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The evening times., 1899-03-22
The s,veatshop Evil.

II is suggested that the only remedy at
present in sight for sweatshop evils is the
enactment of az,saw requiring a license
from the State FACTORY authorities before
any building cxn be used for manufactur-
ing purposes. This would undoubtedly do
away with a part of the trouble, since even
under the most careless administration of
such law some of these establishments
would be made TO discontinue business or
reform. The result, however, would prob
ably be increased prosperity for others
quite as iniquitous. and the measure is,
at best, only a makeshft
To trace the sweatshop evil back to its
first cause. it comes chiefly from the latter
day mania for saving time, under the con-
viction that time is money. All the gar
ments now made in these holes could be
made as easily and quite as cheaply in a
building located in some country village.
with plenty of fresh air and light But
there would be some loss of time in trans
portation. That is about the only obiee-
tion which could be raised to the plan of
a factory in the country. OF course, under
more favorable conditions the operatives
might become restive and strike for inde-
pendence or better wages, but that would
not necessarily follow. 1t might be worth
while for some philanthropist to try the
experiment Of establishing a factory out
side the city, in a place where land is
cheap, and putting into it a small COM
munity of the operatives who are now
being slowly poisoned and worked to death
fv, Ns.rrv RI oScl,< Ts
possible that such a place might not only
be made to pay, but to yield very ccn-
siderable returns. At any rate, during the
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Asuinaido,s Men at Drill.
fFrom the Omaha Bee J


The characteristics OF the yellow battslions pit
ted against the American troops in and about
Manila are entertainingIy sketched by a soldier
Of the Fourth Cavalry, stationed at the seat OF
war. He accidentally strayed among them be-
fore the Americans and Filipinos came together
in battle array, but friction existed between the
outposts of the two armies. Il found a big
crowd of natives from the city, writes the sol
dier, ''who were watching some kind OF process
sion. This, it neared, proved to be a69 or
300 of Aguinaldos army parading under arms.
My feelings We're somewhat mixed l discovered
myself in such surprising minority. I was
among an odd 2,006 Malays, but the white
shrted raseals crowded about me. and. grinning.
said: Americana -Filipino-amgo?' and laid
their two forefingers side by side in token OF
our fast friendship. / thought it wise to agree
with them.
1.-The marching soldiers were a sight. The only
uniform thing about them was their guns-4j-
calibre Remingtons. For the rest, they wore all
manner of hats, from old yeIiow-pith helmets
to broad -brimmed straw and ragged felt hats
Their coats and shirts and trousers were as df-
ferent as could be. They were alike again in
their spreading. black feet. The noise they made
as they stamped the ground marking time was
quite like booted regiment. They were withal
very serious looking crowd-mostly all boys.
marching to the monotonous squeak of a half
breed fife. They paraded in column OF fours up
and down the road three times, and then went
out again to the bush where they came FROM
The evening times., 1899-03-22

The testimony of Dr. Sem, who was
Surgeon -in-Chief in Cuba, was almost the
last taken by the Court of Enquiry at Chi
cago He believed the canned beef lacked
nutritious qualities, and that the enact
ated condition of the soldiers was largely
due to it, How emaciated the men were
the early visitors at Montauk know. Per-
sons so reduced must become the easy vic
tins of climatic disease. 1t is not unfair
to charge many deaths to the quality of
the food supplied to our army under Sec
retary Ayers administration of the War
Department Yet that official asserts that
the President has never suggested his re-
tirement
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Henry James a Night Worker.
(From the London Academy

j
Mr.. Henry Games, it appears, does his writing
at night, o'clock in the morning often finding
him still at work. This habit possibly saved his
Lamb House. at Rye, in which George iii stay
ed, and which has been made still more historic
by Mr.. James own residence in it, has the faults
of its qualities-fues that date back for two hun
dred years, and are not used, perhaps, to the
late hours OF an author. The fire which broke
out in one OF them the other morning quickly
brought the householder from his writing table,
the local fire brigade summoned, and the
flames got under control before any great
damage had been done.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
SUICIDE OF A MAYNARD GIRL
Drinks CarbOlic Acid in "a Resort at
Canton. Ohio.

Canton, Ohio. March PA girl known
as Madge Wade but whose real name
is said to be Tuck. committed suicide at
the house of Anna Roden last night She
drank carboiic acid BY direction of the
coroner, Charles Beckwith was locked UP
pending the inquest. He was with Madge
at the time of her DEATH
Beckwith is musician from Akron He
claims he has been lodging with Madge
for some months and that she wanted him
to marry her They were drinking heavi-
ly yesterday. He denies that he knew she
had taken poison last night until aroused
by her Beckwith says the woman has
rich relatives in Philadelphia Her pa
rents live in Louisiana and her father is a
lumber dealer and mill owner. Beckwith
claims to have been with Fields minstrels
The evening times., 1899-03-22

AS military men here inferred, the with
drawal of Wheatons flying brigade from
its advanced position was in preparation
lines. General Otis seems to have planned
a crushing blow which will probably be de-
Iivered tomorrow. Something may delay
it, but at this moment it appears that the
chief purpose for which he is reta ming the
volunteers will be achieved at once. He
has received some re-enforcemeEts and
Wheaton having made it impracticable for
the insurgent force in the south to
strengthen the main body ON the north,
there is every reason to look upon the
coming movement as the last of the war
The evening times., 1899-03-22

The Hundred Year Club is among the
latest New York organizations. It's OBJ
ject is to determine by what means the
human span of life may be heightened
The members are taught that one should
be young and frisky after a century of
living. With the daily record of half a
dozen new trusts 10 control the production
of the necessaries of life it becomes a
question whether it is desirable to continue
on earth on the terms the trusts pre-
scribe.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
CURRENT HUMOR.
Good Advice.

From the Boston Transcript1
Train up child in the way he should go; but
don't overtrain him, or he will be pretty sure
TO go in opposite direction.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
a Possible Explanation.

(From the Detroit Free Press)
GLOW beautiful and feecy was the heavy fall
of SNOW, jest after March has been ushered in
with sunshine and warmth
.'Yes; it looked very much as though the lion
we're shaking all the wool off the lamb
The evening times., 1899-03-22
A snIid. kiss.
(F'rnm the Chicago Posi-. y

IF rUHi tHe IHfcdgU FUsI-J
She threw him kiss from the window just a
her small brother threw him SNOWFALL from
the alley. As he went OF he was buried in
thought
'sAnSi yet they say he nuttered." that there's
nothing substantial to kiss"
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Disgusting the Dirt.

{From the American Hebrew1
Mistress (greatly scandatzedl-fs it possible,
Hannah. you making bread without washing
your hands?
New Kitchen Cirl-Lor, what's the difference,
mumY It's brown bread
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Rhode Island EIection.-Rhode Is
Affairs at Jekyl IsIand.-The Pre-

dent and Mr. Reed are scheduled to leave
Jekyl Island today. Politicians here seem
to be convinced that their meeting at Jekyl
Island was not altogether accidental. They
believe that it was prearranged. but they
are not so certain that anything will come
Of it. When the two principals separate
and their respective followers begin to get
in their deadly work, they Will probably
find themselves as far apart as ever. II
is pointed out that anything like a per-
manent peace between Reed and McKin-
ley is practically an impossibility
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Ahead of Him.

(From the Chicago News
Sfngleton-Have YOU ever experienced the su-
preme ioy that comes from finding in your pocket
a dollar that you didn't know you had?
Benedict-So: but my wife has upon several
occasions.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Infiatfering Trufh.
0From Tit-Bits.)

IFrom Ilt-BltS-1
.-ff 7 say said 4he teacher :. the pupil
loves his teacher what sort ot Il sentence is
that:''
Sarcasm said the bow
The evening times., 1899-03-22
A Shrewd Move.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
''Bagsby is shrewd advertiser
''How sop
''fIe sent letter OF sympathy to Rudyard Kip
ling, and got his name in all the papers -
The evening times., 1899-03-22
L Hard Worker.

tFronn PuCk-l
'.What a hustler Mrs. BJziuz Is about her
church work.
.'Yes; she acts as if she had to raise that
$40 600, 900 for Spain.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

The .hoodoo' seems to have lifted from
Sampson He was sent after John Sher-
man. and the Nestor of the Republican
party began TO improve. II Mr.. Mckinley
desires to please the American public, un-
der no circumstances Will he send Simpson
after Alger.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

THE TINES. in all its editions Morning, Even
ing and Sunday, viii be mailed to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

There has been mysterious disappear
ance of an army Of some thirty thousand
men, When it was decided that this Gov
ernment should give hundred dollars to
every man who had served in the Cuban
army the Assembly asserted that there were
more than 40, 600 of them. The American
officials refused TO accept this estimate
and called for a roster. The governors
of the different provinces have completed
lists of Cuban soldiers within their re-
spective domains and the aggregate is only
Is. 600 This is in accord with what the
Americans have known of the native force.
Nobody believed the statement of the Junta
that there were $4,000 men enlisted under
the Cuban flag, and when our expedition
reached the island the disbelief was
strengthened General Garcia met General
Miles and offered his services and that of a
few hundred starved and ragged and part
ly armed followers. who formed the flower
of the Cuban army. We had been prom
ised the cooperation of Gomez's entire
force. but they did not emerge from the
woods until the Spaniards were whipped
and almost ready for export.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

When the Associated Press announced
that the news of Sherman's death was con-
firmed the public was prepared to hear
that he was not dead, but better. And so
he was.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

seventeen and girls of the same age
are kept under convent-like restrictions,
the mystery of an acquaintance makes up
half its charm, and there is absolutely no
way in which either can judge of the other
except by appearance-an extremely un-
safe guide during the susceptible years.
One of the oId-fashioned arguments,
which is still used occasionally where peo-
pie do not know any better, is that by CO.
education the boys are held back, to keep
pace with the feebler minds of the girls.
Anyone at all experienced in high school
and academy training knows that In about
three cases out of four the yaledictorian
of an academy class is girl, and that
out of the first ten scholars of any class
at least six are always girls A bright
girl puts more nervous energy into her
studies than her brother does, and her
brain develops sooner than his, especially
in studies like literature. Latin, history,
and mathematics. When it comes to nat
ural philosophy or a like study dealing
with practical matters, the boy usually
comes to the front. Ten years later he is
just beginning to do his best work, so that
the boys who have won little glory at
school often turn out the most success
full men. But in the school years-up to
the age of eighteen-the girl is not only
fully able to hold her own with the boy,
but is usually a little in advance of him.
| The most successful school system in
the United States, from the point of view
of the average student, was undoubtedly
the academy system which was generally
used first in New England and the Mid
die States and then in the Middle West
some twenty five years ago. Under that
| system it was possible to assimilate
knowledge in great variety of directions
! at a very small cost to the student, de-
| spite the fact that most Of these acad-
emies were, and are, self-supporting. Co
! education was the rule in these institu-
tions, and the association of the sexes II
| the classroom and in social relations out
side school hours rarely had any bad re-
suits, while in many cases it was of i'm
! mense benefit. Here and there an excep'
tional character may be developed tt
greater perfection under the separate
school system; but for the average morta
the other plan has much TO be said for it
The evening times., 1899-03-22

Readers Of THE TINES who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of it at any news
stand or railroad station or on railroad trans
will confer favor upon the management by send
ing TO this office information OF the fact.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

Communications intended for publication In
THE TINES should be tersely and plainly written
and must in all cases be accompanied by the
name and address OF the writer. Rejected com
u,,ruicarions Will not be preserved and only man
uscrpts OF obvious Importance will be returned
10 their authors.
The evening times., 1899-03-22

An article on "HerOes OF the Railway Serv-
Ice in ''The Century for March. consists Of
notes from the experience OF Charles De Lano
Hine, q graduate OF West Point, who. after serv-
ing four years an'ofhesr, voluntarily resigned
his commission in the army to become a freight
brakeman He worked six months a. brake
man and two years as a yard-master, all of the
time In constant contact with the men and
the dangers he describes In the late he
was a major in the First District of Columbia
Volunteer Infantry. Here is one OF the good stO-
ries he tells: Not long ago a freight conductor
started on a night run after drawing his months
wages from the pay-ear- He had with him his
young son, lad of twelve, and when well
under way they began to cook supper on the
caboose stove The rear brakeman on watch
in the crpola- observed that the engine seemed
to have unusual difficulty in pulling the train
BE did not connect this fact with the presence
of several hoboeS on top of the ears, who
known tc him, were setting the brakes and STALL
ing the train The front door of the cabOosc
fe& open, and four masked and armed men
ordered the occupants 70 throw up their hands
The conductor jumped To shield his child. seized
eouplins-pin, and smashed head. but not
until four shots had rlIng out and three bullets
in his body. Fighting to the last. he fell
dead in the doorway. The brakeman was shot
in the arm. and made his escape frcm the car
to the ground. Fearing he would give the
alarm and cause their capture. the bandits fed
Then the boy showed that the blood of heroes
Is transmitted to succeeding generations. He
pulled the body of his father inside. and eoolly
secured his money and watch He noticed that
the train barely moving. and il occurred
to him that there second section close
behin,i He knew the brakeman had no lantern
even il alive. The plue.Ey hoy took the red light
and rorFedoes. droppsd 81 and ran back ex-
pectinS at every tnrp 20 be shot. and Jagged
the other train. Travellers westward over the
Big -Four sometimes waEter why slender veil
unteer seems prominent in helping the SWITCH
attach the dining-ear IT one Of the ter
minsls II they happen to enquire. the
ply: ''Why. that's Johns boy. the conductor
those buns put in the clear that sy-d4y lass
year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
GOOD BEHAVIOR.
American Soldiers Set a Good Exam
pie n Havana

Ha-ana- July "A noticeable feature
o. the Fourth Of July celebration here
was the fact that no American sotdleE
was arrested for drunkenness and none
seen intoxicated on the public streets
The papers comment tav0rz1ly upon
this
General Ludlow has issued orders al
lowing special passes 20 the 6nI-aLE4
men who may desire to attend evening
entertainments The holders VIII be al
lowed 20 attend under charge OF non
commissioned officers. who VIII Be re-
spousioIe for their behavior the passes
expiring az midnight
owing to the laxiLy in dress and de-
pertinent on the part Of some of the
troops General Ludlow has issued or
aers 10 the commanders TO see 10 IL InaL
no soldier leaves a command on a pass
or otherwise unless in proper Uniform
and in tidy and s0Idier-l1Aca condition
Any one found violating the rule VIII be
punished
Governor General Brooke has called
upon the provincial governors 70 nom
mate suitable men 10 take the census
in rhe various provinces and to rele-
graph the names 10 division neadq 1aE-
tiers as soon as possible He says rnere
VIII be no radical change IN the plans
for census taking which he outlined last
March
Collector Bliss has formed a civH ser
vice board consisting Of himself. the
deputy collector. the comptroller and the
chief inspector Hereafter all april
caurs must pass an examination before
securing a position IN the customs ser
vice.
An order Is about TO be issued restrict
ing the -ak-ng Of spOuEes under forty
celrilueCres, first quality 80 Ceuriusrres,
second quality. and . Cenriuetres third
quality. The Cuban sp0ngHrs strongly
com plain regarding the pOaChing Of Mas
szu vessels. and q gunbOat viii probably
be asked for to protect the Industry
NO alarm is felt BY the authorities IN
CoDseQ uance of the existence Of one or
two cases of yellow fever here The
best medical opinion is that the fever
VIII this year reach the lowest point
known in many seasons.
A law IS in process OF preparati 70
punish public officials for accepting
brI5es or gifts in the nature Of brides
The drouth in the province of Pfnar
del Rio continues IN many sections. but
in few rains have fallen greatly to
the advantage Of crop conditions Oxen
are scarce there and WOrkUen are need
ed for the next tobacco crop.
In the province Of santa Clara high
winds have greatly damaged the crops,
especially the bananas.
General Rafael de- Cfardeuas the new
chief Of police Of Havana issued his
first order today. ilstructtng the subor-
dInataS in their duties and the spirit II
which these should be performed
According to q dispatch from Santa
Clara the people there are much an
u0yed ar the nOmiua lions Of Seniors
Ruiz and TOPrantes as secretary and
deputy secretary Of finance The dis
patch says they are two Of the most
unpopular men in the province and Wen
known as former agents of WsyIer.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
6lfI6
Route
Excursion Rates.

This list contains a few Of the more
important points to which unusually
low rates have been made For iHfor-
nation about other points or occasions
as well as particulars regarding train
service, sleeping car reservations etc,
Call On or address the undersigned
Los Angeles and return. $500 daily to
and including July 8.
Pueblo. Colorado Springs or Denver and
return. $500; daily TO and including
July Il
SaIC Lake city or ogden, $780, daily to
and including July II
GIenw0od Springs and return $500
daily to and including July II
Richmond. Va. and return, S31-Z5s July
10 to Z, inclusive
IudiapoIis, Ind and return, S1T.so: July
Is TO 20, inclusive.
Pittsburg. Pa, and return. $3.50, July
81 and August /, inclusive
The Santa Fe offers unusual attrac-
tons to persons who desire to travel
in comfort and luxury and On fast
trains The tracks are baIIasted;
the bridges are Of steel OF stone OF
both; grade crossings are uiu1nIzeds
the cars are lighted by electricity: while
the dining rooms, dining cars and lunch
counters are under the management Of
Mr.. Fred Harvey and are not equaIed
any where Passengers on the Santa
F7e find there's comfort in every turn OF
the wheels 7. L King. Agent a 7.
& s F Ry-. Topeka kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
DID DEWEY SAY 1T?
Report, That He and Otis Are
Opposed to the War.

Boston. Mass. July Rev. Clay Nc
AuI=y has written !. letter to the Trans
cript dated at Toxic, Japan. June L
M 3IcAuIey declares that Admiral
Dewey said to him
Father than make a war Of conquest
on the Filipino people would take up
anchor and sail out OF the harbor-"
Mr. AIcAuIey visited Manila in Jan
uary in search Of health OF his views
then he writes.
For long time 7 could not believe
that the disastrous drift Of events was
known TO the Washington authoritias-
I was inclined 70 lay the responsibility
for the Increasing pertls upon the mill
tsry commanded directly in charge
Yet now it seems clear to me that
Gen Otis did this work in the main in
literal obedience to his superiors IN
America that there it was assumed
that the whole right and duty concern
ing the future disposition and control
Of the Philippine Islands lay in the
wishes and viii OF the United States
might wish need not be taken into the
account IN formulating plans for their
government
The writer had a talk with Cen Otis.
Among other things. said Mr.. McAuley,
General Otis expressed regret that
there was not a better knowledge of
the situation among the Washington
legislators than there seemed TO be And
he impressed me deeply by his deCIara-
ton I was ordered 10 this post from
san Francisco I did not believe in the
annexation Of these Islands when
came here, nor do I believe II their an
DexariOu now
II also had the privilege Of a con-
v=rsatiou with Admiral Dewey" the
writer says and gives this version Of IT.
Dewey spoke much of his concern
over the turn affairs had taken and
added that he was pOWer1ezs TO act
Yet in one point in his remarks he de-
czarsd- Rather than make a war Of
conquest Ct this people would pull Up
anchor and sail out Of the harbor' 20
Mr. McAuley says he wrote President
Mckinley whom he met In Washington.
regarding the situation and predicting
the outbreak which has since occurred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-07
PURITAN'S OLD SKIPPER
Talks Of the Colunbia's Performances
In the TrisI Race

New York July Capt Ellsworth
who steered the Puritan and AIayf1owsr
10 victory against the Cfa1esta and Ca
latea- respectively says
The Columbia is q 6ue boat and Tn
sure she can beat the Defender IN the
end. but not with those sails That
club topsaL stay sail and jib are no
work that tells in q race. You mark
my words as soon As her sails are set
as veil as the Defenders. she VIII out
san her"
How many minutes do you believe
the Columbia can beat the Defender in
thirty mile race. when she Is IN
proper trim was asked
Judging from Thursdays perform
a1cs, 4 should say that the CoIum bIa
can beat her from i've to aigzt minutes
From ali the reports have read I do
Defender running free I understand It
now Both ara deep draft boats and
there IS no reason Why she should 90
raster free. but depth does not count
II the WIu1Ward work. or she probably
draws mora than the Defender
asked how he liked the Columbia
Hu-l- Capt EllsworCh's said
1T = the finest 7 ever saw. especiaI-
y att She leaves the water cleaner
smooth water she makes less fuss IN
der the bow than any I've seen
Or ire said handling on both Yachts
the Old skipper seemed u favor the
Defender He was quite fruuariant
when the COluD bias lib topsau was
net seen until more than q minute az
ter Defenders
OF Capt Bars false start Cart
S k-lsworrhz declined to express any