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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
THE EASTERN SHORE
Big Plans Under Way for the De-
ycIonment of the Peninsula

veIopment of the Peninsula.
OCEAN CITY. Md, Aug. big plans
are under way for the development OF the
Maryland Eastern Shore. A meeting OF the
Eastern Shore Board of Development on
September viii, it is promised. be one
of the most important events Of any char
aeter ever held at Ocean City.
At the meeting of the board Saturday
night committee was appointed to pre-
pare a programme and arrange all other
details for the coming meeting. Invita-
tions to attend this meeting with be sent
out broadcast, and it is also proposed TO
have papers read and addresses made upon
interesting subjects pertaining to the work
OF development.
Prominent railroad officials commission
merchants, and real estate brokers of
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, and other cities will be spe-
cially asked u attend this meeting, which
will likely take on the form of a 'deyel-
opeTs' convention. somewhat like the
great 4-Home-Seekers' Convention held
in Chicago a few years ago, which was
made up of representatives from all the
States, appointed, by the respective Gov
ernors, Francis II. Dryden and Col
Oswald Tilghman, both now of the Beard
of Development, then being Maryiand's
representatives 1t is probable that Gov
ernor John Walter Smith will be asked to
preside at this gathering.
The headquarters of the Board of DeyeI-
opment will be at Ocean City until the
board is complete-in its organization, when
it is probable that Secretary Mexican will
locate at some more central place
The full title OF the organization is the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland Board of De-
veiopnent. Its objects are declared to
be tie adoption of ways and means from
time to time for the further development
of that portion of the State of Maryland
called the Eastern Shore as a section pre-
senting unrigaled advantages for resi-
dence and investment also the general
advancement of the interests of the mem
bers of the board
Any white person of good moral charac
ter who is willing to aid in carrying out
the objects of the board is eligible to mem
bership. The annual dues will be SO. there
being no membership fees The dues, hoy
ever. must be paid in advance.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
Smoking the Queens Pipe.
From the London Chronicle)


1t is to be hoped that the Government will no
longer allow red tape to prevent it from grant
ing to the veterans of Chelsea Hospital slight
boon which would make the evening of their
days pleasanter. They would like TO have pull
ct the Queens pipe, and it would be difficult to
ind stronger claim to the concession than theirs
The Queens pipe is filled By the conffscated
tobacco inspounded by Her Majesty's customs
Over 2,000 pounds is devoted to the solace of the
criminal 1unatics OF Bfoadmoor and Dundrum
The rest is distributed among the regiments or
dered for service abroad The old soldier seems
to have as strong a claim on the bounty OF
Els country as the average criminal lunatic Ills
daily pay is the munifcent sum of 3D. which
does not allow wide margin for tobacconist
bills. Last March Captain Norton asked the Finan-
cjal Secretary to the Treasury why criminal luna
tics are favored above the pensioners of Chelsea
Hospital The objection that the pensioners
were not confined to the hospital as criminal
iunatics We're TO the asylums. and that '.there
was no security that they would not sci! it
outside" 1t is unlikely that the Chelsea pen
sioner would traffic largely in tobacco. More
over, it should not be beyond the wit of our
legislators to devise some scheme by which The
cole of tobacco would be CONSUMED on the
premises" Some such Security should be
stringent enough to prevent the treasury Of
fIclalS lying awake O. nights
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
COL. WILLIAM r. AYLETr DEAD.
Noted Virginia Lawyer Who Prose-
cuted Murderer CluverIus.

Noted Virginia Lawyer Who Prose-
cuted Murderer CIuVerius.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug Col William
R. Aylett, of King William county, died
last night. He was paralyzed a few days
ago and his death was expected Colonel
AYIett was widely known, largely through
his connection with the prosecution of
Thomas J. C1uverius for the murder of Lii
liam Madison. The case was one of the
most famous known in Virginia since the
war.
Cluve1ius was young lawyer of King
and Queen county, who was struggling for
a positila at the bar. His victim, whom
he betrayed and then threw into the reser-
yoir here, was rather pretty girl of about
twenty years. The murder was planned
with infinite cleyerness and but for one or
two bitches its perpetrator would possibly
never have been found mysterious bun
die found in the river in March, 1883, was
quickly connected by a newspaper reporter
with the body of the fair-haired girl dis
covered floating in the old reservoir. The
case was full of romantic interest and mys-
terry
Colonel Aylett knew the prisoner quite
well. as well as many of his kinsmen. He
was employed to assist in the prosecution,
and did SO with great ability. Despite the
most powerful legal fight witnessed here
for many years Cluverius was convicted
and paid the penalty of his crime on the
gallows in the jail yard. He went to his
death as pluckily as he had fought the
prosecution, He died without ever con-
Tossing the crime for which he was con-
victed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07

little details in cooking, each of which
may make or mar the wholesomeness of a
dish, but the average woman learns these
only by chance. Such a thing as an ab-
solute RTE does not enter her head. She
does not always know how much baking
powder it ought to take fer a given guam
tity OF flour. She does her housekeeping
with mixture of tradition and guesswork
Thanks to the cooking schools, the house
hold magazines. and the books which
preach the value of exact knowledge, this
state of things is gradually undergoing a
reform. but there still is room for much
more Improvement.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
The nattIe OF Peitsnng.

The battle of Peitsang which was
fought on Sunday morning, appears to
have ended in a complete victory for the
allies and in a rout of the Chinese forces.
The latter resisted desperately for seven
hours and inflicted loss of twelve hundred
in killed and wounded on the attacking
force. AS yet it is impossible to deter
| mine the results of the engagement II
it had been fought two weeks earlier, and
before the Chinese between Tientsin and
Pekin had been heavily re-enforced, per-
haps it might have been decisive and have
enabled the international column to move
on without meeting serious resistance IN
til the vicinity OF the capital had been
reached. In present circumstances it is
TO be feared that fighting may be contin-
uous, as the Prince of Tuan has ordered
that every foot Of the distance be con-
tested
II his orders are obeyed, and every Chi
naman in arms knows that disobedience
means death by torture, it will take weeks
to complete the campaign, and great
many more men than are now available.
II is possible that the moral effect of their
singing defeat at Peitsang may create
panic among the Chinese and that, as hap
pened after Tientsin. the army immediate
ly opposed to the allies on Sunday may dis
perse. But the indications are that the
Imperial forces at Peitsang. although ap-
parently routed. did not break up entirely,
and are likely to have reformed and oecu-
pied a second entrenched position farther
up the country.
1t is now settled, by message received
this morning from General Chaffee, that
ali the leading powers were represented in
the battle, our own troops taking a promi-
nent part. This would seem to suggest
that recent stories Of dissensions among
the commanders may have been exagger-
ated- We are sorry. however, to learn that
there is a strong difference of opinion
among tie generals as to the plan of cam
paign. fhe American, British, and Jap
anese commanders are reported as insist
ing upon following the course of the Pei
HO, using that river as a means Of trans
port, while the German, Russian, and
French officers advocate a line far
Their TO the west. Should the lat
ter refuse to cooperate on the first
named line, a serious and perhaps IA
tai split might happen The whole in
ternational force if united Is small enough
as it is. Divided, it is not easy TO believe
that it could accomplish anything what
ever, and might be attacked and annihi-
lated in detail The developments of each
succeeding hour are convincing the civil
lied powers hat they have a serious and
bloody war On their hands
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07

Reports from persons who have recently
reached Lourenco Marques from the Boer
front represent the army of General Botha
as going TO pieces rapidly, and predict that
the peace party among the burghers will
soon be strcng enough to compel Kruger
TO surrender or to leave the country.
Should Lord Kitchener succeed in round
ing up De Wet and Steyn in the Orange
River Colony, their capture, it is thought.
will be signal for Botha to throw up the
Snnr, DC
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07

Mr.. Hanna and his able Heutenants are
engaged in a desperate effort to convince
Republican fat producers that the gold
standard is in de. 2erate peril. year ago
the same astute politicians were shouting
that silver had been buried forever. They
were right to the extent that it has been
laid on the shelf for the next four or FIVE
years. But it is necessary to revive it
now for several reasons. The moneyed
interests which contributed lavishly in
1896 are quite Indifferent and nliberaI
this year, and, if possible, they must be
scared. 1t is also the wild hope of the
Republican managers that they may be
able to raise silver fog dense enough to
obscure Imperialism, militarism, and other
things which feel very much ike mill
stones around their necks just at present
To date they are not scoring much success
in the attempt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
WAC GoeheI aIurder TriaL.
From the Albany Argus

81
The men accused of having murdered Governor
Goebel are having lawful, orderly, decent trial
in all respects. There has been no demonstration
against them, by a mob or otherwise. The due
processes OF law are being observed in every par
against Governor Goebels life is coming outNs
story which must impress the nearer and the
reader with the conviction that he is learning the
truth. 1t cannot any longer be doubted that Gov.
ernor Goebel was the victim OF a foul political
assassination.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
The Insanity of Anarchy.
tFro,n Inc Kansas citv star.l

The anarchist never pauses TO consider the nj
Ter utility OF his incendiary methods. The evil
denee that every effort he has ever made to BRING
about what he calls reform has proved abortiye
appears to make no impression ON his mind Were
it possible to perfect and carry out plot to slay
every ruler on the globe, what would be the re-
suit? Would the cause of anarchy be helped
thereby? Not b. the minutest fraction Every
throne vacated oy assassination would be filed
within forty-eight hours The system of govern
ment would not be affected in a single instance.
1t might render despotism more inexorable, but
under no circumstances would it change the rule
OF natioEs,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
why the People Want Bryan.
From the Loweu Mass SIM

NFVII INC LoWeII, MISS, sun.
The people want man for President They
ilnd that Bryan stands by what he thinks is right:
that IN the last four years, during which he was
continually before the public, he never made the
slightest slip. never made misstatement thar
he had TO retract; never statement that he had
TO explain away. He stood solidly for his con
victions of right, and when he speaks he talks
righs froom the heart, While mans PRINCIPLES
remain the same and he is true to his convictions
!here is no danger of his wavering or OF contra
dieting himself.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
Progressive South Americans.
(From the Indianapolis Press.}

How swiftly the gospel Of labcr-saving inver-
tons spreads nowadaysl 1t took century for
printing presses to supersede goose-q,Iills and
two centuries and half before East European
nations adopted the firearms of their Western
neighbors, but the telephone has already woven
its network OF wires across the old eloister town
of Bogota, IN the heart of the Andes Trolley
cars are whirring through the streets of Para and
Valparaiso, and Spectator of the latter city
is going TO try his luck with cable road TO a
hotel on lofty terrace Of Mount Aconcagua.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
Her Reason.
(Fron, the Indianapol;s Joprnal1

(From the indianapolis Journal)
Eliza why do you write SO many letters in
hot weather.
'.Wef, David, ii don't keep all our relatives
posted on the awful heat here they will be land
ing OH Us to visit -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
A Warm Weather Plot.

fFrom the Philadelphia Bulletin-)
'What makes you think your new play ought
20 succeed in hot Weather.
Because there several scenes in il that
viii make the spectators blood cold-''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
Economy.
From Harper's Bazar. J

{From Harper's Bazar.)
Billtpo-You must be doing mighty well, old
man. to be able TO charter a yacht
Capton-NOt at all Pm doing it to save
money.
''How's thats"
''Tm going to keep my wife at sea for whole
month
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
Did he Forret the Teeths
(From the baltimore American.)

(From the Baltimore American.)
'fJohn,'' said the campaign banner man,
paint some eyeglasses those Dewey banners
and label them Roosevelt They'll do for the
back townships, and we can't afford to waste
the stock. -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
Aa Usual.
From the Philadelphia /

From the Philadelphia Press)
McJgger-What do yeu think of that Delaware
mechanic who discovered the secret of perpetual
motion in dream7
Tf1ingumbob- suppose he'll wake up some
morning
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
CURRENT HUMoR.
No Wonder They're Scared.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
''It is claimed that the Dowager Empress of
China started in life a servant girl
''No wonder they stand in awe of her.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
What n whopDer.
Hrom the .Phnadelnhia Press

BuTrows-Easy, is he?
Graphter-Well, l should say. wrote to him
cnce and asked hina to lend 60. It seems
: spelt two double o and forgot TO cross the
t. He sent me $780,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
InereduIous Sometimes.

Ntfoh the NFicago News.)
Mrs. Chatter-Do you believe all the disagree
able things you read in the papers about people?
Mrs Tattie-oh, dear. no-only when they are
about people know.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07
Rounding IN Destroyars

EViH INC saItIInofe Amerlcan.)
The prosecution of Anarchists will now bsa A
revival all through Continental Europe. They vii:
be rounded up as lar as possible, and those who
are not imprisoned viii be deported.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07

It may he for the purpose of diveriing
attention from the Alaskan outrages. or
some other thing; but, in any case, the
State Department is once more exploiting
the missionary claim against Turkey
which tie Sultan had promised to settle
last Friday but omitted to. Now there
is fierce talk of an ultimatun and of
a naval demonstration Abdul Hamid an
pears to be very serene about it all and
does not fear an executive war against him
as much as a little bit.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-07

The oppressed Porto Ricans want to
know Why it is that nothing has been
heard from the commission appointed last
April to revise and codify the confused
mass of old Spanish laws under which the
island is governed. Somebody in authority
should tell them. In the meantime they
go on hating the Government which has
violated and lefed its own Constitution to
loot them FOR the benefit of a few multi
millionaire c. mpaign contributors.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
More I}ONer Riots Threatened

Rumprs Of a revival of Boxer activity
presumably under the inspiration of Prince
Tuan, are now In circulation. and add 10
the suppositlon that the Chinese government
has taken heart again and Is adopting a
defiant attitude. repetition Of the reign
Of terror 81 recently experienced however
IS not - be expected. The foreign minis
tiers are now amply guarded at Pekin the
missionaries who escaped massacre are
mostly removed to the coast and there Is
little likelihood that the desperadoes will
undertake 10 riot in the cities under the fire
Of the guns Of the foreign ships OF war.
ROW posted at the points of possible danger
The worst that can happen now therefore
Is the slaughter OF the remaining native
Christians, whose numbers are unknown. 1t
- 10 be believed that an early feature OF the
negotiations, which ought 10 be FASTENED by
he powers far as is consistent with dip
lGmatic dignity. should be a demand upon
China for the repression of all fanatical mobs
who seek 10 harm the Christians, whether
natives or foreigners. X will not require
many moves Oh the diplomatic chess board
% drive China 10 an exact definition OF her
intentions
Evening star., 1900-09-25
John VI. Palmer.

John NJ. Palmer who died today, was held
in high esteem by the people of his state
and was often honored by them. He at
tained to high office and had exceptional
opportunities To impress himself deeply
upon the national thought. But he lacked
sufficient party stability to permit him to
become the standard bearer of great or
ganization under circumstances promising
victory. He changed his political faith too
often To give him a strong grasp upon the
lines that lead TO the highest eminence in
he republic. Had he remained a repubi-
can in 1872 for instance, instead of depart
ing from that party because of pique at
General Sheridan for the employment of
troops IN Chicago after the great fire. he
might readily have become a quantity OF
first importance in presidential calculations.
His disaffection in that year however led
to his retirement from political activity for
nearly two decades, and he was enfeebled
by years when he reappeared having been
elected TO the Senate by the democrats of
Illinois when chance came their way 10
send one of their faith to the upper house
Genial. fluent and shrewd, sincere and hon
est, Senator Palmer commanded attention
and respect. even though he did not WELD
a potent influence. His retirement from the
Senate came at time when his democracy
was affronted by the threat Of financial re-
pudiati0n, and there was something in his
hopeless candidacy for the presidency In
1896 which evoked the sympathy Of men OF
all parties, even while its wisdom was
questioned John NJ. Palmer, having served
his country as soldier, his state as governor
and senator, leaves behind him record of
earnestuess and fidelity TO the interests he
conceived to be paramount.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
The Tammany Cabinet Slate.


Tammany men displayed great interest
yesterday in the statement of Senator Han
ma that Bryan had promised to let Mr.
Croker name two members Of his cabinet
IL he should be elected President. The
Tammany men speculated much upon the
identity Of the New Workers Mr.. Croker
likely would select
BY unanimous consent Of all faithful
tigers 1t was agreed that Mr.. Croker would
be one of the two fortunates. The Tam
many chieftain, they said, would become
Secretary Of the Treasury, as a matter of
course. They pointed to the fact that his
long experience in handling the Tammany
funds makes him eminently eligible to han
die the nations finances. AS Secretary of
able to carry out his pet hobby of changing
Croker's ability financier they pointed
he should be able to win S34 600 no matter
whether Bryan or Mckinley is elected
For the second cabinet position only one
name was mentioned. William Sulzer 1t
was conceded even by Mr.. Sulzer himself
is the man of the hour. He would become
Attorney General by the same natural trend
of events that would make Mr.. Croker
Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Sulzer s
friends even went so far to discuss the
policy he would pursue. His first official
act they predicted, would be to nail over
the entrance to the Department of Justice
this sign: TRUSTS Discovered and Smashed
While You Wait
Pending his appointment as ATTORNEY
General, Mr.. Sulzer will run for Congress
once more.
Evening star., 1900-09-25
The international situation.

A news bulletin today states that 1t is
ofhcially announced In Berlin that Russia
and Japan have formally answered the
German note, particularly emphasizing
their agreement to the proposition to have
the ministers designate the guilty" This.
however, Is not the crucial point of the
German proposal. AS far as can be ascer-
tanned none Of the powers Is unwilling to
entrust the indictments to the minister's
who are in the best position of all to know
who melted the riots and led the Boxers.
But there is marked divergence from the
German proposition that the punishment of
the guilty leaders be made a condition
precedent to negotiations with the imperial
government AS the United States inti-
mated in its note to Germany, 1t will be in
every sense compatible with international
honor to stimulate that demand for the
punishment of these malefactors be made
feature of the negotiations and to that
extent this country is willing to join in
an International agreement
1t Is also bulletined today that Lord Sails
bury has replied to the German note in
terms identical with the answer given by
the United States. This Is a surprise, in
view of the growing comments of the Lon
don press upon the American position This
development indicates either that the Brit
ish journals were not informed as to the
governments policies, or that the govern
ment, finding the international drift to-
ward the American position, decided to
follow that course as well. The result is
that the German proposition that punish
ment by the allied powers of the Chinese
officials responsible for the outrages should
be condition precedent to the negotia-
tions, is effectively negatived. Not single
power. as far as announcements have gone.
has fully endorsed this feature of the Ger
mar plan.