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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
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II any one thing is more obvious than
another in the present Presidential cam
paign it is that the American people have
foolishly allowed power, or rather com
bination of powers. to grow up in their
midst. which can hardly be said TO threaten
their liberties. because those liberties have
nearly disappeared already. We refer to
the evolution of the gigantic criminal
trusts and their congener, the national
bank combination.
The first are in position to coerce labor
by threats that. unless the labor vote is
given in November to fasten the shackles
of economic slavery upon the common peo-
pie of this country, employment will be re-
fused after the election. The second holds
the power to bully the business community
by curtailing credits and menacing it with
a refusal to renew obligations unless the
trusts succeed in again landing their agent
in the White House.
Both of these sound business methods"
are being applied to the working people and
to traders throughout the country. II
they should succeed this time it would be
quite superfluous to go through the farce
of a national election in 1901. BY that time
the trusts would have perfected their leg
islation; would have made the Attorney
Generals office bureau of the joint rail-
way and Industrial trust association. and
would have enlarged the Supreme Court
VI Ill majority of its members were crea-
Iues of the trusts and monopolies. bound
hand and foot to do their bidding
Hanna is a trust magnate and a multi
millionaire. He was not in that class be-
fore he purchased the election Of William
Mckinley four years ago. Abner Mckinley
is reported to be several times a million
ARE. He was a poor man in 1896. Han
mas associates on the Republican National
Committee. all, or nearly all, are million
ares. They are also for the most part
proprietors in trust enterprises. No con-
cealment is made of the fact that the effort
to re-elect Mckinley is solely one of the
trusts and their national banking ally and
agency to perpetuate the power for loot
and mischief that those influences possess
today under the trust Administration Of
Hanna and Mckinley.
1t is practically last chance that the
voting masses Of America have to check
the power of these malign and liberty-de-
stroying influences. They can be checked.
policed. and, if need be. destroyed, ii only
the people will realize their danger and do
their duty five weeks hence. Should that
duty be neglected our free institutions in
less than four years more will become only
a fiction under cover of which the fabric
of practical Imperialism will be con-
structed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02

The woman whose physician told her that
she had better try to live instead Of sue,
cumbing to neurasthenia because st. Pc
ter had no use for nervous angels, proba-
oily thought that gentleman rd-hearted,
but his remark may have been the tonic
she needed to induce her to make an effort
to get well. In about FIVE cases out OF
ten Of what is called nervous prostratlon,
the trouble could have been averted by e
little common sense.
When people disregard every law or
health in their daily living. they must ex-
pect to pay the penalty. That remark has
been made SO often by physicians and 9TH
er people who are authorities on hygiene,
that IL has become trite, and, like other
trite sayings. falls on needless ears. But
It is true nevertheless. II men or women
allow themselves TO worry over things OF
no particular consequence. if they under
take more than they can do. I'D take no
care OF themselves they wiz. sooner or
later, discover that nature never lends
anyone nerve force without demanding in,
terest at ten per cent, and that if a hu-
man being uses up in two years the W
tality which should last ten, he will find
that the next eight years are not COM
Portable.
For the woman who worries herself into
a neurasthenie condition over the demands
OF clubs. associations. church work. and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
PENNED UP IN PEKIN.
Mrs. NJ. s. Woodward Describes the
Horrors of the Siege.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Mrs. NJ. s.
Woodward and her daughter. Miss lone
Woodward. of Evanston. ILL.,, who, as
guests of Minister Conger and Mrs. Con-
ger. passed through the siege OF Fekin.
arrived in San Francisco last evening.
They were passengers on the steamer
Coptic, and landed today.
Mrs. Woodward said it is difficult to
describe ones feelings during an expert
ence such as they went through during
those awful two months at Pekin.
When we found that we were hope
lessly penned up, threatened with entire
humiliation or worse fate, we all decided
to be brave and make the most of it," she
said.
Missionaries from the cathedral at Nam
tung came to the legation for protection.
There were hundreds of wounded native
Christians. l saw little children with spear
wounds all over their bodies, and many
others. old and young. bleeding and burned.
1t was an awful sight. The Russian Lega-
ton stood between the American and Brit
ish Legations. The men cut through the
intervening walls and then made our re-
treat as secure as possible by building bar
ricades. There was plenty of work for the
women. sewing sand bags. etc.
Our forces made a sortie, captured
the establishments of number of
Chinese merchants. and appropriated
enough silks and rich stuffs to clothe an
army In raiment as rich as Sclomon's.
This all went for sandbags. We made
sandbags out of costly silks and the
richest embroidered fabrics to be found
in the realm OF the Dowager Empress 1t
seemed an awful extravaganza, but
cheaper material was not at hand. and
silk cost nothing but an effort.
There was continual lighting day and
night. The siege developed many acts of
daring. Sir Claude Macdonald the Brit
ish Minister. was made commander in
chief of the allied forces and Secretary
Herbert Squiers. OF the American Lega-
ton, was his chief of staff. They planned
and carried out the defence OF the lega-
lions with the advice and cooperation
of the other Ministers. Our men made
their own ammunition when ammunition
ran short. and bullets were nodded in
the ground. We captured lots of Chinese
powder
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
The Hanna Squeeze.

It would seem that Mr. Hanna had sue
ceeded in overcoming Republican apathy
out West with a vengeance. Part of his
with that object 1t is plain that the great
financial institutions of the national money
centre have sent out a warning Identical
with that served upon every bank through
out the country in 1896. Bankers all over
the West are telling their customers that
the danger that the trust ticket may be
defeated necessitates curtailment of cred
its, which, however. will be literally ex-
tended again should Mr. Mckinley win at
the polls next month. Borrowers are point
eddy notified that, should the election go
against the trusts, notes will positively ba
not renewable. All the enginery of finan-
cial coercion has been get in motion. and
what terrible power that amounts to ev-
cry business man who is compelled to re-
sort to banking facilities, knows only too
we'll.
In applying this thumbscrew to the
situation. Mr. Hanna offers the country a
Sinister illustration of the outrage of
delegating the national power 10 issue
moLey to the class of money dealers, who.
because they possess st. are in position
TO expand or contract the circulating me-
dunn at will. and who are also able TO
force the people with whom they have
business relations to do their viii. with
the alternative Of bankruptcy and ruin.
American voters who do not wish 10 see
the whole population of the Republic re-
duced to AFFECT financial and Industrial
slavery. will have chance, and probably
last chance, on the sixth of November
10 avert that calamity.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02

Solicitor General Richards is man who
might well be considered an unprejudiced
observer by all persons who do not enjoy
the pleasure of his acquaintance. He has
been travelling in Ohio. presumably in pur-
suance Of his mission Of general solicita-
ton, and he comes back for day or two
to his desk impressed with the ideas that
the Buckeyes do not care a cent for i'm
perialism and quite agree with the Apostle
Hanna that there is not trust in the
United States" Mr. Richards, it is fair to
presume, did not foregather much with
the large German-American population OF
Ohio. II he had he would have discovered
that the issue of imperialism is an ex-
ceedingly hot one among them. He must
also have avoided the mining and manufac-
turing districts Of the State, where the
trust issue is strictly paramount. But
Richards is not to be blamed. His bust
ness is TO find the conditions he is sent to
seek and to make appropriate reports
thereupon. necessarily for publication and
as an evidence of bad faith.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
McGuire Is yisiIant.-Tbe Hon lam


X. Mcclure. Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the New York Democratic
State Committee, has raised lusty cutlery
against repetition this year of one form
Of Republican corruption in that State. He
has offered reward OF s100 for every voter
the Republican managers import from Can
ada or elsewhere. 1t Is strongly suspected
that the big Republican majorities here
tofore rolled up with persistent regularity
in the counties bordering on the St Law
renee and the lake are largely due to tenn
porary citizens brought across the frontier
from Canada. Mr. Mcclure has posted his
reward all along the border and the effect
will be to brighten many timid Canuck5
from voting who have already been brought
into the State by the Republican machine
for that purpose, while it will also deter
many others from leaving their homes on
the other side OF the St Lawrence to ac-
cept tempting offers of employment" be-
ing held out to them by the supporters of
Plat and Odell in the region being espe-
cially watched by MCGUIRE. The Demo-
cratic managers in New York have not
guarded against the colonization of voters
by the Republican managers in campaigns
Of the rast as they are now doing. and it
is confidently expected that the espionage
being established at present by Chairman
Mcclure and his associates Will very con-
siderably reduce the Republican lead I'D
the State
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
TESTING RAPID-FIRE GUNS.
General Miles Said to Favor the Sta.
tfonnry Carriage.

NEW YORK, Oct. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson
A Miles and Gen. A. p. Burlington. Chief
Of the Ordnance Bureau, with other off,
GERS of the War Department, went to the
proving ground at Sandy Hook today to
witness test between worapid-fre guns
one mounted on a disappearing carriage
and the other on an old-fashioned station
airy carriage. Ten shots were fired sea-
ward from each gun.
1t Is said that General Miles believes
that the disappearing carriage will not
permit rapid-fre gun to discharge pro-
jectiles with the same quickness as an
ordinary gun carriage. That means that
rapid firer on the deck of an enemy's ship
could do more work than the gun on the
disappearing carriage ashore. General
Miles and General Burlington refused to
talk about the result of the test. A I've
inch gun was used on the stationary car
riage and six-inch gun on the disappear
ing carriage.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
TO ENTERTAIN THE BLIND.
Readings mt the Congressional IL
brary Resumed.

The entertainment for the blind was
resumed yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the reading room in the Congressional
Library building, the Hon. A. R. Spofford,
Assistant Librarian Of Congress, giving a
reading which was greatly enjoyed by the
large number of persons present. 49,
The following well known people have
already volunteered their services for tina
forthcoming entertainments:
October 2, Mrs George w. Wilcox: Sd,
at the customary Wednesday musicale,
Miss Murray and Miss Grady; 4th, Miss
Mary Lawton; 5th, Miss Catherine NJ.
Keith; 9th, Miss George Patrick; Sth, Mrs.
A T. Foxwell; 9th. Miss Virginia E Dade;
10th, Miss Rebecca Behrend: 18th. Col.
John A. Joyce; 18th, Mrs Laura Lar1er;
18th. Miss Florence H. Behrend 18th, Mrs
Sperry; 10th, Mrs. Walton.
The readiness shown thus far by ladies'
and gentlemen in offering their talents at
the reading room is deeply appreciated by
Miss Giffin. The attendance at the enter
tainments this year promises to be excep-
tionally large, the general public being in
vited as well as those for whom the read
ing room and its advantages have been
more especially designed
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02

cleanliness as it does from pure light
Most of use have quailed before the
| image presented in that hymn,
| ''No midnight shade. no eouded sun,
But sacred high eternal noon.'
1t presents a picture which is a fit
accompaniment to that other most
dreary word painting:
''Wherc congregations necr break up,
And Sabhaths have erd!
In short, humanity experiences an in-
stinctive recoil from the extreme of
anything-even of cleanliness. Steril-
lied water is no doubt extremely clean,
but it is artifcially cleaned, and it
tastes fat 1t is not to be compared
with the purity of sparkling spring
water, which may have numerous germs
in it, but was never known to give any
one typhoid fever.
Sterilized water is an expedient, some
thing like medicine-an attempt to cor
rect by artificial means disorders which
come about through mans meddlesome-
ness with nature. In most cases, If the
sources of the water supply of city
are kept free from artificial pollution,
there will be no trouble with the water.
The stream is seldom impure when let
alone. But when people living all along
the banks are allowed to dump their
refuse into river, when factory sewage
is thrown there, and all sorts OF
garbage is allowed to pollute the water,
it is not fit for anybody to drink until it
is sterilized. 1t seems as if the wisest
plan would be TO stop the pollution OF
the stream in the first place. or estab-
lish reservoir in place where the
water will not be thus corrupted. But
this would cost money and so. in the
average American city, typhoid cpl
denies occur frequently, and the people
pay out double the price of pure water
in doctors bills and medicines. 1t ia
not shrewd. but it is the kind of econ
omy popular with certain kind of
alderman.
This disinclination to strike at the
root of a matter is. at present. a char
acteristic of our civilization. We pay
large sums for prisons. jails, and hos
pitfalls. and rescue homes of various
kinds for the human wrecks which s5c.ety
leaves by the wayside in its progress,
but as for establishing places where
any honest person who wants work can
get it, and all the little children who
are drifting. around in the under world
can be brought up decently we feel that
that would be undemoeratic paternalism.
Our rich people follow the example of
the Old World aristocrats in establishing
asylums for those who have failsd in
life; but when il comes TO making and
enforcing laws which shall protect the
poor and the great masses of the peo-
pie from their greed we think that would
be IN American. 1t is curious reasoning
and rather twisted. Why is it any more
paternalism for the whole State to take
care Of the man who has failed, and try
to keep him honest, than it is for part
of society to look after him or neglect
him until he becomes a criminal and for
the State then to take charge of him in
his crime or his pauperism?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs.
October Meeting of the Executive
Committee,

The Executive Committee of the local
Christian Endeavor societies held its Oc-
tober meeting last evening in Calvary
Baptist Church. A very interesting pro-
gramme. consisting of song and devotional
exercises, was rendered. and the president,
Mr.. Dietrich, gave az interesting account
of the recent Christian Endeavor eonven-
tion in London.
After the transaction of miscellaneous
business the election OF the missionary
committee. the reading of various COM
mittee reports, the roll call and the re-
port of the lockout committee, the large
assembly partook of refreshments. which
were served in the basement hall, which,
for the occasion. was fsstooned with bunt-
ing. banners. and flags.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
HAVANA UNIVERSITY OPENED.
The inaugural Address Made by Prof.
Luis Montana.

HAVANA, Oct. 1.-The opening Of the
University of Havana, which was great
annual event under Spanish regime and
was always attended by the captain gen.
eral, was celebrated today. Governor
General Wood and his staff attended. The
inaugural address was made by Luis Mon
tame, professor of anthropology. In the
course Of his speech Prof Montana pointed
out to the students the Importance Of the
particular branch OF study in which he
was the instructor. He said that an i'm
mense amount of knowledge yet remained
to be discovered regarding the early his
tory of the aborigines in America. Re-
gariing the future of Cuba, he urged the
students to have faith in the future of the
country and to work for Its interests.
Governor General Wood will start to-
morrow for brief trip to Sancti Spiritus
and Trinidad. He will be accompanied by
Mr.. Frye, the superintendent of schools;
Senior Laceste, Secretary Of Agriculture,
and Lieutenant Carpenter.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
NJ. Hanna and the Morgan RockefelIe

NJ. Hanna and the Morgan Rockefeller
combination do not appear to have met
with distinguished success in their phil
anthropic mediation" in the anthracite
strike disturbance. Although yesterday
they made the smiling offer to the strik-
ers of ten per cent advance until after
election, it was met by an equally smil-
ing refusal on the part of the latter to
play trust politics on those terms. We
are woefully afraid that the Coal Trust
is not finding the miners quite such fools
as it expected.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
AT HIS FATHERS DESK.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Enters Upon nm
Active Business Career.

Il
| NEW YORK. Oct. with the zeal and
ambition OF youth Alfred Gwynne Wander
bilt today took up the burden under which
his grandfather and father fell He became
| in fact as weil as in name head OF his
| house-manager OF its great railroad for
| tunes.
His private car. in which he left New
port last night. arrived at the Grand Cen
trail station shortly after s O'Clock this
morning. The heads OF departments were
| there to greet him. His greeting was cor
dial and theirs in return markedly So
He climbed the spiral stairway LEADING
| to the upper floors of the building en-
tered the directors. office of the New York
Central Railroad. and seated himself at
the plain roll-top desk before which his
father toiled SO many years..
Young Mr.. Vanderbilt's resolution to 10
TO work was as unexpected as IL was sur
prising. Not even his most intimate
friends dreamed that he contemplated such
thing. He has given the impression that
ne preferred the existence of society
| man to that of the worker
me announcement was made last might
at Newport at dinner given by Mrs IT q
french, mother of his fancee Miss Elsie
french. few OF their young friends vera
present, but had not the slightS=. inkIinp
OF young Vanderbilt's intention until sud-
ueniy ne arose and said simply that he
would be his way to New York within
an hour to begin new life.
4 am going to my fathers desk" he
added. TO try TO take up the work wbere
ne left on. / want you to wish me good
luck" eo'e-
AT the appointed hour his carriage rat
tea up TO the house. hasty good byes were
uttered and he was of. His luggage had
already 70 81
yate car was waiting for him at Wexford
junction and he turned in for the night.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is the richest
young man in the world. He is worth
so0.oOO.O00 and his income is $4,000. GOO a
year.
AT the time he was receiving the off,
Gals OF the road his elder brother. Corue
Illus Vanderbilt. who willingly gave up his
place as head of the house for the girl
ne loved. was at work in another part OF
the great building. He has been at work
there for three years. except when expo
rimenting with a new Locomotive on a
distant branch road or working In a ma
chine shop
Cornelius started to work in the draft
ing department almost unnoticed. for his
father was then alive and the seal of his
displeasure was upon him. He has work
ed rs hard as any clerk since. Alfred
starts at point where it will take Cor
nelius years to reach.
The brothers. it is said. will live under
the same roof until Alfred vanderbilt's
home is ready for him. There he will
take his young bride in the spring They
will thus be together for the first time
in four years. For the greater part of
that time they were on very bad terms,
but since the settlement whereby Cor
nelius received 100000. they have been
on better terms. 1t is hoped that their
differences will now be entirely patched
up.
Alfred Yanderbilt's bachelor home at
Newport, Rookery Hall. has been closed
for the season.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-02
NIGHT SCHOOLS OPENED.
a Large Increase In Attendance An
ticipated.

| The night public schools opened last
evening at o'clock for the reception Of
pupils for the scholastic year 1900-190I.
The doors of the scifcs's opened at $50
p. m. at which hour the teachers were
on hand to receive the pupils, the
| studies beginning at o'clock. Superin-
| tendent Stuart said last evening that
the indications pointed to large in
| crease in the attendance of pupils. This
| is especially so of the Night Business
High School. The four night cooking
| schools Will give the girls an opportun-
| ity to learn how to prepare food.
The following is the list of night
| schools, their location, and the names
of the principals:
Night high school will be held at the Business
High School. First, between b and Streets
| northwest, E. NJ. Wilson.
Franklin Thirteenth and Streets northwest,
p. H. Hughes.
Henry, p street. between Sixth and Seventh
Streets northwest. 5. NJ. Ryder.
Waach ID Street, between Seventh and Eighth
Streets southeast. II. H. Borroughs
Jefferson, d and Sixth Streets southwest, S. E.
Cramer.
Curtis. o Street. between Thirty-second and
Thirty third Streets. R. L Hayoock.
Grant. G. Street. between rwenty-secOnd and
Twenty-third Streets M=z4 Frank Stevens
Gales First and C Streets northwest, R. R.
Riordan.
Tenley. Tenleytown, W b. Ireland.
Congress Heights. j. b. Began.
Stevens. Twenty-hrst. between and L Streets,
Night high school will also be conducted at
the Stevens Building, under direction of d. D.
Wormiey. Prospect Street. between Thirty-third
and Thirty -f0urth Streets. A. F. Smith
Garnett Tenth and Streets northwest J. S.
Ball
Cook. Street between Fourth and Fifth
Streets northwest; Lucy \. Turner
Lincoln, Second and c Streets southeast, Mary
Saunders.
Randall, First and I Streets southwest, L. c.
Shorter.
Wilson, Central Avenue between Erie and su-
perior streets northwest, F. L. Cardozo. ir.
Hillsdale, Hillsdl!e G. B. Campbell
Mott, Sixth and TrumbuiI Streets northwest,
W. B. Evans.
The manual training school at 625 o
Street northwest will be in charge of ~
). Burdine.
The cooking schools will be conducted
at the Wallach Building under direction
of Mrs. A. NJ Mcdaniel; 6C9 o Street
northwest under direction Of Miss e. 5.
Jacobs. and at the Grant and Thompson
RuiIdings. the latter located at Twelfth
street. between and L Streets l. I'll
west. under direction OF Miss Mar on
white Monday and Thursday night CO n
ing will be taught at the Thompson sd
Tuesday and Friday night at the Grant
Building. The other two cookins schools
will have the regular four night --nas.
Colored pupils will be receive 81.
following schools: Mott. Hillsd 4
son, Stevens, Wormley, GarnetI =.
Lincoln. and Randall.