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The evening times., 1900-03-16
RETIREMENT OF CLERKS.
Pension COnlmissiOncr Evans FRYOrs
Early Action by Congress.

ANAAon Dg 1onkFtH
II. Clay Evans, Commissioner Of Pen
sioEs. today expressed himself as heartily
in favor of the retirement OF the clerks
OF his Office when they had reached a Ger
tain term OF service. Mr.. Evans said.
THE plan viii take a little time 20 be-
come completely formulated. II will per-
haps DE somewhat difficult to make every
one in the Office view it from the broad
standpoint of a question Of justice to the
old clerks and Of general benefit to the
service. AS / proposed il in my last an
nual report. IL has met with hearty CO.
operation from various legislative sources
and I think the outlook for the plan is
most encouraging.
All European governments have a plan
for retiring their clerks after a certain
period OF service. and there is no reason
why the United States should be behind
hand in adopting like measures. It should
be always understood, however. that the
retirement fund does not come from the
national resources. II is furnished entire
ly by the clerks themselves, and. is the
result Of a general cooperation among all
the employees OF the Office for the purpose
OF mutual benefit.
"a precedent is furnished the Govern
ment. in this connection. 5yt the National
Soldiers Home. which is supported by
every man who enlists in the Army with
the option Of retiring there VII n his days
OF actual service are over. ] sincerely
trust that Congress Will take action in
this matter. which. I believe, must appeal
TO every disinterested person IS a ques-
lion of right and justice, and a graceful
tribute from the service to the veterans
who have rendered it faithful and eff
cicnt aid -
The evening times., 1900-03-16
MINING IN MARYLAND.
The Coal situation Discussed by an
Operator

Operator.
BALTIMORE March I6-ReferriuE 20
the demand. made by the Maryland AMI
Pennsylvania miners az a conference now
in session al Altoona. Pa. OF 90 cents ton
FOR pick mining in both the Pennsylvania
and Western Maryland districts. Bal
timore operator in AHeEsuy and Garrett,
counties yesterday said:
The Pennsylvania miners have been
promised 81 cents a ton. and they insist
Jhat the Maryland men demand the same
rate. which Is an increase OF cents a ton.
But the conditions OF the Two districts are
different In the central Pennsylvania dis
trict. where the miners have been prom
ised so cents ton. the railroads charge
the operators y cents less per ton than in
Western Maryland.
Moreover. the coal veins in Central
Pennsylvania are only from three 70 four
feet thick while those in Western Mary
Iaad are from seven 10 eleven feet in thicR-
ness Therefore the work for the miners
in Western Maryland is much easier than
scr thCs1 iG Central Pennsylvania. A large
number of coal miners in the Pennsylvarfg
district also make coke, which has taken
a far higher advance than coal I'm propor-
tiou 10 the output. and therefore those cp-
orators who are mining and shipping coal
snd coke can sfCrd TO pay their miners
more thar the operators in Western Mary
land where 10 coke Is made.
This offer of a 55-eeHt-a-ton rate ap-
pears TO have been fSvOrahiy received by
the Maryland miners. for If is an increase
Of p per cert over what they Ia We been
receiving and Is the highest rate. offered
for eighteen years. However. 1 CsnIoC say
We EXPECT any trouble over the matter. as
an agreement viii doubtless be reached. 90
The evening times., 1900-03-16
BLOWN FROM A FAST TRAIN.
a PHEseager's Miraculous Escape
From Instant Death


ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. March 16-Aft-
er beieg hurled headlong from a railroad
train coming over the Meadows at the rate
OF seventy miles an hour. Norman JefTries
Of Philadelphia, was last nigh; found By
a rescuing crew clinging 10 a telegraph
Dele about three miles from this city On
the Camden and Atlantic Division.
Not a bone was broken and. according
to the statements OF the hospital surgeons
he sustained no further injury than bad
ly lacerated scalp. Jeffries goes TO Phil
adelphia every day and last night took the
bridge train at Broad Street Station FOR
this city 10 join his wife here. When the
train reached this city, twenty min
utes late. mans black beaver OyercOat, Z
pair Of rubbers. paper-cOvered novel. G!id
a small package cOntining a sandwich and
a box Of sardines were discovered in a
seat in the smoking ear. Brakeman Hon.
man found them unclaimed after the last
passenger had left the car and at once no
tilted Conductor Goff
Hoffman then remembered that about
three miles from the drawbridge he had
seen a passenger leave the smoking car
and attempt 70 cross the platforms into
the next car behind. There was a yiOlenl
wind sweeping from the eastward across
the meadows all day Fearing that a pas
ssnger had been killed Cn the meadows the
bridge train engine ana combination car
were sent back with orders to find the
missing passenger. Hair a dozen train
hands went with the train, which steamed
slowly along. About three miles out the
rescue crew discovered Jenriss standing
with his arm about a telegraph pole on the
west side Of the track. He appeared d8z-
ed and weak and mis- head was covered with
blood.
Placing him on board the train. he was
brought to this city and sent TO the City
Hospital.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
COMPUTATION TO SOLDIERS.
Information Wanted by the senate
Not Readily ObtainabIe.

Information Wanted by the senate
Not Readily ObtainabIe.
The Acting Secretary Of War yesterday
transmitted to the Senate a reply TO the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Turner calling
for statement from TIE War Department
OF the amount of money paid. as travel
pay and Communication Of subsistence. 10
volunteer soldiers returning to the United
States from the Philippines. The resolu-
tion also called for the names of all vOlun-
teers receiving such money. and the
amount OF bounty pay or reward paid 10
soldiers for re-enlistment in the Philip
pines.
The reply of the Acting Secretary Of War
explains that the Paymaster General had
reported that il would require a Vsry large
clerical force and involve cOnsidera bic
work to secure this information be ides
the pay and muster-out rolls upon which
payments were made have passed out OF
the custody of the War Department. and
are now IN tie Office of the Auditor OF the
Treasury Department. The reply IN con
clusion said that the War Department was
unable to furnish the information called
for.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
A EUROPEAN TRIP.
The Industrial Commi-SiOn to Pay
m AgenI,s ENnenscs

The Industrial Commission to Pay
Agents Expenses
W E. Sackctt Secretary Of the Industrial
Commission. addressed communication to
the Comptroller OF the Treasury requesting
decision as TO whether the appropriation
made for the use Of the Industrial Com
mission in the act OF June Is. lSeS. is avail
able 20 pay the travelling expenses OF an
expert agent C the Commission who has
been authorized by the Commission 70 in
vCstgatc in Europe certain Industrial qUss-
tiOns.
In his answer of March - the Comp
tr0ller said. Il know OF no prohibition
against the travelling expenses Of a duly
authorized agent. and his expenses. IL prop
erly approved, may be paid by the disburs-
ing agenC Of the Commission
The evening times., 1900-03-16
The Turk and the DnEo.

Otiom Inc Cleveland Plain De9lcr.)
The Aid-Commander OF the Faithful there
Is al unbeiieving Dago at the gates who demands
immediate audience with your majesty"
The Bishmillsh, What a~surascci AT
sure Il Is not a reporter
The Aid-Quite sure, your majesty. Reporters al
ways offer me bad cigars. Besides tho smell is
different. it, garlic this time
The Sultan-Great macaroni, What does he
want?
The hid-lIe las come 20 say that unless YOU
SO once deliver up an Italian Young woman who
Is in one OF the hSrerss at Bulsa. his corhtry will
Immediately declare war against you
The Sultan-Dd you cveri say hut this is
sudden. Going 10 about a harem girl, tsi2
Dye know whose harem it is2
The Aid-Hes. yoGr majesty
The Sultsn-Neli, tie q tag 10 -. and send the
whole push 70 the Italian thtpue warmer There s
nothing smsli, my boy, abont your Uncle Abdul.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
The Delegate From Arizona.
lFrom - ~ IN Trilnnel


The most laugUid statesman in the House Of the
Fifty-siStb Cougrcss Is the Hon john p Wilson
tho delegate from arizona. Whether his laneuid-
ness is natural or acquired trait is u ietbing
about which impairment questions az asked
under the code Of ethics that governs the chroui-
clcr Of events n Washington n Is suggested thar
the duties of delegate, who has orS q voice,
but no vote, in Congress proceedings, are not so
oneIous and eX1cting as 10 fatigue the Arizona
statesinan. and yet ia his hearing and conduct
VT Wilson always displays "that tired feeling -
Nheo the HoiIsc is In session he Is usually 10 be
iouud stretched out al full length upon a sofa
la lhc Democratic cloak room; nor roar nar clash
OF the storms Ct uehate dsturbs his rneditative
tepose. When The House is not IN sessiou Mr.
wilson tarelessiy stretches himself out upon the
nrarnst lounge regardless OF the ualiticoI side nj
inc lail hr may DE on when the notion strikes
him u Is time TO rest. Withsl he Is a cultured
ssA'esnan' and expects 10 transfer himself TO the
scr2te when AriEgEa Is sdIsitlcd 10 Statehood
The evening times., 1900-03-16
The Trust i'm Rurrin

i1 connection with certain developments
OF the trust problem in this country. an
incident which occurred in Russia not long
ago is Interesting There was an oil trust
iU that land, and for a time it had things
ali its own way. Then it became so power
ful that the imperial cabinet noticed e.
and decided upon plan of action. II was
decreed that the Minister Of Finance
should cOnlscate the business OF the oil
trust. and proceed to conduct it in the
interests Of the Car. The Government
would pay the trust what its business was
wOrth-which did not necessarily mean
what the former owners considered il to
be worth. There was some cornmotion
over the matter. but that was the end
OF IL 50 far as the company was concerned
The impression OF the general public
In this country is that the whole Russian
Government is one gigantic trust. and that
idH" may be TO some extent correct II ie
easy to see how such a policy as that pur-
sued in the case OF the oil monopoly would
tend TO crush out all business entcrprjse
and retard the progress of the country
and in fact, IL has done so. The poiiticsl
and social system in Russia is rather like
the lock-step OF prison; no one person
is allowed 20 move any faster than the one
next in frcrt Of him. or slower than the
person Immediately behind him. Anyone
who has ever walked in a procession knows
that such a scheme OF progress makes
things move very slowly. Nobody Is al
lowed to get out Of his foreordained place.
10 Russia, and the result is that the na-
ticn advances at a rate unconscionably
slow The American system is just the
reverse, We require no one to keep step.
:nd above all. we hinder no one from tax
Ing the leadership. This is hard OF the
The evening times., 1900-03-16
Professional Politics.


a iom the Kansas City Star.)
Those men make a success OF politics who dc
vote themselves 20 it. II II a business lust like
anything el~e. Those who pursue il and take an
active interest in il are not restrained from its
pursuit hy moic important responsibilities Men
y. affairs, and with those qualifications which are
deemed desirable IN public officials are usually
tao much CugrussCC in their personal affairs 10
pay any attention Co. politics other than TO vote.
The ceascle~s activity and The power of careful
organization u on the side Of the element tb1t
lowers the standard oi political morality.
This viii continue until the time comce-ii
indeed. 10 ever shall c0me-when citizens who on
tertIin proper ideals IN regard TO government shall
find ttmc and opportunity 10 organize Tor the sue
re,s of their principles
The evening times., 1900-03-16
CURRENT HUMoR.


Ts5m she Cleveland Plain DraIerl
Mis- BIcczy hegS 90 be excused" said the
maid. ..~le ha- q sore tlrolt-'
''NCs," said ;hr youth bitterly, n Leslie Carter
sore throat
Ard hc sirode away with the beIrtlrss rebuff
ranking iu his manly breast.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
EngIand's Reward of Honor.

The Victoria Cross - only awarded 10 officers
and men who have performed some signal act of
val0r devotion TO their country in the presence
Of the enemy. It carries with IL a special Den-
sion of so wear. and should the holder do
some deed which II he had not already won the
Gross would have gained 70, another bar is a.
tachcd tc the ribbon by which the cross is stis-
ve.r pension.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
radoNeS.

From the Louisville Courier -JournqiO
The experiment Of making good cit.z .zens out
Of bandits by appointing them 10 Office IS being
tried in Cuba. This Tcverses the operation in
the 'nitcd States by which bandits are so oftcn
made Of good citizens by appointing or cIecting
th,rr 10 Office
The evening times., 1900-03-16
An Incident in Church.

(From the Georgetown, KY, Times.)
An amusing incident happened al the Christian
Church Sunday morning during the Communion
hour As the cup of VINE was being paSscd a
gentleman strsnger-Who was probably pear-
sighted. took the cup for the contribution box
and dropped a nickel IN. The Jingle OF the coin
it struck the bottom of the cup brought
smile to the faces Of all who were ia the i'm
mediate vicinity.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
Fnr Mnrc ohserrnnt.


(From tine Boston TraEs,riptl
Dodsan- Do YOU think that a woman IS men
taflv equal 70 a nan,
HiIary-EguIl! She i away above him. There
l. nv wife for instance. When we get home from
church she can always tell ,re what the text was
and more than that. she can tell what every v1-
msn IN Jhe mcrtius-ho had cu.N AMI give
pretty close estimate OF what IL cost and how long
10 had been UO,n
The evening times., 1900-03-16
HawaiI's Chinese Population.


Nficm Lht Ohitd@o lllouhc-)
In the Hawaiian lsgnds, according 20 the latest
reports, there are 2l.of6 Chinese Of these Is are
doctors, merchants ant traders number SO in
cluding women; ,256 are clerks and salesmen
Is OF these women; OF mechanics there are 22O:
mariners, II unlyi fishermen, 294; drivers and
teamsters, 100 in the country apart from Homo
lulu, there are SO Chinese CIfee planters gs
ranChcTs 1lS rice plantcrs , Of them women; Of
farmers and agricuturists, 12sS. and the laborers
number 10, gtl. There arc no Chinese lawvcry
The evening times., 1900-03-16
sPRADLIN's CLAIM REJECTED.
The Comptroller of the Trenzury
AmrTns the Auditors Decision.

AuhEAnN Nht Drt'lSfOn-
". H. Spradlin. OF this city. through his
attorneys. y ". Wills & Co. requested
the Comptroller of the Treasury to revise
his claim for reimbursement for expenses
incurred in the last sickness and the bu-
rial OF Nancy II. Spradlin, pensiOuer.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury ad-
vised Mr. Spradlin. on March p that he
confirmed the action of the Auditor in dis
allowing the claim of $543.67 He said:
Investigation IN the locality has been
made by an agent Of the Secret Service. and
it appears from his report that Spradliu
contributed nothing toward the support Of
Nancy II. SpradIin, except the hut she
lived in. for a period Of nearly two years
and that as a matter of fact the supplies
that we're purchased in her name at the
grocery store were not solely for her bene-
fiji
The evening times., 1900-03-16
Can't cure Fit~.-A rIlleIe

Can't Cure FifS.-A guiieless citizen
yesterday asked one OF The most d-stin-
guished Senators on the Republican side
OF the chamber this question; Don't you
think IL would have been better for The
party Senator. II the senate Republican
caucUSes on the Porto RiCau Tariff bill mad
been public instead OF secret. 20 that
everything that was said could have been
rcpOrted?" The Senator gave mis- queS-
toner a look of witherinE pity. and then
replied. If everything that has been said
in our caucuses had been reported the
country BY this time would be writhing in
the thrOes OF Ats. The Republican party
can do everything except cure ITS In
bis speech yesterday afternoon on the
Porto Rican bill Senator SpConer used
language very much like that quoted
above Senator Cockren had referred to
the political dilemma which mainly ac-
counts for the Porto Rican Appropriation
bill that followed Mr. Henry OXnard s
tariff bill The Senator from Missouri
need not bother about any dilemma the
Republicans may be in, said Senator
SpOOner; the party is always able to
extricate itself safely from dilemm5s a
many one OF which il has been in. We
are not worrying ourselves on this side
Of the chamber about diismmas. Even il
we were in a dilemma We would know low
TO get out OF il all right" And then after
getting everybody in the galleries excited
about dilemmas and how the Republicans
were going TO get out of whatever di-
lemma it may be in now" Senator Spooner
suddenly shifted his remarks. II was
known that he has been much at the
White House OF late at the Presidents
behest. ana that the Porto Rican bill has
been the subject Of discussion at these
conferences. Hence il was natural for
everybody 10 suppose that Senator SpOoner
was prepared 10 speak eX cathedra about
dilemmas and how to get out of them.
But not the faintest hint did he vOuchsafe
in the Senate yes Jerday as 10 the process
Of eXtricatiOn tEat his party has selected
i'm its present dilemma.
The evening times., 1900-03-16

tFrJm the Chicago Ncv7b
O~tcnj Pa I want q dollar 10 buy a set O! ten
pir>.
PA Wen. you just don't get it, lis all can
80 TO keep your mother in pin money.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
StrRininE Rt GnatS.


Wisconsin Methodist, have passed resolutions
consuming President McKinley for drinking wine
h. in looking over the Administrator this is
the feature they feel most called 1Eon 20 con
denim. they verify illustrate the Scriptrll text
relative TO strajniHg al gnats and swallowing
CImcis-
The evening times., 1900-03-16
He Agreed.
(From tie India

(Erom the Indianapolis frcsE)
Tho Christian SciCuist-SicSEcss is oaiy Im7=i-
nation. n sou do not think You are III. you are
net H.
AFR Lushfor;h-rm with y0u. M frcn. -Casse
know vhcn I Ect sick an drink snucE booze 1
doEo Fra sick. IA alright, sec!
The evening times., 1900-03-16
Oheyed Orders.

From the Philadelphia North AmaicsuD
'1lary. said the LADY OF the house, ''you didu't
put any salt in this bread.
'-But.' replied the new giTl. 'didn't tie master
say Yesterday he wouldn't have nothing bur fres5
lFC.' bi, table,
The evening times., 1900-03-16

{From she Chicago Ncws)
Crcvr1 Tin cheap restaurant Here. walter, are
thesc mutton ar PORK chops
Waiier-Can't you tell By the taste?
Gr0well-No.
W,iter-Thcu what diderencc doSs e. mJk, gili -h
The evening times., 1900-03-16

tFroU the Chicago Tmes-Her1ld)
The theory that alcohol is q food is as thin rs
the claim that IT is poison Aleohal Is stimuli
liant, he used with discretion. Il is an intoxi-
cant TO be Stunned. Il has its mes and abuses
in this world and numbers its victims by the
thousands
The evening times., 1900-03-16

Leading London papers today are prais-
ing President sKiniey for the warmth
Of his attitude toward Great Britain.
Nearly all appreciate the delicate position
be occupies just before a Presidential
campaign. and are smilingly tolerant Of
his efforts 10 make il appear that he would
like 10 90 something for the Beers. The
Foreign Ohices Of Washington and Lon
Don. Of course. understand each other like
pair Of Siamrse twins. There is 10
friction there
The evening times., 1900-03-16

The joint resolution. proposing a six
tcenth amendment to the Constitution, in
troduced by Mr.. Ray in the House yester-
day is most interesting reading. II pro-
vides that The Congress shall have power
10 regulate and rcpress munOpOlies and
combDatiO ions; to create and dissolve cor
porations and dispose of their property.
and TO make all laws necessary and proper
for the execution OF the foregoing powers. %
The evening times., 1900-03-16

That eminent philanthropist. Gen. o. o.
Howard. is soliciting funds TO be used in
the education CT the poor whites" Of East
Tennessee. While he is about IL. he might
as well double the effort and take in the
unfortunate relatives Of these people across
the Cumberland Mountains in eastern Ken
lucky. Taylor their leader says that they
are going around with shackles on their
brows. \ Winchester. two revolvers. an
eleyen-inch bowie knife, ard two quart
TASKS Of mo0nshine complete an outfit
which has been much in evidence at Frank
fort OF late. and which certainly suggests
the desirability Of education. General
Howard is too disinterested a man TO mind
the fact that, were the intended beneG-
Charles Of his missionary labors really TO
become enlightened they would be lost to
the Republican party OF which they are the
mainsJays in Tennessee and Kentucky.
The evening times., 1900-03-16
I"surreetion News From kentucky.

tnSuFrectton NeW~ FROM kentucky
II is stated today that when the persons
under arrest as accOmplices in the muir
der OF Governor Goebel are brought TO
Frankfort for preliminary trial next week
they will display the ''pardons" with which
Taylor has supplied all the accused. II the
court refuses TO recognize these papers
signed by a man whom court OF concur
rent Jurisdiction declares is not Cover
nor. then i, il reported that TAYLOR will
march his banditu from the State House
Square 10 the courtroom and attempt TO
take the prisoners from the Kentucky civil
authorities by force and arms.
This is not a nice prospect. and any
thing OF the Kind should be prevented
The Taylor insurreCtion has gone on about
as long as it should be permitted TO- II
the good name Of the state is 70 be re-
deemed. Timidity and semi-paralysis
have seemed to mark the course Of the
legitimate government ever since all ques-
tions Of law and fact were concluded by
the Constitutional power and action Of the
Legislature. The legislative decision has
been affirmed by the Circuit Court at
Louisville Its opinion will De sustained
by tho Court Of Appeals. The tribunal OF
last resort should not delay. When it
speaks there can be no further excuse or
color og excuse FOR rebellion or obstruction
90 legal authority.
The evening times., 1900-03-16

John Allen Not Tunny.-YVheu "Pri-
vate'' John Allen rose in the House yes
terday 10 make a spevch agains1 the tri-
fling matter of iurrrgS n g--rnc- safary OF a
Washington Public Sc l0ol teacher fr0m
$500 TO s.. GOO a yesr most Of the members
stopped talking and many Of them crowd
ed around his desk expecting 10 hear a fun
ny speech. But the Mississppisn sadly
disappointed them. He tried TO be funny.
but failed. Not during this entire session
has he made a humorous speech or told
new story. Obviously he is making des-
perate efforts nc be taken seriously by
Congress and the country But the critics
say that Private John" In the role Of a
serious statesman is failure. Aside from
his reputation being against IT, 10 is held
that neither his 8inmeuts nor habits OF
thought m him to pose in the new role.
However. iJ is feared that his overvhelm-
ing dD.edt for the Senate has 50 sCured his
nature that he cannot again wear the cap
and bells for the OBLIGATION OF his col
leagues and the nation. II ne cannot do
this it il believed his constituents soon
will conclude to choose another Represen-
tative-Cne who can be entertaining either
as a humorist or a legislator. Therefore
fl is beginning 20 be thought that Private
John" Allen will not much longer be e
member Of Congress