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The broad ax., 1900-09-22

John J. Valentine, president of the
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express, says:
Believing that between the claims OF
freemen, that all men are entitled to
equal political rights. and the dogma
Of tyranny. that might makes right,
there is no middle ground, / favor the
endorsement OF Bryan and Stevenson
and the straight support of the Demo-
cratic nominees.''
Edward osgood Brown, a prominent
Chicago attorney. says: 81 believe
Bryan honest, able and right on the
only real issue Of the campaign. I
support him because I think opposl-
ton to imperialism my first political
duty"
Sigmund zeisler, prominent ettor-
ney OF Chicago. says: "McKinley's
arrogation Of demonstrations powers.
his yielding to sinister influences. his
constant wabbling. his hypocritical
can't, filled me with gradually fncreas-
Ing disgust Bryan's courageous con-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-10
Indiana Coal Mine on Fire.

EVANSVILLE. Qnd.). October L.
The Sunnyside coal mine in this city,
the largest coal mine in Southern In
diana, is on fire, and it is feared the en-
tire mine will be destroyed. The value
of the mine is estimated at 5000, 900.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-10
JUSTIN FOR HoNoLuLU.

SAN FRAN, Oct. 1.-The Navy collier
Justin sailed yesterday In command Of
Captain Scott for Guam, via Honolulu.
She carries coal and large quantity
of supplies for the Americans at Guam.
The British ship Cambrian Hills
cleared yesterday for Queenstown.
The neutrality-suspicious. steamer
Frankfurt, for which Grace & Co. are
agents, has been turned over to the
Union Iron Works to be altered to car
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-10
MoANA SAILS THURSDAY.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 1.-The
oceanic steamer Moana, which was
scneouied to sail tomorrow night at s
CLOCK Tor sydney, via Honolulu, Apia
ana auckland, with the English mails
VIII not sail until the same hour Thurs
day night, owing to a delay in the ar
rival OF the mails. They were brought
across the Atlantic by the Cunarder
Campania, which reached New York
last Sunday morning about twelve
hours late as result of freight and a
full list of passengers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-10
MAIL STEAMER DELAYED.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 2-The
Oceanic Mail Company's Moana will not
get away on her trip to Australasia
ports before Thursday night The Cam
pania, which brought the mails from
England. was delayed by fog and did not
reach New York. until the Goth ult Ir
consequence the mail will not get here
until Thursday afternoon and the Moana
has to wait for it,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
CoLoNEL PETTIT's CASE.
His AcquittaI Not Approved by Cen
eraI Bates

The mail which has brought to Wash
ington the records OF the court martial
trial at Manila of Col J. 8 Petit. Thirty
first Infantry. discIoses the fact that Gen
eraI Bates the reviewing authority, did
not approve Of the acquittal of The &C
cusec
The charge WIS permitting the murder
of a Filipino D isoner. one Juan Ramos.
By a civil Office. at Zamboanga- General
Bates says in his note Of disapproval:
These and Other facts appearing Of
record were sufficient to put . reasonable
man upon his guard as 10 the probable
fate Of Ramos should he be turned over
to the civil officer. but the accused. rot
outstanding. seems TO have issued his
Instructions in this case easeIessIy and
negiigen5ly, without regard to their prob
able consequences which do not seem to
have been considered or appreciated by
him until confronted with the results Of
the execution Of his orders Under the
facts narrated above the accused may. or
may not. be chaTgeable with knowledge
at the time ne gave these orders that the
life OF the said Ramos was TO be sum
marily and irregulaTiy taken; but he is.
by his Own admission. chargeable with the
knowledge that the man was surrendered
By civil officer. rather than by a mill
tary tribunal. regularly convened by the
proper authorities.
The prisoner was received by the ac-
cused into military eustory, charged With
stirring up instruction and other Of
fences Notwithstanding the alleged char
acter Of some OF these latter. which tends
to reveal him as guerrilla, or outlaw,
he was nevertheless entitled to protection
regular way by war tribunals.
This fact is so elementary that its
statement seems unnecessary, and under
the most lenient view permissible of this
case the accused is guilty of issuing and
causing to be carried into effect orders
which disregarded these elementary rights
and which resulted in the Illegal taking OF
human life The fact that such orders
were thoughtlessly and Eegligently given
cannot. as seems TO have been held by
the court, relieve the accused of respon-
Sibiiity."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
NEW COLLEGE DoRMIToRIEs-
The PENNSYLVANIA University Build
inss Nearly Completed


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20,-The new
dormitories OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania. which have been under course OF
construction since the early part of the
year. are now practically completed All
that remains 70 be done is to put the
finishing touches upon the carpentry work
Scores of wcrkmen are nov at work on
the interior OF the building. and it is tx
pected that the dormitories viii be ready
for occupancy by the beginning Of he fall
term al the University
The new structure adi0ins the old base
BAH field, on Spruce Street. and extends
around the corner 10 Woodland Avenue.
v here it joins the old dormitories- The
front CT the building terminates al Thirty
seventh and Spruce Streets thus COM
pIeting The triangle. Especial care was
exercised in building the dormitories. il
being stipulated mat TO careless work
would be tolerated The new building is
modelled after The famouse structures at
Cambridge and Oxford Universities IN En-
g.aBd
Il is understood that. beginning with the
fail term. the students viii be required
10 board G, the university. There Is much
discussion 10 the effect that upon the com
pIeticn OF the new dormirories. the mat
ter OF boarding viii be made compulsory.
Provost Harrison has had the matter IN
der consideration for some time. and il is
likely that he viii decide the question in a
short time
In the event of an edict being issued
relative to boarding at the university, the
numerous boarding houses that have ca
tered exclusively TO the wants OF the STU
dents viii suffer severely.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20

housed in sound bodies. Emerson, the
New England Greek. was not a dyspeptie;
Walt Whitman the breeziest, strongest,
most original individuality, perhaps, of
his time. was magnificent specimen of
the American physique at its best; and of
modern ncvelists somr of the strongest
ana most wholesome !ndiyidualities are
men who have understood the relationship
between sound mind and strong body.
n the arts. in the trades. IN agriculture,
other things being equal, The best work
viii be done by the strong man; and the
more general health and happiness there
is in the community The greater will be
the average of good work. Would the
Greeks have reached the art standards
that they did if it had not been for their
attention to physical culture?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
CUBAN CUSTOMS REVENUES.
Large Increase for Six Months o.
1900 Compared With 1899.


1900 Compared With 1899.
The Division of Customs and Insular AZ
fairs of the War Department has prepared
the following interesting statement of the
customs revenues in the island of Cuba for
the first six months of 1900. as compared
with the same period of 1899, by customs
districts. The total receipts Of the first six
months OF 1860 were IS. OSs, "a. while for
the same period of 1889 they were $685.
SILL. showing g; 1. in 1900 of $1,166.-
95S.23.
The comparison By ports follows: BaIa-
Goa, 1899, So, 134.9S; 1860, $1S,044-76. B3ta-
bano, 1899, $1.4S197: 1900. 3.12145. Glen
fuegos, 1899, 1894, III OF: 1900, $549. 22S.47.
Cardenas. 1899, S121, 710.36; 1900, S139, 022. :
40 Caibarien. 1899 S63 165 ca; 1900, s97,-
1862 Guantanamo, 1899. $49.111.7S; 1900,
5S,212S9 Gibara, 1899. S64918.S7; 1900,
$22, 1852. Havana, 1883, S.. 1872 1882; 1900.
S6124 363 80 Mansanillo 1899, S68, S7S.S7;
1900, $76.64270. Matanzas, 1899, $127, 755.-
50; $780, s340 034,e4. Nuevitas. 1899, $24S,-
S4464; 1900. s84 ,294. Sagua la Grande.
1899, S74 1892; 1900, $107, 24S.43. Santa
Cruz, 1893, s7463O; 1900, S2.50O16 Sarti-
ago, 1899, S415 636.44: 1860. S466. 81 .03.
Trinidad, 1859, S10.797.11; 1900, $14,959-12.
Tunas de Zaza, 1899, $2,s47.03; 1900, $685.. SO.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
GOOD EDUCATIONAL WORK.
Annual Report of the Y. NJ. c. A IN
fernafiOnaI Committee

NEW YORK.. Aug 20.--The Information
al Committee of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association has just issued the re
port and prospectus OF the educational de-
pertinent of the association for the year
1900. The report contains an interesting
summary of the educational work Of the
year, showing that in $50 associations &C.,
000 different young men received instruc-
ton from LIS teachers IN the winter sea
son. The work of the department spread
into Honolulu, and among the soldiers in
Cuba and Porto Rico. The department
began to circulate travelling libraries, If
ty-fve in all, each containing from 60
to 100 volumes. Sixteen OF these libraries
are now III the Philippines.
An encouraging feature OF the year's
work is the recognition CT its value b.
colleges and technical schools, who give
credit 10 holders OF international certit-
Gates. There are now 1GS colleges which
give such credit, and although they are
largely denomiDational ms buttons, yet
some Of the best technical schools liz the
country are among them The report con
tains q complete list OF students who Won
certificates in the year
The prospectus IS devoted TO syI!abi OF
the twenty-six courses which are TO be
given next year, beginning September -.
The courses are ali of a useful and practl-
cal kind. such as bookkeeping, commercial
arithmetic electricity mechanical draw
ing English, and the like. The prospectus
also contains a brief history of the inter
national education movement which shows
its growth and general development in the
last five years
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
a DROUGHT IN VIRGINIA.
Corn and Tobacco Hurnfrs To in the
SGT -,side District.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 20-The far
mers OF the counties CT southzide Virginia
are ROW experiencing the worst drought
that has been known for some years and
are much discouraged at the outlook
There has not been a servieeabIe rain for
more than month. and the result is that
the crops are f-is.s burning up under the
scoTchfng rays Of The sun.
The most hopeful Of the farmers, men
who are disposed to lock on the bright
side, say that not half : crop OF corn viii
be made and that the farmers instead OF
selling corn viii have to buy it. In some
sections great fields Of corn can be seen
that have been destroyed By the long spell
OF excessive hot weather
Tobacco is burning up from the top. and
the early crop of the golden weed" is in
many localities almost completely ruined.
Peanuts like corn and tobacco, are suf-
fering from the droUth, and large growers
say that not one-third of crop viii be
made The nuts are tstemming' and the
vines are so dry that the least spark is
au-sufEcient TO ignite them. The streams
are fast drying up, and the farmers are
experiencing much difficulty in watering
their stock. Wells which never before
have failed to yield an abundant sup"iv
of water are also drying up.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
A CEMENT MILL BURNED.
Destruction of a Large Plant in Al
Iegany County. Md.

CUMBERLAND. Md, Aug. 20--The
large mill of the Cumberland and Potomac
Cement Company, at Pinto, Allegany
county, on the Baltimore and Ohio and
West Virginia Central railroads nine miles
west OF Cumberland. was burned Saturday
The loss IS tstween ST.. Gee and $4,000;
insurance $39.5G0, divided among twenty
companies.
The origin OF the fire is a mystery. Il
started in the upper floor Of the mill, d.
reetly under the roof About eighty men
are thrown out OF employment. A. Hix-
or. CT Philadelphia, president OF the COM
pany. who was in bed in the Queen City
Hotel, Cumberland, when aroused by the
report that the mill was burning, says they
will be grinding again in ninety days II
the insurance is satisfactorily adjusted Be
sides the mill property the main cooper
shop and log building near by were
burned. Four I50-hoTsepoyeT boilers and
an air compressor, recently installed, ara
q AGO. horsepower Corliss engine vera ru-
ined \ Baltimore and Ohio box ear and
15o barrels Of cement we're also consumed
The sheds and kjlns were on fire several
times. but were saved by the mill en-
pIoyes. who were aroused from their SUM
bers by the engine whistle The capacity
OF the mill was 40 barrels 4 day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20

What VIII They :-Republicans
III this city realize that the conviction of
Caleb Powers for completely in the asSas-
sinatfon of Governor Goebel renders the
attitude OF Governor Roosevelt OF New
York and Governor Mount Of Indiana very
embarrassing ana threatens TO handicap
the party's national campaign with a new
and grave issue Both of these Governors
have been boasuully shielding the fugi-
tive Taylor from arrest. Taylor was in
dicted jointly with Powers for guilty
knowledge OF the wretched conspiracy by
which Goebel was removed" in The true
style Of the Kentucky mountaineer. Tay-
lor fed first TO Indiana when news OF his
Indictment became known, and Governor
Mount promptly dehed the authcHtits of
Kentucky TO take the fugitive back t, his
State for arraigEment and trial. Soon
afterWard Taylor escaped 10 New York
and Governor Roosevelt astounded the ma
tion by following the example of Mount
, IN receiving Taylor with open arms and
assurances of protection from the Ken
lucky courts as long as he remained in
New York Just before making his es-
cape to the protection of Governor Roose-
welt, Taylor was made a hero by the Re
publican National Convention. These
events have maGe TAYLOR dlstiEctiyely the
ward of the Republican party in the ma
ton. Governor Roosevelt Will be sharply
questioned on his part in this strange pro-
ceeding when he goes to Kentucky to
| make campaign speeches. and the Demo-
Gratis of Indiana already have made Gov
ernor Mounts conduct in the affair an
issue in their State campaign. The Hoo
| sier Governor. it is reported is weaken
ing toward Taylor since the conviction
/ Of Powers. and it is thought that he is
now disposed to surrender the fugitive
! whenever the Kentucky authorities ask
for him. At the same time the political
! harm has been done by both Governor
Roosevelt and Governor Mount and it is
] said that the national managers of their
/ party are now casting about for some
/ remedy for the evil effects of the unpre-
! cedented conduct of these executives.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
DEVELOPMENT OF SIBERIA.
Russian Official Reports Progress
Along the Railroad

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20.-The Rus
sian Vice Minister of Justice, P. Boutof-
sky. is at the Palace Hotel, with two Of
his subordinates. They arrived here OF
Friday night from the Orient on the
steamship Hongkong Maru, on the way
home to St. Petersburg. Minister Bou-
tofsky said yesterday:
i have been spending some time max
ing an official tour OF Siberia The bust
ness development of the TTans-SibeTian
Railroad. in spits of contrary reports, is,
to say the least remarkable. On the
West Siberian section between 1886 and
1898 the number of passengers increased
from 100 G60 to $1,000, and the freight
shipments from 10. 900 TO 1926 tons On
the Central Siberian section for the same
period the number of passengers rose
from l. 600 to 600 600, and the amount OF
freight from 5000 TO 1S0,0c0 tons. The
export of China TEA by way CT Siberia Is
constantly or the increase, not only TO
Europe. but to the United States as we'll
In the Altai district along the road only
per cent Of the arabic land has so far
been cultivated. 1t produced last year
36c geo tons of grain. Five years ago the
steppes district had 10 import 10000 tons
OF grain Last year il was able TO export
So U00 tons
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
The Chinese Question.
tFrom the Chicago Tribune,)

While the rescue of the Americans at PekiE
the main thing. there still remain three CT
four matters to he settled before our soldiers
can be withdrawn from Chinese soil. These were
sufficiently indicated IN Secretary HAYS commu-
ncation 10 the other powers on July ). They in
clude security for the future protection OF Auer-
lean life ard property in China, the guarding ii
all American interests, and the prevention OF a
spread OF the present disorders the recurl1 nee
OF such disc.ters. Reasonable indemnity must
also be secured for the lives of Americans lost
through the recent disorders. Ii China shows the
proper spirit in these matters they can be set
lied by diplomatic methods Ii Hung Chang is
in a position TO begin exercising his new
functions peace pleBiPotentiaIy He will fad
the United States willing TO deal fairly by China
though not inclined 10 the imperial Govern
meut from iot title OF the just punish
ment that it merits for its actions in the last
three months.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
Would You wear a aueues
(From the August success. }

When first visited Shanghai | met American
with his beard shaved and queue down his back
l locked al him and wanted TO laugh. thought
it would take great deal TO make me make
such a fool of myself But when he introduced
me to Others with loose clothes, queues, shaved
heads and all, began 20 take the matter more
seriously, and when l went up to Chi-Ning-
Chou. in the province OF Shantung, ] found it
necessary to don the native garb in order to aS-
peaSe the minds of the Know =nothings. There
and there only did ny semi badness stand me in
without inlrIgins in the unpleasantnesS OF a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
VI. DeroaIede. Human Paradox.

tFlcm Inc FhlIadeIphIl Post.
Paul Derouede the French politician IS a
mass Of apparent contradictions He is ag-
nostie, who contributes generously to the church
charities. i republican who desires to over
throw the republic peace advocate who fav-
riot and instruction. free trader who up
holds prohibitory tariff, and a democrat who
even aids the royalist party of France His
contrarety is well illustrated by recent story.
He was discussing the Boer with number
OF friends, and after fierce diatribe against Eng
land said very earnestly:
Il pray that the British will be numerically
beaten
Why, ! thought you disIiked the Dutcf,'' in
terrupted friend
Dislike tnem2 l pray that they Will be ex-
terminated he declared with genuine iervor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
siIeneing the Boaster.
From the London Tid-Bits.)

(FIOM Inc IonuOn Ilt-BlIs-J
a certain man was very much given to Drag
ging about grand relations and connections
though lie was not always quite convincing
On occasion he was particularly tiresome
holding forth about Lady Blank whom | met
yesterday, a connection OF mine through Lord
So-and-So and the Earl OF Nobody" and so on
\ Scotsman present said quietly: That re-
minds me O. l knew, who said he was a
relation o the Duke o Argyll, and explained il
this way: The dukes piper's sisters wee laddie
has a wee aoggie that's ain brither to ny aunt's
wee Isddie's ,logge.' y
The boaster silent about his grand relation.
for The resf of the e1eflirlr,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
THE COTTON MILL STRIKE,
Efforts to Tie Up he Plants in North
Carolina.

RALEIGH, y. c. Aug. 20.-One hundred
and fifty union operatives who left the Err
win cotton mills. at Durham are yet out,
other union operatives who did not strike
will work ont their notices President
Erwin, of this mill, notified them that no
union men would be employed, and gave
them two weeks notice
Union operatives at the Pearl Mills, at
Durham, have decided not to strike for the
present Union organizers have gone from
Durham to Haw River TO organize the OPP
eratives. They have been quietly at work
on this movement in North Carolina mills
fer months. The movement was inaugu>
rated by New England labor unions to get
all the operatives in Southern mills in the
union.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
influential Anti-Imperia4ists.


ITIUHI IIV UtIIUiL FItt FItbsI
1t Is reasonably certain that those who have
been taking to each other at Indianapolis are
going to vote for Bryan. They include Rcpub-
licans like Boutwell,, former 1'tnugwsmps' like
Schurz, and such gold Democrats as COCHRAN
These are among the ablest, most cotra geous and
most eloquent representatives OF their respective
classes and no.hing but ignorance or mtoler.
ance would declare them without influence. To
what extent that influence can be made TO
counteract the attraction OF party affiliations and
the efficiency OF party methods. backed by money
and the promise OF party patronage, is highly
problematical.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
Judging Oilers hx Himself.
(From the Pe9ria Herald Transcript.l

Senator Hoar says Bryan is not honest OF
course, Senator lIoar is authority on honesty
and consistency. He was the boldeSt advocate
OF the cause which Mr., Bryan represents while
Congress was IN session, but he has switched
around and is supporting the man Who is The
great apostle OF Imperialism. The only parallel
to his conduct in this case is the able manner
in which President Mckinley discharged his
..nluin duty to the Porto Ricans.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
SILK MILLS CLOSE.
The Firm of Gallant Brothers, Manu-
fncturcrs, Goes Into Bankruptcy.

fnCturcrs, Goes Into Bankruptcy.
PATERSON. y. j., Aug. 2o.-The silk
mills of the Gallant Brothers, silk manu-
facturers of this city and Delhi n. Y,
closed Saturday and the firm will go into
bankruptcy, The weavers were not paid,
but they were told that they would get
their money in a few days, as wages are
a first lien.
The firm places its liabilities at 1886, Coz
and its assets III 1897 0G0, The assets con-
sist of the mills in this city and Delhi,
together with the machinery and manu-
featured stock and raw silk on hand. The
creditors are mostly raw silk men in New
York.
Details will not be given out until a
trustee in bankruptcy has been appointed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
CURRENT HUMoR.
From the Chicago Tfibune.A

q FUl.l
Il know well enough, fellow-citizens' cxclaim-
ed the ferce-browed, shaggy haired orator that
the views ] advocate are not popular. Not ten
DAYS ago, while adv "a ting them from public
platform I was struck in the head by brick and
Knocked seHseless.'' rr8
.tWhy didn't you wait till YOU got your
sense back before you went to talking asaInz
enquired 4 man the outskirts OF the crowd IN
a loud rJucoUs voice.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
The ApocryphnI Contributor.

The campaign idiot is getting TO work carly
this fall. We '@lct that Kruger Is contributing
between half an th-cc quarters OF a million ster-
ling Bryan'e campIign fund. They also say
that Webster laws, former Assistant Secretary
OF the IEtsrie OF the United States has received
e25,800 toward the expense of the american cam
paigu. We suspect that Kruger needs all the
money he VAS help his own campaign Uncle
Paul is pretty busy with his own affairs lrst
uoU