrinking and flower
like critic. He says:
believe in the bull. Mr.. Fuller believes in
the canary bird. Mr.. Fuller will have none OF
Mr.. kiplng. believe that today writers can be
put into two divisions -Rudyard Kipiins and the
other fellows
Altogether. one does not see that much
comfort can be gained by Mr.. Fuller from
the way in which his remarks have been
received by his native city. The attitude
of the people does not indicate their read
mess to profit by well meant and discrim-
mating fault finding. Even Mr. Read
may be trying to hint that Mr.. Fuller
should take up his residence in New York,
where he will not be disturbed or disturb
other people. In short, the fellow-citi-
zens of this unhappy esthetic missionary
do not regard his ministrations with the
humility and seriousness which they ought
to feel. and it is hardly probable Il they
will be brought to a sense Of their short
comings and better way Of life. even
were he to continue to explain to them his
opinions. It is the part Of wise and
discreet friend, therefore. to advise him to
desist. a
As for Chicago, there is no occasion for
her to be disturbed By Mr.. Fullsr's ~
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Education in Cr.mc,

There is national disgrace in the Indian
Territory, and the sooner publicity is CIV
en- TO ii the better. The prisons provided
for the detention of malefactors in that
region are in a condition to make Ameri-
cans blush for their country. In one of
these fifty-five persons were found penned
up in room forty feet square. without
partitions. beds, bedding. or any sort of
conyeniences. A few weeks ago the same
room contained more than one hundred
prisoners. All grades Of convicts are here
herded together, from the convicted mur-
derer to the man accused of unlawfuily
selling bottle OF whisky. Not very long
ago there was no provision even for the
separation of men and women. 1t was
left for a Cherokee Indian. ]. W. Ellis,
captain OF the Indian police. to remove
that disgrace from the United States Gov
ernment- He and some other Govern
nent employees, from their private means,
erected lean-to against the wooden stock
ade. and provided therein some separate
quarters for women.
This is not the fault OF Congress, for
some months ago that body appropriated
$4,000 for the erection of a better building,
and like amount for each of two other
prisons in an equally horrible condition:
but thus far red tape has prevented the
commencement of building operations.
Who is responsible for this thing? Why
does red tape hamper our Government as
it never does the operations of the big
trusts and syndicates? There is just one
thing which is responsible for all these
abuses-public Indifference. In a country
like ours no man can stand aloof and saw
that bad government is not his business.
il is his business. 1t is the duty of every
decent man to see that the public moneys
are spent honestly and to the best adyan-
tage, and to secure impartial fair, and
able administration of public affairs. So
long as men of intelligence and education
are sluggishly Indifferent to these things,
and men of the laboring class do not try
to understand the principles of good gov
ernment. We shall have corruption and
mismanagement and scandal.
This matter Of proper houses Of detention
for the criminal classes is not one Of which
the people can afford to be careless. 1t
does not concern the criminal, though as a
human being he has some rights in the
matter. SO nearly a 1t does the people who
suffer from his depredatisns after he 10
The evening times., 1899-04-24
A Comparison of Wars.
From the Boston Globe,

Contrary TO the notion of people who
read of the enormous destructive power of our
modern warsl,ips and improved guns. war is
neither as cruel nor as sanguinary as it was be-
fore the invention of cannon and quick firing
rifles. In the great naval battle of Sluys in 13tO,
fought by Edward iii against France where bows,
arrows, swords, and pixies were the chief weapons,
$4,000 Frenchmen were slain. and in the land
battle of Crecy six years later. where the same
weapons were used. the number killed was still
larger. Neither the battle of the Nile nor that of
Trafalgar at all compares with Sluys in the num-
Der OF slain. nor do Blcnheim Waterloo COM
pare with Crccy in blood letting. to say nothing
Of the horrible cruelty that must have accom-
panied all-day hand-to-land conflicts of men en-
gagged in cbopping each other TO pieces and fight
ing with and pixies dipped in irritating
posons designed To make them cause all the tor
ture possible.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
THE MILLIoNAIRE's IDEAL.
Rev. Mr.. RObjent Endorses Mr. Car
negie'a Maxim.

Braddock. Pa. April 94.-Rev. Thomas
Robjept in a sermon yesterday on Money
makers supported the maxim OF Andrew
Carnegie. that the man who cies a MI
lionaire dies dishonored. He said:
ITO denounce the possession of weaith
would be sheer cant and affectation.
Wealth. when justly earned. is the surs st
witness OF a mans capability. Carist
never denounced the possession of wealth.
but rather Unsuitable greed.
Mr.. Carnegie is reported to have said
that every man who dies a millionaire dies
dishonored. / endorse that maxim. The
question for every man is, Is money to me
means or an end? The man to whom
wealth is only means rather than an end
will first make adequate provision for his
own family. and We have no right to judge
what that provision may be. and then seek
to do some good with the balance.
There are signs that brotherhood is
becoming the ideal of the millionaire and
venture to dream that brotherhood viii
become the great keynote Of the worlds
commerce.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
MIR. KATo IN NEW YORK.
JaPan's Ambassador to England
HOmeward bound

New York, April 24-T. Kato. Japanese
Ambassador to the Court of st. James. who
arrived on the American line steamship
New York on Saturday night. received Wis
its yesterday at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
from the leading Japanese in this city. He
took long drive through the Park and up
Riverside Drive in the afternoon. Mrs. Ka-
to and her sister, Miss Iwasaki. who are
with him, did not accompany him on the
drive.
81 have been in England ten years." said
Mr.. Kato. "and 1 am homesick for a sight
of Japan. ! am going home on a leave of
absence. and, after short visit shall re-
turn to my post of duty in London
Mr.. Kato will remain in the city for
short time. and will then cross the conti-
nent on his way home. stopping on the
way to see Niagara Falls.
The evening times., 1899-04-24

AS though the pressure from the outside
were not enough China is having internal
troubles that may hasten the collapse OF
her government. The native sentiment
against foreigners has reached stage
where prosecutions and massacres are sug-
gested. These would precipitate condi-
tion under which the partition of the en-
pire would be inevitable.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
CONSTANT READER.
The Convenient Bludseon.

To the Editor Of The Times:
Having read the article in the Morning Times
Of the 14ti instant. relative to the man Charles
Ryan. who attempted suicide. l ask through
the medium Of your paper. Why is it that the
officers Of The law invariably fell man by a
blow upon the headg Your article relates that
Charles Ryan's head ''badly cut by the
clubs used by the Officers And. having wit
messed an arrest recently Of an intoxicated man,
whom the officers brutaly struck on the head
several times, telling him to the ground, because
he made feeble resistance to the arrest. would
like to know why the officers cannot strike a man
otherwise when they would obtain their object
The way policeman assault people at present is
cruel and unnecessary. From what I personally
have witnessed. believe that, in some instances,
their blows result in lifelong injuries.
NJ IOIIISIANE.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
PLArr NOT TO TESTIFY.
Will Not Fnce Ma.et's Conmittee =,
Voluntary Witness.

q Voluntary Wltness.
New York, April Ex-senator Thomas C.
Piatt declared yesterday that he had no in
| tetnicn Of accepting the suggestion OF
Abraham Gruber. law partner Of Frank S.
Black. formerly governor. that he appear
as voluntary witness before the Mazet
Investigating Committee.
1t was reported in several newspapers
yesterday that Senator Piatt, owing to the
remarks made by Richard Croker and 9TH
er witnesses about his interest in the Ma
ryland Fidelity and Deposit Company
would go before the Mazet committee and
offer an explanation. 1t also was reported
that his son. Frank H. Plat. and the law
partner of the latter. Albert B. Boardman,
would volunteer to give the assembly con-
mittee any information they could about
the matters on which Mr.. Croker and his
friends have been demanding light.
Are you to testify before the Mazet
committee" Senator Platt was asked at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday after
noon.
Il am not" he replied.
Neither as a volunteer witness nor in
answer to a subpoena?"
Il am not. so far as I know, to be sub
poenaed. l know that I shall not appear
as a volunteer"
/ Several members of the committee later
declared that they had no idea OF subpoe-
naing Senator Piatt. In view of the fact
that the Republican leader says he does
not intend to volunteer. the Tammany men
regard it as a certainty that he will not
be called.
Although Mr.. Croker Is satisfied that he
and his closest friends have been placed on
the Mazet rack at Senator Platts person.
al suggestion. they really care little wheth-
er Mr. Platt becomes a witness at this in
vestigation or waits until some other en-
qIiry is started. They are satisfied with
the impression which the refusal of his
friends In the committee to call him has
created in many parts of the State.
1t was pointed out by them last night
that IL Senator Platt should go before the
committee he would be asked no questions
that might prove embarrassing. and Tam
many leaders. for this reason. are content
to let the matter stand as it does. They
believe Mr.. Croker's willingness TO appear
as witness. in view of the fact that he
had his plans all made TO go abroad. has
placed him In a stronger position before
the public than Senator Platt has occu-
pied since his refusal to go on the stand.
Senator Platt. having established the
point that political ethics no longer re-
.quire one boss to prevent another from
being called before a hostile committee
has given to the Tommany men a precedent
which they say they will remember. There
have been Democratic legislatures in this
State. one of Mr.. Croker's intimate friends
said last night. and there are likely to be
Democratic legislatures In the future. and
when the time comes 1t is the expectation
OF the Tammany men that the tables will
be reversed. and that Mr.. Croker then will
offer no objection 10 the calling OF the Re
publican boss as the star witness of the
enquiry.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
The Customary Thing.

To the Editor Of The Times:
Can you explain how it is that, in the selection
Of names for war vessels. vessel has been
named after the city of Providence. r. l., al
though smsll towns like Newport. Wilmington,
Wheeling Annapolis, Montgomery, ETC., have
warships named after them?
Providence is of our leading coast towns
of Isl. 900 people, and exceeded in commercial
importance by more than half dozen of our
cities. 1t is certainly as much entitled to have
a vessel OF our Navy named after it as Milwaukee
Louisville, Topeka, or Albany.
CONSTANT READER.
I'VE do not know any reason for the mex
cusabe omission, except that it to be the
object of this Administration to fly in the face
Of Providence most OCCASION
The evening times., 1899-04-24
what Need for Protection.
tFrcm the ATLANTA Journal.)

While the protectionist organs rejoice as we all
do over the success Of American manufacturers Of
machinery and construction work in obtaining 50
many contracts in Europe and the Far East, there
lis one question which arises naturally in this
connection to which they offer no satiAactory
answer.
It is q TO Why protection is needed for Ameri-
can indnstlies which thus demonstrate their
ability to aand Alone, to win in competition in
losea mazkets, and even in the home markets Of
their indutsisi rivalsi
The evening times., 1899-04-24
NEW YORK PICTURED AT SEA.
4 Mirage Reelection On sandy Hook
md Atlantic Hixhlnnds.

New York. April 25.-A mirage of GER
tain sections of this city was seen last
night by large crowd reflected off Sandy
Hook and Atlantic Highlands. The phe-
nomena lasted several minutes until the
mist cleared down.
The reflection OF city streets extended
well over the bay and back on the land.
Occasionally great sections vanished 10 re-
appear in a few seconds.
The evening times., 1899-04-24
Gro,yIinx Alreadx.

(From the st. Louis Globe Democrat)
decidedly wrong beginning has been made by
Census Director Merriam in regard to Missouri
The protest will be sharp and emphatic. Mr.,
Merriam proposes to classify Missouri as South.
ern State and give the Democrats nearly half of
the appointments Of census supervisors 1t is in
every way q false step. and surprising blunder.
Missouri is not Southern State, geographically
or otherwise. Its Republican vote in 1906 was
over $40. 900. When did Mr. Merriam ever he,r
Of Democratic administration giving an ap-
poiatment of. any kind to Missouri Repub-
lican?
The evening times., 1899-04-24
stones Payment of Debts.

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
Nothing better coud have been expected from
Governor Stone. lie owes allegiance to the
chine first and TO the Federal and State consti-
tutions afterward. The machine was his maker,
and he remembers it. lie is not dull that lie
does not know that his commission to Quay is
not worth the paper it is written upon; but in
the struggle which is now going forward for the
publication of the Republican party in Pennsyl-
vania, he aings to his repudiatcd chief the make
weight Of brevet solatium TO keep up appear