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The evening times., 1900-03-22
The Efrbt-Hour Rule for Servants.

The Eight-Hour Rule for servants
Some discussion has been created by
Mrs Emmons Blaine's practical appilca-
ton of the eight-hour law to household
service Many critics are freely stating
that the thing cannot be done. or, if pos
sible at all. can only be arranged in
households where many servants are en-
ployed According to Mrs. Blaine's plan.
the servant who begins work at in the
morning. leaves off at 2. and another
begins at and is on duty till 10.
II is argued that in households where but
one or two maids are kept this would
not be possible because the cook must
be on duty at each of the three meals.
and so must the waitress while the other
work is distributed through the entire
day. from early in the morning till late
at night
Perhaps the objections are well founded,
but The fact remains that the problem of
household labor will stay where it is in
this country just so long as that eccu-
patton is made less desirable than others
of its class and one of the reasons why it
is regarded as undesirable is that the
hours are long and the work combining.
In other occupations the employe has a
certain amount of leisure as a matter of
course: in this the afternoon out and
other leisure hours are granted as a priv
ilege. and there is a sort of tacit under
standing that. if necessary. the employe Is
expected to work overtime. The domestic
servant is entitled to nothing beyond her
wages: if she falls i'll. she may have to
go home TO her people. or she may be
cared for during a limited time by her
employer. There is no absolute rule by
which these things are governed, but
they are considered by the intelligent girl
in deciding upon her plan of life; and it
is not strange if she prefers business
in which the only uncertainty is that
which is common to all employment-de-
mand and supply. She knows that If she
proves herself capable as a dressmaker,
a factory operative a saleswoman. or
even a waitress in a hotel. her wages will
be increased and her ability to secure en-
ployment will depend not so much on the
caprices OF her employer as on her own
general ability. In household service the
personality of both employer and servant
is in many cases the principal factor in
the problem. and there is no certainty
about il anywhere
The evening times., 1900-03-22

Out of Difference to the Anglo-American
Foreign Office. the matter of England s
tampering with our official correspondence
in South Africa is TO be hushed up, al
though the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee has been graciously pleased to say that
il will allow Macrum to make a statement
before it. spropos of nothing. There must
be something in the case or there would
not be such a distinguished effort to
smother il.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
PoSTMISTREsS VAN LEW ILL.
Interesting History of One of Presi-
dent Grants Appointees.

Interesting History of One of Prest-
dent Grants ApPointees.
RICHMOND, Va, March 22.-Miss Eliz-
abeth L. Van Lew. who was postmistress
of Richmond during the greater part OF
President Grants two terms, is i'll at her
home here. Miss Van Lews history is
quite an interesting one. She was made
the postmistress of the former capital
of the Confederacy by Grant for the serv-
ices she rendered the Union cause during
the war.
Miss Van Lew lived here during the
four years struggle between the South
and the North. She gave valuable assist
ance to the Federal officers who made
their escape from Libby prison by tunnel
ing under the ground. After Grant went
out of office and Miss Van Lew was sue
ceeded as postmistress she was given
clerkshp in the War Department at
Washington. Her home, on Church Hill,
overlooking the James River, is one Of
the prettiest and most picturesque in that
section of the city. For years past she
has paid her State taxes under protest.
Annually when presenting herself to set
tie these obligations to the Common
wealth Miss Van Lew enters her protest
against taxation without being permitted
the right to have voice in the Govern
ment.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
TORPEDO BOAT CONTRACTS.
The Time of the Builders Extended
for One Year.

The Navy Department has been sending
out letters to all the builders of torpedo
boat destroyers and torpedo boats noti-
flying them that they will have year be
yond the period originally set in which to
complete their contracts. This action was
taken by the department on the recon-
mendation of the Board on Construction.
which ascertained that the complaints of
some of the torpedo craft builders that
they were unable to obtain the steel re-
quired for the construction of the vessels
was true.
This condition is a result of the pre-
vaiing activity in manufacturing circles.
All the steel plants are working extra
time, and yet cannot comply with the de-
mands for material The Navy Depart
ment officials decided that il was only fair
to give all torpedo boat builders the ben
eft of the extension. In each case the
extra year will begin with the expiration
of the contract period
The evening times., 1900-03-22
WALTONIANS AT PRINCETON.
Mr.. Cleveland Vice President of a
New Organization.

PRINCETON. n. j., March ga fish
and game protection association has been
organized at Princeton by members of the
University faculty and prominent citizens,
with a view to bettering the sport with gun
and rod in this locality. At recent meet
ing Prof. William F. Magic was elected
president and former President Grover
Cleveland, NJ. Taylor Payne. and Profs.
Harry Van Dyke and William Libbey, vice
presidents.
A petition has been forwarded to Governor
Voorhees, requesting that the woods near
Princeton be stocked with quail and other
birds and that the streams be supplied with
fry. Papers of incorporation are being
drawn up. Recently there was talk OF a
preserve being made near here by several
sportsmen. but it is thought that the plan
has been given up.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
COMPLAINING OF RATES.
Interstate Commerce mmissionrrs
Meet at Phoenix.

PHOENIX. Ariz.. March 22.-Inter-
State Commerce Commissioners Yeomans
and Clements presided yesterday over the
first session of the Commission ever held
in Arizona. The main complaint before
them was one filed by defunct Chamber
of Commerce three years ago, alleging un-
inst discrimination of rates in favor o.
Los Angeles.
The evidence showed that the coat town
had tariff on many articles shipped from
the East of one-half that paid By Phoenix
merchants In the matter Of shipments
East. Los Angeles pays Sl-20 hundred
pounds and Phoenix. S2-20. On motion OF
General Counsel Herrin. representing the
Southern Pacific Railroad, the respondent
corporations were given an indefinite
time in which 10 file their defence. The
Commissions next stop will be at San
RernardinO. Cal.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
Mr. ReNeridge Civ

Nr. BeNeridge Gives Ip.-As predict
ed from the first by The Times. Senator
Beveridge has abandoned his free trade
resolution and appears to be willing to
permit the Porto Rican bill to get through
the Senate as best it can without any
further interference on his part The
Senator was scheduled for a speech today
in support of his amendment, but he has
also sgnified his willingness to forego the
pleasure of delivering an address to the
Senate. 1t is evident that the Beveridge
amendment does not signify another
change of front at the White House,
as has been insisted by the brilliant In
dianan's admirers. Obviously Mr.. Nc
Kinley proposes to abide as resolutely as
possible by his latest decision in the Por-
to Rican muddle and trust to the ingenu-
ity of his managers in and out OF Congress
and to the confidence reposed in him by
the majority of the people to pull him
through the next election, despite his ia
nous plain duty message. 1t is beliey-
ed that as soon as Senator Platt of Con-
necticut returns from his inspection OF
the tobacco prospects of Cuba the Porto
Rican bill, without important amend
ments, except those affecting certain mill
ing interests of Senator Davis State, will
be forced through the Senate How Sena-
tor Beveridge can vote for it in its pres
ent shape in view OF his free-trade
amendment is not apparent, though his
friends say that he will do so. II is said
that Senator Beveridge feels very keenly
the disappointment occasioned by the ne
cessity which forced him to abandon his.
free-trade position. His constituents are
said to be Just as firmly convinced now
as ever that the Porto Rican bill is "a SCI
rious departure from right principles,
and that they are in utterable despair
over the political prospects in Hoosier1
dom At the same time, Senator Bever-
idge has five years in which TO recover
from whatever damage may be inflicted
upon himself by the bill and his back
down. so that he is supposed to feel rea-
sonably secure from harm.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
ALABAMA COAL FOR EUROPE.
An English Syndicate Purchases
Two Million Tons.

NEW ORLEANS. March 22.-An English
syndicate of coal dealers is said to have
closed a deal by which two million tons
of Alabama coal are to be delivered at the
port of New Orleans for expectation with
in two years time. The purphase Price
agreed upon in the contract is said 10 be
40 cents a ton at the mouth of the coal
pits. Fifty cents a ton is to be allowed
for transportation to New Orleans. The
entire two million tons are to be reloaded
and shipped by steamer at this port
The English syndicate will run its own
line of steamers direct to New Orleans
and the ordinary brokerage in handling the
ships is to be cut off. On an average enc
steamer is expected to load and sail each
month during the twenty-four months
time limit This is one of the most i'm
portant financial transactions in the South
in recent years
The evening times., 1900-03-22
AN ADVERSE DECISION.
The Boston Not to Be Fitted With
Twin Screws.

The Board of Inspection of the Navy
Department has decided against the pro-
position 20 fit the cruiser Boston with dsu-
Bile screws in place of the single screws now
in use on that vessel. The Boston was
ordered home from Manila several months
ago and placed out OF commission at Mare
Island. A board of survey was appointed
and reported favorably on the twin screws.
The matter was then referred to the
Bureau of Construction. the members of
which disagreed, and it was finally sent TO
the Bureau of Inspection.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Mr.. Root Causing Troub,e-rt seou,,

Mr.. Root Causing TrOuble.-It seems
that the Hon. Elhu Root is threatening
the Administration with quite as much
trouble as General Alger, his predecessor
in the War Department, caused the amia-
bic Mr.. Mckinley last summer. At the
same time. there is not that cock-sure
spirit displayed by the critics of Mr.. Root
in respect to getting him removed from
the Cabinet as was shown all along in the
case OF the luckless General Alger. Fol-
lowing closely the startling revelations af-
fecting Mr.. Roots views of his obligations
to the law and society in the matter of the
loan to an Office boy of s2,0 ,000, 900 Of trust
funds in New York there comes an unim-
peached story seriously rejecting upon his
conduct as Secretary of War in the matter
of granting special privileges to favored
interests in the Cape Nome gold region.
Apparently Mr.. Roots desire is to shift
TO the Engineer Department Of the Army
the full responsibility for what obviously is
q scandal at Cape Nome, but the Engineer
Department very promptly throws back
upon the head of the War Office all of the
responsibility involved AS he refuses TO
discuss the New York loan transaction, so
does the dignifed and taciturn Secretary
decline to condescend TO explain the Cape
Nome charge of irregularity. strong de-
mand is already going up from some OF
the newspaper offices in New York for MI.
Roots resignation from the Cabinet, but as
the metropolitan press with the character
istic provincialsm of Manhattan Island.
unanimously endorsed, in extravagant
terms. the selection of this gentleman to
succeed the unwary Alger, it is evident
that the criticism which these able and
far-sigbted editors are now hurling at Mr..
Root will not be taken as seriously by the
country as they obviously would like 1t to
be taken II appears to be a settled fact
that Elihu Root Is fixture in the present
Cabinet. II Mr.. McKiley should have
chance to form another Cabinet il is be
lieved to be not improbable that there VIII
be a wholesale shifting of portfolios. But
the Presidents official household at the
moment is thought to be entirely satlsiac-
tory to the interests that formed IL. II is
pointed out that if this were not the case
the President long ago would have found
good excuse for parting company with MT.
Hay. The Cape Nome matter, 1t is argued,
is one of those things which the average
citizen cares nothing about except IN a
purely sentimental way, and even il 1t
we're calculated to arouse storm or ma
tional resentment the full details necessa-
ry to that end cannot be developed TOT
MANY months because of the remoteness OF
the scene of the alleged scandal from the
organized sources Of intelligence and news
distribution.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
AN EXPLOSIVE IN A RUNAWAY
A Pennsylvania Towns Narrow Es-
cane From Destruction.

FRANKLIN Pa. March 22.-A team
belonging to the Rock G.ycerine Com
pany. and attached to s,eizh filled with
nitroglycerine ran away Tuesday at Lewis
Run. and the inhabitants of that village
have rot yet recovered from the shock.
Amos Brown was hauling 250 quarts Of
uitroglycerine from the factory near Gus
ter City 10 Kane, and when he came to
the Erie Railroad station at Lewis Kun
the team broke into a gallcp. Brown was
thrown from his seat and the team ran
into a culvert. forcing the pole OF the
sleigh into the ground and breaking the
gearing. -.
In a house opposite where the team
came to a sudden stop IN the cuiVert d
1ror,an and three children watched with
noIa faces and bated breath the horses
Wild run. expecting every moment to be
bIou-u into eternity.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
The New Editor.

CFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
What are the young men doing in the apart
ment where the type is assembedT' enqured Ed
tor Sheldon OF the Topeka Daily Capital, as
the boy reached out for the last revise.
They are taking up the usual collection, sir.
VERY good
Five minutes later a grimy faced urchin with a
two-quart pail slipped out into the alley way
The evening times., 1900-03-22
CURRENT HUMoR.
The Cheerful Idiot.
CFrom the Indianapolis Press }

(From the indianapolis PresS.)
.'Out Of town yesterday, weren't yOu:' asked
the shoecerk boardeT
81 was in Columbus, replied the Cheerful
Idiot.
.Oh!r said the shoeclerk boarder
mo. not Columbus, o.; Columbus, Ind. said
the Cheerful Idiot
The evening times., 1900-03-22
The Roy Knew.

CFrom the indianapolis Journal-)
..Pa. why il spring called springf'
Don't bother me, Jimmy.
Il know. Pa
well. why is it?"
..Soze folks Wont 20 round thlnsan IL "ih'er'
The evening times., 1900-03-22
Everything Regular.

(From the Philadelphia North American)
".h-do you object to smoking in your pres
ence?' asked Freddie.
s.Not a bit" replied the girl in the Knox hat
.'Ip fact, I was Just about TO ask yeu that cues
tion.''
The evening times., 1900-03-22

brought up in that town, and partly sup
ported by its contributions, would ever ad-
NIT that there are elements of good IN the
religion of the japanese.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
Two of n Kind.

tFrom the Louisville Courier-J Journal.l
Mf Lentz Says that Aguinsldo Is .'one Of the
worlds heroes" Ii could probably be proved by
Aguinaldo that Lentz is of Americas states
mon.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
A Friendly Tin.

From the Chicago News.)
Mies-I want to purchase thoroughbred COW
but don't know how TO look up the pedigree.
Gles-Why don't you look in a cattle-logg'
The evening times., 1900-03-22
High Office for q Great Man.-From

High Office for n Great Man.-From
New Jersey. which community distin-
guished American while on recent visit
there characterized as robbers roost."
there comes a bit of news cut Of the usual
run of New Jersey news happenings, IN
that it has nothing to do with the indus
trial octupus. Il deals gently with the
name of the Hon. Grover Cleveland. now
4 professor emeritus in Princeton College.
Dr Cleveland so runs the story. has been
rendered by Governor voorhees, the lmpor-
tant Office OF Fish and Game Warden. As
things 90 in New Jersey. the position Is
one of the most honorable IN the pubic
service. II is true that il contains the rep
rebepsible private snap feature in that its
emoluments depend upon the eyertions or
the occupant in running down and convict
ing before the proper tribunals all OF those
wretcbes who catch fish or kill game out
Of season. At the same time il is public
office and therefore when placed in con-
secrated hands it is public trust MT
Cleveland il is stated. has not yet slgni-
fed his intention with regard 10 the ten
der He is said TO have taken II under ad-
yisement. and presumably after carefully
consulting his conscience and applying lc
himself the established tests OF htness VIII
give mis- answer to Governor NoIheSs' Wno'
though a Republican seems to have risen
above sordid paTtisanship and in peramou-
lsting the solar walks to have encountered
and Immediately recognized private clu-
zen to whom can be entrusted the sacred
obligations of Office If Mr.. Cleveland ac-
cents the place il is believed the elect VIII
hail his act as a willingness TO re-enter
public life and will Immediately burn IN
cense around the altar upon which he
stands in the hope of fixing upon him the
gaze of an admiring nation that Is just
now getting ready to make change in the
White House.
The evening times., 1900-03-22
MeyIerism in Porto Rico.

THURSDAY. MARCH %, 1900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-07
poIp. Wonderland Then.er.

The business at Polls yesterday af-
 ternoon and evening, despite the storm,
 was immense. The show is an irresist-
 ble drawing card owing to it's large
 number of headline acts, the features
 being more numerous than usual and comprising novelties of the latest popu- larity. Charles T. Aldrich, the tramp juggler, Is certainly an original genius. He is grotesquely comical as well as ex- pert, and his act is full of amusing sur- prises The three Roschetta brothers in their sensational barrel-jumping act, es- pecially the feats that are performed blind-folded, are another novelty that ie decidedly up to date. Willard Simms the impersonator, gives humorous pie ture of funny incidents and people seen in the various walks of life and on the stage. His description of the sacred concert at Coney Island is a wonder. Louise Dresser the handsome singer, who has two of the brightest colored boys who have played here, is a charm ing feature and very popular. Lelliott, Busch and Lelllott, the Australian mu- sicians, are genuine artists, particularly in their performance of the trio in brass and the solos on cornet and trombone Clifford and Dixon, Ascott and Eddy, the Saville sisters and the vitagraph with new views from the Boer war complete the bill. Prices: Matinees, 10 cents and 20 cents; evenings 10 cents, 20 cents and 30 cents. Ladies at matinee 10 cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-07
PERSONAL MENTION.

| President Hadley of the university has an article in the current issue of the Review of Reviews on "The Policy of Steamship Subsidies"
 | Irving Finch of this city spent Sum- day with MT. and Mrs w. A. Finch in East Norwalk. | Mrs. A. D. Penney and her daughter Hetty, of Southport, who have been visiting in New Haven, have returned home.
 Miss Minnie French has returned to New Haven after 6 visit with her aunt, Mrs. Herbert Rich, in Eastharpton.
 pr. William c. Sturgis of New Ha- ven and Henry D. Rees of Hartford will speak in Trinity church, Water bury, next Sunday evening at o'clock under the auspices of the Church club at joint service of St. Johns and Trinity churches. Dr. Sturgis will speak on Christian Responsibility" MT. Rees on Missionary Training an Essential Part of Church Teaching."
 Rev. Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Burgwin of the Summerfeld M. E. church are re- ceiving many congratulations OH the birth of a ten-pound boy on Friday.
 Mrs. Sara T. Kinney of this city, pres ident of the Connecticut State Indian association, has charge of obtaining funds for testimonial for Miss Frost of Fort Hall mission in Idaho. Miss Frost has been missionary among In- dians for twelve years. She has been a remarkably successful worker. The State Indian association has maintained the Fort Hall mission for twelve years.
 Charles s. Leavenworth of this city, who was graduate of the "Gunnery" at Washington, Conn. has a position as professor of history in the new Chi nese college at Shanghai
 President Hall of the Consolidated road is in Washington, D. C., on busi- ness and will reurn to New Haven to- morrow,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-07
"
 A BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
By a Former Prominent New Haven
 SOpintv T,ndy

By a Former Prominent, New Haven
 Society Lady.
 The Orange Chronicle of Orange, N. J., date of March 8, says:
 "A brilliant reception and tea was given on Tuesday afternoon, from 4 to o'clock, by Mrs Edward Payson Mer- win and her daughter, Mrs. Louis St. Clair Colby, at their residence, IFS Har- rison street, East Orange. It was given in honor of Miss Elizabeth Roy Bar tholow, whose engagement to Edward Payson Merwin, jr., was recently san- nounced. The house was beautifully decorated with pink roses, the library with yellow tulips and the dining room was decorated with American beauty roses. The ladies who assisted in re- ceiving were Mrs. J. M. c. Bartholow, Mrs. Gardner Colby, Mrs. Cheever Hardwick, Mrs Howard Borden of New York, Miss Josephine Kirkland Miss May Kirtland, and Miss Frances Hop- kins of Baltimore. At the close of the reception dinner was served to the re- ceiving party, and later they attended the Haydn concert at Music hall"
 Mrs. Edward Payson Merwin is the wife of our former townsman, F. P. Merwin, who was for years a leading business man here and Is now a wealthy banker of New York city and financially In various large corpora tionS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-07
MIGHT USE ELECTRICITY.
Proposed Scheme of the Consolidated
 DeoI

Proposed Scheme of the Consolidated Road
 An attempt to see President Hall of the Consolidated road was made last night on the proposed plan for the trial of electricity as means of power on the New York, New Haven and Hart ford road where there is heavy traffic. He was out Of town, however, and nothing could be learned definitely. The following despatch was published in the Boston papers yesterday:
 New York, March 6.-Treparations are now being made for the trial of an elec- tric third rail on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad for heavy traction. If successful it will revolu- tionize the railway transportation busi- ness of the country.
 The principal points of the system are that the rail is not charged with elec- tricity after a train has passed over it, and enough power can be obtained to propel heavy trains as we'll as the sin gle trolley cars, for which speed Is more necessary than power.
 The third rails which have thus far been used are alive" or charged with electricity at all times. This coming ex- pertinent will be made under the direc- tion of H. Harrington Cox of 126 West Ninety-first street. this city The ex- pertinent rail will be laid from New Britain Junction toward Middetown, Conn.,, for distance of about three miles.