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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
The Slaughter in Luzon.

If Otis really suppressed, crushed. and
extinguished the Aguinaldo rebellion in
the Philippines, as he and the Admins
tration are frank enough TO assert, why
has II been necessary to kill two hundred
Filipinos during the past week? An Off
cial. and of course censored, report tells
US that such slaughter was committed. and
it almost makes one doubt the verbal ac-
euraey Of the late vicerOy, which has not
been much called in question since the
Chinese crisis began to obscure the execu-
tive operations in our practically Asiatic
empire. Yet it is difficult to think that
all is peace in the Philippines when. al
most weekly, it seems necessary to kill a
considerable number of our little brown
subjects to make the survivors good.
1t may be because the Presidents am
nesty proclamation has not been given
proper currency among the natives. If so,
perhaps the mediation o, Aguiualdo's mi tn
er, in inducing her Washingtonian OF prirg
10 accept it. which is reported as havir g
been arranged at Manila. may be p-odue-
tive of good. II it is the same cd proCla-
nation, issued several weeks ago. and
WHICH, uOuSCo Aht PAL dAAAOAAAl AdllNt ASSN A0
OF the Spanish friars. We are afraid that
not much can be accomplished But il is
not a bad idea 10 try il on. Some ex-
preston may be elected from the escape
and lost leader which might be useful
either for pacific or political purposes.
We are not permitted to hear much from
the archipelago. Most Of the proceedings
there are apparently under lock and seal
pending the Presidential election A few
things. however, are made evident enough
I. is considered safe TO reduce the army
OF occupation below an effective Of sixty
thousand troops. and there is little doubt
that the customs and other Official enter
prises in Manila are yielding satisfactory
returns from the carpetbag point Of view.
China is furnishing A sufficiency Of news
for the present. When that source Of sup
ply gives out, we presume that, by next
winter, the Philippines will come into play
with fresh sensations. There is every
promise that they will
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
GIANT SHIP Ar BALTIMORE
Largest Vessel That Ever Visited the
MaryIa land Port.

BALTIMORE. July 23.-HuaIre1s CT per
sons yesterday visited The largest vessel
ever in the port CT Baltimore, AID latest
and nest modtrn OF the Johnston line OF
steamers. the ROwanmore, which arrived
here Saturday direct from the yard OF her
builders. William ConnolIs & Co, Glasgow.
This great vessel will make a disp-ace-
ment OF 20C00 tons when loaded 10 her
lightweight capacity OF Z SEQ tons OF car
&C. She is $40 feet lOag AID II stood on
end would be more than two and cre-half
times the height CT the Continental Trust
building. now under ccrs trucrion which IS
ZCS feet high over twice HE height Of the
shOt tower al Fayette ald Front Streets.
which is 20 feet high. and nearly three
times as high as the Washington Monument
N Baltimore, which is IS3 feet tall TIE
new steamer lacks but fifteen feet Of being
equal to the measurement Cf the Washing
ton Monument at the National Capital
which is $50 feet high.
The RCwanmore's width is 80 feet (
inches and depth 40 feet inches TO the
spar deck The vessels having The record
CT being the largest which have hitherto
been 10 this port are Of the North German
Lloyd and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lines. sey-
eral Cf whose steamers measure over 800
ieet in length. The IndCre. Of the Bates
line. was also over 500 feet.
The ROwanmOre is driven by triple ex-
panslOn engines. with cylinders ueasU inS
IS, -, and p inches. with a p.ston stroke
Of Go inches Her speed is stO1t ff-Ceu
knots and her maiden trip ind Gated that
she viii be able 70 maintain that speed
regularly amer he machinery gets ilto
complete working order. She is fitted with
mssts, % derricks. and Il steam wi1chos
for handling cargo
One OF the features about this rev
steamer is that she has been fitted with &C
commodatiOns for thirty cabin passengers.
quarters being provided for them amid
| ships The dining saloon is upholstered in
olive green plush and the cOmmo iiCUs
staterOoms are light and airy and contain
ali the convenieuces TO make 4 passenger
comfortable Bathrooms with hot and co
water are also provided The V-=srI IS
| ligeted throughout by electricity
The commander IS Capt. William ThCm-
as, veteran master in the line Who IS
wei known at this port HIS staff o. Off
GERS consists CT J. POJtingeT, late OF the
I QUernmOre- second offer. :. J. Barley.
from the NedanoTe; third OficeT. C. Se-Iy
from the NOranmOTe. and f-Urtl Off Ger, J..
Gillespie, r y r. from Elder & Demp-
teT's Ike. The vessel came out 18th the
machinery under the supervision o. VII
liam Mclaughlin. Superinte udent Eng ueer
- nc int eSnCEt- f1e- t--eL eDSi-eer Is
" TODD; second engineer. Thomas Ma-di /;
third engineer, r. J Young; foGr.h e1gi-
neer, G. Weber, and sixth engineer. 4.
Lees The CoMmissary department o. he
snip is presided over By James n. Cu'lez.
| late steward OF the QueEnmore who for
many years sailed 10 this port il vesse 5
Of TIE Atlantic Transport line
The RowaumCTe has capacity for CO ~
ing 500 head Ct cattle under specially ar
ranged shelter decks She carries a crew
OF siXty-siN all told
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED.
Struck by n Railroad Train Mt West
port, Md.

BALTIMORE. July PA man who has
not been identified died a short time af er
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Mary
land University Hospital from injuries
received about O'Clock in the morning by
being struck by a train at the WeStport
crossing on the Annapolis and Baltimore
Short Line Railroad.
The base of his skull was fractured and
the collaTbone and several ribs broken Pa
trolman Bartscher. of the Baltimore county
police force, brought the man TO the hos
pital in an unconscious condition. II is
said that the man had been seen on the
track but before be could be warned of
the impending danger he was struck by
the locomotive.
Coroner Jones summoned jury Of in
guest, which, after viewing the body, sd-
journed to meet this evening at the West
ern police station
The dead man is described as follows:
About feet inches tall, weighs about
$50 pounds, and looks 10 be between thIr-
ty-fve and forty years old His complex
ion was florid and freckled. with sandy hair
and a light stubby mustaehe- On right
forearm was tattooed an anchor, sailor.
and heart He wore an old striped grey
vest, steel-eolored trousers. calico shirt
and large black SLOUGH hat He had no
coat.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
PLAGUE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Soldier Writes That IL Causes over
Five Deaths n Day


Five Deaths Day
BALTIMORE. July 2S.-John II. OFT of
Ccckeysville. now serving in Battery T.
Fourth United States Artillery, in the Phil
ippiae Islands. writes home that from i've
70 ten soldiers are dying daily from bubon-
&c plague.
This startling statement is not set forth
il Mr.. Otis letter with any prominence.
Indeed. 1t is the closing sentence Of let
ter descriptive Of life in the Islands. This
would indicate that the existence Of The
plague is. TO him al least. an Old story-one
Of such common knowledge that 10 20 into
details would be repeating a weII-woru
tale.
The letter also sets forth some OF the
mise-ies the American boys are undergo
ing Mr. OFT n part writes IS follows
If anyone thinks the Philippine Islands
are nice place let him come here during
the rainy season. which starts in June and
ends in December The streets are Gov
cred with water and the men 90 from place
to place in the city IL small boats TIE
rain is so heavy that one can see only
about ten feet ahead It Is no wonder that
the boys are sIuk AM dying
The people in the States don't know
anything OF what a soldier here under
goes. During the hot season he has 10
walk his post eight hours out Of twenty
four hours Il IS so hCt some o. the boys
die OF the street The thermometer regis
tiers al Ia4 10 les degrees The soldier
walks with his blouse or. loo rounds Of
cartridges in his belt AID q rife weighing
nine pounds on his shoulder. He is not al
lowed 20 stop a minute CT talk. II he does
he is contaminated.
During The rainy season the soldier has
on ponchO. which covers him 10 his knees
and is no more good than -four sack. The
man who invented it should ge- ten years
in prison. The soldier walks his watch
out with not a dry stitch on him and in
water W TO his knees II he deserts his
post he VIII be dealt with. Gu. soldiers
ought 10 have clothing that viii keep then
dry.
No wonder there are so many soldiers
going insane man who was man be-
fore he came here is but a mere skeleton
after he is here a year-even II he take
the best care Of himself It is the bad treat
menI that breaks man down in this coun-
try; that includes his eating. too Some
companies feed better than others The
bill Of fare is rice. mutton. and potato
stew, bacon once in awhile and beans.
black coffee and bread that is sour 4
man should think twice before he comes
to this place as a soldier.
There are see soldiers or the Islands
Twenty -four reg ments are volunteers.
There vas fight on the eth in which was
the Twenty-fCuTth Volunteers. Three pri-
Yates and the captain were captured: also
the FOrty-eighth Volunteer Band. cOlo-ed.
The plague is among the soldiers and
causes five or ten deaths a day. It is
called bubonic plague"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
CHEMICAL FOOD III GERMANY.
Compounds Constituting Of Animal
and Vegetable AIbumen

Compounds Consisting of Animal
and Vegetable AIbumen.
Oliver J D. Hughes. Consul OF the Unit
ed States at Coburg. in a report TO the
State Department. discusses the subject OF
chemical foods in C, many. He writes:
In opposition to the determined vegeta-
rians who condemn All animal food, there
is a growing number OF Psychologists who
insist that abstentioa from meat. if con-
tinued for ages and generations. is respon-
sible for the feebleuess and low intellect
OF certain races Chemists are becoming
more and more anxious to find new sources
OF heterogeneous foods. and the artificial food
industry has developed widely in Germany.
chiefly in the large works which supply
dyestuffs. fer which aIbumen is an impor-
tnnt material.
The artificial foods are mostly mixtures
OF more or less secret composition. Thus.
the troDon Of Prof. Finkler. OF Bonn. whose
works are al Muhlheim, consists OF one
third OF animal and two-thirds CT vegeta-
bic aIbumen. Albumen is a frequent con-
stituent OF those foods. BY albumenose Is
understood a preparation which. as regards
sciubility. occupies a position intermediate
between the original albumen and its pep
tone
The managers Of the EIberfeId Farben-
verke have made a hit with their soma
tose, which is such an albumenOse. and
have quite recently brought out the more
economical tannin and milk somatose.
which may become a very important food
Tor the masses. This latter preparation
utiliZes the casCin Of the milk.
The nutTOse Of the dye works at
Hochst; the eukasin Of Salkowsky; The
sanatOgen OF Bauer & Co. Of Berlin. con
tain all the casein compounds with sodium
or ammonium
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23

malls of the Chinese authorities, backed up
by an alleged message from Minister Con-
ger. which did not in any manner answer
the despatch 20 which ii purpOrted to be
reply. and which there is no reasonable
room for doubt was penned at least eight
cen or twenty days before it was released
by the Tsung- IL Yamen.
The Chinese representatives here ana
abroad are making the most OF the argu-
ment that it would he fatal to hopes OF
an accommodation with the powers for the
Imperial Government TO assert the safety
OF the diplomats, if they were dead. This
is plausible. and in the case OF Western
Government would be nearly conclusive.
In that Of China it cannot be so considered
There are rumors that the Empress Dow
ager. court, and the Manchu princes are
-~eparing TO retreat into the interior. That
IN, IT mean that they were also remov-
fdences Of the massacre. and getting
Y. a deep Oriental game 10 make
FRS think that they had carried
,lters with them and were holding
z hostages. Such a scheme would
ops seem useful enough to warrant
any amount of lying at present with the
object OF gaining time. Foreign observers.
especially in Shanghai, assert that il IS
believed there that every Chinaman, OH
cial or otherwise. has been notified to
preserve silence concerning the massacre
on pain of death by torture
Il may be sound policy for the State De-
partment to assume the hctions Of Chi
nese Official friendliness, and a rebellion
which the Chinese Government is trying
to suppress; but the weight of evidence is
opposed to both. IL is not our province
to object to any temporary working by
pothesis which Mr.. Hay may think Will
promote the interests or fOrtify the posi-
ticn of this country il the crisis. But We
DO not see the necessity of bolstering the
hopes OF those who have. or had, fTiend9
in Pekin, with encouraging deductions
from reports which are nOtCTiously bare
assertions, and in contradiction Of what
the whole civilized world has with good
reason decided to be a horrible and sick
ening probability, and one which every
act OF the responsible Chinese Imperial
Government thus far has tended to render
more probable.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23

where the Money GOes.-A gentle
prominently connected with the manage
ment of his party's fights, made a curious
statement to a Times representative today.
Political managers" he said, cor at
least, those who are entrusted with the
disbursement of campaign funds. are al
ways more seriously beset by the prob
lem as TO whom to turn the money over
Ian anything else connected with that
phase of their work After years Of cx-
perience it has been discovered that men
who are perfectly straight and honorable
in their private business transactions can
not be trusted with campaign money. By
this l mean that instead of spending the
money for the purposes for which il is
desired and handed over to them they de-
liberately keep the bulk of it. This thing
is of such common occurrence that expe-
rienced campaign managers have come to
the conclusion that about one in every
four party workers who get their hands
on campaign funds appropriate nearly all
of IL to their private uses. ! have in mind
an Indianan of national reputation IS A
political leader who received from his
National Committee four years ago S12O.-
goo in a lump. We have discovered that
he disbursed only $40 GOO of the amount
Of course he kept the $4,000. VIII that
man get another chance at the campaign
fund this year? Well, l guess he will He
Yields too much influence at home TO be
sighted. And then, besides. even il we
should select somebody else in his neigh
boThood to handle the money we could
have no guarantee that the new man
would not be as big a hos as the other
fellow So the party managers have made
their calculations on the basis OF a leak
age through about every fourth man en-
trusted with campaign money. There is
no use to kick about 1t. In fact. it would
be foolish, If not suicidal, to kick We
just have TO stand it. But for. this leak
age We should not need nearly so much
money in national campaigns"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
Boxers in Missouri.

Vrom INC Indianapolis sentineIJ
For ar extraordinary display of American
ldlocy the ralding Of Chinese laundries by Kan
sas City mob in retaliation for the Boxer outrages
is pre-eminent. The ordinary Chiraman in this
country has no more connection with or reSpon-
sibii1y for the atrocities in China than the aver
age African has for the troubles in South Africa o.
the common turkey for the debts OF the sultan OF
Turkey, or the typhoid germ for the course Of
Germany. Such action IS the product Of high
grade ignorance welded to choice brutality
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23

II is now nearly six months since We
have been favored with any reliable news
concerning Abner. At late5r accounts he
was occupying luxurious quarters in New
York and seemed to be enjoying his great
wealth in a thoroughly cheerful manner.
We miss him from the society columns Of
the New York press, devoted to the doings
of the four hundred. We do not hear of
his being at Newport, Long Branch. Bar
Harbor, Saratoga, or Cape May We are
therefore afraid that he IS fugitive; but
where? Mr.. Hanna should send out a
search warrant and bring him back to his
sOrroWing friends. A Presidential cam
Paign without Abner will never thunder
down the corridors Of time as it should
Where, Oh, where. is Abner?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
Democratic Brand of Expansion.

(FTom the New Orleans Picayune-)
The Democratic party has never been opposed
TO any measure Of expansion that did not involve
either mCnace to their own liberties or 4 violI-
ton Of the rights Of others but so far no territory
has been acquired with the consent Of that party
without being incorporated integral part Of
the domain, directly under the joint control OF the
three coordinate branches Of the Federal Govern
ment, and all the people Of any region thus ac-
QUred have been recognized and treated as citizens
Of the United Statss
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
Teaching an Un-Americnn Idea.
(From the Hartford Times. !

Republican newspapers and Republican $ -cches
IN Congress during the past year have conta ned
not little scofing talk about the Declaration Of
Independence and American principles-not lit
tie in defence Of the policy OF governing people as
subjects, without regard TO their own rights or
wishes, but for the glory and profit of the gov
oining power.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
The Machine in New York.


Il is a good wager that the voters Of this state
Will not elect a machine tool Tor Governor this
wear, and the nomination Of such man would
insure the success Of the Democratic State and
National tickets in New York If those tick
cts were not already reasonably regarded safe.
lnasmuch, however, the machine would look
upon Republican Governor il couldn't use as q
burdensOme asset, il Is safe 10 predict that the
NOMINEE viii be man who can be trusted 10 do
the machines bidding at all times and in al cir
cumstaHces-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23

It was very kind and considerate in the
English gentleman to furnish the Bureau
OF Education Of the United States with
literature intended to correct in errone-
Gus popular impression" regarding the war
of England against the Beers. 1t was
eminently fitting that this literature
should be distributed by the accOmmo-
dating chief, Mr.. Harris. TO college pro-
fessors and school-teachers with secrecy
Otherwise some BOer gentleman might
have the opportunity 20 correct the cor
rection. An appropriate motto for the
Bureau of Education as at present con-
stituted might be: Let there be light, but
in correcting false impressions avoid pub
1icirv
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23

1t is Il striking commentary upon the
preOccupation Of the whole civilized world
just now that the revolution in Central
America hardly attracts passing attention,
although this country has important inter
ests in the region Of disturbance. Both
Panama and Colon are reported 10 have
been captured by rebels against the Colom-
bian Government. In ordinary circum-
stances such movements would create
solicitude in the United States. AS it Is,
nobody seems to think or care about them.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
An Old Trick.

(From the New Orleans States.)
The foul assassination OF Governor Goebel las
made Kentucky safely Democratic and realizing
this fact, the Republicans viii month or more
bet e election rush negroes from that State into
Ind ana and Ohio The Democrats, however, are
per ecty familiar with this Trick, and have already
taken steps 10 thwart the purpose Of the colo
nzers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23

(Frcm the Chicago TribUne)
Young Mr. SpooHsmcre iNho has Just hccn &C
ceptcd3-But what Will your father say, darling
You know he doesn't Ike ne ans too we'll
The Young NOman-MeH- You can't expect ne
TO use the exact language IN which papa Wiz cN-
press En.sen when he hears Of II.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
CURRENT HUMoR.


CFr0m the Detroit Free Prass-)
QuiZzle-Are you up in hypaotismg
Fizz'e-I fOndly imagined / was un.il Nine de
Faddlegh borrowed SlOO for 'thc ca-lse'' from me
and was kypnOtizCd Into never EsturnIae it. since
when / have been down on X.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
Chandler Getting Interested.

Chandler Getting Interested--At
last the Hon. William Eaton Chandler
seems to be pricKing up his ears and dis
tending his nostriIs like the war horse Of
old. The distinguished New Hampshire
statesman apparently has been viewing
with indifference the struggle for the toga
he has worn for fifteen years. Before he
left Washington for the summer he could
not be induced TO display the least concern
over the Senatorial succession. There is
an unwritten but unbroken rule in his
State against third-t term Senators. and IL
seemed that he was not inclined 10 inter
fere with the operations Of this law even
in his own case. His second full term
VIII expire with the Fifty-sixth Congress.
and the Legislature which viii choose his
successor Will be elected in November. II
he has taken any interest in the vitality
important matter Of the nomination OF
legislative tickets that fact is not revealed
by his activity. But Senator Chandler was
present At big gathering OF the clans at
Concord the other day. and it was noted
that he was anxious to learn if the Boston
and Maine Railroad was taking . hand in
the Senatorial fight Now. whenever the
Boston and Maine, which industrialiy as
well as politically is to New Hampshire
and other Northeastern States what the
Pennsylvania Railroad is 10 the State whose
name it bears. manifests a desire 10 dictate
nominations in the Granite State Senator
Chandler can be relied upon 10 dispute this
privilege with the corporation. Il is con-
sidered reasonably certain that the B ston
and Maine is eXertins its influence il New
Hampshire politics al present by reason Of
the fact that there is such a large number
Of aVOwed candidates for Senator The list
up 10 date includes the names OF the Hon.
Cy SullOway. former Senator Henry ".
Blair, Henry e Durham, Frank c. Clarke.
Henry NJ Baker, and William B. Quiuty.
II in this list there be not a candidate Ct
the Boston and Maine Railroad then il is
believed Senator Chandler viii be content
for tie aspirants for his hOnors and pres
tlge 20 fight ii out among themselves wi b.
out any interference on his part But if
he discovers that the corporation is taking
part in the fray, il is considered certain
that he Will "shuck' his coat. ignore all
rules and precedents in New Hampshire.
and announce 10 his admiring constituents
his willingness again 10 serve them in the
Senate. If he does this il is expected that
the hills and dales OF the old Granite
State soon will reeound with the cIamor
of battle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
Calling a RIuG.

From the PHILADELPHIA Press)
s'S;r,' she said. struggling the Ieas. bit. .sd5
YOU consider II the part OF q gentleman 10 treat
a defencclCss girl thusgF'
SURE he replied from the very fact that pt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
He'I Never Leave HIs Hnppv !

From the Chicago Reccrd)
Joe, hoA's your hatf
Its so crowded that my wife and have q
hold the same opinion all subjects"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
| Clear Case
From Judge.)

Divorce Lswyer-fou say you want 10 sue your
husband FOR divorce the ground Of inficfftv2
Nouan-Nais, sab. De misSbul iniidei say be
dc3n' believe De whale evah sWa7Iered Jonah OF
dc animals vert .Ego Dc ARK, or muffin