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The evening times., 1900-04-02
MONDAY. APRIL .. 1900.
The Porto Rican Vote Tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon at four O'Clock the
Senate will vote on the Payne Foraker bill
10 tax the domestic trade of American ter
ritory for the benefit OF the trusts in de-
fiance of the Constitution. and there does
not appear 10 be the least room for doubt
that the iafamy will be accomplished by a
sufficient majority. Then the measure Will
&C over TO the House where the Admins
tration hopes to Jam it through.
Probably this effort VIII be successful,
and. as we have frequently before remark
ed. from a political point of view nothing
could be better. The record OF Administrd-
ton and Republican party hypocrisy, men
dacity and perhdy. has been fully made
up in jhe course Of the Porto Rican de-
Latp. and in the Magoon exposure. Mr..
Mckinley and his advisers, associates and
principals. have furnished the Democracy
with the dominant issue Of The trusts
or national honor and the Constitution,
which is exactly what it needs in the i'm
pending Presidential campaign. and The
Times has no cause to complain.
The situation is one not only clear but
highly Illuminated. The American people
have been furnished with conclusive proof
that. up to the time when the Payne free
trade bill was introduced in the House OF
Representatives. the President The Secre-
tary OF War. the other Cabne, officers. and
the author of the bin himself. were all
thoroughly in accord with the official do
cfyion Of Judge MagoOn that the Constitu-
t5or extended 10 Porto Rico the minute our
sovereignty did and that Congress could
no more establish the Constitution in
american territory by legislative action
than il could Withdraw that Fundamental
law from such territory. Everybody
knows thar this was ,he unassailable posi-
lion held by jhc Executive. and all Repub-
lican leaders In Congress. Urtl the trusts
forced the President TO swallow his plain
duty and lis oatn to support the C0nstitu-
ton. and compelled him and his coadjutora
TO defy that venerable charter Of liberty
and to break the faith of the nation.
pligHted to Porto Rico. We need not he-e
&c into details. The story is already am
ply familiar to voters from Maine to Texas.
and from ocean TO ocean.
II the Republican party desires to go BE-
fore The country on the issue it has raised
and the party Of the people has cheerfully
accepted, nothing would be mere condu-
Give to a Lively canvass or to the chance
ot driving Inc oligarchy OF the trusts and
monopoiies out Of power on the sixth Of
next November
The evening times., 1900-04-02
VENUS NEAR THE MOON,
4 Pretty Astronomical Sight to BE
Seen Tonight,

II the weather is clear tonight, there
will be an attractive astronomical sight in
the western sky. The moon and Venus
will approach one another 10 within X de-
gree, or a distance equal to the apparent
diameter of the moon. This phenomenon
will take place at about s o'clock but the
spectacle will continue until both objects
have set. Venus is now very bright. but
it will continue to increase in brightness
until June /, when it will reach its great
est brilliancy, and may probably then be
seen in the daytime with the unaided eye,
provided one knows about where 20 look
for it. 1t will then set about 10: Is p. m.
and will be some AZ 900 900 miles from the
earth. 1t will reach the nearest point to
the earth about July s, when it will only
be some 27,000000 miles distant.
The planet is now in the constellation
Taurus or the Bull, and the cluster of
stars quite near to it is the PleiadeS, or
the seven stars mentioned in the Book of
Job. Venus is slightly smaller than the
earth and revolves around the sun in an
orbit interior to that of the earth. the
length of its year being some 141 days
shorter than ours. The planet is moving
northeast among the stars and will reach
its greatest apparent distance from the
sun on April 2S. The ancients called this
star Phosphorus or Lucifer the light
bringer," when it was a morning star
and Hesperus or Vesperus when it was an
evening star.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
BALTIMoRE's MAYOR INJURED.
MIR. Hayes Falls Down stairs aud
Breaks His Leg.

BALTIMORE. Md. April mayor
Thomas G. Hayes fell down a flight Of
stairs at his home 1901 St Paul Street.
Saturday night and fractured his left leg
near the thigh.
The story of the accident is thus told by
the mayor. Il returned to my home about
II O'Clock p. m. from the Municipal Art
Society. where | had listened TO very
interesting lecture by Truman II. Bartlett.
of Boston. on the Sculptor Barge. Upon en-
tering my home I extinguished the light in
the lower hall and aseended the first flight
of steps Upon reaching the hall on the
second floor. where there was no light I
started back to ms library along this hall
At the end of this hall there are. side BY
side two doors one leading into the libra
ry and the other opening upon flight Of
back steps leading 10 the kitchen below.
These steps descended between two walls
and are without baristers In the dark
ness / mistoCk the door at the top of the
flight of back steps for the library door
and in stepping upon what ! supposed 10 be
he floor of the library. fell headlOng down
these steps. with the result of a broken left
femur near the hip.
Il was perfectly conscious as l was fall
ing. and when | reached the bottom felt no
main. but discovered | had no use of the
left leg I succeeded. by the exercise of
my will power with great difficulty. in get
ting myself and broken leg to my chamber
on the second floor. | sent for Drs. George
n. Cairnes and J. ". Chambers, who Sc;
the broken limb. The only pain I suffered
was in the muscles around the broken bone.
Il shall attend TO my public duties at NY
residence until the bone knits. Mr.. Ryan
my private secretary. will daily bring to me
the papers ana communications which may
REQUIRE attention. Public business will nc,
be interrupted by the accident
Miss Julia Hayes sister of the mayor
was attracted by the noise and rendered
what assistance she could. The butler be-
ing absent she went for Dr. Cairnes and
walked with him to her home
DR.. Cairnes found that the leg was frac-
tured near the hip. The contraction of the
muscles had forced the bone into the shape
of a and had made the fracture difficult
TO handle The mayor was very much Wor-
ried over the accident. AS assistance
would be needed, it was decided to send for
DR. Chambers. The telephone was used ~
summon him. Meanwhile Dr. Cairnes hur-
ried to get the necessary splints and ban
dagss. The leg splints were at the home of
his last patient and were secured after
great difficulty. 1t was II o'clock yester-
day morning before the leg was set The
mayor stood the operation well.
DR.. Cairnes says it will be at least two
months before the mayor will be able to be
out of bed.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
DISPLAYING FALSE COLORS.
An Old Provision stricken From the
Naval Regulations.

Since the regulations for the government
Of the Navy were originally drawn there
has been a provision invariably retained
through all the amended issues. directing
commanding officers to display false colors
in the time of war when the interests of
the country required deception. 1t has
been a practice of all nations TO use false
colors, but more recently the leading pow
ers including France Great Britain. Rus
sia and Germany have made no mention in
their regulations Of false cOlors and the
practice has been no longer authorized
abroad, although there is. naval officers
say. no question that, in war time. resort
would be had to spread false colors if the
situation demanded it.
In the recent revision of the regulations
by a naval board the clause relating TO
false colOrs was stricken out and no men
tiOn is made of it in the new issue which
is to be printed shortly. The old provis-
len directed and authorized naval officers
10 fly any flag except their own when il
was desired TO deceive the enemy. but pro-
Yded that no shot should be fired until the
false colors had been displaced by the ma
tional flag. By leaving out this provision
officers are seemingly not TO be expected 10
display false colOrs in the future but it is
understood that should they decide to
practice the deception no fault would be
found by the Navy Department as their use
is not forbidden in the regulations.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
aDotber Guards Disaster.

Our London dispatches today bear strong
evidence Of a desire on the part Of the Brit
ish military authorities TO minimize the
disaster which is reported as having be
fallen the Household Cavalry and the
Princess of Wales, regiment, the 10Th Hus-
sars. at the Bloemfontein waterworils The
public is not likely to forget what a shout
OF indignation went up in England when a
single battalion of lancers allowed them
selves TO be bagged at Nicholson's Mex.
Now the War Office appears to be holding
out the idea that the capture Of consid-
cradle part of the two finest cavalry regi-
mcnts in the service-the very creme de la
creme OF its corps d'elitc--is not much Of
matter, although. of course. to be regret
ted
Ii the Beers are able TO get clear and
away with their prisoners and loot. we
shall be greatly surprised if the episode
does not result in a radical modification o.
the British war policy. Unless he happen
"a TO be absent from his company on spe-
Cial duty. one Of the captured may be no
less a person than His Highness Captain
the Duke or Teck. brother of the future
Queen Of England. and a great grandson
Of George III. His comrades include the
flower Of the Pcerage, and their misfor-
tune viii cover the court end Of London
with gloom But. in our opinion an i'm
portant result Of the accident will be that
Crouje and his command will not be sent
10 81. Helena and that Lord Roberts will
get word in day or two that Her Majesty.
bsiug ever desirous of ameliorating the
suHerings incident to war. has been gra-
| ciously pleased to observe that. hereafter,
1 there viii be a prompt exchange OF pris-
oncrs. beginning with Teck and the ducal
! and other noble guaTdsmen.
/ Details Of the clever trick by which the
| Beers trapped Colonel Broadwood's scouts,
/ more or less OF his command, and his seven
/ guns and convoy. are wanting; but there
seems TO be room for suspicion that there
was a repetition of the laundering which
marked Mcthuen's early fighting and other
incidents OF the war Il will probably de-
velop that Broadwood was outmaneuvred
by = greatly inferior force and, when we
consider The prestige of the Household
troops and the 18th Hussars in the Brit
i-h Army that fact. if it be ore, Will add
gall and bitterness 10 the affiiction.
In the evidence Of the mornings news
that Botha's forces are south Of the Mod
der and active as near Bloemfontein as the
city water works, there is every indication
that the Beers are Tegaining their morale
and preparing for stubborn resistance 10
Lord Roberts advance This feeling of
confidence will be vastly increased by the
taking of 80 many distinguished prisoners
with hardly any bloodshed and the week
opens with a plain prospect that peace is
not TO be proclaimed from Pretoria by the
British General-in-Chief by the fifteenth
of May. according to the prediction of
Lord Wolseley. II Roberts can land him
self in front OF Kruger's capital by mid
summer-which is midwinter in South
Africa-he may count himself lucky, on
the basis of present appearances; and it
is not at all improbable that he may have
heavy butchers bills to pay en- route.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
AutOgraph selling

A new idea in book publishing has
aroused some sharp criticism from writ
ers on literary subjects. Il is proposed
that special editions OF certain authors
shall be issued, each to be an autogranh
edition, and limited naturally. 10 compar-
atiyely small number Of volumes It is
contended that this places the author IN
most undignifed position-that Of selling
his autograph.
1t is not a nice plan. certainly.
IL an autograph means anything. il
should not be lightly given to mere
collectors who are only entitled to il
because they have paid a certain stipu-
lated price for the satisfaction of adding
one more name TO their list. The auto
graph should presuppose some acquaint-
snce. however slight, some reason for its
being
An American novelist once received from
two little girls a basket Of wild flowers.
not in itself at all valuable, but to him a
delightful token of recognition and appre-
The evening times., 1900-04-02

gore, but docs not really seem to promise
anything very sanguinary. The Republi-
cans are very actively declaring that Tay-
Tor Will never surrender, and that any at
tempt TO punish the Goebel assassination
eonsrirators will lead to battle. But. if the
legal government of the State is as well
prepared 10 enforce law and suppress in
surrection as it ought TO be by this time
the chances are that trouble will be avert
ed. Leaders of the conspiracy who are not
already behind the bars are much more
liable to make a run for Indiana, than they
are 10 stay at home and fight.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
Pulpit Sarcasm.

'Bruddren and sistahs, sternly said good old
Parson Woolimon. alter the collection had been
taken up upon a recent SABBATH morning. before
the hat was done parsed eXpounded the request
dat Ge congregation contribute acCawdin' to DER
means, and / sho cSpectorated dat yo' all would
chip in nlagnanimouSly But now, upon exam
inn de collection. ! finds that de concocted
amount contributed by de whole entire posse CD
yo' am only the significant and pusilanimous sum
of sixty-free cents. And at dis junction dar ain t
no casion for yo'all to look at Brudder S'ewfoot
what done crcumambuated de hat around- in no
such auspicious manner: for. in de fust place.
Brudder Slewfoot amt dat kind OBJ a man. and
in the second place, done watched him like 4
hawk all de time mahsef. No. sixty free cents
was all dat was flung in; and dess wants to say
dat. in my humble opinion, instead oh contributin'
aceawding to yo' means, yo all contributed ac-
cawdiu' 20 your meanness. DE choir will now
favor us wild deir reg lar melodiousness -
The evening times., 1900-04-02

Leary. pacificator and statesman OF
Guam, it. appears. has been deposed be-
cause he failed 10 ignore the fact that the
Constitution of the United States extend
ed. ex proprio vigore, TO our new insuiar
possessions when they became ours quite
as much as ii does TO our old continental
territories. Leary was right but not from
the dollar mark Viewpoint of Rockefeller,
Hsvemeyer, Spreckles, Duke, and Hanna
What is required Of an island Governor is
adherence TO the noble saying: What's
the Constitution betune frinds? ,"
The evening times., 1900-04-02

As between the Two national parties, it is
quite plain that the Mormon Church au-
thorities know which is their friend. Re-
ports from Salt Lake City are to the effect
that President Snow. Cannon, and the Apos-
tles-in fact ali the old line polygamists-
are endorsing the Republican candidate for
the succession TO Brigham II. Roberts, who
met with a little accident and did not take
his seat 1t looks as if Utah would be rep
resented in the House by reliable Hanna
man. Then the Mormon hierarchy will
make good liberal contribution to the
corruption fund, and laugh in its sleeve at
threatened constitutional amendments. or
other assaults upon its plural prccliyities.
The evening times., 1900-04-02

citation. He wrote each a note which
might be valued by a collector. but to the
recipients is a treasure beyond all price
That is the way an autograph ought to be
acquired, if il is to have any real worth.
The signature scribbled in return for the
payment of a given amount Of money Is
valueless in comparison with one which
has personal association for the owner
The ways in which various authors have
dealt with this question of the autograph
hunter have been characteristic. Some
have simply paid no attention whatever TO
his request, dropping the letter in the
wastebasket and pocketng the stamps en-
closed. if there were any Others have in
variably responded at considerable in
convenience and expense, for the average
autograph hunter does not enclose
stamp. sun others have given their Sig
natures now and then. when not too busy,
or when struck by some particularly in
terestirg appeal. But the idea Of driving
a bargain with the author. making him
write his name in every copy OF limited
edition. to be sold at an increased price
on that account. seems not to have oc-
CURED 10 anybody heretofore.
When all is said and done, however. 1t
is the authors business If he wishes to
add to his income in this way he has
perfect right to do So and those who Go
rot like the idea need not buy. the books.
II he is going TO write autographs by the
score. perhaps he might as well write
them in his books and help to sell the
work as to give them to all comers and
get no recompense for it. He may reason
THAI since his autograph will undoubtedly
be OF some value after his death be has
right TO profit by any scheme that may be
devised for giving him some of the profits
during his lifetime
The evening times., 1900-04-02
HEIR TO A FORTUNE.
PeddIcr Going to Jerusalem to Claim
an Inheritance.

PATERSON, n. j., April 2.-Simon Coo
perman, peddler, has been notified that
by the murder Of his uncle. Solomon
Aarons in Jerusalem. he has fallen heir to
Sc, ,000 Cooperman has sold out his bust
ness arN will start at once to claim the IN
EeritaHce. An account of the murder sent
by rabbi in the Holy City to a Hebrew
paper shows that thieves had broken into
the home of Aarons and cut the throat of
the aged man and his wife as they lay
asleep.
The American Consul at Jerusalem found
that Cooperman was the heir. Cooperman
is thirty-two years old For fourteen years
he has been peddler.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
POLITICAL NOTES AND. GOSSIP.

The Finni vote.-It is expected that
the final vote on the Porto Riean bill will
be a to 4S in favor of the bill. The vote
will be taken in the Senate tomorrow aft
e1Eoon. at O'Clock. The Republicans who,
it is believed will vote with the Demo
Gratis against the bill are Messrs Davis
and Nelson of Minnesota, Mason and Cul-
lom Of Illinois, Wellington of Maryland,
Proctor of Vermont, Simon of Oregon, aud
Hoar OF Massachusetts. There is still
good deal of doubt about Senator Hoar.
and, granting that at the last moment his
well-known sense of party loyalty over
comes his natural sympathies, the vote for
the bill will be 45 for to AZ against the
measure. This estimate includes the
votes OF both Senators. from Louisiana,
who, though Democrats, are understood
TO be in favor of levying discriminating
taxation on the new insular possession
for the same reason that two members of
the Louisiana delegation in the House
voted fer the Oxnard bill-the protection
of the Sugar Trust Without these two
votes, therefore. it is evident that the
bill would have no 'cinch" in the Senate
tors McEnery and Caffery in line the Re
pubhcans could barely pull the measure
through with the aid of Senator Hoar's
vote and have nothing TO spare. The seven
members of their party who are certain
TO bolt viii reduce to bare majority the
vote in favor of the bill. If Senator Hoar
could be depended upon TO vote his SYM
pathies and Messrs. MeEnery and Caffery
could be brought around to the view that
the interests Of their party are higher
than the interests of the sugar barons the
bill would be defeated by one vote. How
ever, as none of these things are liable
10 come TO pass. il is safe to predict the
passage of the bill by the vote stated. Ii
is considered MOI impossible that Senator
Cullom may weaken before the vote is
taken and prefer TO take chances with
the majority of his party. In this event
the bill will have fOrtysiX votes reducing
the combined strength Of the opposition to
forty-one, of whom six will be Republic
ans Senator Beveridge will proceed to
get himself into more trouble by voting
with the majority, after he has made a
speech against the bill, on the plea that
the measure carries civil government for
the island, and that. besides, his vote could
not materially help the cause of free
trade.
The evening times., 1900-04-02

General Davis Safe.-As predicted by
The Times several days ago Governor
General Davis has changed his mind re-
garding the needs of Porto Rico. The Gov
ernor General was an ardent advocate OF
free trade until the epidemic of changing
front broke out in virulent form in Ad-
miniStratiOn circles and. of course it was
expected that he would become infected
with the prevailing malady if he desired
to hold his post. Now that ne has chang
ed, ii is predicted that he will continue
in command at San Juan. It is said that
a gentle hint was given him some time
ago that the policy of the War Depart
ment was to make frequent changes OF
commanders in the insular possessions
and the fate of General Brooke in Cuba
was held up to him warning. Gen
eral Brooke suddenly became ''incompe-
tent" as Governor General of Cuba when
the Administration learned that its pur-
poses in that island were not being as
rapidly developed as desired. and he was
superseded by General Leonard Wood who
at the outbreak of the Spanish war was
only an assistant surgeon in the Army
was in the staff department of the Army
long enough to learn the difference be-
tween a hawk and a hernsaw, and now
that he is supporting the Oxnard tariff
measure il is thought that his position
in Porto Rico is secure until there is a
change of Administration at Washington.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
CURRENT HUMOR.
Spring STYLES.

Trom the Philadelphia North Amorican.)
'.Hcnnicks has become a perfect mirror Of fash
ion of lare-changes his clothes five times day.
What did he have on when you him last?
.sUe had lag on.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
Nof Much i'm Pranarfian

Mrs. Natts-That man who sat next us in
church put in a dollar and you put in only drue
Natts-Nes, and be goes only once in about
three years and you make ns 90 every Sunday.
u you haven't forgotten your arithmetic, just fig-
uTe out the proportion, viii youg
The evening times., 1900-04-02
one Sunccd.

(From tie Chicago Reeord)
sUavent Won read Sir Walter SCOTS novels,
Miss Drusillaf
to,;cal and dialect too
The evening times., 1900-04-02
10 Gro,nd. for Arpnment.

From the Chicago News)
'.What is life?' asked the professor of the class
in moral ethics.
.eThe absence of DEATH" replied youthful phi
losopher
And the professor let it 60 at that.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
His Sacrifice

tFrom the Chicago Times Herald)
~ thought your husband was going to give up
smoking during LentY
'.He has. Instead of smoking hLs cigars now ne
chew, them UP.
The evening times., 1900-04-02
Senator ChandIer's Attitude

Senator Chambers Attitude.-Sena-
tor Chandler continues to maintain dig
niied and statesmanlike attitude toward
the SenatOrical succession in New Hamp-
shire. Though his impIacabe enemies,
headed by Senator Gallinger. are actively
engaged in setting up the pins against
him. Mr. Chandler declines to discuss them
or their work. Nor will he consent 10 talk
about the campaign in any OF its phases.
He viii not say that he is a candidate for
reelection or that he intends TO go to
New Hampshire at an early date and make
a personal inspection of the field. II is
understood that if his friends at home de-
sire to continue him in the Senate he
will not object TO any efforts they may
make in his behalf. But he will not make
a move that can be construed as an effort
to hold on to his seat. He is perfectly
willing to abide by the decision of the peo-
pie of New Hampshire. without attempt
ing to influence their action in any way
by the usual methods of the politicians.
His attitude is so rare among public men
that il is hard to realize that the state
ments here made are accurate. Neyerthe
less they are as will be shown by early
developments in the case. Mr.. Chandler
is now siXty-four years old. and the CLAM
our of public Office no longer appeals to
him. Fortunately for himself, the Sen
ate is not essential TO his livelihood or his
happiness, and if his people should
conclude to retire him under the two-term
rule of New Hampshire politics he would
make his exit without repining. At the
same time if he should have TO retire un-
der fire from his enemies, it is considered
certain that he would have something to
say about the election of Senator CALM
gers successor in 1908.