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The evening times., 1900-04-19
+ FAVORABLE REPORT.
Another War Society Charter Rec
commended.

The Committee on the District Of Coium-
Bin OF the House Of Representa-
tiyes has made, through Repre-
sentative 5Muad, a favorable report
on the hfll to incorporate The Ma
tionaI Society United States Daughters Of
Eighteen Hundred and Twelve. and recon-
merded that the bill pass with the fOllow-
ing emeedement: Strike out ali after the
enaeling clause and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
hat Mrs Flora Adams Darling. OF New
York. Mrs William Gerry SIade. OF New
York; Mrs Louis W Hall. OF Pennsylva-
MIA: Mrs. Edward Ro5v. Of Illinois; Mrs.
NJ a Ludin. of New T5rk; Mrs. lie Roy
Sunderland Smith. OF New York: Miss
Helen c. Bailey. OF New Hampshire; Ms
Alfred Russell. of Michigan; Mrs. Vii
liam Lee. OF Massachusetts; Mrs William
Tod Helmuth Of New York; Hrs. Ne,sOn
V Titus. Of Massachusetts their assOci-
ates and successors, are hereby created
body polite in the District OF Columbia
by the name of the National Society CT UEi-
ted States Daughters CT Eighteen Hundred
and Twelve for patriotic. Historical, educa-
tional and benevolent purposes. the oh
jects of which are as follows: To psrpetu-
ate the memory and spirit OF the men ard
women who were Identified with the Wsr
Of 1872 by publication OF memoirs of ia
nous women OF the United States during
that period. and the investigation. p-eser-
walton, and publication Of authentic rec
ords Of men in the military. naval and
civil service of the UEited States during
the said period; by baking the society ore
of the factors OF educational ard patriotic
progress. and by the promotion and erec-
ton of a house or home where the de-
scendants of the jealous and brave patTi-
ots who achieved American independence
VINO have need of such a home may he
sheltered from the storms OF life
Section 2.-That the said society is au-
tn 1rized TO hold real and personal estate
so far only as may be necessary to its
lawful ends. 10 an amount rot exeee ding
5000 900, and may adopt constitution and
make bylaws not inconsistent with law,
and may adopt a SEAL
The evening times., 1900-04-19
That Plain Duty Mystery.

After reading the press reports Of Rep
resentative Grosyenor's spirited defence OF
the President, in the House yesterday, We
are still at a loss to know whether the
eminent man in the White HOUSE is a
Porto Rico free trader or the other thing.
The remarks of his champion on the sub
iect are not printed in the Congressional
Record. That esteemed contemporary OBJ
serves that they will appear hereafter"
which We doubt. From independent sources
of information we should judge that the
present Administration policy is TO leave
Mr.. Mckinley in a position where he can
at any opportune time during the impend-
ing campaign affirm or deny his change Of
mind en- the plain duty question.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi had ventur-
ed TO quote remark. made by the Repub-
lican president of a Western college. TO
the effect that the Chief Magistrate had
not changed his mind. but had permitted
II to be changed for him. For some reason
or other this allusion. OF the shrieks of
laughter which il caused did not appear
to please Mr.. Grosvenor. who proceeded to
explain how it happened that his chief
yenor is reported as saying:
''When il became manifest that money had "a
he raised ia some way and that the Nats and
providing for 10 per cent % per cent, the
President recognized the right and power OF this
House 20 originate that tariff bill.
lie still in favor OF free trade I call the
gentleman's attention to the fact that In the
message of The President lie gave no sign or in
oiCaiiGn q when be desired that that free trade
measure should go into effect"
The lucidity OF the defence is admirable
There Is a frankness abort it quite unex-
pected. We presume that the time when
it became manifest that money had to be
raised in some way closely eoineided with
the date on which the trusts served notice
that they would hot contribute any unless
an unconstitutional tariff tax was imposed
on the domestic trade at an American Ter
ritory. Under such pressure it is easy to
see that the President might well be in IA
vor OF free trade, but against its enforce
ment. He is 50 good a man at heart that
we feel sure he has never swerved from
his internal. though perhaps concealed. re-
spec: for the formula by which he prom
ised to support the Constitution of the
United States. II. for an occasion. he has
suspended the operation of that pledge at
the solicitation # those in authority over
him, 1t is safe u say that ne has done so
with sincere regret and solely out Of an
amiable desire to oblige. As Mr.. Grosve-
nor asserts. il was very necessary to raise
money in some way, hence the Payne
Foraker iniquity. Perhaps, hence, also, a
piethoric condition affecting the campaign
barrel. Let us hope so. The laborer is
worthy Of his hire.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
A CONFEDERATE MOUND.
Provision for ITS Care Recommended d ed
by n House Committee

Provision for Its Care Recommended
by House Committee.
The Committee on Military Affairs of
the House of Representatives favotably re-
ported on the bill for the Improvement and
care of a Confederate mound in Oak
Woods Cemetery. Chicago.
The bill authorizes the Secretary OF War
to enter into a contract with the cemetery
association for the improvement and or
namentation of plot of ground owned by
the United States and known as "Confed-
crate Mound" located in Oak Woods
Cemetery. Chicago, il which are buried
twelve Union and 4.03s Confederate SOL
diers. who died at Camp Douglas. at Chi
cago, during the war of the rebellion. and
limits the expense therefor TO the sum of
s., $50, and makes an appropriation Of that
sum, or so much thereof as shall be neces-
sary, for the purpose described
The bill also authorizes the Secretary of
War to enter into contract from time to
time for the proper care. protection, and
maintenance OF Confederate Mound at an
annual expense not exceeding the sum Of
$3.50
The evening times., 1900-04-19
MARRIAGE OF DEAF MUTEs.
The Questions and Responses Given
in the sign Language


BALTIMORE. April ia marriage OF
deaf mutes was performed in the sign
language last evening in the leeture-Toosa
Of the Eltaw Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. Eutaw Street. near Franklin The
bride was Miss Helen ROhner. Of Wal
brook. and the groom was Herman KOe-
mig. Of I114 SOrth Paca Street. Rev D. z
MoyIan. the pastor OF the Deaf Mute Mis-
sion. performed the ceremony The we'd
ding was attended by number Of deaf
mutes, whose happy expressions and al
most constant eonversatIoa in the sign
language st-csted me interest which they
felt in the occasion.
The bride entered the ,ccm leaning on
the arm Of the groom. she vas dressed il
white or-an,4ie over silz ara carri-t a
bouquet Of Bride roses IN he- hair were
two roSebuds. The bride AMI groom were
preceded 10 a place in front Of the plat
form by the two ushers-Nessrs. William
and AdOlphus Bomhoff-also deaf nutcs-
When the ceremony began all in the room
stood uD. One of the ushers held the
brides bouquet while Rev. Mr.. Moylan pro-
nounced in the sign language the words
which made them husband and wife. When
il came 10 the tine for him 20 question
the couple as 10 whether they would ac-
cept each other as man and wife, for bet
ter or for worse. each in turn nodded con-
sent When the ceremony was over Rev.
Mr. Moyian leaned over and congratulated
the young couple number of relatives
advanced toward them and fer some time
the bride and groom were busy kissing
them
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Useless Extrnrngnnce.

A protest has been made in Chicago
against the custom of celebrating gradua-
tion day in the grammar schools In many
cities the leaving OF the grammar for the
high school is made an occasion of almost
as much pomp and ceremony as graduation
from a high school or academy Elaborate
ceremonies ale INDUCED in curing what
is pTetentiously called commencement
week and children are made to prepare
essays. recitations and other features Of
a public exhibition. in addition to their
regular study for examinations.
This is one OF the worst developments in
the present American educational system
The whole thing is bad enough as it
stands. resulting in ignorance O. important
subjects and half knowledge Of ornamental
branches of study; but some of its vicious
features are at any rate. Pcrversions Of
good ideas. This graduation day in the
grammar schools. however, is false and
meretricious throughout. There is no ex-
cuse for it, and every reason against it.
II comes simply from a foolish and un-
reasonable vanity and desire TO show off"
II there is one thing which should GER
children, it is the pampering OF vanity.
The more simple. natural, wholesome, and
unpretentious a child's life can be. the
better it Will be both for the individual
and the community. No child ought to
have. up to the age Of fifteen. other in
terests than those of school and home;
and the school interests should be con-
fired to useful and necessary learning and
such simple exercises as will tend directly
to interest and develop the young mind.
The old-fashioned district school, with its
Friday afternoon speaking and eompo-
sition reading, was better in many re-
spects, poor as the teaching sometimes
was, than the high-priced schools Of to-
day.
1t is well to have some regular exercise
which shall aeeustom the children, both
boys and girls, to address an audience
gracefully and without embarrassment,
and they should be taught. if possible, to
speak easily from platform as from
their places in the classroom. They
should also be given every opportunity to
express their ideas by writing, and an
excellent medium Cor this is the school
newspaper, either read aloud or posted
on a bulletin board. Such a paper gives
those who edit and write for it good train
ing in many ways, but the effects OF a
printed periodical, involving as il does
much labor in soliciting advertisements.
and other business features. are somewhat
doubtful. But all necessary things can be
done, and done well, without any tomfooI-
cry of commencement exercises for
children not yet in their teens. In matters
involving the pupils of a public school.
also, the question OF expense should be
considered Nothing should be introduced
into the curriculum Of any school. in any
city. which will compel the parents of the
poorest child in any grade to 90 10 the
slightest unnecessary expense. Such
graduation exercises" as entail the prep
The evening times., 1900-04-19
(From the London GlObe.)

With the object Of encohr-~Ing emigration 20
the fertile regions recently ,spened up by the
TTans-Siberian Railway, the hJissian GaTernnaf Mt
has given orders for the issue tickets II very
very cheap rate These special tickets VII
be issued for Tobolisk. irSutsk, and bey0.d there
for VladivOstOck and Port Arthur One ticket
apparently, wiii cover whole family, and will
be available 81 something Ike ia stations on the
line of route. The zone tariff has been adopted.
From any point in, Russian Europe 20 Tobolsk III
price per head ias been fAed at , ruhles Be-
yond Tobolsk 90 any spot in the vast S;berisn
region :he charge for these emigTant tickets vii
be AZ rubless head-that Is TO say. that for
about las. Cd. enc viii be able to travel distance
of over 5000 kiioDetres. or something ike f.C99
mills.
The evening times., 1900-04-19

Our sympathy goes out TO the people of
Nebraska The untamed and raging E.
Benjamin Andrews has accepted the chan
if they have the slightest respect for the
English language they will lock it up in
a burglar-proof safe where he can never
get at it, They might leave the Yiddish
tongue at large 10 absorb his attention
Yiddish is plenty good enough for An
drews
The evening times., 1900-04-19
when the Prince Bored Her.

VioW tue Lohuoh AhI"Aieie-)
Here Is the latest sneedOte c0nce ming the Pr1 ice
Of Wales. Young lady was presented TO him at
a social junction. and nOI knowing how long sue
should talk to him. she naiveiy requested him
20 tell her when she should leave him ''On the
contrary. said the Prince. 'it Is for YOU to tell
me when sou are bored" Later His RorsI High
ness asked where the young LADY was born. AT
Y. ! have lived there ali my life GLOW many
years did YOU say YOU lived theTeg' enquired the
Prince ~ am bored SIR said the lady quietly
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Beeeher,s Hard Luck
From DE Lsdies, Home Journal

(From the Ladies' Home Journal)
One day in 4 town where he was to lecture ur
Boecher went into a barber shop TO be shaved
The barber, not knowing him asked him whether
he WIS going TO hear Beeoher lecture
Il guess So, the reply
We'll. continued the bsiber. If you haven't
got ticket you can't get one They're all sod.
and you'll have. 10 stand
That's just my luck said Mr. BeechoF =
always did stand when I've heard thar man talk %
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Victoria in Military Costume.
From the Scottish American.l

In the earliest years of her reign the Queen
was accustomed to view her troops, mounted on
charger. dressed in military costume Two
months after her accession, mounted on a gray
charger, she a trim blue cloth coat and
skirt with a star on the breast and a round can
with peak ornamented with deeep gold band
in reviewing for the first time the Household
troops at Windsor. Later on the Queen was dress
ed in long habit with a cutaway Jacket and a
large hat ornameDted with military pIurnes.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Cowboy saddles in Eurnne.
From The New York Commcrcial)

NIVHI tlV "" lOIh NOIIIIItIIlaI-I
The Hon. Buffalo Bill'' IS perhaps as much re
sponsible as anyone for the introduction of III,
cowboy saddle into the remote parts OF the world
making it, in fact, new article OF foreign com
meTce- A representative Of a Cincinnati house
reports that his firm has lately received large
order from Russia for cowboy saddles for iInIne.
diate shipment into the Russian Empire The sad.
dies viii 20 direct to st. Petersburg and from
there the larger part OF the consignment will
be reshipped 10 Siberia
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Coin Values i'm France.


hioh ItAiSOh 5 AeekiE.l
Referring 10 a remark as to the difficulty in
distinguishing what silver has current value in
France. a correspondent writes: II may be OF
Interest TO your readers to know that al 5-franc
pieces, whether French, Italian Swiss OF Bel
gian. have current value in France if coined since
December %, ls65. and the 2frane I-franc and 50
cent pieces coined since January X 1863 Silver
bearing the PoPes head and Spanish silver have
no currency In France.
The evening times., 1900-04-19

James c. Keller. a letter carrier from
Cleveland Ohio and secretary CT the Let
ter Carriers Association. is at the Metro
politan. He Is here to urge favorable con
sideraticn OF the bill now pending before
the Committee on Postofiees and Post
roads. which provides for reorganization
Of the postal. service and a material in
crease in the pay OF the clerks and car
riers. Mr.. Keller expects that the bill viii
pass the House. II viii involve an expendi-
ture of $io,e01.000 more in salaries
The evening times., 1900-04-19

a. the "a ago Times-HeraldD

ClerE-I see that an eminent Chicsgo nan
says the way 70 live enc hundred years IS % 80
TO work az e-lj a. IA, start for home at = Bi.,
Rave cinner At ! p. m, take nap unsil S.i5.
and then read. talk, ride for awhile
Employers thai s0l We'll, IL you nave any
notion cf starting out to live one hundred wears
ON ti.at schedule I'd advise you 10 look over the
wanted male help sds-" right awss
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Caste vs.. Sausace..
n,ror the New York commercial Aare

Grom the New York Commercial Adxertiserl
Three messenger boys testing their relative
abilities as jumpers from the vantage point OF q
Twenty-seeond Street curbstone Each had equal
ed his record. When the Frankfurter man, standing
by. said he would try the game. ''Aw gel
out. yer Ginney: amt jumpin' with no sa1-
sage men," said Of the boys. and the three
left the place uncIesn fer persons Of their caste
Ii was social inequality and democracy
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Disappointed Mt the start.


NffUn lht BfooAIin Llfe-l
~, Heavyweigh;,- said the minister ''is
willing TO subscribe SI0.Oeo for new church pro
yided we e2a get other subscriptions making up
the ssme amount"
Yet You seem Disappointed said his wife.
YES I in hopes he would contribute
SlOo in cash
The evening times., 1900-04-19

(From the Indianapolis Press)

Georgia judge recently, in deciding a case
against a who had been missing for many
years. then suddenly appeared and claimed part
Of an estate, made the comment: Il scarcely
think the statute OF relations VIII siop aud wait
for him any more than the village OF Falling
Waters awaited the awakening Of Rip Van Winkle,
or the wife OF Enoch Arden awaited his return'
The evening times., 1900-04-19
How They Did IT.

FTom the Philadelphia Bulletin.)
s-SiaEnie wouldn't sing for US because she want
ed TO be teased
''And did you fCase herr
'Hoh. tcuibly. We didn't ask her again.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Schools for Librarians.


Berlin now has 4 school for women Librarians
One OF its two courses Of instruction lasts six
months. and Il for the training of Librarians for
the ordinary public Libraries. while the other OF
three years, prepares the students 10 take their
places at the heads Of scientific libraries.
The evening times., 1900-04-19

(From the international S0nthly)
The British Empire has a population Of
four hundred millions, with a capacity OF almost
unlimited increase in the sparSeiy settled regions
Of her colonies in the temperate zone Add the
population OF the Yspgtse Valley OF China, nov
under the British ''sPhere OF influence and we
have an aggregate of oEe-hah the total peg5u-
latiOH Of 4he globe.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
An Indication.

(From the Chicago Recosd)
''ScribbS = getting ready 10 pose As q genius
~ hat makes you think SOP
Il heard fius tell somebody that he hadn't any
bump OF locality. and never could get anywhere
on time"
The evening times., 1900-04-19
CURRENT HUMOR.
Easily Told.

CFrom the Philadelphia Press)
'tSay" qgeried TIE i1quisitive reporter. chow
long does II usually tSke 10 decide prize fshIg'
Don't You know" said tEc sporting editor.
~'No. How longE"
20, jlst = bout -
The evening times., 1900-04-19
4 Trade Habit.

(FrOm the Chicago NeRSO
lda-Yes. lie always stares into the depths of
your eyes.
May-Onc of these passionate fellows?
ida-No. an Oculist-
The evening times., 1900-04-19
Ancient Hars,ack.

tFrom the New York Post.)
Rumford Falls, Me-. veteran has in his pos
session some of the hardtsck composing the last
ratiOus dealt out to hiTa BY Uncle Sam when IN
the serviee over thity sears ago Il Is in good
state of preservation.
The evening times., 1900-04-19
His Nev. Line of work.


tfrOm Tie Icdlan1pOIiS PTca.)
Excited CitizPE-Csn't You see those three fc-
lows beating thss nan to deaih2
PolieemzE-Sure Maxim a good job of il, amt
the,
''But why don't you intorfcreg
Interfere? Meg / am doin' more refined work
now DO you expect dramatic critic 70 bt
mira in stiee( e. epss
The evening times., 1900-04-19
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

To Room RooseveIt.-State Chairman
b. 3. odell has left New York for an ex-
tended tour of the West in the interest
Of the Piatt-Hanna scheme to stampede
the Philadelphia Convention to Theodore
a statesman on a great mission, Mr. Odeil
stoutly denies that this is the object OF his
trip. but his denial does not oisprove the
fact. His first stop will be in Chicago.
Then he will traverse Iowa, Kansas, Ne
5raska, and other States CT the Middle
West. making short stops in each on his
way to California. He viii open headquar
ters at Los Angeles. and expects 10 do a
thriving business there for about three
weeks. Presumably he will attempt TO
teach the untutored westerners how to or
ganiZe politics on the plans and specifica-
tions OF the New York idea, with the view
of having the Philadelphia Convention as
completely stocked for the unwilling
Rough Rider as the very recent convention
ia Gotham was stocked for Platt's pur-
poses. That Chairman Odells mission
will be successful there is scarcely any
doubt The Hanna machine has paved the
way for him very well and he Will find
the Westerners quite favOrably inclined
toward Roosevelt though comparatively
few of them doubtless will be able to eX-
plain why they are so inclined thus at
testing the subtle influence of the Hanna
organization over the minds of the party
voters Ii is not doubted that Chairman
Odell will have much 10 say through the
newspapers as he travels through the West
about the adyisability OF failing the ticket
with a Western man. Indeed, wherever he
strikes a fayorite son boom he is likely 10
encourage it, and even to stir up enthusi-
asm Of this kind in communities which
have not yet been struck with the favOTite
son fever. The more favOrite sons are
brought out the better it VIII be all around
for the party in that the bigger the crowd
will be at Philadelphia and the greater
make the consummation of the scheme 10
stampede the convention TO Roosevelt
This part of the game is working eXcel-
lently. When il has been finished it will
be up TO Mr.. Platt 10 make good his dec
laTatiOn. made in confidence TO a crowd OF
the Hon. Timothy WoodruE's important
admirers at New York the other day. TO
the effect that before the summer Is over
il will be shown that he is the best friend
Woodruff has The intended Implication
plainly is that when he succeeds in shunt-
ing Roosevelt OF on 10 the Vice Presiden-
tiaI track Pl2tt viii make Woodruff the
gubernatorial nominee. OdeT wants that
nomination and it is believed Piatt is Sc
cretly cOnspiring with the State machine
TO give il 10 him. In view Of these evident
probabilities il therefore behoOves the
Hon Tim Woodruff 70 keep his eyes
glued TO the PIatt machine from now until
the State ticket is made up
The evening times., 1900-04-19
The Plan zIiscarried.-A

The Plan Miscarried.-A story is
current to the effect that the Jefferson din
ner in Brooklyn last night would have been
a much more important AFFAIR il those who
projected it more than a month ago had
been able to control events exactly as they
had planned to do. II Is said that the dinner
was projected primarily for the purpose OF
launching Admiral Dewey's Presidential
boom but that certain Unforeseen intu-
ences inteTvened which caused the famous
sailor to anticipate his boomers by nearly
three weeks. Hence the programme could
Eot be carried out and for that reason the
dinner last evening was something Of a
frost" Not even the Hon. Perry Belmont
was there. Instead. he and his wife were
being entertained at Wolferts Roost by
the gay and frivolous David Bennett HILL
while the Cnly and original followers Of
Jefferson were devising a plan to save the
country.
The evening times., 1900-04-19

H r. Smith, a brother OF yhe Postmaster
General. is at the>Riggs. from Boston. He
VII remain in the Capital for several days.
The evening times., 1900-04-19

Representative Bankhesd OF Alabama
was receiving congratulations al Chamber
Inns last night on having received the
unanimous nomination for another term IN
the House from his district This is
equivalent 20 election Mr.. Bankhezd Is
now serving his eighth term in the lower
house and his constituents state that he
can remain there as long as he chooses
The evening times., 1900-04-19

c. e. IngIehart, II. F ingieha-t. and G
G.. Ackermen. three prominent citizens of
WatertOWn. y. Y. a.e at the Riggs on a
pleasure trip and viii remain abou- a
week