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The evening times., 1900-04-10
THE MARYLAND STRIKE.
Coal Miners and Employers Agree TO
Meet.

FROSTBCEG Nd. April 1c.-Superiu-
tendent r. :. Randolph. CT the CcnsoIida-
tion Company. whose miners declared a
strike Saturday. to begin at midnight April
:. cmphatically denies th, statement in
the circular Of the miners, that he wanted
a strike and preferred 20 have it at once
The business men Of Midland learned
that Mr.. Randolph would aid in bringing
about a meeting between President c. X.
Lord and the miners OF the Consolidated
Coal Company. Merchants Edward Grant
and William Phillips of that place. were
sent TO FTostburg and we're here Joined by
Jchn Chambers. n. +. McMulieI. George
Fsarce and Duncan Shafler. These bust
ness men called upon Mr.. Randolph at the
Frostburg office of the company and sug-
eested to Mr.. Randolph thst it was believed
that il a meeting between Nr. LCrd and a
committee Of The Consolidation Coll COM
pany's own miners eculd be effected that
the present trouble in the coal region could
be settled.
Mr.. Randolph replied that be hal al
ready written Mr.. Lord to this effect and
it was agreed that a committee Of tive min
crs ard two business men be sent to Bal
tiuore to confer with Mr.. Lord.
The committee OF miners is to be select
ed by the Consolidated Coal Company's
miners. one of whom is to be non-union
man.
The anticipated conference between Pre-
ident Lord and the delegation OF miners
and business men was discussed in a very
conservative manner by groups Of men as
sembled on the streets Of FrOstburg and
about the mines, and much speculation
was expressed as to the probable outcome
The evening times., 1900-04-10
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
Surgeon General Sternberg Receives
Letter From His Brother.

Surgeon General Sternberg has received
from his brother. Major Theodore Stern
berg. paymaster at Iloilo, an interesting
letter on the situation in the Philippines.
He explains that the soldiers are making
large deposits of their money aud says:
The figures of deposits made to me for
six months ending December 81. 1899. is
$202 1905. | am only one paymastcr. and
these deposits represent the troops on Pa
nay and Negros Islands. or this amount
one company of the Thirty-seventh Rsgi-
ment has about $50 coo. the richest com
pany in the world This $50 900. however.
represents the capital these men will have
when their term OF enlistment expires TO
engage in developing these Islands. for
most of the men who re-enlisted in the
volunteer service did so with the intentOn
of remaining here.
Il must impose on you my opinion as
to education. Here is the field for the
man or woman with a mission. Kinder
gartens is the method and the practical
way of getting at the working people OF
making them understand that the coming
of the Americans means real civilization
to them. The ordinary native must be
reached and helped or every ambitious
young sprig OF the wealthy classes. every
escaped desperate can in the future take
to the mountains with following of boz
lomen to live by plundar or to keep alive
political factions. The kindergarten plan
can also be used in teaching older scholars
our language.
In the system of government for the
islands the kindergarten should be at the
base. Take Negros Island. Here from 500
TO 1900 working natives are gathered on
each hacienda. The haCiendas are far
apart and each has local pride and offers
a splendid opportunity to try this plan
The evening times., 1900-04-10

for the time being is shown in the repor;
that the British railway lines south of The
Orange River are blocked by innumerabie
trains loaded with supplies and horses. an
order having been issued to stop every =
hing below the zone OF danger. The d.
lemma which Lord Roberts is facing ap-
pears to be that he can do little or moth
ing until he can get winter clothing and
shoes for his entire army, and remounts
for his cavalry; supplies which the Boers
are striving with actual, if temporary, sue
cess TO prevent from reaching him. Even
if be were not thus harassed by his enc
my, it is doubtful il he could do much in
the way Of a general advance for weeks
to come. Judging from the bitter tone OF
London military critics who are denounc-
ing the War Office for not assembling
shoes and warm clothing at Cape Town,
in preparation for the South African win
ter. ii is to be suspected that these sup
plies are not yet Un the way, and possibly
have not yet been delivered by the manG-
facturers in England. The thick headed
laundering of the imperial authorities, in
the matter of supplies for the field force,
even discounts the regime Of Algerism in
our own Army. and that statement is about
as ugly an afront as could well be offered
to tie offenders.
While the brave "Tommies" are shiver-
ing in their light duck uniforms and thin
cotton underclothing, ragged and bare
foot, and dying of pneumonia, their foSs
are making hay while the frost shines.
Great as is the British superiority in num-
bers and guns it is neutralized TO fear
ful extent through the immobility imposed
by the supply conditions to which we Rave
referred. Probably il would not be much
exaggeration to say that the cavalry and
artillery still susceptible of being consid-
cred mobile, are no more than sufii-
cient to secure the communications from
something like destruction. The guns are
we'll enough, but il takes horses to drag
them. and dismounted cavalry are less use
full than trained foot soldiers. 1t is i'm
possible to study the picture without
thinking Of that other one in which We
see the army Of Napoleon, beaten and re-
duced to a fragment by the deadly and re-
sistless power of a Russian winter. Truly.
"the battle is not always TO the strong
Sir Redvers Butler is in a plight as bad
as that of his superior. Already the nights
are bitterly cold in Northern Natal. and the
mortality from enteric fever. dysentery,
and pneumonia among his troops is said
to be as heavy as during the last days of
the siege of Ladysmith. The army i'll Ma
tai is shoeless and without seasonable
garments. though. ii there were such ne
cessities at Durham, they could be quickly
in hand. The BOers hold the Drakesberg
and Bigga-sberg ranges. and from the lat
ter are developing their left flank unmis
takably with a view 10 attack Buffers
right ard rear
The evening times., 1900-04-10
Adjournment June t.

Adjournment June f:.-F'rom the in
ner circle of the Republican councils the
report was quietly given out at the Capt.
tol this morning that the date selected for
the adjournment OF Congress is June -.
This is just one week ahead of the Phia-
delphia Convention, and has the double
advantage of allowing Representatives and
Senator's plenty of time to go home AMI
feel the pulse Of their constituents or 10
remain here in close proximity to the
June. There is said TO be imminent danger
are wasting time. Whether or not the
date mentioned will be the one finally Sc
lected it is obvious that adjournment will
be forced before the Philadelphia Conyen-
tiOn is held. Ii is possible that the exi-
gencies of the situation may force an even
earlier adjournment than the first week In
June. There is said to be imminent danger
OF Mr.. Hanna attempting to push his Ship
Subsidy scheme forward for consideration
in the belief that by vigorous use of the
party lash the bill can be passed at tais
session, whereas if he permits il to go
over TO the next session he may lose con-
troll Of the party. In view OF this proba-
bility there is a strong disposition to bring
about adjournment the last of May in or
sue if Mr. Hanna insists upon considera-
ton of the Ship Bounty bill 1t is said
that the rumored alliance between the
Carnegie steel interests and the Cramp
shipbuilding concern has q direct bearing
upon this measure. If the consolidation is
effected il will be with the distinct view
OF getting the legislation which the ship
ping interests have framed in the Hanna
Payne bill, and as neither the steel men
nor the Cramps are willing to trust to the
prospects of obtaining what they want
from a Democratic House it is considered
likely that they will bear down heavily
upon the Republican organization, con-
trolled by MIR. Hanna, to force the bounty
scheme through at this session. The pas
sage of the bill would be worth many mill
lions to the special interests in whose be-
half it was formulated, and of course, this
implies that it likewise would be worth
big contribution to the Republican cam
D3igD fund.
The evening times., 1900-04-10
Fightsng at Menener.

The severe censorship which held up all
Ineligible news from South Africa is
lifted this morning sufficiently to let us
know that hard battle is in progress at
Wcpener. where General Brabant with
twenty-five hundred ColoniaIs is being al
tackled by an unknown but certainly supa-
rior force of Beers. He is said 10 be well
cntrencheG, and in control of some excel
lent natural Notifications; the town Is
prCvisioned for several weeks, and its gar
risen are men used to Boer tactics and un-
doubtcdly first-class fighters. wepener is
only sixty miles southeast of Bloemfon-
tein. and it would be strange if Lord Rob-
erts is unable to detaeh relieving force
TO Brsbaut's assistance. But he may have
to do il quickly 10 be successful. rs re-
ports show that the Boer commandos from
Thaba N'chu. Reddersburg. De Vets DO D.
and all around are rushing to make short
work of the position. Perhaps the most
serious danger to the British at Wepener
lies in tho fact that a considerable force
is moving around 10 their rear through
Basutoland. All the indications arc that
the butchers bill will he heavy.
Il is strange commentary on the sit
uation at the Free State capital. that the
Beers are still in control OF the city water
works at samas Post: a fact which is
causing much Inconvenience to the troops
and inhabitants. Why. with a hundred
Thousand men at his command. and ample
artillery the British General in Chief
should be forced to permit such a humll-
isting state Of affairs is a question more
easily asked than answered Il looks as
il the military conditions must be worse
than the most pessimistie reviewer has yet
-Aonsht them. That they are very bad
The evening times., 1900-04-10
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Henry George jr., was at the Riggs yes
terday for few hours. He was passing
through the city and called on several
friends The son OF the great economist is
not in politics this campaign, ard is de-
voting himself to business. He left for
New York during the afternoon.
"The latest and most novel project being
considered in Manhattan is the construc-
ton of an artificial island in New YORK
Bay. between Ellis and Liberty Islands,
said M. A. Caswell a New York hnancier,
at the Shoreham, last night. "A company
is being formed with capital of 81. .OOo,
to put the idea into effect. 1t is proposed
to erect piers, docks, and elevators OF great
size on the new island, and later to con-
meet it with the mainland by means of
steel trestle. which will extend to the ter
minuS of the Jersey Central Railroad. It
will then be possible for vessels to take
grain direct from the cars, as they do in
other ports. and to do away with the Of
fensive and extortionate lighterage tar1ns.
E. f. Cragin. of the Cragin- Eyre syndicate
heads the new company
j. L. Martiri, merchant, of Naples,
v, d
and will spend few days in the Ameri-
can Capital Like much OF the news you
get from the Continent. the reports OF an
impending political crisis in Italy are much
overdrawn" said he last night THE
stories that the Government is likely to be
overthrown at any moment are all untrue
and all nonsense. The people are loyal to
the monarchial Government. with the eX-
ception Of the usual band OF Socialists
found everywhere and the officials not only
have everything well in hand. but are pre-
pared to put stop 10 any dlsorGefly
demonstration without trouble. There is
no fear of revolution. at least not IL my
time, and hardly think in yours
Cape Nome does not have monopoly
of all the gold on the Pacific Coast, said
j. " Webb. OF Sacramento. Cal, at Cham
berlin's last night, ''and il the expe l.
ments now being made in the American
River near Sacramento are successful. We
will show the Alaska people some god and
furnish them with modern dredges. TIE
banks of this stream are rich in the yellow
metal but it is a strange fact tnat suction
dredges have always failed in the work.
They raise everything except the me al.
which seems to be too heavy for them. The
shovel and ladder and bucket dr5dgeS are
the only successful ones. and tests are be-
ing made with new patterns which may
solve the problem OF underwater mining.
As ii is agreed that the Ti5 hest deposits in
Alaska lie beneath the OCEAN. the Ca i.or-
MIA experime Ets will be watched with in
terest. as they may result In prcdu ing
tons of gold where pounds were formerly
obtained.
The evening times., 1900-04-10
TEACHING THE CUBANs.
\ Fourth of July Celebration in
Their Honor

BOSTON. April 10.-Superintendent
Frye, of the Cuban Public Schools suggests
that the Fourth of July celebration this
year be directed specially toward Cuba and
that it be virtually a celebration of Gu
ban independence with American indie
pendence. Mr.. Frye thinks that such a
celebration would inspire in the people of
Cuba feeling of confidence in the United
States which would be very beneficial to
the general welfare of the island. He has
found favor for his idea among the men,
bers of the patriotic societies Mr. Frye
points out that the Cuban teachers will
D. at Harvard while the Fourth of July
is being celebrated this year and he thinks
that an observance. such as he proposes,
would be a great object lesson for them.
He says in letter On the subject:
THE teachers will go back to their
homes and their schools in the tropical
island with hearts overhowlng with graft
tude The neighbors will gather round
and will learn that to win the world our
country would not swerve hairs breadth
from promises and duty. Confidence will be
restored and industries, now paralyzed by
doubt. will be quickened by certainty
The evening times., 1900-04-10
THE ARMY CANTEEN.
Chaplain Charles C.. Pierce Makes n
Report Advocating 1t.

Charles c. Pierce. Chaplain U. s. A.,
has submitted a report to the Secretary Of
War in which he advocates the canteen
indulgence In spurious liquors by soldiers
in the Army. Chaplain Pierce went to
Manila with the first consignment of
troops and remained there until few
months ago. The report deals with the
general moral and physical condition Of
the army. and states that there has been
marked improvement in both particulars.
The cleaning OF Manila and placing il in
sanitary condition has had very no.
ticeable effect Smallpox, which is usually
epidemic once a year in Manila has
greatly diminished, and the chaplain states
that there Is good reason to believe II
the city is kept clean that il will event
ually disappear entirely. Speaking OF the
saloons in Manila the report says:
81 have read the statement that but two
saloons existed in Manila. at tae time OF
its occupation by the Americans AS l hrst
saw that city. only eight days later, /
can say that this figure is too small; and
although it is a fact that more public sa-
looms exist today, Ii il also true that there
are rot so many of them as to involve :
net increase in the number OF places IN
Manila where liquor may be procured. but.
on the contrary, diminutiOn. The truth
is that the American saloon has super
seded something else.
What il tas superseded Is most i'm
portant question in this interesting con-
troversy Wien I first saw Manila the
streets were practically lined with little
nipa huts. In which the natives were sell
ing native gin These gin shacks should
certainly be included in the number OF
drinking places.
"The character of the native drink was
so fiery and vilIainOus that its effect upon
such of our men as used 1t. was depiora-
BILE Our authorities set to work 10 re
strict this traffic by system which finally
resulted In its prohibition. I am rot per-
sonaIly an advocate of any saloon, but am
forced to give my Testimony that the sub
stitution Of regimentsE canteens, in which
only beer was sold in place OF this traffic
in native gin. resulted in almost immediate
and perceptible improvement in the so
briefly of the troops.
Il should welcome the day when all men
out of the army. as well as in IT, might
fnd H agreeable BY their abstinence. 10
crush out the market for all malt or spir-
ituous products That age. however, has
not dawned. and my own opinion is that
IL is better 10 accept such forms OF re-
strictlon as are feasible than to insist
upon a theory which. however ideal. Is
impossible Of enforcement.
The evening times., 1900-04-10

As matters seemed to stand this morn
ing the situation of the Porto Rican ques-
tion in the House was still doubtful one.
Although the trust leaders were asserting
with outward confidence that they would
be able to fasten the infamy on the coun-
toriously worried over the indisposition of
absentees TO return for the vote. Not a
few Republican Representatives are known
to have left the city with fixed intention
not to come back until the Payne Foraker
bill had been disposed of. II is more than
suspected that some of these eXiles may
fail to show up at the last moment. not
withstanding responses to the crack of the
lash ;hat they will arrive in Washing
ton Wednesday morning or are start
ing for the Capital by the next train
Mr. Underwood, the Democratic whip,
was quoted last night as estimating the
vote TO be a tie on the basis of members
now on the ground. Probably the work
which will be done today and tomorrow
morning az The White House. the Hanna
headquarters. and the Arlington Hotel. will
be sufficient 10 convince" enough hesi-
tating and conscience stricken Repub-
licsns to make them assist in the perps-
tration of the proposed crime.
II is party qUestion-that is. a question
Of money from the trusts for campaign
corruption funds.
The evening times., 1900-04-10
CLAIMS FOR BOUNTY.
Action Of the Prize Courts Concern
ing Captured Vessels.

J. s. STRIPPING United States Attorney
for the District Of Florida, has filed with
the Secretary of the Navy a report show
ing the action of the prize courts in his
district on claims Of officers and men of
the United States Navy for bounty on
account of their participation in the cap
ture vessels during the war with Spain.
In the cases of the Spanish vessels
Matilde Sofia. Tres HermanOs. and Penero.
the Attorney General is considering the
advisab!lity OF refunding the net proceeds
Of the sale on the ground that their own
ers were Cuban sympathizers. These fol-
lowing cases have been completed and
the officers and men of the naval vessels
named will get the proceeds of the sale
of the Spanish vessels:
Candita. captured by Wilmington. the
Gushing and the FOote, S939; A. Bolivar,
captured by the Terror and the Ma
chas s12 433; Amapala, captured by the
Wilmington. Newport and the Marietta,
81 .S3i; Belle Yuez, captured by the Pom
pey. Uncas and Hudson. s2S5; Domingo
Auretio. captured by the Maple and To-
peka. $2057; Dolores. captured by the
Eagle $3.50: Frasquinta, captured by the
Montgomery and Indiana, 500. 459; Mas
catta, captured by the Machias. Terror
and Leydon. $92; Argonauta. captured by
the Eagle and the Marblehead S4S. 1923;
Restormel British colier) captured by
the st. Paul, $13,321 and Twickenham
british collier) captured by the St. Louis,
S1.07S.
The following vessels have been con-
demned and the courts DEGREES of distri-
button are all that is necessary to COM
plete the cases: Panama. captured by the
New York and Mangrove, S45,S Lorenzo,
by the Indiana, Terror, Iowa. New York.
Porter and Amphitrite. s21.514: Gallito.
by the Eagle, $500; Gibara. by the Nash
vile, S2,691; Espresso, by the Nash
Vile 81 2S5.
The evening times., 1900-04-10
A CHURCH SENSATION.
Pastor and All the Officers Tender
ResignatiOns.

DOYLESToWN. Pa. April 1O.-Quite .
sensation was created here yesterday when
the announcement was made of the resig
nation of Rev. n. C. Fetter, pastor, and
every officer of the Doylestowa Baptist
Church.
The members OF the church are reluctant
to discuss the matter, but so far a. can
be determined from cautious statements
made here an dthere, it appears that enc
faction wished to reduce the pastors sal
ary, and that his salary had not been
paid up to date. 1t is averred by Mr.. Fst-
-ter's friends that this is due to the fact
that he declined to be governed in his pas
toral duties by any individual or faction
and opposed every suggestion that tend d
to make distinctions in his congregation.
With the resignation OF the pastor there
were handed in those of the Ce2ecns,
trustees, and the church clerk
The evening times., 1900-04-10
TWO MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH
The Victims Killed Beneath Car
mt Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG. April 10.-Two men were
crushed to death and another fatally in
jured by an accident in the Pennsylvania
Railroad yards. Foster Grubb, S. X.
Clouser and Charles II. Schafer, with sew
eral other repair men, were engaged in
repairing a car which was elevated on
jacks on the top tracks. While at work
a draft of cars was sent down an adjoining
track and ran through an open switch into
the car which was being repaired.
1t was knocked over and fell on the
three mena Several others working under
the cars had narrow escapes. Grubb and
Clouser were crushed into a shapeless
mass and Schafer is at the hospital in a
critical condition. All were married and
leave families.
The evening times., 1900-04-10
SEEN AND HEARD AT THE CAPITOL

The rules of the Senate require that I'M
mediately after the opening prayer eacn
day the clerk shall read the journal OF the
previous days proceedings in order that
they may be approved, but it has for a
long time been the custom for some Sena-
tor to ask unanimous consent that tnls
formal reading be dispensed with and that
the journal stand approved. This request
is rarely objected to because no one cares
to hear the journal read and because time
is saved by omitting that formality. Last
Saturday when the request was made
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas said that he would
not object to it at that time, but that he
would object to similar requests in the
future, and that he thought the entire
journal ought, to be read each day unless
some very urgent matter was pending.
When the session of the Senate opened
yesterday the clerk began the reading and
it had proceeded for some time when sud
denly Mr.. Chandler sprang to his feet and
said: Mr.. President as Mr.. Jones as pay
ing no attention whatever to the reading
of the journal and has not heard word OF
il / move that the further reading be dis
pensed WiIh,',, Mr.. Jones, who at that
time was engaged in lively conversation
with several other Senators, turned red,
smiled, ard said nothing. There was
suppressed litter of amusement in the
Senate chamber and in the galleries, and
there being no objection to Mr. Chandler's
motion il was declared agreed to.
Nothing has pleased me so much" said
Repre- sentative Norton of Ohio yesterday,
'as the recent action OF the Pennsylvania
Democrats in selecting an instructed del
egation to the Kansas City Convention.
There can be no doubt about Mr.. Bryan's
denomination, but to make assurance double
sure, | thing the Democratic State conyen-
tions everywhere should send delegates to
tfe Kansas City Convention instructed to
vote for Mr.. Bryan. and no sincere Bryan
man can In good faith oppose this action.
/ am for Mr. Bryan first. last. and all the
time, and | believe he will be nominated
by acclamation.'
Mr. Hoar was seen on the floor of the
Senate yesterday for the first time in sew
eral days. He has just returned from
Massachusetts. where he accompanied the
remains of a relative who died in this
city few days ago The Senator said last
night that his enforced absence has caused
him to neglect several matters which he
was about to take up at the time that he
left here and that he will now carry out
the plans he originally made, one of which
contemplated the delivery of a speech on
the Philippine question OF which he gave
notice yesterday.