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The evening times., 1900-06-18
Circulation Statement.
The rough Rider Lassoed.

The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt is now in
a position to realize what it means TO be
Republican politician and at the same tine
TO attempt an honest and Independent atti-
tude toward trusts and monopolies. AS
Governor of New York he instigated
franchise tax bill. ard was able to jam it
through the Legislature. in spite OF Platt
End the machine. From that moment the
railway and tramway and other corporate
Interests determined upon his destruction
The day Of his doom has almost come.
Barring miracles. he viii be kicked out OF
New York politics. and his public career
brought to a humniating end on Thursday.
by means Of 2 convention stampede which
will force him to accept the Republican
nomination to the Vice Presidency. The
man who was "alone in Cuba will un-
derstand at last that one who lives in
Gehenna can hardly expect 10 be a good
ehurch-going Christian without offence TO
the local organization.
On the whole it is probable that Roose-
velt's nomination would be about as salts
factory to people who hope to see the
country rescued from the deadly grip Of
Philadelphia. The fact that he is shelved
against his VIII. and at the command Of
the New York corporations. Will not be
lost upon the voters Of the State The man
who will be put up TO succeed him at Al
bany Will surely be a plant tool Of Platt.
and the object lesson that no Republican
who gets in the way OF the trusts and mo-
nopolies VIII be tolerated by the machine,
will be useful. With any decent candidate
the Democrats ought to carry the State and
its thirty-six electoral votes without diff
Guilty.
We are aware that there is a strong the
CRY in Republican circles that the things
which have led TO RooseveIts expulsion
from the party in New York will strength
en- him before the people, If adroitly, that
Is to say. hypocriticaIIy. used The ma
tional managers do in truth believe that
the Rough Riders personal respectability
will do a great deal for the ticket. They
hope that his vigorous denunciation Of the
rotten Army beef horrors would be re-
membered rather than Mr. McKinley's
whitewash bucket and brush. He is free
from accusations Of corruption. He has
never DOlSlL Il seat III tue StAeiber anu ID
far as is known. has no dangerous ex-
handy man whom it is necessary TO keep
out Of the united States on account Of the
disclosures he could make. Altogether,
from a Republican viewpoint. Theodore
Roosevelt is decent enough citizen 10
make decided impression upon the coun-
try on that account. in comparison with
the party leaders in general. But ii is
as well to remember that where Roosevelt
is strong Mckinley is quite as much so;
and that means that the sweetening influ-
ence of his purity Will not count for much.
II he could be considered dangerous to the
Democratic party anywhere. it would be
as candidate for Governor at home. His
political opponents will owe a debt of graf
itude TO his Satanic boss for putting him
Hut Of the way.
The evening times., 1900-06-18
Th@. .Chtnere situntion.

Darkest mystery yet covers the situation
at Pekin aad Tientsin. and the fate OF our
marines hung up and reported fighting be-
tween those places. Our Minister has not
been heard from since Tuesday. nor Rear
Admiral Kempf since "Wednesday. The
Navy Department has ordered the York
town from Chefoo to Taku to get news. At
last the President has determined to send,
not brigade, but a single regiment. of
troops. the Ninth Infantry, from Manila 20
China. and a gunboat loaded with marines
from Cavite has already started.
All the other powers are active. Seven
thousand Russians are marching from
Tientsin to re-enforce Seymour AID Nc
Gala. Japan is probably landing troors
today. France is rushing a force from
Tonkin by sea. and Great Britain is prepar-
ing to Getach division of ten thousand
men from Bulle.s army for service il
China All these movements serve 20 shoT
how desperate are the conditions in Chin.i
1t is pity that they could hot have been
inaugurated before. There is graye reason
to fear that they will prove too late tc
save the lives of the ministers and other
foreigners Late morning desp- -tches ad-
wise US that the International war vess Is
have taken the Taku forts, probably on
Sunday, and that tho destruction Ct the le-
cations is partially e1nhrmed-
One of the worst features CT sse situa-
tiOn is that. while the imperial city is
shut on from communication With the out
side world. as far as fore Igr ers are CO: =
cerned. it is reported that at least one
telegraph line has been kept open by tte
Chinese authorities. md that al Shanghai
they know the truth about the ct a,ks
upon the foreign legations. and whatsvr
may have resulted therefrom. The stcry
Of the assault UD0n Legation Street ard
the murder CT Baron Won Ketteler. tie
German Minister. has been traced to tie
Tso-Tai Sheng who was press censor for
some days at Shanghai AS he vas in
position TO know what was going on in
Pekin. it is feared that his statement a 9
likely TO be corrOSOrated TEat sOnelh.ng
horrible has happened appears the m-re
probable. in view Of She. ,g's sudden f ght.
foreign vengeance.
Russia TO all appearance is acting in
concert, and good faith with the other pow
ers. SsyertheIess. the military officers Of
somernf the Western nations think that
Chinese movements are Of such q charac-
ter as TO pointedly suggest European ad-
vice 1t is asserted. too. that the Chinese
are generally boasting that Russia is be-
hind The Empress Dowager in all she does.
1t viii be seen in a general way that mat
ters in China are going from bad TO worse
as rapidly as possible The common dan
ger TO the citizens of all states nay per-
haps result in honest operation to save
them But it is apparent that beyond that
point the chance that International peace
can be preserved is not a brilliant one
The evening times., 1900-06-18
ACCIDENT TO THE SARATOGA.
The SehOoIskip CoIIides With a THG
in Delaware River.

The SchOOiShip COIIides With Tag
in Delaware River.
PHILADELPHIA, June IS--Tae s-hOo'-
ship Saratoga's departure TO Europe. which
was TO have taken place Saturday. WIS
postponed because OF al accident which
befen her as she was being got ucd ?
way al the South Street wharf, Delaware
River. preparatory TO being tOwCd u TIE
middle Of the stream The trouble vas
caused by the parting Of TIE sip rOPe
which was made fast 10 q clear On tie
vessel This caused the SarzJOga's stern
to fall rver and collide with TIE bsrS
Guy c GOss. which vas lying al an I'd
joining pier
The collision crushed IN the SzratOga's
starbOard pumpkin ard smashed che o. the
small bOatS- Otherwise the sch0O snip ;
believed 70 have escapsH serious damage
There were macy par OGs- Cn the wkaryes
TO say goodbye 10 those Cn board. and
among them were Admiral GherardL the
father Of Lieutenant Gherardi, the Sara
tOga's navigating Cficer-
II is thought that the SsFa og1 VII b in
shape 70 make another attempt 10 Depart
for her summer cruise today. IN tie
mean time the boys we're given short
leave ashore
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German ofBeer- in the rrans,an1


The ''Milit2r- W ochenblatt," Of Berlin publishes
the following extract from letter dated Johan-
nesburg, April u: with every shin there stlu
continues 10 come from Europe a number OF men
OF various ages and ranks with the expectation Of
finding remurerative employment in the BOer
army, or, after the war, in other w%ys Among
these are many retired German officers. Only
those who have not built castles in the air or
who demand nothing remain undeceiyed; the
others, and they by far the large number
soon regret that they rushed 10 south Africa
Gn desire nothing better than to get quickly
home again, but this can Only be accompliS he'd
when the necessary money Is forthcoming ThoSe
however, who have decided from the outset 10 take
part in the Tar suffer present distress The
BOer Government finds them quarters at a hotel
and as soon a. they receive their equipment they
have free journey to the front and tree board
and lodging whcE lhere. For many of these the
period of distress viii come when the war is over
and they have to provide for themselves. II the
country becomes English these combatants will
net have shadow Of a claim the new Govern
mt, and II il remains Bocr they can haFG..
reckon on any substantial snow OF gratitude, fsr
in spite Of ether good qualities that is one Of ,e
viItJ1S the BOer scarcely even knows the practi,-
Of il being quite out OF the question
The evening times., 1900-06-18
DEATH OF JUICE EAGANS.
West Virginia Loses One OF Its Fore
NEST Ju-IztS


MoRGANTOWN, W. Va. Jzne 1e.-Af.er
an illness OF two se1rs. Judge JOIN Ra--
shall Hagsns. OF aha. Circuit Court. con-
posed of Moncngada, Marion. and Hsr j.
son counties. died yesterday Of Bright's
disease He is snrEiFsd by two daughters.
Mrs. J. w. HaTtis2R and Miss Lily Hs-
gans-
The Monongalia Circuit Court is now
in session. presided over by Special J.ege
tion it viii have 10 adjoTn until al ap-
poIntment is made By Governor Atkin on
The bar viii meet today 10 take ap3rc-
pirate action.
Judge Hagans was BON at BraneoGvi Ie,
Preston county, ". Va. On August Il,
1888. His father vas Hsmzn HagzEs. 4
member of the Wheeling Convention
Judge Hagans received his educ 4tien at
the old MOEong2lia Academy. the fore
runner OF the present University Ct Nir-
ginia- He studied law in the cfiee OF
Hon W T. Wiley. aad later a. Hzry4-d
University. he VAS elected PTO=ecuti1g
Attorney OF MCnongaGa county for tlIee
successive terms, and later be-ST r.
porter of the first Supreme Court CT Ap-
peals OF West Virginia. serving from 1874
10 1873 He Issued the first i've vO,Um 5
Ct the court reports, designated as Hs
gans' Reports The preface TO tle Er
volume consists Of the early history o.
West Virginia. beginning with the first
convention at Wheeling and i1cUding the
adjudication OF nearly ell the questions in
connection with the newly formed ate
growing out Of the war. also a fall &C
count OF the proceedings CT The Rc2mOnd
Convention This acCoCnt is invaluable 70
ths student Of State history.
From 1866 10 1859 Mr.. HasEns was
mayor OF Morgantown. and in 1858 was
one CT the Grant and Co,fax Presi zen ial
electors Five years later re was ee-tsi
to Congress and served enc term. In 1879
and 1851 he rendered valuable service as
a member OF the judiciary and Railroad
Committees IL the West Virginia House OF
Delegates At this time. too. he WAS
chosen as a member Of the NatiCEai Re
publican Convention. He Was a warm PEI
sonal friend OF James c. Blaine. Mr. 9a-
gans was elected judge OF the Circuit
Court Of The Second district Of West Viz
gfnia in 1883 and sgain in 1886. II 1850
he married Miss Sarah B. Wiley, who died
in 1897
The evening times., 1900-06-18
The Etiquette of Piano Playing.

Now that summer has come and all the
windows and doors are open. ii is not
amiss to drop a hint regarding the proper
etiquette TO be observed by piano players.
There is reason for devout thankfulness
in the fact that the cabinet organ is COM
paratIvely uncommon in this city. and that
its lugubrious strains do not often assaiI
the ear with the adjurafion to Come to
The Saviour" but the piano. under un-
skilled hands. can be almost as bad. This
is not a matter for legislation. though in
some cities where many students OF music
live. they do have law that no one shall
practice on the piano, violin. cornet, from
bone. or other instrument except at Ger
tain hours-a law which it may be OBJ
served. is practically a dead letter The
hours and performances OF amateur mu-
sieians must be governed only by public
opinion and their own sense OF what is
proper.
II may be stated. on general principles.
that nobody has any right. in a populous
neighborhood, TO play finger exercises
between the hours ot five and seven in the
morning, when two-thii Is of the hard
working people in that vicinity want to
sleep. The maddening iteration of scales
and like devices of torture. at a time
when one is just tired enough 70 long i'm
peratiyely for a nap. but rot sufficiently
sleepy to take it in spite OF anything,
ranks only with the Growing Of a persis-
tent and determined cock. as a provoca-
tion of insanity. The noise of a piano in
the evening is not so much a crime, for
most Of the people who want to sleep in
the evening are engaged in manual labor,
which does not produce ultra-sensitiye
nerves and insomnia. But those who are
mapping between five and seven a. m. are,
generally speaking, persons who do not
10 TO sleep very early. and who are more
or less subject to sleeplessness. When
they are walked up at unearthIy hours by
the unsidillful practicing of a miss in her
teens they wish ardenuy that the law did
not forbid murder and that an artificial
and idiotic public opinion did not require
people who have no particular talent for
music to take piano lessons and practice
two hours day
Another fruitful source OF torment to
sensitive people is the prevalence of the
wrong kind of music, and this, again. is
not thing which can be regulated by law.
The very people who make the laws may
be under the impression that Fix Your
Eyes Upon Jesus is grander hymn than
the Ave Maria" and that Two Little
Girls in Blue" is superior TO CAopin. But
there might be mission schools started by
The evening times., 1900-06-18

1t would have to be startling news from
South Africa to attract much attention
just now. and as matter CT fact there is
little Of any kind. Lord Roberts is stead
lily pushing his plans to isolate the com
mandos in Orange River Colony, and 20
cut off the Bcer communications with
Lourenco MARQUES He expects thus to
force Botha-iRtO an early engagement. a
surrender. or retreat to Lydenburg, which.
it is suspected, has now become unsafe for
him. The week opens with an apparent
prospect that the war may soon come TO
clnSe
The evening times., 1900-06-18
The Secrets of Damascus.

ffroul tnc LOuOun D1lil MdfL
In reference 10 the recent discovery Of Svriac
ard Cutie documents !, coo years old at Damas-
Gus. the following additional details showing
the manner Of the discovery, may prove ,of in
tcrest- Some time ago The AmWy MoSqlA was
burned down; the Government began rebuilding
II few weeks ago. and in the process after
clearing away Of the rubbish, they found
in Tire outer court = small building with dome
resting en- four columns.
On opening this they found the three boxes
of parchrnents. which consisted OF revenue ac-
counts a Greek Bible, some SyTiac books. one
of which when opened by the Syriac Patriarch
was found 20 be stack the Bible and the
Gospels. and lastly the Koran in Cuhc writing
Cufa an old city, older even than Bag
dad. where the most skilled coPyisfs OF the Koran
congregated in Ihe days Of M0hamncd whence
the Characters Of the Arabic alphabet used by
them came 10 be known .CIfc." Thesa
parchmenes then are considered TO be more fltan
zoe years old.
When the Governor. Mazcux Pasha. heard Of
this find. he took possession Of the psrchmeRts
photographed them, and sent the originals on
10 COrsfaptinople
The evening times., 1900-06-18
More 81. Louis ou,rnreS.

While Missouri's coward Governor is pre-
pairing his speech for the Kansas City
Convention. the reign Of terror continues
in St Louis. Yesterday brutal mobs in
one case nearly tore respectable woman
in pieces for riding on street car. and.
in another. tried to drown the Gaughter
Of non-un;Cn conductor in a pond. The
regular dynamite outrages were perpe-
trated o. attempted with commendable at
tention 10 detail.
For forty-two days now ST. Louis has
been nesrly helpless in the hands OF brutal
and blOCdthirsty rioters There are fo.r
regiments of State troops which could be
mobilized and landed in the city wit in
twentytour hours. Fifty thousand women
Of St Louis two weeks ago Joined in a
petition begging the ccntemptible creature
stephens to call them out. ard save decent
wouIanhood from outrage But ne was end
is as callous TO the cry Of humanity IS +
he were a satrap OF Harnaism. instead OF
being what he is. = disgrace to the Demo-
cratic party OF his Commonwealth and cf
the whole nation He tries to ra1iats lis
loathscme conduct by declaring that he
must wait for the Police Beard Of St. Louis
to ask for soldiers. As the members Ct
this board are his own appointees. it goes
without saying that the demand viii net
be made unless he gives the word for Il.
a fouler case OF playing politics" than
this person Stephens presents to the couu-
try has never been conceived by the hu-
man mind We sincerely hope that the
same deprayity may not have affected 9th
ers. and that, when Stephens makes his
appearance in the Convention at Kansas
City. he will be received with the kind Of
ovation that he deserves.
The evening times., 1900-06-18
Probably a Voice From the Grave.


Il Hung Chang finds source of hope for China
in the ultimate death of the DOwsger Empress.
which, he says, cannot, IN the course Of nature
lie remote, since the Empress is an old woman.
She Is. in tact, but little more than sixty. and
may live for many years TO come. She might see
twenty more years OF life and then be Ittls older
than Queen Victoria o. England. The remedy
which Ii Eung prOPOses-patiCnce and waiting
for the cessation o. the Emp-ess-is too Sow
Ten or twenty years is very little time in q c
history Of an empire 50 hoaTy with age as Chin =
but TO the ereat progressive world outside il Is
mlCh too long 10 daily and temporise with murder
and violence and all the other evils which are frs
rered by the present Government OF China Civil
zation has decreed that the Boxers must 60 and
the powers which have interests in China wiz ,ct
wholly Independent ef the proposition wrstI 2.
the Dowager Empress has year TO live OF
The evening times., 1900-06-18

The municipal election in Havana on
Saturday resulted in a signal victory for
the Nationalist, or Revolutionary, party,
its candidate for the mayoralty being
elected by a large majority. The con-
seryative element. favorable to annexa-
ticn. refrained from voting. partly because
il resents its treatment at the hands Of
General Wood, and partly because the per-
idiOus course Of the Administration to-
ward Porto Rico. and the Nicely scandals.
have nearly killed the annexation senti-
ment in the island.
The evening times., 1900-06-18
Chinese BiEOtry.
1From Leslie's weekly.) }

One knowing the condition of things in China
wonders neither az the frequency oi riots nor at
fhc rlpidiiy with which vast crowds can assemble
under fanatical and bigoted leaders. Peaceable
and law abiding citizens suddenly transform
ed into yelling and infuriated monsters Of ds-
structiOn- The average Chinaman lacks the pow
er Of thinking es an individual He acts in mobs
and hoIdes. Ignorant Of the commonest facts Of
science such as our children familiar with
ha is credulous 70 an extent which il Is hard for
US to conceive Seeing the foreigners wonder
working engines, machines, lenses. medicine Gnd
surgery, he iTnagines him gifted with magical
and nlaevolent powers Being as credulOus as
they are ignorant the popuace need only a few
shrewd fellows TO play upon their fears and to
arouse their supsrstition and fanaticism.
The evening times., 1900-06-18
SMALLPOX ON THE sERvIA.
The Cunard Liner Prom Liverpool
Detained at QuaraRtin%.


NEW YORK. June 1s--The Cunard Line
steamer Servia, which arrived this morn
ing from Liverpool and Queenstown. is de-
tanned at Quarantine with one case Of
smallpox among the crew. one OF. the stew
ards.
The patient was removed 10 the cOnta-
giOUs hospital On North Brothers Island,
and the steamer viii be detained until the
exposure OF the we'll passengers ana crew
can be determined. The Servia has III
cabin and 412 steerage passengers.
This was the steamer Servia's first trip
since her release from the Government
transport service. She made two trips 10
Cape Town with troops. On her first trip
she carried out the Third Kings Royal
Rifles. about 1.0I0 men and officers. and
also large quantities of supplies for the
medical, engineer, and other stats. On
the second trip she embarked about I 200
infantry. consisting Of the Second Dublin
Fusiliers and the Second East Lancaster
Regiment.
The evening times., 1900-06-18
A Sore Ernression.
CFrom the cieveIand Plaln Deale

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
''No sweet girl graduate is a sore expression for
ne"
'fWhy should il bel''
The sweetest one Of them I ever saw was my
landIady's daughter She used 10 collect the board
bills. Temper The late Mrs. Xantippe WAS an
angel compared 10 her And sarcasm, That cirfs
tongue wcnld make man want 10 hustle of
somewhere ard pawn his only suit OF clothes She
never bad any sympathy for a man she'd have
taken the very sOcss his n,other knit him for
board. And yet you never SAW a S~ceter high
school graduate than she uasl Ard what do you
suppose the subject Of her essay was?''
We'll, xhatr'
of True Xomanhood.' :"
The evening times., 1900-06-18
DEATH OF A cENTENARIAN.
Accident Causes the Demise of a
HinnesOta Patriarch.


MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, June 1S-An-
drew Popp died here yesterday. the result
of an accident. at the age Of 100 years.
one month, and twelve days. He celebrat-
ed his Tooth birthday May 4
Mr.. POpp was seized with a fainting
spell while walking downstairs. carrying 8
drinking glass. When he fell the glass
cut an ugly wound in his head. which re-
suited in an injury to his brain and caused
his death.
The centenarian was born in the village
of YielsdOrf Sachen Meininen. Germany
May 4, 1900. At the age Of siXty-five he
came to this country and has resided with
his daughte-, Mrs. F. Lang in this city
most OF the time since Mr.. Popps family
consists OF s tx daughters. all OF whom are
living the Oldest being sixty-ive years
and the youngest forty eight His de-
scendants, besides six daughters. are thir-
ty-fve grandchildren and II geat- grand
children, all of whom are living
The evening times., 1900-06-18
ARMoR PLATE BIDS.
The Secretary of the Navy Calls for
1900 Tons

The circular Of the Navy Department
calling for proposals for supplying armor
requires bids to be submitted August 10
newt. The circular calls for 2 800 tons of
class A armor. face-hardened. Of the best
quality. and subject to ballistic test It
also calls for $500 tons Of class r armor
Of about the present quality. and for 1.1O0
tCas Of lowest grade &C class armor, not
face-hardened- No time limit for de-
hve-ies is fixed in the circular. but bid
ders are invited to submit propositions OF
the understanding that early delivery will
figure n the awards.
The evening times., 1900-06-18
BRAKEMAN-s BRAVE ACT.
Saves a ChiId's Life a, the Risk of
His Own.

His Own.
SHAAOKIN, Pa. June Is--Brakeman
Evan Davis risked his lie on Saturday 10
save that OF child. and succeeded. though
sustaining serious injuries He is en-
pIoyed on the Northern Central Railroad.
and was on a trip OF loaded cars. which
were being taken from Pennsylvania Col
Hery. at Green Ridge.
The train was passing through the VI
lage al the rate OF twec y miles an hour.
when Engineer McElwee' saw Margaret
Fasneck, aged four years, in the middle
OF the track He reversed his engine. but
realized that he could Tot stop IN time
10 save the child Among others who no
ticed the latte-'s peril vas Davis.
Davis made his way 70 the pilot OF the
locomotive. When wjthia a few feet OF
the girl the 6TGkemsE .lesped fo2ward.
grabbed the girl. and was almost clear OF
the track when the engine struck him on
the hips. knocking him d0Na the eDbank-
ment- The girl escaped with q few
bruises
The evening times., 1900-06-18

ParadoxicaI as II seems. it is the tail Of The
opera which wsgs the head Although /; Is by
~ means generally known. Il is the date of TIE
losing Of the season which determines the com
Increment and not. with most other things
the date Of the commencement which determines
the end GoOdgood is. in fact. the event which
settles the matter as it is tradition which IS
vigorously Observed that the final curtain shall be
zung down on the cperatic season in the GoodEood
week. This year Gcodwood happens to be later
than usual; hence the apparent lateness os the
staring Of the opera