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The evening times., 1899-05-10
Miss Marguerite e. LindIey of Cleveland

Miss Marguerite z. Lindley, of Cleveland.
Indignantly denies that she ever said there
ought to be a law against kissing. Neither
did she say that she never allowed anyone
to kiss her. The information is gratifying
and will, no doubt. be especially welcome
to Miss Lindley's admirers. That law
ought to be passed prohibiting promiscuous
kissing by women whenever they meet some
people will be disposed to concede. but on
the other hand such kisses must be admit
ted to be the most innocuous in the whole
classification of the oscuiatory list. Doc
tors may go to the record as much as they
please in condemnation Of the kissing hab-
it on the germ" or any other theory.
but they can't prevent 1t.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
Hone for smith.
1C HOf SHHts
(From the Chicago News. }

(From the chicago News)
At last there has dawned hope for the many
who go through life labeled Smith. Any indi-
vidual Of that name who yearns for distinction
has only to follow the clever advice in the fol-
lowing letter:
ITO the Editor: l notice the following in tive
editorial columns of the Daily News of April 81:
Mr.. Taliaferro has been elected United States
Senator from Florida. 1t will require strenuous
effort to enabaIm his name in song. Tsliafero
is our old friend Smith in Spanish. just as the
name TaiIleter IN French il the caIlic for smith,
The Spanish name 10 certainly great improve
rnent in style, and now that we hsve cosqpered
spain would suggest that all the Smiths appso-
PIRATE the Spanish name Ta1iaferro, assume the
horseshoe as crest, and become more aristo-
craticl u. GONZALEZ"
The evening times., 1899-05-10
The sooner the BETTER.

Ii is now said that Quay is making his support
Of President Mckinley for a denomination in 1900
conditional on Administration support of his claim
TO a seat in the Senate under Governor Stones
appointment. In other words. unless the Ad-
ministration Senator's shall be constrained to
vote. in violation Of all precedents since 1925.
for the seating Of the Pennsylvania boss then the
vote Of Pennsylvania in the Republican National
Convention will be cast agaist Mckinley. But ii
is yet to be whether. in the face Of steadily
increasing opposition, Quay will be able to retain
his control of the Republican organization in
Pennsylvania next year. And whether he docs
not. the sooner Mr.. Mckinley cuts loose from
Quay and everything savoring of Quayism, the
better it will be for his political prospects.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
THE IRON AND STEEL TRUST.
Progress in the PrOp0sesA COnabina-
tiOn Involving 9SOO.OOO,OOO.

PrOEress In the PFOp0seA COnalDina-
tiOn Involving 9SOO.OOO,OOO.
Chicago. Ill.,. May 10.-Representatives
of two Of the big corporations which ru-
NOR has associated with the proposed $780,
0OO. 900 combination of iron and steel in
dustries declared material progress had
been made during the day. The plan, al
ready exploited to q considerable degree,
is to absorb mines, mills, railroads, and
factories. The two representatives in
question said the following corporations,
giving the capital stock of each, were to
be included:
The Carnegie Companies $3.50, 900 900
Federal Steel Company ..........-.... lol0OOpl
American Steel and Wire Company. 9o,o0 900
National Steel Company .-----....-.. 59.0ooO01
American Tinpiate Company 5O,00J0JD
Republic Steel Company 50,00O0OJ
American Steel Hoop Company 1900. 33,0oo0)o
The figures given of the Carnegie Com
panies are less than the accepted estimate
OF the amount invested. 1t is said ii the
great trust be formed the Carnegie concern
will represent no less than $500, ,000. 900 Of
its capital. The Federal Steel Company
has authorized capital of S290, 900 .0e0, but
only One-half Of it will be taken, it is
said.
One thing it is proposed the trust shall
do. the representatives stated. is to take
in the iron and steel plants OF Importance
which are still Independent concerns.
None Of these is large when compared
with the trusts. but they are considerable
industries. The larger Of them are Jones
& Laushlin Company. Pittsburg. Pa.
capital 100000 coo: Cambria Steel Com
pany. capital $4,000 eco; Scranton Steel
Company. capital 5000. 600.
All the iron mines Of the United States
and Cuba and the other West Indian ISL
ands. il was said. would become the prop
erty of the new concern. 1t is to own. its
promoters state. hundreds Of miles of rail-
roads. hundreds Of ships. hundreds of miles
of coal and natural gas lands, and every
important coke oven. Every ingot and
billet of iron and steel in the United States,
they assert. is to issue from mill belong
ing to this combine.
Several OF the promoters assembled at
the Office OF John W. Gates during the day.
They said satisfactory results were not
far off. Several asserted that the consoli-
dation could obtain business that none OF
the trusts is able to control. 1t will under
take to capture the business of European
concerns. they contended. and furnish rails
and steel plates for European railways and
warships. No foreign company, they as
serted. is big enough to be a formidable
competitor.
The evening times., 1899-05-10

No one will be disposed to attach any
weight to the suggestion Of John Sherman
as the Republican candidate for the Ohio
Governorship. In the first place. Mr..
Sherman does not want the Office. and then
again it is true, as he himself remarks.
that mo man Of the age OF seventy six
ought to undertake the performance of the
many details Of an executive Office Yet
Mr.. Sherman. notwithstanding bis age
would probably make better governor
than some OF the men who are scramDling
for the place. Since Hannaism became SO
important factor in the Republicanism of
Ohio 1t is not surprising that there should
be a tendency to comment on the decline
in the calibre of the States public men,
The evening times., 1899-05-10
R1vERo TO VISIT WASHINGTON.

His Mission to Enlist sympathy
Against Cuban Annexation.
New Orleans. May lo.-Senor Antonio
Martin Rivero. head of the Cuban National
League, is here on his way to Washington
to enlist the Cubans of this country in IA
vor of the independence of the island and
in opposition TO annexation He will go to
Washington and call the attention Of the
authorities to rules in regard to the stop
page of the collection of mortgages on
plantations and property OF all kinds in
Cuba for a period of two years.
This order. Mr.. Rivero thinks. was In
tended to be applied only to property de-
stroyed during the war. whereas it is now
being applied. he says, to all property in
discriminately.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
DUKE OF ARcos ARRIVAL.
Ti.ed to Correspond VIVA Mr.. ster-
er's ut Madrid.

Tined to Correspond WitA Mr.. Stor-
er's at Madrid.
Paris. May 10.-By q common under
standing arrived at yesterday by the
American and Spanish ministers acered-
tied. respectively. to Madrid and Wash
ington. both Of whom are now in Paris. 1t
is arranged that their arrivals in the two
capitals shall be as nearly as possible
simultaneous. Mr.. Storer, United states
Minister. arrived here yesterday morning
from Brussels, and had a conversation on
the subject with the Duke of ARGOS, who
with the Duchess of ARGOS, formerly Miss
in Paris since Friday, and intends to re-
main here until May Is, when they Will
go to London to pass few days before
sailing for New York on the Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse on May "a.
Upon their arrival at New York the
Duke and Duchess Of ARGOS will proceed
directly to Washington. stopping only
couple Of hours in New York. SO as to
reach Washington on Tuesday, May ~.
the day upon which the United States
minister will arrive at Madrid.
1t has transpire that 1t was an earnest
personal desire, Of the Queen Regent that
the Spanish diplomatist selected for min
lister to Washington should be one VINO.
to use the Queens own words, enjoyed
the immense advantage OF having an
American wife. which. in her matesty's
opinion. would constitute an additional
bond of sympathy to strengthen future
diplomatic relations between the two ma
tions. The Duke ard Duchess OF ARGOS
are In excellent health and spirits. and
look forward with keen pleasure to re-
newing their agreeable personal social re-
lations OF some years ago. when the Duke
of ARGOS was attached to the Spanish ie-
CATION at Washington. 1t will be remem-
bered that the Duke and Duchess made
flying visit to Washington and New York
about eighteen months ago. when he was
returning to Spain from his post In South
America.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
Ep.r0.eer Names.
(From' the Cleveland Plain Deals

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
A man registered in a Cleveland hotel the
other dsy, sivfnp his place of residence as
Sleepy Eye, Ainn-b Half an hour later another
guest registered fHsm Painted P0t, Iowa The
clerk paid no especial attention to this but when
the next man to register boldly wrote. 'white
Pigeon. Mici,..- after his name, both the clerk
and the bookl9rlfr began to get Interested.
While they weret 8lking aboat the queer names
that had been given to some or our Western
to~ns. = dxsiaedhs looking mzn stepped up to
the ,o6Rcc. Yhirled the register around, and
scrawled, "Horscheads, n. Y.'
The evening times., 1899-05-10
Georgia Taste.

FEoM the S2Vannan Ncws)
Sir Henry Irving's new play, "Robespierre."
is said to be Extremely narrowing" Then Sir
Henry must have been at his best in playing it.
Those who saw him in The Bells in this city
year or two ago will remember the occasion
pretty much az If it were lobster salad night
mare suffered in an insane asylum.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
The Greater Rehrke.

Fronn the St. Paul Pioneer Presa-)
The District Of Columbia Commandery Of the
Loyal Legion has sieni6ed its estimate OF Eagan's
conduct by dropping him from its rolls In some
respects this Is "a more scathing rebuke than the
dismissal from the service, already pronounced
and it. carrieHno full pay with it.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
About Right.
fFrom the Detroit Free Press.

fFrom the Detroit Free Prcss)
"That Engiishman said the American parlor
was the funniest thing he had seen in this coun-
try"
'why sog''
''weiI. he said We have deptal parlors, ice
cream parlors, and shaving pzriors''
The evening times., 1899-05-10
CURRENT HUMOR.
Conxcientiou. PolItene.,
From Ilarper's Bazaar,

Little Harvey detests peas He will not eat
thenl at home. under any circumstances The
other day he dined out and on his return home
his mother asked him: Harvey, you po
lite at Mrs. Chadwick's?''
"Oh. yes. mamma replied Harvey; II let
them help TO peas twice.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
EcnnO-.ixiaR.

(From the Chicago RecordD
Where's your bottle Of cough medicine, Jo-
siahy'
..What do you want with it7''
''Well. you won't take it. and il cost G5
CENTS it shan't he wasted. In, going to polish
the piano with it,
The evening times., 1899-05-10
MlaRled En,o4ions.
CFrom the Indianapolis .Jn,rn,l

Prom the Indianapolis Journal-)
How did You feel when they read your letters
in courtT' asked the friend. whose intimacy was
great enough to warrant impudencr.
Well, said the young man, who had just
emerged from a breach Of promise suit. II was
divided between chagrin at the asininity Of the
ideas and admiration for the literary STYLE
The evening times., 1899-05-10
A Warming.

From the Philadelphia North American.)
This region open to fishing on Sunday?' asked
the visitor.
Yep" replied the native: 'sbut all the gin
mills arc closed"
The evening times., 1899-05-10
Strictly True.

(From the indianapolis. .Journal.)
s.Now Miss Ethel. remember. You promised to
answer trutfufy any question might ask YOU. -
'.Yes'
How many birthdays have you hads''
The evening times., 1899-05-10
TanrihIe Reasan.

.trom the Cleveland Plain Draier.)
While the Iandlasiy and the boar,lers bent their
heads tievoutly above the table. the new arrival
sat bolt upright. The good landlady was shock
ed. .Atheismy" she sharply asked
The evening times., 1899-05-10
a Sensible Plan,
fFrum Iudge.t

Mrs. Gsbb-Now. yeu must come and sec me
this week. sure; conc Thursday; I will look for
you then.
Mrs. Gadd-Weil. I'll try to; bat il may rain
Thursday, you know
Mrs. t;abb-weu. ii it aims Thursday YOU must
come "Wednesday.
The evening times., 1899-05-10
Allnyrns Her Fenrr.

. Lady Passenger {seated in the railway car
riagc untiesnesth the rack which her fellow-pas-
senrer has loaded with bundlest-You have so
many packages here. monsieur. I'm afraid they'll
The yellow Passenaer--O never mind; there's
nothing among them that would break easily.
The evening times., 1899-05-10

Watch for to~n- Congress Heights D. C
The evening times., 1899-05-10

Communications intended for publication IN
THE TINES must he tsrscly and plainly writ'eh'
and must in all cases be accompanied by ihn
uatpr and address Of the writer. Rejected com
nr-.rcatioEs will no; be preserved. aud only man,
use.ripts of obvious importance will he rrtnFhed
to their authors.
The evening times., 1899-05-10

Readers Of THE TINES who may at any time De
urshlc to procure copies OF it at any newsstand OF
railroad station on railroad trains VIII eoniSt
favor upon the management by sending 10 'hi'
office information of the fact
The evening times., 1899-05-10
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

THE TINES in all its editions Morning. Even
Ing and Sunday will be mailed to one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month Addresses charged
AS often as desired.
The evening times., 1899-05-10


few Scotch sailors discovered and settled Christ
mas Island. which is reported to be an earthly
paradise at least 80 far climate is concerned.
Gut we notice that the blessings of this paradise,
as described by a writer in the English Illus
trated Magazine" mostly of a negative nature.
There are no jail no policemen. opium.
Chinamen There was serpent in this para
dise-one is generally enough This was the CO.
coanut beetle. which assiilcd Of the fairest
products of the island. In order tcoextermnate
the eocoanut beetle several varieties of birds.
originally quite scarce. were imported. They did
their work, but in time they became ss great
a nuisance as the beetle they attacked But the
dwellers on Christmas Island had learned the wis
don, Of the serpent, and accordingly they i'm
ported cats to get even with the birds The birds
were duly subiugated; but the cats have ncreas-
ed and multiplied. so that they, too, are a curse
Hank CaYrithers, of Block Island, Il. l..
old TING fisherman, last year caught young
swordfsh not more than two feet long. whc',
had refused leave the dead body OF its mother.
which he had harpooned after an exciting fight.
ssys the New York Press" The young fish
survived the transportation to tidal pond b.
hind the Carrrsthers homestead. and the entrance
to the pond WAS closed with net to prevent hrs
eseape. Since thsn Mr. Canuthcrs has tanned the
fish so that it will feed from lis bahs-- and the
neiyhbors had become accustomed to the sight
that they did rot notice it any more Last month
4 French gentleman cnc5ged board with the Car
ruthsrs family, and Ire tonk delight in watching
the antics Of the graceful fish, which now "a
more than four feet long Soon he managed 10
gain lis confidence ard last week the neighbors
we're called in to witness most amusing spec
tacIe. The French gentleman. who is we'll
known New York fencing teacher, NJ flercc. had
becn training the fish fIrtively. He had made
soft pad Of leather, which he adjusted the
tin of his sword like the button D foil. ard
the two gave an exhibition hout Of fencing
whiel, could not be equalcd for nicely Of action
and correctness or Dash in the Fsneers' Club. The
fsh appmently knows all the r,tles Of the game.
ami carefully refrains from committing fouls.
Hd cuts and s.ashes swiftly. and several times
he caught ". Tierce upawares. asd nearly trans
fxsd him. The Frenclnsan has offered Mr. Car
ruihers large sum nt, money for the fish, which
he wishes to exhibit
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Disasters.

Queenstown. Jan. 2l.-The British
steamer jTuranian of the Allan Line.
which sailed from Liverpool. jan ". III
Portland. Ne, passed Brow Head. toda.
returning with shaft lost overheard an"
propeller proken.
Passport. Me-. Jan. 27.-Mrs. Andrew
r. Holmes of this city. today. received
a letter from the master of fishihs
schooner at Lunenburg, n. S. in when
mention is made of wreckage gong
ashore at Beaver Harbor, n. s. when
bears close resemblance to the upper
works OF schooner l.. 3. Sargent. when
sailed from Plancentia Bay. N. F., TOT
ibis port. about Dec. 20, with a cargo
Of herring. Large quantities OF herrihs
also came ashore with the wreckase'
The Sargent was Of SO gross tonnas".
was built in Sedgwick, Me-, in 1910 aio
was owned by the master, Thomas T.
Raye. and w. Fl. Holmes & Co. OF TINS
city. A. o. Holmes. a member o. the
firm, was on the vessel. The, ere"
We're shipped at Portland. Capt. Kaye
md Mr.. Holmes had families IN TINS
city. The vessel is now gwen up io'
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Congressional Notes.

The condition Of Col. James a. Sexton
shovel no material change, Friday.
resolution urging the national House
of RepresentltlveSno 10 permit Brigham
III. Roberts, the Utah polygamist. to TAX
his seat i'm that body. was adopted by the
Thursday, by a vote OF 6S to ~
United States Minister Merry. who
has been at his post in Costa Rica. for
many months, awaiting recognition in
his ether capacity as United States
miEister to Nicaragua, has cabled the
state department that he has at last
succeeded.
Robert p. Porter, special commits
sioner OF the United States to Cuba and
Porto Rico, left Washington for Ha-
vana. Friday night. He expects to be
absent about week and in that time
will investigate the practical working
of the new Cuban tariff.
After Fridays cabinet meeting. two
me mbers said that at no time in the cabi-
net session or privately had the President
expressed to the cabinet his intentions as
to the final disposition OF the Pn1iippi1t
islands. and added that the President mad
not yet determined what disposition the
interests of the United States would make
necessary.
Joseph Choate. United States ambassa
dor to Great Britain, had a long confer
ence with Secretary Hay and later with
President Mckinley. Friday. He received
his final instructions from Secretary Hay.
On leaving the President he SAID That NJ
would not sail for London until the latter
part Of February and that he might re-
turn to Washington again before setting
sail from this country.
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A HORRIBLE FATE.
Shipwrecked Sailors Of Ship Manbare Eaten
by Cannibais-James Greene Escape.

Vancouver Il. c.. Jan. 21.-After es-
Gaping death by drowning. II Of the
crew Of the ship Manbare were cap
'ured and eaten by cannibais of New
Guinea. The Mabare was bound for
Sydney. Australia. when IT was caught
in the terrible gale of December. Near
Cape Nelsan ii began TO sink. The
crew. is altogether. left the vessel in
two boats and became separated. One
boat containing II men was finally
thrown ashore 10 miles from the cape
The sailors were seized by natives from
the interior and hurried off to the VIII
lage Of the chief. One man. James
Greene. escaped.
The sailors were stripped and bound
and killed, one each day. A wild orgie
was participated in by at least 100 saw
ages, who had gathered for the feast.
In several cases the sailors were tor
tured by the old women and children
ef the tribe. The eyes of one Were
gouged out. The doomed men stoicaily
watched the elaborate preparations for
their death. A huge pot filled with
boiling water was used for the feast.
which on the first day was prolonged
away into the night
In most cases the men We're behead-
ed. their heads being placed on poles.
and paraded before the men who were
to suffer the same fate.
Greene was rescued by a steamer ar
ter tramping without food for a day
and a night to reach the coast. The
scenes of horror he had witnessed
turned his hair snowy white.
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IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Plat Of New York Favors Ratification Of
Peace Treaty.

Washington. Jan. Il Pal ticuia" ~
terest was manifested in the senate,
.cday, in a brief speech delivered by
Sci ator Platt. New York, on the gen
er3J subject Of expansion. NJ. Plat
took 10? his text the dntl-eNpansluf
resolution offered by Ny. Vest. Mo.
Int in the course of his speccl. mere y
,.rucn ID upon the constitutional ques'
tons involved in the proposed declara-
ton.
He spoke in a clear. resonant voice,
and not only because this was th2 first
speech he mad delivered in the Senate
since his return to that body but also
because the address was a thoughtful
and we'll considered one, he was ac-
corded the undivided attention of his
colleagues on the floor and large au-
dience in the galleries. A pleasing.
though quiet vein of humor ran through
the speech. sharply pointing his state
nients. He took strong ground for the
ratification of the pending treaty OF
peace.
A resolution was offered by Sullivan.
Miss, declaring that the ratification of
the treaty should not commit the gov
eminent to colonial policy. The pen
sion appropriation bill the second Of
the general appropriation measures
was passed after some debate.
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RiGBY STILL HAS HOPES.
Can Enter the Grand Circuit II Dates Caa
Be Arranged.

Portland. Me. Jan. 21.-The annual
meeting of the Maine Mile Track Assoc!-
alton was held here, this afternoon. AT
the Falmouth Hotel. George Burnham,
Jr.. presiding. Treasurer John C. Small
presented his report
The following officers We're elected:
Treasurer. John c. Small; directors, Geo.
Burnharn. Jr.. w. F. Milliken. John &.
Small. John Sheald, q. NJ. Stanwood, Ed
ward Fletcher. II. +. Farnham and
Charles Il. Millken of Portland. Frank
Jones of Portsmouth S. +. Il. Pingree OF
Lewiston. Galen G. Moses of BAN. w. IL.
Forbes and James S. Sanborn of Boston,
clerk. Isaac w. Dyer
AT subsequent meeting of the directors
George Burnham. Jr.. WAS elected presi-
dent. and +. w. Huntington, secretary.
\ vote was passed authorizing the di-
rectors to lease the track ii they deem 1t
advisable.
The report of the treasurer showed the
years receipts, including loans. as s6s ss'
expenditures, seS Al: balance on .hand.
S452
A letter from the chairman of the board
of stewards of the grand circuit shows II
will still be possible for Rigby to be II,
cluded in the grand circuit this yeaA u
dates can be arranged without confiicV
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TO PREVENT QuAY's ELECTION.
Democrats and Anticipates Will Absent
Themselves from the Join Assembly.

Harrisburg. Pa. Jan. PA caucus of
the Democratic senators and representa-
tives was held. today at which 1t WAS
decided to remain away from tomorrow ;
and Mondays session of the Joint AS
semby. Many of the legislators have
business to attend 10. and to prevent an
election of Il United States senator by the
themselves from the joint session. The
anti-Quay Republicans have taken similar
action.
The result of the ninth ballot in join,
session for United States senator follows:
Quay. %: jerks. 30; Dalzell, IL: Stone. 1.
Stewart. ); Huff, 6; Irwin. ): Tubbs. l:
Rice, /; Grow. /; Markle. ?: Widger. =:
sary to a choice. Sc. Absent without pairs
!. No election.
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Amendment Tor the Army Bill.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Lodge,
today. gave notice that he would offer
the following amendment to the army
re-orga nization bill:
Upon the application of the COVER
nors of states, the secretary of var is
authorized to replace arms. ammuni-
ton and supplies issued by the states
to volunteer troops in the Spanish war
and so far as possible the rifles issued
shall be magazine rifles Of the Krag-
Jorgeusen pattern and where it is nee
essary to supply Springfields. they
shall be replaced by the magazine
rifles as rapidly as possible