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The evening times., 1900-01-11
WAR SUPPLIES FOR ENGLAND.
The Dependence Of the British on
Americas for Necessities.


The war in South Africa has shown the
great dependence England has 10 place
upon this country in time OF trouble to an
extent not expected az the outbreak of
hostilties with the Beers. Millions Of dol
lars have been expended monthly Tor
horses mules, and forage. and nearly half
hundred million is said TO have been ex-
pended with Armour & Co. Swift Co,
and the other Western beef packers.
Nearly all Of this money has gone for pre-
served meat Of some kind. The statistics
obtained today az the Treasury Depart.
ment show great increase IN the export
Of wheat and other grain TO England with
in the last six months. and shipments OF
-four to Cape Town that have never before
been equaled Canada and the other Brit
ish colonies have sent large quantities OF
supplies TO the seat OF war but the fact
has been developed plainly that In the
present war, and in al struggles Of tho
future England must depend upon tho
United States for the bulk Of the commits
sary and other supplies for her army.
The shipments OF animals and supplies
Rave not been confined TO the ports OF any
one locality. The reports al the Treasury
Department show that from New Orleans
$3.50 mules valued at $50 each were ship
ped together with forage. harness. wagons.
pack saddles. and other paraphernalia, val
ued at $2S3.O0O. From New Orleans also
went commissary supplies from the south
weston packing houses. that wera worth
on the invoice Sl76,452
Mules and horses were also shipped from
Charleston. s. C.. and one transport load
was sent from Pensacola. Fla. Agents OF
the British Government are still purchas
iDB horses and mules IN the Southwest
aEC the number given will be largely in
creased before the war is ended. The
greater amount OF the cOmmissary supplies
has been shipped from New York Phila-
delphia, and Baltimore Ship loads have
been going from these ports since early in
the fall. a great deal OF nay has been
shipped from Boston and from Brooklyn.
The British 81 samship Hortensius left
Barber & Co.'S pier in Brooklyn yesterday
with 5000 bales OF hay. This is The sec
ond hEip in three weeks despatched by
Barber & Co. from that port for South
Afri,a. Day before yesterday the steam
ship Micmac left Boston. chartered BY The
British Admiralty for Cape Town. carry
ing l.5O0 tons Of baled hay and a miseel-
lsneous cargo Of provisions
The fact that iC IS possible f0r British
authorities 10 send supplies 70 the army
through the United States ports has caus-
ed much comment. However. it is Slain
ed by the British authorities that under
the existing agreement between the United
States and Canada. merchandise can be
shipped Ga bona b. way of American ports.
and 70 is further asserted b. the English
men that the fact that Great Britain was
involved in war with another country
flala NJ IIn.r.n.a
The evening times., 1900-01-11
MISSING PEOPLE OF A YEAR
Detect YES say They Number Eight
cen or Twenty Thousand.

-
The police inspector said About ten
years ago ] vas watching some workmen
pulling down a row Of old riverside houses
and can recOllect what a start il gave ne
when they showed me that nearly every
house had great trap door. through which
anything coulu be dropped into the race of
the tide below Many poor chap has gene
TO his death that way. III go bail But I
can tell you cur.uus thing that happened
only the other day. A man had been drug
ged and robbed. but he told as that before
he became insensible he had managed 70
lock and bolt his door and locked and bolt
ed il was when he came round again. How
they had got in and robbed him he could
not imagine. Well. We searched about and
finally discovered that the door was really
two doors, one within another. He had
locked and bolted the inner door into the
frame safe enough. but then the frame door
itself was only another door with separate
hinges Of its own"
u sunDose the list Of those reported
missing IN quite short one in these days.
is il n6t?''
Some is, Geo to q, 600 a year, But don't
look so startled. More than three-0uarters
OF them turn up again In some way or 9th
er- You see. the list includes stray chill
dren and runaway boys to begin with Then
there are the men who get locked I'D az
night for someth ng or other and either
are too careless o. too ashamed 70 send 10
their wives, with the result that the poor
womeR rush OF TO the nearest station in
the morning TO make enquiries. Quite a
number of men 10 and hide after quarrel
ing with their wives. Why, l came across
a case the other day where a man had lived
for four years within half mile OF the
wife he had deserted without her finding
him. \ big town is the only safe place for
q fellow that's wanted 20 hide comfort
ahlY.'
The evening times., 1900-01-11
THE ASTORs RAISE RENTS.
Lessces of Their Property ia New
York Notified.

NEW YORK, jan 1l.-NOtiCe has been
served on the Ieaseholders Of Astor proper
ty in this city whose leases expire on May
1. 1900 that the ground rents viii be
raised from $3.50 a year to $3.50.
The rentals shortly to be increased are
for the most part on property belonging
10 John Jacob Astor. Many Of the lease
holders have protested 70 the AstOr agents,
but they we're told 70 make whatever COM
plants they had in writing. and these
would be forwarded 10 Mr.. Astor
Many tenants have been ia possession
Of the property for rom twenty TO forty
years. having bought it on a mortgage
and succeeded in paying of nearly ifSnOt
all Of the mortgage CnIy 10 find them
selves at an old age in a fair way to
be deprived Of the savings or a lifetime.
The greater number affected By the iu-
crease have houses in the territory bound
ed by Avenue A to First Avenue and
Fourth. Fifth. and Sixth Streets. The
houses are for the most part four story
tenements twenty years Old and lacking
IN modern Improvements. The landlords
consequently have difficulty in securing
tenants.
Sl.S60 a year when all the rooms and the
stores on the ground floors are constantly
occupied. With the ground rental OF $40
now demanded and 500 a year taxes
which must be paid by the leaseholders.
there is left $3.50 a year to the owners.
from which repairs must be- deducted. said
Cne tenant.
Fifteen years ago I paid Sl4. .G00 for
this property when the ground rental was
$3.50 year. 7 paid lut 81. 600 IN improve
ments and have sine spent thousands in
keeping the place in repair Now that
the Asto~s have raised my ground rent
4 am caught in a trap from which there Is
no escape We leaseholders are ruined
and there is no hope Tor us.
Another owner said.
We told the Astor agents We would
buy The ground. We we're answered that
the property vas not for sale under any
circumstance We .tre jsnltOrs for the
AstOrs and nothing else"
Charles LUtZ. President of the Taxpay-
ers' Association Of the Seventeenth Ward.
in which the properly lies. said that the
increase in the ground rentals would fur
ther tend to depreciate property iu the
ncighbOrhOOd and would prove the ruin
OF many Of the poorer leaseholders.
The evening times., 1900-01-11
INFLUENCE TO BEAR ON GAGE.
The National city Hank Had n strong
Political nncL.Inr

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE World &c
which has urged an investigation OF Sec
retary Cages action in placing Treasury
funds in New York banks, and especially
the National City Bank. prints a letter to-
day from A. p. Hepburn Vice President Of
the National City Bank, to Secretary Gage
on the subject Of deposits Of Government
funds. The letter. the World" says. was
sent 10 Secretary Gage June = 1897. and
reads as follows:
The National City Bank. Of which / re-
Gently became vice president through the
consolidation Of the business Of the Third
National Bank with it. is one Of the banks
designated as a United States depositary.
and | write 10 request that in any changes
which may be made under the Administra-
tion. we may not be disturbed in this re-
spect. We should like to remain United
States depoSitaTy as at present OF course
the bank is very strong and if you will
take pains to look at our list of directors
you will see that we also have very great
political claims in view OF what was done
during the canvass last year"
The World then prints prominently the
list Of directors of the bank as follows n.
o. Havemeyer. President Of the Sugar
Trust; William Rockefeller. President Of
the Standard OF Company CT New York:
W. d. Sloane. banker and Vanderbilt rep
resentative; James II. Post. broker Of the
Sugar Trust and Director Cf the National
Sugar Refining Company; Robert Bacon
member Of the firm OF J. Pierpont Morgan.
bond syndicate. also director in the Copper
Trust; Jacob II. Schln, Chairman of the
Union Pacific Refunding Syndicate; Stephen
$. Palmer, National Zinc Trust: Samuel
Sloane. director in a number Of railroads;
Cleveland H. Dodge. Of the Copper Trust.
and director in Copper Queen Consolidated
Company, and II. Walter Webb then Vice
President of the New York Central
The World" interviewed Mr. Hepburn in
regard to the letter. He said he did not
remember ever having written such a doc
ument
The evening times., 1900-01-11
ALCOHOL FROM AcETYLENE.
Experiments Made in the LnbOra-
tories of Berlin.

wiring TO the state Department on the
s.bjec Of the manufacture Of alcohol from
acetylrue. Consul General Mason at Ber-
lin sess-
TT q development OF alcohol from acety-
Iene was demonstrated as laboratory cx-
pertinent by different German chemists sew
eral years ago. In 1897. Or. y. Caro-. who
is at the head OF a chemical institute and
te-tinG laboratory at No 1 Room Strasse.
l. Berlin published a thesis which claimed
to describe practical process for the syn
thetic production Of alcohol from acetyIoue
on what De then thought would prove an
Industrial sea-,
This process was taken up and worked
out thoroughly by several leading experts
be ascertained. ali have reached the same
conclusion. namely. that. while alcohol may
be produced by this method. the process IS
so costly and the yield Of alcohol so meagre
that its cost is about ten times that Of alcO-
hOl produced in the ordinary way.
Various other experiments by processes
differing more or less from that OF Dr. Ca
TO have been made but from the best in
formation that can be obtained all have
yielded negative resuIts-thaj is. while in
teTesung IS scientific experiments no pro-
cess Yet discovered. OF at least known here
can produce alcohol from acetyIene at such
cost and in such quality as can render it
capable OF competing as a commercial pro-
duct, with alcohol produce by older and or
dinary means.
Or. Caro- admits that IT, while interest
ing as step in an important new field OF
chemical research, has no value as an in
dustrlal process
The evening times., 1900-01-11
any Immediately feasible flank movement
that Butler could attempt.

any Immediately feasible flank movement
that Butler could attempt
II the reports Of Saturdays "demonstra-
tlon" against COIenso are to be trusted,
there is little encouragement to hope for
anything in the way Of British success at
the hands OF Sir Redvers Butler Il is
now alleged that the Beers we're almost
entirely absent from the centre. having
been withdrawn for the assault ON Lady
smith, and that when Clery moved up the
commando at Springfield had to be called
to COlensO. II this be true. 1t is a rea-
sonable deduction that an attack in force
might have produced good results. But
it seems that Clery's movement was con
fined strictly to what it has been bitterly
called in London, "a harmless demonstra-
ton"
Major General Gatacre is also said to be
worn-out wreck. and unable longer 10
stand the strain Of his position. He too
it is thought. will be relieved; and so the
crop Of field commanders is gradually be
ing harvested, and the question Of com
petent men to replace them is an anxious
one for the London war authorities. The
South African spectacle presented by the
dispatches today, from a British point OF
view. could not well be much moro un-
satisfactory.
The evening times., 1900-01-11
Homes for WOrkInEmen.
From the London s,ar.y

tfrOm the LONDON Niar.l
4 should like 20 put one on every square
mile in London a very little while they would
al be full. The difhCulty is to get land This
Is what Lord R0Nton said az Hammersmith where
the .Ourth R0wton HouSe-iu which a bed and
more than all the comforts Of a home can be en-
loved for - cents q night-h3s lust been opened.
Lof[ RoUt0n is delighted with the complete sue
cess Of his houses. He Is particularly pleased
that an experiment in the way of improving sol
dieTs' barracks on the plan Of the RowtOa House
IS 20 be tried, eNper1meutaily GTSt in Dublin
I'VE have in our houses he said -.lots Of reserve
men and hear them say, II only 10 was like
this in the barracks thered be difficulty about
recruiting them Again man may want to say
a prayer or do something OF that sort and how
is he to do IL with room full OF fellows jeer-
ing him? With our barracks built like this we
shall not only get mere soldiers. but they will be
better soldiers. The Hamersmith House, planted
on WAT was an old garden with fnc mulberry
tree in it, opened on December TO the first
800 men, who, IS Lord Rowton puts it. have
u cents in their pocket and prepared to be-
have as men.
The evening times., 1900-01-11
TroubIes OF soNereigns.

lFrOm the New YORK SUM-
The sovereigns Of the world are not having 4
good time at present. Queen Victoria. sorely
against her will, was forced 90 consent 20 the
with the Boers, and 50 give up her hope OF
eading her record breaking reign in peace.
The kaiser is angry with his people and chidC
them for not having proper confidence in him.
Germany il In bitter need Of a strong feet. 4!
re-enforcements had not been refused me during
the first eight lyeaas Of my reign, in spite Of my
urgent requests and admonitOns while scOrn and
mockcry even Vere-nCt spared me. how differently
We should be able 70 push our thriving trade and
interests over Die sea! Yet the feeling for thegc
things is only ginning ground in the Fatherlgnd,
wlioh. unfortunately. has spent. strength in too
Z uch fTuitlessstrifg Of factions"
rhe amisble little Queen Of Holland is anxious
about the Dutch in South Africa, but Europe re-
fuses 70 nay attention.
The Gar Of all the Russiss Is a broken and
disappointed man.
The Emper0r-Of China Is appealing to his broth
er Of Japan TO save him from assassins
The King Of Italy would like bankruptcy law
for mOnarChs.
and 50 it goes. There are compeusations in
being non-regaL
The evening times., 1900-01-11
Fields for the Pnthander
lFrom the penr,f Po-t.N


II has frequently been claimed that after fhr
exploration Of Africa there was no more OF the
world that could be called UNEMPLOYED To he
sure, there are no more new continents awaiting
exploration, and there are no islands TO be dis
covered and explored, and it we except the poles
there is nothing left worth looking after. But
there are regions in the known aud inhabited
parts Of the world as unknown as the Rocky
Mountain country was when Pike frst came here
or when Lewis and Clark made heir way through
It 10 the Pacific. Although have been in
possession OF Alaska now to- a generation no
one will claim that II has vver been thoroughly
explored Australa's interior awaits exploration
yet, although II has been crossed. and there are
vast regions in Asia Of which nothing definite
IS known. In Africa's interior no explorer has
yet set foot, and what is known Is mostly de
rived from hegrsay There are vast unknown
regions in China and there is Tibet stiil await
ing exploration II viii take a good part Of
the century about 10 commence 20 acquire an ac-
curate knowledge of all these plrts Of the globe
we know are there. but Of v'hCsc condition we
remain in ignorance.
The evening times., 1900-01-11

Our admiration for the intellectual
greatness OF President Hadley. OF Yale. is
undergoing a diminucudo movement. In a
speech at Denver be is alleged to have
recommended that trusts should pc dis
couraged and could be wiped out by the
simple process Of social Ostracism applied
10 their officers. The net result Of sucn
an attempt would probably be TO drive
the magnates over the Atlantic TO spend
their American earnings among the no
biiity Of Europe. and We are afraid ,hat
- would not hurt the feelings Of the mag
mates to do that.
The evening times., 1900-01-11

From the Chicago Tribue)

The Municipal Council Of the borough Of st
Heleirs, Lancashire. England. has apparently
taken new step in the evolution Of municipal
ownership Of public utilities For SOmc years
the gas works have belonged 10 the municipality
This year. in order to increlse the use Of gas
among the people for all purposes. the council
offers to supply. free Of charge, cooking stoves
and heating apparatus 10 all householders. pro-
vided only that they the gas furnished by
the municipality as fuel The plan has worked
well and. it is said. has proved profitable 70 the
municipality.
The evening times., 1900-01-11

The star OF Thomas the Easy is again
in the ascendant! He has managed to give
a political quietus to the aspirations
OF MT Elihu Root. who will now decline
to mount the retiring shelf Of the Vice
Presidency, and continue 60 make war al
tie old stand. But in accomplishing this
victory ,hs New York Boss has been com
PEELED TO suffer loss and damage 10 his di-
gestion- lie has been obliged TO swallow
Bliss, by way OF compromise Il sounds
paradoNical to hold that Bliss could dis
agree with anyone. but Senator PlatUs
machine-made stomach is a sort OF a para
doN, too. In 1896 We were deafened by
the cheerful cry Of Mckinley and Pros
perity." This year We presume the sCnti-
aent will be a spot or tvo higher. and
that the slogan Will be. Mckinley and
Bliss"
The evening times., 1900-01-11

It would appear that Nonsignor Chapelle
the Papal Delegate to the Philippines
is not having altogether an easy time in
settling up the church affairs with the
Spanish Archbishop of Manila. The lat
ter is reported as demanding fun recugnl-
tion OF the church and friars' claims to
the vast property held by them under
Spanish colonial decrees and orders Of one
sort or another. He also insists that the
former powers and privileges OF the relig-
ious orders in the parishes shall be restor-
ed and maintained, and that new parishes
shall be organized for their besoht As
the peace of the Island Of Luzon can never
be established while the quarrel between
the inhabitants and the friars is unset
tied. il is rather a tough Job that Monslg-
nor Chapelle has undertaken. and is per-
haps beyond the reasonable ability Of any
single man to complete Perhaps some
Congressional investigation into the
grounds and merits Of the disagreement be-
tween the natives and the orders might
help aim.
The evening times., 1900-01-11
connecticut Democrats.-Judge

Connecticut DemOcrRts.-Judge D. A.
De Almond. the clear-headed and iucisive
Representative from Missouri. was the
principal orator at the Jackson Day GEE
bration at New Haven, Conn. Judge De
Almond says he was surprised by both the
size and the genuine enthusiasm OF the
crowd that turned out to hear him. He
believes there is now in progress big
revival OF Democratic sentiment in Connec-
ticut, and, while he is too conservative 20
make predictions, 80 far in advance Of the
election, it is evident from the general
tenor OF his remarks that he would not
be astonished should the Nutmeg state
go Democratic in November.
The evening times., 1900-01-11
A subterfuEe.

From the Atchison Globc)
Crocers say that when man comes in TO
steal an apple. he usually says he is going TO
quit his grocer, and CUme there 70 trade.
The evening times., 1900-01-11
RrenIsInr AVN

GrOm the Boston Traveller
Ted-Was it hard to tell Miss Prim you loved
herr
Ned-Not very Tue hard part came in q month
later when had 20 tell her 1 had made mis-
take
The evening times., 1900-01-11
CURRENT HUMoR.
His Takinr Mnr

(From the Boston Post1
She (as they about 70 start TO call m q,
neighbOrl-The weather looSs rather duHior-.
hadn't We better take an umbrcllag
He-Aot now. dear wait tll We start to come
home
The evening times., 1900-01-11
E.rentInI Fenfures.
07rom The Ncw York Press.l J

(fr0m the Ncw York Press-1
To be dcservedly popular it is not enough
that a pianist retain "aIl bis hrc and dash -
ae must also retain some q his lcanness and
most Of his HAIR.
The evening times., 1900-01-11
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
s.PrIvnte Citizen Henth.,LTbe Hon

"Privnte Citizen Henth.''-The Hon.
Perry s. Heath. Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Of the United States. is said to claim
the privilege Of being private citizen"
between the hours OF o'clock in the after
noon and O'Clock in the morning. Mr.
Heath is not known to have filed a caveat
on the claim until Representative w E
Benton OF Missouri was reported to be pre-
pairing charges against him for violating
the Civil Service law by accepting the
chiefship Of the Hanna second-term lit
erary bureau while holding a Federal Of
fee Forthwith Mr.. Heath is said TO have
been summoned TO the White House and
told to resign from the campaign commit
tee He sent his resignation 70 Mr.. Hanna
Immediately, and 1t has been accepted. But
Mr.. Heath's friends announce that by
agreement with the President he Is to con-
tribute TO the literature Of the campaign
betw zen Office hours. On the theory thai
his time is his own when the PostofIice De-
partnent Is closed. the Assistant P0stmaS-
ter General. il is stated. suggested to Mr.
Mckinley that there could be no objection
10 his working in the literary bureau as a
private citizen" To this suggestion the
President is said TO have winked ard
chuckled approval. When Mr.. Hanna
heard Of Il he also winked and chuckled
The Hon. NJ. Z. Benton is, likewise. said
10 be winking and chuckliug nightly at
the prospect OF Private Citizen Perry Heath
cOlliding in corridor of the POstOhice De-
partment with Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Perry Heath as the former humble in
divdual is rushing out OF the buii1iCg with
arms filed with Mckinley second-term lit
eratuTC and the latter august individual
with he Civil Service rules I'm his hands
is passing into his Office But as there Is
mCrriment all around at the new turn or
things, it is stated that Mr.. Benton Is too
fond Of humor TO attempt TO avert this col
iisiOn by interpOsing an enquiry as 20 how
Mr.. Heath eau do il "and stiil hold his
job.
The evening times., 1900-01-11

Opposition to CIarLsOn.-Iu expiana-
ton Of the slow progress the Republican
Senators are making in the proposed recr-
ganization Of the Senate stan along parti-
san lines # is stated that there is stubborn
opposition to the selection OF Gen. james S.
Clarkson to succeed Secretary Cox. Scna-
tor Allison is said to be deliberately de-
laying caucus action until he overcomes the
antagonism to General Clarkson. It Is
reported that Sen,tors Plat and De-
pew refuse 10 accept Senator Ali
sons dictum that General Clarks0n is New
Yorks candidate for the secretaryship.
ClarksOn has been for so many years prom
inenUy Identified with Iowa that the New
Workers are unable TO understand why, il
their state is entitled 10 the place some
body Of their selection and whose Identity
is distinguished with Empire State RepUb-
lCauism should not be chosen. it is claimed
that they have decidedly the best Of the
argument on this score. and that since
Senator Allison has slated AIonzo Stewart.
whose Iowa citizenship is unQuestioned for
sergeant alarms he should not try to COM
pletcly scwaize the Senate stan by putting
the ,Yso chief places in the hands Of
''HaWleye men. The dispute on this
point promises TO indefinitely postpone the
sweeping discharge Of Democratic en-
ployes said TO have been firmly decided ca
by tha Republicans