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The evening times., 1900-03-06
Mistaken Ideals.

The Atlanta papers contain the account
Of dismal and entirely unnecessary trag-
edy which has taken place in that city.
Two boys, one sixteen years old, the other
fourteen, had an alteration. and the
younger stabbed the elder. causing his
death. Both boys appear to have belonged
to good families, and the youthful slayer
is said to be heartbroken over the results
OF his act.
A state of civilization in which two
youngsters. whose parents move in decent
society. can become involved in a trouble
Of this kind needs much Improvement
According to all appearances, neither OF
tho boys was particularly vicious 1t
seems to have been simply d case where a
child. under the mistaken impression that
stabbing people is manly. drew a knife. in
a moment OF resentment, with the fun in
tent to kill That he was very sorry for it
afterward only proves that he was not an
innately vicious boy. He was merely mis-
led by a false idea Of courage. The wound
was not Of a kind which could be made
with the ordinary jack-knife, nor With any
ness TO carry.
II, is about time that every citizen of
average. intelligence in the United States
should understand what is and what is
not civilization. War is one thing: a pri-
vate feud is another. Bravery is admira-
BILE but shooting another man for the fun
Of the thing is not. The pioneer who goes.
at the risk Of his life. daring tortures more
terrible than death, to fight savage and
depredating Indians. is something Of a
hero; but there is nothing heroic in FORM
ing one Of a bowling mob around a stake
where a wretched criminal is slowly roast
ing. We do not expect Pete jerks and
Bill Sykes the burglar. TO refrain from
carving one another when the humOr takes
them; we can understand how a creature
innately deprayed and vicious can torture
fellow-being for the sake Of revenge;
but the intelligent citizen. with q home o.
his own and presumably an interest in the
welfare Of the State, is not expected TO
indulge his private animosiues in just
these ways. There may have been an ex-
cuse for dueling when the country was
new and unsettled, there is certainly none
now. And there is no reason. in the laws
Of heaven or earth or human society. for
boy Of fourteen. in a peaceable community.
to stab another to death in az Of pas
sion. II would be a great deal better 10
teach the youths to fight if they must
fight. with their fists and obey the ordinary
rules Of pugilism. Under that arrange
ent-they will not kill~each other. and
they viii refrain from foul play. bullying
and manning.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

The New York Tribune" sagely OBJ
serves that affirmative legislation denying
rights under the Constitution to some
American territory. is necessary to Gre
ate the conditions under which a test case
can be presented to the courts. The opin-
ion Of the Tribune" is exactly the opin-
ion Mr. Mckinley, Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. Rookie
feller, and Mr.. Havemeyer would like 70
have accepted by the country; but il; will
not be. Either the constitutional right Of
free trade extended TO Porto Rico ipso
faCtO upon the cOnsummation Of its Cession
TO the United States. or il did not. The
Lascelles suit against the Collector Of the
Port Of New York is as good a case TO
test the status Of the island as could BE-
made up under a dozen unconstitutional
acts OF Congress passed at the dictation OF
the oil. sugar. tobacco, and rum trusts.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
Popularity of Cremation.

(From the Popular Science Monthly)
Statistics Of cremation, presented by NJ.
Bonneville at the recent annual meeting
Of the society in Paris, show that the num-
Der OF incinerations at the Pere Lachase
Crematory has almost steadily increased
since 1889 and that the whole number last
year was 4.5l3. making 81. O6S from the be-
ginning. fair proportion Of the number
were women. There are now in Europe and
America seventy crematOries twenty
seven Of which are il Italy and twenty in
the United States. Cremation is making
good progress in England. where four ere
matOries are reported FROM and two are IN
course Of erection. Germany has six.
where 423 incinerations took place in 1895;
Switzerland and Sweden nave two each.
Denmark one and one has been authorized
in Norway
The evening times., 1900-03-06
MISSION OF THE CHURCHES.
Bird :. CoIrF Says Their Doors should
r., Thrown Open

SYRACUSE. y. Y. March 6.-The Twen-
tieth Century Thank Offering Convention
OF the Central New York Methodist Epis-
copaI Conference opened at the First NJ
E. Church here last night with a public
meeting Comptroller Bird s COIer. Of
New York. vas the principal speaker. his
topic being the Need OF a Broader Church
Work" He said in part:
4 believe the masses OF the people in
our great cities are away from the church
es simply because the churches are away
from them. Ny experience in MethodIsm
is confined wholly to the city in which I
live. and having a fair acquaintance with
the people Of New York gives me a right
al least to SPEAK frankly.
1T is a waste Of money TO build a $500. =
coo church and then use il only once or
twice a week. These immense auditoriums
that We now own should be thrown open
for education as well as for religious
teachings
There should be Libraries connected
with every church. and certain educational
work should be started. | do not mean
necessarily the days schools Citizenship
cannot and viii not BE- taught IN those
schools owing 10 the youth OF the pupils
The higher development OF man always
takes place after ne has left school In
this the church can and must become in
terested.
If we are to have a better government
we must have better citizens. and some
thing must be done to make them When
you have made good citizen you have
brought a man more than half way into
the church. II is hard to overestimate the
amount OF good done by such institutions
as the University Settlement Society OF
New YORK.
The church has had little success in the
great cities Of late years, to my mind be-
cause there has been too much contempIa-
tion and devotion, and, if you please. too
little activity
The evening times., 1900-03-06

II is a long time since the Infant in
dustries OF this country we're as much
in evidence in Congress as they now are.
The reason is not far TO seek. Their craft
is very much in danger and the whole
fabric Of the system on which they f&tten
at the cost OF the American people Is
about TO be destroyed, as Senator Foraker
very justly remarks. Just now they are
after the French Reciprocity Treaty. in
the Senate. which the Committee on For
eign Relations has reported favorably and
unanimously. Senator Aldrich wants If
sent to the Committee on Finance where
naturally Il would catch things from the
trusts 1t is a long lane that has no turn
ing and bloated monopoly is Just begin
ming in this country to realize the truth
OF the adage.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
A RFUBENs PAINTING SEIZED.
THE Holy FnmiIy'' Canvns Held by
CurtOm-House Officials.

GuHtOm-HOuse Officials.
NEW YORK, March Especial Iuspec-
tor Charles II. Trsitteur OF the law di-
vision Of the Custom House. and Special
Agent Norton yesterday seized the Rubens
picture The Holy Family" at the gal
lery Of a Fifth Avenue art dealer The
painting was entered AT the local custom
house on December l. last By Eugene
Fischon. an art dealer in the Astor Court
Building. y West Thirty-fourth Street. Il
was valued at $4,000 and was passed by
the United States appraisers. and duty was
paid en- the fixed valuation. II has since
been ascertained by inspector Traitteur
that the painting was undervalued some
$50 GOO. having been sold at executors 5
sale OF the estate Of Sir Cecil Miles Bart.
In London last May FOR about $4,000.
The seizure was ordered because Of this
alleged undervaluation. Il will be resub-
mitted &c The United States General Ap-
prsisers and should they order a 30 per
cent increase on the original valuation. the
picture. under the law. viii become an
absolute forfeiture 20 the United States
Government. II the valuation is increased
from p to 20 per cent. a graded penalty
viii be imposed, In addition 10 the addi-
tional duties.
According TO Inspector Traitteur. Mt
Fischon SAYS he has disposed OF the paint
ing 10 the Fifth Avenue dealer al private
sale. The picture shows the Virgin sup.
porting the infant Jesus standing on her
lap. TO whom 81. John stretches ont his
arms. In size il is five feet eight inches
long and six feet seven inches wide
The evening times., 1900-03-06
TEE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Discharged Railroad Men to Appear
on the Witness stand.

on the Witness stand.
After recess OF two weeks the Indus
trial Commission met today at 80 o'clock
and proceeded to the examination OF a
numbers OF Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road employees.
The subject principally discussed was the
action of the road in the recent discharge
OF a numbers OF its employees.
These employees. who ii is IN
derstccd. are members OF the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen. allege that the dis
missal was caused by their afhliation with
thai organization.
The Commission hopes that the investi-
cation may throw some light on the labor
question which will be of future adv 7Itage.
Il is possible that other questions rela-
tive 10 the general management Of the
road viii arise during the examination of
witnesses and should such questions come
up they will be discussed in their order.
Mr.. Val Fitzpatrick. Third Vice Grand
Master Of the Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen. and FIVE other members were
present willing TO testify Their testimony
will probably not be concluded until to-
morrow.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
The Red Man in Politics.

CFrom the Kansas City StarD
Usually the American Indian, whether on the
reservation Or the warpath. manifcsts a stolid
indifference TO the white mans politics, but il is
said that the Ksws in the Indian Territory were
reused t. the highest pitch of enthusiasm by the
success Of their kinsman, Charley Curtis, over
Chief Leland, a candidate for Congress, and
that, painting their iavorite's photograph. with
a thousand gorgeous dyes, they gathered round it
and danced for hours, at the same time uttering
cries that boded evil 10 boilers and opposers The
Kaws viii stand by the regular nominee
The evening times., 1900-03-06

The Administration design to have the
Hay PauncefOte Treaty ratified, or to re-
vive the dead and gone Clayton Bulwer
Treaty at all hazards. is further illus
trated in the attempt now being made by
Treaty of 1867 with Nicaragua. This amia-
bic effort is being promoted by two Ameri-
can war vessels. The Senate is the club
end Of the treaty making power. How does
il like this sort of thing?
The evening times., 1900-03-06

Russia also has a Standard oil T. -st. or
something which answers to the term in
Gar. But il does not run the Government
over there. Nevertheless it has made itself
SO obnoxious to public policy and the public
by selfshness and greed. that the Russian.
Cabinet has determined to take t. over
and pay out the proprietary on equitable
terms to be decided later. There is food
for trust and monopoly reflection in this
little development. There is a way 20
reach trusts in the end, and the Mus
covite Finance Minister has discovered it.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
No Others Like Them.


Three extraordinary idols of brass have lust ar
rived in Liverpool from India. The weight Of
each figure is about 800 pounds and thev are
most wonderfully and brilliantly mSde One Of
the figures stands nine feet high, another six feet
and one is in a reclining position, with the head
resting on the hand. This last the largest Of
the three sneasures nearly ten feet They are the
property of Nr. William Cross OF menagerie fame
who claims that similar relics are possessed bv
any mlseam OF by any private individuals in
Europe or America
The evening times., 1900-03-06
CURRENT HUMOR.
Anticipation and Realization.

tFr0m De PHII1d0-pIIl N1TI6 AmeTTC1T-I
''lNhen a man is first married. says the ANA
teUr philosopher. ''hc wishes he was a millionaire
IN order that hc might Lay his wife all the
gowns necessary O. complete her happiness Atteg
he has been married aWhilc lc realizes that De
would have 20 be ono in order 90 supply her With
cash enough simply 90 meet her idea Of being de-
Gently clothed ~
The evening times., 1900-03-06
The Greater Enemy.

ET0m tHe PHI1UtIpIl ITlSS-)
The officers OF the Kimberley garrison were at
meSs-and such a mess.
well" remarked the cheerful sublTtsin. TAX
iug his second helping OF horse flesh. Eve might
be worse of -
Indeed I can't imagine it, exclaimed the
dyspeptiC major.
..No2 well lust faucy where we'd be if TIE
automobile hId been in.rcduced here"
The evening times., 1900-03-06
That Wasn't Much.

NIIIIII tTIV NIItsIl0 NfWs-1
'Nou-you were in the late ware ne ou.rio,l
Of the man who had been telling about the I,s,-
tie of SANTIAGO.
''CeEtsinly,'' the reply
And you mNrched and suffered and fought and
4 hprOy'
'No, sir; nothing Of the kind. ] simply landed
at santiago; jcCmatCd the ranks OF the enemy.
forced him surrender, and then brought about
the end OF tae war"
''oh, that was an. eh? Beg your pardon for
the interruption"
The evening times., 1900-03-06
An Unknown Conntrr.

CFrom the st. Louis Globe -Democrst)
The rescue Of 500 Spanish and ten American
prisoners IN the Philippines by a small party OF
American marines was a brilliant exploit though
its officers may not get promotion that aC-
count The fact that the whereabouts Of these
prisoners was not guessed until a few days be-
fore the exploit which resulted in their liberation
Is an indication that the archipelago is a pretty
large place, and that considerable portion Of IL
is unknown land 10 both Spaniards and
Americans
The evening times., 1900-03-06
IN HAMPTON ROADS.
Two ships of the American Navy Ar
rive To-day

rive To-day.
NORFOLK, Va, March 6-The United
States transport Fitzpatrick and the United
States ship Lancaster arrived at Hampton
Roads this morning The Lancaster. which
has 800 landsmen aboard. has been cruis-
ing in West Indian waters. These men.
who have been under Instructions in sea-
manship. will later be assigned 70 duty on
one q the warships whose crews are at
present incomplete.
The Fitzpatrick is bound from New York
and came 10 the Norfolk Navy Yard 70
receive extensive repairs. which il Is be-
lieved will cost about SIS. GOO.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
. Frightening the Author.


Think twice before you snswerg'' hissed the
hero. addressing the heroine. Here the author
broke into a cold sweat
what IL she shoudY' gasped this person.
Anybody who has ever written q truly great
novel well knows that the effect Of the heroine
thinking twice in the opening chapters would
be to render any further complications quite
impracticable. Pretty much everything depends
unon the heroine being girl who thinks spar
ingly.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS

Hon NJ. H. McCord, formerly Governor
Of Arizona, is at the Ebbitt from Phoenix.
Judge McCord was commander OF the First
Territorial Volunteers during the Spanish
war He is in the city attending to some
matters affecting Arizona.
John S Pillsbury. Charles s. Pnlsbury,
E. c. Chatfeld. and D. L. Smith, a delega-
tion of big -four men. are at the Shoreham
from Minneapolis, MINI, and will be given
a hearing before a House committee to-
day.
Howard Pusey. Secretary Of the Ameri-
can Steamship Company, is at the Arling-
ton from Philadelphia, and will remain In
Washington until Saturday.
T. l. Woodward, the King OF the New
Orleans Mardi Gras held in that city last
week, is at the Arlington, accompanied by
NJ. J. Saunders. B. d. Wood. ". p. Ross,
and !. Redman. all Of New Orleans. The
party is here on a pleasure trip and His
Imperial Highness is enjoying the last few
days Of his reign. They will remain until
tomorrow.
J. N. Rose, a prominent electrical en-
gineer and expert. OF New York. is at
Chamberlin's for short visit He viii
leave the city tomorrow morning.
A delegation Of prominent citizens OF
Memphis Tenn is at tie Ebbitt in the
interest Of the improyenIt ut Of the Missis-
sippi River The committee IS headed by
Mayor J. J. Williams and includes George
Skene. secretary; Judge J. T. Lothian,
John Overton. and W. J. Crawford. They
viii appear before the Rivers and Harbors
Committee, and, presenting a formal peti-
tion from the Western Waterways AssO-
citation. will ask for an appropriation
II. T. Seymour. theatrical manager. press
agent globe trotter and newspaper man.
who has been quartered al the Regent for
a few weeks viii leave for Manila about
April / and is arranging TO take hack with
him a number Of valuable concessions, one
OF which will be the erection Of a big thea-
tre in the metropolis Of the Philippines
Mr. Seymour is al present the business
manager Of the American In Manila and
has made a paying investment. lie has
spent a few days in New York arre"ging
for stock company 10 occupy the boards
in his proposed theatre
by the way" said he today, Il have
learned one thing in my travels. and this
is that there is nothing new under the sun.
I have been fishing around for novel stage
effects and the longer ] hunt. the less
find that Is actually new. Why. the old
est inhabitants in Manila can tell tales told
them by their Rreat-g grandfather Of won
derful productions shown in the Spanish
Theatre there In the last century. wherein
earthquakes. storms, dragons. and real ny
ing angels were shown by means OF stage
mechanism I have also discovered that the
Romans were used 10 stage lions and other
Wild beasts. aud that stage lightning was
produced In 1890 The Spaniards used real
water on the stage In 1900 and the theatri-
cal snOwstOrm is as old as the Alps. I
guess I viii Try variety on the wise Flipi-
no. and mayhap when the sidewalk COnver-
satiCnalists slap one another with newspa-
peTs and strike matches on one another
noses. some grave TsgaI viii remind me
that the buffoon in G.. COIumbo's Royal
Troupe told the same jokes in l5l5-'
The evening times., 1900-03-06
A Republican Now.-At last the

\ Republican NOw.-At last the an
nouncement is authOritatively made by his
friends that the Hon. Joseph c. Sibley has
completely severed his connection with the
Democratic party and has everything fixed
in his district to secure the Republican
nomination for Congress this year. The
district was safely Republican until Mr
Sibley begun to hustle around nOisily in
politics as a 16 TO 1 Democrat. and then
there was an upheaval. Though the stan
dard Oil Company exercises a big inhu-
ence in that part of Pennsylvania as we'll
as all over the STATE. still it is believed
that Mr. Sibley c, 1Terted so many Of the
voters of the dis: 'icL to bimetallism when
he held to that doctrine that il will be i'm
practicable for him to drive them back TO
monometallism. Therefore IL is thought
your Uncle Joseph vii, not have as easy
time getting back to Congress as he has
had heretofore.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

CFrom the Detroit Free Pres=)
''Who Getrays the expenses Of the government Of
the so-called Filipino Republic asked SPatts.
There arc none nOw, replied BlOObuD,pcr,
except AgUin5ido's running expense"
The evening times., 1900-03-06

- IL PbiladeIphia -

(Fr5ia the Philadelphia Press)
Mrs Youngpop-Dcsr, we must get one Of
those burglar alarms.
Mr.. Youngp0p-Nhat FORT
Mrs. Youngpop-Wnat DO you supposet Noa
know IL any one tries 20 break into the house Il
viii go Of
Mr. YOuugpop-Yes. and wake the baby. Not
muchi
The evening times., 1900-03-06
One Drawback.

(From the Baltimore Amcrican)
Bobhs-Wish could live as long Methuzelah
did.
Dobis-Oh I don't know Think Of having to
20 through niGe Of these en6-oi-the-century dis
cussions.
The evening times., 1900-03-06
Just n Wen.

From the Philadelphia Norih Americanl
"The pen is mighticr than the sword" said
Richeliou upon that historic occasion
''But after you have written thc def. vour
Grace" asked. Young Francois. ''isn't IL = safe
play to have tuisty blade up your sleeve TO
back IL uP?"
The evening times., 1900-03-06

Mr.. Root Did It.-Several days ago The
Times announced on indisputable author
ity that Secretary Root wrote the Porto
Rican Tariff bill. Representative Tawney
Of Minnesota. a member Of the Ways and
Means Committee. now assumes response
bility for letting the cat out OF the Tag as
10 Mr. Root The Minnesotan with con-
vircing elaboration Of detail describes how
the Ways and Means Committee received
the now odious measure from the hands
OF Secretary Root, and also asserts On his
own knowledge that the President approv-
ed Of Mr.. Roots framing tn bill. The
Hon. Serene z. Payne. Chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee. still bravely
persists in his assertion that he alone
wrote the bill and brought il 10 the COM
mlttee." Evidently there will be a warm
collOqUy between Messrs. Payne and Taw-
ney when next they meet over the deli
cate question Of yeracity. The course or
events in Minnesota appears 10 be making
Mr. Tawney too desperate for him to care
about such a little thing as a personal
issue with the heavy and slow-mOving
Chairman OF the Ways and Means. Il is
fact. as previously stated by The Times,
that Mr. Root did write the Porto Rican
bill. and that - originally drafted by him
the measure substantially passed the
House under the party lash. the only
change made being the reduction OF the
tariff rate from 25 TO 10 per cent
The evening times., 1900-03-06
Good TImes. in Gcrmnnr.


N'" ''e w" Aoih Iooi.)
An index Of German prosperity has been found
IN the increasing number Of Germans who visit
ltaiy- In 1896 the number Of German tourists
who Travelled on the GOtthard Railway was % 600.
IN lsg9 II was 10000. OF Swiss cities LucerDe
BENEFITS most by this annual migration.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

which means according to common sense
directed by circumstances and the expert
ence Of the ages.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

HFrom the Chicago Ness)
Mrs StuIb Creading)-John. VINO are he Cold
stream CulrGs2
Mr. stubb-I guess they mus. be fircmcn.
The evening times., 1900-03-06

CFrom the Catholic Standard and Times)
''Why is nothing but her last years dress
with one Of those latest trains tackled on TO il
Il suppose she thinks 'ali's swell That ends
swell. -
The evening times., 1900-03-06

The wonderful oil discoveries in South
ern California viii within a shOr- time
drive coal from the Pacific Coast said
Fred A. Barlow. OF Los Angeles. at the
Raleigh today II is a splendid fuel and
half of the hOuseholders are now using IL
for cooking and heating purposes. The
Southern Pacific Railroad uses il as fuel
for all Of the locomotives on the California
divisions. and may extend IL all over the
system. The oil is very Cheap-abOut 81
per barrel-less than the cost OF coal with
four times the heating power, and as even
a small well yields from 300 TO 4o0 barrels
per day there is little danger OF the sup
ply giving out"
The evening times., 1900-03-06

The Talk of HarriSOns-From Indian
apolis there comes a story that a strong
movement has been started to bring out
General Harrison as a candidate for Presi-
dent against Mr.. Mckinley. The story is
given no credence here by well-informcd
politicians Of either party because OF the
realization by them that the Republican
organization Is firmly in the grip Of the
President and Mark Hanna. Unquestion-
ably there is a higher order Of respect
for the former President than for the in
cumbent. but Il is pointed out that this
does not mean a single instructed dele
gate 10 the Philadelphia Convention. Il
is also doubted that General Harrison.
thoroughly acquainted as he is with the
forces that control his party at present
would care 10 undertake the hopeless task
of defeating Mr. Mckinley for the ncmina-
ton The Indiauan has inflicted iTTepara-
bic injury upon the Administration by
characterizing the Porto Rican bill as a
departure from correct principles and n
is believed he thinks that is all he can do
at present to set his party on the right
road again.